Chapter 930: All Decent People

"You?"

Flower-Head looked at him amusedly and said, "With your four-eyed dog self, how many ounces of blood can you draw?"

After finishing, he looked at the old mistress and said, "Don't feed me that crap, I've seen too many people like you!"

"Rich people are the best at lying!"

He seemed to have been cheated before and really enjoyed this feeling of kicking someone while they were down.

He wouldn't believe a single word the old mistress or Lou Zhou Xiaobin said: "Your younger son is a doctor? Then why are you standing here? Why aren't you sleeping inside?"

"Your eldest daughter has money?"

"That's fine~"

Flower-Head smiled and said, "You come with us first. When the time comes, you can call your daughter, or we can go to her house to deliver the message—either works!"

"As long as your eldest daughter brings the money to pay the debt, we definitely won't treat you badly!"

"Ptoo~!"

After finishing these polite words, he couldn't help but spit, slanted his eyes at the family, and said, "One of your family has already run away, and you still want me to believe you?!"

As he spoke, he gestured toward the First and Second Mistresses and said, "These two old hags aren't worth much even if they're sent to the brothels; there aren't many people with such heavy tastes."

"Damn it! This money is going to be a total loss!"

After finishing, he waved his hand at his men and said, "Do it, do I have to teach you how to do your jobs? Take them away!"

As Flower-Head spoke, he took a cigarette from his pocket and took the initiative to hand it to the green-uniformed man who was watching from the door.

This guy had just gone upstairs to evict Lou Zhou Xiaobin and the others, but now he was watching the show.

What? Ask him to manage this matter?

Don't be ridiculous, these people were collecting debts normally; what did it have to do with the green-uniformed men!

Besides, they weren't using force; it was completely reasonable~

That was true; when those people used force, he happened to be looking down while Flower-Head was lighting his cigarette, so he didn't see anything.

Lou Zhou Xiaobin had long since been scared to the point of weak legs, sitting on the ground and acting shamelessly, knowing that once he went, he would never return.

He was calling for his second brother, calling for help, but no one came out.

The Second Mistress was dodging those people's hands, crying and complaining that she knew nothing about her daughter's affairs, nothing!

Looking at the First Mistress, her qipao was already stained, her hair was disheveled, and she was kneeling on the ground holding her grandson, crying and kowtowing to them.

Just during this commotion, a Mercedes-Benz slid over slowly and stopped right by the street.

Then a bodyguard got out to open the rear door, which was very intimidating.

Seeing this scene, anyone would know a big shot had arrived.

Even if it wasn't a big shot, the person who got out of that Mercedes-Benz wasn't someone a punk like Flower-Head could afford to provoke.

And seeing this Mercedes-Benz, Lou Zhou Xiaobin grabbed onto it like a life-saving straw, trying to shake off the crowd and shout, "Sister! That's my sister!"

These social people wouldn't let him run; they kicked him to the ground, and two men went up and tied him up.

Flower-Head was also hesitant, not knowing what this person who got out of the car intended to do.

If it really was Lou Zhou Xiaobin's sister and she really helped him pay the money, what should he do?

Just as Flower-Head was hesitating, and just as the First and Second Mistresses were looking at the newcomer with pleading eyes.

Lou Xiaoe, who had just gotten out of the car, pointed at Lou Ting, who was being held by the social people.

"How much do you want for this one?"

"???"

"!!!"

The First Mistress was stunned!

The Second Mistress was stunned!

Flower-Head and everyone at the scene were stunned.

The green-uniformed man leaning against the building entrance smoking didn't even notice the ash falling on his hand; he suspected he had heard wrong.

Only Lou Zhou Xiaobin reacted first, cursing loudly, "You ungrateful bitch, you bastard spawn of a servant, have you forgotten how the Lou family raised you!"

Lou Xiaoe didn't pay attention to his shouting, her expression indifferent as she asked Flower-Head, "Not for sale?"

"For sale!"

"Sell~! Sell! If I don't sell, I'll lose money!"

Flower-Head reacted immediately, gesturing toward the Lou family members and saying, "He owes me 200,000..."

"Two thousand."

Lou Xiaoe didn't wait for Flower-Head to finish, cutting off his delusion directly: "I only want this little brat. If you want a cent more, I'm getting back in the car and leaving."

After finishing, she glanced at Lou Zhou Xiaobin with contempt, saying, "I really can't stand listening to him shout."

"Not...!"

Flower-Head pointed at the child in disbelief and said, "He's still a child!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the First and Second Mistresses who were about to cry themselves into a faint, saying, "Even these old hags, if you remove their livers and kidneys, they'd sell for a price, let alone..."

Lou Xiaoe didn't care what intimidating things he was saying; this level of skill was much worse than that bastard in Beijing.

That bastard was the best at scaring people for fun.

With a wicked smile on her face, she looked at the terrified Lou Ting and asked herself, "What did you call me the other day? Wench's spawn, right?"

"Then I'll just raise you as a wench."

After saying this, she raised her head, looked at Flower-Head, who had stopped talking, and said, "For this kind of little thing that I have to cut off his bird and raise until he's grown to be useful, do you think I'd spend a cent more?"

"..."

Flower-Head felt a chill in his crotch, as if he were missing something himself.

This woman is truly venomous!

Just because this little thing cursed her, she wants to cut off his... hiss~

This kind of fierce revenge was much more ruthless than what they, these social people, could do.

The worst they could do was break someone's leg; this woman wanted to cut off someone's roots.

Looking at that Mercedes-Benz, then looking at the little brat with tears streaming down his face, Flower-Head was truly hesitant.

If he fell into his hands, at most he'd suffer a bit, even if he were sold.

But if he fell into this woman's hands, wouldn't he end up as a little girl?

Everyone's eyes at the scene fell on him, as if he were deciding the child's fate.

Was he really that bad?

Worthy of such suspicion from these people?

He had once thought about being a good person!

"My conscience won't allow it!"

Flower-Head tilted his head back, looked at this woman, and said righteously, "My morality doesn't allow me to do that either."

The green-uniformed man behind him looked at Flower-Head in surprise, not expecting such a person to have a conscience or morality.

"So..."

Flower-Head paused, looking as if it were a matter of course, and said, "You have to pay more!"

"Five thousand!"

"..."

Lou Xiaoe snorted coldly, swept a look of contempt at him, but didn't look at the child again, turning and walking toward the car.

"Two thousand!"

"Two thousand~ two thousand~ just two thousand!"

Seeing she was really leaving, Flower-Head hurriedly chased after her, shouting, "Two thousand, it's yours!"

Lou Ting: "Ah~ Mom~ Dad~..."

Lou Zhou Xiaobin: "My son~..."

First Mistress: "My eldest grandson..."

Second Mistress: "My fate~..."

Lou Xiaoe didn't turn back to look when she heard Flower-Head's reply, just waved her hand.

A bodyguard went over to count the money and take the person; she had already returned to the car.

The bodyguard didn't care about the wailing of the two old mistresses or Lou Zhou Xiaobin's cursing, grabbed the little child, and returned to the car.

Watching the Mercedes-Benz slide away and disappear into the night, leaving only desperate wailing at the scene, the green-uniformed man couldn't help but shiver, feeling a chill down his spine.

He and Flower-Head looked at each other, then averted their eyes, mutually despising each other.

One was a soldier, one was a thief, but at this moment they shared a common realization: don't offend the rich, and especially don't offend a rich woman.

"I'll add some more fire."

Qin Jingru came out of the kitchen, glanced at the two people talking in the living room, and walked over to remind them.

Then she went to the fireplace and picked up the firewood neatly stacked by the wall to put into the fire.

Han Jiankun was carrying Li Shu around the house, going to the room Qin Jingru used to live in, then to the room the old mistress used to live in.

Who knows what she lost; anyway, she was searching the whole house.

The fire in the fireplace was very strong, making Yu Li feel warm.

Watching Qin Jingru squatting there adding firewood, she only felt that the other party's life was truly good.

Li Xuewu sat leaning on the sofa, crossing his legs while reading the newspaper, and also listening to her report on the situation in Hong Kong.

He didn't pay attention to Qin Jingru's busying about; it was like this every night, and he had long since gotten used to this life.

"Say what you have to say."

Seeing Yu Li stop talking, Li Xuewu moved his gaze from the newspaper, picked up the teacup on the coffee table to take a sip, and said to Qin Jingru, "Rest once you're done, there's nothing much to do."

"How can I rest~"

Qin Jingru had been with Li Xuewu for a long time and knew that Li Xuewu's temper was actually very good, and he was easy to communicate with.

As long as it wasn't a matter of principle, he was actually a very lazy and easy-to-handle guy in daily life.

Qin Jingru said she could manage half the household affairs, and the other half mostly had to be handed over to Li Shu.

Because the young mistress upstairs didn't ask about household affairs at all on weekdays. If you asked her, she'd perform a "don't know anything" act for you.

She wouldn't express dissatisfaction or offer any opinions or suggestions, because she wouldn't chat with you at all.

And the eldest young master downstairs—he cared even less about her. Besides giving money monthly, he only cared about daily necessities when she mentioned what was missing.

Nothing was missing in this house, there was enough to eat, and she could even eat whatever she wanted without anyone saying anything.

Coming from the village, it had only been a few months, and she had gained at least twenty pounds.

There was a limit to eating at her husband's family; the meat on her body was all gained from eating here.

Whenever there was something to do in the house, she had to organize it, and sometimes she had to pull Han Jiankun over to help.

Now that she was in charge of the household, she spoke to Li Xuewu a bit more casually, without her previous caution.

"You're going on another business trip; shouldn't your luggage be packed?"

Qin Jingru said in a tone that seemed like a complaint: "Sister Aunt Xiao Ning is quite far along now; you need to be mindful of your work schedule and stop going on long trips so often."

As she spoke, she gestured toward the door and said: "What if something happens while I'm not here? What are we supposed to do then?"

"Haha, I have to rely on you, don't I?"

Li Xuewu smiled, folded the newspaper in his hands, and pointed at her, saying: "You've worked hard these past few days. Help me take good care of Aunt Xiao Ning; this household is entrusted to you."

"Hey~ you're leaving, if I don't come, who will~"

Qin Jingru said, but her eyes inadvertently glanced at Yu Li.

Why else would they say that one becomes like those one associates with?

Living with Li Xuewu so often, her own mind had become sharper.

Yu Li sat there drinking tea and ignored her. Only when she finished her nagging and left did she purse her lips and say: "Fine, she's really getting ahead of herself~"

"Heh~"

Li Xuewu smiled at her and gestured toward the old lady's room: "Don't go back tonight; stay at the house. There's plenty of room."

"Forget it~"

Yu Li glanced upstairs, then looked at Qin Jingru over there, and curled her lip: "She's guarding against me~"

After finishing, she continued her report to Li Xuewu: "The news from Third Uncle is that the First Wife was picked up by the Second Son, Lou Xiaocheng, and the eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang Yushu."

"The Second Wife was picked up by her daughter, Lou Xiaohan. Lou Zhou Xiaobin and Lou Xiaojing's whereabouts are unknown."

"That's quite a lively scene."

Li Xuewu held his teacup and chuckled: "That woman has learned to be ruthless, though not ruthless enough."

"Sigh~"

Yu Li sighed and said: "Lou Xiaoe can be considered to have settled her grudges and avenged her wrongs."

"Whoever schemed against her, she schemed against them."

After finishing, she said with emotion: "She's being benevolent; she didn't touch these orphans and widows. She's leaving face for her father and a way out for her mother."

"Hmm."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "She has her own considerations now; that's a good thing."

"Lou Xiaocheng and Zhang Yushu came to find her to ask for the child."

Yu Li introduced: "Lou Xiaoe said that it's not suitable for the two of them to raise this child."

"As it happens, the grandmother in Beijing misses her grandson, so he's already been sent back to the mainland."

Speaking of this, Yu Li paused and added: "The news says the First Wife has come down with a sudden illness and is on her deathbed, desperate to see the child."

"The news didn't mention the Second Wife's situation, but Lou Xiaoe went to Australia to bring Lou Xiaohan back as her private legal advisor, so she must be fine."

"A superfluous act, womanly kindness."

Li Xuewu put down his teacup and said indifferently: "Don't worry about her. She likes the cat-and-mouse game; let her handle it however she wants."

As he spoke, he gestured toward the room downstairs and asked: "Are you really not staying over? If you are, tell Jingru to get some bedding ready so you don't have to go back and forth."

"No, I have things to do early tomorrow morning."

Yu Li smiled and said: "I'll have to trouble Comrade Jiankun to take me back."

"What's so busy?"

She stood up, and Li Xuewu stood up with her, joking: "A blind date?"

"Get out of here~"

Yu Li smiled and scolded him, then gestured upstairs: "I'm going to see Gu Ning."

As she spoke, she took Li Shu from Han Jiankun's arms and stepped onto the stairs.

Han Jiankun had heard what she said; seeing Li Xuewu had no other instructions, he went out to the garage to warm up the car.

It was cold, and there was a stove in the garage to make using the car convenient.

This garage they set up this year was truly useful; otherwise, they would have to return the car to the factory motor pool, and he would either have to rest at the motor pool or ride his bike home.

Qin Jingru was packing the luggage and watched Yu Li go upstairs, muttering something to herself.

She just didn't like Yu Li; from her sister, she knew that Li Xuewu's life used to be taken care of by Yu Li.

This hostility might stem from a sense of crisis, or perhaps she was overthinking it, feeling that she was on the same side as Gu Ning and that she had to stand in solidarity against these other women.

Li Xuewu didn't pay her any mind, picked up the phone on the small table, and made a few calls to his connections.

Every time he went on a long trip, he had to make temporary calls to these connections—partly to let them be prepared so they wouldn't come looking for him when he wasn't home.

On the other hand, it was because he wasn't at ease about his home and wanted these people to help look after it.

First, he called his godmother's house; although things hadn't been pleasant last time, he wasn't a person who held grudges—he only remembered the care his godfather and godmother had shown him.

Zheng Shusen and his wife were quite helpless; they had no complaints about this godson and only hoped for him to do well—the better, the better.

The second call was to Wang Xiaoqin; she was his natural ally in the Third Guard Regiment and his support in the club.

He hadn't made the third call yet when Yu Li came down from upstairs.

In the living room, Yu Li kissed Li Shu in her arms again and again, doting on her, before handing her to Li Xuewu.

Qin Jingru saw her out; they had been together all evening, and only at the moment of departure did they exchange a few polite words.

Li Shu sat on her father's lap, watching him fiddle with the phone she usually couldn't play with, getting anxious.

Sometimes when Grandma called, she would grab for it, knowing this thing could be used for idle chatter.

Children were just like that—the more you didn't let them play with something, the more curious they were.

By the time Li Xuewu finished talking to Han Shu, Li Shu didn't wait for her father to say anything else and reached out to grab it.

"Ya~ ya~ ya~"

Li Shu mimicked her father, holding the phone, listening to the voice coming from inside, and babbling away herself.

She couldn't speak very clearly yet, as she wasn't even a year and a half old, but among the babbling, a few words could be heard.

Han Shu knew that this little demon was grabbing the phone when she saw it was Li Shu on the other end.

Sometimes when she called Gu Ning, this little girl would also grab the phone to talk.

She was very patient, listening to Li Shu for a while and talking to her for a while; it was very lively.

Li Xuewu only waited for his daughter to have her fill, and after Qin Jingru came back to take her away, did he start talking to his master's wife.

Han Shu didn't have much to say, promising to come see Gu Ning and telling Li Xuewu to call Dong Wenxue more often.

The two chatted about the situation at the school; according to Han Shu, they might be restoring order, but the news wasn't certain.

Li Xuewu knew that if they wanted to completely restore the previous teaching order, they would probably have to wait a few years.

But he didn't say anything, still hoping he could finish his studies as soon as possible.

At the end of the call, Han Shu mentioned Pei Dayu, the vice president of the Iron and Steel Institute, saying that his trouble was basically resolved and he wanted to meet with him.

Li Xuewu hesitated for a moment and said he would arrange it after returning from the frontier.

He didn't ask in detail what trouble Pei Dayu had gotten into; it had nothing to do with him.

In these times, it was all too common for things to happen at school; if his older brother hadn't run fast and escaped early, he probably would have been caught up in it too.

There were two main reasons to meet Pei Dayu: one was that the steel mill had a project to cooperate on, and the other was personal—the other party should have some preparations.

No rush, take it slow. The school wouldn't be able to restore order for a while, and he had plenty of time.

It was already the end of November; the next month would pass in the blink of an eye, then the next, then the next... hmm, half a year would pass.

By then, many things could be planned slowly. Now was not the time; he was a cautious man.

"Another cup, just one more!"

Li Huai De was like a dog that had been locked in a cage for too long; now that he was finally out, he kept drinking.

On November 28th, accompanied by Li Xuewu, Li Huai De led a team to set off for the frontier for a short-term work inspection and commercial visit.

That was a bit of an exaggeration, but the situation was indeed such—not only to see the construction of the frontier office but also to invite the agricultural and pastoral farms there.

Throughout this entire year, the steel mill had pulled back truckload after truckload of beef, mutton, leather, fruit, medicinal herbs, and so on from the frontier.

And truckload after truckload of production tools, cars, clothing, and so on had been sent to the frontier.

Based on complementary advantages and trade exchanges, both sides had realized an optimal case of joint trade.

With one month left in the year, Li Huai De wanted, and the other side wanted, to establish a normalized cooperation model during this critical period.

The level of the frontier office was too low, and Jin Yaohui was too soft—he couldn't handle things, and the cooperation they discussed was basically unsuccessful.

So Li Huai De bore a heavy responsibility on this trip, determined to bring back a strong impetus for the steel mill's development, just like in Yangcheng.

Before leaving, Li Huai De presided over a work meeting at the steel mill, where he emphasized the overall situation of development and arranged relevant work.

He also instructed Gu Weijie to handle organizational work well and specifically reminded Jing Yunong to implement the projects brought back from Yangcheng.

He then mentioned Xue Zhifu, Cheng Kaiyuan, and others in order; the meaning was very clear.

With him away, Gu Weijie would be in charge, assisted by Jing Yunong, and the rest would just perform their respective duties.

Very specifically, after kicking out Yang Fengshan and Nie Chenglin in succession, Li Huai De didn't make any major moves regarding Cheng Kaiyuan.

It was as if he really hadn't discovered him causing trouble, and he even let Li Xuewu handle the few people who had caused a scene at the entrance at his discretion.

Li Xuewu knew he was fishing, even going so far as to release the small fry to confuse this big fish.

But he felt Li Huai De was talking nonsense; after kicking out Yang Fengshan and Nie Chenglin, it would be strange if Cheng Kaiyuan dared to move.

He had learned from the side about how patient this person was from the Beijing Second Machinery Factory.

Let's put it this way: he was able to become the factory director of the Beijing Machinery Factory purely by grinding it out.

He climbed up step by step, using his achievements to push his leaders forward, until they couldn't climb any higher, and then he would squeeze them out like a hawk.

But come to think of it, this was somewhat similar to Li Xuewu's workplace strategy.

The difference was that Cheng Kaiyuan pushed his leaders forward, making achievements and wanting those people to promote him.

Li Xuewu used his leaders as shields, doing things to get benefits, forcing those people to promote him, and then making them fall into his traps.

Let's put it this way: one was a legitimate politician, the other was a bad-guy politician.

Another reason Li Xuewu felt Cheng Kaiyuan wouldn't dare to move was Wang Zongli, who was sitting beside him, smiling and watching Li Huai De drink.

Old Li had pulled the other party's right-hand man out on a business trip together; perhaps he was also afraid that if Cheng Kaiyuan made a big move, he wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Deputy Director Li, why aren't you drinking?"

Wang Zongli smiled and toasted him, making a joke.

Li Xuewu thought that the glance he had just given her must have been noticed by the other party.

How could this woman's intuition be so sharp? It seemed she wasn't a good person either!

"Are you trying to challenge me?"

"How could I dare~"

Wang Zongli smiled, but her words were pointed: "Who doesn't know you're the number one fierce general under Director Li? I wouldn't dare to challenge your prestige."

As she spoke, her gaze also swept toward Li Huai De: "I can be considered to be risking my life to accompany a gentleman, showing my edge at the wine table."

"Look at what you're saying, who isn't working under Director Li's leadership?"

Li Xuewu smiled, his expression like a fox, and the words he spoke were like knives, stabbing Wang Zongli in the lungs.

Li Huai De was also pretending to be drunk, smiling and watching the two of them play at bickering.

Wang Zongli looked at Li Xuewu and said: "That's for sure, the Management Office exists to serve the factory leadership; we're all head housekeepers~"

"Your job as head housekeeper isn't easy."

Li Xuewu sipped his wine and said with a smile: "Serving this one, taking care of that one—it's much harder than my job."

"Who told me to be in this position?"

Wang Zongli was poked and ridiculed by Li Xuewu, but she wasn't annoyed. She toasted Li Huai De again and said: "Dedicated to my post, Director, am I worthy of these four words?"

"Hahaha~"

Li Huai De saw this woman burning the fire toward him and laughed, drinking a cup with her.

Li Xuewu also glanced at him, then looked back at Wang Zongli, his gaze returning to normal—there was no need to be at loggerheads.

The train had just left Hebei Province; the road ahead was still long. Take it slow.

The train would take three days and two nights. If it weren't for the soft-sleeper compartment, Li Xuewu wouldn't have come at all—it was too exhausting.

Even if the environment in the carriage was good, whenever he was free, he was either dragged to meetings by Li Huai De or called to drink by them.

Ding Wanqiu and the others who came along were always huddled in the corner, as if they were afraid of causing him trouble.

Especially Ding Wanqiu; ever since he had taken the initiative to report news last time, hoping to move to a different place, he hadn't expected that what awaited him was "exile to the frontier."

He knew Li Xuewu's character very well—he was someone who ate soft but not hard. If he really went head-to-head with him, the next time he might exile him to the moon.

So he had made up his mind: frontier or moon, whatever he said, he would just have to do it quietly.

Don't ever make random requests again; if he didn't play you to death, consider yourself lucky to have two heads.

Looking at the three people living in one compartment, Ding Wanqiu's brain was about to explode.

Look at these Crouching Dragons and Phoenix Chicks!

Troublemaker veteran Xiao Jianjun!

Jilin bandit Big Fool Chun!

Fourth brother, second brother Zhao Lao Wu!

If you add him, Beijing old cannon Ding Wanqiu, the Four Talents! Incredible!

Just say how difficult it was for Li Xuewu to gather this lineup, and how much he had racked his brains to create obstacles for him.

Four people, four hearts, four backgrounds, four ounces to move a thousand pounds.

Don't even think about doing anything bad; otherwise, if one person does it, the other three will steal and report his dark deeds. You'd have to sleep with your eyes open, careful not to say the wrong thing in your sleep.

How on earth did a bastard like Li Xuewu, whose mind was like a honeycomb, manage to get into the organization's ranks?!

"Why is it so quiet?"

Li Xuewu swayed to the end of the carriage, looked at the four people sitting or lying on the hard sleepers, and asked with a smile.

"I don't see you at meals, I don't see you at the restroom; I even suspected you jumped off the train and went back."

"Hello, Li Ge~"

"Proprietor~"

Four people, four ways of greeting, calling out in a mess; Li Xuewu didn't mind at all, nor did he correct them.

Seeing that all four were sitting down, he sat next to Ding Wanqiu on the lower bunk.

Opposite were Xiao Jianjun, Chun, and Zhao Lao Wu.

The four of them got on the train, and there were berths—no one cared, and no one asked.

Li Xuewu had already communicated with Li Huai De, and this carriage was the steel mill's own; who would manage them?

It was these four who were too cautious, even eating their meals back here, as if they were on a secret mission for the security department.

Fortunately, it was the steel mill's carriage; otherwise, they would have made trouble out of nothing.

However, this kind of caution and prudence was still necessary; just because there was no problem with him didn't mean there wouldn't be a problem when they got to the frontier.

He threw a bag of peanuts onto the small table, looked at Ding Wanqiu, and asked with a smile: "Is your body (reading) still well?"

"Stop it~"

Ding Wanqiu knew Li Xuewu was mocking the letter he had written at the time, and he felt quite embarrassed.

Li Xuewu patted his knee with a smile and looked at the three people opposite.

"Jianjun, have you explained things clearly to your family? Don't come looking for me to return a person later."

"Don't worry, it's all settled."

Xiao Jianjun nodded with a smile and said: "I wrote to my dad, but I haven't had a chance to receive a reply yet. I've already told Zuo Jie to forward it to me."

"But I think my dad must support me coming to the frontier; he was very dissatisfied with me when I ran back secretly last time."

"Hmm, work hard this time, strive to make your dad happy with your growth."

Li Xuewu praised him with a smile and looked at Chun.

"I heard you had a falling out with Da Qiangzi? And wrote letters to curse each other?"

"Uh... it was all... just playing around."

Chun showed an awkward expression the moment Li Xuewu asked this.

He wasn't stupid; if it wasn't that his letter had been stolen and read, then that bastard Qiangzi must have told Li Xuewu what he had written.

He had said some bad things a few times, even cursed Li Xuewu. In his mind, he had been exiled to the frontier for this reason.

Having been at the club for so long, Li Xuewu's reputation for being petty and vengeful had long since reached his ears.

Li Xuewu didn't know what he was thinking; if he did, he would have exiled him to the sun.

"It doesn't matter if you bicker; don't break the relationship between childhood friends."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Biaozi and the others are my childhood friends, as are Guodong and Erhai—brothers for life."

Chun remained silent; he had just been pretending to be casual to brush Li Xuewu off, but he wasn't a person who could tell lies, and he couldn't keep pretending.

Li Xuewu could tell he had a knot in his heart, but he didn't mind, looking at Zhao Lao Wu and asking: "You didn't bring any weapons when you came out, did you?"

"Huh?"

Zhao Lao Wu was stunned by his question and shook his head: "My big brother wouldn't let me bring any."

Good grief, if Zhao Lao Si hadn't spoken up, he really would have brought his gear on the train.

Li Xuewu turned to Ding Wanqiu and instructed: "This kid is a dangerous element; you keep an eye on him, don't let anything happen!"

"Don't worry~"

Ding Wanqiu looked at the foolish Zhao Lao Wu with confidence and said: "I guarantee I won't let anything happen to him."

"What are you listening to?!"

Li Xuewu widened his eyes and corrected him: "I'm telling you to keep an eye on him, be careful that nothing happens to others!"

"..."

Ding Wanqiu looked at Li Xuewu speechlessly. Since you know this guy is a dangerous element, why did you assign him to me!

Am I the principal of a kindergarten? How come all kinds of goods are handed to me to lead!

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to his resentful gaze, looked at Zhao Lao Wu again, and asked: "Besides the gun, you didn't bring any other weapons, right?"

"... No."

Zhao Lao Wu didn't like the way Director Li looked at him; he wasn't an idiot.

"That's good, that's good."

Li Xuewu nodded and praised him twice, then said to Ding Wanqiu: "Don't equip him with weapons when you get to the frontier, remember what I said."

"Or else..."

Ding Wanqiu twitched his mouth and gestured outside the window: "We'll be at Zhengcheng Station soon; there are many trains back to Beijing."

Seeing Li Xuewu's speechless expression, he coughed and emphasized: "I just think it's a pity for him to come out and wander at such a young age; he should go back to school."

"That... Uncle Ding."

Zhao Lao Wu hesitated and said: "I graduated from primary school seven years ago; isn't it a bit late to go back to school?"

"Then it's even earlier for you to come out and wander!"

Ding Wanqiu was exhausted, looked at Li Xuewu, and said: "A security guard who can't carry weapons—is he a cook you assigned to me?"

"Uncle Ding, I can do it."

Zhao Lao Wu nodded very seriously: "I can cook; steamed buns are fine, stir-fry is fine."

"..."

Ding Wanqiu was completely drained; he really didn't know how to complain to Li Xuewu anymore.

Li Xuewu patted his knee and comforted him: "You should be content; I've transferred all the elite troops I have to you."

As he spoke, he looked at Ding Wanqiu and asked: "You can see how much I value you, and how much I value the frontier recycling station, right?"

"Chun!"

Seeing Ding Wanqiu's "I have little education, don't lie to me" expression, he pointed at Chun and introduced him: "Able in both civil and military affairs, a good hand at writing articles, strong hands-on ability, and most skilled in action."

Ding Wanqiu had a "I'm about to die" expression, looking at Chun with sincere eyes, meaning: Are you as good as he says?

Chun's face turned red. The Proprietor must mean that he was a good hand at writing articles to curse people, had strong hands-on ability to grab other people's things, and was most skilled in the action of running away when he couldn't win...

"Lao Wu!"

Li Xuewu pointed at Zhao Lao Wu and introduced him: "This is the comprehensive management talent I've cultivated, Zhao Lao Si... brother Zhao Lao Wu, also a management talent."

Ding Wanqiu turned to look at the somewhat dull-looking Zhao Lao Wu, then looked at Li Xuewu, meaning: Are you even lying to your own people now?

"Don't look at him as honest; that's just his clever disguise."

Li Xuewu emphasized: "This child is a talent, absolutely worth your cultivation."

As he spoke, he said with great regret: "If it weren't for Zhao Lao Si at the club begging me to take care of his brother, give him a capable person to lead, and give him an opportunity to exercise outside, would I have handed him to you?"

Zhao Lao Wu raised his head suddenly, with an "as expected, Director Li understands me" expression, while thinking to himself that it turned out he had been exiled to the frontier because of his big brother's idea!

Was it because he had influenced his big brother to find those waitresses to date, or had their kinship affected his big brother's progress in his career at the club?

If it was really as Director Li said, then he definitely had talent—at least as much talent as his big brother Zhao Lao Si!

In his heart, his big brother was the most talented person—he had gone from being a gatekeeper to a security section chief (self-proclaimed), so how could he not have talent!

Thinking of this, he met Uncle Ding's gaze, his eyes filled with foolish determination: Yes, Uncle, I am the management talent Director Li spoke of!

Although I don't know what a management talent is yet, I know management, and I know talent. If I'm not mistaken...

Then I must be the personnel section chief who helps you manage talent!

Ding Wanqiu looked at Zhao Lao Wu, whose foolish gaze revealed an inexplicable excitement and confidence, and his heart went cold.

Wasn't it agreed that this was a security guard... no, a cook!

"Jianjun!"

Li Xuewu pointed at Xiao Jianjun and introduced him: "This is a proper intellectual, a top student, absolutely an indispensable talent for you to go to the frontier!"

"You said everyone was a talent just now."

Ding Wanqiu was already powerless to complain; since Li Xuewu called everyone a talent when introducing them, he was already numb to the word.

"No, Jianjun's talent is very special."

Li Xuewu patted Ding Wanqiu's knee and said: "He stayed in the frontier for several months and ran to many places; he can't be a guide, but he can be a military advisor!"

Xiao Jianjun had just heard Li Ge praising the two people over there. It was no exaggeration to say that from the actual situation he had seen since going to the club, Li Ge's introduction was too exaggerated.

When it was his turn to be introduced, from the first sentence, his face was redder than when he first saw the girl he liked.

Too shameful!

If it weren't for the carriage floor separating them, he could have pushed the train for two miles barefoot.

"That... Li Ge~"

Xiao Jianjun interrupted Li Xuewu embarrassedly and explained: "I didn't actually go to that many places in the frontier; I was just a poor student, just messing around."

"Look."

Li Xuewu gestured to Ding Wanqiu: "Such an honest child, you can be at ease leading him and rest assured using him."

"I..."

Ding Wanqiu looked at Li Xuewu, then looked at Xiao Jianjun, and really had no other choice, feeling that this was still somewhat reliable, so he asked: "Where have you been in the frontier, and what have you done?"

"Frontier..."

Xiao Jianjun thought for a while and said: "I've been to all the bigger cities, and as for what I've done..."

He looked at Li Xuewu as he said this, his eyes full of hesitation.

Li Xuewu didn't care at all and said to Ding Wanqiu: "What did those little brats you saw in Jilin do? That's what he did."

"Is that so~"

Ding Wanqiu sized Xiao Jianjun up and suddenly asked lecherously: "Did you do anything special?"

"..."

Xiao Jianjun looked at his lecherous appearance and tightened his buttocks.

"I don't know what you mean by special; like Li Ge, I'm a decent person."

"Are you serious?"

Ding Wanqiu looked at him amusedly, then turned to Li Xuewu and asked: "Proprietor, are you a decent person?"

"Hey~!"

Li Xuewu curled his lip and said: "Does that even need to be said?!"

"I'm not bragging to you; go ask around our hutong—whether it's sisters-in-law or younger sisters, who doesn't know that I, Li Xuewu, am the most decent!"