Chapter 1405: Old cow eats tender grass

"Secretary-General, wake up—"

Li Xuewu heard someone calling him between half-dream and half-awake; his habitual vigilance made his hand grip the gun handle under the pillow before he even opened his eyes.

"Secretary-General, a call from the city."

It was Zhang Enyuan's voice, and the face he saw when he opened his eyes was also Zhang Enyuan's slightly urgent face.

The lounge didn't turn on the lights, but he could feel a faint light from the open bedroom door; it was the desk lamp on his office desk.

"Hmm, what time is it?"

Li Xuewu didn't rush to sit up, but closed his eyes again and asked.

Seeing him wake up, Zhang Enyuan didn't rush anymore, settled his mind and replied: "Three forty in the morning."

He was resting in the duty room; Zhou Linghua, who was on duty at night, answered the phone, and then woke him and Zhang Jing.

Zhang Jing was still talking to the other party, and he followed the other party's request to invite the Secretary-General to talk.

The other party was also a secretary, calling to ask if he could talk to the person in charge of the Hongxing Steel Group in Liaodong.

What was there to hesitate about; the Secretary-General had long instructed, not hesitating to postpone tomorrow's itinerary, and stayed in the office at night, wasn't it just to prepare for this call.

"Director Zhang is listening to the phone; it is Director Wang Lu of the Steel City Industrial Management Bureau who wants to talk to you."

"Hmm, I know."

Li Xuewu lay flat on the bed for about two or three minutes, then propped himself up on the bed, put on the slippers prepared by Zhou Wang Yamei, stood up, and walked to the office.

Zhang Enyuan's movements were very fast; by the time Li Xuewu sat behind the office desk, he had already gone to the next door to call Zhang Jing, notifying him that the leader had woken up and could talk at any time.

Seeing him say so, Zhang Jing communicated the news to the opposite side, and after the opposite side confirmed that Director Wang Lu could talk, he transferred the phone to the leader's office.

Zhang Jing and Zhang Enyuan walked out of the office one after another, arrived at Li Xuewu's side, and listened to orders at any time.

Perhaps the movement in the duty room disturbed the silence of the corridor in the middle of the night; at this moment, the direction of Deputy Factory Director Yang's office also lit up, and there was movement coming over.

"Hmm, Director Wang, hello, I am Li Xuewu."

Li Xuewu's voice was consistently calm and composed, not troubled by the news of the day, and even less flustered, making the tone of Wang Lu on the opposite side also become a bit peaceful.

"Hello, Secretary-General Li, sorry to disturb you in the middle of the night."

Wang Lu met Li Xuewu in Fengcheng; that time Li Xuewu accompanied Li Huai De to visit Liaodong, and Wang Lu also participated in that symposium.

The two returned to Steel City together; after several contacts later, Li Xuewu had a good impression of this female cadre in charge of industrial work in Steel City, a talent with very management ability and professional quality.

And Wang Lu was also full of admiration for Li Xuewu; just after Li Xuewu came to work in Liaodong, she also called to greet him and invited Li Xuewu to be a guest at the Steel City Industrial Bureau.

Li Xuewu wasn't surprised at all to hear Wang Lu's call; he also told Yang Zongfang and others to actively cooperate with local work, and had long determined that these works would be arranged uniformly by the locality.

After all, the industrial level and resources of each region are different, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions if the group is notified directly by the ministry.

Li Xuewu's result of communicating with the group in the afternoon was that Li Huai De agreed with his opinion, and the group's various branches would be managed by local coordination, actively cooperating to carry out emergency work.

No matter how big the Hongxing Steel Group's volume is, and no matter how big Li Xuewu's influence in Liaodong industry is, in essence, the group's industrial enterprises in Steel City have to be under their jurisdiction.

So, Li Xuewu's tone had no surprise and impatience, and Wang Lu's tone was also straightforward and calm.

"According to the unified deployment above, we need to count and investigate the situation of enterprises with weapon production potential in Steel City."

Wang Lu said very sincerely: "I know the Hongxing Steel Group has a weapon factory in Steel City; can you report the actual situation of the factory? We might use it."

"No problem, I will arrange for someone to send the situation of the group's various industrial enterprises in Steel City with combat readiness production capacity to the Industrial Bureau later; please arrange for someone to receive it."

Li Xuewu's answer was powerful, "Also please rest assured, the situation is difficult, the Hongxing Steel Group's various enterprises in Liaodong have only one attitude, that is, saturated production, unconditional, open supply."

He said with a very firm attitude: "Including but not limited to weapons, automobiles, food, etc., available whenever called."

"Thank you, I can rest assured with your words." Wang Lu's words revealed joy, and she said gratefully: "I will arrange for someone to dock with the related situation later."

"That's it, Secretary-General Li, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Li Xuewu put down the phone, looked up at the few people reflected by the desk lamp light.

Zhang Jing with red eyes, Zhang Enyuan with a nervous expression, and Yang Zongfang who walked into the office halfway through, they were all looking at Li Xuewu, waiting for him to speak.

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and arranged: "Zhang Jing, you take someone to go, send the materials organized in the afternoon."

He didn't rush to greet Yang Zongfang, nor did he rush to inform him of the situation on the phone just now, but immediately made arrangements for the agreement on the phone.

"Remember, except for normal handover, don't say anything more, remember to ask for a receipt, and remind the other party to keep it secret."

After finishing this sentence, he waved his hand, signaling Zhang Jing could go and do this.

Zhang Jing lifted his spirit, nodded and responded: "Okay, Secretary-General, I will go now, leave the duty room to Comrade Enyuan."

Zhang Enyuan didn't make a sound, but looked at him seriously and nodded, indicating that he had clarified his instructions.

Zhang Jing glanced at him, and seeing Li Xuewu had no other instructions, he turned and went out.

During the time Li Xuewu was on the phone, Zhang Enyuan had already prepared hot tea for Li Xuewu and Yang Zongfang who came in later.

At this moment, seeing that the leader didn't instruct him to do anything, he was about to follow out, but was called back by the leader.

"Enyuan, you stay." Li Xuewu first greeted him, then looked at Yang Zongfang sitting opposite him and said: "The arrangements above have already come down; currently, it is to investigate and count the combat readiness capabilities of industrial enterprises in Steel City; how to go in the next step depends on how the specific situation develops."

He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and continued: "I have already told Director Wang Lu of the Steel City Industrial Bureau that the Hongxing Steel Group will cooperate unconditionally with the organization's arrangements, saturated production, open supply."

"Better safe than sorry; we have to start making preparations now."

"Will the situation develop in a worse direction?" Yang Zongfang frowned slightly and said with concern: "Under the premise of further emphasizing production guarantee and production, propaganda work for workers must also keep up, including emergency defense work."

"Hmm, Zhang Jing and the others have already made the related emergency plans; they will be sent to the group's various industrial enterprises later."

Li Xuewu could of course think of Yang Zongfang's worries, nodded and said: "Propaganda and defense work must be carried out simultaneously, but there must be appropriate room for maneuver, and it cannot cause panic."

He tapped the desktop lightly with his finger and emphasized: "Especially at the current stage, we must be prepared to be infiltrated and interfered with."

"Hmm, I understand what you mean."

Yang Zongfang saw Li Xuewu's gaze gradually become deep, nodded cautiously and said: "I will organize a safety work meeting early tomorrow morning to emphasize and deploy related work."

"Don't be slow, and don't be too much."

Li Xuewu lowered his eyebrows, picked up the tea cup and said: "Too much is as bad as too little; you can't even take it back."

"What do you mean—" Yang Zongfang looked at him with some expectation, and then knew that Li Xuewu wouldn't explain clearly, but he already had a bit of a bottom in his heart.

Safety security and emergency management work still have to improve understanding and make preparations for long-term tough battles.

Li Xuewu drank a sip of hot tea, put down the tea cup, and continued: "The next three years are crucial for the group; whether development is good or stable depends on this morning."

He raised his eyebrows to look at the opposite side, and emphasized with a very serious attitude: "Director Li and other leaders also attach great importance to safety and emergency management work; you should be able to feel this point."

Yang Zongfang didn't answer, but nodded in recognition. In fact, what he recognized more was Li Xuewu's attitude of attaching importance to safety security and emergency management work.

Rather than saying the group attaches great importance to the two items he is in charge of, it is better to say that Li Xuewu has always kept a tight grip on work related to safety at the group level, and does not allow major accidents to occur.

Previously, he was responsible for all aspects of safety management work in the metallurgical plant, including safety production work. After Li Xuewu came to work at the metallurgical plant, he also emphasized this point at the meeting.

The Hongxing Steel Group's safety production standardization and emergency management system were established under Li Xuewu's leadership; Li Xuewu is very qualified to emphasize these words to him, and can be said to be very qualified; it is something he must treat seriously.

What Li Xuewu likes most, the administrative crowd of the metallurgical plant hasn't figured out yet, but what the Secretary-General hates most, they have long inquired clearly.

Very simple, just one point, safety production accidents.

Almost all the responsible persons of safety production accidents he has contacted and managed have been dealt with by him.

Very serious handling, stricter than the handling of general work errors, especially accidents that cause casualties.

It is precisely because of his strict management and scientific control that the Hongxing Steel Group's various industrial enterprises and production units have been praised and publicized by the Ministry of Industry as typical and models for three consecutive years.

The Hongxing Steel Group's training base in the Miyun mountains hung the Emergency Management Work Training Demonstration Base; in the first year, almost all emergency management backbones in the country came here for training, and participated in theoretical and skill training and exams.

The Hongxing plant also transported emergency management professional talents to other industrial enterprises and brother units; teachers in training units in the south also walked out of the Hongxing plant.

Today is also a coincidence; it is because this thing happened that the two had a chance to talk, otherwise he could also feel that Li Xuewu had read the details of the reform at the meeting, and would find the relevant person in charge to talk later.

He didn't think he was the first, because in his opinion, his relationship with Li Xuewu was relatively awkward, plus his division of labor was expanded after re-adjustment, and he hadn't thought about what attitude he should use to face Li Xuewu.

Speaking of which, he and Li Xuewu had no personal hatred, and even no differences and contradictions in work.

There was only one, and that was the position he expressed when facing Dong Wenxue making mistakes, and the attitude he expressed when Yang Yuansong had problems.

At that time, Li Xuewu warned him seriously in private, and even had a very firm attitude.

Especially later in Steel City, Li Xuewu also took the opportunity to beat him, and dealt with some cadres related to him.

Time has passed, and Li Xuewu has also come to Steel City to work; all the cadres here are his subordinates.

Of course, including himself.

Li Xuewu's attitude in work is impeccable; if he wants to evaluate without violating his heart, Li Xuewu is a qualified manager.

From many aspects, it can be called a lucky thing that the metallurgical plant and the group can have him at the helm in Liaodong.

The meeting held yesterday morning, and in the afternoon, small talk spread out, saying that he, Yang Zongfang, had already softened.

Those words were spoken so convincingly that if he hadn't been clear-headed, he would have doubted when he had ever said such things or done such deeds.

The main reason for the gossip in the administration was that his scope of responsibility expanded in this organizational structure reform plan.

You say other deputy directors also have expanded management authority, which is very normal, but for him, it is not very normal.

Returning from Beijing, he had already prepared to be marginalized by Li Xuewu; in fact, he had been marginalized since Dong Wenxue regained the initiative in the Steel City Metallurgical Plant.

Originally, with the support of Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu, even in the situation where Li Huai De didn't trust or like him, he still mastered the discipline inspection and supervision authority of the metallurgical plant.

Now?

It was already stripped away from Dong Wenxue's time; he himself could feel that Li Xuewu's arrival would aggravate the change in this situation. It was just that he didn't expect the change to catch him off guard.

How could Li Xuewu add a burden to him?

If it were someone else, he would have to suspect that the other party had ulterior motives, whether it was deliberately trying to pit him in some aspect.

But Li Xuewu wouldn't; other members of the team also knew that Li Xuewu had been very bright in doing things since he came to Liaodong.

Let's put it this way, if Li Xuewu wanted to play dirty, they would have been transferred or dismissed long ago, and they wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.

But it was Li Xuewu's performance; the brighter it was, the more bottomless his heart was; he was thinking about what Li Xuewu wanted him to do?

The work talk just now finished, and the time was almost four o'clock; the sky outside the window was pitch black, but this was the darkness before dawn, which just proved that it wouldn't be long before dawn.

Li Xuewu felt he couldn't sleep anymore; Yang Zongfang had something on his mind, and after drinking the hot tea prepared by Zhang Enyuan, he couldn't go back to sleep either, so the two talked like this.

Talking about things in the north, talking about safety security and emergency management, talking about the group's future goals and development ideas, and finally talking about...

"Heard someone cursing in the street yesterday."

At twelve o'clock in the morning, several meetings were held in succession, a series of work was deployed, and the actual situation was informed to the team members, and related work arrangements were made.

The members of the Liaodong Industrial Leading Group Office changed shifts to rest, and continued to be on duty and work in the afternoon.

Li Xuewu talked to the persons in charge of the group's various industrial enterprises in Liaodong, and also stated his attitude and arrangements.

Except for Xu Sinian, who was the farthest, talking for a while, others appeared very calm; after all, they were all old comrades who had experienced wind and rain, and had long had psychological preparations.

Xu Sinian talked more because the work he was responsible for was relatively complex, and shipbuilding industry production was relatively sensitive.

He talked to Li Xuewu on the phone, saying that he had already reported the situation of the shipbuilding industry in accordance with the unified arrangement of Yingcheng.

Li Xuewu didn't emphasize too much to him, and didn't need to emphasize this to him; attention must also be paid to confidentiality on the phone.

After all related work was done, Yu Zhe drove him home to take a bath and change clothes.

The itinerary postponed yesterday had to squeeze out some time to make up for it today, striving to set off for Fengcheng tomorrow.

He wanted to see Hu Ke, see Lu Qiming, and how to lead the group in Liaodong for the next three years, he still needed to dock with Liaodong, touch it, and see if he could spark sparks.

A lone tree cannot make a forest, and a single thread cannot make a line; no matter how capable the Hongxing Steel Group is, it cannot change the fact that it is an enterprise.

If it can cooperate comprehensively with the locality and with Liaodong's various industrial enterprises and related enterprises, it is an opportunity for Liaodong industrial enterprises, and also an important choice and rare opportunity for the Hongxing Steel Group.

Before, it was said that the steel plant in Steel City of the Hongxing plant had no foundation and no ranking, and it was normal not to be valued by Liaodong industry; now it's different.

What kind of volume has what kind of responsibility, and what kind of strength can make what kind of friends.

Li Xuewu understands very well the purpose of Hu Ke wanting to see him, and he also wants to take advantage of Hu Ke's convenience to talk to Lu Qiming.

If the talk is good, and the other party's requirements are also very reasonable, then he has to talk about conditions with Hu Ke.

He wants to actively cooperate with Liaodong's enterprises while boosting his own industrial development and economic development work, and respond to the dividends of development to Liaodong industry.

Fallen flowers are not heartless things, turning into spring mud to protect spring.

He didn't rest well last night; he ate lunch at the canteen and came out, leaning on the back seat and closing his eyes to rest.

Zhang Enyuan didn't follow back; he had other work to do; only Yu Zhe was alone, and this mouth opened.

In fact, Yu Zhe talks a lot; he is the one with the densest mouth among Li Xuewu's few drivers; the kind that will suffocate if he doesn't talk.

But after becoming a driver, he suffered several losses in succession, and also learned a lesson; he didn't dare to talk nonsense easily.

Plus his sister's reminder before coming to Liaodong, as long as there is a third person in this car, he shuts up.

That kind of tightly pursed lips, the kind that constantly reminds himself not to talk.

Li Xuewu was still very satisfied with him, except for the aspect of anxiously looking for a partner, the young man was okay.

Did Yu Zhe change his nature after coming to Steel City?

Then you have to call the dog to change the habit of eating shit.

He also flirted with girls in Steel City, because of the excessive eagerness to get married, so the urgency and greasiness shown scared away many people.

If it weren't for a leader with a positive image like Li Xuewu, everyone would have shouted to catch the hooligan.

Did Yu Zhe really act like a hooligan?

No, if this kid were in later generations, he definitely wouldn't lack a wife; he dared to chat, tease, give gifts, and ask for WeChat with any stranger.

It doesn't work in this era; this is a frivolous performance; it's suitable in the young group, for example, old Ping or the ruffians look at it and it's not a thing.

But in administrative units, in serious enterprises, this frivolous performance will only make people stay away, very afraid that associating with him will also be labeled as frivolous by others.

Yu Zhe caused trouble in Beijing once; after coming to Steel City, he also knew he couldn't be excessive and lose face for Li Xuewu.

But the inner trembling still made him show too much enthusiasm for the unmarried young women in the administration.

At first, everyone wasn't used to it; now they slowly know him; this is a rabbit.

Li Xuewu was also observing Yu Zhe; if he really dared to cause trouble, he would have to send him back regardless of Yu Li's face.

This kid, if he were really mature, he would be simple-minded; he was originally simple and honest, but he had to learn some cunning.

He didn't have any of his sister's cleverness, but there was no problem using him as a driver.

He heard him talking about the gossip in the administration, but he didn't respond, because he knew Yu Zhe couldn't hold it, and Yu Zhe would continue to talk without him speaking.

"Cursed very ugly—" Yu Zhe glanced at the rearview mirror, saw the leader's expression had no reaction, and then continued to talk: "I heard that it means the Industrial Leading Group Office is reorganizing discipline and changing personnel, and those who were cleaned out are unbalanced in their hearts, cursing Director Liao Jinhui."

"They originally heard two years ago that the Liaodong Industrial Leading Group Office was to be established, thinking Director Dong was going to show his skills and do a big job, so they all entrusted people to find relationships to come in."

"I heard them say, especially those who took Director Liao's relationship, were arranged the most by him."

Yu Zhe said gloatingly: "But who would have thought, Director Dong was as stable as Mount Tai, although the corresponding office agency was established according to the group's deployment, it wasn't utilized due to the situation at that time."

"These people who came in through relationships were dumbfounded; one by one, they were waiting for hot rice, but sat on the cold bench, and had already become a joke in the administration."

"Don't know how others were handled, just know that those who took Director Liao's relationship all held concurrent posts in the office, which can be considered not losing too much."

"These two years, everyone had no hope, and the gratitude to Director Liao also faded, all thinking about transferring away."

He looked at Li Xuewu in the rearview mirror again; the leader was still that expression, as if he was asleep.

In fact, Yu Zhe knew that the leader wasn't asleep, because the leader would snore when he was asleep.

Furthermore, he also knew that the leader didn't have the habit of sleeping in the car, and had no sense of security.

It was very convenient for him to test whether Li Xuewu was asleep; as long as he braked suddenly, he could verify it.

It's just that if he did this, he would be dead.

So Li Xuewu didn't signal him to shut up, which was allowing him to continue speaking.

"Since this temporary agency had many people trying to find relationships to transfer away, and some were left behind, you came, and you want to enable this agency."

He said with a smile: "Those who cursed in the street complained about this point, saying they were implicated by Director Liao, otherwise they would have grasped the opportunity long ago."

"Sat on the cold bench for more than two years, wasted youth not to mention, and delayed development in career."

"Seeing that the leader changed, there was hope, but saw Director Liao make mistakes one after another, ruining their hope."

Yu Zhe didn't have the mind to watch the fun when he talked here, but said seriously: "Human hearts are not enough to swallow an elephant; they curse Director Liao like this, which just shows their expectation for this post."

"And the expectation for this post also shows that even if they stay in the office, their hearts will be crooked."

He looked up at Li Xuewu in the rearview mirror and asked: "Leader, you say I'm right or wrong?"

"On one hand they are cursing, on the other hand they are envious, saying that the Group Industrial Leading Group Office in Liaodong is the most important and critical office for Liaodong industry in the future, which can be called the group's military office in Liaodong."

Yu Zhe raised his eyebrows and said: "Military office, I heard from the storytelling that it's old cow awesome—"

"You are also awesome." Li Xuewu glanced at him and said: "It's a waste of talent to let you be a driver; you should be arranged to be on duty in the Jinyiwei."

"Hehehe—" Yu Zhe said with a smile: "I heard it by accident when I went to smoke in the back of the canteen at noon."

"Accidentally?" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and looked at him and said: "How did you know it was accidental, and how did you know they weren't intentional?"

"Is it? Can this also be intentional?"

Yu Zhe widened his eyes in disbelief and said: "Then they are too bad."

"Who is a good person?" Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked: "Which good person wrote these two words on his face for you to see. The one who writes good person on his face must be a good person?"

"You've confused me—"

Yu Zhe raised his hand to scratch his face and said: "I really didn't pay attention; I just went to smoke by the way, and I didn't see them looking at me."

"Hmm, you wouldn't have found out if you didn't look." Li Xuewu said lightly: "Have you heard of this kind of thing in the group before?"

"Even if there is more resentment in the heart, they won't gather together and speak ill of the leader so blatantly."

Li Xuewu told him: "This is taboo, and it's also easy to be used by others. You say it's in the back of the canteen, where people often go to smoke; do they dare to do this?"

"Grass—they are really bad!"

Yu Zhe slapped the steering wheel in anger and cursed: "Calculated on my head?"

"Oh, no—"

He still didn't understand, looked at Li Xuewu in the rearview mirror and asked: "What does this mean?"

"What does it mean?" Li Xuewu pulled the corners of his mouth and said: "It means letting you bring these words to me."

"Then I was used by them?"

Yu Zhe said annoyedly: "Really... these bastards..."

He also didn't know what to curse; cursing anything made him feel incompetent and brainless.

At this moment, he said seriously to Li Xuewu in the rearview mirror: "Leader, just forget everything I just said, just treat it as if I didn't say anything; can't let these bastards calculate and take advantage of me."

"Sigh—" Li Xuewu looked at the car parked steadily at the gate of the courtyard, and couldn't help but sigh, and said to Yu Zhe before getting off the car: "You should honestly be your driver; talk less about other things."

He actually wanted to say one more sentence, but thought it was meaningless, forget it, don't say it.

After all, he can accept working hard, but if he says he doesn't have that brain, he will be sad.

This kid looks mature, but is actually simple-minded; he is originally simple and honest, but has to learn some cunning.

He doesn't have any of his sister's cleverness, but there is no problem using him as a driver.

Yu Zhe turned off the car and got off with Li Xuewu, asking: "Do you need me to send you in?"

"Afraid I'll fall?" Li Xuewu glanced at him sideways and said: "There is no one at home; if you are afraid of the cold, come in and wait."

"Oh, oh, if you don't need me, I'll wait for you in the car." Yu Zhe's expectation in his eyes instantly dissipated a lot; his mouth dealt with Li Xuewu's words in a donkey-lip-not-matching-horse way, but his eyes looked at the courtyard with regret.

This guy, still hasn't forgotten the gold-rimmed glasses that day; Li Xuewu really didn't know what to say to him.

A good young man doesn't like big girls, why is he so fond of gold-rimmed glasses.

Can gold-rimmed glasses be better than a beautiful girl?

"You didn't go out?"

Li Xuewu was a bit surprised to see the gold-rimmed glasses in the living room, and the corners of his eyes were embarrassed.

If he had known, he would have let Yu Zhe come in and sit for a while.

"Didn't you say you would come back at noon."

Zhou Wang Yamei looked like she had just woken up, perhaps woken up by the sound of him entering the courtyard.

Li Xuewu looked at the sofa direction and reminded her: "Why don't you go upstairs to rest, be careful of catching a cold."

"I lay down for a while after eating at noon; I didn't sleep soundly last night, I feel much better now."

Zhou Wang Yamei helped him take off his coat, and went to the bathroom to put hot water, busy for a while.

Li Xuewu was also a bit lacking in spirit; he took his clothes upstairs and came down; Zhou Wang Yamei had already prepared it, and he didn't say much.

It was just that when he was soaking in the bath, Zhou Wang Yamei walked in and asked him about the situation at the unit.

This was the first time Zhou Wang Yamei took the initiative to ask him; she was really a bit worried.

It seems there is really no wall that doesn't leak wind in this world; with Zhou Wang Yamei's ability in Steel City, it's not surprising that she knows this wind.

"Did something really happen?"

"Didn't you listen to the radio this morning?"

Li Xuewu lay in the bathtub and closed his eyes to rest, and responded: "It's just as the news said."

"Then this Northeast—"

Zhou Wang Yamei frowned slightly and asked with concern: "Is there any preparation needed?"

"No need, and no need."

Li Xuewu wiped his face with his hand and said calmly: "The matter is far from reaching the level you are worried about."

"Besides, Steel City is very far from there; even if there is a problem, it won't spread here in a while."

It's not that Zhou Wang Yamei is timid, but she has concerns in her heart, which Li Xuewu understands very well.

This concern is also a bargaining chip for Zhou Wang Yamei to get along with him, and he respects Zhou Wang Yamei's thoughts very much. 【1

"Then, regarding the Northeast—"

Zhou Wang Yamei frowned slightly and asked with some concern, "Does it require any preparations?"

"No need, and it's not necessary."

Li Xuewu raised his hand to wipe his face and said calmly, "The situation is far from reaching the point you're worried about."

"Besides, Steel City is very far from there; even if there were problems, they wouldn't spread here for a while."

It's no wonder Zhou Wang Yamei is worried; in this era, the other side truly harbors malicious intent toward us, and the threat is significant.

They have even raised the slogan of eliminating hidden dangers; this isn't the first time for such probing and conflict.

Li Xuewu understands some of it and has a certain level of mental preparation. He can't appear too relaxed in an official capacity, but there's no need to scare Zhou Wang Yamei.

Zhou Wang Yamei isn't timid or afraid of trouble; rather, she has concerns in her heart, which Li Xuewu understands very well.

This concern is also a bargaining chip in Zhou Wang Yamei's relationship with him, and he respects her thoughts very much.

Have you ever seen Li Xuewu make excessive demands? Have you ever seen him give Zhou Wang Yamei any promises?

Dorgon couldn't achieve it back then, so why would he think about wasting his effort?

Raising flowers is too difficult and exhausting; it's better to just water them and loosen the soil.

Not to mention Dorgon from long ago, just look at Banggeng nearby. With his mother Qin Huairu's personality, she wouldn't let him suffer any grievances; even Liu Guoyou wouldn't dare give him a hard time.

Why can't Liu Guoyou's two daughters get along with their family? Isn't it just that having a stepmother means having a stepfather?

Liu Guoyou is indeed in the wrong, but he hasn't treated Banggeng badly. Yet, have you ever seen Banggeng give him a pleasant look?

It's the same for Banggeng, and the same for Fu Zhidong; Li Xuewu knows this very well in his heart.

The reason Fu Zhidong is close to him is that he has been present in Fu Zhidong's life since he was little.

Furthermore, his father's influence on him is significant; it could be called a psychological shadow. If it weren't for Zhou Wang Yamei, his mother who is a psychologist, this child would have shown even more extreme behavior than Banggeng.

Toward Li Xuewu, Fu Zhidong initially had at least 40% identification, and later, seeing Li Xuewu's care for his father, an additional 10% is normal.

Then there is Li Xuewu's care for him and his mother, as well as Li Xuewu's genuine sincerity toward him.

Especially the last point; a child's heart is the most sensitive, and he can distinguish good from bad.

Li Xuewu has never shown a hypocritical side to him, so Fu Zhidong is very mature in this regard, and even very understanding of his mother's behavior.

As for whether he can understand it when he grows up, that depends on his upbringing environment, the ability of Li Xuewu, his godfather, and finally, Zhou Wang Yamei's performance.

Just judging by the fact that Zhou Wang Yamei is only worried about her son's performance at this moment, it's estimated that Fu Zhidong won't break his mother's heart; his educational environment doesn't allow for it either.

Hearing Li Xuewu say this and seeing him so calm, Zhou Wang Yamei relaxed her tense heart a little.

When she heard that Li Xuewu was going to continue his itinerary in Fengcheng, she felt even more at ease.

It's very simple: if the situation were critical, Li Xuewu would definitely not leave Steel City. Even if he wanted to, the Group wouldn't allow it; he is the person responsible for the Group in Liaodong.

"Speaking of which, why is it so quiet at home today?" Li Xuewu turned his head to look at her and asked, "Where are Zhidong and Banggeng?"

"Zhidong went to play with his classmates."

Zhou Wang Yamei smoothed the hair by her ear and said, "I wasn't at ease, so I let Banggeng go with him."

"Are you sure?" Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and said, "That kid Banggeng isn't exactly honest."

"If you treat him like a child, he is a child." Zhou Wang Yamei looked at him and said, "If you treat him like an adult, he will learn to respond to you with adult thinking."

"Mm-hmm, you're the teacher in this regard."

Li Xuewu nodded in agreement and said, "It seems I have to tell Qin Huairu to prepare a generous gift to thank you."

"Am I doing it for her?"

Zhou Wang Yamei glanced at him indifferently and got up to go to the living room; she heard the telephone ringing.

Li Xuewu watched her back with amusement; don't easily mess with this smart woman—she's too hard to fool.

Especially since she studies psychology; she has a whole set of theories for everything. Wouldn't someone who doesn't understand be played to death by her?

What do you think Zhou Wang Yamei meant just now?

She wasn't asking Li Xuewu for a favor, and she certainly wasn't proudly indicating she didn't care for Qin Huairu's gratitude. She was hinting to Li Xuewu that she knows Qin Huairu is "one of our own."

See, Li Xuewu had foresight; he hadn't even told Zhou Wang Yamei that Qin Huairu was no longer "one of our own," though she is still trustworthy.

"It's a call from the capital." Zhou Wang Yamei finished the call in the living room, hung up, and returned to report to Li Xuewu: "Yu Li called, saying Ms. Ding has returned to the capital and is staying at your house."

"Mm, I know." Li Xuewu nodded and explained, "It's for Gu Yan's wedding."

He pointed to the bath towel on the rack and said, "I introduced Zhou Yao to Gu Yan; the wedding is set for March. The itinerary was already decided when I went to Jin Ling last time."

"Zhou Yao? The Security Division Chief of your Group?" Zhou Wang Yamei took the bath towel and handed it to him, teasing, "You really don't let your own water flow into others' fields, do you? Are you addicted to playing matchmaker?"

"Heh heh—" Li Xuewu wiped his body, smiled, and looked at her, asking, "What? Are you jealous?"

He walked out of the bathroom wrapped in the bath towel and said, "Do you want me to help you find a suitable one too?"

"Sure, if you can do it, I can."

Zhou Wang Yamei curled her lip and said, "It's best if you help me find someone young, promising, and successful."

She followed Li Xuewu upstairs, muttering, "It would be best if he could give me a sense of security, allowing me to live at home without having to go to work."

"Aihai, I'm really not joking."

Li Xuewu said he wasn't joking, but he smiled and pointed out the window, saying, "Right at the entrance, there's a young man captivated by your beauty and temperament."

"If we're talking about being young, he's truly young, and his job is very stable; supporting you is absolutely no problem." He raised an eyebrow and said, "He was just feeling secretly sad because he couldn't run into you. If I were to call him in now, believe it or not, he'd come running into the courtyard in a flash."

"You really are—" Zhou Wang Yamei gritted her teeth, withdrew her gaze from the window, glared at him, and said, "Even if I could bring myself to do it, could you really let it happen?"

"One is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit—"

Li Xuewu stepped onto the stairs with amusement, saying relentlessly, "If a beautiful marriage could be achieved, I would consider it an increase in my own virtue."

"Virtue, my foot—" Zhou Wang Yamei twitched her mouth and said, "Even if you're willing to give, I'm not willing to eat. I'm not like you, an old ox eating tender grass."

"Hey! Who are you calling old—"