The next day at work, Li Huaide specially called Li Xuewu to his office.

After Li Xuewu entered the room, Li Huaide took out two boxes of cigarettes from the drawer and threw them to Li Xuewu, then took out an envelope and put it on the table.

"Wow, special supply! Thank you for the reward, leader!" Li Xuewu said with a smile as he looked at the white-packaged Zhonghua cigarettes in his hand.

"I only got one from my father-in-law, so I can only give you two boxes. You did a good job yesterday, and my father-in-law and his comrades were very satisfied. There is some money and tickets in this envelope. Give it to Master Nan and thank him for me!"

"No need. I wanted to give it to Nan Yi yesterday, but he said that we are all serving the leaders and don't need these things!" Li Xuewu pushed the envelope back with a smile.

Li Huaide glanced at Li Xuewu and said, "It must be something else. Don't beat around the bush, just let it out!"

"You are wise!"

After a little flattery, Li Xuewu continued, "Nan Yi is my good buddy. His master was the imperial chef in the past. Because of his poor family background, he is now an ordinary cook in our branch Jianguo Factory. His life is not easy, and he always wants to be transferred. I want to ask you for your advice!"

Li Huaide tapped the table with his fingers, thinking, "It's easy to transfer a cook, and Nan Yi's cooking skills are really good. If he comes, I don't have to worry about He Yuzhu, and I don't have to worry about that guy always acting like he's worth a lot of money because of his good cooking skills."

I quickly thought about the staffing arrangements in the cafeteria and found that there was no particularly suitable position.

After thinking for a while, he said, "The positions of director and chef of the three canteens are all occupied. It's not easy to arrange for him to come in. Let him wait a little longer. The factory will expand the scale of recruitment in a while and will plan to build a fourth canteen. Then I will transfer him to be the director of the fourth canteen. What do you think?"

"Look at what you said. How can I butt in on the decisions made by the leader? I need your help with something else. Nan Yi's girlfriend is in the factory clinic over there. If he wants to come over, I want to transfer his girlfriend over with him. I wonder if it's convenient for the leader?"

"You are good at taking advantage of others. Okay, I know about this. I also have something to tell you, think about it carefully!" Li Huaide motioned Li Xuewu to sit down.

"What's so serious, please tell me."

"The ministry has issued a document that requires a group of mid- and senior-level workers to be transferred to the western region to support construction. The time period is four to five years. After they return, they can be promoted to cadre positions. Your master is on the list of those transferred. Your master and I want to add your name to the list as well. What do you think?"

Li Xuewu was stunned. It would take another four or five years to go to the west, but this opportunity was indeed rare. When he came back, he would be a cadre. He would not be promoted much, but at least he could become a technician. Then he could start to print out his drawings with a clear conscience.

But what about the family? Chen Xueru is raising a child on her own, but she has money, so it's okay. Qin Jingru will just stay at her parents' home for two more years. The main thing is Qin Huairu, who is pregnant with another child. If I'm not around, will she be controlled by Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai again?

Seeing Li Xuewu's hesitant expression, Li Huaide continued, "Think about this carefully and go back to discuss it with your master and family. I mean, you should go. You are still young, only 22 years old. Go and learn something. It will be good for your future development when you come back."

"Okay, thank you for your concern, leader. I will go back and think about it carefully and give you an answer as soon as possible. But no matter where I go, I will always be your soldier!" Whether Li Huaide was really considering himself or not, the opinions he put forward were indeed pertinent, and Li Xuewu had to quickly express his loyalty.

In the next ten years when the wind is rising, Li Huaide will have great power. By relying firmly on this big tree, he can at least protect himself and his family from being affected, especially Chen Xueru. If she has no backing, it is inevitable that her status will be affected by the storm.

And there is Lou Xiao'e. Although this woman may have a very bad impression of me now, because of the bounty mission, I still have to consider it one step ahead.

After coming out of Li Huaide’s office, Li Xuewu returned to the workshop in deep thought.

He found an opportunity and said to Chen Shouzheng, "Master, I just went to Li Huaide's office and he said that the factory is going to send some people to the west for support. Are you one of them?"

Chen Shouzheng stopped what he was doing, glanced at Li Xuewu, and nodded: "Well, the factory just talked to me these two days, and I agreed, but I put forward a condition, which is to take you with me. It just so happens that you can learn more skills by following me, otherwise you will waste these years! Why? Did Li Huaide tell you?"

"Well, you told me just now! Master, I'm only a third-level worker. What can I do there? And my family..." Li Xuewu was still a little hesitant.

"I know your level well. You will definitely pass the Level 4 exam this year. An intermediate worker is not bad in the team. Besides, you have your elder brother at home. Don't worry about anything. It's not like you won't come back! I tell you, this opportunity is rare, so don't be stupid!" Chen Shouzheng warned.

"I understand, Master. Did you tell me when we will leave?"

"There's no rush yet. You can talk to your family first and leave in about two months. It's a good time to take the Level 4 exam!"

"It seems that it is not time for the work-level assessment yet!"

"No matter what, I will go find the factory director and let a few old masters in the factory take the test. As long as I pass, it's fine!" This is the confidence of Chen Shouzheng, an eighth-level worker. The factory can still make special arrangements for such a special request.

Deep down, Li Xuewu didn't want to go, but with his master's words, Li Xuewu had no choice but to say nothing. At this time, master and apprentice are for life, and sometimes the master's words are more useful than those of one's own parents. Since the master had arranged it this way, even if Li Xuewu didn't want to go, Li's father and mother would probably tie him up with ropes and send him to the car heading west, unless Li Xuewu severed this master-apprentice relationship.

Sure enough, after returning home and telling his parents about it, both Mr. and Mrs. Li agreed with it wholeheartedly and did not give Li Xuewu any chance to explain or refute.

A month later, the list of people supporting the western region was published on the factory bulletin board, and Li Xuewu's name was on the list.

Another month passed, and the day of departure arrived. Li's mother packed his luggage. As the conditions in the west were difficult, she also prepared a lot of dried meat, pickles, etc. It was not until the car drove out of the factory gate with the farewell of the workers in the factory that Li Xuewu realized that he was really leaving home.

Leaning against the side of the carriage, Li Xuewu recalled his experiences over the past two months.

He has been very busy in the past two months. First of all, he had to take the worker grade exam. Although he was included in the list, the notice required that he must be at least an intermediate-level worker. Therefore, Li Xuewu has been busy preparing for the exam during this period. The master found the factory director and arranged the exam for him in advance. In order not to disappoint the master, Li Xuewu could only cheer up and practice hard every day.

I have to take care of four women in my spare time.

As for Chen Xueru, he told her to keep a low profile while he was away, to be patient if anything happened, and to wait for him to come back.

There really wasn't any good arrangement for Qin Huairu. She was nominally still pregnant with Jia's child, so they could only leave her some money and told her to ask the three uncles or Sha Zhu for help if she had any problems. If things really didn't work, she could go back to her parents' home for a while. But if she wanted to deal with Jia Zhang, she would probably have to rely on herself in the future.

Qin Jingru was easy to arrange and was still raised in her parents' home. However, one night before leaving, Qin Jingru took the initiative to deal with Li Xuewu, turning her into a little woman. She obediently told Li Xuewu that she would wait for him to come back and marry her.

Liang Ladi helped her pay off her debts and left some money. Together with her salary, it should be enough for them to live on. She also asked Nan Yi to take care of her, so it could be considered a perfect solution.

It seemed that everything was arranged, but Li Xuewu was not sure what things would be like when he came back, and who would be waiting for him. The only people Li Xuewu was sure of were Chen Xueru and Qin Jingru.

Before they knew it, the car arrived at the train station. After looking back at Sijiu City, Li Xuewu and his companions picked up their bags and boarded the train heading west.

On the same day, a letter of complaint appeared on the desks of the factory director and the director of the street office.

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