Chapter 715: You have to believe me

"This still needs to be solved somehow."

Li Xuewu scratched his chin with the hand holding his cigarette, then said, "I do know a train driver, but I can't count on this kind of quota."

Bi Yuding naturally knew many people in this regard, but it was only a working relationship. If one wanted to coordinate, one still had to exert effort from other directions.

"Leader, do you have connections in the railway?"

Li Xuewu asked Li Huai De, then said, "I've obtained some yellow wine from Yuezhou. Can it start from the capital, go to the frontier, then from the frontier to Yuezhou, and then return to the capital?"

After saying this, he signaled to the Director of the Sales Department, Gou Zirong, saying, "Director Gou, you should also think of a way. The footsteps of our Sales Department must never be limited to just this one place, the capital."

Seeing Gou Zirong look over, Li Xuewu slightly raised his chin and said, "I think we can also take a walk in the south. Both Modu and Yangcheng are places with relatively good economic development. There are differences between the north and south, so we should exchange what we have."

"You tell Zirong about the connections; I will handle the railway matter."

Li Huai De had clearly tasted the sweetness from the last trade. Hearing that Li Xuewu had opened up new commodities this time, he naturally wanted to back Li Xuewu.

Furthermore, Li Huai De was quite concerned about the arrangements in Li Xuewu's words, especially the content regarding the Sales Department setting up offices and network points in major cities. This might be an opportunity, but Li Xuewu was hiding it and hadn't explained it clearly.

Not everyone sitting here was his own person, so saying only half of these things was appropriate.

Li Huai De used Li Xuewu as half a military advisor. The reason he only used half was that he was afraid Li Xuewu would smuggle in private goods and dig a hole for him.

Even if he only used half, he hadn't jumped into fewer holes. Just from what he knew later, Li Xuewu hadn't earned little from the frontier trip; he didn't even know how much.

Letting Li Xuewu tell Gou Zirong about this business wasn't just to guard against Li Xuewu, but also to help Li Xuewu clear up the tail.

After all, having just been targeted by the working group, it was possible for them to be hit by a return shot.

It wasn't very appropriate for the Security Department or Li Xuewu to do this kind of thing, but the Sales Department had no problem.

Li Huai De's support for Li Xuewu was also selective. He wouldn't support whatever Li Xuewu said. If that were the case, who would be the leader?

But conversely, this also proved Li Xuewu's weight with Li Huai De, which was pivotal.

No other reason; many of Li Huai De's current plans were set by Li Xuewu, including some future strategic directions, which were formed through consultation with Li Xuewu.

Whether in economy or politics, Li Huai De had to say that Li Xuewu was an outstanding young anomaly.

And in terms of ideology and organizational management talent, the quality Li Xuewu displayed was something that even made him look sideways.

Fortunately, there was a relatively large gap between Li Xuewu's age and his, so there would be no collision in their development, let alone a situation of resource encroachment.

So now it was a situation of peaceful coexistence and mutual win-win.

Li Xuewu also displayed great autonomy in front of Li Huai De. After stabilizing the situation in the Security Department and gaining a firm foothold in the Steel Rolling Mill, the biggest change in the past six months was that Li Xuewu had become more proactive and confident in handling some matters.

Li Huai De could clearly discover this change in Li Xuewu and could also feel Li Xuewu's confidence. This was a good thing and also meant that his faction's influence was gradually stabilizing.

Compared to Zhang Guoqi, Li Huai De was more optimistic about Li Xuewu and also valued Li Xuewu's future more.

The two had no comparability in age and ability.

Li Huai De supporting Zhang Guoqi now was more about cleaning up this horse bone so as not to chill the hearts of those behind him.

Regardless of the reason, even if it was because he had actively sacrificed Zhang Guoqi, this couldn't change the fact that Zhang Guoqi's status on his side had declined.

In the future, Zhang Guoqi wouldn't hold a major leadership position in the Steel Rolling Mill, especially at this age, let alone think about deputy factory-level treatment.

This was the game rule in the government office.

Yes, you handled many things for the leader and carried many things for him, but this also proved that your ability and role could only do these things.

At least in the leader's heart, you weren't important enough to be indispensable.

Changing the direction, Zhang Guoqi losing the Logistics Management Department couldn't be blamed entirely on Li Huai De; there were factors of his own management ability defects here.

If the Logistics Management Department didn't have any problems, or if the people in the Logistics Management Department didn't say some mistakes he made during the investigation, would the working group and the Steel Rolling Mill have the confidence to replace him?

This kind of comparison could be asked of the working group, could be asked of Yang Fengshan, whether it would work to replace Li Xuewu of the Security Department.

A department head couldn't be easily replaced, let alone easily dismissed. For the department and for the political ecology of the entire unit, it was a weakening.

What could make the leader make up his mind to make a dismissal decision was one Li Kezhang Guoqi, and the other was like Wang Jingzhang.

These two were good brothers before, and this time they were good comrades-in-arms again. It was truly a fate intertwined.

Xu Si held a cigarette in his hand, squinted his eyes, pinched a card and played it out, his peripheral vision sweeping over Li Xuewu.

Being able to talk to Li Huai De like this, handle business easily, and even show leadership talent and demeanor in front of so many people, whether to the Sales Department or the Dispatch Department, this Deputy Director Li had truly risen.

This matter was not only reflected in Li Xuewu's initiative but also in the obedience of these departments.

Li Xuewu finished his opinion, and these people couldn't give opinions or suggestions, and they all felt that what Li Xuewu said was right, so they had to nod and echo.

The transformation from executor to commander also represented that Li Xuewu's identity as a future Party Committee member had been recognized by these people.

Anyone could see that the Deputy Director Li sitting here today would definitely become the future Deputy Factory Director Li, Factory Director Li, and Party Secretary Li.

The path Dong Wenxue walked today might be paving the way for Li Xuewu, and the path Li Huai De walked might not necessarily be paving the way for Li Xuewu.

Inheritance is orderly, and there are successors. This is the hidden rule of the workplace and also the hard truth.

"I'll transfer the contact information for Yuezhou to you later."

Li Xuewu reached out and flicked the cigarette ash, not caring about the double meaning in Li Huai De's words. Even if Li Huai De didn't say this, he wouldn't keep this kind of business in his own hands.

Unlike vehicle maintenance, the trade line involved many regulations. This was a trouble, and he didn't need to take it upon himself.

Although the yellow wine from Yuezhou was the basis for cooperation he requested with Ao Zhongliang, it didn't mean Li Xuewu wanted to occupy this kind of business for himself.

In this period, there was no need to take risks for this kind of money. It must be compliant and legal.

After the trade conducted by the Steel Rolling Mill Sales Department with Yuezhou, wouldn't the yellow wine transported back still have to be processed by the recycling station?

Being able to offload the risks of transportation and trade to the Steel Rolling Mill and offload the risks of sales and processing to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, the recycling station only played the role of a porter.

In the process of moving, there would be their own scattered channels to share the dividends of this trade. This was a normal commercial operation, and no one could find any problems.

Bought by the Steel Rolling Mill, sold by the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, there was a joint unit in the middle, and there would be other units distributing these goods.

Whoever was in this joint unit could buy these out-of-town commodities at the first time and could also sell their own commodities through this channel.

Material exchange, the recycling station played the role of a cargo broker. The vegetable transport, book transport, paper transport, meat transport, and bulk matching that Lao Biaozi was doing now were all manifestations of this behavior.

Li Xuewu wanting the Steel Rolling Mill to eat the bulk of these trades could not only bring him political influence but also bring joint expansion capabilities and profitability to the recycling station.

Win-win, it's about winning twice.

Giving up and getting, there must be giving up to get, and there must be getting if there is giving up.

"Still the same meaning, Director Gou of the Sales Department is still the main combat force of our trade line. We must still exert subjective initiative and actively break the barriers of this region and communication."

Li Xuewu looked at Gou Zirong and said, "While actively operating and managing local offices, we must pay more attention to ideological and organizational construction, follow rules, do practical things, and be the light cavalry and pioneers of our trade work."

Gou Zirong took a puff of his cigarette and nodded solemnly under Li Huai De's gaze, saying, "Okay, I'll have the Comprehensive Office come up with a plan later, and we'll discuss it at the meeting then."

Li Huai De played a card, signaled to Li Xuewu and Bi Yuding of the Dispatch Department, and exhorted Gou Zirong, "Human resources have their limits. Whether it's manpower or other needs, tell them, actively tell him. If other departments need to cooperate, I will help you communicate."

"Okay, definitely."

Gou Zirong hadn't been working under Li Huai De for long, but his understanding of Li Huai De was very clear. He carried a little bit of Jianghu flavor and also a certain human touch.

It was still very easy to communicate in private. In some matters, he wasn't as strict as Yang Fengshan and Jing Yunong and others.

It was more like the pragmatism displayed by Li Xuewu. As long as there were no problems in business and continuous achievements were created, he still had a certain tolerance for some personal problems.

Yu Li Huai De's team, he was still a bit unaccustomed to this way of handling things, especially on such occasions, talking about work with a chatty attitude.

It was Li Xuewu representing Li Huai De in arranging work and issuing orders here that didn't cause his resentment, mainly because of the achievements Li Xuewu had made in these days.

It could be said that in the past few months, Li Xuewu had been suppressing Jing Yunong and Deng Zhiwang, and was very combative.

Including the long-term vision and combat strategic decisions displayed on major issues such as joint enterprises, residential areas, and trade projects, all were very admirable.

Li Xuewu actively communicating work with these department heads today was also to take this opportunity to further expand political joint influence and to deepen this joint strength.

The double-dealing of Wang Jingzhang after the work redistribution once was enough to hurt Li Huai De.

Li Xuewu's suggestion was not to be limited to the main business, but to strengthen cooperation and exchanges in a wider field, and to carry out joint efforts through interest bundling and ideological assimilation.

Don't fight for the gains and losses of one place, fight for people and momentum, and prepare for long-term combat.

Li Huai De also changed his habits and methods of past management work under Li Xuewu's suggestion, paying more attention to the development and personal problems of middle-level and grassroots cadres.

His purpose for coming today was also to carry out necessary practical actions regarding this change, including but not limited to providing support and help in future work adjustments and actual business.

No one could choose to refuse when facing the goodwill of a Deputy Factory Director; it was unrealistic in political life.

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette, then looked at Bi Yuding and said, "Difficulties exist, but the main advantages must still be exerted, such as the trade line from Steel City to the capital."

When Li Xuewu talked about this, everyone in the room was listening carefully, and no one made a sound to disturb.

Including the four people playing mahjong, they also unconsciously lightened their movements.

"Between Steel City and the capital, our freight quota is unlimited, so we must deeply cultivate this trade foundation and fully mobilize the trade exchanges between the two places."

Li Xuewu picked up his teacup and took a sip, giving these people time to think, then continued, "As a heavy industrial base city in the northeast, Steel City has a complete railway network and convenient transportation. Whether it is concentrating sources of goods or dispersing commodities, it is a good choice."

"Recently, Party Secretary Dong of the Steel Mill called me."

When Li Xuewu talked about this, he looked at Li Huai De and reported, "The research and smelting of special steel in the Steel Mill, as well as the application and research and development of special steel, are all proceeding in an orderly manner. This is a manifestation of self-reliance."

After saying this, he looked at the few people around and said, "Whether it is the special steel of the Steel Mill or commodities, they can all be objects of trade, including customized commodities."

Li Xuewu signaled to Gou Zirong of the Sales Department again and said, "If the Sales Department can get orders, I think the Steel Rolling Mill doesn't mind establishing a branch factory in the Steel Mill or the Steel Rolling Mill to produce this need, and the Steel Mill doesn't mind smelting this material."

"That would be great!"

Li Huai De used a little force to play a card, laughed and followed up with a sentence through this sound, then looked at Li Xuewu and signaled, "If you really reach this point, then Deputy Factory Director Jing will award you."

"Hahahaha~"

People in the room laughed when they heard Li Huai De's words. This joke was really interesting.

Saying it was an award was actually Li Huai De encouraging everyone to exert effort in the direction Li Xuewu mentioned.

Why?

Could it be that he really supported Jing Yunong?

Nonsense, Li Huai De's political struggle experience was extremely rich, how could he make such a mistake?

This was irony.

Deputy Factory Director Jing had done so much work. If in the end, the joint enterprise he worked on wasn't as good as the factory these middle-level cadres came up with, that slap in the face would be too hard.

Li Xuewu also smiled and took a puff of his cigarette, then waved his hand and said, "How dare I expect an award? It's not bad if I don't get scolded."

After saying this, he continued the previous topic, "Steel City not only has rich mining resources but also other products, and it is also a city with purchasing power."

"If we can exert Steel City's radiation role in the northeast, then connecting to Fengcheng above, connecting to the seaport below, and surrounding left and right, as a trade foundation, it is an excellent carrying place."

Li Xuewu looked at Deputy Director Cen Fuyuan of the Logistics Management Department again and said, "Whether it is deeply cultivating the Steel City trade line, fully expanding frontier trade, or even developing the north-south trade line, we must all take the capital as the core foundation."

Everyone followed Li Xuewu's words and looked at Cen Fuyuan.

This Deputy Director of the Logistics Management Department wasn't entering Li Huai De's circle for the first time, but it was the first time he was valued.

This meant he might represent the Logistics Management Department to participate in the most core business of this circle, and it also meant he had the opportunity to take charge of the Logistics Management Department.

At least before Li Huai De had a better candidate, ensuring no parachuting was the greatest effort for the Logistics Management Department.

Zhang Guoqi, who was playing cards, felt a bit uncomfortable facing the scene where Li Xuewu directly gave work to Cen Fuyuan, but he knew better that he had to face this fact; he was no longer the head of the Logistics Management Department.

Li Xuewu was now representing Li Huai De in talking to Cen Fuyuan, so what Cen Fuyuan could do was listen and do whatever he was told.

Cen Fuyuan also had this attitude. This Deputy Director didn't have the treatment of Li Xuewu's Deputy Director, let alone Li Xuewu's ability and courage.

He could only follow Li Huai De's footsteps closely now, doing better and more obediently than Zhang Guoqi.

Like Li Xuewu at the beginning, what he was about to face was progress, and standing firm after progress.

The matter Li Xuewu gave him now was the business that could allow him to stand firm, so how could he dare not be attentive.

Li Xuewu's attitude toward him didn't change because he had the opportunity to compete for the position of department director. He said what should be said about business matters.

"The Steel Rolling Mill itself is located in the capital and possesses a large amount of resources in the capital. Relying on the Steel Rolling Mill's own advantages, we must be able to communicate and coordinate more with other factories and units."

"It's not good to rely on Deputy Factory Director Li to handle these!"

When Li Xuewu said this, he signaled to Li Huai De's side and said to Cen Fuyuan, "Whatever products our Steel Rolling Mill has, go and exchange them with other factories, exchange for the kind they have but we don't."

"The things exchanged can be used by ourselves, or handed over to the Sales Department to conduct exchanges with other out-of-town factories to seek greater benefits."

"In this, the Dispatch Department should do a good job in transportation and communication, and the Sales Department's representatives stationed in other places should actively report the local market situation, master the market conditions, and facilitate our coordination and trade decisions."

"After the Logistics Management Department receives goods transported from other places, pay attention to the storage and usage time limit of the goods themselves, and try to complete the replacement transaction and disposal work before the goods arrive."

When Li Xuewu said this, he also pointed out Bi Yuding of the Dispatch Department, telling him to pay attention to inventory management and cargo warehouse management.

The two listened to Li Xuewu's arrangements, nodding and agreeing from time to time, and also stated their own problems and difficulties after Li Xuewu's instructions.

For these problems and difficulties, Li Xuewu gave answers on the spot for those he could give solutions to.

And for those that couldn't be solved, Li Huai De would actively propose solutions or take them upon himself, promising to do the work.

The efficiency of this way of doing things and arranging things was too high. Compared to talking about things in the Steel Rolling Mill conference room, sitting in Li Huai De's private room, this mode of conversation was more direct and faster.

Regardless of which department was involved, there was no shirking or avoiding, actively taking responsibility, and actively reporting problems.

As Li Huai De, who coordinated and balanced, he could even stand up for these people, making them full of confidence in the upcoming trade work.

After the first trade experiment, the departments managed by Li Huai De and the departments coordinated now all had standards and determination for mutual cooperation.

The achievements were placed here, the cake was placed here, and Li Huai De opened it up for everyone to share. Who came to take the cake depended entirely on themselves.

Li Xuewu was the one cutting the cake. Whoever came to take the cake had to look at his face.

This was also Li Huai De cultivating Li Xuewu's leadership ability, paving the way for Li Xuewu to enter the Party Committee next, and then progress and enter a higher decision-making level.

The mahjong game broke up even later than the conversation session. Li Xuewu didn't accompany them and left around ten o'clock.

He had an agreement with Gu Ning that unless there were special circumstances, he had to go home before ten o'clock.

This wasn't just Gu Ning's concern for Li Xuewu, but also Li Xuewu letting Gu Ning feel at ease with him.

Only Han Jiankun was on the road. Sha Qizhi had gone back first when he got off work.

Li Xuewu looked at Han Jiankun, who was driving in front in the darkness, and asked, "Was the trip to Red Star Commune smooth today?"

"Yes."

Han Jiankun's words were consistently simple. After answering Li Xuewu's question, he didn't speak anymore.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked, "I heard from Qizhi that you ate there at noon?"

"..."

Listening to the Director ask, Han Jiankun knew which direction he was asking.

He didn't think the Director was gossiping, just a bit unsure how to answer.

This question wasn't difficult; the difficulty was the question derived from this question.

However, he also knew that Li Xuewu asking him was out of concern for him, and he also understood Li Xuewu's intention of letting him send that girl home.

"Yes, I ate there."

Han Jiankun hesitated for a moment and continued, "I came back after lunch."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu's expression didn't fluctuate, just responded lightly, and then didn't speak for a long while.

Until they entered the city, Li Xuewu asked again, "How is her family? How does she get along with her parents?"

"The family... just looks like an ordinary rural family."

Han Jiankun used his senses to describe the appearance of that girl's family. To sum it up, it was poor.

"I see she gets along with her family okay. Her mother even complained that she spent money randomly on the things I helped her carry. It's quite a down-to-earth family."

"What about her dad?"

Li Xuewu asked, "How does she get along with her dad?"

Han Jiankun didn't know why the Director wanted to ask about that girl's father separately, but he still answered, "It's okay. I didn't see him say anything. He urged me to drink, but I didn't."

Li Xuewu nodded knowingly and didn't ask about this again.

Guiding Han Jiankun to think about the other party's family and situation was just letting him think for himself and consider comprehensively.

Dating isn't forced matchmaking; there's no reason for coercion or hard forcing. In the end, they have to feel it for themselves.

Introducing them to know each other is the first step. If both have this intention, or if one party has this intention, they can proceed to the second step of introduction and communication.

If both feel it's inappropriate, then Li Xuewu doesn't need to be the villain.

Whether a marriage is suitable or not, no one can say for sure. Looking at the conditions, the two have a basis for combination; looking at the personality, there is also the possibility of being together. But Li Xuewu isn't the Old Man under the Moon, and he doesn't have a red thread in his hand.

When they arrived at the Sihe Academy, Li Xuewu wanted to enter from the front gate, but before he could get out of the car, the Bai Bai Xiyuan gate opened.

In the car lights, Li Xuewu saw it was Lao Biaozi.

When he got out of the car and entered the Bai Bai Xiyuan, seeing Hearing Da Lao carrying a bucket back from the horse pen, he knew the two were watering and feeding the horses.

"Why so late?"

Li Xuewu didn't live here, and Hearing Da Lao rarely saw when Li Xuewu got off work, so he asked about his late return.

Li Xuewu explained with a smile, saying that there was a small meeting in the evening.

At the same time, he asked Lao Biaozi for the truck keys, got on that big truck, and drove out.

Hearing Da Lao originally wanted Lao Biaozi to go with Li Xuewu, but Li Xuewu waved his hand and refused.

When Li Xuewu returned again, the lights in the guest room were already out. It was Grandpa who had been waiting for him.

Because it was late, the two didn't say anything. It was only when they ate the next morning that Grandpa scolded Li Xuewu a few words, telling him not to drink heavily.

Li Xuewu didn't refute or explain this, just nodded and agreed.

Young people like to make friends, and making friends means drinking heavily. It might be a bad habit.

Grandpa wasn't worried that Li Xuewu couldn't make friends, but Li Xuewu's drinking capacity was truly terrifying, and he also knew that this was when he drank the most.

Those who drown are those who can swim; those who can drink naturally drink a lot.

Li Xuewu didn't tell Grandpa that he was drinking on behalf of Deputy Factory Director Li; it was all friendship wine.

Gu Ning didn't feel that Li Xuewu had the smell of alcohol on him, let alone the smell of alcohol in his mouth.

When Grandpa scolded him, Gu Ning also glanced at Li Xuewu. Seeing he didn't explain, she didn't ask.

She knew Li Xuewu had a good drinking capacity, but no matter how good it was, there should be some smell of alcohol, right? Where did all this alcohol go?

After breakfast, Li Xuewu went to the Bai Bai Xiyuan to find Lao Biaozi. It was too late last night, and they hadn't talked.

Lao Biaozi also handed over the work in his hands to Second Uncle and the others, and stood at the gate with Li Xuewu talking.

"I went to the First Prison early yesterday morning. Big Brother is in class, and I talked to Director Huang."

Lao Biaozi standing at the gate talking to Li Xuewu was also for convenience, mainly because there were many people in the courtyard now.

"Huaqing arranged new machines, and the old machines are ready to be phased out. Director Huang discussed with the Xicheng Third Institute, preparing to transfer the old machines to them for use."

Lao Biaozi signaled to the goods being loaded on the truck and said, "As you said last time, Director Huang feels that the First Prison has too many projects now, so the furniture factory can be set up in the Xicheng Third Institute, and the cooperation method remains unchanged."

"Talked to Zhong Jingxue?"

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette, glanced at Lao Biaozi, and said, "Did Huang Gan take you there?"

"Yes, it was yesterday morning."

Lao Biaozi glanced at the furniture being loaded onto the truck again and said, "I discussed with Hearing Da Lao. It's okay for us to engage in second-hand furniture repair and furniture design here, but mass production is not very suitable, and there is no manpower."

"It's possible to put it in the Xicheng Third Institute."

Lao Biaozi also took a puff of his cigarette and reported, "Hearing Da Lao designs the style, then teaches a few apprentices, sets the dimensions and standards. The main thing is the problem of raw materials and sales."

Speaking of this, Lao Biaozi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's quite difficult to get raw materials from the timber factory. It can only be used for practice slowly. To truly realize furniture production, we have to think about the wood in Jicheng."

"Sales are not a worry. Director Ma also said that if there is a stable furniture production channel, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative can set up a furniture sales area or push it to other stores."

Seeing the sun rising, Lao Biaozi was afraid of the sun, so he squatted behind the gate and hid in the shadow.

Li Xuewu watched him squatting and smoking without any image, walked a few steps to the side, and also stood in the shadow.

"Discuss the problem of raw materials with Second Uncle. I don't need to teach you this. Also ask Second Uncle about the problem of transportation first."

Li Xuewu exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Second Aunt is in the railway. If it's convenient, ask for wood in the name of the Xicheng Third Prison Furniture Factory."

"But remember."

Li Xuewu lowered his head and pointed at Lao Biaozi, saying, "This kind of bulk cargo must go through formal procedures. Don't be afraid of trouble."

"Got it."

Lao Biaozi nodded, raised his face and continued, "Director Huang also took me to the Xuanwu Division Courtyard and reached cooperation with the Logistics Management Department of the Division Courtyard there. In the future, the warehouse there will also be handled by us."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Grasp this yourself. Follow the recycling station's business, recycling and reuse of old commodities, welfare supply and replacement, and make the business more solid."

Lao Biaozi is now exercising to contact more people and business, and is gradually transitioning to the perspective of a manager. Li Xuewu didn't give many instructions on business, mainly telling him to pay attention to doing things.

Lao Biaozi now holds the warehouse of the East City Division Courtyard and the warehouse of the Xuanwu Division Courtyard. Ma Jun in the Xicheng also wants to find him. Just the three warehouses are enough for him to clean up.

Expanding these channels is mainly to expand sales channels and relationship channels on the basis of public-to-public.

Based on affiliated enterprises, create more cooperation possibilities.

But this kind of cooperation must be careful, must prevent micro-evils, must be compliant and reasonable. Developing slowly is not a problem; there is still time.

While the two were talking, they saw Sha Zhu coming out of the gate with a bag, clearly having something to do again.

"So early?"

Lao Biaozi greeted when he saw Sha Zhu coming out, and at the same time signaled whether he wanted a cigarette.

Sha Zhu waved his hand, signaled to the alley entrance and said, "The Factory Director's car will arrive soon. I'm going to the Great Leader's house to help."

This was said to Lao Biaozi, explaining why he didn't want a cigarette, but it was also said to Li Xuewu, explaining the reason he went out.

He didn't know what he was reminding Li Xuewu of, but every time the Factory Director went to find the Great Leader, there were always some things to say.

The last time the Secretary talked to the Great Leader, it was what he heard and told Li Xuewu.

It couldn't be said that Sha Zhu doing this was wrong; after all, what he said was only what he heard.

And even if Li Xuewu heard these, he didn't react to these contents or betray Sha Zhu.

It was just for peace of mind. If he heard these things about Li Xuewu and didn't tell Li Xuewu, he always felt it wasn't brotherly enough.

He knew how Li Xuewu treated him in his heart. He didn't say these words because Li Xuewu forced him or required him.

If Li Xuewu really required him, he wouldn't say these words instead.

Li Xuewu's performance was the same as before, with no reaction to the content he said, but instead started joking.

"Biaozi said you are carried away by success, setting up doll marriages everywhere, saying that even Lao Qi's marriage has been set."

"Nonsense!"

Sha Zhu pointed at Lao Biaozi and scolded with a smile, "You are just jealous of me! You old bachelor!"

"Damn!"

Seeing Sha Zhu say this, Lao Biaozi stood up and pointed at Sha Zhu, laughing, "Big brother don't talk about second brother. If your wife didn't have my Wu Ge's help, who knows which hundredth generation you would have found her in!"

"I don't care about this!"

Sha Zhu walked out of the alley laughing, retorting to Lao Biaozi, "If you have the ability, bring your object back early to see, don't talk about it like painting."

Seeing Sha Zhu almost out of the alley, Lao Biaozi was too lazy to fight with him, turned to Li Xuewu who was full of smiles and explained, "I really have an object!"

"Hmm, I know."

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile, then asked, "How is it going?"

"Sigh~~~"

Lao Biaozi sighed at Li Xuewu's question, then said, "I don't know what's wrong. When a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water gets stuck in their teeth."

After sighing, he explained to Li Xuewu, "Su Qing's parents have both been suspended from work. Now they are writing self-examinations every day. School classes have long stopped, and she is also staying at home...".

After saying this, he shook his head in distress and said, "Mai Qinglan's parents are fine, but because she studied drama, she was also isolated...".

Li Xuewu listened to the big-chested brother nagging and asked with a frown, "Who is Su Qing? Is this Mai Qinglan the one from the Central Academy of Drama?"

After asking, he looked at Lao Biaozi suspiciously and said, "Tell the truth, are you really dating both of them?"

"Hmm..."

Seeing Li Xuewu's serious expression, Lao Biaozi hesitated when answering.

However, seeing Li Xuewu reveal an 'as expected' expression, he stubbornly said, "Last time Mai Qinglan even took the initiative to talk to me!"

"No! Wu Ge, what do you mean?"

"We really talked. You have to believe me!"

"Su Qing even went shopping with me..."

"In the current situation, there is no need to pay attention to this pomp."

"Eating is still necessary."

Yang Fengshan glanced at the Great Leader sitting on the sofa, turned to signal to Sha Zhu, and then sat down under the signal of the Great Leader's wife.

He wasn't the only one who came here today, but he came early and wanted to report work to the leader.

It was mainly about the situation of the mid-year meeting. The Steel Rolling Mill had the variable of the working group, and in the current situation, Yang Fengshan's heart was uneasy.

Every time he had this feeling, he would come to the Great Leader to report and listen to the Great Leader's suggestions.

It was like this in the past, and it is like this today.

The Great Leader seemed to have guessed his purpose for coming early. He Yuzhu coming here to cook didn't need Yang Fengshan to pick him up. Coming together today was a bit unusual.

Seeing Yang Fengshan, he was a bit tired and also a bit annoyed.

As a factory director, there are personality defects in management problems. Usually, it's fine, but under the test of this complex situation, his shortcomings will be magnified all at once.

The Steel Rolling Mill is located in the capital and is a key unit under the Ministry of Steel, and it is also an important heavy industrial production point in the planned economy. It is relatively important here.

He had also observed Yang Fengshan, the factory director, for a long time and cultivated him for a long time, including personal quality and ability.

He has ability and ideology, but he is a bit lacking in decision-making.

This is also the reason for setting Yang Yuansong in the position of Secretary to help Yang Fengshan.

The two are of similar age, equivalent qualifications, mutual help and complement each other, and complement each other.

However, it's not that there haven't been problems. Last time Yang Yuansong came to find him, he once hinted at the shortcomings of Factory Director Yang Fengshan, saying that he might suffer in the next work.

But saying these things at this time is useless. Xiao Yuanhua now dare not easily move the Steel Rolling Mill's board, especially the important position of factory director, which is easy to cause an avalanche.

So how much Yang Fengshan can do in this position now and how much he can exert, he dare not demand and blame too much.

And after Yang Fengshan stated his purpose, Xiao Yuanhua also thought carefully and nodded, "The current situation doesn't need me to tell you too much. You feel it more clearly than I do."

After saying this, he sighed lightly and said, "The pressure from above is also very high. I don't want the Steel Rolling Mill to have problems, but now one after another, the room I can exert is not much."

Yang Fengshan didn't expect the Great Leader's pressure to have reached this point, so he couldn't help but frown, pursing his lips with a bitter taste on his face.

It's not that he must have more support from the Great Leader, but in the current situation, the more grassroots, the less influence, the more they are, the greater the influence, and even lost in the fog without direction.

"Deputy Xiao..."

Xiao Yuanhua waved his hand, stopped Yang Fengshan who was about to speak, and continued, "Since external skills have no effect, then practice internal skills."

Speaking, he clenched his fist and signaled to Yang Fengshan, saying, "Five fingers have no strength, but clenched together is an irresistible force. You have to do a good job in unity work, and you must have the capacity for people."

These words made Yang Fengshan change his expression slightly. He didn't know what the Great Leader heard, or what others said about him and the Steel Rolling Mill, as if there were some opinions.

Xiao Yuanhua didn't care about Yang Fengshan's expression change and continued, "Some people want to stand out, want to progress, you can't stop it, can't block it, it's better to let him rush forward, there will always be a time when he stumbles."

After saying this, he signaled his fist and said, "Everyone knows that the fist is powerful when clenched, but do you know how to resolve this force?"

"Not hard-on-hard."

Xiao Yuanhua opened his fist and pointed at Yang Fengshan, saying, "Five fingers are not the same length. Is it easy for this human heart to be aligned?"

"Because they are about the same length, they clench into a fist. But what if one or two are particularly long?"

"What do you mean...?"

Yang Fengshan raised his eyebrows slightly. He seemed to understand the Great Leader's meaning.

Xiao Yuanhua leaned on the sofa, lowered his eyebrows, raised his head slightly, and said, "You said it last time, Dong Wenxue, Li Xuewu, right? What is their political inclination?"

"This..."

Seeing the Great Leader ask this, Yang Fengshan hesitated, shook his head slightly, and said, "Not very sure." ===== CHAPTER 716 =====