Chapter 683: Mr

You and I are both guests in the red dust, don't laugh at who is a pitiful person.

Yushui's thoughts Li Xuewu naturally sensed, but it was just sensing, without any action he wanted to have.

"Once whipped a famous horse because of drunkenness, don't want to tire a beauty with too much emotion."

Whether He Yu Shui looks good or not, Li Xuewu can't evaluate. They all grew up in one courtyard, used to seeing it.

Because of Jing Yongjie's relationship, because of Seeing Sha Zhu's relationship, because... she is a girl's reason, Li Xuewu doesn't want to tire her, even more doesn't want to tire himself.

Li Xuewu won't touch girls outside, even more won't touch girls in the courtyard.

Interesting is interesting, ideas are ideas, there are many who have ideas about him, and have ideas.

These kinds of ideas and impulses are hormones at work. After a long time, they are consumed, often meeting and fading away, not thinking about it.

Only those who can't get will be remembered, those who often shake in front of eyes won't.

Of course, this also depends on specific circumstances. Like Lou Jie, she has been thinking of Li Xuewu.

Seeing him enter the office, she got up from behind the desk, walked over and asked: "Nothing this week?"

"Nothing, even if there is, won't do it, relax mood."

Li Xuewu looked at the few pots of flowers and plants added in the office, asked with a smile: "Started raising flowers?"

Lou Jie rolled her eyes, said: "Can still come to me to relax mood? Not afraid I'll look for you?"

"Hehe, how is that possible."

Li Xuewu pretended to look at the flowers in the pot, said lightly: "Besides the club, where else can I go?"

"Who knows that."

Lou Jie said sarcastically: "Like watching movies, listening to plays, etc."

Li Xuewu's expression looking at the flowers paused slightly, then tilted his head, said with meaning: "How can that be, you know, I have no time, second I have no heart, can't understand, can't listen."

"Hi~ I say, not understanding is interesting."

Lou Jie walked to the side of the bed and started looking for things, while searching and throwing on the bed, said: "Like me, just like these flowers and plants, the tenderer the more I like, the brighter the more I like."

Found the last box and put it on the bed, only then turned to Li Xuewu and said: "Just for fun."

"Very good, if you like, raise a few more pots."

Li Xuewu walked to the side of the sofa and sat down, leaning on the sofa and said to Lou Jie: "Doesn't cost much effort, just water, looks very fresh."

Lou Jie glanced at Li Xuewu, rolled her eyes and said: "Doesn't cost much effort, but this flower placed there is also a worry, afraid it will wither, afraid it lacks water, also afraid others will like it and pluck it."

"Hehe, have the heart to raise flowers, must have the preparation to lose flowers."

Li Xuewu played with the lighter in his hand, glanced at Lou Jie, said: "Haven't you heard 'good flowers don't bloom long, good scenery doesn't last long'? It's just this principle."

"That flower, it's beautiful when blooming, you must appreciate it, like it, but can't think it always belongs to you."

"Yes, you watered it, you took care of it, but in the end it is accompanying you, expecting your gaze."

"Day and night's effort to bloom is just to let your gaze stay on it for a moment, stop for three seconds."

"You gave it just a little bit, but want its whole life, think about if it's unfair?"

Li Xuewu looked up slightly, lying on the back, looking at Lou Jie sideways and said: "So raising flowers is very hard, I just look at others' flowers is enough, at most water."

"Humph! Crooked reasoning!"

Lou Jie didn't agree with Li Xuewu's words, but she couldn't say the reason to refute, could only hum, and condemned Li Xuewu from the height of morality.

Hummed and saw Li Xuewu wanted to smoke, grabbed the cigarette box and lighter, said: "Get up, try the clothes."

"What clothes?"

Li Xuewu looked at the pile of things on the bed, asked: "Bought me things again?"

"Beautiful you!"

Lou Jie glanced at Li Xuewu, then unwrapped a gray kraft paper package, and took out a white short-sleeved shirt from inside.

"I have many of your clothes there, you don't go, buying for you is also a waste, won't buy for you in the future~"

"Hehe~ this seems to be what I'm wearing now."

Li Xuewu didn't care about the words in Lou Jie's mouth. Today, since entering the room, this woman had been playing the game of hidden meaning with him.

At this moment, looking at the clothes in Lou Jie's hand, he said: "Wouldn't it be the member custom-made clothes that came down?"

"Just this."

Lou Jie shook the clothes in her hand, gestured to Li Xuewu and said: "Put it on and try if it fits."

"Hi~ guaranteed no problem."

Li Xuewu smiled, said: "Master Li's craftsmanship, I still trust. If it comes from his hand, I don't need to try."

Saying don't need to try, but under Lou Jie's gesture, he still took off his top, wore a white vest, and put on the short-sleeved shirt.

Lou Jie buttoned it for him, while chattering: "Came that day, I saw him trembling, really didn't expect his craftsmanship to be so good."

"This is still made by machine, you haven't seen his manual."

Li Xuewu raised his neck, let Lou Jie serve, and said to himself: "You see him trembling, but the work is very energetic."

"Hmm, I'll find him to make a few later."

Lou Jie helped Li Xuewu button up, and helped Li Xuewu tuck the shirt into his pants, tidying the folds of the shirt.

"Yo, changed, we haven't tried this."

Huang Gan and Wang Xiaoqin came down from upstairs, saw Li Xuewu in this room, and walked in.

Wang Xiaoqin looked at Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "Used to seeing it, can't see any difference, still have to be worn by others."

Huang Gan walked to the side of the sofa and sat down, watching Li Xuewu change clothes, and teased Wang Xiaoqin: "Want me to change and show you?"

Wang Xiaoqin didn't forgive, raised her eyebrows at Huang Gan and said: "Can, also let me see your capital."

"Hahaha~"

Li Xuewu was laughed loudly by Wang Xiaoqin, and Lou Jie also followed with a laugh.

Huang Gan was annoyed and said: "You look, you still have the appearance of an eldest sister."

After finishing, gestured to Li Xuewu's side and said: "Little brother is here, we big brothers and big sisters have to be a model."

"Hmm~ you also want to~"

Wang Xiaoqin found a sofa and sat down, looked at Li Xuewu's direction, curled her lips at Huang Gan and said: "I'm really hearing for the first time that a big brother takes a little brother out to pick up women and fight."

Huang Gan knew that Li Xuewu took that kid back, Wang Xiaoqin must know.

But knowing is knowing, they are all young people, just like the joke just now. If it were between old comrades, they wouldn't make trouble like this.

Huang Gan is twenty-something, Wang Xiaoqin thirty-something, so he just looks at her like an eldest sister.

Talking about his own going out to find wind and moon in front of his sister, he wouldn't feel embarrassed.

"This words must be said separately."

Huang Gan waved his hand, gestured to Li Xuewu's side, and complained to Wang Xiaoqin: "I took him to play, originally arranged a sister for him."

"Hey! Guess what!"

Huang Gan clapped his hands, full of envy and jealousy, and said: "We just came out of the theater, he hooked up with a dancing girl on the stage."

"What's even more annoying is~ it's the girl chasing him!"

Huang Gan clapped his hands and said jealously: "This made me envious, okay, said go to Old Mo to eat, this time he hung two sisters alone, the focus of the whole field."

"Caught up with a meal causing trouble, happened to be his little brother, okay, this tossing~"

Huang Gan explained with a chuckle: "So, it's me, the big brother, introducing little sisters to him, it's him young and energetic, fighting with people and being timid~"

Lou Jie only now understood, dare to say it was Li Xuewu going out to pick up women.

Okay, she just said how come he was talking about flowers blooming and looking, only watering and not raising, dare to say it was all learned from here.

Glared at Huang Gan fiercely, then quietly pinched Li Xuewu's waist.

Li Xuewu was pinched and grinned, but still endured.

Wang Xiaoqin saw Huang Gan talking nonsense, curled her lips: "You, still have the face to say, it's all you who brought Li Xuewu bad."

"Hey! Big sister, I can't agree with this!"

Huang Gan waved his hand: "I brought him bad? You don't know how bad he is, he bringing me bad is about the same."

After finishing, gestured to Li Xuewu and asked: "Li Xuewu, you say, who influences whom?"

"Birds of a feather."

Lou Jie didn't wait for Li Xuewu to reply, first gave the two a definition, making Wang Xiaoqin also laugh.

Li Xuewu pulled the corners of his mouth, glanced at Huang Gan. This kid's mouth had no gate, saying everything.

Huang Gan was also full of dissatisfaction, staring at Li Xuewu, blaming him for hiding too deep.

Lou Jie found the wallet, belt, briefcase, and a pair of leather shoes for Li Xuewu to try.

Li Xuewu sat on the bed, changed the leather shoes on his feet, and asked Lou Jie: "Are everyone's issued?"

"Yes, arrived Wednesday, issued one after another, only those who didn't come are issued today."

Lou Jie explained, and also looked at Li Xuewu's shoes, asked: "Is it suitable?"

"Very suitable, Master Li knows my shoe size."

Li Xuewu stood up and let Lou Jie and others look. Although Wang Xiaoqin said just now that she was used to Li Xuewu wearing white and black, this set didn't look eye-catching.

But now Li Xuewu was dressed neatly, standing there, looking upright, stylish, and handsome.

"Okay, very good, this way we count as having a bit of the club's unified standard and style."

Wang Xiaoqin nodded with a smile, couldn't stop praising Li Xuewu's handsomeness.

Huang Gan said with a smile: "This still has to thank our First Prison, with just those few machines, a few masters leading, really made better than what the factory produced."

"Strange if not good, is Master a white call?"

Wang Xiaoqin stood up and looked at Li Xuewu, said: "I think your First Prison can also engage in sportswear design, satisfying our club's sportswear needs."

"No problem!"

Huang Gan waved his hand: "This year's summer administrative style is just like this. Look at the autumn one, Master Li is already designing. I'll go back and tell him, design the summer and autumn sportswear together."

After finishing, explained to Li Xuewu's side: "Production is no longer a problem. Those people there are very good at sewing machines. As long as you tell them how to do it, the workmanship is hundreds of times stronger than the kind sold in the store."

Li Xuewu believed what he said. After all, the clothes sold in the store were made in the factory, those workers didn't have the pressure of hunger, nor the pressure of percentage.

The key is that people are working, can get money, want to fool a little, no one knows.

But what about Huang Gan's side?

If the master or the tube-teacher found flaws, the meal that day might be directly downgraded.

Without salary, there was no happiness or unhappiness, people became machines, the things made were naturally very resistant.

Lou Jie packed the wallet into the office bag, and packed the belt, said: "Just pack it like this, take it out when you get home. I see your hand bag is also old."

"This workmanship is quite good."

Li Xuewu took it and looked at it. This craftsmanship is really powerful, the key is that the style is still Republic of China style, with a foreign taste.

"Pure cowhide, I used it as soon as it was made there, quite stylish."

Huang Gan held a cigarette, took Li Xuewu's bag, gestured to the leather inside and said: "See, etching process, with serial number, issued together with the keychain there, one number corresponds to one person, can't be wrong."

Li Xuewu took it and looked at it. The pure steel keychain and the bag indeed had a serial number, A-1001.

"The first word represents identity, the second word represents batch number, the following numbers represent specific people."

Huang Gan explained to Li Xuewu: "A represents our system's members, number 1 represents the identity of the first batch of members, and your number is 001."

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at Huang Gan and asked: "What about yours? What is your number?"

"Mine?"

Huang Gan smoked a cigarette and said: "007, later if there is a special situation, you can also call me Mr. 007, or Brother 7."

"Heh~"

Li Xuewu smiled lightly and handed the bag in his hand to Lou Jie, watching Lou Jie pack the bag and leather shoes, and the clothes he changed into together.

He thought, Huang Gan absolutely didn't want this number to show off, because at this time, I'm afraid no one had any consciousness about this serial number.

"Then, Brother 7, are there any other relatively novel ideas?"

Li Xuewu walked to the side of the three-person sofa and sat down, looked at Huang Gan and asked with a smile: "We have reserved special commodity stores here, just waiting for you to manufacture the goods and open for business."

"Chess, checkers, playing cards, wallets, belts, briefcases."

Huang Gan used the hand holding the cigarette to count: "Little books, red castle books, red portraits, wooden mahjong, men's bags, women's bags, children's school bags, travel bags, cowhide shoes, sheepskin shoes, summer sandals, winter cotton shoes..."

"Good!"

"Hahaha~"

"Come again!"

There were members passing by the door, seeing Huang Gan talking about counting treasures inside, so they walked in to join the fun.

Because opposite the management office was the sports hall, everyone going upstairs to hold small meetings and chat would also pass by here.

Huang Gan was also crazy, didn't pay much attention to his image when with these brothers.

The things he muttered were actually already discussed with Li Xuewu.

There were those manufactured by the First Prison, and also special commodities Li Xuewu discussed with them to get from other channels.

For example, Zhou Zhengquan had some connections, got some cigarettes, alcohol, tea, and sugar, which was quite difficult.

Wang Zheng got drinks, didn't know which factory he turned to, orange flavor, and it tasted quite good.

Wei Qing's family connections, got various fruit wines from Jingcheng Fruit Wine Factory, which was the kind Li Xuewu drank when eating mutton at Donglaishun.

Li Xuewu got relatively more, but only many styles, not many quantities. After all, the number of consumers here wasn't very large.

Temporarily available, for example, beef, mutton, horse meat, donkey meat, camel meat, seafood dried goods, rice, flour, grain, and oil supplied to the restaurant, and seasonal vegetables and fruits that Old Biaozi would send regularly.

Old Biaozi also borrowed the light, picked good things from the recycling station and put some here, such as radios, fruit cans, etc.

The rest was supplied to the First Prison, and what was made were those Huang Gan said.

Li Xuewu was preparing to wait for the results of the Chinese medicine research on the mountain, and then send some good Chinese patent medicines here, counting as a kind of welfare.

Of course, the commodities they got weren't sent to the special store for free. Like political resources, material resources were also a kind of mutual help of the club.

All commodities obtained by everyone would be valued and purchased by the management office, and then sold in the store.

There would be a certain price difference, used for management and operating expenses.

Members could also bring valuable commodities left idle at home to trade, counting as a small recycling store.

Lou Jie was relatively concerned about this store, counting as the second operating project carried out after the restaurant opened for business.

The profits earned by these operating projects would become the club's collective expenses, used for the management office's expenditures, including the club's daily maintenance and management expenses, and expenses for adding equipment and various facilities.

Now the club was still in a state of serious loss, still a relatively large loss.

Because the renovation expenses currently underway were also calculated in the club's accounts, including the manpower expenses for security, coaches, waiters, etc. currently used.

However, everyone was optimistic about the club's future, believing that these debts would be paid off one day.

Everyone chatted in the room, imagining the club's future, as if they had forgotten the worries and troubles outside the club.

The club on Sunday was very lively, some laughing and making trouble here at the management office, some playing guns in the underground training room, some drinking and chatting at the restaurant.

Either communicating, or going to the training hall to sweat and exercise, anyway not idle.

With the club's equipment and facilities, related projects and venues opening, members would enjoy the club's fun more and more.

And at this time, the council still had no intention of increasing members, which made these members feel the importance of advantage and resources even more.

This particularly slow member absorption system made the existing members' unity very high, particularly cherishing this membership status, and also willing to use their own strength to maintain the club's interests.

Now those who could enter the club's gate, besides existing members, were only staff, and a few temporary members.

Temporary members were Li Xuewu's way of saying it, actually just important guests invited by members, enjoying services here once or twice.

Everyone chatted for a few sentences, and were all called away by people from the training hall. There were many projects to play there, in twos and threes, exercising and chatting at the same time.

When people were almost gone, Lou Jie saw Wang Xiaoqin and Huang Gan were still there, so she opened her mouth and said: "Just right you are all here, I want to propose a suggestion, you guys refer to it and see if it works."

Huang Gan and Wang Xiaoqin glanced at Li Xuewu, and seeing him also looking at Lou Xiaoe, they knew this wasn't Li Xuewu's meaning.

Lou Jie also saw the meaning in their eyes, but didn't care. Li Xuewu's influence on this club wasn't something she could care about, nor was there any need to care.

"I see that Sunday is the time when members come here the most, and also the most leisurely time, but one problem has been ignored."

Lou Jie looked at the three and said: "Family, we ignored it, even members ignored their family's feelings."

"You are all cadres, busy seven days a week, only resting one day on Sunday, still have to use this little time to come to the club to sit, meet everyone, eat a meal."

"Especially dinner, this time should be the only meal you can sit down steadily to accompany your family, but now you have to spend it at the club."

Lou Jie leaned on the side of the desk, spread her hands and said: "I think you also have many helplessness and reluctance, as well as guilt and apology to your family."

Wang Xiaoqin glanced at Li Xuewu and Huang Gan, then nodded and said: "The situation Lou Director said indeed exists, especially our family, my husband and I are both busy, can only leave the children at home at this time, sometimes in the evening too."

"Hmm, indeed."

Huang Gan pursed his lips and thought, looked at Lou Xiaoe and gestured: "Lou Director, you continue."

Lou Jie glanced at Li Xuewu, then said: "My suggestion is, hold a dinner party every Sunday, members can bring family and children."

"The dinner party can be free, paid from the club's overall expenses, and after the meal can watch movies in the small auditorium, entertaining family, won't delay everyone's communication and connection."

"Is there a budget?"

Wang Xiaoqin liked Lou Jie's proposal very much, but still started from reality, wanting to see what the budget was for doing this.

Li Xuewu and Huang Gan didn't open their mouths. In internal management, Wang Xiaoqin had the right to speak, including the Security Brigade, at the branch bureau side, Wang Xiaoqin also had management authority and responsibility for internal business.

Especially in looking at account books and calculating budgets, she was very good at it.

Li Xuewu and Huang Gan naturally had no opinion on Lou Jie's proposal. Being able to let members better experience the club's welfare, and better integrate into the club, this kind of welfare was indispensable.

Lou Jie found a document from the table, handed it to Wang Xiaoqin, and explained at the same time: "Actually, there are no too many challenges in restaurant management, just increasing the number of meals, and the small auditorium needs preparation."

"Projector and movie screen, these things I'll handle."

Huang Gan waved his hand and said: "Including the whole set of audio equipment, I'll have people install it when the time comes, as long as our management office can do maintenance and use."

Taking advantage of Wang Xiaoqin looking at the document and discussing with Lou Jie in a low voice, Li Xuewu looked at Huang Gan and asked: "Do you have channels in this aspect? Projector isn't cheap, right?"

"Of course!"

Huang Gan glanced at Li Xuewu sideways, said: "Do you know how much a projector costs now, plus the full set of projection equipment? Less said three to five thousand, real gold and silver."

Li Xuewu raised his eyes, looked at him and asked: "Are you going to spend three to five thousand to buy?"

"Nonsense, is this something that can be done by spending money?"

Huang Gan blinked, leaned close to Li Xuewu and whispered: "My dad's unit has a set, it's an old machine eliminated, produced in Germany, an old antique imported during the Republic of China period."

"Can it be used?"

Li Xuewu looked at Huang Gan suspiciously, said: "Don't bring a pile of waste, it's you who will be embarrassed when the time comes."

"Hiss~ why don't you believe me."

Huang Gan blinked: "Don't you know what time it is now? Their unit doesn't dare to use it, doesn't dare to show movies, can only throw it there, the new machine is Jinggangshan's, a big guy, also put away."

After finishing, whispered again: "Wait until I tell my dad, even if it's their unit supporting our kind of small brother unit's construction."

Li Xuewu looked at Huang Gan with a smile, raised his chin, gesturing for him to continue.

Huang Gan was a bit embarrassed by Li Xuewu's look, saw Wang Xiaoqin didn't look this way, smiled flatteringly, and said: "Don't want anything else, look at the native products your factory is engaging in, can you bring us a copy."

"We don't want much, just want the part issued as welfare."

Huang Gan knew that the units that engaged in trade with Li Xuewu last time were under the slogan of welfare, but actually sold them out, earning quite a lot.

What he meant this time was, just want the part issued to employees as welfare.

Li Xuewu scratched his ear, asked: "Buy? Or exchange?"

After asking, looked at Huang Gan and said: "If you say so, you must be thinking of getting it without spending money, but there is cost here, and some convenient conditions, do you have them?"

"You really asked the right person."

Huang Gan raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Xuewu and said: "We don't engage in production, but we have the right to confiscate. I can pick carving machines from the warehouse, and can also get movie projection equipment. You say can I get something else?"

"Hehe, interesting."

Li Xuewu looked at Huang Gan and smiled, then confirmed: "Are you sure those things in the warehouse can be taken out?"

"I'm sure."

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu seriously and said: "What you take out also has to go through accounts. It's confiscated goods you bought. There is money in the account, and then you use money to buy welfare goods."

He said, patted Li Xuewu's knee, said: "Although actually it's you using meat to exchange, but the account has to be done like this, you don't have to worry."

Li Xuewu nodded, said: "Then this time's projection equipment...?"

"I said, supporting little brother."

Huang Gan was selling his grandfather's field without pain in his heart, anyway it wasn't his, a pile of broken things could exchange for a cooperation, how valuable.

The key is that he could also use this machine. When the time comes, bring his family to watch movies, how comfortable.

Li Xuewu patted away Huang Gan's claws, counting as agreeing to this matter. He didn't worry about the meat problem, he still had a lot in his hands, enough for this year's consumption.

Besides, this year's trade channels were slowly expanding, and there wasn't a year without snow disasters. This year would be the same.

So this year's beef and mutton would still be transported from the border continuously.

Actually, starting from now, the pastoral areas already had plans to reduce old, weak, sick, and disabled livestock.

It was just that the current meat channels weren't smooth, the local digestion ability was limited, and few factories like the Rolling Mill were willing to run to the border to engage in trade with enough car plan.

So the Rolling Mill

If it were more than a decade later, I fear everyone would be swarming over like a swarm of bees, and by then, there wouldn't be such favorable conditions.

"What about the film reels? Where are you going to get those?"

"Is that something to worry about?"

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu and said matter-of-factly, "Of course we'll borrow them; what else could we do, get them ourselves? Think of how much silver that would cost! Anyway, there's plenty to be had."

After saying this, he explained the ins and outs to Li Xuewu: "Generally speaking, film studios have the most film resources, followed by projection stations; they are all classic films. Then there are the imported films from the Foreign Affairs Department. You can borrow them if you find someone you know; it's not that difficult."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Our projection tasks aren't frequent anyway. Who has the time to watch during the day? It'll just be Saturday and Sunday evenings."

"I think that's feasible. Whoever has the connections should go borrow them."

Li Xuewu effectively made the final decision on this matter and agreed with Huang Gan's opinion.

Huang Gan, however, smiled and said, "Then I'll have the electrician from my father's unit come over to install the equipment later, and we can bring the films over to test it out then."

"You have audio equipment, but do you have sound amplification equipment? Or overall stage equipment?"

Li Xuewu knew that Huang Gan loved the arts and loved excitement; he understood stage equipment for things like dance and drama.

After considering it for a moment, he said to Huang Gan, "I have a complete set of opera troupe equipment, as well as two Peking opera actors. We can perform Peking opera and the like when the time comes, and at the same time, we can form a small literary and art work team to rehearse some plays."

"Oh! That's a big job~"

Huang Gan sat up straight, looked at Li Xuewu, and pondered, "The equipment you mentioned is actually harder to get hold of than sound amplification equipment. This is an advantage. The film set can also be used for sound amplification; it's just the sound pickup..."

Hearing Li Xuewu's words, he became interested, especially when Li Xuewu mentioned forming their own literary and art work team, which gave him some ideas.

"Alright, don't you worry about this matter; I'll find a way for us, and we will definitely get a complete set of stage equipment."

After saying this, he gestured toward the multi-purpose hall and said, "Our multi-purpose room is small and can't seat many people, so these pieces of equipment are easy to handle; it's not as hard as you think. What's hard is the people."

"You just said there are two Peking opera actors."

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu and said, "These two Peking opera actors can't support a literary and art work team. Do they have any other special skills?"

Li Xuewu looked at Huang Gan, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Does hanging themselves count?"

"What the hell?"

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu amusedly and said, "I'm talking about special skills, not a performance that's 'special' because it only happens once."

Li Xuewu chuckled slightly and said, "When I first saw them, they were preparing to hang themselves."

"Don't ask!"

Huang Gan waved his hand and said, "Another cliché of a hero saving a beauty and her offering herself in return; it's too vulgar~"

After saying this, he asked Li Xuewu with some jealousy and unwillingness, "Are they good-looking?"

"What do you mean?"

Li Xuewu looked at Huang Gan, raised an eyebrow, and said, "You and I might not be on the same train of thought."

"No, it's the same one."

Huang Gan rolled his eyes and said, "Tell me the truth, you played the hero saving the beauty, so didn't they offer themselves to you?"

"Tell me, let me hear it."

Huang Gan leaned close to Li Xuewu and whispered, "I just love hearing about this."

Li Xuewu looked at him speechlessly and said frankly, "You've misunderstood. They are little girls not even eighteen or nineteen; could I be like you?"

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Huang Gan curled his lip and clicked his tongue, saying, "Ou Xin was still talking about you on the way back; she's also not even eighteen or nineteen~"

"Ahem~"

Li Xuewu raised his eyelids, reminding Huang Gan not to talk nonsense and sully his innocence.

How could Huang Gan not know what kind of person Li Xuewu was? He smirked and said, "I also have a few actress sisters; I'll arrange for them to join too, is that appropriate?"

"That's appropriate~"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "As long as our funds are sufficient, what's wrong with having a literary and art work team?"

"That's settled then, I'm willing to take on this job."

Huang Gan smiled and said, "Now that I'm responsible for the product supply of our licensed store, I'll be responsible for our literary and art work team when the time comes. I have management experience in this area."

"Alright~ that works~"

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and said, "Actually, I have a more suitable candidate, and I think it would be especially appropriate to let her manage it."

"Who? That can't be!"

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu suspiciously and said, "Is there anyone in this club who understands literary and art work better than I do?"

"Hey~~ your thinking is too narrow~"

Li Xuewu pointed at Huang Gan and said, "The club belongs to everyone, to the collective, to the members; doesn't it also belong to the members' families? In the future, it will belong to the children."

After saying all this, Li Xuewu patted Huang Gan's knee and said, "Last time, I heard Sister Su say that she really likes the arts and understands a lot in this area. I think we can invite Sister Su to manage it."

"You! You hell, are you talking about... my wife?"

Huang Gan widened his eyes, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked in disbelief.

"Who else?"

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow, looked at Huang Gan, and asked, "You wouldn't disagree, would you? Or is Sister Su unwilling?"

"It's nothing, I'll go talk to Sister Su when the time comes and invite her to come out of retirement~"

"No..."

Huang Gan looked at Li Xuewu, pointed his finger at him, nodded, and said, "You're still ruthless. Fine, Li Xuewu, we'll see."

"Hiss~ why are you getting angry~"

Li Xuewu asked Huang Gan with a smile, "Is it that you don't want Sister Su to come?"

Huang Gan refused to answer these questions; he knew that once he fell into Li Xuewu's trap, there would be one after another. The best way to respond was to stop talking.

Wang Xiaoqin and Sister Lou had also finished their discussion. When they looked over, they discovered that Li Xuewu and Huang Gan were sitting there very quietly, neither of them speaking.

"What's wrong? Weren't you two just talking heatedly?"

"It's nothing~ I'm just tired of it~"

Huang Gan smacked his lips and said to Wang Xiaoqin, "I've seen through some people's true faces and nature today, and I feel tired of it."

"Hehe~ you didn't win the argument, did you?"

Wang Xiaoqin walked over with a light laugh and said to the two of them, "I just looked at the accounting; the financial pressure will increase, but it won't be that great. We can still afford the weekly meals."

"Then let's do it."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Actually, there are only so many people coming now. There might be more in the future, and by then, the financial pressure won't be this great."

After saying this, he looked at Huang Gan and said, "Put your heart into the licensed store. Build up this part of the business as soon as possible. Take advantage of the fact that there are few members now; it's easy to make adjustments."

Huang Gan nodded. This was serious business, not the idle chatter from before, so naturally, he wouldn't mess around with Li Xuewu.

"Actually, the restaurant will make money later on. First, let the members build up the club's restaurant culture, then increase the mystery and rarity here, and then enrich the dishes and flavors."

Huang Gan had studied this carefully, so what he said was targeted.

"Step by step, we will open up the restaurant. From the member referral system to increasing members, or setting up a restaurant membership system, we can open up the situation for the club's restaurant and quickly generate profits."

"The licensed store will also become highly sought after as the restaurant's reputation grows, and the products sold will be valued and pursued."

As he spoke, he gestured to the clothes and shoes on the bed and said, "I believe this trend will become popular next year, and the logo on the clothes will become the lucky charm for our club to solve its financial problems."

Wang Xiaoqin nodded and said, "I haven't been too worried about the club's financial situation. With Director Lou here, the management is strict, the budget is reasonable, and the operational methods are constantly increasing, including the future increase in member numbers; these are all ways to solve the funding problem."

"In other words, from now until this time next year, it will be a year of development for our club, and also a year of hard struggle."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "By then, all areas will be open, all service items will be launched, we'll have a member base, operations will have matured, and management will be on the right track, so there won't be such great pressure."

"Let's work hard together."

Huang Gan stood up, glared at Li Xuewu, and said, "You've disappointed me too much. I'm not taking you out to play next time."

"Hehe, thank you."

Li Xuewu said with a light laugh, not minding Huang Gan's words.

Huang Gan rolled his eyes, turned around, walked out the door, and went to the training hall opposite to play.

Wang Xiaoqin chatted for a while and then went to the training hall as well.

When only Li Xuewu was left in the room, Sister Lou sat behind the office desk looking somewhat lonely.

Seeing Li Xuewu look at her, she pursed her lips and then asked, "Will I not be able to see the day the club grows up?"

Li Xuewu frowned and then said, "But the club will remember who helped it grow."

"I hope so. You know that's not what I meant."

Sister Lou crossed her legs, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "Are you planning to let that person named Zuo Jie take over my position?"

"No."

Li Xuewu shook his head and said, "He is still young and cannot bear such a heavy burden; everyone wouldn't agree either. The club still needs Uncle Lou to manage it."

After soothing Sister Lou's heart, Li Xuewu mentioned Zuo Jie again, saying, "I'm preparing to let him manage the restaurant and the external commercial part, including the licensed store and such, but he still needs to be trained."