Chapter 1394: Playing mahjong is fine too

"Good day, Secretary-General—"

"Secretary-General, you've returned."

"Secretary-General—"

Listening to the chorus of greetings, Li Xuewu felt a sense of "the scenery remains, but the people have changed," yet he had clearly only been away from the capital for less than a month.

Zhang Enyuan followed closely behind him, striving to keep his back straight and maintain a serious expression.

Li Haiyang, who turned back from time to time to brief Li Xuewu on the situation at the headquarters before and after the New Year, felt a bit awkward seeing him like this. He felt tired just watching him; that face must be going numb by now.

Zhang Enyuan didn't feel the hardship yet; he simply didn't want to lose the dignity of the Secretary-General, nor could he diminish the prestige of the group's cadres in the Liaodong enterprises, which was why he acted this way.

"Good—um—good—"

Li Xuewu listened to Li Haiyang's report while walking, nodding with a smile to acknowledge the greetings in the hallway.

Today was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year; those who were supposed to be at work had already returned, and the Spring Festival holiday had ended.

Even the two Deputy Directors, Yang, from the Steel City Metallurgical Plant had returned to Steel City; it was just that Li Xuewu hadn't run into them.

"The leader heard you were back from Liaodong and pushed back his afternoon schedule early, just to wait for you."

Li Haiyang explained with a smile, then walked to the door of Li Huai De's office and knocked.

At this moment, Li Xuewu also "complained" at the appropriate time: "Why go to such lengths? I already told the office; having the leader worry about me like this really makes me feel terrible."

From the grasp of the rhythm in this segment, it wasn't hard to see Li Haiyang's competence as a secretary, and it also indicated Li Xuewu's status in the group and in his mind.

What was this for?

Naturally, it was to pave the way for Li Xuewu, attributing today's special arrangements entirely to Director Li's concern for the Secretary-General.

Likewise, as Li Xuewu answered, he also knocked the door open; this polite remark was "coincidentally" heard by Director Li inside.

Tacit cooperation, complementing each other perfectly.

Regardless of the relationship between Director Li and the Secretary-General, and without looking at the friction between the two a while back, Li Haiyang, as Li Huai De's secretary, had to strictly observe his duties; he absolutely dared not place his bets lightly, otherwise, what awaited him would surely be a thunderbolt.

Having been Li Huai De's secretary for nearly five years, he understood Li Huai De very well, and he also understood these leaders of the group.

If one were to say who he understood best, it would undoubtedly be Secretary-General Li Xuewu; he was his teacher and predecessor.

Although the Secretary-General had never acknowledged him, and he had never expressed his heart, the two were not master and apprentice, yet they were better than master and apprentice.

Observant people had already noticed that the group's chief secretary, Li Haiyang, had become increasingly restrained and mature in his conduct over the past few years, and his style of doing things had a touch of the Secretary-General's capability, which was quite remarkable.

He took Li Xuewu as a role model, so naturally, he observed meticulously and understood thoroughly. Based on the Secretary-General's methods and abilities, even if Director Li had been angry about the recent events, it had been nearly two months now; the anger would have long since dissipated.

As for why the Secretary-General had clearly called to request a simple arrival, yet Director Li still had him use the large Red Flag car to pick him up, he dared not guess at such intentions.

"Director Li, the Secretary-General is back."

Li Haiyang entered the room first, greeted him with a smile, and then stepped aside to stand to one side.

Just as Li Huai De looked up, Li Xuewu had already walked into the office with a dragon-like and tiger-like stride.

"Oh my, the Secretary-General is back!"

Li Huai De rose from behind his desk with a smile, walked around from behind the desk, and extended his right hand toward Li Xuewu.

He was good at calculating, and Li Xuewu understood his reserve, so he didn't let him walk far before taking his hand.

"Director Li, I'm back."

"Hahaha—" Li Huai De laughed very happily, held Li Xuewu's hand and patted it, then raised his hand to signal: "It's good to be back, please sit, Haiyang, make some tea."

"Right—" Li Haiyang had actually already taken action, and only replied after walking to the tea cabinet.

Zhang Enyuan entered the room with the Secretary-General, feeling somewhat restrained, but seeing the two leaders shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries, he stood to one side, feeling a bit awkward at this moment.

Li Haiyang was such a smart person, possessing what the group called a "seven-aperture exquisite heart," and at this moment, he had already signaled for him to sit down.

The position naturally couldn't be on the sofa, but on the chair beside the sofa. The position of that chair was neither too far nor too close to the sofa, just right for a secretary to take notes and wait for arrangements.

The reason he followed him in was also because he was still carrying the Secretary-General's briefcase, which contained some materials and documents that the leader would need during this trip to the capital.

"I was still calculating your itinerary with Haiyang this morning, guessing what time you might arrive."

Li Huai De sat on the single sofa, looking at Li Xuewu, who was sitting on the three-person sofa beside him, and said with a smile: "Hearing that you were coming back, he volunteered to go pick you up."

"Thank you, Haiyang." Hearing Old Li say this, Li Xuewu turned his head to look at Li Haiyang, who was delivering the tea, and said with a smile: "It's just that the display was a bit too grand, it gave both me and the train attendant a fright."

"Hahaha—" Li Huai De just laughed without paying attention, but Li Haiyang had already heard the hidden meaning in the Secretary-General's words, and at this moment, he apologized: "I'm sorry, Secretary-General, I was just too anxious to pick you up."

Speaking is an art; Li Huai De used just one sentence to pin his own initiative on the secretary, blocking Li Xuewu's mouth and preventing him from speaking.

Who exactly arranged for the large Red Flag car to pick him up on the train station platform was no longer important, and there was no need to guess.

Let's put it this way: if there hadn't been Li Huai De's explicit instruction, how many guts would Li Haiyang have to dare to do such a thing?

Of course, looking at it another way, things had reached this point; Li Huai De wouldn't admit it, so could Li Haiyang tear down his leader's stage?

Even if Li Xuewu asked one more question, Li Haiyang could only say he had misunderstood the leader's meaning, and that it was he who decided to use the large Red Flag to pick him up. But if it really reached that point, then everyone's face would look bad.

So you see, Li Xuewu first thanked Li Haiyang, then used a small joke to tactfully express his dissatisfaction and refusal.

Li Huai De just laughed loudly; Li Haiyang had clearly explained it long ago, but at this moment, he still had to take the blame.

Zhang Enyuan sat to one side, listening carefully and watching earnestly. With his ten-plus years of work experience and energy, he still felt as if knives were whistling past his eyes.

In Steel City, everyone said the capital's waters were deep; seeing this today, one could see a glimpse of it.

"Alright, the Secretary-General has been picked up, your mission has been successfully completed."

Li Huai De waved his hand with a smile and said to Li Haiyang: "Take this comrade to your place to sit for a while."

"He is my secretary at the Metallurgical Plant, Zhang Enyuan."

Li Xuewu first introduced him to Li Huai De, then turned his head to look at Zhang Enyuan, nodded, and instructed: "Leave the documents with me, and ask Comrade Haiyang to take you around."

"Yes, Secretary-General." Zhang Enyuan answered very crisply, stood up, handed the document bag to him, said goodbye to Li Huai De, and then followed Li Haiyang out the door.

In the office, seeing him open the briefcase, Li Huai De asked with a chuckle: "I heard you've been conducting research?"

"How are the results?" He crossed his right leg, picked up his teacup, and said: "I believe I'm not the only one waiting anxiously."

"Too many units, too wide a range." Li Xuewu organized the documents he had just taken out of the bag and responded: "I also want to get to the bottom of Liaodong."

"I actually understand you very well."

Li Huai De took the documents from Li Xuewu's hand, nodded, and said with satisfaction: "You have always had a personality of planning before acting; some things really cannot be rushed."

"Are you coming from Fengcheng?" He asked while looking at the research report in his hand: "How is Yingcheng? Is there a solution to the ice disaster? How is the situation at the Fengcheng Machinery Plant?"

He asked several questions in a row, looking as if he lacked some necessary confidence in this research report of his.

Li Xuewu didn't rush to introduce it, but placed another report he had in his hand on his lap, looked at him, and said: "I arrived in Yingcheng on the second day of the New Year; the situation is not optimistic."

He earnestly introduced the actual situation of the Bohaiwan ice disaster, focusing on the difficulties encountered by the Yingcheng shipping and port areas during this ice disaster, as well as the countermeasures.

In the introduction, he also emphasized that the Yingcheng shipping and port areas were actively collecting relevant materials, formulating emergency plans, and at the same time making preparations for future port operations; the port area's design team was also conducting relevant experiments.

Li Huai De's gaze didn't leave the document on his lap, but Li Xuewu had been reporting for such a long time and he hadn't turned a page, which showed he was very concerned about his report.

When he heard Li Xuewu introduce that the Bohaiwan Port Authority and the Shipping Management Office had applied for aircraft and explosives to break the ice, he looked up and said with great emotion: "To be backward is to be beaten; to be backward in technology is to be beaten by the heavens."

"It's really bullying people alive."

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said lightly: "The Yingcheng port area and the shipbuilding plant must respond to this situation as soon as possible and come up with practical and feasible plans."

"This is a difficulty, but also an opportunity."

Li Huai De put down his teacup, looked at Li Xuewu, and said earnestly: "No one can face this kind of disaster more directly than Yingcheng Shipbuilding, and no one has a better opportunity to get first-hand experience."

"Yes, that's what I thought too."

Li Xuewu introduced in a solemn tone: "When holding a discussion with the cadres of Yingcheng Shipbuilding and the port area, I emphasized your instructions for the group's scientific and technological development work, and also emphasized the warning this disaster should give us."

"The comrades were all very confident, spoke enthusiastically at the meeting, and talked about many methods and goals."

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Li Xuewu's face; he picked out representative opinions and suggestions to report and explain to Li Huai De, and also mentioned new technologies.

Li Huai De listened very carefully, nodding from time to time, and asked questions about some key points in the report.

Li Xuewu had come prepared this time, and Li Huai De had specifically cleared his entire afternoon to wait for him, so naturally, the two had plenty of time to discuss, so the talk was very comprehensive.

In the third-floor hallway, there were many people passing by today, especially during this afternoon period.

Many people had heard that the Secretary-General had returned in Director Li's car, and as soon as he returned, he went into the office.

No one knew what the two leaders were talking about, but they could guess that these topics must be very important.

The group was connected to various industrial enterprises and public institutions; who could stay out of it and be disconnected from the group's business?

Every enterprise's person-in-charge and the headquarters' staff had more or less some connection to the group's headquarters.

Let's put it this way: if something major happened at the group's headquarters, it could spread throughout the entire group within a day.

The construction of a relationship network was not just about fawning from the bottom up, but also about active association from the top down.

Who dared to say they would always work at the group's headquarters in the future, and wouldn't be at a loss when they went down without grassroots connections?

Besides, even if they worked at the group's headquarters all the time, they still needed grassroots connections; otherwise, they would be blind, and how would things below reach their ears?

Leaders used them and gave them opportunities for advancement; wasn't it because they valued their abilities?

These grassroots connections and foundations were also a kind of operational capability; at least those passing by on the third floor thought so.

If anyone could get the main content of the conversation between the Secretary-General and Director Li at the first opportunity, then they could occupy the first-hand information and make some "deals" with those below.

Work-emotion deals were also deals.

Of course, it was fine for them to "pass by" the third-floor hallway once or twice, but if they walked around frequently, even a fool could see their purpose, so they still had to pretend.

So people came and went, and the third-floor hallway was particularly lively this afternoon, but it also maintained a certain restraint.

But for Zhang Enyuan, the looks these people gave him contained not only greed but also other deep meanings.

Although the Secretary-General had said he could ask Li Haiyang to take him around the various administrative agencies of the headquarters, how could he dare to leave? What if the leader summoned him temporarily, or finished the conversation and came out at any time?

He could slack off when the leader wasn't there, but he had to be there when the leader needed him.

Li Haiyang naturally understood his persistence; he only asked him one question, and seeing he didn't want to go, he arranged for him to rest in his own office while he went out to get busy.

Regarding Li Haiyang, Zhang Enyuan also had a feeling of keeping him at a respectful distance; this group chief secretary was also the Director of the Management Committee and Deputy Director of the General Manager's Office, not an ordinary figure.

When he came, he warned himself countless times that he absolutely must not lose face for the Secretary-General, and even more so, must not cross the line.

There was nothing wrong with associating with Li Haiyang, but the probing and contempt the other party inadvertently revealed had long been seen by him.

It wasn't that he was self-admiring and his pride couldn't be desecrated, but that he didn't want to cause trouble for the Secretary-General.

In Steel City, he represented the Secretary-General, and it was even more so in the capital; what if someone used him as a target?

You say Li Haiyang is a good person, but where are there good people at the headquarters? The Secretary-General also didn't say he could associate with the group's connections.

After so many years of silence, he had long understood the survival rules of the headquarters: never do things the leader hasn't instructed.

Rather than fawning over the other party, it was better to be humble, orderly, and adhere to his original heart, making the other party dare not despise or fool him.

Being a secretary for the Secretary-General, would he lack opportunities to come to the capital while following the leader? What was there to wander around in this headquarters?

Zhang Enyuan wasn't curious, nor was he interested; he just sat in the office organizing the leader's materials.

He had been studying the Secretary-General's writing style recently; even if he couldn't compare to the Secretary-General's copywriting level, he still had to actively strive to contribute his meager efforts for the leader.

So when these idlers at the group's headquarters couldn't investigate the situation in Director Li's office and prepared to turn their attention to the secretary brought by the Secretary-General, they found that the person was truly able to hold his breath and had actually started writing.

This caused those who had the intention to enter the room to say hello and climb into a relationship to hit a wall, without even having the opportunity to open their mouths.

Was Li Haiyang, this Deputy Director, that busy? Without even the time to entertain Zhang Enyuan?

How could that be? It was because he had long anticipated this, which was why he took the initiative to hide away.

If he were in the room accompanying him, then whether he helped Zhang Enyuan block these hidden arrows or helped those people make introductions, he would end up being a person who was not a person inside and out.

How could he do such a losing business? To become a secretary for a group leader, one had to have some tests.

Of course, he didn't go far; his line of sight was always at the door of his office, guarding against Zhang Enyuan suddenly leaving, or anyone being bold enough to go and investigate proactively.

He had to keep an eye on Zhang Enyuan, and also keep an eye on those who took the initiative to fall into the trap; this was the ability of a Deputy Director.

Fortunately, Zhang Enyuan's "age" really didn't grow in vain, which once again verified the Secretary-General's ability to know people.

Likewise, these people at the headquarters still had some awe for the Secretary-General, and didn't feel that just because the Secretary-General had gone to Liaodong, they could do whatever they wanted.

Li Haiyang keeping an eye on his office also had another purpose, which was to guard against Zhang Enyuan being "bullied."

After all, he was the Secretary-General's secretary, a person brought back by a group leader; tests and probes were fine, but if it really turned into a scene, he would be the first to be criticized, and wouldn't that be embarrassing for the leader?

Director Li and the Secretary-General had just instructed him to entertain Zhang Enyuan; if something happened now, he would be the first to suffer.

Wang Lu came out of the office, saw him standing "sneakily" at the corner of the stairs smoking, and teased him amusedly: "I haven't heard that our third floor has banned smoking—"

"Scare—scared me!"

Fortunately, this puff of smoke had just been exhaled, otherwise, he would have been scared to death by Wang Lu's sudden attack.

Li Haiyang widened his eyes and asked angrily and amusedly: "Do you know that scaring people can scare them to death!"

"Just scaring you, you coward—"

Wang Lu curled her lips, glanced in the direction he had just been looking, and asked: "What are you peeking at here? Did you do something guilty and get caught by me?"

"You are really unreasonable." Li Haiyang rolled his eyes, took a hard puff of his cigarette to soothe his nervous mood, and then said: "What guilty thing could I have?"

"Did you fancy someone?"

Wang Lu didn't see anything following the direction of his gaze just now, only the direction of his office.

What was there to look at? Was he catching a thief?

However, she was suspicious in her heart, but still joked on her lips; where could one speak the truth in this headquarters? Just talking nonsense.

Li Haiyang was actually humorous; he raised the finger holding the cigarette and pointed in the direction of his office, saying: "Can you see a little bit of the doorway? Let me test your eyesight."

"You're idle, aren't you—"

Wang Lu looked at him as if looking at a fool and said: "Are you fishing, or catching a thief?"

"Hey! You actually got it right!"

Li Haiyang smiled wickedly, exhaled a smoke ring, and said: "I am both fishing and catching a thief."

"Psychopath, go take your medicine early!"

Wang Lu rolled her eyes at him, too lazy to bicker with him here, and walked forward holding the documents in her hands.

Li Haiyang's eyeballs turned, he quickly extinguished the cigarette butt on the sole of his shoe, chased after Wang Lu, and said softly: "Aren't you curious about the secretary the Secretary-General brought?"

"Ah—so that's how it is."

Wang Lu turned her head to look at him knowingly, and said with deep meaning in her eyes: "Little ghost, you're quite something!"

"Go—" Li Haiyang waved his hand, unable to laugh or cry, and said: "If you call me that again, I'll call you Little Wang..."

"You dare!" Wang Lu widened her eyes and said: "I heard you're seeing someone? It's hard for me to be a matchmaker for others, but it's too easy to trip someone up."

"Hey! You're really something—"

Li Haiyang widened his eyes, then smiled and said, "Fine, fine, fine. Let's just say I was kind-hearted but treated like a donkey's liver and lungs, alright? I was even going to introduce you two."

"Do I need you to introduce me?" Wang Lu rolled her eyes at him, signaled in the direction of the office, and said: "Go stand guard."

Stand guard, Li Haiyang naturally had to stand guard, but this conversation between the Secretary-General and Director Li would definitely take a long time.

If he just stood there, he would really become a member of the Security Department, and even if the leader saw it, he would scold him for being unreliable.

Helping the leader guard the office to prevent anyone from going in to disturb them was a given, but there was no need to stand at the door and guard it. Who would be so blind as to come and ask for work instructions at this time? Wouldn't that be like having their head kicked by a donkey?

The news of the Secretary-General's return had long spread throughout the group's headquarters; who didn't know that the leaders had things to discuss?

Of course, there were many living people in this headquarters, and there was no lack of those who had fought with donkeys; didn't they just run into the muzzle of a gun?

"Deputy Director Su, good day."

Seeing Su Weide walking in the direction of Director Li's office, Li Haiyang cleverly blocked the way in front.

Su Weide raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, nodded with a smile, and said: "Comrade Haiyang, is the Director at home?"

"He's at home; it's just that the Secretary-General is back, and he's currently reporting to Director Li."

Li Haiyang couldn't let Su Weide pass, but he couldn't reach out and block him either; what would that become?

It would be better to just speak plainly at this moment, but as long as Su Weide still had a little organizational work awareness and still wanted a little face, he wouldn't make things difficult for him.

Unfortunately, Li Haiyang had ultimately underestimated Deputy Director Su's bottom line of character; he was still too young.

"Oh—the Secretary-General is back!"

Su Weide nodded with great surprise and said: "Just right, I also have something to report to Director Li, it's about the Liaodong Industrial Management Group."

As he said this, he had already walked straight forward. Li Haiyang's face changed, and he followed to the side, quickly explaining: "Why don't you come back later? Director Li just scolded me a moment ago, not letting me go in and disturb him."

The meaning of these words was: I can't even get in, who do you think you are? Do you still want face?

Where did Su Weide want face? If he had face, he wouldn't have done so many inconceivable things.

He glanced sideways at Li Haiyang and asked with a smile: "I can't even go and report work to Director Li?"

Look at how this question was asked; it would be better to just raise his hand and give Li Haiyang a slap in the face; that would be more direct.

It turned out that Li Haiyang was reminding him not to go too far in his words, but he understood it as "who do you think you are."

That's right, he said this to Li Haiyang; a secretary is a fart, and he, a group leader, reporting work to the main person-in-charge, still has to be allowed by him?

Li Haiyang cursed inwardly, but how could he pick up this topic? He just used a louder voice than when they were talking just now and said with a smile: "I wouldn't dare to make that decision; after all, you are a leader, and I have to listen to your arrangements."

Su Weide didn't treat Li Haiyang as a person, and Li Haiyang didn't intend to treat him as a leader anymore; this counted as a head-on conflict.

Not for anything else, just to watch the door for the leader.

Now their position was already very close to Director Li's office; speaking so loudly, he must be able to hear it.

And look at the third-floor hallway that was "crowded with tourists" just now; there wasn't even an ant left at this moment.

Li Haiyang was so vicious; if you, Su Weide, want to be hard and horizontal, don't come at me.

He took a step back, cleared the way, and calmly watched the other party release his harsh words.

The meaning of these words was that if you don't want face, then I can't stop you from making a fool of yourself, as long as you dare to go over.

Anyway, I have already done what the leader instructed me to do, and it's not my fault if I can't stop the other party.

He didn't catch Su Weide's ball, but kicked it back intact.

Now it was Su Weide's turn to react.

If he walked away dejectedly, he would really become a big joke at the headquarters; although he had already made many jokes, he couldn't afford to be played with like this.

If he broke in hard, he wouldn't hear any content, and he would also offend Li Huai De.

Just at this moment, a greeting came from the direction of Li Huai De's office; it was calling Li Haiyang.

Li Haiyang first replied, then glanced at Su Weide, and walked quickly toward the office.

But before he could get close, he saw Director Li had already appeared at the door, using a slightly reprimanding tone to teach him: "How are you doing things?"

After reprimanding his secretary Li Haiyang, Li Huai De turned his head to look at Su Weide, who was standing there, and waved his hand with a smile: "Comrade Weide, come, you're here to see the Secretary-General, right?"

Look, what is called "four ounces to move a thousand pounds"; Li Huai De made up for the level he lost in business with politics.

"I just said you wouldn't be able to go back today; look, Deputy Director Su even has to queue up to see you."

Li Xuewu in the office didn't reply, but seeing the suspicion and surprise in Old Li's gaze, he also spread his hands, indicating: "I don't know—"

The tacit understanding between the two was naturally not something Su Weide could compare to; at this moment, from outside the door, it looked like Li Huai De was joking toward the office, and also teasing Su Weide's impatience.

But from inside the room, Li Huai De was truly a bit annoyed, and suspicious of the motive for Su Weide's arrival at this time.

Su Weide coldly looked at Li Haiyang, who had retreated and stood to one side, then smiled dryly and said: "It's really a coincidence; I just wanted to come and talk to you about the fire inspection at the beginning of the year; hearing that the Secretary-General is back, I have to see him."

"It's not inconvenient, is it?"

He had already walked up to Li Huai De before pretending to ask: "Or should I come back later?"

"Oh my, Deputy Director Su, you can't have such a small stomach—" Li Huai De smiled, pulled his arm, and walked into the room, teasing: "Come, come, the Secretary-General and I were just calculating who had time at home."

"Just right, you've thrown yourself into the net; don't leave tonight, let's play two rounds."

Damn, that's a big stretch; Su Weide dared to believe that these two goods hiding in the office were going to play mahjong?

Burning newspapers at a grave—fooling ghosts!

As soon as Li Xuewu rushed back from Liaodong, he entered Old Li's office; this talk lasted for an hour.

Let's put it this way: it wasn't just Su Weide who was anxious; others were also going to be unable to sit still.

It wasn't that they were anxious to see Li Xuewu, but that they didn't want to see Li Xuewu and Li Huai De reconcile and reunite.

Ever since Dong Wenxue returned to the capital, Old Li's grasp of the group had become increasingly powerful, and he had reorganized and sorted out the group's organizational structure and ecology.

Being able to complete the rectification of the group's organizational ecology so quickly absolutely could not be separated from Dong Wenxue's powerful support.

Having one Dong Wenxue in the Liangma River Industrial Zone was enough; if Old Li was acting like a tyrant in the group, and Li Xuewu in Liaodong was supporting him unconditionally, then others wouldn't be able to play well.

If one were to say others could endure it, Su Weide couldn't; if you, Li Huai De, want to play a "clear one color," then he wouldn't mind flipping the table.

Targeting Li Haiyang just now was just a probe; seeing him so nervous, Su Weide was truly nervous.

Especially Li Huai De's attitude in reprimanding his secretary just now; this damn thing is also called reprimanding? It's just scratching an itch.

A secretary dared to block him, which was enough to show that Li Huai De really didn't take them seriously now.

Walking into the office, the first thing he saw was Li Xuewu sitting on the sofa; his eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly as he was about to speak.

But he ultimately didn't have Li Xuewu's reaction speed; just as he was about to make a few sarcastic remarks, the other party stood up.

"Oh my, Deputy Director Su, you really came."

Look, what kind of talk is this!

Li Xuewu was best at blocking others' mouths; if he didn't want someone to speak, he had plenty of vicious tricks.

Seeing Su Weide roll his eyes at this moment, he looked at Li Huai De and said with a smile: "You even said Deputy Director Su's card skills were average and he definitely wouldn't want to come; look, speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao has arrived."

Make it up, keep making it up—

Su Weide's eyeballs were about to roll white, and when he got the opportunity, he choked back: "So the Secretary-General rushed back from Liaodong just to find Director Li to play cards."

"That's for sure; otherwise, what else could it be?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said with a smile: "Don't take advantage of the New Year holiday to play a few rounds; do you want to wait until work starts to listen to you all gather to play cards and sigh at the ocean?"

Li Huai De watched Su Weide being rendered speechless by Li Xuewu, his mouth twitching, finding it funny in his heart, but still playing the peacemaker on his lips.

"Look, isn't the atmosphere here now?"

He patted Su Weide's arm, signaled to the sofa side, and waved his hand at Li Xuewu to signal him to sit.

The three of them were fighting with words, but they had to get by on the surface; they couldn't fight, could they?

Su Weide chose the single seat opposite Li Huai De, leaving the three-person seat for Li Xuewu; this attitude couldn't be more obvious.

Li Xuewu didn't bother with him either, turned his head to look at Li Huai De, and said with a smile: "If it weren't for Steel City being too cold, I would have wanted to take my wife and children over together."

"It's too much suffering, and it's not convenient for Doctor Gu either." Li Huai De really picked up the topic, as if the two had just been chatting in the office.

"Wait until spring, when you're almost done with your work there, and run to the capital a few more times."

He picked up his teacup, looked at Li Xuewu with a chuckle, and said with hidden meaning: "Learn from Director Dong, take care of the family."

Is this about taking care of the family, or taking care of the Gu family?

Perhaps both; let Li Xuewu learn from Dong Wenxue to take care of the family, or rely on the Gu family's power.

Li Xuewu was too lazy to tease him, turned his head to look at Su Weide on the side, smiled, and said: "I heard Deputy Director Su's hometown is in the Northeast? Haven't been back in all these years?"

"Longjiang, the relatives in the hometown are long gone." Su Weide only felt the tea Li Haiyang had just served was bland, just like the conversation between Li Xuewu and Li Huai De.

Was he idle enough to listen to Big Li and Little Li performing nonsense in front of him?

Of course, if he wanted to listen to something else, he had to be willing to let Big Li and Little Li perform for him.

"Tsk tsk—" Li Xuewu could really talk nonsense; he got a sentence from this side, turned his head, and said to Li Huai De: "It's cold in the Northeast this year; although it can't compare to Longjiang, it's also dry and cold in Liaodong, and I can't quite stand it."

"It's always like this; I've gone to the Northeast in winter several times and couldn't stand it." Li Huai De was also a good straight man, touching his knees and saying: "The first time I went, I didn't wear knee pads, and it hurt so much after I came back—"

Are you two done yet? Performing for me? Is it interesting?

Su Weide looked at Old Li, then at Little Li, and then coughed and asked: "Is the Secretary-General coming back from Fengcheng?"

"Isn't that so? I missed home."

Li Xuewu suddenly stretched out a sentence in the Northeast dialect, choking Su Weide until he rolled his eyes.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Huai De, saying: "The night before, Director Hu insisted on coming to join the fun and almost got drunk."

This was even less like human talk; Su Weide hadn't heard of Li Xuewu getting drunk, so he treated him as someone who couldn't count.

"Is that the former Deputy Director of the Liaodong Resident Office in the Capital?"

Su Weide tried his best to lead the topic to Liaodong, and at this moment asked even more directly: "Where was he transferred to after he went back? Is it still in the Government Office?"

"Industrial Bureau, the competent unit."

Li Xuewu nodded and said lightly: "Speaking of this person coming, one has to mention that Deputy Director Lu."

He looked at Li Huai De with a smile and said: "He said he wanted to set up a Hongmen Banquet, but I didn't have time, and he didn't have time either."

"Isn't that so? Knowing I was resting in Fengcheng for a night, he called Hu Ke to join the fun and sent a lot of local specialties."

Without waiting for Su Weide to pick up the conversation, he said to Li Huai De: "In a while, I'll have Zhang Enyuan share some with you; those who see it have a share."

Speaking of this, he seemed to have just remembered that Su Weide was here, turned his head to look at the other party, and said: "It's a coincidence; in a while, you can have Gu Cheng come down and take some back too."

That's enough to save face; the three big leaders of the group are sitting here sharing local specialties; this conversation can't reach the main point, right?

"That would be great; if the Secretary-General is willing to give, I won't be polite."

Su Weide smiled, put down the teacup in his hand, and said: "It's just that if you share the things with us, it will be a waste of Deputy Director Lu's good intentions."

He looked at Li Huai De again and said: "This Deputy Director Lu is... do you know him?"

"Not familiar, just drank a meal of wine."

Li Huai De's answer was seamless; it seemed to answer Su Weide's question, but there was no key point at all.

Su Weide was also annoyed, looked at the two with a cold smile, braced himself, stood up, and said: "Then fine, I'll borrow the Secretary-General's light and eat Liaodong specialties tonight."

"What are you doing? Stay for a while."

Seeing him stand up and want to leave, Li Huai De said politely: "I was just saying it's almost time to get off work, let's go together tonight."

"Forget it, I just came to talk to you about the fire inspection; it's not too late for us to meet tomorrow."

Su Weide glanced lightly at Li Xuewu's side, waved his hand at Li Huai De who had stood up, and said: "You don't need to get up, just accompany the Secretary-General well."

After saying this, he seemed afraid that the two would misunderstand and added: "It's not easy to come back once."

Hmm, the more he explained, the more resentment he had; Li Huai De raised his eyebrows when he heard it, but seeing that the other party had already left, he didn't get angry again.

"Before and after the New Year, fire prevention and disaster prevention."

After Li Huai De sat back down, he picked up his teacup and said: "This disaster is pervasive; we must actively eliminate hidden dangers, so as not to burn the camp."

What he was talking about wasn't fire work, and Li Xuewu understood it, but he still had to pretend to be confused.

If he really cleared all kinds of "hidden dangers" in Liaodong, then the first person who wouldn't be able to sleep would be Old Li.

"Not in that position, not seeking that government."

Li Xuewu looked at the direction of the office door with a smile and said: "It's just that I only mention and emphasize the fire work of various industrial enterprises and production units."

He sat up straight, put down his teacup, and continued: "Saying too much doesn't work, saying too little isn't worth it."

Li Huai De glanced at him, his eyelids drooping, and asked: "Are there many problems in Liaodong?"

"Mainly resource integration and personnel reform issues." Li Xuewu frowned slightly and earnestly continued the topic interrupted by Su Weide: "If the group wants to achieve technological innovation and production reform in the next three years, it must increase efforts in personnel reform and push out the old to bring in the new."

"I dare not exclude the possibility that this research report still has omissions and one-sided parts, but I have figured out the basic situation; next, I have to see how to fix it."

"Hmm, haste makes waste." Li Huai De looked out the window and said a sentence, then looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Do you already have a work plan?"

"I do have some ideas; I wanted to talk to you about them when I came back this time." Li Xuewu smiled and said: "If I didn't have your support, I would always feel insecure."

"Hehe, what did I tell you?"

Li Huai De felt extremely comfortable listening to Li Xuewu's words, but still emphasized: "When you left Steel City, I told you, go ahead and do it boldly."

He frowned, then smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about me, but still pay attention to the influence."

"I understand, you are right."

Li Xuewu nodded knowingly, looked at him, and said: "Do you want to set up a table tonight? I'll treat."

"Forget it, I won't be this villain."

Li Huai De smiled and shook his head, saying: "I didn't spend the New Year at home; it already makes people uncomfortable."

He waved his hand and said: "Fine, go back early today; let's call Wenxue to meet tomorrow."

"As you wish." Li Xuewu stood up and said: "Playing mahjong is fine too, I'm on call."

Is Li Huai De concerned about playing mahjong? He is concerned about Li Xuewu's attitude.

Whether Liaodong should be handed over to Li Xuewu, he was also vague and vague, hesitant and hesitant. ===== CHAPTER 1395 =====