Chapter 1451: The Library Opens

On September 12th, the library of the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone opened, and Li Xuewu attended the opening ceremony.

The seven-story building, expected to house one million volumes, added a touch of cultural atmosphere to the ecological industrial zone.

"When will the Falanxi Pavilion open?"

Li Xuewu sat in the audience, listening to Old Li's impassioned and expressive speech on stage, and turned his head to ask Chantal beside him.

Chantal had just finished a flurry of chatter with Catherine, the General Manager of Gilly Star Shipping who was seated on the other side; Li Xuewu was just seizing a moment to interject.

Arranging for him to sit on the side of the foreign guests was also to avoid the awkwardness of the foreign guests not knowing the local language.

But in reality, the Group's Foreign Affairs Office didn't quite understand; these foreigners were all learning Chinese.

However, when it came to learning Chinese, Li Xuewu still felt that Maggie Roman learned the best.

It was a pity that Maggie had already returned to her country, and there had been no news of her since that last parting.

He did see Chantal and Catherine often; Chantal was fine, coming to the capital once a month, or going to the Yingcheng Shipyard.

Catherine had more perseverance than Chantal; although she had a luxury villa in the port city, she insisted on living and working in the interior.

She came to Steel City almost every week, and she would go regardless of whether Li Xuewu had time or not.

They weren't necessarily always together, but according to her own words, she really liked life in the interior.

This was truly like a little monk lying on a roof beam—strange and wonderful.

A princess born into an old-money capitalist family actually liked life in the interior.

Catherine said that the interior possessed a simple and natural side, and even more hot-blooded and passionate ideas.

Li Xuewu couldn't quite understand this girl anymore; perhaps Italians were naturally naive and cute?

"Don't you have a saying, that you shouldn't say things that affect unity?"

Chantal glanced at Li Xuewu and said, "If you have a way, I am willing to strive for the Falanxi Order of Arts and Letters award for you."

"That would truly be discrimination against me."

Li Xuewu watched Old Li's speech, a smile on the corners of his mouth as he said, "I was just asking casually, you don't need to take it too seriously."

"Did I take it seriously?" Chantal narrowed her left eye slightly, looking ahead as she said, "I just think it's a bit of a pity, after all, we have done a lot of work."

"You should believe that I truly want to bring Falanxi culture to the interior, and also want to bring the interior's culture to Falanxi."

"Of course, I certainly believe you."

Li Xuewu turned his head to look at her and said, "Not for anything else, just for the contributions you and the Santaya Group have made to us and to Red Star Steel, I have sufficient reason to trust you."

"And then, do we need to continue building?"

Chantal looked directly into his eyes and asked, "You don't think we must build this national pavilion, do you?"

"Of course not, you should know my intentions." Li Xuewu said candidly, "I held a welcoming attitude when the decision was made for the Santaya Group to come to the Liangma River Ecological Industrial Zone to build the pavilion."

"I understand you, you are open-minded." Chantal nodded knowingly, sighed slightly, and said, "It's a pity you cannot represent everyone."

"Just as you cannot represent Falanxi." Li Xuewu smiled helplessly and said, "This is a regret that neither of us wishes to see."

"You really know how to talk—"

Chantal glanced at him, turned her head to ask Catherine, who was watching the excitement: "Is he just as watertight with you?"

"I don't quite understand what you mean."

Catherine raised an eyebrow, her gaze involuntarily turning toward Li Xuewu.

Indeed, when Li Xuewu was with her, he was truly "watertight."

Besides, even if Li Xuewu were willing, she wouldn't be.

It was fine for the two of them to be together to increase cooperative sentiment and improve negotiation activity, but it wouldn't be worth it if they really caused a "human life" issue.

Could she really return to the port city with a big belly to give birth to a mixed-race child, and then find him to settle the score?

Stop joking, everyone is an adult, and those who don't follow the rules of the game will be eliminated.

It was just that Catherine was young after all; although she said she didn't understand, her eyes had already betrayed her.

Chantal turned her head away and stopped looking at her, her mouth curling in a silent remark: Little bitch.

If she couldn't see anything with this kind of expression, she would have lived in vain after dominating the international market for so many years.

Being able to stand firm in such a complex environment, besides capital support, also required an eye for detail that surpassed ordinary people.

Italians were too casual.

The Falanxi weren't any better!

Catherine had already sensed something from Li Xuewu's expression and Chantal's reaction.

Being slow to react, her face flushed slightly; it was the annoyance of embarrassment and shame.

The embarrassment and shame weren't because of the story between her and Li Xuewu, but the annoyance of being seen through by this Falanxi woman without realizing it herself.

Falanxi women were no good.

She stared at the other party, turned her head to look ahead, and muttered something to herself.

Seeing Fan Hua, sitting behind Li Xuewu, pursed her lips and giggled, feeling in her heart that the Secretary-General was truly amazing.

Could Seeing Fan Hua understand Falanxi?

Of course she couldn't, but she had already sensed that because of the Secretary-General's few words, the atmosphere between Santaya Group President Chantal and Gilly Star Shipping General Manager, which had been chatting very well, had stiffened.

Was it a good thing for two foreign companies with deep cooperation with the Steel Group to have a harmonious relationship?

If it were only aimed at the Red Star Steel Group, as the Director of the Foreign Affairs Office, Seeing Fan Hua's opinion was consistent with Secretary-General Li Xuewu's:

It would be better if these enterprises fought!

Santaya Group, Gilly Star Shipping, and Sanhe Stock Company were sitting together.

These three enterprises were the earliest to start cooperation with the Red Star Steel Group, and they were also excellent foreign enterprises that had continuously expanded and deepened their areas of cooperation over these years.

Santaya Group had participated in the construction of multiple projects of the Red Star Steel Group, including architecture, mining, trade, hotels, etc., and was the foreign enterprise that had invested the most resources so far.

Of course, without generous returns and profits, Santaya Group wouldn't do this either.

Capitalists might donate money, but they absolutely could not accept losses; this was an iron fact.

"I issue a call here!"

Li Huai finally deigned to lift his head from the speech manuscript in his hand to look at the audience and said: "Please read more books, read good books, and cultivate an interest in learning. We also welcome all factory employees, all walks of life, and cooperative enterprises to donate books and periodicals to the Red Star Library."

"Here I want to announce that the Santaya Group has decided to donate 20,000 books and periodicals of various types to the Red Star Library."

As Old Li's impassioned voice just fell, applause symbolizing friendship rang out.

The main purpose of coming to participate in this activity today had been achieved; Chantal stood up and smiled, waving to the employee representatives and representatives from all walks of life at the scene.

"Gilly Star Shipping has decided to donate 20,000 books and periodicals of various types to the Red Star Library."

Catherine stood up and waved, receiving equally enthusiastic applause.

"Sanhe Stock Company will donate 50,000 books and periodicals of various types to the Red Star Library." Old Li stood on the stage, looking at the document in his hand, and said in an even louder voice: "And will sign a talent exchange mechanism cooperation plan with the Red Star Steel Group."

When Sanhe Stock Company representative Nakamura Shuji stood up, the applause appeared uneven, which was due to the change in the rhythm of Old Li's reading and the hesitation in the second half of the sentence.

Everyone hadn't figured out what this talent exchange cooperation mechanism was.

The employee representatives might not have reacted yet, but the engineering team that participated in the aircraft receiving project the year before last had already understood.

If there were no surprises, Sanhe Stock Company was starting to stir up trouble again.

This time, the book donation invitation letter was sent to all joint enterprises and foreign enterprises that had cooperated or were currently cooperating with the Red Star Steel Group.

Specially inviting these three enterprises to participate in the library opening ceremony also had the meaning of encouragement.

It was just that Catherine and Chantal knew each other beforehand, and the number of books they agreed to donate was the same.

They also knew the representative of Sanhe Stock Company, but they just didn't have any dealings with him.

They didn't ask, but Gucang Ping'er had inquired clearly and even reported this seemingly ordinary news to the domestic headquarters.

Upon receiving this news, Vice President Nakamura Shuji held a discussion meeting overnight and decided to come to the capital in person to preside over and participate in this activity.

In fact, many cooperative enterprises of the Red Star Steel Group had book donation actions, it was just that they weren't as large as theirs.

Foreign enterprise book donations were basically defined as foreign language books, which were excellent books and periodicals from the country where the enterprise was located.

But currently, the country had corresponding policy requirements and special influences needed, so on the invitation letter, the Foreign Affairs Office had already marked the donation conditions.

Being able to donate 20,000 books and periodicals was already the most excellent choice under the conditions.

Catherine and Chantal had worked and lived in the interior for a long time and certainly understood the needs of the Red Star Steel Group, so they prepared mostly technical books and periodicals.

Sanhe Stock Company, which learned of this news, interpreted this differently and also gave this library opening a different definition.

Why did the Red Star Steel Group want to build a library?

This represented the cultural vane of the enterprise and was also an important window for employees of this era to learn about and understand the world.

As Japan, which took culture as the direction for a strong country, its sensitivity to this activity was quite high. Sanhe Stock Company even believed that this activity was a prerequisite and probe for the Red Star Steel Group to start another round of technical bidding.

The Red Star Steel Group could have today's development precisely because it started comprehensive cooperation with the Santaya Group and obtained international technical resources.

The Santaya Group, which also obtained development and exploration resources in the interior, made a fortune, while what it paid was only the introduction of technology and equipment; how could it not make Sanhe Stock Company envious?

If the Red Star Steel Group was preparing to carry out a new round of technical introduction due to development needs, then Sanhe Stock Company absolutely wouldn't be as cautious and careful as before; it was going to compete with the Santaya Group.

Therefore, it donated 50,000 books and periodicals and provided a plan for a technical talent exchange cooperation mechanism.

Was the difficulty of inviting technical workers from the interior to Japan to study high?

Let's put it this way, the difficulty of the project itself wasn't high, and there were even many precedents to refer to before.

Then what was the fundamental reason why such training activities were delayed?

It was management and personnel screening.

Enterprises and government agencies had to at least ensure the purity of the trainees during the training period and their willingness to return to the country.

It was fine if the time was short, but after three or five years, who dared to guarantee that the trainees wouldn't change?

Don't underestimate the other party's sugar-coated bullets; how many people had fallen under such an offensive?

In this era, once such a problem appeared, even Li Huai would have to take responsibility.

Therefore, those below were unwilling to apply, and those above were unwilling to take responsibility; no one would look for trouble for themselves.

This time, Sanhe Stock Company fully considered the concerns of the Red Star Steel Group and decided to first send excellent lecturers to the interior to provide technical training services for the Group's trainees.

Look, as long as one's thinking doesn't slide, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

If one wanted to capture the heart of the Red Star Steel Group, one had to do the work well.

Chantal and Catherine, who heard this news in the audience, turned their heads in unison to look at Nakamura Shuji, who was sitting on the other side of the aisle, and cursed in their hearts in unison, "Little devils are no good people."

"Are you going to carry out aircraft cooperation expansion in Steel City?"

At the reception, Chantal found Li Xuewu, who was eating, and bluntly asked the question she had been pondering for a long time.

Li Xuewu raised his head to look at her, pointed to the seat beside him, and reminded her softly and seriously: "Prying is not a good habit."

"Can't I read the newspaper?"

Chantal pulled up her skirt and sat down beside him, tilting her body to look at him and said: "Besides, this isn't a secret project."

"As far as I know, Santaya Group doesn't have an aircraft manufacturing business."

Li Xuewu put down the chopsticks in his hand, picked up a napkin to wipe the corners of his mouth, and said bluntly: "Is it that you are personally more interested in this project?"

"Don't be like a frightened bird, with swords drawn and bows bent." Chantal used two idioms in a row, attempting to dispel Li Xuewu's caution and concerns.

She put down the wine glass in her hand and said: "Santaya Group doesn't have an aircraft manufacturing business, but we do international trade."

"Trade can always exist, right?"

"Of course, of course it can."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly, looked at her, and asked: "Then, respected President Chantal, on the premise that your side can provide us with two helicopter production lines, which model of helicopter sales agency business do you want to discuss with us?"

"You seem to be targeting me?"

Chantal frowned slightly and looked at him, asking: "You are still dwelling on that matter from the past."

"I'm really glad you didn't bring Mr. Mercedes to participate in this activity."

Li Xuewu saw that she had pierced through this topic, so he didn't hide it anymore.

"Otherwise, I absolutely wouldn't have said so much to you; he appears even more dangerous than I imagined."

"I might have to say you are too sensitive."

Chantal turned her body to face him directly, not caring about this temporary social etiquette, and said seriously: "You cannot be so petty."

"I am willing to hear your insights."

Li Xuewu raised his hand to signal and said: "I hope you can give me a different answer."

"I cannot give you an answer, because of your inner prejudice and stubborn thinking."

Chantal said very candidly: "You are a mature person with great perseverance; no one can sway your thoughts and ideas."

"I am not defending Mercedes for anything, I just hope you can look forward."

She spread her hands and said: "The road of future cooperation between Santaya Group and Red Star Steel Group is very long; neither you nor I will stay in place."

"Of course, I have also noticed your side's vigilance and precautions against Mercedes."

Chantal said helplessly: "If I could transfer him back to the country, I would be willing to make every effort."

"This might be the answer I wanted." Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Don't be embarrassed, I can understand your difficulties."

"Thank you, you are as wise as ever in my mind."

Chantal reached out and gently patted the back of his hand, stood up, and said: "I hope your aircraft manufacturing project makes a breakthrough."

"Of course, I also hope that next time you won't reject me so ruthlessly."

Li Xuewu watched the figure in the white dress leave, his eyebrows raising slightly.

They say flies don't bite seamless eggs; the Group's project hadn't even landed yet, and someone was already eyeing it.

He absolutely didn't believe what Chantal said; the confidentiality of this project hadn't reached the point where the media could publish and promote it wantonly.

Shen Fei wouldn't promote it with great fanfare at this time either; doing so wouldn't increase the pressure on the Red Star Steel Group, but would instead push the cooperation negotiations between the two sides in an unpredictable direction.

The attitude of the Group was the same; before the cooperation landed, the propaganda department kept its mouth shut and it was impossible to confirm these news to the media.

As for internal work adjustments and changes, the working groups formed for the cooperation between the two sides were all internal work of the Group's organs.

If Santaya Group wanted to understand this project, the only channel was the Group's organs.

Why was Li Xuewu's reaction so big? When handling the Mercedes matter, he had instructed Zhou Yao to carry out a special investigation.

That operation had a bountiful harvest, but there were no big fish; no matter how many small fish there were, they couldn't form a climate.

Zhou Yao's meaning was that the investigation actions of the security department would cause unnecessary discussion and panic.

The opinion she gave in the operation summary plan was to strengthen propaganda and strengthen management.

That was the principle that blocking was not as good as dredging.

Li Xuewu actually wanted to solve it once and for all, clearing out the weeds that had already taken root and sprouted.

Zhou Yao disagreed with his thinking, believing that such things would never be eradicated, and such people would never be extinct.

Rather than eliminating the weeds that were hooked together over and over again, it was better to fertilize the soil.

Li Xuewu considered killing the chicken to warn the monkey, while Zhou Yao focused on daily management.

Out of consideration for respecting professionalism, Li Xuewu didn't insist on his own opinion.

However, Zhou Yao also subsequently organized several investigation groups, strengthening the investigation and handling of related cases.

Without a serious atmosphere, such weeds would emerge one after another; they thought that the enterprise's operation didn't need confidentiality, so they traded news for money.

Li Xuewu didn't want to discuss the harm of such problems with Zhou Yao, but rather carried out work from the source.

Since Chantal delivered herself to the door this time, he didn't need to be polite.

Pointing out Mercedes was also a warning to Chantal that it was best not to cross the line.

Santaya Group's entanglement with Red Star Steel Group in the interior was too deep; just as Red Star Steel Group didn't trust them, Santaya Group also wanted to understand and monitor Red Star Steel more.

If he were played by the other party in the interior, Li Xuewu couldn't afford to lose that face.

Red Star Steel paying attention to Santaya Group's development status was a normal enterprise management method, but Santaya Group maliciously prying into the Group's operation was trampling on the red line of cooperation between the two sides.

After the luncheon ended, Li Xuewu found Old Li and specially emphasized this point.

After Li Huai heard his opinions and concerns, he frowned slightly and pondered for a long time.

"What do they want to do? Challenge our bottom line, provoke us?"

"The drunkard's heart is not in the wine."

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said: "At least I don't think they want to intervene in the international aircraft sales industry, but have other purposes."

"The cooperation with Shen Fei is at a critical stage, and this situation has appeared."

He raised his finger and asked with narrowed eyes: "Will Santaya Group have contacted Shen Fei privately?"

"If that's really the case, then the cooperation is over." Li Huai said with a firm attitude: "I will never allow anyone to challenge the principles and red lines of the Red Star Steel Group."

"This time going to Fengcheng, you also probe the other party's attitude."

He pointed at Li Xuewu and said: "But also pay attention to the scale, don't hurt the innocent."

"There is a very high possibility that Santaya Group is setting off smoke bombs to interfere with our actions."

"It's not that there isn't such a possibility." Li Xuewu nodded in recognition, "Then I will go to Fengcheng and take a look to see if the other party has any small movements."

"Try not to hurt the harmony."

Li Huai thought for a moment and exhorted him: "If the cooperation doesn't succeed, the benevolence remains; anyway, we haven't lost anything."

What the hell, don't hurt the harmony!

Old Li's way of thinking was wrong; if there was a first time, there would be a second. When the cooperation negotiation reached the second round, it was determined that both sides had a basis for cooperation.

Once one side appeared repetitive, if the cooperation didn't succeed, where would benevolence exist? Turning against each other was the most normal expression.

"Sorry, the hospitality was not good."

Li Xuewu took the initiative to pour a glass of red wine for Ji Yuxiu's mother, Fu Caining, and his mother-in-law.

The hospitality not being good was said to Fu Caining; the mother-in-law was his own person, so there was no need for him to be polite.

Being polite to his mother-in-law was his mistake, and he couldn't invite both of them together.

For Li Xuecai's wedding, Li Xuewu contributed a lot, but the meat in the bun wasn't in the pleats.

He had never told anyone about his care for his younger brother, and even less would he show off his merits to his elders.

It was just that it was rare for Fu Caining to return from the port city, and the two sides were in-laws, so they couldn't just meet once on the day of the wedding.

Li Xuewu invited the other party to his home in his personal name and in the name of his mother-in-law.

He didn't call Li Xuecai and his wife over; the young couple couldn't let go in front of the elders, and the elders couldn't speak their minds either.

Li Xuewu communicated with his parents before hosting a banquet at home to entertain the other party.

It wasn't very appropriate in his personal name; whether from the identity of Ji Wang Weidong's friend or from the perspective of Li Xuecai's second brother, he was a generation lower.

But with the mother-in-law coming forward, the two sides could be considered in-laws, so there was sufficient reason.

Fu Caining returned this time to preside over her daughter's wedding, but she also had other work.

How could she focus on one thing when returning to the capital? Her itinerary had long been set.

Coincidentally, Li Xuewu was also taking a plane back to Fengcheng tomorrow, and Fu Caining was returning to the port city.

This night before was an opportunity for both sides to handle personal relationships.

In terms of relatives, Li Xuewu wasn't qualified to talk directly to Fu Caining, but how could this kind of invitation be simple relative interaction?

Fu Caining actually had a belly full of words she wanted to talk about with Li Xuewu, so she accepted the invitation.

"I didn't expect you to drink red wine."

Fu Caining smiled and looked at him, asking: "Is it a habit or do you like this taste?"

"You are joking, my family couldn't even be considered well-off before, where would I have the habit of red wine."

Li Xuewu put down the wine bottle, sat down, and looked at her, replying: "I don't have the hobby of tasting wine either."

"But it was a gift from a friend, and I also have a personal collection hobby; today happened to be a coincidence, with you and my mother here, this glass of wine must be red wine."

He raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "I wish the two mothers here that life will be as prosperous and mellow as this glass of wine."

"No wonder Wang Weidong said you are the best at talking."

Fu Caining smiled, took a small sip, and nodded unexpectedly, saying: "It's truly good wine."

"A gift from a friend in Falanxi."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I don't really know how to drink, it has always been stored in the cellar."

After the toast, he also gently clinked glasses with Gu Ning.

Gu Ning also had a red wine glass in front of her, with a shallow two taels inside; she didn't really know how to drink.

"Your uncle also loved to store wine before."

Fu Caining nodded slightly and said: "It was just that later, because of frequent moving, it was all given away."

She looked at Gu Ning with a smile and asked: "Does Xiao Ning also like to drink?"

"Can't drink a bit—"

Gu Ning shook her head somewhat embarrassedly and said: "Can't drink once a year."

"Doctors are like this, afraid of damaging the nerves, right?" Fu Caining nodded, looked at Ding Fengxia, and said: "With such a daughter, you must be very proud, right? I'm even envious."

"Stop saying that, isn't Yuxiu good enough?" Ding Fengxia smiled reservedly and said: "I have never seen a child more sensible than Yuxiu; if I were to be envious, I would be envious of you."

"Ahem, we are still in front of us." Li Xuewu joked: "Shouldn't you praise us first?"

Gu Ning saw her mother and Fu Caining look over, blushed, and secretly poked him with her elbow.

She wasn't good at words and preferred to listen to her mother and the other party talk, but Li Xuewu always pulled the topic back to them.

Gu Ning wasn't annoyed by the elders caring about their lives, she just didn't know where to start.

How her own life was only needed to be felt by herself; truly exposing these feelings in front of outsiders always felt hypocritical and strange.

At least that's what she thought; no one could expose their life in detail in front of outsiders; if so, what else was there to say, nothing more than the trivial matters after covering up.

Li Xuewu didn't quite agree with her silence, because life was like this.

He believed that the elders' concern was actually a habit and a greeting.

How to answer, or what to answer, they might not care much, they just wanted to determine whether they were living well through questioning.

Li Xuewu was good at handling interpersonal relationships and could describe his and Gu Ning's life in a warm and romantic way in the form of a joke.

Gu Ning was helpless and amused after hearing his words; she hadn't noticed that her life was so warm and romantic.

Of course, there was warmth, but where did the romance come from?

Li Xuewu's explanation was that being able to help each other and accompany each other to grow old slowly was the greatest romance in this life.

Gu Ning just wanted to say that she was convinced by Li Xuewu's mouth; he could make flowers out of nothing.

But Fu Caining and her mother liked his flowery words and nonsense.

"Xiao Ning is just too subtle."

Fu Caining tasted the red wine, looked at the golden boy and jade girl of Gu Ning and Li Xuewu, and said: "You should also appropriately activate yourself and change the rhythm and mood of life."

"What she can't accept the most is environmental change; even going to Steel City to see me was reluctant."

Li Xuewu didn't care about Gu Ning's nodding and promising, and spoke her heart for her.

Gu Ning felt that he was meddlesome again; she had already glossed over it, but he dragged her into the water again.

"The ornaments in this house, every plant and tree, are all decided and designed by her."

Li Xuewu reached out and pressed Gu Ning's fist that was poking over, and said with a smile: "If you don't go to be a doctor, I think she can still be a designer."

"Always able to discover the beauty of life."

Fu Caining looked at Ding Fengxia and asked: "Do you also like raising flowers?"

"It was okay before, but I have a quick temper." Ding Fengxia explained with a smile: "Xiao Ning liked to take care of flowers and plants with her sister-in-law before she got married; I don't reach out, finding it troublesome."

"I didn't expect you to have such a personality." Fu Caining said unexpectedly: "I thought people who deal with words have delicate hearts."

"Xuewu is like this, always able to take care of everything." Ding Fengxia praised her son-in-law without any pressure, looked at the young couple, and said: "I am very satisfied with Xiao Ning's life now, and I don't regret handing her over to Xuewu to take care of."

"Now that you have children, and both of you have successful careers, what else do you have to worry about."

Fu Caining smiled and looked at Li Xuewu, asking: "Is Li Shu in kindergarten this year?"

"She went last year, at the kindergarten in her mother's unit, very close to home."

Li Xuewu introduced: "Li Shu is sensible and saves worry, arranging to go by herself."

"A bit small, if possible, it's better to raise her at home for two more years."

Fu Caining sighed slightly and said: "I'm just worrying blindly, Bufan is also about to reach the age of kindergarten, Yating can't take care of it."

"If it's the factory's kindergarten, I know it's okay, the teachers are very responsible."

Li Xuewu introduced: "Starting from the year before last, our Group increased investment in education and built a brand new office building."

"Not only did we strip the education system from the original municipal system, but we also established and improved systems such as ideological education."

"I heard Yating say it, it's really good." Fu Caining said seriously: "If there is no respect for teachers and teaching, I really dare not imagine what knowledge children can learn in school."

She only dared to say this here, and only dared to say it in front of them; she wouldn't admit it if she went out.

Li Xuewu could feel her emotion and enthusiasm, which was a worry about the current learning of young people.

Similarly, it was also a worry about the future of the motherland and the withering and disconnection of talents.

Why did she want to praise the Red Star Steel Group's actions in the education system? This was an active struggle under the current situation and policy, and an attitude of being fully responsible for the next generation.

At least from now on, the Red Star factory wouldn't lack the talents needed for development in the next few decades, and it wouldn't let the children of factory employees lose the skills and abilities to survive.

Being able to graduate from a joint school, besides the choice of the Red Star Steel Group, there were many joint industrial enterprises scrambling to recruit people.

Social recruitment work had basically stalled; even the children of factory employees couldn't be arranged, so what enterprises would recruit workers in society?

But there was no adjustment to the recruitment indicators for technical workers, and they even had to increase.

"I heard you contributed a lot?"

Fu Caining looked at him and nodded seriously, saying: "The predecessors plant trees, the descendants enjoy the shade; I believe this dedication and effort will not betray you."

"I didn't think that much."

Li Xuewu raised his red wine glass to signal the two, shook his head slightly, and explained: "It was just that the Group was facing technical and personnel changes at the time; a large number of workers had to be re-assigned. In order to reduce the workers' worries and the anxiety about their children's education, this idea of building a joint school came up."

"I also didn't expect that the joint school would develop better and better, and the project would get bigger and bigger."

That was how he explained it, but Fu Caining and Ding Fengxia didn't quite believe it.

Think about it, Li Xuewu participated in presiding over this project; would he allow the project to be planned while doing it?

The result now was the goal Li Xuewu set at the beginning, just the gap in execution intensity.

"Have you ever thought about developing into a broader space."

Fu Caining asked the question in her heart, looked at him, and said: "I think it's difficult for you to have development space in the interior, even if you are already a leader of the Red Star Steel Group."

"If you can come to the port city, I am willing to recommend you to work at China Resources Group."

She emphasized very seriously: "It might not compare to your current level, but the treatment and opportunities will definitely allow you to display your talents to your heart's content."

Ding Fengxia and Gu Ning didn't expect that Fu Caining would raise this question.

They didn't expect Fu Caining to appreciate and recognize Li Xuewu so much, and even give an opportunity to develop in the port city.

Before, everyone certainly wouldn't think that the port city could be much better than the interior. But with the development of the university learning activity, more and more people rushed to live in the port city, which also made this gap and contrast more and more obvious.

"If you want to come to the port city, I can make the decision to arrange for Xiao Ning and the children to come too."

Fu Caining continued: "With Xiao Ning's technology, she has a foothold in any hospital, and the children can also receive better education."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Li Xuewu, wanting to hear his answer.

Gu Ning didn't express an opinion, but looked at Li Xuewu like her mother.

Ding Fengxia didn't speak for a very simple reason; this was the son-in-law's choice. Whether it was work or life, with the increase of age, they as elders couldn't interfere too much.

She also believed that Li Xuewu had the wisdom and thinking to decide this problem.

"If I wanted to go to the port city, I would have gone long ago, I wouldn't have waited until now."

Li Xuewu looked at Fu Caining very seriously and calmly and said: "In terms of talent, all I have is the ability to survive; in terms of opportunity, I already possess absolute advancement."

"If you say treatment, in my opinion, neither Gu Ning nor I are people who covet enjoyment, and my children can also enjoy the education they deserve."

He nodded slightly and said: "Perhaps precisely because I can't leave this piece of land, I chose to continue to hold on, waiting for the day when the cold winter passes."

"When spring arrives, I believe that a hundred flowers will bloom, all things will recover, and there will be more opportunities waiting for me to discover and try."

Ding Fengxia didn't think her son-in-law's answer was perfect, she valued this frank and sincere attitude more.

Even the cold winter was spoken out; she certainly believed that what her son-in-law said was from the heart.

Under the current situation, it was normal for people to have a confused mentality.

Even she herself would have doubts and confusion, but life still had to be lived day by day.

Just as Fu Caining said, going to the port city to develop, she believed that with her son-in-law's ability, he could also take good care of her daughter.

However, she would feel regret for the young couple, a regret for being disappointed in the motherland.

From a personal emotional perspective, she hoped more that Li Xuewu and Gu Ning could stay in the interior to develop, so that she would have the opportunity to see them and see the children.

Although the port city was good, it wasn't her hometown.

Just look at the situation of Fu Caining's family; no matter how far they fly, don't they still have to fly back like a kite?

The entanglement of hometown couldn't be explained clearly in a word or two; the same principle, no one could give up their family affection.

"This is your idea, what about Xiao Ning?"

Fu Caining didn't have the anger of being rejected, just looked at Gu Ning very normally.

And Gu Ning's answer didn't add any surprises to her, it was still what she thought.

"I think it's quite good now."

Gu Ning picked up the wine glass in front of her, wanting to take a sip, but put it down again.

She didn't even want to drink the red wine stored at home, let alone the water in a foreign land.

"Gold will shine wherever it is."

Fu Caining nodded and said: "I advised Yating, she also doesn't want to live in the port city."

"It's just that this state of the two couples will inevitably lead to problems in the long run."

She said with some sigh: "As a mother-in-law, what I can think for her and what I can do for her is only this."

Ding Fengxia frowned slightly, but the words in her mouth didn't come out.

Even Gu Ning sensed the profound meaning in her words, let alone Li Xuewu.

Letting Han Jiankun drive Fu Caining away, when Li Xuewu returned, Erya was taking the children to take a bath; they had just eaten in the living room.

The conversation in the restaurant didn't affect the life at home at all, and they didn't even care about what was talked about and what happened in the restaurant.

Ding Fengxia sat on the sofa, smiling as she watched the children playing; the siblings seemed to always have endless things to talk about and endless chats.

Waiting for Erya to take the children to the bathroom, and Zhao Yaping to return to her room, Ding Fengxia then looked at the son-in-law who returned and asked: "Did something happen in the port city?"

"Are you talking about Ji Wang Weidong?"

Li Xuewu walked to the sofa, sat opposite his mother-in-law, and nodded slightly: "Perhaps, maybe Aunt Fu misunderstood."

"Can a biological mother misunderstand this kind of thing?"

Ding Fengxia frowned slightly and said: "You were right to reject her; I am very disapproving of the work they are doing now, it's just not easy to say."

"Hehe, there's nothing not easy to say, my opinion is consistent with yours."

Li Xuewu agreed with his mother-in-law's words with a smile and said: "No matter how prosperous the flowery world is, there is an end; starting from zero has more possibilities."

"No wonder she wanted to instigate you to go to the port city." Ding Fengxia rolled her eyes more and more as she thought about it, and snorted: "If you really promised her, then the next step would be for her to work on her daughter-in-law."

"Maybe, after all, she is a grandmother and wants to reunite with her grandson."

Li Xuewu said understandingly: "It's just that everyone has their own aspirations, and it cannot be forced."

"Ji Wang Weidong still has ideas and plans, so there shouldn't be any problems."

He explained Ji Wang Weidong's identity and his work in the port city to his mother-in-law.

"How can one not be stained when coming out of the mud."

Ding Fengxia muttered: "His daughter-in-law is a smart person, knowing how to advance and retreat."