Chapter 1549: A Sincere Gesture

"These flowers are blooming so beautifully."

Li Li Xuewu walked into the flower hall, looking at the spring colors filling the room, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Spring is nothing more than this."

"With someone to water them and someone to provide warmth, they naturally bloom brilliantly and vibrantly."

Yu Li, who had followed him in, said in a resentful tone, "If there were none of these, even people would wither away."

"Hehe—" It was too blunt; Li Li Xuewu had already heard the subtext in those words.

He turned his head to look at Manager Yu, took off his overcoat, and asked, "Isn't it too quiet?"

"You know how cold it is."

Yu Li took his overcoat quite naturally and said indifferently, "Besides, the general environment is like this."

She had even learned the term "general environment." It seemed that as time passed, everyone was making progress.

"Members aren't coming as often; are there any difficulties with the funding?" Li Li Xuewu sat by the window, his back against the radiator, feeling even hotter, though the flower hall was sufficiently humid.

This flower hall was the eye and the core of the entire courtyard; one could see three main gates from here, and more directly, the three-story building of the guesthouse located at the innermost position.

All the greenery for the entire courtyard was nurtured here; every winter, the outdoor plants would be moved inside to be cared for until the weather warmed up the following year.

When Li Li Xuewu first came to this large courtyard, it hadn't been this lively. Ding Ding Wanqiu had guarded the front courtyard, almost turning the place into a wild botanical garden.

Now, with Yu Li tending to and managing it, it finally had the style and bearing of a wealthy household from the past.

"Drink this instead; the taste is better."

Yu Li took a tin box of tea leaves from a locked cabinet and handed it to him. Seeing him look over, she curled her lip and said, "This place is often left unlocked; with people coming and going, what kind of tea could you possibly drink?"

"I thought you had specifically saved it for me."

Li Li Xuewu smiled as he took the tea leaves, replaced the portion that had just been put into the teacup, and said, "If there are difficulties, just speak up."

"What difficulties could there be? Funding has been low these past two years, and activities have been few. Those with money contribute money, and those with strength contribute strength."

Yu Li picked up a spray bottle, drew cold water from the tap, tested the temperature with her hand, and only then began to water the flowers.

Li Li Xuewu had a knack for brewing tea; the thermos contained boiling water changed that morning, which was just right for brewing.

Beijing didn't have good water; the few sweet water wells were all in the courtyards of princes and nobles from the past.

Of course, those courtyards weren't places ordinary people could live in now. Six people living in over a hundred rooms—have you heard of that? Of course, you haven't.

The courtyard where the Dongfeng Club was located also had over a hundred rooms, but it was a non-profit public structure.

If it weren't for the plaque Li Li Xuewu had brought back from the Sports Commission, and if it weren't for the training institution plaques of several powerful departments hanging underneath, this place would have had to change owners too.

Putting it nicely, it was called changing; others called it coordination.

"The funds left over from the beginning are still enough to pay wages, but there hasn't been any new recruitment for a long time."

As Yu Li watered the flowers, she introduced, "Those working in the courtyard are all the old folks from before."

"Oh, right, there are also those who left."

Seeming to feel that her previous explanation wasn't clear, she added another sentence, causing Li Li Xuewu to shake his head with a bitter smile.

"Those who want to leave don't need to be kept; those who stay won't leave."

Li Li Xuewu brewed two cups of tea, one for her and one for himself. The warm, rich fragrance of the tea drifted out, setting off the room full of flowers and plants, which looked vibrant and full of spring.

"If the funding is insufficient, you can coordinate with Shen Shen Guodong to transfer funds under the name of a loan."

He picked up the teacup and took a sip; the tea was fragrant and left a lingering aftertaste. It was indeed good tea.

Yu Li watered a pot, turned back to look at him, and asked, "Does this club still have any significance for remaining?"

"Hm? Why do you say that?"

Li Li Xuewu put down the teacup, looked at her with surprise, and said, "Do you have any concerns?"

"I just feel..." She hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Li Li Xuewu and said, "It lacks the vibrancy of before; it's as if people's hearts have scattered."

"Only when the roots are gone will people's hearts scatter."

Li Li Xuewu looked out the window without much concern. Because the indoor temperature and humidity were high, the window glass was covered in mist, making the view outside look hazy.

Without modern glass film, there was a natural sense of haziness; at a time like this, one really should write a poem.

Unfortunately, he didn't have that talent.

"The more it is an extraordinary period, the more a spiritual sustenance is needed. For the wanderers scattered all over the country, perhaps this place is their sustenance, their home."

He lowered his head, dipped his finger into the tea, and traced a circle around the cup; the tea soup was warm and moist like jade.

"Perhaps. You all have ideals."

Yu Li drew another pot of water and continued to water her flowers. Her heart was about to wither; she couldn't bear to see these flowers and plants fade. People are always more sentimental than flowers and plants.

Time immersed itself in the tea soup, the fragrance of flowers, and the cold water that nourished life.

In the time it took for a pot of tea, the club's flower hall gradually became lively. Shen Shen Guodong and Pei Pei arrived together in one car, their cooperation in conversation quite tacit.

Ou Xin, having heard the news of his arrival, rushed over from the back courtyard, her eyes full of joy and sincerity.

Li Li Xuewu poured her a cup of tea, but instead of a "thank you," he received, "Brother, I've missed you."

Zuo Yan Jie brought two bags of various fruits; one didn't need to look to know they were bought from the Hongxing Group's service department.

At this time, in this season, where else could one find a fruit market with so many varieties? It could only be the service department.

With Wu Wu Shuping leading, Zuo Yan Jie had grown quite quickly. He was responsible for personnel work at the Dongfeng 31 Construction Cooperative and also held a position at the United Construction General Company.

Wu Wu Shuping thought highly of his work ability and believed he had potential for development, especially in terms of comprehensive ability.

What is comprehensive ability?

This term was heard less in later generations, but in the 80s and 90s, it could be considered an important indicator for testing talent.

In fact, starting from the 70s, the employment attributes of social work began to change, transitioning from a need for single-skilled talent to multi-skilled talent.

This kind of change wasn't one-sided but a cyclical process, much like fashion trends—going around in circles and always coming back.

Why is the term "comprehensive ability" rarely heard in later generations? Because society no longer needs it; everywhere is full of all-around "oxen and horses" cultivated over decades.

Think about it, what does "all-around" mean?

That's right, it can't be said absolutely, but "all-around" largely represents the meaning of knowing everything but mastering nothing.

Some complain that university graduates can't find work; some mock postgraduate graduates for delivering food.

These are just surface phenomena; they don't see the root cause.

May I ask, have these unemployed university graduates and postgraduate graduates eager to cash in on their age truly mastered the ability to monetize knowledge upon leaving school?

Do they have the knowledge that can earn money the moment they step out of school—money to support their lives?

In the 90s, university graduates looked down on car mechanics; thirty years later, car mechanics look down on university graduates.

In the 90s, fresh university graduates didn't worry about work, with a salary of at least two or three hundred a month.

Car mechanics, struggling and toiling, only made a few dozen yuan in hard-earned money.

Time is best at teasing those who drift with the tide. Thirty years later, car mechanics generally earn ten or twenty thousand a month, while university graduates cling to a two-thousand-yuan salary and still have to work overtime.

When any resource is oversupplied, it produces a cheapening effect. Where should young people like Zuo Yan Jie look?

Factories have cultivated a large number of workers, but industrial and economic development is lagging; what's missing are the leaders.

Therefore, cultivating talent with comprehensive ability is a necessary condition for opening up a new era.

In this day and age, it's too hard to find a student on a university campus who can talk, can make a scene, can bluff, and can dance.

Unlike later generations, where campuses are full of monkeys.

Of course, there are monkeys in this day and age too, just not on campus, but in the hutongs.

"I just said it would snow today."

Seeing that the flowers Yu Li raised were good, Shen Shen Guodong reached out to pick one, but before he could touch it, he received a slap.

"If you dare to pluck my flowers again, I'll break three of your legs!" Yu Li spoke quite ruthlessly. How could a person have three legs? Really.

"I was just looking; I didn't mean anything else."

Shen Shen Guodong cracked melon seeds in his mouth, stood up straight with a smile, and gestured, "You sit where you are."

"Don't believe me? Just try it." Yu Li tilted her chin, glared at him, and sat back down in her chair.

"So the flowers he gave Sister Yan'er last time were plucked from here—" Pei Pei laughed heartily, looked at Shen Shen Guodong, and said, "I knew it. He learned to be romantic in the middle of winter; where would he find flowers?"

"If I hadn't seen it when I got off work, I wouldn't have found out who did it."

Speaking of this, Yu Li glared at the incorrigible Shen Shen Guodong again and reminded him, "If Xiao Yan likes them, just move two pots back. Don't ruin this stuff. Don't you feel heart-broken looking at those cut stems?"

"I just said you should read less."

Shen Shen Guodong muttered as he walked back to his chair, saying, "Only Lin Lin Daiyu would pull this kind of act."

"You've read *Dream of the Red Chamber*? Not bad."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and praised, "But don't learn from Banggeng. The other day he told me, 'Lin Lin Daiyu uprooted the weeping willow, and Wang Xifeng bloodied the Mandarin Duck Building.'"

"Pfft—" Ou Xin couldn't hold it in; the tea she had just drunk shot out of her nostrils.

"Is there that scene in *Dream of the Red Chamber*?" Shen Shen Guodong turned his head to look at him and asked, "How come I haven't seen it?"

"Cough, cough—" This time it was Pei Pei. She had dodged the punch Li Li Xuewu had thrown earlier, but she hadn't expected that where there is a crouching dragon, there must be a fledgling phoenix; she hadn't dodged Shen Shen Guodong's kick.

The tea choked the two girls until their faces were red, but they still couldn't hide the smiles at the corners of their mouths, their chests aching from holding it in.

"That's because you didn't read it right." Yu Li glared at Shen Shen Guodong and said, "I've even read *Jia Baoyu at the Wind and Snow Mountain Temple*."

"Don't lie to me. I haven't read *Water Margin*, but I've heard the storytelling." Shen Shen Guodong emphasized, "Only Lin Chong has that 'Wind and Snow Mountain Temple' story."

"You only heard that story about Lin Chong; you didn't hear that story about Lin Lin Daiyu, right?"

Yu Li stood up, took the thermos to refill the teapot, and teased him, "What about Wang Xifeng?"

"I don't listen to *Red Chamber*." Shen Shen Guodong shook his head righteously and said, "Second Brother said that in the whole *Red Chamber*, apart from Granny Liu, there isn't a single good thing; they are all heartless, ungrateful, arrogant, extravagant, lewd, and petty thieves."

He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Actually, *Water Margin* isn't that good either. Didn't Chairman Mao criticize it long ago? Just a bunch of rabble."

"Then what do you like? *Journey to the West*?"

Pei Pei wiped her nose and asked with a smile, "I think you look just like that Monkey Sun."

"Thanks, I actually wish I were."

Shen Shen Guodong sighed, turned his head to look at her, and said, "Watching *Journey to the West*, everyone feels they are the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Sun Wukong. In reality, we're just little demons shouting and waving flags in an eight-hundred-cave mountain, nothing more than trying to make a living."

"Yo! I didn't see that coming—"

Zhou Wang Yamei walked in from outside. Hearing his remarks, she raised her eyebrows and praised, "Our Manager Shen has this kind of experience and vision."

"Yo, Sister Zhou, didn't you go back to Steel City?"

Seeing her arrive, Shen Shen Guodong and the others stood up to greet her; it had been a long time since they last met.

Except for Li Li Xuewu, but he brewed a cup of tea for Zhou Wang Yamei—who else would sit in the main seat?

Yu Li was the host; she had no reason not to stand up and greet her, not to mention that the two had many intersections in their work, and their cooperation was quite tacit.

"Look at what you're saying. Second Brother is here; does Sister Zhou still need to go back to Steel City to report on work—"

Pei Pei glanced at Shen Shen Guodong and teased with a smile, but it caused Zhou Wang Yamei to pinch her cheek.

"How come I see you looking so smug? Could it be you're dating a boyfriend?"

As someone who had seen it all, Zhou Wang Yamei could tell at a glance that Pei Pei's face had blossomed, unlike Ou Xin's.

Who in this room didn't know that Ou Xin yearned for the person in the main seat? How could she bear to ruin herself?

Pei Pei was different. She had a sweetheart before coming to the club. Looking at her now, had it blossomed and borne fruit?

Called out by Zhou Wang Yamei, Pei Pei already regretted provoking someone she shouldn't have; she was almost begging for mercy.

"Hot tea, just brewed. Have a cup."

Li Li Xuewu couldn't bear to see the girls in a difficult spot and took the initiative to block a move for her, but it earned him a roll of the eyes from Zhou Wang Yamei.

"Using you to show off—"

She muttered, picked up the teacup from the tea table, turned, and returned to her seat, though she didn't continue to tease Pei Pei.

Ou Xin bumped Pei Pei with her shoulder and giggled, covering her mouth; clearly, she knew something.

"Is everyone here?" Li Li Xuewu took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and scanned the people in the room.

Shen Shen Guodong raised his teacup and explained, "Wu Laoshi went back to Tianjin; there's business over at Yang Erhai's side."

"Good thing. It hasn't been open for a long time, right?"

Li Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and said, "Tianjin is close to Beijing and has the convenience of sea transport; it should be doing better."

"It's not because of that turmoil the year before last."

Shen Shen Guodong was also expanding for his own brother, but his words were not without complaint: "The losses in Tianjin were truly not small. Hearing his report, even I felt heart-broken."

"Where is there a business that's always smooth sailing?" Li Li Xuewu smiled without concern and said, "You can't just call it 'Smooth Sailing Trading' and expect it to always be smooth sailing, right?"

"Hehehe—" The people in the flower hall laughed softly. As long as Li Li Xuewu didn't mind, they could also breathe a sigh of relief.

This kind of policy-related loss was unavoidable. Even he, working in the group, couldn't grasp the situation well, let alone these people doing the work.

Shen Shen Guodong was just saying that; he didn't want Li Li Xuewu to pile all the pressure on Yang Erhai.

However, he also knew that because of his experience working in Hong Kong, Wu Ge was more attentive to Yang Erhai's cultivation.

Among their sworn brothers, Dazhuang died early, and there was Old Lao Biaozi's uncle, so they could be considered to be relying on each other for survival.

In terms of age, none of them were old. The oldest, Wen San, was only twenty-six or twenty-seven. He and Old Lao Biaozi were younger than Li Li Xuewu, and Yang Erhai was even younger.

But his and Old Lao Biaozi's abilities were just like that. If you asked them to read, they couldn't get into it; they didn't even understand *Red Chamber*, so could they understand building?

Even the business at their doorstep could barely be maintained. Old Lao Biaozi, who was far away in Hong Kong, was also a guy who sold ruthlessness.

The only one who could play tricks was Wen San, and Yang Erhai, who had the age advantage.

He knew Wu Ge didn't quite trust Wen San. It wasn't that he didn't trust Wen San's character; with Wu Ge's current status and ability, Wen San wouldn't dare to have any ulterior motives.

Wu Ge didn't trust his brain. The matter in Hong Kong originally had room for maneuver, but he was too flamboyant.

Listening to the news sent back by Old Lao Biaozi, there was Lai Lai Jiasheng's secret plotting, but there was also the pushing and pulling of others. Otherwise, where would a scholar get a murderous sword?

Wu Ge let him recuperate in Beijing, but actually sidelined him for half a year, and it hadn't been long since he went to Steel City.

Wen San left from Steel City. At that time, he was in charge of all the big and small affairs in Steel City. Now he is only responsible for the business of Dongfeng Shipping. Doesn't that explain the problem?

He had self-knowledge. Relying on the help of Old Lao and Ye Ye Erye, and borrowing Wu Ge's influence in Beijing, it was okay to guard the stall Wu Ge had built up, but going out, he couldn't even compare to Yang Erhai's achievements.

In Beijing, he was Deputy Director Shen of the street office. Going out, he was a fart. He still had to cultivate himself.

So for an occasion like today, don't look at Ou Xin and Pei Pei as latecomers, or Yu Li and Zhou Wang Yamei as women; he didn't have the slightest bit of contempt or neglect.

Not to mention Zuo Yan Jie, who could fight and kill.

Li Li Xuewu hadn't forgotten the batch of old brothers; they were all in key positions. But for the business to develop, it needed fresh blood. Yu Li is one, Zhou Wang Yamei is one, Ou Xin and Pei Pei are also, and there is also a potential stock like Zuo Yan Jie.

Of course, there are many who didn't come today, such as the highly educated Wu Laoshi, Wu Wu Shuping, a ruthless character who could take on the heavy responsibility as soon as she came up, and could control Dongfeng 31 Construction alone, and even take care of the work in Tianjin.

Sometimes Shen Shen Guodong also thought, if it weren't for his lack of ability, Wu Ge would definitely have handed the business in Beijing to Wu Laoshi.

"Shall we talk about the business in Beijing first?"

Li Li Xuewu moved the teacup at his hand and looked at Yu Li and Shen Shen Guodong, asking, "Which of you two will speak first?"

"I'll speak first. The club's work is simple." Yu Li spoke without yielding: "Everyone has seen the situation. The situation and environment have had a certain impact on the club's operations."

"The members who mainly participated in the club's activities this year are still the new ones who joined last year. After the old members were transferred away from Beijing, they rarely had time to come to the club to participate in activities."

She flipped through the notebook in her hand and reported: "Due to internal operating restrictions, the funding has declined compared to last year and the year before last, and there is a deficit in operating expenses."

"It is mainly reflected in staff wages and material consumption. Only the restaurant and the service department are still effective."

When Yu Li spoke to this point, she looked up at Li Li Xuewu and emphasized: "The guesthouse is also in a state of exceeding income; after all, the fees are not low."

"Hm, no need to change the fees."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and said indifferently: "If the club's guesthouse were the same as the outside, then what competitive value would ours have?"

"Ou Xin is in charge of the guesthouse now, right?"

He turned to look at Ou Xin and said: "Don't be anxious. You can just take this time to hone your service skills and rules. You need to provide higher standard services."

"Second Brother, I don't quite understand what you mean."

Ou Xin was also bold enough to ask: "With the service conditions of our guesthouse, it doesn't seem to meet the requirements for higher service standards, right?"

She also had a notebook spread out on her lap; it seemed she was prepared and wanted to find answers from him.

"What I'm talking about is high-standard service, not high-standard service facilities."

Li Li Xuewu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said: "Who says that if the conditions are average, the service has no value?"

He pointed in the direction of Yuyuantan and raised an eyebrow, asking: "Are the equipment and facilities of the Fishing Terrace very good? Can you say that staying there has no taste and no value?"

"I don't deny its particularity. It is mystery that gives emotional value, but we also have our own advantages."

Li Li Xuewu looked at her, tilted his head, and said: "The club's gate is not something anyone can enter just because they want to, right?"

He looked at Yu Li again and said: "How to promote and operate still depends on whether you two can use your brains."

"Why don't you give us some pointers?"

Yu Li naturally wasn't afraid of him. This wasn't a serious meeting like the one at Hongxing Group; it was more like the Liangshan Assembly Hall, where opinions and problems could be raised.

Li Li Xuewu looked at her with a light smile and said: "Have you ever valued the few plaques at the gate?"

He tapped his finger on the table and said: "The club is located in the core area of the city, possesses garden scenery, high-end historical residential style, and more integrated equipment and facilities such as sports, shooting, restaurants, and car services. The living environment is secondary, isn't it? If the living environment is not important, then what is?"

"Service?" Ou Xin seemed to have figured it out, looking at Li Li Xuewu with burning eyes, full of admiration.

"This place doesn't receive foreign guests, but it can communicate with related units and invite relevant distinguished guests, right?"

Li Li Xuewu picked up the teapot, added tea to his cup, and then placed it on the table for them to handle themselves.

"Didn't you say not to receive guests other than members?" Yu Li frowned slightly: "Want to change the rules?"

"Are you confused? When did I say that?" Li Li Xuewu looked at her with amusement and said: "Did you not study the club management rules carefully?"

He turned to look at Ou Xin and pointed his finger at her, asking: "Ou Xin, you say."

"That..." Ou Xin hesitated for a moment, first looked at Yu Li, then looked at Li Li Xuewu, and then tried to ask: "Do you mean to have members of related units come forward to invite and coordinate reception tasks?"

"Hehe—" Li Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and glanced at Yu Li; the answer was already self-evident.

Yu Li also understood. Li Li Xuewu meant exactly this: the club does not receive guests other than members, but formal members have the right to invite important friends or family members, which is also a means of generating revenue.

"You can mobilize members and ask them to place their social activities at the club."

Shen Shen Guodong also understood and suggested to Yu Li: "The club's members have never cultivated this habit; they only bring their families here for leisure and entertainment."

"Hold more activities, such as a special commodity trade fair." Li Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair, looked at Yu Li, and said: "For electrical resources, ask Shen Guodong for help."

"No problem. The distribution company has ready-made products, guaranteed to be high quality and inexpensive."

The electrical appliances Li Li Xuewu mentioned were actually not "electrical appliances." Shen Shen Guodong naturally knew they weren't electrical appliances.

What were they then?

He had already said they were products of the distribution company. The distribution company had no production units; it was still... wild.

That's right, it's normal to pick up some foreign products on the high seas, right? What if someone lost them?

The Titanic could sink; what couldn't be in the ocean?

These things couldn't be sold openly, but internal exchanges were still possible.

Now is the time when there is money but nowhere to spend it. Everyone says this era is still poor, but who knows who is poor? Those who should receive wages are still receiving them.

You say it's impossible?

Then who is eating roast meat in the restaurant?

Being poor overall doesn't mean individuals are poor.

As long as your brain starts turning, there is no money you can't earn. You're guarding a golden nest and begging for food.

Yu Li was taking notes on everyone's opinions, her face slightly red. Her attitude just now was truly the wrong mindset.

Li Li Xuewu didn't blame her, but his words also made her mind much clearer.

Even if the situation is not good, the wind hasn't blown in behind closed doors, and some things can still be done.

Besides, seeing that the economic situation is getting better day by day, and the resources she can control are increasing, this place should be a place where members and those outside the members flock to, not cold and clear like it is now.

"You can't blame everything on the general environment."

Li Li Xuewu looked at her, didn't say anything more, but looked at Shen Shen Guodong and asked: "What about you?"

"I have more business on my side."

Shen Shen Guodong could feel the atmosphere and main tone of today's meeting from Yu Li's side.

Listening to reports, raising problems, finding shortcomings, and thinking of solutions—this is a good thing, better than closing the door and building a car by himself.

"Pei Pei is responsible for the supply chain. Please ask her to report on the relevant work."

He first introduced Pei Pei, and Pei Pei also received an encouraging smile from Li Li Xuewu.

She straightened her body unconsciously, just waiting for Shen Shen Guodong to finish his report so she could start her first formal appearance in the recycling station system.

"Let me talk about the street office work first."

Shen Shen Guodong looked at the notebook in his hand, looked up, and reported: "The sewing cooperative, transport team, and other small industries are developing well. I am integrating relevant resources and using the policies that the street office can obtain to help these small industries transform into small factories."

"I personally am no longer responsible for relevant management work; corresponding work is the responsibility of a full-time factory director."

He smiled and introduced: "Currently, the large warehouse and the recycling station are still operating independently. This was affirmed by Director Wang and others at the street office meeting."

"Director Wang's meaning is that the situation above also supports the great situation of the common development of multiple operations, individual economy, and non-public collective economy..."

Li Li Xuewu knew very well about the multiple business activities Shen Shen Guodong mentioned, because this was also the policy foundation for Hongxing Group to develop its third industry.

Of course, the multiple business operations supported by the street office are not the same thing as the third industry operations carried out by enterprises.

Whether it's an enterprise or a factory, they all have sales rights. Carrying out third industry construction also belongs to a kind of collective economic construction, which is naturally different from the individual economy.

Shen Shen Guodong took the lead in organizing small industries and solved the employment and industrial development problems of the Jiaodaokou street office, naturally gaining the trust and support of the street office.

He now talks about the coexistence and common development of the individual economy and the collective economy because the small economy of Jiaodaokou has developed, which is purely a special phenomenon.

But the outstanding performance also made Jiaodaokou a typical example of economic and industrial development in this era.

"The development of the small transport team is more dynamic and has more development potential than the sewing cooperative."

Shen Shen Guodong introduced: "It can not only solve the employment problem of a large number of unemployed young people but also alleviate social transport pressure, especially the transport power formed by large-scale mobilization. The street office has also been praised by superiors."

"The transport team is connected to the freight station, right?"

Li Li Xuewu nodded, looked at him, and asked: "Does the distribution company have business here too?"

"I was just about to say this." Shen Shen Guodong introduced: "The distribution activities carried out in Beijing in the early stage changed according to the situation."

He introduced: "Many of the staff who participated in the distribution at that time went to the countryside. Although the remaining ones are still doing work, most of them have lost their transport capacity."

"We adjusted the distribution work and separated the transport work to the transport team."

"Hm, no wonder you said the transport team has higher potential than the sewing cooperative."

Li Li Xuewu already understood his meaning, looked at him, and emphasized: "You handle this matter yourself. You know the corresponding policies and situation. Don't play too big."

"I understand. I won't form cliques."

Shen Shen Guodong thought about what he was thinking. Hearing Wu Ge's request, he knew Wu Ge understood, and he also understood.

Transport team, many people and many cars, is not an ordinary force. It looks inconspicuous at ordinary times, but at critical moments...

Li Li Xuewu created opportunities for him to enter the street office work so that he could have a matching status to master these resources. He couldn't just do wedding clothes for others.

Looking at the small transport team hiding in small industries today, it belongs to the street office. What about the future?

Shen Shen Guodong couldn't see the future situation, nor did he understand whether policies would change many years later. He only listened to Li Li Xuewu's requirements, because Li Li Xuewu had never been wrong.

"The distribution company is still connected to Hongxing Group, connected to the logistics management system of the Department of Justice, and carries out close logistics support and supply cooperation with related units."

He spoke quite generally here, because this was the earliest business carried out by the recycling station, which was very mature and stable. As long as it was maintained, it would be fine.

Beijing looks big, but it's not actually big. Some units can be contacted, and some are unnecessary.

As long as you can take care of these units in your hands, it's enough for the recycling station to survive this harsh winter.

So he only talked about it generally, and mentioned the logistics system of the Department of Justice during the period, which is the responsibility of Huang Gan.

Since Li Li Xuewu went to Steel City, the number of times he met Huang Gan decreased. It was still that time when Huang Gan went to Steel City to see him and discussed the matter of building a factory.

Li Li Xuewu handed this matter to Shen Shen Guodong to handle, because Hongxing Group no longer took on small projects.

Huang Gan also pondered with Shen Shen Guodong for a long time before having the small factory system connected to the distribution company.

Integrate the production resources of all prisons in the city, plan product output, unify sales and distribution, and gradually improve the environment and facilities of each prison and the welfare and treatment of cadres.

He was truly the logistics supervisor, and no one stood up to oppose him, and some even applauded and welcomed him.

Who doesn't want to live a life in a prison? Who doesn't envy the high-standard prison Huang Gan created when they visit?

Huang Gan set up a pilot project in Chadian, which truly became the core driving force for him to control the logistics department.

Chadian originally had small industries, but after his changes, it now actually has the potential of a large enterprise.

If labor costs are not counted, and the labor efficiency of "workers" can be mobilized, ordinary enterprises can't beat them.

Everyone says Hongxing's management system is superior and workers' enthusiasm is high, but come to Chadian Farm and take a look.

The sewing machines from the First Prison moved here were still spinning rapidly; the sewing workshop was the type that needed fire extinguishers prepared.

It's a bit mysterious, but the enthusiasm is truly high.

Before, squatting in the fence, having a mouthful to eat was considered not bad, let alone thinking about being full.

But "graduates" like Liu Liu Guangfu who came out of prison said they had wages. Many people didn't believe it, and they didn't believe it even when they saw real money.

Until the second batch, the third batch...

Dare not think, squatting in the first prison in Beijing for a year or two, they actually learned the skills of living and saved money?

These people couldn't save money in society and couldn't learn anything good, but now they are both literate and martial.

Not only did they learn to read books and newspapers, but they also learned to sew and mend clothes, cook and cook, repair electrical appliances...

Is this squatting in the fence or going to university?

It is precisely because of the publicity of the "graduates" who walked out of the first prison batch by batch that Huang Gan's name was repeatedly mentioned at the Department of Justice work meeting, which led to his great reputation.

He also borrowed the policy east wind of economic development, which can be considered to have the help of change.

Before they formed a scale, Hongxing Group could cooperate through Tianjin trade.

But Huang Gan wants to do big and strong, and Hongxing Group wants to fight in international trade, so it can't have this background.

Therefore, Tianjin Shunfeng Trading became a partner of the Department of Justice logistics system.

The industrial system Huang Gan created can produce, but they can't do sales. Not only are they not professional, but it also doesn't meet the actual situation.

It's not that they can't create channels themselves, but the supply system has many rules, and it's not as good as cooperating with Shunfeng Trading.

Shen Shen Guodong's report introduced more of this newly developed work, and there was less of others.

Li Li Xuewu still recognized his work quite a bit. This little brother is really not very capable, but he wins in being steady in handling affairs and is the only candidate for guarding the country.

Pei Pei belongs to the new generation. She participated in the recycling station work relatively late, but her position is not low.

She said she had no power, but she represented Tianjin Shunfeng Trading many times to communicate and carry out activities with partners, which also gave her the bearing of a female cadre.

Tianjin Shunfeng Trading was originally just a distribution company for Hongxing Group's Tianjin trade. After that turmoil, it did not stop business during the period of stopping distribution activities, but carried out cooperation with other companies to expand business activities.

When returning to the Tianjin trade hall, it already had a certain trade foundation. Compared with the thin business before, it had more trade power.

Of course, the cooperation with Tianjin Aquatic Products is still continuing, otherwise there would be no Seaside Club.

The person in charge of the Seaside Club is still borrowed from Tianjin Aquatic Products. It was someone Li Li Xuewu met during his training in Binhai.

With the cooperation of Tianjin Aquatic Products, the seafood supply chain has maintained trade vitality, and only then did Pei Pei have the relationship that she must visit every month to deliver wages in person.

Originally it was just two or three families, but now there are more. This line is a big gift Li Li Xuewu prepared for Li Huai De. Now is not the time to lift the lid of the gift box.

With Old Li's progress and the expansion of his influence, this gift must be constantly increased, otherwise it will not match Old Li's status. How can he be asked to step down then?

"I have nothing to do here."

Zhou Wang Yamei looked at her notebook and said: "Steel City is doing quite well. Manager Wen asked me to ask you when you are going back."

"He won't come to see me even if I go back."

Li Li Xuewu smiled, picked up the teacup, looked at Shen Shen Guodong, and asked: "How is Third Aunt's side?"

"Quite good. I went to see it a few days ago."

Shen Shen Guodong introduced with a smile: "Third Uncle said the pressure is great, and also said that people have no choice in middle age."

"He is only twenty-something, what middle age."

Li Li Xuewu curled his lip and said: "Dongfeng Shipping's development is actually okay, more stable than when Lao Biaozi was there."

He looked at the teacup in his hand and said: "When Lao Biaozi was doing this project, I was also terrified. He is not a steady person."

"I was also worried." Shen Shen Guodong smiled and said: "I was really afraid he would go too far."

"Okay, with Third Uncle there, this project is fine. The rest is buying ships."

Li Li Xuewu raised his head, looked at Zhou Wang Yamei, and said: "You organize it. When we go back to Steel City, let's have a chat and see if there is anything else we can do."

"There must be. Yingcheng Port, after all—"

Zhou Wang Yamei reminded him meaningfully.

Yingcheng Port has only been under construction for one year, and the number of people thinking about it is countless. People coming to worship at the pier on Li Li Xuewu's side are endless, as if everyone wants to get rich from here.

Yingcheng Port area has its particularity. This is not a port area planned uniformly by the locality or above.

A commercial port built by Hongxing Group in conjunction with other enterprises has added a fire to Liaodong's trade economy.

Everyone knows that a trade port can bring economic revitalization, but they all hold a cautious attitude.

Unlike the local attitude, relevant enterprises and industrial units took the lead in carrying out public relations actions.

Li Li Xuewu knows very well what they want, but he can't make this decision, even if he has a plan.

"He is really idle." Shen Shen Guodong said with a smile: "Wu Ge has a plan here? He is also worrying about nothing."

"Is there any arrangement at noon?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at the time on his hand, asked Yu Li with a smile, and said: "Manager Yu is treating?"

"Since you said so, can there be no arrangement—" Yu Li rolled her eyes at him, greeted everyone with a smile, and said: "Let's eat hot pot at noon today."

"Heh—" Hearing about eating hot pot, Li Li Xuewu suddenly lost his appetite. He had eaten quite a bit last night.

"Why? You don't like eating it?"

Yu Li turned back to see him uninterested and raised an eyebrow, asking: "On a snowy day, how warm it is to eat hot pot."

"I like it. Even if I don't like it, I have to look at your sincere gesture—"

Seeing that they had all left and Yu Li was waiting for him, Li Li Xuewu stood up and put on his overcoat.

Yu Li helped him tidy his clothes while asking: "What are your plans?"

She raised her head to look into Li Li Xuewu's eyes and asked: "Didn't you say you wanted to adjust? Why did you still let me adjust the work direction? Isn't this going to be handed over to someone else?"

"If it's handed over, you're not from here?"

Li Li Xuewu reached out and touched her pretty face, saying: "Stand well for the last shift. Yu Zhe said he is waiting for you to clean him up in Steel City." ===== CHAPTER 1550 =====

Li Li Xuewu reached out to stroke her pretty face and said, "Stand your last guard duty well. Yu Zhe said he's waiting for you in Steel City to settle scores with him."