Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Why did the French Embassy ask you to do this?"

On the way back from the credit union, Li Xuewu got into Jing Yunong's car.

Jing Yunong drank a little too much, but her mind was still clear, but she was a little dumb. She still knew to ask Li Xuewu about the Embassy.

Li Xuewu reached out and patted Li Xue, the co-pilot, on the shoulder, indicating the water cup in her hand.

Li Xue was listening with her ears perked up, and was suddenly startled by her second brother. After handing over the water cup, she watched her second brother carefully help the leader open the cup lid, and she always felt that something was wrong.

"I'm not sure, but it must be related to the cooperation proposed by French businessman Chantal last time."

He handed the tea cup to Jing Yunong and asked, "Can you hold it steady? You won't let me feed you, right?"

Jing Yunong glanced at him, took the water cup and drank a sip of hot tea, and her stomach felt much better immediately.

But when her stomach was hot, the alcohol smell rose unconsciously again, and she couldn't help but close her eyes and endure the dizzy and uncomfortable feeling.

"Cooperation is also the business of the economic commissioner. The cultural commissioner invited you. Could it be that he liked you?"

She was drunk, feeling uncomfortable, her nose was gurgling, and her words were nasal.

Li Xuewu took the water cup from her hand and screwed the lid back on. He said helplessly: "There is no way. Who made me gentle and handsome?"

He handed the water cup to Li Xue, who turned around and rolled her eyes, and sat back in his seat and shook his head, saying: "If I accidentally captured the heart of a French beauty, it would not be my wish."

He turned his head to look at Jing Yunong and said seriously: "I really don't want to destroy the deep friendship between the two countries."

Jing Yunong's mouth was almost curled up to his ears, and he rolled his eyes like Li Xue and said, "What's the matter? Are you still afraid of being sent to marry?"

"Hey——! Don't say it! There is a possibility of this!"

Li Xuewu said with a righteous face: "Let alone a French woman, even if there are ten or twenty more, my heart is still a hot Chinese heart!"

"Twenty more! Aren't you afraid of being exhausted to death!"

Jing Yunong was too lazy to chat with him, and reminded him: "I don't object to meeting, but you have to be careful, there is no trivial matter in foreign affairs work."

"I understand, cultural attachés, everyone knows what they do, I am not surprised that she asked me out."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "This is called a cat and mouse game, the difference is who is the cat and who is the mouse!"

"If you want to be a cat, you are not a good cat!"

Jing Yunong glanced at him and said, "If you want to be a mouse, it will be more true to the name."

"Can we still have a good chat?"

Li Xuewu pulled the corner of his mouth, signaling her to pay attention to the impact. Didn't you see that there was a little mouse in the co-pilot seat staring at you with big eyes?

Li Xue felt more suspicious when she saw her second brother winking at her. She always felt that her second brother had something with his boss.

"If you talk about cats and mice, I do have a little guess." Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and reminded: "It may have something to do with Mr. Z's visit a few days ago."

"Hehe - flies don't stare at eggs without cracks"

Jing Yunong has restrained himself a lot, but there is still a little resentment in his tone: "You control this matter yourself, don't play it too big, be careful not to end it badly"

"By the way, what did Erqi tell you?"

She frowned slightly, closed her eyes and pinched her nose with her hands, raised her gold-rimmed glasses half a point, and her face was full of fatigue and exhaustion.

Li Xuewu grabbed her hand and helped her press the acupuncture points on her palm.

Jing Yunong opened her eyes suddenly, and the first person she saw was not Li Xuewu who molested her, but Li Xue who was sitting in the passenger seat.

At this time, Li Xue was sitting upright, looking forward, as if she didn't see anything.

She turned her head and glared at Li Xuewu, trying to pull her hand back, but failed.

Li Xuewu helped her massage, and reported: "One is about the supply chain. They want to develop further and spread the sales channels into our office network."

"The other is about special vehicles. They want to eat up our chassis technology and then produce chassis for the supply chain system."

"Finally, they want to cooperate in the production of buses."

Li Xuewu shook her wrist and asked: "Are you feeling better? Don't drink so much next time."

"Is that what I thought?" Jing Yunong pulled back his hand and rolled his eyes and said: "Go on."

"I don't know where he heard it from, Gu Litong determined that our factory was engaged in bus research and development, and wanted to use technical reserves and production power to get involved."

Li Xuewu looked at her and raised his eyebrows and asked, "You said that you came to me to be slaughtered, how can I do it? I can't bear it!"

"Well, you really feel like a cat and mouse now." Jing Yunong raised his eyebrows and laughed, "The cat cries over the mouse, but it's just a false sympathy--"

She sat up straight and looked at Li Xue in the co-pilot seat and said, "Don't you have a principle that ugly ones should be killed? Isn't it the same in the mall?"

"Who ruined my reputation--!"

Li Xuewu looked forward along Jing Yunong's gaze, and the little mouse retracted his peeping eyes and sat up again.

The convoy entered the factory gate, and the posts at the gate stood at attention and saluted, which was very standard and standardized.

There were two patrol cars parked at the gate, one was the original Willys, and the other was the test vehicle Red Star Antelope.

Both cars were equipped with warning lights and iconic paint, which were particularly easy to identify.

Other vehicles in the factory office naturally did not have logo paint, but those in the security department did.

Especially when Li Xuewu equipped the Security Department with all the vehicles needed before transferring the vehicle maintenance plant, even though many of the vehicles were spare vehicles.

Now other departments still have insufficient official vehicle expenses, but the situation in the Security Department has been greatly improved.

That old sidecar has become a hot commodity. There is only one in the entire Security Department. Whoever rides it will be cooler, even cooler than driving an antelope.

According to the functional department division, the paint specifications of the security team's cars are the same, but the words are different.

"Discipline Supervision", "Security", "Fire Protection", "Safety Supervision".

Of course, this is just a large category. If it is divided into smaller categories, there are also training and confidentiality, but these two departments use the "Security" paint.

"I don't know whether to say that you are thoughtful or that you have many tricks."

Jing Yunong looked at the repainted vehicles and security booths outside the car window and felt a sense of majesty and solemnity, but still teased Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu gave her another reminder: What are you talking about in broad daylight!

"Beijing Second Automobile is different. It costs a lot of money to buy horse bones. It is the first automobile production unit integrated into the automobile parts supply chain system of our factory."

Li Xuewu raised his hand and patted her knees presumptuously, saying, "It's nothing to give them chassis technology. What's important is what we can get, about the production capacity of buses."

Jing Yunong's legs were shivered by his pat, and she felt numb from the heels to the back of the ears, and her face became even more rosy.

She raised her hand to push away Li Xuewu's bad hand, and she had to pretend to be serious and said, "There is no winner or loser in technology exchange, it depends on who can come up with a good product."

"That's what I mean, the other party obviously wants a lot."

Seeing that Jing Yunong didn't let him touch, Li Xuewu didn't act presumptuous anymore, sorted out the notebook at hand and said, "Eat our technology, take a ride on the United Industry, and also want our sales channels."

The driver's skills are good, and the Modu brand car parked steadily in the courtyard of the office area.

The small team came back, and there were a lot of vehicles at the door. It was hard to squeeze in for a while, so it stopped in a spacious place.

Before getting off the car, Li Xuewu said with a sly smile: "If I hadn't fooled Gu Litong into working like a slave for us, I would have been in vain in the industrial sector of Beijing."

Jing Yunong couldn't help but close his legs tightly when he saw his sly smile. This man's charm is never shown openly, but he has to be naughty to make people unable to help themselves.

"Bad look!"

She rolled her eyes at Li Xuewu, held the seat and got off the car through the driver's open door.

Li Xue, who came down from the co-pilot to support her, heard the last word of the leader, and became more and more certain that these two people were not good people!

——

"Why don't we send him to the factory hospital for an IV drip?"

Looking at Li Huaide who was carried down from the command car, Ao Yuhua, deputy director of the Management Committee Office, looked at Li Xuewu worriedly and asked: "Nothing will happen, right?"

"It should be nothing, Director Li didn't drink much, but he was a little anxious."

Li Xuewu observed Li Huaide and joked to everyone: "The enemy's firepower is too strong, we can't resist it, Director Li sacrificed for the factory."

"Stop talking, it's scary--!"

Ao Yuhua heard Li Xuewu say that the leader was fine, so he put down his worries and asked helplessly: "How much did you drink, too much?"

"I didn't--I didn't drink too much--!"

Wang Yuzheng, who was helped down from another car, had not yet stood firmly on his feet. Just after a few bold words, he ran to the flower bed and vomited.

"It's like this, and it's not too much?"

Ao Yuhua waved his hand with a smile and helplessly, signaling the people in the office to help quickly, and he helped to support Director Li.

Li Huaide opened his cloudy eyes at this moment, looked around, nodded, and knew that he was going back to the factory.

"It's okay, the credit union's wine is too bad, it's too much, I'm drunk, I'll drink a little more tonight."

He was also stubborn, not saying that he couldn't drink as much as others, but he insisted on saying that others drank less.

So according to him, he can't get drunk from the wine in the steel mill, so it's better than the credit union?

Of course!

The wine that Li Xuewu helped him store in the guesthouse is delicious and not intoxicating, with a mellow taste and many variations. It is indeed Li Huaide's favorite.

Ao Yuhua couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Director Li, you've drunk so much, are you still sober?"

"Well, give me some to sober up"

Li Huaide shook his head slightly, his words were not in tune, but his mind was still somewhat clear: "Don't go upstairs, take me to the guesthouse."

He blinked his sleepy eyes hard, nodded to Li Xuewu who was still standing downstairs, and arranged: "You take care of the aftermath, I'll leave first."

After that, he climbed back into Li Xuewu's command car and couldn't bear to see Wang Yuzheng vomiting over there.

With this drinking habit, you still want to improve?

Last time when he greeted Mr. Z outside the venue, he discussed with Jing Yunong and others and wanted to arrange Wang Yuzheng to serve as the director of the Tertiary Industry Management Office.

But after returning from there, there was no further news. Jing Yunong didn't know what he was up to. This time, he took the initiative to arrange Wang Yuzheng to go with the team to the credit union for negotiation.

Her meaning was very clear. She just wanted to test Lao Li's intention. If Wang Yuzheng was really to be transferred, the new head of the Finance Department must be arranged as soon as possible.

The heads of other departments can be slow, but the head of the Finance Department must have a handover process because the responsibilities are too detailed and too big.

Just after the car stopped, Gu Weijie, who was also drunk, did not come back directly. The car went to the guesthouse and she was going to rest there tonight.

Li Huaide was the leader of the team, so he had to take the people who followed the team downstairs and let others see his condition.

At this time, the cadres were very serious about their work. You can see that many people were not busy when it was close to the end of the get off work day, but it was a matter of principle to leave at a certain time.

It was okay for the leaders to drink too much, it was all for work. As long as the factory was good, the employees would be willing to soak the leaders in the wine barrel.

Of course, if the factory was not good and the treatment was not good, they would also be willing to soak the leaders in the wine barrel.

After going back and forth to the credit union, only Li Xuewu was still in good condition.

Although Jing Yunong was a little dizzy, she insisted on going upstairs to finish the remaining work.

Financial work is like this. Today's work must be completed today. It is another matter if it is delayed until tomorrow.

"Are you okay? Team Leader Wang?" Li Xuewu walked up to Wang Yuzheng, patted him on the back and asked, "Do you need to go to the factory hospital?"

"No, it's embarrassing enough."

After Wang Yuzheng vomited, he felt much better in his stomach. With the help of the office staff, he washed his face with the faucet in the yard and felt sober immediately.

He said with some shame: "I'm really sorry, my alcohol tolerance is average, I didn't say anything wrong just now, did I?"

"You care too much, it's nothing, everyone's alcohol tolerance is practiced little by little."

Li Xuewu smiled and comforted: "You didn't say anything wrong, you just patted Director Li on the shoulder and called him brother."

"Ah——?"

Wang Yuzheng's dizzy mind suddenly became clear, and the wine on his head flowed down the back of his head with cold sweat, and he was completely stunned.

He stuttered, "I... I called Director Li... brother?"

"Hahahaha——!"

Li Xuewu smiled and patted his back and said, "I was just bluffing you. This trick is very good for sobering up!"

"I... hehe... hehe"

Wang Yuzheng's legs were weak. If the office staff hadn't supported him, he would have sat on the ground. What a good idea!

He was sober, but he was almost scared to death.

Watching Li Xuewu leave with a laugh, Wang Yuzheng sat down on the flower bed and said in fear, "This bastard, he jokes about anything——!"

"That... Deputy Group Leader Wang..."

The office clerk who went with him whispered, "Deputy Director Li was not joking. You did pat Director Li on the shoulder and called him brother when you came out of the credit union."

"I fucking..."

——

After visiting the Iron and Steel Institute and the credit union, Li Huaide led the team to visit the Third Textile Factory again on Saturday morning according to the established visit plan.

On the basis of the good cooperation in the existing joint tertiary industry, the two sides once again reached a series of new cooperation contents on tertiary industry textile and joint trade.

When communicating the difficulties and opportunities faced by industrial enterprises in the new era and the new period, the leaders of both sides discussed and exchanged opinions on the issues that the factory should do and can do at present.

And finalized the next cooperation direction for other businesses such as factory cadre and employee exchanges, vocational and technical training, and welfare benefits.

On Saturday afternoon, Li Xuewu attended the personnel office meeting chaired by Gu Weijie, deputy director of the Management Committee.

Participants in the meeting included Wei Zaike, head of the political group, Ding Zigui, director of the Management Committee Office, Li Xuewu, deputy director of the Management Committee Office, Xie Lanzhi, director of the Personnel Department, Yin Zaiwei, director of the Organization Department, Bu Qingfang, director of the Propaganda Department, and other deputy leaders of various departments.

The meeting finalized the allocation and placement of the first batch of college students who will be intern this year.

There are 357 people in the first phase. After a month of internship training, they were reasonably allocated according to the training plan and use plan and the talent needs reported by various departments.

At the meeting, Gu Weijie emphasized the talent use policy and requirements, requiring all departments to use and protect the talents they bring back, remember the lessons, and strictly prohibit any unnecessary losses.

At the meeting, the heads of the Personnel Department and the Organization Department made statements, and Li Xuewu, deputy director of the Management Committee Office and deputy head of the Security Group, made arrangements and requirements for the safety management of these 357 high-quality talents.

After the office meeting, Ding Zigui accompanied Gu Weijie to the conference venue to hold a meeting for the 357 internship students to be assigned.

Li Xuewu called Wang Yajuan, the instructor of the art troupe, to meet with Gemma Roman, the cultural commissioner of the French Foreign Affairs Embassy.

"Deputy Director Li"

When Li Xuewu came out of the main office building, he saw Wang Yajuan waiting by the command car downstairs.

When he approached, Wang Yajuan, who was wearing a floral skirt and a pink thin sweater on her shoulders, smiled and took the initiative to greet him. Her tone was no longer awkward when the two met before, and she was much more frank.

Li Xuewu raised his hand and handed the notebook to Peng Xiaoli who came out of the building. He looked at her and asked, "Why didn't you go upstairs to wait?"

"I came late, and I saw that driver Han was waiting for you, so I didn't go upstairs."

Wang Yajuan was good at talking. She smiled and gestured to the somewhat embarrassed Peng Xiaoli and said, "Secretary Peng asked me to come. I don't think it's necessary to be so troublesome."

"Well, you are very busy at work, right?" Li Xuewu nodded to her, and did not go upstairs. He washed his hands and face at the faucet downstairs.

Peng Xiaoli wanted to go upstairs to get a towel, but Li Xuewu did not let her go. He took out a handkerchief and wiped it.

"It's a pity for you to come with me. The foreign affairs personnel I want to meet today are in the field of culture and art."

He looked at Wang Yajuan, who was a little restrained and puzzled, and explained, "I am a complete layman in culture and art. Please help me cooperate."

"There's no need to go, Xiaoli. You can find a way to go back by yourself tonight."

Li Xuewu told Peng Xiaoli: "We had dinner and went home directly."

"Good leadership"

Peng Xiaoli helped Wang Yajuan open the car door, nodded to the art troupe instructor who smiled back at him, and then helped close the car door.

The reason why I helped open the door was because the body structure of the command vehicle was relatively tall, and the other party was a lesbian.

He also didn't dare to help Li Xuewu open the car door, just because he had been told by Li Xuewu to do it, and he would never do anything his boss didn't ask him to do.

The car drove out of the office area. The two people in the back seat were relaxed and the other was restrained, looking a little dull.

Li Xuewu looked at the training ground passing by along the way, and there were members of the escort team training.

"Your art troupe is rehearsing a show, right?" Li Xuewu looked back at Wang Yajuan and asked, "You seemed to have said that last time."

"Yes, for May 1st Labor Day and May 4th Youth Day."

Even if she was asked by him, Wang Yajuan did not dare to raise her eyes to meet his eyes. She looked at the communication station in front and replied: "I will perform in the factory on Labor Day, and I will participate in a performance in the city on Youth Day."

"Then if I bring you out, will it delay your rehearsal work?"

Li Xuewu smiled apologetically and said, "I didn't ask clearly. I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter, I am not responsible for specific business work now," Wang Yajuan explained: "It is mainly ideological and political education and logistics work."

"Oh - who is in charge of the business management of the cultural troupe?"

Li Xuewu looked at her and saw that she seemed a little fatter than before.

Wang Yajuan lowered her head and said: "Zhou Miaomiao is in charge of the dance team, and the business rehearsals have teachers and coaches specially selected by the planning team."

She replied: "The main work is headed by Captain Zhang Li, and I am her partner."

After listening to her, Li Xuewu nodded and asked: "After leaving the acting front line, how do you feel about your current job?"

"No...no feelings." Wang Yajuan squeezed the cloth bag in her hand and said, "I'm just free."

"Are you afraid of leisure?"

Li Xuewu smiled slightly, looked out the window and said, "But many people feel that work is hard and want to have some leisure time."

"No, I just feel uneasy and always think about the days when I was training before."

Wang Yajuan and Li Xuewu didn't dare to say anything, even if the driver was here.

But she didn't dare to look at Li Xuewu's eyes, as if they had some magic power, she would lose her direction and touch the string in her heart that she didn't want to play.

"Then do you prefer management work or front-line performance work?" Li Xuewu asked with a smile: "Can't bear to part with the stage? Or do you prefer ideals and career?"

"Maybe it's the stage..." Wang Yajuan couldn't tell a lie in front of Li Xuewu. Finally, someone could reveal her inner turmoil, and she couldn't help but nodded and admitted it.

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said: "There was a time when I missed the days when I worked in the security unit."

"At that time, I had plenty of time. For me, who had just returned to the city, there were too many new things in Sijiu City waiting for me to discover and play."

He turned to look at Wang Yajuan and said, "Do you know who I want to see the most when I come back?"

"No, no...I don't know..."

Wang Yajuan was almost shocked by his question and bumped into the passenger's backrest. She quickly held the door handle with her hands and sat firmly.

Li Xuewu smiled and did not tell the answer to this question. Instead, he shook his head slightly and said: "It's a pity that time has gone forever and life is so helpless."

"I like to lie alone on the kang in the backyard of the courtyard and read a book, I like to make Li Shu crawl on the kang, and I like to go out with my brothers to be cool."

"But when I thought about it, I turned around and realized that I was no longer nineteen years old."

Li Xuewu turned to look at Wang Yajuan and said: "I have to be responsible for my family, my daughter, my personal future and the future of my brothers. Everyone is for me and I am for everyone."

Wang Yajuan didn't speak, and kept looking out the car window. Her moist eyes revealed her uneasy heart. Her throat was slightly dry and sore, as if there was something blocked there.

Yes, life will always move forward, and you will always get older. That person cannot always stand at the intersection waiting for you when you go home.

And you will never see that sixteen-year-old boy act domineeringly and recklessly again.

——

The meeting with Gemma Roman went very smoothly, and she did not show much surprise or concern that Li Xuewu brought a girl to the meeting.

Because of the language barrier, communication with Wang Yajuan mainly relied on Li Xuewu's translation.

Although a foreign affairs cadre was sitting behind the three of them, it did not affect their communication.

This was Wang Yajuan's first time interacting with foreigners. She had performed on stage and had seen foreign audiences before, but she had never actually sat down and chatted with them.

She was a little surprised and surprised that Li Xuewu spoke foreign languages ​​so well. Wang Yajuan only remembered that Li Xuewu had learned Russian, but did not remember that he knew French.

She didn't know much. Li Xuewu could also speak English. His writing might not be so fluent, but daily communication was not a problem.

Perhaps because of this, Jima talked more to Li Xuewu and less to Wang Yajuan.

I have to say that French women always have a romantic and free atmosphere, which makes people think of lavender.

Maggie said that she was 26 years old and joined the foreign affairs department after graduating from college at the age of 21. She had been working in China for two years and was considered a China expert.

Li Xuewu looked at her funny and exclaimed. After two years here, he dared to say that he was a China expert. If he stayed for a few more years, would he dare to say that he was Chinese?

"I can make dumplings and say 'hello', 'learning progress' and 'love learning'!"

Seeing the suspicion and ridicule in Li Xuewu's eyes, and the smile on his lips, Maggie emphasized with great care: "I really understand China, and I understand Chinese people better."

"That's right!" Li Xuewu said with a smile: "It seems that Miss Luo Man has a really deep understanding of China. She can even make dumplings."

Maggie could hear the ridicule in his words, and said without caring: "Actually, I would rather find a Chinese man to fall in love with, so I can learn faster."

"Pfft-ahem!"

The foreign affairs officer sitting at the other table behind her spit out the coffee he had just drank.

Li Xuewu smiled mischievously and translated her words directly to Wang Yajuan, who was full of doubts.

After hearing this, Wang Yajuan also thought it was ridiculous. In order to learn the culture of a country, she had to fall in love with a man from that country?

"I have to say, your idea is very effective and straightforward!"

Li Xuewu raised his index finger and praised: "This is the most beneficial way to learn foreign languages ​​and cultures, and it is the best way to learn the essential cultural essence!"

"Of course -!"

Maggie Roman raised her slender neck slightly and said with a little arrogance: "I am very interested in China's profound culture and I am looking for a man who can teach me."

"I know you Chinese men are all gentlemen and shy, oops——"

Maggie smiled and waved her hand, teasing Li Xuewu and saying: "Actually, when it comes to falling in love, the most important thing is to talk, and then fall in love."

"No, no, no, Miss Maggie, you don't know China well enough."

Li Xuewu explained with a smile: "For us, talking is not important, what is important is love."

"So I say you Chinese are super hypocritical!"

Maggie Roman smiled and nodded at Li Xuewu and said, "Tian Tian said that we are relatives to all the proletarian brothers and comrades all over the world!"

"But if you tell a person from Modu that he is related to a person from Yu Province, he will fight you tooth and nail!"

"Tsk-puff-!"

The cadre behind her tried hard to hold back the coffee in his mouth and did not spit it out, but it all sprayed out from his nostrils.

He hurriedly recruited a substitute colleague to come over and replace him. He couldn't stand it anymore. This bitch was too cruel.

When he was leaving at the end of the shift, he couldn't help but give Li Xuewu a look, reminding him to get down to business and stop teasing with this bitch.

Li Xuewu also looked at Maggie Roman speechlessly. He just teased her out of arrogance towards her, but now he wants to take it back.

This woman may not speak Chinese, but her understanding is definitely not as stupid as she seems on the surface.

"Um - Miss Maggie, in fact you have completely misunderstood" Li Xuewu explained: "We have gay relationships across the country."

"Well, it's a gay relationship, not a relative, right?" Maggie nodded with a smile, picked up the coffee and drank it, looking at Li Xuewu jokingly.

Li Xuewu shook his chin and smiled when he looked at her. There was nothing left to talk about.

"Last time I went back, Chantal and Dina both talked about you." Maggie did not hold on to Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "They have a good impression of you and say that you are a talented Zhengzhi." Home".

"Well, Miss Maggie, we are not called Zhengzhijia, and the nature of our work is not Zhengzhi, but business management."

Li Xuewu explained seriously: "Although I am also a cadre, for now, I cannot be called that. It is too big and cannot be accepted."

"I understand, the definition and system are different"

Maggie nodded, looked at Li Xuewu and continued: "Chantal has decided to invest in the mainland, and the partner for cooperation is your company."

"It's an honor, but what we did is not good enough." Li Xuewu replied with a smile: "I hope there will be opportunities to learn and cooperate with each other."

"This is the main purpose of inviting you here today," Maggie said seriously, "Ms. Chantal has returned to China to deal with this matter."

She explained: "The company's board of directors hopes that she can explain this decision in person. After all, it is very special and difficult, isn't it?"

"I fully respect Ms. Chantal's decision, and I also hope that both of us can carry out broader economic construction and production cooperation."

Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "But we are just a company, and all we can do for Ms. Chantal is to provide some convenience in the mainland."

"As for international impact or anything else, there's nothing you can do about it."

"Of course, we all know this."

Maggie nodded and said frankly: "The foreign embassy is also very concerned about this cooperation and has communicated with the country through special channels."

"At the same time, I also hope that your factory can give some response and support."

She did not hide it and said bluntly: "We have learned about projects such as ecological industrial zones and joint industrial production, and we also hope that Mr. Li can provide some material support and help."

"In terms of project application, I also hope to communicate with the higher authorities and introduce Ms. Chantal's company to cooperate."

"Well, what you said makes sense, this is what cooperation looks like."

Li Xuewu first affirmed Maggie Roman's words, then nodded slowly and said: "We are pleased and appreciate Ms. Chantal's efforts."

"However, in the project application, I want to explain to you the situation and requirements here."

He did not pay attention to Maggie's tone of request, but replied implicitly: "Regarding the ecological industrial project, the design plan and construction procedures given by the Red Star Factory have been submitted for application and review."

"And all the cooperation units and technical suppliers have been finalized in the early stage. This is not easy to change, and it is also responsible for the project."

"As for the materials of the project, I can give some help, but this requires Ms. Chantal to discuss the matter, otherwise everything is empty talk."

Li Xuewu did not agree to any of the other party's requests, which clearly told her that he would not release the eagle until he saw the rabbit.

The city has not yet given a clear approval for the Liangmahe Industrial Zone. It is not wise to rush to introduce the French at this time.

Even if the approval is given, Li Xuewu is not prepared to let the French share a piece of the pie.

The Ecological Industrial Zone can use the second technical support of the French business fund, but they must not be involved in it and make any decisions.

Maggie Roman looked at Li Xuewu's determination and tried to ask: "Can I meet with the head of your factory to report the necessity of this matter?"

It seems that the other party is also a person who will not turn back until he sees the south wall. Li Xuewu did not care about Maggie's insistence.

He nodded and said: "I can help arrange it, but it will take some time."

"Why?" Maggie frowned slightly and asked: "Mr. Li has any concerns or worries about this cooperation?"

"No, it's not your reason, nor is it my personal opinion that hinders it. You misunderstood."

Li Xuewu smiled and explained: "Starting from next Tuesday, the factory leaders will visit the industrial development departments of several provinces to exchange views on the next cooperation."

"So, it's not that I don't want to see you, but I really don't have time, especially the leaders in charge of industry."

"That's a pity. Ms. Chantal is still waiting for news from here."

Maggie Roman deliberately said this, and her interest in Li Xuewu gradually decreased in the subsequent conversation.

Before the end of dinner, she made another special request: "Can you teach me a sentence in Chinese?"

"Teach you Chinese? Why?"

Li Xuewu smiled unexpectedly and said: "You can hire a professional Chinese teacher, or date a Chinese boyfriend."

"That's too difficult, I can't find one, I can't find a suitable one at all."

Maggie said with a teasing look: "So I can only find opportunities to learn a sentence in Chinese from every Chinese I know."

"Smart way!"

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, saying: "I will teach you a simple one, and the spoken language we often use in daily life."

"Great, you must be a good teacher" Maggie licked her red lips, eagerly waiting for Li Xuewu's teaching.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked: "What is the French word for surprise or shock? Ah! Right?"

Maggie nodded and listened to him carefully.

"We don't use this in Chinese, but use 'Wo Cao!' to express surprise."

Li Xuewu was like a professor, and he was very serious about explaining the usage environment and characteristics of this colloquialism to Maggie.

He was speaking French now, but the word "wocao" was authentic Chinese, and Wang Yajuan, who was sitting next to him, naturally heard it clearly.

She was a little surprised to see Li Xuewu saying "wocao" to the French foreign affairs personnel one sentence after another.

And what about the other party?

It was the same, and he said "wocao" very seriously in the tone of Li Xuewu.

The two of them said "wocao" one after another, and the foreign affairs cadre sitting on the other side of the shock turned his head frequently, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Li Xuewu was not right.

The meaning in that look seemed to be saying: You taught our national quintessence to the French? !

"Wocao?"

When walking out of the restaurant, Maggie Roman was still muttering to fix the cognition of this phrase.

She really believed that what Li Xuewu taught her was authentic colloquialism, because Li Xuewu's expression was particularly upright and serious when he taught her.

Little did they know that the more serious Li Xuewu was, the less serious he was. Wang Yajuan, who had learned the truth from Li Xuewu, looked at the two with an absurd face.

"Thank you, Mr. Li, I have gained more useful knowledge!"

When sending Maggie Roman to the car, she still thanked Li Xuewu for politely sending her out, and hugged him and Wang Yajuan.

But Wang Yajuan clearly saw that she was suspected of deliberately using the car lights to touch the porcelain when she hugged Li Xuewu.

When she hugged her, she didn't feel the scratching of the car lights, but when it came to Li Xuewu, it was almost squeezed and rubbed.

"Go back and practice more, learning Chinese is not difficult, the important thing is to speak more and speak boldly!"

Li Xuewu helped the other party close the car door and reminded with a smile: "Come on, you can do it."

Watching the car leave, Wang Yajuan looked at Li Xuewu, whose smile turned into a smirk, and snorted, "Very comfortable?"

"What?"

Li Xuewu looked back at her and raised his eyebrows, then nodded and said, "Of course it's fun to tease a fool, but what does it have to do with comfort."

"I'm not saying you tease her!"

Wang Yajuan avoided his gaze. At this time, no one could resist Li Xuewu's charm.

She looked to one side and muttered: "It's all squeezed. I don't believe you can't feel it."

"What are you talking about? I'm not that person!"

Li Xuewu smiled and waved to Han Jiankun, came over, opened the car door for her and said, "Besides, she's only that old, so if she's squeezed flat, she'll just be a cake."

When he said this, he deliberately focused his eyes on Wang Yajuan's chest, causing the other party to lose the battle and get into the car in a panic.

When they left, it was already past the time to get off work, so they went home directly.

The situation of the meeting with the legal businessmen was reported to the relevant leaders on Monday, but the leaders really did not have time to deal with the matter.

Li Huaide communicated with Li Xuewu and decided to wait until Chantal confirmed the situation.

On April 15, Cheng Kaiyuan, Gu Weijie, Jing Yunong and Xue Zhifu, deputy directors of the Red Star Factory Management Committee, led teams to Hebei, Henan, Jha and Shaanxi provinces respectively for industrial visits.

Exchanges were made on jointly building trade cooperation relations in the new era and the construction of ecological industrial systems. At the same time, a series of cooperations were reached with industrial representative companies and trade representative companies in these provinces.