Siheyuan diet for men and women

Chapter 966: Only Talking About Romance
"You've only been back for a while? Are you leaving now?"

Yi Zhonghai was wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket and holding a hammer in his hand. He smiled and greeted Li Xuewu who came out of his house.

"I have something to do and will be back in the evening."

Li Xuewu responded first, then pointed at his hand and asked, "What are you going to do...?"

"The window frame of the concierge's office is cracked, I'll fix it up"

Yi Zhonghai always has such a broad smile on his face. As an old man in the courtyard, he also has to work as a maintenance worker.

He naturally doesn't have to worry about the maintenance of each household, but someone has to take charge of the public equipment and facilities in the courtyard.

“You’re busy enough.”

Li Xuewu smiled and lit a cigarette for himself, then walked over to the old man who was waiting for him, looked him over, and asked, "Are you recovering well?"

"Okay, everything is fine."

The old man smiled and nodded, then walked out with Li Xuewu, saying as he walked: "How busy can we be? It's just a small job."

As he spoke, he looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Just now someone in the hospital said that you told everyone about our factory's policy of building replacement housing?"

"Hey! Seven out of ten families in this yard are workers from our factory~"

Without waiting for Li Xuewu to answer, he sighed and then said, "If everyone really moves away, I might not have to do this job anymore."

"Why? You don't want to live in the new building?"

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette, then said with a smile: "I dream of living in an apartment building. It's clean and convenient."

"Hey, I'm afraid I won't get used to it."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head slightly and said: "It's not a big deal for your aunt and I at our age, but when we get old and our legs and feet are not as flexible, we won't even have anyone to help us go downstairs."

“But new buildings are a good thing.”

He nodded to Li Xuewu and said affirmatively: "Whether it is from the perspective of standardized management of the factory area or from the perspective of convenient life, it is a great thing!"

"If an advanced worker representative like you says it's a good thing, then the factory is doing the right thing."

Li Xuewu smiled and comforted him: "If you think the high floor is inconvenient, you can choose the first floor, which is convenient for entering and exiting."

"For you and an older woman, it would be better to keep things simple. You would need a small apartment of 40 square meters, with one bedroom and one living room, a kitchen and a bathroom, which is also convenient for cleaning."

"Needless to say, a great uncle's family!"

The seventh brother was standing in the outer yard, smoking a cigarette with a hand saw in his hand. There were two benches against the wall with a few pieces of wood on them. It was obvious that he was busy working with the eldest uncle.

He had sharp ears and had heard their conversation long ago. When he saw them coming out, he smiled and said, "Don't even mention the 40-square-meter one. Even the largest 80-square-meter one is affordable for an old man!"

"Haha, Brother Qi, your family has a large population, so you need an 80-square-meter house."

Li Xuewu smiled and teased him, trying to cover up the conversation and not let the old man lose face because of his outspokenness.

The old man glanced at him, still smiling, and said, "Let me take a look first. There is an old lady in the backyard."

"Hey~~~"

The seventh brother shook his head as if to show his displeasure and said, "If I had known that this kind of thing would happen in our factory, I should have listened to my father and kowtowed to the old lady to support her in her old age."

"You? Hehe~"

Li Xuewu grinned, looked at him with amusement and said, "With your and Seventh Sister-in-law's personalities, you quarrel every three days and get up early every two days. I'm afraid you will have to send the old lady away before the day of the replacement house."

"Hahaha~"

Lao Qi just heard Li Xuewu calling him "Seventh Brother" and he felt very relieved.

They used to live in the same courtyard. Li Xuewu was younger than him, but he called him "Seventh Brother" whenever they met.

But that was in the past. Now Li Xuewu is no longer the same as before. Everyone who sees him has to call him Deputy Director Li or factory leader.

But you see, whenever he returns to the compound, he still calls him Seventh Brother!

If someone said that his wife cheated on Ma Zhang Fei, he would be unhappy and want to curse, but Li Xuewu first called her "Sister-in-law Seven" and anything else was just a joke.

So he laughed the loudest at this moment, without any regret for missing out on the house to support his wife in her old age and losing the extra space in the replacement house.

This kind of person says what he means but has a simple mind. Although he is confused in life, he is open and clear in his conduct.

It can be seen from the fact that the old man who was just offended by him did not bother to argue with him that this Old Seventh Brother is not a bad person.

If you are smart, you can follow the old man to fix the window of the gatehouse!

Look at Yan Fugui, he doesn't even take a second look at me when he's just hanging out at home, he's afraid of spending money and working hard.

"Deputy Director Li, ordinary employees have replacement housing, but do leading cadres have it?"

"Why are you curious about this?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him, smiled and nodded, saying: "Cadre buildings are more special. The replacement houses have subsidies such as level differences, and there are other special contribution subsidies."

"Ah? Why don't we have it?"

When Lao Qi heard that cadres had special treatment, his face changed instantly, and he asked with wide eyes, "Isn't this unfair?"

The old man frowned slightly and was about to say something to him, but Li Xuewu stopped him by waving his hand.

“Who told you that there are no more workers?”

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and explained to him: "Ordinary workers, like ordinary cadres, do not receive any special treatment."

"But junior cadres enjoy the same job and technical benefits as middle and senior workers, and also include factors for special contribution assessment."

"Take the old man for example, he is an eighth-level worker and enjoys the same housing preferential policies as department-level cadres."

"And you? Seventh Brother!"

Li Xuewu looked at Lao Qi and said, "You have been in the factory for ten years. When did you pass the exam for a third-level worker?"

"Level 3... What's the use of level 3? It's only 6.6 yuan more~"

Old Seven was now dispirited, and stiffened his neck, knowing that the reason Li Xuewu had not told them this at the gate of Chuihua Gate just now was because there were no senior workers among them, and even fewer mid-level workers.

It is rare to find an outstanding worker like this uncle who has a pile of awards, so there is no point in talking about it.

Especially since Liu Guangqi is still there, he originally bought the house for his retirement. If Li Xuewu mentioned this policy, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.

Why?

Because the second uncle used to be a seventh-level worker and had won many awards and made many honorary contributions, he will definitely be able to enjoy many preferential policies when he replaces his house.

But now, the second uncle can hardly keep his job, and he has to pay for a new house out of his own pocket.

Do you think Liu Guangqi, with his small mind, can bear this psychological gap?

Don't let a good thing turn into a bad thing. Even if Lao Qi is a simple-minded person, he has figured this out.

"I... that's just how I am."

He shrugged his shoulders, and once the awkwardness just passed, he smiled again. He looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "You have many houses, and you are the leader of the factory, so you have to change to the biggest one!"

As he said this, Lao Qi looked at the uncle and asked, "How much is the largest flat in the cadre building? Is it 120?"

Then he sighed again: "Wow! It's over a hundred square meters, how many people can live here!"

“Well, I won’t change.”

Li Xuewu was not afraid of their concerns and said frankly: "The household registration book shows that we have been separated for a long time. My parents' house will not be transferred to me."

"The back house will be used for the west courtyard, and the backyard will be left for my grandfather to use in his old age."

After saying that, he flicked the ash, took a puff of cigarette, and said, "I live close to Xiaoning Hospital now, so it will be convenient for her."

"Yeah, that's true."

Lao Qi took the last puff of the cigarette in his hand, put it out on the wooden block, nodded, and said: "When the policy of replacing houses came out, everyone was in a panic. After listening to your explanation, I feel relieved."

“Come at your own convenience”

The old man raised his head and signaled to the doorman, "Let's get to work, others are busy learning martial arts."

"Got it!"

"Hey, I just threw down this cigarette~"

Lao Qi agreed with a smile, and when he saw Li Xuewu passing the cigarette to him, he took it with both hands with a smile.

Li Xuewu pointed to the back house and said, "If you need help, ask them for help. Don't be polite to them. We are all strong."

"Hey~ Go do your work~"

Lao Qi smiled and waved his hand, put the cigarette given by Li Xuewu behind his ear, picked up the hand saw and started working hard.

After Li Xuewu left the house and the sound of the jeep faded away, he raised his head, pursed his lips, and said to the old man seriously: "He really deserves to be a leading cadre!"
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"Sister Qin, aren't you cold?"

In the Intermediate Court, as soon as the sound of Li Xuewu's command vehicle disappeared, Yu Shui came out of her house wearing a scarf tightly around her neck.

Seeing Qin Huairu standing in the yard doing laundry, he greeted her with a smile.

Qin Huairu turned her head to look at her and said with a smile: "Why are you cold? It's so warm today."

After saying that, he looked at Yu Shui's clothes and asked with a smile, "What are you doing? You are wearing such beautiful clothes~"

"What's so beautiful about that? Stop making fun of me~"

Yu Shui put on gloves, pushed the bicycle parked at the door, and replied: "My classmate asked me to go out, saying that a barber from Shanghai has come to the Xinfeng Barber Shop in Wangfujing and can cut a new style."

"Sister Qin, do you want to go with me?"

"New style? The previous four-link~"

Qin Huairu smiled and shook her head, saying: "It's too expensive. I can't compare with you. I have a family to support."

The "Silian" mentioned here refers to the four high-end barber shops "Huaxin", "Violet", "Yunshang" and "Xiangming" which have moved from Shanghai.

Qin Huairu had heard of it before, but had never been there because she couldn't afford it.

A man's hair cut costs 80 cents, and a woman's hair perm and dyeing costs 2.2 yuan. Who can afford this?

A haircut at the Jiaodaokou barber shop only costs 40 cents, but she still feels bad about it. She cuts the hair of everyone in her family herself with scissors.

Of course she can afford it now, but her lifestyle habits have not changed. She saves as much as possible, so it is a waste of money.

She had permed her hair before to keep up with the fashion, but she didn't do it with an electric perm at a barber shop. Instead, she heated a wire in a stove and permed it herself.

This is also a microcosm of life in the compound. Since we are poor, we have to live frugally.

Yu Shui is of course different. His salary was not low before, and it is even higher now. He is single and can spend it however he wants.

“Not that expensive anymore~”

Yu Shui introduced: "Nowadays, things have changed. Electric curlers are not allowed. All we have is haircuts, and the price is 40 cents, the same as at the door."

"Forget it, my hair isn't long."

Qin Huairu smiled and said to her: "You are a grown-up girl, you have to be pretty and look good when you dress up."

"Well, you are not old, but your heart is old."

Yu Shui teased her, said hello, and pushed the bike out. She seemed to be in a good mood.

Qin Huairu withdrew her envious gaze and continued to wash the clothes in the basin.

Wow~
Jia Zhang took a small basin of hot water and poured it into the laundry tub. At the end, she reached out to test the water temperature.

"Why didn't you tell me the water was cold? You're waiting to get old and end up with finger pains like mine, right?"

“That’s all.”

Qin Huairu glanced at her and asked, "Don't you have to be on duty at the door today?"

"The window of the gatehouse was broken by those little brats who played tricks at night. The eldest uncle and the seventh uncle are repairing it now."

Jia Zhang glanced at the direction of the second gate and said to Qin Huairu, "If you want to go, go ahead. What else can our family do that would cost you the money for a haircut?"

"No, it's not long, it's a waste"

Qin Huairu raised her hand to tidy up the hair around her ears, and said while washing clothes: "Mom, let's have buns tonight. Melt the meat and go to the vegetable cellar to pick up two radishes."

"Why do you suddenly want to eat buns?"

Jia Zhang picked up the washed clothes Qin Huairu had thrown into the basin and said, "What day is this?"

"It's not a normal day. The kids have been yelling for days."

Qin Huairu looked up at her mother-in-law and said, "Put more meat filling and cook it according to your favorite taste."

"What if I eat one more bite or one less bite?"

Jia Zhang was hanging clothes to dry at the moment, feeling relaxed, but she said nonchalantly: "It's not a festival, as long as I can have enough to eat."

“Not bad for this meal”

Qin Huairu lowered her head, feeling the warmth in the basin, and her heart also felt warm.

A poor couple has many worries, and a poor mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have it even harder.

They had lived a hard life in the past. They were wary of each other and calculating. Life was so boring and it seemed like there were only tears in their lives.

Now that living conditions are better, the mother-in-law has learned to be more tolerant and cares about her. When she thinks about the future, her throat becomes dry.

Life will get better and better, her family will live in a building, and she will have a decent life.

Qin Huairu was sighing here, and suddenly heard her mother-in-law whispered: "Did you have a quarrel with him?"

"What? Huh?~"

Qin Huairu was stunned and didn't react. She looked up at her mother-in-law and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? I'm fine..."

"I won't tell you~"

Jia Zhang curled her lips, looked at her and said, "You are stupid, you think I am stupid too and you are trying to fool me, right?"

After saying that, he shook off the clothes in his hands and said softly, "You used to make clothes for him, but now, why are all the clothes from home?"

"What~"

Qin Huairu looked around. Today was Sunday and the yard was particularly lively. Every family was busy with their work, but no one paid attention to this side.

She helped her mother-in-law cool the clothes in the basin with her hands, and leaned close to her mouth to remind her: "Why do you say everything?"

"I have to say~If you don't say it now, you won't be able to eat buns anymore!"

Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu across the clothesline and said, "I heard him coming back from the noisy front yard, but you didn't even greet him. Is he hiding something at home, or is he keeping warm at work, or is he on guard against me?"

"Stop talking, it's so embarrassing~"

Qin Huairu glanced at her mother-in-law and said, "We are all cadres now. How can you continue to do that? It's not good for him, and it's not good for me either."

"Well, if you say so, then all the cadres are good people~"

Although Jia Zhang was confused in other aspects, she was absolutely clear-headed in this aspect.

"Is he disgusted with you, or are you disgusted with him? Don't tell me you have found someone new."

"Mom~~~"

Qin Huairu looked at her mother-in-law and didn't know what was wrong. Why did she start saying such things today?

However, Jia Zhang refused to give in. She signaled Bang Geng in the room with her eyes and said, "The child is growing up. If you are confused, you will worry in the future."

"I……"

Qin Huairu looked at her mother-in-law who was carrying the basin into the house. She wanted to say something but couldn't open her mouth.

Of course there was no problem or conflict between her and Li Xuewu, it was just that the distance in space and status had widened, and their relationship had changed.

Li Xuewu used to live at home, so people in the front and back yards could see each other easily, which was of course convenient.

In addition, Li Xuewu had just become the deputy section chief at that time, and she could help out a lot in the unit, not just in bed.

The situation has changed now. Li Xuewu no longer lives in the hospital, so I can’t see him during get off work hours and naturally we have less contact.

Even at work, she could do less and less to help Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu told her to do more of his own work.

Li Xuewu goes to the guesthouse less and less frequently, especially now that the International Hotel has been built. All the factory receptions will be provided there from now on.

The estrangement in life and work made Qin Huairu feel that if she stayed with him, it would be like she was taking advantage of him enough.

She already has her current life and job, so she has to learn to be content.

Even if it is as my mother-in-law said, my son and daughter are growing up, and they will inevitably have to rely on Li Xuewu for help in the future.

If she was hungry like before, she could still bear it, but not now.

He should have someone better to accompany him, to enjoy a better life, and to associate with people who can help him, instead of being pestered by her and constantly asked for benefits.

She would not be so arrogant as to think that she owed him nothing because she had given a lot and helped him a lot.

Precisely because I owe him so much, this is the time to make the best choice for him.

She has to listen to and think about what her mother-in-law says, but her life is her own. Just like when she chose to be with Li Xuewu, now she has to choose to leave Li Xuewu.

The most appropriate relationship is one where both parties complement each other.

The reason why she was the first to support and hope to live in a building when she heard that the factory had a policy of replacing houses was not only for enjoyment, but also for convenience.

Qin Huairu took a look at the compound and knew that moving away would mean severing her past ties with him, and they would only be colleagues and friends from now on.

She wished him well.
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"What are you doing?!"

Luo Yun narrowed his eyes and walked around from the side of the gatehouse. He looked at Zuo Jie who seemed to be feeling guilty and asked, "Who are those two people at the door?"

"Where are the two of them?"

Zuo Jie looked back and saw that everyone had turned the corner, then he turned around to make a few explanations.

But Luo Yun didn't give him the chance. He walked up to him, tapped his chest, and asked angrily, "What do you mean by past affection? What do you mean by..."

"salute!"

She was about to say something else when she heard the guard at the gate salute. Then she saw the gate open and the familiar jeep drove in.

Li Xuewu saw that it was the two of them standing at the door arguing, so he stepped on the brakes in front of them, lowered the window and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Brother Wu..."

As soon as Zuo Jie greeted him, he heard Luo Yun beside him yelling, "Brother Li, Zuo Jie is not honest and has hooked up with those bad guys again!"

"Hmm? What bad guys?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Luo Yun, then turned his gaze to Zuo Jie.

Zuo Jie looked at Li Xuewu with some embarrassment, pulled the corner of his mouth and hesitated before explaining: "It's dots and forks."

"Who?"

Li Xuewu didn't remember who this was. He glanced at Zuo Jie and said, "Wait for me to stop the car."

As he spoke, he stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the parking space, leaving behind Zuo Jie with a bitter look on his face and Luo Yun with a smug look on his face.

"Don't take advantage of the fact that I like you and do whatever you want!"

Zuo Jie nodded at Luo Yun and said, "My patience has its limits!"

"How about it!"

Luo Yun was not afraid of his threats at all. He stepped forward with his neck stiff and said, "I'm telling you, I haven't agreed to be your partner yet!"

As he spoke, he imitated Zuo Jie's gestures, nodded at him, and said, "Don't be so bright just because I give you a little sunshine!"

"Come here~"

Li Xuewu closed the car window and threw the car keys in his hand to Zhao Laosi who was jogging over. He waved at the two men who were fighting like cocks.

Without even checking whether they had caught up with him, he walked towards the management office with his hands in his coat pockets. He still had work to do today.

Zuo Jie glared at Luo Yun and could only follow with his lips pursed.

Luo Yun walked beside him with a proud and arrogant attitude, like a little rooster who had won a fight.

He greeted the classmates or service staff who passed by from time to time on the way, waved to Huang Gan who was standing at the second-floor window of the billiard room and shouted to him, and took the two of them into Yu Li's office.

Yu Li was busy, and was startled when she saw the three of them come in. Then she asked with a smile: "What's going on? Are they fighting?"

"I won~"

Luo Yun raised his little head, walked past Zuo Jie and sat down on the sofa, waiting to see Zuo Jie get punished.

Yu Li stood up with a smile, walked to the sofa and tapped Luo Yun on the forehead, then picked up the teacup and went to the tea cabinet to make tea.

Li Xuewu ignored them, walked to the desk and sat down, took off his leather gloves, exhaled, and then pointed to the chair opposite, motioning Zuo Jie to sit down.

On the way here just now, he had already recalled who the dots and forks that Zuo Jie mentioned were.

"Weiguo asked them to come find you?"

"...Well, something happened in Weiguo~"

After sitting down, Zuo Jie explained: "I didn't contact them, they came to me."

"Well, what do you mean?"

Li Xuewu moved the documents, let Yu Li put down the teacup, and raised his head slightly to glance across.

Zuo Jie curled the corners of his mouth and said with his head down: "They said Weiguo had a knife in his stomach and needs money for surgery."

"Come to borrow money from you?"

Li Xuewu dealt with him while looking at the documents.

"Did you ask them how they found this place?"

“Yes, that’s the first thing I asked.”

Zuo Jie knew exactly what he meant and was afraid that someone was causing trouble behind the scenes.

He explained: "Dian Zi and Fork borrowed money from everyone, but it was never enough, so they came to my house and asked my grandma."

"Brother Li, I didn't tell them anything else."

Zuo Jie looked at Li Xuewu carefully and said, "They asked to borrow money, and I... I thought about what happened in the past, so I lent them thirty."

"Um"

Li Xuewu responded, still looking at the documents, and after a while he continued to ask: "Where are Weiguo's parents?"

"Something happened because of Wei Min's problem"

Zuo Jie lowered his head, clenched his hands, and said: "A lot of things were found out about his father. Now he is the only one at home, and their house has been sealed off."

"I don't know the details. Although we all live in the same compound, I haven't played with them for a long time."

"Especially this time Weiguo came back secretly and his behavior was more domineering and fierce than before. I dare not provoke him."

"It's okay to borrow money, but don't bring disaster to yourself"

Li Xuewu raised his eyes to look at him, tilted his head slightly to remind him: "If you need help from the underworld, you have to be a man of the underworld, and you will have to take responsibility for the affairs of the underworld in the future."

"I'm not~!"

Hearing Li Xuewu say this, Zuo Jie waved his hands in panic and said: "I didn't think much about it at the time. Weiguo used to take me out to play and spend money on me. I can't just watch him die now."

Having said this, he also emphasized: "Many people are checking his whereabouts. It seems that there is a lot of grudge between them, otherwise he wouldn't have come to me in such a hurry to borrow money."

"It's normal to be affectionate and righteous."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I'm not blaming you, but reminding you that he owes you a favor and I'm afraid he's going to cause you trouble."

“I don’t want this money anymore”

Zuo Jie shook his head and said, "I thought about it when I was at the door, and that's what I told them. It doesn't count as borrowing money, but as paying back the money that Weiguo spent on me before."

"Well, okay, I'll give it all to you."

Li Xuewu closed the document in his hand and reminded: "Be careful when you go out recently."

After saying that, he gestured to Luo Yun who was sitting on the sofa and asked him, "Are you two dating?"

"that……"

Zuo Jie lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, not knowing how to answer.

Luo Yun, who had been listening without saying anything, stood up and walked to the side of the desk, emphasizing, "Brother Li! No!"

She glared at Zuo Jie and said, "Who would like to date a fool like this?"

"I told you that you don't understand!"

Zuo Jie raised his head and retorted to her. He felt a little embarrassed in front of Li Xuewu and Yu Li. Normally, he always went along with Luo Yun.

Just as Luo Yun was about to speak, Yu Li put her arm around his shoulders.

"Childhood sweethearts, two people who have never known each other before, and a perfect match is rare. Are you two quarreling over such a small matter?"

Yu Li glanced at Zuo Jie and said, "Don't act rashly and just think about your brotherhood. Have you ever thought that if you give him money, he will pester you?"

"Have you ever thought that if you give money today, others will come to you tomorrow if they have something to do. People will think that you are standing at the gate of this compound, and you may have endless money in your pocket."

"Otherwise you'd call him a fool!"

Luo Yun said angrily: "You are generous and willing to help others, but others think you are just giving alms casually. Not only do they not remember your kindness, they also hate your bad luck."

Zuo Jie's face turned pale and blue at what the two said. Only then did he feel that what Brother Wu had just said was much more tactful.

"I understand. There won't be a next time."

"Okay, it's no big deal."

Li Xuewu tapped the table with his pencil, looked at him and said, "Avoid walking at night recently. Who knows how many people are following those two people. They are very ruthless when they hit them."

"Well, I'm not going home. I'm staying here."

What Zuo Jie was thinking at this moment was that he didn't have the ability to protect himself, and everything he did would be dangerous.

If it was Brother Wu who gave the money to the other party today, would he still have to worry about these dangers?
Li Xuewu threw the documents in his hand in front of him and said, "You feel very idle lately, right? Go and help Director Wang."

"king……"

Zuo Jie picked up the document and started looking through it. When he saw Wang Zheng's name, he knew who Brother Wu was talking about.

This document was submitted by Wang Zheng and concerns the use of assistance funds and visits to needy families.

Countless cadres went down to participate in this large-scale learning activity, and naturally some of their small group could not escape it.

Some time ago, Wang Xiaoqin proposed it, Li Xuewu took the initiative to participate, and all members unanimously decided to establish an assistance foundation.

Wang Zheng has been working on this recently. Anyone who has difficulties in life or financial difficulties must use money from the assistance fund to solve the problem.

This was the first time Zuo Jie had heard of this. He looked at the document in his hand with some curiosity and did not notice that Yu Li was quietly persuading Luo Yun and the two had already left the office.

"Brother Wu"

He looked at it for a long time before he raised his head. After Li Xuewu finished reading a document, he took the initiative to ask, "How can I help?"

"Just follow Wang Zheng and do whatever she tells you to do."

Li Xuewu glanced at him and then asked, "Your parents are not with you, and your brothers and sisters are all over the world. Do you ever feel lonely?"

"Of course not. Sometimes she talks to me too."

There was no one else in the room at the moment, especially the person he liked was gone, so he let go of his pride.

"Our family is relatively well off. My parents didn't make any mistakes. They just can't come back for work. Haven't you seen how many families there are in our compound... Alas~"

At this point he sighed, lowered his head and said: "I don't go home to live not because I'm afraid of those people in Weiguo, but because I'm afraid... the yard is too gloomy anyway."

“You’re actually quite smart.”

Li Xuewu put down the documents in his hand, looked at him and said: "At first I thought you were a bit careless, but later I realized you are a good kid."

“Have you ever thought that there are many young people like you?”

Seeing Zuo Jie looking up at him blankly, Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "They are just like you, or just like you said, their families have suffered sudden changes and they have lost their goals and hopes in life."

"Some people will save themselves, like Xiao Jianjun, and look for opportunities to survive."

"Some people will indulge in depravity, like Wei Guo, hiding from place to place like a headless fly."

"...Brother Wu"

Zuo Jie seemed to understand something, and looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Do you want me to..."

“Yes, but take it slow.”

Li Xuewu leaned forward and tapped the folder in front of him, saying, "The families in need here are all members of the club. Do you know what this means?"

"I know!"

Zuo Jie nodded seriously and said, "I understand what you mean. I will pay special attention to these people."

"Well, this is the foundation I gave you. You have to learn how to do things."

Li Xuewu leaned back in his chair and said to Zuo Jie: "Keep in touch with Master Dou more often. He needs you to provide him with resources, and he can also provide you with resources."

"Understood"

Zuo Jie nodded and said: "Once this matter has been finalized, I will report to you."

"it is good"

Li Xuewu smiled, looked at him and said: "Since you like her, just be nice to her and don't use your male chauvinism to bully her."

"Thank you Brother Wu"

Zuo Jie pursed his lips and smiled, then stood up, shook the documents in his hand, and said: "I'll go find Director Wang."

"Um"

Li Xuewu nodded and lowered his head to continue reading the documents.
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The weather today is really good, the sun is very high in the sky, but the temperature has risen a lot at noon.

There were piles of gray and white in the corners from the heavy snow that fell some time ago, which now looked shiny under the sunlight.

When Yu Li came back from the restaurant, she met Huang Gan and others coming out of the billiard room. She reminded them, "The box is ready, hurry over."

"Where's Li Xuewu?"

Huang Gan walked around, looked in the direction of the management office and asked, "Is he still busy?! He must be addicted to work!"

"I'll go call him, you guys go first, the stove is already on."

Yu Li pointed in the direction of the restaurant and reminded Ou Xin: "The dishes are on the table. If you need anything else, go ask the kitchen. They are all there."

"Okay Director Yu"

Ou Xin responded, glanced in the direction of the management office, and followed Huang Gan and the others to the restaurant.

At the management office, Li Xuewu was still looking at the documents, including those from Gangcheng, Jicheng, and Gangcheng.

The newest one, with the thinnest files, comes from the border.

Xiao Jianjun was not used to writing reports, and had no experience in this kind of work, so the text he sent back sounded like a fucking letter.

However, the general situation is written quite clearly. This kid has a high level of education, but he is not using his education in the right place.

After he left the frontier, these people waited for a few days and then went to take over the compound.

As he expected, the place was deserted and those dancing frontier girls seemed like a dream.

Now they still live in the unit headquarters of the steel rolling mill's frontier office and borrow cars from the office.

The main task now is to contact several local forces that have already finalized cooperation and complete the distribution tasks assigned by the office.

Ding Wanqiu was in charge of everything. Unlike when he was in Jicheng, this time he was in charge and things became more vigorous and efficient.

Xiao Jianjun, Zhao Laowu and Dachun were all ordered around by him and had endless work to do every day.

The report replied that they were still in the familiarization stage, and Stationmaster Ding also meant to take the first step first and then finish the distribution task this winter.

Director Xu Ning has already arrived and has been very kind to them. Like them, he is also in the process of getting familiar with the work...

"It's time to eat~"

Yu Li pushed open the door and entered the office. Seeing Li Xuewu was still busy, she greeted him.

Li Xuewu glanced at her, put down the documents in his hand, looked at the time on his wrist, and then said, "It's already this late?"

"No!"

Yu Li walked to the desk and tidied up the documents that Li Xuewu had read and approved, urging him, "Hurry up, Warden Huang and the others are here. He's treating us to dinner in the private room today."

"What day?"

Li Xuewu stood up with a smile and asked, "Did he get rich?"

"When will he not get rich?"

Yu Li smiled and picked up the coat hanging on the chair, helped Li Xuewu put it on, and said, "Director Ma also said that he is rich and powerful, and he speaks in a very arrogant manner."

"Haha, that's what happened"

Li Xuewu chuckled and said, "There's an old saying, don't let a poor person suddenly become rich, otherwise even gods can't control him!"

"Look at you~"

Yu Li was tidying up his clothes and said angrily, "They invited you to eat hotpot, and you are still making up stories about them."

"Well, I really didn't wrong him."

Li Xuewu stood up straight and let Yu Li manipulate him, saying, "Today's banquet is like a Hongmen Banquet. I'm afraid the food is good, but the people are not good!"

"how?"

Yu Li paused, then looked at him and asked, "Are they in trouble?"

"Who knows~"

Li Xuewu watched Yu Li finish cleaning up, shook his shoulders nonchalantly, and said, "Have you ever seen him take the initiative to treat us?"

"I was just saying~"

Yu Li curled her lips and said, "He came early in the morning and asked me to prepare food. He also said he wanted to eat from the pot. Hey!~"

"It's okay~ It's a blessing, not a curse. If it's a curse, you can't avoid it. He is just a piece of sticky candy."

As Li Xuewu walked out, he said, "He called me yesterday to ask me out for dinner, but I shot him."

"Be careful~"

Yu Li saw Li Xuewu off to the door and reminded him, "We've invested so much money, who knows what they might be planning for you."

……

"What are you planning?"

"What can I do to you?!"

The courtyard opposite the parking lot is where the restaurant is located, and the rooms on both sides of the restaurant courtyard are the private rooms.

At this moment, the room was filled with mist and everyone was chatting animatedly, as lively as the stove in the middle of the dining table.

There was a large copper pot on the stove, which was much larger than the pots in Donglaishun.

Different from the ones over there, this pot is fully capable of satisfying the needs of a table of people to cook hot pot.

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the room, he called out Huang Gan's name and asked him whether he was hosting a Hongmen Banquet as he was so generous today.

Huang Gan was suddenly picked up by him and of course he refused to admit it and kept complaining that he was wronged.

Seeing him like this, Li Xuewu threatened him and said, since you said so, let's just talk about love and hotpot today and not work. Whoever talks about work will be a dog.

"Hahaha!"

Ma Jun and others all laughed when they saw Huang Gan being humiliated, especially Pei Pei who helped Li Xuewu take off his coat and deliberately reminded him: "Brother Huang said he wanted to plot against you when we were upstairs."

"Look at this!"

Huang Gan pointed at Pei Pei and said to the crowd: "We have found the reason why the revolution has not succeeded! There is a traitor in our team!"

"You are the traitor!"

Pei Pei said something to him in disapproval, then helped Li Xuewu hang up his clothes and said, "I am a man of insight and a hero. I have abandoned evil and joined the light, and I am upright and aboveboard!"

"Eh~~~"

Huang Gan curled his lips, looked at her with disdain, shook his head, and said, "Use these words~"

"Yeah~!"

Pei Pei was annoyed by him and pushed him hard, but he took the opportunity to hold her in his arms and then lifted her up.

"Haha! Now you are turning from darkness to light!"

Huang Gan carried her on his shoulders like a bag of grain, slapped her on the butt, and shouted, "Tell me! Who are you in the same group with!"

"Ah!~~~"

"Huang Gan! I'm going to fight you!"

(End of this chapter)