Chapter 1362: Not a thing at all

"Dongfeng Construction? Old Dou?"

Lao Biaozi widened his eyes in surprise and asked, "Is it his business, or is there someone else eating inside and pushing outside?"

"He's made money, his life is prosperous, and he always wants to solve the problem of status and treatment." Shen Guodong blew the leaves in his teacup and said faintly, "I can understand that."

Wen Saner looked at him with some misunderstanding, then looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "What is Dongfeng Construction now..."

"Third Uncle, you haven't been home, so you might not know; Dongfeng Construction is very different now than before."

Shen Guodong took a sip of hot tea and explained, "After undertaking several large projects for the Red Star Factory in succession, its own framework structure and capital accumulation have been initially completed."

"Wu Ge couldn't stand his pleading and gave him an opportunity. Just as the Red Star Factory was completing personnel changes, many workers were laid off from the production workshops and needed to be resettled in the form of engineering teams."

"You might have heard of the current situation; even junior high school graduates have no job arrangements, let alone them."

He put down his teacup, spread his hands, and introduced while gesturing on his palm, "To complete the resettlement of workers, the enterprise could only establish a professional engineering construction company, and it just so happened that the Red Star Factory had many projects."

"The foreign business group, the Santa Ya Group, which cooperated with the Red Star Factory, happened to want to intervene in the domestic engineering machinery and construction market."

"Originally, it had nothing to do with Dongfeng Construction; it was Wu Ge who actively coordinated and arranged it, which led to the cooperation of the three parties."

Shen Guodong nodded and said, "Dou Yaozu represented Dongfeng Construction and entered the current Red Star Steel Group United Construction Engineering General Company as a shareholder representative, serving as vice president."

"Before the cooperation, he was terrified, very afraid that the money he earned would burn his hands, so he pondered about wanting a status."

"Now that he has the status, he wants treatment and to solve the organizational problem; he might make a scene again."

"Solve the organizational problem..."

Wen Saner and Lao Biaozi frowned in unison; Yang Erhai sat to the side and just laughed; he had seen it all over the past year since returning to Beijing.

Dou Yaozu leaped from a mud-brick worker to a vice president of a large unit, and now he even uses a small car; he's very wealthy.

It's just that the speed of becoming wealthy was too fast, his footsteps weren't steady, and his heart was too active; looking at it, he was about to eat inside and push outside.

"Is it because he saw you as a precedent?"

Lao Biaozi had returned several times, so he naturally knew that Wu Ge had helped Shen Guodong solve the organizational problem, but the situations were different.

What was Shen Guodong's status? A local resident, poor for generations, lonely and helpless, and had been operating in the neighborhood for two or three years.

Just because he led the boys to do good deeds, does Dou Yaozu have this spirit, this qualification, and this condition?

Dou Yaozu's family background was from the Imperial Household Department craftsmen; they were the ones who repaired courtyards for the royal family; they were wealthy early on; can he compare with Shen Guodong?

First of all, he wasn't qualified in terms of background; at least in this era, he wanted to enter the organization, but he couldn't even pass the review.

The reason he could serve as vice president of the construction general company was by relying on Li Xuewu's connections. At the same time, he had the support of the Dongfeng 31 Construction Cooperative's investment, so how did he think about solving the organizational problem?

"It's possible; that's why I said it." Shen Guodong sneered, "If he really sat with me, I would have to understand his positivity and progress."

"Bullshit, what kind of onion is he!"

Lao Biaozi was already angry and cursed loudly, "In the beginning, he stuck to us and begged for a background; if it weren't for Wu Ge seeing that he was honest, how could he have had the opportunity to renovate the Red Star Factory guesthouse."

"Mm—" Shen Guodong raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Maybe he has a new backer now."

He raised his chin and signaled toward Li Xuewu, saying, "Wu Ge, did he stick to Li Huai De?"

Li Xuewu didn't speak, recalling the conversation he had with Zhou Miaomiao a few days ago regarding Dou Yaozu's situation.

The day Li Xue returned, Zhou Miaomiao naturally returned as well, accompanied by Xu Ning, Zhang Songying, and others.

The Hong Kong training class was disbanded and on vacation after the welcome meeting, and the group was preparing for the relevant personnel's inspection and appointment work.

Some comrades who had already decided where to go naturally didn't have to wait dryly; they had to understand their work situation in advance.

So these days, training class students came to find group leaders to report on their work from time to time, and Zhou Miaomiao was one of them.

Her work destination had already been decided: Director of the Brand Department of the International Business Department, mainly responsible for product and brand operation work.

It couldn't be said to be a specialized position for a specialized person; after all, the group's sales work had taken a different path; if there was a need, a position would be set up, and if there was a position, professional talent would be needed, and if there was no talent, it had to be cultivated by oneself.

So it could be said that Zhou Miaomiao was a professional talent cultivated by the group for this position, and the knowledge she went to Hong Kong to learn was also in this area.

She was quite clever; after half a year of training, she hadn't completely forgotten where her roots were. After coming out of Li Huai De's place, she came to his side. She mainly talked about her training and learning situation, as well as her thoughts and attitude toward the next work.

It was just that at the end, she mentioned in a very vague attitude that on the second day after arriving in Beijing, Dou Yaozu hosted a banquet for her and Old Li.

In name, it was a welcome banquet, but in reality, she and Old Li knew clearly what Dou Yaozu was for.

The reason he brought her along was nothing more than feeling that his relationship with Old Li hadn't reached a certain level of intimacy.

It was just that this time was different. Zhou Miaomiao deliberately went to the restroom and, when leaving space for the two to talk privately, heard something she shouldn't have.

Dou Yaozu was truly generous; two thousand yuan in cash in a cloth bag, bulging and looking like it couldn't hold any more—it was truly frightening.

Furthermore, he bought three properties for Old Li in the Workers' New Village; although they weren't large, they were all real gold and silver.

These three properties didn't need to be thought about; they were definitely for Old Li to hide his mistress. Cadres at the deputy division level and above in the group were all to be arranged in the Riverside Park residential area; where would they need to buy houses here?

What made Zhou Miaomiao disgusted was that Old Li actually gave one of the properties, the one downstairs from her house, to Han Lu.

Knowing that Dou Yaozu handled this matter, how could Zhou Miaomiao be willing, and she had long held a grudge in her heart.

Isn't that it? What Dou Yaozu did and said were all reported to Li Xuewu's ears.

Actually, speaking of it, Dou Yaozu wasn't thin-skinned toward this dry sister; he bought her cars if she wanted cars, and houses if she wanted houses.

Not to mention these, even the big gold chains and small watches—how many sets had he bought? Even a golden person could be molded.

It was just one oversight; he didn't notice that one of the three properties he gave Old Li was downstairs from Zhou Miaomiao's house.

He even less expected that Old Li would muddle-headedly arrange Han Lu in that property; was it for the convenience of a one-stop service?

"I suppressed him when he wanted to cooperate and operate with the Municipal Construction; I made him start a cooperative."

Li Xuewu explained, "He wanted to arrange all those earth-moving brothers into the company, and I suppressed him again, making him use more professional talent."

"Even cooperating with the Red Star Factory and cooperating with the Santa Ya Group, I also suppressed him, making him professionalize Dongfeng Construction and hand over professional matters like management to professional people."

"No wonder—" Lao Biaozi raised his eyebrows, "Even someone with a good temper would be annoyed after being suppressed by you three times in a row."

"But this is all for his own good."

Shen Guodong frowned and said, "With his brain, if it weren't for Wu Ge's reminders time and time again, could he have had today?"

"He's truly unclear; he actually dared to stick to Li Huai De; that's a heartless and ungrateful thing that eats people without spitting out the bones."

"You can't stand firm without falling."

Wen Saner had his own feelings; lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling, he said, "If I had known there would be this day, I would have been cautious, worked steadily, and talked less nonsense."

"Hey, this sentence is a bit underworld." Shen Guodong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why don't you talk to Dou Yaozu?"

"Hehe, Dou Yaozu is obsessed now." Yu Li walked over to refill their teacups with hot water and said faintly, "Even if Third Uncle were killed and placed in front of him, he wouldn't wake up; he's drilled into it."

"Then I'd better not talk to him." Wen Saner looked at her with amusement, "I'll lose my little life again."

"Hahaha—" Several people laughed out loud.

The atmosphere became active again, and none of them took Dou Yaozu's unusual movements seriously.

"Don't get angry with him." Shen Guodong advised Li Xuewu, "Anyway, we didn't invest money, and we didn't receive money."

"Even if he fails, it has nothing to do with us; at worst, we'll turn the corner and pin the shit basin on his head."

"Zhou Changli looks quite promising over the past two years." Li Xuewu didn't consider Dou Yaozu's problem for the time being; since there was no clue, he would put it aside for now. He looked at Yu Li and said, "You go to Steel City and talk to Zhou Ya Mei to see how to use this kid."

"One Zhou Changli might not be enough." Yu Li looked at him, "Even if you're going to Liaodong after the New Year, you can't put too much energy into these things; you always need people who can be used."

"How about Zhao Lao Si?" Li Xuewu thought for a moment. To use people from the club, he always had to ask Yu Li's opinion. "His younger brother Lao Wu is in the frontier, Lao?"

"Mm, I think it's okay to let him go." Yu Li nodded and said, "I see that he handles things quite steadily, nothing out of line; he's been tempered here for a few years, so he can be used."

"Then let him go to Steel City with you." Seeing she had no opinion, Li Xuewu decided it. "Talk to him properly; the work of the club's security department will be handed over to his younger brother, Lao Liu."

Speaking of this, Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked, "What was Lao Liu's name again?"

"Zhao Dehai. Lao Si, Lao Wu, Lao Liu, Dezhu, Debiao, Dehai." Yu Li replied with a smile, "It's very easy to remember."

"They are all ruthless people." Lao Biaozi looked at her with a grin and said to Shen Guodong, "I heard Lao Wu is doing quite well?"

"Hehe—" Shen Guodong thought it was funny, "Mm, quite good; Ding Wanqiu likes him very much."

"Don't be afraid when you go to Hong Kong; Third Uncle has left you some backhands over there."

Seeing that everyone else had gone out and only his own nephew was left in the office, Wen Saner dared to speak.

"Don't look down on your Third Uncle!"

He held Lao Biaozi's hand and said earnestly, "Third Uncle has a few lovers over there who can help you."

"Don't despise them; they are all useful." Seeming very afraid of being looked down upon by his nephew, he waved his hand to signal the chair by the bed and said, "Sit, sit, I'll give you a few instructions."

"Third Uncle, just give me their addresses and names." Lao Biaozi looked at Wu Ge and the others who were about to leave outside the door, feeling a bit anxious. He shook off his Third Uncle's hand and said, "They're just a few women; do you need to teach me how to use them?"

"What kind of bullshit is this!"

"I'll leave Dou Yaozu's business to myself; you don't need to worry about it."

Shen Guodong extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand on the sole of his shoe and said confidently, "This little thing doesn't need you to worry."

"What exactly are you thinking?"

Lao Biaozi, who had caught up, scratched his forehead, curled his lips, and said, "You're going to Steel City to advance, not to go down."

"Old Li is already the number one; even if he's capable, how long can he work at the Red Star Factory? Can he compare to your longevity?"

Thinking about this, he still felt a bit indignant, "If you ask me, why bother with that effort? Find an opportunity to abolish him and be done with it."

"Where do you think this is? Let you do whatever you want." Shen Guodong frowned, "Be restrained when you go to Hong Kong; don't be willful."

"Steel City isn't Beijing, and Hong Kong isn't Steel City." Yu Li looked at Lao Biaozi and reminded him, "Once we cross the sea, we really can't exert any strength; everything will depend on you."

"Don't worry, my courage is very small." Lao Biaozi also felt he was too arrogant and said embarrassedly, "I'll definitely be cautious this time when I go to Hong Kong and communicate more with Ji Weidong and Following Lou Jie."

This was just to deal with Li Xuewu; he knew what he wanted to say.

Actually, Li Xuewu didn't want to say this, but since he said it, he didn't know how to open his mouth.

It was Yu Li who saw his thoughts, raised her hand to pat Lao Biaozi's arm, and reminded him softly, "Be very careful."

"Cooperation is cooperation, but only we are our own people." She looked at Lao Biaozi meaningfully, "When you're out and about, after a long time, people's hearts change."

"Uh—you mean..." Lao Biaozi was shocked by her words, then looked at Li Xuewu in disbelief, but he didn't see any surprise on Li Xuewu's face.

"I was too embarrassed to say it just now in front of Third Uncle."

Shen Guodong lit another cigarette for himself, sighed, and said, "I was afraid his self-esteem couldn't take it; after all, he's still injured."

"How is that possible?" Lao Biaozi couldn't think it through and looked at Li Xuewu, asking, "Ji Weidong and us... even if he... Following Lou Jie's side..."

"You just need to keep this in mind." Li Xuewu raised his hand and patted his shoulder, exhorting, "Keep an eye on things after you go over."

"Take as much as you can from Third Uncle's stall; don't force yourself; hand over what you can't do."

He emphasized seriously, "At the same time, pay attention to the reactions and attitudes of all parties; if you can find out about Third Uncle's matter, find it out; if you can't, let it go."

"They really dare—" Lao Biaozi's mood was very complicated, and he was a bit incredulous.

"I hope these are all guesses."

Li Xuewu's attitude became serious; he stared into his eyes and said, "Precisely because we are separated by mountains and seas, we can't easily draw conclusions."

"But the actual situation is here. Zhang Wanhe's people suffered heavy casualties, and Third Uncle was seriously injured and got into a lawsuit, so he could only return to the mainland."

He pinched his brother's shoulder, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Next, you talk to Third Uncle and ask about the situation over there."

"If it really hindered someone, or if it's certain they want to squeeze us out, don't be impulsive."

The coldness in Li Xuewu's eyes couldn't be hidden, but his words were full of sincerity in warning his brother, "As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood."

"Hong Kong is just a small place; our foundation is in the mainland."

"I agree with this; Wu Ge is right." Shen Guodong looked at Lao Biaozi and reminded him, "Don't be impulsive when things happen; preserving your life is the most important thing."

"Don't worry, I know."

Lao Biaozi listened to their words, and he was already prepared in his heart; his attitude also became serious.

"I shouldn't have any trouble this time when I go." He looked at Li Xuewu and said, "If I have trouble again, they won't be able to give an explanation."

"Just in case. Looking at the situation, the other party is determined to kill."

Yu Li had managed communication for three years and had some understanding of the situation in Hong Kong, which was why she said that.

"You don't need to chase too hard after you go over; Ji Weidong and Lou Xiaoe will give us an explanation for this matter."

She glanced at Li Xuewu, then said to Lao Biaozi, "If this matter is left unsettled on their side, then you have to be careful."

"If they encourage you to investigate this matter, then hurry back; everything still has room for maneuver."

"Really didn't expect that broken place—" Lao Biaozi gritted his teeth, "Is it that even if people go, they have to turn into ghosts?"

"Why say all this? If you don't go, I'll go." Shen Guodong's attitude was also very firm, "Whether it's human or ghost, I have to go and see to know."

"Don't, it's easy to talk if it's human; if it's really a ghost, I'm the one who has to subdue it."

Lao Biaozi was also straightforward; he went to the heart of the matter, and at this moment, he revealed the face of a Vajra, "I'm the best at subduing demons and eliminating monsters."

"Wu Ge, I have something I want to tell you."

When several people were standing in the courtyard talking, and about to send Li Xuewu away, Lao Biaozi took the initiative to grab Li Xuewu's arm.

Li Xuewu glanced at him, knowing he was in a difficult position, so he went with him and let Shen Guodong and the others go back first.

"Speak, is it about Qinglan?"

When Yu Li and the others were far away, Li Xuewu asked, "If you're worried about Qinglan and the child, you don't need to tell me that."

"Even if you don't go to Liaodong, I'm relieved to have Qinglan at home." Lao Biaozi smiled and said, "Besides, I have my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

"Then what do you want to say?" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked with amusement, "Do you not want to go, or do you have other thoughts?"

"It's Su Qing; I want to entrust her to your care." Lao Biaozi said very embarrassedly, "She might graduate next year, and I'm here..."

"You two haven't broken up yet?"

Li Xuewu was truly surprised; he scanned his big brother and asked, "With your appearance, what attracts her?"

"Hehehe—" Lao Biaozi smiled and said shamelessly, "Maybe it's because I look good."

"Even lying to your brother, right?"

Li Xuewu thought it was funny; Su Qing, a university student, had actually been with him for two or three years.

"You wouldn't have given her a lot of silver, or caused a human life, would you?"

"No, neither—"

Seeing Li Xuewu's face change, Lao Biaozi was also startled and hurriedly waved his hand to explain, "We are truly in love."

"Su Qing is truly in love, but what about Mai Qinglan?" Li Xuewu's face looked even worse, "Don't talk nonsense; you even have a child."

"I'm also sincere with Qinglan."

Lao Biaozi's face was full of difficulty; he smiled bitterly and looked at him, "Brother, dear brother, you have to help me."

"I'm going to Hong Kong for work and career, but I can't tell Su Qing." He clapped his hands and said, "The key is that I can't explain it."

"I can't just say I'm on a secret mission and won't be back for two or three years. She'll definitely think I'm eating and wiping my mouth and running away!"

"I really didn't see it; you're still a wanderer!"

Li Xuewu had to admit that he had misjudged; among the brothers he played with, the one most likely to learn flirtatiousness from him was Shen Guodong.

Shen Guodong looked okay, especially with a sweet mouth and knowing how to coax people; if he really let go, he could win over many girls.

But unexpectedly, Shen Guodong had always been devoted to Xiao Yan; in the past few years, he had been in charge of the business in Beijing and hadn't been moved by how many good girls he had encountered.

Look at Lao Biaozi again—short stature, a bad face of fat, how could this appearance make a little girl like him?

Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't imagine Lao Biaozi could learn a trick or two from him, and he was even dating a university student.

Li Xuewu didn't say he was dating a university student at the beginning; compared to this, Lao Biaozi was the real wanderer.

The red flag at home doesn't fall, and the colorful flags outside flutter?

"Hello, Secretary-General—"

"Fuck—"

Li Xuewu was reviewing documents when the sudden loud voice startled him, and he even made a mark on the document.

"Are you doing this on purpose?"

Looking at Xu Ning standing at the door, Li Xuewu greeted him unhappily, "Come in."

"Yes!" Xu Ning smiled and leaned over to take a look, saying embarrassedly, "Sorry, leader, I really didn't do it on purpose."

"That means you think I'm deaf and afraid I can't hear you."

Li Xuewu pointed to the chair opposite and glared at him, asking, "Isn't the vacation not over yet? Why are you running over here?"

"Waiting for your call at any time."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "In case you have a place where you need me, even if you don't need me, it's good to accompany you to talk."

"Did you learn the skill of glib tongue in Hong Kong?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, looked at him, and said, "You weren't like this before; why are you so oily now?"

"Hey, the leader criticized me." Xu Ning straightened his face, sat up straight, and reported seriously, "I accept the leader's criticism and will definitely reflect on my mistakes and study actively..."

"If you have something to say, say it; if not, get lost; I'm busy here." Li Xuewu didn't want to bother with him anymore and lowered his head to continue his work.

"There is something, there is something." Xu Ning twitched the corner of his mouth, and seeing Li Xuewu lowering his head, he leaned on the office desk and asked softly, "Leader, about my work..."

"What about your work?" Li Xuewu asked without raising his head, "Wasn't it implemented before you left?"

"Yes, it was implemented." Xu Ning asked with some hesitation, "It's just that going to the Energy General Company, is my ability... not enough?"

"Is that the truth?" Li Xuewu saw he was talking about serious business, so he raised his head and looked at him.

Xu Ning also replied seriously, "It's the truth; I wouldn't dare to have any falsehood in front of you; I'm really a bit unsure."

"Knowing fear is a good thing."

Li Xuewu put away the fountain pen in his hand and looked at him, saying, "Although I recommended you to the Energy General Company, I didn't make the final decision."

"I know, I've heard." Xu Ning looked at him and said, "It was Director Li who nodded and let me go. But it's precisely because of this that I'm a bit confused."

"The United Energy General Company is a bit complicated." Li Xuewu pondered and said, "Letting you go there is also because they value your ability and execution."

"You did very well at the frontier office, and Director Li saw it all." He nodded and explained, "Sending you to Hong Kong for training is also because they want to put you in a more challenging position; the leadership wants to cultivate you."

"I felt Director Li's support and care, it's just—" He looked into Li Xuewu's eyes, and the second half of the sentence didn't come out, "What goal and achievement does the leadership want me to realize by arranging for me to go to the Energy General Company?"

Xu Ning had gone through a big circle in the security section, guesthouse, Steel City security office, and frontier office, and after half a year of off-the-job training in Hong Kong, he was finally tempered.

It could be seen from his thinking ability in conversation that putting him in the Energy General Company was no problem.

"The organization will talk to you later." Li Xuewu nodded and said, "But since you're so anxious, it's good to be prepared."

"I believe you also have some understanding of the situation of the Energy General Company. On one hand, it's external cooperation, mainly in technology and economy; on the other hand, it's production standards and management systems, which is our group's core combat power."

"The most critical point is that the number one person in the Energy General Company, Ji Jiuzheng, has just passed the group's test, but he only got a passing evaluation."

Li Xuewu pointed at the office desk and emphasized to Xu Ning, "Your task is to combine the group's advanced management experience with your methods and bring them over."

"At the same time, help Ji Jiuzheng complete the preparation and development of the Energy General Company's branches. Especially cooperation at the technical level and economic development."

"I have psychological preparation for management and technology." Xu Ning asked specifically, "Do we complete the negotiation and sales of mineral resources, metal materials, and other economic cooperation by ourselves?"

"That depends on the specific business arrangements." Li Xuewu nodded and introduced, "The business involved in the Energy General Company is very broad and extensive."

"For example, electricity; the group has already decided that it will be operated independently by the Energy General Company, including sales work, and will not be involved with the Sales General Company."

He pointed at the office desk and said, "But for refined oil and rare metals, because they involve network operation and export operation, you need to cooperate with the Sales General Company and divide the work according to upstream and downstream."

"The Energy Development General Company has a wide scope of business, and its equity structure is particularly complex. It involves civil security businesses such as heat, gas, and pipe networks, so you must be careful, investigate more, and be cautious in making decisions."

"As for the equity structure—" Xu Ning hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "Why involve so many mothers-in-law? I heard that our group doesn't seem to be short of this money, right?"

"What does it have to do with being short of money?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked, "Didn't you learn business management in Hong Kong? Sometimes joint cooperation isn't just economic."

"Besides, who told you our group isn't short of money?"

He paused, then emphasized to Xu Ning, "The Energy Development General Company has mining branches, power branches, heat branches, energy security branches, and pipe network branches; can we manage all of them?"

"This isn't like giving you ten machine tools and letting you cultivate dozens of workers. This requires a complete management system to support it."

Li Xuewu emphasized with his fingers, "These branches and businesses must correspond to our group's metallurgical plants, and other professional enterprises such as the Beijing Chemical Plant, Fengcheng Refining, Liaodong Coal, etc."

"Is it enough to have technology, management, and factory areas? You also need money to operate; these products need to be refined, detailed, and made big and strong."

He snorted through his nose and said, "Our group has such a large stall; do you think it's just playing around? You must reverse this thinking as soon as possible."

"Absorbing so many cooperative units and capital channels is to break through the barriers of various systems as soon as possible under zero-base conditions and complete internal cooperation and external export business."

"Remember, be cautious and not arrogant, don't panic or get angry." Li Xuewu knocked on the table and reminded him, "Even the most complex work has a day when it's cleared up, and even the most difficult situation has a time when the ice breaks."

"Letting you go to the Energy Development General Company is not only letting you hold the steering wheel but also letting you pick up shit; do you understand?"

"Understood!" Xu Ning stood up and answered seriously, "I'm just a driver of a shit-sucking truck."

"Get out—"

"Peng Xiaoli, what do you mean?"

Wang Lu was truly a bit annoyed, staring at the embarrassed Peng Xiaoli and asking, "Are you playing tricks on me? I introduced you to a partner, and you didn't even meet her, just telling me it's not suitable?"

"No, that's really not what I meant."

Peng Xiaoli didn't dare to provoke her and waved his hand repeatedly to explain, "I went to her unit to inquire, and I just felt..."

"Why didn't you go to the personnel department to inquire about her!" Wang Lu stared and said, "Are you looking at a partner, or are you selecting organizational personnel!"

"Is there a way to look at a partner by looking at their work status? Look at yourself; are you satisfied with yourself?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault, it's my mistake." Peng Xiaoli knew he couldn't explain it clearly, so he admitted his mistake repeatedly, "But now people don't plan to see me anymore, so talking about this doesn't make much sense, right?"

"Don't give me that. Peng Xiaoli, you are really not a thing at all."

Wang Lu narrowed her eyes and said, "You see Li Xue is back, and your heart is starting to grow grass again, right? Fine, consider me a dog catching a mouse and being nosy."

"Let's wait and see; I'll see what kind of good one you can find—"

"Hey! Hey—" Peng Xiaoli chased a few steps, but didn't catch up to Wang Lu; looking at the other party leaving angrily, he felt so embarrassed.

In this era, except for the union president who takes the initiative to help employees introduce partners, other than colleagues having a good relationship, very few people do this.

To be a matchmaker, you must first have a guarantee, and only then can you have a match.

Peng Xiaoli privately went to the hospital to investigate the little nurse, which really annoyed the little nurse, and Wang Lu was also going to be annoyed.

This isn't about not trusting Wang Lu, but not taking the little nurse seriously. If you really want to see the work environment and character of a blind date partner, then make an appointment in advance.

Going without a sound like this—those who know will think you want to understand the work environment and character of the blind date partner; those who don't know will think you're selecting a concubine.

Who is picking whom? Everyone is equal; even if it's a blind date, there should be some respect.

When Wang Lu heard from the little nurse that Peng Xiaoli ran to the department to inquire, she instantly blushed—blushed with anger.

And catching up with Li Xue's return, there were people in the agency teasing Peng Xiaoli; taking advantage of his coming over today, Wang Lu lost her temper.

Judging from how Peng Xiaoli did things, the sentence "not a thing at all" she scolded really wasn't wrong.

"Yo, what's wrong?"

Gu Cheng heard the movement and came out of the office, just bumping into Wang Lu. Seeing her nose wasn't like a nose and her eyes weren't like eyes, he asked with a smile.

But Wang Lu was in the middle of her anger; seeing Gu Cheng's ruffian look, and thinking of his relationship with Peng Xiaoli, she felt even angrier.

"Don't be giggling; birds of a feather, I'm annoyed when I see you two."

"Who? Birds of a feather. Me? —Who did I provoke?"

Looking at Wang Lu walking away angrily, Gu Cheng was stunned, then looked at Peng Xiaoli at the end of the corridor with amusement and anger.

"Hey, I'm really redundant!"

He curled his lips and walked over, complaining to his good buddy, "This scolding I received, hey, I'm so aggrieved."

"It's okay, I didn't care." Peng Xiaoli comforted him with feigned generosity, "She didn't say we were colluding, acting in collusion, wallowing in the mire, or acting like jackals and wolves."

"If you say so, then I have to go over and kowtow to her?"

Gu Cheng felt even more awkward the more he heard, looked at him, and asked, "You should have said so earlier; if you had said so earlier, I would have kowtowed to her when she just came over."

"Hey, we're all good friends, why bother with this heart?" Peng Xiaoli patted his arm and said, "Isn't there still me? I'll help you explain and say a few good words later."

"You, forget it."

Gu Cheng patted his hand away, scanned his own arm, curled his lips, looked at him, and asked, "It's the hole you poked out, why should I carry it?"

"Oh—I know—"

He raised his finger and pointed at Peng Xiaoli, saying meaningfully, "I heard a few days ago that Wang Lu was helping you arrange a blind date."

"Is it? Is it because you saw Li Xue back again and dug up her face? I knew it; otherwise, she couldn't be so angry."

"Who dares to dig her—" Peng Xiaoli said awkwardly, "That's really not what you think; I'm sincerely wanting to go on a blind date."

"It's just... after all, it's a blind date, and we haven't met." He explained with some hesitation, "I just wanted to go over and inquire."

"Throw—" Gu Cheng rolled his eyes, looked at his unpromising appearance, and said, "I really didn't teach you this; is this something you can go and do?"

"If you don't trust Wang Lu and feel her words aren't credible, you can completely entrust a friend to go over and look around. Even if you let your mother go over and see."

"Who could have thought of these things." Peng Xiaoli was also very discouraged and said, "I'm also on a blind date for the first time; I don't have your rich experience."

"You scold people so dirtily." Gu Cheng grinned and wanted to slap him, "It's really deserved that you can't find a partner, deserved, you."

"Get lost—" Peng Xiaoli was also very annoyed and curled his lips, "If I can't find this one, I can find a better one."

"If you're always like this, I don't believe it." Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows, signaled behind him, and reminded him with a light cough, "Your retribution is here."

Peng Xiaoli turned his head abruptly, only to find it was Li Xue coming out of Deputy Director Jing's office, just seeing the two of them.

"Isn't it vacation, is the leader calling?"

Peng Xiaoli hadn't thought about how to greet her, but Gu Cheng spoke first and even waved at Li Xue.

Li Xue thought for a moment, then walked over and said with a smile, "No, I just thought there was work that hadn't been handed over, so I came over to tell the leader."

"The secretary Deputy Director Jing is looking for?"

Gu Cheng smiled and said, "People have been worried about you for half a year; they were very afraid that you would return to continue serving Deputy Director Jing, and were looking forward to your career progress."

"Then I must thank him." Li Xue knew he was joking, so she replied playfully. "Are you two not busy with work today?"

Only then did she look at Peng Xiaoli, but seeing his eyes dodging, as if he didn't dare to see her.

"I'm the same as usual." Gu Cheng smiled and said, "Deputy Director Su takes care of me, afraid I'll be tired, so it's mostly work on the desk."

"Xiaoli has advanced, did you know?"

He was truly taking care of his brother, taking the initiative to introduce, "Deputy Li Kezhang in charge of production at the Wufeng Beverage Factory of the Food General Company."

"Mm, I heard, congratulations."

"Thank you, and congratulations to you too." Peng Xiaoli smiled reluctantly, raised his head, and said, "Did the leader talk to you? About your next arrangement."

"Mm, talked, just told me." Li Xue nodded and said, "Let me go to the Finance Section to be tempered."

"Deputy Li Kezhang? That's truly remarkable!"

Gu Cheng widened his eyes in surprise and said, "After all, it's training from Hong Kong; this gold content is high!"

Listen to the sound of the words; if Li Xue said she was going to the Finance Section, it would be Li Kezhang of the Finance Section; if she said she was going to the Finance Section to be tempered, and didn't say which group, it would be Deputy Li Kezhang.

"Crossing from clerk to section member, directly to the position of Deputy Li Kezhang."

Hearing this news, Peng Xiaoli also clicked his tongue, looked at Li Xue with envy, and said, "It seems I have to say this congratulations again; congratulations to you."

"Thank you, and congratulations to you too." Li Xue smiled lightly, "I heard you went on a blind date? How is the partner? Don't forget to notify me when you drink the wedding wine."

"That, you two chat." Gu Cheng saw things were looking bad, pointed in the direction of the office, and said, "I forgot the leader had work for me."

Mm, just a moment ago he said he was idle, but now he had become a busy person.

Gu Cheng ran fast, not even leaving time for Peng Xiaoli, and left directly.

Peng Xiaoli glared at him hatefully, but when he turned back, he saw Li Xue's bright eyes, and for no reason, he felt guilty.

"That... I mean... have you eaten lunch?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1363 =====