Chapter 330: I Believe You, You Ghost!

The head of the broadcasting station handed the manuscript in his hand to the factory announcer, Yu Haitang, and instructed her to broadcast it during this afternoon's broadcast.

"Alright, I understand, Station Head."

Yu Haitang took the manuscript and prepared to go through it once, so that it would be smoother when she read it aloud later.

The first manuscript was quite normal; it was just to boost the morale of the workers who had just returned to work, expressing New Year's blessings and New Year's work goals.

But after familiarizing herself with the first news release, she opened the second one, which was about Li Xuewu saving people.

"This isn't right; this is news from before the New Year."

Yu Haitang flipped through the manuscript and only then realized what was going on. It turned out that the villager who had been saved had come to express gratitude, but they didn't know where Li Xuewu worked, only that he was a cadre in the city.

It was a coincidence that a reporter went to the countryside to collect material and learned about this incident.

That reporter also knew about the reports from the Rolling Steel Factory, so he reprinted the *Steel Daily* and added a commentary article.

Below the manuscript Yu Haitang opened was a news report about Li Xuewu leading the elite teams of the Red Star Rolling Steel Factory and two sub-district offices under the Local Bureau to crack down on crime.

The most thrilling, exciting, and soul-stirring one was the incident where Li Xuewu climbed the water tower to save a hostage and shot the criminal dead.

The wish of those three people to become famous was ultimately not realized; they didn't even get their names mentioned.

"Bravely Charging into Enemy Lines to Wisely Save Hostages, Three Criminals Brought to Justice."

Yu Haitang didn't know that so many things had happened to Li Xuewu recently. Reading the news reports made her heart surge with excitement and inexplicable agitation.

Especially when she saw the photo of Li Xuewu carrying the female hostage out of the water tower, she wished even more that she were that female hostage.

"So heroic, so... so..."

At this moment, Yu Haitang was so excited that she couldn't find the vocabulary to praise Li Xuewu.

Flipping to the end, there was a report on Li Xuewu's work summary at the Rolling Steel Factory and the work situation at the Local Bureau, incidentally reporting on his appointment as Deputy Division Chief of the Local Bureau.

These propaganda reports were all the result of communication between the Local Bureau and the Rolling Steel Factory, all to build momentum for Li Xuewu.

The propaganda cadre of the Local Bureau received instructions from Zheng Fuhua and communicated with the propaganda cadre of the Rolling Steel Factory.

The cadre at the Rolling Steel Factory didn't dare to make a decision and reported directly to Deputy Factory Director Nie, who was in charge of propaganda work.

Deputy Factory Director Nie didn't want to get involved in Li Xuewu's affairs, so he pushed this matter to Factory Director Yang.

After communicating with the propaganda cadre of the Local Bureau, Factory Director Yang finally understood what the Local Bureau wanted to do.

The Local Bureau's intention was very clear and direct: to create an advanced model.

Taking the Security Division of the Rolling Steel Factory as a model and the security work of the Rolling Steel Factory as a standard, they aimed to integrate and improve the security forces of factories under the jurisdiction of the Local Bureau.

The steps for propaganda were also very targeted: first, large-scale reporting to highlight Li Xuewu as a model, using real people and real events to report on the work achievements of Li Xuewu and the Security Section from the side.

Then, the Local Bureau would organize a learning report meeting and let Li Xuewu go on a lecture tour.

Next would be a great discussion and great learning starting from the Local Bureau downwards.

Then there would be visits and practice, letting the Rolling Steel Factory prepare a report performance to let those bumpkins see what real security is.

At that time, the Local Bureau would officially announce its joining of the Red Star Training Ground joint unit and participate in the project construction of the Red Star Training Ground.

They would also establish a joint security and co-construction unit cooperation association and invest in ordering special equipment and modified vehicles to be used for the improvement of security personnel and security equipment.

As for why they were doing this, the Local Bureau explained it very clearly to Factory Director Yang.

They had to let the Local Bureau pay first and take the security departments of various factories to pay and join in together.

Once the Local Bureau paid, the various factories would follow suit and pay.

After the money was in hand, the Local Bureau's money didn't need to be transferred, and the factories' money would be split three-seven.

The Local Bureau would get three, and the Rolling Steel Factory would get seven.

The Rolling Steel Factory could receive orders for trainee training and equipment modification, and the Red Star Training Ground could join new joint units again.

This entry construction fee was still necessary; it didn't need to be much, just the same standard as the big sucker... the big unit, Huaqing School, would do.

And the Local Bureau would get a set of vehicle equipment and a larger, more united, and more useful joint security force.

What bad intentions could the Local Bureau have? It was nothing more than wanting to give everyone an opportunity to learn together and improve together.

Factory Director Yang saw that this was a good thing. Not to mention how many benefits the Rolling Steel Factory could get.

Just talking about this major adjustment, Li Xuewu was definitely going to advance; this was something that had already been tacitly agreed upon when the working group was established.

Then, Li Xuewu's appointment also needed to be publicized because of Li Xuewu's age and length of service.

If people didn't understand Li Xuewu's work achievements, they would definitely be dissatisfied with the decision made by the factory leadership.

Therefore, propaganda efforts for Li Xuewu's past work achievements also needed to be increased. Now that there was an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, why not do it?

After Factory Director Yang nodded, Li Xuewu's "good big brother" Xu Si called over the head of the broadcasting station who had been newly recruited under his command.

Xu Si solemnly explained that this was a political task and that the propaganda work entrusted by the Factory Director must be completed satisfactorily.

That was why Yu Haitang received so many propaganda reports about Li Xuewu.

This was just at the Rolling Steel Factory; propaganda work had already begun in factories and units in other fields.

It could be said that this time it was a good situation where the Local Bureau set up the stage, the Rolling Steel Factory performed the play, and both sides shared the benefits.

Yu Haitang was a particularly emotional and impulsive person. After reading the news reports for an afternoon, her heart for Li Xuewu came alive again.

Previously, because Li Xuewu had a daughter, Yu Haitang decisively gave up on Li Xuewu.

A young, unmarried girl, why should she be a stepmother to someone else's child?

If she were ugly, that would be one thing, but the key was that Yu Haitang felt she was still outstanding at the Rolling Steel Factory.

This was also Yu Haitang being modest. Speaking of which, Yu Haitang's appearance and figure were indeed outstanding.

Some people said that this Yu Haitang was the factory flower of the Rolling Steel Factory. Although it was a joke, one could also see the attitude of the workers towards Yu Haitang.

But later, Yu Haitang found out that the daughter was not Li Xuewu's biological child but was picked up.

Yu Haitang had been hesitating whether to go find Li Xuewu again.

Recently, because Li Xuewu was not at the Rolling Steel Factory, Yu Haitang hadn't caught a glimpse of him.

She went to Li Xuewu's office several times, but he wasn't there, and she even provoked Han Yating of the Security Section to investigate her once.

So, it wasn't until today that Yu Haitang finally knew what Li Xuewu had been doing recently.

Extraordinary people, after all, are doing extraordinary things.

Yu Haitang looked at the "hero saving the beauty" photo in the newspaper and became a bit dazed.

As soon as she got off work on the fourth day of the New Year, Yu Haitang came to the courtyard, preparing to see what Li Xuewu's family situation was really like.

As soon as she entered the courtyard gate, she was stopped by the Third Aunt who was on duty in the gatehouse.

"Haitang, why did you come?"

Seeing that it was her sister's mother-in-law, Yu Haitang smiled and said, "I came to see my sister. Is my sister in the inverted room?"

The Third Aunt looked at the small bag in Yu Haitang's hand and said unpleasantly, "She's not here. I saw her pushing her bicycle out this morning. Why don't you come back in the afternoon?"

The Third Aunt was obviously annoyed with her daughter-in-law Yu Li to a certain extent, to the point that she didn't even want Yu Li's relatives to come into the room to stay for a while, bluntly driving them away.

This was still during the New Year. Even if a neighbor came to visit, they would still be told to come into the room and stay for a while. How could there be any reason to drive them away directly?

Yu Haitang didn't care about the Third Aunt's attitude; it wasn't the first or second day she had known what kind of character the Yan family had.

This was also the reason why she worked in the same factory as Yan Jiecheng but didn't associate with him.

The Yan family was too peculiar, and everything they did revealed stinginess. This was Yu Haitang's impression of the Yan family.

"Aunt, I'll wait for my sister here. It's not easy to come here once."

As she spoke, she didn't care about the Third Aunt's expression and walked directly into the gatehouse.

"You...!"

The Third Aunt was surprised for a moment, but then let her be. No matter what, they were distant relatives of her own family, and it wouldn't look good if they made a scene.

Besides, this gatehouse wasn't her own home; could she stop someone from waiting for their relative here?

Yu Haitang entered the gatehouse and looked around.

"I have to say, this room is quite bright. Your courtyard is really united to be able to come up with such a trick."

She touched the *kang* (heated brick bed), and it was indeed warm, and the *kang* mat was quite clean.

This was also because there was always someone on duty.

During the day, it was the old ladies or women in the courtyard, and at night, it was the young men in the courtyard.

"Hmm."

The Third Aunt responded from the back of her throat and continued her needlework.

This was also the daily routine for these women on duty during the day: mending, knitting a sweater, or something like that.

At night, it was lively; the young people who stayed up late would all come here to play poker.

They didn't play for money, just winning or losing corn kernels, playing for the fun of it.

The First Uncle knew that they didn't play for money here, so he simply didn't bother.

The young people couldn't sleep at night and always wanted to be mischievous, going from house to house to dig out the "house thieves" under the roof tiles, making the courtyard noisy. It was better to drive them all to the gatehouse to play.

Most of these young people smoked, and the windows of the gatehouse were open, just like releasing smoke bombs.

Yu Haitang sat on the *kang* and asked a few questions, but the Third Aunt just made "hmm" and "ah" sounds and wouldn't take the bait.

This couldn't stump Yu Haitang.

"Aunt, have some pastries. I brought them from home."

The Third Aunt looked up and saw Yu Haitang holding a piece of pastry in front of her eyes.

"This... this is so embarrassing. This is for your sister, right?"

Although she said it was embarrassing, the Third Aunt's hand had already taken the pastry.

One couldn't blame people at this time for being ignorant; a piece of pastry could be bought off. It was really because this kind of pastry wasn't something eaten often at this time.

Like in the Third Uncle's house, pastries were impossible. Anything that could be exchanged for the lowest level of grain would be exchanged for the lowest level.

Like sweet potatoes, they were common rations in the Third Uncle's house.

After taking a bite of the pastry with a hint of sweetness, the Third Aunt's mouth was like an unfastened cotton trouser waistband; she told Yu Haitang everything.

"Aunt, how many people are in Li Xuewu's family?"

"Where does Li Xuewu live?"

"Oh, then who helps Li Xuewu take care of the child?"

The Third Aunt answered Yu Haitang's three questions and knew the girl's intention; she wasn't here to see her eldest daughter-in-law at all.

"Are you here to see Li Xuewu?"

Hearing the Third Aunt ask, Yu Haitang replied straightforwardly, "Yes, I admire Li Xuewu very much. Since there's a convenient condition, I came to take a look."

"Tsk tsk tsk."

The Third Aunt pursed her lips and said, "You came too late."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Yu Haitang was such a straightforward person. A nice way to put it was that she dared to love and hate; a not-so-nice way was that this girl was a bit bold.

The Third Aunt also felt that this Yu Haitang was a bit bold and said softly to Yu Haitang, "Yesterday, Li Xuewu brought his object home to show his family, and his family really liked her."

"Ah?!"

Hearing this, Yu Haitang exclaimed, and then asked, "Are they engaged?"

"No way."

The Third Aunt smiled and said, "They just brought her home to see. Engagement is still a long way off, but that girl's appearance is indeed standard."

Yu Haitang didn't believe it and looked at the Third Aunt, asking, "Is she prettier than me?"

"Uh... this..."

The Third Aunt looked at the pastry in her hand and decisively said, "No way, she's far worse than you."

"Then what do I have to worry about!"

Yu Haitang raised her head, looked at the Third Aunt, and said, "She's not as pretty as me, and is her family background as good as mine?"

Speaking of family background, Yu Haitang was still very confident.

"My dad is an editor at a newspaper office, and my uncle is the head of the broadcasting station. They are all begging my uncle to arrange for them to do propaganda!"

The implication was that Li Xuewu was begging her uncle to help him with propaganda.

The Third Aunt gripped the pastry in her hand tightly, wanting to say something, but didn't.

Because she was afraid that if she said it, Yu Haitang wouldn't give it to her.

"Yes, yes, yes, Yu Li also often says your family is good."

As she spoke, she ate the pastry in her hand. Once eaten, it wouldn't be snatched back.

"That's right!"

Yu Haitang smiled and said, "Actually, if my brother-in-law wants to enter the factory, he can ask my uncle for help. I didn't even know my brother-in-law was going."

"Oh, oh."

The Third Aunt nodded and continued her work. Don't mention the eldest son, don't mention entering the factory.

Those 500 yuan were the eternal pain in the hearts of the Third Uncle and Third Aunt.

There is nothing more painful in the world than the failure of one's own investment.

Because this involves both the substance—money—and the face—vision.

It hurts to see money go down the drain, and it hurts to see the eldest son wrong.

Seeing that the Third Aunt didn't speak again, Yu Haitang took out another piece of pastry and handed it over.

"Aunt, do you want to eat more?"

The Third Aunt looked at the pastry in Yu Haitang's hand and thought about the questions Yu Haitang kept asking.

Between conscience and gluttony, she chose to reach out her hand.

"What do you like about Li Xuewu? Let me tell you, that Li Erbala..."

Just as Yu Haitang was feeding and investigating, Yu Li pushed her bicycle into the courtyard gatehouse.

Yu Li didn't know that Yu Haitang was sitting in the gatehouse. Just as she pushed her bicycle into the outer courtyard, she heard the sound of a door opening behind her.

"Sister!"

Yu Li turned her head abruptly and saw Yu Haitang standing at the entrance of the gatehouse.

"Haitang, why are you here?"

Looking at her sister's poor complexion, Yu Haitang carried her bag and walked over, asking Yu Li, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

As she spoke, she had already seen the white paper bag in Yu Li's pocket. She thought it was something else and wanted to take it, but Yu Li grabbed her hand.

"Haitang!"

As they were talking, Yu Li suddenly looked towards the gatehouse.

At the window of the gatehouse, the Third Aunt was secretly looking over here.

Seeing Yu Li look over, she glared at her and turned back inside.

"Why did you go to the gatehouse?"

Yu Haitang didn't know what was wrong with her sister today, why she was so sensitive.

"I came to see you. Aunt said you weren't here, so I waited for you in the gatehouse."

Yu Li glanced at Yu Haitang and said, "You go to the inverted room and wait for me first. I'll go lock the bicycle."

As she spoke, she pushed the bicycle and went to the Bai Bai Xiyuan.

"Pfft~"

Seeing that Yu Li wasn't very enthusiastic, Yu Haitang made a face at Yu Li's back with some dissatisfaction, and then entered the inverted room.

Yu Li locked the bicycle in the garage, then touched the folded hard paper in her pocket, took several deep breaths, and only then walked out of the garage and went to the inverted room.

Entering the inverted room, Yu Haitang was looking at the furnishings in the room. It looked like many people lived here.

"Haitang."

Yu Li called out, then entered the room and poured water for Yu Haitang, saying, "I'm a bit busy here today. You sit for a while."

Yu Haitang didn't expect that her sister would also drive her away, so she said unhappily, "I came to see you with such difficulty, and you're driving me away?"

Yu Li paused while holding the table, looked at the hot water in the cup, suppressed her emotions, and handed the hot water to Yu Haitang in the room.

"No, because it's almost noon, I have to cook for them."

"Oh."

Yu Haitang also saw Yu Li's unhappiness, so she replied in a low voice.

Yu Li saw that her sister's expression wasn't good, softened her tone, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something?"

Yu Haitang shook her head and nodded again.

Yu Li smiled and said, "Is there something or is there nothing?"

Yu Haitang looked at Yu Li and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, just tired."

Although Yu Li's complexion wasn't good, she still forced a smile to comfort Yu Haitang, "It's really busy these few days of the New Year, and I've been staying up late, so I'm a bit tired. I'll be fine after a rest."

"Oh, oh."

Yu Haitang responded and then looked at Yu Li, asking, "I heard Li Xuewu brought his object home?"

Hearing Yu Haitang ask about Li Xuewu, Yu Li's brows furrowed.

She sat on the *kang* beside the desk next to Yu Haitang and asked, "Didn't you say you didn't want to look for Li Xuewu anymore?"

"No way, I never said that!"

Yu Haitang shook her head and said, "It's because he has a daughter, so I was a bit hesitant."

"That's right!"

Yu Li nodded and said, "He also has a daughter. Do you want to be a stepmother as soon as you enter the door?"

Seeing Yu Li say this, Yu Haitang hesitated and said, "But I see that his conditions are good, and I heard that he seems to be promoted to Deputy Division Chief soon."

As she spoke, she leaned closer to Yu Li and continued, "I did his broadcast report yesterday and saw that he is already a Deputy Division Chief at the Local Bureau. Raising a daughter is not a problem."

Yu Li stared and asked, "Are you willing to be a stepmother? You don't have children yourself yet, how can you raise someone else's child?"

"Isn't the child being raised at his parents' house~"

Yu Haitang said indifferently, "Could it be that his current object has also raised children?"

"Go, don't talk nonsense!"

She knew it must be her mother-in-law gossiping and telling Yu Haitang about Li Xuewu's affairs.

Yu Li advised Yu Haitang, "His girlfriend is very tall, and she looks...".

"I know~"

Yu Haitang interrupted impatiently, "Aunt told me everything. She's not as pretty as me, and her family background isn't as good as mine...".

Yu Li looked at her sister blankly, not knowing what to say.

In terms of appearance, Yu Haitang was indeed outstanding; it could be said that she was the most striking among the Yu family girls.

And her job was decent; she didn't have to suffer like a worker.

But comparing people will kill you, and comparing goods will make you throw them away.

Although Yu Li was Yu Haitang's sister, in all fairness, how could her sister compare to...

Yu Li wasn't stupid; she could tell what kind of person Li Xuewu's object was from Gu Ning's attire.

Looking at her temperament, she could guess Gu Ning's background even more.

"Haitang~"

Yu Li held her sister's hand and said, "It's not that sister is discouraging you, but Li Xuewu is indeed not suitable for you. Besides, he has an object. Isn't it a bit not good for you to be like this?".

"Why is it not good?"

Yu Haitang said unhappily, "If we're talking about first come, first served, I was the one who came first!"

Yu Li's brain was buzzing. When did you come?

Yu Haitang continued, "Besides, they aren't married yet, right? Aunt said they aren't even engaged. They just brought her home to see. I don't believe I can't compare to her."

Yu Li pinched her temples and asked helplessly, "What do you like about him? Such a domineering person...".

"I just like this kind of domineering!"

Yu Haitang said with a face full of admiration, "I have read all the articles about him, watched the documentary reports about him, and finished reading all the articles he wrote."

Yu Haitang grabbed Yu Li's hand and said, "He is tall, mighty, and talented, holds power, and is willing to help others."

Speaking of being willing to help others, she didn't know what she thought of, but her complexion became rosy.

"Sigh~"

Yu Li knew her sister's literary personality.

And her personality was too casual; she liked something all of a sudden, but once she said she didn't like it, she would quickly discard it like worn-out shoes.

"Haitang, sister advises you, one cannot just look at the surface. You only look at what others say, how can you fully understand a person? Besides, you are looking for a marriage object, not a worship object."

"You're right, sister."

Yu Haitang looked at Yu Li seriously and said, "Hearsay can only be a one-sided understanding of him."

"Hey! That's right..."

Hearing Yu Haitang say this, Yu Li's heart finally settled.

But then she heard Yu Haitang say, "So, I want to walk into his life, understand him, pay attention to him, approach...".

"Alright, alright!"

Yu Li stood up and said, "I am your sister, I won't harm you. I tell you he is not suitable, that means he is not suitable. Don't hurt yourself in the end."

Yu Li's words made Yu Haitang very dissatisfied. How could she boost others' morale and extinguish her own sister's prestige?

"Sister, I don't care. I just want to pursue him. I have the right to pursue the person I like. No one can control this!"

As she spoke, she stood up, didn't care about Yu Li's call, pushed the door open, and walked out.

When she walked out of the gatehouse, she saw the Third Aunt in the room and Yu Haitang muttered, "Still a sister, she doesn't even speak as nicely as this old woman."

After finishing, she walked out of the courtyard.

Yu Li stood in the inverted room watching Yu Haitang slam the door and leave, fell onto the *kang*, and rested her forehead on the desk.

Her own affairs were already annoying enough, and now her sister came to make such a scene; it was really worrying to death.

It wasn't just Yu Li who was worried; there was also Seeing Sha Zhu.

Seeing Sha Zhu's object, Qin Laoliu, which was Qin Jingru, put forward a new challenge to Seeing Sha Zhu.

Under Qin Huairu's matchmaking, Qin Jingru had already agreed to be in a relationship with Seeing Sha Zhu.

This really made Seeing Sha Zhu happy. Although the road was tortuous, the result was good.

At this time, agreeing to be in a relationship wasn't like the later generations, breaking up if the zodiac signs didn't match.

Shakespeare said: "All for the purpose not to marry out of love is where bullying."

And the author of *Dragon Slaying Technique*, when talking about the marriage problem of young men and women, translated this sentence into: "Any relationship not aimed at marriage is hooliganism."

Qin Jingru agreed to Seeing Sha Zhu, so there had to be a certain guarantee.

If there were no accidents, it was basically aimed at marriage.

Some people asked, so fast? Discussing marriage issues just after a blind date?

Actually, this was still normal. At this time, a blind date meant you had the intention to marry and were willing to look at an object.

And agreeing to be in a relationship meant recognizing the other party as a marriage object.

So at this time, they could make demands on each other.

There were very few people who were in a relationship for a long time before getting married. Being in a relationship for a long time without getting married would make others gossip.

Was it because both families were relatively calculating and the conditions they put forward were high?

Of course, Qin Jingru could also put forward her own requirements.

And through the mouth of the matchmaker Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru put forward her requirements.

That was, the "legs" for marriage couldn't be less, the three major items at this time couldn't be less, and Seeing Sha Zhu's salary in the future had to be handed over to her.

Finally, she put forward a key condition, that the house must be renovated to be as good as Li Xuewu's family.

It also had to have a living room, an independent bathroom, and that kind of clean and tidy renovation.

Actually, the first three items were easy to talk about. The first one was nothing more than buying in the Bai Bai Xiyuan; it was cheaper than outside anyway.

Although the second one was difficult, with the accumulation of so many years, plus the help of the First Uncle, they could always scrape it together.

The third one didn't need any effort at all; Seeing Sha Zhu wasn't a stingy person when it came to money.

But the fourth one made Seeing Sha Zhu difficult.

He knew when Li Xuewu's room was renovated. It wasn't that the labor was expensive, nor was the design expensive, but the materials were expensive.

The renovation alone cost several hundred yuan, enough to build a new house at this time.

This didn't even count the money for key materials.

Electrical materials, tiles, lamps, heating, boilers, floor tiles, etc. These materials were not only rare, but there was also human sentiment involved.

You couldn't get them even if you had money.

Li Xuewu opened his mouth, and the director of the casting workshop was eager to help open the mold to make heating. Who are you, Seeing Sha Zhu?

Seeing Sha Zhu didn't say he wouldn't agree; he first said what he could do.

He also said his difficulties, begging Qin Huairu to help speak about it. Li Xuewu's family was a special case after all, could the standard be lowered?

Otherwise, why would she be called Qin Laoliu? She was stubborn and had her heart set on Li Xuewu's house.

Just because Qin Huairu took her there once, she fell in love with it and wanted it no matter what.

Actually, Qin Huairu knew that her sister was comparing.

Comparing that she could live well even if she didn't marry Li Xuewu.

Seeing Sha Zhu knew that the tricks Li Xuewu taught him had gone bankrupt by this step.

He wanted to find Li Xuewu to discuss it, but Li Xuewu went on a business trip again, so he could only beg Qin Huairu to talk it through.

What could Qin Huairu do? She went to the inverted room to complain to Yu Li.

Well, these two could be considered "sympathetic to each other," both having sisters who didn't save them worry.

As soon as Qin Huairu got off work, she found the First Aunt, Yu Li, and her mother-in-law to take turns, persuading Qin Jingru to be practical.

Look at what Seeing Sha Zhu had right in front of her, what he had more than ordinary people.

Think about what Seeing Sha Zhu would have in the future, whether he was more practical than others.

The four people explained the situation and the truth to Qin Jingru for more than two hours.

Finally, Qin Jingru reluctantly nodded and agreed to consider it again.

On the morning of the fifth day of the New Year, well, as soon as Jia Zhangshi was ready to make porridge, she found that Banggeng's bed was empty.

Qin Jingru lived in Banggeng's bed when she came to the Jia family. Now that the person was gone, Jia Zhangshi thought she had gone to the toilet, so she didn't care.

But by the time the porridge was made, and Qin Huairu and the children were all up, the person still hadn't returned, and the whole family started looking for her.

Finally, they learned from the mouth of Little Liu, who was on duty in the gatehouse, that Qin Laoliu had gone out early in the morning carrying a small bundle.

This time Qin Huairu knew what was going on. This donkey from her third uncle's family was stubborn; she really wouldn't be in a relationship if she wasn't given a renovated house.

Seeing Sha Zhu was also dumbfounded when he heard it in the morning, and then his donkey temper came up, and he was dissatisfied with Qin Huairu for a while.

"I said we couldn't spoil her, I said we couldn't coax her. We should have teased her that day. Now it's good, she's climbed up to our noses!"

Qin Huairu looked at Seeing Sha Zhu and also started to play the donkey temper, saying to Seeing Sha Zhu, "Who are you shouting at! What am I doing this for? Did you give me benefits or did Qin Jingru give me benefits?"

As she spoke, she didn't care about the persuasion of the First Uncle and First Aunt, pointed at Seeing Sha Zhu and said, "If I manage your affairs again, I'm not a human!"

She shook off the First Aunt's pulling, didn't even eat the porridge, turned around, pushed her bicycle, and went to work.

Seeing Sha Zhu put his hands in his pockets, tilted his head, and said indignantly, "I don't need you to manage it. Look at what kind of people you introduced. Is there anyone who asks like this? I haven't seen city girls ask like this!"

"Alright, Zhuzi."

The First Uncle shouted at Seeing Sha Zhu, glared at Seeing Sha Zhu who wanted to say more, and said, "You have your reasons, but you can't shout. Qin Huairu is also doing it for your own good. You're not distinguishing right from wrong."

At this time, He Yu Shui came out of the room with a bag and said to Seeing Sha Zhu, "Brother, use my set of furniture for your marriage. Anyway, I don't need it, and it can save some money."

The set of furniture Yushui mentioned was the "36 legs" that Yushui said she wanted to get married earlier, and Seeing Sha Zhu entrusted the big boss to rush it out.

Seeing Sha Zhu shook his chin at his sister and said, "Go to the inverted room for breakfast. It's not what you think."

Seeing Sha Zhu knew that Yushui thought more. What she didn't say just now was the house issue.

The First Uncle looked at Yushui and continued to persuade Seeing Sha Zhu, saying, "You also have to consider the girl's thoughts. Everyone has their own requirements. Whether what they want is right or wrong, or too much, it's all their own will."

As he spoke, the First Uncle pulled Seeing Sha Zhu and said, "Think about it yourself, see if you can satisfy the girl's requirements. If you can satisfy them, apologize to Huairu and talk to the girl."

Looking at Seeing Sha Zhu glaring, the First Uncle raised his head slightly and said seriously to Seeing Sha Zhu, "If you can't satisfy her requirements, you should also apologize to Huairu. It's your fault. Later, let Huairu reject her."

The First Uncle had always acted as Seeing Sha Zhu's father, and in the process of Seeing Sha Zhu's growth, he had always regarded the First Uncle as an elder.

So the First Uncle's words made Seeing Sha Zhu's brain cool down quickly.

Seeing Seeing Sha Zhu still stubborn, the First Aunt pulled Seeing Sha Zhu and said, "Did you hear what your First Uncle said?"

"I know."

Seeing Sha Zhu also knew that the First Uncle and First Aunt were doing it for his own good. Now he also knew that it was wrong for him to shout at Qin Huairu because of Qin Jingru's affairs.

The problem right in front of him was settled, what about that Qin Laoliu?

Where the hell could he get that stuff from Li Xuewu's house for her?

It would be great if you could marry Li Xuewu directly!

You don't have that life, but you have this red-eye disease.

Just when Seeing Sha Zhu was regretting because of his object and thinking of Li Xuewu, Li Xuewu and his party were also muttering that the food on the road was not as fragrant as the Rolling Steel Factory canteen, and finally arrived at Steel City.

Because they were in a hurry to get to Steel City, this journey was still a case of people resting but the car not resting, and the car resting only when people dared to rest properly.

Before entering the city, Secretary Yang, who was exhausted, looked at the pitch-black sky, asked Li Xuewu about the time to arrive at the Steel City branch factory, and proposed to find a guesthouse to rest before entering the city, so that the time would just happen to be when the Steel City branch factory started work.

Li Xuewu sat in the passenger seat, scanning the units on the side of the road, and saw the lights at the gate of a fertilizer factory were on.

Seeing that the scale was quite large, Li Xuewu asked the duty car to wait a moment, pointed to the fertilizer factory, and asked Han Zhan to turn over.

"Clang!"

Li Xuewu asked Han Zhan to stay in the car, kicked the car door open, and jumped out of the car.

He jumped on the spot, exercised his stiff and swollen legs and ankles, and walked towards the guard room.

At this time, the guard who saw Li Xuewu's car coming had already stood at the gate, holding a gun and waiting.

Before Li Xuewu could walk up, he pointed his gun at Li Xuewu and shouted, "Stop, what are you doing?"

"Comrade, don't shoot, it's our own people!"

Hearing Li Xuewu say it was their own people, the guard "puffed" and laughed, then straightened his face and pointed at Li Xuewu, saying, "If you don't say it again, I'll shoot."

Li Xuewu stood on the spot, stretched his hands to both sides, and maintained his non-threatening state.

He was really afraid that the fool opposite would give him a burst of fire. It wouldn't be strange for anything to happen at this time.

The gun muzzle made Li Xuewu dizzy. If it weren't for asking for help, Li Xuewu wouldn't have come here to wander in the middle of the night.

Dying would be for nothing; the security here was more fierce than in Beijing.

Of course, the people here were also more ruthless than the people in Beijing. They dared to do anything. Robbing you was already taking care of you; the ruthless ones even...

"We are going to Fengcheng to handle a case. Passing by here, we really can't hold on anymore and want to rest."

The guard looked at the car behind Li Xuewu. Li Xuewu hurriedly waved his hand to let Han Zhan turn off the car lights so that the other party could see the signs and license plates on the car clearly.

The guard looked and felt that what Li Xuewu said seemed to be true. The robbers now didn't seem to have such good equipment.

"Throw the documents over!"

Damn, Li Xuewu had never seen such a cowardly guard.

Although he was muttering in his heart, he still threw the documents he had taken out earlier towards the guard.

At this time, a person stood up from under the wall, a position Li Xuewu couldn't see, and quickly picked up the documents on the ground with a flashlight.

Damn, there was a hidden sentry. Was this a fertilizer factory or an ice camp?

The opposite side looked, and the guard who picked up the documents took the documents and returned to the duty room.

Li Xuewu waited in the ice and snow for more than ten minutes before the opposite guard waved his hand to call Li Xuewu over.

When Li Xuewu walked up to him, he asked, "Did you bring weapons?"

Li Xuewu was also frozen enough, exhaling white gas and saying, "What do you think? You are the one who is afraid, we are not afraid, right?"

"Hahahaha."

The guard patted Li Xuewu's arm and said, "It's okay, they generally won't use cannons, so don't be afraid."

"Get lost!"

Li Xuewu glared and smiled, "If you say that, I'm even more damn afraid."

Seeing that this section chief was quite down-to-earth and spoke with a Northeast accent, the guard smiled and asked, "Where is your hometown?"

Li Xuewu took out a cigarette and handed it to this guard, and helped him light it.

This was called "panning the road." If you don't pan it clearly, they won't let you in.

Li Xuewu could see two guns pointing at him right now.

Damn it, did he break into some special area?

"It was a long time ago!"

Li Xuewu also lit one for himself and then said, "My grandma said our hometown was in Yinzhou. Later, we ran from the Russians and entered the pass."

"That was really early."

The guard handed the documents to Li Xuewu and asked, "Can you tell me what's in the car? How do you want to rest?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Security under heaven is one family, what can't be said?"

He put the documents in his pocket, pointed to the command car behind him, and said, "There are three people in that car, one security guard and two cadres handling the case."

As he spoke, he pointed to the car body that was a bit blurry in the night behind him and said, "There are seventeen people and five dogs in that car."

"Hehe."

The guard smiled and asked, "Why bring dogs to handle a case?"

Li Xuewu also smiled and replied, "Special case, afraid of people running, also for searching, so brought auxiliary dogs."

Hearing Li Xuewu say auxiliary dogs, the guard's expression froze for a moment, and then he seemed to know that these people's background was unusual.

Li Xuewu didn't wait for the guard to ask again and continued to introduce, "We need to take a bath, rest, and it would be best if we could wash the car and eat something."

The guard nodded and asked, "Everyone in the car has documents, right? I just explained to the leader. You can go to the guesthouse to rest. If you want to wash the car, you can go to the workshop."

Seeing Li Xuewu wave his hand to signal the car to come over, he hurriedly emphasized, "But weapons cannot be brought off the car; they must be kept in the car."

Li Xuewu turned back to look at the guard, then bared his big white teeth and smiled, "As it should be."

While speaking, two cars drove over. The command car was nothing, but when the guard at the gate saw the duty car, he was stunned.

What the hell is this thing?

What is that on the roof of the car?

Seeing the guard about to get anxious, Li Xuewu hurriedly smiled and explained, "Met a few naughty ones on the road, you know, just like to joke, just scaring them."

I believe you, you ghost!

Is there anyone who jokes with that thing?

You are damn returning from target practice! ===== CHAPTER 331 =====