Chapter 1465: Red Star Fox

"I've finished cleaning up the courtyard."

On Monday morning, before Li Xuewu went to work, Zhou Wang Yamei specifically instructed, "You have to buy vegetables to eat."

"Have you ever seen me go to the market?"

Li Xuewu let her help him put on his coat and said faintly, "Don't worry about me."

"I'm afraid you'll starve to death—"

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at him amusedly, then turned to look at Wu Shuping, helping him tidy his clothes with her hands.

"Rest assured, I won't starve to death."

Li Xuewu raised his neck slightly, looked at Wu Shuping, and asked, "Do you need me to arrange for someone to send you off?"

"No need—" Wu Shuping smoothed the hair by her ear embarrassedly and said, "It's not like I've never traveled far."

"Besides, Jinmen isn't far."

"I'll send her to the pier first, then to the station." Zhou Wang Yamei said, "There are plenty of trains to Fengcheng; it doesn't matter if it's early or late."

"Oh my, really no need—"

Wu Shuping listened to their concern, amused and warmed, "It's not like I can't find the pier."

"Actually, taking the train is more comfortable."

Zhou Wang Yamei handed the briefcase to Li Xuewu and said to herself, "I'm just afraid of taking the boat."

"The Red Star commuter boat is fine."

Wu Shuping stood at the entrance of the porch, looked at their interaction, and said, "It's not seasick to ride."

"Anyway, I've never taken it once."

Zhou Wang Yamei smiled, gently brushed the last bit of dust off Li Xuewu's clothes, and nodded with satisfaction.

"I'll have Yu Zhe come back to send you two off in a while."

Li Xuewu didn't say any more nonsense, glanced at the two of them, and went out.

Zhang Enyuan was waiting at the courtyard gate; seeing him come out, he hurriedly stepped forward to take his briefcase.

After a month's absence, Yu Zhe finally returned to the driver's position, looking much steadier.

"Send me to the unit first, then come back to send Sister Zhou and the others."

Li Xuewu said a word to Yu Zhe, who was standing by the car door, and got into the car.

Yu Zhe responded while closing the car door; when he turned around, he even stole a glance at the courtyard.

The gold-rimmed glasses that flashed by touched his heartstrings, but he tried hard to suppress a certain impulse.

He hadn't been idle during his month-long vacation; according to his father, he had almost looked at all the girls in the city—one would think he was choosing a concubine.

"Is it good news for Little Yu?"

The car started, and Zhang Enyuan rarely took the initiative to care about Yu Zhe's life situation.

Yu Zhe secretly glanced at the rearview mirror, his face stiffened, then nodded lightly without saying anything.

"It's good to settle down early; the organization is still very concerned about your emotional situation."

Zhang Enyuan said in a polite but not overly intimate tone, "Director Sun has already asked about you twice; if you hadn't come back, he would have gone out himself to introduce a girlfriend to you."

When he said this, he even turned his head to look at Li Xuewu, the implication self-evident.

Li Xuewu didn't speak, just looked at the street scene flashing by outside the window.

Steel City was still too small; it took less than half an hour to drive from Guanshan Road to the Red Star Industrial Park outside the city, and that was counting the time for traffic jams.

Don't laugh; there were traffic jams in this era too.

However, compared to later generations, what was jammed in this era wasn't cars, but bicycles.

Outside the car window was a crowded army of bicycles, with only a few monotonous colors in sight.

1969 was about to pass, and people's clothing was still just blue, green, and black.

If it were summer, bold and beauty-loving girls might add white and pink themes to the heat, but in early autumn, the cold had arrived, and beauty was freezing too.

He had been working in Steel City for almost ten months, but he didn't seem to have adapted to this city, nor did he seem like someone living in this city.

The air pollution unique to heavy industrial cities was called a symbol of industry, but in Li Xuewu's eyes, it was the dust and haze that couldn't be blocked in winter.

Living in such an environment, even if one got respiratory diseases, it would be a matter of pride and self-esteem.

"Which village is the girl from?"

The car was silent for a long time; Yu Zhe didn't want to talk, and Zhang Enyuan didn't dare to disturb him.

Even the morning briefing hadn't found an opportunity to speak, so Li Xuewu broke the silence.

Zhang Enyuan had a very cautious personality and wouldn't easily express too much in front of him.

Taking the initiative to care about Yu Zhe was also representing the office, emphasizing organizational discipline as a deputy director, even if Yu Zhe was his secretary.

Director Sun was Sun Jia, the director of the metallurgical plant office, and also the supervisor of Zhang Enyuan and Yu Zhe.

Although Zhang Enyuan served as deputy director of the Industrial Leading Group Office, his main job was still Li Xuewu's secretary.

Sun Jia had a more serious work style than Liao Jinhui, a training obtained from long-term silence.

Li Xuewu had never criticized his work, let alone corrected his work style.

Sun Jia was not close to him, although their first meeting could be traced back to when he was the head of the security section.

Not far, not near, upright and respectful—it could be said that following Li Xuewu, he had set an example for the loose-natured metallurgical plant organs.

No matter who approved Yu Zhe's vacation, or for what reason, Sun Jia standing out to emphasize and care was as it should be.

Zhang Enyuan just used a subtle tone and way to remind Yu Zhe: if you want to do the work, do it well; if you don't want to, get out early.

Even emotional life had reached the point of needing organizational concern—how pathetic must this person be.

Yu Zhe also knew good from bad words; he understood the meaning behind Zhang Enyuan's words.

Hearing Li Xuewu's concern, he answered frankly, "From our village."

"Suddenly looking back, that person is in the dim light?" Li Xuewu smiled shallowly, "Was it introduced by a matchmaker, or arranged by your father?"

"My sister arranged it; she's the younger sister of my sister's elementary school classmate." Yu Zhe explained and felt a bit embarrassed, adding, "I hadn't had contact with her before."

"How did she take a fancy to you?"

Li Xuewu asked amusedly, "Did your sister guarantee you, or did your father spend a lot of money?"

"Both, I guess; my father didn't give less in bride price."

Yu Zhe smiled and said, "My sister talked to her sister twice, and it was settled."

"That counts as fate, right?"

Zhang Enyuan also smiled and teased, "How good it is to be from the same village; it's convenient to go home to see parents and parents-in-law, no need to run back and forth."

"When are you getting married?"

Li Xuewu asked with concern, "Have your parents discussed where you two will live in the future?"

"If you don't want to live apart, I'll arrange for you to work in the group; don't affect your relationship."

"No, we haven't talked about that yet."

Yu Zhe hurriedly explained, "My sister told me that even if we get married, it will be next year."

"Mm, you're not young anymore; put your heart into your own affairs, don't be like before."

The car entered the factory area, and Li Xuewu didn't nag anymore, but talked to Zhang Enyuan about work.

Yu Zhe had his own plans; even if he got married, he wouldn't leave this job.

His sister told him clearly that driving for Li Xuewu was both a learning process and a process of accumulating connections.

If he wanted to continue to struggle and grow in the Red Star Steel Group in the future, this process was indispensable.

Less than a year of being a driver wasn't enough; one would think Li Xuewu was dissatisfied with him and let him go early.

At least three years would be good, counted as one term; even if there were other arrangements, it would be considered a successful completion of the task.

Marriage wasn't a life goal arranged by his sister, but one should do what one should do at what age, especially not being sloppy at work.

Sending Li Xuewu and Zhang Enyuan to the entrance of the building, no longer needing Zhang Enyuan's eye reminder, he had already taken the initiative to help Li Xuewu open the car door.

Actually, opening the car door should be done by the driver, because the leader was sitting behind him.

If the secretary did it, by the time the secretary ran from the passenger seat to the left rear, the leader would have already gotten out of the car.

"On the way, go to the department store and buy two portions of pastries to take back; one for Sister Zhou, one for Sister Wu."

Li Xuewu took out some money and tickets from his pocket after getting out of the car and handed them to Yu Zhe, instructing, "Small quantity and many varieties are best; ask them to eat on the road, that's all."

"Understood, leader."

Yu Zhe responded; he knew Sister Zhou, but who was Sister Wu?

Waiting for Li Xuewu to take Zhang Enyuan up the steps, he closed the car door and left.

Steel City was small, but it had everything.

This was an important industrial city in Liaodong, and industrial prosperity meant a high proportion of workers in the population.

Workers were the main consumers of this era and the main force of economic activity.

Consumption power also represented the city's necessary services and supporting facilities.

To meet this demand, the department store had local goods from Liaodong and fashionable goods from inside the pass.

Even more unique were the imported goods.

Due to the influence of geopolitical politics in Northeast Asia, economic and trade exchanges were solidified and singular.

But this didn't affect people's pursuit and yearning for excellent goods; some imported goods would appear in the supply and marketing cooperatives from time to time.

The supply and marketing cooperative was the largest sales group in this era, and material procurement and sales were also a huge network system.

Without the assistance of computers and networks, every province and every city's supply and marketing system had a certain right to material procurement and sales.

For example, the agricultural materials part, grain crops that could be used for non-staple food processing and sales, and organisms that grew and multiplied naturally in the fields, could all be recycled and sold independently.

Imported goods were the same; sometimes it was unclear where these imported goods came from.

Perhaps they were discovered by the procurement manager in the fields; they grew naturally, right.

Yu Zhe dared to spend money; Li Xuewu gave him more money, meaning not to let him run for nothing, and he was willing to do things, spending all the money on two portions of pastries.

"What is this? Chocolate?"

Wu Shuping looked at the packaging box he handed over in surprise and asked, "Are there still people selling this in Steel City?"

"I hadn't discovered it before." Zhou Wang Yamei also looked at the tender-faced Yu Zhe in surprise, nodded with a smile, and said, "Thank you."

"Don't be polite; it was arranged by the leader."

Yu Zhe opened the car door for the two, but still didn't dare to look at Sister Zhou's gold-rimmed glasses.

"I'm not deliberately poaching."

Ji Wang Weidong still came to find him; the first sentence after sitting down was this, "You know what kind of person I am."

"I thought I knew before, but now—" Li Xuewu glanced at him and continued to look at the documents in his hand, "I'm not sure."

"I've offended you."

Ji Wang Weidong sighed helplessly and said, "I didn't come to talk to you about this today; it's about At..."

"What do you want to say?" Li Xuewu didn't wait for him to finish and looked up to remind him, "Well water doesn't interfere with river water; do you want to cross the line?"

"If possible, I will never interfere with your work; I respect you very much!"

Ji Wang Weidong spread his hands forward and emphasized, "But this time I must remind you that At has come to the interior with a special mission."

"What special mission?"

Li Xuewu put down the pencil in his hand, hugged his arms, and looked at him leisurely, asking, "Saving the earth, or for world peace?"

"..." Ji Wang Weidong was stabbed in the lung by his words, almost choking to death.

This bastard's words were still so sharp, the kind that could kill someone with one sentence.

"Do you know who he is working for now?"

Ji Wang Weidong deliberately lowered his voice, leaned forward slightly, and looked at Li Xuewu, asking a question.

Li Xuewu also learned his appearance, leaned forward, stared into his eyes, and said softly, "Who cares—"

"I'm talking to you about serious business!"

Ji Wang Weidong rolled his eyes, held back his temper, and emphasized, "He came this time to purchase weapons and materials for Gaddafi; do you know Gaddafi?"

"I don't know Gaddafi, but I do know there is a Gaddafi in Libya."

Li Xuewu curled his lips, leaned back in his chair, and said faintly, "But even if he is working for Colonel Gaddafi, what does it have to do with me."

He raised his neck slightly and said, "Don't say it's Gaddafi; even if God came, he would have to do things according to the rules. What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Do you know what is happening in Libya now?" Ji Wang Weidong looked at him in surprise and asked, "Or did you know from At..."

"Do I need to know?" Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Even the International Business Department of Red Star Steel Group can't manage that far; we are just doing trade work."

"But your decision is affecting the evolution of the international situation; a little carelessness is a big deal!"

Ji Wang Weidong frowned and emphasized, "This time At's procurement intention basically represents the scope and direction of Libya's weapon use for a period of time in the future."

He said in a special tone, "You don't want domestic weapons to be labeled as shoddy by the other party, right?"

"I express regret for your words."

Li Xuewu said faintly, "Even if I, as a comrade, should maintain your right to speak, I cannot accept your prejudice."

"Who told you that the products of Red Star Steel Group are representatives of shoddy work?"

He frowned and said, "Is it you, Ji Wang Weidong, or the Investigation Department? Do you want to make it clear?"

"But what you gave him is definitely not regular weapons—" Ji Wang Weidong frowned and argued, "This will bring great uncertainty to this procurement!"

"Is it bringing great uncertainty to whom?" Li Xuewu asked back unceremoniously, "We didn't say we guarantee he can use it for ten thousand years, right?"

"I understand what you mean."

Before Ji Wang Weidong could speak again, Li Xuewu raised his hand to signal him not to speak first.

"Isn't it just questioning the quality of our weapons and subsequent production capacity, compared to the lack of actual combat verification experience and huge reserve inventory of regular weapons, right?"

He tilted his head and looked at Ji Wang Weidong, saying, "*** said, without investigation, there is no right to speak; have you detailedly understood our products?"

"So, have you used our products? Even a pistol."

Li Xuewu sneered and said, "Don't draw conclusions blindly; At still can't satisfy our appetite. Even if he wants to equip twenty divisions, we can supply them; we are just afraid they don't have ten divisions."

Ji Wang Weidong was speechless at this time; it wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but he knew that even if he did, Li Xuewu had a hundred sentences waiting for him.

As a member of the Overseas Work Department of the Investigation Department, the angle from which he looked at problems was naturally not the same dimension as the angle from which Li Xuewu looked at problems.

His extreme maintenance of international influence and the instinct of continuous expansion could not give him absolute confidence. He could believe Li Xuewu out of brotherly loyalty, but as an organizational staff member, he had no reason or qualification to do so.

"I will try my best to dissuade At."

He looked at Li Xuewu and insisted, "Helicopters can be purchased, but weapons must be regular models. If you can't provide them, change people."

"Success or failure is my business, but I must do this; I hope you can understand."

"You don't know yet, right?"

Li Xuewu looked at Ji Wang Weidong, who was full of seriousness and about to leave, pointed to the calendar pressed under the glass on the table, and said, "The news that will be published soon, domestic Chinese and Western medicines are about to usher in a substantial price reduction."

"What do you mean?" Ji Wang Weidong didn't understand this sentence, his footsteps stopped, and he turned to look at him.

Li Xuewu didn't rush to answer his question, but continued to introduce, "37% lower than the beginning of the year, 80% lower than 1950."

"And then?"

Ji Wang Weidong was surprised by Li Xuewu's source of information and shocked by the news of the drug price reduction, but what did it have to do with him.

"Let me tell you another piece of news."

Li Xuewu tilted his head and looked at him faintly, saying, "The higher-ups have decided to provide Annan with 556 million yuan of materials without compensation."

"This—" Ji Wang Weidong suddenly hesitated, frowned, looked at him, and asked, "Where did you get this news? Is it reliable?"

"Whether it's reliable or not, you can wait and see slowly." Li Xuewu tidied up the documents on the table and said, "What I want to tell you is that the international situation is changing, and the domestic situation is also changing."

"Do you know what drug price reduction means?" He raised his head and looked into Ji Wang Weidong's eyes, saying, "Focusing on people's livelihood, integrating medical resources, reducing people's medical burden, and then stimulating the economy."

"Think again, where did the nearly 600 million yuan of aid materials come from?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyelids and said, "If there is no strong economic development momentum, as well as active tertiary industry economy, would the higher-ups dare to do this?"

"You can go back and think slowly."

He didn't wait for Ji Wang Weidong to speak, waved his hand, and said, "I have things to do, goodbye."

"..." Ji Wang Weidong looked at him and took two breaths; he finally held back and didn't say anything more.

Whether the situation was really as Li Xuewu said, he only needed to make a phone call to know.

Then, what did Li Xuewu mean by active tertiary industry economy?

"Mm, I am Li Xuewu."

The phone hadn't stopped all morning, and people coming to ask for instructions and report hadn't stopped either.

Even the fountain pen in his hand hadn't stopped for long; he was either signing opinions or signing his name.

"A bit unexpected; I thought you really intended to enjoy family happiness and didn't want to exert your remaining heat."

The call was from Zheng Fuhua, who frankly inquired about the re-employment mechanism for retired personnel like him in the security department of Red Star Steel Group.

"I've already greeted the security department; you can go directly to Zhou Yao."

Li Xuewu joked on the phone, "As long as you don't mind her becoming your leader."

Zheng Fuhua also responded with a smile on the phone, obviously having agreed to come to the group to work.

The position Li Xuewu arranged for him initially was instructor, a training position of a consultant nature.

He could serve as an instructor in the security section, or as a lecturer in the training department.

It was a re-employment of a senior criminal investigation cadre; no matter how it was used, it wouldn't cause a reaction from the group.

Zheng Fuhua had already retired, didn't occupy the group's staff quota, and wouldn't compete with young people for positions.

Just as Li Xuewu said, he was coming to Red Star Steel Group to exert his remaining heat; he was going to pass on his years of experience to the police officers in the security section.

Zhou Yao was very happy when Li Xuewu told her a while ago.

However, Zhou Yao also understood his state of mind after retirement and didn't hold much hope.

It was Li Xuewu who knew Zheng Fuhua wouldn't be able to stay idle; having retired completely at such a young age, habits formed over a lifetime weren't easy to change.

He definitely wouldn't be able to adapt to a life of complete idleness; actually, slowly adapting in the group's security department was good—no hard work, no work pressure, and he could consume his exuberant energy and time.

"If you want to come to Steel City, that would be best; no need to think, I know they welcome you."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "It's still up to you; work wherever you want."

He just said it; Zheng Fuhua's family could support him in resuming his old profession, but they would definitely not support him in traveling thousands of miles to Steel City to work.

Retirement is retirement; you can't think of yourself as a young man anymore, and his wife meant the same.

So Zheng Fuhua covered it up with two jokes on the phone and decided to stay in the capital.

Facing Zhou Yao, he had no pressure; there was no pursuit for an external re-employed person that could be held hostage by a leader, and he thought Zhou Yao wouldn't make things difficult for him.

But it was different when he reached Li Xuewu; although Li Xuewu was his former subordinate, times had changed, and the two couldn't be compared to their past situations.

Especially Li Xuewu's achievements in criminal investigation and administrative management made him, an old leader, feel pressure even after retirement.

Coming to work at Red Star Steel Group was originally to slowly enjoy retirement life; there was no need to make it look like re-employment at Li Xuewu's place.

"Okay, I'll say the same thing."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "You exert your remaining heat and find happiness in your old age; even if we take advantage of you."

After joking for two more sentences, seeing secretary Zhang Enyuan bring Bu Qingfang in, he ended the call.

"Sit wherever; I'll make a call first."

Li Xuewu waved his hand, signaling Bu Qingfang not to be polite, and called the special line to the capital again.

The influence of Red Star Steel Group was increasing day by day, and the speed of connecting calls was much faster.

It didn't take two minutes; in the time Li Xuewu exchanged pleasantries with Bu Qingfang, the voice of Zhou Yao came from the other side.

"Secretary-General, I am Zhou Yao."

"Comrade Zhou Yao, I have good news for you." Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Comrade Zheng Fuhua has decided to serve as an instructor in your department."

"Who? Director Zheng?" Zhou Yao was surprised and delighted, confirming, "When is he coming?"

"Hehe, I just received his call."

Li Xuewu said lightly, "Now you can rest assured; the rest is up to you to express."

"Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job in organization and service, and let Director Zheng exert his remaining heat."

Zhou Yao responded with a smile, "I thought he didn't want to come."

"Call him Comrade Zheng Fuhua from now on; he'll feel more comfortable hearing that."

Li Xuewu joked, "Or call him Instructor Zheng."

Zhou Yao responded with a smile and hung up the phone, preparing to take the initiative to visit Zheng Fuhua.

Li Xuewu had already taught her; she knew how to express it.

Zheng Fuhua coming to work in the security department could be said to be voluntary, but it was also in response to Li Xuewu's invitation.

Since the security department gained benefits, she, as the person in charge, had to have an attitude and expression; she couldn't just wait for people to take the initiative to come to the door to find work.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find.

Having an old comrade like Zheng Fuhua sitting in the security section would make her, the person in charge, much more relaxed.

An old person in the family is like a treasure; just relying on his rich experience in public security and management was enough for the young people in the department to learn for a while.

She hoped that more and more retired old comrades with mature experience would come to the department to serve as instructors, even if they just sat there watching the young people work.

She didn't know how Li Xuewu and Zheng Fuhua talked; there was no mature system for re-employment in the group, nor were there any reference opinions.

Zhou Yao decided to talk face-to-face; even if Director Zheng was willing to come to guide the work, she couldn't let him work for nothing; at least the minimum welfare benefits must be there.

The security department at this time wasn't short of money; the family foundation left by Li Xuewu was rich, and every year the work results were excellent, and the allocations and rewards given by the group were sufficient.

It was still the group's good development that had the financial strength to support security work; this was complementary.

"You're busy enough—"

In a well-fitting and capable women's administrative suit, Bu Qingfang looked even more like a strong woman.

She sat opposite Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "Are you concerned about the old leader at the branch?"

"Director Zheng, Zheng Fuhua, you should know him." Li Xuewu explained, then said, "I saw him once last time; it's really a pity, after all, he's very young and has plenty of experience."

"It's good to come to the group to work."

Bu Qingfang nodded in agreement, "This way, the relationship between the security department and the branch will be more harmonious."

"Hehe, I didn't think that much."

Li Xuewu glanced at her lightly and asked, "Has Director Li talked to you?"

"Mm, Deputy Director Gu also talked to me; she also supports me coming down to train."

Bu Qingfang nodded, "It's just that my pressure has increased."

"The leader cares about you, a good thing."

Li Xuewu smiled lightly and said, "Some people are afraid that the leader won't see them or care about them; you are calling it 'being in bliss but not knowing bliss'."

"Has Ji Jiuzheng received less attention?"

Bu Qingfang looked at him and said, "I am now like cooking oil on a fire; I explode when I touch water, and I ignite when I'm lit."

"I really hope to take over the work of United Energy smoothly, try not to be too high-profile."

"That depends on you—"

Li Xuewu nodded understandingly and said, "You came to Steel City; what do you want me to help you with?"

"It would be best if you could help me."

Bu Qingfang smiled and said, "Even if you didn't say it, I would pester you to ask for help."

"The place is not comparable to the group; you are right to think so. I will definitely help if I can."

Li Xuewu responded readily, just waiting for her to speak.

After the organizational talk, it should be the announcement period; she came to find him at this time, and what she wanted was nothing more than this: support and help.

Saying Bu Qingfang was Gu Weijie's connection was really wronging her; when Gu Weijie came, she was already the person in charge of the propaganda department.

Her progress and transfers over the years basically had nothing to do with Gu Weijie, so what did she have to care about.

The only thing she needed to care about was Li Xuewu's attitude; she said she had no background connections, that was because she said it for Li Xuewu to hear; wasn't Li Xuewu her reliance and source of confidence?

She wouldn't look down on Li Xuewu because he was young, and even ignored his influence.

As the saying goes, when one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; she wouldn't be Li Xuewu's chicken or dog, but she could borrow his light.

She couldn't come to Steel City for nothing this time; she had to settle her heart.

"Can I ask about Xu Ning's situation?"

Bu Qingfang saw Li Xuewu respond readily, so she didn't hide anything and said bluntly, "He is now the vice president of United Energy, right?"

"Mm, in charge of sales work."

Li Xuewu glanced at her and nodded, "Although the development of United Energy this year hasn't been very good, the sales work has been done quite well."

"I've heard, and I've also seen his resume; cadres who have seen the world are stronger."

Bu Qingfang agreed with his opinion and said, "I want to understand the situation of United Energy from him first, so I don't have to close my eyes and take over."

"Hasn't Ji Jiuzheng returned to the capital?"

Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "Didn't he do the handover with you?"

"He came to find me, but at that time the leader hadn't talked to me yet, so I didn't respond to him."

Bu Qingfang nodded and said, "Under those circumstances, can I not be a bit cautious."

"I'll call Xu Ning."

Li Xuewu thought for a while and said, "He should be in Steel City recently; United Savings is doing pilot work in Liaodong, and United Energy is cooperating with the expansion."

"Xie Lan Zhi's work ability is very strong."

Bu Qingfang praised, "She is one of the few female generals in our group; she is really scary."

"United Savings Bank has indeed developed very fast in the past two years, but it is also affected by some conditions."

Li Xuewu nodded slightly and said, "So she wants to expand the business surface based on the Steel City Industrial Zone and the group's industrial layout in Liaodong."

"This train of thought is correct; at least that's what I think."

Bu Qingfang nodded in approval, but still said, "Paper knowledge is shallow; one must practice to know the truth."

She looked at Li Xuewu and said, "No matter how hard I try to understand, it's not as good as what Xu Ning sees."

"I'll help you make an appointment with him, but I don't have time to introduce you."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "It can be seen that you have made full preparations."

"Full preparations can't be said, just do my best." Bu Qingfang also knew Li Xuewu was busy, so she stood up and said, "I'll go ask what decent restaurants there are in Steel City; I'll treat you tonight."

"Of course, you not going is your loss." She joked with Li Xuewu and was sent out by Zhang Enyuan.

Changing the head of United Energy General Company affects the whole body; everyone up and down has to move.

The reason why the people below didn't move was that they were all waiting for the new head to take office.

Bu Qingfang hadn't taken office yet, but she had already started studying the vice president of United Energy, and the cadres of United Energy had long started studying her.

This is called running toward each other; although there is a negative side, it is a workplace ailment, but there is also a positive side, which is reducing the running-in period of both sides.

If it weren't for the last resort, Li Huai De and the management committee would be reluctant to change generals.

The damage to the enterprise is really too great; the work below is basically stagnant.

At least new projects are stopped, waiting for the new leader to arrive to report and issue policies.

Li Xuewu wasn't deliberately dodging, not interfering in this matter, because he was really busy.

After helping Bu Qingfang make an appointment with Xu Ning, he threw himself into busy work.

There was no one at home, so he basically ate dinner in the cafeteria and worked overtime at night.

On September 27, Red Star Steel Group held a plenary meeting of employee representatives; he flew back to the capital on the night of the 26th and almost didn't rest.

He didn't go home; it wasn't worth tossing Gu Ning and the children in the middle of the night.

He rested for half a night in the group's guest house and got up early to deal with the preparations for the conference.

It wasn't that he couldn't return to the capital early, but the backlog of work forced him to squeeze time.

He had to attend this meeting because he was entrusted by General Manager Li Huai De and the group's management committee to draft and make the "Summary Report on the First 'Three-Year Plan'" at the conference.

The meeting was held at 9 o'clock in the morning according to the established procedure; Li Xuewu walked behind Cheng Kaiyuan and was the eleventh person to enter the venue.

Thunderous applause filled the venue, welcoming the group's leaders and praising the group's development achievements this year.

In the holidays that had just passed, the group distributed fresh welfare products to employees.

Just this point could prove that the group's development was very good and upward.

What were employees looking forward to? Weren't they looking forward to this big family getting better and better? Because in this era, whether it was the group or the Red Star Factory, they were the masters of this collective.

The meeting was presided over by Gu Weijie, deputy director of the management committee, and Li Xuewu was the first to speak.

In his speech, he pointed out that in the past three years, Red Star Steel Group had developed from a single steel enterprise to a diversified group company, from a municipal industrial enterprise to a multi-regional joint industrial group, and from a domestic planned economic production model to a development direction with domestic planned economic supply as the main body, and market-oriented experiments and import and export trade economy as the auxiliary.

According to the summary of construction goals set by the "Three-Year Plan," Red Star Steel Group had initially solved the contradiction between the future development direction of the collective and the current planned production needs, and combined with the "Five-Year Plan," all construction indicators had exceeded the original expectations...

Li Xuewu, who was speaking on the stage, was the youngest among the group's leadership team; no matter how he pretended to be old, he couldn't cover up the white hair and wrinkles of other leaders.

Especially Xiong Bencheng, who was sitting near the middle position; he had aged very quickly this year.

Rumors said his health was poor and he had been recuperating, and others said he was forced to be ill.

Seeing him appear at the venue today, especially that white hair, everyone realized he was really old.

Not only Xiong Bencheng, many people knew that the director of the group's management committee and general manager Li Huai De was ill; although it wasn't publicized, those who should know knew.

Some said he brought it on himself, and some laughed at him for dancing too much and guiding too much.

But it was undeniable that Red Star Steel Group had undergone a qualitative change and taken off during his tenure.

The welfare benefits of all factory employees today were inseparable from his leadership; justice is in the hearts of the people, and right and wrong would be written in the history's book of merit in black and white.

And Li Xuewu, who was speaking, proved with his strength how solid his position as the group's successor was.

With Li Huai De's support and the trust of many group leaders and middle-level cadres, who could say his qualifications were insufficient and he couldn't shoulder the heavy responsibility?

Why was Li Xuewu representing the group's management committee to make the summary speech of the Three-Year Plan?

This question only turned in the hearts of everyone at the venue; thinking about the stable development and rapid progress of the group in Liaodong industry in the past half year, it was clear.

The Red Star Fox was returning to the group. ===== CHAPTER 1466 =====

Just this point alone is enough to prove that the Group's development is very good and also upward.

What are the employees hoping for, if not for this big family to get better and better? Because in this era, whether it is the Group or the Red Star Factory, they are the true masters of this collective.

The meeting was chaired by Gu Weijie, Deputy Director of the Management Committee, and Li Xuewu was the first to make a speech.

In his speech, he pointed out that over the past three years, the Red Star Steel Group has developed from a single steel enterprise into a diversified group company, from a city-owned industrial enterprise into a multi-regional joint industrial group, and has taken a big step forward from a domestic planned economy production model toward a development direction primarily based on domestic planned economy supply, supplemented by market-oriented experiments and import-export trade.

According to the summary of the construction goals set by the "Three-Year Plan," the Red Star Steel Group has initially resolved the contradiction between the collective's future development direction and current planned production needs. Combined with the "Five-Year Plan," all construction indicators have exceeded the original expectations...

Li Xuewu, who was speaking on the stage, was the youngest member of the Group's leadership team; no matter how he tried to appear older, he could not conceal the white hair and wrinkles of the other leaders.

Especially Xiong Bencheng, who was sitting near the middle; he had aged very quickly this year.

Rumors said his health was poor and he had been recuperating, while others said he had fallen ill out of necessity.

Seeing him appear at the venue today, especially with that head of white hair, everyone finally realized that he had truly grown old.

It was not just Xiong Bencheng; many people knew that Li Huai De, the Director and General Manager of the Group's Management Committee, was ill. Although it had not been publicized, those who should know already knew.

Some said he was reaping what he sowed, while others secretly laughed that he had danced too much and given too many instructions.

But it cannot be denied that the Red Star Steel Group underwent a qualitative change and subsequently took off during his tenure.

The welfare and benefits of all employees in the factory today are inseparable from his leadership. Justice resides in the hearts of the people; right and wrong will be written in the annals of history in black and white.

And Li Xuewu, who was currently speaking, used his strength to prove how solid his position as the Group's successor was.

With Li Huai De's support and the trust of many Group leaders and mid-level cadres, who could say he lacked the seniority or was incapable of the task?

Why was Li Xuewu representing the Group's Management Committee to give the summary speech for the Three-Year Plan?

This question only swirled in the minds of those at the venue for a moment; once they thought about the stable development and rapid progress of the Group's Liaodong industry over the past half-year, it became clear.

The Fox of Red Star is returning to the Group.