Chapter 810

"Why? He's not in the establishment?"

Li Xuewu's eyebrows jumped, and he narrowed his eyes and asked: "He doesn't have any involvement in this matter, right?"

"No, he's very upright."

Sha Zhu waved his hand and said: "He was specially recruited by that person to serve; he originally had an establishment; this time after the accident, the people around that person were all cleared out."

After finishing, he sighed helplessly and said again: "Because his ancestors all served in the palace, his background is not good; he almost suffered a big loss and was disheartened; he wants to come out and work."

Li Xuewu thought carefully, and seemed to know who the person living in the alley by the sea was.

"How is his craftsmanship? What kind of dishes can he make?"

Li Xuewu looked at Sha Zhu and said: "The cook at the club is a team; whether it's taste or dishes, they are all very presentable."

Sha Zhu understood the meaning in Li Xuewu's words; there is no first in literature, no second in martial arts; the same is true for cooking.

As long as you are the one holding the ladle, there is no one who doesn't compare; if Master Shang really wants to find a job, he is also looking for someone who can make decisions; it is impossible to go and work with others.

"He also has senior and junior fellow apprentices; he can also form a team; the craftsmanship is traditional imperial cuisine."

Sha Zhu scratched his head and said: "Mainly it's the family-inherited craftsmanship of medicinal diet and tonic diet; early on, it was specially researched for nobles to nourish."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "Who can use such high-end craftsmanship now? Now just nourishing with meat is enough."

After finishing, he thought about it and asked again: "How is the craftsmanship of medicinal diet and tonic diet?"

"Hi~ it's just like that~"

Sha Zhu smiled and said: "The prescription he gave you, didn't you read it too? It focuses on health preservation."

"Wait a bit."

Li Xuewu smoked a cigarette, waved his hand, signaled Old Biaozi to drive, and explained to Sha Zhu: "Our factory still has a big project; it might be used at that time; let him wait."

"What project?"

Sha Zhu was energized, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "It won't be going to Yingcheng or Steel City, right? That's not very appropriate; he has a family to support."

"Rest assured, not leaving the Four Nine City."

Li Xuewu patted Sha Zhu on the shoulder, stood up, waved his hand to signal Yu Li and Mai Qinglan to walk out, and at the same time said to Xiao Yan and Sha Zhu: "Everyone is very hard-working today; let's have some hard dishes at noon, which is considered a holiday."

He found a large undershirt and shorts in the walk-in closet, shuffled into his slippers, and went to the bathroom.

As for these antiques, some were passed down through generations, some were dug out halfway through their transmission in the earth, and some had only been dug up a few years ago; they weren't very clean.

Especially since they had been stored in the North Warehouse, they were all covered in dust; Yu Li had two large dusty handprints on her buttocks, and he felt quite embarrassed.

At this moment, he hung his dirty clothes on the chair and slipped into the bathtub completely naked.

"Hiss~ Ah~"

With a sound like Zhao Si entering the water, Li Xuewu felt his whole body relax.

There was still a bit of a chill at night, especially when soaking in hot water; the hotter the water, the colder his head felt exposed to the air.

Hearing footsteps in the courtyard in a daze, Li Xuewu pricked up his ears, quietly grabbed the pistol placed on the counter, and aimed it directly at the doorway.

The living room light was on, and by leaning his body sideways, he could just see the entrance of the foyer.

As long as a thief came in, he guaranteed he could solve the problem with one shot.

Actually, it was possible someone was just getting up at night, like the Liu family across the way.

Liu Guangtian wasn't home, but Liu Haizhong and his wife were.

Li Xuewu listened to the "cha-cha-cha" footsteps stop at the door, and only after three or five seconds did he hear the door open.

Afterward, he saw Qin Huairu sneak into the room like the Black Bear Demon stealing the cassock.

"You really aren't afraid of death~"

Li Xuewu lowered the gun in his hand with a sinister tone and said unpleasantly, "If my hand shakes, your little life will be gone."

"If your gun shakes, my little life will be gone too~"

Qin Huairu was startled by the sound in the bathroom, and upon seeing it was Li Xuewu playing a prank, she rolled her eyes in annoyance and chided him.

Li Xuewu lay back in the bathtub like a rogue, closed his eyes, and said indignantly, "If my gun shakes, a hundred million is gone!"

"You'd better be talking about money~"

Qin Huairu took the clothes Li Xuewu had hung on the chair, looked at the dust on them, and said, "Why don't you change your clothes? And it's a white shirt, too."

"Too lazy to change; it has to be washed anyway."

Li Xuewu kept his eyes closed to rest; he didn't believe Qin Huairu had come over in the middle of the night just to wash his clothes.

Her surname was Qin, not Tian; she wasn't the Snail Maiden.

"That's true, it's not like you're washing it yourself anyway~"

Qin Huairu chided, found a washbasin, filled it with hot water, and began to wash the clothes.

This was called "if you want to take, you must first give"; one couldn't just come up and say "let's do that," one had to give everyone a little time to ease into it.

Qin Huairu didn't believe Li Xuewu had only worked with Yu Li in the Bai Bai Xiyuan; hadn't they done anything else?

She originally didn't want to come in the middle of the night; if someone saw her at this hour, she would truly have no face left.

But she couldn't stand her mother-in-law's nagging; how long had it been? Since Li Xuewu got married, she saw him even less.

Feelings aren't something that exist without mutual contact, right? Things that exist without contact are just brotherly bonds.

If Sha Zhu could maintain a relationship with Li Xuewu by discussing brotherhood, couldn't Qin Huairu do the same!?

Once some things were seen through, it was easier for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to talk; no matter what their intentions were, they wouldn't undermine each other.

Qin Huairu had actually gone to bed long ago; it was Jia Zhangshi who had seen Li Xuewu enter the courtyard from the window and woken her up.

Since she was already awake, the words had been spoken, and the atmosphere had been built up to this point, how could she say she wasn't coming?

At this age, being reserved was meaningless.

"You won't let me go to work; is there something going on?"

"No, don't ask."

Li Xuewu's voice was somewhat ethereal, just like the steam on the surface of the bathtub water.

"Then... are you thinking of promoting Liu Lan to Deputy Director?"

Qin Huairu's hand paused; she had actually thought about this in her mind long ago. She looked at Li Xuewu and said, "If you arrange it that way, I can be prepared in advance."

"Do you think Liu Lan can be Deputy Director?"

Li Xuewu said gloomily, "Whether she can be Deputy Director doesn't depend on me."

"I know, but you always know before I do."

Qin Huairu pursed her lips and said, "Ever since that person left, the work at the guesthouse hasn't been easy to do, especially after experiencing that chaos; wanting to restore the previous order will work us both to death."

"Hmm, I'll consider it."

Li Xuewu closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "Do you have anyone suitable at your guesthouse?"

"That depends on how you look at it."

Qin Huairu washed the pants, put them aside, and began to scrub the shirt, saying, "If we're talking about standards, you know how we are; if we're talking about professional ability, it's just like that."

"If you choose from our side, I can't guarantee the guesthouse will have any outstanding achievements; after all, our ceiling is right here."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, glanced at Qin Huairu, and said, "Very rare, having self-awareness."

"Go ahead and mock us."

Qin Huairu chided, "In your heart, we're just fools with no culture and no insight, who only know how to work."

"Hmm, being a fool is actually quite good."

Li Xuewu closed his eyes again, sighed, and said, "Smart people live too tiredly."

"You've become cynical lately~"

Qin Huairu washed the shirt, rinsed it with clean water, and hung it on the clothesline in the kitchen.

Walking back into the bathroom, Qin Huairu sat directly beside the bathtub, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "Especially toward yourself, you've become cynical~ Can't you just relax a little~"

"Hiss~ Hehe~ Who did you learn this trick from~"

Li Xuewu gave a start, chuckled as he looked up at her, and then said helplessly, "You say it's hard; in the middle of a cold winter, how dare I relax."

"Sigh~ When will this ever end~"

Qin Huairu grabbed Li Xuewu's arm to help him scrub, muttering, "Our Xiao Jin almost had an accident on the way home from work a few days ago; if it hadn't been for the factory workers getting off work who happened to run into her, the consequences would have been truly unthinkable."

"Did you see the face clearly?"

Li Xuewu wiped his face and looked at Qin Huairu, asking, "Did you report it to the Security Section?"

"Her home is far away, and she walks slowly; by the time she wanders around the supply and marketing cooperative and gets home, it's pitch black. Where would she see who it was?"

Qin Huairu sighed helplessly and said, "It's just those bad guys anyway; are there fewer of them now?"

"Hmm, I'll mention it at the meeting on Monday."

Li Xuewu thought about this problem seriously; his focus had always been inside the factory area, neglecting the workers commuting to and from work.

Although there were already many units and family quarters around the Rolling Mill, that main road was still somewhat dark to walk on.

Especially during this period, the powerful departments were being constrained and weren't managing things, so some people took advantage of the chaos to unleash their demonic behavior.

The best way to govern these problems was to catch them in the act and execute them directly; if one really followed the procedures, they might not even be sentenced.

Seeing him agree, Qin Huairu asked again, "Why did I hear Yu Shui say tonight that she's coming to work at our factory?"

"Joint enterprise, the third industry side."

Li Xuewu sat up, leaning against the edge of the bathtub, took the towel Qin Huairu handed him to wipe his face, and explained, "Cooperating with the No. 3 Textile Factory; seeing she had this intention, I agreed."

Qin Huairu pursed her lips, looked at Li Xuewu's expression, and said, "You don't have other intentions, do you?"

"What intentions?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "There's nothing to be cautious about here; who doesn't know what's going on with the joint enterprise now? Arranging anyone is just arranging anyone; I don't have suitable candidates on hand anyway."

"That's not what I meant~"

Qin Huairu reached out to turn his face, smiling with her eyes as she explained, "It's Sha Zhu who's worried about you and Yushui..."

"Heh~"

Li Xuewu let out a soft snort through his nostrils and said helplessly, "He really has an imagination; am I that much of a rogue?"

"He's not afraid of you~"

Qin Huairu washed his face and continued to help him scrub his back, smiling as she said, "He's afraid of Yushui; he says the way Yushui looks at you, it's like she's about to nail herself to you."

"He can even tell that?"

Li Xuewu said lazily, "Don't talk about him 'finding enlightenment' as soon as he gets married; if he had that potential, he wouldn't have needed me to introduce him to a partner."

After finishing, he turned his head to look at Qin Huairu and said, "He doesn't understand, but don't you know? Yushui knows perfectly well about you and me; how could that be possible~"

"Who can say for sure? I look at her, and she really seems willing to come work at our factory."

Qin Huairu tilted her head to look at Li Xuewu and said, "Why do you think that is?"

"It's definitely not because of me~"

Li Xuewu said confidently, "Haven't you seen her always talking back to me? In her heart, I'm just a heartless flirt."

"Hehe~ So you know~"

Qin Huairu pinched Li Xuewu lightly and chided, "If you provoke Yushui, Sha Zhu will probably be so ashamed he'll throw himself into the river."

"If he had that kind of narrow-mindedness, he wouldn't have wandered around until he was thirty to get married."

Li Xuewu rinsed his face with water, then stood up and said, "I'm done washing; even if I jumped into the Yellow River, I couldn't wash this clean."

"You rogue~"

Qin Huairu laughed and patted him, saying, "Don't move, wash this part~"

Li Xuewu: "..."

Washing is naturally healthier, and Li Xuewu was already very healthy.

Letting Qin Huairu dry him off, he wrapped a bath towel around himself and shuffled to the living room.

There was hot water in the thermos, so he made himself a cup of tea; this was his final insistence on nightlife.

The cool breeze blew the white curtains, making the moonlight even more fantastical and blurred.

Li Xuewu turned on the desk lamp in the inner room and turned off all the other lights.

Afraid of the cold at night, he closed the window in the inner room, leaving only the transom window in the living room open for ventilation.

Qin Huairu wiped her hands, wearing a white undershirt and shorts, glanced at the wall clock, and said softly, "Can't you spread the work over two days? Must you make it so late?"

"Too many things to do."

Li Xuewu placed the teacup on the edge of the kang and lifted his leg to get on the kang to spread the quilt.

The heated kang had been fired, so he was afraid of getting too hot, which was why the quilt hadn't been spread.

At this moment, Qin Huairu beat him to it, got on the kang, took the quilt from the kang cabinet, and spread it out.

"No matter how much you have to do, you have to pay attention to the time; won't there be just as much to do tomorrow?"

Qin Huairu muttered, her hands nimbly spreading the mattress, and she found a thin quilt to bring down.

Li Xuewu sat on the edge of the kang, lay directly on the quilt, and without caring that the bath towel couldn't cover him, stretched and said, "Tomorrow will be even busier; no time at night."

After finishing, he looked at Qin Huairu, who had sat down, and asked, "Did you get fat?"

"From eating~"

Qin Huairu smiled and looked at Li Xuewu, saying, "Don't you know about our family? In the past, we didn't know if we'd have the next meal after the current one; even a bowl of cornmeal had to be split into two meals."

"Now at least we don't have to worry about having enough to eat."

Qin Huairu lay on the pillow, looked at Li Xuewu, and said, "Without you, I wouldn't even know how to live now."

"So I'm the one who fattened you up?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, and seeing Qin Huairu smile, he nodded and said firmly, "That's it, that's it; you might not know, but when I was in the army, I was a little expert at raising pigs in the mess squad, and I even won the mobile red flag..."

"Get lost~"

Qin Huairu also heard Li Xuewu's bad intentions and chided him by hitting his thigh.

She hit him, but her hand didn't pull back; she stared at Li Xuewu and asked, "Are you planning to sleep like this?"

"How could that be~"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Let me see where the meat grew~"

"Hehehe~"

Seeing Li Xuewu crawl over, his hands also starting to get restless, Qin Huairu was amused and laughed out loud.

Laughing and laughing, she couldn't laugh anymore...

Early in the morning, the continuous dripping sound outside the window woke Li Xuewu from his dream; opening his eyes, the room was somewhat dim.

Looking at the time on the wall, it was already nearly eight o'clock; every day at this time, the sun would have long since been shining on his backside.

However, the sky was overcast, and Li Xuewu's backside was very safe.

He stretched, pulled back the curtains of the north window, and climbed up to sit on the north windowsill.

The rain wasn't very heavy; autumn rain wasn't as irritable as summer rain, but gentle and silent.

The dripping sound came from the accumulated water falling from the eaves, hitting the foundation stones and forming individual water-worn holes.

"Constant dripping wears away the stone" is exactly what this is.

Li Xuewu sat there hugging his legs, looking through the glass at the sky separated by the courtyard wall; it was a gray expanse, like a heavy brushstroke of Chinese ink, painting a picture of dark clouds.

Pushing open the window, a cool breeze poured in, making him shiver involuntarily as goosebumps rose on his body.

Crawling back into the quilt, he felt exceptionally warm, and as the cool breeze blew past, he felt very lazy and comfortable, making him yawn.

Perhaps this was the reason and feeling Li Xuewu liked rainy days; no need to go to school or work, just enjoy this wanton tranquility.

Qin Huairu wasn't the Snail Girl, but she was like her; she came secretly at night and left secretly before dawn; he didn't even know when she left.

Just as he wanted to sleep in, he felt the room door being pushed open, followed by the rustling sound of changing shoes.

Afterward, Yu Li's voice came from the living room: "Still not up?"

"Hmm~"

Li Xuewu responded, his voice somewhat exhausted as he said, "Still want to sleep a bit more; haven't woken up yet."

"Overworked, huh~~~"

There was always a meaningful tease in Yu Li's words; she walked to the head of Li Xuewu's bed and stuck her icy hands into Li Xuewu's quilt.

"Hiss~~ Cold!"

Li Xuewu's resistance was ineffective; Yu Li used a physical cooling method to provide him with a wake-up service.

Now all the laziness and sleepiness were gone, and his mind was very clear.

"Aren't you going to work?"

"Waiting for you!"

Yu Li lifted Li Xuewu's quilt, slapped his bare back hard, and said, "If you don't get up, I won't be able to get anything done this morning."

"What are you waiting for me for? I'm going to the club to play, not to work."

Li Xuewu protested, "Can you take care of my personal privacy? I'm only wearing a pair of shorts; how embarrassing~"

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Yu Li clicked her tongue and said, "Why didn't you say anything about wearing shorts when I was taking care of you~"

After finishing, she started grabbing Li Xuewu's quilt, not letting him crawl back in, signaling him to get dressed quickly.

Li Xuewu couldn't win an argument with this woman, so he had to take the clothes she threw at him and start getting dressed.

"It's not easy to run into a rainy day; even Heaven wants me to rest for a bit."

"But no~ You're even more overbearing than Heaven!"

"Heaven arranged for rain so you'd cool down and work well, not for you to rest."

Yu Li forcibly twisted Li Xuewu's twisted logic and gave Li Xuewu a reason why he had to get up for work: "Didn't you make an appointment to go to the First Detention Center? There are so many people at the club waiting for you."

"Sigh~"

Li Xuewu looked at the window and sighed, got out of bed while getting dressed, and went to wash his face helplessly.

Yu Li glanced at his back; although she felt sorry for him, there really were a lot of things to be busy with today.

If anyone else could make the decisions, they wouldn't bother him, but there were some things he didn't allow others to decide.

To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

After Li Xuewu finished washing, Yu Li had also tidied up the room; seeing the clothes hanging in the kitchen, she knew who had come last night; in any case, Li Xuewu wouldn't wash clothes himself.

She found rain boots for Li Xuewu and added a layer of felt insoles, urging, "Although the rain isn't heavy, your feet shouldn't get cold at any time, and you definitely shouldn't wade through rainwater."

Li Xuewu smiled, put on his rain boots, opened his umbrella, and went out the door.

It was somewhat stuffy in the room, but as soon as he went out, water droplets hit his face, and he immediately felt much cooler.

Stepping on the stones at the entrance, he entered the courtyard; waiting for Yu Li to close the door, he hid under his umbrella, and the two of them walked forward.

Passing through the middle courtyard, they saw Bang Geng wearing rain boots, lying in front of the chicken coop and peering inside at something.

Li Xuewu glanced over and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Chickens."

Bang Geng answered very concisely, turned his head to smile at Li Xuewu, and greeted him: "Uncle Wu, you're awake? I heard your snoring when I went to feed the chickens this morning."

"Are you sure it wasn't thunder?"

Li Xuewu teased him while walking; this kid was persistent enough, still going to catch fish and shrimp to feed the chickens in the rain.

Bang Geng said happily, "Drizzle, no thunder; the sea in the morning is beautiful, and there are lots of fish and shrimp."

Li Xuewu and Yu Li smiled at each other, didn't stop their pace, passed through the third gate, and entered the front courtyard.

Although it was Sunday, because of the rain, there weren't many people in the courtyard; when passing the third gate, they did see Ge Shuqin standing in the corridor with a big belly, watching the rain.

Li Xuewu only glanced at her, didn't pay much attention, just felt that the person was very thin and the belly was very big.

Yu Li held the umbrella and sent Li Xuewu to the door of his house, then went to the front courtyard herself; before leaving, she said the club driver had arrived, telling him to hurry up.

Breakfast wasn't left for him at the inverted room, but here at home.

When Li Xuewu entered the house, the whole family was there; Liu Yin got off the kang to serve him food when he entered the front courtyard.

And on the kang sat Zhao Yafang, the old lady, and Li Shu; the Great Demon King hadn't seen her own toy that was kept here for a long time and felt it was fresh again.

Seeing Li Xuewu enter the house, she even shared a small car with him; she wasn't stingy with Baba.

Ji Yuxiu and Li Xue had already finished eating; they were sitting in the room waiting for him.

Liu Yin put the food on the table, and it was inevitable that she would nag: "Don't be so busy until so late; anyone can send those scraps, why must it be you?"

She didn't know that the antiques collected in the Bai Bai Xiyuan were real treasures, and she really thought they were being sent to be melted down and refined.

Li Xuewu picked up the porridge bowl, waved his hand, and explained, "Can't get away; that side needs me to handle it, it'll be about done soon."

He estimated that October would be about right; the current volume was entirely brought about by the Red Book, belonging to the little brats in the city sending things over here.

If the popularity of the Red Book increased, these things would be scraped clean.

Another thing was the mountains; by the end of October, basically nothing would be coming down; agricultural and sideline products were basically all sent to the food factory, and the Saturday business basically stopped.

When the cold winter came and the heavy snow sealed the sky, Li Xuewu was prepared to bring these things out and make a big move.

They say the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish; the waves this year weren't small, and agricultural and sideline products would definitely decrease in production, and it was even possible for prices to rise.

These ordinary summer things would become precious items, and it wasn't impossible for the price to double.

Ji Yuxiu and Li Xue walked out of the inner room and sat down at the eight-immortal table.

Zhao Yafang also moved her body and got off the bed; her mother-in-law asked a question, and she only said she wanted to walk around.

Outside, Liu Yin wouldn't let her go out no matter what; the road was slippery on a rainy day, what if she fell?

She could only wander around the room, listening to Li Xuewu talking with Ji Yuxiu and Li Xue.

What Ji Yuxiu was talking to Li Xuewu about was still the situation at the station; because of the organizational changes in the Public Security Brigade, the impact on the branch was still very large.

First of all, in terms of personnel, two deputy-division-level cadres took a series of Public Security Brigade organ cadres and changed their identities; the branch had lost a piece of meat.

According to what Ji Yuxiu said, Director Zheng was also very angry and hadn't had a smile on his face for many days.

Li Xuewu smiled helplessly; this wasn't the result he wanted, but the current result was what he had carefully planned.

It could be said that Li Xuewu used the trust of Zheng Fuhua and Gao Zhen, but the situation was such that with so many people in the Public Security Brigade placed here, the people above were scared to death.

Not to mention the people who came later, even those who were originally stationed in the East City scared those people so much that they didn't dare to let the Public Security Brigade come out to perform duties.

Zheng Fuhua should understand that the Public Security Brigade definitely couldn't be kept, which was why he agreed to the expansion and also agreed to the advancement applications of Pa Zile and others.

It was considered leaving a bit of incense for Li Xuewu and Wang Xiaoqin; after all, they were all people he had cultivated himself.

He knew his own situation very well; the people above would definitely not let him move again, and they would definitely not put such a big killing weapon in his hands.

Taking advantage of the wind of all executive departments merging into the Garrison, cutting them all off at once was the real thing.

The wind of the powerful departments was blowing very strongly, and it could even be said to be comparable to the city.

Moreover, the strong wind was blowing very persistently; their power was being restricted step by step, tied hand and foot; Ji Yuxiu said that handling cases now was all timid and cautious, and there was no way to use full strength.

That was also true; with little brats all over the street, it was hard to say what strange things were mixed in; the diversity of identities made this organization very chaotic, and getting involved meant constant trouble.

Not to mention the police station, even some more powerful departments were helpless when they encountered these people.

At this time, they were like fierce oil; they exploded when they touched water and caught fire when they touched fire.

Li Xuewu also told Ji Yuxiu not to be too serious about some things at this time, and to pay attention to methods.

The most important thing was to be fair and open; cases must be handled steadily; don't act rashly if there is insufficient evidence, and make a good arrest plan if there is enough evidence.

As long as people are arrested, announce the organized evidence and criminal facts, and do a good job of propaganda.

Always stand on the side of the broad masses of the people and represent the interests of the broader mass base.

She had grown up very quickly this year; having experienced so many things, and with her brother not by her side, it was a rare experience for her.

Li Xuewu also talked about Han Yating's situation, telling her to visit more when she had time.

Ji Yuxiu was also very helpless; originally planned, after her brother left, her sister-in-law was going to live at her maiden home.

But the sister-in-law at Han Yating's maiden home was also pregnant, and her maiden home couldn't take care of her either, so they couldn't look after this side.

Now Han Yating was still living alone in the Ji family's cadre building, and Ji Yuxiu had to go back often.

Liu Yin listened to them talking and also spoke up: "I'll go visit when I have time, see what's missing and buy some."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "That's good too; it's not easy for her alone."

"Take care of her more at work."

Liu Yin understood Han Yating's situation and said helplessly, "This man is really something; one hand is work, one hand is family, hard to hold."

"Isn't Xuewu the same?"

Zhao Yafang smiled and said, "He's just guarding the home; if he went to work in another place, who knows how difficult it would be."

"Who's to say it isn't?"

Liu Yin looked at her son and said, "Don't be too tired; youth is not a reason to ruin yourself; you have to take good care of yourself while you're young."

Li Xuewu nodded in response and said to Ji Yuxiu: "Discuss things with the people at the station more; if it's hard to handle, go find Director Zheng, or Duan Youting at Beixinqiao is fine."

"Yes, Director Zheng and Station Chief Duan really helped a lot; last night's gambling raid was coordinated and executed by Station Chief Duan's side."

Ji Yuxiu gradually had a resilient temperament, and sitting there talking, she also had the confidence of growth.

Inevitably, Li Xuewu would still think of the bright girl who drew on the blackboard in the lobby of the Jiaodaokou Police Station, but the current Ji Yuxiu was already a qualified police station chief.

Just like when he was in the Third Garrison Regiment, Ji Yuxiu was also wearing a green top and navy blue pants.

Starting in July this year, everyone in the powerful departments had uniformly changed into the board-green suit.

Seeing her wearing it, she was quite spirited, and he smiled and said: "Also need to build your own network of relationships."

After finishing, he asked: "No one at the branch is looking for trouble, right?"

"No~"

Ji Yuxiu pursed her lips and smiled, saying: "They are all talking about you, saying that you are becoming more and more untouchable."

"Hehe~"

Li Xuewu ate two corn buns, didn't touch the steamed buns on the plate, finished the porridge in the bowl, stood up, patted the corn bun crumbs on his hands, and said: "It's not me they can't touch, but a net."

Turning his head to look at Ji Yuxiu and Li Xue, Li Xuewu said seriously: "Individual power can never resist the power of a team; no one can live in this world by relying on themselves; connections are crucial."

"Yes."

Ji Yuxiu knew her second brother was right and responded very clearly; Li Xue beside her also nodded.

Li Xuewu went to the washbasin to wash his hands and said casually: "You are all in the East City; when you have free time, you can go to the club to exercise or practice shooting techniques, and make more seniors and friends."

"Baba~"

Li Shu saw Baba from the partition window and shouted loudly.

"Hey~"

Li Xuewu smiled, walked into the inner room, and hugged his daughter who rushed over; this little cotton-padded jacket sometimes leaked air and sometimes kept him very warm; it depended on her mood.

At this moment, he didn't know why she was so agreeable; she ran over and hugged him and kissed him.

Li Xuewu smiled, hugged her, turned around in the room, and coaxed her, asking: "Baba is home; are you coming with Baba?"

Li Shu looked at Grandma, pointed with her little finger, and hesitated as she looked at him, making Liu Yin smile and pat him, snatching Li Shu away.

"Just teasing us; tell him, we're not going back."

Liu Yin smiled and coaxed Li Shu, saying: "Just stay at Grandma's~ Okay~ Grandma will make delicious food every day~"

Li Shu twisted her body, looked at Baba, and raised her little hand to wave goodbye~

"Hahahaha~"

This little appearance made everyone in the room laugh; Li Xuewu was so angry he pinched her little feet, making Li Shu stare again.

Zhao Yafang smiled and said: "She's very fierce now; she even knows how to fight back."

Li Xuewu smiled and teased his daughter twice more, successfully making the little cotton-padded jacket leak air.

"Sister-in-law is home today, right? The weather isn't good; wait until next week to go over."

Originally, Zhao Yafang was going to go to the First Detention Center with Li Xuewu to see Li Xuewen, but Heaven wasn't helpful, and Li Xuewu didn't dare to take her out.

With Liu Yin watching, Zhao Yafang didn't dare to be brave and could only nod in agreement.

Li Xuewu waved his hand to refuse the umbrella his mother wanted to hand him, and went out the door in the drizzle.

Yu Li had long been waiting at the inverted room side; seeing Li Xuewu come over, she even chided him for not holding an umbrella.

Li Xuewu raised his hand to wipe his hair, saw Sha Zhu and others drinking water in the west room, and walked in.

On the kang, Old Biaozi heard Li Xuewu's voice and got off the bed, and Mai Qinglan, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, also stood up.

Xiao Yan wanted to pour him hot water, but was refused by Li Xuewu with a wave of his hand.

"The boys have all gone to the North Warehouse; Great Aunt is going to tidy up the warehouse, and Second Uncle has invited Master Zhao Youkuan, who mounts our calligraphy and paintings, away."

Old Biaozi greeted him, looking for something to say; he was a bit afraid of Brother Wu's current gaze.

Mai Qinglan kept her head down and didn't speak, but it was clear that the two had already untied the knot in their hearts.

Li Xuewu frowned and scolded: "It's just being full and bored; if you were made to live the bitter life of the past again, you wouldn't have any temper."

Old Biaozi stood against the wall, timidly not daring to refute his words.

"It just so happens that it's raining today and there's time."

Li Xuewu said to Xiao Yan: "One person watching the sales department is enough; tidy up the hygiene, settle the accounts, maintain equipment, maintain cars, and tidy up the warehouse; prepare all these early."

Xiao Yan agreed and looked at Mai Qinglan, meaning she wanted to ask Li Xuewu how to arrange this sister-in-law.

Since they were married, Brother Wu always had to make arrangements; without saying where to arrange her, Xiao Yan couldn't order her around.

Li Xuewu nodded and said to Mai Qinglan: "There were originally three people at the recycling shop; you go take that spot."

After finishing, he explained to Xiao Yan: "Don't say you're reluctant about your stall; at the end of the year, Brother won't treat you unfairly."

"I know, Second Brother."

Xiao Yan smiled and responded: "It's our own shop; everyone in the shop is family; what's there to be reluctant about?"

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "You are all female comrades; arrange flexibly; the two storefronts are connected; if there is enough manpower, allocate as needed."

"You are responsible for all the work."

He specifically pointed out Xiao Yan, which was also considered backing her management of the recycling station store.

Second Uncle and Great Uncle were old and not suitable for management; being a technician was fine; without Li Xuewu saying it, Xiao Yan wouldn't treat them unfairly.

She managed the store, Shen Guodong ran the front, which was considered a husband-and-wife shop; it definitely wouldn't work for a long time, but Li Xuewu had confidence in the short term.

Whether it was Xiao Yan or Shen Guodong, they didn't dare to have crooked thoughts with him; he watched these younger brothers and sisters grow up; if they had these thoughts, they would have broken up long ago.

Of course, feelings were one aspect, and the distribution of benefits was another.

The shares of the recycling station had long been clearly defined; except for the brothers, no one else had any.

Just look at the business license hanging on the wall to know who was in this collective household of the recycling station.

After finishing with Xiao Yan, he pointed at Mai Qinglan and said to Old Biaozi: "Bring Qinglan with me to the First Detention Center in a while."

Mai Qinglan raised her head to look at Li Xuewu, her eyes moving as she pursed her lips, but she held back and didn't say it.

Old Biaozi took out a cigarette and handed it over, asking softly: "Is there any arrangement?"

Li Xuewu took the cigarette and said to Mai Qinglan: "Can't let the two elders live in the detention center all the time; it's not convenient for you to take care of them."

After finishing, he said to Old Biaozi: "Drive in a while, take her to pick up your father-in-law and mother-in-law and take them to the club; arrange a shift for them there."

"Understood, thank you Brother Wu."

Old Biaozi struck a match and lit Li Xuewu's cigarette; his attitude was extremely sincere.

Mai Qinglan mumbled her lips, looked at Old Biaozi, and also thanked him.

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Remember my words; family, if there are any problems, say so; they can all be solved; don't keep them in your heart and create estrangement."

"Understood."

Old Biaozi and Mai Qinglan both responded; an elder brother is like a father; although Li Xuewu wasn't Old Biaozi's biological elder brother, his words were more effective than a biological elder brother's.

Mai Qinglan naturally knew this; from the conversation when they returned home last night, it was very clear that Li Wenbiao treated Li Xuewu's words as an imperial decree.