Chapter 802: Layout

"Hello, leaders!"

"Welcome, leaders, to inspect and guide the work of the Literary and Art Propaganda Team!"

Clap clap clap~

When Li Huai De and his party walked into the Workers' Club, Zhang Li, who had been waiting for a long time, saluted everyone first and then reported the welcome speech.

After her welcome speech ended, the art team members standing in several rows behind her applauded together.

Li Huai De walked into the training hall with a smile, waved his hand, and greeted the applauding team members.

"Comrades, you've worked hard~"

"Hello, leader~"

After all, there were more female comrades, and the sound they shouted was pleasant, which made Li Huai De, who was inspecting the Literary and Art Propaganda Team for the first time, very satisfied, and his face was always full of smiles.

Introduced by Zhang Li, Li Huai De shook hands with everyone one by one and chatted a few words cordially.

Then there was a simple literary and art work report, hosted by the Literary and Art Team Instructor Zhang Li.

Zhang Li is a cadre of the Security Section and also a cadre arranged by Li Xuewu to be responsible for ideological and administrative management in the Literary and Art Propaganda Team.

The Propaganda Department sent a professional literary and art propaganda team leader named Tang Fengxia, who was the literary and art propaganda team leader of the steel mill before.

Because the dance troupe didn't bring a teacher, Tang Fengxia recruited a professional dance rehearsal teacher from outside.

Now what Li Huai De sees is a team that has completed organizational construction, and through training and organizational training work, it has initially formed combat effectiveness.

Especially in Zhang Li's report, there are obvious strict discipline management factors, so Li Huai De has a very good impression of the Literary and Art Propaganda Team.

He is very clear about Li Xuewu's purpose in transferring this team here, not only to strengthen and cultivate the grassroots literary and art propaganda team, but more importantly, it is still behind.

"I've seen it, comrades are very hard-working and very diligent."

After listening to the report, Li Huai De smiled and nodded, looking at everyone with sincere greetings.

"Especially the comrades in the dance team, the training volume is very large, pay attention to safety, pay attention to nutrition and diet."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Li and said: "If you have needs and difficulties, you can coordinate with the factory, try to ensure everyone eats full, and also eats well."

"Thank you, leader!"

Zhang Li is a very straightforward female comrade, with short hair behind her ears, looking very spirited. In the impression of the art team members, this is a very powerful cadre, very fierce.

But looking at her now, she also knows how to be flexible. When reporting to the leader and answering the leader's questions, she looks very capable and is not a rigid and clumsy person.

Yes, can a rigid and clumsy person get Li Xuewu's appreciation and be transferred to the Literary and Art Propaganda Team?

At this moment, the leader spoke, and Zhang Li dared to speak, smiling and looking at Li Xuewu and asking: "Director, can we ask the leader for good food?"

"Hahahaha~"

Zhang Li's question directly made Li Huai De laugh loudly, and Gu Weijie, who was standing on the side, also smiled and looked at Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, smiled and deliberately reminded softly: "The leader has spoken, why don't you ask for more, are you stupid~"

"Hahaha~"

Li Huai De laughed even louder, waved his hand, and said to Zhang Li: "No problem, your Director Li has said so, don't be afraid, just ask if you have any needs."

As he spoke, he also reminded with a full face of smiles: "This opportunity is rare!"

"Thank you, leader!"

Zhang Li got Li Xuewu's encouraging look, smiled and said to Li Huai De: "Leader, our team members are rehearsing urgently, preparing for the Mid-Autumn literary performance at the end of the month. Can you add some nutrition for us? Meat is fine."

Meat is fine!?

This is really daring to open her mouth. The leader asked, and she dared to ask for meat, directly asking in the best direction.

The art team members were all stunned. The instructor is crazy, daring to ask for anything!

However, after hearing her words, everyone couldn't help but look at Director Li.

Everyone thought Zhang Li would apply for more meal subsidies. Unexpectedly, she would ask for meat. At this moment, they were worried that the leader would be embarrassed and couldn't get off the stage, but their mouths were a bit uncontrollable and drooling.

The training hall suddenly became quiet. Everyone's eyes gathered here, and the smile on Li Huai De's face also dissipated a lot.

Before he could speak, Zhang Guoqi walked out from the accompanying personnel standing at the door, frowned and glared at Zhang Li, and whispered: "Do you have any organizational discipline? Don't you know what period it is now? Meat..."

"Hey!"

He was about to say more, but saw Li Huai De wave his hand to stop him, looked at Zhang Li, who was a bit embarrassed and aggrieved, nodded, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you are a cadre of the literary and art propaganda team, you have to consider the collective."

After speaking, he looked at the quiet literary and art propaganda team members and asked with a smile: "Everyone wants to eat meat very much, right?"

How does this make people answer?

If you say you don't want to, aren't you lying to your own stomach!

If you say you want to, the atmosphere is already here, who says it is a fool!

"Those who say they don't want to are fools!"

Li Huai De didn't wait for everyone's answer and said with a smile: "I really want to eat meat. Who doesn't want to eat meat!"

At this time, the literary and art propaganda team members had some movement. They looked at Director Li as if he was no longer angry.

Li Huai De was indeed not angry. He was not petty to such an extent. He was the one who took the initiative to add nutrition and welfare to the literary and art propaganda team.

So Zhang Li said she wanted to eat meat, and he didn't feel angry or very surprised.

In this era, people's love for meat is heartfelt. There are more than 10,000 workers in the whole factory and more than 50,000 family members, and there is a widespread long-term situation of stomach meat deficiency.

With just that little salary and food stamps every month, satisfying the whole family's life is tight. If you want to eat meat, there are only a few days a year.

Since the stomach is deficient in meat, you have to allow people to mention it and think about it. Li Huai De said sincerely: "National industry is facing pressure on production and life, and our factory is no exception!"

"Don't know the price of firewood and rice without being the head of the family."

Li Huai De smiled and said to everyone: "I also want everyone to eat meat every meal, eat well, and eat full, but this is unrealistic."

"However"

As he spoke, he pointed back at Zhang Li's direction and said: "Since I promised, and your instructor mentioned it, then this application for eating meat must be satisfied."

"Wow~~~"

Clap clap clap~~~

As soon as Li Huai De's words fell, the literary and art propaganda team members let out a surprise, and then spontaneously applauded.

This applause sounded much more enthusiastic than the one just now, which made Li Huai De laugh.

Waving his hand, signaling everyone was okay, Li Huai De said again: "There are 18 days left from today until the end of the month. I understand these 18 days will be very hard, so I will cheer everyone up."

After speaking, he turned back, pointed at Zhang Guoqi, and instructed: "Tell the small canteen, from today until the end of the month, cook an extra meal every night, with meat dishes, specifically for the literary and art propaganda team."

"Good! ~~~~"

"Thank you, leader~~"

"Thank you, Director Li~"

Li Huai De smiled and waved his hand in the enthusiastic applause and cheers of the crowd, very satisfied with everyone's gratitude, especially the respectful eyes of the dance team girls standing in the front row.

Zhang Guoqi stood on the side and agreed embarrassedly, but his eyes swept across Li Xuewu and that instructor inadvertently.

Everyone says I, Zhang Guoqi, know how to play tricks and have no bottom line. I don't accept it!

Look at them one by one, in order to get Director Li's support, what tricks have they used!

After sighing at Li Xuewu, he still couldn't help but glance at the girls in the dance team when following Director Li out.

Hiss~ really know how to highlight the key points!

That's right!

Does this kind of thing need to be taught?!

Zhang Li only works in the Militia Office and manages militia data, belonging to the office cadres.

The toughness and seriousness she showed in front of the literary and art propaganda team members were all to facilitate management. Otherwise, do you think she is willing to be unsmiling?

Facing the literary and art propaganda team members and facing the leader, of course, cannot be the same, but at least there is more sincerity when facing the literary and art propaganda team members.

After sending the leaders away and looking back at everyone, she found that there was a kind of emotion called respect in their eyes looking at her.

Being able to stand up for the collective and daring to ask the leader for meat, even if she was strict on weekdays, now they all understood it as being good for them.

"Let's talk."

Zhang Li clapped her hands, signaling everyone to look at her, and then said: "To reward everyone's hard work and dedication, Deputy Secretary Li just instructed that the Security Section will subsidize each of us with two cans of meat and two cans of fruit!"

"Good!"

"Thank you, Instructor Zhang!"

"Hahaha~"

Hearing the order to dismiss, everyone dispersed with smiles on their faces, walking towards their respective training rooms, talking about the reward just now as they walked.

"The instructor is really powerful, not only daring to ask Director Li for meat dishes, but also able to ask Deputy Secretary Li for canned food!"

"You don't know anything!"

Someone said softly: "Didn't you see that the instructor asked Deputy Secretary Li if it was okay to ask before asking Director Li for meat just now?!"

After speaking, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Instructor Zhang is a cadre of the Security Section, and now she is also influenced by Deputy Secretary Li."

"That's right, that's right~"

The person who spoke before nodded and said: "Instructor Zhang is our instructor. Deputy Secretary Li came to inspect the work. How could he not build momentum for Instructor Zhang?"

"Superficial!"

That person said again: "Does Instructor Zhang still need Deputy Secretary Li's canned food to build momentum? As long as she holds the sign of the Security Section, look at who dares not give her face."

After speaking, he pointed to his feet, raised his eyebrows and said: "Deputy Secretary Li issued canned food because the Literary and Art Propaganda Team is his territory, and he has the final say here."

"Hiss~~~ So to say..."

The person who spoke before was surprised: "We... you, me... are all Deputy Secretary Li's people?"

"Don't put gold on your face!"

That person smiled and said: "Only two people in the Literary and Art Propaganda Team can say this. We only belong to the Literary and Art Propaganda Team, and the Literary and Art Propaganda Team belongs to Deputy Secretary Li."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hand and said: "There is a layer in the middle. We are all people under this layer of management."

After saying this, he patted the person's chest lightly with the back of his hand and laughed: "Wait until you reach this layer, then you have the qualification to discuss whose person you are."

"Hahaha~"

Everyone burst into laughter, and the person also smiled embarrassedly, then looked at Instructor Zhang and Deputy Team Leader Wang who were standing and talking in the training room and said: "Forget it, I don't have this strength~"

"Hahaha~"

Zhou Miaomiao and Han Lu followed behind the chatting people and walked out. They heard everything they said.

After entering the corridor and turning into the locker room, the surprised Han Lu opened her mouth and said: "Really didn't expect, there is an unexpected joy today!"

After speaking, she walked to Zhou Miaomiao's side and asked softly: "This Director Li is generous, and this Deputy Secretary Li is not stingy either. Both of them have the surname Li. Do they have any relationship?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhou Miaomiao knew that Han Lu was a loose-lipped person who dared to say anything, pointed at her, and then swept the locker room with her eyes, and then reminded: "Do you think this is your home? Why do you say anything!"

"No~ I'm just guessing~"

Han Lu curled her lips and said: "You look, the people standing at the door who came to inspect today are all older than him. If the relationship wasn't hard, how could they progress so fast!"

"It's not an exaggeration to say that you don't have brains but have breasts~"

Zhou Miaomiao pointed at Han Lu's forehead, wiped her eyes, and said: "There are many people with the surname Li in this world, so they are all one family? You don't even look at the relationship between the two, how could they be relatives."

"Wrong~ I heard their relationship is very good!"

Han Lu turned her body, curled her legs onto the rest stool, looked at Zhou Miaomiao and said softly: "It's all rumored that they are in the same line~"

"Pretending to understand, spreading rumors."

Zhou Miaomiao lowered her head and said: "When they reach that level, where would they divide the relationship so clearly and absolutely? Even if there is a relationship, there won't be absolute trust and intimacy."

"Uh... is it that complicated?"

Han Lu curled her lips and asked again: "Then what they said just now... saying the Literary and Art Propaganda Team is Deputy Secretary Li's, this... is it also fake?"

"No, not really."

Zhou Miaomiao leaned on the chair, her voice a bit tired and said: "We were all transferred by his advocacy. He arranged two of the three management cadres. It's not an exaggeration to say that the Literary and Art Propaganda Team is influenced by him."

After speaking, she looked at Han Lu and said: "Organizational structure and political management are a very complex system and rule. Look, even the Literary and Art Propaganda Team influenced by him, doesn't it have to listen to the Propaganda Department's work arrangements?"

"Just like the reception center."

Zhou Miaomiao unscrewed the water bottle and took a sip of water, tilted her neck and shook it, and said again: "You have also heard that he has influence in the reception center, but do you see him intervening in specific work?"

"Can't understand, I can't understand~"

Han Lu shook her head and said: "Too complicated, it still has to be you, who can see so clearly."

"What's the use of seeing clearly."

Zhou Miaomiao straightened her head, looked at Han Lu and said: "Now we don't even have the qualification to discuss whose person we are. These are all empty."

"Hee hee~ Who do you want to be?"

Han Lu leaned over and asked in a low voice when she heard Zhou Miaomiao say this: "Director Li? Deputy Secretary Li? Or..."

The propaganda work inspection on Thursday afternoon was not a wave caused by wind, but key work that Li Huai De had long arranged.

Half of the credit for his promotion to Director of the Management Committee had to be given to propaganda. Having gained such great benefits from propaganda, why wouldn't he value propaganda work?

As for why Li Huai De could hold the Management Committee, he knew it very well himself.

Safety is supported by Dong Wenxue, propaganda is supported by Gu Weijie, finance and personnel are supported by Jing Yunong who leaned over, plus the strength he already had in his hands. If he didn't get promoted, who could? Who dared?

So Li Huai De laid out work in propaganda, and his eyes naturally followed.

He didn't pay attention when Li Xuewu laid out the work group before, and he didn't care when Li Xuewu laid out the Youth Assault Team before. When everything happened, if he didn't care about Li Xuewu's next layout, he would probably be laid out.

Coming out of the Workers' Club, Li Huai De also talked to Gu Weijie and Li Xuewu about the work of the literary and art propaganda team and the literary and art propaganda small teams in various units and workshops.

He emphasized the core ideology and discipline of the propaganda team in executing ideological and literary propaganda, requiring the propaganda focus to highlight the current work goals and development direction of the steel mill, gather hearts, and display style.

Gu Weijie also mentioned that the Propaganda Department would start to exert force from the two directions of the literary and art propaganda team and the radio station.

Deeply cultivate the ideological propaganda of university study activities internally, perform excellent advanced literary and art, and propaganda work for the management committee team with Li Huai De as the core.

Externally, display the advanced industrial production experience and technical achievements of the steel mill, and show the spirit and determination of the steel enterprise's vigorous development and progress in the new era.

Workers in the new era have the responsibilities and goals of the new era. Propaganda work will firmly control the situation and context, and earnestly implement the collective ideological line of the factory management committee...

This on-site meeting was very successful. It not only set the key goals for the steel mill's propaganda work for a period of time, but also determined the core content of the work.

Li Huai De called Li Xuewu and invited Gu Weijie to inspect the Propaganda Department, naturally with his intentions.

Talking to Gu Weijie alone about propaganda work would inevitably be suspected of excessive interference. He couldn't let Gu Weijie feel that he was thinking about influencing propaganda work just after taking office.

However, he was not sure about Gu Weijie's thoughts and was not at ease. As long as Li Xuewu was there, and Gu Weijie expressed support for him face to face, this time, he could finally put down his heart and fight with all his strength.

Li Huai De couldn't trust Gu Weijie, because she was about the same age, seniority, and level as him, and there was a competitive relationship.

But he trusted Li Xuewu, because he felt that Li Xuewu had no reason to harm him. Perhaps there would be use and reliance, but isn't this the relationship between superiors and subordinates?

Rather than saying he was looking for Gu Weijie to confirm support for him, it was better to say he was letting Li Xuewu act as a guarantor in front of the three.

The previously hidden cooperative relationship was formally revealed this time, and the boundaries were also divided.

Just like what Li Huai De said when walking out of the broadcasting station, propaganda work belongs to Gu Weijie.

And the management right of the literary and art propaganda team being in Li Xuewu's hands made him feel more at ease, and also made him feel at ease.

Two-thirds of the management right of the literary and art propaganda team is with Li Xuewu, one-third is in the Propaganda Department, and half of the execution right is in the Propaganda Department, and half is with Zhang Guoqi.

The intricate relationship is the foundation and guarantee of political cooperation. No one will always win.

Li Huai De can't either.

Sending Gu Weijie away, Li Huai De called Li Xuewu into the main office building lobby, and Zhang Guoqi left with others with great eyesight.

And when leaving, Zhang Guoqi looked at the two standing in the corner talking very carefully.

Just like a resentful woman, he couldn't bear to see the leader leave Li Xuewu alone to talk.

What was the leader saying to Li Xuewu?

"You are in charge of safety, I won't emphasize discipline to you."

Li Huai De said seriously: "Your idea of promoting the construction and development of the radio station is correct, but broadcasting propaganda is like spilled water. Newspapers can be taken back, but broadcasting cannot. You must be careful about this."

"Also"

As if very worried, Li Huai De emphasized again: "The communication station on the mountain must strengthen confidentiality and safety construction. After all, it is not in the factory. The frequency used there will be larger and larger in the future."

"Office business is okay, but some words..."

"Understand."

Li Xuewu nodded and responded: "The 816th Regiment is being reorganized, and some telecommunications personnel are being laid off. What do you think..."

"You handle these tasks."

Li Huai De gave Li Xuewu a gesture of trust, then patted his arm and said: "It's cold at high altitudes, and the situation hasn't reached the point where we can sleep soundly. We have to be more careful."

"I understand."

Li Xuewu nodded in agreement, understood Li Huai De's meaning, and followed up: "The Security Section will strengthen the guidance and construction of telecommunications and broadcasting censorship and confidentiality, and will also strengthen information control and confidentiality management within the steel mill and other branch factories."

"I am at ease with you doing things."

Li Huai De smiled with satisfaction, gave Gu Weijie trust, but had to put a lock on it. Gu Weijie was locked, what about others!

One lock from Li Xuewu was not enough, so he put another lock on Li Xuewu, which was Zhang Guoqi.

Zhang Guoqi is a person without ability, but narrow-minded, which is just right for using him to supervise Li Xuewu.

Not afraid of subordinates having conflicts, just control it within a reasonable range. Don't say there is competition, even if there is no conflict, he has to make something happen.

How could Li Xuewu allow Li Huai De to put a lock on himself? This is turning the world upside down.

Therefore, when Li Huai De finished speaking, he reported: "Leader, as you said before, I found a place in the city to receive teachers and students visiting the capital, also in the city."

Li Xuewu gestured to the city direction and said: "Director Zhang gave me several properties confiscated by the Youth Association. I went to see them. The four-story building in Zhang Guoqi's home is good, guarding the street..."

"That place has been considered. The property I told you last time included that place."

Li Huai De saw that Li Xuewu was still thinking about this work, waved his hand with a smile and said: "You don't need to worry about this for now. Guoqi has found a suitable one."

"Is that so!"

Li Xuewu was slightly surprised, then smiled and said: "Professional things still need to be handled by professional people. Director Zhang used to manage logistics. He must have a grasp of this aspect."

Li Huai De was so confident. It seems that Zhang Guoqi performed very confidently, so he absolutely couldn't let Li Huai De say the name of this place.

Block Li Huai De's words with one sentence, and dig a big hole for Zhang Guoqi by the way.

"Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, very normal."

Li Huai De smiled and didn't care about Li Xuewu's words. In handling this matter, he was indeed quite satisfied with Zhang Guoqi.

He had seen the information on the Six Nations Hotel. Whether it was the area or the location, he was extremely satisfied.

Even if it needs to be renovated, this is not a problem. Who doesn't have to tidy up when setting up a house?

"You mentioned this, and I remembered."

Li Huai De looked at Li Xuewu and said: "You have many ways, think of a way to see if you can exchange those confiscated houses."

"How?"

Li Xuewu was still muttering "Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, you are the short one!" in his heart. Hearing Li Huai De wanted to sell the house, he asked slightly surprised: "Is it needed..."

"Yes, money is needed."

He had no burden to say this to Li Xuewu privately, and said very frankly: "There are too many houses, management is a problem, and leaving them vacant is a waste."

"And"

Li Huai De said helplessly again: "The new location Guoqi found also needs money..."

"Understood."

Li Xuewu really understood. He dared to "not occupy the budget, but take all the credit." But on the surface, he said with emotion: "You have worked hard, you must have worried a lot for this matter."

Interrupted by Li Xuewu, Li Huai De was not angry. He didn't say the location, and he didn't care. Instead, Li Xuewu's understanding and emotion moved him quite a bit.

"No way, when you are the head of this family, you have to worry about this heart. The factory's budget is not enough, so you can only find compensation from elsewhere."

"Fortunately~"

Li Huai De nodded and said: "After these properties are exchanged, they should be able to balance the accounts. It's not good to consume the factory's budget because of the reception task."

Li Xuewu agreed very much and said: "You have thought very fully. I will handle this matter. The money will be raised as soon as possible."

"Then you work hard."

Li Huai De patted Li Xuewu's arm and said: "I will let Guoqi send the property deed and procedures to you in a while."

Seeing him about to leave, Li Xuewu confirmed: "Leader, do you want to consider the identity of the buyer?"

"I don't care about this."

Li Huai De walked two steps, waved his hand at Li Xuewu and said: "Just hand the money to the account when the time comes."

Looking at Li Huai De going upstairs, Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes, and then walked to the Security Building.

Dig the pit bit by bit, if you don't fall and hurt, how can you listen to yourself.

Handle things one by one. Who says it's thankless? Isn't the benefit coming to yourself?

Li Huai De is really particular. He gave compensation as soon as he used Li Xuewu. There are so many properties, whether selling more or less depends on Li Xuewu, as long as the money for Zhang Guoqi's borrowing to buy and renovate the house is made up.

More is his own, less is his lack of ability.

Will Li Xuewu want this money?

Let himself leave a handle in Li Huai De's place for no reason?

He won't do this stupid thing, and he won't want this messy money.

"Leader, this is the existing project construction situation of the joint enterprise."

Sha Qizhi handed a document to Li Xuewu and introduced it from the side: "I went to see it. Only two places resumed construction, the tool factory and the cold drink factory. Both have our own factory foundation, so they recovered quickly."

"There are three places under restoration, namely the textile workshop, the clothing workshop, and the packaging workshop."

As he spoke, he pointed to several locations on the document to Li Xuewu and signaled: "According to the requirements of the last trade work meeting, the joint enterprise does not set up branch factories, only builds workshops. Whatever factory is involved, we will talk about what technical cooperation."

"Already talked with Textile Factory No. 3. Both the textile workshop and the clothing workshop have their technical participation, and technical personnel are being deployed."

"The glass factory involved in the packaging workshop also promised to cooperate first, then negotiate. Engineers have come over to coordinate the installation and placement of machines. The firepower requirement there is relatively high."

After reporting these, Sha Qizhi stood straight and said: "The remaining projects are still in the preparation stage of the workshop, and Deputy Factory Director Jing is going to negotiate with each factory one by one."

Li Xuewu looked at the data and frowned slightly. This progress is really a bit slow.

But there is no way. The factory area of the joint enterprise has basically never been quiet, and it has been making trouble, so the workshops have not been built yet.

The foundation is thin, grabbing time, and the cooperating enterprises now have to face the second choice and expansion. Especially the constraint of three-seven points, cooperation must be difficult to talk about.

Li Xuewu won't talk about it if it's difficult to talk about. Li Huai De obtained Gu Weijie's support and handed over propaganda work to the other party, and when he obtained Jing Yunong's support, he also handed over the joint enterprise to the other party.

This is a compromise and tacit understanding. Otherwise, why would Li Xuewu draw so many big cakes and he would recognize them? It was for compromise.

Draw a propaganda blueprint to stabilize Gu Weijie, draw a joint enterprise to net Jing Yunong, and then draw a trade cooperation to hook up more than half of the factory.

Li Huai De will also draw cakes, but he feels that he didn't draw them as fragrant as Li Xuewu, so he used Li Xuewu's cakes.

Now that the joint enterprise is handed over to Jing Yunong, he can't intervene even if he is anxious.

Knocked on the table, signaling Sha Qizhi to hand him another document.

"The construction progress of the residential area project is stable."

Sha Qizhi handed the document to Li Xuewu and introduced: "I went to the site to see it, chatted with the comrades under construction, and he told me that the second phase of the project will definitely be delivered on time."

As he spoke, he pointed to the marked information on the document to Li Xuewu and said: "Because the funding problem has been solved, now as long as the construction is carried out step by step, the planned goal will definitely be completed before winter."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "The construction of the residential area is related to the life of workers, is the most urgent resettlement work after the earthquake, and is also a support point related to the harmony and stability of the steel mill."

While emphasizing the importance of work, he talked about the relationship between the project and the Security Section's stability maintenance work.

After looking at the funding reserve, Li Xuewu wrote a note and handed it to Sha Qizhi: "There is a batch of properties in the factory that need to be exchanged. In a while, the Management Committee Office will send a detailed list. You go to the Resettlement Office and ask if any workers in our factory are willing to purchase houses."

"This..."

Sha Qizhi took Li Xuewu's note and confirmed: "Should it be transferred directly from the Management Committee Office to the Resettlement Office?"

"No."

Li Xuewu raised his head and looked at him, explaining: "It is work handed over to me by Director Li. The property deed will be sent together. You coordinate with the Finance Department and the Resettlement Office."

As he spoke, he picked up his pen and looked at the document again, exhorting: "Ask the Finance Department and the Resettlement Office to send people together to form a house exchange group. For those willing to purchase property, exchange it at the market price. The funds will be collected by the Finance Department, and the Resettlement Office will handle the procedures."

"Okay."

Sha Qizhi agreed and was about to leave, but Li Xuewu asked again: "Did you make an appointment with Manager Dou?"

"Appointment..."

Sha Qizhi just wanted to speak, but found Li Xuewu's eyes looking at the door. Turning his head, he found that Cao Cao had arrived.

Speaking of Master Dou, Dou Yaozu arrived. Isn't he Cao Cao?

"Manager Dou, please come in."

Sha Qizhi smiled and let the guest in, inviting Dou Yaozu into the room.

Li Xuewu waved his hand and signaled Dou Yaozu to sit opposite him.

Dou Yaozu smiled and nodded at Li Xuewu, greeted him, and said to Sha Qizhi: "Call me Master Dou, or comrade, it's fine. Still don't call me manager, a bit unaccustomed."

"Hehehe~"

Sha Qizhi smiled and made tea for him, and brought it to the office desk.

Li Xuewu also smiled and looked at the other party, and said to Sha Qizhi: "In a while, there is a four-story building facing the street in the property sent over, with a big courtyard, remember to leave it."

"Okay."

Sha Qizhi agreed, smiled and nodded at Dou Yaozu, and went out with the note.

Dou Yaozu sized up Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "Haven't seen you for more than a month, you didn't get tanned from this training."

"Hehe~"

Li Xuewu knew the other party was talking about the closed training some time ago, and smiled and explained: "It's not training, it's training, indoors, how can it be dark?"

"Oh oh oh, I misunderstood."

Dou Yaozu smiled, then asked: "Listening to this just now, are you buying a house?"

"No, not me, it's you."

In Dou Yaozu's surprised eyes, Li Xuewu smiled and pointed at the other party: "Where do I have money to buy a house? The factory has a batch of confiscated properties. The location of this big building is very good, and it's in the East City, which is suitable for Dongfeng Construction to use as an office venue."

"Ah?!"

Dou Yaozu didn't expect Li Xuewu to ask him to come to buy a house. This was really very unexpected.

"Director Li, this... can this house be bought?"

"Also"

Dou Yaozu hesitated: "Our Dongfeng Construction doesn't need an office building..."

"Don't need it now, what about later?"

Li Xuewu knew his worries, afraid that the money would be wasted, or go down the drain.

"Even if it's a small unit, it always has to develop. Later you will have more workers and technical personnel, financial and management personnel. Do you want them to work on-site?"

After speaking, he pointed at the desktop with a fountain pen and said: "This house has four floors, and also a big courtyard. The conditions are very good. It used to be a store building, and later it closed. It's just right to change it into an office building."

"Of course, I also understand your worries."

Li Xuewu smiled and looked at Dou Yaozu, who had a bitter face, and said: "Public-to-public transaction, the house procedures are no problem, directly with the property deed."

"Also"

Li Xuewu unscrewed his fountain pen and smiled and explained: "Public-to-private house transaction is also allowed."

"That... that's okay."

Dou Yaozu agreed dryly, and this 20,000+ was not much in the mouths of the steel mill cadres, but it was already a big price in his heart.

Not to mention that Li Xuewu said it was a small foreign-style building, not this kind of high-rise store building.

Seeing him agree, Li Xuewu knew that he had earned a lot recently, and smiled and said: "I didn't get tanned, but you got a lot darker."

"Hehe, many things, not at ease if I don't stare at it."

Dou Yaozu chuckled. The laughter was different from just now, with some confidence and pride.

Of course, a contractor who became a company general manager has the capital for confidence and pride.

But it was only here at Li Xuewu

"Hehe, there's a lot to do; if I don't keep an eye on things, I can't rest easy."

Dou Yaozu chuckled, a sound that was quite different from his previous laughter, carrying a bit of confidence and pride.

Of course, a construction foreman who has become the head of a company has the capital to be confident and proud.

But it was only here with Li Xuewu that he dared to speak the truth; in his daily life, he would never dare to show off his wealth.

A while back, the young punks on the street were causing such a ruckus that it left him terrified.

He couldn't see Li Xuewu, and without a sense of security, he didn't even dare to let his workers go home easily.

Especially the money he had earned; he hid it all away, terrified that if something went wrong, he wouldn't be able to answer to Li Xuewu.

In Dou Yaozu's heart, this money wasn't all his—more than half of it belonged to Li Xuewu—so he absolutely could not afford any mistakes.

Fortunately, after the storm passed, those young punks weren't causing as much trouble as before.

After such a long time, he had also figured out that those young punks were targeting intellectuals or the wealthy.

He was nothing but a nobody; he couldn't bear to throw away his tattered clothes, and people wouldn't even look at him properly, so who would consider him a wealthy person?

It was precisely because he had experienced these storms that he felt resistant to the act of buying a building, which was a way of showing off wealth.

It's better to keep a low profile.

"Let me report to you."

At Li Xuewu's signal, Dou Yaozu took a sip of tea and then said, "The residential area project is the largest construction we've undertaken, and it's also the most stable. According to the requirements of the factory's project office, this project will take three years."

"The water, electricity, and heating renovation for the club has been completed. The next step is to intensify the renovation and construction of the above-ground buildings. We can definitely finish according to the plan before next year."

"The garden renovation project for the guesthouse is basically finished. Director Qin mentioned that there will be an indoor swimming pool project later on, but we'll have to wait a bit."

"The decoration costs for the security brigade's dormitory building have all been settled. Now, the water, electricity, and heating renovation project belonging to the Third Guard Regiment will basically be finished in another week or two."

"As for the rest..."

Dou Yaozu reported on each project to Li Xuewu one by one. Finally, he thought for a moment and said, "Because of the manpower, I didn't take on too many odd jobs. They were all old clients who came looking for me, so I just did them."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu listened while looking at the documents in his hand, not letting it delay his review of the files.

After Dou Yaozu finished speaking, Li Xuewu raised his head, looked at him, and asked, "Did Director Zhang from the Management Committee office not look for you?"

"Oh, right, he did."

Dou Yaozu raised his wrinkled forehead and said, "I was just about to ask for your instructions on whether I should take this job."

"Take it, why wouldn't you?"

Li Xuewu looked at him with a smile and said, "What's the matter? Are you afraid the money will bite your hands?"

After saying this, he waved his hand and added, "I had you buy the office building so that Dongfeng Construction could get on the right track, with all business formalized. It's business-to-business; any business can be discussed by coming to the door."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Dou Yaozu nodded, looking like a student receiving instruction. In any case, whatever Li Xuewu told him to do, he would do.

Li Xuewu twitched the corner of his mouth at his appearance, shook his head helplessly, and asked, "How are those technical personnel I found for you?"

"They're great, they have more ability than we do."

Dou Yaozu said with a smile, "Over at the residential area project, everyone relies on them to manage the construction, and they've also participated in the two water, electricity, and heating renovation projects."

Li Xuewu was noncommittal and continued to ask, "Have you thought about continuing to expand the construction team?"

"Huh?!"