Siheyuan diet for men and women

Chapter 1212 Brother Smells Good
"You sneaked back here?"

Li Xuewu glanced at Xu Sinian and received a call from him before leaving get off work.

It's like an underground meeting, so mysterious.

"What do you mean secretly? I came back openly. Why can't I come here to visit my relatives?"

Xu Sinian, wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, nodded to Han Jiankun who turned back and said, "Drive."

It seemed like he was his driver and a close friend of Li Xuewu, so he was not polite to his driver.

Han Jiankun knew that he had a good relationship with his leader, but he did not start the car immediately. Instead, he turned around and started the car after Li Xuewu nodded.

"Let's go to the club where we had dinner last time," Xu Sinian specifically told Han Jiankun, and then turned back to Li Xuewu and emphasized, "I really like the environment of your club."

"Um--"

Li Xuewu looked at him and snorted, then asked, "Let's go to the fucking club for dinner. Are you going to treat us, or am I going to treat us?"

Due to the club’s rules, outsiders are not allowed to enter, and naturally have no ability to consume.

These are the rules for dealing with market management and supply and marketing management.

Whether it is the internal supply and marketing service department or the restaurant, as long as it does not operate externally, it is not under the jurisdiction of the relevant outside departments, and naturally there will be no trouble.

Members are also part of the organization, and in this era the first thing to emphasize is the organization.

Doesn’t Xu Sinian know this?

"Hey, we're brothers, it doesn't matter who treats whom, do you think I'm being polite to you?"

"You're so rude to me!"

Li Xuewu curled his lips and said, "Then you can't be too rude, right?"

"Well, let's go to your house to eat and let sister-in-law choose a few dishes."

He is really mean. Knowing that there was a fire in Xu Sinian's backyard, he might have come back to put out the fire.

So, he deliberately mentioned the fire and was polite:
"I'm not picky about food. Home-cooked meals are the most heartwarming. I just want to try my sister-in-law's cooking."

"Her cooking is not good, forget it."

Xu Sinian was such a cunning person. He didn't get much from Li Xuewu, but he suffered the most losses.

I already had this experience. No matter what Li Xuewu said, as long as I disagreed, I would always change the subject and never go along with what he said.

“I just love the craftsmanship of the club!”

He patted Li Xuewu's knee and said in a bitter voice: "Ah, look at me, it's not easy for me to come back like this, and I'm sorry to bother you to treat me to a meal."

"How about forgetting it?"

Li Xuewu pulled his hand back with all his strength, curled his lips and said, "I just remembered that I have something else to do. Let's get together later, okay?"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Xu Sinian laughed and held Li Xuewu's hand, then asked Han Jiankun who was driving: "Did you see that? This is Deputy Director Li's true nature!"

"It will be here soon—"

Han Jiankun would never get involved in the pranks among the leaders. He drove the car very steadily and gave a reminder with a smile.

In fact, there are still some ways to go, it’s just a matter of asking and answering, and we can’t embarrass the leader.

It must be said that Xu Sinian was a good person. He had no particularly obvious enemies in the factory, nor any particularly outstanding friends.

He does not fawn on his superiors, nor does he put on airs towards his comrades below him.

If you ask him what he has done as the factory director for all these years, he himself may not be able to tell you.

Eating and waiting to die?
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"Tell me what this is all about!"

There were four dishes and a soup, and the wine was a small-boiled liquor, which tasted strong but not intoxicating.

Xu Sinian took a sip of wine, glanced at Li Xuewu, and said, "You know whether it's easy for me or not."

"After enduring all these years, through thick and thin, and seeing four people off, I finally made it. I just want to land safely. What are you doing?"

"The four you sent away..."

Li Xuewu picked up the wine jug and filled it for him. He looked at him and asked in a low voice, "Is this what I mean by sending you away?"

"laugh--"

The emotions that Xu Sinian had just accumulated suddenly leaked out, and he almost choked to death on his saliva.

He rolled his eyes, glanced at Li Xuewu and asked, "What do you think?"

"When everyone is like you, you are good at overcoming all kinds of dissatisfaction——"

"Why don't you ask around? Old Xu has been working in the government for so many years. Who wouldn't say hello to me when they see me?"

"Yes, yes, Director Xu..."

Li Xuewu curled his lips in disdain, and said in a rather forced tone: "Nothing to say, nothing to say——"

"What's with that look in your eyes? Are you looking down on me?"

Xu Sinian stiffened his neck and blushed, tapping the table with his fingers, and said, "I know everything. People in the agency say that my skill of flattery is engraved in my bones, and I am a natural flatterer."

He said in a particularly tough tone: "No matter how much I flatter or how loyal I am, it's all for work! In life, have you ever seen me speak softly to anyone?"

"Everyone at Yingcheng Shipyard knows my temper. My integrity is written on my forehead!"

"Welcome Director Xu--"

The two were drinking when there was a soft knock on the outer door, and then someone opened the door curtain and walked in.

It was Yu Li, followed by two waiters carrying trays of food.

"This is--"

Xu Sinian didn't react for a moment, and was a little stunned when he saw a beautiful woman walking in.

Just as he was looking at Li Xuewu, Yu Li took the initiative to greet him: "We have met before. You came to our restaurant for dinner last time."

"I am the general manager of Dongfeng Club. My name is Yu Li."

"Ohhhh—I remember now!"

Xu Sinian slapped his forehead, grinned, pointed at Yu Li and asked, "He came to toast us last time and even saw us off to the door when he left!"

"Thank you Director Xu for remembering me."

Yu Li smiled as she helped the waiter arrange the dishes and introduced them, "I heard from the waiter that you and Director Li are here, so I specially arranged for the kitchen to prepare two more dishes. They took a little longer to stew, but they are just right—"

"Okay! Thank you, thank you Manager Yu!"

Xu Sinian took the initiative to shake hands with Yu Li, and praised her with a smile: "I came here last time. After tasting the delicious food here, I really lost my appetite and missed it for a whole year!"

"I just don't understand. They are both restaurants, but why is the food here so good? I can't forget it. Now I understand..."

He said to Li Xuewu: "It turns out that there is a capable person here at Dongfeng Restaurant!"

"Hahaha--"

Yu Lijiao smiled and shook Xu Sinian's big hand, saying, "You are too kind to us!"

"We are honored to have you come to our Dongfeng Restaurant."

She picked up the wine glass and filled it for herself, then raised it with both hands and said to Xu Sinian, "Once again, I sincerely welcome you to dine at Dongfeng Restaurant. I wish you a happy meal and a good time here today—"
-

Xu Sinian, who was upright and had never said a soft word in his life except for work, drank a little too much.

But fortunately, neither of them is a drunkard.

There is no need to agree in advance on how to stop between friends, and there is no need to say it deliberately.

Just drink enough.

"Let's be serious, what does leadership really mean?"

Xu Sinian's breathing was already a little heavy at this moment, his mouth was full of alcohol, and his eyes were bright.

He frowned and asked, "I don't care about other leaders. I just want to know what Director Li thinks."

"If he wants to move me, then I won't struggle any more and I'd better surrender!"

"It hasn't reached that point yet!"

Li Xuewu glanced at him, picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea, and said, "This is a time of trouble."

"You came back to Beijing early just for this matter? It's not necessary, right?"

"Isn't that necessary yet?"

Xu Sinian put away his bowl and said with a limp, "Ding Zigui has already put his hand into my crotch. When do I have to wait for him to react?"

"You know me. I won't complain unless you push me to a certain limit."

"Yeah, I just found out about him."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "He told me privately once that he wanted to go to Steel City."

"Let him dream on—" Xu Sinian said indignantly, "Why didn't he say that Director Li should step down and he should take over?"

"Gangcheng! Does he have the qualifications?"

"Alas, things just came together."

Li Xuewu let out a long sigh and said, "The leaders originally intended to complete the adjustment of mid-level cadres ahead of schedule, at least before the New Year."

"But, there's news that the working group will be coming, and the personnel adjustment of mid-level cadres has also been frozen. The higher-ups are saying that we should slow down a bit."

"Slow down? What do you mean?"

Xu Sinian frowned and asked, "Are you preparing space for the new leader? Or are there any other arrangements?"

"Oh, Red Star Factory has merged so many companies, and the middle-level cadres are subject to dynamic adjustment. Can they just freeze it?"

"The ones frozen are the original cadres of Red Star Factory. The main targets are you, the heads of the branch factories and the supervisors of various departments."

Li Xuewu explained to him, and then introduced: "You should know the purpose of the working group's visit. The current management committee of the factory must be adjusted and strengthened. I don't need to emphasize this."

"But you should also understand that with the new leadership, there will definitely be some inclinations and actions from above."

He knocked on the table and emphasized, "Before March next year, the factory must be upgraded."

"After the upgrade, group formation will be put on the agenda, that is, the establishment of various branches and specialized factories. Who will be the responsible persons?"

"What? You want a major key?"

Xu Sinian rolled his eyes and said, "I know Director Dong. He will definitely join the team and return to Beijing."

"I don't care about Steel City's affairs since you are here, but I have only been in Yingcheng for more than a year!"

He asked indignantly, "We finally managed to get this business up and running, and now we have to move him? What does he think, and what does the leader think?"

"Whether you move or not has nothing to do with Director Li, and even less to do with Ding Zigui. Do you understand that?"

Li Xuewu grabbed the teacup and tapped the table lightly, looking at him and reminding him: "It depends on you!"

"The news right now is a bit confusing. Some say four people are coming, while others say five. It's hard to tell how many people are coming."

He stressed: "But no matter what, Red Star Factory has absorbed so many companies. Is it possible to use only its own people? Is it possible to leave others behind?"

"I'll tell you, you figure it out yourself!"

Li Xuewu counted on his fingers and said, "Sixteen enterprises and Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Factory should be counted as one, right?"

"Don't you have an idea whether the ministry will have paratroopers coming this time?"

"Think about it again. The factory is engaged in such a large foreign trade. Shouldn't we need someone to come to the foreign trade department?"

He put down his finger, pointed at him, and said, "You should not be in the capital right now. Instead, you should focus on related business."

"It's the end of November now, and this matter will definitely be settled by the end of December."

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a sip, then he let out a long breath and said gently, "We need to look at the long term and think about the direction of work after the team is reorganized."

"Also, without major adjustments to the existing work system and business scope, how Yingcheng Ship can open up the situation is the key."

He looked at Xu Sinian and said, "You shouldn't be thinking about Ding Zigui, but about entering the management committee within three years."

"Otherwise, you will have spent these years in Yingcheng in vain, and you will have to move to another position when the time comes."

"what do you mean--"

Xu Sinian pondered over Li Xuewu's words, paused and said, "Let's build Yingcheng's ships and build a scale like Gangcheng, and follow Director Dong's path?"

"No, you can't follow his path."

Li Xuewu put down his teacup and said, "Yingcheng Shipbuilding is a specialized factory, and Gangcheng Industry is an integrated industrial zone, which is composed of various branches."

"Expanding influence does not mean expanding the size of the factory. A professional factory should take the professional technology route."

He nodded at Xu Sinian and said, "When it becomes as easy as making dumplings to build a 10,000-ton ship for Yingcheng Shipbuilding, you will be the deputy director of the Management Committee Office."

"Fuck..." Xu Sinian complained bitterly, "Can I still wait until that day?"

"If you have this much ambition, don't do it."

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said, "I will take over Director Dong's job after the New Year. You can come back and join my team. Do you want to be the deputy director of the security team?"

"Forget it. I'm weak and have never held a gun. Why would I join the security team?"

Xu Sinian knew that he was trying to provoke him, so he took a deep breath and the drunken look on his face faded a lot.

"Forget it. With you in the capital, I won't end up on the streets, kowtow and perform for money."

"Don't flatter yourself—"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said, "You? Still want to perform? No one wants you even if you sell your body!"

"I'm giving you a frank advice. You can have colorful flags flying outside, but you must never let the red flag fall down at home!"

He looked at Xu Sinian seriously and reminded him, "Especially at this critical moment."

"The management committee team will be moved before the New Year, and the teams of the branch factories and various departments will be moved after the New Year. You should be mentally prepared."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid."

Xu Sinian said seriously: "I won't play with fire and get burned. We have already discussed the passenger ship you told me about last time. The first-class technology..."

"Think about this matter yourself, and I don't need to teach you how to deal with it."

Li Xuewu pointed at the table, narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't act on impulse, don't look for trouble, and don't give others the opportunity to make a fuss."
-

"What did you say? It's so late?"

Watching the command vehicle leave, Yu Li turned to look at Li Xuewu and asked, "Did he ask you for something?"

"Well, the stability has come."

Li Xuewu explained casually, turned his head to look at her, and asked, "You didn't go home?"

"You said you would come over tonight, how can I go back?"

Yu Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "I knew you guys were going to drink too much. What were you thinking—"

"Who said I was drunk?"

Li Xuewu raised his hand to check the time. It was already past midnight.

He arranged for Han Jiankun to see Xu Sinian off, while he himself stayed here.

I called home before leaving get off work and found out that Xu Sinian had something to discuss.

As agreed with Gu Ning, there is no need to wait any longer after ten o'clock. If he doesn't go back, Han Jiankun won't go back either, and Qin Jingru doesn't have to go back either.

This situation is rare, only a few times a year. Even if Gu Ning has an appointment with him, he will not tie him up or forbid him from socializing.

Her social circle is very narrow, but she has also heard from colleagues in the department or patients that it is impossible to go home on time when working nowadays.

In a year, except for business trips, Li Xuewu went home after work 90% of the time. The remaining 10% was either for business in the compound or for social events like today.

Others may not know, but Yu Li felt it most clearly, because it had been going on for a long time and she only got to eat meat a few times a year, so the memory was too vivid.

She toasted when they were having dinner just to remind Li Xuewu that she didn't want him to leave.

It's not like she hasn't tried this trick before, but the chances of success are not very high.

Li Xuewu is not the kind of guy who allows himself to be manipulated by women. He is both hateful and despicable.

"No, no -"

Yu Li has already said it's not possible, but the initiative is no longer in her hands.

That's right, it's not in her hands.

So, there was gunfire in the club guesthouse for half the night until the ammunition ran out.

"Are you being willful again?"

Yu Li pushed him and said unhappily, "If you don't cherish your body, who will care about you?"

"I've never seen you like this—"

Li Xuewu tapped her nose and said with a smile, "It perfectly combines the two idioms of being unable to stop and knowing when to stop."

"You think I'm not... I'm not doing this for your own good, so just be willful, you——"

Yu Li got up and tidied up while muttering, "You will suffer for half your life if you enjoy the pleasure for a moment. Do I need to tell you this?"

……

Li Xuewu is just like this. As long as someone cares about him and truly wants to do good for him, he will listen patiently and understand no matter how much they nag.

Yu Li kept on nagging, but her hands were not vague at all. She served him like a master. There was no need for him to be so arrogant.

Seeing that Li Xuewu had been silent, Yu Li talked for a long time and now looked up at him.

"Fell asleep?"

"No, I'm just thinking about something."

Li Xuewu rested his head on his arms, looked at the painting on the wall with the help of the bedside lamp, and responded.

Yu Li finished packing, then lay down next to him again and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"That Director Xu tonight is the head of Yingcheng Shipbuilding, right? Is it related to him?"

"Well, that's what I'm busy with lately."

Li Xuewu explained casually: "Red Star Factory reached a compensation agreement with the Santaya Group based on a 10,000-ton cargo ship as the standard."

"That is to say, in the future, the Red Star Factory will continuously produce one, two, three ships... until the end of the contract period."

He turned around and looked at Yu Li and introduced: "Sentaya Group's move is to quickly recoup its investment, fearing that its investment and cooperation in the mainland will go to waste."

"But they don't have the qualifications and capabilities to operate shipping, so they are looking for partners."

"It's Dongfeng Shipping, right?"

When Yu Li heard this, she responded as if she suddenly understood something.

She supported herself with her arms and sat up, completely ignoring the fact that the headlights were shining on Li Xuewu's face.

"I just said that Biaozi has been replying to more letters recently, and he has also been asking about the situation of the Red Star Factory..."

"Isn't it Dongfeng Shipping?"

She was halfway through her words when she saw Li Xuewu looking at her without confirmation, so she knew she had guessed wrong.

But... Li Xuewu would never do anything to help others. He must have some ulterior motive in providing the Santaya Group with a cargo ship as a standard for the compensation agreement...

"It's a port city! It's a favorable ocean!"

Yu Li sat there wrapped in a quilt. Her brain, which had just crashed, was a little slow after restarting, but then it became smooth again and she thought of it all at once.

She patted Li Xuewu on the shoulder, widened her eyes and asked, "Is it a favorable ocean voyage?"

"Well, I was thinking," Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Is it better to take over Shunfeng Ocean Shipping directly or to start from Dongfeng Shipping?"

"Director Xu came to see you today. Are you planning to take advantage of him?"

As someone close to him, Yu Li naturally understood his way of doing things very well and it was impossible for her to do something without a purpose.

Since I started thinking about this matter after seeing Xu Sinian off, the two things must be related.

Li Xuewu turned his head and looked at her, raised his hand to wipe the car light, and asked, "Is it brighter?"

"Screw you--"

Yu Li slapped his big hand away and said angrily, "Can't you be a little more serious?"

"Seriously...Sentaya Group has agreed to contact Dongfeng Shipping."

Li Xuewu really started to speak seriously, but his hands were wiping the car lights in a somewhat unruly manner.

"Lao Biaozi will try to recruit as many retired seamen or marines as possible to improve the overall quality of the crew to meet the conditions for ocean-going operations."

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "We need to recruit people from the capital as well. We need people with a junior high school education or above, from ordinary families, and from poor families who need to make a living."

“The personnel structure of crew and management cannot be too simple, nor too complicated.”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of Zhou Yamei. Ever since she took charge of personnel work, he no longer had to worry about this aspect.

During the few days I spent in Gangcheng, I saw that the psychological counseling room had completely changed its appearance and became like an office.

With information and personnel files everywhere, Li Xuewu even wanted to arrange a secretary for her.

The workload is really heavy, especially when there is no computer to work.

Even if there is no salary payment business, the list and information of all Li Xuewu's recycling station business personnel are kept here, which is the basis of financial salary.

It’s hard just thinking about it, and this hardship will last for at least three to five years.

Li Xuewu judged that it would take three to five years, or at least until he went to Gangcheng, before there would be time to perfect such a huge organizational structure of the recycling station.

When will he be able to go to Steel City?
This question is neither difficult nor easy, but if you want to go and come back, you have to look at the next step and see how many people he can "send away" in this step.
-

"looking at what?"

Gu Cheng staggered around to the third floor of the security department like a street urchin.

At the end of the corridor was the leader's office. He took a quick look and did not go in, but turned into a small office, which was the territory of the chief secretary Peng Xiaoli.

Saying "big secretary" actually has a bit of a teasing and joking tone, Li Haiyang is the big secretary.

But some people in the security team joked about this with Peng Xiaoli, and it was over after a little fuss.

Naturally, Gu Cheng and Peng Xiaoli had a special relationship, and even Peng Xiaoli's father knew about it.

Seeing that his son had been working for three or four years and had no intention of finding a partner or getting married, his father got angry.

It's not the kind of anger that makes you angry, but the kind that makes you get irritated.

After all, with Peng Xiaoli's current position, his father has no complaints, which is very impressive.

If there are neighbors who work in the factory, everyone should be polite when talking to them.

It’s just the appearance, but what about the substance?

I spent all day hanging out with a guy named Gu Cheng, and sometimes we even went home together after get off work.

That would be fine, but what were the two of them doing locked in the room whispering to each other in secret?
You want to discuss work, but there is no place in the factory?
If you are going out with your friends to play, then why do you close the door?
Therefore, Peng Xiaoli's father had already solemnly declared to him that if he wanted to find a widow, he would not care, but he must not find a man!

In fact, Peng Xiaoli was also very embarrassed. He and Gu Cheng used to be colleagues, but now they were just bad friends.

To be more precise, the two are good friends with common interests and an obligation to support each other...

Eh? So it seems even more vague?

Can husband and wife be described in the same way?

"Are you so free?"

Peng Xiaoli glanced at him, and thinking about his father's words, he felt embarrassed.

You know what, although Gu Cheng is a sloppy guy, he has a handsome face.

I don't see him applying anything. He rides around on his motorcycle every day, but his skin is very white and tender.

If she had waist-length hair, drawn eyebrows and sideburns, and wore stylish clothes... wouldn't that be quite attractive?
Damn, what am I thinking!

"What? Why are you shaking your head?"

Gu Cheng, who was sitting on the sofa, was about to answer when he saw Peng Xiaoli shaking his head like a lion.

He asked suspiciously, "Is there water in your head?"

"You're fucking crazy!"

Peng Xiaoli retorted in annoyance, but looked away, pretending to be concentrating on the document.

Gu Cheng didn't care about it. His good brother was a little nervous on weekdays and he was just writing materials.

Of course he doesn't know that he treats the other person as a good brother, and the other person treats him as a good sister.

"What can I do? The most important thing in this position is to be safe and sound!"

He lit a cigarette for himself, propped himself up, leaned over and looked at Peng Xiaoli's documents face to face.

This really irritated Peng Xiaoli, who was feeling guilty, and his face turned as red as a monkey's butt.

"what are you doing!"

"what are you doing?"

The two people said the same sentence, but with different tones and meanings.

Peng Xiaoli asked why he came here.

What Gu Cheng asked was why he reacted so strongly.

"You're freaking out!"

Pulling the document from Peng Xiaoli's hand, Gu Cheng pointed at Peng Xiaoli and said, "You've really changed. You never yelled at me when I did this before—"

"hiss--"

Gu Cheng's words left Peng Xiaoli at a loss, and he didn't know how to respond.

There is nothing wrong with such resentful words between bad friends, but if one party is thinking about the other.

"I mean... you scared me!"

"What are you jumping about when you look at the documents?"

Gu Cheng sat back down, took a puff of his cigarette, and muttered, "If you don't know, you'd think you were looking at the Emperor's uncle!"

"Fuck you—"

Peng Xiaoli grabbed the teacup and wanted to take a sip to suppress his evil thoughts, but found that the water was gone.

He wanted to stand up to pour hot water, but found that he was carrying the flag. If he stood up now, wouldn't his good brothers notice him and point a gun at him?

Shit! Someone save me!
He was now caught in a vicious cycle. If he didn't drink water, he couldn't cool down. But if he didn't cool down, he couldn't drink water. What should he do?

"I've shown you a report on the evaluation of Chinese herbal medicine planting technology and experimental bases. Are you careful?"

Gu Cheng really thought that Peng Xiaoli was secretly reading some banned books under the guise of writing documents.

He had done this many times before, tearing off the novels he wanted to read and putting them in his files...

Later, he forgot to take it out and Director Xu ended up reading the novel he was reading.

Fortunately, it was Director Xu, fortunately he had a sweet mouth, and fortunately he had a young face.

"What's going on? Is your security team going to start a new project?"

“This is a project from the previous group.”

Peng Xiaoli rolled his eyes and explained, "The leaders have already handed over the car maintenance project, how can they be missing this one?"

"The project that we first cooperated with several units such as the Chinese Medicine Hospital and Hongxing Village has now matured."

He took the report from Gu Cheng and continued, "The leader's intention is to find a suitable opportunity to put the Chinese herbal medicine project in the development plan for next year. I'm not going to sort it out."

"No wonder everyone wants to be a secretary for the boss—" Gu Cheng said enviously, "The work content is different."

"Unlike me, I'm always like a nagging urger, reminding you of this and asking for that."

"Don't be ungrateful—"

Peng Xiaoli glanced at him and asked, "What's up? You came here suddenly, is there something wrong?"

"You can't come if you have nothing to do?"

Gu Cheng stood up and glanced outside the door. Seeing no one was there, he went to the desk and whispered, "Director Li's anger has not been vented!"

"How many days is it?"

Peng Xiaoli leaned back awkwardly and nervously folded his right leg.

Gu Cheng was talking about something and didn't notice his nervousness. He whispered, "It's the seventh day, a whole week, and there's no eruption."

"Something's not right—"

He frowned and said, "If it was Director Li who ordered it, then at least they should pretend to do it, right?"

"If it wasn't Director Li who ordered it, why would Director Li let him go?"

"Working group! Big brother!"

Peng Xiaoli reminded him, "He just figured out that the work group was in the factory and the leaders wouldn't easily touch him, so why is he jumping around like that, trying to get attention?"

"I'm also confused——"

Gu Cheng was lying on the table, and Peng Xiaoli, with his butt raised, felt his body tense. He felt like he was about to die.

Of course he wasn't... that person. He thought... his sexual orientation was normal. After all, he had a girl he liked. But why did his father say that?...

"What's wrong with you? You don't look right?"

Gu Cheng was talking about something, and when he saw his good brother was shaking with nervousness, he asked, "Are you catching a cold?"

"No, it's a bit cold." Peng Xiaoli took the clothes from the back of the chair and held them in his arms, motioning him and saying, "You can talk, I'm fine."

Gu Cheng looked at him and saw that he was really fine, so he continued: "He has been a little crazy since he came back from Yingcheng."

"Not only has he changed his arrogant attitude, but he's also been so polite to everyone. It's a bit too much!"

He curled his lips and said, "I believe that a dog won't eat shit, but I don't believe that he has changed his previous bad habits!"

"When you show courtesy to others, you must have a request!"

"What for? Is he crazy?"

Peng Xiaoli frowned and said, "He is only the deputy director of the Management Committee Office. How can he want to wear the yellow robe?"

"No, I really doubt that he wants to lift up the yellow robe and put it on someone else's shoulders!"

Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes and reminded Peng Xiaoli: "Don't forget, Lao Cheng has spoken for him several times, and Zhang Shicheng has a close relationship with him..."

"You are right and wrong to think so," Peng Xiaoli raised his eyebrows and said, "You haven't seen enough of what happens in the government. Old Cheng may have been a scapegoat."

"Bullshit! Old Cheng is not stupid!"

Gu Cheng's eyes widened and he argued, "Who can control him? Who can restrict him?"

"If you're talking about Zhang Shicheng, I don't believe it. If you're talking about Shi Ruoweng, I don't believe it even more!"

He said confidently: "It's just him. Can't you see? Old Cheng is getting cocky!"

"The working group is here. No matter what the result is, his work this year is remarkable. Even if the thunder strikes, Lao Li will bear the consequences. He is a complete winner!"

After analyzing this, Gu Cheng emphasized in a low voice: "What do you think will happen to the factory if something happens to Lao Li at this time? Will the higher-ups consider letting him, the deputy director in charge of production, take over?"

"Let's say, a 10% chance, isn't that still a chance? The key is that he also has connections!"

"It's unlikely. I still don't believe it."

Peng Xiaoli was now focused and his fever had subsided. He quickly stood up and poured some hot water.

He turned his back to his good brother and explained, "Like you said, Lao Cheng is not stupid. He should know very well that the more united and stable the Red Star Factory is, the more he can gain."

"How many eyes are watching the Red Star Factory? We don't know who did what, but the leaders above must know."

He turned around, holding the teacup, and continued, "Let's take a step back and say that if he really did this, even if he took over the factory management committee, stabilizing the situation would be a difficult problem. Will the higher-ups give him the time?"

"The Red Star Factory is what it is today because of the right time, right place and right people. An old Cheng——"

"What if?"

Gu Cheng looked at Peng Xiaoli shaking his head and frowned, "What if Old Cheng has other plans? What if the higher-ups have other plans?"

"Also, what if Old Cheng really has evidence of what Old Li did?"

He raised his eyebrows and said, "I suspect that Shi Ruoweng and Zhang Shicheng are up to something. I don't know if Lao Cheng is involved, but he will definitely benefit from it."

"The most difficult thing now is that the working group is in the factory. No one dares to act rashly. Under the surface calmness, there are turbulent waves and undercurrents!"

"Find out the mastermind behind this..." Peng Xiaoli thought for a while and said seriously, "We have been keeping an eye on Old Cheng for so long, it's time to get some results."

"That's what I'm worried about!" Gu Cheng knocked on the table and said, "If Lao Cheng doesn't know about this, or only knows part of it..."

"Then he is stupid——"

Peng Xiaoli took a sip of hot water and said sarcastically, "He must have fallen into a trap, otherwise Shi Ruoweng wouldn't be so abnormal."

"The worry is that he doesn't even know he has fallen into a trap," Gu Cheng sneered, "With his position, he can easily drag a group of people into the trap."

"Don't worry about him. Master Ruo Weng is not right."

Peng Xiaoli narrowed his eyes and said, "We have limited energy and manpower, so we can't keep an eye on too many people. We just need to keep an eye on the main characters."

"I want to see what's going on."

He looked at Gu Cheng, curled his lips and asked, "Could it be that he met some great man in Yingcheng?"
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"It's the end of the year, and the leaders want progress."

Ding Zigui came down from upstairs and saw Li Xuewu coming from the opposite side, so he waited in the hall for a while.

After they reunited, they walked to the backyard restaurant together. He reminded them, “Engineering, technology, projects, change, personnel, finance… I’m going crazy.”

“Haha—it’s always like this.”

Li Xuewu chuckled at him and asked, "Why are you going crazy this year?"

"Comrade Xuewu, our business volume has never been as high as this year!"

Ding Zigui sighed and said, "The finance department has already given us a draft, but there is no news from the engineering department."

"Their workload is a bit heavy, which is understandable. Let me communicate with them."

Li Xuewu nodded, understood what Ding Zigui meant, and took the initiative to take on the task.

After all, his duties in the commission office were to organize and coordinate, so it was reasonable for Lao Ding to order him around.

Besides, he is the deputy team leader of the Engineering Office, one of the three major offices. He is more familiar with several projects such as the ecological industrial zone and is easy to communicate with.

This is what Ding Zigui meant. When he saw Li Xuewu took the initiative to agree, there was no joy on his face, but instead a bit of melancholy.

"I don't want to trouble you. As they say, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, haha—"

At the end he chuckled and said with disdain: "Where did these bullshit rules come from?"

"Everyone's job belongs to them. Can you do more work just because you are capable?"

For some reason, Ding Zigui started to complain and almost hit Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu listened silently, walked into the backyard restaurant with him, and queued up for food.

After entering the restaurant, Ding Zigui calmed down and talked to Li Xuewu about the work in the commission office and the important schedule in the near future.

The focus is Director Li’s itinerary. Li Xuewu is also responsible for planning the leader’s itinerary.

After talking for a while, when it was their turn to get food, Ding Zigui suddenly turned around and asked, "Is Old Xu back?"

"Who?" Li Xuewu was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and asked, "Director Xu?"

"Yeah, I heard that from someone too."

Ding Zigui nodded, sighed, and whispered, "I'm telling you, don't spread it."

"His lifestyle in Yingcheng is not very good, and some gossip has been passed back... He should have come back this time to take care of family affairs, alas——"

As if he was very worried and sorry for Xu Sinian, he said: "This is totally wrong!"

Hmm, there is a traitor around Xu Sinian!