Chapter 1487

"What made you think of inviting her to dinner?"

After dinner, Li Xuewu accompanied his daughter and son to play in the living room for a while before returning upstairs.

In the second-floor study, Gu Ning was reading.

"Nothing."

She heard the sound of Li Xuewu coming upstairs, but she didn't look up when she answered.

Li Xuewu sensed that something was wrong. He walked into the study, looked at Gu Ning, and said softly, "If you don't like her, I will talk to her tomorrow, and she won't need to come for lessons anymore."

"No."

Gu Ning looked up at him and then said, "It's just that I see she has been working very hard lately."

"Ten lessons a month, twenty yuan."

Li Xuewu stood in front of the desk with his hands in his pockets, looked at her, pursed his lips, and said, "Her hard work is worth it."

Gu Ning moved her lips as if wanting to say something, but held back.

She didn't continue this topic, but instead returned her gaze to the thick book.

Li Xuewu stood in place for a short while before turning to go to the master bedroom to wash up and change into pajamas.

With outsiders present, he didn't go to wash up and change into pajamas as soon as he got home from work.

Although Xiaoxiao was a staff member of the group, she was, after all, Li Shu's art teacher, and the minimum respect for a teacher had to be maintained.

Just as he walked to the master bedroom bathroom to take a shower, Gu Ning couldn't help but look up at his departing back; clearly, the book she was reading didn't have that much appeal.

Li Xuewu's performance was no different from usual; the couple rarely spoke even when they were both on the second floor, unless both parties confirmed that they were both free.

For example, before going to sleep and after waking up.

Gu Ning's unchangeable project after dinner every day was reading, reading thick medical books.

The books in the study had already been changed several times; those Li Xuewu liked to read had been tucked away in a corner.

The books placed on the bookshelf within easy reach were all medical books or literary works that Gu Ning liked.

A modern woman who likes literature and medicine.

It wasn't that Li Xuewu was deliberately cold to her, but that he had long been accustomed to Gu Ning's living habits.

When she didn't want to talk, she wouldn't express it tactfully, but would directly do her own thing.

At the beginning, even Qin Jingru, who worked in service here, would feel that she was angry.

But in reality?

She just didn't know how to handle relationships.

If she were a young girl, perhaps someone would say she was introverted and shy, and wouldn't care about her thoughts.

But she was now the mistress of this house; who could ignore her emotional changes?

After experiencing this kind of thing several times, those living together gradually got used to it.

Just like just now, Li Xuewu sensed her abnormality and tried to solve the problem, but found that she didn't want to continue the topic, so he could only give up.

Continue to pester or force an explanation?

That didn't exist; the couple had never been emotional or had unnecessary quarrels.

Living with a person with stable emotions, the feeling couldn't even be described as plain as water.

Qin Jingru, Er Ya, and Zhao Yaping, who lived and worked at home, were like this, and Li Xuewu was also like this.

When Er Ya first came, she felt that Brother Li was quite kind, but the mistress, Sister Xiao Ning, was a bit cold, as if she didn't like her.

After a long time, she realized that Sister Xiao Ning's coldness wasn't directed at her, but at everyone present.

Even if she wasn't used to it, she could only adapt slowly; later, she gradually realized how suitable Sister Xiao Ning's stable emotions were for getting along.

You don't have to worry about her affairs at all, let alone ask for her opinions and suggestions; when she feels uncomfortable, she will express it directly, and you don't have to care.

Looking at it this way, is Gu Ning like a cat?

At least her temper and personality are very similar.

When at home, Li Xuewu would also read and study, but after going to Steel City, many of his books were taken away, and only those two were brought back.

Gu Ning wasn't used to two people sharing a desk, so after the study was occupied, he would lie down to read.

That's right, it's bad for the eyes, but after coming up from downstairs, showering, and changing into pajamas, how long could he read while lying in bed?

Reading wasn't the goal; the goal was to reasonably utilize the time of the day.

Some people say reading is boring; he would like to play with a mobile phone, but he would have to have one.

Nine-thirty, footsteps came from outside the open master bedroom door; it was Gu Ning returning.

She was like a cat, even her footsteps were light, with only the sound of slipper soles rubbing against the floor.

After entering the master bedroom, she didn't look at Li Xuewu, but went to the bathroom.

Li Xuewu also just raised his eyes to look at her, and then continued to read his book.

He was reading the Red Book, having read it many times; it was ever-fresh, and every time he read it, he had new insights and realizations.

Some say that if you read a book a hundred times, its meaning will reveal itself; perhaps that is the reason.

They say he has strong logic and foresight in management, that he has novel viewpoints in economic work and can create miracles, and that he is rigorous and scientific in business work and can always see the key points.

Without a large amount of reading and learning, one cannot support the work intensity of his current position; even if he is Li Xuewu, it wouldn't work.

"The showerhead isn't working well."

Gu Ning walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel and said it as if casually.

Li Xuewu said "Mm" without raising his head, then turned the page and said, "Tomorrow, have Guodong arrange for someone to take a look, either replace it or repair it."

"Have them check the radiator as well."

Gu Ning's voice came from the walk-in closet, muffled, but her tone was peaceful.

"Er Ya said the hot water coming out has a rusty color, and the radiator in the downstairs bathroom isn't very hot."

"Mm, I know."

Li Xuewu looked toward the walk-in closet with a surprised gaze, but his mouth still answered calmly.

Since when did this Ice Fairy in the house start learning to care about the trivial matters of the mortal world?

With this showerhead and radiator, Li Xuewu was so unaccustomed; his wife shouldn't be like this, right?

Hearing footsteps, Li Xuewu hurriedly withdrew his gaze, as if he hadn't reacted at all.

When Gu Ning came out, she still couldn't help but look at him; seeing him so "focused," she couldn't help but purse her lips; there were some things she couldn't bring herself to say.

The light on the vanity turned on; this was her unique space, a large mirror reflecting her, as well as Li Xuewu, who was reading with focused attention.

"It snowed on the mountain." After applying skincare products, she spoke again: "Uncle Zhao sent two hanging pieces of venison, and a bag of rabbit meat."

"Mm, Er Ya told me."

Li Xuewu tried hard to suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth and continued to look at the book he had long been unable to read.

Gu Ning watched him from the mirror for a long while before sighing and standing up to walk toward the bed.

Li Xuewu knew he couldn't tease her anymore; if he teased her any further, his wife would really be angry and hurt.

Just as Gu Ning pulled back the quilt to get into bed, he put down the Red Book in his hand, as if he were going to sleep, and reached out to embrace his little wife who was just about to lie down.

Gu Ning's body was a bit stiff, but it softened in an instant, and she lay in the crook of his arm.

"Sighing won't solve the problem. Some things can be said out loud; it's not that I don't understand you, but that you need to vent your emotions through expression. Too many negative emotions will cause depression; you should understand this."

Listening to his words in her ear, Gu Ning didn't turn around, but just rested her hand on his arm.

"In her kindergarten assignment, Li Shu wrote that her favorite person is... is Xiaoxiao."

"Hehe, just because of this?"

Li Xuewu chuckled; he really didn't expect that the problem his wife had been struggling with all evening was this.

He hugged Gu Ning a bit tighter, leaned into her ear, and said softly, "The person I like most is you."

"Ying—" Gu Ning was very unaccustomed to such intimacy from him, especially her ears; she was particularly sensitive.

The child was almost three years old; how could Li Xuewu not know this? He was doing it on purpose.

Love words with the addition of feeling are more moving; Gu Ning was already a bit intoxicated.

She wasn't used to Li Xuewu being like this, but she liked Li Xuewu saying such things, even if she had never asked for it.

"If it were my first time knowing about this, I would also be jealous; I can understand you."

Li Xuewu hugged her and said softly, "Why like Xiaoxiao the most, and where does that leave Daddy and Mommy?"

"Even if the person liked most isn't Daddy, it should be Mommy, right?"

"Mm?" Gu Ning turned her head and looked at him, asking, "Are you saying I'm being unreasonable?"

Gu Ning had really changed, becoming more and more like other ordinary women; Li Xuewu was really a bit unaccustomed.

"No, I'm saying you love Li Shu too much."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "But do you know what I thought of first when I heard you say this?"

"It's liking, liking the most."

He propped himself up, looked into Gu Ning's eyes, and said, "She perhaps doesn't know the meaning of liking yet, but she can already clearly express her feelings."

"Isn't a little girl who can express liking and love very excellent?"

"Hmph—" Gu Ning had long been accustomed to his ability to change the subject, and turned her head away without looking at him.

Li Xuewu naturally knew she wasn't really angry, just still a bit bothered in her heart.

"To say something you can't accept but is still reality, we cannot possess a child's liking and love."

He gently stroked Gu Ning's arm and comforted her, "Whether it's Li Shu or Li Ning, they will grow up sooner or later and will have people they like."

"What will you do when that time really comes?"

Gu Ning had never thought about this question, her gaze fixed on the light in the corner of the wall, lost in thought.

Time suddenly fast-forwarded twenty years; no, with Li Shu and Li Ning's cleverness, perhaps it wouldn't take twenty years before they had someone they liked, or someone they loved.

She really couldn't imagine what she should do at that time.

She couldn't even let go of the fact that Li Shu's favorite person wasn't her; what about when the two children fall in love later?

"I've prepared myself mentally anyway."

Li Xuewu lay flat on the pillow, looking toward the bedroom door at the foot of the bed, and said, "Since my father-in-law didn't make things difficult for me, I won't make things difficult for Li Shu's partner either."

Gu Ning looked at him with a mix of amusement and annoyance; what kind of person was he, making jokes about elders.

Li Xuewu tilted his head, and although he was smiling, his tone was very serious: "I respect my father-in-law very much, because he didn't make things difficult for me."

Gu Ning rolled her eyes and also lay flat on the pillow, with his arm under her neck.

"I can be a good father-in-law, and I can also be a good father-in-law."

Li Xuewu looked at the moonlight in the small living room ahead and continued, "Just like my dad was to you."

Gu Ning suddenly understood the meaning of him speaking like this; time hadn't fast-forwarded, it was still now.

"I can still accept the fact that her favorite person isn't me."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Because I've spent very little time with her this year, at least not as much as Xiaoxiao, and I haven't talked to her as much as Xiaoxiao has."

"I wasn't jealous of her—"

Gu Ning suddenly explained this, feeling a bit like she was trying to cover up, but Li Xuewu believed her.

Yes, whether you believe it or not, he believed it anyway.

He hugged Gu Ning's shoulder and said with a smile, "Of course I know you weren't jealous of her; you are Li Shu's mother, that's a fact that will never change."

"But you don't have to be sad either."

Li Xuewu looked toward the small living room with some amusement and said, "The only person who can accompany you forever is me, growing old together slowly."

Gu Ning revealed a look of disdain for this love word of his at the right time, but the arc of her mouth couldn't be suppressed.

Li Xuewu looked at her and raised his eyebrows, saying, "So we love them, that's enough, isn't it?"

"Only you can talk—"

Gu Ning turned around, leaned against him, and said, "It's a pity you didn't become an educator."

"Sigh, where would I have that qualification."

Li Xuewu reached out to embrace Gu Ning's waist and said with a smile, "It's hard enough to coax my own wife, let alone educate others?"

"Er-en—"

Don't misunderstand, this sound wasn't made by Gu Ning, but by Li Xuewu, who suffered an elbow strike from Gu Ning.

Not having reacted in time to take such a hit, Li Xuewu instantly thought of a saying:

"A pig during the New Year, a startled donkey, an angry wife, a fish on the shore."

Gu Ning's anger doesn't last overnight, because she had already vented before going to sleep, but Li Xuewu was very hurt.

At breakfast, Li Shu, unaware of the great catastrophe experienced in her sleep, was happily sharing her kindergarten happiness.

Li Xuewu stretched his shoulders, and the pain in his ribs also became clearer.

Looking at his resentful eyes, Gu Ning didn't pay any attention and ate her steamed bun slowly.

"Daughter, let me ask you a question."

Li Xuewu sat on the chair next to Gu Ning, looked at Li Shu with a smile, and asked, "Who do you like most at home—"

This question was a bit strange.

Li Shu looked at her father in confusion; just ask, why are your eyebrows twitching?

They weren't twitching; his instep under the dining table had been stepped on; no need to think to know who stepped on it.

Li Xuewu turned to look at Gu Ning; she was continuing her actions expressionlessly.

So it wasn't you who stepped on it just now, right?

Gu Ning didn't pay him any mind, but the foot under the dining table stepped hard, reminding him not to cause trouble.

"I like little brother most—"

Li Shu was so clever; she had long sensed something wrong from the changes in her parents' expressions and eyes.

Are Daddy and Mommy competing?

Competing for what?

Competing for who she likes more?

Sigh, what childish parents!

She shook her head slightly with emotion, and then gave an answer that no one could question.

Saying little brother is fine, stop arguing!

Li Ning, who was eating his own breakfast, didn't know what had happened. Hearing his sister's words, he raised his head blankly to look at her, and then followed his sister's gaze to look at his parents. What's wrong?

"You yesterday—seemingly—"

Every few words Li Xuewu said, he felt the force on his instep growing exponentially.

Is Mount Tai pressing down?

"—not—um—"

He couldn't continue, because Gu Ning couldn't step on him anymore, so she stuffed half a steamed bun into his mouth.

"Giggle-giggle—"

Li Ning seemed to have seen something fun and giggled non-stop.

Looking at his father's twitching eyebrows and the strange expression with a steamed bun stuffed in his mouth, Li Shu also started laughing.

The laughter of the sister and brother became the most beautiful melody of this morning; Li Xuewu believed this could finally make a certain narrow-minded woman feel relieved.

Gu Ning looked at Li Shu and smiled; she understood the words Li Xuewu said last night and also forgave Li Shu.

However! She couldn't forgive Li Xuewu.

Therefore, Li Shu going to school this morning would be sent by her father; this was Mommy's decision.

"Is Mommy angry?"

On the way to school, Li Shu asked this question.

Li Xuewu, with his hands in his jacket pockets, walking beside his daughter, looked at little Li Shu and asked back, "Why do you think so?"

"I don't know, anyway it's just—"

Li Shu shrugged her shoulders, imitating his usual actions, and said, "Why is Mommy angry?"

"Maybe because of Daddy."

Li Xuewu had long learned how to answer children's questions and was performing with ease at this moment.

"Is it because Daddy often doesn't come home?"

Li Shu raised her head curiously to look at him and said, "I think that's it, that's why Mommy is angry."

"Perhaps, she misses me."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, agreeing with his daughter's point of view, and then asked, "Then do you miss Daddy when Daddy isn't home?"

"Of course I miss you—" Li Shu nodded and replied, "Sometimes I miss you so much I cry, and little brother does too."

She added her little brother to the end of this sentence, emphasizing that what she said was all true.

Li Xuewu asked amusedly, "Then if Daddy is like this, will you not like Daddy anymore?"

"No," Li Shu looked at him curiously and said, "Why do you ask that?"

"Could it be that Mommy doesn't like you?"

Li Shu suddenly widened her eyes, looked at him, and said, "Are you going to divorce Mommy?"

"Heh—" Li Xuewu couldn't catch his breath and was almost choked by his daughter's question.

"Of course not, Mommy doesn't dislike Daddy." He looked at his daughter and asked, "Where did you hear the word divorce from?"

"I heard it a long time ago."

Li Shu walked along with her little schoolbag on her back, unconcerned, and said, "He Mingming's daddy and mommy in our class divorced."

"Did the teacher tell you this?"

Li Xuewu frowned again; if this were really the case, he would have to doubt whether Li Shu could receive qualified education in such an environment.

Li Shu, however, said innocently, "No, He Mingming said it himself; he lives with his grandma now, and his grandma comes to pick him up and drop him off every day."

"Daddy and Mommy won't divorce."

Li Xuewu emphasized seriously to his daughter, "And don't say these things in front of other children; he will be sad."

"It's like this—"

Li Shu nodded sensibly and said, "Last time he cried, saying he wanted his mommy."

Speaking of this, she looked at her father again and said, "You made Mommy angry, so what should we do?"

His daughter's reflex arc was indeed very long; it took so long to react, what should he do?

"It's okay, Mommy isn't really angry, she just cares about me too much."

Li Xuewu walked forward with his hands behind his head, lifting his legs high while accompanying his daughter, just treating it as exercise.

"If one day Mommy asks you this too, it means she cares about you very, very much."

"I like Mommy—"

Li Shu nodded understandingly and said, "I also like Daddy and little brother, and Auntie and Second Auntie."

"Who else?" Li Xuewu asked as if unintentionally, "Who do you like most?"

"Little brother—hee-hee—"

Li Shu gave the "standard" answer very quickly, as if she had long known he would ask this.

"Hehehe—" Li Xuewu also laughed along, moved by his daughter's cleverness.

"Daddy heard that the person you like most isn't little brother, but Teacher Xiaoxiao, right?"

He looked at his daughter mysteriously, as if he could divine the future, and said, "I guessed it."

"No—" Li Shu looked at him in confusion and said, "The person I like most is Daddy."

"Mm?" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows at his daughter and asked, "Why? Because Daddy came to send you to school?"

"No, I just like Daddy."

Li Shu swung her little schoolbag and walked forward, saying as she walked, "The teacher asked us to write down who we like most; I was afraid they would talk nonsense again, so I wrote Teacher Xiaoxiao."

"Is it because Teacher Xiaoxiao isn't part of our family, is that it?"

Li Xuewu was amused and surprised by his daughter's reaction speed, and asked straightforwardly, "You wrote Teacher Xiaoxiao to deal with the teacher's inquiry?"

"Mm—" Li Shu nodded her head vigorously, then looked at her father and asked, "Is that not allowed?"

"There's nothing not allowed about it, but you can be more frank; sharing your warmth is nothing."

Li Xuewu reached out and took his daughter's little hand, walking slowly forward, saying, "Wang Laoshi has already guaranteed it to you; you can trust her."

"Mm, Wang Laoshi is very good to me."

Li Shu kicked her little cloth shoes and said as she walked, "She even taught me how to draw a little bird."

"Is that so? Then she is really very good."

Li Xuewu nodded in agreement, looked at the kindergarten gate that had already appeared ahead, and quickened his pace along with his daughter's steps.

Li Shu was like a little bird returning to its nest, laughing and jumping across the road, letting go of her father's big hand and running toward the kindergarten.

At the kindergarten gate, Wang Laoshi was waiting for her; the two greeted each other politely after meeting.

Li Xuewu stood not far away and didn't go up to greet her; he believed Wang Laoshi wouldn't be afraid of him, but would feel a bit awkward.

Wang Laoshi did indeed see him, and after taking Li Shu into the school, she even looked toward this side.

Just confirming that his daughter had walked into the campus, Li Xuewu turned and walked back.

He also didn't need Wang Laoshi to apologize again; even an apologetic look wasn't needed.

He couldn't manage his children for a lifetime; some things they would eventually need to face personally.

"Tell me, what do you want to eat."

Gu Litong, the deputy factory director of the Second Automobile Factory, said very generously to Li Xuewu, "I can get you whatever you want to eat, as long as you help us with this big favor."

"Why be so polite—"

Li Xuewu shook hands with him and said, "Just prepare four dishes for lunch, and we'll have a drink."

"Prepare eight dishes, and we'll drink a little less."

Gu Litong was also a veteran of the wine battlefield, but he had never persuaded anyone at the wine table.

But Li Xuewu was different; the guy was a wine-leaking bucket, completely without a limit; no matter how much he drank, he was still himself.

He really could let go of his face and didn't care at all about the amused expressions of his colleagues.

Nonsense, if Li Xuewu drank openly, would he still be able to go to work in the next few days? He'd be drunk to death.

"It's different when you come."

Gu Litong pulled his arm and took him to visit each workshop, without any concealment.

He was just waiting for Li Xuewu to give him suggestions; how could he hide his treasures at this moment?

Besides, the little family foundation of the Second Automobile Factory couldn't even compare to the Steel Automobile Factory; what was there to hide?

"Don't pretend—"

He looked at Li Xuewu and said seriously, "You must speak directly if you have any opinions or suggestions; I want to listen."

"That's too much; I'm not a fortune teller, how could I revitalize a nation with one word."

Li Xuewu couldn't stand his excessive seriousness and said with a smile, "I'm just here as a guest today."

"Stop talking about that; we are friends only if we speak the truth, and you are a guest of the Second Automobile Factory."

Gu Litong also knew he was too nervous and too anxious; he started joking actively at this moment.

It was precisely because his attitude relaxed slightly that the faces of the cadres following behind finally had smiles.

Look at these people just now; Li Xuewu, who was walking in front, felt a chill down his back.

What's the situation?

Gu Litong invited him to pick faults, to pick faults in these cadres behind him.

Li Xuewu wasn't afraid of offending people, but he was afraid of being shot in the back.

"Look at you, can we still get along?"

Li Xuewu patted his arm amusedly and said, "It's not easy for me to return to Beijing once, and I was just thinking of coming to see you, and you treat me like this."

Although Gu Litong had invited him to Steel City once before, this time was also agreed upon long ago.

However! He couldn't say it was agreed upon long ago; what would that make him? A good comrade isn't one who likes to be a teacher.

He had to say it was a last resort, say it was reluctant, say it was only this once, and it wouldn't happen again.

"Speak, give an opinion."

Gu Litong took him to visit the newly designed and built assembly line that had already been put into use.

Li Xuewu stood by the workstation for a long while, and when he heard Gu Litong ask, he said, "It's quite good."

"Did I ask you to praise us?"

Gu Litong was anxious; he stared and emphasized, "Just point me in the right direction, can you?"

"Your workers need an upgrade."

Li Xuewu suddenly said straightforwardly, "I'm not saying your workers aren't hardworking enough, nor am I saying they aren't doing well enough, but their learning and comprehension abilities."

He looked at Gu Litong seriously and asked, "How long has it been since your workers had training?"

"Training? Do workers need training?"

Gu Litong stared and emphasized, "These are all our veteran workers!"

The implication was that veteran workers don't need training; any one of them pulled out is a good hand.

Li Xuewu nodded in understanding and said, "Whether they are veteran workers or new workers, they all need training."

Without waiting for Gu Litong to ask, he looked back at the cadres of the Second Automobile Factory who were following and said, "If a car is driven for a long time, don't you oil the bearings?"

"It's not that the workers' technology isn't good, but their thinking hasn't kept up." He pointed to his own head and emphasized, "If you don't change your brain, you can't fit in new things."

"Workers' confidence in technology is a strength, but it's also a weakness that rejects new processes and new technologies."

"Our workers are very excellent."

A cadre disagreed with his point of view and emphasized, "They are very capable of adapting to the current assembly line positions; they are absolutely no worse than the workers in your factory."

"Mm, I acknowledge your point of view."

Li Xuewu, on the contrary, accepted this kind of rebuttal more calmly, turned to look at Gu Litong, who was frowning and thinking, and said, "What is the production capacity of your assembly line?"

"28 units." Gu Litong answered with some hesitation, but without delay.

Li Xuewu nodded slightly and said, "28 units per shift, that's indeed acceptable."

"No, it's 28 units per day."

Gu Litong frowned at this moment and emphasized, "We have three shifts on the line."

"28 units per day?!" Li Xuewu looked at him in surprise and asked, "Is this the BJ30 production line?"

"We only have one production line."

Gu Litong answered this question very arduously, although he didn't want to answer it either.

"If that's the case..."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment, looked back at Zhang Enyuan, and asked, "Didn't I have a meeting to attend?"

"Wait a moment—"

Seeing Li Xuewu wanting to run, Gu Litong grabbed his arm and said, "You can't leave."

"I forgot, really, I have a meeting."

Li Xuewu patted his hand and said, "Later, I'll come back when I have time, definitely."

"Later when you have time?" Gu Litong wouldn't let go, pulled him, and said, "Even if you're going to attend the Pantao Festival, you have to solve our problem before you leave."

"What—did I sell myself to you!"

Li Xuewu looked at him amusedly and asked, "Why are you acting like a bandit?"

"Anyway, I can't let you go."

Gu Litong blocked him and asked, "Tell me the truth, what is the production capacity of your Steel Automobile Factory?"

"Mm, mm, not much." Li Xuewu said vaguely, "It's all about the same, all about the same."

"Are you kidding me?" Gu Litong looked at him and asked, "Doesn't the number of ships loaded at Yingcheng Port every month exceed ten thousand units? And you tell me it's about the same?"

"Look at you—" Li Xuewu raised his head slightly and looked at him, saying, "How can this be the same."

"You produce cargo trucks, we produce passenger cars; these are two different things."

"Are passenger cars more complex or cargo trucks more complex?"

Gu Litong was very hurt, pulled him, and said, "This assembly line is from your factory; why is the production capacity gap so large now?"

"Hey! You're being unreasonable now!"

Li Xuewu pointed at him and said, "So I came here to help you and ended up doing something wrong?"

"You didn't do anything wrong, I did."

Gu Litong would say anything, just couldn't let him leave, and pointed to the assembly line, saying, "You say, you say."

"I say your workers need training, just like machines need lubricating oil."

Li Xuewu looked at him and said, "Didn't they give you the full-process diagnostic report?"

"If the production management model of the Red Star Steel Group were strictly followed, the scene shouldn't be like this."

He kicked the ground under his feet; it wasn't painted, just cement ground smeared with fine ash.

That's fine, car production didn't emphasize that all workstations must be dust-free workshops, so cement is cement.

But what's with the stains on the ground?

Li Xuewu's movement wasn't large, but Gu Litong had already noticed it.

"That, Factory Director Gu, it's the machine leaking oil."

The workshop director, seeing the leader frown, hurriedly came over to explain.

He still had some insight, knowing to answer quickly without waiting for the leader to speak.

Li Xuewu had no interest in helping Gu Litong manage his subordinates, but looked at the workshop where parts were piled messily, pursed his lips, and felt there were too many problems to talk about.

Gu Litong wanted to solve all the problems in one meal; isn't that a pipe dream?

His appearance fee wasn't that low.

"Clean it up—" Gu Litong couldn't say anything to him in front of Li Xuewu, but still frowned and emphasized.

The workshop director responded submissively and went to find workers to deal with it.

Gu Litong kept looking at Li Xuewu, turned around with his gaze, and became dissatisfied himself.

Actually, the standards had long been given; the Technical Service Department of the Red Star Steel Group had provided all the production standard requirements.

But, this wasn't a production factory under the Red Star Steel Group, so the rules had to be adapted to local conditions.

Someone changed the first rule, so someone ignored the last rule; it was said to be the management and production standards of the Red Star Steel Group, but in reality?

It must be said, a daily output of 28 units was considered very awesome in the past.

If the Red Star Steel Group hadn't started the Steel Automobile Factory, the current Second Automobile Factory would definitely be a big factory.

Daily output of 28 units, annual output exceeding ten thousand; the total national automobile production in 1964 was only 28,000 units.

Well, the Second Automobile Factory occupied nearly half of the country; you say if it's awesome or not.

Awesome my foot; the number of cars exported by the Steel Automobile Factory in one month exceeded ten thousand, and with several car models including motorcycles driving side by side, it basically represented the most advanced and highest-capacity automobile factory in the country at this time.

The Second Automobile Factory learned by example and learned to look like this; Li Xuewu didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment.

Good, it's really good, at least it actively changed, but it didn't change enough.

"How about we go to the cafeteria first?"

The office director, seeing the atmosphere was a bit stiff, suggested actively, "The food will be ready soon; shall we talk while eating?"

"Then let's talk while eating."

Gu Litong, seeing Li Xuewu didn't intend to continue, agreed to transfer the battlefield.

He very much hoped Li Xuewu would say a few more words, but he also knew the cadres behind him couldn't take it.

Li Xuewu might not know that not only were the workers on the assembly line veteran workers, but these management cadres were also veteran cadres; their factory's path of reform was very complex.

Li Xuewu actually saw it; he could tell from the average age of the cadres sitting at the table together.

With this lineup, a daily output of 28 units could be considered a miracle.

Why can the Red Star Steel Group fight?

Because the cadres are younger; if you compare the Steel Automobile Factory with the Second Automobile Factory, go take a look at the Steel Automobile Factory; the grassroots are generally young cadres, and the middle level also has no shortage of cadres under thirty, and the factory director is not over forty-five.

The Red Star Steel Group is serious about rejuvenating the cadres, but the Second Automobile Factory was vague about it.

Li Xuewu didn't oppose using veteran workers, but he had to be responsible for the workers; just send them to the assembly line like this?

Then this is the Second Automobile Factory's irresponsibility.

Li Xuewu wanted to say something, but didn't know whether he should say it or how to say it.

A meal can't solve the problem.