Chapter 877: The Shura Field

"Why choose fiberglass?!"

"That stuff isn't durable; if you're going to use something, it has to be high-strength steel!"

"I say so too~ It's best to use alloy steel!"

When Li Xuewu entered the room, he heard several materials experts, dynamics experts, and shipbuilding experts discussing shipbuilding techniques under the chairmanship of Chief Engineer Xia Zhongquan.

The reception room was filled with smoke, as if someone had thrown a smoke bomb inside; one could only hear voices but see no people!

Clearly, this discussion meeting had been going on for a while.

Materials expert Professor Chen Xianping sat with his legs crossed, holding a cigarette in one hand and materials in the other, complaining about the unsuitability of the plan.

"I still believe fiberglass is not reliable!"

Professor Chen flicked the ash into the ashtray and emphasized with a frown: "What if we encounter extreme conditions?!"

"We should use high-strength steel!"

"No! We should use alloy steel!"

Dynamics Professor Zhao Lichun gestured on the blueprints with a pencil and casually chimed in: "I agree with Old Chen's opinion. Without a high-strength hull, how can we guarantee speed and stability?"

"Since we need to guarantee speed and stability, then just use alloy steel directly. It's light in mass, and for impacts......"

Xia Zhongquan sat in a rattan chair, also with his legs crossed, listening to their opinions.

Of course, he was listening; after all, everyone was amidst the clouds and mist, appearing and disappearing. One might not be able to determine who was who by sight, but one could by sound!

As the reception room door opened, the wind blew in, and instantly the clouds parted and the mist cleared, revealing the true faces of the immortals.

Naturally, everyone also saw clearly who had entered the door.

Seeing Li Xuewu enter, Xia Zhongquan smiled and interrupted the group's discussion, pointing at him as he introduced: "The chief designer of our project has arrived!"

"Hahahahaha~"

Everyone could hear the teasing in Xia Zhongquan's words; this joke had been circulating since they were building cars.

The story of Li Xuewu finding Xia Zhongquan with a "soul-level" sketch to build a car had been told countless times by the engineers at the Steel Rolling Plant.

This was a joke, but not a joke!

Because the Steel Rolling Plant's car assembly line had already started production—what kind of joke was that!

Although the professors were laughing, there wasn't the slightest bit of contempt in their eyes when they looked at Li Xuewu.

To be able to turn wild, whimsical scribbles into reality—wasn't that a great ability?

In terms of scholarship and theoretical knowledge, anyone present could crush Li Xuewu.

However, putting scholarship and theory into practice required a process.

Their laughter was merely kind and appreciative, especially given Li Xuewu's performance at the trade fair over the past few days, which had left a deep impression on them.

Applying what one has learned—this sentence was the ultimate test of scholarship.

If you have immense ability and your scholarship reaches the heavens, but you can't even cook a meal, ending up starving to death would be a huge joke.

They appreciated and admired Li Xuewu, partly because Li Xuewu fully respected and cared for them.

Since suffering setbacks at Huaqing and being displaced, they had come to the Steel Rolling Plant as if fleeing a disaster.

Even though leaders had given them a heads-up that conditions here would be better,

having experienced the months of torment at Huaqing and hearing about the encounters of other colleagues, how could they dare to hold onto any illusions?

There were truly no unexpected surprises, but upon arriving at the Steel Rolling Plant, the leaders and workers here did not treat them as "stinking old nines."

They ate the same food from the canteen, lived in the same environment, and the plant did its utmost to satisfy their scientific research needs and support their experimental requests.

They were weak scholars, not big fools; where in this world is there love without reason?

Upon arriving at the Steel Rolling Plant's Third Industry Research Institute and interacting with the researchers and technical workers here, they finally learned of a person named Li Xuewu.

They learned how Li Xuewu had been running around and providing support for the scientific and technological development of the steel mill, as well as his respect for knowledge and innovation.

And with the deepening of research projects and technical studies, they also came to understand how the undertakings the steel mill was currently carrying out were initiated and developed in such a difficult environment.

Just how much energy does one person have?

Li Xuewu is using the surprises and miracles he creates to measure this upper limit.

After their lives became worry-free and their work stable, the teachers and students from Huaqing also gradually grew accustomed to life at the steel mill.

In particular, the process of transforming knowledge into commodities can also be considered a form of practical learning where they apply what they have learned.

Li Xuewu hasn't learned much knowledge, but he is very anxious to put it to use.

He had caught a snippet of conversation before entering, and now, being teased by Xia Zhongquan, he wasn't annoyed; instead, he greeted him with a smile: "I heard you went swimming at the 'seaside'?"

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing Li Xuewu "mercilessly" roast Xia Zhongquan like this, everyone laughed out loud again.

Xia Zhongquan's old face turned red, and he defended himself forcefully: "It was pitch black, how was I supposed to know if that was the sea!"

Li Xuewu first offered a round of cigarettes, and only after sitting down did he speak: "I just heard Professor Chen's opinion; this matter was my idea."

He took a puff of his cigarette, looked at Professor Chen, and explained: "This problem needs to be explained from several directions. At the time, I also considered using high-strength alloy steel."

"First of all, if we choose alloy steel, the other party requires manganese-based nickel-chromium-free steel or low-nickel-chromium steel. We don't have it, and even if we did, we couldn't use it!"

Li Xuewu looked at Professor Chen and said: "Dongte Steel Mill is currently conducting technical research and development on this new material, and the direction is steel for warships."

"Using it on a yacht would be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—a waste of good material."

"Continue along this line of thought!"

Li Xuewu raised his hand and tapped the material beside him, saying: "If we use high-strength steel, in order to satisfy the yacht's loading and entertainment demands, the internal structure would have to use lightweight magnesium-aluminum alloy. In terms of cost, it's not worth it!"

"Bingcheng does indeed have this new material, but whether the procurement can meet our needs is still uncertain. They are already too busy supplying special directions, so there's no need to stir up trouble."

"Furthermore, why use fiberglass?"

Li Xuewu looked at the shipbuilding expert, Professor Wu Shiyou, and said: "The definition of a yacht is a boat for going out to have fun, so its design and manufacturing should prioritize satisfying this characteristic."

"Lightweight, maximizing the needs for entertainment and driving; fiberglass completely outperforms steel materials in terms of quality, weight, and friction resistance."

Li Xuewu said earnestly: "Never mind that we don't have the alloy steel he wants; even if we did, I couldn't possibly agree to it."

"Why pass up free fiberglass technology to struggle with alloy steel metallurgy?"

He tapped the coffee table, widened his eyes, and said with a crafty look on his face: "As for alloy steel, our steel mill will eventually be able to produce it, but the fiberglass technology is being kept under wraps too tightly by the people in Modu; it might not be broken through for eight or ten years."

"So, you asked him for fiberglass?"

Xia Zhongquan had thought of the previous reasons, but he hadn't thought of Li Xuewu's crafty side.

He had truly miscalculated; with a person like Li Xuewu, how could he not be calculating against others when it came to doing business?

Never mind doing business; even in everyday matters, he is always thinking about how to calculate against people. He's an old fox!

Coming to the Yangcheng Trade Fair, if he didn't calculate against others, he wouldn't know how to do business!

"Oh my~ tsk~ tsk~ tsk!"

The other few people were also shaking their heads and sighing, truly not expecting that there would be so much to discuss in a yacht manufacturing process discussion meeting.

For a moment, everyone didn't know what to say; the knowledge in their bellies wasn't enough to support them in having such crafty thinking.

Is knowledge more important, or is thinking more important?

Both those who understood shipbuilding and those who didn't were silent at this moment.

The key point they had been discussing all along was simply not a technical problem at all, but an economic one!

"Engine sets, gearboxes, steering gears, fuel tanks, generator sets, etc., we can all realize OEM production."

Li Xuewu let them think, deliberately slowed his speaking speed, and continued: "Other technologies, including electrical systems and communication systems, will also be provided by the other party."

"As for the remaining outfitting, decoration, and other construction, as long as it is implemented strictly according to the other party's requirements, that will be fine."

"I understand."

Xia Zhongquan is, after all, the chief engineer of the steel mill and has a very thorough understanding of the situation at the steel mill and the shipyard.

Considering the problem from Li Xuewu's perspective, everything makes sense.

"You want to use one yacht project to support an entire production chain."

Li Xuewu looked at him very calmly and said without refuting: "I've been poor for too long. With a big fish swimming right in front of me, how much we can eat depends entirely on our ability."

"Mm-hmm!"

Xia Zhongquan extinguished his cigarette butt, pointed at Li Xuewu, and said: "If you put it that way, then there are many directions that can be studied."

"First of all, the production line and technology for engines will be rapidly upgraded by an order of magnitude."

"Finally, we must return to the technical and production capacity upgrades of the steel mill."

Xia Zhongquan frowned slightly in thought, paused, and then asked: "Is the industrial transfer project you discussed with the leadership yesterday really going to be launched?"

"It must be launched."

Li Xuewu said with a serious attitude: "The strategic goal of heavy industry transfer was set long ago. This time it is an opportunistic adjustment, but the overall layout will not have major changes."

"You can think about it."

He pointed at Xia Zhongquan and said: "What is the typical image of our steelworkers?"

"Is it wearing a flat cap, holding a large iron rod, wearing protective goggles, operating in front of an open-hearth furnace, with steel sparks flying everywhere, feeling very glorious?"

When Li Xuewu said this, there was no sense of glory in his expression.

In his subsequent words, he also gave an explanation: "In fact, that is the world-recognized backward open-hearth furnace. The working conditions are very arduous, energy consumption is high, efficiency is low, and quality is poor."

"Why did I propose to Director Li that we go out and take a look?"

"It's just to see how big the gap is between our technology and the first tier of the world's metallurgical and steel rolling industries!"

"Yes~"

Professor Chen scratched his forehead, his voice somewhat low as he said: "Our open-hearth metallurgical technology seems excellent, and the output is sufficient, but in reality, it is already facing a backward position in the world's metallurgical field."

"It's not just the open-hearth furnace."

Metallurgical expert Han Yimin sighed: "Including blast furnaces under three hundred cubic meters and converters under thirty tons, they no longer have a competitive advantage."

"Even if they haven't reached the point of being eliminated, they no longer have an advantage in metallurgical competition."

"The converter metallurgical technology that seems to be leading now is only in the middle of the competition; the future may belong to blast furnaces."

Han Yimin looked at the few people and emphasized: "Especially four-thousand-cubic-meter, or even five-thousand-cubic-meter blast furnaces, are all possible to realize."

"Furthermore, the smelting of special steel is what can best widen the technical gap and form new technical barriers."

"Now even the smelting technology of electric arc furnaces is constantly being innovated, and more efficient smelting technologies are changing with each passing day; closing the door to build a cart is no longer acceptable."

He explained to everyone the world's advanced technical means such as slab continuous casting and rolling, and refining furnaces.

Including the hot continuous rolling mills, slab continuous casting machines, cold rolling mills, etc., applied by the steel mill.

"Building a yacht is the first step for us to open a window and look at the world, and it is also a new direction and a new subject for creating technology introduction."

Li Xuewu nodded and affirmed: "Yachts are for playing in near-shore waters, used by foreign wealthy merchants for socializing and playing, so there is basically no need to consider the collision risks of warships."

"With fiberglass manufacturing technology, many projects in our factory can be renovated and upgraded."

"I know a little about this."

Materials science expert Professor Chen nodded, echoing Li Xuewu: "Fiberglass pipes have the advantage of corrosion resistance."

"They have absolute advantages in directions such as storage tanks, corrosion-resistant transport pumps and their accessories, corrosion-resistant valves, gratings, ventilation facilities, sewage and wastewater treatment equipment and their accessories, etc."

"They also have relatively advanced manufacturing attributes in other fields."

"For example, the construction industry, replacing traditional glass and shell packaging, decoration building materials, etc."

"For example, electrical and communication engineering, power transmission insulation components, generator components, antenna components, etc."

"If fiberglass can build ships,"

Xia Zhongquan looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "Then does it also have application directions in the field of automobile manufacturing?"

"This is exactly what I was about to say!"

Li Xuewu tapped his cigarette butt, looked at him, and said: "When you go back, you must fully understand the situation in this area and replace all the automobile parts that can be replaced with fiberglass."

"Including parts of the shell, inner panels, floors, dashboards, etc., to further reduce the weight of the car."

"Weight reduction..."

Xia Zhongquan frowned slightly in thought and said: "The more you reduce weight, the more fuel you save, and the faster you go. This is a good thing, but you also have to consider the aspects of safety and production technology."

"That's not my concern!"

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I'm the chief designer!"

"Hahaha~"

Xia Zhongquan showed a wry smile after hearing this, raised his hand and pointed at the few people who were laughing along, and said: "You guys are laughing, can you guys escape!"

"Get this project done first; we'll have plenty to be busy with next!"

While arranging to have the yacht project plan made, he also complained to Li Xuewu that he was unfilial, using him like a silly camel!

Li Xuewu, however, stood up and leaned over to his side, pretending to be quiet, but used a voice that everyone could hear to encourage: "When this project is finished, I'll treat everyone to go to the seaside to have fun, and I'll call some young and beautiful female comrades..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Cough, cough!"

The higher the culture, the more restless the heart~

Li Xuewu's words stirred up the emotions of the old professors in the reception room.

Previously, when smoke bombs were thrown in the room, no one coughed, but now that they heard about young and beautiful female comrades, everyone started coughing!

What's the matter?

The smoke doesn't choke the throat, but they are allergic to beauties!

Men are boys until they die; what they like in their hearts is always eighteen.

Eighteen is not the lower limit, but the upper limit of what I can write!

Don't old professors like young and beautiful female comrades?

How could that be? There are plenty of people who married their own students; Li Xuewu doesn't believe they can't find suitable ones of the same age.

Catering to their interests, dealing with these old lechers who have the heart but not the guts, Li Xuewu can make them lose their way with just a few tricks.

If you want to motivate them to work and say you'll give them money, they will definitely spray dog shit in your face and call you mercenary and vulgar.

If you say you'll give them status and treatment, they will say they are indifferent to fame and wealth, quiet and far-reaching, with books equal to their height, and have no desires.

But if you say you'll find a few young and beautiful girls who like scientific knowledge to go out and play together, they can lift you up to be a discipline leader and project chief designer!

Otherwise, how do you think Li Xuewu's "chief designer" title came about?

Ever since the teachers and students from Huaqing arrived, Li Xuewu assigned female college students into the research workshop, and the work efficiency immediately increased by several speeds.

Has the determination to serve the people become sluggish?

Has the perseverance to willingly contribute to the magnificent goal of modernization been lost?

Is the wish to achieve success and fame and wear a red flower on stage to receive an award no longer fragrant?

None of these; it's that the last bit of potential in the bodies of the engineers and technicians has been dug out by Li Xuewu.

Otherwise, why would Xia Zhongquan say he was unfilial? This is a devil who pries into the human heart!

Li Xuewu did what he said; after walking out of the reception room door, he stood in the corridor and instructed the logistics supervisor that Sunday is a rest day, and everyone will go on a collective outing to the seaside to play!

Of course, the female comrades like to go to the seaside; hearing Li Xuewu's instructions, some female comrades were already smiling.

And while the female comrades go to the seaside, of course, the male comrades also like the seaside!

Didn't you hear that the old professors in the reception room behind Li Xuewu all extinguished their cigarettes and were busy nervously? It must be finished before Sunday!

Otherwise, they won't make it to go out and play!

"What's going on?"

Li Huai De returned from the outside and saw that it was almost dinner time, yet everyone was still busy.

Is this because they knew he was coming back and were showing off for him?

Isn't that trying too hard!

Even deceiving their own people?

Sha Qizhi came down from upstairs, saw the leader asking, and explained with a smile: "It's Deputy Team Leader Li's arrangement; he said he's organizing everyone to go to the seaside to relax on Sunday."

"Relaxing is fine."

Because the trade fair results were great, Li Huai De didn't pay attention to this kind of leisure arrangement; originally, the exhibition side also rests on Sundays.

He was surprised about what the Sunday rest had to do with such anxious busyness today.

"What's wrong with them?"

Li Huai De looked sideways into the conference room; they were holding a meeting inside, seemingly talking about something related to shipbuilding.

And several small conference rooms and reception rooms were also full of people; people from all groups of the sales team were holding meetings.

Li Huai De's expression became somewhat serious; did something happen that made the sales team value this so much?

Sha Qizhi's mouth twitched, and he also didn't know what to say.

Li Haiyang, however, was clever; he saw the meaning in Sha Qizhi's expression and tentatively asked: "Are they afraid they won't be able to go?!"

After finishing this sentence, seeing Sha Qizhi's reaction, he reminded Li Huai De: "They are afraid that work will be delayed and they won't be able to go to the seaside, so they are doing preparatory work in advance!"

"So that's it..."

Li Huai De was also stunned for a moment after hearing this answer, and then laughed out loud amusingly.

Looking at the busy figures in the corridor, if he didn't pay attention, he would really think he had returned to the factory.

"Good, good, good, this arrangement is good."

Li Huai De also understands the way of using people; seeing everyone's performance of wanting to go out and play but not wanting to delay work, he was extremely satisfied with this arrangement.

If the comrades in the steel mill all have such work enthusiasm, why worry that the group goal won't be achieved!

"Tell logistics; we're going to the seaside to play, and we're also going to eat seafood."

Li Huai De waved his hand, adding weight to Li Xuewu's proposal, wanting to stimulate everyone to work even harder.

Tomorrow is Saturday; everyone will have to work hard, striving to sign a few more orders, and all the money will come out.

Li Huai De being able to reach this position today, including his tacit cooperation with Li Xuewu, is inseparable from his advanced management thinking.

Although there is still a certain gap from the market-oriented economic management thinking of later generations, he has a heart for learning and a degree of tolerance for others.

It serves him right that he could still become a chairman after leaving the steel mill and could survive in the future!

Hearing the leader's instructions, Li Haiyang trotted off to find the logistics supervisor to coordinate.

Sha Qizhi, however, invited Li Huai De to go upstairs; Li Xuewu and Jing Yunong were waiting for him.

It was mainly to report to him about the specific work of the yacht project, and at the same time to communicate and ask for instructions on the layout adjustment of related industries, as well as the communication work with other third-industry cooperative factories after returning.

Li Huai De was naturally very pleasantly surprised to hear the two people's report; no wonder he heard the shipbuilding discussion meeting downstairs just now.

Especially when he heard Li Xuewu expound on how the yacht project drives the survival and development of the entire industrial chain, affecting steel rolling, metallurgy, third industries, and technical progress in other aspects, he couldn't help but nod in praise.

The introduction of fiberglass technology is equivalent to installing a new engine for the development of the steel mill.

A fiberglass factory, combined with the yacht project of the shipyard, is equivalent to adding a combustion improver to this engine.

In the future, this project can be like a steel mill, or like a shipyard, hatching one new project after another.

Red Star Steel Mill currently has steel rolling projects, steel mill projects, automobile manufacturing projects, shipbuilding projects, third-industry projects, and small commodity projects.

The fiberglass factory is destined to be independent from the third-industry projects, just like the food factory cooperating with Wufengxing.

By then, Red Star Steel Mill will have multiple profitable large projects at the same time, and the group process will have taken a big step forward.

Dinner time was spent in this atmosphere full of work discussions; everyone held rice bowls in their hands, but their hearts were still thinking about work.

Sunday is a rest day for the exhibition hall, but the sales team has tasks; they need to summarize the work of this week and arrange the sales plan for next week.

But everyone is very active, starting to prepare for Sunday's work two days in advance; everything doesn't need to be said by others, and everyone knows what they should do in their hearts.

You say you don't want to go, so you don't have to do the work?

As long as you aren't afraid of the disdainful eyes of your colleagues and the gossip about you, go ahead.

Now it's a case of most people rolling together; you say you don't want to roll, but you can't.

Li Huai De and Jing Yunong were also amused and annoyed looking at this scene; after dinner, they had Li Xuewu call Xia Zhongquan, and the four of them held another small meeting.

And Li Huai De and Jing Yunong both had other work in the evening, so the time wasn't very late.

They are both leaders of the steel mill and need to dock work with the factory side.

Going on a business trip doesn't mean not managing things; especially Li Huai De, as the director of the management committee, starting a business, but the home can't be stolen.

Going to Jinmen once, a return shot to knock down Zhang Guoqi; going to Steel City once, a return shot to knock down Yang Yuansong; this time running even further, who else does he want to knock down?

The steel mill side is also full of wind and cranes; even if Li Huai De isn't there, those who have the heart to do something are also hesitating.

Li Huai De doesn't care; he thinks those who aren't afraid of death can all come; he has arrangements at any time.

It can only be said that he learned to be bad from Li Xuewu and knows how to dig holes for others.

Digging holes?

Li Xuewu is best at digging holes!

He returned to the room and took a shower; Zhang Songying hadn't come over yet, maybe she was busy.

The night is fading, and the river view of Yangcheng has a mysterious and lazy beauty.

Maybe it's because it's close to the river, the air is full of water vapor, the boiling of the day is gone, but it has provoked the calmness of the night.

Li Xuewu's room is naturally the one with better conditions, with a balcony, and he can see the night view.

A cup of hot tea, he wants to enjoy this quiet night alone.

Unfortunately, God just doesn't want to give him a chance to relax.

Just as he sat down on the rattan chair, a knock on the door came to his ears.

It definitely won't be Zhang Songying, because the other party has the key here.

At this time, work reporting is a bit late...

He deliberately didn't make a sound, but instead took out his pistol and topped it with bullets.

Li Xuewu was just wearing a vest and big shorts, carrying the guy in his hand, and quietly moved to the door.

Turning sideways, the muzzle pressed against the door panel, in a state of being able to fire at any time, only then did he gently open the room door.

The originally cautious and careful expression turned into confusion the moment he opened the room door.

"You are...?"

"Leader, I am Zhou Xiaoling from the propaganda team."

The girl standing at the door saw his serious look and hurriedly introduced herself, while nervously pinching the clothes hanger in her hand, making her white shirt more conspicuous.

"Oh, oh, is something the matter?"

Li Xuewu naturally recognized her; seeing that she was the only one at the door, he put away his pistol and opened the room door.

His nerves were still tense, but he didn't notice the other party's small movements; his eyes looked left and right, the corridor was very quiet at this moment, and no one came out.

Zhou Xiaoling saw his guarded eyes glancing at her hand and was startled.

Is... is this leader a bit too suspicious and overly cautious?

Is this still the hero image in Xiaoxiao's mouth? Is this still the tough guy legend in the factory!

Li Xuewu saw her dazed eyes glancing at his hand and only then noticed his impoliteness.

"Sorry, due to my identity, I am on alert at all times."

"Oh, oh, oh, sorry leader, it's me who disturbed your rest."

Zhou Xiaoling heard Li Xuewu's frank explanation and only then remembered the other layer of the other party's identity.

If she thought about it this way, then Li Xuewu's caution and care became a matter of course.

She pointed to the corridor and explained with a smile: "I live in 208; when I was collecting clothes, I saw your shirt was dry, so I brought it to you."

"Oh, is that so~"

Li Xuewu naturally saw the shirt in her hand, but didn't feel it was his.

Coming to participate in the exhibition this time, everyone has a set of work clothes; originally it was white plus black, not to mention that everyone wears them like this when in the factory.

Hearing Zhou Xiaoling say this, he looked carefully at the collar, and it really had his name embroidered on it.

"Thank you, give..."

He smiled slightly, just wanting to be polite and take the clothes, but didn't expect Zhou Xiaoling to take the initiative and step into the room.

"Leader, I'll help you send it in; I'll help you wash the clothes you changed today~"

Li Xuewu saw her like this, his eyes narrowed slightly, his hand holding the room door squeezed, and he politely said: "It's too much trouble for you; everyone is very tired today, I'll do it myself..."

Originally wanting to say it was quite late and time to rest, the words hadn't been said yet, but Zhou Xiaoling had already hung up the clothes and turned to the bathroom, really helping him wash the clothes.

"How can I let you wash the clothes? You work so hard; you should have a good rest when you come back."

Zhou Xiaoling's voice was pleasant and moving, as if all the syllables were maintained in the area most comfortable to the ears.

"We don't have any performance tasks today; it's not hard."

She put water in the sink to soak the clothes while smiling at Li Xuewu standing in the foyer: "You don't need to be polite with me; if you have anything you need me to help with, just order me."

"That's too embarrassing."

Li Xuewu could see her nervousness; when she said these words, her face was flushed, and her hands were trembling slightly.

"I was just worrying about how to deal with these clothes; thank you."

No matter what kind of intention the other party had, the moment she knocked on his room door was a spiritual test for her.

Young girls always have active thoughts; no one dares to say that what they choose is correct, but there is always a kind of helplessness in their hearts.

He didn't think about refusing in stern words, but he didn't think about half-pushing and half-accepting, really treating the other party as a dish delivered to his door for free.

He isn't a beggar, sending all kinds of food into his mouth.

Now his life is valuable; what if poison is added to the food?

What? Beauties are non-toxic?

No! What is delivered to the door is definitely poisonous!

He isn't shameless enough to think he is handsome, dashing, and romantic enough to attract people to like him actively.

If you are polite to others, you must have a request.

What he can give to the other party, what the other party wants, is really too much.

In an unequal resource allocation relationship, Li Xuewu can guess what she is thinking with just one action and look from the other party.

She wants to help wash clothes, so let her; it's a comrade relationship, very clear.

Clothes can be washed, but the door can't be closed; if it's closed, it won't be clear.

Li Xuewu turned and entered the room, putting away the gun.

"The clothes were all changed today; just pass them through water, don't be too troublesome."

Talking to Zhou Xiaoling, he rummaged through his luggage bag and found a silk scarf he bought when turning the exhibition booth during the day.

This kind of export textile is more than one grade better than what is sold in domestic supply and marketing cooperatives and shopping malls.

Of course, the price is also higher; after all, these are the best of the best, and they are high-quality products without any flaws.

Li Xuewu didn't buy these to take advantage of anything, but because there are many women in the family, and many good "female friends."

Coming to Yangcheng, he can't go back empty-handed; how can he talk when they meet.

It's not just silk scarves, but also some other small gadgets, silk fabrics, textiles, etc.

In such a high-profile trade fair, would he buy goods that exceed his economic scope?

That wouldn't make him a cousin!

It's still not quite appropriate to give just a silk scarf; Li Xuewu found a packaging bag from the messy box to put it in, and only then did it look like something.

And Zhou Xiaoling in the bathroom had long seen that the door wasn't closed, knowing that the leader didn't want to take advantage of her, and didn't know what kind of taste it was in her heart.

From despising Zhou Miaomiao, to understanding Zhou Miaomiao, and finally becoming Zhou Miaomiao, she has experienced a complex psychological journey.

She knows this road is hard to walk; if she chooses wrong, it's for a lifetime, and the words Zhou Miaomiao said to her often linger in her ears.

Especially the other party's reaction in the last few days, as if things were really going to happen.

Zhou Miaomiao, who was in the same room last night, didn't go out, and the two of them talked a lot.

When talking about opportunities, Zhou Miaomiao frankly said that business trips are actually the best opportunities.

The journey is lonely, the heart is empty, and one needs psychological comfort; this is when men are most fragile.

If work is busier and things are more numerous, one is lacking the help and comfort of the other half.

Zhou Xiaoling doesn't know if her words were for herself, but seizing the opportunity is true.

Deputy Team Leader Li is naturally her first target; if she doesn't choose a young and promising one, can she really go and fight for an old man with Zhou Miaomiao!

She really can't imagine what the scene was like when Zhou Miaomiao was with Director Li; anyway, it was definitely not as "relaxed" as she said.

Even if it was relaxed, it was... the relaxation of that, the psychological burden was definitely heavy.

She washed the clothes skillfully, carefully smoothing out the wrinkles.

Although she was sad about Li Xuewu's clear refusal, she still cheered up and walked out of the bathroom with a smile on her face.

"Leader, the clothes are washed."

Zhou Xiaoling saw Li Xuewu was tidying up a pile of boxes in the corner; those were some materials and exhibition samples.

This shouldn't appear in the leader's room, but he often calls the sales team to hold meetings in the room.

Sometimes he also looks at these materials himself, including determining some sales plans for exhibition samples.

So, after coming and going, this room became a mess in the corner of the wall.

"I'll do it! I'll do it!"

Zhou Xiaoling was just thinking about the opportunity to help; at this moment, she hurriedly walked to Li Xuewu's side, squatted down, and began to organize the materials.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll do it myself."

Li Xuewu placed the materials he wanted to use on the bed, making it convenient to tidy up later.

"How can you do it all by yourself? This isn't any hard work."

Zhou Xiaoling was always smiling, and she also said words of not being polite.

The evening breeze blew, scattering a wisp of her green hair, messing up the girl's heart.

"Leader, you really don't need to be polite with me; I... I can do anything."

She tried hard to confess her inner heart, as if she were nervous, and her voice was trembling slightly.

Li Xuewu hadn't thought about how to answer her yet, when a greeting came from the door again.

"Second brother?"

Li Xue was also passing by by chance; seeing her second brother's room door open, and hearing a woman's voice inside, she frowned and walked in.

Even if she didn't see it, she should avoid people; what's the matter with opening the door.

After seeing the girl standing up from her second brother's side, Li Xue's frown deepened.

"What are you doing?"

"Tidying up the room!"

Li Xuewu heard his sister's voice and also discovered Zhou Xiaoling's abnormality, her face pale with fright.

He used a complaining tone to say: "Knowing your second brother is lazy and not coming to help tidy up the room, just knowing how to stand there and ask~"

After finishing this sentence, he threw the materials in his hand onto the bed, moved to the side of the bed, and while bending over to tidy up, introduced: "Little Zhou from the propaganda team, just happened to see her passing by, I asked her to come over to help tidy up."

After finishing, he turned his head and asked Zhou Xiaoling, whose expression had eased slightly: "My sister Li Xue, do you know each other?"

"I know, I know."

Zhou Xiaoling heard Li Xuewu say he took the initiative to call her to tidy up the room, and she inexplicably wanted to cry.

Hearing his question again, she hurriedly collected her emotions, and her mouth answered busily: "I know Director Li."

"Why call her Director Li?"

Li Xuewu smiled, stood up and looked at Li Xue, who was still standing there frowning, and said: "She just started working; you can call her Secretary Li in the unit, or call her by name in private, or call her comrade."

Easing Zhou Xiaoling's emotions, he then asked Li Xue again: "Why did you come over? Is everything okay with Deputy Director Jing?"

"I was afraid something happened to you~"

Li Xue pointed at her brother with a double entendre, looked at Zhou Xiaoling, who was bowing her head and tidying up the exhibition boxes without speaking, and only then did she reach out to help tidy up the materials on the bed.

"If something happened to me, you would have come over!"

Li Xuewu gave his sister a look, the direction was Zhou Xiaoling behind him; everything was in the look.

Li Xue rolled her eyes, knowing that her second brother was attracting bees and butterflies without stopping.

Why do all these big girls and little wives like to pounce on him!

It was fine before when they said second brother looked good and his mouth could talk, but now he has become a bandit, and there are still people who like him; where can one go to reason!

Liking is not wrong, but what's the matter with coming to the room late at night!

Li Xue also had the heart to scold Zhou Xiaoling a few times, letting these girls with ulterior motives remember the lesson.

Kill the chicken to warn the monkey!

But looking at her second brother's expression, he wasn't willing to hurt the other party and lose her face.

Another point, she was also afraid that she wouldn't grasp the degree well, causing some discussion, or bad wind, affecting her second brother.

So she now had an angry expression and didn't speak, nor did she pay attention to her second brother's look.

Li Xuewu saw she didn't speak, so he took the opportunity to start scolding her: "Clothes you don't help me wash, room you don't help me tidy, I really wasted my love for this sister of mine~"

Li Xue glared at her second brother, meaning: Your room is worth me coming to tidy up? Your clothes are worth me coming to help you wash!

Even if you tell lies, there must be a degree; it's enough that I don't talk about you, why are you still taking me to talk about things!

Zhou Xiaoling stood on the side somewhat embarrassed, hurriedly tidying up the scattered boxes, and said: "Leader, if you have any needs, just call me; Li... Comrade Li Xue is also busy."

Li Xue twitched the corner of her mouth, hearing the trembling in Zhou Xiaoling's voice, knowing this was a rookie, far worse than those sisters and sisters-in-law around her second brother before.

She deliberately used a kind smile to say to Zhou Xiaoling: "Thank you, I'll help him."

The words just fell, the three people here were still embarrassed, and footsteps came from the door again.

"Yo, what's busy here?"

Li Xue's face stiffened, but when she turned her head, she found that the deputy director of the reception center, Zhang Songying, had walked in.

Looking at Zhang Songying, Li Xue turned her head and glared at her second brother: See how you explain!

Zhou Xiaoling was called by you to tidy up the room, what about this one!

"Leader, I'm here to report to you about the hotel information collected during the day; should you set a time to inspect it later?"

Zhang Songying had cleverly thought of a reason for Li Xuewu; she originally had the notes from the day in her hand, and at this moment, it was used.

Good, tonight is a Shura field!