Chapter 1659: Drag them into the water

Liu Wei said on the phone that she would apologize with a thorn on her back, but Li Li Xuewu just smiled and didn't care.

Would he watch Liu Wei apologize?

Yes, this was Liu Wei's right.

But with today's remedial measures and making up for mistakes with merits, Liu Wei wouldn't be able to apologize for much of a crime.

Just looking at her performance in work and her attitude in doing things, which leader would really blame her?

Why was she so lucky on the phone that Song Shiyun wasn't one of her own people? Ultimately, it wasn't her fault.

In such a complex team, the occurrence of this situation, while not exactly excusable, was unavoidable.

Li Li Xuewu was racing against time, wasn't it just to fight for an opportunity for her?

Any merit depends on timeliness, and making up for mistakes is the same.

Putting down the phone, he pinched his eyebrows, and his relaxed nerves were about to be defeated by sleepiness.

"Leader, how about I send you home."

Zhang Enyuan finished cleaning up the tableware and asked for instructions hesitantly: "You can sleep a little longer tomorrow and I'll pick you up later."

"Forget it, there aren't many hours left."

Li Li Xuewu raised his wrist to check the time; it was already 2:00 AM, and there were only six hours left until work.

If he went home and tossed about, there might not be much sleep left, and he was worried about the Metallurgical Plant at this time.

"Then I'll prepare your luggage."

Zhang Enyuan saw him yawning, put down the rag in his hand, and walked quickly toward the lounge; the leader's luggage was in the cabinet.

Even if it was a temporary lounge, considering the leader's other identity, he had put some effort into the furnishings.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the wooden frame bed in the lounge, the sheets didn't have a single wrinkle, and the pillows were neat and tidy.

When he was Li Li Xuewu's secretary, Li Li Xuewu had already stopped working at the Wei Third Regiment, so he hadn't been exposed to these things.

But he had seen the dormitories of the Security Brigade when following for research, and the tofu-block bedding left a deep impression on him.

So it wasn't easy being a secretary; he even privately found comrades from the Steel City Security Division to learn internal affairs organization.

Li Li Xuewu wasn't a picky person, nor was he a self-deceiving character; in fact, he didn't care about these details.

This lounge was rarely visited, and the door was usually closed, so what could be seen.

Besides, even if he saw his sloppy side, could it affect his image?

However, he had never reminded Zhang Enyuan, because this was a kind of self-cultivation for a secretary.

He wouldn't teach Zhang Enyuan how to be a secretary, nor would he openly teach Zhang Enyuan how to be a leader.

The position of secretary was just like this; there were plenty of opportunities to contact the leader and learn, but it depended on one's own understanding.

Zhang Enyuan had high requirements for himself, was careful, patient, and had rules, so his starting point was naturally different from others.

"Alright, I'll do the rest myself."

Li Li Xuewu unbuckled his watch, raised his chin to signal: "You should rest early too."

"Leader, you should sleep a little longer tomorrow morning."

Zhang Enyuan made the bed, stood up, looked at him and asked: "I'll call you at 9:00 AM."

"We'll see when the time comes." Li Li Xuewu put down his watch, raised his hand to signal: "Wake up when you wake up."

"Okay, I'll prepare breakfast for you."

Zhang Enyuan smiled and said: "This case already has a clue, I believe they can all sleep well."

"Hehe—" Li Li Xuewu gave a light laugh and said: "They are really lucky."

"That's right!" Zhang Enyuan said with a smile when he went out: "If it weren't for your help, hehe."

Li Li Xuewu took off his outer cover and trousers, and lay down on the bed; the newly made quilt was a bit cold.

However, there was a radiator at his feet; the lounge wasn't big, and the temperature wasn't low.

Zhang Enyuan had already helped him pull the curtains, so in the quiet and dark environment, he fell asleep quickly.

It was just that he slept extremely restlessly all night, not knowing if it was because of the change of environment or staying up late.

Waking up early in the morning, he could still clearly remember the scenes in his dream, nightmares.

Because the comprehensive office building of the Metallurgical Plant was on the street, he could hear the sound of the workshop at night, and it was even louder during the day.

The underground project of the Red Star Steel City Industrial Zone had entered the third phase, and it was still not stopping this winter.

The soil piled up from the underground passage on the side of the power plant had already formed a dirt mountain.

This was still saying that the park's one-year construction project was consuming this soil simultaneously, which showed how massive this project was.

Of course, the reason why this project hadn't been completed to this day was also him; it was his order to allocate manpower and material resources to the project introduced from East Germany to complete the factory construction as soon as possible.

This year, when he made a work report to the group's management committee, there was such an item: the main construction project of the project introduced from East Germany was all completed, which received unanimous recognition from the team members.

You have to know that raising so many East German engineers was expensive, requiring both wages and treatment.

In the past year, I don't know how many East German engineers were on the passenger ships traveling between Yingcheng and Tianjin.

What were they doing in Tianjin?

The Red Steel Group had a club in Tianjin, where these East German engineers could get a certain degree of recuperation.

It was called recuperation, but it was actually consumption; one of the requirements Li Li Xuewu gave the club was to empty the wallets of these people.

Red Steel earns money, Red Steel spends it, don't even think about taking a cent home.

The club located in Tianjin was bolder than any service unit of the Red Steel Group, with all kinds of projects.

Except for directly opening meat, everything was there.

If you ask who had such a wild path, actually engaging in these things in Tianjin, then of course you have to say Tianjin Aquatic Products.

That piece of land was originally Tianjin Aquatic Products', and even the current general manager of the club was from Tianjin Aquatic Products.

Pei Jungang, the aquatic products purchaser Li Li Xuewu met when he went to Tianjin for training, had risen rapidly in a few years.

And the reason for setting up such an enclave and letting people from Tianjin Aquatic Products be responsible for management was that Old Li had a purpose.

Li Li Xuewu started a Shunfeng Trading, cleverly connecting the three parties, and started the project of Tianjin Aquatic Products entering the capital; Old Li knew he was the person behind the scenes, making a lot of money, and naturally wasn't reconciled to only receiving that consultant fee.

Of course, Old Li wasn't a greedy person; he didn't think that consultant fee was small, because it was free money anyway.

He studied this set of resource integration models, and after discussing with Han Han Qingwei, the head of Tianjin Aquatic Products, they had today's club.

This club was established initially just to entertain foreign businessmen coming to the mainland from Hong Kong, which was an anchor point corresponding to the Andrew Buyer Club.

Now, with the intervention of Tianjin Aquatic Products, it was booming and famous in the circle.

Pei Jungang was a small character, but small characters also had the desire to turn over; Li Li Xuewu had heard of his extraordinary skills several times.

But it was also because he heard about some situations that he hadn't been to this club for several years.

If there were no changes, perhaps he wouldn't have any relationship with Pei Jungang or the Seaside Club for the next few years, unless he lit the powder keg under Old Li's butt.

Just when Li Li Xuewu was washing up and preparing for breakfast, the phone on the desk rang.

Zhang Enyuan was setting the lunch box, and was reporting the itinerary for the underground project investigation today.

The phone ring startled him; Li Li Xuewu saw it, waved his hand with a smile, signaling that he would answer the phone himself.

Walking to the desk, he didn't pay much attention; after all, it was already 9:00 AM, what urgent matter could there be?

Casually putting the towel he used to wipe his face aside, he picked up the phone and asked: "This is Li Li Xuewu."

"Wait! Say it again!"

Li Li Xuewu only heard the other party say one sentence, and his face changed drastically, and he shouted sharply: "What exploded?"

This shout startled Zhang Enyuan again, and he looked at the leader who had never shown such seriousness in surprise.

"Save people first! As soon as possible!" Li Li Xuewu ordered into the phone: "Contact Dongfeng Freight, let them assist, just say I said it, and use force if necessary."

Clang—

The sound of Li Li Xuewu putting down the phone was a bit loud, which suppressed Zhang Enyuan's worried inquiry.

"Leader, what happened?"

"A passenger ship to Tianjin exploded." Li Li Xuewu frowned and said: "There are 7 East German engineers on the ship."

"Ah?!" Zhang Enyuan was completely shocked by the news, opened his mouth wide, and couldn't react for a long time.

Li Li Xuewu forced himself to calm down and asked for the phone number of the group's general manager, Li Li Huai De.

But at this time, calling from Steel City to the capital, it was very difficult to get through without a bit of luck.

He didn't wait for three minutes before losing patience, asked for the special line of the communication class again, and prepared to use radio to contact.

The Red Steel Group had a thick foundation, and this point was good; uninterrupted communication was the foundation and strength of an enterprise.

Even today, the Red Steel Group had basically realized the erection of the internal telephone network in the region, and at the same time obtained the necessary authority for long-distance calls.

However, the group still retained the organizational structure of radio communication, especially in the transmission of confidential work; every year, the radio communication class could win the title of advanced collective.

Nowadays, the Red Steel Group had set up radio communication terminals in major general companies and major branch cities in the country.

This could not only serve the Red Steel Group itself, but also provide communication guarantee measures for joint enterprises.

The mature performance in management and technology allowed Li Li Xuewu to contact the group's general manager, Li Li Huai De, in the shortest possible time.

Li Li Huai De should have received this news one step earlier, and appeared somewhat silent, or rather, was forcibly holding back his panic.

He wasn't nervous about the people on the ship, but about the significance of the ship's accident itself.

The ship didn't crash, nor did it sink, but exploded.

This ship departed from the Seaside Club, and its destination wasn't Yingcheng, nor Steel City, but Hong Kong.

Do you know how Pei Jungang earned money from these East German engineers? He played with services until they were fancy.

Li Li Xuewu knew this grandson was bold and reckless, he just never thought someone would be bolder than him, actually daring to touch this nerve.

"Who do you think did it?"

Li Li Huai De wanted to explode, and understood the latest situation through Li Li Xuewu's report via radio.

He only asked one sentence, "No need to hide it, I don't need evidence, I just need your judgment based on intuition."

"You suspect that person, right?"

Li Li Xuewu could see the strength in his tone, but still reminded him patiently: "At this time, even if that person wants revenge, he won't be so grand."

Radio communication had a reaction time difference, and the two were like chatting through WeChat, which gave them time to think.

He could judge that his words had an effect from the length of Old Li's reaction; if it were a phone call, perhaps he could hear the sigh after Old Li's pressure was suddenly released.

It was important that the ship exploded, but it was even more important who blew it up.

As long as it wasn't that lunatic, it didn't matter who it was.

"Who do you think it is?" Old Li replied, but the tone was no longer so nervous.

"I'm waiting for feedback from Tianjin and Hong Kong." Li Li Xuewu was very straightforward, but still reservedly reported: "Dongfeng Shipping has coordinated ships in nearby waters to go to the rescue."

"But in this season, with this kind of accident," he said very straightforwardly in the report: "We should be prepared, and what reason and attitude should be used to communicate with the East German side."

"Things that can be solved with money are not things." Li Li Huai De expressed very directly, "I'll let Comrade Wenxue be responsible for this matter."

Li Li Xuewu was somewhat speechless at his arrangement; wasn't the pot Dong Wenxue carried enough?

Was this thinking that there were too many lice to worry about?

However, Li Li Huai De's arrangement had other deep meanings, and he wasn't good at communicating this matter on the radio.

Because from his reply just now, Old Li had already guessed his suspect.

"Nishida Kenichi is in Hong Kong."

Ji Wang Weidong knew the seriousness of the matter, so he replied quite quickly, right after Li Li Xuewu finished his communication with Li Li Huai De.

"Investigate him, I have the confidence to determine that he is the one making trouble." Li Li Xuewu requested very directly: "It's more convenient for you in Hong Kong, I don't care what method you use, get him."

"Dead or alive?"

Ji Wang Weidong had been outside for so many years, and his style of doing things had long changed; he was no longer the reckless young man who held a pistol and shouted "follow me."

But Li Li Xuewu hadn't changed, still calm, knowing how to use his brain to think and solve problems with political thinking.

"How much is a corpse worth in Hong Kong?"

Li Li Xuewu replied very calmly: "That ship, along with the people on it, I want ten times the compensation, one-tenth for you."

"Isn't that too cheap for him?" Ji Wang Weidong asked in his reply: "Do you want to make a big one, I have confidence."

"No, just this condition." Li Li Xuewu gave the requirement firmly: "I need you to help us put Sanhe back on the negotiating table to solve the problem."

"Okay, it turns out you like this posture." Ji Wang Weidong's reply was very relaxed, even daring to joke in this communication that would inevitably leave a record, "Wait for my news."

The ship exploded at sea, the dead were crew members of Dongfeng Shipping, the affected was the business of the Red Steel Group, the scapegoat was Pei Jungang of Tianjin Aquatic Products, and the mastermind was Nishida Kenichi.

If the various things of this matter were written on playing cards and placed in front of Li Li Xuewu according to a strange rule, after asking Li Li Huai De, he needed to play a set of combination cards.

If you were Li Li Xuewu, what would you do?

The root of solving problems is often not superficial, but rather a judgment of the situation and pros and cons.

What was Nishida Kenichi's purpose?

He was venting his anger, a warning to the Red Steel Group, and also a kind of crazy performance in the rebellious thinking of the ghost.

Does this need a thunderous revenge?

No, just like Li Li Xuewu doesn't need evidence to determine who did it right now.

As long as he analyzes this logic clearly, he can determine that it was that old dog Nishida Kenichi who was so impatient to take action.

Isn't Nishida Kenichi afraid of the Red Steel Group's revenge?

If you use a child's thinking to understand it, you hit me, I hit you back; it's not that simple.

Some people might feel that the ship exploded and people died, and the situation had evolved to an uncontrollable point.

But Li Li Xuewu didn't think so; forcing Sanhe back to the negotiating table and leaving a path for compensation for the other party is the mature thinking choice to kill the other party.

Head-on collision?

Now the three people in charge of Sanhe must have inconsistent opinions; Nishida Kenichi's purpose in staying in Hong Kong is to judge the Red Steel Group's attitude and test whether there is any possibility of cooperation between the two sides.

If the Red Steel Group can still show an attitude of continuing cooperation, then Gucang Ping'er's incident won't have an impact on the subsequent cooperation.

To put it more bluntly, the three shareholders of Sanhe Corporation cannot judge the Red Steel Group's reaction attitude toward Nishida Kenichi instructing Gucang Ping'er to do these things, and they need to further expand the influence of a certain matter to force the Red Steel Group to express its attitude quickly.

As mentioned earlier, the ghost never treats an apology as repentance, but more as a kind of etiquette.

Li Li Huai De could say things like "things that can be solved with money are not things"; Nishida Kenichi, this kind of person, had long engraved this theory in his brain and put it into practice.

Wanting to determine a certain frequency, they are willing to spend money to solve problems, even if the Red Steel Group opens its mouth like a lion.

In fact, from this matter, and Nishida Kenichi's crazy attitude, you can see their contempt for domestic enterprises.

Even if the Red Steel Group already had the qualifications to cooperate with international traders, in their eyes, it was still a representative of backwardness.

They are determined in their bones that as long as they give the Red Steel Group enough benefits, they can settle anything.

The reason Nishida Kenichi didn't do this directly in the capital was because he was afraid of Li Li Xuewu's overreaction.

He wasn't afraid of any decision-making level of the Red Steel Group, but only harbored fear for Li Li Xuewu, who was always unfathomable.

So he went to Hong Kong, but chose a passenger ship with East German engineers to take action; he knew Li Li Xuewu would definitely speak up.

Li Li Xuewu really had the heart to kill this time, the moment he connected the call from Tianjin.

Equivalent retaliation? Doesn't exist.

What he wants is for Sanhe to work for the Red Steel Group for a few more years; having this layer of contradictory relationship isn't entirely a bad thing.

Only by binding Sanhe back to the chariot of the Red Steel Group rushing to the international market will there be an opportunity to pit and kill the other party.

Now head-on collision will only force the other party away, disrupt the group's economic deployment, and lose the opportunity to retaliate against the other party.

There are two more days until 1971, and one more year until 1972; the Red Steel Group's warship is less than two years away from rushing to the sea of the free market, and no one can stop its progress.

"You didn't come back last night," Yu Li greeted him at the entrance when he got off work, reminding him: "Zhou Zhou Xiaoling came."

"I know." Li Li Xuewu just nodded, letting her help take off the wool coat on his body.

"When did she leave?"

"I had the driver send her off this morning."

Yu Li examined him and asked softly: "The matter of that ship in the East Sea..."

"Hmm, I've already let Ji Wang Weidong handle it."

Li Li Xuewu changed his slippers, stepped into the living room, took a deep breath, and sat on the sofa.

Yu Li squatted down to tidy up his leather shoes, and then came in to report: "Wen San'er is on his way to Steel City."

She raised her wrist to check the time and said: "He should be here soon, I had Old Four arrange for someone to pick him up."

"Hmm, then wait for him to eat together."

Li Li Xuewu picked up the hot tea she had prepared in advance and said indifferently: "I'll take a bath first."

"Hot water is already prepared."

Yu Li asked with some worry: "Should the ships in Bohai Bay stop for a while?"

"Wait until he comes, then we'll talk," Li Li Xuewu stood up and said: "It's not a matter of this little time."

"I didn't sleep much all night, just afraid that something would happen on your side," Yu Li sighed, frowned and said: "Didn't expect that one thing would pop up after another here."

"It's all the same thing." Li Li Xuewu raised his chin slightly, unbuttoned his shirt, looked at her and said: "The matter was done by Nishida Kenichi of Sanhe."

"Ah?!" Yu Li looked at him in surprise, forgetting the movement in her hands, "How could it be him?"

"Because Nakamura Yang Shuji hasn't come to the mainland to see me yet."

Li Li Xuewu unbuttoned it himself, and said indifferently: "Wait, after there is news from Hong Kong, Nakamura will appear."

"You can judge that Nishida Kenichi did this just because Nakamura didn't come?"

Yu Li followed him into the bathroom and asked: "What if he doesn't admit it?"

"I didn't plan to question him anyway."

Li Li Xuewu glanced at her, lifted his leg into the bathtub, adapted to the water temperature, and lay down.

From yesterday afternoon until now, it could really be described as chaotic; only lying in the bathtub did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Yu Li looked at him, frowned and said: "I'm afraid that ship at sea will be targeted by him."

"What were you worried about before?" Li Li Xuewu closed his eyes slightly, and asked lazily: "That person?"

"Can I not worry—"

Yu Li sighed: "Ever since you told me, my heart has been stuck in my throat."

"You always say others are dancing on the tip of a knife; in my opinion, you are dancing on the blade, which is even scarier."

"Hehe—" Li Li Xuewu gave a light laugh in his nostrils and said: "Not to that extent."

"But you are also very surprised, aren't you?"

Yu Li tidied up the clothes he changed, prepared to wash them tomorrow, looked at him and went out to find clean clothes.

Li Li Xuewu soaked for more than ten minutes, and then heard voices outside the door; it should be Wen San'er.

Sure enough, in a while, Yu Li came into the bathroom with clothes, pushed his arm to remind him: "Third Uncle is here."

"Hmm, I know." Li Li Xuewu responded, opened his eyes and asked: "Came by himself?"

"Hmm, Bang Geng sent him over."

Yu Li took the bath towel off the shelf and waited for him; seeing him stand up, she wrapped it around him.

"Don't catch a cold, I'll go set the table."

With guests, she only instructed one sentence and went out to get busy; Li Li Xuewu had said they would eat together.

"Li Xuewu." Wen San saw him come out of the bathroom and stood up from the sofa, taking the initiative to greet him.

Li Li Xuewu had already changed into pajamas, waved his hand and said: "Sit, when did you set off?"

"Afternoon, a little past two." Wen San looked at the time on his hand and explained: "It took three hours on the road."

"Hmm, the food is ready, let's eat."

Li Li Xuewu didn't ask right away, but waved his hand and signaled: "Just waiting for you."

Although Bang Geng had moved out for a long time, he was still very familiar with this place, and was helping in the kitchen at this time.

Wen San glanced at him, influenced by his calmness, and suppressed the nervousness in his heart.

Yu Li prepared four dishes, two meat and two vegetable, and specially warmed a pot of wine for Wen San.

"Haven't drunk it for a long time." Smelling the wine, Wen San smiled and said: "Fei Shanying wants to make me quit drinking."

"Why?" Li Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked: "Just to have children?"

"Hehe—" Wen San smiled awkwardly; the matter of Fei Fei Shanying wanting children had really pinched him.

Back then, his romantic affairs in Hong Kong were all dug out by Fei Fei Shanying; his confession naturally won the lover's forgiveness.

But Fei Fei Shanying was also a ruthless person; she didn't say a harsh word, it was all in her actions.

Zhang Zhang Xinmin didn't count, he had Wen Yuan when he went to Hong Kong, and now he added Wen Hao.

You think this is the end?

In Fei Fei Shanying's words, since he likes children, he should take advantage of his youth and have a few more.

Wen San knew this was her revenge on him, just dissatisfied with the things he did in Hong Kong.

He wanted to use "being in the world, unable to help oneself" to excuse himself, but he didn't have a good nephew.

Old Lao Biaozi had been in Hong Kong for three years and hadn't sent back a single romantic message, which really compared him down.

He was also strange; based on the virtues of their uncle and nephew, it should be Old Lao Biaozi who was living a life of debauchery!

Now the situation was reversed; every day the nephew persisted, his days in front of Fei Fei Shanying became harder.

He even wanted to contact the sisters in Hong Kong to take the initiative to seduce his nephew.

Even if only some rumors came back, it would make him relax.

"Already have Wen Hao, still want more?"

Yu Li sat down and helped them pour the wine.

Wen San thanked her politely, but explained with a bitter smile: "This is not something I can decide."

He raised his chin and signaled: "Your Third Aunt feels my life is too monotonous, and is preparing to have a nest to annoy me."

"Husband and wife, what can't be said." Yu Li advised after sitting down: "You should also soften your attitude; having children is a disaster for women, and their bodies can't take it."

"Tried to persuade, but she won't listen."

Wen San shook his head and said: "Unless I'm castrated, otherwise I have no way."

"Send them back to the capital."

Li Li Xuewu suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Tell Shen Guodong to prepare the house in advance."

He picked up a piece of food, raised his wine glass and said: "Just in time to go back for the New Year."

"This—" Wen San looked at him somewhat unexpectedly, his heart thumping, afraid he had other arrangements.

"I'm afraid you're worried."

Li Li Xuewu clinked glasses with him and said: "Zhang Zhang Xinmin is also at the age of going to school, go back."

"Oh, okay, hmm, hmm." Wen San responded, but drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

He was also using this action to cover up the excitement in his heart; wasn't this sentence also a kind of forgiveness.

He had never held him accountable for the mistakes he made in Hong Kong, but he was sure that until today, he had received forgiveness from him.

"This wine is warmed so well, it choked me to tears." Wen San smiled, wiped his face, and asked Yu Li with a smile: "Are you going back to the capital for the New Year this year?"

"We'll see." Yu Li picked up a pair of chopsticks, glanced at Li Li Xuewu and said: "My sister-in-law is pregnant, my mother wrote to me to go back and see."

"Yu Zhe's wife?" Wen San raised his eyebrows and asked Li Li Xuewu with amusement: "Are you still managing him now?"

"No, his sister manages him."

Li Li Xuewu curled his lips and said: "Without a Tathagata to suppress him, he can make more trouble than a monkey."

"Still talking, if it weren't for you, could he be so mischievous?"

Yu Li glared at him and scolded: "I have to go put out the fire for you, Zhao Min even complained to me."

"I just gave him a chance to act, who told him to take it seriously?" Li Li Xuewu raised his eyelids and said: "He's even addicted to acting; I heard he was reluctant to leave when he left."

"Who told you the trouble was caused by you?"

Yu Li curled her lips and said to Wen San: "Sometimes, what women need is an emotion."

She advised very seriously: "You are one of the few smart people among us, you know this better than I do."

"Hmm, I know." Wen San nodded and said to her: "We've agreed, you can't teach your Third Aunt those ways."

"Let's see how you perform." Yu Li teased with a smile: "What if I slip up when I go back."

"Hahaha—" Wen San seemed really afraid, and specially toasted her.

Bang Geng didn't speak at the dinner table, just buried his head in eating, and Li Li Xuewu also took the opportunity to examine him.

This kid had grown even more violently this year, perhaps because of sufficient nutrition and full meals, his height had grown very fast.

So much so that his originally fat body was stretched, and now he looked quite strong.

Seeing him look at Bang Geng, Wen San also changed the topic and asked Bang Geng: "Are you going back to the capital for the New Year this year?"

"Who? Me?" Bang Geng didn't hear the answers of others at the table, and looked at him blankly.

"How many years have you been out?" Wen San smiled and said: "Don't you miss home?"

"That's not my home." Bang Geng said muffledly: "It's my mom who doesn't want me."

"Then where is your home?" Wen San said with amusement: "They all say that if you have a mother, you have a home; don't you want your mother?"

"It's my mom who doesn't want me." Bang Geng glanced at him and said: "I said it when I came out, if I don't make it, I absolutely won't go back."

"Hehe, that sounds quite tough." Wen San drank a sip of wine, glanced at Li Li Xuewu first, and then said to Bang Geng: "There is an old saying that the son wants to support but the parents are not waiting."

"You also know, there are neighbors in the compound who are gone, aren't you afraid of not seeing your grandmother?"

He raised his eyebrows and said: "And after so many years, they haven't seen your growth, and you haven't seen them getting old; won't you regret it when you grow up and look back?"

"They are living well." Bang Geng said muffledly: "The earth turns as usual without anyone."

"There's emotion." Li Li Xuewu nodded to Wen San and said: "Don't bother with him, wait until he thinks it through himself."

"Hehe," Wen San just smiled, put down the wine glass and said: "Lao Biaozi's mother wrote to me."

"Hmm? She knows your address?"

Li Li Xuewu asked somewhat surprised: "When did this happen?"

"Maybe Shen Guodong gave it to her." Wen San sighed and said: "Said the family is building a house, and wants to borrow money from me."

"I didn't lend it to her." He raised his head, smiled and said: "I gave her Mai Mai Qinglan's address and let her contact Lao Biaozi."

"She actually just wants money from Lao Biaozi, but can't open her mouth, and doesn't know where Lao Biaozi is, so she came to me to probe the truth."

Wen San leaned on the back of the chair, looked at Bang Geng and sighed: "Sometimes family affection is gone, and even a biological mother can't be relied on."

Bang Geng raised his head sensitively, glanced at him, and then pretended to be indifferent and continued eating.

Li Li Xuewu raised him in his place, gave him feed when he had time, and didn't even want to look at him usually.

"How many children does Lao Biaozi's younger brother have?"

Li Li Xuewu also finished eating, looked at Wen San and asked: "The year I came to Steel City, he was having the second one, right?"

"Three already." Wen San nodded and said: "If only she asked about Mai Mai Qinglan and the children in the letter."

"Old Lao Biaozi doesn't know?" Li Li Xuewu really didn't know about these things, but the relationship between Yu Li and Mai Mai Qinglan was also very good.

"Can he not know." Yu Li sighed and said: "He feels wronged in his heart, but he's not a disgusting person."

"That's true." Wen San's face was flushed from drinking, and he nodded and said: "Lao Biaozi's heart is the softest."

"Is it the same in Hong Kong?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled, remembered what the big brother did in Hong Kong, and couldn't help shaking his head.

Wen San also smiled, waved his hand

"You should have been old enough to remember when your sister gave birth to Lao Biaozi, right?" Li Li Xuewu looked at him and asked, "Are you sure he's her biological son?"

"Heh—hehe—" Wen Wen Saner was amused by his question, covered his face and said, "He is indeed her biological son."

"Then why the two kinds of treatment?" Yu Li also asked curiously, "Just because Lao Biaozi has been causing trouble since he was a child?"

"How is that possible—" Wen Wen Saner took a sip of wine and said, "If it weren't for the fact that my sister and brother-in-law raised the two brothers differently, how could Lao Biaozi have become this kind of personality?"

"I heard my mother mention it once."

He explained with one hand supporting his chin, "The year Lao Biaozi was born happened to be a bad time; someone calculated it and said it was brought by Lao Biaozi, and that's how they started to loathe him."

"But they still raised him." Li Li Xuewu picked up his wine glass, took a small sip, looked at Wen Wen Saner and said, "They didn't kill him."

"Hmm, if you put it that way, then you have to praise them for being kind-hearted." Wen Wen Saner also smiled and said, "In those years, a child dying really didn't count as anything."

"It doesn't count now either." Li Li Xuewu picked up the wine pot, poured him a glass of wine, and said, "The world is too complicated."

"Hmm, can't blame others, I guess."

Wen Wen Saner sighed and said, "Who told him to have such parents."

"You mean they don't regret it?" Yu Li frowned and asked, "They should know Lao Biaozi has money now, right?"

"Regret what?" Wen Wen Saner looked at her and said, "If they really regretted it, they would have come to Steel City to see the child long ago."

"The second child's child is a grandson, so Lao Biaozi's child isn't a granddaughter?"

He curled his lips and said, "I really can't be bothered with them now; if relatives have no affection, they aren't even worth as much as strangers."

"Mai Mai Qinglan is still kind-hearted." Yu Li looked at Li Li Xuewu and explained, "She sends money home every year."

"Lao Lao Biaozi doesn't know?" Li Li Xuewu really didn't know about these things, but Yu Li and Mai Mai Qinglan had a very good relationship.

"How could he not know." Yu Li sighed and said, "He feels aggrieved in his heart, but he isn't a disgusting person."

"That's true." Wen Wen Saner's face was flushed from drinking, he nodded and said, "Lao Biaozi has the softest heart."

"Is it the same in Hong Kong City?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled, thinking of what the big brother did in Hong Kong City, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Wen Wen Saner also smiled, waved his hand, and said, "That's called indecisiveness."

"But come to think of it, he is very close to Ji Wang Weidong, is that okay?"

Wen Wen Saner said with some worry, "Those years I saw this kid acting recklessly, I didn't dare to get too close."

"Ji Wang Weidong said you are as timid as a mouse."

Li Li Xuewu looked at him and said with a smile, "Back then he told me that you would die on a woman's belly sooner or later."

"I was just playing along—"

Wen Wen Saner drank a mouthful of white liquor with some embarrassment, smiled and said, "Why doesn't he talk about his own philandering?"

"Neither of you are good birds."

Li Li Xuewu curled his lips and said, "Lao Lao Biaozi is much more sober than you; Ji Wang Weidong doesn't dare to drag him into things."

"I hope so, these are troubled times."

Wen Wen Saner sighed and said, "When I heard about this incident on the East Sea, my heart was pounding."

"Afraid that the big ship would have an accident, right?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at him and asked, "Are the countermeasures you have in hand still effective now?"

"Of course, but this time it also served as a reminder to me." Wen Wen Saner frowned and said, "You can't put all your eggs in one basket; the big ship must move."

"Let's solve the problem with a different approach."

Li Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said, "The middleman link can be removed, or we can increase the number of middlemen."

"You mean opening up the gates?"

Wen Wen Saner frowned and asked, "Wouldn't that be a bit too early? There aren't many who can truly reach this level."

"If you haven't opened it up, how do you know there aren't many?"

Li Li Xuewu said indifferently, "Do it for Sanhe; how to contact them is up to you. It's time to drag them into the water."