Chapter 1231: A Crazy Turn

"The food in the cafeteria seems to have lost some of its flavor."

Gu Cheng frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, raised his head and looked at Peng Xiaoli opposite him and asked, "Did you feel it?"

"It's normal—"

Peng Xiaoli glanced somewhere and replied while eating: "If you don't lighten up now, how can you feel happy during the New Year's Day?"

"Fuck! I said it was the cook's business!"

Gu Cheng slammed the table and was about to stand up and argue with the cook, but was suppressed by Peng Xiaoli who had come back to his senses.

"What are you going to do!"

Peng Xiaoli glared at him and whispered, "Do you want to lose the taste of the New Year's Day?"

"I fucking—" Gu Cheng bit his back teeth, glared and retorted: "I can't even cook a cook?"

"Who said you can't cure——"

Peng Xiaoli waved his hand, signaling him to sit down first, but he said, "You are now the secretary of the leader. Your words can make the country prosperous. Who can refuse to give you the face of being a secretary?"

"But you'll get spanked."

He pointed at Gu Cheng, who looked unconvinced, with the hand holding the chopsticks and said, "The ones who beat you are the ones who can't eat pork."

"Why!"

Gu Cheng pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "I am doing this for everyone's good. Look at this dish, it doesn't smell greasy at all!"

"Speak a little quieter, it seems like you have a loud voice."

Peng Xiaoli glanced around and explained to him, "If you go to the cafeteria now, they will definitely give you face."

"Today's meal will replenish you, and tomorrow's food will be greasy, but what about the day after tomorrow?"

"What's the day after tomorrow?"

Gu Cheng frowned and said, "It's the same the day after tomorrow. Without the oil, the cabbage smells like dirt. It's for pigs to eat."

"You are honest and straightforward, but you are really stupid!"

Peng Xiaoli nodded at him and said, "Do you really think that the meat in our factory is free and you can eat as much as you want?"

"If you eat tomorrow's food today and the day after tomorrow's food tomorrow, then you can only drink cold water the day after tomorrow."

He tapped the chopsticks on the table and emphasized, "How did you raise the food standards during the New Year holidays?"

"You can't just live frugally during normal times and spend lavishly during the New Year!"

Gu Cheng was dissatisfied and said: "This is just like robbing Peter to pay Paul!"

"So, in the end, all the good food we eat during the New Year is what we save during normal times..."

"If you want a reaction, go ahead."

Peng Xiaoli saw that he couldn't stop him, so he just ignored it and waved his hand and said, "From now on, just pretend you don't know me, and I will just pretend that I don't have a friend like you."

"Don't mention me when you're getting beaten, or I'll be covered in blood."

"Who said to react now!"

Gu Cheng shouted happily, but his butt was very honest and he sat on the chair without moving.

You think he is stupid. But he is not stupid after having worked in the government for three or four years.

Don't be fooled by his loud noise, when he gets serious he runs faster than anyone else.

These words are just bait, to see if there are any idiots who actually believe him and take the initiative to stand up and agree with him, so that he can sell it out.

But he kept yelling for a long time, and Peng Xiaoli was suppressing him. The young people around him were not fools, so no one would take the bait.

"Do you think this is a cafeteria?"

Peng Xiaoli glanced at the other side with a silly look, then gestured around and whispered to Gu Cheng: "Everyone who can eat here must be a top talent."

Well, that’s right. Not everyone can eat in the office canteen.

Only cadres at the deputy section level and above are qualified to come in. The two of them were purely due to their status as secretaries of the leaders.

Otherwise, even Peng Xiaoli, as deputy chief clerk, can't come. Just go and queue up in the cafeteria.

Then someone asked, how could He Yushui come to eat?

First, the workshop director of the tertiary industry also receives deputy section-level treatment.

Second, her brother is the on-duty supervisor of the cafeteria. This reason outweighs everything else, and she can come here to eat even if she is an ordinary employee.

"Hey, it's time to adjust the honeycomb briquettes!"

Gu Cheng muttered indignantly, looked at Peng Xiaoli across from him and asked, "Why has the welfare of our factory dropped so much?"

“It’s not that the welfare benefits in the factory have declined.”

Peng Xiaoli raised his eyebrows and introduced: "This year's New Year's welfare funds have not decreased, but increased by a lot."

“But there are 70,000 to 80,000 more people receiving benefits.”

He rolled his eyes and said, "Just tell me, is giving benefits to more than 10,000 people the same as giving benefits to more than 90,000 people?"

"Alas..." Gu Cheng sighed, picking at the cabbage in the lunch box with his chopsticks and said, "This life is unbearable. I have to tighten my belt again."

"Don't be so ungrateful—"

Peng Xiaoli glared at him and emphasized: "At least you still have cabbage to eat now."

"Bullshit—" Gu Cheng said indignantly, "If I can't even eat cabbage, then I'll just eat dirt!"

"Haha, you speak as if you haven't heard of it."

Peng Xiaoli glanced at him and said, "It's only been a few years since we started eating dirt!"

"You are so arrogant that you don't know the suffering of the people."

"Get lost—"

Although Gu Cheng was still complaining, he put the cabbage into his mouth with his chopsticks and muttered, "Just think of it as recalling the bitter past and thinking of the sweet past."

“Last year was just too good.”

Peng Xiaoli ate quickly and casually, without paying attention to the changes in the oil and water in the dishes.

He ate his food and said, "You'll see this year, and you'll see next year."

"So this is all you have planned for the three-year plan?"

Gu Cheng's eyes widened, and he asked in a low voice, "Did Deputy Director Li say that? Aren't the leaders afraid that the employees will get upset?"

"Of course I'm afraid," Peng Xiaoli put down his lunch box, looked at him and said, "Don't you see that the leaders are so scared that they can't stand it anymore?"

He tapped the lunch box with the chopsticks in his hand and said, "The canteen in the office is taking the lead in serving bland soup. Who will the employees go to for trouble?"

"If you go to the cafeteria now, you will definitely find that it has more oil and water than ours."

Peng Xiaoli stared at Gu Cheng and said, "Believe it or not, the factory newspaper will definitely have this kind of publicity during the New Year."

"We should cut back on food and clothing and get through this difficult time together."

He shrugged his shoulders and said, "There will be bread, there will be milk, there will be everything."

"This was said by Vasily, not by Deputy Director Li," he emphasized, "Don't get me wrong."

"Fuck, Vasily is following Lenin!"

Gu Cheng babbled: "Lenin will bless him with plenty of food and clothing, but who the hell will bless me?"

"Stop talking nonsense..."

Peng Xiaoli glanced at the door, knocked on the table, stood up and said, "Help me clean the lunch box. I have something to do and I'll leave first."

“Why—”

Seeing his good friend walking away quickly, Gu Cheng was so angry that he almost spit out the steamed bun in his mouth.

Only when he saw Li Xue just walking out the door did he react.

"Damn it, there is no humanity when there is the opposite sex!"
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"Did you just finish your meal?"

"Are you asking me?"

Li Xue looked back at Peng Xiaoli who had caught up with her, pointed to the lunch box in her hand with amusement, and asked, "What do you think?"

“Hehehe——”

Peng Xiaoli knew that he had asked a very stupid question and now all he could do was laugh dryly.

(Dry laugh, awkward laugh)

"What about you? Didn't you eat?"

Seeing that he had nothing in his hands, Li Xue sized him up and asked, "Didn't you also come out of the canteen?"

"That person, Gu Cheng," Peng Xiaoli scratched his head and explained with a smile, "He insisted on helping me wash the lunch box, but I said no."

"Hey - I can't beat him!"

"He deserves yours, right?"

Li Xue pursed her lips and said, "He would be so kind? Why don't I think so."

"That's all. He considers me his teacher and is showing his courtesy."

Peng Xiaoli really doesn't treat his brothers as human beings. Just in order to start a conversation, he is trying his best to slander Gu Cheng.

"Hey! You're a teacher now—"

Li Xue smiled and asked, "What did you teach him?"

"Tell me, if you really want to learn something, I'll learn from you."

"Hey - you don't have to learn -"

Peng Xiaoli waved his hands and explained, "It's just the secretary stuff. He doesn't know anything, but he insisted on taking me as his master."

"Look at what this incident has caused. I have already said that good friends and good comrades should help each other, but he insisted on causing such chaos."

At this point, he deliberately made an annoyed and helpless expression and complained: "I treat him as a friend, and he treats me as a mentor. It's really too much-"

"Hahahaha——" Li Xue was amused by his words and asked curiously, "Is it true?"

"Of course it's true!"

Peng Xiaoli nodded seriously, and then emphasized: "But he is also very embarrassed. He won't admit it in front of outsiders. I also promised him that I won't tell anyone else."

"Then tell me—"

After laughing, Li Xue glared at him in reproach and said, "What kind of person have I become after all this!"

"Of course it's okay to tell you."

Peng Xiaoli looked like a dog licker. He looked at Li Xue with a meaningful tone and said, "You are not someone else."

"What do you mean?"

Li Xue's mind is quick and her reactions are swift.

She only took one look at Peng Xiaoli and knew why he followed her out in such a hurry.

"Cough-cough-"

Peng Xiaoli was a little embarrassed and nervous, but she didn't.

The two men walked into the lobby of the main office building, and no one spoke.

It was not until there was no one around that she coughed lightly and took the initiative to point out his thoughts.

Li Xue raised her head and looked into his eyes and asked, "Are you trying to be nice to me, or are you confessing your feelings to me?"

"Ahem--ahem--ahem!"

Peng Xiaoli was startled by her suddenness and straightforwardness and almost choked to death on his own saliva.

After trying hard to calm down this sudden attack, he looked at Li Xue nervously and expectantly.

"That...I um...well..."

"You are now a deputy chief clerk."

Li Xue watched him hesitantly speak for a long time without a complete sentence, and then interrupted him: "Do you think you are qualified to pursue me now?"

Peng Xiaoli's face turned pale. He hadn't reacted yet and didn't understand why Li Xue said that.

He just wanted to take the initiative and was not ready to confess his feelings right now.

Moreover, his confession was related to the deputy chief clerk...well, it was somewhat related.

"People should be more sincere."

Li Xue looked at him and nodded, saying, "You can joke around with friends, but you need to take this kind of thing seriously."

After saying this meaningful sentence, she looked at Peng Xiaoli, pursed her lips, turned around and was about to go upstairs to leave.

Peng Xiaoli seized the last chance, put his arm around her, and bravely confessed: "I have a low self-esteem. I feel that I am not worthy of you..."

"and then?"

Li Xue let him pull her arm, just looking at him, and asked with a fatal blow: "Are you inferior because you are afraid that you are not worthy of me, or because you are afraid that you are not worthy of my second brother?"

Peng Xiaoli was vague again. He dared to look directly into Li Xue's eyes, but he did not dare to look directly into his own heart.

At this moment, he couldn't deceive himself, so how could he deceive Li Xue?

Li Xue smiled, gently pulled back her arm, and said, "You should think about this issue before you come to talk to me about it."

"that--"

Peng Xiaoli raised his arm, wanting to grab something, but he saw Li Xue who had already walked up the stairs and turned to look at him.

He hesitated, suppressing his inner anxiety, and asked a question that he himself thought only a fool would ask.

"If I think of the answer, will you promise me?"

"What are you thinking about—"

Li Xue was standing on the stairs. She was not looking down on others. A step could only be considered as an equal.

She looked at him with a rational and intelligent gaze, and said with a smile: "I still want to go to college, and I won't date so early. After all, I will only be eighteen after the New Year."

Peng Xiaoli was disappointed when he heard her words, and blurted out, "You are already eighteen years old!"

“Perhaps this is the gap between us.”

Li Xue stood there, restrained the expression on her face, and said seriously: "I said just now, and you said already."

After taking a look at Peng Xiaoli, whose face was filled with regret and self-blame, Li Xue nodded and said, "That's it. I'm going back to work."

Peng Xiaoli stood at the stairs in a daze, watching Li Xue leave and muttering, "Just now, already, what's the difference?"
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"Fuck! What a huge difference!"

When the best friend’s confession failed, the emotional master Gu Cheng automatically stepped in.

He handed the clean lunch box back to the dejected Peng Xiaoli, and his eyes almost rolled back after listening to his explanation.

"Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid?"

Gu Cheng pouted and said, "Although you became the secretary of the factory leader a few days earlier than me, you are far inferior to me in dating, really——"

"Well, it's only because of our friendship that I'm reluctantly giving you some pointers."

These two people can be said to be like-minded and talented people meeting each other. None of them treats their good friends as brothers, and they all compete to be the mentor.

He lit a cigarette for himself, then sat on the stairs and began a small emotional healing class.

"The word 'cai' is very different from the word 'already'. It represents a person's unwillingness to give up and his lofty ambitions."

Gu Cheng blew out a puff of smoke, squinted his eyes, and bumped his shoulder against Peng Xiaoli who was sitting next to him.

Looking at my good friend, he looked like an eggplant hit by frost, with his head hanging and not saying a word.

He let out a long breath and said, "As the old saying goes, appearance is determined by the heart. When people talk about talent, they think that now is the starting point and the future is the future."

"What about you? Treat the starting point as the future!"

At this point, Gu Cheng suddenly raised his voice and said, "What are you thinking about? Your mind is empty, there is nothing!"

"People have a complete plan for their lives and clear goals."

He counted on his fingers and said, "First work, then go to college, then come back to work. Isn't this just following the old path of Deputy Director Li?"

"You are with Deputy Director Li. Think about it yourself. Why was he able to rise to the challenge during this mid-level cadre adjustment?"

"Isn't it just that the ability, qualifications, and culture are in place—"

Gu Cheng tapped his palms and said, "They have a ready-made template to learn from, a brother to help them, and a good leader to guide their future. What about you?"

"Do you really think that everything will be fine if you follow a good leader?"

There was a hint of reprimand and warning in his tone as he said, "You are still far from it, at least in Li Xue's eyes."

"You attach too much importance to what is in front of you. You don't care about the future at all, and you don't have any lofty ideals and ambitions."

Gu Cheng spoke for a long time, and at this point he let out a long sigh and said, "What they said about you is also true. This is the difference between you and her, and also the difference between us and them."

"People's knowledge and abilities can be learned and mastered through hard work, but our current knowledge and thinking are something we cannot change. This is because we don't have a good father or a good second brother."

He stood up, patted his butt and said, "If you want to blame someone, go back and blame your father or your second brother."

"Get lost—"

Peng Xiaoli squatted on the stairs and glared at him.

It seemed that Gu Cheng's words were very unreasonable, but deep down, he had already agreed with his good friend's point of view.

That’s right, he worked as Li Xuewu’s secretary, and was praised and admired by everyone, but he had lost his original goal.

Even though he often emphasizes and reflects on himself, he can't help but feel complacent when he hears compliments and sees envious eyes every day.

Until now, he has forgotten the purpose of pursuing Li Xue. Did he really like her or did he want to get something for nothing?

After following Li Xuewu for more than a year, from an ordinary clerk to the current deputy chief clerk, he actually knows that he has gained a lot.

But since I have already gained so much, it would be a bit unreasonable to force or ask for more.

Moreover, his promotion to deputy chief clerk also meant that his time with Li Xuewu had entered the countdown.

This step is taken to make it easier for him to be demoted to a lower position in the future, and it can also be regarded as a way out arranged by the leader for the secretary.

From his predecessor Sha Qizhi, he could feel Li Xuewu's ideas on employing people.

Even if you are helped to get on the horse and wish for a bright future, you still have to fight for your own future.

In fact, it is the same in all government agencies. Only when you are capable will your leaders continue to support you. If you meet a fool, they will naturally become more distant from you.

It's impossible to prop up a wall with mud. Don't you realize this?
Now he not only needs to think clearly about his feelings towards Li Xue, but also about his feelings for the future.

Just as Gu Cheng said, he is now just standing at a pretty good starting line.

But you cannot treat the starting line as the end point, that would be self-degradation.

Thinking about it now, Li Xue's attitude couldn't be clearer.

The one who is qualified to pursue her is never her second brother, but the one who has the same heart as her to pursue dreams and goals.
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“This is quite exquisite—”

Li Xuewu looked at the sailboat ornament in front of him, nodded and praised it.

Looking at Nakamura Hideji across from him, he smiled and asked, "Is this a gift for me? It's too expensive, isn't it?"

"Without the help of Mr. Li, there would be no Sanhe Corporation today."

Nakamura Hideji bowed slightly and said politely, "It's just a small gift to show my appreciation."

"Mr. Nakamura understands your management requirements and fully respects your disciplinary regulations."

Tanakura Heiji, director of the Sanhe Corporation's Beijing office, bowed even more deeply and explained in a more humble tone, "This sailboat is just a souvenir that Mr. Nakamura brought from China."

"Ah—souvenirs—"

Li Xuewu nodded, looked at the ivory sailboat ornament inlaid with gold and silver, and shook his head slightly, saying, "I dare not accept it."

"This..." Nakamura Shuji raised his head, looked at him in surprise and emphasized: "I don't have any other intentions. This is just my heartfelt greeting."

"Of course, I certainly don't doubt Mr. Nakamura's camaraderie and friendship, I'm sure of that."

Li Xuewu emphasized seriously: "It's called a souvenir, but it's worth a lot after all, isn't it?"

"Mr. Nakamura is just expressing his feelings," said Yua Mikami, who was accompanying them at this time, respectfully, "You have the right to deal with this souvenir, Mr. Li."

"Oh, what Miss Mikami said..."

Li Xuewu hesitated for a moment and looked at Nakamura Hideji.

Nakamura Shuji nodded and said sincerely, "My way of expressing myself was not safe."

"It's too expensive for me personally."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Since this is the souvenir that Mr. Nakamura emphasized, I will accept it on behalf of the Red Star Factory."

He turned around and gestured to Peng Xiaoli beside him, saying, "Take it and put it in the factory's honor exhibition room."

Peng Xiaoli stood up and with the help of Tanakura Pingji and Mikami Yua, it took him a while to clean up the boat.

I have to say, the little kid is really cunning when it comes to doing things.

Do you think this sailboat is so valuable that Li Xuewu will believe them if they say it is a souvenir brought from China?
Of course, it is not ruled out that other people have this intention, but as far as Li Xuewu knows, this kind of thing is more exported domestically.

Let me put it this way, these days, people dare to sell anything.

After the polite greetings, Hideji Nakamura also expressed the purpose and significance of his visit to the mainland.

“The sales of Yazhi Electric Appliances have received widespread and positive feedback in Southeast Asia.”

He said earnestly: "This is all thanks to the strong support and help from Red Star Factory."

"On behalf of Sanhe Corporation, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you and Red Star Factory."

"You are so kind—"

Li Xuewu put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "This is the original intention of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation."

"As a manufacturer of Yazhi Electric, I am very proud to hear such good news."

"Sanhe Co., Ltd. is looking forward to the future cooperation."

Nakamura Hideji bowed slightly and said: "The Southeast Asian market has been opened, and we are more looking forward to the Northeast Asian market."

He was polite enough, nodding three times for each sentence, and was very polite.

The implication of the words is also very clear, that is, the increase in quantity is necessary, and production volume must continue to be increased while maintaining the current production quality and cost.

Li Xuewu had already prepared for this before he came.

"To be honest, the leaders of Red Star Factory are also looking forward to this year's foreign trade tour group."

Li Xuewu said sincerely: "As Red Star Factory's flagship product, electrical appliances will definitely be on the trade negotiation table."

"Oh, is that so—"

Nakamura Hideji was a little embarrassed and hesitant. He put his hand on the table and said bluntly: "Our market needs are more urgent, and we have also made clear the priority issues in the cooperation."

"Don't worry about this, we are an honest company."

Li Xuewu nodded and emphasized: "We will definitely trade according to the terms of the contract and will not make things difficult for you."

"Then thank you very much, Li Sang!"

Nakamura Hideji bowed slightly to express his gratitude, then stood up and said, "Regarding the suggestion of increasing production, I wonder if you have considered adding a new production line."

“We can continue to deepen our cooperation.”

He pinched his fingers and said earnestly: "At present, the market demand for Yazhi Electric is very sensitive."

“Our cooperation has also been very successful, and it is time to launch a new round of cooperation and deepen our expectations for the construction of the project.”

"Well, we have also considered this."

Li Xuewu nodded, and without avoiding the other party, he said frankly: "The exploration and pursuit of high-tech industries is the unremitting goal and expectation of Red Star Factory."

"We very much hope that more advanced technologies will come to the mainland and work with Red Star Factory to build an industrial pioneer of the times."

His words made Nakamura Shuji's eyebrows twitch and his heart beat like a drum.

The meaning of this statement is too obvious. The Red Star Factory has seen that the sales of cheap electrical appliances are very good, so it has put forward higher requirements.

Taking televisions as an example, it is impossible to spend huge amounts of money to build a second black-and-white TV production line.

This not only involves an increase in production risks, but also the pressure of calculating production costs and profits.

The cooperation model between Hongxing Factory and Sanhe Corporation is compensation trade.

In other words, the relevant technologies and equipment are taken back in the form of "borrowing" and need to be "returned" with the profits of the products.

The Red Star Factory's electronic industry was just starting out and capital operations were needed at that time. The retained profits accounted for a high proportion, which indefinitely extended the "repayment" period.

Sanhe Corporation really hopes that Red Star Factory will do so, because only in this way can they enjoy this dividend indefinitely.

Based on the good sales, it is suggested that Hongxing Factory add more production lines. The purpose is very clear, which is to increase the pressure of "borrowing" from Hongxing Factory and extend the "repayment" period for a longer period of time so that the benefits can be enjoyed for a longer period of time.

Hideji Nakamura came because of the arrival of the commercial tour group.

I thought that since such tense things happened last year, no foreign businessmen would come to discuss cooperation this year.

Unexpectedly, the foreign trade of Red Star Factory was so attractive, and the pressure on Sanhe Corporation increased.

Forcing the Red Star Factory to add a production line of the same level failed, the only option was to provide it with better and more advanced technology.

This is also what Red Star Factory needs and expects, because Li Xuewu has expressed in his words that he wants to negotiate with other foreign businessmen to seek the possibility of achieving this goal.

The booming Southeast Asian market gave them enough confidence, and also gave Red Star Factory enough confidence.

The cooperation between the two parties has reached a crossroads, and how to make a decision has become a common problem for both parties.

Fortunately, there are still a few days before the business tour group arrives, so both sides have time to react.

Hideji Nakamura's visit to the Red Star Factory today was just a brief one. The gift was only given to make things easier for him; the negotiation was the main point.

After a brief contact and understanding Li Xuewu's attitude, he took the initiative to retreat.

After leaving the Red Star Factory, he asked about the recent operations of the Beijing office.

When he learned that Li Xuewu had made further progress in his job but there was no timely response from the office, he was so angry that he almost exploded and wanted to beat Gu Cang Ping'er on the spot.

Of course, Yua Mikami, who was in the same car, didn’t fare well either. She didn’t even get close to Li Xuewu. If this isn’t a mistake at work, what is?
If there had been a relationship of sharing the same bed, would there have been such a big obstacle in today's negotiations?

Therefore, Mr. Nakamura's failure was entirely the fault of the four people in the Beijing Office.

He seriously criticized the attitude of Tanakura Heiji who didn't dare to spend money and Mikami Yua and the other two who didn't dare to take the initiative.

The Beijing office of Sanhe Corporation had only two choices: if they failed, they could return home and replace them with a group of bold and big-breasted women!
"Hey, it's the New Year atmosphere—"

Three days before New Year's Eve, which was also the last weekend of the lunar year, Li Xuewu came to the club.

The outside of the club was the same as usual.

But once you enter the club, it feels like a different world.

Influenced by the article in People's Daily last year, we still did not celebrate the lunar new year this year, in fact, we did not celebrate the solar new year either.

On this day, workers go to work as usual and cadres work as usual.

Last year, it was the weekend and some companies blatantly gave people holidays. But this year it is not possible.

New Year's Eve is on Wednesday and Chinese New Year's Day is on Thursday.

But in the club, this initiative and regulation does not count, and just like ordinary people at home, they celebrate the New Year secretly.

The house was decorated with lights and colorful fireworks. Big red lanterns were hung on the beams and corners of the house, and there were also unique ice lanterns placed in the corners.

The snow in the yard had long been cleared away, and the window glass was polished to a shine, wishing all the light could pass through.

Even the waiters in the club put on festive bright red cotton vests, which made their faces look beaming and prosperous.

Zhao Laosi is dressed in cadre uniform and really has the consciousness of a security chief. He even wishes his cotton coat had the security logo on it.

As soon as Li Xuewu got off the car, he would never say this in front of him.

"Director Yu led everyone to clean up."

He smiled and said: "We also prepared a New Year's Eve dinner on the New Year's Day and invited all members to celebrate the New Year together."

"Well, the preparations are sufficient."

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, glanced at him and asked, "Did you bring back your brother's letter? Is he doing well?"

"It's fine. I'm not worried about him."

Zhao Laosi smiled and responded with a double-faced smile, raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the management office, and said, "Go over there and rest first. I'll call Xiao Jianjun for you. He's waiting for you."

"Well, no hurry—"

Li Xuewu walked forward, reminding him, "You've been on the train for so long, you can talk about it after you have rested."

"How can he bear to rest now?"

Zhao Laosi rolled his eyes and said jokingly, "Comrade Su Yu is helping him figure out what gifts to give to relatives."

"Oh--"

Li Xuewu heard something, raised his eyebrows, looked back at him and said, "Don't ruin other people's happiness!"

He didn't expect that Xiao Jianjun, who was thousands of miles away, could still contact Su Yu, the club's waiter manager.

Ou Xin, Pei Pei, Tian Tian, ​​Su Yu and Li Bai came to the club together and now hold management positions.

The club had strict rules for recruiting waiters, and only selected girls with similar backgrounds and family circumstances to the five of them.

There is no problem with identity, there is no short-sightedness in vision, he understands the rules, has aspirations, and knows how to use the club as a platform. Solving the current employment problem is the most important thing.

It can even be said that they don't care how much money they make. After all, as long as there are cadres in the family, they will never lack food and clothing.

If you can really learn some skills and use the platform to find a good partner to marry, your family will support and be willing.

It was a pleasant surprise that Su Yu chose Xiao Jianjun, but it was also reasonable.

With the same origin and family background, although Xiao Jianjun is working far away in the frontier, there is still a day when he will come back.

What's more, having worked in the club for a long time, she also knew what Xiao Jianjun was doing and who he worked for.

You earn a lot and have many opportunities. In the current unstable environment, such a job is already rare.

There are so many young people out there who are living off their parents, so who can they talk to? You can't be so ambitious as to follow Ou Xin and Pei Pei and only target married men.
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"Planning is planning, implementation is implementation, they are two different things."

Li Xuewu looked at the report in his hand and said to Yu Li and Shen Guodong, "Tell Biaozi not to be anxious and take your time."

“Bulk cargo still relies mainly on insurance.”

He put down the documents, looked at the two men and stressed: "Don't fight with one sheep even if you want to fleece it. What if you fleece the sheep again?"

"Disperse, disperse completely," he knocked on the table and said, "If you don't disperse the hot commodities, the fish won't bite the hook."

"Training a few big guys to fight for the triangular trade at sea is a means, not a goal. Don't get it confused."

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea, then said, "That's it. The Coachman Plan will be implemented half a year later."

"That's my opinion, too," Shen Guodong echoed. "It's proper to fatten the pigs before killing them. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

dong dong——

Xiao Jianjun knocked on the door, and after hearing a response from inside, he pushed the door open and walked in.

The moment he saw Li Xuewu, he grinned.

"Haha, you look a bit more human now!"

Li Xuewu put down his teacup, looked at him, and said with a smile: "He is not the brat who started a fight."

"Thank you Director Li for your cultivation——"

Xiao Jianjun saluted in a funny way and said this with a smile.

Li Xuewu threw the cigarette box on the table and hit him, scolding him with a smile: "I cultivated you, a country bumpkin. How did you get such a dark face?"

“People say this is the color of Tianshan Mountain.”

Xiao Jianjun took the cigarette and lit one for himself, then explained with a smile: "Only someone like me can be considered a qualified jianghu knight."

"Well, your words are quite chivalrous."

Shen Guodong stood up with a smile and refilled the hot tea for himself and Li Xuewu. Yu Li was also helping Xiao Jianjun make tea.

Xiao Jianjun exchanged polite words with Yu Li for a while before reporting on the situation on the border.

"The office is definitely better this year than last year, that's for sure," he said after taking a puff of his cigarette. "The cadres at the ranch are all praising Director Xu for being much better than Director Jin."

"Well, Director Jin..."

Li Xuewu nodded, knowing that he was talking about that dead guy Jin Yaohui.

This is not ambiguous, it's really a dead ghost.

"There is not much snow this year, so the price of beef and mutton is not low, and the same is true for cotton. You know the reason."

Xiao Jianjun brought a notebook with him and introduced it to Li Xuewu while looking at it.

"However, the products shipped from the Red Star Factory are still very resistant and are selling very well. It can be said that they are selling very well."

He looked at Li Xuewu and reported, "Stationmaster Ding asked a few more people to help, but they are still overwhelmed."

"There are some areas where we can't even drive through, so we can only ride horses. At first, our buttocks were swollen..."

Starting from the Red Star Factory’s border office, along the trade lines and distribution channels, the talk went on to talk about the local sales situation, as well as the recycling and distribution of “local specialties”.

The best-selling products are still production tools, followed by information products such as radios.

Since last year, the hardware products of the Red Star Factory have been selling well in the border areas, and the corresponding tools produced have been selling even better.

Of course, pastoral areas or ranches have specific channels to obtain production tools. Xiao Jianjun reported on marginal herders other than these.

In more distant and complex environments and areas, they have to transport and sell products that cannot be produced locally or that have too high production costs.

Then transport the products that cannot be sold locally but have high profits on the distribution list and send them to the most suitable places.

It is impossible for the Red Star Factory to take the initiative to do such a thing. There are not enough people and no flexible working mechanism.

In this era, there are bonuses, but they cannot be paid and managed as the main labor salary and remuneration.

In this era, the principle of "equal work and equal funding" is firmly implemented, so the means of distribution by recycling stations makes up for this last step in the trade line very well.

The products of ranches and farms, like those of factories, have production targets and plans, and those exceeding the plan can be handled at discretion.

If we can’t even complete the plan, how can we talk about generating income from the tertiary industry?

Recycling stations cannot always expect farms to have enough production indicators overflow to complete distribution tasks.

As the old saying goes, even if you have a fortune, the hairy stuff doesn’t count.

In other words, there are various uncertainties in livestock and real estate, which are impossible to predict and estimate.

The solution to this problem is very simple, that is to expand the trade scope and win over customers who dare to sell and buy.

As long as you are willing to work hard, you can earn this money.

Especially at the foot of the vast Tianshan Mountains, many rules and restrictions are not enforced very well. When Xiao Jianjun described the situation, Shen Guodong and Yu Li both blinked their eyes with expressions of surprise.

Li Xuewu was not surprised. He was not surprised by any outstanding performance in this era.

Special times create special accidents. It is also a surprise that the recycling station has been operating till now.

After listening to the report on the basic situation, Li Xuewu discussed the problems and materials with Yu Li and Shen Guodong, and gave his own suggestions for handling the matter, which he asked Xiao Jianjun to take back.

At the same time, he also showed special concern for the work and living conditions of Xiao Jianjun, Ding Wanqiu, Dachun and Zhao Laowu.

He told Xiao Jianjun to tell Zhao Laowu quietly when he returned, and that he didn't need to write a letter to report Ding Wanqiu's search for a woman.

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