Chapter 540: Shameless Person

"Good."

Li Li Xuewu reached out and took the materials handed over by Yu Yu Decai. They were very thick and bound very neatly.

Obviously, Yu Yu Decai put a lot of effort into this work, after all, he still had to preside over the daily work of the Comprehensive Office.

In fact, this work could be handed over to a director-level cadre in the office to lead a few people to do it.

But Li Li Xuewu said the importance of this

So, Yu De was the one who personally presided over it.

Although there were personnel turnover and shortages during the period, fortunately, it was completed on time.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Li Li Xuewu lowered his head to look at the documents, affirming Yu De's opinion in his mouth.

"Speaking of hard work, I must also commend Comrade Zhou Yao from the section."

Yu De was not stingy with praise for his subordinates, but it had to be in front of the leadership.

He was not afraid that his subordinates' abilities would surpass his own or replace him, so he spoke very sincerely.

"Although there were mistakes like unfamiliarity with the work during the initial stage, her learning ability is very strong."

Yu De smiled and looked at Li Li Xuewu, who had raised his head to glance at him, and then continued: "Also, when there were personnel changes, Zhou Yao took the initiative to shoulder the main text organization work."

As he spoke, he gestured toward the document in Li Li Xuewu's hand and said, "It can be said that more than half of the credit here belongs to Zhou Yao."

"What for?"

Li Li Xuewu looked up with amusement and glanced at Yu De again, saying, "It's not yet time to discuss rewards based on merit."

"Hehe, Director Yu is truly eager to cherish talent."

Sha Sha Qizhi walked over and placed two cups of tea in front of Li Li Xuewu and Yu De respectively.

Yu De looked at Sha Sha Qizhi, who was speaking up for him, and smiled: "I am even more delighted to see your growth; your learning ability is much more formidable than Zhou Yao's."

"Director Yu, please don't 'sell your own melons' in front of the leadership."

Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and modestly replied: "How could I compare to a university student? Besides, we are all your soldiers; you are now suspected of showing off."

"Hahahaha~"

Yu De laughed and said: "If I don't help you claim credit in front of the leadership at this time, what will you do if the leadership forgets you?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled, signed his name on the proposal, and handed the document in his hand to Sha Sha Qizhi.

"I have never been afraid of people 'selling their own melons,' and I am even less afraid of people recommending themselves."

As he spoke, he picked up his teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and continued: "As long as one has ability, they can find a stage to showcase it in the Security Division."

"I firmly believe in this."

Yu De looked at Li Li Xuewu and said: "Take the three university students who came this time, for example."

Mentioning this, Yu De first sighed, then laughed at himself and continued: "If people didn't know better, they would think our Security Division lacks the capacity to tolerate others, and that our section is squeezing out excellent talent."

"If you think that way, you are mistaken."

Sha Sha Qizhi stood by the desk and said to Li Li Xuewu and the other man: "Don't let me hear such talk, otherwise I will stand right in front of them—this is the example."

Li Li Xuewu smiled as he looked at Sha Sha Qizhi and said, "I think you look like a chestnut, and a sugar-roasted one at that."

Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and said: "That's also from being tanned while inspecting with you, sir; I used to be quite fair."

"Hehe."

Yu De shook his head and said: "But I'm not worried about others saying that anymore, because people in the agency are all mocking us for not being able to retain talent, having had our thunder stolen by Section Chief Wang."

"If we can't retain them, then we can't."

Li Li Xuewu chuckled and said: "If others say the Security Division is a dispensable department, do I have to go and fight them over it?"

"You would definitely win."

Yu De smiled and confirmed this, then began to formally report his work to Li Li Xuewu.

Every Monday, the heads of the five sections would report their relevant business work to Li Li Xuewu in order.

There was no need for Sha Sha Qizhi to be present at this time, so he took the dual-plan materials Li Li Xuewu had given him and went out the door.

Passing by the large office, he happened to see Zhou Yao coming out carrying a thermos, and she even took the initiative to greet Sha Sha Qizhi.

Sha Sha Qizhi looked at Zhou Yao and asked: "Didn't get enough rest? How does it feel to work with the Director?"

"If I say I'm tired, would that be bad?"

Zhou Yao smiled. The hot water room was in the auxiliary building, so she carried the thermos and walked downstairs with Sha Sha Qizhi.

"But I've really learned a lot these days; the Director has taught me a lot, even though it's really tiring."

"Doing the work of three people, of course it's tiring."

Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhou Yao and said affirmatively: "But you should be glad that you don't have to sit idly in a corner doing nothing."

Seeing Zhou Yao looking a bit dazed, Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and said: "One year, two years, three years, five years—can you hold on? Will you become like those old slackers in the office?"

Zhou Yao looked at Sha Sha Qizhi and said: "I don't dare to think about it."

"Hehe, no need to think."

Sha Sha Qizhi said very frankly: "That was my work state before, so you are lucky; don't complain about being too tired."

"I understand."

Zhou Yao understood that Sha Sha Qizhi was doing this for her own good; complaints in government units easily become one's own stumbling blocks.

Because some leaders have very little tolerance and easily make things difficult for such people.

Zhou Yao was very grateful for Sha Sha Qizhi's proactive help. She knew Sha Sha Qizhi was a good person; whenever she had questions about content she didn't understand these days, he would patiently teach her.

"Are you very envious of Huang Huang Shiwen and the others?"

Sha Sha Qizhi said while walking down the stairs: "This is very normal; I also only reached the rank of section member after five years, and I was very envious of those who made progress."

Zhou Yao fell silent. As university students from the same school, of course, she wouldn't feel that her ability and knowledge were inferior to Huang Huang Shiwen and the others.

But upon arriving at the factory, their situations were changing. This wasn't like school, where one could surpass them just by studying hard.

Instead, there were too many external factors constraining her. She needed to be like a primary school student, readjust her mindset, and learn the unspoken rules of the agency.

"Rather than being envious to the point of self-pity,"

Sha Sha Qizhi turned to look at Zhou Yao and said: "It's better to lower your head for now and learn how to walk well. When you need to raise your head again, you will find that they haven't left you too far behind; you just need to use the running movements you've already learned to catch up to them and surpass them."

"Thank you."

Zhou Yao pursed her lips and smiled, thanking Sha Sha Qizhi very sincerely.

By this time, they had reached the entrance. Zhou Yao stood still, looked at Sha Sha Qizhi, and said: "I will work steadily, lay a good foundation, and then set off."

"Mm, as long as you know that."

Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and said: "You haven't officially graduated yet; the so-called cadres are just positions, not ranks, and they are definitely not necessarily the positions you will have when you are assigned after graduation. Everything is undecided."

Looking at the document in his hand, Sha Sha Qizhi smiled at Zhou Yao: "Let me tell you something; your fatigue might be eased quite a bit."

Just as Zhou Yao was looking at him in confusion, Sha Sha Qizhi whispered: "The Director praised you to the leadership, and the leadership also affirms your ability."

"Really?!"

Zhou Yao asked in surprise, then waved her hands in a flustered manner, hurriedly explaining: "I didn't mean you..."

"Hehe, no need to explain."

Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and nodded: "Be humble and prudent, and continue to work hard."

"Yes."

Zhou Yao smiled and gave Sha Sha Qizhi a salute, then walked toward the water room with light steps.

Sha Sha Qizhi watched Zhou Yao's back with a smile. Although he couldn't see her face, this girl must be unable to stop smiling right now.

If he had encountered such an opportunity and a noble person back then, what would he be like now?

After sighing, Sha Sha Qizhi took the materials and went to the main office building.

Just as he entered the main building lobby, he saw many workers cleaning the walls and floors.

Even the long-accumulated blackboards were being repainted, and the mobile wooden bulletin boards were being cleaned by two workers with hot water and steel brushes.

The glass lamps imported from Albania a few years ago were being dismantled for cleaning. Sha Sha Qizhi remembered this scene only happening when the "Great Great Great Leader" came.

Passing by the workers cleaning the stairs, Sha Sha Qizhi met Huang Huang Shiwen on the second floor, who was directing the workers' operations.

"Section Chief Sha."

Huang Huang Shiwen was growing up fast; she now knew how to address Sha Sha Qizhi.

Sha Sha Qizhi nodded and asked with a smile: "Haven't heard that a leader is coming?"

"Shouldn't have been notified yet."

Huang Huang Shiwen pursed her lips with some pride. They were the Service Section; if there was a service reception, they would definitely be the first to know.

"However, even if the leader doesn't come, our section still needs to improve hygiene and service."

"Good, good, indeed it should be like this."

Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and nodded, expressing his affirmation of Huang Huang Shiwen's work.

Then he pointed upstairs and said: "I'm going to deliver materials to the leader; you go ahead with your work."

"Okay, Section Chief Sha."

Huang Huang Shiwen smiled and greeted Sha Sha Qizhi, but when she turned back, she became serious again, continuing to supervise the workers' cleaning.

When Sha Sha Qizhi delivered the document to Xu Sinian's office, he asked an extra question; it turned out to be related to the document in his hand.

According to the instructions of the head of government affairs, they were to take the Xingcheng earthquake as an opportunity to establish a professional earthquake defense department.

Now many units were reporting their respective losses and work achievements during the earthquake.

Here, the Rolling Mill's real-time reports after several earthquakes had attracted the attention of those above.

There was no way not to notice; except for the first time which caused casualties, there were no deaths in the subsequent times, and because of the implementation of the dual-plan, achievements were made in earthquake rescue and emergency handling.

So when the expert group went to the disaster area, many leaders wanted to come to the Rolling Mill to take a look.

Not for anything else, they just wanted to see how the Rolling Mill, which also had no early warning information, achieved such work results.

Xu Sinian looked at the document submitted by Sha Sha Qizhi, raised his eyebrows, and asked: "Your section chief was promoting the dual-plan and the work done by your section like crazy a while ago; did he guess this would happen long ago?"

"How would I know that?"

Sha Sha Qizhi smiled and said: "I'm just a clerk; you should ask the leader about the leader's affairs yourself."

"You've learned to be bad!"

Xu Sinian pointed at Sha Sha Qizhi with a stern face, then also smiled and said: "I knew he wouldn't miss any opportunity to take advantage. Alright, it's time to turn things around; the factory is going to be lively."

Sha Sha Qizhi didn't mind Xu Sinian's teasing, but leaned in and whispered: "Should I convey this 'time to turn things around' to our leader?"

"I'll kill you!"

Xu Sinian smiled and made a move to strike, and Sha Sha Qizhi also smiled, dodged, and went out the door.

With the increase in time spent with Li Li Xuewu, Sha Sha Qizhi's growth was also visible.

He wouldn't have dared to joke with Xu Sinian before, and Xu Sinian wouldn't have joked with him, or even known him, because his rank was too low.

But now Sha Sha Qizhi could take the initiative to help Li Li Xuewu maintain relationships in the factory, help Li Li Xuewu handle some matters that were inconvenient for him to appear in, and help Li Li Xuewu handle work business arrangements.

It could be said that Sha Sha Qizhi's secretarial internship stage had ended; he had officially graduated and could be a qualified secretary.

A little past eleven o'clock at noon, Li Li Xuewu had just finished talking with Jiang Jiang Zhiben when he saw Sha Sha Qizhi walk in.

"Director, there is a female comrade surnamed Mu looking for you."

"Mu?"

Li Li Xuewu frowned slightly and asked: "Where is she?"

"In the reception room."

Sha Sha Qizhi didn't know who the visitor was, but because of the gender, he appeared very cautious.

Another thing was that the visitor hadn't explained her purpose or her relationship with Li Li Xuewu to him.

Li Li Xuewu guessed who it was. As he stood up, he said to Sha Sha Qizhi: "It's almost time; you go ahead and get busy. We'll go to the brigade in the afternoon."

"Okay."

Sha Sha Qizhi knew this was a private matter, nodded, and went to get busy with his own work after Li Li Xuewu went out.

Li Li Xuewu walked to the reception room and took a look; it was indeed Gu Ning's sister-in-law, Mu Mu Hongyan.

"Sister-in-law, how did you find your way here?"

Mu Mu Hongyan stood up from the chair, looked at Li Li Xuewu, and asked back: "Is it not allowed?"

"Hehe, how could that be?"

Li Li Xuewu smiled, walked into the room, gestured, and said: "Shall we go to my office and sit for a while?"

"I came to talk to you."

Mu Mu Hongyan didn't take Li Li Xuewu's bait, added with a somewhat cold expression: "About Aunt Xiao Ning."

Li Li Xuewu nodded and asked: "Did Gu Ning ask you to come?"

"No, it was me."

Mu Mu Hongyan looked at Li Li Xuewu and said: "Can't you talk to me?"

"Hehe, I can."

Li Li Xuewu nodded again, then looked at the time on his hand and said: "It's lunchtime; let me treat you to a meal, and we can talk slowly."

"Okay."

Mu Mu Hongyan picked up her handbag from the chair and said while walking out: "But keep it simple; let's just go to your reception center."

Li Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows as he watched the back of Mu Mu Hongyan, who had already stepped out the door first.

Thinking of Mu Mu Hongyan's attitude toward him that day, plus the posture of coming to hold him accountable today, it looked like he was doomed to be unable to escape today?

The Security Building was neither far nor near from the reception center, about three to five minutes on the road, but neither Li Li Xuewu nor Mu Mu Hongyan spoke.

This combination did attract some attention, because Li Li Xuewu rarely had such public, one-on-one contact with female comrades of the same age.

Another thing was Mu Mu Hongyan, who was very beautiful but not from the Rolling Mill.

Neither of them cared much about these prying eyes until Li Li Xuewu led her into the reception center.

The dining time for the small canteen of the reception center was from 11:30 to 1:00. During this period, cadres at or above the deputy section level in the factory would come to dine, and personnel staying in the reception center would also come down to dine.

But generally speaking, cadres who came here to dine would also get off work at the normal time.

It was rare for someone like Li Li Xuewu to come early, so Zhang Zhang Songying came out to greet them as soon as she saw them.

But what she saw was Li Li Xuewu leading in a young woman whose height and appearance did not lose to her own.

Li Li Xuewu nodded to Zhang Zhang Songying, who was a bit stunned, and then said: "Help me arrange a private room."

"No need."

Mu Mu Hongyan had clearly already discovered her target, just didn't know if this one was from Li Li Xuewu's courtyard or the Rolling Mill.

But seeing this beautiful woman, she must be related to Li Li Xuewu; one could tell from the happy expression on this woman's face when she saw Li Li Xuewu.

In this world, only magic can defeat magic, and only women can understand women.

"Just find a seat in the canteen."

After finishing, she looked at Zhang Zhang Songying and asked: "Are you Section Chief Qin or Deputy Section Chief Zhang?"

Zhang Zhang Songying's expression was a bit unnatural now; she suspected that this woman brought by Li Li Xuewu was Li Li Xuewu's partner.

But she was still a bit suspicious because it looked like this woman was married.

"This is Comrade Zhang Zhang Songying from the reception center."

Li Li Xuewu introduced her with a smile, then introduced her to Zhang Zhang Songying: "This is my partner's sister-in-law; she came to see me about something today."

"Oh, oh, welcome."

Zhang Zhang Songying got Li Li Xuewu's explanation, instantly recovered, smiled stiffly, and led the two into the small canteen.

Mu Mu Hongyan took a good look at Li Li Xuewu after hearing such a frank introduction.

However, Li Li Xuewu didn't care about her gaze; he remained unyielding and refused to bow his head and admit his mistake.

"Just help us bring two of today's stir-fried dishes."

Li Li Xuewu smiled and said to Zhang Zhang Songying, then looked at Mu Mu Hongyan and asked: "Do you want to drink? I can accompany you for half a jin at most; I have to work in the afternoon."

Seeing Li Li Xuewu finish his instructions, Zhang Zhang Songying glanced at Mu Mu Hongyan and then went toward the kitchen.

But after instructing the waiter, she hurriedly went to the office.

"I said, I came to talk to you."

Mu Mu Hongyan didn't care that Li Li Xuewu had ordered dishes without consulting her; just as she said, she wasn't here to eat, but to talk to Li Li Xuewu.

"Is this Zhang Zhang Songying one of them?"

"What?"

Li Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked: "What 'one of them'?"

"You don't need to play dumb with me."

Mu Mu Hongyan had an expression of "I've already seen through you" and said: "I already know about all those things you've done; I guess I misjudged you."

Li Li Xuewu sat calmly in his chair looking at Mu Mu Hongyan, letting her speak; his expression didn't change at all.

There was no panic that Mu Mu Hongyan had expected when she came, no anger or shame, and no remorse.

Not only were these absent, but the bad boy opposite her even had a relaxed smile on his face.

This made Mu Mu Hongyan even more furious.

"Do you know how heartbroken Aunt Xiao Ning is because of this? Do you know how much our whole family cares about Aunt Xiao Ning, and how much we care about you? And you?"

Mu Mu Hongyan slapped the table and said to Li Li Xuewu with an ugly expression: "It's truly 'knowing the face but not the heart'; we all misjudged you."

Looking at Li Li Xuewu's unrepentant appearance, even though Mu Mu Hongyan saw people entering the canteen, she said unceremoniously: "If my father-in-law and mother-in-law find out, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"The consequences will be very serious."

Li Li Xuewu nodded affirmatively, waved to the waiter who was bringing dishes, and gestured that they didn't need to worry about the situation here and could serve the dishes.

It was lunchtime now, and guests staying in the reception center had already come down to eat.

However, because this area was near the corner, no one came to disturb them.

The waiter served two plates of dishes and a plate of steamed buns, then gestured and went back.

Li Li Xuewu had already seen the worried gazes of Qin Qin Huairu and Zhang Zhang Songying at the kitchen's serving window.

Mu Mu Hongyan looked at Li Li Xuewu angrily, and seeing his eyes looking to one side, she also followed his gaze toward the serving window.

A young woman around thirty, plump and with a wealthy-looking face.

The other one was the one she had just seen; thinking this way, that must be the widow in Li Li Xuewu's courtyard.

"You are truly shameless."

Mu Mu Hongyan turned her head and glared fiercely at Li Li Xuewu.

Li Li Xuewu pursed his lips, didn't defend himself, nodded, and said: "Zhang Zhang Songying is the deputy director of the reception center, you've met her; the other one is the director of the reception center, Qin Qin Huairu from our courtyard."

Mu Mu Hongyan frowned slightly as she looked at Li Li Xuewu, seeing him so frank; if he wasn't shameless to the extreme, then was there some misunderstanding?

Otherwise, how could a person have the face to be so frank in the face of her questioning?

She had a straightforward personality, otherwise she wouldn't have been so angry for her sister-in-law's sake.

If it were an ordinary sister-in-law, most would just report it and be done with it; who would take the initiative to come out?

Mu Mu Hongyan couldn't hold back now and asked directly: "So these two are your mistresses?"

"Hehe."

Li Li Xuewu chuckled, pursed his lips, looked at Mu Mu Hongyan who was staring at him, and nodded.

Just as Mu Mu Hongyan's eyes widened, he added: "Actually, there's more than just these two."

"You! Shameless!"

Mu Mu Hongyan was so angry she lost her temper, raised her hand, and was about to slap Li Li Xuewu's face.

But Li Li Xuewu was prepared; he was already leaning back in his chair and tapped the table with his hand, reminding Mu Mu Hongyan that this was a public place and to be mindful of the impact.

Mu Mu Hongyan was sitting opposite and naturally couldn't hit Li Li Xuewu; she could only stare angrily now.

Her upbringing didn't allow her to make unseemly gestures in public.

However, the intense confrontation here was all seen by Zhang Zhang Songying and Qin Qin Huairu.

They knew who Mu Mu Hongyan was, and seeing the look in Mu Mu Hongyan's eyes, they knew the other party had discovered their identities and their relationship with Li Li Xuewu; otherwise, she wouldn't have found her way here.

Seeing Mu Mu Hongyan about to strike, both of them broke into a cold sweat for Li Li Xuewu.

If this slap landed on Li Li Xuewu's face, the Rolling Mill would be lively today.

It would be huge news.

Li Li Xuewu didn't care about the concerned gazes of the two, and his fingers on the table tapped lightly.

He opened his mouth under Mu Mu Hongyan's contemptuous gaze: "Thank you for your concern for me and Gu Ning, but I have a principle for conducting myself."

"That is, work is work, and family is family. Talk about work matters during work hours, and talk about family matters after work; the boundary between the two is very clear."

"Any excuse you make is just a futile explanation for your shameless behavior."

Mu Mu Hongyan stood up, glanced contemptuously at this shameless person, and walked straight toward the door.

She had thought that Li Li Xuewu was a young man, and some flirtatiousness could be forgiven. As long as he took the initiative to admit his mistake, sincerely repented, promised not to commit it again, and begged for her forgiveness, Mu Mu Hongyan was prepared to give Li Li Xuewu a chance.

But she never expected that a person like Li Li Xuewu was already beyond saving, actually having the nerve to introduce her to those women who were just as shameless as he was.

Disgusting!

So she couldn't eat the meal, didn't want to go to work out of anger, and went straight home.

After Mu Mu Hongyan left, Qin Qin Huairu and Zhang Zhang Songying both walked over with nervous expressions, looking at Li Li Xuewu, who still had the heart to eat steamed buns, and were so anxious they almost shouted.

Li Li Xuewu looked at their state and asked: "You don't want everyone to know about this, do you?"

Qin Qin Huairu and Zhang Zhang Songying hurriedly composed their expressions, then sat opposite Li Li Xuewu.

"But you have to do something."

Qin Qin Huairu asked worriedly: "Did your partner find out something? How could this happen?"

"Yeah."

Zhang Zhang Songying's face was still a bit pale, and she said in a daze: "How could this happen? How could she know?"

Li Li Xuewu looked at them helplessly and continued to bury his head in his meal.

Saying anything now wouldn't resolve the nervous emotions in their hearts, because women's brains couldn't hear outside voices at this time; they were all thinking their own thoughts.

Qin Qin Huairu looked at Li Li Xuewu's carefree appearance and felt a surge of anger, but she didn't dare to say anything to him.

Don't look at how Qin Qin Huairu and Zhang Zhang Songying could both be loud; when things happened, they were still habitually listening to their own man.

Just like that, the two watched Li Li Xuewu eat his lunch easily and comfortably, then get up and leave without saying a word to them.

Especially with some gazes looking over, the three of them were like mutes; two watched, and one left after eating his fill.

However, this situation seemed a bit more normal, and those people didn't pay any more attention.

But when Qin Qin Huairu and Zhang Zhang Songying returned to the office, Zhang Zhang Songying couldn't sit still.

"No, it can't be like this; we have to do something."

Zhang Zhang Songying paced back and forth in the office like an ant on a hot pan, muttering about wanting to help Li Li Xuewu.

Qin Qin Huairu sat in her chair, holding her head, also thinking about the matter inside.

"How about we go chase after his partner's sister-in-law?"

Zhang Zhang Songying stood still and said to Qin Qin Huairu: "We'll explain, just say it has nothing to do with Section Chief Li."

Qin Qin Huairu turned to look at Zhang Zhang Songying and said: "Like 'there are no 300 taels of silver buried here'?"

"Then what should we do?"

Zhang Zhang Songying looked at Qin Qin Huairu anxiously and asked: "We can't just sit here and watch him get into trouble, right?"

"What trouble?"

Qin Qin Huairu pressed Zhang Zhang Songying to sit in the chair and said: "If trouble is coming, we can't help; if it's his personal matter, he has to handle it himself. Anything we do will just add to the chaos."

"But..."

Zhang Zhang Songying said with a bitter face: "He's about to get married; if... if..."

"Don't worry."

Qin Qin Huairu patted Zhang Zhang Songying on the shoulder and said: "We can't lose our footing now; if we want to help him, we have to start from the beginning."

"How?"

Zhang Zhang Songying stood up all at once, as if she would do anything for Li Li Xuewu right now.

"Find out who spread the word."

Qin Qin Huairu said with a gloomy face: "Only people in the Rolling Mill would spread rumors like this; it can't reach his partner's ears. Someone must be doing something bad."

"Right, definitely."

Zhang Zhang Songying understood this as well, narrowed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and said: "Watch me drag that bitch out and beat her to death."

Qin Qin Huairu didn't mind Zhang Zhang Songying's ferocity and instructed: "Go to the guard post in a while, check when this woman came in, and ask who she met. I'll go check what rumors have been going around these past few days."

"Okay, let's split up."

Zhang Zhang Songying agreed, pulled open the office door, and walked out.

Qin Qin Huairu was much steadier; she gave a few instructions to the canteen side before following her out.

Li Li Xuewu rested in his office for a while before starting work. After Sha Sha Qizhi came to work, the two went to the Public Security Brigade, as if Mu Mu Hongyan's matter hadn't happened.

He knew these things would happen when Mu Mu Hongyan expressed her dissatisfaction to him, especially during the dinner party yesterday.

Otherwise, why would Li Li Xuewu ask Mu Mu Hongyan if Gu Ning had asked her to come first?

But since Gu Ning didn't ask her to come, what she said was useless.

If the Gu family really wanted to deny him, or deny the marriage between him and Gu Ning, they wouldn't wait for Mu Mu Hongyan to come out for Gu Ning.

Smart people will get the approval of other smart people; this has nothing to do with moral public order.

From the first day Li Li Xuewu met the Gu family, he never thought about borrowing the Gu family's light, and even less did he think about relying on Gu Ning's relationship to realize his ambitions.

Even though Gu Gu Haitao had conveyed more than once through other channels that he would help his brother-in-law, he had never received a response from Li Li Xuewu.

Help?

This was of course very precious to Li Li Xuewu, but it was just so-so.

Li Li Xuewu is only twenty years old now, but he is already in a high position, and he has designed the path and direction for his future development.

Even the network of relationships to maintain his own interests was woven by himself. Why should your "help" destroy all my efforts?

Even if he had his father-in-law's help now, what could he do?

He still had to walk step by step, steadily. If he walked too fast, he would fall later on.

So what else could his father-in-law's family ask of him?

Your family lives in a villa, and I have also prepared a villa for Gu Ning; your family lives well, but my family is not bad either.

The reason Li Li Xuewu identified with Gu Ning was that her mother-in-law made him feel the respect the Gu family had for him, and that Gu Ning identified with him as a person and took the initiative to care for him.

Not because of any power or future.

Speaking of the future, Li Li Xuewu at least dared to guarantee that he would make steady progress in the most critical age group of his future, and grow even harder in the days that followed.

Why is Li Li Xuewu so considerate and protective of Gu Ning, why is he so respectful and concerned about his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and why does he express goodwill to all the Gu family members?

Just as he said, a person cannot work all their life; they must also have a personal life.

Only when personal life is healthy can work be healthy.

Family matters and work matters must be separated; this is Li Li Xuewu's principle.

Today, Mu Mu Hongyan touched Li Li Xuewu's bottom line, so she didn't get respect from him.

But Li Li Xuewu must be good to Gu Ning, good to Gu Ning's family, and understand the concern and love Gu Ning's family has for her.

Feelings are mutual; Li Li Xuewu is willing to take the initiative to pay, even if he doesn't get a return, as long as Gu Ning still chooses him.

It is already set to leave on Thursday afternoon, and on Tuesday, he has to ask for leave to take photos and get the marriage certificate with Gu Ning.

Time is not very sufficient, so Li Li Xuewu tries his best to coordinate the work on both sides.

After holding a meeting at the Public Security Brigade, Li Li Xuewu also took advantage of Wang Wang Xiaoqin's presence to annotate the modification opinions on the proposal given to him by Father Lou and handed it to Wang Wang Xiaoqin.

Wang Wang Xiaoqin looked at the notes on the proposal and asked Li Li Xuewu with amusement: "You even leave this to your secretary?"

"Not a secretary."

Li Li Xuewu smiled, raised his eyebrows, and explained: "My brain trust, with a professional business background and club management background, and even deeper experience in problem handling."

"Is that so?"

Wang Wang Xiaoqin listened to Li Li Xuewu's words and carefully looked at the proposal in her hand, asking Li Li Xuewu: "How many days do you plan to go for?"

"Less than a week."

Li Li Xuewu was also a bit melancholy; it wouldn't be appropriate to leave here for too long, and he was afraid that Li Li Huai De would play dirty if he left for too short a time.

Of course, he wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he was Li Li Huai De's top horse and wouldn't be plotted against.

Damn it, those who mix in the world are often plotted against by those above.

"But we can talk on the phone; call me if anything happens."

Li Li Xuewu stood up and said to Wang Wang Xiaoqin: "I won't participate in this week's gathering; remember to leave the discussion results for me."

"Got it, you busy person."

Wang Wang Xiaoqin also nodded helplessly and continued to look at the documents with her head down.

Once Li Li Xuewu left, she would have to switch shifts with Shen Fang again. Although the children were older now, no one wanted to do shift work.

Before getting off work, Li Li Xuewu went to the branch bureau and talked with Zheng Zheng Fuhua about the Public Security Brigade, the current situation, and the Steel City mission.

Zheng Zheng Fuhua didn't stop Li Li Xuewu from going to Steel City; Xiang Yunian was there, and Li Li Xuewu's going could be considered a form of support.

He didn't know much about the progress of the discipline inspection work in Steel City, but since Li Li Xuewu was going, it must have reached a critical stage.

Zheng Zheng Fuhua understood Li Li Xuewu; he wouldn't release the hawk until he saw the rabbit.

Li Li Xuewu applied to Zheng Zheng Fuhua for the use of the special service team and received Zheng Zheng Fuhua's permission, but also received restrictive conditions.

After all, this team belonged to the East City, and the law enforcement power was not very clear. It was not easy to make too much of a scene under the name of discipline inspection.

Li Li Xuewu didn't intend to take this team, which had been training for a long time, to do any shady business; he was thinking of training this team.

The training time was enough; now it was time to see if it was a mule or a horse.

After talking with Zheng Zheng Fuhua, Li Li Xuewu went straight off work and went home.

Because he talked for a long time at the branch bureau, it was already past six o'clock when he got home, and the people in the courtyard had long since returned.

Just as Li Li Xuewu entered the main gate, he was stopped by Qin Qin Huairu.

"Come here."

Without caring about the gaze from the guard post, Qin Qin Huairu pulled Li Li Xuewu toward the East Courtyard.

Only Yu Li and Li Xuecai's house was here.

Yu Li's house had four people living in it, but they were all from the courtyard. Li Xuecai only came here at night and was currently annoying Ji Ji Yuxiu at the street office.

Qin Qin Huairu looked around to make sure no one was there, then opened her mouth and said: "I think I've found out who had the loose lips and spread it."

"What?"

Li Li Xuewu felt Qin Qin Huairu was being mysterious when she pulled him over, and now hearing the woman's words, he asked with a smile: "You found it?"

Qin Qin Huairu looked at Li Li Xuewu's grinning, unhurried appearance and couldn't help but get angry: "Why aren't you in a hurry?"

After finishing, she didn't wait for Li Li Xuewu to answer and continued: "Zhang Songying and I found out that after she came to the factory, she first went to the broadcast station, then went to find you. The people at the broadcast station played dumb with me and said they didn't know who she was looking for."

"Got it."

Li Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and said: "I'll handle it."

"It's Yu Yu Haitang, right?"

As the two were talking, they saw He Yu Shui walking out of Yu Li's house with a bitter face.

Seeing the two frowning now, she didn't care about her own situation and continued: "It must be her."

Li Li Xuewu looked at He Yu Shui with a frown, not knowing how she got involved.

Qin Qin Huairu was quick-witted; she pulled Li Li Xuewu and then pushed He He Yu Shui into the room.

After Qin Qin Huairu pulled He He Yu Shui to sit on the sofa, He Yu Shui couldn't stop crying. While crying, she explained that Yu Yu Haitang had come to ask her about Li Li Xuewu's partner that day.

She also explained the phone call from Yu Yu Haitang on Friday, saying it was all because she had hidden it. If she had told Li Li Xuewu directly that day, this wouldn't have happened.

Li Li Xuewu looked at He He Yu Shui and asked: "Do you know what happened?"

He Yu Shui looked at Li Li Xuewu and then at Qin Qin Huairu, saying: "Didn't Sister Qin just say..."

Li Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows; it turned out He Yu Shui had been feeling guilty all these days and had been keeping an eye on him.

She was thinking that if Li Li Xuewu was fine every day when he came back, then Yu Yu Haitang hadn't caused trouble.

She was like a stalk of hemp hitting a wolf, looking forward and backward, afraid that Yu Yu Haitang would anger Li Li Xuewu and get punished, and also afraid that Li Li Xuewu's affairs would go bad and cause more trouble.

Li Li Xuewu looked at the crying He Yu Shui and didn't say anything; what was the use of talking to He Yu Shui at this time?

Yu Yu Haitang was making trouble, and He Yu Shui was caught in the middle; she was also using this method to persuade Yu Yu Haitang.

If it were a normal person, who could do such an extreme thing? He Yu Shui didn't expect Yu Yu Haitang to bite people randomly.

So after receiving Yu Yu Haitang's call, she had been on pins and needles, watching Li Li Xuewu get off work every day.

Especially Li Li Xuewu's emotional changes; if something happened, she would also be sad to death.

She also blamed herself; why was it clearly Li Li Xuewu's business with others, yet she had to be caught in the middle?

Plus Yu Li's matter—why did she have to know, and have to keep secrets for them, and have to worry for Yu Li?

Plus Qin Qin Huairu, she was already annoyed enough.

Now it was good, Yu Yu Haitang also came to join the fun, several people surrounded her like a sandwich cookie; no wonder she cried so aggrievedly and sadly.

Plus the guilt toward Li Li Xuewu, she cried even more fiercely when Qin Qin Huairu couldn't persuade her.

Li Li Xuewu smoked a cigarette and didn't say anything, just waiting for He Yu Shui's crying to turn into sobbing, then nodded to Qin Qin Huairu and went out.

Qin Qin Huairu understood Li Li Xuewu's meaning, comforted He Yu Shui, and said that this matter had nothing to do with her anymore, and that she should just act like she didn't know in the future.

This matter had nothing to do with He Yu Shui anymore, but it had something to do with Qin Qin Huairu.

If a tiger doesn't show its power, they really think she's a sick cat.