Chapter 1352: The Chessboard of the Steel Group

Li Xuewu had just finished his research at the Light Weapons Institute, intending to get a grip on weapon R&D, manufacturing, and exports, when Su Weide immediately set his sights on Li Xuewu's connections in the city. Is that a coincidence?

Coincidence, my foot. There is no such thing as a coincidence in this world.

Su Weide is no rookie in the industrial system; since he has designs on Li Xuewu, he won't just run away after one poke.

Now the problem is this: the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation into Zhou Xiaobai has encountered pressure and resistance from the Security Division and other departments.

Zhou Zechuan lacks confidence in the subsequent investigation work and progress. What should he do?

Call Zhou Zechuan over, give him a few lashes, scold him, then coax and trick him into not fearing difficulties and getting on with it?

Su Weide hasn't gone mad. He understands that work requires a balance of labor and rest, with appropriate tension and relaxation. Zhou Zechuan needs to be urged, but the method and approach must be considered.

Li Da and Little Li have been entrenched in the Red Star Factory for many years, their influence deep-rooted; how could they be uprooted and resolved overnight?

Plan slowly, and achieve success over time.

A single Zhou Xiaobai cannot take down both of them at once. Now that they can't catch Li Xuewu's handle, they've exposed Li Huai's backside instead. This is a very dangerous signal.

Su Weide's gaze is sharp; he quietly discovered the weakness in the trust between Li Da and Little Li. This is the breakthrough point.

Zhou Xiaobai's problem must be seized and not let go; Li Huai and other related figures must be reined in through economic issues.

Once Li Huai and the others are reined in here, he will turn back and use other methods to make Li Huai clearly realize this danger.

You say he's gone mad? Isn't this destroying his own Great Wall!

No, he firmly believes he hasn't gone mad. The only one who can defeat Li Da is Little Li, and the only one who can ruin Little Li is Li Da.

In this process, anyone's participation will lead to tremors in the group, and even bring about irreparable, destructive consequences.

Especially him; in the process of the investigation, he must not play the role of an active promoter.

Why?

Because he still wants to stay, to remain in the Red Star Steel Group. Anyone can see that there is great potential here in the future.

He cannot be the bad guy. The bad guy can be Zhou Zechuan, or anyone else, but it cannot be him.

Once Li Da knows Little Li is calculating like this, how could he tolerate his own backside being exposed, acting as a cordon for Li Xuewu?

When two tigers fight, one must be injured.

Hammer the injured one to death, and don't let the tired one have a good end either. This is Su Weide's plan.

Li Huai has already mastered the group's personnel system and the management authority of various subsidiaries and branch factories.

Li Xuewu's influence in certain fields is also transcendent, such as in tertiary industry.

Just look at how the Group Secretary-General can bring such valuable projects to the hardware and weapons industries after one trip to the Light Weapons Institute.

Savor it, and you'll see how deep the trust of the cadres and staff in related businesses and industries is in him.

Contradictions and cracks have already appeared between Li Da and Little Li; this is a consensus within the group.

But unity and cooperation still exist. Li Xuewu, this Secretary-General, can be said to be dutiful and responsible, conforming to all members of the leadership team's perception of the Secretary-General position.

Similarly, Director Li's restrictions on him are also placed in the open. Under the pretext of a job transition, he has almost canceled the Secretary-General's responsibilities and business in other work areas.

And what about Li Xuewu?

Compromise is an art. A compromise that gives up everything is called a defeat, while a compromise that attempts to attack and pave the way is called wisdom.

Others see the Secretary-General retreating step by step, but those with heart see Li Xuewu planning step by step.

From the position of the youngest Security Group Leader, he leaped to become the Secretary-General, yet he works steadily and reliably, leaving no room for criticism.

Isn't this being young and promising?

Conversely, this kind of person is not easy to deal with. At least Su Weide's previous attempts have all failed.

The Zhou Zechuan line cannot be pushed too hard. Even if he discovers that the Discipline Inspection Commission has turned its guns to investigate Li Baihui and Zheng Xudong, he cannot be anxious; he must establish a second channel of attack.

On one hand, it is to relieve pressure on Zhou Zechuan and provide confidence, and at the same time, it is his principle of doing things: one cannot be overly reliant.

Then someone asks, Su Weide clearly knows that his secretary Gu Cheng and Li Xuewu's former secretary Peng Xiaoli are good friends, why did he still take the initiative to ask about connections in the city?

Asking like this, Gu Cheng will inevitably warn Li Xuewu through Peng Xiaoli. Hasn't his plan been exposed?

First, asking Gu Cheng a question will not completely expose his purpose, because he asked very covertly.

He asked Gu Cheng if he had any connections in the city, using other matters as a smokescreen, as if he were trying to handle something.

Secondly, having asked Gu Cheng, he also wants to see Li Xuewu's influence on the Security Division and old acquaintances when he is under attack from both sides.

If Gu Cheng has any concerns, or loses confidence in Li Xuewu's future, he will hesitate about whether to pass on the information.

If Gu Cheng hesitates here, and it really reaches Peng Xiaoli, what if Peng Xiaoli hesitates again?

Peng Xiaoli's current situation can be known with a little inquiry. If it hadn't been for Li Xuewu's instruction back then, he wouldn't be in such a predicament.

Once Peng Xiaoli loses confidence in Li Xuewu, the feedback will be that Li Xuewu has lost some important influence.

Finally, Su Weide is not a conspirator.

Any old hand who has survived in a government unit understands this principle: playing conspiracies and tricks cannot last long.

So what he is playing now are all open schemes. Even if Li Xuewu sees through them, he can do nothing about him.

Mutual competition within the organizational ecology has always existed, and it is also the rule of the game in the workplace. If you can't play, get out.

As long as you aren't stabbing someone in the back openly, it all depends on ability. Even if you appeal this kind of competition, no one will pay attention to you.

If you let Su Weide go to the leaders above and say Li Huai is bullying him, and Li Xuewu is calculating and forming cliques to build a mountain stronghold, how will the leaders above view him?

With the look of a fool?

No one will do useless work. He will not go to report on others; this is a manifestation of incompetence.

Look again at Li Xuewu going to the Light Weapons Institute for research, and after returning, convening a work meeting on weapon R&D, manufacturing, and export trade.

Do you think Li Xuewu is idle and highlighting his presence?

Even Su Weide, who is not in the business department, can see that Li Xuewu's intent is not in the wine.

Think about it, who benefits more if the weapons industry is done well?

Think again, who benefits more if weapon exports are done well?

Li Xuewu has local connections; his dual identity determines that he is a tough nut to crack.

The situation in the Garrison District is very complicated now. Li Xuewu withdrew from the Third Garrison Regiment and took the initiative to avoid suspicion.

The other side also gave him face, delaying in expressing their stance, and even more so, did not cancel his identity, still maintaining this favor.

Similarly, Li Xuewu does not forget the well-digger when drinking water, and can be considered to be returning the favor, continuing to help the Third Garrison Regiment and the Garrison District through military-industrial cooperation and experiments.

Think about it, such a smart and sensible guy, who also has a trust-like enterprise like the Red Star Steel Group as his background, who would be willing to provoke him and sever this relationship?

If the weapons industry is done well, many related units in Beijing will benefit, and these units are Li Xuewu's invisible help.

It is an influence that even Li Huai must carefully consider.

Think again, where is the Red Star Steel Group's weapons industry?

Li Xuewu is planning the Steel City industry and Liaodong industry. Before leaving, he must do a good job of relationship transfer and handover.

Next, Dong Wenxue will return to Beijing to take over all his cooperative relationships in Beijing and continue to cultivate and develop them.

And him? He will take this cooperation and relationship to Steel City and Liaodong. Do you think Liaodong industry will value him?

The last point, Gao Yaqin is the Deputy Director in charge of economy and trade. She wishes Li Xuewu would create more trade volume.

If you go to the group's office and ask how the relationship between the Secretary-General and Deputy Director Gao is, everyone will say it's average.

Because everyone knows that apart from normal work communication and exchange, the Secretary-General and Deputy Director Gao have no private friendship.

This is of course correct, but from Su Weide's perspective, it cannot be viewed this way.

At least in terms of business, one can see that Li Xuewu and Gao Yaqin have no contradictory relationship; on the contrary, they can achieve cooperation.

Li Xuewu went to Liaodong, and his connection with Gao Yaqin will increase, and he will rely even more on Gao Yaqin to support him in the group.

Similarly, Li Xuewu can help Gao Yaqin create more performance and value from the joint units and the existing cooperative system.

Helping each other and achieving each other, how can this not be considered a close relationship? How can it still be called an average relationship?

Ask a normal couple if they can achieve this.

So to deal with Li Xuewu, one must keep an eye on what he is doing and what kind of influence it involves.

Now Su Weide can be sure that once Li Xuewu encounters difficulties at the Management Committee, Gao Yaqin will definitely stand up to help.

As the Red Star Steel Group develops and grows, the relationships between comrades are becoming increasingly complex. Su Weide has recently felt that Li Xuewu and Jing Yunong are flirting with each other. Could it be an illusion?

Time is like a wild donkey; once it starts running, it doesn't stop.

Following the first heavy snow, on the first day of December, Beijing ushered in a blizzard rare in many years.

How rare? Public transportation was suspended.

The sky was filled with heavy snow, accompanied by strong winds, overturning many simple sheds in residential areas. When people got up in the morning and looked, many were dumbfounded.

Breakfast was of course not a problem. No matter how heavy the wind and snow, it couldn't stop the common people from having this meal.

But going to work became a problem. How to go?

Fortunately, most of the Red Star Factory's staff lived in the Dongcheng District. There were no buses, the commuter buses couldn't run, let alone bicycles. Let's walk to work.

In this era, there was no such thing as stopping work or school due to extreme weather. Even if it were raining knives from the sky, it couldn't stop the workers' enthusiasm for going to work.

Unlike later generations, at this time, the factory belonged to everyone.

So on the road, one could see groups of workers and students wearing cotton hats, scarves, and gloves, dressed in overcoats, wrapped tightly, walking forward along both sides of the road.

Those whose units were close to home were lucky; those who lived far away wished they could walk for more than an hour.

Even for a unit like the Red Star Factory, which was neither far nor close to the Dongcheng District, it took ten or twenty minutes longer than usual.

Why? The snowy road was not easy to walk on.

In the morning, Li Xuewu sent his daughter to school and saw many figures clearing snow on the side of the road. It must have been organized by the neighborhood office.

You might not be able to imagine the self-consciousness of government cadres, workers, and students in this era.

Snowfall was equivalent to a signal. There was no need to shout for an assembly. The first thing to do when arriving at the unit was not to hand over shifts, but to go to the tool room to collect equipment.

And those waiting to get off work didn't need to be anxious. They had long since collected their equipment. Once the people handing over shifts arrived, the two sides simply merged, and under the leadership of the workshop director, they set off for their assigned areas.

The assigned areas had long been divided. Whose area wasn't cleaned up? There was no need for a broadcast announcement; the workshop director wouldn't allow it.

Is it finished once the snow in the factory area is cleaned up?

Not at all; there is also the area outside the factory.

Those doing shop business in later generations might know about the "three responsibilities in front of the door." The tradition is continued from this era.

Perhaps the content and meaning of the responsibility have changed, but the inheritance is this inheritance. The street at the entrance of your factory area belongs to you to sweep.

This year, the Red Star Steel Group's task volume has increased sharply because the entire Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone belongs to them.

Li Xuewu came all the way by car and saw the scene of snow clearing in full swing in the blizzard.

Why was he able to come by car?

Because last night, under Han Jiankun's request, the small motorcade drove the cars to the maintenance team and changed to snow tires.

Not only did they have to change to snow tires, but they also had to put on anti-skid chains to ensure that the main leaders of the group and various units could arrive at their posts in time.

As for why snow clearing was organized at this time while it was still snowing heavily, it was because once the snow was trampled solid, it would become ice.

Readers in the south might not be able to imagine what it's like when entering the snow season, the entire highway can't see the black road surface, and it's all white snow layers and ice surfaces.

Snow falls, cars run, people trample, the snow melts, the weather is freezing, and the melted snow quickly turns into ice.

During this period of freezing, the ice-water mixture constantly incorporates new snow, and then it accumulates.

Finally, it only takes one night for the road surface to rise as high as a shoe sole, all thick ice and snow layers.

Every snowfall increases the thickness of the ice layer until the following spring, when the ice and snow melt, can the road surface be seen.

Some readers say, why don't we see this situation in the north in later generations?

Multiple reasons: climate warming, manual maintenance, frequent traffic, etc. The most important thing is climate warming.

In later generations, you can wear a pair of thin wool pants to spend the winter in the Northeast. Try it at this time, and your JJ will be frozen off.

This main road from the Dongcheng District to the Liangma River Industrial Zone has always had people clearing snow and ice.

Arriving at the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone, there were fewer people clearing snow and ice on the streets, but there was more machinery.

To cope with the expansion of the responsible area and the intrusion of extreme weather, the Labor Service Company had long ago applied for the purchase and modification of snow-clearing equipment in advance.

Snow-clearing vehicles are not high-tech, nor are they new inventions. Combined with loaders and clearing vehicles, the work efficiency is very high.

"Hello, Secretary-General—"

Li Xuewu asked Nie Xiaoguang to stop the car on the side of the road. This place had already been cleared, and there was only a thin layer of snow on the road.

The clearing squad leader responsible for this section ran over, saluted Li Xuewu who got out of the car, and greeted him at the same time.

Li Xuewu took off his leather gloves, took the initiative to shake hands with him, then pointed to the labor team that was clearing snow, and asked about the situation on the scene.

"According to the basic situation of extreme weather, our Labor Service Company has launched the corresponding emergency plan..."

Hearing this report, one knew he was an old comrade. The language was well organized, and the report was very comprehensive.

"Secretary-General, you are here."

Zhao Zemin, the Deputy General Manager of the Labor Service Company who heard the news, hurried over and greeted him with a smile during the squad leader's report.

Li Xuewu also shook hands with him and asked with a smile: "Are you on duty today?"

After the Labor Service Company was established, the leadership team discussed and appointed Feng Xingke, the former Director of the Logistics Department, as the General Manager of the Labor Service Company.

They also drew two deputy-department-level cadres from the cadres who had completed training in the merged enterprises to be his deputies.

Together with the cadres drawn from other departments, they formed the current management system of the Labor Service Company.

Li Xuewu knew this Zhao Zemin who greeted him. He had even gone to give lectures to the training class back then.

"I am on duty. Since receiving the blizzard weather warning yesterday morning, our Labor Service Company has launched the emergency plan."

Zhao Zemin took the initiative to take on the responsibility of reporting, stood beside Li Xuewu, and began to introduce and report on the work.

"Feng and I are on the first shift, and comrades Han Zhipeng and Qiu Gang are on the second shift, ensuring that the 24-hour emergency response mechanism does not stop, and the line is not broken..."

Compared to the clearing squad leader just now, Zhao Zemin's report was more professional. Li Xuewu listened more and asked less.

In fact, his situation of stopping temporarily to ask about work was adding trouble to the other party, but he was the group's chief steward, and the necessary supervision and listening to reports could not be avoided.

Sometimes when he stood here and listened, he could give a reminder to those below, showing his concern and attention to related work.

Zhao Zemin could clearly feel this pressure and specially mentioned several points that the leadership would be concerned about in the report.

"The benefits of mechanical operation can be seen."

Li Xuewu watched the snow-clearing vehicle drive past, saw the green color on the road surface, nodded, and affirmed: "It's not just saving manpower and material resources."

"That is indeed the case." Zhao Zemin reported: "This year is the first year for our Labor Service Company to deal with winter snow clearing. Following the last heavy snow, we have accumulated and summarized certain work experience."

He pointed to both sides of the street and introduced to Li Xuewu: "This time we communicated with the business department in advance to reduce the input of workers participating in snow clearing to ensure production work."

Snow clearing is necessary, but as long as workers come out to clear snow, it will delay production.

If it's light or moderate snow, it's fine. Just arrange for the workers handing over shifts to come down to clear snow, which won't delay workers from going to work and producing.

But encountering this kind of extreme situation, the manpower and material resources consumed are very large, and production work will inevitably be affected.

"Can the clearing task be completed?"

Li Xuewu looked at both sides of the main road and asked with concern: "Relying only on the Labor Service Company's labor force, before there is any sign that the snow has stopped, is the pressure great?"

"There is pressure, but it can still be endured."

Zhao Zemin introduced seriously: "We are also doing stress tests, and the ultimate goal is independent operation."

"Ambitious, worth affirming."

Li Xuewu smiled, nodded, and said: "The Labor Service Company truly withstands the pressure and takes independent operation of the Ecological Industrial Zone, which can be considered as setting an example for future labor protection work."

"We think so too." Zhao Zemin smiled and said: "Protecting production can't just be shouting slogans."

Truly being able to be independently responsible for the labor operations of the entire industrial zone and thoroughly liberating the additional labor pressure of the staff is of course worth affirming, and it also represents the Labor Service Company formally moving towards professionalization.

"Machinery cannot completely replace manual labor, but machinery will greatly reduce the cost and pressure of manual labor."

Li Xuewu pointed to the mechanical equipment operating on the road and said to Zhao Zemin: "Summarize the experience and requirements of using mechanical equipment, come down to discuss, and apply for whatever you need."

"Thank you, leader—"

A leader who takes the initiative to care about work is not necessarily a good leader, but a leader who takes the initiative to consider the difficulties below is definitely a good leader.

Since Li Xuewu said he could apply, it meant he saw the benefits of mechanical operation. How could he not be happy?

Letting workers work when they go to work and go home when they get off work, without having to do compulsory labor, is the first goal of the Labor Service Company.

After Li Xuewu got in the car and left, Zhao Zemin still stood in place, watching the disappearing figure of the car with a smile on his face.

"Leader, the Secretary-General doesn't look fierce."

The squad leader who just reported took the initiative to come over and hand over a cigarette, gestured to the direction where the car disappeared, and said softly.

This is a kind of petty cleverness at the grassroots level. Chatting with the leader for a few words won't immediately get you promoted or reused, but it can leave a certain impression on the leader.

Although the squad leader is not considered a cadre, he is considered a grassroots manager.

Zhao Zemin looked at the cigarette in the squad leader's hand, didn't dislike it, took it, and let the other party light it.

After taking a puff, he smiled and said: "The Security Division Chief might have a fierce reputation, but the Secretary-General won't be fierce."

"That's true, that's true." The squad leader understood the meaning in the leader's words, smiled and nodded: "I was startled when I saw his car stop just now. Fortunately, I practiced reporting skills in private."

"This time it came in handy—"

Zhao Zemin smiled and looked at him, emphasizing: "Our Labor Service Company is the unit with the widest business scope in the group."

"Think about it, from top to bottom, from inside to outside, where is there no figure of our Labor Service Company?"

He pointed to the palm of his other hand with the hand holding the cigarette, and said: "Almost every day, our people will face the leadership. Workers are fine, but how should cadres encounter the leadership?"

"Without a certain level, talking nonsense, the leader can't hear the key points, and doesn't know what we have done. This won't do."

"I still have to say that your decision is wise."

The squad leader smiled and flattered: "I just saw the Secretary-General listen to your report very appropriately. Is he going to allocate funds for us to buy machinery?"

Saying this, he also gave Zhao Zemin a thumbs up, and then reminded with some worry: "However, I heard that the Secretary-General's situation in the group is not very..."

Speaking of this, the squad leader looked at Zhao Zemin, hesitated and said: "Will the application be invalid once it's submitted?"

"It came out of the office, right?"

Zhao Zemin looked at the squad leader, exhaled a puff of smoke, shook his head amusedly, and said: "Don't listen to this nonsense."

"Those people in the office can only see the small place right in front of them. How much truth is there in the gossip that comes out?"

He raised his hand to signal the cigarette in his hand, and said: "We are a business department. We look at real work and rely on our own abilities. We can't tolerate any falsehood."

After speaking, regardless of whether the squad leader understood or not, he threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and went forward.

Being able to say so much was for the sake of this cigarette from the squad leader. How much he understood depended on his own understanding.

It is said that leaders like to speak in a cloud, but sometimes such obscure expressions are needed.

How can you let Zhao Zemin answer this kind of question from the squad leader? Can he still bluntly say that the Secretary-General has more power and strength?

He is just a deputy general manager of the Labor Service Company. There are almost no relationships he can contact with the upper levels of the group.

The information he can obtain basically depends on his own cognition and understanding. This is the basic rule of survival at the grassroots level.

Zhao Zemin can't hear, and won't listen to the gossip mentioned by the squad leader. He only uses his own eyes to see.

What he can see is that the Secretary-General still has enough influence on related business work, and his speech is still so tough.

Asking you to apply means he has the ability to guarantee that your application can pass. Isn't this tough?

Similarly, he might not be able to think that Li Xuewu needs to use this means to ensure that the people below are full of confidence in him.

The leader stopping to care about work is not stopping randomly.

"What is this? Drink?"

Wang Lu looked at the paper box on the table with some surprise, and then looked at Peng Xiaoli who was laughing.

"Brother Peng, what does this mean?"

She is younger than Peng Xiaoli. After becoming Li Xuewu's secretary, she received more guidance and care from Peng Xiaoli.

Government units are like this. As long as it is not a formal occasion, those who get along well in the office will call each other brother and sister.

But younger brother and younger sister are rarely called, unless the age gap is large and the private friendship is really good.

Look, Wang Lu will call him Brother Peng, but Peng Xiaoli won't call her Sister Lu. Otherwise, what would this become? How ambiguous.

"Trial products produced by our unit. We are collecting everyone's opinions on the taste."

Peng Xiaoli smiled and pushed the box, explaining: "Your social circle is wide, just help me do some opinion collection work."

"Yo, free opinion collection?"

Sister Li, who was sitting opposite Wang Lu, took off her glasses and asked curiously: "Is it free to drink?"

"You are really worrying too much—"

Old Zhang, who was wearing reading glasses at the next desk, glanced at them and said meaningfully: "This is not for you."

"Aiyo, I'm just asking."

Sister Li instantly understood Old Zhang's sarcasm, looked at Wang Lu and Peng Xiaoli with a smile, and said: "Don't mind."

Look, the atmosphere in the office is like this.

This was after Li Xuewu insisted on rectifying the office environment and personnel changes. Many old comrades went down to do practical things, and the situation of people being idle has been alleviated.

But the office never lacks this kind of intrigue and sarcasm.

Wang Lu didn't care. She had been sitting at this desk for more than half a year and was long used to their broken mouths.

"Aren't you causing me trouble?"

She stood up, dismantled the box's packaging, glanced at Peng Xiaoli helplessly, picked up the drinks, and began to distribute them.

"You all heard it. Given by the Food Company, one bottle per person. Everyone, taste the flavor carefully. If you have opinions and suggestions, you can feedback to me, or tell Deputy Li Kezhang Peng directly."

Wang Lu finally placed the two bottles of drinks on the desks of Sister Li and Old Zhang.

"Sister Li, even if you didn't ask, I would give it to you. What kind of relationship do we have, right?"

Saying this, she also looked at Old Zhang, who had taken advantage and had a smile on his face, and said: "No need to be sarcastic to me."

"Hi, Xiao Wang, how can you say that."

Old Zhang saw that the topic had reached him, and said quite concernedly: "I didn't take the initiative to ask you for this drink."

"I didn't say it was you. What are you anxious about?"

Wang Lu didn't pay attention to him, turned around and said to Peng Xiaoli who was watching the fun with a smile: "Go, Brother Peng, let's go out and talk. I have something to find you for."

"Okay, three days apart, look at each other with new eyes."

Walking out the door, Peng Xiaoli smiled and gave Wang Lu a thumbs up, praising: "These old oil sticks are not easy to deal with."

"I am selfless—"

Wang Lu didn't care about his praise, gestured to the room and asked: "What are you doing giving me a box of drinks?"

"Don't think crookedly. I'm not asking you to handle things."

Peng Xiaoli pointed at her amusedly and said: "Since there is this convenience, I have to think about my own people."

"Giving you a box of drinks is for you to maintain interpersonal relationships. Secretary work is not easy to do. I know this."

"Then I really thank you."

Wang Lu knew that Peng Xiaoli had many heart eyes. Sending her drinks was mostly to care about her. Just as he said, they were their own people.

There must also be the meaning of maintaining the relationship between the two. She is now the office secretary of the Secretary-General.

It's not just Peng Xiaoli; there are many people who want to contact her.

Don't look at Peng Xiaoli as her predecessor, who used to be the secretary for the Secretary-General, but now she is the secretary, and he is a grassroots cadre.

To put it bluntly, Peng Xiaoli must also have the intention of wanting her to say more good things in front of the Secretary-General.

It's just that this intention is hidden in the private relationship between the two, so it doesn't seem so stiff.

A box of drinks is not worth much money, but it is a heart.

This thing is still a fashionable product, and it can't be bought outside. Didn't you see the intrigue in the office just now for this thing?

You can not have it, but you can't not have it.

If Wang Lu dared to drink it herself, these people could talk about her ancestors for eight generations behind her back. It's just that realistic.

And she distributed these drinks, but it didn't mean they would say good things about her. Didn't you see Old Zhang's face? It wasn't that they took the initiative.

Of course, this is also a kind of reality.

People always say that young people rectify the workplace. After a long time, young people will also become old oil sticks. The rules of the workplace are still there.

The workplace doesn't need people who break the rules, because the workplace will assimilate all people with edges and corners.

"You don't have anything to find me for? Then I have something to find you for."

Wang Lu pulled Peng Xiaoli to stand by the window and asked softly: "Brother Peng, are you still single now?"

"What do you mean? Want to introduce a partner to me again?"

Peng Xiaoli looked at her amused and surprised, and asked: "Do you know that you are almost becoming the number one matchmaker in the government?"

"I am doing it for your own good—"

Wang Lu widened her eyes and emphasized: "Besides, I only introduce partners to friends, and I don't care about others."

"Give me a definite answer. Do you want to find a partner or not? If you miss this village, there won't be this shop."

She raised her chin and said: "After you left that day, the Secretary-General mentioned this matter."

"Secretary-General? Asked about my emotional affairs?"

Peng Xiaoli was surprised, widened his eyes and asked: "What did the leader say?"

"You are still a Deputy Li Kezhang—" Wang Lu twitched the corner of her mouth, frowned slightly and reminded: "How do you plan to deal with the organization's assessment? Do you not plan to get married at all?"

"Three years—" Peng Xiaoli's face also hesitated, but he still emphasized: "I just..."

"Are you lying to your own people too?"

Wang Lu pouted and reminded: "You just arrived at the post, but the organization's assessment time is not calculated like this."

"Do you plan to be a Deputy Li Kezhang for ten or eight years?"

She raised her eyebrows and said: "If you plan to take root at the grassroots level, then count it as me meddling in other people's business, and I said nothing."

"This..." Peng Xiaoli thought about the Secretary-General's concern and Wang Lu's words, and his face hesitated.

Wang Lu knew why he hesitated.

"Brother Peng, take my advice. A twisted melon is not sweet." She said very maturely: "Besides, you don't have the ability to twist a sweet melon. Why make things difficult for yourself?"

"Gu Cheng told you?"

Peng Xiaoli was not annoyed that Wang Lu broke his thoughts, but asked in a low voice: "What did he say?"

Wang Lu looked at him helplessly and said softly: "Brother Peng, go to the government and ask, who doesn't know your thoughts."

"Just this little thing, everyone knows except yourself. Does this still need Brother Gu to tell me?"

Peng Xiaoli's silence was not only because his thoughts were broken, but also because the quilt of self-deception was lifted, making it difficult for him to accept.

"Don't say I'm meddling in other people's business. My matchmaker career is considered to be at an end." Wang Lu said seriously to him, "The leader talked to me. There are only two indicators left, and I gave you one."

"Is this a political task?"

Peng Xiaoli naturally had no problem with his adaptability. He looked up at her and said with a smile: "Who did you give the other indicator to?"

"You still have the mood to care about others?"

Wang Lu glared at him amusedly and said: "Big man, be quick. Nod your head, and I will arrange for you to meet."

"But we have to agree. If you agree to meet, you must be serious. Don't be half-hearted and let down my efforts."

"Well, I'll consider it."

Peng Xiaoli turned his head to look at the Secretary-General's office, feeling uneasy in his heart.

He was truly in love with Li Xue. How could the gap between the two be so big?

Wang Lu couldn't bear to hit him, but still said bluntly: "Don't drill into the bull's horn. The Secretary-General didn't force you to make a choice. He just cared about you. I am doing this for your own good."

"Another thing, don't you think the problem lies with you and that person?"

"Well, thank you, Wang Lu."

Peng Xiaoli turned his head, looked at her with a smile, and said: "It's hard for you to worry about me. I can't be ungrateful."

Although Wang Lu spoke very implicitly, Peng Xiaoli still understood the meaning of her words.

This was not Li Xuewu's pickiness and cruelty, forcing him to cut off his fantasies, nor was it Li Xuewu looking down on his background.

Since it had been said to this point, it was Li Xuewu who didn't want to see him get hurt, and also knew his sister's heart, so it was for his own good.

One is a sister, the other is a secretary. If it were him, he would also have a headache about his stubbornness.

So even though he was still uneasy in his heart, he still had to face this concern and help with a smile.

"That sounds so ugly—"

Wang Lu pouted and said: "It's like I'm the bad guy who forces you to get married."

"I wouldn't think so." Peng Xiaoli felt uncomfortable, but he had to face Wang Lu with a smile. "I can't trust others, but I know you have good girls in your circle of friends."

"That sounds about right."

Wang Lu glanced at him and introduced softly: "A nurse in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the United Hospital, 19 years old, very beautiful."

"Nurse? Not from our unit?" Peng Xiaoli was really surprised this time. "How do you know your friends?"

"Can't I know nurses?"

Wang Lu glared at him and said: "Don't be picky. The family conditions are also very good."

"Another thing, the United Hospital is a unit under the group. What are you picky about?"

"I'm not picky, just a little surprised."

Peng Xiaoli twitched the corner of his mouth. Seeing that she was going downstairs, he followed her, asking about the other party's situation.

Downstairs, after explaining to Peng Xiaoli, Wang Lu emphasized seriously: "I will notify you after I arrange the time."

"Also, don't let down my good intentions, and don't let down the leader's concern. He is really for your own good."

"I know, I know." Peng Xiaoli smiled freely, gestured to the door and asked: "Where are you going?"

"Small motorcade, sigh—" Wang Lu answered, followed by a long sigh.

Seeing the curiosity in Peng Xiaoli's eyes, she rolled her eyes and explained: "The Secretary-General's driver, Nie Xiaoguang."

"Oh—I see—"

Peng Xiaoli instantly understood the meaning of her sigh and asked with a smile: "The one chasing Han Lu?"

"Can I not talk about this topic?"

Wang Lu really didn't want to manage the affairs of the two of them, but who let the Secretary-General make special arrangements?

One Peng Xiaoli is infatuated, one Nie Xiaoguang is plotting, and her matchmaker career has encountered two strange people in the last two indicators.

"Yes, yes, I wish you success."

Peng Xiaoli also read the meaning of her eye roll, smiled and nodded apologetically, gestured to the door and left first.

It had almost spread throughout the government. Han Lu asked for sick leave, but everyone knew that her little belly was bulging and couldn't be hidden.

The young people who chased Han Lu earlier were all rejoicing. Fortunately, they were sober early, otherwise they would have become the ones to take the blame.

A Han Lu who was obsessed couldn't cause too much discussion. It's not that there are no cases of pregnancy before marriage in this era.

Especially those who have a relationship with the leadership, most of them will be passed on as lace news. Maybe one day Han Lu will be transferred to other branch companies in other places, and she will still be a big girl after a year or two.

You ask about the child?

This is not enough for outsiders to talk about. The requirements for midwifery and household registration in this era are not that high.

Not to mention the midwifery conditions in rural areas, even in the city, how many people go to the hospital to give birth?

So if Han Lu is really willing to give birth, there is a place to raise it.

The reason why there is so much discussion in the government and it is seen as a joke is because there is still an infatuated Nie Xiaoguang beside Han Lu.

They thought Nie Xiaoguang was an infatuated man, but Wang Lu knew that Nie Xiaoguang was plotting Han Lu's child.

This kid was arranged to be a driver beside Li Xuewu from the beginning, and Li Huai had a vigilant mind.

It was to ask Li Xuewu to discipline this guy well, and it was also to fear that Nie Xiaoguang would have the intention to attack him again.

Old Li didn't know that Nie Xiaoguang didn't want to stab him with a knife now, but wanted to stab the mother of Li Huai's child with a "knife".

Revenge will make people lose their minds, and it will make people become abnormal. At least psychologically, it will be different from ordinary people.

The reason why Wang Lu came down to talk to Nie Xiaoguang was because Han Lu might go crazy.

Yu Haitang has been proud of the spring breeze recently, and is very appreciated and valued by Old Li, and has been named and cultivated as a typical young cadre in work many times.

"The Secretary-General is about to leave, why are all these messy things coming out." Wang Lu muttered dissatisfiedly.

(End of this chapter)