Chapter 377: I'm Not Joking

Yu Li tidied up the table nimbly, placing the leftovers on the windowsill in the kitchen.

It's cold outside, and because the glass absorbs heat, the food placed here won't spoil.

At this moment, seeing Li Xuewu going to the bathroom, she reminded him.

"Aren't you tired?"

Li Xuewu smiled and gave Yu Li a pat from behind.

"What are you doing!"

Yu Li was ambushed, glared at Li Xuewu with a coquettish look, and said: "Why are you like a child? Go sit on the side!"

Li Xuewu smiled wickedly: "Yo, the elasticity is not bad! Hahaha~"

Yu Li thought Li Xuewu was drunk and acting crazy, so she scolded him and didn't bother with him anymore, instead talking about things in the courtyard.

"It's already March, and the weather is unpredictable; it's hot during the day, but it's getting cold again at night."

Li Xuewu sat on the sofa, listening to Yu Li shuffling in her slippers, muttering idle gossip.

Perhaps Yu Li also felt that this state was the appearance of the home she idealized.

"Come, drink the soup while it's hot."

While speaking, Yu Li brought a bowl of soup out of the kitchen and placed it on the coffee table in front of Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu looked at the soup in the bowl, bent down to smell it, raised his head, and asked: "Why does this taste wrong? Did you add medicine?"

"You can't fall for the kind of trick Wu Dalang fell for!"

Yu Li looked at Li Xuewu with a smile and explained: "I asked your Aunt Liu for ginseng slices; I was afraid you wouldn't drink it, so I specifically cut them into small pieces."

"Heh."

Li Xuewu chuckled; he had suffered bitterly from the medicine pot at home some time ago, so he had always resisted the taste of medicine.

Seeing Yu Li teasing him at this moment, he could only pick up the bowl and start drinking.

This was also Yu Li's good intention; if he didn't appreciate it, what kind of person would he be?

"How did you think of going to my mother for ginseng slices?"

"It just happened."

Yu Li watched Li Xuewu start drinking the soup, smiled, went to the bathroom, drew a basin of hot water, and brought it out.

"In the evening, I said I would stew chicken soup for you. Brother Zhuzi told me about this in the kitchen, and Aunt Liu happened to meet him when she came to pick up Li Shu."

As she spoke, she helped Li Xuewu take off his socks and served him to soak his feet.

"Aunt Liu said that in the future, if I stew soup for you, just go home and get it, heh."

"This thing is just a psychological effect; the key nutrition is in that chicken."

Li Xuewu put down the soup spoon and said to Yu Li with a smile: "You dismantle that chicken, and we'll split it and eat it."

"You have too much to say!"

Yu Li scolded him; she thought Li Xuewu hadn't eaten enough just now, so she got up with a smile, went to the bathroom to wash her hands, and then went to the kitchen to carry the casserole.

In fact, Li Xuewu was already full, and the chicken soup was too greasy. He thought Yu Li had been busy all night and probably hadn't eaten much of the meal either.

That's why he wanted to bring the chicken over to split and eat together.

Yu Li also understood what Li Xuewu meant, so she was also happy at this moment.

"I'll do it; don't move your hands."

Yu Li pushed Li Xuewu's hand away, placed the casserole on the coffee table, tore the chicken meat into small pieces with her hands, and placed them in Li Xuewu's bowl.

She wanted to feed Li Xuewu, but her hand hesitated; after thinking about it, she felt too embarrassed.

Watching Li Xuewu staring at her hands, Yu Li scolded with a smile: "What are you looking at? Are you disgusted with yourself!"

"Heh, this has nothing to do with being disgusted, it..."

"Oh~ I washed my hands~"

Seeing Li Xuewu's embarrassed look, Yu Li said with a smile: "I was afraid you'd say that; I washed them very carefully just now."

Li Xuewu looked at Yu Li with a smile as she dismantled the meat on the chicken thigh and placed it in his bowl, while she picked the scraps of meat and placed them in her own bowl.

"Come, you eat this."

Li Xuewu swapped his bowl with Yu Li's, picked up the spoon, and started scooping the shredded meat and chicken soup to eat.

Watching Li Xuewu's movements, Yu Li felt warm in her heart; the feeling of being cared for is really good.

"Drink some soup."

Yu Li added soup to Li Xuewu's bowl with a spoon and placed the meat from the chicken breast in Li Xuewu's bowl.

"Alright, my stomach is full; I ate two steamed buns."

Li Xuewu blocked it with his hand, signaling Yu Li to eat herself.

Seeing Li Xuewu didn't want it, Yu Li picked up the bowl and started eating.

"Is your unit recruiting people?"

Li Xuewu drank the soup in the bowl, leaned on the sofa, and didn't expect Yu Li to ask about recruiting.

"How did you know?"

"I heard it at the recycling shop."

Yu Li scooped the soup, looked at Li Xuewu, and said: "The neighborhood office sent a notice, saying that those with a junior high school education or above, who are seventeen years old, and meet the conditions can go to sign up."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "We are recruiting, mainly for full-time firefighters, inspectors, guard teams, and security."

He explained to Yu Li, and seeing Yu Li's hesitant look, he asked: "What's wrong?"

This recruitment solved a big problem for the neighborhood office; previously, because there were few units for graduates to be assigned to, there was a surplus of personnel, which led to fighting and brawling.

They were all young men, exactly at the age when their fire was vigorous; they ignited as soon as they were lit.

Graduates who should have flowed into factories and units to participate in construction gathered in the neighborhood; wouldn't problems arise?

Although the thunderous storm some time ago suppressed this trend, the general environment was like this, and they forgot the pain after a few days.

As soon as they received the news of the Rolling Steel Mill's recruitment, the neighborhood office thought the message was conveyed incorrectly and was overjoyed after confirming it again and again before notifying the news.

At this time, arranging a job would cost a family's fortune; who wouldn't love this kind of job that comes for free?

Although the conditions for recruitment were a bit harsh and the number of people signing up was a bit high, as long as they participated, there would always be a possibility of being selected, right?

Actually, with these conditions, the recruitment standards of the Armed Forces Department every year were enough, but there were only so many quotas for being a soldier.

"It's his father."

Yu Li hesitated for a moment, but still said: "In the evening, he intercepted me and talked about Yan Jiefang, asking if it could be accommodated."

"Heh."

Li Xuewu smiled and asked: "Why didn't Third Uncle come to find me directly?"

Yu Li was quite sensitive; she lowered her head, took a sip of soup, and said: "It's about being thrifty; finding you would mean hurting his heart again."

After saying this, she raised her head and looked at Li Xuewu: "My meaning is not for you to help him, just pretend you don't know; we all live in the courtyard, don't bother with him."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded, not saying whether he would help or not, but instead asked about Yu Li.

"Is your third brother also waiting for a job at home?"

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, Yu Li's expression paused slightly, then she shook her head and said: "No, he's not from our neighborhood."

"Besides, he's clumsy and not that kind of material; let him stay at home, and next year my father will find him a wife, and let him run for it himself."

Li Xuewu nodded and didn't say anything, ending the topic just like that.

Seeing Yu Li still dismantling the meat on the chicken breast for him, he waved his hand and said: "I'm really not eating anymore; if I eat too much, I won't be able to sleep at night."

As he spoke, he pointed to the other chicken thigh in the casserole and said: "Eat the chicken thigh; the taste is really quite good."

"Understood, you drink another bowl of soup."

She agreed, but still filled a bowl of soup for Li Xuewu, paired with the meat dismantled earlier, and it was another full bowl.

"If you don't eat this chicken thigh, I'll take it to Yushui."

Yu Li looked at Li Xuewu and dismantled the chicken thigh in the casserole and placed it on the side.

Li Xuewu drank the chicken soup and meat in a few mouthfuls and asked with a smile: "Are you two sisters getting along okay?"

"Yushui is a good person."

Yu Li still sleeps with Yushui in Sha Zhu's main room; Sha Zhu slept on the heated kang in the inverted room for a few days after his sister got better; he loves that hot kang very much.

Later, because those boys came, he moved back.

But tonight, when Li Xuewu was talking to Sha Zhu in the east room, he saw Sha Zhu had moved back again.

In fact, Sha Zhu is also lonely; otherwise, he wouldn't be eager to hang out with those people in the inverted room.

If he could find a wife, he wouldn't be squeezing into this bachelor camp.

But ever since that Qin Laoliu incident, Sha Zhu hasn't been in the mood to deal with women anymore; now he looks quite happy laughing and joking in the inverted room.

Yu Li might not have eaten well in the evening, or maybe the chicken was a bit small; at this moment, she had dismantled it down to the skeleton.

She gnawed the chicken skeleton clean piece by piece, and finally forced Li Xuewu to drink a bowl of soup with her, and then put the chicken thigh she had left aside back into the casserole.

"Oh my, I haven't been this full in a long time!"

Yu Li rubbed her stomach with a face full of happiness, stood up, carried the casserole toward the kitchen, and said as she walked: "I said I would go back to sleep in her room, but Yushui wouldn't have it, insisting that I sleep in that room with her."

Li Xuewu took his feet out of the water and laughed: "It seems I have to sleep in an empty room alone tonight."

"Are you shameless!"

Yu Li scolded Li Xuewu, went to the bathroom to get a rag to wipe his feet, and walked over to wipe Li Xuewu's feet.

"Stand up and walk around; I'm going to let out the hot water."

"You also know that you can't take a bath after eating until you're full!"

Li Xuewu looked at Yu Li helplessly and said: "I said I wouldn't eat that much, but you insisted on making me eat!"

"Hurry up!"

Yu Li pushed Li Xuewu to walk forward a few steps and said: "Isn't it for your own good!"

"Hehehe."

Li Xuewu turned around with a smile, looked at Yu Li, and asked: "Do you want to exercise with me?"

"Go away!"

Without even looking at the wicked smile on Li Xuewu's face, Yu Li could hear the wicked intentions in Li Xuewu's words.

She was truly tired; why is this bad person like this!

Yu Li felt that Li Xuewu was a ship; she was desperately patching holes on the ship, while Li Xuewu was rushing forward with all his might.

"If you don't restrain yourself, I'll force you to drink soup every day."

After threatening Li Xuewu, Yu Li went to the kitchen with a smile.

Li Xuewu strolled to the inner room, took the plan he had shown Shen Fang and the other, clipped it with a folder, and took a pencil to write the outline while strolling.

This wasn't the first time Li Xuewu had written this, but many key contents still had to be carefully deliberated.

This is different from the Rolling Steel Mill; the Rolling Steel Mill could let him experiment and let him try and fail, but the Dongcheng side couldn't.

Making two mistakes in this kind of unit basically indicates that you are going to be out.

So Li Xuewu pays special attention to details in organizational structure construction, equipment and weapon configuration, logistics support measures, etc.

This platoon-level squad is organized according to the three-three system; Li Xuewu doesn't intend to use the platoon-squad designation anymore.

Because this might carry the color of the army, which would have some negative impact when executing tasks.

So the structure Li Xuewu set for this emergency response team is a three-plus-one structure.

Although it was a platoon-level team before it was transferred, Li Xuewu set it up according to the company level when building it.

Because only the company level has a complete command system and the conditions to complete combat independently.

The structure is set according to the form of a team, from top to bottom, in order: team, detachment, brigade, squad, and group.

Of course, Li Xuewu can't gather that many people now, so the actual structure only has team, squad, and group.

But Li Xuewu definitely wants to list the brigade and detachment above; it's not easy to get the right to run horses and circle land once, so Li Xuewu didn't add the word "general" in front of the team, which is considered restrained.

The full name of this emergency team is the Dongcheng Branch Public Security Special Service Team.

The team headquarters has a captain, a deputy captain, an instructor, a quartermaster, a clerk, two communications officers, and three drivers.

The Special Service Team oversees three conventional special service squads and one support squad.

They are the First Squad of the First Battalion of the First Detachment of the Special Service Team, the First Squad of the First Battalion of the Second Detachment of the Special Service Team, and the First Squad of the First Battalion of the Third Detachment of the Special Service Team, respectively.

There is also one more, which is the Special Service Team's directly subordinate support squad.

Never mind whether there are enough people for now; just get the framework set up first.

If you take this out and talk about it, good heavens, people won't know how many men you actually have.

Shen Fang said Li Xuewu was just burning newspapers at a grave—fooling the ghosts outside who didn't know the ropes.

Duan Youting said Li Xuewu was like a dung beetle drilling into cut cake—pretending to be a big date.

Li Xuewu interpreted these two men's words as sour grapes; if the two of them had come to do this, they definitely would have pulled together a team even bigger than his.

The permanent address for the Special Service Team requires Li Xuewu to go and inspect it on-site before it can be decided; at that time, the bureau will negotiate with the neighborhood and the district.

Li Xuewu first noted down the requirements regarding clothing styles, weapon combinations, tactical settings, and so on.

He has to go find materials and professional personnel to discuss and study them before he can make a final decision.

Therefore, Li Xuewu's work is not easy; it can be said that starting from Monday, he has already entered a busy state.

He has to attend and organize dinner parties both yesterday and today, and this won't be rare in the days to come.

The plan he studied during training is also slowly brewing.

Just as he was holding the draft and studying it, Yu Li walked over and urged: "Alright, go take a bath."

"Okay."

Li Xuewu agreed, and the pencil in his hand wrote down his temporary thoughts and the time at the very end, making it convenient to continue his current train of thought next time.

"Don't bother washing the clothes; wash them tomorrow."

Li Xuewu advised Yu Li, put down the paper and pen, and walked toward the bathroom.

Yu Li went into the room to find a dry bath towel and a hand towel, and also found clean underwear for Li Xuewu.

"Even if you let me wash, I wouldn't wash them anymore; it's not good to go back too late."

"I've done a wrong thing out of good intentions for myself!"

Li Xuewu sighed, took off his pajamas, stepped into the bathtub, looked back at Yu Li, and said: "Don't you think so?"

"Think your head; every day you're just thinking about that little thing."

Yu Li reached out to test the water temperature and added some hot water to it.

Letting Li Xuewu soak inside, she took a mop and wiped the floor of the room again.

The smell of the dinner table was just too strong; there was still the scent of liquor and food in the room.

After the hot water tank in the kitchen was full, Yu Li took a towel, wrapped it around her hand, soaked it in the bathtub, and started scrubbing Li Xuewu from his face down.

It was supposed to be a back scrub, but seeing Li Xuewu's shameless look, Yu Li reached out and slapped him, so she had no choice but to give him a full-body scrub.

"I heard them say you fired a gun over at the Beihai skating rink?"

"How did you know?"

Li Xuewu turned his face to look at Yu Li; she basically never went out, so could this news have spread so widely? The speed was just too fast.

"Smack!"

Yu Li slapped Li Xuewu on the shoulder, signaling him to sit still, then continued her hand movements while asking in return: "You don't even look at what's next to that Beihai skating rink; the impact is huge."

Li Xuewu also didn't expect Yu Li to have this kind of insight; did she think of it herself, or did she hear it from others?

Next to that Beihai skating rink is Z-Nanhai, and it was probably this year—Li Xuewu also forgot the approximate time—that Beihai was about to be closed off.

He didn't know the specific reason; anyway, it was surrounded and people weren't allowed to play there, and it only opened again several years later.

This was also the reason why he didn't want to meddle in affairs over there.

If it weren't for the emergency situation that day, and if it weren't for Gu Ning asking her to help, Li Xuewu wouldn't have dared to fire that shot so easily.

Needless to say, the people on the island over there must have heard the gunshot.

But it's possible the security guards saw the situation here, or the area around the skating rink was relatively open, so the sound wasn't loud.

Anyway, no cadres came over to ask that day, or maybe they did come, but Li Xuewu had already left.

As for the purpose of Li Xuewu's shot, no one paid attention to it at the time, but Director Zheng had seen it and even asked about it jokingly.

Li Xuewu also refused to admit it and replied with a joke.

Now hearing that his shot had spread so widely, he couldn't help but think about how to answer if someone asked again in the future.

Yes, Li Xuewu's shot had the element of intentionally blowing the matter up, even though it was a coincidence and a last resort.

Li Xuewu didn't know much about Wang Yajuan's family background and hadn't paid attention to this issue before.

But thinking that it was no better than those bad boys, if he handled it softly, there might be problems.

So he thought about blowing the matter up to give Wang Yajuan's family some room to maneuver.

Li Xuewu did this kind of thing just because he did it; he didn't expect Wang Yajuan to understand, nor did he expect Wang Yajuan's family to thank him.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of those parents coming to retaliate against him either.

Because he didn't do anything; he just stopped a group of children from fighting.

He wasn't the one who handled the problem, and the parties involved had nothing to do with him; the presence of Gu Ning was the best proof of that.

"It's nothing, just happened to run into it."

Li Xuewu handed his arm to Yu Li and lay in the bathtub with his eyes closed.

"There are too many idlers in society now, so there are many things happening; be careful when you go out on the street, and don't go out when it gets dark."

"Got it."

Yu Li agreed and nodded, saying: "What kind of door can I go out of? I'm busy in these few houses every day."

Li Xuewu understood Yu Li's hard work and nodded, saying: "Tell the old man and the second master that the three of you and Xiao Yan should take turns resting, and you should go home and take a look too."

"Forget it."

Yu Li smiled and said: "Who can rest? It's the busiest time; if I ask for leave, my family won't even have food to eat; will you cook it?"

"Hahaha."

Li Xuewu asked with a light laugh: "Are you saying we were all starving before you came to the inverted house?"

"Go away!"

Yu Li slapped Li Xuewu's naughty big hand and scolded: "If you mess around again, I won't scrub you anymore!"

Li Xuewu knew it was impossible today; this woman had an inexplicable stubbornness and possessiveness toward his body.

This... Yu Li wouldn't propose any sustainable development goals, would she?

"Even if you guys could cook, I wouldn't rest."

Yu Li soaked Li Xuewu's arm in the bathtub and helped him scrub his body.

"I like being busy; it's better to be busy, so I don't think about anything; when I'm idle, my heart feels empty."

Li Xuewu opened his eyes and looked at Yu Li, knowing that she was also suffering in her heart.

No matter how ruthless and strong the appearance, a woman is ultimately a woman.

A man's ruthlessness is in his heart; a woman's ruthlessness is on her lips.

He didn't know what her attitude toward Yan Jiecheng was, but no matter what the attitude, they were ultimately husband and wife for a time.

Having that person and not having that person is ultimately different.

And this is not just a question of whether that person is there or not; it's about unwillingness to accept it.

Yu Li went out to work for the sake of a house and a good life; it was for these that she followed Li Xuewu.

But now she has a job, and the house and good life are coming soon, but the person who walked with her at the beginning is gone.

Instead, Li Xuewu, who had different intentions at the beginning, is good to her.

Maybe this is roughly what life should have been like.

"Then I'll arrange more work for you and keep you busy."

"Go away!"

Yu Li naturally knew that Li Xuewu was playing bad again, because she saw it.

When scrubbing Li Xuewu's belly, she couldn't help but reach into the water and touch him.

"Hahahaha."

Seeing Li Xuewu suddenly open his eyes and stare at her, Yu Li covered her mouth and laughed out loud.

"This is what you asked for yourself!"

"Ah!"

What kind of person is Li Xuewu? He is a person with a very strong social heart.

Can he watch Yu Li say her heart feels empty?

Although Yu Li begged for mercy, he still spent more than an hour making Yu Li's heart feel full.

Yu Li watched this living bandit lie down, and in her anger, she still gave him a slap.

"What should I say when I go back?"

"You don't care after doing bad things, right?"

Seeing Li Xuewu not speaking, Yu Li pinched Li Xuewu again in her anger.

Li Xuewu opened his eyes and looked at the shy face above his head and said: "What to say? Whoever asks, tell them to come and ask me."

"Go away!"

Yu Li sat on the edge of the kang, put on her clothes, rubbed the place that had just been grabbed by this living master, and couldn't help but spit.

"Not even ashamed!"

"Hehe."

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to this woman who played hard to get and scolded the cook after being full; now he has a good mentality and sincerely hopes for world peace.

Yu Li tidied herself up and hurried to the kitchen to bring out the casserole.

Before leaving, she said to the inner room: "I'm leaving."

Li Xuewu's response to her was the sound of snoring that had already started.

"Hmph~ you sleep fast!"

Scolding Li Xuewu, Yu Li hurriedly changed her slippers and walked toward the middle courtyard.

It was almost eleven o'clock by now, and there was no one walking in the courtyard; only the main room was still lit, obviously Yu Shui was waiting for Yu Li.

Seeing Yu Li walk in with the casserole, Yu Shui scolded: "Why are you so busy until so late?"

"Hi, that room is full of smells."

Yu Li had already thought of more than a dozen excuses when she was pressed on the kang by Li Xuewu.

Now she chose the most suitable one, which meant Li Xuewu vomited.

Li Xuewu really vomited, but he didn't vomit on the floor.

"You drank so much!"

Yu Shui put down the book in her hand, tightened the clothes draped over her body, and said: "Didn't you finish drinking at nine o'clock?"

"Isn't that so."

Yu Li put the casserole on the dining table and said to Yu Shui: "Come, I left you a chicken leg."

"Really!"

As soon as Yu Shui heard there was a chicken leg, she smiled and got off the ground with her clothes draped over her.

She opened the lid of the casserole and looked; it was quite fragrant.

"Thank you, sister~"

"Eat quickly."

Yu Li smiled, washed her hands with hot water, and wiped the hand oil on the cabinet.

Yu Shui sat on the stool, looking at Yu Li's smiling face, which was obviously different from her state a few days ago.

"Is there any good news?"

"What?"

"I'm asking you, is there any good news?"

Yu Shui took a bite of the chicken leg and looked at Yu Li and said: "Look at your glowing face."

"Hahahaha."

Yu Li knew that Yu Shui was a girl and didn't understand what this was called post-event glow.

It's good that Yu Shui doesn't understand, otherwise she really wouldn't know how to fool her.

"Yes."

Yu Li smiled, and then said while getting into the quilt: "It's about the house; isn't it spring now?"

"Oh my, what should I do without you in my quilt!"

"Hahahaha."

Looking at the emotional Yu Shui, Yu Li laughed: "How did you sleep before?"

"Isn't this different~"

Yu Shui didn't know what it felt like to have such a thoughtful sister, but she just felt that she slept soundly.

Looking at the chicken leg in her hand, He Yu Shui suddenly had an idea.

"Sister Yu."

"Hmm."

Yu Li took a sip of water from her cup; maybe she sweated a lot just now, and she was thirsty now.

"Why don't you be my sister-in-law!"

"Pfft~~~"

"Cough, cough, cough~"

"Is it worth being so surprised!"

Yu Shui hurriedly put down the chicken leg in her hand, wiped her hands with the rag on the table, and walked to Yu Li's side to help her pat her back.

"Cough, cough~"

Yu Li coughed a few more times, looked up at Yu Shui and said: "I shouldn't have brought you a chicken leg; you are returning kindness with enmity!"

"Hee hee~"

Seeing that Yu Li was better, Yu Shui hugged Yu Li's arm and said: "I just can't bear to part with you."

"How old are you, still acting like a baby~"

Yu Li glared at Yu Shui coquettishly, then leaned against the head of the bed, looked at Yu Shui and said: "You can't say this kind of joke randomly in the future!"

"I'm not joking~"

Yu Shui looked at Yu Li and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Yu Li holding her hand.

"If you say it again, I really won't be able to live with you."

While speaking, Yu Li touched Yu Shui's face with her hand and said: "Everything is fate, nothing is up to people; what I said about wanting to live alone is true."

"Sigh~"

Yu Shui also sighed and said: "It would be great if my brother could find a sister-in-law as good as you."

"Hahahaha, you still think you are a child!"

Yu Li smiled and said: "You will have your own family in the future, and your brother will have his own family; can you still live together forever?"

She understands Yu Shui's personality; sometimes she is very independent, and sometimes she is very childish.

It should be caused by not having a mother since childhood, and she shows a very obvious need for maternal love.

"Go eat the chicken leg, don't let it get cold."

"Hmm."

Yu Shui sat back at the dining table and started eating the chicken leg.

Looking at Yu Shui who looked a bit regretful, Yu Li smiled and just took it as a joke.

Yu Li knew that if she proposed to find someone, Li Xuewu would definitely not stop her, and might even give her great help.

This is due to innate conditions, because she cannot be Li Xuewu's legitimate wife.

Li Xuewu will definitely not delay her, but she doesn't want to leave Li Xuewu anymore.

Having seen the vastness of the sea, who can still miss the small river they came from?

Having seen such an excellent man, anyone else will unconsciously make comparisons.

Comparing people will kill you; how can you compare?

So Yu Li has made up her mind; rather than being a punching bag for others to give birth to children for a lifetime, it is better to be free now.

Eating well, drinking well, spending money without restraint, not counting the wages given by the recycling station every month, just talking about Li Xuewu's side.

Li Xuewu handed over the entire backyard to her to manage, including the keys to those drawers and cabinets.

There are Li Xuewu's monthly wages and notes in those drawers, which are also handed over to her for safekeeping.

And he has never restricted how much money she should spend in a month, how to spend it, or who to spend it on.

From time to time, Li Xuewu also brings things back for her, thinking of her, thinking of her family.

With such conditions, what else does she have to be picky about? The better Li Xuewu treats her, the better she wants to treat Li Xuewu.

Although Li Xuewu let her spend the money in the drawer and let her spend the notes in the drawer, she refused to spend a penny indiscriminately.

Every account was written in the diary account; Li Xuewu saw it and threw it away once, but it was picked up by her again.

Li Xuewu saw her stubbornness and followed her.

Yu Li has her own persistence, because she knows that those who should know about her relationship with Li Xuewu probably already know.

At least the old lady of the Li family knows, and Li Xuewu's parents probably already know.

Yu Li is not a fool; she can judge from the tone of voice.

Previously, Liu Yin had looked for her; although she didn't say it clearly, she also hinted at her.

But looking at her serving Li Xuewu, her heart is all on Li Xuewu.

Stewing soup, washing and scrubbing, and tidying up the clothes for going out.

Parents know best what kind of personality their children have; Li Xuewu is not a diligent person.

But seeing Li Xuewu go out every day looking smooth and clean, even his hair is combed meticulously, she knows whose credit it is.

If it was just for a day or two, Liu Yin could still think it was done for her to see.

But after a long time, one can tell from the look in Yu Li's eyes when she looks at Li Xuewu whether it is sincere or not.

So Liu Yin only hinted at it once, and never said it again.

Li Shun wanted to talk to Li Xuewu, but was stopped by the old lady.

It cannot be said that the old lady is a person of the old society, nor can it be said that the old lady's thinking is conservative.

The old lady's meaning is that children and grandchildren have their own blessings; how can a boy who stands up for himself not be romantic?

The old lady has never talked about the problem of Li Xuewu having many objects; it's called being urine-like for children and grandchildren to be liked by girls; no one likes it, that's the problem.

So for Yu Li's appearance, the old lady chose to wait and see; there will eventually be a solution.

Li Shun also thought that his son is a cadre now, and he can't be beaten if he doesn't obey like before.

Now that he doesn't obey, he can only listen to the old lady and wait and see.

Yu Li felt the change in the Li family's attitude toward her, and she was also happy from the bottom of her heart.

Knowing that this is temporarily accepting her, she doesn't have so many demands.

She didn't think about using this to threaten anything, just thinking that it would be good to go on like this.

If, if one day Li Xuewu gives her a child or two, she will be content for the rest of her life.

Don't look at Li Xuewu not caring about protective measures today, but she knows that if Li Xuewu doesn't nod, she can't have it.

So when Yu Shui proposed the matter of Seeing Sha Zhu today, she refused without even thinking about it.

Not to mention the age gap between the two, not to mention the gap in conditions, let alone how people in this courtyard look at it.

Yu Li simply has no intention of looking for anyone else; once the matter of Yan Jiecheng is resolved, she will be liberated.

Waiting for Li Xuewu's wife to enter the door, Yu Li will only be busy with the affairs of the inverted house and the west courtyard.

If Li Xuewu doesn't say anything, she will definitely not come to the backyard.

At that time, the keys will be given to whoever should be given; if the new wife dislikes it, then she will live her own life.

But she thinks Li Xuewu has arrangements for her, because Li Xuewu has said this, but didn't elaborate.

Some things cannot be elaborated, such as what happened in the backyard last night.

On Wednesday morning, Li Xuewu sat in the east room of the inverted house eating breakfast, looking at Yu Li who was busy.

It is still the old saying that is right, there is only an exhausted ox, there is no...

"Section Chief."

Li Xuewu had just finished eating and was standing in the west courtyard watching everyone take the car, and the command car entered the hutong on time.

Sha Qizhi also saw Li Xuewu standing in the courtyard, dodged the tricycle, walked into the courtyard, and greeted Li Xuewu.

"Hmm, hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded, waved to Wen Saner who was going out, and then asked: "Have you eaten breakfast?"

"Ate, ate at home."

Sha Qizhi was talking to Li Xuewu when he saw a woman walk over and hand over a handbag.

Although he didn't know her, Sha Qizhi glanced at Li Xuewu and took it politely.

This bag was found by Yu Li from the warehouse; it was not new, and it should have been collected together with someone else's ransacked goods.

The style is the kind of briefcase from the Republic of China; although there are traces of use, it is still very new, and the style is not flashy.

Li Xuewu didn't pay much attention to these things; they were all prepared by Yu Li.

Including morning clothes matching, shoes, hairstyle, and document organization, all were handled by Yu Li.

Seeing that Sha Qizhi said he had eaten breakfast, he pointed to the direction of the command car and said: "Then let's go; there's a lot of work today, right?"

"Yes."

Sha Qizhi agreed, carrying the bag one step ahead of Li Xuewu to open the car door.

"No need, I'll do it myself."

Li Xuewu held down the car door, and without waiting for Sha Qizhi to say anything, he opened the car door and got into the car.

Although Li Xuewu had already said last time that he didn't need him to open the car door, the leader's words are sometimes not serious.

So Sha Qizhi was prepared to continue today, but didn't expect Li Xuewu to be serious.

Watching Li Xuewu get into the car, Sha Qizhi had no choice but to carry the bag, open the passenger door, and jump into the car.

"Boom~"

The guard driving stepped on the gas pedal, shifted gears, and drove out of the hutong.

The curb weight of this command car has increased by one level after modification, so the engine will naturally be a bit sluggish when driving.

But it's not that serious, but these guards still feel that this command car is fleshy, not as refreshing as the GAZ in the small car class when stepping on the gas pedal.

So they like to step on the gas pedal before starting, thinking that the engine speed and temperature will rise.

Watching the jeep leave the hutong, the third master who was pushing the bicycle and standing at the door narrowed his eyes.

Why did the driver change?

Could it be that his eldest son is sick? Or...

At this time, the second master Liu Haizhong pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard, saw Yan Fugui blocking the road, and coughed.

"Ahem~"

"Oh, second master, going to work?"

The third master was startled when he heard the sound, then turned his head to look, and it was the second master.

"Indeed!"

Liu Haizhong looked at the hutong entrance, saw nothing, and turned his head to look at Yan Fugui.

"What are you looking at blocking the door?"

"Nothing, hehe, nothing."

Yan Fugui waved his hand and stammered a few words, then saw the second master was about to leave, and asked: "Hey, second master, have you heard, your factory is recruiting people!"

"Hmph, can I not know about the affairs in our factory?"

After asking a rhetorical question, he turned his head to look at Yan Fugui who followed and asked: "If you have anything to say, say it quickly; I'm in a hurry to go to work."

Yan Fugui looked at the bicycle Liu Haizhong was pushing, which was in better condition than his own, and felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart.

He used to be the only one with a means of transportation among the three masters in this courtyard.

"That, I'm just asking, my second son..."

"No chance!"

Liu Haizhong waved his hand and said: "The conditions are very strict; even our third son won't make it."

While speaking, he looked at Yan Fugui with his upper eyelids drooping and said: "Or, why don't you try the trick your eldest son used before?"

"You!"

Yan Fugui knew that Liu Haizhong was mocking him, but looking at the second master who was already pedaling his bicycle away, he had no choice.

Li Xuewu has been offended to death; Yan Fugui can't bring himself to beg him now.

But seeing his second son is about to graduate, and seeing this opportunity right in front of him, sigh~

Thinking of the eldest son Liu Haizhong just mentioned, Yan Fugui couldn't help but look toward the recycling shop.

I don't know if the eldest daughter-in-law told Li Xuewu or not.

She did, she really did, and Li Xuewu is also arranging it.

Just after Sha Qizhi finished reporting Li Xuewu's morning and afternoon itinerary today, Li Xuewu arranged a few more items.

One of them is to speed up the selection of personnel, implement the relevant selection system, and put the training on the agenda as soon as possible.

Arranging the itinerary for the leader is the basic work of every secretary.