Chapter 735

Today is already Saturday; whatever needed to be decided should have already been settled.

Regarding the position arrangement for Dong Wenxue, Yang Yuansong must also know about it; asking in advance is not a big problem.

Yang Yuansong also means the same thing; since it's already decided, what harm is there in telling Li Xuewu and the others?

So, when he finished speaking, everyone smiled "foolishly," but Dong Wenxue narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at Yang Shuji, and then locked eyes with Li Huai De.

Both saw the shock in each other's eyes—it wasn't Deputy Factory Director, but Deputy Secretary.

What kind of situation is this?

The Rolling Mill isn't short of Deputy Secretaries; it's short of Deputy Factory Directors!

According to the recommendation made by Li Huai De and Gu Weijie at the meeting, Dong Wenxue was supposed to be promoted by half a grade along with the Steel Mill's upgrade.

This was also considering the Steel Mill's growing scale and productivity, and it was also arranged according to the requirements from above.

Dong Wenxue himself is both Secretary and Factory Director, which is why the situation of upgrading along with the Steel Mill arose.

Then it should have been Dong Wenxue concurrently managing the Steel Mill in the capacity of the lead Deputy Factory Director, and achieving the goal of no longer concurrently serving as the Security Division Chief within one year, and no longer concurrently serving as the Steel Mill Factory Director within three years.

According to the previous plan, the factory leadership had also spoken with Dong Wenxue, asking him to settle down and work hard at the Steel Mill.

The meaning of this was very clear: within two terms, Dong Wenxue shouldn't think about being transferred back; his main work goal remained the Steel Mill.

This was also considering that the Steel Mill's management system was being reshaped, and it was also time for the cadres parachuted in from the Rolling Mill to adapt and complete the Steel Mill's development transformation.

Three years later, Dong Wenxue was supposed to concurrently manage the Steel Mill's secretarial work in the capacity of the lead Deputy Factory Director, mastering the general direction, cultivating successors, and preparing for his transfer back to the Rolling Mill.

And six years later, he should have been able to directly succeed as the Standing Committee Deputy Factory Director, or even the Executive Deputy Factory Director, with this achievement.

But now the change has come—not the planned Deputy Factory Director, but Deputy Secretary; the entire plan has changed.

If Dong Wenxue's appointment this time is Deputy Secretary, then it should be an appointment to the Party Committee from a personal perspective, and supervising the Steel Mill in the capacity of a Party Committee cadre.

Note, it is supervision, not concurrent management; the difference here is huge, and the underlying meaning is different.

As for where the Steel Mill's changes will go from here, it's hard to say—perhaps it will follow the established plan, or perhaps it will suddenly flip.

Dong Wenxue's status and position at the Steel Mill will change because of this adjustment, and the attitude of the Steel Mill's cadres toward him will also change; this will undoubtedly add a variable to his work at the Steel Mill.

If he does well and achieves his goals early, he might finish his supervision ahead of schedule and return to the Rolling Mill to continue serving as a Party Committee cadre.

But when that time comes, will he be pragmatic or formalistic?

Looking at Yang Yuansong's appearance, he doesn't look like he's looking for a successor for himself; the age difference between Gu Weijie and Dong Wenxue is too small, it's unlikely.

A while ago, Li Xuewu was wondering what Yang Fengshan was actually going to do, and now it's Yang Yuansong's turn—what does he want to do?

Zhang Guoqi doesn't want to understand what Yang Yuansong wants to do; what he wants to understand now is what Wang Jingzhang wants to do!

After Li Xuewu and the Secretary finished speaking, he finally understood—it turns out Wang Jingzhang really was the one ruining his affairs.

Why did the working group want to push him into the factory leadership as Deputy Secretary? Wasn't it just to step on his position!

Damn!

He just said this grandson didn't have good intentions and wasn't holding back any good farts; if it weren't for his good brother Li Xuewu's reminder, he wouldn't have even thought it was this grandson playing tricks.

Who can blame him for being muddled? Seeing Wang Jingzhang's exhaustion at the time in dealing with the content of the whistleblowing letters and the interviews with various leaders, he thought it wasn't him who did it.

Didn't expect it, didn't expect it at all—this grandson played a good hand; it was a case of trying to cover up but only making it more obvious!

Looking at the tossing and turning at the Service Office these days, he also knew that this kid Wang Jingzhang was probably just afraid of him taking revenge at the time, so he was acting for him!

Fuck!

Zhang Guoqi gritted his teeth, wishing he could go and hack him to death right now to vent this evil breath.

But thinking about Wang Jingzhang's current power, he knew that if he went, it would undoubtedly be like throwing an egg against a rock, and he would instead be liquidated by the other party.

So he has to wait, wait for an opportunity to turn things around, and then go and clean him up.

The opportunity came quite quickly, and the one who gave him this opportunity wasn't his good leader Li Huai De, but his good brother Li Xuewu.

The evening banquet wasn't dragged out; everyone chatted and laughed in the tea room for a while, then saw Zhang Songying bring the waiters over to tidy up the tables and chairs, clearing space to set up two large round tables.

It was really because there were too many people eating here tonight; just from the Steel Mill, there were four, and the private room couldn't fit them, so they set it up in the tea room.

The waiters were nimble, the dining tables were set up quickly, the tableware followed, and once the tableware was set, the first two cold dishes were also served.

Zhang Songying took Fu Linfang to pour wine for the leaders, and at the same time introduced Fu Linfang to the leaders who hadn't met her yet.

The Steel Mill cadres didn't know her, but they still smiled and nodded in response.

Fu Linfang was only a deputy section chief at the guesthouse, but this deputy section chief became different after Zhang Songying revealed her status as a university student.

Cadres like this are all sitting on rockets; they cannot be underestimated.

Fu Linfang was also very grateful to Zhang Songying for helping her introduce the leaders; if she wanted to work at the Rolling Mill, she had to know these people.

She had been working here for a month, and she felt that the guesthouse was much more convenient for getting to know leaders than the Factory Office, and they were much easier to get along with.

Simple chatting for a few sentences is nothing, but she could know who the people coming were, and these people could mostly remember her—this was the harvest.

Eight people per table, sixteen people in total; the two main leaders sat at one table, and the others chose their seats according to their status.

These two tables were right next to each other, making it convenient to toast each other, and it didn't seem like anything was amiss.

Because Dong Wenxue was there, Li Xuewu chose to sit at the second table and didn't squeeze toward the first table.

Vegetables were all in season this time of year, and because there was a breeding farm on the mountain, the guesthouse wasn't short of meat, it was just that the vegetable prices were a bit higher.

The food at the main canteen was still short of meat; this was natural—for the food of over ten thousand people, it was good enough to have a taste of vegetables.

Although tonight's banquet was hosted by Xu Sinian, in reality, Li Xuewu didn't let him spend much.

How could he let Xu Sinian spend money on a welcome banquet for his own teacher?

Because Yang Shuji was there, everyone was very reserved; they didn't raise their glasses very often, and until the welcome banquet ended, no one was drunk.

Everyone chatted for a while longer and then dispersed.

Today is Saturday, they are still busy, and tomorrow, Sunday, they still won't be free.

There was a gathering tonight, and there will probably be one all day tomorrow; I'm afraid there are many issues that need to be communicated before the meeting.

No one came for the wine and food tonight; they all came for Dong Wenxue and the two main leaders.

Now that everything that needed to be said had been said, and all the courtesies had been exchanged, they let Li Xuewu take Zhang Songying to see them off, and one by one they all got into their cars at the entrance and left.

Yang Shuji was the first to leave; Li Huai De didn't leave, and Dong Wenxue didn't leave either, because there were still things to discuss later.

When Li Xuewu saw off the last one and returned to the lobby, he saw that Zhang Guoqi hadn't left either.

He was thinking about it; at the dining table, Li Xuewu had taken the initiative to bring up the issue of the residential area project, talking about the current progress and the work process over there.

Those who understood what it meant nodded in agreement, and those who didn't understand pretended to understand, waiting until they went out the door to ask and understand.

Actually, it wasn't too complicated; many people could guess what Li Xuewu went to do yesterday.

Coupled with Li Xuewu's relationship with Deputy Secretary Gu, everyone could guess that this was Li Xuewu giving everyone a preventive shot, helping Deputy Secretary Gu eliminate the influence of this incident.

Since Li Xuewu had already said so, and Deputy Secretary Gu had come to work normally today, they knew there was nothing wrong.

What else is there to say about a leader who has nothing wrong? Saying anything would instead offend people.

However, when Li Xuewu mentioned the residential area project, he also brought up the trade project.

Not specifically, but issues related to the residential area project.

When Li Huai De applied for the trade project, he took the initiative to say that the money earned from the trade project would be used to support the residential area project.

And now, as the trade project's operations unfold, the factory can truly see the prospects of this kind of trade and the goal of supplementing construction funds.

Then the question arises: who will do the associated management between the two projects?

Now, neither project has specific management personnel; that is to say, the director and deputy director of the Project Comrade Comrade Li Chu are both empty.

What can be decided is that both projects will be concurrently managed by the responsible leader as the office director.

Then what about the deputy director?

Li Xuewu didn't ask this question directly, but everyone present understood.

This mid-year meeting will see three positions for deputy directors of the Project Comrade Comrade Li Chu.

Residential area project, trade project, joint enterprise project.

These three projects are unconventional projects that have already gotten on the right track and have already begun to achieve operations.

Different from the Rolling Mill undertaking tasks assigned by superiors, these three projects are self-managed and self-funded, and are decided and managed by the Rolling Mill itself.

It is precisely because of the large volume and wide scope that the responsible leader responsibility system is fine, but it is still necessary to arrange a main person in charge.

Everyone understood Li Xuewu's meaning, and Zhang Guoqi also understood, so he didn't leave; he wanted to wait here for news.

When Li Xuewu saw him standing in the lobby, hesitating and waiting for him, he knew what he was thinking.

When he walked past him, he patted his arm, signaling him to follow him.

When they reached the stairs, Li Xuewu pointed at Zhang Songying again.

Zhang Songying nodded clearly, indicating she understood.

The two already had this tacit understanding; Li Xuewu didn't need to explain anything specifically; based on the realistic scene, she knew what Li Xuewu wanted her to do.

So when Li Xuewu took Zhang Guoqi upstairs, Zhang Songying also went to the kitchen to ask for fruit and tea.

Zhang Guoqi followed Li Xuewu upstairs with trepidation; at this moment, because of his anxiety about gains and losses, he no longer had the demeanor of a division chief from the past.

Saying he was trembling with fear is a bit of an exaggeration, but he was truly uneasy.

Along the way, Li Xuewu didn't speak to him, which brought him even greater psychological pressure.

He was waiting in the lobby at the entrance, not because he wanted to go upstairs to see Deputy Factory Director Li, because he wasn't mentally prepared to face the leader.

Zhang Guoqi knew very well his current position and situation; if the leader wanted to use him, he would use him; if he didn't use him, he was nothing.

It's different from when he was at the Logistics Management Division; back then, he was a mid-level cadre, and the Deputy Factory Director also had to pay attention to his opinions.

But now he has to rely on others; don't look at why he was demoted—it has nothing to do with that, unless he doesn't want to mix in the Rolling Mill anymore.

When he was demoted, it's not like Deputy Factory Director Li didn't say he should rest for a while and then arrange it when there was an opportunity.

But how long is this "while"?

When will there be an opportunity?

Since the leader said so, how could he dare to chase the leader and ask? If he asked until the leader was annoyed, he would have nothing.

What is anxiety about gains and losses? His current state is exactly that.

This is also the leader's consistent trick; if one day he really arranges him, having waited for so long and suffered for so long, wouldn't he be grateful?

They say not to be happy with external things and not to be sad about oneself; being in the game, how many people can have this kind of ordinary heart?

Those who have this ordinary heart probably wouldn't reach this position.

When he saw Li Xuewu enter the lobby, he was also uneasy, afraid that Li Xuewu would embarrass him or say something about sending him away.

But Li Xuewu didn't; instead, he patted his arm, signaling him to follow along.

What a good brother!

What are they going upstairs for?

What's upstairs?

He knew that he had just seen Dong Wenxue accompany Deputy Factory Director Li upstairs.

Li Xuewu didn't leave and took the initiative to see these people off, which meant he was also going upstairs.

Going upstairs, what can they do?

Isn't it just the core of this circle discussing things?!

He knew deeply that his status in Li Huai De's mind couldn't compare to Li Xuewu's, and he knew even better that Li Xuewu's ability to enter this circle as a core today was based on his own efforts and abilities.

Not as good as Li Xuewu—he admits this, but it's not shameful!

In the Rolling Mill, count them one by one, who dares to challenge Li Xuewu!

This kid's style of doing things, if he isn't sixty, he must be fifty-eight; he is quite sophisticated.

Just like now, seeing him hanging around and not leaving, he didn't say any cool words, nor did he pretend not to see, but took the initiative to reach out and help—what is this?

Jianghu loyalty!

At this time, there must be many who dare not step on him, but there are very few who reach out to help.

Now, he no longer has the qualifications to enter the door on the fourth floor.

But Li Xuewu can, and he still wants to take him in; this favor, he must remember.

Li Xuewu knocked on the door twice lightly, and without waiting for a response from inside, he pushed the door open and invited Zhang Guoqi into the room first.

Zhang Guoqi was moved beyond words at this moment, pursing his lips tightly, really afraid that tears would fall.

People are most afraid of a sudden drop in status; many cadres don't adapt after retirement, and that's the reason.

His current state is about the same as retirement—people leave and the tea cools.

Li Huai De was sitting behind the office desk in the room, while Dong Wenxue was sitting on the sofa.

Seeing Zhang Guoqi enter, Li Huai De waved his hand and said, "Old Zhang, come, sit."

"Hey, thank you, leader."

Zhang Guoqi felt quite a sense that the leader still remembered him; he bent his waist slightly, smiled, shook hands with Dong Wenxue who stood up and took the initiative to reach out, and was then invited by Dong Wenxue to sit on the sofa together.

The room here naturally wasn't as spacious as the office side; the office desk was just for simple office work, the sofa was for resting, and there was even a large bed in the room.

However, the four people could still sit comfortably in the room, and it was convenient to talk.

Li Xuewu closed the room door, walked in, and seeing that Li Huai De and Dong Wenxue had already lit up, he took out cigarettes and handed one to Zhang Guoqi.

After lighting up, Li Xuewu sat directly opposite Li Huai De's office desk; it wasn't good to sit on the bed.

Upstairs, they didn't just talk about work and unit matters; at the beginning, it was mainly Dong Wenxue reporting on the situation at the Steel Mill.

Not long after Li Xuewu and the others entered, a knock sounded at the door.

With a cigarette in his mouth, Li Xuewu waved his hand at the others, signaling them not to worry and to continue talking, while he went to the door.

Opening the door, Xiao Jin was standing outside the door holding a tray.

"Division Chief Li, the tea and fruit you wanted."

"Good, thank you for your hard work."

Li Xuewu took the thermos from Xiao Wang behind her, nodded with a smile, and only signaled Xiao Jin to enter the room.

The door wasn't closed, but it didn't affect Xiao Wang's initiative; Xiao Jin nimbly set down the fruit plate and teacups and left.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Li Xuewu also carried the thermos and poured hot water into the teacups.

Dong Wenxue wasn't affected by the two, continuing to report on the changes and research results of the Steel Mill over the past half year.

It was mainly about special steel materials; this was the main direction of the Steel Mill's transformation.

Secondly, it was the R&D and industrial design of small hardware and hardware products.

Li Huai De had understood this content, and the project was also established through his hands, but he didn't remember the detailed content and prospects clearly, so he listened to Dong Wenxue's report very carefully.

Li Xuewu distributed the teacups and sat down to listen together.

After Dong Wenxue finished a section, Li Huai De would ask him and Li Xuewu about the core content of that section.

Sometimes it was Dong Wenxue explaining, mainly regarding execution; sometimes it was Li Xuewu explaining, mainly regarding the general direction and development significance.

At the beginning, Zhang Guoqi was also very confused—who the hell is the teacher and who is the student?

It was completely reversed!

But as this explanation gradually unfolded, Zhang Guoqi understood again.

This anomaly was completely caused by the different positions the two occupied.

Li Xuewu is at the Rolling Mill and has to participate in it; naturally, he has to support Dong Wenxue from the direction of offering advice, so it's no problem for Li Xuewu to explain the theoretical direction.

Dong Wenxue is at the Steel Mill; naturally, he reports from the direction of execution, because the specific work is what he does.

Zhang Guoqi's vision in the past was only limited to the Rolling Mill; for him, the Steel Mill was just a remote countryside.

But after Dong Wenxue's report, he finally understood—it turns out it wasn't like that at all.

But when he was competing for this position, the Steel Mill he understood was in a state of being half-dead and purely relying on the Rolling Mill.

But now, with special steel materials and hardware products, is this a comprehensive development?

The answer is about the same; Li Xuewu arranged it this way.

Li Huai De listened for a good while, and after Li Xuewu and the other finished explaining, he nodded and said, "Must fully combine with the trade project and walk the path of hardware products solidly and thoroughly."

After speaking, he pointed at Dong Wenxue and said, "Your pressure will be a bit more~"

Dong Wenxue knew that Li Huai De was talking about the news Yang Yuansong revealed before the banquet tonight.

Deputy Secretary is Deputy Secretary; what else can be done? This matter can only be planned slowly and cannot be messed with.

After Li Huai De pointed at Dong Wenxue, he continued, "Since it's Deputy Secretary, then add some volume."

As he spoke, he took a hard drag on his cigarette, narrowed his eyes, and said, "I will strive to hand over the Security Division; that must be managed by you."

"After all, you are still concurrently serving as the Security Division Chief."

"This...?"

Dong Wenxue looked at Li Huai De, still feeling some hesitation in his heart.

Li Huai De had been holding onto the Security Division and Logistics Division tightly; why did he hand it over to him this time?

Li Huai De blew a puff of smoke and explained, "If you only manage the Steel Mill as Deputy Secretary, the pressure is too great."

After speaking, he narrowed his eyes again and said, "Since it's not Deputy Factory Director, then don't hand over the Security Division Chief position either."

Dong Wenxue frowned slightly, thinking about the meaning behind Li Huai De's words.

Originally, it was said that he would no longer serve as Security Division Chief within a year; that was to fight for this Deputy Factory Director position.

But now, according to Li Huai De's meaning, one year is impossible.

It mainly lies with Li Xuewu; he is currently responsible for the Security Division because of Dong Wenxue and Li Huai De, and there is absolutely no way to be promoted to full division chief within a year.

What to do?

Then don't hand it over; continue to serve concurrently until the day Li Xuewu can take over.

If someone plays the rogue, then Li Huai De will have to act shamelessly.

"You manage safety and the branch factory in the capacity of Deputy Secretary; that way, the authority is heavier."

Li Huai De spoke righteously, looking like he was entirely thinking for Dong Wenxue.

But it was also true; a part of the reason was indeed thinking for Dong Wenxue.

However, Dong Wenxue is his ally, and the Security Division itself is also managed by Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu.

Letting Dong Wenxue manage it can only expand Dong Wenxue's influence, and he won't lose anything at all.

Previously, Dong Wenxue was the Security Division Chief and was managed by him; this time, Dong Wenxue was promoted to Deputy Factory Director, and the two had the same status—this itself would be awkward.

Handing over the Security Division in a year was about this, and the factory arranged it this way too.

Who will take over the Security Division when the time comes? He doesn't know, but it must be a big trouble.

Now Li Huai De took the initiative to hand over the Security Division, resolving Dong Wenxue's awkwardness and giving Dong Wenxue time to react.

At least the Security Division doesn't need to count down anymore.

Dong Wenxue manages safety work and branch factory work; there's no problem.

As for the division chief, he doesn't want to hand it over; Li Huai De helps, Gu Weijie helps, no one can move it.

This is the second reason; the third reason is that Li Huai De has his eye on the Sales Division.

The Rolling Mill isn't his home, and he isn't the executive deputy, so it's impossible to hold four departments concurrently.

So he doesn't want to let go of the Logistics Division, and he wants to use the Dispatch Division and Sales Division to do business, so he can only let go of the Security Division.

He calculated the accounts very clearly; doing this can not only let Yang Fengshan breathe a sigh of relief but also gain Yang Yuansong's support.

Yang Yuansong came to attend the banquet tonight and gave a clear signal, which already explained this problem.

He took the initiative to give up, which is better than being passive; this time Dong Wenxue didn't come to the Factory Office, which shows that there will be changes at the Factory Office.

Either someone is coming up, or someone is parachuting in; it can't escape these two items.

And as soon as you think about these two directions, you can judge—has the Rolling Mill made any major achievements this year?

Nothing at all, and in this situation, you still want someone from the factory to come up?

Go dream; it must be parachuting in.

Since it's judged to be parachuting in, then what kind of thing is parachuting in this time? What are they managing? What is their status and position?

Think about it; today is enough for these people to think about.

Li Huai De didn't spend any effort on this for the time being; it's already a settled matter, a matter of two or three days; we'll talk about it then.

Instead, he pointed in Li Xuewu's direction and said, "Your time is also very tight; don't have any problems in the next few years."

"Yes, I have no problem."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and said, "Following your footsteps closely, you take a step, I take a step; there will absolutely not be any problems."

"Hehe~"

Li Huai De was very receptive to Li Xuewu's straightforward flattery, but he always felt a chill on the back of his neck—is it going to cool down tonight?

Step by step, Dong Wenxue looked at Li Xuewu with his eyes hanging; he knew the student's meaning—he was using Deputy Factory Director Li as a stepping stone.

If Li Xuewu can take over the Security Division Chief position within two or three years, then Dong Wenxue has to persist for two or three years, waiting for Li Xuewu to take over.

And Li Xuewu will need another two or three years in the Security Division Chief position to take over his Steel Mill position, so he will have to stay at the Steel Mill for another two or three years.

Two two-or-three years added together, he might have to stay at the Steel Mill for six years.

This was also the requirement when Yang Yuansong and Yang Fengshan talked to him at the beginning of the year—if he doesn't build the Steel Mill well, he won't be able to come back.

Fortunately, there are six years to develop, and he can also give his student time and space.

When Li Xuewu goes to Steel City, it will be his turn to come back to the Rolling Mill to serve.

Teacher and student, one inside and one outside, replacing each other and moving forward; when Li Xuewu returns to the Rolling Mill, Dong Wenxue might already be the Factory Director.

Of course, this is in an ideal state; it's hard to say how these few years will pass.

However, the plans that should be there must be there; Li Huai De doesn't oppose this kind of thinking between Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu; this doesn't fundamentally conflict with him; instead, he wants to encourage and support it.

When Dong Wenxue comes back, he won't be afraid of Dong Wenxue grabbing his resources anymore.

And when Li Xuewu comes back, he might not even be at the Rolling Mill anymore.

Li Huai De is forty-two this year, Dong Wenxue is thirty, Li Xuewu is twenty—a perfect echelon, absolutely no collisions.

Of course, the premise is that Li Xuewu shouldn't skip grades anymore; following the established order is already very awesome.

Zhang Guoqi saw the few people chatting and laughing, so he accompanied them with a smile; as soon as Li Xuewu mentioned the trade project, his eyes lit up.

"Just now you also mentioned that the Steel Mill's diversified operations still need to rely on the trade project to revitalize."

Li Xuewu looked at Li Huai De opposite the office desk and said deliberately, "Then the person in charge of the trade project, I think, still needs to be cautious."

Li Huai De glanced at Zhang Guoqi, who was sitting there uneasily, then turned to look at Li Xuewu, narrowed his eyes, and asked softly, "What is your opinion?"

"I think, it's still more reliable to use our own people."

Li Xuewu said a few words in a low voice, then nodded at Li Huai De.

Li Huai De frowned and pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is Deputy Secretary Gu's opinion...?"

"I don't think there's any problem."

Li Xuewu said in a low voice, "The main purpose of this project is to revitalize the economy and create blood for the residential area project; as for how to operate it~"

There was no need to say everything; Li Huai De already understood. He would propose this, and Gu Weijie wouldn't object.

Li Xuewu tapped the desktop in front of Li Huai De lightly with his finger and said again, "Wang Jingzhang over there... the Secretary is also unhappy, but the working group over there...".

"Hmm, I know."

Li Huai De nodded and said, "I will communicate this matter."

As if having made up his mind, Li Huai De glanced at Zhang Guoqi, who was sitting there, causing Zhang Guoqi's heart to almost jump out.

Li Xuewu's opinion was still very much to his liking; when he saw Li Xuewu bring Zhang Guoqi in, he knew Li Xuewu had ideas in this regard; the reasons given now were very sufficient, and he had no need to refuse.

Besides, Zhang Guoqi had to be arranged eventually; arranging him in the trade project was also appropriate.

He hadn't thought about this before, mainly because he was afraid of opposition from other leaders.

But now that Li Xuewu had spoken, and Gu Weijie, who was in charge of personnel, had no opinion, and because there was a Wang Jingzhang, and there was a working group, Zhang Guoqi's matter really might be feasible.

Compared to the candidate prepared earlier, Zhang Guoqi was really more suitable.

However, in the end, Li Huai De still exhorted Li Xuewu that this matter still required Li Xuewu to talk to Gu Weijie to avoid any mistakes.

Li Xuewu knew Li Huai De's cautious personality and nodded to agree to this matter.

Li Huai De would absolutely not contact Gu Weijie about these matters, and Gu Weijie wouldn't contact Li Huai De about certain matters either; on the surface, they were in an absolute working relationship.

And the middleman was Li Xuewu, or rather, their mutual tacit understanding.

After Li Huai De finished discussing with Li Xuewu, he looked at Zhang Guoqi with feigned difficulty, then sighed and said, "Go to the Trade Project Comrade Comrade Li Chu."

"Leader!"

Zhang Guoqi stood up from the sofa with a start, his mouth moving slightly, but he was too excited to speak.

Li Huai De waved his hand, signaling him to sit down, then said, "The opportunity is very rare; in terms of authority, you can mobilize the resources of three divisions, and even more so, you can dispatch trade resources from three regions; you should understand the specifics yourself."

"Yes."

Zhang Guoqi no longer had his previous hunched posture; he seemed much younger, his eyes burning, looking like he was ready to go into battle at any time.

He knew very well what position Deputy Factory Director Li was talking about when he said he was going to the Trade Project Comrade Comrade Li Chu.

The responsible leader of this project is Li Huai De, so the one responsible for specific business can only be the deputy director.

However, this position is not an official establishment, but it carries a directional nature; deputy director doesn't mean a demotion; instead, it breaks free from shackles and takes another path of development.

Seeing Li Huai De signaling to him, Li Xuewu smiled at Zhang Guoqi and said, "Director Zhang, after the mid-year meeting, you go to Jinmen first, then to Yuezhou; the people from the Sales Division have already set up the advance station; you will have to work hard on the specific business these few days."

"Understood."

Zhang Guoqi looked at Li Xuewu with a smile, his eyes full of gratitude.

This time, being able to make a comeback relied entirely on Li Xuewu's support; now that Li Xuewu had given him a task, he naturally had to be careful.

"The leader is also very difficult; there must always be a reason."

Li Xuewu smiled and explained the reason for this arrangement; long-distance business trips are uncomfortable, but it's still better than being idle at home.

"This time, I wish you to ride the wind and waves and create brilliance again."

Although it hadn't been brought up at the meeting yet, and although the notice hadn't come down yet, this project was presided over by Li Huai De, and the person in charge must be approved by him.

So Li Huai De dared to give Zhang Guoqi a definite answer right here, letting him have a head start in preparation.

Deputy Director of the Trade Project Comrade Comrade Li Chu, responsible for fund scheduling, cargo allocation, multi-party coordination, trade management, and other businesses.

At the same time, he also has to be responsible for communication with the residential area project, and timely handling and supervision of fund allocation and utilization.

Just as Li Huai De said, being able to mobilize so many resources, this position isn't bad; if he comes up with his current level, then this deputy director is at the division level, right?

Do the work first; just treat it as making amends for crimes.

Once the work has achievements, arranging where to go next is just a matter of a single sentence.

The Trade Project Comrade Comrade Li Chu is a temporary unit, but the trade project can be done continuously; how far it can go in the future depends entirely on his own efforts.

The banquet dispersed early, and the conversation upstairs also dispersed early; when Li Huai De saw the three off, it was only a little past ten o'clock.

When going downstairs, Zhang Guoqi endured not saying anything to Li Xuewu; until he saw Dong Wenxue off, Zhang Guoqi then thanked Li Xuewu in the guesthouse courtyard.

"Division Chief Li, I..."

"Old brother, let's not talk about this between us."

Li Xuewu smiled and patted Zhang Guoqi's arm, then said, "Last time I messed with you and held a farewell party for you; this time I won't hold a welcome party for you."

Zhang Guoqi smiled with a face full of emotion; his relationship with Li Xuewu wasn't that close before; he was just a responsible leader, and there was more mutual suspicion and comparison.

But after experiencing some things, Zhang Guoqi knew that Li Xuewu was a good person, a genuinely good person.

Good person Li Xuewu still exhorted him to beware of villains when he was leaving by car; this comeback was too difficult, so there can't be any more mistakes.

And Zhang Guoqi nodded with deep eyes at this time; could he fall into the same pit twice?

Wang Jingzhang, just you wait!

Today is Saturday, and only Qin Jingru is at home, so Li Xuewu didn't go home.

He had already agreed with Old Biaozi at the Sihe Academy that Saturday's matter would be changed to Sunday.

And he also took the rare opportunity to come to Dongsi Liutiao to look around, preparing to listen to an opera.

The pressure recently was really too great; the whole person was like a wound-up spring; if he didn't relax, he would almost think he was a robot.

Dongsi Liutiao didn't know he was coming; when Li Xuewu rang the doorbell, both were startled.

Li Xuewu saw that both were pretending not to be at home and knew they were scared.

But late at night, he didn't dare to shout, so he could only climb over the wall and enter the courtyard again.

When he opened the main gate, removed the threshold, and drove the car into the courtyard, Tong Huimei ran out wearing a thin silk nightgown.

"Scared me to death~!"

Tong Huimei stroked her chest and complained to Li Xuewu, "Why did you come so late? If we hadn't heard the car, we would have thought it was..."

"Was who? Hehe~"

Li Xuewu chuckled, installed the threshold, closed the main gate, and then began to move things down from the car.

There were green vegetables, fresh meat, canned food, and daily necessities used in daily life.

Both of them were timid and didn't dare to go out on the street; relying on the fact that they didn't eat much at each meal, they begged Li Xuewu to help bring everything over.

Saying they were begging Li Xuewu was actually thinking about Li Xuewu coming more often.

Li Xuewu was also thinking about these two; if he didn't come to deliver food, I'm afraid they would starve to death in the mansion and still wouldn't dare to go out.

Others would be fine, but with their Lin Daiyu-like appearance, wouldn't they be recognized instantly?

Looking at the boxes piled up by the car, Tong Huimei said in surprise, "Why so many?"

"More canned food; it keeps well."

Li Xuewu finished moving the last box and saw Jin Jiaojiao hiding behind the hanging flower gate, looking over here like a kitten, so he asked, "Scared?"

Tong Huimei looked back and then smiled at Li Xuewu, "Said there were thieves, and wanted me to get a kitchen knife."

"Heh~"

Li Xuewu looked at their weak appearance with amusement and asked with a smile, "You still have this ability?"

"It's to wipe ourselves~"

Jin Jiaojiao saw that it was Li Xuewu who came, so she ran out from the hanging flower gate and said in a delicate voice, "We can't beat the thieves, but we can't let the thieves ruin us either."

Li Xuewu pretended to be scared and grinned, looking at her little appearance, and said, "Really scary~"

"Hmph~"

Jin Jiaojiao seemed very brave, snorted softly, and went to help move things.

Canned food is heavy, and vegetables aren't light; the two worked together to lift one, and Li Xuewu moved one himself; going back and forth a few times was fast.

The kitchen isn't small; for two people living, it's convenient to put these supplies.

Li Xuewu was just afraid that in the summer, they wouldn't be able to finish eating and would waste it, so he didn't give much.

But he didn't come at a fixed time, and he was afraid they would starve to death, so he could only pull some canned food over.

Seeing meat cans and fruit cans, both were very happy; they were clearly gluttons.

Returning to the main room, the two sisters were no longer scared, and happily began to fetch water and prepare toiletries.

This side wasn't renovated much, so there wasn't a bathtub like in Li Xuewu's house; there was a wooden tub, but it wasn't worth burning so much hot water.

They used a large laundry basin to mix warm water, and the two sisters used towels to wipe Li Xuewu's body.

There were no clothes of Li Xuewu's here, and the clothes of the two were bought; there wasn't a single red dot on their fingers, meaning they hadn't touched needles and thread.

Having been together a few times, they weren't that shy anymore.

But entering the inner room, turning off the lights outside, leaving only the small desk lamp in the inner room, and dropping the curtains, both still couldn't help but blush.

This person lay on the shelf bed after washing, just wiping himself, closing his eyes as if he were about to fall asleep.

Jin Jiaojiao poked Tong Huimei, signaling her to look at Li Xuewu's posture and appearance while lying down.

Seeing Tong Huimei glance and turn away blushing, she also covered her mouth and giggled.

The night sky at this time had no light pollution, and there were no lights that didn't turn off all night; the night was very, very dark.

Si Jiucheng was okay, but if it were the countryside, it was dark enough that you couldn't see your fingers; that wasn't an exaggeration at all.

At this moment, there was only a small desk lamp in the room; what could they see?

It was all what they were thinking about in their hearts!

Tong Huimei endured the shyness, coughed softly, glared at the giggling Jin Jiaojiao, and then walked to the living room.

A cup of warm water had to be prepared; she didn't know why this person requested it.

It was just that he asked for it, so she did it.