Chapter 932: Indulge in Pleasure

The "March Great Merchant" was, in fact, Li Xuewu.

Because in March of this year, he had used a trainload of grain and medicine to thoroughly open the door to trade for the Rolling Mill in the frontier.

And the "sweat" they left behind on the caravans proved that they were indeed merchants from the capital.

Especially that young man who was afraid of being eaten, he left a very deep impression on them.

What they remembered most deeply, naturally, was this big merchant who was generous with his spending and swept up goods like a madman.

Of course, some people remembered him, while others no longer had the capacity to remember him.

Han Jiankun had come to the frontier in the middle of the year to pass on a message for Li Xuewu, but he didn't expect that many people could no longer be found.

Either they had gone far away to other lands, were buried in the wilderness, or had died in some chaotic battle.

When Maimaitiyier smiled and asked about Xilin, Li Xuewu introduced Ding Wanqiu and the others to the two of them.

"Xilin is doing very well now; she has her own career and is working with Gelin in Jicheng."

Li Xuewu gestured toward Ding Wanqiu and said, "This is Xilin's former colleague, Comrade Ding Wanqiu."

"Oh~ Is Xilin pretty?"

Maimaitiyier smiled and said to Ding Wanqiu, "Thinking back, she was a very good girl and also a very lucky child."

"She is indeed pretty~"

Ding Wanqiu smiled and nodded, saying, "However, a colorful and beautiful rose growing in a harsh environment is bound to have thorns."

"Hahaha~"

Hearing Ding Wanqiu describe her this way, both Maimaitiyier and Kuozibayi laughed.

It seemed Li Xuewu hadn't lied; Xilin was indeed doing very well.

"You didn't get the short end of the stick with that little girl Xilin, did you? She's quite clever!"

"It can't be considered getting the short end of the stick."

Ding Wanqiu was a veteran of the scene and naturally carried a temperament that commanded respect.

"It's just that this kid Gelin doesn't play by the rules; he treated me like a young man and threw me around."

"Ah~ That's Old Badao~"

Hearing Ding Wanqiu mention Gelin, both of them, who were familiar with the caravans, felt a sense of loss, as if they were reminiscing about an old friend.

In fact, the caravan organization was very loose, much like attending a market; if you were willing to follow, you followed, and if you were willing to leave, you left. No one would constrain you.

Kuozibayi and Maimaitiyier both had businesses in the frontier, so they had more security.

Rangers like Old Badao were more dangerous; if he hadn't luckily died on the caravan, he might have died in a robbery.

People like them knew in their hearts that they wouldn't have a good end when they grew old.

Xilin's departure received the blessings of all the sisters, while Gelin's departure received Old Badao's final blessing.

The two of them were the most typical of the bottom layer among the frontier wanderer community. Hearing from Li Xuewu and Ding Wanqiu that they were both doing well was like hearing about their own children who had married far away, making the two of them smile.

Especially when Ding Wanqiu mentioned Gelin's bravery, it proved from another angle that Li Xuewu's words were not false.

Following Li Xuewu far into the interior to be treated well also proved that the person before them was someone worth befriending.

The lobby on the first floor was very spacious, decorated with furniture featuring ethnic characteristics; sitting inside, even speaking a little loudly would produce an echo.

And the fire in the Russian-style fireplace was burning vigorously, making everyone feel warm.

Hearing that Li Xuewu and his group had already eaten dinner, Kuozibayi didn't arrange for food, but instead called for several young women dressed in ethnic costumes to perform a dance.

Li Xuewu appeared very calm, and Ding Wanqiu was also a veteran of the flower fields; only Xiao Jianjun, Brother Da Chun, and Zhao Lao Wu, the three novices, appeared inexplicably excited.

The dance was that kind of very serious ethnic dance, and the people watching the dance were also very serious... let's just say Li Xuewu didn't say anything.

Xiao Jianjun was fine, but Zhao Lao Wu, you bastard, your crotch is already tenting! Haven't you ever seen a girl before!

This enjoyment was actually quite high-end, because the music was performed live; in the dim light, there was a small band of three or four people.

The instruments were also ethnic instruments, full of frontier flavor.

The dance music ended, and the girls retreated; they didn't stay in the living room, and at the same time, they took away the hearts of certain people.

Seeing that Li Xuewu's gaze was clear and that his eyes while watching the dance were only appreciative, Kuozibayi naturally knew that his status was noble.

It wasn't that he was deliberately testing Li Xuewu; he was just used to it. Their business in the frontier was actually not easy to do, otherwise, they wouldn't be missing the "March Great Merchant."

Outside merchants, no local interest entanglements, fair trade, and especially capable—who wouldn't want to cooperate with him?

Doing one deal with Li Xuewu was enough for them to run outside ten times.

"Coming this time, is it still for trade?"

Kuozibayi drank hot tea and looked at the casually composed Li Xuewu, saying, "I have prepared goods for a long time, just waiting for you to take care of my business."

"Hahaha~"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I am here for work, but I have indeed brought the sincerity for trade."

"Oh?"

Kuozibayi and Maimaitiyier looked at each other and simultaneously fixed their gazes on Li Xuewu.

"Is it still grain and Western medicine? This time we can eat it all ourselves."

"No~ No~ No~"

Li Xuewu waved his hand and looked at the two of them, saying, "I am not a grain or Western medicine merchant, but someone who works in a big factory."

"Red Star Rolling Mill~"

Kuozibayi accurately stated the name of Li Xuewu's unit, not feeling offended in the slightest.

Li Xuewu didn't care about his investigation either; this was not a secret at all.

When he first contacted the two, the purpose was to continue cooperating deeply.

And following that train, asking at the guesthouse, one could naturally know where Li Xuewu came from.

But even if those people knew, what could they do? They wouldn't see Li Xuewu once in a year or a half, and they couldn't even call out his name.

But Kuozibayi and Maimaitiyier were different; both of them had some influence in the region.

Li Xuewu needed them as a kind of distribution supplement for the frontier office and the recycling station.

A triangular relationship is the most stable; with the frontier office as an endorsement, the recycling station organizes distribution.

Having the two of them as representatives of local forces to digest some inconvenient things could also provide convenient resources for the recycling station.

Therefore, he continued along Kuozibayi's words, saying, "Yes, it is the Red Star Rolling Mill."

"Our factory is building a trade relationship network."

Li Xuewu seriously explained to the two what "joint trade" meant, including the joint production enterprises under the joint trade relationship and the support of industrial-type bases.

Kuozibayi and Maimaitiyier were stunned, and for a long while, they didn't react.

Maimaitiyier, who dealt in traditional meat, grain, and other agricultural products, couldn't imagine what Li Xuewu was going to say.

But Kuozibayi, who had long been dealing in sundries, jade, gemstones, and overseas purchases, had his eyes wide open.

"You mean... from now on, canned goods and electrical appliances will also be distributed here?"

"Far more than that."

Li Xuewu smiled slightly and said confidently, "In fact, hardware goods are the largest trade category. What the people need is our goal to strive for."

After speaking, he gestured toward Ding Wanqiu and the others, saying, "The Red Star Rolling Mill has already granted the distribution rights for the frontier to my friends; they will be responsible for specific trade."

"This... this is really..."

A flash of disappointment and melancholy crossed Kuozibayi's face, but hearing Li Xuewu's introduction, he still took the initiative to greet Ding Wanqiu and the others.

Maimaitiyier also understood at this moment and looked seriously at Li Xuewu, asking, "So the kind of car you mentioned will also be sold here?"

"Yes."

Li Xuewu nodded and confirmed, "If there is a need, we can even transport motorboats here for sale."

Afraid that he wouldn't understand, he explained carefully, "It's the kind of motorized boat that can sail quickly in rivers; it's light and durable."

"Ah~"

Maimaitiyier opened his mouth wide, let out a surprised cry, then shook his head in disbelief, saying, "This is really too amazing~"

"Actually, it's nothing."

Li Xuewu glanced at the silent Kuozibayi and said, "Times are developing, technology is progressing, and in the future, such factories will appear in the frontier."

This sentence hit the nail on the head, making the silent Kuozibayi choose to nod in agreement.

Why do you think Kuozibayi was entertaining Li Xuewu here?

Of course, it wasn't just for his jewelry, jade, and sundries.

How much money could meat and tools make? He actually wanted to do overseas purchasing business with Li Xuewu more.

From the news Han Jiankun brought back to Li Xuewu when he returned to the capital, one could see this point. Li Xuewu didn't agree immediately because he had concerns in this regard.

Kuozibayi knew very well that the frontier market was very small and limited; the wealthy population was basically concentrated in a few big cities.

His overseas purchasing business was very profitable, but also not very profitable.

Saying it was profitable was because the profit margin was high; saying it wasn't profitable was because the volume was small.

At this moment, his gaze wandered to the furniture by the fireplace; those were the items he had prepared to show off to the "March Great Merchant."

Radio-phonograph combo, television, and a refrigerator that looked like a loaf of bread.

But now?

Hearing Li Xuewu say that they were going to produce them themselves and even sell these things to the frontier, his brain buzzed.

Wasn't it said that the interior was very short of these things? How could they have the capacity to transport them to the frontier for sale?

He actually didn't know that the interior was indeed short of these things, but it depended on how they were short.

These products produced by the Rolling Mill had not undergone planned audits, and the sales target was also for export.

Occupying the innate condition of earning foreign exchange, the Rolling Mill had no domestic sales qualifications.

Unless it was internal supply, the kind that didn't go through sales channels, which was what the common people called welfare goods.

The qualification regulations also had a policy avoidance principle. The joint trade that the Rolling Mill had always insisted on was actually a disguised form of internal exchange supply.

Li Xuewu's explanation was very clear: this part of the goods would come to the frontier along with the trade projects and carry out commodity replacement with relevant partners.

Those agricultural and pastoral farms were naturally the trade targets of the Rolling Mill, while other channels needed some means to cash out.

Besides that, the other goods were very normal, including the cars Maimaitiyier asked about, the ships Li Xuewu took the initiative to mention, and the hardware goods that had the widest range of trade projects mentioned just now.

The frontier's unplanned agricultural and pastoral products, as well as local specialties, were all trade targets for the Rolling Mill.

The goods transported here were not to avoid returning from the frontier with empty trucks, but a virtuous trade cycle.

This was naturally a good thing for those agricultural and pastoral farms and units, but it wasn't good news for overseas purchasing agents like Kuozibayi.

However, Li Xuewu was already sitting here today, and he knew it was time to make a choice.

"So, do you still only need meat, leather, and Chinese herbal medicine?"

"No~ No~ No~"

Li Xuewu smiled and comforted him, "Trade is diverse and will not be limited to one or a few types."

He explained in detail to Kuozibayi, "This trade relationship I mentioned is not specific to one unit, but all units united together, exchanging what they need."

"I understand."

Maimaitiyier nodded and said, "I can provide cattle and sheep livestock, including related produce, and need cars, tools, and Western medicine from the interior."

"Correct."

Li Xuewu pointed his finger at Maimaitiyier and said, "Our factory can provide you with cars and tools, and Western medicine will be provided by contacting other units."

"And the cattle and sheep livestock you can provide, if our factory can eat them, we will provide corresponding resources; if we can't eat them, we will hand them over to other units in need."

"Understood~"

Kuozibayi tilted his head slightly and said, "This is an invisible bazaar!"

"Oh my~ It really is~"

Maimaitiyier nodded and said, "If we can meet and gather together to exchange goods, isn't that a bazaar~"

"You can say that, but it has more flexibility and a larger volume."

Li Xuewu explained seriously, "Train transport gave us more choices and space. Having an office located here, and having my friends come here, shows our determination to progress together with our good friends in the frontier."

"And our purpose for coming this time is to clear the last mile of joint trade. Goods should be stored in your warehouses, not ours."

"..."

Kuozibayi was a veteran merchant and could naturally understand Li Xuewu's theory. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: people from the interior really know how to do business.

Maimaitiyier was still thinking about how to connect with the distribution channels mentioned by the "March Great Merchant."

As if to leave time for himself to think, Kuozibayi once again gestured for the girls to show their talents.

This performance was very explosive; it was a belly dance that made even Ding Wanqiu widen his eyes.

Especially since the dancing girls wore veils, with bare arms and feet, and although their faces were vaguely unclear, all four of them felt they were very beautiful.

Isn't there a saying: what you can't get is always stirring...

"Where did you go to play last night?"

"Shh~ Keep your voice down~"

On December 2nd, Li Huai De presided over a work meeting at the frontier office.

The meeting mainly discussed this year's work summary and the development plan for frontier trade projects next year.

According to the requirements of the "Red Star Rolling Mill 1967 Economic and Trade Work Development Plan" presided over and formulated by Li Xuewu, the frontier office would aim to achieve at least a threefold increase in the overall trade share next year.

The "Plan" determined that projects such as food industry, textile industry, automobile industry, electronics industry, hardware industry, and joint industry would carry out a series of raw material procurement and commodity distribution actions in the frontier region next year.

On the basis of ensuring that the procurement volume of original meat, wool, leather, fruit, etc., remains unchanged, increase the procurement demand for agricultural and sideline products...

Li Huai De spoke seriously and earnestly at the meeting, and there were quite a few people in the venue taking notes.

And Jin Yaohui's clerk was secretly asking Xiao Jianjun where they went to have fun last night.

Because early in the morning, someone in the building was spreading rumors, saying someone saw... that kind of dance last night.

No need to guess, there were only these two groups of people who went out last night, and the places in the city where they could play had long been patronized by these old bachelors who went out.

They had never heard of a place in this city that played so wildly.

Especially Jin Yaohui, having heard such questions from Director Li's mouth, how could he not pay attention?

He had been here for more than half a year and had basically played everything that could be played. The place he took Director Li last night was that kind of relatively... hmm, that kind of place.

But he didn't expect that this bastard Li Xuewu not only wanted to crush him in ability, but also wouldn't let him go in such matters?

Xiao Jianjun was also stunned when asked, then his eyes narrowed, and his gaze swept toward the other three.

Who the hell leaked the news?!

Ding Wanqiu was naturally impossible; this old guy was a veteran of the flower fields and would certainly not casually talk about his flower-related affairs.

And Brother Da Chun and Zhao Lao Wu were both novices in love, and it was possible they would show off everywhere.

But Brother Da Chun was also an old hand who had walked the rivers and lakes for many years; it was impossible for him to be so tactless.

It was eight or nine out of ten that it was this fool Zhao Lao Wu.

"Nothing of the sort, we were playing cards in the room last night."

"Bullshit!"

The clerk curled his lips and said, "Your little brother was humming songs even when he went to the bathroom; do you take me for deaf?"

"Humming what?"

Xiao Jianjun didn't know about this; he didn't go to the public bathroom and had no idea at all.

The clerk was full of meaningful expression and said, "Whatever you watched last night, that's what he was humming~"

"Impossible~"

Xiao Jianjun rolled his eyes and said, "Last night we only..."

"Take notes seriously."

Just as he was about to speak, Ding Wanqiu coughed, tapped the notebook in front of him, and reminded him to attend the meeting properly.

Among the four, only he and Xiao Jianjun had some education, so it came in handy.

Ding Wanqiu attended a private school; even later when there were Western-style schools, his father didn't send him, saying it had some connection with the Boxer Rebellion.

Li Huai De was still speaking incessantly, his tone particularly earnest, which showed that he had poured more heart's blood and hope into the work of the frontier office.

"Starting from the last month of this year, grain and Western medicine from the Northeast will come to the frontier, and there will also be cars, machinery, hardware, bedding, and other tools filling the shelves of the office."

"... Improve ideological understanding, enhance cognitive thinking."

At the meeting, Li Huai De also announced the distribution cooperation unit of the frontier office: Beijing Scrap Company, Jiaodaokou Nanluoguxiang (Supply and Marketing Cooperative), three-party acquisition agreement special association scrap recycling, secondary sales station frontier work station.

After he finished speaking, many people craned their necks in confusion, or their pens flew across their hands, trying hard to write down the name of this distribution cooperation unit, which was particularly long.

Actually, no need to write it down; the staff of the three-party frontier work station, for short, were all in the meeting room.

Li Xuewu arranged for them to attend the meeting today because he wanted them to understand more about what the Rolling Mill's office in the frontier was actually doing.

Although he had explained very clearly on the train what they were coming to the frontier to do.

And these two days he had been taking them to familiarize themselves with the environment and the cooperative merchants in the future.

But Li Xuewu was still a little worried; the most support he could give them was to let them see more and understand more in the limited time they had.

And hearing the determination of the distribution unit, Jin Yaohui, who was sitting at the conference table, looked ashen.

He finally dispelled his unrealistic fantasies and understood that the leadership was going to change generals.

The reason why they hadn't talked to him yet was simply because they felt he wouldn't have other opinions and wouldn't dare to have other opinions.

Even the steps of organizational talks could be omitted, which was enough to see Director Li's dissatisfaction with him.

The morning symposium ended, and after a short rest after lunch, the heads of those units who had visited one by one yesterday came to the frontier office one after another.

Reciprocity; yesterday Li Huai De had visited them with great sincerity and issued a symposium invitation.

After all, they still had to cooperate. Although these units had "expressed" something in terms of hospitality, they actually still wanted to develop broader cooperation with the Rolling Mill.

From the confidence and attitude shown by the Rolling Mill group yesterday, one could see that the other party came with "sincerity."

The meeting was called a trade symposium, but in fact, half was a product promotion meeting, and half was Li Huai De's bragging meeting.

Li Xuewu first talked about the industrial layout that the Rolling Mill had completed and was about to complete, focusing on the various projects of the Rolling Mill in the future, the raw materials needed for industry, and the sales targets for the frontier region.

At the same time, he made further summaries and promotions for the commodity categories and varieties that the Rolling Mill was about to launch.

Before everyone could express their surprise, Li Huai De began to talk about the grand strategic goal of joint trade and win-win cooperation in his subsequent speech.

A cross-regional comprehensive economic and trade body with the Red Star Rolling Mill as the core was being built.

In the stage goal of establishing and creating group quality, the Rolling Mill had a plan to share success and share development results.

All related goals and related enterprises were under the joint development plan of the Rolling Mill.

Specifically manifested in accelerating, deepening, and increasing the circulation efficiency of unplanned commodities, and setting about building and expanding the trade relationship network from the frontier to the capital.

Li Huai De pointed out that in the future, the Rolling Mill would transport more excellent products into the frontier to effectively solve the difficulties encountered by the frontier in production and life.

In raw material procurement, fully prioritize the actual situation of the frontier office, and on the basis of equality, mutual assistance, and mutual benefit, tilt toward the frontier region.

At the symposium, Li Huai De also gave practical promises that in the future, the frontier office would only become more open and inclusive, providing more convenient and fast trade services to units in the frontier region.

It was a symposium, so naturally, it had to set a tone; everyone could raise any opinions and suggestions.

But when Li Xuewu talked about the future development and layout of the Rolling Mill, and listened to Li Huai De brag for so long, they seemed to have no opinions or suggestions at all.

Full of complaints turned into surprise on their faces, clapping their hands, and what they said was all "good, good, good."

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was so good, Li Huai De naturally had to express himself, generously asking everyone to raise more valuable opinions and suggestions.

While cursing him for being hypocritical in their hearts, everyone waved their hands and said they were quite satisfied, where would they have any opinions.

So the afternoon symposium slowly turned into a trade project business docking meeting.

Li Huai De, together with Li Xuewu, led the trade special class, the frontier office, and the newly established three-party frontier work station to answer trade-related questions raised by various units.

The relationships between the parties were considered to have met each other on this formal occasion today, and they would be able to find people to carry out work and dock business in the future.

The purpose of Li Huai De holding this meeting was just that; on the one hand, to eliminate the bad influence previously caused by the office.

On the other hand, it was also to express his stance to all cooperative units, carrying forward the past and opening up the future.

After the meeting, the leaders of some units talked to Li Huai De alone, and some came to find Li Xuewu.

After the two finished dealing with these people, they found that everyone had not stayed for dinner.

It was very simple; today's meeting was very successful, everyone had a psychological preparation, and they also wanted to give the Rolling Mill time to summarize.

Seeing that there was no hospitality banquet in the evening, Li Xuewu reported to Li Huai De, saying that there was hospitality from the distribution unit tonight, and he wanted to...

Before he even finished speaking, Li Huai De nodded and said, "Good, good, okay, I can attend."

"..."

Li Xuewu had a moment of stuttering and speechlessness; what he wanted to say was that he wanted to ask for leave and wouldn't eat at home tonight.

But who could have thought that this old guy Li Huai De wouldn't play by the rules!

Hey! He must have heard from some bastard who leaked the news, knowing they had a program tonight, and wanted to follow along.

But if you want to go, just say it generously; why play this game?

Li Xuewu was also bastard enough, blinking his eyes and asking, "Then... if I invite you to attend, will Director Jin's hospitality..."

"It doesn't matter, this guy Old Jin is too conservative."

"Dry and boring, not characteristic at all."

Li Huai De waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's borrow the light of the distribution unit and go out to see the world~"

Still playing dumb!

He didn't say it was for exotic customs, so how could it be seeing the world!

Old Li wasn't deliberately playing dumb with Li Xuewu; he was that kind of person, so there was no need to play dumb here.

The last time he went out to play, it was Li Xuewu who helped him find the place; this time it was purely because he looked down on Jin Yaohui's petty-mindedness.

Too low-end!

No prelude, just finished once entered the room.

Ding Wanqiu had said that for his age, he didn't care about quantity at all; what was important was quality.

Old Li was a person with pursuits, especially interested in art.

Therefore, when he got off the car and looked at this two-story building and the ethnic decorations in the courtyard, he showed great anticipation for the program later.

Ding Wanqiu and the others had already come yesterday, so naturally, they weren't so anxious and were discussing something in low voices at this moment.

Li Xuewu listened for a moment; it turned out they were talking about work, mainly about the development of the next work.

Xiao Jianjun actually had many ideas and was discussing very enthusiastically with Ding Wanqiu.

Brother Da Chun and Zhao Lao Wu were not good; they were okay if they did things, but they weren't intelligent talents themselves.

Ding Wanqiu was more pragmatic, knowing that Li Xuewu had dumped this frontier mess on him; if he didn't make achievements, he basically wouldn't have a chance to take revenge.

Let alone revenge, even returning to the capital would be difficult.

The four of them hadn't discussed their "original sin" of coming to the frontier in private.

Basically, they could all say why they were exiled here by Li Xuewu.

Ding Wanqiu was because he was anxious, wanted to get out of Jicheng, and wanted to go to Hong Kong to take revenge.

Xiao Jianjun was because Li Xuewu saw him mixing with those people again.

Brother Da Chun suspected that Da Qiangzi had snitched on him, saying he cursed the proprietor.

Zhao Lao Wu still hadn't figured out what he did wrong; maybe it was wrong in his brother's love for him.

Western-style interior decoration, beautiful furniture, including televisions, refrigerators, and other fresh gadgets.

Especially the uniquely styled GAZ jeeps seen in the garage just now, and a beautiful motorcycle.

Old Li seemed to have a soft spot for motorcycles; Li Xuewu noticed he took a few extra looks just now.

Once inside, Li Xuewu found that the living room was much livelier than last night.

There were a few familiar faces, seemingly seen on the caravan last time; Kuozibayi took the initiative to introduce them.

It really was; there were a few old merchants from the caravan, and they had met once during the last cooperation.

This time Kuozibayi invited them over entirely for the next distribution plan.

Li Xuewu didn't intend to meet so many people today, and he wouldn't have any trade contact with these people again.

Li Huai De really came right today; the theme today was playing.

So he didn't introduce Li Huai De's identity to Kuozibayi and the others, just treating him as one of them.

Stating that they hadn't eaten dinner, there was a long row of low tables on the soft carpet, with various rich meat foods, making Li Huai De couldn't help but burp.

It was really that he had eaten a bit too much meat these days, and he was full; he also understood a bit why Jin Yaohui was fat.

If he really ate like this every day, it would be strange if he wasn't fat.

Not only roasted beef and mutton, but also various canned goods, red wine, red sausage, and caviar cans.

Li Xuewu knew this was good stuff and quietly told Li Huai De that this thing was good for that.

Li Huai De hadn't understood what Li Xuewu was talking about when he felt a poke on his waist; this time he finally understood completely.

Looking at that inconspicuous box of caviar again, Li Xuewu clearly felt that Old Li's eyes were green.

Good heavens! How much deficiency does he have!

Middle-aged men have no choice but to use caviar to nourish their bodies, but looking at the situation, Old Li is nourishing less than he is leaking!

Dinner was very lively, and Old Li also learned the Western way of eating, spreading caviar on bread slices, sandwiching red sausage and beef and mutton to eat.

Too extravagant!

Li Huai De was completely guarding that bottle of caviar alone to nourish his body, but his eyes never left the dancing girl in the middle of the living room.

Can he still nourish it back like this?

He must be leaking while eating!

Just as Li Xuewu and Li Huai De were whispering and commenting on which girl danced well, he found Kuozibayi looking at himself.

Seeing the other party give a wink, he said a word to Li Huai De and got up to walk toward the small living room.

There were relatively modern sofas and coffee tables here, obviously an independent space for conversation.

Only Kuozibayi and Li Xuewu were there; although some people noticed them, they didn't pay much attention.

When the host organizes activities, where is it purely for fun? There must be projects to discuss.

"My friend, how did you consider yesterday's question?"

Kuozibayi appeared very direct; after entering the room and sitting down, he raised his doubts.

Li Xuewu frowned slightly, and before he could speak, Kuozibayi said, "I have no doubt about offending you; I really want to reach a cooperation with you. You must know very well that the demand in the interior market is far greater than in the frontier region."

"But"

Li Xuewu shook his head slightly and said, "I cannot guarantee the legal channels for these commodities. I am a serious person with a serious identity and job, and I will not do such things."

"Of course"

Under Kuozibayi's difficult expression, he also took the initiative to confess, "I can provide you with various commodities coming off the train, but I also need the commodities you provide to me to be able to get on the train."

"Also, thank you for your kindness."

Li Xuewu nodded slightly and said, "I'm really sorry, I couldn't meet your requirements, I really can't accept this gift."

"No~ No~ No~"

Kuozibayi waved his hand and said, "My friend, you must have misunderstood~"

He pushed the red wine glass on the table to Li Xuewu and said, "The real estate I gave you here has nothing to do with the cooperation between us~"

"I will feel bad."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said, "I wanted to tell you yesterday, but..."

"No need to apologize, my friend~"

Kuozibayi said frankly, "You have also seen that the situation here is actually not suitable for me to live here."

"Especially the current political situation, I prefer the grassland, which makes me safer and more comfortable."

He explained this and took another sip of wine, saying, "What you are concerned about is the compliance of the commodities, right?"

After speaking, without waiting for Li Xuewu to nod, he continued, "I actually don't care much about where these things went; I only need those on the list you provided to me~"

"As for the problem you mentioned, it is not a big problem for me."

"Packaging~"

He looked at Li Xuewu and said, "As long as the commodity is packaged well, it can get on the train, right?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Kuozibayi, "You are sure you are talking about the packaging I understand, right?"

"Hahaha~"

Kuozibayi laughed loudly, "Actually, this is not a problem; at most, it's just setting up a small packaging workshop. Whatever you want, I can change it for you."

As he spoke, he shook the red wine glass in his hand and said to Li Xuewu, "It can be Bordeaux, or it can be Wucheng, as long as it's a place that produces grapes, right?"

"Indeed."

Li Xuewu nodded and asked with a smile, "Red wine, sausage, pickled meat, dairy products, honey, candy can all be explained, but how to explain chocolate?"

"Haha~ At worst, just don't do it~"

Kuozibayi pointed at Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "Actually, you have already thought of it, right? Because you have that trade relationship network, chocolate can also be from other factories, right?"

"I don't care anymore, hehe~"

Li Xuewu didn't feel embarrassed at all after being seen through and raised his glass to signal the other party, "Then happy cooperation?"

"Happy cooperation!"

"Actually, it's nothing, right?"

Xiao Jianjun shrugged his shoulders and said to Brother Da Chun, "It's not that, are you like this?"

"Go~ Go~ Go~"

Brother Da Chun blocked his nose with a rag and tilted his head to stick to the car window.

Obviously, he was bleeding just now, but he was still stubborn: "I'm just getting angry; it's too dry here, and the food is too hot; it has nothing to do with that!"

"Fine! Your reason doesn't hold up!"

Ding Wanqiu sat next to him and patted his knee, reminding him, "Jicheng and the capital are even drier than here; why don't I see you bleeding from your nose?"

"Hey~ If you ask me~"

Xiao Jianjun said with a smile, "It's just being hooked by those girls; the fire is strong!"

"Sigh~~~"

Ding Wanqiu tilted his head back, lay on the car seat, shook his head slightly, and said, "Good times are always so short and empty~"

"Young man, you must indulge in pleasure; don't let the golden cup be empty against the moon~"

"It's not very convenient today; there are too many people."

Brother Da Chun actually regretted it a bit; if he had known, he would have been like those people and boldly invited those girls to dance.

If he was really chosen, he could be pulled into a corner to exchange feelings or something.

Just sitting there, they were just accompanying you to sit and eat something.

So the theme of the two consecutive nights was to make friends through dance; frontier men basically knew how to dance a little.

Actually, it was just an excuse; how could those girls not know that people who entered this house were definitely influential.

As long as you bravely go up, even if you don't know how to dance, she will take the initiative.

If she really doesn't take the initiative, like Brother Da Chun, this kind of fake serious person, then he can only wait to bleed from his nose.

Why did Ding Wanqiu say that about him? Because Ding Wanqiu was very open; at his age, he couldn't dance a fart, he was purely going up to play the monkey.

But he hugged the girl and danced further and further away, so far that Brother Da Chun couldn't see what they were dancing at all.

When Ding Wanqiu came back, he told him this was called sentiment!

As he spoke, he also used Director Li of the Rolling Mill as an example: "Look at him, he's about the same age as me! His status is more noble than yours! But he can be open!"

"That's~~~"

Brother Da Chun curled his lips in disdain and said, "Your dance moves are about the same; both are very ugly~"

"Hey~ You're just saying the grapes are sour because you can't eat them!"

Ding Wanqiu smiled and said, "Learn a little; a truly serious person is serious in their heart, but must be open on the surface!"

"Just like the proprietor, look, isn't he also hugging a girl and dancing, but have you seen him do anything for real?"

"You, either learn from my lack of seriousness, or learn from the proprietor's true seriousness."

Ding Wanqiu looked at Brother Da Chun and said, "Fake seriousness is not only tiring for yourself, but also tiring for those who play with you, understand, young man~"

"Then..."

Brother Da Chun hesitated and said, "Tomorrow! Tomorrow I will learn from you to be unserious!"

"Get lost~"

Ding Wanqiu lay back again and said, "Your grandfather, I am particularly serious now, more serious than anyone!"

"Hahahaha~"

Brother Da Chun was thinking of mending the fold after the sheep was lost, but Li Xuewu didn't give him this chance.

No, to be precise, it was Li Huai De who didn't give him this chance.

Early on the morning of December 3rd, just as the sky was getting light, Li Huai De called Li Xuewu to hold a meeting.

Li Xuewu knew that he was in such a hurry to investigate and hold meetings; it must be that he didn't hold back any good farts.

Sure enough!

"Something happened in the south, and something happened in the capital."

"Also, something happened in the factory; we must rush back as soon as possible!" ===== CHAPTER 933 =====