Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Comrade Xuewu, have you read the news?"

Jing Yunong walked in from outside the conference room and patted Li Xuewu on the shoulder as she passed by.

Li Xuewu looked back at her and asked, "What news?"

"It's about that computer——"

Jing Yunong let Li Xue put the notebook and water cup in place, and sat sideways on the chair.

She brought up the topic with great interest: "It is said to be the first large-scale digital computer with transistors in China."

"It's not the first, right?"

Li Xuewu took a sip from the teacup and said with a smile: "We made one in 1958, and a digital electronic computer in 1959."

"What are you talking about, what is a computer?"

Xue Zhifu came in from the door and asked the two with a smile: "I just heard you guys chatting lively at the door."

"High technology, technology that is more powerful than the human brain," Li Xuewu explained: "Currently it is applied to mathematical calculations."

"More powerful than the human brain?"

Xue Zhifu looked at the two in disbelief and said: "Then this thing is also It was invented by humans. "

"Hehe——"

Everyone in the conference room laughed, and Jing Yunong teased him: "The tractor was also invented by humans, how can you compete with it in strength?"

"I know, there are hundreds of computers of various models in China."

Li Xuewu put down the teacup and continued: "This thing sounds mysterious, but the principle is actually very simple."

"But the current transistor computer still has many disadvantages, and there is still a long way to go before it can be truly applied in the industry."

"I heard that it weighs hundreds of tons?"

Xue Zhifu is not an antique, he has learned about the development of related technologies, and this question has exposed the secret.

Li Xuewu nodded and said jokingly: "When computers develop to the size of a notebook, it will be the time for widespread application."

"Let's talk about it a hundred years later——"

Jing Yunong glanced at him with amusement, the way he daydreams is quite interesting.

Hundreds of tons, compressed into the size of a notebook, even the compressor in the factory can't compress it.

If this is not daydreaming, what is it? Anyway, she doesn't believe it.

"It's almost the end of the year, and all walks of life have begun to report their work," Li Xuewu didn't care about Jing Yunong's suspicion, smiled, and changed the subject: "The newspapers are full of achievements."

In addition to the successful development of transistor computers, high-tech news also included the news that the first automatic stereo camera was successfully developed.

"It's quite lively, are you all showing off your family's wealth?"

Xue Zhifu shook out the newspaper he brought, and said while reading: "This year's grain harvest is great, and it is said that the increase in production is 10%. Have you read this news?"

Li Xuewu and Jing Yunong fell silent after hearing his words, and the smiles on their faces disappeared.

Who can know whether it is a real harvest or a fake harvest?

Li Xuewu said that the data is calculated by people and may be deceptive.

Would you believe the GDP growth rate?

When the economy is bad, it grows more than when the economy is good. Who is making the contribution?

They who eat commercial grain cannot feel whether the grain harvest is good or not, and they will never be hungry.

When Yin Mancang came to the house, he said that this year, no daughter in Hongxing Commune married out of the family, and many married into the family.

More than 20 housing sites were approved, and many young people wanted to move to the village to live in the name of seeking refuge with relatives.

If life is good, who would marry into the family? If there is money in the pocket, who would abandon their family and career?

These days, the relationship between villages is not so close, and some even set up artillery to shoot at each other.

Reading the newspaper, the economic situation is very good, farmers have a bumper harvest, machines are running all over the ground, workers are working hard, and everyone is getting rich...

If you don't believe it, read the newspaper yourself.

——

"Oh! The meeting has already started!"

Cheng Kaiyuan walked in and was slightly stunned when he saw the status of several people, raised his eyebrows and made a joke.

Xue Zhifu was still holding the newspaper, and Jing Yunong was writing materials.

Li Xuewu really wanted to leave him alone for a while, but he was worried that it would affect the unity of the management committee.

Therefore, Xue Zhifu and Jing Yunong kept silent. He had to take up the joke and not leave it on the ground.

"You are late, Deputy Director Cheng," Li Xuewu said with a smile, "The newspaper reading meeting has already started."

"Hahaha——" Cheng Kaiyuan appreciated this and said with a smile, "Look, I told you to come early. Once you get busy, you will delay things."

Xue Zhifu always had a cold face. He didn't care since he was in charge of discipline and supervision.

As for Jing Yunong not giving him a good face, he didn't care even more. It was good that he didn't curse.

He was quite tactful. Li Xuewu was the only one who could talk to him in this room.

"What news did you read?"

Cheng Kaiyuan glanced at Xue Zhifu and asked Li Xuewu, "Why are you so serious?"

"Next month's Canton Fair——"

Li Xuewu was talking nonsense, and there was not a single accurate word in his mouth.

Cheng Kaiyuan asked confusedly, so he answered nonsense.

Several secretaries who were preparing for the work in the room twitched their lips, looked at each other, and almost laughed out loud.

Deputy Director Li is really good at talking nonsense!

"What's wrong with the Canton Fair?"

Cheng Kaiyuan really didn't understand, so he picked up the teacup and asked, "Didn't you decide not to participate a long time ago?"

"We didn't intend to participate," Li Xuewu explained, "We didn't intend to invite foreign businessmen to visit us."

"Oh——"

Cheng Kaiyuan nodded in understanding. He was in charge of production, so this matter was not his responsibility.

However, his former secretary was Zhang Shicheng, the current director of the Foreign Affairs Office.

So he couldn't help but ask curiously, "No one wants to come or...?"

"If no one comes, there's no need to worry so much," Li Xuewu rubbed his face and said, "Those who made money here last year will come more this year."

"I'm worried about how to receive them."

"...Oh, haha, good news!"

Cheng Kaiyuan knew that this was just a joke, and it wasn't the case at all.

He hid the embarrassment on his face by drinking tea, thinking that what he had done in the past few months was indeed unpopular, but what else could he do.

If he wanted to get out of the Red Star Factory, he had to rely on himself to fight alone for ten or eight years.

What's wrong with standing on the same side with Lao Li now? It's like making concessions, pretending to be submissive, and saving the country in a roundabout way.

Cheng Kaiyuan thought about it. With Lao Li's current behavior, he relied on Li Xuewu to help him with his work. It was a waste of time.

If Cheng Kaiyuan hadn't been born, the Red Star Factory would have been dark forever.

——

Today is the last office meeting in October, and also the last Monday.

The previous weekly work report has announced the progress of this year's production, sales, organizational construction and other work.

From the relaxed smile on the face of the factory leader who walked into the meeting room, it can be seen that the data is very impressive.

After merging 16 companies, taking on part of their production tasks, and completing various task indicators ahead of schedule, it can only be said that the Red Star Factory is a fortress.

When Gu Weijie came in, she brought another good news...if, let's just call it good news.

"It should be said that there are two good news," she put down her notebook and asked with a smile: "Which one do you want to hear first?"

"I want to hear the second one--"

Li Xuewu smiled and continued: "Hearing what you said, the second news should be good news."

"How do you know which one I want to tell you first?"

Gu Weijie looked at him playfully, leaned her arm on the table, and said seriously: "Organization news, the superiors require schools at all levels to actively implement the notice of resumption of classes..."

"Isn't it written in the newspaper?"

Xue Zhifu shook the newspaper and looked at her and reminded: "Yesterday's newspaper, is this good news?"

"Isn't it?"

Gu Weijie looked at him meaningfully, then swept her eyes to everyone and said: "Then let's talk about the second good news, which is also organizational news, just listen to it."

"The higher-ups will conduct organizational inspections on the team members of the Red Star Factory from next month. Is this good news?"

Is it good news? Is it?

Everyone looked like it wasn't, and the atmosphere was much colder.

"Starting from November?" Jing Yunong turned to look at her and asked, "Do you have a specific time?"

"No, it will start from next month."

Gu Weijie looked at her calmly and said, "I also heard this news, how accurate is it..."

"I don't doubt what you said," Cheng Kaiyuan nodded, and said with a slightly serious expression, "Maybe it has already started, it's hard to say."

After this, everyone in the room was silent for a moment.

"If that's the case-" Jing Yunong pondered for a moment and asked, "Then the time for adjusting the team according to the news has also been determined?"

Rumors are sometimes not necessarily false news, at least they are not groundless.

Since she asked this, it means that she has heard about such news a long time ago.

In fact, it has been spread all over the agency since June that the team of the factory management committee will be adjusted.

This is inevitable. There are seven people in the management committee, and only five can sit here for meetings. Why not adjust?

But how to adjust and who to adjust, the higher-ups have never said.

Since June, the grassroots have known about this matter until now, but no one has said anything.

The wind of trial has passed, and it may be real.

"At least four people should be added to the team," Cheng Kaiyuan said to himself, "if Xiong is still here."

Xiong Bencheng, the head of the factory union, is also a member of the management committee, but he has been on sick leave all year round.

Cheng Kaiyuan's meaning is very clear.

If Xiong Bencheng is removed from the team adjustment this time, five more candidates will be added, and at least eleven people will be maintained.

This is still the case when no one is transferred away, and it depends on what the upper level means.

Adding five people at once, the Red Star Factory is really going to change.

In fact, several people in the conference room have been preparing for this day for a long time, and what is coming will come.

The normalization of the members of the management committee must be achieved before March next year.

If it is done in advance, there is no need to think about it, it must be the end of this year.

It is the end of October now. The current team will be inspected in November, and this will be implemented no later than December.

It is necessary to give the new members of the team time to adapt to the work, and the end of the year is a window period for cadre adjustment.

The reason why it can be delayed until now is that there are too many ongoing projects in Red Star Factory and personnel changes are being promoted.

It is very respectful to give half a year to respond and make a statement.

The rumor is that some of the three deputy directors will be selected from the 16 merged companies.

Of course, this is a rumor. In fact, there should be four more people, not three.

The people sitting at the conference table are all old members of the organization. They had expected this news, but when the day came, their faces became serious.

Everyone knows what this news means, and it came from Gu Weijie's mouth. This is no longer a rumor.

The situation that has just stabilized will inevitably be disturbed and reorganized again. By then, it will be a mess.

——

"All leaders are here so early."

Just when the conference room was a little dull and silent, Shi Ruoweng, deputy director of the Management Committee Office, walked in.

He greeted everyone with a smile, not specifically who, but funny enough, he greeted everyone.

But his smiling expression was a bit eye-catching in the eyes of everyone, especially when he put the notebook and teacup in his hand on the conference table.

That was not Li Huaide's position, and he would not be the one to take Li Huaide's notebook and teacup.

Judging from the situation, is he here to attend the team meeting?

Gu Weijie frowned and glanced at him, and her pursed lips clearly showed that she was unhappy.

Jing Yunong's eyes were sharper than hers. He stared at Shi Ruoweng and then looked at Li Xuewu.

Xue Zhifu on the opposite side narrowed his eyes slightly, put away the newspaper in his hand, and folded his arms in silence.

Only Cheng Kaiyuan smiled and nodded, but he did not respond to the other party's politeness and greeting.

Almost everyone, including the factory leaders sitting at the table and the secretaries who were preparing for the meeting, glanced at Li Xuewu to see what he would do.

As the head of the security team, the deputy director of the management committee office, and the deputy leaders of three important working groups, Li Xuewu was a special attendee requested by Li Huaide.

He has been attending the meeting for more than a year, and his seat is still next to Li Huaide.

Regardless of whether it is important or not, can anyone sit at the table for such a serious organizational activity as the office meeting?

The Management Committee Office is the department responsible for organizing meetings. Li Xuewu can sit at the table not because he is the deputy director of the Management Committee Office.

What does it mean that Shi Ruoweng sits here openly?

No need to think about it, it must be arranged by someone.

Shi Ruoweng is not a rookie, it is impossible for him not to know this.

It is needless to say why Li Xuewu can sit here. Now everyone's eyes are scrutinizing Shi Ruoweng, wanting to see what qualifications he has to sit here.

For the deputy director of the Management Committee, it is a humiliation for a deputy director of the Management Committee Office to sit in front of him, right?

But for more than a year, no one has said this.

Now there is another deputy director of the Management Committee Office. Is Lao Li going to play the trick of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Child?

Shi Ruoweng stood there a little nervous and embarrassed, wanting to sit down, but feeling a little guilty.

But this position is what he has always dreamed of, and he got it through hard work. Why can't he sit here?

Besides, the leader gave him the opportunity, and he didn't have to work at the request of these people.

So, after entering the room, his greetings were not responded to, and the leaders still looked at him coldly. You can imagine how he felt now.

You don't welcome me, but I want to come.

You don't want me to sit, but I want to sit.

He didn't know why the leader wanted him to come, but he had guessed the leader's intentions and thoughts.

Even if he was just a Huang Gai, as long as the leader needed it, it was his goal.

So, he sat in this position today, and even the king of heaven couldn't help it!

Just when Shi Ruoweng completed his self-psychological construction, slumped down, and wanted to sit down under the gaze of everyone, Li Xuewu stood up.

"Look at how this is done, isn't it a mess!"

Li Xuewu packed up his things with a smile, and walked out with them, saying politely: "Maybe I saw the meeting notice, you can sit over there."

"Uh--"

Shi Ruoweng didn't understand what was going on, and was stunned for a long time. Seeing that Li Xuewu was about to walk over, he quickly stopped him and said half politely: "You sit here, I..."

"No, I saw the meeting notice."

Li Xuewu smiled and said politely: "They said that the Management Committee Office should attend, and Director Ding was not at home. I thought they wanted me to come."

He raised his hand and gestured: "How can there be two deputy directors of the Committee Office sitting in this conference room? Sorry--"

After saying this, Shi Ruoweng was directly picked up. The conference room was silent, and everyone was looking at the two.

One is shameless, and the other is retreating to advance. Now there is a good show to watch.

Li Xuewu did not slam the table and curse, nor did he throw a tantrum to complain, just a move of "If you can do it, come on."

He said that Shi Ruoweng's presence here was a misunderstanding of the meeting notice, and emphasized that two deputy directors of the committee office could not appear in this meeting room.

It seemed to be an active excuse to ease the awkward atmosphere, but in fact it was a serious statement of attitude.

Whoever dared to put Shi Ruoweng on the conference table was insulting his personality.

Either me or him, either him or me.

Li Xuewu had the confidence to put the contradiction on the surface with a smile.

Whoever asked Shi Ruoweng to come, then stand up and ask Shi Ruoweng to get out, otherwise this matter will not end.

Li Xuewu took the initiative to give up his seat to Shi Ruoweng. Ask him if he dares to sit?

After just coming in, he did so much psychological preparation, but what was the result?

He just chose a seat in the corner.

The current situation is that he is not allowed to sit in the corner of the conference table.

Shi Ruoweng's face turned red. Li Xuewu's explanation and humility immediately blocked him in the corner.

He bent over and stuck out his butt. He was embarrassed and ashamed.

"Where are you going?"

Li Huaide walked in from outside at this time, accompanied by the union chairman Kumamoto Cheng.

Seeing Li Xuewu holding a notebook and a teacup, he reminded him, "Is the meeting about to start?"

"Oh, Director Li, I misread the notice."

Li Xuewu still used the same rhetoric, smiling and explaining, "Deputy Director Shi from the Commission Office is here to attend the meeting, so I don't need to come. It just so happens that the group has work to do."

"Wait a minute--"

Li Huaide waved his hand, frowned and walked into the meeting room, looked at Shi Ruoweng, who was nervous and pale, and asked, "Who asked you to come in? Get out--"

He didn't give the other party a chance to explain, let alone ease the situation. His tone was more suitable for saying "get out".

Li Xuewu's face was no longer relaxed and smiling, but became serious, staring at Shi Ruoweng.

It was as if the other party had offended him and deceived him.

Faced with Li Huaide's questioning, Shi Ruoweng trembled as he packed up the notebooks and cups on the table and walked out with his head down, amid the jokes or meaningful looks of the crowd.

To describe it from the heart of the secretaries present, it should be said that he walked out with his tail between his legs.

When passing by the door, Li Xuewu even heard the sound of the teacup lid knocking against each other.

It seemed that Shi Ruoweng's hands were shaking badly.

Li Huaide didn't even look at him, but waved his hand to greet Li Xuewu: "Meeting--"

--

"Wow--isn't it cold?"

Li Xuewu came down from upstairs and saw Zhou Miaomiao, who was wearing a spring and autumn work suit, coming out of the corridor on the first floor.

It's okay to wear a woolen coat inside this spring and autumn work suit, but if you only wear a white shirt, you can only say that you are beautiful and freezing.

After all, it's this season, the first snow has fallen, and it's minus four or five degrees outside. If you only wear this outfit...

I saw a correct version on the 16-9 book and 1 bar!

It looks really good, especially with the contrast of other people's cotton jackets and cotton pants, it makes her look slim and beautiful.

"If wearing a skirt wasn't more controversial, I really want to wear a skirt to work."

Zhou Miaomiao held the documents in her hand and dodged her feet, and her high heels as high as her index finger knocked on the floor.

She was originally from a dance team, so her figure is naturally impeccable, and her appearance is tough. She looks a bit different in this outfit. If she really wears a skirt...

"It's too hot, I can't stand it."

She complained helplessly: "There are three radiators in our office, and steam comes out when we water them. We are so hot."

The steel plant building is like this, the hot water circulates quickly, and the temperature is naturally high because it is heated every day.

In fact, Li Xuewu also wears very little in the office, but not as little as Zhou Miaomiao.

"Open the window for ventilation," Li Xuewu smiled and looked at her, reminding her, "Don't catch a cold."

"Thank you for your concern, leader--"

Zhou Miaomiao smiled sweetly and said, "Will you have dinner tonight? How about barbecue?"

"Too insincere, isn't it?"

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded at her, saying, "You know I don't go out for social events tonight, so you're doing it on purpose, right?"

"Then don't blame me for being stingy--"

Zhou Miaomiao smiled and said, "I'm really treating you, and I can't do anything if you don't come."

"Okay, I'll save you a meal," Li Xuewu waved his hand and said seriously, "Come to my house tonight."

"That's really unfortunate."

Zhou Miaomiao seemed to be treating her sincerely, and said regretfully, "Then let's make an appointment later."

"Next time, next time for sure," Li Xuewu said as he walked out, "I'll treat you next time."

Zhou Miaomiao stood at the stairs and watched him leave the building, and then went upstairs.

In the office on the first floor facing the stairs, two young people were watching this scene.

"When did these two become so close?"

"Who does Deputy Director Li have a bad relationship with?"

The one sitting inside glanced at the one outside and reminded him, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Are you kidding me?" The younger one outside said strangely, "The relationship between these two is obviously very unusual."

"There is a reason for that. They are all leaders' people--" The one inside glanced at the office and saw that no one was there, so he emphasized in a low voice, "But Deputy Director Li is a serious person."

"Didn't you say you changed it?"

The one sitting outside stared and asked strangely, "Why am I I heard that he is the current captain? "

"Haha, dead ashes can be rekindled."

The one sitting inside sneered: "Who said that old love can't be rekindled? Isn't it more convenient to get married?"

"Have you heard that a woman dresses for her friends? Who is she wearing that for? Zhou Xianjin is not here."

He raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Haha, you don't know how Zhou Xianjin became advanced, right?"

This one was much more mean than the other one. He pouted and said: "It's said to be advanced, but I don't know which one he is."

In the mid-year evaluation of advanced, Zhou Tan unexpectedly got this qualification and had the opportunity to improve.

People who knew his relationship with Zhou Miaomiao gave him such a nickname, Zhou Xianjin.

Talking about gossip in the office definitely didn’t start in the hereafter, it happens at all times.

This is the condiment after work. Both men and women like to talk about it. Even if there are some who don’t like to talk about it, they still like to listen to it.

At this moment, the person sitting outside was smiling. He glanced at the director of the Foreign Affairs Office passing by in the corridor, lowered his head and asked the person inside, "What's the relationship with this person?"

"You don't know anything about his relationship?"

The man inside had obviously arrived a few days earlier and seemed to know a lot about the gossip and scandals in the agency.

At this moment, the corner of his mouth curled up and he said: "Deputy Director Cheng's former secretary, now he is the deputy section chief."

"I know he is the leader's secretary," the person outside said with squinting eyes, "You didn't see it, but his relationship is much stronger than that of the secretary."

"The Foreign Affairs Office has a lot of money. How many people have spread the word, and people are starting to order suits!"

"I'll tell you something no one else has heard!"

The man inside nodded at the table and emphasized: "But I can't tell you in vain. You have to treat me to a barbecue tonight."

"Don't worry, I'll treat you even if you don't tell me."

This person from outside has just been transferred here and is eager to understand the situation. If someone can help guide him, he will naturally be happy to pay for it.

The man inside gestured to the stairs and asked, "How long has this person been at the Foreign Affairs Office?"

"It's been more than three months, right?"

He raised his eyebrows and asked again: "Think about it, who left a month earlier than him? You can know this!"

"It's Hu Yan..."

The man outside had his eyes widened and was about to shout, but was hit in the mouth by an eraser thrown from the other side and stifled back.

Seeing the seriousness on the face opposite him, he grinned sheepishly, and then asked in a low voice: "Is it really her?"

"Teach you to be a good boy and keep your eyes open in the future!"

The person inside raised his eyebrows and reminded: "Deputy Director Cheng is paying more and more attention to Director Zhang. You can see that the relationship is unusual. Why?"

"Think about it again, how long has it been since she last appeared? Where has she gone?"

"Where has she gone? Where can she go?"

The person outside was confused and couldn't react for a moment, so he said: "Isn't it dealing with external affairs? Why..."

——

“With so many projects being approved in a row, I’m afraid the construction schedule will be a bit tight!”

Lang Zhennan, wearing a furry hat, followed Li Xuewu out of the office building.

He asked tentatively: "What does the leader mean?"

"Otherwise? Can it still be mine?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him, tightened his coat tightly, and all the white air came out.

The days are short, and it will be dark by the time I get off work.

He raised his hand and patted Lang Zhennan's arm, and said comfortingly: "I won't rush the deadline, but the leader is impatient."

"I also want to build Rome in one day," Lang Zhennan said with a wry smile: "But our project quantity is here. Five years of work can be completed in three years, and no one can do it."

“Leadership means figuring out the sequence.”

Li Xuewu explained to him: "The newspaper building, the comprehensive service market, the canteen building, the Red Star Hotel..."

He clasped his fingers, walked down the steps, counted them and explained: "It is absolutely impossible to build a school like this. It will delay the construction schedule of other projects too much."

"If it's like a hospital, the underground work has been completed anyway, so the main structure needs to be pulled up first."

"How about stacking the money?"

Lang Zhennan looked at Li Xuewu speechlessly and reminded: "The progress of the construction period is directly proportional to the capital consumption. Does our factory need to be in such a hurry? Can't we work slowly and steadily?"

"Comrade, there are still two years left."

Li Xuewu looked at him and emphasized: "We have received news from above. We will start inspecting the factory management committee team next month, and we will appoint the team to be adjusted next month."

"If we don't deal with some key issues at this time, why don't we wait until the new leader comes and then postpone it?"

He touched Lang Zhennan's arm with the back of his leather glove and whispered: "To make a plan, next year's project must be in front of the leader's eyes."

"Tell me the truth, is our factory running out of money?"

Lang Zhennan stopped in the office area, looked at Li Xuewu and asked bluntly: "It's the end of the year, are you out of money?"

"I've heard about it——"

He pulled Li Xuewu's arm, looked around, and then whispered: "Someone said that the factory lent a lot of money and it hasn't been recovered yet. Is this true?"

"It's not a secret, is it?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and said, "Who said our factory has no money? Isn't the project budget very sufficient?"

"I heard it all, you taste it."

Lang Zhennan twitched his eyes and whispered to him: "As long as someone spreads this stuff, right?"

"hehe--"

Li Xuewu chuckled lightly and asked: "Let me ask you a practical question, have you come up with the construction plan for the office building?"

"It's almost done. We've found an expert and are reviewing it. What's wrong?"

Lang Zhennan looked at him and asked, "What does this have to do with funds?"

"Red Star Factory dares to ask the French to help redesign the office building. Do you think there is no money to build the building?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and said, "Don't worry about money now, just focus on the project."

"Three years have passed, and the main project must be started next year."

He reminded: "If the big project doesn't start next year, will you be able to finish it the year after that?"

"Remember my words, don't worry about it if it's not your job, just do your own job, okay?"

Lang Zhennan's eyes lit up, and then he nodded in understanding, with a grateful look on his face.

Since Li Xuewu has said so, it proves that money is not a problem.

No, money is a problem. To be precise, money is a problem for Red Star Factory and for some people.

It is a bit awkward or vague to say this, but he can understand that this is what it means. This is a big pit!

Lang Zhennan has been in the factory for a year and a half, and his friendship with Li Xuewu began after the Engineering Department started the construction of Liangmahe Industrial Zone.

Speaking of friendship, it is actually a friendship at work. After a long time, they know each other.

He admires Li Xuewu's ability and character, and Li Xuewu also recognizes his ability and hard work.

The two of them are not sympathetic, but there is still a tacit understanding.

At this moment, Lang Zhennan is very grateful for the friendship he and the other party have developed in the process of getting along.

Speaking of it, this friendship is not easy.

Because everyone in Red Star Factory knows that Li Xuewu has very few personal relationships, especially few.

Few people in the factory have been to his home, and he rarely visits other people's homes.

In this era, people like Li Xuewu are rare, and visiting each other's homes is the standard for friends.

Female comrades will interact with each other. In the era without mobile phones and telephones, they would visit each other.

But Li Xuewu has never invited anyone to his home, nor has he accepted anyone's invitation to go to the other party's home. It seems that he is an insulator of private relationships.

But you can see that he is not a frivolous person, nor is he stingy. He is even very cheerful and generous.

In summary, he has principles. How can it be said that it is not difficult to have a friendship with such a person.

——

"Ding-Ding-"

Li Xuewu finished talking with Lang Zhennan and was about to get in the car when he saw a Red Star Antelope driving in.

At this time, the cars in the factory office area are all going out, after all, it's time to get off work.

But there are very few cars driving into the yard, which makes people look at them more.

The driver seemed to know Li Xuewu. Seeing him looking over here, he honked the horn.

It must not be the factory car, because this is the office area, no stupid car driver would honk in the yard, it must be an outside car to pick up people.

Sure enough, the car stopped in front of the main office building, and Zhou Miaomiao, wearing a woolen coat, came out and got on the car with a small bag.

If Zhou Tan was driving, Li Xuewu would have eaten his car.

When this antelope car came out, it was parked behind Li Xuewu's car.

"Deputy Director Li, do you regret it?"

"Wow——"

Li Xuewu saw clearly who was driving the car, and he could never guess that it was Dou Yaozu.

"I said you didn't treat me with sincerity in this barbecue dinner. You are just pretending to be a fool!"

"I'll give you another chance. Will you go?"

Zhou Miaomiao said with a sweet smile: "Why do you care who treats you? Just eat and drink well!"

"Well - I won't go -"

Li Xuewu shook his head jokingly and said with a smile: "This is not an invitation for me at all. I won't be a light bulb -"

"What -"

Zhou Miaomiao seemed to be misunderstood and couldn't help but explain: "This is my brother!"

"Did it, brother and sister -"

Dou Yaozu sat in the car, and it was hard to tell whether his face was red or not. He must have been embarrassed by what Zhou Miaomiao said.

He learned to give gifts, especially to give gifts in different ways, from Zhou Miaomiao.

"It's better if you don't explain——"

Li Xuewu smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Okay, I really have something to do today, I'll treat you next time."

He didn't know whether Zhou Miaomiao really wanted to drag him along, but Dou Yaozu definitely didn't want to.

Li Xuewu didn't have any mental cleanliness, but he thought the pairing looked a bit exaggerated.

Li Huaide could satisfy Zhou Miaomiao's desire for a position, but she didn't need to ask Dou Yaozu to satisfy her desire for money, right?

Besides, Dou Yaozu was a very honest person, but he didn't expect to play the fun of repairing the plank road in the open and crossing the Chencang in secret.

I just don't know whether driving to the factory to pick up people was for Li Huaide to see, or for Zhou Miaomiao to express her attitude.

It's a bit interesting, really a bit interesting!

——

It wasn't Qie who came to the house on Monday night, but Ji Yuxiu.

Perhaps he saw the news report in the newspaper, or perhaps he heard some news, Li Xuecai on the mountain couldn't sit still.

He had promised that his second brother would not come down the mountain easily again. Now he did not dare to call home, and could only beg Ji Yuxiu to come home to inquire about the news.

"Go back after receiving the notice."

Li Xuewu looked at Ji Yuxiu's embarrassed and expectant eyes, and said with a smile: "I didn't think of stopping him from going to school, but my elder brother and sister-in-law said there was no need to worry."

"He has that temper," Ji Yuxiu heard his second brother say so, and finally felt relieved, and said with a smile: "He called me three times, so anxious."

"It seems that he has not tempered his temper yet."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Scare him, and say that he will not be allowed to come back and stay for another three years."

"Hehe——"

Ji Yuxiu said with a smile: "You can't stay for three days, tell me to go down the mountain as soon as you get the news."

"In fact, there is still a wait, and reporting does not mean resuming classes," Li Xuewu said seriously, and said to her: "You can ask my elder brother and sister-in-law to know how they study."

"But the situation is much better now. If he wants to go down the mountain, come back first."

"Then I'll tell him this, he won't be able to wait any longer."

Ji Yuxiu nodded with a smile and said, "I'll ask you when he comes back..."

Halfway through the conversation, the phone on the table rang. Li Xuewu picked it up and answered it, but it was Lao Biaozi calling.

"What do you think? Are you having a convulsion?"

On the phone, Lao Biaozi also asked if schools in Beijing were open and he could come back to school.

Of course, Lao Biaozi had graduated a long time ago. He was not asking this question for himself, but for Mai Qinglan.

Mai Qinglan majored in Chinese opera and has two years left to graduate. She is still considered a college student.

I should say it or not, but the big-breasted brother is really kind and loyal. He is confused in life, but he is unambiguous in his actions.

He asked Li Xuewu for help on the phone, arranging for his wife to return to Beijing to resume classes, and she had to finish college.

This is Mai Qinglan's regret and a heartache.

They were far away in Steel City, so they didn't receive the notice, but they saw the notice in the newspaper.

Mai Qinglan was torn between having her one-month-old child on one side and her own studies on the other.

Her mother advised her to give up her schooling since she didn't need it anyway, but she just kept silent.

Lao Biaozi couldn't see her feeling sad the most. Even if she called him, he still had to trouble Brother Wu.

On the phone, he only said one sentence, "She is still a college student." What could Li Xuewu say?

"You are really talented! Aren't you afraid of losing your wife? Come back!"

"The child is almost three months old, where can she be thrown?"

Lao Biaozi made arrangements with a smile on the phone: "She will live in the courtyard opposite the Central Theater, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law will also move in and live together. That will be my home."

"My greatest ability in this life is not to let her have any regrets."