Siheyuan diet for men and women

Chapter 1292 Seeing blood seals throat
"Well, sister, let's not talk about the project itself. Let me ask you first, does my second uncle know about this?"

Li Xuewu finally figured out why his elder sister and brother-in-law didn't seem to be having fun or visiting relatives during the days they came to Beijing. It turned out that they were frustrated by the money-making project.

He knows and understands this feeling.

This is what happened to those who deceived their relatives into joining pyramid schemes in later generations. They cheated them of their money but couldn’t bear it, and they borrowed money but had no intention of paying it back.

I was fooled, blood is thicker than water.

You can't cheat me, I don't recognize any relatives.

At first, I told my relatives that this was angel investment, but it turned out that their lives were like angels, while my relatives' lives were shit.

Of course, there are also good projects that make money, and relatives and friends can get rich together, and everyone will remember your kindness.

However, Li Xuewu has only heard of one such money-making project, and anyone whose performance exceeds 50 grams will be shot.

He was a little caught off guard by the ideas and brains of his elder sister and brother-in-law in investing and doing business.

This boomerang hit its own face.

Yes, Li Xuewu cannot deny that his project is a good project, but good projects also depend on the people who make them.

Can you let Yonghe Soy Milk sell in Starbucks?

Can you associate Moutai with coffee?

Those who say it is possible should think about it carefully. Apart from being a gimmick, this thing will only be a mess after its short-lived glory.

They work hard to do this business, so why should they give you some money just because you invested 2000 yuan?

Even if it is possible to distribute the profits and get back the investment in half a month, it means first getting back the other person’s investment and then their profit.

If I really want to return your capital, it will happen at any time. But if you die at sea, it will be gone forever.

Li Xuewu wasn't short of 2,000 yuan, so he didn't care even if it was wasted on his elder sister and brother-in-law.

However, if we really give them this money to harm them, then we will also harm these two people, and they will never have a chance to get ashore.

If someone else came, even a broke desperado, and asked Li Xuewu whether the project was good or not, he would have to praise it.

But what's wrong with these two people who have a family and two working parents that they dare to think of investing in this kind of business?

Li Xuewu did not get angry, nor did he refuse outright. Instead, he still asked his second uncle in a gentle tone if he knew.

Such a "good" project, such a profitable project, there is no reason not to invest in your own father or father-in-law first. How could you possibly travel all the way to Beijing to ask him to borrow money?

Is he really just a cousin of his grandfather? He has no father or brother to take care of him, but he came to Beijing to take care of his cousin?

There is no such good thing in the world.

Besides, even if others don’t know, Li Xuewu knows very well that his second uncle and second aunt have strong foundations.

They have two children in their family, and with some extra money from time to time, two thousand yuan is more than enough.

Needless to say, ever since the recycling station's distribution business was connected with forestry, Xilin would definitely not be short of her second uncle.

Public is public, private is private. If my second uncle doesn't have 5,000 yuan, he should have 3,000 or 4,000 yuan. He won't have to ask the girl and the son-in-law to come to the capital to borrow money from his nephew. This is not a shameful thing.

Of course Li Juan also understood the meaning of her younger brother's words. She glanced at Shen Jianbing, lowered her head and said nothing.

Seeing that Li Juan didn't dare to speak, Shen Jianbing stopped talking too.

To be honest, Shen Jianbing has a very bad temper at home. He is a little different from other families of that era. He is the only child of his parents, and they really spoiled him when he was growing up.

However, no matter how powerful or incompetent he was at home, from the bits and pieces of information he heard about Li Xuewu before and after his marriage, and the actual situation he saw when he came to Beijing and lived at home this time, he knew that Li Xuewu was definitely much more powerful than Li Juan had said before.

Not to mention whether he was playing tricks on others or not, he also had to worry about Li Xuewu's rank. Even if his brother-in-law or brother-in-law tried to challenge him, he wouldn't dare to do it.

Li Xuewu's physique looked very strong. Even though he was a big man from Northeast China, he couldn't beat this bandit with a gentle face.

So he was really a little afraid of Li Xuewu.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became depressing, as if it was suddenly separated from the previous peace and tranquility.

After a long silence, Li Xuewu carefully considered his words before speaking: "Since you sisters don't want to talk, I won't ask anymore. Let's talk about this project."

Hearing that Li Xuewu was going to talk about the project, the couple, who had been feeling uneasy, finally raised their heads and looked at him as if they were waiting for trial.

"I don't know how good your so-called good friends are, let's put that aside for now and just start from the relationship between us."

Li Xuewu looked at the two and said, "I hope you two can live a good life, with good work and a good life."

"I didn't ask you why you are so eager to make a lot of money, but I can understand our young people's desire for a material life."

He nodded and said, "Actually, sister and brother-in-law, you should have known the outcome when you asked to borrow money."

"I know in my heart whether this project is reliable and whether it can gain recognition and approval from me."

"Little brother..." Li Juan sat up straight and looked at him and said, "We really want to borrow money. If you don't have it, forget it."

"Don't say that. Forget about two thousand. If you want twenty thousand, I can give it to you, but it can't be for this reason."

Li Xuewu said calmly: "Although we are not born of the same parents, we have the same grandparents."

"You should understand my personality. You should have heard about what I did from my second uncle."

He said bluntly: "You two's so-called investment of 2,000 yuan, going overseas to do business, exchanging electrical appliances for pork, in my opinion, is just a fantasy and a mirage."

"No need to explain to me, sis."

Seeing that the eldest sister Li Juan was about to speak, he waved his hand to interrupt her and said, "I don't deny the fact you are talking about. Someone must have made this money. You also know this person."

"But have you ever thought about where the ships that go out to sea to do business come from? Where do the appliances that are used to exchange pork come from?"

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at his brother-in-law Shen Jianbing who was obviously giving the idea, and asked, "Brother-in-law, you should have some social connections or something in Jicheng, but I dare say that your social connections are definitely not as many as mine in Jicheng, do you believe it?"

"Brother, that's not what we meant."

Shen Jianbing's attitude was obviously filled with dissatisfaction, and he said with a very unpleasant expression: "I also told your elder sister that it is not appropriate to come to you to borrow money, but there is really no other way."

"What do you mean there's no way out? Are you listening to me?" Li Xuewu's voice also became stern. Looking at the two people who obviously didn't want to listen to his teachings and were obsessed with the project, he said, "Do you know that 99% of the ships that can be obtained by private individuals in Bohai Bay are from our factory?"

"Well, if you don't even know this, then you don't know where the so-called electrical appliances for pork that you mentioned came from?"

Li Xuewu looked at the two people with confused faces and said, "The entire Liaodong industrial system knows that the only one that can ship large quantities and stably is Red Star Electric. Do you know this now?"

Li Juan was confused and turned to look at Shen Jianbing. Shen Jianbing was actually also a half-baked person who pretended to know everything.

Both of them are feeling a little uncomfortable now, the main reason being that they were scolded by their younger brother and they didn't dare to refute.

"Then again, I only speak what relatives can say," Li Xuewu looked at the two and said, "I don't know how your friend got the boat, the electrical appliances, or where the pork went, but I know this is unreliable."

"This matter itself is problematic, and it is even more problematic for you two, who have never been to the sea and want to do business without going to the sea, to invest in it."

He paused here and said, "Take my advice, your life won't be bad even if you go to work."

"When you first get married, you're short on money. The Great Wall was built brick by brick. Don't expect to get rich overnight."

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said calmly: "I never deny the fact of getting rich overnight, but I say that you don't have the ability to get rich overnight, you don't have the foundation to get rich overnight, and you don't have the ability to control this kind of wealth."

"I'll keep all the words I said today to myself. Go back and live your life well. Just think of this trip as a trip."

He put away his serious face, smiled and said: "If you want to play, then continue to play for a few more days. I will also make time on the weekend to take you out to have some fun."

"I won't bother you, little brother."

Li Juan now feels mixed emotions, with indescribable embarrassment and grievance.

The first time I brought my lover to Beijing, I was filled with joy and hope to gain my brother's support, but I didn't expect...

"Your brother-in-law and I have just taken a few days off. We have played and discussed our business, and we will be back tomorrow."

"Well, that's fine. Work is important."

Li Xuewu could see that his elder sister and brother-in-law were stressed and would not listen to his advice at this time.

So, he stopped being a bad guy and said gently, "I'll take you to the train station tomorrow morning, and then go to work."

"It's too troublesome. We can take the bus," Li Juan's words were clearly filled with emotion and unfamiliarity. "It's not far anyway. The train leaves later than your work time, so it's inconvenient."

"Don't talk about whether it's troublesome or not. This time, I have to see it through to the end no matter what happens."

Li Xuewu still spoke patiently: "I'm going to work first. Han Jiankun will take me back and then I'll take you back."

"If you want to go see the old lady and say goodbye, then tell her. If you don't want to go, just go straight to the train station."

He nodded, stood up and said, "It's getting late, elder sister and brother-in-law, you should also go to bed early."

What else can he say when he meets such a relative? He can only say that Lao Biaozi is really good and does a really damn good job! ——
Perhaps everyone has had this experience: growing up with the same grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters.

Even at the most ignorant and confused age, they did not lose their affection and trust for each other.

But within a year or two after marriage, the relationship between brothers and sisters changes, regardless of whether they have children or not.

It's all fine to say that you have grown up, matured, and become a family-oriented person, but the price of growing up is really bitter and unbearable because you have lost your innocence and family affection.

After rejecting his elder sister and brother-in-law, Li Xuewu went back upstairs and didn't dare mention this to Gu Ning, for fear that she would think too much.

Gu Ning is certainly not a petty person, but she is very sensitive to family affection and feelings. After encountering something like what happened to her elder sister, she would think too much about it next time she encounters such a thing.

As for his elder sister and brother-in-law's stress reaction tonight, he had no idea whether they had listened to what he said.

Everyone has relatives who are stubborn and stick to one thing, the kind that won’t change no matter how much people try to persuade them.

Although the word "unreasonable" may sound a bit cold, it is also appropriate, and it is actually true.

When Li Xuewu came down from upstairs in the morning, he could tell from the expressions on his eldest sister and brother-in-law's faces that everything he said last night was in vain.

No matter how they stated the facts or reasoned with him, it was useless. The couple just admitted that he did not borrow the two thousand yuan, even though he had the money.

This is not just a matter of two thousand yuan, but a matter of delaying the couple's chance of becoming rich and earning twenty million yuan.

As the old saying goes, blocking someone's financial path is like killing their parents, and it will only create greater resentment.

Li Shu still wanted to get close to her aunt, but she could see that her aunt was not in a good mood, so she could only hide aside timidly and keep silent.

The emotional changes of adults are infinitely magnified for very sensitive children. They can feel whether their relatives are close to them anymore, so their behavior is also very exaggerated.

Li Juan also noticed her brother's eyes, and then looked at the yellow-haired girl. She felt that since she was not a child of the Li family, she was not recognizing her relatives.

The result was a very dull breakfast. Gu Ning looked at a few people in surprise, but didn't say much.

Li Xuewu takes care of all the household affairs, so she doesn't need to worry too much about this aspect.

After breakfast, Gu Ning went to work first, while Li Xuewu accompanied his brother-in-law to drink a cup of tea. The two didn't talk much.

A few days ago, Li Ning and Miss Li Shu went to their grandmother's house with him when he went to work in the morning, and he would pick them up after get off work.

Each person had a small schoolbag containing fruits and eggs prepared by Qin Jingru, as well as milk powder that could be prepared at any time.

Han Jiankun and Li Xuewu each took one and after saying goodbye to their eldest sister and brother-in-law again, they got into the car.

Li Juan didn't come out to see him off out of spite. Shen Jianbing, who came out to see him off, stood at the door and watched Volga disappear around the corner of the street, his face looking very ugly.

I thought this brother-in-law was capable, and after spending a few days with him, I could see that Li Xuewu attached great importance to family ties.

He never expected that his brother-in-law would be so ruthless and domineering, and even his brother-in-law would be scolded.

Of course, he is a big leader, lives in a big villa, and drives an imported car. His brother-in-law, a maintenance worker, is nothing.

It was already a courtesy for him to stay here and entertain him when he came to Beijing. How could he possibly spare time to play with them?

The more I thought about these words, the more frustrated I felt.

What a shitty brother-in-law, what kind of truth is that? Just say I don’t have money and won’t lend it to you.
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“Are you sure that all manufacturing companies have started production?”

Li Xuewu looked at the document in his hand and asked, "Why is there only text on it, but no data or charts to support it?"

He raised his head, looked at Peng Yanping, deputy section chief of the production management department, and said, "This won't do. Tell your director Yao, what is she thinking of using this kind of report to fool the leader?"

"That's not the case, leader." Peng Yanping heard the secretary general say this and quickly explained, "There have been a lot of personnel changes in our factory's various units recently, and a lot of business data can't be connected."

She pointed to the document on her desk awkwardly and said, "The report basically summarizes the current status of productivity. The leader is in a hurry to get it, so we thought of reporting it first."

"When the data comes up, we will submit it later."

“Do you think this is a financial job?”

Li Xuewu frowned slightly, glanced at her, and said, "The leader asked about the execution of production. You gave a summary just because you asked for it. Then you become the leader, and the leaders become idlers."

"You're still coming back to make up for it. What are you thinking?"

He took the document from the table, raised his hand and said, "You don't have to explain. Go back first. I'll talk to Yao Huiying about this."

"Secretary General, I——"

Peng Yanping wanted to explain further, but seeing that Li Xuewu had ignored her, she could only retreat with a bitter face.

Wang Lu passed by the door, glanced at her, frowned slightly, knocked on the door and walked into the office.

"Leader, just now..." She hesitated for a moment, walked to Li Xuewu's desk and reported softly: "Why did Deputy Section Chief Peng leave your office crying?"

"Why are you crying?" Li Xuewu frowned even deeper. After taking a look at the door, he picked up the phone and called the Production Management Office. "I'm Li Xuewu. I want your director to come to my place."

After saying that, without waiting for the other party to say anything else, he hung up the phone. Everyone knew that this meant he was angry.

Wang Lu didn't know what happened, but she knew that a female comrade left the leader's office crying and didn't know what happened. Especially since Li Xuewu was young, if this got out...

There is no need to guess, this matter will definitely be spread in a wrong way. Even though Li Xuewu is very famous, he cannot guard against someone who will deliberately do something bad.

People may not care about it once or twice, but if it happens three or four times, people will gossip about it. If it happens too often, your character will be ruined.

Don't underestimate the power of rumors in the office. We all know that three people can make a tiger, and a single word can harm others.

No matter from which angle, if Wang Lu saw it, she had to report the matter to Li Xuewu.

If Li Xuewu knew, he would naturally be mentally prepared. If he didn't know, he would also be able to find a timely solution.

Now it seems that Li Xuewu didn't know, so Peng Yanping either did it on purpose or was really sad.

Wang Lu started working late and was young, but she also knew that Li Xuewu was not the kind of leader who would curse people harshly.

So what exactly happened that made a female comrade walk out of his office crying?

"You don't even take a day off for your wedding?"

Li Xuewu finished the call and finished writing the text on hand. Then he looked up at Wang Lu who had not left.

The girl has grown a lot and become much more sensible after getting married. She also knows that she cannot leave now and has to protect him.

It is a taboo for a male leader to have a female secretary, but it does not count as she is Li Xuewu's secretary. The two of them are relatives in some way, and Wang Lu is not a secretary who only works on duty, so no one really says anything to them.

Li Xuewu did not deliberately train her. Firstly, he did not have much time left in the commission office, and secondly, she had no talent.

This may sound derogatory, but to be honest, Wang Lu's ability in copywriting is nothing special, and she lacks the ability to adapt to changing circumstances in her business work.

It is okay to put it in the office to do some basic clerical or secretarial work, which is also the best use of resources and talents.

As for further development, it depends on whether she can take the initiative to change her personality and work hard to catch up and learn.

"Zhao Yajun is a workaholic."

Wang Lu took advantage of this time to sort out the documents on Li Xuewu's desk, complaining, "I wanted to go to the Magic City for a stroll, but he just said it was boring and nowhere was as good as the capital."

"Well, he went a little too far."

Li Xuewu nodded in agreement and said, "I'll make note of this. I'll definitely criticize him when I see him again."

"Husband and wife are one body, they should help and understand each other. How can they be chauvinistic? This is unacceptable."

He told Wang Lu: "Work is work, life is life. How can you work well without a good life adjustment?"

"You are such a good leader—"

Wang Lu praised him very seriously, "If Zhao Yajun could be one tenth as insightful as you, he wouldn't be so exhausted."

"He doesn't know how to work at all. He just works hard and doesn't use his brain at all."

She sighed and said, "I told him but he didn't listen. He is very stubborn. Please talk to him when you have a chance."

"Why, he doesn't even listen to you?"

Li Xuewu looked up at her with amusement and said, "If he doesn't listen, let him sleep on the sofa or in the guest room, and don't give him any food. See if he listens to you."

"That won't do. This will only intensify the conflict—"

Wang Lu reacted as soon as she finished speaking. She realized that her second brother was teasing her on purpose, and she laughed too.

"I wouldn't do that anyway."

"lead--"

As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door. It was Yao Huiying, director of the Production Management Office, followed by Peng Yanping, deputy chief of the Planning Section who had just left.

Both of them were lesbians, standing at Li Xuewu's door and attracting a lot of attention in the corridor.

"Come on," Li Xuewu put away the smile on his face, and didn't deliberately frown. He just nodded calmly and pushed the file in his hand to the other side to signal her, "Director Yao, take a look yourself."

"Boss, I'm sorry," Yao Huiying said straightforwardly. She finished reading the document in her hand and apologized without explaining. "I didn't review it carefully. Let's take it back and redo it."

"Don't tell me what you are going to do first," Li Xuewu pointed at her, then looked at Peng Yanping and asked, "Comrade Peng Yanping."

"I don't know what wronged you just now, why did you walk out crying?"

His expression became serious at this moment. He stared into Peng Yanping's eyes and asked, "Did I scold you? Did I call you?"

“No, leader—” Peng Yanping’s face turned pale instantly, and she explained in a panic: “I just couldn’t hold back my emotions.”

"What are you holding back? Emotions?"

Li Xuewu turned to look at Yao Huiying and asked, "Did I put pressure on you? Or did I bully you female comrades?"

"Then don't come to me to report your work in the future, I'm afraid I might accidentally make you cry again."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, leader."

Yao Huiying was also confused for a moment. She heard Li Xuewu's call and asked who from the department had come here.

When he learned that it was Peng Yanping who had just returned from here, he asked about the specific situation. He knew that she had made a mistake at work, and he didn't hear her cry or anything, so he brought her here to admit her mistake and get the documents back.

This is very common in daily work. When subordinates make mistakes and the leader wants to be serious about it, only the person in charge can go over to talk.

Yao Huiying was a leader who was more protective of her children and was more considerate of Peng Yanping, who was also a female comrade.

She was still vague on the way here. Although the Secretary-General is principled, he is not the kind of person who takes his anger out on others.

Just now, she was taking the initiative to take responsibility and protect Peng Yanping, wanting to get a few words from the leader and settle the matter.

But she didn't notice that the main reason her leader called her here was not the document, but that Peng Yanping left crying.

While apologizing to Li Xuewu, she looked at Peng Yanping. She didn't tell her that she was crying just now!

Li Xuewu also realized that Yao Huiying didn't know about this and was caught in the middle.

If it wasn't instructed by the director of the Production Management Department, then whose idea was it that Peng Yanping did this to herself?

“When did I ask for this document?”

Li Xuewu looked at Yao Huiying and asked, "I didn't tell you how to write the document, so your Production Management Office doesn't know how to write it, right?"

"You guys are just using these things to fool the leaders?"

He pointed at the table and said in a very unfriendly tone: "What are you talking about? There have been personnel changes recently. The data cannot be obtained. Are you going to stop doing your job because of the personnel changes?"

"You tell me who you asked for the data from and who didn't give it to you. I'll make this call."

Li Xuewu looked at Peng Yanping and said, "Give me a name and I'll confirm it. If this really happened, you don't have to suffer the grievance of both sides. I will remove the other party from his position now."

"Not only do I want to remove the person from his position, can I also ask the head of the department, the head of the branch factory and the head of the branch company to apologize to you?"

"Secretary General—" Peng Yanping was frightened. She looked at Li Xuewu with fear in her eyes, and her face was pale.

Yao Huiying stood aside with a very stiff expression, but after all, she was the one who was in charge of her soldiers and she had to take responsibility.

"Secretary General, I will handle this matter."

"Are you going to cry and leave me too?"

Li Xuewu looked at her sharply and asked, "When I report to the leaders in the future, do I need to hold a meeting to remind them that you female comrades are too shy to say a word?"

"Who gave you this habit? Do you think you are a princess or a lady? Are you here to be the ancestor?"

"I'm sorry, Secretary General. I will reflect on this seriously and deal with this matter seriously when I get back."

Yao Huiying now knew that Li Xuewu wanted to make an example of Peng Yanping and set rules for the work style in the office.

Li Xuewu is the secretary general. If rumors about a leader really arise because of a female comrade, it would be his dereliction of duty.

Besides, this time Peng Yanping has run into the secretary-general's trap. If Li Xuewu makes a big deal out of this matter, she will have to bear the brunt of the consequences.

So she could only calm Li Xuewu down first and then deal with Peng Yanping.

"Reflect seriously and deal with it seriously."

Li Xuewu glanced at her and said, "Submit this document before the end of the get off work day. If your subordinates don't know how to write it, then please ask Director Yao to write it yourself and teach them how to write a report."

"Yes, I'm sorry, boss. I must hand it in before leaving get off work."

Yao Huiying just felt her face getting very hot, as if she had been slapped in the face.

After coming out of Li Xuewu's office, she ignored Peng Yanping and just walked downstairs to write the report quickly.

This is the deadline given by Li Xuewu, and it is also the bottom line. If she can complete it, Peng Yanping will be handed over to her to handle it. If she cannot complete it, Li Xuewu will deal with both her and Peng Yanping together.

Now Yao Huiying didn't want to find out who had instructed Peng Yanping, or whether she had lost control of her emotions. She just wanted to solve the problem and settle the accounts after everything was settled.

The harm caused by this mechanism is much more severe than poison or hidden arrows. It is invisible and colorless, and it kills instantly when it strikes blood.
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The projects approved by the production units of Hongxing Factory before the second half of last year have basically completed construction work.

The Production Management Office reports on the basic situation of production work. Li Xuewu needs to know how many of the current projects have started production and what the production situation is like.

From the current perspective, the dock workshops of Yingcheng Shipbuilding should be able to complete construction targets and officially start production in the first half of this year.

The largest project under construction in Gangcheng Industrial Zone is the steel rolling mill, which will not start production until the end of next year at the earliest.

Other industries such as the metallurgical industry are a bottomless pit. All technology introduction work will be completed before the end of next year, and the production equipment and industrial technology will be iterated gradually year by year.

The helicopter manufacturing plant started work on the project as soon as it was launched in the first half of last year, and is expected to be able to start production before the end of this year.

Li Xuewu calculated the start-up rate of existing projects on the document, and then calculated the new projects to be invested and constructed this year.

There are actually very few projects to be invested and constructed this year, and many are under discussion, such as Yingcheng Port, Energy Company, Phase II of the Electronics Factory, etc.

Although there are few projects, the investment is large, the scope is wide, the impact is far-reaching, and it requires a lot of effort and pressure.

However, judging from the changes in the types of investment projects of Red Star Factory over the past three years, the group's ambition and attitude are clear at a glance.

Now the Red Star Factory is selling off its shares in low-end tertiary industries, transforming many promising enterprises into joint-stock companies, and extracting cash from cooperative units and capital.

This is an inevitable process of group transformation, which will shrink strength, reduce risks, and increase the joint industrial flood discharge and water supply capabilities.

In the future, Hongxing Factory will rarely invest in small projects, but will focus more on large-scale industrial cooperatives such as Yingcheng Port and Industrial Zone, and will not easily increase its holdings in service-oriented enterprises.

In other words, the groupization process has come to this point, and basically everything has been accomplished, and we are just waiting for the final harvest.

Another purpose of paying attention to industrial production indicators is that the negotiations with the Santaya Group are almost complete, and the contents of the previous framework agreement must be sorted out and promoted.

In other words, production cooperation projects on construction machinery, special vehicles, hardware tools, etc. must be carried out.

News came from the Santaya Group that the group's president, Chantal, will come to Beijing this month to sign the final contract with the Red Star Factory.

It must be said that this woman is really ruthless. She was determined to cut off her own arm during the negotiations in Gangcheng. After initially dealing with the affairs in the mainland, she quickly flew back to China to cut the Gordian knot.

Li Xuewu believed that she would not have flown back so quickly if the internal affairs of the Santaya Group and her family affairs had not been dealt with.

There was only one outcome, and that was her overwhelming victory.

I just don’t know whether Counselor Alan Adrian is the Ex-husband Brother or the Grassland Brother now.
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"I really didn't take it—"

Qin Jingru, who was hugging Li Ning, was about to cry. She had worked in this family for such a long time and had never felt so wronged.

Li Xuewu saw this scene when he came down from upstairs.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Seeing that Li Ning was about to cry out of fear, he quickly took the child from Qin Jingru's arms and said, "Don't cry, don't cry. If you have something to say, just say it. You're still pregnant, you can't get too excited."

"Brother Li, I—I—"

Qin Jingru's tears fell. She had been in this family for more than two years, and this was the first time she cried.

Gu Ning took her hand and went to the living room at Li Xuewu's signal. Han Jiankun put Li Shu down from his arms and went to the bathroom to throw a towel at her.

"I left in a hurry this morning and forgot my watch at home," Gu Ning explained to Li Xuewu. "When Jingru came to bring me lunch at noon, I mentioned it to her and asked her to put it away for me."

"Watch? The one you usually wear?"

Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning and asked, "Didn't you forget it at work?"

"I'm pretty sure I forgot it at home."

Gu Ning held Qin Jingru's hand. Actually, she was not good at comforting others, but in her understanding, this was considered proactive comfort.

"I didn't realize I wasn't wearing my watch until I got to work. I noticed it when I got to the street corner. I still remember putting it on the shoe cabinet."

"Brother Li, I've been looking for it for the whole afternoon."

Qin Jingru said aggrievedly: "I searched everywhere inside and outside, even the shoes in the shoe cabinet, I searched every time."

"I was afraid that I might have picked it up while cleaning the house, so I spent the whole afternoon searching from upstairs to downstairs."

"Yeah, don't cry, it's none of your business." Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly, and saw the speculation in Gu Ning's eyes, "The watch is not valuable, buy another one if it's gone."

He said it was not valuable, but Qin Jingru knew that it was a watch that Li Xuewu and Gu Ning gave to each other when they got married.

Gu Ning hated wearing jewelry such as rings and bracelets, but she often wore that watch.

The money was probably only a little over a hundred yuan, and no one would be in trouble because of this watch. But as a nanny, the first person she thought of was herself, wondering if it was her fault.

Firstly, she was pregnant and easily emotional. She would panic when something happened, and she also felt guilty and worried.

Han Jiankun handed her a hot towel to wipe her tears. He was also responsible for Qin Jingru's anxious crying.

Gu Ning had just come back from get off work. Qin Jingru was speaking anxiously, and he also asked a few questions anxiously, but the more he asked, the more trouble he caused.

"Don't worry about this matter. I said," Li Xuewu looked at her seriously and nodded, saying, "If your sister Xiao Ning and I don't trust you, can we still hand over the two children to you?"

"I've never seen you spend a penny of the pocket money in that drawer, and a watch wouldn't make you excited."

He nodded at Han Jiankun and said, "Think about whether there was anything unusual when you came back to see my eldest sister and brother-in-law off this morning."

"Leader, this——"

Han Jiankun thought of this in his heart, but did not say it out loud. Everyone knew the reason. He would help his relatives instead of helping others. After all, he and Qin Jingru were outsiders.

"This is almost certain."

Li Xuewu nodded and said helplessly, "I didn't do what they wanted, so it's inevitable that they will have a revengeful mentality."

"Okay, Jingru, don't feel wronged. It's not worth it."

He gently patted the arm of Qin Jingru, who was still sobbing, and said, "There are so many valuable things in the house, but you didn't take them. Why would you be so stupid as to take the watch that you knew Xiao Ning cared about?"

"Don't say I don't believe it. Even your sister Xiao Ning doesn't believe it. Do you think I'm stupid or is she stupid?"

"She didn't blame you, did she?"

"Wuwu - no -" Qin Jingru pursed her lips and nodded, saying: "I can't control myself."

"Well, that's enough. I'll take care of this matter," Li Xuewu sighed and said, "Jiankun, go get two hot dishes. Jingru has worked hard all afternoon. Don't work any more, okay."

Han Jiankun nodded and asked softly, "Leader, how about I look for it again?"

"Okay, what are you looking for? A clear mind."

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "Go quickly. Everyone at home is hungry. Don't let anything delay your meal."

Han Jiankun responded, turned around and walked out the door. The slight dissatisfaction that had arisen in his heart due to his worry about his wife just now disappeared.

He felt warm in his heart and was once again certain that he had followed the right person. Working for such a leader, let alone being a driver and a part-time worker, it would be worth it even if he had to work for Li Xuewu.

Comparing with Li Xuewu, he could of course see that Gu Ning had never doubted Qin Jingru from the beginning, and when asked about her, she pushed the watch issue to Li Xuewu. After all, she was his eldest sister and brother-in-law.

He had to admit that Li Xuewu and Gu Ning were sincere to them and deserved his and Qin Jingru's sincerity.

In the living room, Gu Ning coaxed Li Shu and Li Ning to go upstairs, while Qin Jingru calmed down and went to the kitchen to clean up the unfinished dinner. Li Xuewu made himself a cup of tea and thought about it.

After a while, he finally picked up the phone and called his second uncle's house in Jicheng. It was difficult to make a long-distance call at this hour, but he had to call.

It took more than half an hour for the call to be connected. It was really a stroke of luck and not easy.

"Learn martial arts? Why did you call suddenly?"

My second uncle who was far away in Jicheng was also surprised. He asked nervously in a trance, "Is it your grandmother who has..."

"It's okay, second uncle. I missed you and called to ask how you were doing," Li Xuewu said with a smile, "Don't overthink it. My grandma is in good health and it's not hard for her to take care of her three great-grandchildren."

"Especially since my eldest sister and my eldest brother-in-law came to visit her these few days, she was so happy."

"Your eldest sister? Li Juan?" Second Uncle asked in a surprised tone, "She and Shen Jianbing went to your place? When did it happen?"

"It's been a week. He said he came to Beijing to play and just left today," Li Xuewu said calmly, "He asked me to lend him money before he left. He said he wanted to invest in a big business, but I didn't agree."

"Also, maybe they were in such a hurry this morning that they packed the wrong luggage. Please ask my eldest sister when she gets home."

Li Xuewu held the phone and said, "The nanny who works at home is frightened and crying to me. Please don't worry about it."