Chapter 681: Reckless when going crazy

"If it doesn't work, it doesn't work."

Li Xuewu said jokingly: "The First Prison doesn't work, and there are too many doctors in our family, so your Second Brother is asking if you want to be a police officer like your Third Sister-in-law."

"If you don't like being a police officer, then we'll go to a factory, find a department in the Rolling Mill to work in. Second Brother can take care of you just the same."

In fact, Li Xuewu was not willing to have his younger sister work at the Rolling Mill; having family members in the same unit creates natural obstacles.

Although it is convenient for taking care of each other, it also easily limits each other's development.

Especially since Li Xuewu holds a high position now, it would be inevitable for Li Xue to receive special treatment if she went there.

She wouldn't be targeted, nor would she be bullied, but it would be difficult when it comes to promotions.

Not for any other reason, but mainly because once she is evaluated, others will inevitably consider the factor of Li Xuewu.

This is unfair to Li Xue; she would have to put in much more effort than others to achieve progress.

Even if she achieved it, she would always live under Li Xuewu's influence.

Li Xue is his own biological younger sister, so Li Xuewu naturally is unwilling to let her be wronged.

If she truly had no ambition, or was simply waiting to go to university, Li Xuewu wouldn't care about her messing around at the Rolling Mill for a few years.

"How about starting Monday, you be Second Brother's secretary, follow Second Brother to intern, see the work environment and tasks, and then pick whichever one you want to do."

"Really? Can I?"

Li Xue was just like when Li Xuewu took her to buy a doll and she stood by the counter; her anticipation and choice paralysis regarding the doll were the same as her choice of work.

Li Xuewu smiled, patted his younger sister's shoulder, and said: "It's up to you."

Gu Ning saw her little expression and also said with a smile: "If you don't want to go to either, actually, studying medicine is also possible. Go to the military."

She said this naturally with the confidence that she could arrange for Li Xue to attend medical school: first join the army, then transfer her file from the health station to university, and then she would be a doctor just like her.

This is also a path; serving as a soldier for a few years and then studying medicine is much more professional than being a worker for a few years and then going to school.

At the very least, one can also engage in medicine-related internships while in the military.

Li Xue hadn't expected her Second Sister-in-law to come up with this idea for her. She looked at her Second Brother and said to her Second Sister-in-law: "I want to follow Second Brother to take a look. Studying medicine is a bit hard."

"Just like your Second Brother said, it's all up to you."

Gu Ning was a woman of few words; she nodded and didn't say anything more.

Liu Yin saw her second son and his wife busy arranging work for her daughter, and she didn't have to worry about anything at all; she just felt warm inside.

She exchanged a glance with the old lady sitting on the kang, feeling as if she had also started living the old lady's life.

There was nothing to worry about; she didn't have to worry about her sons' affairs either. She just had to cook and watch the children every day.

The old lady had lived like this back in the day, and she had envied the old lady's "retirement" life at the time, but now, besides feeling gratified, why was there an indescribable sadness?

The little swallows would fly away, so they wouldn't need their mother's care. Watching her children reach adulthood, the heart of a parent also felt a bit old.

This wasn't aging in the physical sense, but in terms of mindset; it was as if she suddenly felt she wasn't young anymore.

Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Yin urged Li Xuewu to stop chatting and hurry to take Gu Ning back to the backyard to rest.

She felt sorry for the children who had been working all day; unlike her, they had been sitting for a long time. If there was anything to say, they could chat tomorrow.

Li Xuewu smiled, took Li Shu from Ji Yuxiu's hands, and then said to his sister-in-law: "The school called, saying that Big Brother's transfer documents were sent to the First Prison. I'll have Biaozi go get them back for you."

Li Shu didn't really want to leave; she had just grabbed the little tiger on the kang to play with, and now she was going to make a fuss.

Li Xuewu patted his daughter's bottom to scare her a bit, then continued: "After Biaozi brings the documents back, have him accompany you to the school again to handle Big Brother's documents, so it'll be convenient."

"Okay, got it."

Zhao Yafang responded with a smile, and the stone in her heart finally landed.

As for her second brother-in-law not mentioning Wu Laoshi's matter, seeing that Li Xuewu didn't say anything, she didn't ask either.

Wu Laoshi's situation was different from Li Xuewen's. Although both were teachers and both came from over there, Wu Laoshi's own status was different.

Someone like Li Xuewen had local status, so naturally, there was no problem.

But Wu Laoshi still had external connections; her personnel file was at Huaqing, but her status was with the Foreign Affairs Force.

This was very complicated. She had no reason to let Li Xuewu help Wu Laoshi clear up her connections, or even send her out.

It was impossible to send her out, and if she couldn't go out, she could only stay in the interior, and if she couldn't go to school, what was the use of clearing up these connections?

"Heh~ It's cool today after all."

"Yes, that rain yesterday really helped."

People in the courtyard saw Li Xuewu holding the child and bringing his wife out to walk toward the backyard; some greeted them, and some watched with smiles.

Gu Ning was used to it now; she wasn't embarrassed. Let them watch if they wanted to.

Li Xuewu greeted the people in the courtyard with a smile, especially the few elderly ones sitting on the side; he had to take the initiative to greet them.

The Third Granduncle was sitting there, holding a cattail fan. Seeing them come over, he said with a smile: "I saw you come back last week, why didn't I see you this week?"

He wasn't talking about the weekend, but weekdays. Last week, Li Xuewu saw his mother was sad and happened to catch it at noon, or he brought some things over to check on her when he got off work in the evening.

"There's a lot to do this week, I didn't have time to come over. How about you?"

Li Xuewu asked with a smile: "The school is going on break, right? You're free too."

He was speaking with hidden meaning, pointing at the Third Granduncle, telling him not to be idle and go around prying.

Yan Fugui was cunning; how could he not hear the meaning in Li Xuewu's words?

But he had something to ask of Li Xuewu, so how could he just let Li Xuewu go?

Besides, wasn't he just thinking of saying some small talk, building a relationship, and laying the groundwork, so he wouldn't have to ask for more later when he looked for Li Xuewu?

With this sentence, Li Xuewu had to reply, right? Didn't he have something to say next?

"Hi~ Still have to wait a few days. It's all a mess, and there's no definite word."

Yan Fugui smiled, said this to the few of them, then looked at Li Xuewu and said: "The school isn't having classes, how is your Li Xue arranged? Is she waiting for exams, or just looking for work?"

This was the most discussed issue in the courtyard now; many children of the same age were graduating this year.

For example, Yan Jieceng, for example, Liu Guangfu; these were all difficult problems for their families.

Without work, and nowhere to be arranged, weren't they just hanging around at home?

Now that the Third Granduncle asked about Li Xue, he was also thinking of asking if Li Xuewu had any arrangements here, so he could borrow some light and get them arranged together.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Seeing Gu Ning wanting to take the child, he handed her over.

Gu Ning was someone who didn't want to get involved in the courtyard's affairs, and she didn't know the people here, so she held the child and went to the backyard first.

Li Xuewu watched them, mother and daughter, enter the third gate, then turned back to look at the Third Granduncle and said: "It hasn't been settled yet. I don't know what the situation is at the school either. I'm completely in the dark."

After finishing, he walked over to the Third Granduncle and asked: "Do you know? Is there any news about school assignments?"

"Hi~ Wasn't I thinking about it too?"

As he spoke, he pointed to Liu Haizhong sitting on the side and said: "Zhou Lao Liu is also pondering how to arrange his son at home, right? Let's ask together."

After finishing, he looked at Li Xuewu suspiciously and said: "Your Li Xue studies so well, and she's a high school student, how could she have no place to go? That can't be right~"

"It's precisely because she's a high school student."

Li Xuewu stared and told a lie. Gu Ning went to the backyard precisely because she knew he was going to talk nonsense.

But with the people in the courtyard, there was never a definite word in his mouth.

Just a moment ago he was talking about Ji Weidong, and now he himself was full of excuses.

"Ai~ Our family is worried too. If we had known earlier, we would have gone to a technical secondary school. We could have had a good job when we came out, even if it was just being a teacher like you, Third Granduncle."

Yan Fugui raised his head with self-satisfaction after hearing Li Xuewu say this, but he still had things on his mind and wasn't in a hurry to be proud.

"Ai, I heard your Security Brigade is recruiting. Did you think about arranging it for your sister?"

Li Xuewu knew what he was going to do as soon as he heard this, and Liu Haizhong and the others in the courtyard were all glancing over here; they were definitely just waiting for him.

"Hi! You don't know, the recruitment for our brigade isn't managed by me."

Li Xuewu said helplessly: "And the one in charge of recruitment doesn't get along with me. Thinking about her being a little girl, there's really no need to squeeze over there."

"You also know, I'm an honest and upright person, and I'm the worst at using personal connections. How could I open my mouth to ask~"

"Is... is that so~"

Yan Fugui wanted to say something, but looking at Li Xuewu's appearance, he couldn't say it.

He couldn't say how Li Xuewu was able to open his mouth before, or how he could use personal connections.

If Li Xuewu was really honest and upright, then how was his eldest son's work arranged?

Right, right, how was his eldest son's work arranged?

Naturally, he was selected through his own efforts!

Li Xuewu didn't help at all in this! He really was an iron-faced, selfless, upright, reliable, and self-disciplined person!

Whoever came to talk about this matter, he would insist that Li Xuewu didn't show favoritism even if he died.

But... but if Li Xuewu didn't show favoritism and couldn't open his mouth, then how was he supposed to say what he had to say next!

This made Yan Fugui anxious. He looked at Yan Jieceng sitting over there and said to Li Xuewu: "Our school's junior high department also had cadres come to recruit, saying they were from your Security Brigade. Do you see if there's a way to help arrange it for our Jieceng?"

Everyone heard the Third Granduncle's words, and their gazes toward Li Xuewu became even more eager, as if they were going to melt him.

They were just waiting for him to open his mouth and agree. As long as he agreed, the others would follow suit and plead.

They all lived in the same courtyard; why could the Third Granduncle plead, but they couldn't?

Li Xuewu heard the Third Granduncle's words, raised his eyes, and glanced at Yan Jieceng.

Yan Jieceng was truly a bit surprised. He also knew that the school had come to recruit, and it was direct recruitment for police officers.

He had long wanted to be a police officer; he had thought about it when he was caught last time. It was so majestic.

Although this recruitment was for armed types, belonging to security control training, it was different from the kind he wanted, but it was still a job.

Now all junior high graduates couldn't find work. High school was still okay; they could go to a factory to be an accountant or something.

This opportunity was truly rare, but for him, it was like a bolt from the blue.

Because the recruitment standards didn't just require good grades, they also required good physical health.

Let's not talk about the grades, but what about the physical health?

"Cough cough~ Third Granduncle, are you joking?"

Li Xuewu turned around, gestured toward Yan Jieceng's direction, and said: "We are recruiting for armed patrols. Not to mention the daily training, just going out for patrols and duty, the equipment on our bodies weighs dozens of jin. How is your Jieceng going to carry it?"

"Are we supposed to let the team members carry the equipment, or carry him? Iron-Crutch Li?"

"Hahahaha~"

People in the courtyard saw Li Xuewu speaking interestingly and burst into loud laughter. Yan Jieceng sat there with a flushed face.

"Ai! Jieceng's leg is just injured, it won't leave any problems."

Everyone was laughing, but Yan Fugui didn't laugh. He stood up and explained to Li Xuewu: "He's about to be fully recovered. Even the doctor said there's no problem."

"Even the doctor said there's no problem?"

Li Xuewu looked at the Third Granduncle amusedly, turned his head to look at Yan Jieceng, and said: "That's good. If there's no problem, walk two steps."

"Walk... walk two steps?"

Yan Fugui was a bit confused. What was this about walking two steps?

Li Xuewu gestured toward Yan Jieceng: "Walk, it's fine. Come, your dad said you have no problems, walk two steps."

Yan Jieceng had already been blushing because of Li Xuewu's words, and now he was even redder. Facing Li Xuewu's request, he was momentarily embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

Li Xuewu saw that he wasn't walking, turned his head to look at the Third Granduncle, and said: "Don't deceive me, and don't harm him. Our brigade's training has a death quota. If you mess up, you could lose your life."

"Dad! I'm not going!"

Yan Jieceng was truly tough. Before his dad could speak, he got up and limped into the house.

"Look! You child!"

Yan Fugui knew that what Li Xuewu said was for his own good. Training, after all, involved hardship. At this time, which unit didn't have training quotas?

Live ammunition training, having one or two accidents was a very normal thing.

However, now that his son wasn't willing, and Li Xuewu had said the "truth," he couldn't bear to force his son either.

But he still asked: "Your Li Xue isn't going either?"

"Not going."

Li Xuewu looked at the Third Granduncle and said: "I feel sorry for my sister, I can't bring myself to do it."

Hearing Li Xuewu say this, the eager gazes around them cooled down.

Li Xuewu couldn't bear to let his own sister go, so could they bear to let their own children go?

Whose child was picked up for free? They would all feel sorry for them if they were trained like that.

Liu Haizhong was rarely sitting here. Before, he would stay at home after getting off work.

He was a seventh-grade worker and the courtyard's Second Granduncle; how could he sit with these old women and idlers? Wouldn't that lower his status?

Listening to the radio at home and drinking a little wine was more interesting than this, wasn't it?

But times were different now. His seventh-grade worker status was gone, even his formal worker status was gone, and being the Second Granduncle didn't work anymore either.

Although the courtyard didn't hold a meeting to dismiss him, people in the courtyard were polite and still called him that, but who took his words as words?

He himself knew that this Second Granduncle title existed in name only, so he didn't talk to others and didn't manage the courtyard's affairs.

This actually made him more stable; no one picked on him to talk about his affairs.

After all, the compensation that should have been paid was paid, and the disciplinary actions that should have been taken were taken. Even the First Granduncle didn't talk about him, so others had even less intention to do so.

Coming out to sit here now, the frequency was low. It wasn't that he was still holding onto his status, but that he didn't have the face to sit here.

Today was also about the children going to work, and he was urged by his wife to come out and listen.

He had heard the conversation between Li Xuewu and Yan Fugui. He knew Li Xuewu had ability, but they were neither relatives nor friends; why should he ask others for help?

Old Yan was just used to taking small advantages, thinking that with so many people here, asking about Li Xue would put Li Xuewu in a spot, so his child could follow Li Xue.

But this approach itself had problems. In front of so many people, if he arranged for one, he would have to arrange for a whole bunch.

Yan Fugui didn't consider the person helping at all, only thinking about getting things done without spending money, and whether it would be useful next time was another matter.

For example, when he was sick, it was Li Shun who helped, but now he was calculating against Li Xuewu instead.

"You, don't think about this matter."

Liu Haizhong waved his hand and said with lowered eyebrows: "I've already told you about this matter. Even if Yan Jieceng's leg was fine, he wouldn't pass the academic grades."

"Ai! Our Jieceng's academic grades are excellent!"

When he said this, the Third Grand-aunt sitting on the other side wouldn't have it and scolded: "Our Jieceng's grades are among the best in the school, how could he not make it?"

Li Xuewu looked at the Third Granduncle amusedly, and Yan Fugui also narrowed his eyes.

Every family knows its own business. How could he, as a father, not know Yan Jieceng's academic grades?

Just looking at Yan Jieceng not going to school every day, either skipping class or playing, it would be strange if his grades were good.

His wife arguing about this was also worrying about other assignments after Yan Jieceng's leg got better, or the issue of finding a wife.

Liu Haizhong drooped his eyelids and ignored her. In a woman's house, where was there a place for her to interrupt when they were talking here?

Liu Guangfu was in the same class as Yan Jieceng; how could he not know what kind of person Yan Jieceng was?

It would be strange if someone who could play with Liu Guangfu had good grades.

"I've thought about Guangfu here. If it really doesn't work, he'll just mess around at school for a few more years."

Liu Haizhong said: "When he really can't mess around anymore, we'll find him a wife to get married and go be a temporary worker."

"Sigh~~~ Now it's hard to find work even as a temporary worker."

Yan Fugui sighed and sat on the bench, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Isn't your factory recruiting? They say you can go if you spend money?"

Li Xuewu gestured to Liu Haizhong, asking with his eyes if this was what he said?

Liu Haizhong said helplessly: "I told him."

The meaning of this was that everything that should have been said had been said, and it was Yan Fugui who was talking nonsense here.

He deliberately ignored all other conditions and was using the money matter to probe Li Xuewu.

If you want to talk about having many petty thoughts, it has to be Yan Fugui, and they were all nonsense thoughts.

Not a single one was of any real use!

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said to the Third Granduncle with a smile: "You ask this, I only know about this matter regarding the residential area project. Is this what the Second Granduncle told you?"

Yan Fugui wasn't embarrassed even after being caught by Li Xuewu, and still said with a thick face: "Seems like it. Heard Zhou Lao Liu mention it, didn't remember it clearly."

Li Xuewu looked at him amusedly, straightened his body, and said: "You don't have to think about this. As long as the house is still standing, don't think about arranging housing at this time."

The house standing was a standard. It meant that if the house didn't collapse in the earthquake and people could live in it, it wasn't considered a severely affected area, so the allocation order wouldn't be at the front.

If you want to be at the front and get that factory entry quota, you have to spend money.

Li Xuewu explained, said to the Third Granduncle: "If it really doesn't work, just like the Second Granduncle's family, and like Li Xue, just mess around at school for a period of time. If you think it's messy, just keep them at home like Li Xue."

After finishing, he gestured to the backyard and said: "Alright, tired for a day, going back to rest first. You guys chat."

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Seeing Li Xuewu enter the third gate and go to the back, the Third Grand-aunt made a tsking sound and muttered: "Can a boy and a girl be raised the same way? Keeping them at home, that's easy to say."

"People who earn money have many mouths, naturally they can raise them."

Yan Fugui frowned and looked at his wife, then asked Liu Haizhong: "Isn't it said that some people take money to collect quotas? Can those collected enter the factory?"

"Collect! They also have to be ranked at the front."

Liu Haizhong explained impatiently: "The first thousand can buy their way to the front with money. Given your family's current situation, based on Yan Jieceng's ranking, you'd have to buy it for ten thousand yuan."

"Hiss~~~"

Yan Fugui gasped and said: "This... this is really hard to say which cloud has rain."

After finishing, he touched his chin and said: "At that time, after the earthquake, the Rolling Mill came to investigate and count, and no one took it seriously. Didn't expect it to become the scoring standard for allocation."

He looked at his eldest son's house and thought that if he had known at the time, he would have kicked it down even if he had to kick it down after the earthquake.

Not only could he live in a building, but he could also get a donation opportunity for a factory entry quota for free.

Even if he didn't use it for his own son, he could sell it for a lot of money when the time came.

If it were up to Liu Haizhong now, even if Yan Fugui had this quota in his hand, he wouldn't be willing to spend money to buy it for his son; he would definitely sell it.

Having lived in the same courtyard for so long, how could he not know what kind of person Yan Fugui was?

"I do have the heart to buy one for the third one, but for families like ours, single-worker families, and the house has no problems, and the children are adults, we can only wait."

Liu Haizhong shook his head helplessly and said: "Besides, in my current situation, I can't buy it even if I want to."

Liu Guangtian, who was sitting in the group of young people, looked at his younger brother not far away. The family didn't have much money left, and if he really bought this for the third one...

Blood is thicker than water is easy to say, but indifference to family affection brings no redemption.

What is family affection? Only when you have it is it called family affection; when you don't, it's not called family affection, it's even called an enemy.

Like the Li family, the elders have the appearance of caring for, educating, and taking care of the children.

The children grow up well, look good, have prospects, understand each other, help each other, and have no disputes together; this is called family affection.

Look at the Yan family again; the elders calculate, the children calculate, and the wives they marry also calculate.

The children see the elders favoring this one or that one, always thinking of themselves. In such a family, even if there was family affection, it has been calculated away.

Look at the Liu family again; there are elders and sons, but they just don't talk about family affection, so there is no family affection to speak of at all.

Now Liu Haizhong thinks of family affection and wants to reconcile with his sons, but the children have all grown up and have their own thoughts and defenses.

In work, one talks about balance and the middle way; in family affairs, one actually talks about this too.

Cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the state, and bring peace to the world.

The first step is to cultivate one's own virtues well so as not to affect others. Only then can one have prestige and speak with strength in the second step of regulating the family.

If the first two items are not done well, then the third item, regarding work matters, cannot be done well either.

"Xuewu?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Li Xuewu had just turned the moon gate when he heard Gu Ning's voice coming from the backyard.

"Brother Dong called."

"Oh oh."

Li Xuewu responded, walked a few steps quickly, saw Gu Ning opening the door to enter the house, and followed her through the open door.

"Just wanted to call you, saw someone coming from over there, looked like you."

Gu Ning explained in the entryway, and she had already entered the house.

At this moment, Li Shu was standing by the sofa, holding onto the coffee table. Just now, her mother was in a hurry to say she had something to do and went to call her father, telling her to stand here alone, so she stood here obediently waiting.

She was very obedient, but also a little scared.

At this moment, seeing her mother and father enter the house, her little mouth puckered and she was about to cry. Gu Ning hurriedly went over and picked her up.

Li Xuewu glanced at his daughter and walked into the inner room.

At this moment, Li Shu's crying came from the living room. Li Xuewu smiled bitterly and answered the phone.

"Teacher."

"Why, is the child crying?"

"Yes."

Li Xuewu looked at his daughter crying in the living room with a smile. She was obviously a bit scared; the living room lights hadn't been turned on just now.

Gu Ning didn't dare to carry Li Shu out, fearing she would fall if she was in a hurry, and also fearing mosquitoes would bite her. When they came back just now, they were all wrapped tightly in clothes.

Li Shu was the type who attracted mosquitoes. Summer was not easy; if she got bitten, she would be troublesome.

"Just now her mother went to call me to answer the phone and left her alone in the room. She might have been scared."

"I thought you were at home at this time."

Dong Wenxue also explained a bit embarrassedly. He was thinking of not disturbing Li Xuewu, so he waited until eight o'clock before calling.

"Is everything good at home?"

"Hmm, everything is arranged properly."

Li Xuewu responded, then said: "I went to see Teacher's wife with Xiao Ning last week, everything is good."

"Good, that's good."

Dong Wenxue was also a bit awkward making this call to Li Xuewu, especially when Li Xuewu mentioned his wife and children.

"Nothing much, just heard that the situation in Jingcheng isn't very good, so I'm asking about you."

"It's okay, 'the mountain rain is coming, the wind is filling the building' after all."

Li Xuewu could hear the emotion in Dong Wenxue's words; he wanted to apologize to him, and also wanted to explain to him, but on the phone, he couldn't quite say it to his own student.

"Vice Factory Director Li was saying just two days ago that if you can take another step forward this time, he will be much more relaxed."

"Hehehe, this step is not easy to take. I'm afraid there will be quite a bit of tossing and turning."

Dong Wenxue said with a smile, and he also understood Li Xuewu's meaning of changing the subject. The two understood each other's words.

Regarding his matter of entering the Rolling Mill's leadership team, it was just an opinion, or rather, Li Xuewu joined hands with Li Huai De and Gu Weijie to push him into the group.

Coupled with his actions and achievements at the Steel Mill, leading the Steel Mill step by step to complete its nirvana rebirth and transformation, the Rolling Mill, and even the leaders above, could see it.

Especially the smelting and experiments of special steel these few times, which added the possibility for the Rolling Mill to undertake more large-scale projects.

Including the materials for the No. 40 aircraft that Han Zhan escorted a while ago, which was the old foundation of the Steel Mill.

Without the support of the Steel Mill, the Rolling Mill couldn't have had the confidence to undertake secret missions time and time again.

"I've heard some things about the factory. Is the pressure high?"

"Hehe, 'the tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind' after all."

Li Xuewu said with a smile, then continued: "Sitting with old comrades at such a young age, it's inevitable that people will feel a bit uncomfortable. It's normal, I understand."

"It's good that you really understand."

Dong Wenxue sighed: "'Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish,' working is the same. Stew slowly, and the dish will be flavorful."

"Sigh~~~ Who doesn't want that?"

Li Xuewu sighed softly: "The current situation is like cooking with fire and oil, and it seems like someone is pouring water into it. Think about it."

"'Under a collapsed nest, how can there be intact eggs?'"

Dong Wenxue said in a somewhat dull tone: "This is a game where if you don't advance, you retreat. You've already entered the game, so you have to finish this road. Whether it's walking on thin ice or thorns everywhere, you have to be responsible for the people behind you."

"Yes, have to be responsible."

Li Xuewu rubbed his face and said in a low voice: "Just now I was talking about Li Xue's matter at home. The school is closed, and she's thinking about finding work."

"Take it slow. You're still young, take good care of your family, and arrange your work well."

Dong Wenxue said on the phone: "If your sister is willing to come to our factory, arrange it. Just tell Sister Xie."

"Yes."

Li Xuewu responded, then said: "You also pay attention to safety. Some people are reckless when they go crazy."

"Not to that extent, I'm okay here."

Dong Wenxue understood the meaning in Li Xuewu's words, but didn't continue, instead saying meaningfully: "Do your own things well, don't pay attention to those people."

The two said their goodbyes and hung up the phone.

Li Xuewu looked at the phone on the table, knowing that Teacher's words were to explain Wang Shumin's call in the afternoon, and there was no other meaning.

The relationship between the two was not just a teacher-student relationship at work; Dong Wenxue was also the true matchmaker for Li Xuewu and Gu Ning, and also the godson of Li Xuewu's father-in-law.

Now Gu Ning still called Dong Wenxue Brother, and Li Xuewu still called him Teacher; each had their own way of addressing him.

Dong Wenxue also had the appearance of a big brother, and he took great care of Li Xuewu, the kind that was intimate and heartfelt.

The things Li Xuewu did in Steel City weren't all being carried by Dong Wenxue for him?

Including this time, directly handing over the trade distribution rights of the Steel Mill to Steel City Dongfeng Port Authority, it was clearly helping Li Xuewu.

Although Li Xuewu didn't give him any money, nor did he give him any valuable things, the feelings between the two were more precious than anything else.

Wen Saner could be so arrogant in Steel City, letting Da Qiangzi directly take over many of Guandong's previous businesses and connections, including the current fleet and wharf, wasn't it all because Dong Wenxue was supporting him?

The Steel Mill wasn't considered the largest steel smelting factory in Steel City, but its scale wasn't small either.

It wasn't about the number of people, but the importance of steel smelting capacity and material production.

Backed by the largest Rolling Mill in Jingcheng, the Steel Mill had the confidence not to fear backlog, nor to fear having no tasks.

If the Rolling Mill could upgrade this year, correspondingly, the Steel Mill's level would also be upgraded.

This was different from the positive department-level units within the Rolling Mill. The Rolling Mill had its own complete set of leadership teams, just like a joint enterprise that needed to be integrated, and it had special discourse power and status.

If he walked steadily and accurately this year, Dong Wenxue would properly step from the positive department level into the vice factory level, and stand firm.

If Dong Wenxue entered the factory party group at the mid-year meeting, it was also because of the addition of his multiple positions, plus someone pushing him.

A vice factory-level leader managing a positive department-level branch factory and a positive department-level security department belonged to cross-level leadership.

Leading business progress, once he went up, he would naturally and justifiably manage the branch factory and the security department.

It would no longer be a single concurrent position, but a managing leader.

Unless Li Huai De didn't let go of the security department position at that time, then Dong Wenxue would remove the concurrent position of Security Department Director and only retain the two positions of the branch factory.

These were all possibilities, and didn't mean they would definitely happen, but they were also Dong Wenxue's goals.

With Li Xuewu occupying a position in Jingcheng for him, he could also unfold his plans in Steel City.

While he was unfolding his plans, he was also laying a foundation and creating a direction for Li Xuewu's development.

From Vice Director to Vice Factory Director, Li Xuewu would advance along the road he had opened.

And when he reached the position of a vice factory-level cadre, it wouldn't be Dong Wenxue who could help Li Xuewu open the road.

The situation changed every day. Li Xuewu didn't dare to say which year or month he would be promoted to Vice Factory Director, only that he would take one step at a time and walk steadily.

Li Xuewu also pondered Dong Wenxue's call. There was a high possibility that Wang Shumin had complained about him to Dong Wenxue.

As for what she complained about, or who provided her with the materials, this was unknown.

Perhaps it was the one who sought connections, or perhaps it was something Wang Xiaoqin fabricated out of thin air.

But he thought that this woman wasn't very smart, incorrectly estimating the relationship between him and Dong Wenxue, simply using a few things in the workplace to judge the relationship. It could only be said that her political thinking was extremely naive.

In government units, the most taboo thing is to report others, or complain, etc.

Because you don't know if the person you want to report has a relationship with the leader you want to complain to.

If you do this, the facts will tell you that there is a 99% probability that they have a relationship.

Speaking so absolutely, this isn't metaphysics, this is an unspoken rule.

When a leader tells you: "Speak boldly, what I stand for here is fairness, justice..." etc., don't believe it. Whoever believes it is a big fool.

You think, if you want to report him, then you must have some things in your hands. These things, even if they are superficial, represent that he must have problems.

Then the key point comes: if you can see problems, can't his managing leader, or the leader you want to complain to, see them?

Don't underestimate anyone, any relationship. They clearly can see them, why don't they manage them?

At this time, you appear, take those few things to report, and he talks to you about fairness and justice. You foolishly hand the things to him and tell him your words.

You wait. Before you return to your work position, the person you want to report already knows these things.

Then will the things you collected still exist?

You are looking forward to the investigation team from above coming, looking at them, and finally what explanation can they give you?

Even if he can't wipe them clean, can't wipe them clean, what can be done?

In the end, you are exposed. Everyone knows you were played, and your work shouldn't be peaceful either.

He has a referee standing behind him, how can you kick?

Just like now, Li Xuewu picked up the phone again and called Wen Saner, wanting to ask about his recent work, but Zhang Wanhe answered the phone.

Zhang Wanhe had thousands of words to say to Li Xuewu while holding the phone, but he just couldn't say them.

It could only be Wen Saner cleaning him up, restricting him; it couldn't be him complaining to Li Xuewu about Wen Saner restricting him.

Starting from the end of May, Wen Saner acted contrary to his usual behavior, strictly controlling oil and supplies, reviewing travel itineraries, and closely monitoring personnel working at the port.

Especially Da Qiangzi, who was responsible for cargo transportation in the city, was directly called over by Wen Saner and lectured for more than two hours.

Da Qiangzi later told him that he wanted to slap Wen Saner when he was lectured at the time, and then go back to his hometown and quit.

Zhang Wanhe was also fortunate that he didn't do so, because not many days later, news came from his hometown that someone on the mountain sent rice and flour, saying they were his friends.

He didn't have such generous friends; sending knives was possible, but sending these, only Li Xuewu could.

And Li Xuewu was in Jingcheng, so who sent the things on the mountain?

If it was that recycling station in Jicheng, the people on the mountain would definitely know. It could only be said that Li Xuewu gave him a warning that wasn't big or small.

This warning scared him so much that he didn't sleep well all night. He knew his son's character; he wouldn't talk nonsense.

Da Chun wouldn't let him talk nonsense either. Being able to find the mountain, and being able to find his hometown, sending food to each brother's house, this kind of ability was terrifying.

Now the wharf management was stricter. People going out on ships only knew on the day which ship they were going on, which captain they were with, and what business they were handling.

And the captains were stricter. They knew the news a day early, but they had to stay on the ship on the day and couldn't come down.

This kind of control was stricter than the secret units of the past. He didn't know where he learned it from.

Until one day, he came off the ship and saw many cars parked in the courtyard, and saw the people talking to Wen Saner, only then did he know how complicated the wharf here was.

Although Wen Saner was the second-in-command, he could talk to the Steel Mill, talk to many departments in Steel City, and talk to the investigation department active here.

And he could only talk to Wen Saner. This first-in-command was truly a "one"-in-command!

Financial auditing wasn't with him, port management wasn't with him, logistics support wasn't with him; he was only responsible for the training and business of the fleet.

Even Da Qiangzi, who nominally belonged to his management, couldn't have business intersections with him. The transportation and cargo allocation in the city were reported directly to Wen Saner by Da Qiangzi.

This also caused Wen Saner to sit in the wharf, he was responsible for the water, and Da Qiangzi was responsible for the land, just separating the two.

What could he say? What did he dare to say to Li Xuewu, recalling the conditions Li Xuewu promised him in the past?

Now he was nailed to the cutting board, and he could still jump a few times.

Even if he wanted to jump, did Da Qiangzi and the others want to?

Da Qiangzi complaining to him about Wen Saner was more like a helpless show-off, showing off that he still dared to speak in front of Wen Saner.

Now Da Qiangzi was driving a Willys Jeep, dealing with logistics supervisors of various units, a proper person on the surface. He probably wouldn't be willing to go up the mountain again, let alone go down to the sea. ===== CHAPTER 682 =====