Men and women eating in the courtyard

"What are you doing standing here? What's going on?"

Li Xuewu had just finished washing up in the backyard and came back when he saw that the front yard was bustling with activity.

Lao Qi and Sha Zhu stood in the lobby of the third gate, looking towards the Yan family, whispering about something.

Suddenly startled by him from behind, Lao Qi turned around in surprise and saw that it was him, then he laughed.

"Who am I supposed to be——"

He greeted with great enthusiasm: "Happy New Year, Team Leader Li..."

Li Xuewu looked at him but did not correct him.

Knowing that he loves to joke, he gestured to the crowd in front and asked, "I'm asking you a question. What are you two looking at?"

"hey-hey--"

Sha Zhu put his hands in his sleeves, his eyes showing a gloating look, he raised his eyebrows to signal Yan Jia, "It's going to be a big party."

"Someone defecated in front of Uncle San's house..."

Lao Qi spoke even faster and blurted out the truth before Sha Zhu could explain it clearly.

But this thing looks lively, but it is actually ugly.

He had only said half of his words when Lao Qi gave him a look that said, "You understand."

Li Xuewu understood, but also felt disgusted.

"I really don't need to ask this question!"

He walked down the steps and said as he walked home, "Hurry up, we have to go to work soon."

"Okay, let's take a look at it for a while—"

Lao Qi and Sha Zhu were the ones who couldn't bear to miss the fun of the third uncle, so they stood high up and could see far away, and they gathered together to chat.

The front yard is a very small place with the road as the central axis, and the side of the road is surrounded by people in the yard.

Li Xuewu probably overheard and heard that it was the three aunts who were cursing in the street. She said she didn't know which bastard was cursing.

Anyway, the insults were very unpleasant, and there was a suspicion that they were indirectly criticizing someone else, because the only people who could do such a thing were children.

Why?

Because adults can't do this.

Just think about it, on New Year's Day, who would go to their doorstep to relieve themselves? If someone saw them, they would definitely make a scene.

Only teenagers are so reckless, and they never know if someone in their family will provoke the little ancestors in this yard.

However, the louder Hou Qinghua cursed, the narrower and clearer the goal became.

Just think about it, there are only a bunch of half-grown children in this yard, who could do such a thing?

"ah--"

Before Li Xuewu entered the house, he saw two brothers, Li Ning and Li Tang, standing by the window, leaning out to watch the fun.

Seeing him coming, the two brothers started banging on the glass and chattering excitedly.

Children start talking as soon as they get their birthday. Li Tang and Li Ning can call mom and dad clearly.

It’s just that they haven’t figured out who mom and dad are specifically referring to yet, so they just call them whatever they want when they’re anxious.

Sometimes when he runs to grandma, he will call out "Mama" or "Ba Ba", and the sound of his little mouth smacking is so cute.

The old lady said that the eldest child is difficult to raise, but the subsequent ones are easier to raise than the previous ones because children tend to imitate others.

The two little ones follow Li Shu's temper and play habits and learn from her like little followers.

When he entered the room, Li Shu and her two younger brothers were almost smoking. They were wearing flowery cotton jackets and looked like little monkeys.

"Dad, my little brother has poop!"

"Li Shu——" Gu Ning glanced at her daughter and reminded her, "If you tell a lie again, Mom will be angry."

“Hehehe——”

Li Shu didn't take it seriously. She smiled and hid in her grandfather's arms, scratching her little hands and saying, "Stinky - stinky -"

“I don’t know how I heard it.”

Liu Yin brought the dumplings into the room and placed them on the table on the kang. She explained to Li Xuewu, "I've been yelling at him all morning."

"Stop talking, it's disgusting."

Li Xue lived in the East Courtyard with Ji Yuxiu. When she came back in the morning, she helped make dumplings and set the table.

Ji Yuxiu was the same, wearing an apron around her waist, busying herself inside and outside the house, and she also echoed, "That's right."

Zhao Yafang was busy and asked Gu Ning to take care of the children while she helped her mother-in-law make dumplings and clean the kitchen.

I said last night that as long as she doesn't coax the children, she can do anything. It's really shameless.

"We've been arguing all morning, and the case isn't over yet."

"Who cut it off? Are you acting like a show?"

Li Xuecai also said with disgust: "Other people go out to meet their parents, but their family is different. They go out to meet..."

"Why so many words——"

Li Shun coaxed his eldest granddaughter, glared at the third child, pointed in the direction of the cabinet and said, "Go get some hot wine."

My grandmother was used to drinking warm wine in the winter, especially in the morning, whether it was just a few cents or a tael, to warm her body.

On New Year's Day, the old lady and the great-grandmother did not go out to the fields. They sat on the kang and watched Liu Yin busying herself with the children.

On weekdays, we can’t bear to see children working hard. Both the old and the young go to work, and the old ones can still move their arms and legs.

Li Shun was different. No matter what time it was, he would always sit there steadily, acting like the head of the family.

Now he has a grandson. Since Li Shu was born, Li Xuewu and his brothers can still joke with him.

But when it comes to serious matters, or to use this tone, Li Xuecai doesn't dare to be frivolous at all.

When he heard what his father said to him, he quietly went to the cupboard to get a small wine flask to warm up the wine.

"You're that old, do you still need someone to tell you?"

Li Shun glanced at the third child who slipped out, and said to his eldest granddaughter Li Shu who looked up at him, "I'm not talking about you, Li Shu, you have to study hard."

"whee--"

Although she is three years old in appearance, actually two and a half years old, little Li Shu understands everything and knows that her grandfather is teaching her third uncle a lesson.

When her third uncle came in with the wine jug and wine cup, she smiled and scratched her face with her index finger, trying to embarrass her third uncle.

Li Xuecai naturally didn't dare to provoke the big devil with a backer at this time, so he could only snort and make a threatening expression. However, Li Shu was not afraid, but just laughed.

There were two tables for the whole family. The old and the children were sitting on the kang, and the young generation was sitting on the ground.

Even the two little ones sat obediently in the arms of their great-grandmother and nibbled on the dumpling skins.

The warmth and harmony in the room further highlight the noise outside the window.

The excitement escalated at this moment because Li Xuewu heard Jia Zhang's voice, accompanied by Qin Huairu's shouting.

"Why don't you go out and take a look?"

Li Xuewen turned around with his bowl in hand and glanced at Li Xuewu beside him, reminding him, "Your factory has a lot of people."

"Eat yours--"

Without waiting for Li Xuewu to answer, Zhao Yafang glared at him and said, "Minding other people's business."

"It's so embarrassing to make so much noise during the New Year."

Li Xuewen didn't mean to worry about the harmony among neighbors, but he was about to finish breakfast and had to read.

It's so noisy that it makes him feel uncomfortable while reading.

"It's okay, as long as you don't lie on the ground."

Li Xuewu ate the dumplings carelessly and put a piece of pig's trotter in Gu Ning's bowl.

Seeing Gu Ning looking up at him with a look of embarrassment in his eyes, he smiled and said, "Eat one piece and dig for money."

——

The Li family had a most comfortable and happy New Year, with the whole family reunited and in good health.

At the New Year's Eve dinner, Li Xuewu did not take on too much, but just took what was available.

Beef, mutton, frozen seafood, fresh vegetables, these alone are enough to make the Li family's dining table the envy of countless families.

Although you can't see it, you can guess from taking a look and smelling it that the Li family had a very sumptuous New Year's Eve meal.

Li Shun was a cautious person. He did not throw away the bones and shells casually. He packed them in a bag and threw them far away.

In the past two years, he has seen too much intrigue, fratricide, separation and death, and his heart is stretched tight.

The Li family wants to eat well, but someone might say something. However, they have Li Xuewu to support them, plus the welfare benefits of the Red Star Factory.

There are many employees from the Red Star Factory in this hospital, and they all know what the Supply and Marketing Service Department sells.

Even if the food is good, it is because the Li family has many cadres and employees, so of course the food is good.

It’s okay to be envious, but there are really few people who dare to cause trouble for the Li family.

After keeping a low profile for two years, the strongest storm has passed, and even if it blows again, it will not affect ordinary people like them.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the wind is blowing towards the young people, and perhaps it will blow harder this year.

Otherwise, Li Xuewu would not have arranged for the third child to go down the mountain and relax his father's restrictions and vigilance.

Of course, those rich old men in the mountains still have to hide, because the wind against them has never stopped.

My cheap father-in-law Lou Yu would not come down the mountain easily unless Li Xuewu called him down for a meeting.

Even if I come to Beijing, I just stay in the club and don't go anywhere else or attend any meetings.

New Year snacks and goods are purchased and sent to the mountain by Shen Guodong. If you have money, you don't have to worry about not being able to buy good things.

Just like the pig's trotters on the dinner table, this thing is actually not easy to sell or buy.

It's hard to sell because all the meat on a pig is priced the same and everyone wants to buy the fat. The pig's trotters are only chewed and all that's left are bones, so it would be a huge loss to buy them back.

It is said to be difficult to buy because this thing is obviously difficult to sell and has actually been dealt with by the meat sellers in the supply and marketing cooperatives.

If they can’t be sold, we’ll have to cut the prices significantly and digest them internally as a benefit.

Shen Guodong specifically told the supply and marketing cooperative that more than 20 pig trotters were left for him before the New Year, and he asked Sha Zhu to help him clean them up.

There is no shortage of people and skills to braise pig's trotters, and the big pot in the kitchen in the outer courtyard is always boiling all year round.

It’s not that Gu Ning doesn’t like to eat it, he just thinks it’s a bit indecent.

The elders were all at home, and she felt awkward and embarrassed to hold the pig's trotter and chew it.

Until she saw her sister-in-law Zhao Yafang taking the lead in eating, she also became casual and ate the piece that Li Xuewu gave her.

"You will die a miserable death, you——"

The quarreling and cursing outside the window became more and more real. It turned out that Jia Zhang was being pushed towards this side.

She jumped up and down, pointed in the opposite direction and cursed: "Whoever pooped should eat it back, what are you talking about here!"

"Okay, why bother competing with her?"

Qin Huairu stopped in front of her mother-in-law and advised: "They didn't mention you by name, forget it, go home and eat."

"That doesn't count as naming names!"

Jia Zhang swayed from side to side and shouted hoarsely, "She almost came to our door to curse!"

I couldn't hear what Hou Qinghua was cursing on the other side, but I could hear Jia Zhang's words clearly through the window.

The three children's attention was drawn over there, and the old lady and the great grandmother also looked surprised and unhappy.

After all, it's the New Year. Although it's not my home that is being provoked, it's right in front of my doorstep, which is really unacceptable.

Moreover, both Hou Qinghua and Jia Zhang were not people who kept their tongues shut, and their insults were really too frivolous.

It is not an exaggeration to say that all our ancestors have been dug up.

Everyone knows how it feels like to have an argument. Even if the person being scolded is not you, you will still feel annoyed and dislike listening to it.

Li Xuecai was young and heard the commotion. When he saw his father and the old lady frowning, he wanted to stand up, but Ji Yuxiu stopped him, "What are you interfering with? Let me go out and take a look."

"Don't go, go learn martial arts."

Li Shun turned around, frowned and said to Ji Yuxiu: "It's a matter of neighbors, it's not convenient for you to go out."

"Well, it's not convenient to talk."

Li Xuewu finished the last bite of dumplings, wiped his mouth, stood up, and said to Ji Yuxiu: "Neither deep nor shallow is appropriate."

This is the truth. Ji Yuxiu is now in the branch office. If she really needs to step forward to resolve the issue, it will become a public matter and will easily damage the relationship.

From a personal point of view, she is not yet the daughter-in-law of the Li family, let alone a member of this courtyard, so it is even more difficult for her to interfere.

The reason why Li Xuewu was sent out was because of his status as the factory leader. He was also used to being domineering in the hospital and everyone respected him.

To be honest, if Jia Zhang hadn't been standing close by and her cursing had disturbed the peace of the family, Li Shun would really not have been willing to take the initiative to intervene.

Just like Li Xuewu said, don't they have any sense of propriety during the New Year?

As long as no one lies down, there is nothing wrong with this matter. There is no need to argue for a longer time.

——

"What's going on? This is?"

After Li Xuewu went out, he did not suppress anyone. Qin Huairu and her mother-in-law were nearby, as well as the seventh brother's wife and others.

He glanced at them with a puzzled look and asked, "Why are you making such a fuss? Aren't you going to work today?"

"She's going too far—"

When everyone saw Li Xuewu coming out, they thought there would be some fun to watch, but when they heard him say that, they all dispersed.

When Jia Zhang saw him come out and ask about her, her anger subsided a lot, but she was still not forgiving.

"How big is the intestine of a stick? How can it be so thick..."

"Mom, stop talking—"

Qin Huairu also knew why Li Xuewu came out. It was not to give them justice. There was no way to do this.

She stretched out her hand to stop her mother-in-law from talking, saying, "It's New Year's Day, is it worth it?"

"Okay, calm down--"

Li Xuewu didn't care about them cursing in front of his house, and consoled them by saying, "It's New Year, a festive occasion."

"Sister Qin, go back," he nodded at Jia Zhang and said, "There's no need. The three children are still waiting for dinner at home."

"I'm so angry!"

Jia Zhang also reacted and realized that she had disturbed Li Xuewu, otherwise no one from the Li family would have come.

She let Qin Huairu drag her back to the central courtyard, but her eyes were still fierce as she looked at Hou Qinghua.

Many people had dispersed by now. Li Xuewu glanced at the opposite side, nodded at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Let's clean up."

Yan Jiekuang glanced at his parents, lowered his head and did not move.

He and Yan Jiedi also knew that it was rude, but the stakes had already been placed at the door of their house, and young people of this age are most likely to be impulsive.

When Hou Qinghua saw Jia Zhang leave, he was still jumping up and down and shouting, "These days, there are people who pick up money, but there are no people who pick up scolding. If you have done nothing wrong, why are you showing off? Or are you guilty?"

"Yan Jiefang, you clean up."

Seeing that he couldn't control Yan Jiekuang, Li Xuewu's face became serious and he called the name of Yan Jiefang who was standing at the door.

Without waiting for Yan Jiefang to respond, he nodded at Yan Fugui and said, "Uncle, you are not worthy of being seen. Hurry and take it back."

Yan Jiefang was unwilling to get involved in this matter, but Ge Shuqin pushed him aside and he had to find a shovel to shovel the soil.

Yan Fugui didn't say anything, and asked Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi to take Hou Qinghua back to the house.

Hou Qinghua was naturally dissatisfied, but he just said so and kept cursing, but he still moved his feet.

If Li Xuewu's face turns cold and he doesn't calm down, it means he is shameless.

"There are so many people in this courtyard. Who did it?"

He said to the old man, "Every household should be alert at night. If someone has a thief at their door, they won't know it and will just curse."

Yi Zhonghai frowned. He had just tried to persuade them, but he couldn't stop the two women from swearing.

The neighbors who had not yet dispersed also walked home with excitement on their faces, and no one knew what they were saying.

Anyway, it's not a good thing to say. Can we still thank the Yan family and the Jia family for their passionate performance and joint performance to present an annual drama?

"Go home and be afraid——"

When Li Xuewu was about to go back to the house, he saw Banggeng running out with gnashed teeth and shouting, which scared the big-faced cat so much that it didn't dare to go out of the door.

But this kid stared at the Yan family with resentment on his face, and it was obvious that no good was coming.

Young people are too impulsive.

——

"Hey, are you taking a family photo?"

Ao Yuhua, who had just been transferred to the position of Director of the Personnel Department, was passing by on his way to work and saw a large group of security officers taking a group photo in the office compound. He smiled and made a joke to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu turned around and saw that it was her, so he smiled and greeted her, "Happy New Year, Director Ao."

"Happy New Year, Team Leader Li!"

Ao Yuhua stopped and looked at the rare uniform on Li Xuewu, and said admiringly: "It's really impressive."

"Originally, it was planned to be a publicity photo, but I think this is a rare opportunity, so I'll just take a family photo."

Li Xuewu explained with a smile: "I have been working in security for two years, but I don't have a single photo like this."

"Then we should take a photo—"

Ao Yuhua nodded and said, "If the publicity of the security team is effective, I will also promote it in the personnel department."

"Haha, the functions are different after all."

Li Xuewu nodded without comment, chuckled and said, "Some departments of the security team are external service windows after all."

"The purpose of publicizing the main information of the responsible person is to provide services better, faster and more comprehensively."

He pointed in the direction of the main office building and said, "The Personnel Department is different from us. They have fewer opportunities to interact with the masses."

"Then take what we can use."

Ao Yuhua understood and said with a smile: "The information of the heads of each office, section and major department can be announced in the hall, but you have to do it."

She said sheepishly: "I almost forgot that we are not from the Commission Office anymore."

"Who said that? You're not the one."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "The Commission Office is your eternal home. That's what I think anyway, hahahaha——"

The police uniforms were unified in 1966. The upper body is grass green and the lower body is navy blue. They are the same for winter and summer.

Traffic police are different, they can wear white helmets and white tops.

In winter, you can wear a black leather short windbreaker, and in areas north of the Yellow River, you can also wear breeches when on duty in winter.

Of course, these are all standard attire. Factory security departments and government agency security departments generally have their own uniforms with similar styles.

The uniforms of the Red Star Factory Security Department have never completely changed with the situation from the beginning, and this year there have been slight modifications.

Because the factory has its own tertiary industry and clothing production channels, the factory security guards have three sets of uniforms, one for winter and summer, and one for spring and autumn.

In summer, he wears a blue short-sleeved shirt with blue trousers and a blue wide-brimmed hat. In winter, he wears a blue long-sleeved shirt with blue trousers and a blue winter cotton hat. He also wears a khaki cotton coat when on duty.

In spring and autumn, wear a blue jacket with blue trousers and a blue wide-brimmed hat.

The three-season cap badges and collar badges are all red, quite similar to the Type 72 equipment.

What we are talking about here are just the regular uniforms. The training uniforms are black special forces style, which are only worn during training and when performing special forces missions.

Li Xuewu has his own reasons for being unconventional and unique.

The Austrian student who failed the art exam summed up an experience through actual experience, that is, uniforms are very important.

The Red Star Factory has significant differences from its sister units in terms of welfare benefits and management systems.

Just talking about the security team, whether it is training or management, Li Xuewu dares to say that he can beat the security of any factory.

Of course, he is still very cautious. Nowadays, the security guards of some units are not trained by themselves, but professional security guards.

He could only say that the security department he trained was better than that of most companies, so he had to give some psychological hints.

From clothing to equipment, from management systems to vehicle paint, the guards are reminded at all times that they are different.

Precisely because they are different, they are subject to stricter requirements, more rigorous training and higher management standards.

——

"Why are you taking a family photo? You're showing off your troops."

Su Weide stood at the window, watching the movement downstairs, and said with a curled mouth: "I just don't know who this is for."

Gu Cheng carefully brought tea to Ao Yuhua, director of the Personnel Department, and walked out without saying a word.

Ao Yuhua didn't know how to respond to Deputy Director Su's words, so he could only pick up the teacup to hide his inner helplessness.

"Director Ao," Su Weide turned around and looked at her, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "There was no such program before, right?"

"Ah, you mean..."

Ao Yuhua raised his head while holding the teacup, and was stunned for a moment before he shook his head slightly and said, "Oh, probably not."

Seeing that Su Weide had returned to his seat and was staring at her sharply, she had no choice but to tell the truth and could no longer pretend to be confused.

"But the security team has changed their uniforms."

Even with the pressure from Su Weide, Ao Yuhua still explained, "It should be to keep a souvenir."

"Didn't you say you wanted to make the photos public?"

Su Weide glanced at her and then looked out the window.

In fact, sitting in his position, he couldn’t see anything on the third floor. He could see the office building opposite, but it was useless.

There was still a sound coming from downstairs. It was Sun Jian, director of the General Office of the Security Group, who was organizing cadres at the deputy section level and above to gather for a photo.

Due to his rank and height, he also had to take care of the female comrades, and he was so busy that his voice became hoarse.

Li Xuewu just stood there watching, occasionally saying a few words to Peng Xiaoli. It seemed that Peng Xiaoli was reporting on his work.

The group photo just now included the heads of various branches. Now we need to take a smaller group photo of the core members of the security team.

The cadres who were being organized to take photos were also very clear in their minds that the leader took them to bask in the sun not just for the photo.

It can be said that the leader is leaving and wants to take a photo with everyone to keep a memory.

But have you ever thought about this: in the future, your boss will have this photo under his desk, always keeping an eye on everyone in the photo.

This is the core of the security team and Li Xuewu's main force. It is difficult to predict the blessing or disaster that may occur in this photo.

It seems that the supervisor and Team Leader Li really can't see eye to eye, even if Team Leader Wang Xiaoqin is in charge in the future.

But...it's true that everyone is unsure.

This time, Deputy Director Dong and Team Leader Li are leaving the security department one after another, so what will be their future path?

It’s easy to deal with those above the department level. If it doesn’t work out, just transfer them. The leaders can see it anyway.

What about cadres at the deputy section level and below?

If group management is implemented in the future, it will be even more difficult for small players like them to stand out.

Of course, they didn't know that Deputy Director Su upstairs was worried and making indirect accusations because no security team member had come to report to him for so many days and he was feeling resentful.

Really, why is there no one reporting on their work? This is so disrespectful to the new leader.

Su Weide thought that even if Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu managed the security team like an iron barrel, there would still be leaks.

I never expected that there wasn't a single point!

Whenever someone came to report, he could follow the clues and take the opportunity to dismantle the power of Li Xuewu and Dong Wenxue and disrupt the security team's arrangements.

“It is a good thing to make the responsible persons public and we should support it.”

Seeing that Ao Yuhua had not expressed any opinion for a long time, Su Weide knew that this was a hard rock that could not be moved for the time being.

What I said just now was just a test to see if there was any possibility that she would loosen up.

I heard that Li Xuewu hurt her face when he was dealing with Cheng Kaiyuan, and the girl he got involved with was her connection.

Although Li Xuewu and Ao Yuhua worked in the same department, as Gu Cheng said, their relationship was very ordinary.

Since there is no way to contact him now, it means that Li Xuewu’s power is too strong, or Ao Yuhua has other backers.

No matter what, he had to make up for this statement.

"Is it okay to set up a training class for grassroots disciplinary and supervisory cadres?"

Su Weide paused, then looked at Ao Yuhua and said, "A thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole. We must be on guard."

"Yes, it's scheduled for mid-February."

Ao Yuhua introduced: "If the personnel department wants professional training, they still have to coordinate with the discipline and supervision section of the security team. What do you think..."

"Well, let me say—"

Su Weide did not embarrass her. He nodded calmly and said, "Strengthening infrastructure is essential."

"Then I will contact the school today."

Ao Yuhua was not ambiguous about business matters and responded readily: "The United School has organized several training courses, some of which are currently in progress. I asked them to organize some teaching staff."

“Yes, but it’s better to combine theory with practice.”

Su Weide said: "We need to enrich the thinking of grassroots supervisory forces and equip them with supervisory skills."

"Understood, I will convey your request."

Ao Yuhua stood up and said, "Well, if you don't have any other requirements, I will arrange it right away."

"Okay, sure, go ahead—"

Su Weide nodded, picked up the teacup and pretended to drink water, with no intention of seeing the guest off.

After Ao Yuhua left, he put down the teacup and glanced towards the door. He bumped into Gu Cheng who was just coming in.

Gu Cheng came in to clean up the teacups. He had been very diligent and careful with his words these days, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

If being a secretary to a boss is a good job, then he would be willing to trade positions with anyone.

I thought Su Weide was just using him as a cover for a few days and would replace him after finding a suitable secretary.

But during these days, he hadn't felt at all that Deputy Director Su had any intention of selecting and examining candidates for secretary.

What? You picked me!

He was so miserable inside, but he didn't dare show it at all.

Just as Peng Xiaoli said, we strive to remain loyal to the Red Star Factory and remain impartial.

"When did Deputy Director Ao come from?"

Su Weide, who was reading a document, suddenly asked this question and then fell silent.

Gu Cheng's heart trembled, knowing that what was coming had finally come.

How does that sentence go?

If it is a blessing, it will come. If it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided. Su Weide still has to take action against him.

——

"What's going on between you and Gu Cheng?"

On his way home from get off work, Li Xuewu suddenly remembered something and asked Peng Xiaoli, who was sitting in the passenger seat, "Did you break up?"

"Where—"

Peng Xiaoli was so amused when he heard his leader ask this question that he explained: "He told me that the situation is difficult and it is time to test our friendship."

"They said it was inconvenient for us to travel and that we should go underground."

"He's sick, isn't he—"

Li Xuewu couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard these ridiculous and clichéd words. He said, "Tell him to watch less movies. He's lost his mind."

"He's so weird, I can't do anything about him."

Peng Xiaoli turned around and said helplessly: "I've tried to persuade him and talked to him, but he's just like a psychopath."

"Leader..." He hesitated for a moment, and when Li Xuewu looked at him, he asked the question in his heart: "Why did you arrange for Gu Cheng to serve Deputy Director Su?"

"Why? Can't I?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows. He knew Peng Xiaoli would ask this. Maybe he had been holding it in for several days.

He turned his head and looked out the window. The plum blossoms on the roadside were blooming.

"Sing the song of the mountain you are on, understand?"

"But..." Peng Xiaoli asked hesitantly, "You clearly know that Deputy Director Su knows his background and connections..."

"What is his background?"

Li Xuewu turned around, looked at Peng Xiaoli and said, "Gu Cheng's family background has been examined by the organization, so there is no problem, right? Then what's wrong with him serving as a leader's secretary?"

"Don't pretend to be a leader of your own faction, and don't carve out a territory for yourself. The reason why Gu Cheng was confused like a headless fly was because his thoughts were immature, his understanding was inaccurate, and his ability was not up to standard."

"Then why do you still..."

Peng Xiaoli was about to ask again, but suddenly realized what the leader meant by that.

He was stunned for a moment, then he understood everything. The leader was using Gu Cheng’s “unqualified” report.

Gu Cheng's expression can be reflected in Deputy Director Su, and also expresses Li Xuewu's most obvious attitude.

What attitude?

First, Gu Cheng was struggling with the change in his identity and the embarrassment of being caught in the middle, and couldn't help but want to pass on the message to this side.

Li Xuewu was clearly warning Su Weide that you came to the Red Star Factory alone, and everyone here is from the Red Star Factory.

I may not use these means to deal with you, but I can still make you afraid by showing my cards clearly, so even if you are a tiger you have to lie down for me, and even if you are a dragon you have to coil up for me.

Secondly, Gu Cheng’s identity is an open secret to Su Weide, so isn’t Su Weide’s identity also an open secret to the Red Star Factory and to Li Huaide?

The state of Gu Cheng in front of him was the same as his state to the management committee of Red Star Factory.

Do you, Su Weide, want to make the same mistakes that Gu Cheng made?

Third, Li Xuewu placed Gu Cheng in front of Su Weide and did not give the other party the right to choose a secretary.

Now that Su Weide dares to refuse Gu Cheng's service, he is openly determined to take real action against the management committee.

Speaking of which, does he dare to make this decision?

Gu Cheng showed his circle's righteousness, factional tendencies, and self-determination. Do you, Su Weide, also want to do the same?

Li Xuewu set three questions for the opponent and left a door for him at the end, which was a reverse multiple-choice question.

In other words, he warned Su Weide that if he wanted to achieve success at the Red Star Factory, there was only one way to go.

Let go of prejudices, obsessions, and clique-based leaders, and truly treat yourself as a cadre of the Red Star Factory and do your job.

Otherwise, the Red Star Factory would not be able to accommodate him, and he would be like Gu Cheng to him, with the Red Star Factory always thinking about kicking him out.

So, when he accepted Gu Cheng, Red Star Factory also accepted him.

The process of educating Gu Cheng is also the process of his self-salvation.

Li Xuewu always uses open strategies, whether it is against Gu Cheng or Su Weide, it is really a series of schemes.

When Peng Xiaoli thought of this, cold sweat broke out on his back. When did the leader start to set up this plan?

Thinking again about what Gu Cheng had told him today, Deputy Director Su was going to set up a training class for grassroots disciplinary and supervisory cadres in the United School.

He knew without much thought that any training courses like this were held for action or other purposes.

The most intuitive thing that comes to mind is that Deputy Director Su should select the right people, exert his influence, and get things done from the grassroots level.

Why not use the middle layer?

Because all the middle-level cadres in the security team have told him with facts that this place is like an iron wall and you can't kick it.

So Su Weide can play football if he is trained from the grassroots level?

Well, from this point we can see that Su Weide’s coming down is definitely not for a goal that can be achieved overnight.

I have been here for half a month, but I have no plans to come down for research. I am just thinking of sneaking around and avoiding Li Xuewu's edge.

The same also applies to the fear that other leaders of the Red Star Factory had for him.

Opening up the situation with a training class is a good and safe way, and it is also a long-term and effective method.

He was also telling the Red Star Factory that he, Su Weide, was not here to fish for three days, dry the nets for two days, and then leave.

If you want to work here for a few years and build up influence from the grassroots level, then you won’t be afraid that Li Xuewu will stay here forever.

Li Xuewu understood his thinking very well and did not fear or try to stop his actions.

The Red Star Factory is not his, and neither is the security team.

A tree that is moved will die, but a person who moves will live. He went a step further. What is important is to cultivate his own cadres next to him. It is impossible to go any further.

It’s impossible for a team leader to train a security chief, right?

So if Su Wei De wants to be strong, let him be. After three to five years, maybe he will have an equal status with the other party.

See you at the top then.

——

"Have you been to my godmother's house?"

“Yes.”

"Have you been to Teacher Han's house?"

“Yes.”

…

Li Xuewu was calculating in his mind, comparing the relationships of today's New Year's greetings with his third brother Li Xuecai one by one.

He had to go to work and had no time to pay New Year's greetings, so he asked his idle third brother and Shen Guodong to go with him to pay New Year's greetings.

However, this does not include the relatives of the Gu family, so he has to go there in person. It would be inconvenient for the third brother to go, and it would cause dislike.

"Sunday, I can rest."

Li Xuewu thought for a moment and said to Gu Ning, "Do you want to come with me? I will take care of the child."

Gu Ning didn't say anything, just looked at the child in her arms. Li Ning still clung to her, and would snuggle into her arms and not leave when he remembered.

"Well, I'll go alone this year."

Li Xuewu and Gu Ning have a tacit understanding. If she doesn't say anything, it means she doesn't want to go. If she wants to go, she just needs to nod.

"If you don't want to go, then don't go, but you can't feel bad about it."

He comforted Gu Ning, "It's pointless to dwell on the past. You can't get on the same level with them."

Gu Ning glanced at him, twitched the corners of his mouth but didn't say anything, but his expression showed impatience and unwillingness.

It was all because of his talkativeness. Gu Ning had been a loner and difficult to get along with since he was young, so it was inevitable that his relatives would spread gossip about him.

Besides, she was not close to her relatives’ children. There was always comparison and secret competition between them, so she was a little narrow-minded.

Yes, that’s right, Gu Ning holds a grudge.

She still remembers the words she heard and the dislike she suffered as a child.

"Actually, that's what relatives are like. You can't limit yourself because of them."

Li Xuewu understood Gu Ning's feelings very well. When he returned to his hometown in his previous life, his parents told him over the phone not to brag when he got home, not to mention his progress, and certainly not to talk about making money.

Why?

Because the only people in this world who truly wish the best for you may be your parents.

"How about I help you piss them off?"

Li Xuewu came close to her and whispered to her, "I still have some achievements to show for it. You can brag about them as much as you want. I will cover for you no matter how much you brag—"

Gu Ning rolled his eyes at him, the corner of his mouth curled up, but he still suppressed his emotion and said, "No, if you want to go, go by yourself--"

"Well, I'll go by myself."

Li Xuewu stood up with a wry smile, picked up the still noisy Li Shu from the ground and said, "Let's go, let's go home and sleep--"

The family of four finished their meal in the front yard, chatted for a while, and then went to the back yard to rest. Tomorrow they would officially go to work.

When passing by the third gate, I saw Banggeng squatting in the corner with a sneaky look on his face. I didn't know what he was doing.

"What are you doing with this? Aren't you cold?"

“Shh—”

Banggeng made a silencing gesture to him, indicating that it was not convenient for him to speak at the moment.

Li Xuewu and Gu Ning each held a child in their arms. They just smiled at the child playing and went to the backyard.

The stove in the backyard was lit early, and it was warm when we entered the house. Li Ning had fallen asleep early, and after coaxing Li Shu to sleep, the couple lay on the kang and rested without saying a few words.

In the middle of the night, Li Xuewu was sleeping soundly when he heard a shout. Someone was banging on an iron basin and shouting something.

When he put on his clothes and ran out, he found that it was Bang Geng's fault. Before the noisy neighbors could scold the unlucky kid, they saw the naked old man lying in the front yard.

"Uncle San took a shit in front of his house!"

"Everyone, come out and see!"