Chapter 1678: Hard to live in the capital

The Red Steel Group wouldn't talk, Beijing Chemical wouldn't dare to talk, and other enterprises wouldn't even think about it.

Hu Ke didn't think that the decision he made alone could satisfy the appetite of Li Xuewu, this greedy beast, so he fiercely ate a meal with Li Xuewu and returned to Fengcheng with regret and dissatisfaction.

Angry?

That wouldn't go that far; this was just work.

Say he and Li Xuewu are friends?

Hmm, actually it can't be counted as a very intimate friend, but it's a relationship at work.

So Li Xuewu clearly refused him and put on a utilitarian attitude, and he had no way; after all, talking about money doesn't hurt feelings.

As for the Red Steel Group not buying Liaodong Industry's account, this matter depends on how you say it; if the deal doesn't work, the righteousness remains.

At least at the current stage, Liaodong Industry needs the Red Steel Group, this pillar of the sea, to stand in Liaodong, otherwise who would dare to come to Liaodong to invest and run factories.

Beijing Chemical dared to come to Liaodong, and several major automobile manufacturing plants in the country dared to come to Liaodong, but they were all aiming at the Red Steel Group.

Even if it was to buy a horse bone for a thousand gold, they wouldn't dare to move the Red Steel Group.

For the sake of a project, it's not worth both sides suffering.

Of course, this kind of forbearance and concession is only aimed at enterprises of the Red Steel Group's scale; small fry are not in the scope of consideration.

"Do you intend to drag him along like this?"

Li Huai De looked at the acrobatics on the stage and asked Li Xuewu beside him while clapping.

On May 1st, Labor Day, the Red Steel Group organized a large-scale literary celebration performance at the Great Hall. The group management committee director, general manager Li Huai De, management committee deputy director, core leadership group member Zhou Wanquan, management committee deputy director, deputy general manager Zhang Jinsong, management committee deputy director, deputy general manager Cheng Kaiyuan, management committee secretary-general, general manager assistant Li Xuewu, and other group leaders, together with outstanding cadre and worker representatives and advanced collective representatives, watched the performance.

The program was contributed by the Red Star Literary Publishing House Literary and Art Troupe and the group's ordinary cadre workers.

This was already the standard mode for large-scale literary performances organized by the Red Steel Group, which was the form of inviting the vast number of cadre workers to participate together with the professional literary and art work team as the backbone.

Li Xuewu was arranged in the third position by the general manager's office, which originally should have belonged to Zhang Jinsong.

But General Li Zong Huai De arranged it this way, and no one could say anything.

Zhou Wanquan sat on the other side of Li Huai De; he actually wanted to be far away from Old Li, but Zhang Jinsong on the other side wasn't willing.

This resulted in the situation where, looking from behind, they were Zhang Jinsong, Zhou Wanquan, Li Huai De, Li Xuewu, and Cheng Kaiyuan in order.

Cheng Kaiyuan was no longer very concerned about the arrangement of positions, especially with Li Xuewu sitting beside him.

He had the same thought as Zhou Wanquan: it was better to be far away from Old Li.

"Dragging it along, there's no problem."

Li Xuewu stopped clapping and explained indifferently, "Some problems just need to be dragged along to have a better solution."

Li Huai De naturally agreed with his persistence; although he had worries about Liaodong's work, he still chose to believe in Li Xuewu.

It could be said that if even Li Xuewu couldn't solve the problem, then it would be useless for anyone else to go to Liaodong.

Even himself, compared to Li Xuewu who had worked in Liaodong for many years, who should he believe more?

Program after program, wave after wave of applause.

The program host was the frontier girl Seeing Gu Li Aisha, who had grown up over the past two years.

She started as a broadcaster for the "Red Flag Flying" program from 15:00 to 16:00 in the afternoon on the Red Star United Radio Station, and until now, she was the news anchor for the "Red Star Evening News" news program during the golden time of 7:30 every night.

The Red Star United Radio Station's program schedule was very tight, starting from 6:30 in the morning and ending at 9:30 in the evening; it was a radio station that other citizens in the capital liked very much besides the Red Steel Group's cadre workers.

The radio station could only hear the sound, and those who knew, or knew about Seeing Gu Li Aisha, paid even more attention to her appearance.

Especially after hosting the group's large-scale literary performances several times in succession, the vast number of cadre workers and their families liked this girl with a sweet voice and beautiful appearance.

Yu Haitang, the station director of the Red Star United Radio Station, valued Seeing Gu Li Aisha very much, put a lot of effort into cultivating her, and even cultivated her as the host of the radio station's most influential program, "Red Star Interview."

Every Saturday after the "Red Star Evening News" ended, she would call Seeing Gu Li Aisha together to participate in her "Interview" program.

It was just to let her familiarize herself with this work atmosphere and the work process of live interviews, as well as coping methods.

Yu Haitang was a very smart woman; she didn't need others to teach her, she also knew that only after cultivating a successor would there be an opportunity for progress.

She was now the person in charge of the radio station, and it was no longer appropriate to also serve as the host of the "Red Star Interview" program.

When she first took over as the person in charge of the radio station, she could insist on this position to consolidate her own influence, but now it wouldn't work.

With the improvement of the program's influence, as the person in charge, many questions were not easy to ask directly.

If another host were to be changed, even if there was a problem, there would be a certain buffer space, and it wouldn't be so passive.

So finding a good seedling and focusing on cultivating her was Yu Haitang's main work at present.

Actually, besides Seeing Gu Li Aisha, she had another candidate, and that was Mai Qinglan, the news anchor of the Liaodong branch of the Red Star United Radio Station.

Without considering Mai Qinglan's background relationship, just looking at broadcasting technology and potential, as well as the stability of family relationships, choosing Mai Qinglan was not wrong.

Seeing Gu Li Aisha wasn't married yet, and hadn't even started dating, which meant there were too many possibilities for a woman's future.

She had to make full preparations, otherwise any loss would become a stumbling block on her path to progress.

Seeing Seeing Gu Li Aisha's stage presence becoming more steady and atmospheric day by day, Yu Haitang, standing behind the scenes, also felt happy from the bottom of her heart.

This year was the second year of the group's establishment, and also a critical year; at the beginning of this year, the personnel changes that had been set did not have particularly large adjustments.

You have to know that only around the end of the year would there be large-scale personnel changes.

Of course, there would be adjustments in the middle of the year, but that was a fine-tuning of the year-end adjustments.

The situation this year was very wrong; the group encountered changes one after another, and even group leaders had accidents.

After confirming that the news of Deputy Director Gu Weijie's upcoming transfer was accurate, she guessed that the larger-scale organizational personnel adjustments were placed in the middle of the year.

That is, after the deputy director's transfer, this was an attitude of General Li Zong deliberately avoiding her to avoid Mars hitting the Earth.

Under these circumstances, there was much discussion and constant speculation within the group organs about the organizational personnel adjustments in the middle of the year.

Yu Haitang was almost certain that Ding Zigui, the number one of the Literary Publishing House, was going to be transferred.

What she couldn't be sure of was whether a president would be parachuted from above after Ding Zigui was transferred, or if it would be selected and appointed from within them.

No matter which one it was, the organizational structure of the Literary Publishing House would change, and she had the opportunity to go further.

You have to know that in the three-plus years since the establishment of the Red Star Literary Publishing House, Ding Zigui had always served as the main person in charge.

Even with those things from the past, the organizational ecology of the group had long since changed, and General Li Zong should also enable him, this old person from the Red Star Factory.

Whether Liu Songhua could make progress after Ding Zigui left was an unknown, but what could be determined was that the group needed the Publishing House to undergo some changes.

She certainly wouldn't give up the radio station's career so quickly, but as a station director, Yu Haitang had greater ambitions.

In the position of station director, bringing the radio station to a critical height could allow her to be promoted in place along with the radio station.

She was still very young, and walking to this step today could be considered lucky; walking to a higher place, the heights are cold.

So holding onto the Red Star United Radio Station, making it bigger and stronger, was the key to her looking forward to other positions in the Publishing House.

She hoped that this year, or a bit later, she could serve as the deputy editor-in-chief or deputy president of the Publishing House.

Only in this way could she have a say in the Publishing House.

What is the difference between a radio station director without a say and a broadcaster.

When the last song of praise ended, thunderous applause erupted at the scene, and then all the program hosts walked onto the stage for the final curtain call.

According to the instructions of Group Secretary-Li Zong Xuewu on literary performances, since last National Day, the leader's speech session after the program ended was no longer arranged.

This was considering that after the evening party ended, many cadre workers needed to walk home or walk on night roads, and time was very precious.

And some leaders didn't know shame and talked endlessly, without any nutritional value at all, so it was canceled from the root.

But the leader's speech session was retained before the start of the program; in principle, only the main and only leader was arranged to speak.

Only when there were two or more leaders at the scene who belonged to different levels and did not belong to the same unit and needed to speak would a second speech be arranged.

Why did this regulation come from Li Xuewu's instructions?

The reason is very simple: when Li Xuewu served as the secretary-general of the management committee, he already had the right to coordinate all units of the group.

The position of secretary-general of the management committee had no other affiliated departments except the Comprehensive Management Department, but had the right to coordinate all other departments.

It could be said that a secretary-general trusted by the general manager is equivalent to half a general manager.

"Director Li, please take a group photo with our actors."

How good Yu Haitang was at flattering people; she had been tempered in this position for more than four years and had truly grown from a proud broadcaster into a qualified cadre.

She waited until the group leaders had shaken hands with the actor representatives separately before she took the initiative to propose the opinion, and even called the photographer to prepare.

Li Huai De naturally had no objection; he liked this kind of promotional opportunity very much.

No need to doubt, this photo tonight would definitely become the focus of tomorrow's United Industry News propaganda.

And in the Red Steel Group's work log, he would also become the focus tonight.

People leave their names, geese leave their voices.

Li Xuewu took the initiative to bypass Cheng Kaiyuan, let him to Li Huai De's side, and stood at the very edge himself.

Saying it was the very edge, the actors surrounded them in the middle under the photographer's command, since they were all the focus in the camera.

Li Xuewu had already clearly felt the warmth and softness beside him; whether it was the dance troupe or the singing troupe, the girls were always very active.

He stood there firmly without moving, letting them be excited and lively, with a faint smile on his face.

Even he, standing on the edge, had such treatment, let alone Li Huai De and others who were surrounded.

This angle couldn't be seen clearly; looking at the stage from the photographer's angle, it could be seen clearly, and the smiles on the faces of the group's other leaders were very bright.

None were not bright; even if you could resist the rainbow farts, could you resist the rainbow horses?

The photo session could be said to be the happiest and most satisfying time for Zhou Wanquan tonight; other times, if Old Li wasn't there, it would be better.

Of course, don't look at his disdain for Old Li, but his ears were pricked up very high, listening clearly to the conversation between Li Xuewu and Li Huai De.

Even as proud as he was, he expressed admiration for Li Xuewu's confidence and ability in the process of eavesdropping on the conversation.

Li Xuewu could analyze Liaodong Industry's main goals and the several reactions that could be made at present, and gave appropriate coping methods.

Turning the topic to the inside of the group, Li Xuewu could talk from the programs on stage to the drone project.

The group's stall was laid out very large; the key work of the group team headed by Li Huai De in the past two years was to tighten strength while pioneering and enterprising.

Shrinking investment is not equal to refusing development; these are two concepts, and Li Xuewu set up many projects in Liaodong this year.

Of course, Li Xuewu's shrewdness and capability are not comparable to ordinary people; this person in charge of the group in Liaodong can pry open a major project that affects the group's development without spending a penny.

Using other people's money to do one's own things, this is no longer a question of realm, it is the difference in thinking and IQ.

Zhou Wanquan didn't get support from the city for Li Xuewu, so he had to fully consider how to deal with the Li Xuewu era that was about to begin while dealing with the post-Li Huai De era.

What cannot be denied is that Gu Weijie worked in the Red Steel Group for more than four years and couldn't exceed Li Huai De's control; how many days had he been here.

Even if he could fully inherit Gu Weijie's influence, how much energy could he spare to target Li Xuewu when dealing with Li Huai De?

Although he had been working in the Red Steel Group for less than a year, he had clearly recognized that Li Huai De's ability in business was only at the section chief level.

But in organizational management and work thinking, he was absolutely a difficult character to deal with, especially with the existence of Li Xuewu.

Speaking of which, from meeting to now, the two didn't have direct conflicts, and even didn't say bad things about each other.

But they just stood on opposite sides, which was the choice Zhou Wanquan didn't want to see and the most helpless choice.

He had already done an investigation before coming to work in the Red Steel Group, knowing that Li Huai De's influence within the group was very deep.

Think about it, Cheng Kaiyuan, Gu Weijie, Xue Zhifu, Jing Yunong, Gao Yaqin, Zhang Jinsong, and others almost came to the Red Star Factory one after another.

Now in the group's team, only Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu were cadres cultivated by the Red Star Factory.

And Li Huai De had always been the supervisor of these two, so how to understand this relationship doesn't need to be said much.

If you have to say that Xiong Bencheng is also one, that's true, but Old Xiong has been cooperating with Li Huai De's performance all year round; in a sense, doesn't he count as Old Li's own person?

Except for these three, the group is all outsiders, and they are all cadres who have come to the Red Star Factory or the group in recent years.

Group cadre workers naturally tend to trust the Li Huai De line; while standing firm, what they have to face is this kind of suspicion.

How many cadres have fallen in the Red Star Factory and the Red Steel Group over the years; this kind of suspicion absolutely has a basis.

Even Su Weide, whose roots were the hardest, fell; what is he.

Old Su was at least a dog, he was just a chess piece.

He wasn't even a dog that "you have to look at the owner to beat the dog"; he was a chess piece that could be abandoned at any time.

When he came with a certain task and mission, his power was strong, and it was something Li Huai De needed to be wary of.

But when he consumed time and failed to achieve greater results, this power would weaken with time, and the longer it took, the faster it would weaken.

Now he was a bit powerless when facing Li Huai De, because of the Su Weide incident; he chose the wrong choice at the wrong time.

He shouldn't have followed Li Huai De so quickly, and he shouldn't have given Old Li a chance to let Su Weide go; Li Huai De made him lose twice.

One Li Huai De was so difficult to deal with; if Li Xuewu came back at the end of the year, what should he do?

Since the city didn't give support against Li Xuewu, it meant it didn't oppose him easing the relationship with Li Xuewu.

That's how he understood it, even though he had secretly plotted against the other party, he still firmly believed that there would be a relationship in this world that would change because of interests.

Old Li was old, not only the changes in his body in the past two years, but also the changes in his mentality.

The higher-ups were already disappointed with his future, and would not give him a chance to rise in the future.

Many people in the group saw this, only Li Huai De was kept in the dark, still stubbornly working hard, looking like he wouldn't admit defeat.

If he could think of this layer, then with Li Xuewu's intelligence, and standing in Liaodong looking at the group from the outside for the past two years, why did he still choose to support Li Huai De?

Very interesting, right.

He clearly saw that Old Li had deep roots but lacked the motivation to rise, but he didn't want to remind Old Li, why?

This question is worth thinking about.

So after the performance ended, when everyone walked toward the lounge, he took the initiative to chat with Li Xuewu for a while, about the case in Liaodong.

The joint investigation team quietly withdrew from Liaodong, but left a space that couldn't be filled.

Li Xuewu didn't deliberately arrange for anyone to handle this matter, but in Liaodong, just as the Northeast Industrial Development Corporation was established, a personnel reform of the grassroots organization concerning all industrial enterprises of the group in Liaodong began.

A large number of young cadres were transferred from all directions to Liaodong, and a large number of middle-aged cadres were selected from Liaodong to supplement all directions.

This personnel reform, which could be called a blood transfusion, directly scattered the tacit understanding and relationship networks formed by various circles over the years.

Especially the mobilization of some key departments and key positions, even the group organs were affected.

The inventory clearing action led by General Li Zong Huai De himself was not only a broad audit and investigation of various units, but also a bottom-up investigation and screening of the performance of key positions.

Everyone knew that the group would have big moves this year, and everyone was looking forward to it, and everyone was working hard.

So in the first half of the year, that is, the first quarter that passed, the group's overall development situation was very good, and the data was very bright.

The financial management method decided and implemented at the beginning of the year injected a stimulant into the development of various units.

The units had money, and they had the courage and confidence to motivate workers and develop new projects, so the business volume showed an explosive trend.

On one side is holding a razor to cut off rotten flesh and bones, and on the other is a carrot and a stick, letting this industrial monster of the group run with more power.

Regarding Zhou Wanquan's active show of goodwill, especially mentioning the cooperation with the joint investigation team in Steel City, Li Xuewu was not moved.

Strictly speaking, he could let the investigation team leave whenever he wanted, and he didn't have to let them leave whenever he wanted.

He didn't even have to say it out loud; why should he owe Zhou Wanquan a favor.

The joint investigation team withdrew from Steel City because Zhou Wanquan received a reminder of "stop here," not because he took the initiative to sound the retreat.

Li Xuewu just handled him from the perspective of making peace, not wanting to affect the era curtain that was about to begin.

So he didn't owe Zhou Wanquan a favor, and the other party had no reason to come to him to ask for a favor.

Lu Xun said it well, "When meeting a confidant, a thousand cups of wine are too few; when words are not speculative, half a sentence is too much."

It's really like this; the two talked for two sentences with a smile and didn't know what to say.

They didn't have much contact in life, and didn't even know what the other party's spouse did.

It's even more so at work; they have always been in a state of hidden targeting, so what good can there be to say in this relationship.

"Who let you sell things here!"

Li Huai De and a group of group leaders drank a cup of tea in the lounge and chatted for a while, feeling that most people had left before walking out.

They didn't take the main entrance either; out of the side door was the parking lot, and the driver was waiting for them outside.

It was a coincidence; just as a few people walked out of the building door, they suddenly heard scolding coming from not far away, and it was very ugly.

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and gestured to the security department cadre on duty tonight: "Handle it, what's the noise in the middle of the night."

"Yes!" The security department cadre was also very annoyed; they didn't make noise when the leaders didn't come out, but chose this time, wasn't it putting eye drops on them?

Fortunately, the secretary-general set the tone for this matter, and he rushed over and shouted twice, and the quarrel stopped.

Li Xuewu first sent Li Huai De into the car, was pulled by the other party to say two more sentences, and then helped him close the car door.

Old Li's car left, followed by Zhou Wanquan and Cheng Kaiyuan's.

Cheng Kaiyuan was very low-key tonight, because every time the group's organizational ecology changed, Old Li was the first to target him.

You say it's annoying; even if he didn't have any moves, Old Li had to whip him, reminding him not to make trouble.

Really damn wronged; how long had he not made trouble.

"Go back early, let them be."

Before leaving, Cheng Kaiyuan said this to him from the window, nodded and left.

The one left behind was Zhang Jinsong; due to the seat arrangement, the two only chatted for two sentences in the lounge all night.

At this moment, Zhang Jinsong lit a cigarette and gestured for the secretary and driver to wait by the car.

Ma Baosen was very self-aware and went to Qi Yan's side, chatting about the arrangements for the next few days.

"Do you have time on the weekend?" Zhang Jinsong took a puff of cigarette and saw Li Xuewu's secretary leave, then said: "Let's have a meal together?"

"What's the matter? So polite."

Li Xuewu smiled, gave Qi Yan a look, and then said to Zhang Jinsong: "Just say it directly if you have something; do you and I still need to beat around the bush?"

Zhang Jinsong looked at him, then nodded slowly and said: "Hmm, I want to talk to you about the next arrangements, I'm a bit confused."

"Hehe—" Li Xuewu walked to the windward side; he didn't want to inhale second-hand smoke, sized up Zhang Jinsong and asked: "What's on your mind?"

"A little, not much." Zhang Jinsong looked at him and asked: "After Deputy Director Gu leaves, do you have any arrangements?"

"What arrangements can I have." Li Xuewu spread his hands with amusement and said: "The time Director Li gave me is until the end of the year."

He emphasized very seriously: "At least let me stay in Steel City for three years, right?"

"Hmm, yes, three years."

Zhang Jinsong lowered his head and looked at his toes and smiled, saying: "You won't have a hard time for these three years, finally you are going to get ahead."

"Why don't you try it?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows with a smile and said: "You can still mention it now, I can even give you my current position."

"Heh—" Zhang Jinsong couldn't help but laugh, took a puff of cigarette and said: "I'm asking about your progress, and you're making me go backward?"

"You asked the wrong person," Li Xuewu also emphasized with a smile: "I am behind you, not above you."

"If you want a future, I advise you to change temples."

He joked: "If you want a marriage, I can calculate it for you to see if you have any peach blossom luck this year."

"Damn—" Zhang Jinsong laughed so hard that a puff of smoke choked in his throat, coughing repeatedly and pointing at Li Xuewu, saying he wasn't a thing.

The two chatted for a while, and smiles appeared on both their faces before they said goodbye and left.

After watching Zhang Jinsong's car leave, Qi Yan and Ma Baosen walked over and reported: "Leader, do you still remember the engineer Yu Tiecheng involved in the No. 4 furnace?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Li Xuewu frowned and asked: "Does it have anything to do with what just happened?"

"It has to do with his son and daughter." Ma Baosen reported: "Just now, people from the Supply Service Department had a conflict with them."

"What conflict can they have?"

Li Xuewu glanced at the crowd that had already dispersed not far away and asked: "Why are they still in the capital?"

"Asked, didn't say," Ma Baosen curled his lips and said: "It doesn't look too good, the two were caught by the service department for reselling melon seeds."

Such a large-scale literary performance, how could there be no peanuts and melon seeds; the two could think of this trick, they were really forced by money.

The joint investigation team had already withdrawn, and that case had also been solved; Yu Tiecheng took most of the responsibility without accident.

Even if Jia Yun and others paid the price for this, it still couldn't save the impact on Yu Tiecheng's family.

At the very least, the pension for Yu Tiecheng was stopped, and it also had an impact on the future of his two children.

Especially Yu Tiecheng's wife, who resolutely let her son leave his post to accompany her to the capital, was betting on the second half of the family's life.

They firmly believed that such a serious investigation would definitely find Li Xuewu's problems, and then they would have arrangements for the second half of their lives.

This was naturally promised to them by Su Weide, but the basic guarantee left by Yu Tiecheng was canceled, and Yu Yang's job was also lost.

The most critical thing was that they couldn't find Su Weide now; they went to the group to find leaders to reflect the problem, but who was willing to receive them.

Even Bai Juyi knew that the capital was big and it was hard to live in, let alone them.

When they came, Su Weide arranged for his secretary to open a room for them at the Tuanjie Hotel, and the treatment was very good.

But when the situation turned around, Su Weide was taken away, and when they were panicked, no one paid the room fee for them.

At that time, it was still cold, how could they dare to sleep on the street, so they could only renew the room fee themselves and wait for the trial result of the case.

They clearly knew that Su Weide was finished, and their plan was also finished, but when they didn't wait for the final news, they just weren't reconciled.

From the capital to Steel City, a train ticket was 12.5 yuan; for three people, it was 37.5 yuan, a month's salary for a first-level worker; where could they earn it.

Especially after Yu Tiecheng's pension was cut off, they were completely eating their old capital, eating until they were hungry now.

If they were hungry, they could only come out to find things to do; they had no choice but to learn from others to do this kind of sneaking around.

But this kind of thing could only be done by those with connections, at least they had to be the family members of the group's Beijing-registered employees, and they had to be the kind who couldn't live on.

Now these two young people came to grab money, could others be willing, so they found an excuse to drive them away.

Li Xuewu listened to Ma Baosen explain the ins and outs of the matter, then nodded and explained: "You arrange it, let them come to my office tomorrow morning."

"Leader, this..." Ma Baosen asked hesitantly: "Why bother with them, none of the three mother and children have a good heart."

"Whether they have a good heart or not, I don't care," Li Xuewu said before getting in the car: "I can't let the family members of the group's Liaodong-registered cadres starve to death in the capital."

"Yu Tiecheng is not a good thing either, why take care of them?"

Although he responded to the leader's explanation, Ma Baosen still complained before getting in the car.

After Yu Tiecheng had an accident, it was he who ran around with Zhou Peilan, stabilized Yu Tiecheng's wife Liu Yaqin, and helped them get through the difficulties.

If you want to say who had the greatest resentment toward this family of three coming to the capital, it was Ma Baosen.

Zhou Peilan could think it through; anyway, it wasn't her responsibility, and the leader didn't blame her, so it was better to get out of this matter early.

Only the younger Ma Baosen was full of sympathy at the time, really selling his strength, and didn't expect that this whole family was not a thing.

When he followed Qi Yan to understand the situation there and learned that this family was living poorly and in distress, he really spat a mouthful of saliva.

Deserved! Deserved!

And said that Su Weide didn't do a single thing he promised; isn't this deserved, what is it.

What did Su Weide promise them?

Of course, it was the matter of Yu Tiecheng's son Yu Yang and daughter Yu Jia entering the group to work, but they didn't know that as case-related personnel, the personnel department didn't dare to accept their files, and even if they saw them, they would avoid them.

So the suffering and crimes they were eating now, in Ma Baosen's view, were deserved, and they were looking for it themselves.

"Secretary-General, you are looking for me."

Sun Jian knocked on the door of the secretary-general's office; before entering, he specifically looked at the sign of the general manager assistant.

That was specially ordered by him from the hardware factory, and it was also installed under his personal supervision, and he even checked the size more than once.

No one understood how to serve leaders better than him, even if Li Xuewu wasn't the kind of person who was nitpicking.

"Hmm, Sun Jian, come."

Li Xuewu called him by his name, looked up and saw it was him, waved his hand and gestured: "Sit."

"No, I'd better stand."

Sun Jian said with a smile: "Listen to your arrangement, I stand and listen more seriously."

"Who did you learn these from?" Li Xuewu sized him up with amusement and asked: "Did you find a master to study?"

"Where can I find such a master."

Sun Jian saw that the leader had the intention of being close, so he also smiled politely and said: "I am expressing respect to you."

"Nonsense—" Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked: "Hasn't Deputy Secretary-General Liu finished

Zhou Peilan was open-minded; in any case, it wasn't her responsibility, and the leadership hadn't blamed her. The sooner she could extricate herself from this matter, the better.

Only the younger Ma Baosen had felt sympathy at the time and had truly put in the effort, never expecting that this whole family was nothing but trash.

When he followed Qi Yan over there to understand the situation and learned that this family was living poorly and in hardship, he really spat on the ground in disgust.

They deserved it! They deserved it!

And to say that Su Weide hadn't fulfilled a single one of the conditions he had promised—if this wasn't deserved, what was?

What had Su Weide promised them?

Naturally, it was about Yu Tiecheng's son, Yu Yang, and daughter, Yu Jia, joining the group to work. But they didn't know that as people related to the case, the Personnel Department wouldn't dare accept their files; even if they saw them, they would avoid them like the plague.

So, the bitterness they were eating and the suffering they were enduring now, in Ma Baosen's view, was just what they deserved—it was all self-inflicted.

"Secretary-General, you were looking for me."

Sun Jian knocked on the door of the Secretary-General's office, and before entering, he specifically glanced at the General Manager's Assistant plaque.

That was something he had arranged for the hardware factory to custom-make, and he had personally supervised the workers installing it, even double-checking the dimensions more than once.

No one understood how to serve the leadership better than he did, even if Li Xuewu wasn't the type of person to nitpick.

"Hmm, Sun Jian, come in."

Li Xuewu addressed him by his full name, looked up to see it was him, and waved his hand to signal, "Sit."

"It's fine, I'd better stand."

Sun Jian said with a smile, "I'll follow your arrangement; I'll listen more attentively if I stand."

"Who did you learn this from?" Li Xuewu asked, looking him over with amusement. "Did you go find a master for advanced training?"

"Where would I find such a master?"

Seeing that the leader intended to be approachable, Sun Jian smiled politely and said, "I'm just showing you my respect."

"Nonsense—" Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked, "Has Deputy Secretary-General Liu's research not ended yet? When will she get into the swing of things?"

"It should be fine already, right?" Sun Jian asked hesitantly. "Did someone say something? I don't feel like our department is dragging its feet on anything."

"It was Director Li who said it, saying she's been limited in how busy she is."

Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair and emphasized to Sun Jian, "You are the Director of the General Manager's Office; you should be thinking more than Liu Bin."

"Logically, you should be coordinating more with Comrade Liu Wei, but I haven't seen that kind of tacit understanding between you."

"This..." Sun Jian smiled, "I'll go back and think about how to cultivate that kind of tacit understanding."

"Don't think I'm joking."

Li Xuewu knew he understood his meaning, so after pointing at him to emphasize the point, he didn't continue the topic.

Li Huai De just wanted to nudge Liu Wei, but Li Xuewu couldn't talk to Liu Wei directly, so he would let Sun Jian put some pressure on her.

He also knew that Liu Wei's work performance wasn't showing yet because she wasn't familiar with how to work within a corporation and was still in the adaptation period.

But Old Li wouldn't give her time, so Li Xuewu couldn't be blamed for forcing the growth.

"There is one more thing, help me handle it."

The smile faded from Li Xuewu's face as he instructed Sun Jian, "The spouse and children of the engineer Yu Tiecheng, who was involved in the No. 4 furnace incident at the metallurgical plant, are still in Beijing."

"Think of a way to see if there's a suitable position to arrange for them."

He said with some helplessness, "Although Yu Tiecheng's benefits were revoked, his status is recognized by the group; it shouldn't affect the arrangements for his children."

"You still want to manage this matter?"

Sun Jian looked at him with some surprise, then turned to glance at the door before whispering, "Deputy Director Su from the Labor Union came to work today."

"Oh? Wasn't it said he was sick?" Li Xuewu shook his head with amusement and said, "That really is a coincidence."

"This was something he promised in the first place, so he should let those three women go settle the score with him. How could he have the face to beg you for this?"

Sun Jian raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you want me to have someone take them over there, so they don't lose their way?"

"Forget it, it's just a woman's narrow-mindedness."

Li Xuewu wasn't angry; he just said calmly, "If they stay here and make a scene, they will ultimately be a thorn in the side of the metallurgical plant."

"I either pull it out or I endure it. How do you think I should choose?"

"You certainly have a way of thinking and wisdom in how you do things." Sun Jian naturally admired Li Xuewu, especially this kind of unexpected thinking ability.

"Then—" he thought for a moment and asked, "How about arranging a driver position? Train for a period of time first, then go to another unit."

"Since this thorn is to be pulled out, don't put it on our table; keep him far away."

Sun Jian thought for a moment and added, "As for that Yu Jia, she's only 16; she can take this year's vocational technical college entrance exam."

"I always feel that giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish; things obtained too easily are not valued."

"Have you started studying philosophy?"

Li Xuewu looked at him with amusement, nodded, and said, "Fine, let's arrange it that way; I have no objections."

"Thank you, Secretary-General!" Not knowing when Liu Yaqin had appeared at the door, she suddenly went to kneel down.

Ma Baosen had been guarding against her, mainly fearing she would make a scene in the office; at this moment, he took a step forward and caught her.

"Su Weide, that bastard! I curse his ancestors!"

Liu Yaqin suddenly sat at the door, crying and cursing loudly, every sentence mentioning Su Weide, every sentence filled with profanity.

Almost everyone upstairs knew that Deputy Director Su of the Labor Union was in his office, and everyone was suppressing their laughter, waiting to watch the show.