Chapter 370: The Mother-in-Law Is Hard to Get Along With

Every step Li Xuewu took forward, the gazes in the venue converged on him a little more.

The closer he got to his seat, the more people in the venue discussed him.

Until Li Xuewu sat in his seat, the sound in the venue clearly rose by a decibel.

"A true hero can withstand heaven's trials; those not envied are mediocre."

Just then, good brother Xu Sinian walked over and sat beside Li Xuewu, saying to him, "Don't look back; you can't see who's talking about you at this time."

"You have to listen with your ears; wait until there's an opportunity in the future..."

Li Xuewu looked speechlessly at the smirking Xu Sinian and said, "If you hadn't arranged this position for me, would I be like this?"

"Hahaha!"

Xu Sinian smiled and explained, "It wasn't me who arranged it; this is the position determined by the leadership."

As he spoke, he gestured toward the back and said, "Secretary Wenxue has matched you with a good assistant!"

Why else would Xu Sinian be able to sit firmly in the position of Office Director?

Dong Wenxue had three positions on him; he chose the highest one, which was also the best-sounding one to call.

This was different from Li Xuewu and the others, because they were cadres of the Security Division and had a subordinate relationship with Dong Wenxue.

Generally speaking, within the Security Division, when Dong Wenxue wasn't there, to be accurate, they used Division Chief Dong.

If they were outside, and in Dong Wenxue's presence, they should call him Dong Shuji.

Those with close levels, like Li Xuewu and above, could call him Secretary Wenxue.

Of course, Dong Wenxue was Li Xuewu's teacher, so outside, Li Xuewu also had to call him Dong Shuji, not Secretary Wenxue.

"I heard you two have already communicated?"

"Heh heh heh."

Xu Sinian looked at the nine leaders who were entering and said in a low voice to Li Xuewu, "It was your Office Director who came to find me."

After saying this, he signaled to Li Xuewu with his eyes and then sat upright and began to applaud.

And Li Xuewu had long been prepared; after Xu Sinian started applauding, he followed suit.

Clatter clatter clatter~

The nine leaders found their seats on the main stage according to the nameplates.

Of course, Yang Yuansong walked in the front, followed by Yang Fengshan, Gu Weijie, and others.

Yang Yuansong, Yang Fengshan, and the others arrived behind their seats and stood still, but didn't sit down.

Instead, amidst the applause of the whole venue, they waited until the members of the leadership team who came up later were seated before sitting down together.

The meeting was presided over by Deputy Factory Director Li Huai De, who began the national anthem and the opening speech according to the meeting agenda.

Li Xuewu maintained a serious expression, watching the people on the main stage look toward the audience without changing his expression.

Whether it was the new leaders or the old leaders, they were all very concerned about the people sitting in the first row.

This was the backbone of the Rolling Mill's management organization and also the pillar force.

Even if all the leadership of the Rolling Mill were replaced, there wouldn't be any major losses.

But if all the division-level and deputy division-level cadres were replaced, the Rolling Mill's political ecosystem would definitely experience a major earthquake.

"Next, please invite Comrade Yang Yuansong, Secretary of the Party Group of Red Star Rolling Mill, to speak!"

Clatter~

As Li Huai De's voice fell, the whole venue erupted in warm applause again.

At this time, cadres and workers were particularly concerned about the practical trends of their units, truly treating the factory like home.

So they also paid special attention to the speeches delivered by the leaders, because this might be the work direction for a period of time in the future.

"Comrades!"

As Yang Yuansong's speech began, the applause at the scene gradually stopped.

"The cycle repeats, and everything is renewed. Accompanied by the festive atmosphere of the New Year, we are striding forward on the revolutionary path of self-reliance and arduous struggle. Looking back at the past year..."

Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair and whispered to Xu Sinian beside him, "Didn't they say leaders from the Ministry were coming?"

Xu Sinian looked at the Secretary who was speaking, picked up the teacup on the table, covered his mouth, and replied, "They came, just left. They held a meeting for the leaders and then left."

Li Xuewu nodded knowingly and said, "It seems the leaders are under a lot of pressure."

Xu Sinian didn't pick up this topic, but took advantage of lowering his head to put down the cup and said, "I'll come find you after the meeting."

After saying this, he picked up the notebook on the table and began to record the content of the Secretary's speech.

And Li Xuewu also picked up the fountain pen on the table, unscrewed it, and began to take notes according to the directory of the leader's speech.

Yang Shuji's speech could be divided into several stages: yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Summarizing yesterday, talking about achievements, dedication, advanced elements, but also talking about regrets and gains and losses.

Based on today, talking about the situation, organization, responsibility, but also talking about discipline and education.

Looking forward to tomorrow, talking about confidence, responsibility, and hope.

Starting from the perspective of the Party organization, he expounded and analyzed the organizational work of the Rolling Mill, and also made requirements for the vast number of organizational cadres and advanced elements.

While taking notes below, Li Xuewu also set requirements for himself, which was to follow the organization unswervingly.

Both pragmatic and idealistic, discussing the ideal based on reality, leading the reality with the ideal, and striving to do his own job well.

After Yang Shuji finished speaking, it was Factory Director Yang Fengshan's turn to speak.

Yang Fengshan's speech was very pragmatic, comprehensively summarizing the Rolling Mill's achievements and shortcomings in the past year, and directly putting forward work requirements for the cadres present.

He also made a summary arrangement for key work tasks.

Li Xuewu saw that Yang Fengshan's expression was very serious; this might be the pressure given by the leaders from the Ministry.

After Yang Fengshan delivered his speech, it was Li Huai De and Nie Chenlin's turn to summarize the work they were in charge of.

Hearing that the two didn't elaborate on this year's work goals and requirements, Li Xuewu knew that what followed might be the leadership meet-and-greet and the announcement of work redistribution.

Sure enough, after Nie Chenlin's speech ended, Li Huai De invited Yang Shuji Yuansong to speak again.

"Today's meeting is also a meet-and-greet for the new leadership team."

Yang Yuansong looked at the scene below and continued, "Thank you to the Ministry for selecting and sending four outstanding comrades to Red Star Rolling Mill. Here, the leadership division of labor will be announced, and the new comrades will be introduced one by one."

As he spoke, Yang Yuansong unhurriedly took out his speech draft and began to introduce them.

"Comrade Yang Yuansong, that is me, will continue to serve as the Secretary of the Party Group of Red Star Rolling Mill, but will no longer concurrently hold the work of Discipline Inspection Secretary."

"Comrade Yang Fengshan will continue to serve as the Deputy Secretary of the Party Group and Factory Director of Red Star Rolling Mill, comprehensively leading the work of Red Star Rolling Mill."

"Comrade Li Huai De will continue to serve as the Deputy Factory Director and member of the Party Group of Red Star Rolling Mill, in charge of the Security Division, Dispatch Division, and Logistics Division."

When Yang Shuji read to this point, Li Xuewu's gaze turned toward Li Huai De.

Not only Li Xuewu, but everyone's gaze turned toward Deputy Factory Director Li Huai De on the stage.

Two new Deputy Factory Directors had come, and everyone was mentally prepared for this adjustment of division of labor.

Originally, Li Huai De was in charge of three divisions: the Security Division, Logistics Division, and Service Division.

Don't look at how few he was in charge of; they were all important large divisions. Not to mention the Security Division, the Logistics Division and Service Division below them had many third-level branches.

For example, the Service Division that Li Huai De was separated from had departments like the Cold Drink Factory, Dormitory Management Section, Bathhouse, Procurement, and Cleaning Team.

But now it had been replaced by the Dispatch Division. Was this power weakened or strengthened?

The Dispatch Division wasn't worse than the Service Division; below it were departments like the Train Transport Dispatch Room, Transport Fleet, Warehouse, and Assembly Workshop.

Li Xuewu looked at Li Huai De's expression, which was still neither happy nor sad, very calm.

This old fox was deep; in such an occasion, you couldn't see his thoughts at all.

Here, Yang Shuji continued, "Comrade Nie Chenlin will continue to serve as the Deputy Factory Director of Red Star Rolling Mill, in charge of the Production Management Division and Technical Division."

Forget it, Li Xuewu knew this; Deputy Factory Director Nie's power had been weakened, and the Party Group had even come out.

It should be because he was punished for the warehouse's major theft case last year. No wonder his previous appointment had been opposed by him.

The Dispatch Division and Engineering Division he was originally in charge of had been separated, although he still had the factory's largest department—the Production Management Division.

But with Dispatch and Engineering separated, it would still cause constraints on his future work.

Most importantly, he was out of the Party Group, and his right to speak had been weakened.

"Next, introduce the new comrades and the division of labor."

Yang Yuansong drank some water and continued to read.

"Comrade Deng Zhiwang, appointed as Deputy Factory Director of Red Star Rolling Mill, in charge of the Engineering Division and Sales Division."

Forget it, this was a marginal figure.

Because whether it was the Engineering Division or the Sales Division, they were the most marginal divisions of the Rolling Mill.

The factory's major engineering construction had to be decided by Yang Fengshan, and it had to go to the leadership team meeting.

Not to mention the Sales Division; what kind of economy was this at this time?

"Comrade Jing Yunong, appointed as Deputy Factory Director and member of the Party Group of Red Star Rolling Mill, in charge of the Finance Division, Service Division, and Personnel Division."

Hiss~

Although everyone had calculated that the remaining three divisions must be the responsibility of this new female Deputy Factory Director, after hearing Yang Shuji's speech, everyone still couldn't help but let out a burst of surprise.

No matter which one of the three divisions this female leader managed was taken out and spoken of alone, they were all important divisions of the Rolling Mill.

Most importantly, this Deputy Factory Director Jing had entered the Party Group as soon as she arrived.

What was even stranger was that after the four Deputy Factory Directors were finished, no Executive Deputy Factory Director had been determined.

Li Xuewu looked toward Li Huai De; it seemed the fight had been very fierce.

Before everyone could react, Yang Shuji continued, "Comrade Xue Zhifu, appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Party Group and Discipline Inspection Secretary, in charge of the Supervision Division and Audit Division."

"Comrade Gu Weijie, appointed as Executive Deputy Secretary of the Party Group, concurrently serving as Armed Forces Minister, in charge of the Organization Department, Armed Forces Department, and Propaganda Department."

Hearing this Executive Deputy Secretary concurrently serving as Armed Forces Minister, Li Xuewu felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Because this meant the proposal to merge the Armed Forces Department into the Security Division had been shelved.

The Minister was also concurrently held by Gu Weijie, which meant the Party Committee had taken hold of this work itself.

This was also good; although there would be more power after concurrently holding the work of the Armed Forces Department, there would also be more trouble.

Who knew if this new female leader was easy to get along with?

Don't ask; to be able to reach such a deputy-department level position, none of them were easy to get along with.

In Yang Shuji's reading, whether it was the factory organization or the Party organization, neither office had been mentioned, meaning they were under the direct jurisdiction of the Secretary and Factory Director.

"Comrade Xiong Bencheng, appointed as Chairman of the Red Star Rolling Mill Trade Union, in charge of the factory trade union work."

Xiong Bencheng was originally the established successor of the trade union side, so it was no surprise that he had been confirmed now.

This person was originally a Secretary of another factory, and after merging into this side, he went to the trade union.

Now it could be considered a successful conclusion, because the Trade Union Chairman was a member of the Party Group and had a vote.

With the reading of the trade union person-in-charge's appointment finished, the nine leaders and seven Party Group members of Red Star Rolling Mill were officially determined.

Next were the statements of the four newly appointed leaders.

Judging from the statements, these four were all of high caliber, and the speech drafts were written well; it was just unknown whose handiwork it was.

Listening to it, it wasn't Xu Sinian's writing style; it might have been a pen-pusher brought from the original unit.

Li Xuewu thought that after the statement, it would be the commendation meeting, but he didn't expect Li Huai De to say again that he invited Gu Weijie to read the Rolling Mill's cadre adjustment document.

After the statement ended, as the Executive Deputy Secretary, Gu Weijie was the third-ranked leader of the Rolling Mill.

"Next, read the adjustment plan for cadres at the deputy division level and above."

Actually, it was just the previously publicized adjustment plan. Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue were the first batch, and there were others following.

Because the people were already sitting in the front row, everyone didn't have any nervous emotions when Gu Weijie, who was in charge of the Organization Department, read the appointments.

Li Xuewu even took the time to drink some water, and only sat upright and listened when it was time to read the Security Division.

"Comrade Li Xuewu appointed as Deputy Division Chief of the Security Division and Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces Department, presiding over the work of the Security Division and Armed Forces Department."

Li Xuewu, who had originally had a calm expression, narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing this order.

And the leaders on the main stage also looked toward Li Xuewu.

He was too young, but he looked too fierce and imposing.

Xu Sinian could feel the change in Li Xuewu's aura and poked Li Xuewu under the table.

And Li Xuewu also restored the expression on his face under Xu Sinian's reminder.

It wasn't that Li Xuewu's mind wasn't firm, but this order was truly unexpected.

The militia company commander didn't have standing work, but this Armed Forces Minister had standing work.

And the Armed Forces Department wasn't all empty positions; in this era, they were real and important cadres.

Now, Executive Deputy Secretary Gu Weijie had concurrently served as Armed Forces Minister, and Li Xuewu had concurrently served as Deputy Armed Forces Minister, still presiding over the work.

This...

The Security Division side was deputy, and this side was still deputy; Dong Wenxue, this "mother-in-law," was easy to talk to.

When the teacher left, he had already clarified the position of letting Li Xuewu go and do it.

But what was the situation with this "mother-in-law," Gu Weijie?

Because they were cadres of the Party Group, there was no such thing as a publicity period.

The Party Group meeting agreed, so Li Xuewu was it.

While Li Xuewu was muttering in his heart, Gu Weijie had already finished reading all the cadre appointments.

Except for the cadres Dong Wenxue took to Steel City, those present had already heard them.

Only Li Xuewu's appointment had a slight change; no one else's had changed.

And by now, the heads of the various divisions in the first row finally knew why Li Xuewu could sit next to Xu Sinian.

Two deputy divisions, especially two deputy divisions presiding over the work of the divisions, were bigger than ordinary principal divisions!

This damn leadership math was learned very well; no problem.

Li Xuewu hadn't felt urgent about studying these leaders' relationships before, but now it had become work that must be dealt with.

"Now, commend the advanced collectives and individuals who performed excellently and worked outstandingly in the past year!"

Clatter~ Clatter~ Clatter~

Although the speeches of the leaders in front were important, listening to them didn't have a direct relationship with themselves.

Now hearing there was a commendation, the cadres and worker representatives below all applauded warmly.

It wasn't for that little bit of material reward, but entirely for the honor.

The cadres and workers of this time truly valued honor.

If there weren't a few certificates on the wall at home, you would be too embarrassed to loudly tell people you were an outstanding worker.

First was the commendation of advanced collectives.

The order of commendation was first division-level units, then section (workshop) level units, and finally section (segment) level units.

The Production Section, Personnel Section, and Security Section received the 1965 advanced collective honor at the section level.

The Personnel Section here was both the factory Personnel Section and the Party Committee's Personnel Section.

Like the Armed Forces Department about to be merged, the Personnel Division, Office, and Propaganda Division had long been merged.

These departments were one set of leadership with two, or even three, signs.

Li Xuewu saw Sister Xie go on stage to receive the award as a representative, and knew that Sister Xie had also made progress in this adjustment.

A Deputy Division Chief of the Personnel Division went to Steel City, so it should have vacated a position.

Every year before and after the New Year was a window period for cadre transfers, and it was normal to have changes.

Although the Security Section's achievements last year were mostly fought for by Li Xuewu as Li Kezhang, now it was Han Yating representing the Security Section to receive the award on stage.

Li Xuewu was not only happy for his section but also happy for his past struggles.

The Li Kezhang of the Production Section was a male comrade, while those of the Personnel Section and Security Section were female comrades.

This made the leaders presenting the awards very happy, which showed that the Red Star Rolling Mill had made excellent achievements in women's liberation thought and female cadre training.

Our Party has always attached special importance to the training, selection, and appointment of female cadres; "women can hold up half the sky" is not just talk.

This represents not only the superiority of current society but also the superiority of the organization.

"Click!"

After the leaders presenting the awards and the award recipients took a group photo, it was the next round of awards.

The noisy discussion and applause never stopped, constantly being sent to the representatives going on stage to receive awards.

These certificates also had some invisible benefits, which would be reflected in money, tickets, and welfare treatment.

"Now read the 1965 Red Star Rolling Mill outstanding advanced individuals... production pacesetters..."

Following the order of reading, one by one, grassroots cadres and workers walked to the front of the main stage to accept the honor.

Among them were the names of Xu Ning and Han Yating; because Xu Ning wasn't there, Qin Huairu went up to receive it on his behalf.

Because there were quite a few people, Li Xuewu's name only appeared in the seventh round.

Li Xuewu's expression was neither humble nor arrogant, without any surprise or joy, smiled and nodded at Xu Sinian, and then went to the front of the main stage.

This round was already all cadres at the deputy division level and above; Li Xuewu was reminded by the factory office secretary to stand in front of Li Huai De.

"Thank you, leader!"

"Continue to work hard!"

The two were in a superior-subordinate relationship, and neither said much at this time.

Li Xuewu saluted, shook hands with Li Huai De after receiving the certificate, then turned and stood at attention in front of the main stage to take a photo with the group of cadres who had won the award together with the leaders on stage.

Following the photographer's gesture, everyone returned to their seats.

Li Xuewu placed the certificate on the table, and when returning to his seat, he received congratulations from several Division Chiefs beside him.

"You're too kind, you're too kind."

Li Xuewu smiled and joked with the heads who were teasing him.

Xu Sinian sat on the side, smiling as he watched Li Xuewu, and looked toward Gu Weijie, who was reading the outstanding Party organization and outstanding Party member list in front.

"There's still a prize to receive later!"

Li Xuewu also smiled as he looked forward and asked, "What? Are there any good prizes?"

"Yes~"

Xu Sinian said with a smile, "Advanced cadres all have a box of tea."

"It's really good stuff, ha ha ha ha."

The two were chatting while taking advantage of the noise, when they heard Gu Weijie on stage read, "... Li Xuewu..."

"What the hell?"

Li Xuewu suddenly heard his name called on stage, couldn't help but be stunned, and then looked at Xu Sinian beside him.

Xu Sinian looked forward, and it was only after someone behind him reminded him that he said to Li Xuewu, "Congratulations, what are you still stunned for? Outstanding Party member!"

"Oh?"

Li Xuewu responded, and under the gaze of those around him, went to the main stage again.

This time, he was reminded by the factory office secretary to stand in front of Gu Weijie, who had just read the list.

"Hello, leader."

Li Xuewu smiled and greeted her.

And Gu Weijie smiled slightly and said, "Hello, congratulations," and then withdrew her smile.

Li Xuewu took the certificate, reached out and shook hands with Gu Weijie, then turned and stood at attention to take a photo.

While taking the photo, Li Xuewu had already determined in his heart that this "mother-in-law" of his was hard to get along with.

After the commendation meeting ended, Li Huai De made the final speech, and then after asking Factory Director Yang and Yang Shuji, announced the end of the meeting.

Clatter~

Amidst the applause after everyone at the scene stood up, the nine leaders on stage left from a small door on one side one after another.

Following them were the first and second heads of the departments like Li Xuewu, who left from a door on the other side.

Only the remaining cadres and workers left the venue in an orderly manner from the large door at the back under the leadership of their respective unit heads.

It was almost time for lunch when they came out of the venue. Li Xuewu looked in the direction of the crowd and followed the group of division-level leaders toward the nearby guesthouse.

The auditorium was behind the main office building, separated from the factory guesthouse by a factory-level road.

"Not bad! Shouldering both factory affairs and Party affairs, and getting honors on both sides!"

Li Xuewu was walking forward with Xu Sinian when Wang Pangzi chased after him and greeted Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu looked back and greeted him with a smile, "A year has passed, can your belly support a battleship now?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

This was Li Xuewu making a triple entendre, which made the cadres walking around laugh.

Wang Pangzi was jealous of Li Xuewu in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face.

This kid was evil; just look at Fu Bin.

Don't look at how young he is; he's someone who dared to confront the old fox of the Security Division. He wouldn't provoke Li Xuewu head-on.

He had just set a trap for Li Xuewu, and this kid came back with that sentence.

It both said his honor was well-deserved and satirized him for getting fatter and fatter.

But he could also use "a prime minister's belly can hold a boat" to block his own mouth.

If he continued to be jealous of Li Xuewu and said other things, he would just be annoying.

So Wang Jingzhang himself laughed for a while and walked side-by-side with Li Xuewu, showing his attitude.

"If I had a battleship, I'd trade it for the certificate in your hand!"

Li Xuewu knew he wasn't envious of the two pieces of paper in his hand; what he was envious of was the opportunity those two pieces of paper could bring him.

"That's a deal then! I'll hang these two certificates on the wall first, and when you have a battleship, hurry up and trade! Ha ha ha ha~"

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

The subtle laughter of the two made the people around them laugh too.

Actually, leaders are also people; of course, they have to be treated strictly at work, but they can't be robots in life.

Leaders also need happiness, but those happinesses are things you can't imagine.

"Leaders, please come in."

Zhang Songying stood at the entrance of the small canteen restaurant, welcoming the first and second heads of the various divisions to enter the restaurant for dinner.

When she saw Li Xuewu walking in with Office Director Xu Sinian and Wang Pangzi of the Service Division, her smile increased a bit, and her voice became a few degrees sweeter.

"Hello, leaders, please come in."

Li Xuewu smiled at Zhang Songying and followed Xu Sinian into the restaurant.

Once inside the restaurant, he discovered a slight change.

The table for leaders was gone; the square tables had been replaced by round tables, and everyone wasn't using their own lunch boxes anymore.

Four dishes were placed on each table, and in the middle was a basket of steamed buns.

"Deputy Division Chief Li, Director Qin has asked Deputy Factory Director Li for instructions. The factory leadership's meal subsidy has been directly deducted at the guesthouse, so leaders don't need to line up for meals and pay meal tickets when coming here to eat."

Seeing Li Xuewu stunned for a moment, Zhang Songying, who followed him in, smiled and explained to Li Xuewu.

"Oh, oh, that's quite good."

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and followed Xu Sinian to sit at the table for Division Chiefs.

The guesthouse restaurant had prepared two round tables for division-level cadres, and Li Xuewu sat at the table for Division Chiefs without hesitation.

This had a side of Li Xuewu declaring his ability and power, and also a side of not wanting to make the deputy division-level table uncomfortable.

Everyone knew he was now presiding over the work of the Security Division and had added an Armed Forces Department; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was in a high position with great power.

If he had still learned to be humble and run to the deputy division-level table, it wouldn't just be pretentious, but would also make the people at that table uncomfortable.

So he just sat next to Xu Sinian.

Li Xuewu picked up a steamed bun and said to the Technical Division Chief sitting opposite him with a smile, "Director Xia, let me give you a suggestion!"

The Technical Division Chief, Director Xia, was also an engineer in the factory and had no intersection with Li Xuewu.

Seeing Li Xuewu give him a suggestion as soon as he sat down, he couldn't help but be stunned, then smiled and said, "Go ahead."

The people around heard Li Xuewu say he had a suggestion and all looked over.

It was really because Li Xuewu was already the focus of everyone, and now that he opened his mouth, he had to be noticed.

Li Xuewu pointed to the round table and said, "Six of us sharing four dishes; it's not only troublesome to pick up the food but also unrefined."

"Oh?"

Hearing Li Xuewu's description, Director Xia was stunned again.

The people around were also stunned; what the hell is this?

Everyone was waiting for Li Xuewu to say something earth-shattering; sitting at this table for Division Chiefs, and not saying anything harsh?

Didn't expect him to talk about eating.

Li Xuewu smiled and knocked on the desktop, saying, "If there were a rotatable round table with a smaller radius on top, wouldn't it be much more convenient for us to pick up the food?"

"Is it the kind from the Shanghai restaurant?"

Wang Pangzi looked at Li Xuewu with bright eyes and said, "I've seen the kind you're talking about in Shanghai; the Western restaurants have them."

"Heh heh heh."

Li Xuewu reached out and picked up a piece of food from the dish furthest from him, letting everyone see his posture.

After putting the food into his rice bowl, Li Xuewu nodded and said, "That's the kind I'm talking about."

"Oh my~"

Director Xia looked at Li Xuewu in surprise and said, "What you're talking about is really possible; there's no technical difficulty, right?"

Hearing him say this, Li Xuewu pointed at him, turned to Zhang Songying standing beside him, and said, "Go tell the kitchen to add a dish for our Director Xia; if there's ham, serve ham!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Songying got Li Xuewu's instruction, looked at Li Xuewu's smile, and understood what was going on.

She waved at the waiter standing at the restaurant's serving door, and then turned around again.

With a full face of smiles, she said to Director Xia, "Thank you, Director Xia, for supporting our guesthouse's work, thank you!"

As she spoke, she even bowed slightly.

"I... when did I..."

Director Xia was stunned by the two's double act, and then seeing the waiter really bring out a small plate of ham, he couldn't help but show a crying-laughing expression.

This was really forcing a duck onto the perch; if he didn't support this rotating dining table, it wouldn't work.

"Are you Director Zhang's soldier or Li Xuewu's soldier! Why are you setting an ambush for me with him!"

This Director Xia wasn't a simple character; who didn't know the guesthouse was under Logistics, originally managed by the Office, and now managed by Li Xuewu.

But saying it like this put the two together, and it was when Li Xuewu was walking with Wang Jingzhang.

Now Director Xia had dug a hole for Li Xuewu and hit Zhang Guoqi, and Zhang Guoqi's face was already a bit dark.

This was the most testing time for people; Li Xuewu couldn't speak. If he spoke, it would represent his incompetence in managing subordinates.

He could only wait for Zhang Songying to speak; Zhang Songying's answer could represent Li Xuewu's ability.

"Yo~ look at what you're saying, who in this room isn't my leader!"

Zhang Songying smiled, took the ham brought by the waiter, walked to Director Xia's right side, and placed the ham in front of him.

"If you also think about helping our guesthouse, then we are your soldiers."

As she spoke, she whispered to Director Xia, "I'll go report work to you with our Director Qin later."

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha."

The people around looked at Director Xia, who was embarrassed by Zhang Songying's words, and all laughed.

This old Xia had culture and level, and his professional ability was beyond doubt.

But there was one thing: he was afraid of his wife.

His wife was from the factory's Women's Federation and often went to his office to find him.

If she saw two women often going to his office...

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha."

Zhang Songying's answer could be considered to have won a full house, both saving Zhang Guoqi's face and pointing out the fact that Li Xuewu had been helping the guesthouse.

This time, it also explained who was good to the guesthouse, and the guesthouse would be good to whom.

Especially with a plate of ham being served, the meaning was expressed more vividly and clearly.

"You should hurry up and learn something good from Director Zhang and Division Chief Li!"

Director Xia smiled bitterly, placed the plate of ham in the middle of the table, and signaled everyone to eat together.

"I'll have the Design Section come over this afternoon for the rotating dining table matter; you don't have to go over!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Looking at Director Xia's appearance of being eager to clear his relationship, everyone laughed again.

Why else would they say female cadres in government units are hard to be? They have to be able to guard themselves and be open.

Because no matter how much importance is attached to the training of female cadres, male cadres are definitely the backbone.

In an environment where male cadres are in power, female cadres must both guard their own innocence and be able to get along with male comrades in language and work style.

If female cadres are all shy and reserved, then don't do the work.

So this time, although Zhang Songying still hoped to get support from the Technical Division, there were also faint ambiguous hints and teasing components.

This kind of teasing and rhetoric didn't hinder her from communicating work with Director Xia, and it could leave an impression of being open and daring to act in everyone's hearts.

When everyone looked at Li Xuewu again, they all had expressions of admiration and recognition.

And Li Xuewu also achieved the purpose of integrating into this collective through this proposal and joke.

This is what Li Xuewu said: everything must pay attention to ways and methods.

"Leaders, please enjoy."

Zhang Songying smiled and greeted them before going out.

Xu Sinian smiled as he watched Zhang Songying's back and whispered to Li Xuewu, "You chose this Deputy Director well; she really knows how to handle things."

"Heh."

Li Xuewu chuckled, lowered his head, and ate the cabbage in his bowl with a steamed bun.

Before leaving for training, Li Xuewu had already prepared the recommended list for cadre appointments in the Security Division.

And for the appointments of Qin Huairu and Zhang Songying, Li Xuewu still passed through Xu Sinian.

Qin Huairu succeeded Xu Ning as Director of the Guesthouse, and Zhang Songying was appointed Deputy Director of the Guesthouse.

Because of the closed and special nature of the guesthouse, their appointments didn't cause any waves in the environment of frequent adjustments in this position.

Because the guesthouse was the reserved land of the office, now that it was controlled by Li Xuewu, no one could touch it.

So, it didn't concern them, and who would care about a deputy section-level unit?

Zhang Songying cared.

Walking out of the restaurant, listening to the laughter and discussion inside, Zhang Songying walked to the front desk and looked down at the accommodation situation.

Although her eyes were looking, her heart was thinking about the various changes after she became a cadre.

There were changes in the attitudes of former colleagues, and changes in the attitudes of neighbors.

And the biggest change was her family.

Her mother-in-law no longer gave her a hard time, and her own man didn't dare to hit her anymore.

Happy families are all the same, but sad stories have their own sorrows.

From the outside, everyone's family is happy and perfect; only when you live it yourself do you know the bitterness and difficulty in marriage and life.

Before, Zhang Songying only dared to swallow her tears into her own stomach; now she dared to have a good cry.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Huairu walked out of the small canteen and saw Zhang Songying standing in front of the front desk with her head down, couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing."

Zhang Songying raised her head and smiled, looked at Qin Huairu and asked, "Have the leaders eaten?"

"Hmm."

Qin Huairu nodded and said, "Because a female leader came, it was very easy to arrange."

Zhang Songying glanced at the kitchen direction, pouted, and asked, "Why didn't you let her arrange it?"

"Why? Still holding a grudge?"

Qin Huairu gently pulled Zhang Songying's hand and walked toward the office.

There was no one in the office at this time.

Qin Huairu looked at Zhang Songying and said, "You are also a leader of the guesthouse now; we are one body, one glory, one damage."

"I know~"

Zhang Songying sat in the chair and said disdainfully, "Didn't you see the unwilling look in her eyes when you went in to serve the leaders?"

Qin Huairu chuckled and said, "What if she's unwilling? I wanted to let her serve, but she had to be able to serve; didn't you see Li Huai De scolding her the day before yesterday?"

"Heh."

Zhang Songying was talking about this matter; the day before yesterday, a Deputy Factory Director and a Deputy Secretary arrived, and they ate in that room in the small canteen at noon.

I don't know what happened, but Liu Lan was scolded by Li Huai De and went out of the room, never daring to enter again.

It was Li Huai De who named Qin Huairu, otherwise Qin Huairu wouldn't have bothered with her.

"She's also shameless; what is she trying to get?"

Zhang Songying sneered and said, "Serving him like that, in the end, he scolded her like a dog."

"Say less."

Qin Huairu poked Zhang Songying and said, "You were just talking about her, and now you're worrying about others."

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Zhang Songying also stopped talking.

"Hey, Li Xuewu got two certificates; what reward can he get?"

Qin Huairu looked at the curious Zhang Songying and said with a smile, "Li Huai De is going to invite him to dinner tonight; you keep him, and ask him slowly when you're in the quilt."

"Sister Qin~"

Hearing Qin Huairu's teasing, Zhang Songying called out chidingly.

Then she glanced at the door and said helplessly to Qin Huairu, "He already pointed a gun at me once; do I still have the guts to go!"

"What did he teach you?"

Qin Huairu smiled and gently pinched Zhang Songying, whispering in her ear.

On the restaurant side, after finishing the meal, Li Xuewu followed the team toward the office building again.

After entering the office building area, everyone separated.

Zhang Guoqi pointed to the opposite side and said, "Just heard from Old Wang of the Engineering Division that another building is going to be built here; it seems the Party Committee's department is moving out."

Li Xuewu glanced at the small garage and said, "Developing really fast!"

"Yeah, one step every year!"

Zhang Guoqi nodded with emotion and said, "The merged factories aren't just burdens; they also have a good side."

Looking at Li Xuewu's young face, he smiled and said, "The higher-ups might be studying our upgrade."

"Really?"

"Heard there's a discount for topping up tomorrow? Heh heh heh~~~" ===== CHAPTER 371 =====

Li Xuewu took a glance at the small garage and said, "It's developing really fast!"

"Indeed, a step up every year!"

Zhang Guoqi nodded and remarked with emotion, "The mills we merged aren't just a burden; they have their good sides too."

Looking at Li Xuewu's young face, he smiled and said, "The higher-ups might be studying the matter of our upgrade."

What Sha Zhu said yesterday was adding a meal for those personnel who arranged the venue.

Yu Decai timed Li Xuewu perfectly; when he went out the door, he happened to meet Director Zhang of the Logistics Division next door.