Chapter 766: You're ruthless

"Looking for you mainly to talk about what happened a few days ago."

Zhou Zhengquan sat in the position Following Lou Jie had just vacated, and only after Following Lou Jie poured hot water for everyone and went out did he open his mouth.

"They talked about it at the restaurant last week, but not thoroughly; I think it's necessary to unify our thinking, which can also be considered advancing and retreating together."

Wang Xiaoqin didn't speak, but looked at Li Xuewu; Zhou Zhengquan's words had hidden meanings, talking not only about the recent changes in the situation, but also the importance the outside world attached to this group, the club.

Li Xuewu, however, didn't pay much attention to Zhou Zhengquan's attitude, but swept his eyes over the few people in the room, and only then said: "It's not time yet, what's the rush? Wait a bit longer."

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Zhengquan leaned forward and whispered to Li Xuewu: "Propaganda and..."

"I know."

Li Xuewu patted Zhou Zhengquan's arm lightly, shook his head slightly, and said: "Too much complaining prevents the intestines from breaking, the scenery should be viewed from a long-term perspective. Don't say the Kunming Lake water is shallow, watching fish is better than the Fuchun River."

A poem pointed at him, let go of the other party's arm, and Li Xuewu looked at the other few people and said: "Things are absolutely not that simple; the wind direction is wrong, don't stick your head out, it's best to bury your head in the dirt."

"That wouldn't make us turtles..."

Huang Gan curled his lips and said half a sentence before being pushed back by everyone's gaze.

Li Xuewu patted Huang Gan's knee hard and said: "Grass, we are just grass, bury our roots in the mud, and make ourselves more ordinary."

Speaking of this, Li Xuewu looked at Zhou Zhengquan again and asked: "There are no problems with the members of our club, right?"

"Temporarily none."

Zhou Zhengquan frowned and shook his head, then looked at Li Xuewu and said: "But you also said it, who can calculate this accurately, especially in this current situation."

"I don't care about others, anyway, my opinion is like this."

Li Xuewu turned his head and stopped looking at him, but looked at everyone and said: "At this time, don't accept anyone's olive branch, do your own work steadily; if they let you do it, do it; if they don't let you do it, take a step back; anyway, don't let anything happen."

"Isn't it a bit... too conservative?"

Wang Zheng hadn't spoken all along; at this moment, she sat obliquely on the armrest of Wang Xiaoqin's sand table and said to Li Xuewu: "There are always times when one is not in control of oneself."

"Heh, at our level."

Li Xuewu shook his head and smiled lightly: "Talking about being not in control of oneself is still a bit early; if someone forces me to express my position, then I'll ask for sick leave."

Speaking of this, Li Xuewu looked at Wang Xiaoqin and warned: "You can't ask for leave when I ask for sick leave, at most we can take turns."

Wang Xiaoqin rolled her eyes, didn't pay attention to Li Xuewu's joke, looked at Zhou Zhengquan and said: "Zhengquan's situation is a bit difficult; his leaders are trying their best to promote internal reform, which directly affects his position."

"At worst, I'll step down."

Zhou Zhengquan shook his head and said: "There's no hope at home; at this time, no one dares to move. If it really doesn't work, I'll go to the city, and if that doesn't work, I'll go to the district."

Li Xuewu pursed his lips, lowered his head and pulled his short sleeves, and said helplessly: "You have no hope, everyone has no hope."

While talking, he spread his hands and said bitterly: "My father-in-law even intends to retire early; his health is really not good."

Zhou Zhengquan glanced at Li Xuewu; it was the same situation as his, Li Xuewu also had a good father-in-law.

Thinking that Li Xuewu's father-in-law also had the intention to retire, he couldn't help but feel melancholy.

Things going against one's wishes and things being impossible to do are two different things; coming to Li Xuewu today was also to ask if he had any thoughts on the situation ahead.

What Li Xuewu saw was a storm, but some people saw this as a cloud ladder to climb to heaven.

Whoever wants to climb this cloud ladder can climb it; the higher you climb, the harder you fall. Li Xuewu didn't want to climb it at all.

Not only did he not want to climb it himself, he also indicated that his father-in-law didn't want to climb this cloud ladder either.

Li Xuewu didn't know if the few people present would pass what he said to their families, but the content Gu Haitao explained in his letter was this.

If Gu Haitao expressed this meaning himself, it would inevitably be suspected by others.

But his son-in-law expressing this meaning from the perspective of caring for him wouldn't seem abrupt at all.

If Li Xuewu didn't have his father-in-law's indication, how would he dare to express his position like this? And since he had expressed it now, it meant that everything he said was true.

Although Zhou Zhengquan was saying he would endure it, he didn't expect Li Xuewu to really want to endure it.

But thinking that Li Xuewu endured it, at worst he would return to the steel mill, but where could he go?

The matter was still quite complicated, and Li Xuewu couldn't give him better advice.

It was indeed different from his own situation; Zhou Zhengquan's going up and down concerned the arrangements at home, while Li Xuewu's family didn't have other arrangements.

The eldest brother-in-law flew fighter jets, the younger brother-in-law drove tanks, the wife was in the hospital; the father-in-law didn't have too many requirements and expectations for his children.

Li Xuewu didn't know much about Zhou Zhengquan's family, but his father-in-law valued him so much, obviously wanting him to take on heavy responsibilities.

Seeing Zhou Zhengquan not speaking, Wang Zheng blinked at Li Xuewu and asked softly: "Do you know something?"

"Know what?"

Li Xuewu saw everyone looking over and said amusedly: "I have always been cautious and have no great ambitions; you guys aren't unaware of that."

"Tsk~"

Wang Zheng curled her lips and mocked him with dissatisfaction.

At this time, news was flying everywhere, saying everything; they, as the successors of the family, naturally had to filter this news.

And while choosing the correct news, they were also choosing their own future path and direction.

Why did everyone cherish this circle of the club? Because when making this kind of multiple-choice question, they could ask each other and copy each other.

Others didn't know, but Wang Zheng knew that Li Xuewu had never missed a shot in political investment; this was what her brother Huang Gan told her.

What did this represent?

It represented that there was a straight-A student in their circle; learn from him if you aren't sure. If he chooses A, everyone chooses A; even if it's wrong, it's a collective mistake and won't cause too much loss.

But once it's chosen correctly, more than sixty people benefit together, and the combined power is great.

Don't look at Zhou Zhengquan frowning and thinking now, but his final choice must be to follow Li Xuewu; since he came to ask for Li Xuewu's opinion today, it meant he had already made a choice.

Wang Zheng's signal to Li Xuewu also meant this; there was no need to intervene too much in Zhou Zhengquan's family affairs.

If Zhou Zhengquan's father-in-law's family chose wrongly, they didn't want to be implicated.

Zhou Zhengquan thought so too.

Because Li Xuewu came when it was almost noon, after talking for so long, everyone went to the restaurant to eat a mouthful of food; in the afternoon, a few people went to practice shooting, while Li Xuewu was too lazy to move.

Huang Gan found a gap to talk to Li Xuewu about the First Station, but Li Xuewu only listened with one ear and didn't say a word.

What to say? All the projects that should be started were started, just waiting for the golden chicken to lay eggs.

Besides, there were enough projects at the First Station, what more could one want?

Seeing that he couldn't squeeze anything out of Li Xuewu, and seeing him wasting his breath with a sleepy look, Huang Gan kicked Li Xuewu and ran away.

Li Xuewu was shocked by the kick to the sole of his foot, scolded the street at the door, and only stopped when he saw Following Lou Jie coming over.

"Who provoked you again! Isn't it ugly~"

"That grandson Huang Gan."

Li Xuewu was about to fall asleep, but this really woke him up.

Following Lou Jie pushed him and said with a smile: "You two still think you're children!"

Li Xuewu smacked his lips, the sleepiness was gone, the room was hot, so he might as well do something everyone loved to do.

"Not fun at all~"

"Then find a fun place next time; I turned around a lot when I was in school, you say what you want to play, I can find it for you."

"I don't know, I'm not a local."

"Then go climbing; it's cool on the mountain at this time."

"Climbing again~"

When Li Xuewu's family drove back, they just happened to bump into two people talking at the door.

The young couple, startled by the noise of the car, stood at the door with red faces, like persimmons ripened by the sun.

It wasn't convenient for the old lady to hold Li Shu and get out of the car, so Qin Jingru, who was also blushing, ran over to pick up Li Shu, and when she turned back to walk into the yard, she glared at Han Jiankun, who was standing at the door feeling embarrassed.

"Help me open the garage door."

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed to the garage, signaling Han Jiankun to open the door, saving him from standing there awkwardly.

Han Jiankun basically didn't enter the house when he sent Li Xuewu home in the past, even if he helped move things, he only went to the foyer.

Of course, he used to come as a driver, but this time he was treated as a guest by Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu wasn't a person with traditional old concepts; he didn't have any sense of division between superiors and subordinates, and even less did he need to maintain a sense of mystery in front of his subordinates.

Han Jiankun was also a young man; he had been with Li Xuewu for a long time, so naturally he wouldn't be a stranger, but he wasn't very familiar with the people in Li Xuewu's family.

Although he knew who they were, he hadn't talked much; after all, he was a "man of few words."

Everyone had just sat down in the living room when Gu Yan walked down from upstairs, yawning.

"Just getting up at this time?!"

Maybe because of natural reasons, Gu Ning hadn't spoken all along, but she couldn't bear it when she saw Gu Yan now.

Gu Yan was startled by his sister's question, smiled dryly, scratched his face, and gestured upstairs, saying: "I was reading a bit late last night."

Gu Ning wouldn't believe his ghost talk, turned her head to look at Qin Jingru and asked: "What time did he come back last night?"

Even if Qin Jingru was stupid, she knew that this was not the time to intervene between this pair of siblings.

Looking at Qin Jingru's embarrassed look, Gu Ning roughly understood Gu Yan's return time.

Anyway, it wasn't reading upstairs, and even less was it not going out.

"Fine, fine, fine~"

How could Gu Yan let others take the blame for him, and even less would he make things difficult for a service worker because of his own affairs, so he raised both hands and made a gesture of surrender to his sister.

"I admit I came back late."

"What time!"

Gu Ning narrowed her eyes, imitating Li Xuewu's appearance, her tone the same as when Li Xuewu spoke, making Gu Yan feel that his sister had really changed.

"Uh..."

Gu Yan walked to the sofa in his slippers and sat down, took the teacup Qin Jingru handed him, drank a mouthful, and only then said: "It was..."

He still wanted to delay, but seeing his brother-in-law shaking his head slightly, advising him to give up resistance, he had to say: "Nine o'clock."

"Nine o'clock?"

Even Li Xuewu didn't believe this; he had just advised his brother-in-law to give up resistance, not to put up a desperate fight.

Gu Yan spread his hands, put down the teacup in his hand and said: "In the morning."

"..."

Everyone in the room didn't know what to say; the old lady wanted to persuade just now, but was afraid that the more she persuaded, the more excessive it would be, so she held the child and went to the inner room.

Han Jiankun was speechless looking at the young man sitting on the sofa; he didn't know what the nightlife of young people was like now.

Gu Ning narrowed her eyes and looked at her brother for a long time, didn't say a word, stood up and went upstairs.

Gu Yan watched his sister's figure disappear at the top of the stairs, turned his head to look at Li Xuewu.

"Don't look at me, you caused the trouble."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, said: "You should know your sister's temper; if she says it directly, it's not a big deal, but if she doesn't speak..."

"Wo~~~"

After saying this, Li Xuewu made a gesture that things were big, pursed his lips, and said to Gu Yan: "Then it's terrible!"

"Then can't you manage it?"

Gu Yan frowned slightly, looked at Li Xuewu and said: "If you can't even manage your own woman, how can you be a leader?"

"Sss~~~"

Li Xuewu was stunned, looked at this brother-in-law speechlessly, and Han Jiankun, who was sitting on the side, was also stunned, then looked at Qin Jingru and lowered his head to drink tea.

"What you said makes so much sense, I don't know how to refute you."

Li Xuewu curled his lips, took the apple Qin Jingru served and took a bite, saying: "I admit I don't have the ability, then you can solve your sister's side yourself."

"Family, why divide it so clearly?"

Gu Yan lifted his butt and sat on Li Xuewu's side, nudged his brother-in-law with his elbow and said: "If one side is in trouble, eight sides support~"

"I express regret for your attitude."

Li Xuewu shook his head to indicate refusal, then turned to look at Han Jiankun and asked: "If you don't return home at night, what will your aunt do?"

Han Jiankun pursed his lips, looked at Gu Yan, then said to Li Xuewu: "You said it, the sign of a man's maturity is letting his family rest assured."

"Oh~~~"

Gu Yan lay on the sofa back with a helpless look, playing a rascal and saying: "He is your subordinate, naturally he says good things."

After speaking, he pointed at Han Jiankun and Li Xuewu, raised his eyebrows: "I don't believe you guys haven't had the exciting experience of not returning home at night!"

Li Xuewu and Han Jiankun looked at each other, then both curled their lips and smiled; Han Jiankun shook his head helplessly.

"What are you laughing at~"

Gu Yan sat up and looked at the two, as if the whole world was a secret, and only he knew nothing.

Qin Jingru very skillfully made a small cup of apple juice and handed it to the old lady who had just changed Li Shu's clothes and held her out.

Li Shu was too young to eat fruit directly, there would be a danger of getting stuck.

So the family prepared a fruit juicer imported from the Maozi side.

Don't say, this strange thing could really come in handy; at least Li Shu didn't have to be like other children, eating fruit chewed up by adults.

Don't say this behavior is disgusting; later generations know that bacteria in the adult's mouth will affect the child, but in this era, this is a common phenomenon.

Otherwise, how do you think the fruit children eat goes down?

Qin Jingru didn't talk much in front of Li Xuewu, but hearing Gu Yan point at her partner, and seeing that she was casual with Gu Yan, she explained:

"He is Li Ge's driver, and has to send Li Ge home from work every day."

Qin Jingru pointed at Han Jiankun and said very definitely to Gu Yan: "So you asked the wrong person; neither of them will have the situation of not returning home at night."

Gu Yan curled his lips; he could see that this little nanny was dating the brother-in-law's driver, but there was no need to defend him so much.

What kind of virtue men have, he had been a man for eighteen years, could he not know?

"Fine, that's because..."

Gu Yan pointed at Li Xuewu, just wanting to say that Li Xuewu wouldn't do this because he was married, but looking at Han Jiankun, this one wasn't married.

"Why? Realized your problem?"

Li Xuewu looked at his brother-in-law amusedly; this kid was a big child in his eyes, his body was mature, but his thinking was still childish.

Gu Yan shrugged his shoulders and played a rascal: "Anyway, I haven't started a family yet, and I don't need to be responsible for anyone, right?"

"Who are you asking?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "I wouldn't play this big before, I could make friends, but I never had the experience of not returning home at night."

"Cough cough~"

As soon as Li Xuewu finished speaking, the old lady couldn't help but cough twice while feeding Li Shu apple juice.

"At least I wouldn't let my family worry."

Li Xuewu added guiltily, giving the old lady a look; his image couldn't be ruined.

Indeed, as long as he returned late in the past, the family wouldn't have to worry, because he must have caused trouble.

"So~"

Li Xuewu looked at his brother-in-law and nodded, saying: "Take advantage of the fact that your sister hasn't taken action yet, hurry up and apologize, and make actual guarantees and actions."

"Is this the advice you can give me?"

Gu Yan looked at Li Xuewu with dissatisfaction, frowned and said: "Still have to apologize and guarantee? What about your authority and spirit as the head of the family?!"

Li Xuewu reached out and patted his brother-in-law's shoulder, saying: "Don't try to destroy the relationship between me and your sister; I'll tell you clearly, if you want to shift the contradiction, you're daydreaming!"

Gu Yan curled his lips; the slap he just received was quite forceful.

Seeing that his brother-in-law was serious, he had to give up the plan of instigating his brother-in-law and sister to quarrel to shift her attention to him.

He walked two steps, then turned back helplessly to look at his brother-in-law sitting on the sofa and asked: "Must apologize?"

"And guarantees and actions."

Li Xuewu pointed at him and said very definitely: "You've been here for a week, you should know that in this family, I have the right to welcome you to live here, but I can't make the decision to let you stay."

Gu Yan said with a bitter face: "I express regret for your family status."

After speaking, he blinked and asked: "Where is the key to my house?"

Li Xuewu knew this kid was going to play tricks, raised his eyebrows and said: "Naturally, it's with your sister."

"If, I mean if."

Gu Yan walked a few steps towards this side, to the side of Li Xuewu's sofa, and whispered: "If I go upstairs and..."

"Unhuh~"

Li Xuewu drooped one eyebrow and looked at Gu Yan, saying: "Do you know who is sitting in front of you? Coincidentally, I am also moonlighting at the public security side."

After speaking, he pointed at Gu Yan and asked: "Are you sure you want to confess your next criminal plan to me?"

Gu Yan pursed his lips, looked at his brother-in-law speechlessly, gritted his teeth, narrowed his eyes and asked: "If I want to come hard..."

"Oh, then you're in danger~"

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "I won't let anyone bully my woman, especially in my home."

Gu Yan nodded hatefully; every time he said words of determination, this brother-in-law would say them very loudly, as if afraid upstairs wouldn't hear.

"Fine, you're ruthless."

Gu Yan knew that the person in front of him wasn't reliable; even if he was his brother-in-law, in the face of his sister's position, this person had no position at all!

Li Xuewu looked at the hesitant brother-in-law and said with a smile: "I suggest you listen to me; obedient children get candy."

Gu Yan nodded unconvinced, and while walking towards the stairs, muttered: "I admit defeat."

Actually, without Li Xuewu saying it, Gu Yan would also go apologize, because if he didn't apologize, he could forget about his vacation.

As long as his sister made a phone call to Yangcheng, he would have to roll back to the company immediately; what vacation, what nightlife, what girls, all would disappear.

Watching Gu Yan go upstairs, Li Xuewu turned back to look at Han Jiankun and smiled slightly, asking: "Where did you go to play today?"

Li Xuewu didn't know how Gu Yan obtained Gu Ning's forgiveness; he didn't see Gu Ning get angry at him at dinner.

Han Jiankun was kept by Li Xuewu for dinner, and the main topic at the dinner table was also the two of them.

Although it was relatively taboo to ask about problems between couples, the old lady still cared about the progress of their relationship for a few sentences.

There was no such thing as dating for ten or eight years in this era, and even less was there cohabitation before marriage.

However, some children in the big yard didn't care about this; they felt they were advanced, romantic, and as long as they liked each other, they would find a place to solve it.

Li Xuewu didn't know if Ou Xin and the others played openly, but looking at the relationship between Huang Gan and Pei Pei, he knew that neither of them were people who kept themselves pure.

However, among those circles of children in the residential compound, some do not care about this at all; they feel they are progressive and romantic, and as long as they see eye to eye, they find a place and get it done.

Li Xuewu didn't know if Ou Xin and the others played openly, but looking at the relationship between Huang Gan and Pei Pei, he knew that neither of them were people who kept themselves pure.

As for those little brats who are causing such a ruckus now, it goes without saying; isn't youth meant for sweating it out?

After dinner, Qin Jingru asked Han Jiankun to accompany her to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, and Li Xuewu patted Han Jiankun on the shoulder, signaling him to follow.

This could be considered giving the two a chance to be alone, and also trying to match them up.

Dating for a month, the two basically reached the point of talking about marriage; as long as there were no problems with both parents, they could basically get married in September.

Don't be surprised by this speed; this was still introduced by a matchmaker, and there were many cases of getting a certificate after meeting once introduced by the organization in this era.

Wasn't the female cadre who took over Dazhai like this? Was work important or was love important?

Gu Yan stood bored by the goldfish pond teasing the fish in the water, causing Li Shu, who was playing with blocks in the living room, to express her dissatisfaction to him.

"Yo! Bite~"

Li Shu swayed clumsily to the foyer, pushed her uncle with her little hand, not letting him touch her fish, and scared her uncle by saying her fish bit people.

Gu Yan saw his niece's stinginess, squatted down with a smile and teased her: "How about Uncle makes fish soup for you?"

While talking, he pointed in the direction of the goldfish pond and said: "Just use the fish here."

"Bite oh~"

Li Shu didn't understand what Uncle meant, but she knew Uncle was going to play bad, so she kept scaring him.

Gu Yan pinched Li Shu's face, picked her up and walked to the living room, put Li Shu down in front of the fireplace covered with a blanket, and sat on the ground himself, accompanying his niece to set up blocks.

Li Xuewu stood in the yard and smoked a cigarette, and when he came back, he saw the two of them laughing and playing in the living room.

The blocks Gu Yan set up were pushed down by Li Shu time and again, or kicked down by her little feet.

"Giggle~"

Li Shu finally found someone she could bully, and every time she pushed down the blocks, she would make a happy laugh.

Li Xuewu stood on the side and watched, then asked: "You don't like reading?"

"Hardly~"

Gu Yan answered Li Xuewu, but his hands were slow; after Li Shu discovered it, she pulled her uncle's hand and moved it towards the blocks, telling him to stop talking and set them up quickly.

"If I liked reading, why go to the army? Wouldn't it be better to go straight to university?"

"Didn't you still have to go to university after going to the army?"

Li Xuewu leaned half his butt on the armrest of the sofa, arms supporting the backrest, and asked Gu Yan: "Didn't think of it?"

"Not really."

Gu Yan watched Li Shu kick down the blocks and smiled, reached out and pinched the little doll's face, saying: "There's not much I can choose; this might be the obligation of enjoying the advantageous life my

Li Xuewu nodded; at this time, the children in the residential compound mostly have a bit of hot blood, inheriting the bravery of their fathers, yet born in an era of peace.

Of course, there is no absolute peace in the world, but there are not many opportunities for them to display their ambitions.

The protracted war that later taught the monkeys a lesson was more like providing them with one last opportunity.

Yes, that year there were wayward youths like the protagonist in "Garlands at the Foot of the Mountain," but more of the youths who bravely walked to the front lines left their lives there.

Those who survived basically became the cornerstone and backbone of the military later on; they were nurtured by firm ideologies from a young age, had knowledge and learning, and naturally had room for development.

Gu Yan is a troubled youth at home, but he is currently just on vacation, and his ideological state is more like those people in their circle.

As long as he returns to his post, he is still that good youth who protects his home and defends his country.

He is very clear about his responsibilities and obligations, knowing what he should do in this era; this week of indulgence is just his rebellion and appeal against youth.

Li Xuewu reached out and patted his shoulder, then turned around and went upstairs.

Upstairs, Gu Ning is reading; she has been under a lot of pressure recently, mainly stemming from her confusion about politics.

Her world is very simple: going to work, getting off work, family, children, and the pleasures of her inner spiritual world.

However, now that she has to add a spiritual dimension to her working hours, it would be strange if she had a good temper.

Having been influenced by the "Great Study, Great Discussion" activities for three months, every unit is basically divided into three types of people.

One type follows the chaos, one type watches and laughs, and another type is just bewildered.

Gu Ning is the third type; she doesn't want to bother others, nor does she want to be bothered by others, so after asking Li Xuewu, she has to read and study, learning how to protect herself.

Li Xuewu actually has the ability to protect her, but he can't be by her side every moment, and having the ability versus whether it's used is another matter.

He doesn't think that even if his father-in-law has taken a step back, there will still be people looking for trouble from above, at least not looking for trouble with them.

As for those from their respective work units, Li Xuewu isn't afraid of them causing trouble, but one can't be sure if those people in Gu Ning's unit might want to step on her to get ahead.

Although they hosted a dinner last time, and Li Xuewu later sought out their director alone and sat down at her home, it's hard to say how effective it was; one can only take things as they come and deal with them as they arise.

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

Li Xuewu walked to the desk and took a look; Gu Ning was reading the Selected Works.

Gu Ning said without even raising her head: "I went to university."

Li Xuewu pursed his lips, nodded, and said: "I know."

After finishing, he walked to the bookshelf and started looking, asking casually: "Not angry anymore?"

Gu Ning raised her head, glanced at Li Xuewu's back, and asked: "Why should I be angry?"

Li Xuewu looked back and said: "Isn't he staying out all night and coming home late every day~"

"So what?"

Gu Ning tilted her head and asked: "Can he change just because I'm angry?"

"Indeed."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "Even my words can't scare him."

Gu Ning nodded and said: "I called Mom."

"Huh?"

Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning, who had already lowered her head to continue reading, and asked: "Didn't Gu Yan come upstairs to apologize to you just now? Weren't things fine during dinner?"

"Yes, he apologized."

Gu Ning raised her head again to look at Li Xuewu and retorted: "But that doesn't mean I'm going to continue letting him do as he pleases."

Li Xuewu raised an eyebrow and asked: "What did Mom say?"

He is now very worried that Gu Ning didn't express herself clearly and sold him out; if it really becomes a case of him not being able to tolerate his brother-in-law, he won't be able to enter the father-in-law's house in the future.

Gu Ning didn't know what Li Xuewu was worried about and said very naturally: "Mom didn't say anything."

She shook the pencil in her hand and then said with some uncertainty: "Maybe she'll ask Dad to arrange for him to return to the military."

Li Xuewu's mouth twitched; isn't this exactly what he said to Gu Ning as a joke a few days ago?

"That's not very appropriate, is it? I was just joking with you about that a few days ago."

"Is that so?"

Gu Ning frowned, then nodded again and said: "I was also joking with you."

"..."

Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning, whose mouth was twitching slightly as she secretly smiled, and really didn't know what to say.

Gu Ning's smile grew even wider as she watched Li Xuewu's stunned expression, and finally, she couldn't help but lower her head to hide her smile by reading.

"Fine, fine, fine~"

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "The books weren't read in vain; you've learned how to be tricky, haven't you!"

Seeing Li Xuewu come over, Gu Ning raised a hand and pointed at him, saying: "Mom said, don't let you mess with me."

The "Mom" mentioned here is not the one in Yangcheng, but his mother; when they left in the afternoon, Liu Yin specifically instructed Gu Ning to be careful with walking, sitting, and lying down, and not to make any large movements.

Actually, this is also a traditional concept; Li Xuewu has even seen women five months pregnant practicing Sanda, and high whip kicks were no effort at all.

Of course, it wouldn't do for Gu Ning to do that; it's better to be steady.

Li Xuewu didn't dare to tease Gu Ning; this grudge is noted, to be settled later.

He didn't ask again what the sisters had agreed upon upstairs; ever since Gu Ning threw a tantrum, Gu Yan hasn't dared to come home late again.

Seeing that he was truly idle, Li Xuewu told him the location of the club and called the club.

It wasn't that he wanted Gu Yan to enter his own circle, but to let him see how a circle should be maintained.

The efforts of one or two people are useless, and efforts with only output and no return won't work either; only a circle that is united and has common goals is the correct way to open up a circle of friends.

As for what he plays at the club or what friends he can make, these are things Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to.

With such a large courtyard, what could possibly happen? It certainly wouldn't be bigger than the matters at the steel mill.

On Tuesday, Li Xuewu was on the phone with Kuang Yusheng, who was already on the verge of exploding, constantly chasing him to ask how to deal with the working group all at once.

Li Xuewu felt he had asked the wrong person; is he the type of person who resorts to action at the slightest disagreement?

The main reason Kuang Yusheng was anxious was that the working group started causing trouble as soon as they went to work on Monday, frequently holding grassroots organization meetings in the workshops to propagate opposing ideologies.

Importantly, Deputy Director Feng returned; under the circumstances where it was constantly rumored that the working group would be abolished, he appeared at the steel mill again and brought new confidence to these working group personnel.

Li Xuewu just said that the meeting held by the factory was too hasty, and what Yang Fengshan did in the factory office was too extreme.

The working group was doing the same work when they first arrived; why didn't he step out to stop them? Why didn't he stand up when the rectification and cleanup began?

Now that the working group is about to leave, damn it, he starts swinging his axe; isn't his reflex arc a bit too long?

The backlash caused by his actions was that at Monday's meeting, Deputy Director Feng sternly criticized the ideological problems of the factory's leadership team and focused his criticism on the personnel orders issued by Yang Fengshan.

Well, they were leaving anyway, so they had to be given some face, even if it meant dealing with things after they left.

Now that they aren't leaving any face, Deputy Director Feng has also started directly targeting Yang Fengshan.

After the meeting, the entire working group mobilized, going to the workshops to organize talks, encouraging those young people who dared to jump and cause trouble to form grassroots picket teams, and also encouraging them to form propaganda teams to grasp the direction of propaganda, completely deviating from the factory's propaganda direction to carry out their own reforms.

The point is, they also encouraged "Dongfeng" and "Hongqi" to focus their reforms on Yang Fengshan.

This is not a simple campaign promotion, but a targeted effort to weaken the authority of the steel mill's decision-making layer.

What is the purpose of doing this? It is to encourage those people to fight for power, to cause trouble, and to muddy the waters.

There is no need to comment on whether what they have done here over the past few months is good or bad, but as long as the water is muddy, does the steel mill still have the energy to comment on and investigate their faults?

The cadres who were dealt with by the working group were re-appointed, so they focused their work on Yang Fengshan, using their final influence to hit Yang Fengshan with this.

Others might not know, but it is estimated that Feng Daozong is very clear that many contradictions are hidden under the calm structure of the steel mill.

For example, someone who has always wanted to get ahead failed this time at the mid-year meeting; if he takes action to cause trouble for Yang Fengshan, will someone else borrow his strength to strike?

What can Feng Daozong gain from doing this?

He gains nothing!

But he is doing this to maintain the authority of these people in the working group, to preserve their final face, and also to leave a way out for themselves.

None of them are ordinary people; no wonder Gu Weijie wanted to curse after the meeting.

Yang Fengshan knows that Gu Weijie is also cursing him, but since he did the stupid thing, he naturally didn't dare to respond.

The workshop is an important production area, and the factory naturally does not allow these people to interfere.

Therefore, several leaders held emergency meetings with the people in their respective offices and departments, demanding stability of thought, eliminating influence, controlling the overall situation, and consolidating the foundation.

The idea is good, but it's a bit late.

It is no longer something they can control just because they want to; the situation outside is becoming increasingly severe, the internal influence is growing, and the control is being weakened.

Starting Monday morning, large-character posters, small-character posters, blackboard newspapers, and even the broadcasting station appeared throughout the factory, all utilized by the other side; while propagating the firm implementation of the "Three Defenses," they also pointed out the problems and contradictions within the factory.

It was precisely at this time that many departments were in chaos because, due to the working group's propaganda, everyone began to doubt Yang Fengshan's management qualifications.

Within an hour, a large-character poster was posted on the door of the factory director's office, titled "Why."

Well, subsequently, hundreds of large-character posters came roaring in, covering every part of the main office building.

This incident happened too suddenly; the working group was clearly intentional and well-prepared.

What was written on those large-character posters were all facts: Yang Fengshan's brother-in-law was dug up, his wife's family background, past family matters, and so on.

People were causing trouble in the workshops, and Kuang Yusheng was naturally very annoyed; doesn't he know whether Yang Fengshan is a good person or a bad person?

But it's useless for him to know now; the people below don't know, and the mid-level managers are all watching, not speaking, not commenting; they also have opinions on Yang Fengshan's attitude toward the working group.

The Security Division is naturally fine, but Kuang Yusheng's Production Management Division has the biggest problem; after he held a meeting for those below, he went to the workshop and got into a fight with the working group people.

Just think, he is from a frontline worker background, having swung a sledgehammer in the workshop; that combat power.

Anyway, the working group didn't get the upper hand, but it caused a lot of trouble in the workshop, and Deputy Director Feng was shouting for the Security Division to make arrests.

Arrest whom?

The Security Division doesn't know who is who!

Xiao Zihong came to coordinate with Li Xuewu, saying that Deputy Director Feng had called and that action must be taken.

Li Xuewu told him directly to let the Security Section investigate, and to investigate slowly.

Given how furious Feng Daozong is now, their time left won't be long; just drag it out, who can say anything to him?

The farce on Monday was quelled by Xiao Zihong leading people; no one was arrested, and a few onlookers were brought back to take statements, only saying that a serious investigation would be conducted, and then there was no follow-up.

Actually, the working group also knows that the Security Division won't investigate, and that muddling through is the only possibility; their working group's days are numbered, so who would take them seriously?

However, the picket team and propaganda team that the working group stirred up did find ideological inspiration from "Dongfeng" and "Hongqi."

Li Xuewu also hates these troublemakers; having opened this door for them, future work will be impossible to do.