Chapter 346: Do You Think You Are Qualified?

Everyone in the office knew that Ding Fengxia was indirectly bragging about her son-in-law.

Not well-fed?

If you say this, don't feel guilty; if a Deputy Division Chief isn't well-fed, then no one is well-fed.

"This child only has one bad point: he's too loyal."

Ding Fengxia had a distressed look and said quite helplessly, "He's not even married yet, but he calls me 'Mom' this and 'Mom' that. If he doesn't come to see me once a week, he's early for the second week."

The person opposite really couldn't stand Ding Fengxia's proud look; it was too annoying, so she pouted and said, "Isn't it just because of your Old Gu?"

"Oh, our child doesn't work in the same unit as his father-in-law; he has ambition."

Seeing that the person opposite not only didn't surrender and stay quiet to listen, but actually dared to talk back, Ding Fengxia naturally fired at full power.

She clearly knew that the son-in-law of the opposite family worked in the same unit as his father-in-law, but she deliberately used this to talk.

"Our child, don't look at him calling me 'Mom'; he's still polite to our Old Gu, and he has never said he wanted Old Gu to say anything to any unit."

The person opposite raised her eyebrows and asked unconvinced, "Not necessarily, right? I don't believe that with such a father-in-law, he doesn't want to curry favor and take advantage?"

"Hehe, our child is different from other children. He really doesn't like taking advantage of his father-in-law."

As she spoke, she glanced at the opposite side and said, "He doesn't even use the license plate Old Gu gave him, saying his status doesn't match. It's not like some children, hehe."

Everyone in this office knew the two didn't get along. Both were people with status, and people who looked kind usually, but the two would definitely bicker when they got together.

Everyone didn't dare to persuade, nor did they dare to speak; they could only watch and listen.

Ding Fengxia was happy to see the angry look of the person opposite. In the beginning, the person opposite hadn't said little about Gu Ning in private.

Their Old San was the same age as Gu Ning, now has a child, and talks about the grandson this and grandson that every day, ha.

"Our son-in-law, speaking of it, didn't even like our family's conditions."

"Yo!"

Everyone heard this for the first time, so someone asked, "What kind of family is this young man from, that he didn't even like your family's conditions?"

Ding Fengxia sighed and said, "It's precisely because the conditions are too good that he didn't like them."

"Our child is from an ordinary family. His father is a doctor, his brother and sister-in-law are university teachers, his younger brother is a university student, and his younger sister is in high school."

The woman who asked first smiled and said, "Is your definition of an ordinary family a bit too high? Hahaha."

Ding Fengxia also laughed when she heard this and said, "Isn't it? This child always says so, so I just followed suit. Usually, whoever asks him, he says his father is just a doctor, his brother and sister-in-law are teachers; he's very introverted."

Laughing, she continued, "This child's whole family are those kinds of intellectuals. Our child has even published articles in our newspaper, and now that he's transferred back, he's continuing to study at university."

"Our child just wants to find an ordinary family's girl and then create a good life through his own struggle. Our Old Gu said he would recruit him as a son-in-law and definitely take care of him in the future, but he refused to do it no matter what."

Everyone heard such a straightforward person and couldn't help but click their tongues.

"Then why did he agree to be in a relationship? Is it because he repented and felt it was better to rely on his father-in-law?"

Ding Fengxia glanced at the opposite side and said, "Don't always look at people with crooked eyes; your heart will become crooked after a long time."

After hitting the opposite side with a sentence, she explained, "It can be considered fate. This child was injured on duty and was lying in the hospital with no one to take care of him. It was me who fed him rice and soup spoon by spoon, and only then was he moved by me."

"If you ask me, it's fate. Our Old Gu wanted to find someone from the army, and I wanted to find someone with culture. Now it's good: he's from the army and has culture! Hahaha!"

Listening to Ding Fengxia's words, everyone felt this matter was very heartwarming, and they said good things about Ding Fengxia one after another.

Ding Fengxia was naturally satisfied with everyone's praise and was even happier looking at the "rival" who got up and left with a straight face.

Women are like this; no matter how high their status or cultural cultivation, they are always calculating when it comes to children's issues and issues women care about.

Gu Ning was also a woman, so she was also very happy that Li Xuewu called to ask about her itinerary and asked for leave to tell her he was going for training.

Although the tone was still as indifferent, Mu Hongyan sitting opposite still saw that her sister-in-law's mood was quite good.

"Yo, still paying attention to safety~"

Mu Hongyan smiled and looked at her sister-in-law opposite, saying, "Why didn't I hear you say this sentence when your brother and Chen Xiaoyan went out?"

Gu Ning was blushing from her sister-in-law's teasing and said with her head down, "How could I not say it? I said it in my heart."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I'll tell your brother later that his sister said 'pay attention to safety' in her heart when he left."

Gu Ning was blushing, keeping her head down and letting her sister-in-law tease her, thinking about Li Xuewu's words just now, feeling very comforted.

Gu Ning was in a relationship for the first time and didn't know how others felt, but having someone thinking of her and caring about her was inexplicably sweet.

Busy until noon, after eating lunch in the canteen, Li Xuewu called Yan Jiecheng to prepare the car, preparing to go home to tidy up, change into a set of luggage, and go to the train station to gather.

Yan Jiecheng drove the car to the office building entrance, jumped out of the car, took the luggage from Li Xuewu's hand, and put it in the trunk.

Seeing Li Xuewu had already gotten into the car, he went directly to the driver's seat, started the engine, and drove toward the city.

Yan Jiecheng turned his head to look at Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Division Chief."

"Mm."

Li Xuewu was looking out the window. Hearing Yan Jiecheng speak, he turned his head and asked, "Has that Ge-something been arranged?"

"Yes."

Yan Jiecheng's face changed, then he said, "I rented a room, and I've already arranged for her to live there."

"Registered?"

"Mm, if she doesn't register, she can't stay; the introduction letter is expired."

Hearing Yan Jiecheng's answer, Li Xuewu nodded noncommittally. He had already imagined this situation.

Otherwise, given that Ge-something's situation, no introduction letter could have kept her for so long.

This was Yan Jiecheng's own business; Li Xuewu didn't intend to interfere.

"Division Chief."

Yan Jiecheng turned his head to look at Li Xuewu's expression, then asked carefully, "This adjustment, can I... can I become a regular worker?"

Li Xuewu raised his chin and asked, "Do you think you are qualified?"

Yan Jiecheng opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer Li Xuewu's question.

Li Xuewu didn't look at Yan Jiecheng again, but turned his head to look out the window and said, "Wait until you think you are qualified, then tell me."

Yan Jiecheng didn't dare to mention the regular worker matter to Li Xuewu again. Although Li Xuewu wasn't angry now, he could hear it from his tone.

But looking at Li Xuewu's expressionless face, Yan Jiecheng felt afraid.

Silent for the whole journey, when he parked the car at the gate, Yan Jiecheng gathered his courage and said, "Division Chief, I want to earn a bit more."

Li Xuewu had already opened the car door halfway. Hearing Yan Jiecheng's words, he asked, "Can't sixteen point five yuan support her?"

Yan Jiecheng didn't dare look at Li Xuewu's eyes, keeping his head down, his expression very nervous.

Li Xuewu pointed to the gate and asked, "Are you not planning to go in? I'll have to wait a while when I come out."

Yan Jiecheng shook his head and said, "I won't go in; I'll wait for you in the car."

Li Xuewu squinted his eyes to look at Yan Jiecheng and said, "Red Star training ground, it should be completed soon. Driving instructor, want to go?"

Yan Jiecheng looked at Li Xuewu in surprise and asked, "Does it earn more?"

Li Xuewu looked at Yan Jiecheng's expression and said, "It's quite hard over there, and you might have less time to return to the city. I can make you a regular worker directly."

Yan Jiecheng understood Li Xuewu's meaning: that is, transferring to the training ground means giving up the identity of Li Xuewu's driver.

This made Yan Jiecheng hesitate. Although driving for Li Xuewu didn't have any perks, Li Xuewu was still quite good to him.

Yan Jiecheng had smoked quite a few of Li Xuewu's cigarettes, plus Li Xuewu would give him some local specialties sent by others from time to time.

Between becoming a regular worker as a driving instructor and being Li Xuewu's driver, Yan Jiecheng was quite torn.

Li Xuewu also saw Yan Jiecheng's hesitation, pushed open the car door, jumped out, and said, "Think about it slowly; no rush."

After speaking, he slammed the car door, and Li Xuewu carried the luggage he had packed for his business trip to Steel City and walked into the compound.

At this moment, the courtyard was very quiet. Even the old men and old ladies who were home in the winter afternoon chose to take a nap, then get up to tidy the house and do some manual work.

Jia Zhangshi saw Li Xuewu enter from the window of the gatehouse, but didn't dare to greet him.

Thinking of Qin Huairu not returning from her shift last night, she knew what her daughter-in-law had been doing.

Li Xuewu didn't look at Jia Zhangshi, but carried his bag directly into the second gate.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw his mother, Liu Yin, hanging clothes on the clothesline in the courtyard.

"Mom."

"Hey, you're back?"

Liu Yin walked up to Li Xuewu, looked her son over, and said with a smile, "Was the journey smooth?"

"Quite good."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I arrived the night before last, but was delayed by some things at the unit, so I only returned now."

"I know you're busy."

Liu Yin reached out to pat the dust off Li Xuewu and asked with a smile, "Did you eat lunch?"

"Ate, ate at the canteen before coming back."

Mother and son walked into the house talking. Li Shu had seen Li Xuewu from the window early on, her eyes fixed on Li Xuewu.

Seeing Li Xuewu enter the house, she had already opened her little hands and was waiting for Li Xuewu by the edge of the kang.

The old lady was sitting on the kang, holding the back of Li Shu's clothes, afraid Li Shu would fall off the kang.

Li Xuewu put down the bag in his hand, greeted the old lady, and picked up his eldest daughter who had been waiting for a long time.

"Grandma."

"Hey."

"Ya~"

"Hahaha, missed me, daughter?"

Li Xuewu smiled and bounced his daughter in his arms, spinning around on the ground a few times, making Li Shu laugh "giggle giggle," and only then did he stop.

The old lady looked at her second grandson returning and looked happily at the father and daughter who were close on the ground.

"She already knows how to miss people. The night before last, when Old Seven from the back courtyard passed by under the window, the little one thought it was you and lay on the window watching for a long time."

Li Xuewu listened to the old lady's words and kissed his daughter's little face. Li Shu wouldn't let him kiss her and pushed Li Xuewu's face with her little hands.

"She's rejecting you."

The old lady reached out to take Li Shu, who was reaching out her little hands to her, and asked Li Xuewu, "Returning at this time, are you resting at home for a few days?"

"Not at all, I have to go again."

"What?"

Liu Yin, sitting by the edge of the kang, asked in surprise, "You have to go just after returning? Why are you so busy now?"

Li Xuewu smiled helplessly and said, "This time it's to Jinmen; I have to go for half a month of training."

"Oh, you have to go for half a month?"

The old lady saw Liu Yin's reluctance and asked Li Xuewu, "Is there any danger this time?"

"Grandma, it's to study; how could there be danger?"

Li Xuewu smiled, sat by the edge of the kang, touched his daughter's little hand, and said, "I was just afraid you would worry, so I specifically came back to tell you."

"I'll go pack your luggage."

Liu Yin took Li Xuewu's bag and was about to go to the back courtyard. Li Xuewu busily stood up and said, "No need, Mom, I'll just go to the back courtyard to tidy up."

As he spoke, he greeted the old lady and asked Li Shu for another kiss.

Li Shu followed Li Xuewu's hint of pointing to her face and gave Li Xuewu a "mua~" on his face.

Having gained his daughter's encouragement, Li Xuewu carried his bag and returned to the back courtyard.

Arriving at the back courtyard, he found the house was still warm, obviously the fire hadn't been extinguished.

Li Xuewu put his dirty clothes in the bathroom, carried his bag to the cloakroom, and chose two sets of clothes to put in the bag.

He also chose a uniform to replace the one he was wearing.

After tidying up, he carried his bag and walked out the door again, waved to Li Shu, who was looking at him from the window in the front courtyard, and walked out.

Li Xuewu put his luggage in the car and walked toward the recycling shop.

At this moment, the shop wasn't busy. Chen Xiaoyan was tidying up the hygiene in the room, chatting idly with Yu Li, who was also tidying up hygiene in the room next door.

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the room, he was seen by Chen Xiaoyan, who said in surprise, "Wu Ge, you're back!"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Just arrived home. Are they out?"

Chen Xiaoyan smiled and said, "Isn't that so? At noon, Brother Biao came back to deliver a batch of scrap and ate a meal by the way. No one else is home."

While they were talking, Yu Li walked over from next door, her eyes sparkling when she looked at Li Xuewu.

"You're back."

"Mm."

Li Xuewu pointed to the back courtyard and said, "Came back to change into a few sets of clothes. The train is this afternoon; I'm going to Jinmen for training."

"So rushed?"

Yu Li walked over, looked at Li Xuewu's clothes, and said, "Do you want me to help you tidy up?"

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "No need, it's already tidied up. There are dirty clothes from this trip in the back courtyard bathroom; help me wash them later."

"Got it."

Yu Li nodded and said, "Grandpa and Second Grandpa drove the horse cart out, saying they were going to turn around further away. Furniture sales were slow after the New Year, and Grandpa was a bit anxious, afraid of accumulating too much."

"Mm."

Li Xuewu nodded. Although he wanted to persuade Grandpa not to be anxious, thinking that the weather was getting warmer and warmer, it was good for Grandpa and Second Grandpa to go out for a stroll.

"Tell Third Uncle later that I've handled the matter in the Northeast, but I have to wait until I come back from training to continue."

Yu Li and Chen Xiaoyan didn't understand what Li Xuewu meant, but since Li Xuewu had said so, they both nodded in agreement.

"Biaozi said he wanted to renovate the north warehouse and was just waiting for you to come back to talk about it."

Yu Li knew Li Xuewu wouldn't be able to receive messages for the half month he was gone, so she wanted to entrust what she could now.

Li Xuewu asked suspiciously, "Why did you think of renovating the north warehouse?"

Yu Li glanced at Chen Xiaoyan, then explained, "Biaozi brought back a few half-grown boys from outside, saying he wanted to keep them at home."

Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "Where did they come from?"

"They are orphans who were begging for a living on Second Grandpa's side. They were kept at the garbage station outside the city to work. A few days ago, Brother Biao took Second Grandpa out and met some boys he knew before, and I don't know how he brought them back."

Chen Xiaoyan knew it was difficult for Yu Li to talk about Old Biaozi's affairs because her relationship with Li Xuewu and Biaozi's relationship with Li Xuewu were different, so Yu Li found it difficult to talk about Biaozi's affairs.

Chen Xiaoyan was Dazhuang's younger sister and had played with Li Xuewu and the others since she was a child, so it wasn't difficult for her to talk about Old Biaozi's affairs.

"Second Grandpa?"

Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "The one who used to pick up horse manure?"

Chen Xiaoyan nodded and said, "Yes, they were all orphans who had been through hard times in the past few years. They were kept at the garbage station outside the city to work. A few days ago, Brother Biao took Second Grandpa out and met some boys he knew before, and I don't know how he brought them back."

Li Xuewu thought about Ye Er-ye and Old Biaozi, then asked, "What did Third Uncle say?"

"Third Uncle didn't agree at first, but Brother Biao said something to him, and Third Uncle said to wait for you to come back to make the decision."

"What about those boys? How many are there?"

Chen Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment, thought about it, and said, "I'm afraid there are more than ten. During the day, they all go to pick up horse manure in a swarm, and at night they squeeze into the inverted room."

Seeing Li Xuewu frown, Chen Xiaoyan said carefully, "Those boys are all pitiful. Not to mention their tattered clothes, they are as thin as Erhai."

Li Xuewu looked at Chen Xiaoyan and said, "Let's wait until I come back to talk about this matter. I don't have time to wait for them to come back for now. Tell Biaozi and Third Uncle to be careful and cautious, and pay attention to safety."

"Got it, Wu Ge."

Li Xuewu greeted Chen Xiaoyan and Yu Li and walked out the door, getting into the car Yan Jiecheng had driven over.

Yu Li obviously saw that it was Yan Jiecheng driving, but her expression didn't change, as if she hadn't seen him.

Yan Jiecheng also kept a straight face and didn't look over here. When Li Xuewu got in the car and said to go, he stepped on the gas and set off.

Beijing Train Station is in the southeast corner, thirteen or fourteen li away from Li Xuewu's home. At this time, driving only took ten minutes.

This was unimaginable in later generations.

Arriving at the train station gate, Li Xuewu took the luggage Yan Jiecheng handed over and was about to go up the steps.

Yan Jiecheng hesitated, but still said, "Division Chief."

Li Xuewu stopped and turned around, looking at Yan Jiecheng, waiting for his words.

Yan Jiecheng knew Li Xuewu's patience was limited, so seeing Li Xuewu turn back, he said, "I want to go to the training ground."

"Mm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Wait until I come back. I'll arrange it for you then. During this time, if there's a mission to Red Star Village, you follow along."

Without waiting for Yan Jiecheng to answer, Li Xuewu carried his luggage and documents and walked toward the entrance.

At this time, the square was very clean, but some places had already been closed off.

Li Xuewu knew this was for the construction of Subway Line 1, which might open to traffic this year as a tribute for October 1st.

At this time, the train station didn't have as many people as in later generations. Li Xuewu entered the door and saw the staff holding signs at the ticket gate.

"Comrade, I'm from the Dongcheng Branch. This is my document."

Li Xuewu walked up to the person holding the sign and handed his document to the other party.

The other party looked at Li Xuewu's face and opened the document.

After confirming Li Xuewu's identity, he saluted Li Xuewu, opened the barrier door behind him, pointed to the waiting room in the waiting hall, and said, "Deputy Division Chief Li, go directly to Waiting Room 7. Our staff there will receive you."

"Okay, thank you."

Li Xuewu thanked him politely and carried his luggage toward Waiting Room 7.

Beijing Train Station has 18 waiting rooms of different sizes, which can accommodate passengers at the same time.

Waiting Room 7, where Li Xuewu was going now, was a smaller waiting room, prepared for special group passengers.

After showing his document at the door, someone led Li Xuewu into the waiting room.

At this time, many people were already waiting in the waiting room. Li Xuewu was relatively late.

He raised his hand to check his watch; it was 2:45, a quarter of an hour before the gathering time.

He shook hands with the comrade who sent him over and thanked him. Li Xuewu carried his luggage and sat on a chair.

There were more than fifty people sitting in this waiting room, mostly male comrades, and a few female comrades, all wearing uniforms.

In fact, everyone had been observing Li Xuewu since he entered the waiting room.

One reason was Li Xuewu's height and physique; it was rare to see someone so tall and mighty at this time.

The second was Li Xuewu's age. Although he looked fierce because of the scar on his face, one could still tell from the corners of his eyes and his face that Li Xuewu wasn't very old.

Just after sitting down, a middle-aged man beside him looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Is the comrade also participating in the training class?"

"Yes, hello."

Li Xuewu nodded. Because smoking wasn't allowed in the waiting room, he didn't take out his cigarette case when meeting and talking.

"Hello."

This middle-aged man reached out his hand to Li Xuewu and said, "I am Zhong Wentao from the Chongwen Sect Station."

Li Xuewu reached out and shook Zhong Wentao's hand and said, "I am Li Xuewu from the Dongcheng Branch."

Hearing that Li Xuewu was from the branch, Zhong Wentao's eyes looked at Li Xuewu again, then he nodded indifferently, let go of his hand, and didn't say anything more.

And the people who had looked over earlier heard Li Xuewu's words and shifted their gazes away, whispering something to people they were familiar with.

Even those who were still looking over were carrying scrutiny and inquiry.

Li Xuewu didn't care about Zhong Wentao's cold attitude. Sometimes cadres at the station would have some resistance to young cadres from above.

Some might be because they couldn't get promoted, and others might have suffered some grievances in their work.

The waiting room was basically full of trainees for this training, so even if everyone was whispering, they weren't noisy.

Li Xuewu saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he learned from others and took out a book to read.

Although he had read many books in his previous life, he wasn't proficient in them. Now that he wanted to achieve something, he naturally had to read more and read carefully.

Li Xuewu didn't feel cold from the moment he entered the waiting room. At this time, Beijing Train Station had already used an air conditioning system that was rare in this era.

One has to say, there are many people, and there is truly great power.

Intermittently, people kept coming in from outside. Those who knew each other would greet each other, and those who met friends would introduce each other.

At this time, it would be lively for a while, and then one would find that the atmosphere in the waiting room would lower its voice again.

Just as Li Xuewu had read two pages, a burst of hearty laughter suddenly came from outside.

Following the laughter, a middle-aged man walked in, opening the door and waiting for the people behind to come in.

Li Xuewu just raised his head and saw an old cadre in uniform walking in from the door. His hair was already half-white, but his spirit was very good.

This old cadre walked in, smiled at the loud-voiced middle-aged man who had just opened the door for him, and then scanned the waiting room.

At this time, the reception cadre who followed him in walked behind the old cadre and shouted to everyone, "Stand up!"

Li Xuewu put down the book in his hand and stood up immediately.

Others also quickly tidied themselves up and stood up.

The old cadre looked at everyone's actions with a smile and said, "Good, good, good. Comrades, hello."

As he spoke, he turned to ask the reception cadre beside him a question. After hearing the accurate reply, the old cadre raised his voice to everyone, "My name is Liu Zheng, and I am the head teacher of your training class. We will go to Jinmen together to study. I hope everyone will support my work."

Everyone didn't know how to answer and just stared blankly.

It was the reception cadre who signaled to applaud behind Liu Zheng, and then everyone clapped "clatter clatter."

Liu Zheng looked like he was easy to talk to, always smiling, and his speech just now was also very confident.

It looked like he wasn't shouting very hard, but his voice could be heard by everyone in the waiting room.

Seeing everyone applauding, he waved his hand with a smile and said, "Since everyone is here, let's prepare to board."

"Yes!"

The reception cadre ran to the middle of the waiting room and shouted to everyone, "Everyone, attention! Divide into two teams, men and women. Women in front, two by eight, two horizontal rows; men in back, five by eight, five horizontal rows. Gather!"

As long as they were wearing uniforms, there was no one who hadn't received military training, and queue training was engraved in their bones.

For the word "gather," Li Xuewu's reaction was to stuff the book into his bag, carry his bag, and run quickly to stand in front of the reception cadre, leaving a gap in front for the women's team.

Originally, Li Xuewu was tall, and his running movements were fast. The people who ran over took Li Xuewu as the benchmark and lined up one by one according to their size.

And Li Xuewu saw that the middle-aged cadre who had been talking and laughing loudly with Liu Zheng just now also walked into the queue.

This person had a square face, medium build, and wore a uniform with great momentum.

Because the reception cadre had already shouted the gathering command, Li Xuewu didn't have time to continue observing and did the movements following the command.

After everyone had gathered, the reception cadre ran to Liu Zheng and reported, "Report! The training class has gathered. Sixty-seven people should be here, sixty-seven people are here. Please give instructions!"

Liu Zheng also became serious at this moment and returned the salute, "Depart!"

"Yes!"

The reception cadre turned around and shouted to the queue, "Everyone, target the platform, board the train in order according to the queue!"

As the reception cadre's voice fell, the ticket inspector at the door opened the door to the platform. First, the first row of the women's team walked, followed by the second row of the women's team.

After the last person of the women's team walked, Li Xuewu followed at the cadre's signal.

Because it was a group trip, the tickets should have been handled uniformly by the reception cadre. Anyway, Li Xuewu didn't see anyone asking him for a ticket after he sat down.

Half of this carriage was filled with cadres going to Jinmen for training. The other half of the passengers were still watching as they saw so many people in uniforms get on.

Until the train started, the passengers in the front half were still secretly looking back.

And Li Xuewu didn't care about others after sitting down, closing his eyes to start sleeping.

It took three hours from Beijing to Jinmen. The light in the carriage wasn't very sufficient, so he couldn't read, and there was no one he knew to chat with.

He wanted to get to know his classmates, but they weren't interested, so Li Xuewu enjoyed a rare afternoon rest.

Although Li Xuewu's sleep quality was good, the noise and shaking of the train itself, plus the conversation of the female cadres behind, meant Li Xuewu didn't sleep soundly.

Although his eyes weren't open, as the train stopped and went, Li Xuewu still felt the light dimming.

After the reception cadre shouted the slogan to stand up and gather, Li Xuewu opened his eyes, took his luggage from the luggage rack, and followed the team out of the carriage.

He glanced at the station sign hanging on the platform ceiling; Jinmen had arrived.

It was still the same team from the Beijing waiting room. After gathering, Liu Zheng and several reception cadres led everyone to walk toward the exit.

Two large trucks were already waiting on one side of the exit.

Li Xuewu knew his own situation. Looking at the conversation content of others, he knew that most of the trainees in this batch were deputy division level, and the few positive sections were also in important positions.

But the training class came to pick them up with large trucks, and everyone didn't show any resistance.

Collective activities don't look at your level at all, not to mention that they are wearing uniforms.

This was shown even more when the two large trucks arrived at an open school.

As soon as they got off the truck, the reception cadre gathered the team in front of the dormitory building, and then directly assigned dormitories.

This dormitory looked roughly the same as other buildings from the outside, but after Li Xuewu entered, he found the decoration was newer.

The dormitory was two people to a room, two beds, two wardrobes, two tables, two chairs.

The person assigned with Li Xuewu was a young man of twenty-seven or twenty-eight. After the door closed, the two of them started puffing away after Li Xuewu shared a cigarette.

"Comrade, which unit are you from?"

"Dongcheng Branch, Li Xuewu."

"Oh, oh, that's what I said."

This young man didn't continue to say why he said that, but introduced himself.

"My name is Huang Gan, from the detention center. I just made progress this year, hehe."

Li Xuewu looked at this shrewd-looking young man and nodded with a smile.

Knowing they were here for training, Li Xuewu brought all uniforms, only one set was casual clothes.

He put the clothes in the wardrobe and opened his luggage to spread it out.

The two of them smoked a cigarette while tidying up the room.

Li Xuewu had just thrown away the cigarette butt in his hand when he heard a whistle from the corridor, followed by the reception cadre's voice.

"Everyone, bring your lunch boxes and gather at the building entrance!"

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu and smiled, "Damn, the time is quite tight. Let's go, time to eat."

As he spoke, he had already picked up his lunch box and stepped out of the room first.

Li Xuewu looked at Huang Gan's back and carried his lunch box out the door.

Because Li Xuewu was the benchmark of the queue and was at the position connecting with the women's team, the room Li Xuewu was in was also at the position connecting with the girls' dormitory.

Just as Li Xuewu walked out, a young woman also walked out of the room opposite.

She looked to be twenty-two or twenty-three, with short hair to her ears. Seeing Li Xuewu come out, she smiled, which counted as a greeting.

One has to say, there were few people using cosmetics at this time, and the young woman's smile was very sweet.

Li Xuewu also nodded politely and walked toward the outside of the building.

Still in the same position, after gathering, the reception cadre shouted the command and led the team to the canteen.

On the way to the canteen, Li Xuewu had a general understanding of this campus.

The area was very wide, and the school was facing the sea.

Facing the dormitory building were teaching buildings, not very high, mostly four stories.

Walking inside was the canteen. He didn't see anyone when he came just now, but now he saw queues gathering from all directions.

The reception cadre tidied the queue again in front of the building, but didn't sing military songs like the teams around.

After all, they were mostly deputy division-level cadres in their thirties, so they would more or less save some face.

This could be seen from the dormitory arrangements. Li Xuewu didn't have this treatment when he was in the army before.

Following the team in front into the canteen, queuing up to carry lunch boxes, hitting rice and dishes one by one, and then going to the position designated by the reception cadre to eat.

Li Xuewu felt as if he had returned to his previous life, the same rules, the same clarity, the same strict discipline.

However, the food now was much better than before. Li Xuewu hit a total of two steamed buns, a box of vegetable soup, and two dishes—one was shredded potatoes, and the other was stir-fried cabbage slices.

Glancing around, Li Xuewu started eating after sitting down. Those who knew each other gathered together to laugh and talk in low voices, but were glared at by the leading cadre, so they all quieted down.

From the personnel in the canteen, Li Xuewu could tell that this school should be a place for unified training and learning for discipline departments.

There were strong personnel with military atmosphere, and there were also teams like this one, mostly middle-aged people.

After eating, he brushed his lunch box by the sink, gathered at the canteen door, and was led back to the dormitory by the reception cadre.

Li Xuewu thought today's task was done, but after the team arrived at the door, the reception cadre said, "Return to the dormitory to tidy up for twenty minutes, gather here at 7:25, dismiss."

Li Xuewu followed the team into the building carrying his lunch box. After entering the dormitory, Huang Gan, who was following behind, muttered, "This damn food is really hard to eat."

Li Xuewu put his lunch box on his table, looked at Huang Gan, and smiled, "Aren't canteens all like this?"

Huang Gan curled his lips and said, "We are all positive section-level. Zhou Zhengquan, who is the age of the one next door, is deputy division-level, and we eat this damn thing?"

As he spoke, he also looked at Li Xuewu with a gloating look and said, "You didn't see the expression of Old Zhou looking at the shredded potatoes without skin and the clear stir-fried cabbage without oil. Hahahaha."

Li Xuewu didn't know who Zhou Zhengquan was, but seeing Huang Gan laughing happily, he followed with a light laugh.

Huang Gan sat on the chair, took out a box of Huazi from his pocket, threw one to Li Xuewu, and smiled, "You don't know Old Zhou, right?"

"Don't know."

Looking at Li Xuewu's laconic appearance, Huang Gan didn't feel bored, but the chatterbox loved Li Xuewu's kind of "old silent one."

"This Old Zhou's father-in-law is amazing. He's from our ministry. He is now the second-in-command of logistics in the bureau. Didn't you see his nostrils raised to the sky?"

Li Xuewu smoked silently, found his notebook, and took a fountain pen and stuck it on the notebook.

"Looks quite imposing."

Hearing Li Xuewu's reply, Huang Gan laughed, "Sentiment!"

As he spoke, he walked to Li Xuewu's side, smiled, and continued, "Like us, people don't look at us at all. Those who can talk to him are at least division-level and above."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "That's truly imposing."

"Hehe."

Huang Gan tapped Li Xuewu's arm twice and continued, "Didn't you see he can talk and laugh with the head teacher? Didn't you see how many cadres are rushing to greet him? Just look at his eyes and you'll know the depth."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I didn't pay attention to his depth, but I feel you are quite cultivated; it's not something an ordinary family can cultivate."

"Hahahaha."

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, Huang Ping patted Li Xuewu's arm with great satisfaction and said, "Little brother, I see it now. You aren't unable to speak; you say one sentence that's worth ten!"

Seeing Li Xuewu looking at him with a smile, he said casually, "I don't count as anything. My father is in the judicial mouth, and my father-in-law is in the court mouth, so I'm also inheriting my father's business."

As he spoke, he gestured with his thumb toward the door, raised his face, and said, "That Liu Zheng actually knows my father too, and often comes to our house, but we won't get close at this time; it's too grandson-like."

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and said, "Then it's truly a tiger father with no dog son. Your bearing is extraordinary."

"Hahahaha."

Huang Gan laughed for a while, touched Li Xuewu, and asked, "What's your family's relationship? Looking at your age, you aren't big, and you're in the municipal bureau. You don't look like an ordinary person either."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and smiled, "I'm far behind. My father is a doctor, and I entered this line because of the transfer."

"Oh~"

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu, thinking Li Xuewu didn't want to talk about his relationship, so he asked with a smile, "What does your father-in-law do?"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu also saw Huang Gan's attitude and said with a smile, "I only reached the legal age for marriage this year and haven't had time to find a father-in-law yet."

"Hey! You kid!"

Huang Gan heard Li Xuewu say this, smiled, patted Li Xuewu's shoulder, and said, "You damn kid, you're only twenty!"

When Huang Gan heard Li Xuewu say this, he laughed and patted Li Xuewu on the shoulder, saying, "You're only twenty, for heaven's sake!"