Chapter 687: Watch your stomach

Li Xue's "glance-at-the-flowers-while-riding-a-horse" style work inspection proceeded very quickly.

Utilizing a few days, she not only observed the work of the Factory Director's Office Chief at the Steel Mill, but also observed the work of the Security Brigade Political Commissar.

Wang Xiaoqin actually quite liked Li Xue; loving the house and its crow, she also expressed the intention of wanting Li Xue to stay in the Security Brigade.

Li Xuewu, however, did not put pressure on Li Xue, just waiting for her to consider it herself.

During this period, Li Xuewu also took Li Xue to visit several other departments, and in the evening, they went to sit for a while at his foster parents' home.

Previously, when she was in school, she didn't keep in touch with the family's connections, and later, she knew even less about these relationships Li Xuewu had cultivated.

In fact, regarding the university side, Li Xuewu had once inquired with Han Shu about whether there was an arrangement for Li Xue to go to the school to work first, meaning to study while working.

But Han Shu's reply to Li Xuewu was that at this time, it was not very suitable for Li Xue to go to the school.

It was not just because of Li Xue's age, but more because people in the school now were all thinking about transferring out.

Hearing her say this, Li Xuewu then dismissed the idea of arranging for Li Xue, and also asked about Han Shu's situation.

Han Shu was actually doing alright; because of her family background, no one dared to pick a fight with her now.

If there was work, she went to the school; if there was nothing to do, she stayed at home.

In fact, Han Shu also understood Li Xuewu's meaning; if the school side was suitable for an arrangement, Li Xuewu could have proposed this condition to Pei Dayu.

Han Shu also believed that as long as Li Xuewu proposed it, Pei Dayu would definitely find a way to help Li Xuewu achieve it.

But coming to work at the school at this time was really unnecessary, especially under such a rigorous academic atmosphere; for a high school graduate to be on a university campus was not very good for Li Xue's own development.

Don't say there was no such thing as a "contempt chain" at this time; it existed at all times.

Even in the Li family, it existed; if it weren't for Li Xuewu's position being too high, the degree of importance currently placed on eldest brother Li Wenbiao would definitely be higher than Li Xuewu's.

It was just that Li Xuewu didn't play by the rules, promoting people on the spot at the slightest disagreement, and now he was the one calling the shots in the Li family.

On this Thursday, after lunch, Li Xuewu came out of the guesthouse and saw Bang Geng running past him with his bare bottom, his little bird dangling and swaying in front, not even feeling ashamed.

Before he could call out to stop Bang Geng, this kid took a dive into Tuanjie Lake.

Li Xuewu frowned slightly, raised his head, and turned his head to see Qin Huairu chasing out while carrying a small wooden stick.

"Have you seen Bang Geng?"

"What do you think?"

Li Xuewu gestured toward Tuanjie Lake and said to Qin Huairu, "Hurry up and throw that thing away; how can you beat a child like that?"

"Thank you, Wu Shu!"

Bang Geng was hiding by the water's edge, blocked by a few large flower pots, hiding from his mother. Hearing Li Xuewu's words, he poked his head out from the water and shouted.

Qin Huairu angrily pointed at Bang Geng with the wooden stick and said, "You get up here! Otherwise, don't ever come up again!"

"Hey~"

Li Xuewu waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "Don't say such things by the water; what are you thinking?"

After speaking, he beckoned to Bang Geng and said, "Hurry up and come up; this Tuanjie Lake is raising fish, and chicken manure was just spread a few days ago."

"Really?!"

Bang Geng immediately felt a bit nauseous, looked back, as if he could see the chicken manure in the water.

He cleaned up this stuff every morning and was sick of it. Being told this by Wu Shu, he smelled as if there really was a scent of chicken manure in the water.

"Then you have to help me block my mom."

Bang Geng said, finding a sandal left by the lake to cover his little bird, and walked over while holding his crotch.

It was lucky there were trees by the lake, otherwise, the child would definitely have been sunburned.

Li Xuewu frowned, looked at the angry Qin Huairu, then looked at Bang Geng, who didn't dare to look at his mother, and asked, "What did you do to make your mom angry again?"

"I... I was catching fish."

Bang Geng said to Li Xuewu hesitantly, looking cautiously at his mother, guarding against her moving the stick in her hand so he could run away immediately.

"Catching fish is just catching fish."

Li Xuewu looked at Qin Huairu and said, "If you catch a big one, use it; if you catch a small one, let it go. Isn't that all there is to it? Is it necessary to chase the child into the water?"

After speaking, he gestured to Tuanjie Lake and said, "This used to be a cooling pond. Besides digging a big deep pit, there are pipes and such inside. What if you crawl in and can't get out?"

Qin Huairu was so angry that tears were about to fall. She pointed at Bang Geng with the stick and said, "You tell your Wu Shu how you were catching fish. Is that catching fish?!"

Seeing his mother gesturing with the stick, Bang Geng hid behind Li Xuewu in fear.

However, he didn't throw away the sandal in his hand, still covering his vital parts.

When Li Xuewu lowered his head to look at him, Bang Geng pursed his lips, wrinkled his chubby face, and said, "Yan Jiekuang saved two jin of firecracker powder. I traded four eggs for it. He taught me how to bomb fish."

"You tell me if he's malicious or not!"

Qin Huairu said through gritted teeth, "No wonder people say his leg was broken; with this kind of bad water, if he doesn't limp, who does!"

After speaking, feeling it wasn't enough to vent her anger, she threw the wooden stick in her hand and said, "I'm going to find the Third Master and see how he manages his children."

"Hey!"

Li Xuewu grabbed Qin Huairu's arm and said, "Hiss~ why are you acting on impulse?"

After speaking, he let go of Qin Huairu and said to her, "You just finished with the child, and now you're going to pick a fight with him? Calm down."

Bang Geng was also scared out of his wits by his mother, especially seeing his mother shedding tears, and stood there swaying in anger.

"Mom, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it next time."

Bang Geng walked out from behind Li Xuewu with his bare bottom and hurriedly apologized to his mother.

Qin Huairu didn't pay attention to her son either, feeling a bit dizzy, so she squatted down.

Li Xuewu frowned and looked at the mother and son, gestured to Bang Geng, and said, "Where is the firecracker powder?"

"It... it was confiscated by my mom."

Bang Geng pouted, about to cry. He also saw that Li Xuewu was about to lose his temper; it was the first time he had seen Wu Shu get angry with him.

"Do you know how dangerous that stuff is?"

Li Xuewu asked Bang Geng, "When he taught you to bomb fish, did he tell you that this thing can bomb fish, but it can also bomb you?"

Bang Geng pouted and didn't dare to speak. Seeing the serious expressions of his mother and Wu Shu, he also knew that the matter was a big deal.

Li Xuewu didn't use a harsh tone to lecture him, nor did he scare him. For a boy of this age, who isn't mischievous? He had also bombed fish when he was young.

It was just that after that one time, he didn't dare to touch the stuff again; it was really too dangerous, and the harvest was unrealistic.

"Tell me, how did you think of bombing fish?"

"That... that..."

Bang Geng looked at Li Xuewu hesitantly, then lowered his head and said, "It was my grandma. My grandma said it was almost the Dragon Boat Festival and she wanted to eat fish. My mom said she would go buy it, but she wouldn't let her, saying she couldn't bear the cost. A fish costs more than a yuan or two; we can't afford it, so I thought I'd get one."

Saying this, Bang Geng scratched his neck embarrassedly and admitted his mistake to Li Xuewu, "I know the fish in this lake belong to the public and shouldn't be taken, but I really couldn't get any over at the Haizi side. There was no other way..."

Before Bang Geng finished speaking, Qin Huairu had already stood up, reached out and patted Bang Geng's hand away, and looked at his neck.

She didn't know if it was scratched by water grass or bumped by something, but a welt had risen.

"You need to get fish? You're showing off your ability!"

Qin Huairu was also heartbroken by her son's filial piety, and even more resentful of her son's unfilial behavior.

Filial piety refers to the son knowing his grandma wanted to eat fish and trying every way to get a fish for the old lady.

Saying it's unfilial is because Bang Geng didn't think of the danger inside; if something really happened, having the mother and grandma send off the young person, wouldn't that be unfilial?

Bang Geng was also saddened by his mother's words, lowering his head and not speaking.

Li Xuewu sighed and said to Qin Huairu, "You have to talk to the old lady in your family; life isn't lived like this."

"You should save where you should save and spend where you should spend. How can you keep nagging about it while blocking everything? This is forcing the child to hang himself. What's the matter, your family doesn't need to stage a 'Gu Ju Buries His Son', right?"

"I was already prepared to buy it for the festival."

Qin Huairu touched her son's neck; she was also heartbroken, and tears fell.

Having lived through too many poor days, she couldn't suddenly let go, not daring to eat or drink; her mother-in-law was even more so.

It resulted in the children suffering along with them now, and she didn't know if the family was living better or worse.

"Morality has been taught well, but these values also need to be taught. You can't risk your life for a two-yuan fish, right?"

Li Xuewu looked at Bang Geng and said, "Let me tell you, man, it's fortunate that your explosives didn't go off. If they really had, your mom would have lost her job, and maybe you'd have to go inside; even I couldn't protect you."

After speaking, he reached out and poked Bang Geng's chubby face, saying, "Do you know what kind of place this is? Can it tolerate you running wild?"

"I know I was wrong~"

Bang Geng wiped his mother's tears, then switched hands to cover his crotch with the sandal, touched his own butt, and said, "Mom hit me just now, it hurt so much."

"Deserved!"

Li Xuewu's face twitched, and he scared Bang Geng, "If you dare to play with this again, I'll use handcuffs to hang you up and beat you, do you believe me?"

"I believe~ I believe~"

Bang Geng hid behind his mother in fear, secretly glanced at Li Xuewu, and then said, "I won't dare to touch this stuff ever again."

Li Xuewu looked at him with his eyes narrowed and said, "Let me tell you what happens when you throw this stuff into the water."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands wide open and said, "It just blasts a big water column out of the water, scattering everywhere. You can't run away. It splashes a layer of rotten mud from the water onto your back; no matter how you wash it, it still smells."

After speaking, he gestured toward Tuanjie Lake and said, "When the water settles, you will find that many fish have died, but they can't be eaten. Even if they can be eaten, you can't pick up a few; it's not worth your firecracker powder."

"Wu Shu, have you bombed fish?"

Hearing Li Xuewu speak like this, Bang Geng looked at Li Xuewu with glowing eyes, as if he were very eager to learn.

Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "The time I saw it, they used an IV bottle to bomb it. Two died, and three were injured. Every year, people die because of this. You want to play too?"

"I... I was just asking."

Bang Geng knew Wu Shu wouldn't lie to him, grinned, and shook his head to shake off the idea.

Li Xuewu looked at the time on his hand and asked Bang Geng, "That's not right, today is Thursday, why are you here? Skipping class?"

"Hi~ no need to skip, there are no classes now."

Bang Geng had recovered by now, raised his chubby face, and said spiritedly, "Our school has also stopped classes. I don't quite understand, so I came here to play."

After speaking, he scratched his neck and said to Li Xuewu, "It doesn't seem fun either. Our former teachers have all gone to sweep the streets. I don't know why."

"Who, Teacher Ran?"

Qin Huairu pulled Bang Geng's hand, not letting him scratch, and asked, "Your Teacher Ran was arranged to sweep the streets?"

"Yeah, I saw it when I came out."

Bang Geng nodded and said, "There were people watching her, saying her self-reflection wasn't profound."

After saying this, Bang Geng looked at his mother and asked, "Did Teacher Ran commit some mistake? Why is she like me, needing to reflect?"

"It's nothing, children shouldn't worry about this."

Qin Huairu said to her son, then gestured to the room and said, "I'll take you to put some alcohol on to disinfect."

"Can we not? Alcohol stings."

Bang Geng pouted, being pulled by his mother's hand, while the other hand tightly gripped the sandal, not daring to expose it; he also knew it was shameful.

The mother and son walked in, and Fu Linfang walked out from the doorway. Seeing Bang Geng's appearance, she even made a joke.

When she walked to Li Xuewu's side, the smile on Fu Linfang's face gradually faded. She seriously bowed slightly to Li Xuewu and said, "Thank you, Li Chu, I..."

"Thank you for what?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, sized up Fu Linfang, and said, "Did you wake up too fast, or did you dream of something good?"

"No~"

Fu Linfang knew it was Li Xuewu who had helped, so seeing Li Xuewu like this now, she also knew he didn't want any thanks from her.

Yesterday, she was just familiarizing herself with the work with Deputy Director Zhang Songying when she was suddenly called to the office. A cadre from the Party Committee Department was there, and together with Director Qin, they told her that the factory had decided to appoint her as the Deputy Director of the Guesthouse.

At that time, she just couldn't believe it; she didn't believe she could still hold a formal position.

Especially at this time, having come here, who else could help her?

When the cadre from the Party Committee Department and Director Qin had the organizational talk with her, she was a bit dazed. It wasn't until the cadre from the Party Committee Department left that Qin Huairu told her the truth.

It was Li Chu who, after communicating with the head of the Party Committee Department, felt that her current level was not very suitable for doing the work of a section chief, so he added a position of Deputy Director.

Although the guesthouse was a sub-section level unit, and although only the Director was sub-section level, this Deputy Director was not only a formal appointment, but hearing it also gave her a feeling of being valued.

She didn't cry when she received the appointment, but she cried when she returned home last night, crying uncontrollably.

Why would Li Xuewu help her, why would he help her, and why would he still care for her after she left the Security Department and hurt his face?

When Fu Linfang lay on the bed, she only felt that she had no face to see Li Xuewu again, and only felt that she had let Li Xuewu down too much.

The government office she imagined was full of intrigue, the world she saw was full of crises, and the atmosphere she felt was life-or-death.

But reality slapped her in the face. The Security Department she imagined to be stagnant and mutually disgusting had competition, but no disputes.

The promise she received—to start as a section chief and become a deputy section chief after graduation—was all bullshit.

She thought the Service Department would be more active and have more opportunities than the Security Department, but what she saw was all the dirtiest and most despicable things.

When she thought she would fight her way out of the quagmire, the reality was that she not only didn't stay in that department full of ambushes, but instead came to the guesthouse, which had no competition and no intrigue.

The level here is lower, and it seems that no matter how hard you work, it's the same. Everyone doesn't discuss whose gossip it is, but instead what they ate yesterday, what they are doing at night, which friend they met, and where they went shopping.

It seems that the atmosphere here should be what it is like in a government office, and there is a relaxation and ease here that the government office doesn't have.

After familiarizing herself these days, she felt the comfortable side of the guesthouse, and also felt the tense side of the guesthouse.

Just like the slogan painted on the wall: Unity, Tension, Seriousness, Liveliness.

What you strive for you can't get, but when you want to give up, it suddenly descends. This is the slap reality gave her, teaching her the truth she understood at a great price.

Just now, when she saw Li Xuewu come out, she thought about coming out to thank him, but she was delayed by Bang Geng's matter.

Seeing Qin Huairu and her son enter the room, she then walked out.

Now looking at Li Xuewu's indifferent appearance, Fu Linfang knew that Li Xuewu really didn't care about this matter.

To him, it might just be a casual remark, or he pitied her, or he had other purposes, or he had no purpose at all.

But for Fu Linfang, this help from Li Xuewu was the first ray of light she saw after falling to the bottom.

Combining her meeting with Li Xuewu a few days ago, Li Xuewu adjusted her work in front of Qin Huairu, and that unquestionable appearance let her know who was in charge of this guesthouse.

Yes, now she has fallen into Li Xuewu's hands. It should have been a time to settle old scores, but now giving her such an arrangement, is it revenge or settling a grievance?

She didn't want to think about Li Xuewu's purpose in doing this; it was meaningless. She just wanted to use her own practical actions to repay Li Xuewu.

"Yesterday, the Party Committee Department came to talk to me, and I was appointed as Deputy Director."

Fu Linfang looked at Li Xuewu and said, "I know this is you helping me. I just want to say thank you to you, really."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and nodded, "Okay, I know. Work hard."

"Yes."

Fu Linfang smiled. Getting Li Xuewu's acknowledgment, she seemed to feel much more relaxed all of a sudden.

Although she still felt deep gratitude toward Li Xuewu in her heart, she still felt happy and joyful.

Seeing her silly smile, Li Xuewu also chuckled and asked, "Do you like eating cream ice cream? There's plenty here; watch your stomach and your wallet."

After speaking, he gestured toward the Security Building and said, "Zhou Yao is going up the mountain for training tomorrow; get together with your little sisters more."

"Understood, thank you, Li Chu."

Fu Linfang smiled and tidied the hair by her ear, watching Li Xuewu step out toward the main gate, only feeling that there was nothing more dashing than this for a man.

Li Xuewu was far from as dashing as Fu Linfang saw. Every step he took was carefully calculated, and everything he did had a reason. What was dashing was only his back; look at the road in front of him, covered in thorns.

Working, whose road is full of flowers and surrounded by friends? All Li Xuewu can do is turn more people into friends and let the thorns bloom into flowers.

Having been disturbed by Bang Geng at noon, Li Xuewu had no intention of taking a nap. He called Han Yating and asked about the security execution standards at the entrance.

As soon as Han Yating heard it, she knew something had happened. She put down the phone, took the most recent execution records, and began to check.

After reading it once, she discovered that during the period she was injured, the number of security duty problems handled in various areas and blocks was problematic, showing a downward trend compared to the same period.

It wasn't that the occurrence of this situation would make her make a mountain out of a molehill, but that this could not represent that the safety environment of the Steel Mill had been improved and ameliorated, because everyone knew now that the general environment was not very good.

Various schools were facing summer vacation, older students were making trouble, and the situation of Steel Mill workers' children wandering around the factory occurred from time to time.

Although management in this area had been strengthened previously, it couldn't prevent those who came in through proper procedures at this time; the probability of them causing trouble was greater than that of workers.

Seeing the data decline, what Han Yating thought of was not that the comrades had worked hard during the time she wasn't there, making the safety atmosphere around the Steel Mill better, but that someone was slacking off.

She was injured for a period of time, and after returning, she couldn't have high labor intensity, so the time for frontline inspections was reduced, and the small problems of these people came out again.

All units are the same; as long as the leader doesn't come down to inspect, they feel there is nothing wrong.

If the time exceeds a certain period, then those below can just slack off.

The Security Department was managed by Han Zhan during that period. Han Yating couldn't say anything about Han Zhan; after all, Han Zhan had his own business, and managing on behalf was just managing business. Work discipline is a long-term process.

Do your own things yourself, and fulfill your own dreams yourself. If something happens in the Security Section, you can't go to Han Zhan and Yu De. She has to correct this atmosphere herself.

Li Xuewu didn't mention the matter of Bang Geng carrying two jin of explosives in his schoolbag to the Steel Mill to bomb fish. He didn't need to say it; just make a phone call and ask.

If a leader makes a special phone call to ask about a specific business, and you still don't understand, then you don't need to work anymore.

Han Yating found all the duty reports from the past few weeks and counted them, and then began a major security duty inspection.

Previous inspections were mostly notified in advance, but this time it was a surprise inspection, going directly to the scene to check discipline, records, equipment, and duty status.

Han Yating was clearly going to kill the chicken to warn the monkey. The Security Section was like facing a great enemy. Starting this afternoon, beginning with an inconspicuous schoolbag of a primary school student, it ushered in the most rigorous reorganization work since Han Yating returned from her injury.

After finishing the call with Han Yating, Li Xuewu relaxed slightly. This time it was Bang Geng who wanted to bomb fish, but what if he wanted to bomb the factory director's car next time?

He could think of bombing fish now; in the future, he really might think of bombing something else.

Young people, especially half-grown boys like this, do things without any scruples, think with their butts, and rely entirely on a kind of "evil spirit."

After this phone call was made, it started a whole afternoon of busy work.

When Yu De brought Li Xue into the room, Li Xuewu was on the phone. The call was from Li Huai De, asking him to go over for a small meeting in a while.

How could Li Xuewu not know what this small meeting meant? It was definitely that Li Huai De was in big trouble again.

Gesturing, Li Xuewu continued to finish the call.

Seeing Li Xuewu put down the phone and still want to pick it up to continue calling, Yu De hurriedly reported, "In the afternoon, Qizhi and the others will return with the freight train. Do you want to go to the scene to take a look?"

"Hmm, he told me before."

Li Xuewu held the receiver in his hand, paused, and said to Yu De, "I won't go. That train of fruit was already arranged properly before. You can go on my behalf to take a look."

"By the way."

After finishing the fruit matter, Li Xuewu pointed at Yu De and said, "Tell Qizhi and the others to rest for a few days before coming to work; the journey was hard."

"Understood, Li Kezhang. On Deputy Factory Director Li's side..."

Yu De clearly heard the call Li Xuewu just received and reported softly, "The news from the morning is that the investigation team seems to have found the families of the workers who caused trouble in the previous few times and is working on them. At the same time, they also came to our department's detention room to investigate and collect evidence, and took away a copy of the relevant interrogation materials."

"Understood."

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and looked at his sister, then asked Yu De, "How is the preparation for the mid-year meeting report?"

"Still doing it."

Yu De reported, "The comprehensive work content is a bit much, especially regarding the dual plans. The factory issued a notice that your Labor Medal matter should be emphasized in propaganda, and the report content should be coordinated with the factory. The higher-ups will also give instructions on this matter."

"There is also the Security Department's comprehensive public security management, as well as the construction of the key area defense system. The higher-ups seem to have the intention to listen to this report, so Director Xu requested that we make this report as detailed as possible."

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and then instructed, "The focus of the report should still be on the data, on the frontline duty personnel. Select a few typical examples and pick a few highlights as basic points for propaganda. Don't be too ostentatious about my personal achievements."

"Yes, I will study it with Director Xu and the section."

Hearing Li Xuewu mention propaganda, Yu De continued to report, "The Youth Learning Youth Youth Tujidui has been established. The captain is Kang Ruxuan from our section, the one I introduced to you as a secretary last time."

"Understood."

Li Xuewu nodded. He still had an impression of this young man; he was quite active, quite capable of making trouble, and had a good eye.

He just liked this kind of person—wants to play, can play, dares to play, and has a brain. Isn't this kind of young person the best wood... model soldier?

"Okay, pay close attention to it and cultivate it well."

"Understood."

Yu De understood too well what Li Xuewu meant by "cultivate"—cultivate it to show to the outside, and use it for himself.

He used to be Dong Wenxue's connection, but now whose connection he is has become very blurred. He has been working here for half a year, and he knows Li Xuewu's relationship with Dong Wenxue too well. He has already boarded Li Xuewu's ship, so he has to listen to him.

Doing these things is a bit against the rules, but it is also to protect the lives of everyone on this ship. Just do whatever the captain tells you to do.

"Yesterday, I made a connection with the Propaganda Department. They have already agreed to do a special propaganda on our Youth Learning Youth Youth Tujidui, echoing the current few key propaganda targets."

Yu De looked at Li Xuewu and continued, "Deputy Secretary Gu should have given instructions, and things went very smoothly. I handed a part of the relevant manuscripts to the office, and I let the Youth Learning Youth Youth Tujidui do the other part."

"Okay, hand over the propaganda and control of the direction to the section, and the Youth Learning Youth Youth Tujidui will be responsible for the special cultural report."

Li Xuewu nodded. Because he talked a lot with Yu De, the receiver in his hand had already been hung up.

"Don't get too involved with the investigation team. Whatever materials they want to transfer, let them transfer. Just follow the regular material procedures. Tell Deputy Factory Director Li afterward; after all, he is the supervisor."

"Understood."

Yu De's mind moved; he already understood what Li Xuewu meant by this instruction.

After the serious business was finished, Yu De smiled and gestured toward Li Xue, "The procedures are all done. On the Personnel Department side, Li Kezhang Xie first handled the procedures, and Deputy Director Ao Yuhua also met Li Xue."

"Hmm, thank you for your hard work."

Li Xuewu smiled and looked at Li Xue. Seeing she was a bit shy, he gestured toward Yu De and said, "Shouldn't you thank Director Yu? He took you around for the whole noon."

"Thanked, thanked."

Before Li Xue could speak, Yu De waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't teach her anymore; she already thanked me once. It makes me feel quite embarrassed."

After speaking, he reported, "As soon as the connection was handled, she was transferred away by Director Xu and arranged in the First Section of the Factory Office. The level is set as a 28th-level clerk."

"Thank you, Director Yu."

Li Xue stood up at this time to thank Yu De. Yu De waved his hand with a smile, then gestured to the door to Li Xuewu, "Then Li Kezhang, you are busy. I will go handle these few things."

Li Xuewu stood up and sent him off for a few steps. Seeing him go out the door, he turned back and waved at Li Xue, gesturing for her to sit.

He first walked behind the desk, picked up the phone, and called out.

"Hmm, I am Li Xuewu from the Steel Mill Security Department."

"Yes, hmm, find your principal."

While waiting for the call, Li Xuewu glanced at Li Xue. Seeing his sister was a bit restrained, he smiled.

Seeing her second brother was on the phone, Li Xue also smiled, then sized up the furnishings in the office.

It was different from other leaders' offices she had been to. Second brother's office was larger, tidier, and had more vitality, especially the flowers and plants in the office.

Another difference was that there was a suite in second brother's office, which was a place to rest.

In the office, Li Xue didn't act as casually as she did at home, not daring to walk around, just sitting opposite second brother waiting for him.

She didn't listen carefully to what the phone call was about; it seemed to be about primary school, and there was a woman's name.

"Have you thought it through? This job is set at the Steel Mill, which is far from home."

Li Xuewu put down the phone in his hand and said to his sister with a smile, "An hour's walk, do you think it's too far?"

Li Xue shook her head and didn't speak, just looking at second brother.

Li Xuewu nodded, picked up the cigarette case on the table wanting to smoke, but put it down again.

Li Xue is a high school graduate; being set at level 28 is nothing special, and there is nothing to say. 27 yuan and 50 cents a month, the same as the lowest wage in the workshop.

Arranged by Li Kezhang Xie, it definitely didn't need Li Xuewu to worry. Since Li Xue told him this decision yesterday, he had made the call to Li Kezhang Xie.

Li Kezhang Xie had already heard about his sister coming to the factory these past few days. Seeing Li Xuewu really wanted to arrange her in the factory, she agreed immediately.

Li Xuewu didn't mention the cost of entering the factory, and Li Kezhang Xie didn't even mention this to Li Xuewu.

For other people's connections, this money can't be saved no matter what, but no one dares to accept Li Xuewu's money, especially this kind of money.

Now that Li Xuewu took the initiative to arrange for his family members, the Personnel Department is very happy.

If it weren't for Director Xu's prior greeting, the Personnel Department would have detained the person.

Li Xue wandering around the factory these days is like Tang Seng going to the Western Heaven to get scriptures; everyone wants to tie her up and eat her meat.

Li Xuewu is not the person with the highest level in the factory, but he is the one everyone in the factory wants to befriend. The "God of Wealth" is one aspect, and the other is Li Xuewu's achievements.

A Security Department can be played with so many tricks; after growing up and jumping out of the Security Department's circle, he will definitely be a person who will turn into a dragon once he meets the wind and clouds.

Especially now that he already has a foundation, that medal is Li Xuewu's greatest confidence.

Li Huai De might be afraid of the wind and rain, and Li Xuewu is on the same boat as Li Huai De, but he is not afraid. His body carries this badge, which represents that he is the most advanced of all workers in the Steel Mill.

No matter how chaotic it gets in the future, if they really want to knock Li Xuewu down, they must first deny the fact that the workers are the "Big Brother."

Who dares to admit that, especially when Li Xuewu's mass base is so good and the Security Department's foundation is so good?

So as long as Li Xuewu is in the Security Department and in the Steel Mill, the wind and rain will not move, and he will be as steady as a mountain.

The meaning of asking Yu De to put the focus of the mid-year report on the grassroots comrades just now is that his current achievements no longer need to be ostentatious, and there is no need to show off specially.

He just needs to stand firm, walk steadily, and take it one step at a time.

Arranging for family members to come to the factory might lead to some gossip, but to forge iron, one must be strong oneself. Li Xue is a high school graduate, and her graduation grades were top-notch. Even if she didn't come to the Steel Mill, she could go to other factories.

So those who have high school graduates in their families don't worry about arranging work, so they won't talk about Li Xue, and those who don't have high school graduates in their families, even if they talk, don't have the qualifications to say any hard truths.

Looking at his sister's little appearance, Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Okay, work in the factory from now on, strive to progress faster than your second brother. Second brother also wishes you step-by-step promotion and early succession to the factory director."

"Second brother~"

Li Xue knew second brother was teasing her, pouted a bit, then stood up wanting to leave, but hesitated and asked, "Then... am I going by myself?"

"Otherwise?"

Li Xuewu's attitude gradually became serious and solemn, and his tone became official, "From the moment you handle your entry, you are no longer a student, but a formal Steel Mill employee."

Watching his sister standing there at a loss, Li Xuewu also stood up, walked to his sister, and said, "In the factory, I am the person in charge of the Security Department, and you are a clerk in the Factory Office. The identity we discuss here first is not brother and sister, but a superior-subordinate relationship, understand?"

Li Xue nodded, indicating she understood, but Li Xuewu was not satisfied.

"In the unit, if you understand, say you understand. If the leader gives instructions, say yes. If you have an opinion, say you have an opinion. Don't nod, and don't use shaking your head to indicate your attitude."

Li Xuewu had a deep sense of burden, afraid that his sister would be bullied, and afraid that his sister would not get training.

This is also the reason why he put Li Xue with Director Xu; in the Security Department, Li Xue would never learn anything.

"Before you entered the job, you were my sister. Everyone let you, took care of you, and cared about you. This was only because you hadn't entered the job, and only because you were my sister."

Li Xuewu patted Li Xue's shoulder and said, "Now you are a clerk in the Factory Office. People will only treat you as a clerk. You must understand this gap, learn to adjust your mentality, and learn to adapt and learn."

"I understand."

Li Xue nodded, looked at her second brother, and repeated, "Yes, Li Chu."

"Hehe, okay, go."

Li Xuewu was stunned by his sister's address, then chuckled, waved his hand, and watched his sister also reveal a smile and walk out of the office. Only then did he turn back to the window.

Just like a parent sending a child to kindergarten for the first time, Li Xuewu stood by the window, watching his sister come out from downstairs, walk into the courtyard step by step, walk into the main office building, until she disappeared at the building entrance.

He was like this for Li Xue; if it were Li Shu, Li Xuewu would probably arrange a regiment of security for Li Shu.

A child travels a thousand miles, and the mother worries; the mother travels a thousand miles, and the child doesn't worry. Li Xuewu stood here worrying, while Li Xue secretly made up her mind to progress quickly like second brother.

Although she is a daughter, Li Xue has been strong since she was a child. From the fact that her grades were better than those of her brothers, it can be seen that she never took her brothers as her goal, but only as objects of learning.

After going to the third floor, Li Xue went to find Director Xu. Just as second brother said, she didn't act as casually as she did the past few days, but knocked lightly on the door before greeting Director Xu sitting inside.

Seeing Li Xue's attitude, Director Xu also revealed a smile. He just said that Li Xuewu's sister would definitely not be an ordinary person, let alone a simple character.

Regardless of whether there was Li Xuewu's guidance, Li Xue's own quality and excellent grades, as well as the rapid change in her mentality, could explain the problem.

Director Xu knew too well what the basic qualities of a young person's success were.

The young people arranged under his hands over the years have been like crucian carp crossing the river, with academic qualifications ranging from primary school to university. Seeing them, observing them, and arranging them is Director Xu's work.

Fu Linfang and the others might complain that Director Xu is not kind and arranges things messily, but when they wait until later, they will find that there is a reason why Director Xu is called Director Xu.

Li Xue is not short, nearly 1.7 meters tall. At this time, she looks like a big girl. If it weren't for her face, it would be easy to get confused.

Although she is tall, her face still carries a childish air and a scholarly air. This is the state that students inevitably have when they just walk out of school.

Just like what was said in later generations, those college students' eyes all carry stupid gazes.

This is a joke, but most students' eyes are pure, especially in this era.

Standing tall and graceful, gentle and quiet, is the keyword Director Xu set for Li Xue. ===== CHAPTER 688 =====