Men and women eating in the courtyard

In the era of shining stars, what is the social life like after get off work?

Professionals like Lao Li, who worked in a small canteen in the early days, then in a guesthouse, and now in an international hotel, closed the door and created his own organization.

We invited a master chef, ate from a small stove, and drank real fine wine.

After dinner, have a cup of tea, sing two slow dance moves, talk about current affairs, and do something practical.

Of course, there are also people who just eat, drink and dance and do not do any real work, like Lao Li.

Using banquets and delicious food as a means, using dancing and singing to liven up the atmosphere, toasting glasses and drinking, and expressing one's opinions freely seems to have been the main theme from ancient times to the present.

The Red Star Factory is located in the capital, enjoying the geographical advantage. As the face of the Red Star Factory, Lao Li naturally has to attend many social events.

Being able to eat two meals at home a year is considered a lot. His wife can't see him before going to bed, and basically can't see him when she's awake.

Don’t ask, the answer is that you are working hard for the organization and contributing to the collective.

Compared with the Red Star Factory, how should we entertain and entertain enterprises or units from all over the world when they come to Beijing to do business or seek relationships and cooperation?

Just go find a random restaurant on the street?

There's no point in having that relationship. The waiter's attitude can make you mad to death, and then make your customers mad to death. If you two get together, you're doomed.

This is when the Beijing Office comes in handy.

The historical origins of the Beijing Office can be traced back to the hometown associations and guilds of the feudal dynasties, such as the Huzhou Guild Hall, the Ningzhou Guild Hall, and so on.

Although there were many types of guild halls in the early days, most of them were established to maintain, unite and harmonize relationships among fellow townsmen, clansmen and people in the same industry, and were based on geographical, blood and business ties.

In other words, the guild hall during this period was not yet a synonym for a brothel. Don't get me wrong, it was quite respectable.

Of course, during this period, princess, lady, beauty, concubine, socialite, etc. were still normal words without any other connotations.

If we talk about development, it's not all good. There are also messy things blown in. It seems that there will be no good words to say about it in a few years.

The rise of guild halls had certain objective reasons. Whether they were prostitutes or businessmen, they could interact with each other in guild halls without any restrictions.

After liberation, a close liaison mechanism needed to be formed between the higher authorities and localities to discuss construction projects and approve plans for the allocation of materials.

However, transportation and communications were not well developed at that time, and local leaders could not be on standby in the capital every day.

Therefore, in order to maintain constant contact with the higher-ups, an office needs to be stationed in Beijing to be responsible for document transfer and communication between the upper and lower levels.

After 1949, the first office in Beijing, the Mombasa-Nairobi Office in Beijing, was established with this mission.

At the same time, the country had just been liberated and various unstable factors still existed. Some of the guild halls with the nature of civil groups became places where special forces lurked.

In the late 1950s, many guild halls were abolished and replaced by local offices in Beijing and county-level liaison offices in Beijing.

After the meal, Hu Ke treated Li Xuewu to tea and they talked about this period of history during the chat. The year they talked about the most was from 1958 to 1959, when 28 Beijing offices were successively established, and all of them were provincial-level agencies in Beijing.

Such a unit looks solemn and serious on the outside, but it is actually a dispatched liaison unit that mainly does communication and service work.

Hu Ke told Li Xuewu that he used to work as a secretary and had also served as secretary-general.

Now I am the deputy director of the Beijing Office, and my job is no different from before.

It is said that there is a difference, and the difference lies in the fact that the leaders who come to Beijing for service are uncertain.

His current position is definitely not a waiter role, but a key person who cooperates with the leader to complete more important tasks.

For example, right now, there are only four people sitting in the lounge.

Hu Ke, Li Xuewu, Xu Sinian and Wang Ruiqing.

Li Xuewu is the secretary-general of the Red Star Factory and the main person in charge of economic and organizational work. His attitude represents Li Huaide to a certain extent.

Xu Sinian was the main person in charge of the Red Star Factory's industrial investment and production construction in Liaodong, and was a leader in Yingcheng Shipbuilding.

Wang Ruiqing, general manager of Gangcheng Coal Company No. 4.

What was Hu Ke's purpose in bringing these three together was self-evident from the moment Li Xuewu sat here.

——

Xu Sinian looked calm and composed, his face slightly flushed. He held the teacup and blew on it like a toad, as if he was still sobering up.

In fact, when he followed Li Xuewu to the office and met the people at the table, he had already started to make calculations in his mind.

His primary purpose of coming to Beijing this time was to test and urge the factory to contact Yingcheng as soon as possible to implement the Yingcheng Port Terminal project.

For him, the Red Star Factory's approval of the report submitted by the Liaodong Industrial Leading Group on the construction of the Fengcheng-Gangcheng-Yingcheng industrial chain integrated industrial block is definitely a great opportunity.

As the person in charge of Yingcheng Ship, he is of course also in the leadership group and is well aware of the driving force behind this project.

Leaving aside other things, Xu Sinian's focus on this project was the opposite.

In other words, he wanted to put the camp city in the forefront and build it as the starting point of this industrial chain.

Why do you think so?

It's very simple. He controls the shipyard and then the shipping terminal at the seaport. With the current railway transportation conditions, industrial production capacity, and resource allocation in the Northeast, Old Xu only needs to guard the ships in Yingcheng and take off on the spot is just around the corner.

Any industrial production and trade development is inseparable from transportation. Li Xuewu thought about and studied the Northeast Asian economic circle that he intended to build, and finally he figured it out.

Therefore, there is no need to think about the Gangcheng Industrial Base, as that is not a piece of cake that he can touch. Fengcheng is the industrial area that the factory has just begun to expand, but it is definitely not the last piece of the puzzle.

Going up along the railway line from Fengcheng, Jicheng and Bingcheng will be connected sooner or later. More and more industries and trade are flourishing in the Northeast. Whether it is in or out, Yingcheng Port Terminal will be a key gateway.

There is no need to think about the inland docks of Gangcheng. Thousand-ton cargo ships or passenger ships may still be able to enter. The main force of transportation in the future will definitely be large ships of 10,000 tons or above.

This is not difficult to see from the production planning and development direction that Li Xuewu set for Yingcheng Ship.

For small ship construction projects, the main production directions are still yachts and fishing boats. Although there are also fishing boats among the medium-sized ships, they are mainly bulk carriers. The future production focus will be on large ships above 10,000 tons. The shipyards currently under construction are all for large ships.

Even the production docks for small and medium-sized ships are designed to meet the needs of large dock modifications. The current standard is for one dock to build six small ships or four larger ships at the same time.

It is said that starting construction at the same time will save costs, and the potential productivity of large ships is already being laid.

Since the second half of last year, Yingcheng Shipbuilding has begun to receive construction data and designers for 10,000-ton cargo ships.

The Red Star Shipyard directly recruited talents from the Jiangnan Shipyard and other shipyards with experience in building large ships.

In accordance with the cooperation agreement, the French Santaya Group exported technology and equipment to Yingcheng Ship.

The first 10,000-ton bulk carrier currently being built by Yingcheng Shipbuilding is a compensatory trade payment to the Santaya Group.

The first bulk carrier is under construction, and the second and third have been designed and planned.

At the same time, Yingcheng Ship also received a shipbuilding commission application from Dongfeng Shipping. Different from the previous thousand-ton cargo ships, this time Dongfeng Shipping ordered a new type of container cargo ship.

The construction plan of Yingcheng Port Terminal is in line with the container ship that is being designed and planned.

What he didn't know was that the Port-au-Prince terminal far away in the port city was also undergoing renovation.

The purpose is to transform the existing six bulk cargo terminals into container freight terminals, and even the land has been approved.

At that time, the goods transported from Yingcheng Port Terminal and Jingu Port Terminal will go directly to the port city of Port-au-Prince Terminal.

With the Trade Management Center and the International Business Department as the core, United Savings Bank and Oriental Times Bank as the support, the super foreign trade consortium with port to port and trade to trade will be built and operated with Red Star Factory as the main force.

By then, the economic strength of the Red Star Factory will be taken to a higher level, similar to switching from the mainland highway to the German highway.

Li Xuewu said in the office that he didn't understand the real purpose of throwing out a brick to attract jade, but now he has some understanding of it.

In fact, the final decision on the construction plan of Yingcheng Port Terminal can be made in Beijing instead of Yingcheng.

The Red Star Factory does not necessarily have to negotiate directly with Yingcheng, and it does not even need to meet anyone from Yingcheng to get this done.

Look who Hu Ke brought with him?

Electricity, manufacturing, aviation, weapons, coal, in addition to metallurgy and steel, as well as oil and heavy equipment, how many heavy industries are urgently needed to supplement advanced technology and management capabilities?

It's a blind date, you get to marry whoever you like, it's impossible for all the girls to get married at once, right?

Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Factory turned losses into profits and came back to life. Can't other industries and systems be recharged? ——

"Have you really quit smoking?"

Hu Ke pointed to the cigarette in his hand, and said with surprise in his eyes: "I thought I couldn't quit this thing."

“I just can’t give up eating.”

Li Xuewu looked at him with a smile, picked up the teacup and made a joke.

“I am also young.”

He could see that Hu Ke was addicted to smoking, so he raised his hand and said, "It's okay, you smoke yours."

"It's really not fun."

Hu Ke shook his head in self-mockery, and handed a cigarette to Xu Sinian and Wang Ruiqing opposite him. Wang Ruiqing took the initiative to light it for him.

"Well, OK," he waved his hand politely, indicating that Wang Ruiqing and Xu Sinian could do as they pleased, then turned to Li Xuewu and said with a smile, "But when I'm busy at work, I want to take a puff. I don't believe it can relieve fatigue."

"Sometimes I hear people say that being a cadre is hard, and that they have to make decisions for the people, but they can't complain to them," he said with a smile, "If you ask me, that's just hypocrisy. If they were citizens, they would be full of complaints and sufferings."

"This used to be the Qing Dynasty's villa."

Hu Ke pointed to the quaint lounge. Although it has been renovated in a modern style, its former grandeur can still be seen in its architecture.

"It is said that Emperor Qianlong lived here when he was a child, but I don't know if it is true or not."

He took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "But after I took up my post here, I did hear an interesting story."

"It is said that when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, a turtle blocked his way."

"Qianlong sat down and asked, "What do you want to report, princes?"

"The turtle said: We have eggs to offer as tribute to the king, and we would like to ask for a Wusha hat."

“Hehehe——”

Xu Sinian and Wang Ruiqing couldn't help laughing when they heard his nonsense.

Li Xuewu also held the teacup and pecked at it slowly, with a smile on his face, but he was certain in his heart that he would have to endure tonight.

Why?

Because I met someone who knows how to talk nonsense.

Hu Ke didn't care about the laughter of the others and continued, "Qianlong would find this kind of thing funny, so he said, "Okay, one day when the horse doesn't pull the cart and the lamp is facing down, I will let you all be the prostitutes."

"When the turtle kings bowed and thanked and left, Qianlong laughed and said: You stupid kings, when can the horses stop pulling the carts, when can the candles of the oil lamps be turned down?"

"The ministers all praised the emperor for his wisdom and wisdom."

"More than two hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Cars have replaced horse-drawn carriages, and electric lights have replaced candles."

Hu Ke nodded slowly and said, "So, I'm not kidding, some of these idiots have become prostitutes, and they are all bastards who don't do their jobs and just talk nonsense."

The other people in the room couldn't laugh anymore.

Li Xuewu glanced at Hu Ke. He didn't expect that this old man was so cruel that he even scolded himself.

"Who told me this story?"

Hu Ke glanced at the three of them and said calmly, "It was a leader I once served. I won't tell you who it was."

"But this story has always stayed in my mind, like a sword hanging over my head."

He looked at the others and paused before saying, "I never brag about what I have done, but I always remember not to let anyone poke my spine. That would make me a real coward."

“This is the first time I’ve heard such a meaningful story.”

Li Xuewu nodded, put down his teacup and said, "Okay, I'll take note of it and tell our factory leaders about it later."

"Hahaha--"

Hu Ke was the first one who couldn't help laughing. He laughed out loud with Xu Sinian and Wang Ruiqing, and pointed at Li Xuewu with a helpless look on his face.

The secretaries outside the door made faces at each other and asked the waiter to come in and pour tea, while they stood outside without moving.

"Actually, you can probably guess the reason why I invited you here."

After Hu Ke finished talking nonsense, he put out the cigarette in his hand, looked at Li Xuewu seriously and said, "The leaders are very satisfied with the transformation of Fengcheng No. 1 Machinery Factory."

"So on the one hand, I was entrusted to express my gratitude to you for making this happen," he said politely, "On the other hand, there is a key task and I would like to ask you to help me with the consultation and give us some advice."

"How dare I take on this responsibility——"

Li Xuewu said seriously: "Not to mention my qualifications and experience, even the fact that I lack local work experience makes me dare not speak nonsense."

"Hey, what we want to ask for advice today is really not local work."

Hu Ke's expression became serious, and he explained: "I don't know if you have any knowledge of the coal industry..."

——

Coal industry?

How to say it.

The key point is that Li Xuewu didn't know what he was asking about.

Does stealing coal count?

If he knows so much, then he must have rich practical experience. He has been doing this since he was thirteen or fourteen years old. He is an old coal miner.

He knew exactly which coal station the coal trucks entering the city from Dongcheng came from, where the coal would be dropped, and who could sell it to at the highest price.

"In fact, since the year before last, the top authorities have issued relevant policies, requiring all provinces to actively complete the management of coal production."

Hu Ke pointed in the direction of Wang Ruiqing, and he introduced the relevant situation.

"The main reason for the relevant policies is to integrate resources, increase the concentration of the industry, and eliminate the safety hazards of small coal mines."

Wang Ruiqing took out a document from his bag and handed it to Li Xuewu. Seeing that he did not open it immediately, he was not surprised and continued talking.

"Since 1960, not only our four companies, but the entire city, the entire province, and the entire coal industry have faced a series of challenges and problems."

At this point, he glanced at Hu Ke and continued, "First, due to the many small coal mines that were developed due to some policy planning before the 1960s..."

He spoke rather cryptically, and it was obvious that he was a cautious person.

Even though Li Xuewu and Xu Sinian were invited by Hu Ke, he still habitually kept a distance from people he met for the first time.

However, the four of them were already sitting in the lounge, so they still had to discuss what needed to be discussed and discuss it thoroughly.

Li Xuewu is not a small character, and he is not someone that Hu Ke can just call over with a phone call.

He must cherish this opportunity. If he fails to impress Li Xuewu the first time, then the chances of cooperation with Red Star Factory will be slim.

Therefore, for Wang Ruiqing, mastering the rhythm and scale of reporting is a relatively critical requirement.

"... these small coal mines have a lot of safety hazards due to their small scale, backward technology and inadequate safety management."

He quietly sat up straight and introduced in a reporting tone: "In addition, the scattered operation of these small coal mines has also led to inefficient resource utilization and weak market competitiveness."

"In the early stage, our four companies acquired some small coal mines like this in accordance with the requirements of the municipal industrial system and encountered many of the same problems."

"How big is the Gangcheng Coal Company No. 4?"

Li Xuewu listened carefully, and the questions he asked did not seem professional, but were very crucial.

He didn't need to consider what difficulties the Fourth Company was facing now, because Hu Ke didn't invite him to solve problems or answer questions.

The purpose is simple: they want capital intervention from the Red Star Factory, introduce a scientific management mechanism, and impact the inherent and rigid production model.

When talking about cooperation, don't be falsely polite.

The first thing Li Xuewu had to determine was whether the scale of the target industry could be acquired, and then consider the problem of whether it could be managed.

“I may not understand the specific data even if you tell me.”

He crossed his right leg, looked at the other person and asked, "Is the Fourth Company making a profit now? What is its annual coal production ranking in the province? What is the quality of the coal?"

"This..." Wang Ruiqing hesitated for a moment, and after looking at Hu Ke, he said bluntly: "The Fourth Company was established in 1965..."

"Let me interject a sentence——"

Hu Ke saw that Li Xuewu's question hit the nail on the head, so he took the initiative to explain: "I heard from the cadres of Gangcheng Industry that the Fourth Company was spun off and integrated from other companies to solve and integrate small coal resources."

"So it doesn't have a big scale yet?" Li Xuewu asked pointedly, "Then how big is the scale of the division, how much are the total assets, and how much coal resources reserves are owned? Can you provide these?"

"Of course, that's no problem," Wang Ruiqing pointed to the file bag in front of him and explained, "According to Deputy Director Hu's request, I have prepared a copy of the relevant information for you, including the province's coal industry overview and data."

"Okay, go on—"

Li Xuewu picked up the file bag, took out a document and looked at it while signaling to the other party that he could continue the introduction.

"I am just introducing the current situation."

Wang Ruiqing explained first, and when Li Xuewu nodded, he continued, "We have studied and discussed the policy requirements given above. The core focus is to achieve optimal allocation of resources and improve the safety standards and production efficiency of the entire industry through mergers and acquisitions of small coal mines by large coal groups."

"This model of 'big mines merging small mines', in terms of policy interpretation, is to integrate small coal mines through powerful mining groups, thereby increasing industrial concentration and solving the safety hazards of small coal mines."

"It's still the same old thing, isn't it?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyes from the document, glanced at Hu Ke, and said, "What is your province's opinion? It should be unwilling."

"It's mainly the opinions of the municipal government. We have also received some feedback," Hu Ke nodded and explained helplessly, "You can probably tell from the splitting and restructuring of the four companies that in order to ensure fiscal revenue, the lower levels are of course unwilling to sell small coal mines, and are making relevant efforts."

“But the tide is hard to beat, isn’t it?”

Li Xuewu looked at the document in his hand and said calmly: "No matter how many difficulties there are below, this resource integration policy and project faces numerous obstacles and obstructions."

He pulled out a document and placed it in front of everyone, saying, "Just looking at the annual output and the number of work-related casualties report, you can tell that this direction is considered by the higher-ups to be a necessary step to improve coal mine safety and market competitiveness."

Wang Ruiqing didn't say anything at this time, because he knew that he had introduced all the information that needed to be introduced, and he had no say in front of Li Xuewu.

Xu Sinian picked up the report and started reading it.

When he saw the production and the number of casualties above, he was surprised and asked, "So high?"

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"We in the shipbuilding industry don't even dare to set such a high number," he frowned and said to Li Xuewu, "It seems that the problem is not only in the equipment and production technology, but also in the safety production management."

"Well, that must be acknowledged."

Hu Ke did not deny Xu Sinian's point and explained: "Everyone in our industrial system knows that this is a critical period of the 'three-year national economic adjustment'. The pressure and requirements from above are also very strict."

"Since last year, some enterprises and industries in the province have begun to take action, including closing down a number of small coal mines that do not meet the requirements," he nodded slowly and said, "This is also a way to integrate the coal industry and a management method."

"But the provincial government's opinion is that closure is not the goal. The goal is to optimize the structure of the coal industry through these measures, improve the industry's overall safety standards and market competitiveness, and meet the needs of national economic development..."

"This hole is not small."

Li Xuewu pointed at the document on his lap, looked at Hu Ke and said, "It's called resource integration, but it's actually a repayment for the Great Leap Forward period, right?"

"Well, the leader means to wait and see." Hu Ke did not directly answer him, but explained: "If we can gather the capabilities of several large companies and re-operate these coal resources, there is hope."

"Of course—" He added with a smile: "The leader also said that we can cooperate or do it on our own."

“As long as the rice is in the pot.”

“Hehehe——”

Li Xuewu chuckled and put down the documents in his hand. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, jokingly saying, "Most people can't finish this pot of rice."

"It's not that you have a small appetite, but you can't look down on people with a big appetite."

He leaned back on the sofa holding a teacup, squinted his eyes and said, "You mean, you want to invite us over to have a party?"

“This is what the leader thinks.”

Seeing that Li Xuewu had pointed this out, Hu Ke smiled and said, "The leadership has full confidence in the economic strength and management capabilities of Red Star Factory, and also understands the development needs of Red Star Factory in Liaodong's industry."

He patted Li Xuewu's arm and said eloquently, "Whether it's the metallurgical industry, steel rolling industry, machinery manufacturing, power generation, etc., Red Star Factory needs coal as support."

"We can't just start a coal company if we need coal, right?"

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "We still need iron ore. Do we need to integrate the iron ore resources in Gangcheng?"

"That's all negotiable—"

Hu Ke also knew that today was just a brief trial and it was impossible to finalize the cooperation in such an occasion, so he smiled and said, "I'm afraid that your Red Star Factory doesn't value the iron ore resources of our Steel City."

"Don't fool me," Li Xuewu sat up straight, put down his teacup and said jokingly, "I have a big appetite."

"Don't worry, I promise—"

Hu Ke patted his chest and said seriously: "As long as you are willing to talk!"

He waved his hand, indicating the direction of Wang Ruiqing, and said, "See, friends like Manager Wang can all sit down and have a good talk."

"What if I want to get it all done in one go?" Li Xuewu opened his mouth like a lion, pretending to be serious as he placed the teacup at one end of the document and said, "Red Star Factory can offer more than just resources and management capabilities."

"You see, the Secretary-General still doesn't believe me."

Hu Ke also narrowed his eyes, smiled and joked: "How about you set a time and I'll ask someone who can do it right the first time to come and talk to you?"

"Then we have a long way to go, hahahaha—"

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup and laughed, pointing in the direction of Hu Ke and Wang Ruiqing. The atmosphere in the room became cheerful again.

The secretaries outside the door were confused. Are the leaders telling dirty jokes again? —

"It's eleven o'clock. After you send me off, will you go back?"

Xu Sinian checked his watch in the dim light from the car window and asked Li Xuewu beside him, "Why don't we just stay here?"

"Can we please stop asking that?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him sideways, and he didn't know whether Old Xu saw the contemptuous and strange look in his eyes.

"It's late at night, and I always feel a little uncomfortable and awkward listening to it."

"What the hell?"

Xu Sinian was also stunned for a moment, carefully recalling and savoring what he had just said, and then said with a disgusted look on his face: "You have a really dirty heart."

"How could anyone be dirtier than you?"

Li Xuewu pointed at the time on his hand and said, "I didn't go home because I was afraid of disturbing my family's rest. You came all the way here, it's not easy to come back, and you don't even want to go home to visit?"

The car was not heading towards Xu Sinian's house, but straight to the International Hotel.

"Well, you're afraid of disturbing your family's rest, but I'm not?"

Xu Sinian had no reason to make excuses, so he glared at him and said, "My family is not family?"

"Don't say that," Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "You never know when family members are no longer real family members."

"I've really learned a lot from being with you!"

Xu Sinian nodded with emotion and said, "I haven't learned to be bad in these years, but after I met you, I really..."

"You have nowhere to go, right?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him and asked directly, "What's the situation with the deputy director of the office? Old Cheng's previous experience is still a lesson for you. Don't follow his old path."

"Don't worry, I can't follow his path!"

Xu Sinian felt even more disgusted, and couldn't bear to watch it anymore. He looked out the window and said, "It's just a normal work relationship. I will handle it properly."

"I feel uneasy when you say that."

Li Xuewu curled his lips and said, "I'm giving you a piece of advice. I don't care how you deal with it, but you can't lose your conscience, and don't let your sister-in-law come to the company to look for you."

He patted Xu Sinian's thigh and said, "We are all business people. It's not worth it to affect our reputation for such a small matter, right?"

"Oh, she is just too stubborn."

Xu Sinian thought of his lover and sighed, saying, "I asked her to come to Yingcheng but she didn't want to, and she wouldn't listen to my explanation."

"Let's talk. I think my sister-in-law is a reasonable person."

Li Xuewu saw the car turn into the International Hotel compound and said to Xu Sinian, "Deputy Director Gu talked to my sister-in-law. You should also show your support when you get back."

"I know," Xu Sinian said helplessly with a look of melancholy on his face, "If you weren't here, I don't know how big a mess this would have been."

"Come on, what if I can help you for your whole life?"

The car stopped, Li Xuewu opened the door and got out, saying to Han Jiankun: "If you want to go home, go home. If not, stay here with me for one night."

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning," Han Jiankun got out of the car, glanced at Xu Sinian who got out of the car, and explained, "We have to go back to the factory to change cars first."

"You arrange——"

Li Xuewu ignored Xu Sinian's words that it was okay to use the car for one more night. He patted Han Jiankun's arm and went up the stairs with his bag.

His command vehicle was still parked at the door, and Peng Xiaoli and Xu Sinian's secretary were still in the car. Han Jiankun said he would take them back to the factory to change the car.

Li Xuewu lives here, and his driver and secretary have a convenient car and it's close to home, so of course they want to go home and live.

Zhang Songying had been waiting here for a long time, and came out to greet them when she saw the two of them enter the yard.

"Director Xu, have you drunk too much?"

She looked at Xu Sinian, who was walking a little crookedly, and asked Li Xuewu who came up from behind.

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "Arrange a room for him and send him there to rest. He didn't drink much, he just got winded."

"It's okay, my mind is still clear."

Xu Sinian smiled politely at Zhang Songying, then turned around and gave Li Xuewu a meaningful look.

Li Xuewu ignored him and walked straight into the hall.

Old Xu played too much, so his wife came to the factory and caused quite a stir.

Li Xuewu didn't care too much about such things, mainly because Xu Sinian had a bottom line.

Although he doesn't have many bottom lines, he knows what he can do and what he can't do.

The deputy director of the office mentioned by Li Xuewu has not yet married. Now that he has met Zhang Songying, he is making fun of himself.

What's so funny? There are red flags making noise at home and colorful flags flying outside, and yet there is still time to laugh.

He is nothing like him, so principled.

Never touch dry food that has no owner.

He has only one principle, it's not that he can't afford the goddess, but that men 7 are more cost-effective.

If you pursue those fairies who are waiting to be married, she will compare you with hundreds of fairies, but if you pursue a man, she will only compare you with her husband. Isn't the difficulty reduced hundreds of times at once?

"Which room is Ms. Maggie Roman in?"

Li Xuewu walked to the front desk and asked a question. The receptionist looked at him in surprise, then looked at Zhang Songying behind him.

Zhang Songying came over and reminded: "Sixth floor, room 607, it's so late..."

"You still have a game?" Xu Sinian heard it and looked at him in surprise.

Li Xuewu turned around and explained casually: "I thought the evening would be over soon. I made an appointment with the other party to ask about the cultural cooperation project in the industrial zone."

He looked at the time on his hand and said to Zhang Songying, "Okay, I'll go up and say hello. Please arrange a room for me as well."

"Okay, leader—"

Seeing Vice President Zhang nod, the front desk clerk quickly helped him check in, but when he looked up again, the leader had already gone to the stairs.

"Give it to me, I'll send the leader up."

Zhang Songying took the two keys and followed the stairs. She took a look and found that the rooms were all on the third floor.

——

"I thought you were taking a break."

Li Xuewu knocked a few times and the door opened from the inside.

"What about learning Chinese?"

Maggie Roman stood at the door in her pink pajamas, folding her arms and saying sadly, "Going to night school is a bit harmful to your health."

"I was delayed by work," Li Xuewu smiled and explained, "I was afraid you would have to wait too long, so I came up to tell you. See you tomorrow for breakfast."

"Since we're here, let's have a midnight snack."

Maggie stepped aside and pointed in the direction of the desk in the room, where there was indeed some untouched food.

"How about a midnight snack?"

Li Xuewu thought for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Should I not disturb you?"

"You are so kind—"

Maggie rolled her eyes and twisted her body to go into the house.

Li Xuewu shrugged his shoulders and followed him in.

It’s hard to refuse a beautiful woman’s invitation.

But don't worry, he is a man of principles!

Just having a midnight snack and learning a foreign language.

During the study period, Maggie talked about her hometown thousands of miles away. She said that being a stranger in a foreign land, she missed her family all the more during every festive occasion and was filled with emotion.

Thinking about how I rarely see or hear from my lover in China and how communication is inconvenient, as a foreign affairs worker, I always have all kinds of distress and resentment.

Li Xuewu taught her some sad poems that can be written according to the time and situation, such as Cao Gong's "White bones are exposed in the wild, and no rooster crows for thousands of miles."

Another example is Du Gong's "The country is ruined but the mountains and rivers remain, the grass and trees are overgrown in the city in spring, the flowers shed tears when they feel sad, and the birds are frightened when they are separated from their loved ones."

…

It was drizzling outside the window. She lit a 555. Li Xuewu fiddled with the record and taught her to sing "Jasmine Flower" from the phonograph.

"What a beautiful jasmine flower~"

The lyrics are touching, the words and music are beautiful.

Her brown eyes lit up softly and she said thank you in Chinese.

After screwing out the cigarette, he invited Li Xuewu to go on an adventure with him.

Li Xuewu refused at first because he didn't know whether the expedition would be risky, but Maggie said it was a reward for learning a foreign language.

Once these words were spoken, Li Xuewu could no longer refuse.

Since he has never done business at a loss in his life, he has to charge tuition, right?

The adventure started with mountain climbing. The mountain peak stood tall. Li Xuewu taught her a poem: Looking from the side, it is a ridge; looking from the front, it is a peak; they are all different in distance and height!

Well, the scenery abroad is pretty good.

Maggie said that she exercises regularly and her abs are very obvious, so climbing the mountain does not make her feel tired but rather comfortable.

After staying on the mountain for a while, we went down.

There is a canyon at the foot of the mountain, covered with weeds. It can be seen that this should be a rugged mountain road that few people walk on.

The canyon is deep but narrow, with two small but symmetrical slopes on either side.

As the saying goes, the sky is too high to climb, but there is a ladder to climb deep into the canyon!

The water in the canyon was fast-flowing and crystal clear, and although he didn't scoop any water with his hands, he could smell a foreign scent.

Maggie found a raincoat and kindly helped Li Xuewu put it on.

But Li Xuewu felt that the raincoat was a little small, and asked with a smile: "Who is this for?"

Maggie was pleasantly surprised: "I didn't expect you to be so big!"

It doesn’t matter if the raincoat is a little small, as long as you don’t get wet with rain.

The road inside the canyon is very narrow. Li Xuewu did not expect that the road in the mountain stream would be so narrow. It is narrower than other canyons he has explored in foreign countries.

High mountains and deep gorges, the most stunning scenery on earth!

The canyon was dark and the mountain stream was difficult to navigate. I walked slowly for a long time and almost vomited from exhaustion. Maggie was the first to be unable to bear the fatigue.

After several attempts, she tried her best, but finally had to give in and performed a saxophone piece for him.

You can tell she is really talented, has a lot of energy and sounds very beautiful!

"So, you broke up?"

"What else?"

Maggie sat by the window, looking at the night view outside and said, "You have a person in your heart who is hard to even meet, but you still want to have a future with him?"

"What about you? You must have had many girlfriends in the past, right?"

"You guessed wrong. I used to be very humble."

Li Xuewu put on his clothes and explained: "Before, I was poor and couldn't find a girlfriend, so I could only borrow from others."

Maggie: “Uh…”

Are you humble?

You are so despicable!

"I can't help it," Li Xuewu said to Maggie before leaving. "Who made me meet 85 women I want to protect at the most helpless age?"

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PS: Alas, I am really not good at writing this foreign language, I have no talent at all.