Chapter 286: The Advantage Is All Yours

A complete drama should have conflict.

And the bridge in the drama that must have conflict is: Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives!

Just as Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng put the things on the car and were about to set off, Third Grandfather Yan Fugui, who had been watching this side, walked out.

Yan Fugui was wearing a brand-new jacket, brand-new cotton shoes, wearing a knit hat, and walked to the front of the car with his hands tucked in his sleeves.

"Eldest."

"Hey, Dad."

Yan Jiecheng stood by the car and watched his father walk over, also slightly stunned.

Yu Li turned her head to the other side of the car, put the military coat she was ready to put on her legs in the passenger seat, and turned to open the big iron gate.

Looking at his father's gaze, Yan Jiecheng moved his body slightly, blocking the things in the back cabin of the car.

Don't look at Yan Jiecheng playing petty tricks now, but his mouth was very affectionate as he asked, "Dad, do you have something?"

Yan Fugui pursed his lips and said, "Are you going to your father-in-law's house?"

This wasn't asking what he already knew, but Yan Jiecheng still smiled and replied, "Yes, isn't it almost New Year's? Going to see my father-in-law before the New Year."

Yan Jiecheng was so polite just because he was afraid his old man would play tricks again, causing his wife to lose her temper, and he would be caught in the middle and suffer.

"Oh, oh."

Yan Fugui nodded to show he understood, then said, "That... did you go to your grandfather's house?"

"Not yet."

Yan Jiecheng was slightly stunned, then asked, "Why think of my grandfather's house? Don't we all go on the third day of the New Year?"

Actually, Yan Jiecheng going to his father-in-law's house should also be on the third day of the New Year, but this year was the first year after Yan Jiecheng got married, so he had to send New Year's gifts to his father-in-law's house before the New Year.

It must be said that at this time, everyone was having a hard time, and it didn't matter if they didn't follow this etiquette. Yu Li's maiden family also knew that Yan Jiecheng's family wasn't well off.

Originally, the two planned to take the bus back to her maiden home this year, and just bringing two fish would be enough.

But they didn't expect that Yan Jiecheng's good leader, Yu Li's good... was so supportive!

Thinking of bringing two fish home by bus again, the conditions wouldn't allow it!

Yan Fugui tucked his hands in his sleeves and looked up, saying, "Forget the third day. I have something to do on the third day, so let's go today. That way, you can take me to your grandfather's house first."

Yu Li was originally standing by the gate waiting for Yan Jiecheng to drive the car out, then latch the gate, and then go around the main courtyard gate to get in the car.

This was to save trouble for the people in the south-facing room.

But after hearing her father-in-law's words, Yu Li walked back.

As soon as Yan Jiecheng heard his father's words, he felt his head buzz, and then he looked at the entrance.

Seeing his wife walking back with a cold face, he knew it was going to be bad.

My own father! What kind of scene are you making!

With a brain of less than 12KB running frantically, Yan Jiecheng grabbed the chance before Yu Li walked back and said first, "Dad, look, this isn't on the way. My grandfather is in Qijiawu outside the city, and my father-in-law is in SJS. This east and west is going in opposite directions."

"What kind of talk is that!"

Yan Fugui narrowed his eyes and scolded, "Is your father-in-law important, but your grandfather isn't? You heartless thing, have you forgotten how your grandmother doted on you?"

As he spoke, Yan Fugui was about to walk to the passenger seat, saying as he walked, "Go to Qijiawu first, and then you can go to SJS when you come back."

Yan Jiecheng said with a bitter face, "Dad, I only have one day today. I have to be here by three in the afternoon, and I have to be on duty at night. If I run like this, I won't be able to stand."

Yan Fugui didn't listen to this, but waved his hand and said, "Your grandfather's house is so far away, do you really want your father to walk there?"

"You can take the bus."

"Nonsense, do you need you to tell me? Doesn't taking the bus cost money?"

As he spoke, Yan Fugui was about to get in the car, muttering, "I haven't sat in this jeep yet."

But just as he was about to touch the handle on the car door, he saw his daughter-in-law intervene and stand by the passenger side.

Yan Jiecheng thought Yu Li was going to get angry with his father, so he hurriedly called out, "Yu Li!"

But who knew Yu Li didn't pay attention to Yan Jiecheng at all, but said to her father-in-law, "Dad, everything was agreed with my family today. If we come back from Qijiawu, it will be afternoon, and we won't be able to go home. My family is waiting for us to eat lunch."

Giving her father-in-law a not-too-light, not-too-heavy rebuke, Yu Li continued, "Besides, you haven't prepared any gifts either. It wouldn't be appropriate to go to grandfather's house, would it? Wait until you've prepared everything, and then let Yan Jiecheng accompany you back."

Yan Fugui could play the rogue with his son, but he didn't dare to say rogue words to his daughter-in-law. He couldn't let the people in the courtyard laugh at a father-in-law playing the rogue with his daughter-in-law.

He was a people's teacher, after all; he had to save face.

If he couldn't talk to his daughter-in-law, he could talk to his son.

Yan Fugui said to Yan Jiecheng, "Eldest, you... are you really not going to take me?"

Yan Jiecheng looked at his father and wife in a dilemma. Both of them were standing by the passenger side. How could he choose?

Yu Li didn't force Yan Jiecheng either, but just looked at her father-in-law.

"Fine, don't make it difficult for you."

Yan Fugui sighed, as if he understood his son's predicament.

But before Yan Jiecheng could show a look of gratitude, Yan Fugui reached out toward the cigarettes and wine in the back cabin of the car.

"Your grandfather likes to smoke and drink. Give these two things to your grandfather, and you can take those two fish to your father-in-law's house."

"Dad!"

Yan Jiecheng knew it was going to be bad when he saw Yu Li's expression.

He guarded against everything, but didn't expect his own father to be waiting for him here.

So his father had been watching him from the window just for the cigarettes and wine in the car.

Before Yan Jiecheng could speak to stop him, Yu Li said in a cold voice, "It's New Year's. You have a father-in-law, and Yan Jiecheng has one too. If you take these cigarettes and wine to fulfill yourself, what will Yan Jiecheng use to fulfill himself?"

Yan Fugui didn't want to bother with his daughter-in-law.

Ever since this eldest daughter-in-law started working in the south-facing room, she had changed her gentle and obedient temperament and become sharp-tongued.

Why else would they say that a woman without talent is virtuous? Women should just stay at home, wash clothes, cook, and take care of children.

Once they go out to work, they learn to be bad.

"What kind of talk is that? Aren't we all one family? Isn't Yan Jiecheng being filial to his grandfather and filial to his father-in-law the same kind of closeness?"

"Yu Li, listen to me."

Yan Jiecheng went around the car to persuade his wife.

"If it really doesn't work, you can go draw another jar of wine, and I'll go buy another carton of cigarettes."

Yu Li tilted her head and looked at Yan Jiecheng, saying, "Is that wine yours? You say draw it, so you draw it? Do you have the money to buy cigarettes? What are you pretending for?"

Yu Li had long been holding back her anger; she had been holding it back since Yan Jiecheng ran away last time.

She had forgiven Yan Jiecheng because it was New Year's, and she understood the reason for Yan Jiecheng's cowardice.

Now, seeing her father-in-law shamelessly wanting to sponge off the things she brought home, she was truly angry.

Yan Jiecheng was also embarrassed by Yu Li's words, standing in front of the car with his face turning red and white.

Yu Li didn't hold back now. In front of her father-in-law, she scolded Yan Jiecheng, "If I weren't here working hard, could you be driving this car?"

Because Yan Fugui was her father-in-law, Yu Li couldn't scold him.

But just like Yan Fugui, she could scold Yan Jiecheng.

"If I weren't here working early and late, could you have gotten these cigarettes? Gotten this wine? Gotten these fish? What kind of person do you think you are?"

Seeing the eldest daughter-in-law scolding so harshly, Yan Fugui frowned and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, is this something you, as a wife, can say to your husband? I haven't even talked about you yet..."

Originally, if Yan Fugui hadn't spoken, Yu Li wouldn't have said anything about her father-in-law.

But Yan Fugui wanted to have his cake and eat it too—wanting to take Yu Li's things while still having to say a couple of things.

The father-in-law always put himself on the moral high ground, which made Yu Li even angrier.

"If you think I'm not suitable to be your son's wife, you can tell your son to divorce me."

As she spoke, Yu Li turned to Yan Jiecheng and said, "The civil affairs office is open as usual today. Let's go handle the procedures now. You go see your grandfather, and I'll go see my dad."

"Yu Li, what are you saying!"

Yan Jiecheng said with a bitter face, "Who wants to go handle procedures with you? Isn't this just discussing it?"

"Is this discussing it? This is open robbery!"

Yu Li didn't care about Yan Fugui's expression and said everything clearly.

These words made Yan Fugui unable to save face. His finger touched the wine jar, but he had to pull it back.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, what kind of talk is that? If you don't want to send things to your grandfather, just say so. Why do you have to say it so harshly? Do I lack this little bit of stuff from you?"

"Hehe."

Yu Li looked at her father-in-law with her eyes narrowed and said, "You don't lack it, so why do you keep coming here to sponge?"

"You can go to Qijiawu any day. Why do you have to pick the day I go home?"

"Go if you want to go. You should at least bring something with you. Waiting behind the door to borrow our things to give as gifts—only you in this whole courtyard could do something like that!"

Seeing Yu Li's attitude toward his father, Yan Jiecheng also had complaints.

"Yu Li, how are you talking to my dad? If you ask me, I shouldn't have asked for leave to come back..."

"You're talking nonsense."

Hearing Yan Jiecheng say this, Yu Li was even angrier: "You've been a coward enough, haven't you? You run whenever something happens. What do I need you for?"

"Let's make a bet today. If you have the guts, go handle the procedures with me. Try and see if you can still go back to the rolling mill to drive!"

Looking at his wife's serious expression, Yan Jiecheng didn't dare to make this bet with her.

Others didn't know, but Yan Jiecheng knew that this job of his was kept by Yu Li, and it was Yu Li who discussed with Li Xuewu to change his position. But until now, he was still a temporary worker.

Not to mention that Yu Li was eloquent and working at Li Xuewu's place. If he divorced Yu Li, it was clear who Li Xuewu would help.

"Dad, how about..."

"Fine, fine, fine!"

Yan Fugui waved his hand at his son and said, "Just because of your spineless behavior, I'll pretend I don't have a son like you. Don't acknowledge me as your father, and we'll go our separate ways from now on."

"Dad~"

"Don't call me Dad!"

Yan Fugui looked into the car reluctantly, walked back with great difficulty, sighing as he walked.

Yu Li was also a tough character. Seeing Yan Jiecheng performing "fatherly kindness and filial piety" with his father, she didn't get in the car either.

"Yu Li, what are you doing?"

Yan Jiecheng saw his wife pick up the cigarettes, wine, shoes, and the two fish, and walk to the bicycle Li Xuewu had left by the east warehouse door when he returned.

She hung the fish on the handlebars, put the wine, cigarettes, and shoes in the basket, and pushed the bicycle, ready to go out.

This bicycle was originally left by Li Xuewu at the entrance because the warehouse door was locked and he found it troublesome to store it in the middle of the day.

But it just happened to be used by Yu Li, who put the gifts away and pushed the bicycle, ready to go out.

"Yu Li..."

Yan Jiecheng blocked Yu Li's path, gripping the handlebars and not letting her go.

"Didn't we agree to drive back? Why are you pushing the bicycle?"

"Let go."

Yan Jiecheng didn't dare let go now. If he let go and his wife rode the bicycle home, he would be a bachelor.

"It's such heavy snow; what if you fall while riding the bicycle? Let's drive back, okay?"

Yu Li held the handlebars and said to Yan Jiecheng, "Do you think this car is yours? You say drive it where, and it drives there? I'm telling you, try driving this car one meter to the east today."

As she spoke, Yu Li tried to pry Yan Jiecheng's hand off the handlebars.

Yan Jiecheng said with a crying face, "No, no, I didn't agree to my dad, did I? Isn't it just wanting that wine and cigarettes?"

"Yan Jiecheng, are you as muddled as your dad?"

Seeing that she couldn't pry Yan Jiecheng's hand off, Yu Li simply spoke her mind.

"Do you know what it means to separate the family? Do you know what it means to leave with nothing? What are you pretending for? Do you have the money to be filial to your dad? Do you have the money to be filial to your grandfather? Do you have any idea where these things came from? Don't try to act big in front of me."

Yu Li scolded Yan Jiecheng with a cold face, but he still gripped the handlebars tightly and wouldn't let Yu Li go.

"Your mother brought your younger brother to the south-facing room to make a scene once. Don't you have any idea? Don't you know what your parents are like? Am I the one provoking them? I always go around them. What about you?"

Yu Li pointed at Yan Jiecheng and asked, "Where were you when your mother came to fight with me? Where were you when your brother came here to act like a donkey?"

"Now you're acting big in front of me, saying you'll draw another jar of wine and buy another carton of cigarettes. Do you have them, or do I?"

Yu Li pointed at her father-in-law and mother-in-law's house and said, "Try going to your house and getting a green onion right now. Do you believe your mother would curse you with the spit of separating the family?"

Yan Jiecheng knew that everything Yu Li said was right, but he was caught in the middle, and everything he did was wrong.

"Don't force me anymore. What can I do? They're just like that. You can't expect me to not say a word when I see my parents and cut off relations, right?"

"Fine, I won't force you."

Yu Li nodded and said, "Think about it yourself. When have I ever said that to you? When have I ever asked you to be heartless?"

"Fine, I guess we've reached the end of the road."

"Yu Li..."

Yan Jiecheng was afraid of Yu Li saying this. He let go of the handlebars and went to pull Yu Li's hand, but was shaken off by Yu Li.

"Either let me go, and I'll go home, and you can do whatever you want, or we'll go together first to handle the procedures at the civil affairs office, and then you can go back to your house to be filial to your parents."

"I won't divorce."

Seeing Yu Li about to push the bicycle away, Yan Jiecheng gripped the handlebars again.

"Good."

Yu Li let go of the bicycle, took the fish, wine, cigarettes, and shoes, and said, "I'll walk there, is that okay?"

Yan Jiecheng let go of the handlebars and hurriedly hugged Yu Li again.

"Don't go, okay? Just let me off the hook this once, okay?"

"Let go!"

Seeing Yan Jiecheng hugging her and not letting go, Yu Li said, "What do you mean let you off the hook? Since I married into your family, your parents have been calculating against me, wanting money for this and money for that. Am I living in a supply and marketing cooperative with you?"

"We finally separated the family, and just when there was hope, your dad and mom came to stir things up again. Even if we could earn more, we couldn't withstand your dad and mom being so troublesome!"

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have left you behind."

Yan Jiecheng also knew what Yu Li was angry about. Yu Li hadn't lost her temper with him at the banquet yesterday; she had been holding it in. He didn't expect it to break out today.

"Yan Jiecheng, just ask yourself, why am I working so hard to earn money?"

"I know, I know."

Yu Li didn't feel the cold of the snowflakes flying into her neck, because her heart was even colder.

"I'm too disappointed in you. I originally thought that even if you were a coward, you would treat me sincerely, and that living our lives well together would be better than anything. But I misjudged you."

Yan Jiecheng grabbed the things in Yu Li's hand, put them back in the back cabin, and looked at Yu Li, who was squatting on the ground crying, saying, "I do want to live our lives well."

"You don't! Wuwuwuwu~"

Yu Li cried and said, "You don't have any principles at all, just muddling through one day at a time. You don't care about me as long as you can avoid trouble, wuwuwuwu."

Yan Jiecheng knew that Yu Li was still talking about this matter, and thinking of his parents who calculated everything, he was helpless.

"Wuwuwu, Yan Jiecheng, I don't want to live with you anymore. Find someone else who will follow your parents' lead. Just let me off the hook."

Yan Jiecheng walked to the bicycle, helped it up, pushed it to the warehouse entrance, and then walked back to help Yu Li up.

Yu Li wasn't crying anymore. She shook off Yan Jiecheng's hand and said, "You go do whatever you want; I'm not going home."

Yan Jiecheng helplessly pulled Yu Li and said, "Let's go, go to your house."

"Not going!"

"Sigh~"

Yan Jiecheng sighed. Just because his father and wife had been making a scene here for so long and not a single person in the courtyard had come out, he knew that everyone in the courtyard had a scale in their hearts and knew about his family's messy affairs.

Not even the people who liked to watch the excitement bothered to look.

"I promise you, I'll handle my dad's and my family's affairs in the future, okay? I won't make things difficult for you."

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's distressed face, but looking determined, Yu Li said, "Can I still trust you?"

Yan Jiecheng took the coat off the passenger seat, hung it on the side of the car, and pulled Yu Li to get in.

Yu Li shook off his hand and said, "I don't want to keep things bottled up. You say it clearly right here."

"I know what you want me to say."

Yan Jiecheng looked at Yu Li's expression and said, "From now on, we'll live our own lives. I won't take things home, and I won't let my parents take things from our house. From now on, everything at home will listen to you."

Yu Li swung her fist and punched Yan Jiecheng, crying, "Do you have to have a scene with me before you understand things?"

"Alright, alright."

Yan Jiecheng took a punch, knowing that the matter had eased. He seized the opportunity and hurriedly helped Yu Li into the passenger seat.

When he turned around and got into the driver's seat, he saw the second grandfather walking over from the small gate.

"You guys go. I'll close the gate."

He knew this was the second grandfather giving him face, and not coming out to persuade him earlier was for his own good.

Yan Jiecheng said gratefully, "Thank you, Second Grandfather."

"Alright, man, take good care of your wife and pay attention to safety on the road."

Yan Jiecheng nodded at the second grandfather and drove the car out of the gate.

The second grandfather watched Yan Jiecheng and his wife leave, but shook his head and didn't say anything.

Fei Shanying, who was sitting in the south-facing room, had seen everything that happened just now.

At this moment, the people in the room were all walking out. Old Man Biao and the others who were going to clear snow in the west courtyard had left, and Xiaoyan, who was going to open the storefront, had also left. Only Wen Saner, who was settling the accounts, was left in the room.

"Hey, what's going on with that couple?"

Wen Saner didn't go to watch Yan Jiecheng and his wife make a scene at all, but was busy settling the accounts for the end of the year.

He had been busy for the past few days and hadn't had time to calculate the total accounts. Today, he finally had the time and wanted to settle them.

"What couple?"

Looking at Wen Saner, who was clicking the abacus, Fei Shanying put the naughty child on the kang, walked to the side of the desk, and sat on the edge of the kang.

"The couple that just went out. All that cigarettes, wine, and fish."

"Hi~"

Wen Saner raised his head, looked at his wife, and said, "That's the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law of the family across the street. The man is named Yan Jiecheng, who drives for Li Xuewu, and the woman is named Yu Li, who cooks and tidies up the house here."

"I saw her taking things from you; what's that about?"

Fei Shanying watched her son being naughty on the kang. The room was warm, and he was playing happily, so she didn't bother with him anymore, but asked Wen Saner about her doubts.

Wen Saner said while clicking the beads on the abacus, "It's not taking from me. Where would I have the things to promise others? I'm just helping Li Xuewu manage things here. They are also polite, so they just mentioned it to me."

Fei Shanying looked at Wen Saner and asked, "So this recycling station is Li Xuewu's?"

"Hm? Where did I calculate to?"

Wen Saner pressed his hand on the abacus and frowned, saying, "Master Yang Er, I calculated wrong. Go watch the child; don't disturb me."

Fei Shanying smiled and said, "It just happened to be calculated wrong. Tell me the truth, what are you doing here?"

Wen Saner had read the most of the Three Kingdoms; the beauty trap wasn't unfamiliar to him, and he could still hold his ground.

"I'm just a tricycle peddler. Didn't you see how much my lazy nephew can eat? We two are just here to mix a meal."

"I believe your evil!"

Fei Shanying pinched Wen Saner and said, "People who mix meals in your family can manage accounts? Can be the one in charge? You're lying to me!"

"Hehehe."

Wen Saner stood up, clapped his hands at the child standing on the kang looking over here, and said, "Xinmin, come, come to Daddy."

This child was brought by Fei Shanying and was from her ex-husband.

It was because this child called Wen Saner "Daddy" that she chose Wen Saner to be the head of the family.

She originally thought it would be just right to find a down-and-out person, but didn't expect to still be deceived by this person.

Looking at Wen Saner, who was holding his stepson and acting close, Fei Shanying didn't pursue the matter of Wen Saner deceiving her anymore.

Being in charge is being in charge. A person in charge of a recycling station was still within her acceptable range.

Wen Saner held his stepson and teased him with a laugh. Seeing Fei Shanying didn't ask any more questions, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Except for the few of them, no one knew about Li Xuewu's shares here.

Even if Fei Shanying became his wife, he couldn't say it; this was a matter of losing one's head.

Even Yu Li didn't know that Li Xuewu was the major shareholder here. She thought Li Xuewu's words were effective here because Li Xuewu was the landlord of the west courtyard, the grandson of the Liu family's second grandfather, a childhood friend of Wen Saner and Old Man Biao, and a cadre.

Li Xuewu drove into the main gate, put the car in the guard team's garage, and turned to go to the police dog training ground to take a look.

Although it hadn't been long, Zeng Jinjun's role had already manifested.

In the past, Li Xuewu formulated the training syllabus according to his own understanding, and Gao Fengkun and the others groped their way through training.

Now that the professional Zeng Jinjun had come, these dogs could finally be considered to have officially started training.

Looking from the doorway, Li Xuewu didn't go in.

Because they were on duty, everyone was there, so Li Xuewu didn't pay too much attention to the training inside.

When he turned to the training ground, he saw that the training of the team members had already achieved considerable results.

Everyone was very familiar with the 400-meter obstacle course, and everyone had some understanding of the obstacle training derived from it.

Now they had already carried out three-person team coordination training.

Li Xuewu continued to use the queue system brought back from the army, implementing a three-person system—that is, three people make a small team, three small teams make a medium team, and three medium teams make a large team.

Each small team and medium team had elected a captain, and the large captain was still Wei Tong.

Watching Wei Tong lead the team members in capture training, Li Xuewu nodded and left.

Many times, Li Xuewu didn't want to go to the training ground; going too often would affect Wei Tong's growth.

Fortunately, Wei Tong was very capable and grew very quickly, already bringing the guard team to scale.

Even the Huaqing Security Team training here had undergone great changes.

It wasn't that Li Xuewu killed a chicken to warn the monkeys, but that these people really saw the way of training in the rolling mill.

Why else would they say that an expert knows if there is one as soon as they make a move?

Everyone was wearing the same equipment; why did the people in the rolling mill guard team play with flowers, and why couldn't they do it themselves?

Because today was the Little New Year, the office corridor was very lively, and everyone greeted each other with a Happy New Year.

Walking into the office, Li Xuewu smiled and asked Han Yating, who followed him in: "What news did you hear again?"

Han Yating smiled and said: "You really think I'm an ear-reporting god."

"If you were an ear-reporting god, that would be great."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "That way I would be worry-free, and I would know everything I wanted to hear."

Han Yating walked to Li Xuewu's desk and sat down, saying: "There are two pieces of news. Which one do you want to hear?"

"Oh? There really is? And two of them."

Li Xuewu was stunned for a moment and laughed: "Let's hear the good one first."

Han Yating shook her head and said: "This can't be considered good news. Fu Haibo ate with Deputy Factory Director Li last night."

"In our small cafeteria?"

Li Xuewu asked in confusion, then shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be."

"Mm."

Han Yating nodded and said: "Fu Haibo invited him to eat at a restaurant outside."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked: "You can even know this news?"

Han Yating laughed: "Because Deputy Factory Director Li's driver said so."

"Not bad, I guess I misjudged you!"

Li Xuewu shook his head and teased: "You really are material for an office."

Han Yating looked at Li Xuewu's expression and then said: "That's right. The second piece of news isn't good news either. I heard that the position of deputy section chief needs to be decided before the New Year. Then, after Deputy Li Kezhang Dong returns and Li Kezhang Fu retires, the newly promoted deputy section chief will have to go for training."

Seeing Li Xuewu not speaking, Han Yating said: "You have to be prepared for this."

"Prepare for what? Prepare to go for training? Hahahaha."

Seeing Li Xuewu joking, Han Yating scolded: "Fine, I guess I was worried for nothing. It turns out you're already confident."

"I wouldn't say confident."

Li Xuewu sorted out the documents on his desk and said: "But I have some ideas. Let's wait and see."

Because it was the Little New Year, the food in the cafeteria was not bad. It was said that there was meat in the stewed potatoes, but Li Xuewu didn't see it.

Li Xuewu didn't want to go and be fussy with Seeing Sha Zhu about whether the braised potatoes counted as a meat dish.

After eating, he called Han Zhan, Wei Tong, and Han Yating into his office for a meeting as soon as he started work in the afternoon.

Those passing by Li Xuewu's office in the corridor didn't hear any sound in the office, thinking there was some big move.

But after Han Zhan and the others came out, they said that the training for the guard team and security personnel in the afternoon was canceled.

The people in the office didn't know what the security section was doing. Some clever ones had already gone to the third floor.

But seeing the guard team and security section running for a while in the afternoon and then disappearing, one could see that it might be because of the Little New Year, so these people couldn't take a holiday, so Li Xuewu chose to let them rest more.

Fu Bin sat in his office, watching someone report Li Xuewu's movements to him, and didn't pay much attention.

This Li Xuewu often "twitched," and no one could grasp his pulse.

Suddenly, it might be an emergency training, suddenly it might be a day off, and then he would call people up to train at night.

The guard team was used to being tossed around, and the security section was also used to it. Even the people in the various departments who initially watched the security section's excitement were too lazy to watch the security section's training anymore.

Initially, there were workers watching the 400-meter obstacle run. Sometimes when the team members weren't training, some people would come up to try.

Now, in the cold weather, no one looked over here anymore.

Fu Bin looked at the bright sun outside the window, reflecting the dazzling white light on the snow-white roof and ground, and felt a sense of winter loneliness welling up in his heart.

He had reached the age where he couldn't see the tricks of young people anymore, and he couldn't afford to toss around with young people.

"Ring~ Ring~ Ring~"

The ringing of the telephone on the table interrupted Fu Bin's gaze toward the window and also interrupted the person who was chattering away reporting to Fu Bin.

Fu Bin frowned, looked at the brand-new telephone, and waved his hand at the person standing awkwardly by the table.

"You go back first. Interact more with Haibo in the future. He has a good impression of you and has mentioned you to me several times."

"Yes, you be busy first."

After watching the tall and thin young man leave, Fu Bin picked up the phone.

"Hello, I am Fu Bin."

"It's okay, you're still young, it's normal to make mistakes."

"Mm, it's good that it's solved. No need to thank me. He just eats this set."

"Yellow and white things are dazzling."

"As usual. Dong Wenxue is not here, he hasn't even settled the rolling mill side, let alone the outside. The whole factory can hear the broadcast every day. It's best to be even livelier these few days."

"Mm, keep it up. The advantage is all on your side. He is now taking care of the head but not the tail, only thinking about how to keep the rolling mill stable."

"Mm, nothing. The security section has to be on duty during holidays. It's not clear what he wants to do now, and he can't do anything."

"Hehehe, I wouldn't say he's exhausted, but he's at his wit's end. Hehehehe, how should I put it? You are all young people, just comparing who makes fewer mistakes, mm."

"Mm, these last few days, let Old Luo work hard too. This matter is also good for him. The next step is his business."

"Take it slow. Only when you stand firm can you help him. He understands. If he wants to come back, he must have a ladder. You are his ladder, and he will definitely help you stand firm."

"Hahahaha, no need, as long as you are fine."

"Mm, tell your aunt, mm."

"Mm, that's it."

Fu Bin put down the phone and shook his head with a smile. Although he was angry enough to throw the phone, the child was ultimately his own child. If he could educate him more, he would educate him more. They were all good children.

He raised his hand to check the time and walked to the window to look downstairs.

Looking at it now, the sun is just right, the scenery of the north, ten thousand miles of snow drifting...

Li Xuewu didn't have the leisure to watch the snow like Fu Bin, and frowned at the noisy conference room.

"Alright, alright, alright, say less."

Director Wang stood in front of the conference table and shouted, then said to the heads of various areas of the street sitting below: "Everyone has many opinions, but it is difficult to unify. Now listen to Li Ke's opinion."

Li Xuewu got Director Wang's signal, nodded to Director Liu again, and then said to the heads of various areas: "We understand everyone's opinions and difficulties."

Looking at those frowning and sneering, Li Xuewu didn't care.

This was two different things from his security section, and it wasn't the same thing as the police station.

"Our original intention is to clear out the unstable factors within the street, strike and prevent criminal activities that have appeared in the street recently, and protect the personal and property safety of the residents in the street."

"Under the instructions of the branch leaders, with the cooperation of the Jiaodaokou station and the Beixinqiao station, and with the support of the rolling mill security department, we still need the great help of all the comrades here, striving to catch all the illegal criminal elements who disturb the street's public security, theft, robbery, etc., in one fell swoop, solve the root cause of the problem together, and return our two street blocks to peace, health, harmony, and stability."

"I have a question."

During Li Xuewu's speech, a middle-aged man wearing glasses asked Li Xuewu: "You should know how big this area of ours is. Nearly forty intersections, how can we guard them? What's more, you don't even know how many people are here now, right?"

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "I know what you want to ask. Listen to me finish."

After asking the street office staff to sit down, Li Xuewu said: "I won't go to block the intersections. I don't have that many people, and even if I did, that's not how they are used."

Li Xuewu pointed at the document in his hand and said: "We won't play the trick of surrounding three and leaving one when catching people. These people are not worth us doing that. Calling everyone here today is not to let everyone stand guard or be on duty. Speaking of standing guard, compared to us, everyone is not professional enough, right? Hehehe."

"Hahahahaha."

Li Xuewu made a small joke, looked at Director Wang's eased expression, and then spoke again: "I have a list of some people in my hand. What I want to do is to use the point to lead the area, grab the exposed thread, and pull them out together. We will always bring out the little ghosts buried underneath."

As he spoke, Li Xuewu opened the document in his hand and said to the people below: "I looked at it. Every area has people we want to take action against, and our action personnel are not familiar with this side, so we need everyone's help."

"So just leading the way."

"Hehehehehe."

Someone answered below, making some people laugh out loud.

This "leading the way" was not a very good term twenty years ago.

"Yes, but not just leading the way."

Li Xuewu smiled and explained: "Tonight is a full-range action. It is inevitable that there will be resistance or accidental arrests or injuries. My command vehicle will move on the main road, and the support vehicle will support the sub-team's actions at any time. Everyone should help the sub-team handle the situations we can't take care of."

After saying the work that the people below needed to do, Li Xuewu said seriously: "Our two streets are the residential areas where the workers of the East City Industrial Zone live the most, and they are also residential areas with a relatively economic foundation. We must be worthy of the trust of the street residents. Here, I represent the action personnel and express that we will earnestly fulfill our duties, strike hard at criminal elements, and also ask everyone to fully cooperate and build a peaceful home together."

Director Wang knocked on the table and said: "Our street has had many theft cases recently, and injury incidents happen from time to time. The comrades from the station and the factory security department are also very hard-working. We are about to bring these criminal elements to justice. As a street, we can't not put in some effort."

Don't look at Director Wang as a female comrade, but she also has prestige in the street. The reason she hasn't been promoted all these years is because of Zheng Shusen.

It's not to say how effective Director Wang's words are in the street, but really no one dares to prick her.

"Director Wang, you say it, we will definitely do it."

"Yes, you just say how to do it."

"Li Ke is also relatively understanding of our work and specifically placed the first case-handling location in our street courtyard, so I propose that, starting from me, all of us will not leave this courtyard from now on until the action, and do not contact the outside world, so as not to add trouble to the comrades at the station."

Director Wang's proposal was a bit difficult for people. This action was after dark. It was only five o'clock now, and everyone hadn't eaten yet.

But Li Xuewu had just stated the pros and cons, and everyone had responded to the call. They couldn't say they didn't approve now.

So after Director Wang finished speaking, the people in the conference room all indicated that they would stay in this conference room and wait until the action to go out.

Director Wang couldn't let these people go through the Little New Year on an empty stomach, so she had already prepared simple food.

After the meeting, Director Wang took Li Xuewu back to the office, preparing to talk to Li Xuewu about the action again.

As soon as he entered the room, Li Xuewu smiled at his godmother and said: "Mom, I really owe you for your help this time. Thank you." ===== CHAPTER 287 =====