Chapter 666: Secret and Great (Extra update for Alliance Leader Xiao Dixuan)

Li Xuewu said with great profundity: "What the Factory Director worries about, Deputy Factory Director Li certainly won't worry about; he won't lose anything anyway."

"This cannot go on."

Gu Weijie tapped the table irritably with her fingers and said to Li Xuewu: "This working group has come with aggressive momentum; they are clearly targeting the joint enterprise project."

"Yang Yuansong is thinking too simply. They are here for these few farces; they want to devour people."

What Gu Weijie said was not alarmist; it was the absolute truth. There was no need for her to beat around the bush with Li Xuewu; she spoke directly when she had something to say.

This was also a means of gaining Li Xuewu's trust—speaking frankly and clearly, with both sides being transparent.

"Let's just wait and see the working group's attitude this time."

Gu Weijie sighed slightly and said: "If they pursue it too ruthlessly and provoke Li Huai De, I'm afraid things will go wrong. By then, no one will be able to suppress the fire."

"This blow won't be light if it falls."

Li Xuewu tilted his head slightly, muttering with a dazed look in his eyes: "The situation changes every day; no one can say for sure what the future will be like."

"You dare to think about this?"

Gu Weijie looked at Li Xuewu with some surprise and asked: "Do you know something? Or have you heard something?"

"I'm just saying."

Li Xuewu lowered his head, fiddling with the lighter in his hand, pulled out a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and said: "I am also at a loss as to what to do, given these dazzling changes in the situation."

"Give me one."

Gu Weijie waved at Li Xuewu in frustration. Seeing Li Xuewu smoking, she wanted one too.

She absolutely never smoked in the office usually; after all, she had to maintain her image.

She only smoked one or two when at home, and only when she couldn't sleep.

But now she had a headache, just like when she couldn't sleep at night.

She took the cigarette from Li Xuewu, let him light it for her, and took a deep drag, only then feeling a sense of relaxation.

Li Xuewu also knew Gu Weijie smoked, so he didn't make a fuss.

The two smoked a cigarette in silence. Fortunately, it was summer and the windows were open, otherwise, the room would definitely have been filled with smoke.

"This matter still needs to be viewed separately."

Gu Weijie stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray and looked at Li Xuewu, saying: "We cannot let things get out of control. You are in the Security Division; you must take responsibility."

After finishing, she thought for a moment and exhorted: "Find time to talk to him. It's the same on my end; I will remind Yang Fengshan at the critical moment."

"It's useless."

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders and said: "This matter is a false proposition. As long as the working group dares to initiate an investigation into him, he will definitely turn hostile. Yang Fengshan is already useless now."

"This is him reaping what he sowed."

Li Xuewu tapped the table and reminded Gu Weijie: "What needs to be done now, and what can be done, is to minimize the negative impact and keep these contents within a range far from the masses."

"Even if it's useless, it must be done. Just as you said, the masses are the powder keg."

Gu Weijie pinched her fingers worriedly and said: "Once this powder keg explodes, everyone will be finished."

"It depends on how you look at it."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "He isn't stupid either. What he wants isn't to turn the Rolling Mill into a mess. This matter is still playable."

After speaking, he stood up, walked toward the window, looked at the Security Building opposite, and said: "Just like I said just now, as long as the situation continues to ferment and keeps changing, a solution will eventually be found."

Gu Weijie didn't speak. She was thinking about the meaning behind Li Xuewu's words just now, his judgment of the situation. This was already the second time Li Xuewu had mentioned it to her today.

This was not a simple signal; it was very important. Li Xuewu was not a person who would shoot without a target; there must be some key information.

If she asked directly, Li Xuewu definitely wouldn't say it clearly. This might involve someone.

Perhaps Dong Wenxue, or Han Shu, or more likely, Li Xuewu's father-in-law behind him, and other forces.

Gu Weijie knew very well how strong Li Xuewu's energy was, but she had never seen Li Xuewu be ostentatious, nor had she seen him use these things to show off or threaten anyone.

At the poker table of the Rolling Mill, Li Xuewu already had the opportunity to stand and play cards; there was no need to smash the table and end up being an outsider on both sides.

His words now were reminding her not to act recklessly, and even more so, not to act rashly to interrupt the progress of certain plans.

Perhaps the one warning her not to interrupt was Li Xuewu's own designed plan, which was already being implemented.

Gu Weijie was also very hesitant. She was a person of principle and a person who cared about her work. She didn't want to watch the political ecology of the Rolling Mill collapse, and even less did she want to watch the Rolling Mill sink into decline.

And the young man standing by the window with his back to her already had a plan and a goal. What was he looking at?

The first day the working group moved in seemed very calm; at least nothing unusual happened when it was time to get off work.

Li Xuewu waited until the bell for getting off work rang before standing by the office window, staring at the building opposite.

The working group's car was parked at the building entrance, as if to intimidate, or perhaps intentionally.

People were accompanied by Yang Fengshan and Xu Sian to the guesthouse. Clearly, the working group had settled in the guesthouse to work.

Li Xuewu and the others disappeared at the corner of the auxiliary building before he turned around and left the office.

Driver Xiao Liu was already waiting at the entrance. Seeing Li Xuewu come out, he was about to go open the car door.

Li Xuewu grabbed Xiao Liu's hand and said with a smile: "I'll do it myself from now on. You've worked hard."

"Thank you, Division Chief."

Xiao Liu smiled and said politely. Seeing Li Xuewu get in the car, he trotted around half a circle and got into the driver's seat.

Only after hearing Li Xuewu's instructions did he drive the car out.

At this time, there were many cadres getting off work. Li Xuewu saw the cars of Zhang Guoqi and the others; clearly, they had the same idea as him, all waiting for the working group.

It was a pity that they were very noble and had no intention of hosting a banquet, nor did they have any intention of being polite.

Li Xuewu wasn't missing this meal; he just wanted to see if the newcomers were kind or not.

Now he knew, the newcomers were not "kind."

Driver Xiao Liu followed Li Xuewu's instructions, circled around the Security Brigade, stopped the car, let Li Xuewu check the construction progress of the dormitory building, and only then took Li Xuewu to the Sihe Academy.

It wasn't that he was intentionally dragging Xiao Liu around; it was just that his elder brother had just left, and his father wasn't there either. He had agreed with Gu Ning last night that he would come over to take a look.

He got out of the car at the entrance and didn't ask Xiao Liu to wait for him. He strode into the courtyard.

His car was fast. At this moment, the workers of the Rolling Mill in the courtyard hadn't gotten off work yet, but there were people from other units who had returned early.

Seeing Li Xuewu enter the courtyard, everyone greeted him with a smile, saying directly that it wasn't easy to see Li Xuewu on such days.

Li Xuewu also chatted idly, saying he was going home to get something.

There was never a straight answer in his mouth; could you even figure out what he wanted to do?

Anyway, whatever you asked him, he would give you an answer. Whether it was true or not depended on your luck.

After all, sometimes when he said he was going to the bathroom, that was also true.

"Why are you back?"

Liu Yin was picking beans at the entrance. Seeing her son enter the courtyard, she was surprised for a moment, then her expression changed. Only after Li Xuewu got closer did she ask in a low voice: "Does your brother have something going on?"

"What could happen?"

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "It's Aunt Xiao Ning. She's worried about you at home, so she asked me to come over and take a look more often."

After finishing, he teased his mother: "I'm not saying my brother isn't filial. If I took you to see him now, you might get so angry you'd get sick."

"Go on, stop talking nonsense."

Liu Yin saw that her son's expression wasn't lying, scolded him with a tap, followed him into the house, and said: "Tell Aunt Xiao Ning, don't worry about home. What is there for us to worry about?"

Although she said that with her mouth, she was happy to hear that her daughter-in-law was thinking of her.

Li Xuewu followed into the house, saw his sister-in-law walking out of the room, and asked with a smile: "Did you send luggage to my brother?"

"Biaozi went; I didn't go."

Zhao Yafang was quite open-minded. She smoothed the hair by her ear and said with a smile: "It saves me from seeing him enjoying himself there while I'm at home worrying and getting angry."

"Now you know what I meant by my words."

Li Xuewu smiled and patted his mother's shoulder lightly, then looked into the inner room, saw Li Xue reading, and walked out again, saying: "It'll be fine once this wind passes. It'll be convenient for him to come home and live every day by then."

"Let's just keep it like this for now."

Zhao Yafang had contacted many colleagues today. While they were surprised at how awesome Li Xuewen was, they also talked about the situation at school.

The reason they were surprised at Li Xuewen's awesomeness was that he had an awesome younger brother who broke into the working group's office building to snatch people and even beat up the one who tipped them off.

Good heavens, she had heard nothing but Li Xuewen's awesome deeds today.

When Zhao Yafang called to inquire, these colleagues were all envious and sycophantic, telling her a lot.

Zhao Yafang also had a bottom line in her heart as to why she wouldn't let Li Xuewen out.

That was the place Li Xuewu had arranged for his brother, and the top leader there was Li Xuewu's buddy. If she couldn't be at ease even with that, there was no place she could be at ease.

Furthermore, with Li Xuewen's temperament, it was fine for him to stay inside. Who knows, if he got annoyed by others one day and said something, it would eventually cause trouble for Li Xuewu.

As for learning, as for these daily things, Zhao Yafang wasn't worried about Li Xuewen's head.

Only this political ideology—Zhao Yafang knew very well that he was someone who didn't like trouble, and even less liked to gather and be messy.

So now that Li Xuewu had spoken, she rejected it.

Mainly because the Li family's background wasn't great. They had run a pharmacy before, which counted as touching the edge of capitalism.

Furthermore, the Li family was now flourishing, and they were in their prime, making people jealous and envious. Who knows, someone might just stir up trouble for you.

Now it's good. Father-in-law Li Shun has gone up the mountain; who can go and find who?

The lover has entered the detention center; it's the same. If the school wants to find trouble, let them go to the detention center. Anyway, she isn't afraid.

The remaining second younger brother is a gun-carrier, and the third younger brother's partner is a gun-carrier. No one dares to provoke them.

Only the orphans and widows are left at home. She is a pure, eight-generation poor peasant; who dares to provoke her?

The mother-in-law's family is all here. The grandfather is a retired worker, the mother-in-law is unemployed, and the ancestors were all hired peasants. They are even more red-rooted and sprout-straight.

It's actually quiet at home without men. At least the mother-in-law doesn't have to serve the father-in-law, and she doesn't have to serve Li Xuewen. Life is actually better.

Li Xue walked out of the room at this moment, took Li Xuewu's hand, and said softly: "Second Brother."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu turned around, looked at his younger sister, and asked: "What's wrong?"

"It's about school."

Li Xue said hesitantly: "I heard from classmates today that a working group came to school. The principal and teachers aren't in charge anymore; we have to listen to them, and they won't let us attend class."

"Then ask for leave."

Li Xuewu pinched his younger sister's hand and said: "Go to Uncle Zhang at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital tomorrow and have him write you a leave note. Don't go until there's news."

"This... will it work?"

Liu Yin stood to the side, looking at Li Xue worriedly, and asked her son: "Isn't it bad not to go to school?"

"This is still up for discussion."

Li Xuewu shook his younger sister's hand and said: "Let's just do this for now. Read and study well at home. It's not peaceful attending class at school anyway. Let's wait a few days until things settle down."

"Okay, I'll listen to Second Brother."

Li Xue nodded obediently and responded: "Zhao Yu from the front courtyard is in my class. I'll just ask her if there's anything."

"Hmm, safety first."

Li Xuewu nodded, explained a sentence to his mother, then looked at his sister-in-law and said: "If you're free at home, tutor Li Xue. Haha, have you forgotten your university knowledge?"

"You think I'm you?!"

Zhao Yafang scolded Li Xuewu with a smile, then said to Li Xue: "Perfect, don't go to school. Let's go to university at home. Sister-in-law guarantees I teach better than average university teachers."

She also heard the meaning behind Li Xuewu's words, knowing that her sister-in-law was worried she wouldn't be able to go to university and was feeling stifled inside.

She had seen her unhappy these days; one look and she knew what was going on.

It was also bad timing. Who let the situation change? If it were really like what the second younger brother said, and Li Xue couldn't go to university and had to go to the factory to work, she wouldn't be able to accept it for a while either if it were her.

It's just that the sister-in-law is obedient and listens to advice, and she is a sensible and well-behaved child; most children from ordinary families wouldn't be able to accept it.

Mainly because Li Xue's grades were too good. She was at the top in the district and was guaranteed to get into university.

She used to tease her sister-in-law, asking if she wanted to go to Huaqing or Jingda. The sister-in-law chose Huaqing, saying that since her brother and sister-in-law were there to take care of her, why would she choose anywhere else?

It was just a joke at the time; she didn't expect this to happen.

The whole family carefully guarded Li Xue's emotions. The words of the Second Brother and sister-in-law made Li Xue show a smile.

They say children from poor families take charge early, but children from rich families also mature early.

Because they have the conditions to let children experience human warmth and coldness early, have personal experiences to teach them to understand human relationships, and have the conditions to let children understand the principles of give and take.

Li Xue's education had never made the family worry, because the examples of the elder brother, second brother, and third brother were all there.

The good elder brother and the bad second brother were her touchstones for dealing with things.

How the elder brother did things, how the second brother did things, how the elder brother conducted himself now, and how the second brother handled things.

The three brothers were Li Xue's confidence in life's trial and error.

At least no children in the hutong could compare to Li Xue's conditions. No need to look at the future for the three brothers; just looking at the present was already extraordinary.

Anyone could see that the Li family was about to rise. Li Shun, this honest traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, was developing in the direction of teaching his children well.

Liu Yin watched her son grow up and her daughter be well-behaved and sensible. Thinking of the mess at home these past few days, she couldn't help but feel a sourness in her heart.

Fortunately, the ancestors accumulated virtue, and the family was kind-hearted. These difficulties were temporary. Liu Yin thought there would always be a day when the rain cleared and the sky cleared.

Li Xuewu comforted his younger sister, chatted with his sister-in-law for a while, didn't let his mother prepare his share of the meal, and went out to the west courtyard.

Sha Zhu returned early. Perhaps he felt that the family of three was eating in the inverted room, and he was a man, so it wasn't good to let the women serve him.

So starting from this period, he was the one cooking dinner in the inverted room.

This was rare. Who didn't know he was greedy and lazy? He also put on the airs of a master chef in the cafeteria.

Seeing Li Xuewu enter the outer courtyard, he hurriedly came out carrying a large ladle.

"Hey, I heard today that the situation in our factory has changed drastically."

"Heh~ you've started caring about this too?"

Li Xuewu looked him over and asked with amusement: "You wouldn't be looking at Old Guo with displeasure, wanting to pull him down and go up to be the director yourself, would you?"

"Looking with displeasure is true, but what's so good about being a broken director?"

Sha Zhu laughed, raised the large ladle in his hand, and said: "I'm asking you, is there really something going on?"

"You've got me confused with your questions."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "If there's something, just say it directly. Let's stop playing games."

"I'm asking you if our factory is going to change its sky."

Sha Zhu was also winking and playing riddles with Li Xuewu, but he was probably the only one who understood what was going on with his riddles.

Li Xuewu didn't understand, rolled his eyes, and said: "Change the sky? Stop messing around. The sky of the Rolling Mill is a clear sky, and the workers of the Rolling Mill love it~"

"Hey~ I'm asking you a question, why are you singing~"

Sha Zhu was staring, waiting for Li Xuewu's answer, but saw Li Xuewu humming and hawing as he headed to the west courtyard.

"Singing so horribly, what kind of broken lyrics are those~"

"You're asking unnecessarily."

He Yu Shui walked out of the west room and scolded her brother: "He already told you, why ask again?"

"What did he say!"

Sha Zhu pointed at Li Xuewu's back and said: "He just sang a broken song..."

"Hiss~"

Yushui pulled her brother into the room, nudged Sha Zhu, and said in a low voice: "He means that as long as this Rolling Mill belongs to the workers, this sky will never change."

"Why are you so stupid~"

After explaining, Yushui hammered her brother and said: "He said it so clearly. With his temperament, how else does he have to say it to you? Does he have to tell you in plain language?"

"Hey~ hey~ hey!"

Sha Zhu saw Yushui talking about him like that, raised his eyebrows and said: "How are you talking to your brother? Am I your brother or is he your brother!"

"Can't be bothered with you."

Yushui saw her brother being unreasonable, turned around, and entered the west room, ignoring him.

Sha Zhu tilted his neck, looked at the west room, and muttered: "You understand him better than I do~"

Don't know why, but Sha Zhu had become sensitive now. He always felt that his younger sister and Li Xuewu seemed to have something going on, and he was on guard from the bottom of his heart.

But if you asked him if there was really something, he couldn't say.

Because Li Xuewu and his younger sister had no contact at all. Besides meeting and talking in the Sihe Academy, there was nothing else.

Even in the Sihe Academy, he hadn't seen his younger sister and Li Xuewu being very close. They often fought.

But he just felt something wasn't right. He had reflected on it, studied it, and discussed it with Diliya.

Diliya said he was overly nervous. He thought about it himself, and it didn't seem like it.

This feeling was too magical, but what could he do? He couldn't tell Li Xuewu to stay away from his sister, could he? Wouldn't that make Li Xuewu laugh his teeth off?

But what if he warned his sister?

Don't ask, his sister would definitely get angry with him, whether it was out of shame or real anger.

This matter was like a fishbone stuck in Sha Zhu's throat. He hadn't cared much about his sister before.

But ever since Yushui became single again and moved back into the courtyard, he had been thinking about it in his heart.

Perhaps it was because Yushui came home on time after work and was hovering right before his eyes, and he himself knew he was being sensitive.

Watching Li Xuewu push his bicycle out of the west courtyard, Sha Zhu raised his large ladle and asked: "It'll be ready soon, where are you going?!"

"Going home!"

Li Xuewu signaled to Sha Zhu, pushed his bicycle, and left.

At this moment, the boys had just finished their shifts. Seeing Li Xuewu push his bicycle out, they were all a bit surprised, but they all greeted him actively.

Wang Yamei heard Li Xuewu's voice and chased after him, wanting to say something, but by the time she came out, Li Xuewu had already ridden his bicycle past the hutong entrance.

Some people are always beyond your reach. When you feel you are very close to them, they are very far away.

Like Wang Yamei now, like Li Shu whom Li Xuewu saw after returning home.

It was already this late, and Li Shu was still playing clumsily in the courtyard; seeing Li Xuewu return, she lifted her little legs and was about to run.

This running wasn't toward Li Xuewu, but back, toward the old lady standing at the entrance.

Don't ask, she must have caused trouble again, otherwise she wouldn't run like that.

Li Xuewu had stored his bicycle in the garage and came up from the garage door, chasing his daughter into the house.

"Speak, what trouble did you cause again?"

"Hehe, tell Daddy, you caused trouble again."

The old lady laughed lightly, teasing Li Shu in her arms. Seeing Li Xuewu change into slippers, she asked again: "Is everything fine at home?"

"It's fine. My mother even said that with fewer people, it's easier to cook."

Li Xuewu responded, then looked at Li Shu, who was hiding from him at this moment.

"You wouldn't have provoked your mother, would you? Good heavens, you're going to get a beating tonight."

"Quick, speak, speak."

The old lady also teased Li Shu, intentionally holding Li Shu to face Li Xuewu.

Li Shu stared with big eyes, with an innocent expression, pointed her little finger toward the room, and babbled a lot with her little mouth pouting.

Li Xuewu didn't understand, but he saw clearly. The flowers bought a few days ago, one pot was placed next to the sofa, and it was gone now.

"Oh, the flower pot broke?"

Li Xuewu reached out and took his daughter, raised his eyebrows, and asked: "Who broke it?"

"Eh~"

Li Shu looked at Baba blankly, pointed her little hand toward the goldfish pond, and said earnestly to her father, "Yo!"

"Whoa~~~ so our family's goldfish broke the flower pot?"

Li Xuewu laughed and bounced his daughter, saying: "Then our family's goldfish have become spirits, able to come out and cause trouble."

"Hmm."

Li Shu saw that Daddy believed her, nodded very seriously, and then started counting with her little fingers, babbling something to Li Xuewu.

At this moment, he still didn't understand, but Li Xuewu knew this was his daughter changing the subject with him.

Since I'm already like this, you can't scold me anymore.

Li Xuewu couldn't bear to scold his daughter. How much is a flower pot worth? Even if she smashed it every day, he could afford it.

"Good girl, tell Daddy, how about we stew those goldfish that caused trouble tonight?"

Li Xuewu teased his daughter: "Tell me, how should we eat the bad guys who caused trouble?"

Li Shu was stunned by Daddy's words, especially when she heard Daddy wanted to eat the bad guys who caused trouble, she nervously grabbed her little hands.

How... how can you eat children!

"Hahaha~"

Li Xuewu was also teased by his daughter and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing Gu Ning come down from upstairs, he asked: "The flower pot broke, what about the flowers?"

"Just keep them in the courtyard for now."

Gu Ning walked down the stairs, saw Li Shu in Li Xuewu's arms hiding from her gaze, tapped her little hand, and said: "If you cause trouble again, I'll use your rice bowl as a flower pot, and you won't get to eat either."

"Hi~ this is troublesome~"

Li Xuewu also teased his daughter: "Mommy won't let you eat, hurry up and say sorry to Mommy."

Li Shu didn't know what it meant, just grabbed Daddy's clothes with her little hands, staring with big eyes, blankly not knowing what to do.

When she saw Mommy go to the dining room, she pointed her little finger toward the goldfish pond and stared at Daddy.

Li Xuewu helplessly kissed his daughter and said with a smile: "Next time, can we find a more suitable excuse? Even if you say the chicken from the backyard came into the house, it would work."

"Di!"

Li Shu seemed to have heard something and learned Daddy's words.

Just as Li Xuewu sat down, listening to his daughter babbling something to him, the doorbell really rang.

Qin Jingru looked at Li Xuewu, put down the towel in her hand, and went out to open the door. Li Xuewu also handed Li Shu in his arms to Gu Ning to the side and got up to go to the entrance.

"Yo, haven't eaten yet!"

Li Xuewu had just walked to the entrance and stood still when he saw Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong pushing his motorcycle in.

Perhaps seeing the apron on Qin Jingru's waist, he greeted Li Xuewu on the steps at the entrance with a smile, then propped up the motorcycle.

"Why are you riding this thing out again?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "It's late at night, aren't you afraid of danger?"

"What danger? This thing is cool."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong replied nonchalantly, then followed Li Xuewu into the house, and even said a polite word when seeing Qin Jingru get him slippers.

Li Xuewu looked back at him and asked: "Have you eaten? If not, eat a little here?"

"Haven't eaten yet, otherwise why would I come here?"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong wasn't polite, smiled, went to the bathroom to wash his hands, and then entered the dining room.

"Hello, Grandma, Hello, Sister-in-law."

He greeted them first upon entering, then sat down in the seat Qin Jingru had prepared.

"Where are you coming from?"

"Work, Grandma."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong saw Li Xuewu's grandmother ask, so he smiled and responded, explaining: "I was busy late, and happened to pass by here, so I came to see Xuewu."

Li Xuewu signaled Qin Jingru to get Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong a steamed bun, his ears automatically filtering out Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's nonsense.

This grandson was the same as him; there wasn't a straight word in his mouth.

"Eat, there are no hard dishes, just make do."

"I'm at my own home, what hard dishes am I picking?"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong smiled, took a large steamed bun, and started eating, his enthusiasm for eating not much less than Li Xuewu's.

Li Shu saw that this "Di" uncle was truly amazing, sweeping away everything like a whirlwind, eating very deliciously.

Seeing Li Xuewu's eldest daughter looking at him, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong secretly made a face, teasing Li Shu into showing her little teeth.

Perhaps feeling that the reason she found was accepted, letting the fish in the goldfish pond take the blame, Li Shu wasn't afraid of Mommy scolding her anymore, eating the food Mommy fed her bite by bite, her happy little legs starting to dangle again.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong signaled to Li Shu and asked Li Xuewu: "Is it almost her birthday? She's growing really fast."

"Almost."

Li Xuewu also looked at his daughter and asked: "Is she growing fast? Why didn't I notice?"

"Good heavens, you don't call this fast? You think she's a crop in the field?"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong looked at Li Shu and said: "Your daughter will definitely be tall in the future."

After finishing, he looked at Li Xuewu and curled his lips, saying: "Just don't grow as tall as you."

Li Xuewu was also annoyed by his mouth, always looking for a beating.

The two chatted idly, didn't say anything in front of the family, and finished dinner with amusement.

Gu Ning carried Li Shu upstairs, and the old lady followed Qin Jingru to clean up the kitchen and bathroom.

Li Xuewu led Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong to sit in the living room and brewed tea himself.

"What's wrong with you, appearing and disappearing like a ghost?"

Li Xuewu placed the teacup in front of Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and asked, then sat down and said: "You disappeared without a trace last time at the hospital. What kind of ghost tricks are you playing?"

"What did I play~"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong said helplessly: "You're busy, am I not busy? Sigh~ matters of the heart are hard to say."

After saying this incoherent sentence, he also felt it was meaningless, shook his head, and said: "Won't say anymore, it's all tears."

"Heh~"

Li Xuewu laughed mockingly, then asked: "Pretending to be deep? Talking nonsense, right? When are you rolling away?"

"Don't know, listening to orders."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong lay back on the sofa without any image, not looking like a person at all, treating it entirely like his own home.

"It hasn't been peaceful these past few days. Our boss is also pondering how to study, so I've been left to graze."

After saying this, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "What about you guys? It hasn't been peaceful these past few days either, right?"

Li Xuewu twitched the corners of his mouth, stood up to turn on the radio in the house, adjusted it to a moderate volume, and only then walked back and sat down again.

"What about your dad? Any news?"

"Don't know."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong didn't care that Li Xuewu didn't answer his question. Seeing Li Xuewu staring at him, he spread his hands and said: "I really don't know. Where do you think my dad went? Xianghe!"

"What else can you do?"

Li Xuewu frowned at his dangling appearance and said: "You can't just be wandering around all day, right?"

"Hey~ hey~ only you are allowed to serve the people, and I'm not allowed to guard the lights of ten thousand homes?"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong curled his lips and said: "Don't always feel that you are so hard-working and others are just making up the numbers. Our work is even more secret and great."

"That's good."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, and asked: "Tell me, what great things have you done these past few days?"

"Staying, sleeping, eating, drinking with friends."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong didn't feel ashamed, but took it for granted and honestly told what he had done these past few days.

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup, ready to take a sip, but put it back down and nodded, saying: "Truly secret and great."

"Truly great."

Speaking of this, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong got spirited, winked at Li Xuewu, and said: "At the Xinqiao Hotel, I met a French friend. Don't know how she grew, hey, truly big."

"You really know how to grasp the key points."

Li Xuewu pointed at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and said with a smile: "You haven't been hanging out with French friends these past few days, have you?"

"How could that be? That girl is very sharp, I don't dare to have much contact."

After finishing, he leaned over mysteriously and said: "The daughter of the Al envoy came here. Those boys are all putting effort into that exotic-looking girl."

"You are really something."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, and said: "I really wanted to hear things you don't know, but you've dragged out a lot of things I don't want to hear."

After finishing, he raised his chin at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and asked: "Is that girl good-looking?"

"Hey, don't mention it."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong raised his eyebrows with amusement and said in a low voice: "I went to see. She's just a bean sprout that hasn't grown up, and she doesn't speak Chinese. She's no different from a mute."

"But I did hear a piece of news."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong looked at the dining room, turned back, and said to Li Xuewu in a low voice: "The foreign affairs wind seems to have changed. It's become stricter and more cautious."

After saying this, he twitched his mouth at Li Xuewu and explained: "That's why I said there's no news from my dad's side."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Normal. No news also means no problems."

"I don't know about that."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong shrugged his shoulders and said: "If you are really anxious, you can hang up the phone and urge him, but the phone is not easy to answer, it's very troublesome."

"Not anxious, just that there are many things recently, so I'm confirming."

Li Xuewu took a sip of tea, then asked Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong: "How is it over at the Jinmen Port?"

"Still talking, but it should be soon."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong frowned and said: "Your news is really accurate. I sent someone to inquire, and there really is shipping from Jinmen directly to Hong Kong."

"Inquired clearly? When will it resume?"

Li Xuewu knew this news because later the Lou family took this route to Hong Kong.

Even now, many people are thinking about going to sea from Jinmen to Hong Kong, but there are no big ships, and many drown.

A few days ago, the Lou family's friend's whole family feeding the fish wasn't an isolated case; there were many taking risks.

"Not sure, anyway it's decided, and it's being pushed forward."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong shook his head and said: "Passenger transport shouldn't be possible for a while, but freight is possible. After all, this is much simpler."

After finishing, he signaled to Li Xuewu and said: "You also know recently, the wind isn't good, so I didn't mention this matter."

"Wait a bit. When someone talks to you about this matter later, it's mainly the fleet side. If it's really used, you have to be able to keep up."

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's words were also vague. After all, these were all things the leaders were talking about. It was already very good that he could confirm the progress of the work. He didn't know what else was involved.

Anyway, he understood that just the fleet taking on the work of the Jinmen Port Authority was enough to talk about, and their leaders couldn't just talk about this one cooperation; there would be follow-ups.

Li Xuewu was also someone who wasn't afraid of big things. Daring to pull them into shipping meant he wasn't afraid of them swallowing an elephant.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong couldn't control the situation, but someone could.

"I'm not managing the fleet side."

Li Xuewu signaled to Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and said: "You can say if you have suggestions or opinions."

"What's the situation?"

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong frowned and asked: "Who is presiding over the fleet side?"

"Why? Is there a problem?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and signaled Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong to speak directly if he had something to say.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong hesitated for a moment and said: "The problem isn't a problem, it's just that it sounds like there's no progress."

After finishing, he looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Do you really have the confidence to take on the port's freight? Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. If it can't be transported by then, where am I going to find ships for those goods? Our leaders dare to let me swim and carry them over."

Li Xuewu looked at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong without speaking, but picked up the phone on the small table and called the Steel City.

Because the phone wasn't that busy at this time of night, it was connected quickly after several line adjustments.

The call was answered by the eldest, Huo Yongfang. Hearing it was Li Xuewu, she hurried to call Wen San'er.

Wen San'er was also stunned when he answered the phone because this wasn't the time to contact. Suddenly receiving Li Xuewu's call meant there must be an emergency.

"Ask you something."

Li Xuewu wasn't polite with Wen San'er either. Looking at Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, he asked Wen San'er: "How many ships can go to sea now?"

"Go to sea?"

Wen San'er was stunned on the other end, not knowing why Li Xuewu suddenly called to ask this.

But he didn't dare to let Li Xuewu wait too long. In a moment of doubt, he hurriedly replied: "All the ships have run the inland river routes once, but only three ships have been to sea, and they were led by the old crew members from before."

Li Xuewu nodded when he heard this and continued to ask: "How many crew members on those three ships are from Jicheng?"

Hearing this, Wen San woke up instantly, pinched his nose with his hand, and then replied softly: "Most of them are."

After answering, he hurriedly asked: "Do you need me to handle this side?"

"Why didn't you think of it earlier?!"

Li Xuewu's tone suddenly became sharp. He said seriously on the phone: "Tell Zhang Wanhe that the mountain is between green and yellow this year. I sent rice and flour to his family, so let him rest assured about his family and lead the ships well."

"Just say the wind and waves at sea are big, he's getting old, so take care of his health and don't take risks."

"Understood."

Wen San'er's nerves tightened instantly, and he replied seriously: "Next, I will immediately adjust the ships and posts for the old crew members, break up the ship-boarding system, and control the ship's fuel and supplies."

"Hmm, pay attention to the scale."

Li Xuewu said in a low voice: "Old crew members, soothe those who should be soothed, clean up those who should be cleaned up. If they aren't honest, kick them home directly. Aren't there plenty of people?"

"Understood."

Seeing Li Xuewu's tone soften, Wen San'er wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked: "Is it still stable in Jingcheng? Can we draw more people?"

"Yes."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said: "There are many people afraid of dying, but even more afraid of starving to death."