Men and women eating in the courtyard

"If I drink with him again, I'll be his grandson!"

"Your grandson!"

"... No... That's not right..."

Director Sun was carried out by his secretary and driver, muttering nonsense, and vomited in front of the car.

He won't support anyone except the car now!

"Hah~!"

"If I... drink with him again... I'll be his grandson..."

Director Sun was already confused, his eyes couldn't open, and he was still unconvinced.

What else could he do if he was unconvinced? They had one director, two deputy directors, and an office deputy director to fight against Li Xuewu and Ao Yuhua.

Yes, when Ao Yuhua didn't drink much, the four of them were singled out by Li Xuewu.

Director Sun was really unconvinced. At the beginning, he said to stop at a certain point and drink until he was satisfied.

Later, that bad boy kept hitting them with words. How could he bear it?

Let's drink. After drinking, he couldn't control himself and drank too much again.

Lose the battle but not the battle. The phrase that Li Xuewu said at the wine table today, "Sacrifice your life to accompany a gentleman", should be said by him.

It was because he couldn't beat the other party at the wine table, so today's negotiation was a little unconfident.

After today's wine, the glass factory was considered to be defeated, and the whole army was destroyed.

The four people were carried to the car by others, and the resentment in their hearts made them drunk.

"Hoo~"

When the three jeeps left the guesthouse compound, the sound of "pouring wine" could still be heard from the open glass windows.

"Are you really okay?"

Zhang Songying looked at the mess on the ground and frowned in disgust.

Then he turned back to look at Li Xuewu, who was standing on the steps with a smirk.

The waiter and security guard on duty were looking for shovels to shovel the dirt and clean up the yard. The scene was a mess.

This scene formed a sharp contrast with Li Xuewu, who was living a peaceful life with his hands in his pockets and sighing about the loneliness of the world.

"How can they be my opponents?"

Li Xuewu looked at everyone with a disdainful look, raised his eyebrows and said with a smirk: "They are all garbage~"

"Be a good person!"

Zhang Songying couldn't help but pull the corner of her mouth, and said unhappily: "Not to mention that you are drunk, who will dare to drink with you in the future."

"Well, you don't know this"

Li Xuewu smiled and walked down the steps, watching Han Jiankun park the car, and whispered to Zhang Songying: "That may have the last one, but there will never be drinking."

"Go to hell!"

Zhang Songying said to him, her eyes swept across the hall, and saw Deputy Director Ao coming out, and took the initiative to go up the steps to meet her.

"I'm fine, I didn't drink much"

Ao Yuhua just went to the toilet, and now she came down and saw Li Xuewu standing in the yard, and greeted Zhang Songying: "Xuewu has drunk a lot."

"Him? He is a drunkard~"

Zhang Songying glanced at Li Xuewu over there, and said a few words to Ao Yuhua with a sweet smile.

Li Xuewu took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it for himself, and threw the rest to the security guard on duty.

"Thank you, leader"

The security guard was young, but he was very sweet, especially when facing Li Xuewu, he never forgot to smile while working.

The security department used to be accustomed to Li Xuewu's reward of cigarettes.

But not many people really got cigarettes, after all, Li Xuewu was not idle all day, wandering around.

He would only throw cigarettes in occasions like tonight, or in more casual situations.

Most of them were Daqianmen, and everyone in the security department knew that the leader loved to smoke this.

Sometimes you can also meet Zhonghua, anyway, the leader is generous, and throw whatever he takes out.

Those who got cigarettes naturally couldn't bear to smoke, and had to show off for several days, wishing that everyone in the department would know.

Tonight was also in time, the leader was treating guests at the guesthouse, and the visitor had an accident at the door, so how could they not work hard to perform.

Of course, doing these things will not get any praise, but the leader's reward of cigarettes means that their actions are seen by the leader.

These jobs were originally for the waiters, so why did they take the initiative?

One reason is that the security department cooperates with all the key departments in the factory, especially in places like the guesthouse, which require 24-hour duty.

On someone else's territory, it is natural to build good relationships.

When there is some work, everyone helps each other, and they take the initiative to lend a hand, and the waiters are polite in return.

The security guards are big guys, and the waiters are all pretty girls, you can judge.

Another thing is that if the leaders of their own departments are there, taking the initiative to help is also a way to show off.

Showing off is better than being embarrassing, look at the leaders of the glass factory who are embarrassing themselves today!

"Where did you drink all this wine?"

Ao Yuhua said that she didn't drink much, but today there were only her and Li Xuewu from the steel rolling mill at the table.

Even if she drank less, it would be at least eight taels if not a catty.

Her face was flushed, especially when the evening breeze blew at the end of October, and her face was even more red.

When he came out of the hall, he was fine, but the cool breeze made him feel dizzy.

She looked at Li Xuewu, wanting to see whether the wine he had just drunk had entered his stomach or gone somewhere else.

No wonder she was surprised, because Li Xuewu had drunk too much today.

He could finish a round of wine with one set of kowtows, which made the talkative deputy director of the glass factory very anxious.

"Where are you looking?"

Of course, Li Xuewu had really drunk a little, otherwise there would be no smell of alcohol in his mouth, which would have exposed him.

Seeing Ao Yuhua laughing and making trouble, he deliberately twisted his body to prevent him from looking at his lower body.

"I see if you have all left from the lower road! Hahaha!"

All the women in this agency dare to joke, especially in private. After drinking a little, they dare to say anything.

Li Xuewu is not afraid of this. He pointed to the jeep lane and said, "You know everything. Why don't you take me back to your house to change pants!"

"Go to hell~ We don't have your pants at home!"

Ao Yuhua was teased by Li Xuewu and smiled and said, "Why don't you ask Director Zhang if she has pants?"

"If she has, don't give him any to wear~"

Zhang Songying didn't care about Ao Yuhua's joke at all. She smiled and joked, "Let him go home with you."

"If you want to go back, I'll take you back with me!"

Ao Yuhua is a few years older than Zhang Songying. She dares to joke with such a relaxed colleague.

Besides, she is not blind or deaf. She can be the deputy director of the guesthouse. If she says that she has no relationship with Li Xuewu, who will believe it!

She didn't say that Zhang Songying and Li Xuewu had that kind of relationship, but no one knew what she was thinking.

If she hadn't thought about it, how could she deliberately make that joke.

"Okay~ You two sisters should sleep together tonight"

Li Xuewu pinched out the cigarette butt with his fingers, smiled and waved his hand and said: "It's almost time, I have to go home to accompany my wife."

"Hey, don't leave"

Ao Yuhua said with a smile: "Call Songying, let's drink again."

"I dare not!"

Li Xuewu opened the door and jumped into the jeep, saying to her: "Don't think I don't know what my brother-in-law does. You're really going to give me a face!"

He patted Han Jiankun's seat, indicating that he could drive, and waved to the two again from the window: "I'm leaving first, you should go back early too!"

"You really care about your family~"

Ao Yuhua smiled as she watched the jeep leave, said something to Zhang Songying, and then asked: "How are you going back? Or do you want to take me on the same ride, and I'll take you first?"

"Why go back? I'll stay here"

Zhang Songying smiled and sent her to the car, saying caring words, honey water after drinking, and early morning pimple soup.

Ao Yuhua didn't have much contact with Zhang Songying before, and he really got to know her after he came to the Management Committee Office.

Speaking of which, the former factory office and the current Management Committee Office are the management units of the guesthouse.

But neither Xu Sinian in the past nor Ding Zigui in the present asked about the guesthouse.

Everyone knows that this is Li Xuewu's private land. Business can be handled impartially, but no one can interfere here.

Even Director Li would not easily raise opinions here, and would take care of Li Xuewu's face and emotions in all aspects.

She and Li Xuewu are now working together in the Management Committee Office. Qin Huairu and Zhang Songying from the guesthouse are both good at handling things, so of course she should appreciate this favor.

After getting in the car, Ao Yuhua also held Zhang Songying's hand and whispered: "The leaders of the Six Nations Hotel attach great importance to it, and it is also your opportunity. You must seize it."

"Yes, I will."

Zhang Songying nodded very seriously and agreed. She didn't need anyone to remind her. Of course, she "grasped" it firmly.

The two said a few more words before they separated.

Zhang Songying sent Ao Yuhua away, took a look at the Tuanjie Lake with white mist floating, and walked back.

The weather was cold, but the water of Tuanjie Lake was warm, so it naturally formed a group of white mist, which was very beautiful through the lights at night.

With the help of the guys from the security department, the entrance has been cleaned up.

Zhang Songying signaled everyone to go back to the house quickly, as they were not wearing much to avoid catching a cold.

Feng Juan trotted out of the hall and saw that the event had ended at the entrance of the building. She asked regretfully, "Have the leaders left?"

"They just left a short while ago~"

Zhang Songying glanced at her and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing~"

Feng Juan smiled and said, "That's right, the leaders left, and I didn't come out to see them off. It doesn't look good."

"You're too worried. We were all drunk. No one noticed this."

Zhang Songying patted her arm and signaled them to go in together. As they walked, he said, "Don't be too deliberate. You still need to be flexible when providing services."

"Yes, I'll learn more from you."

Feng Juan has not been here for long, just over half a month, and it was Li Xuewu who instructed her.

She originally worked in finance, so Qin Huairu arranged for her to be responsible for the internal affairs when she was dividing the work.

Including the finance and logistics of the guesthouse, she also brought familiarity with the service business.

Zhang Songying was not very familiar with her before, and they only met when they received their monthly salary.

She didn't expect that someone in finance could be so polite?

In her impression, the ugliest look in the world was given by financial personnel, which was uglier than her mother-in-law's! ——

"Why haven't you slept yet?"

When Li Xuewu got home, he found that the light was still on in the window on the second floor.

The old lady was naturally asleep, so he didn't dare to make a loud noise and went upstairs quietly.

On the second floor, Gu Ning sat behind the desk and practiced calligraphy. Her belly was getting bigger, and her waist was tired after standing for a long time.

She didn't write much before, and Li Xuewu didn't know why she suddenly wanted to practice calligraphy.

He put the bag in his hand on the tea table, took off his clothes, and came to the front of the desk to look at the calligraphy written by his wife.

"It's written very well. What style is it?"

"Have you been drinking?"

Gu Ning ignored his nonsense. When he saw him coming over with a smell of alcohol on his mouth, he stopped writing.

"The leader of the glass factory came to discuss cooperation and invited us to stay tonight."

Li Xuewu unbuttoned his shirt and explained to Gu Ning: "I didn't drink much. If you don't believe me, just smell it."

As he spoke, he wanted to vent his anger at Gu Ning, which made Gu Ning wipe her eyelids and dislike him.

"Mom called today"

"Yeah~"

Without Gu Ning's special emphasis, Li Xuewu also knew that the mother in her mouth was the mother-in-law.

"What do you mean, the two elders are pretty good, right?"

"Well, that means my sister-in-law is pregnant."

Gu Ning calmly said today's call and stood up holding on to the armrest of the armchair.

"It's a good thing~"

When Li Xuewu saw her getting up, he quickly reached out to help her. Seeing that her legs were a little stiff, he was stunned and gave her a princess hug.

Gu Ning didn't struggle, but her face was a little red. She still couldn't accept this form of intimacy.

It's not that the couple can't get close even if they get together and have children.

This is not shyness, but an accident of love.

Gu Ning could get used to the traditional way of getting close, but Li Xuewu would do this "trick" for her from time to time.

She had seen this kind of princess hug in novels, and had imagined that one day she could have such love.

It's just that love suddenly came, and I was a little excited and couldn't get used to it~

"Did you say how many months?"

Li Xuewu put Gu Ning on the bed, and while going back to draw the curtains, he asked his uncle about the situation there.

Gu Ning pulled the quilt over her body, loosened her hair on the back of her head, and said in a calm tone: "It's been three months, mom said it's fine."

"Haha, mom told you, right?"

Li Xuewu looked back at Gu Ning. With this look, he must have been scolded by his mother-in-law again.

Gu Ning didn't say anything, she shrank down and lay on the bed, her eyes fell on Li Xuewu's face, and she just looked at him.

"It's okay, it's not the first time for anyone to be a wife, and it's not the first time for anyone to be a mother~"

Li Xuewu sat beside the bed, patted her back gently, and comforted her: "Just listen with a learning attitude. Mom is too far away, so she is anxious."

"Um"

Gu Ning agreed softly, pursed her lips, and seemed to be a little concerned.

She didn't say anything, and Li Xuewu didn't know what his mother-in-law said, but he could probably guess it.

It's nothing more than raising a baby, exercising more, reading less, talking more, or asking her why she doesn't write to her parents and call them.

Gu Ning could really bear it. As long as Li Xuewu called her or told her about her parents' situation, she would never write a letter or take the initiative to call.

It’s not that I don’t care, nor is it unfilial, I just think simply and live simply, without even a hint of pretentiousness or exaggeration.

Li Xuewu understood her, so he tried his best to accommodate her and take care of her.

Gu Ning didn't want to make long-distance calls or say those unnurturing words of concern, so he would do it and just talk.

When he was in Yangcheng, he hung up the phone with his mother-in-law, not only to talk about his third aunt, but also to miss his second elder.

After he came back, he was busy with work and before he had time to talk on the phone, his mother-in-law called back today.

The mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles away. She is so far away and Gu Ning is pregnant again. How can a mother not be worried?

If Gu Ning didn't take the initiative, she had to take the initiative. If she couldn't hear her daughter caring about her, she would inevitably have to say a few more words.

Mother and daughter were not so "fighting" when they were together, but now they are both in a mood.

In fact, Li Xuewu didn't know that his mother-in-law called today and disliked him as well.

It's not about anything else. This son-in-law is naturally good in everything, but he just doesn't have any requirements for Gu Ning and is too spoiled.

If the daughter-in-law of a house basks in the sun every day and doesn't go out for a walk, just say that she doesn't visit the house, but she must visit relatives.

How could the couple continue to live so accommodatingly? Ding Fengxia was worried about the two of them.

She was either afraid of something else or that her daughter would be alone all her life. What would happen if her son-in-law lost his patience and got tired of it one day?

When the time comes, she and Gu Haitao will be able to make the decision, or they can still persuade them to make peace.

At that time, it was unclear whether the two of them were there or not. Who could live like a romance novel?

Ding Fengxia was teaching Li Xuewu on the phone. She was actually teaching her daughter, but it was just a roundabout way.

Gu Ning obviously listened, but not much was left behind, and the rest came out of the other ear.

Now she only remembers her mother's words: "How can he accommodate you like this when he is old? For the rest of his life?"

Gu Ning has been thinking about this issue since dinner. Now that Li Xuewu is back, she is still thinking about it.

"you say"

Gu Ning twisted her body and lay flat on the pillow. She looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Will two people get bored of each other if they stay together for a lifetime?"

"What's the meaning?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, looked at Gu Ning and asked, "Are you annoying me?"

Gu Ning pursed her lips angrily at him, "What is this?"

"I'm just asking"

"Why do you ask this?"

Li Xuewu pretended to be concerned and asked: "Are you still annoying me?"

Seeing him causing trouble, Gu Ning turned away and stopped looking at him.

"Did you hear something?"

Seeing that she didn't take the bait, Li Xuewu leaned forward, looked into her eyes and asked, "If it's not you, then it's mom?"

Gu Ning turned around and glared at Li Xuewu: "Wash your face and brush your teeth!"

"Who is that?"

Li Xuewu stood up and said firmly: "No matter who it is, don't worry, we will never be like them. I haven't had enough with you."

Gu Ning pouted her lips, signaling him to hurry up and talk less.

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, deliberately teasing her: "Do you want to kiss?"

"..."

Gu Ning imitated Li Xuewu's narrowed eyes, and deliberately said in a gloomy tone: "There is a room downstairs."

"Okay, no kiss, no kiss"

Li Xuewu went into the bathroom with a smile, still muttering to himself: "Wait until I wash my face and brush my teeth before kissing."

Gu Ning couldn't help but smile when she heard his rogue words, and her doubts about her mother seemed to have been answered.

This person is different, maybe everyone is different, she just hasn't met him.

But she dared to believe that the person she met would not get tired of her.

She is not a heartless person, an ice cube without feelings. She knows very well how good Li Xuewu is to her, and she is also actively expressing her goodness to Li Xuewu.

But sometimes, love is not a template in a book, nor is it the trivialities of parents, but a little warmth between two people.

She would still get annoyed if Li Xuewu kissed her with a mouth full of alcohol or cigarettes.

She didn't want to socialize, let alone visit relatives, but Li Xuewu would still persuade her to walk more and move more.

Both of them could see each other's shortcomings, but this would not be a reason to get tired of each other.

She understood the life principles her mother said, but she still believed that love was needed in life.

Life without love was boring and unremarkable.

But now she was living a fulfilling life, enjoying the little surprises Li Xuewu gave her, and expressing her surprise at the right time.

Isn't this the love and life she wanted?

At night, she lit a lamp for Li Xuewu to wait for his return.

At dawn, Li Xuewu gave her a kiss to sleep a little longer.

Li Xuewu got up early. He used to get milk for Li Shu, but now Qin Jingru came from home and brought it along.

He developed the habit of getting up early, but Li Xuewu liked to sleep in. Even if he couldn't sleep, he liked to lie in bed.

But there was no matter about his daughter, he had a lot of things to do.

He had been in Yangcheng for half a month, and there was so much backlog in the factory that he was too busy, and there were also a lot of things to do at home.

Shen Guodong knew that he was back, so he sent the financial statements made by his sister-in-law and the business statements given by Yu Li to his home.

Li Xuewu had no time to read them during the day, and he had to accompany his family at night, so he could only get up early to read them.

Qin Jingru made breakfast and stood on the stairs to call for dinner, while Li Xuewu sorted out the documents.

Including the situation in Jicheng and the situation in Gangcheng after Wen Saner left.

He was not worried about Jingcheng. Although Shen Guodong had just taken over, he had been helping Biaozi for a while.

In addition to the care of other relationships and connections, what could go wrong.

It was Xilin in Jicheng. Whether she could stand up this time, or settle the storm after he left, was crucial to the future layout of Jicheng.

Relatively speaking, it was much easier for Biaozi. He was open and free. With the foundation laid by Wen Saner and without the constraints of Zhang Wanhe, he could play freely.

There was a Dongfeng No. 1 Club in Beijing, and he set up a Gangcheng Youth Club in the location of the youth club that Yu Min used to manage.

He played very seriously. There were no more fancy things in the past. The three-story building was fully utilized and became an exchange for Gangcheng trade.

This kid has mastered the essence of Dongfeng No. 1 operation. He never got involved in the storm and actually implemented the elite system and membership system.

Not operating to the outside world ensures the safety of the club, and the members recruited are mostly outstanding young people from Gangcheng.

This also includes some heads of related cooperative units. They get together to eat and chat in the evening, which is also relaxing.

Compared with the previous business strategy of Daqiangzi, the old Biaozi seems to be more smooth and good at dealing with those key figures.

Since Li Xuewu introduced him to Director Ma of the supply and marketing cooperative, Lao Biaozi no longer considered himself a street thug.

He was the manager and the person in charge of the recycling station. He was still the person in charge when he arrived in Gangcheng, and his interactions with those key figures were not low-key.

These people also liked Lao Biaozi much more. The old man looked at him with a bandit spirit and did things in a petty way.

The transition to Gangcheng was very smooth, without the twists and turns that Li Xuewu was worried about. This was also related to Lao Biaozi's quick cut and making friends with these key figures.

No one above was held accountable, and no one below dared to make trouble. Isn't it a peaceful world?

If Gangcheng is stable, Jicheng will be stable, and the trade line starting from Gangcheng can be opened.

Winter is coming soon, and Jicheng's wood, dry goods and other resources will continue to flow out of the mountains, into the railway station, and be transported to distant places.

In the past, we had to do these things secretly, but now, with the steel mill as the banner, the people in the recycling station have also changed, becoming managers and directors, and doing things in an orderly manner.

"Take it!"

Seeing that Baba was looking at it seriously, Li Shu was very curious about what he had in his hand.

She stretched out her little hand and stared with her big eyes, meaning: Let me see what you have in your hand!

"Take what?"

Li Xuewu put down his folded legs, picked up a peanut from the coffee table, and put the peanut kernel in her hand to tease.

Li Shu looked at the kernel in her little hand and wanted to say that this was not what she wanted, but she couldn't help wanting to eat it.

She pursed her little mouth, and her saliva couldn't help but overflow. When Baba wasn't paying attention, she stuffed it into her mouth.

"I want it!"

This time Li Shu's goal was very clear, she wanted to eat it.

As for the things in Ba Ba's hands, they must not be edible. Otherwise, why would Ba Ba just look at them but not eat them?

"If you don't feed her, she will choke again."

The old lady came over and bent down, looking at Li Shu's little mouth, where she was still chewing.

Peanut kernels are still too hard for the little girl, and her baby teeth haven't been able to fully overcome this food.

"It's just a joke~ hurry up and eat"

The old lady took the unchewed peanuts out of Li Shu's mouth and complained to her grandson.

Li Shu saw Ba Ba was about to leave, but his wife wouldn't let her eat, and she suddenly became anxious.

"Ah!~"

She shouted as loud as she could, trying to take her nuts away from her wife, but was picked up from behind by Ba Ba.

"Let's go~ Let's go have a meal~"

"ah!"

Li Shu was carried on Ba Ba's shoulders, her big eyes still staring at her wife's hands.

The old lady wiped it clean with a paper towel. Seeing Gu Ning also coming downstairs, she urged: "Eat quickly, it will get cold again."

"Okay, grandma, have you eaten?"

Gu Ning was wearing pajamas and a thin vest, which was made by her mother-in-law and brought by Guodong a few days ago.

When the old lady talks to her, she must reply. She cannot let the old lady's words fall to the ground, which is impolite.

The old lady nodded and gestured to the restaurant: "After eating, I'll be waiting for you."

As she explained, she looked at Han Jiankun who was cleaning the car at the door, and muttered: "The car is clean, why do you keep cleaning it?"

Gu Ning also took a look and didn't pay much attention. When he was at home, the driver would clean the car every morning. This might be work or habit.

Li Xuewu hugged Li Shu and sat at the dining table, taking a bite for himself and feeding his daughter.

Li Shu eats dishonestly, chewing in her mouth, and has something to play with in her hand.

When Gu Ning entered the restaurant, she had good eyesight. Before her mother could say anything, she immediately put down the chopsticks she was gesturing with.

"Put her on the chair and feed her"

Gu Ning said something to Li Xuewu, reminding him not to develop bad dining habits in his children.

Li Xuewu kissed his daughter and said, "I haven't cared about my daughter for a long time. Today I'm tired of it."

The old father wanted to be very loving, but Li Shu was not very interested.

She pulled her face with her little hands, not wanting Ba Ba to come closer.

"I want~"

Seeing Baba looking at her with a sad expression, Li Shu pointed at her rice bowl with her little hand, reminding him of his identity in a shameless manner.

Can you please concentrate on serving the children?

Why are you always trying to take advantage of me!

——

"Don't always think about taking advantage, show real sincerity"

The first meeting on Friday morning was hosted by Li Xuewu, a meeting on the renovation work of the Liuguo Hotel.

The meeting was attended by construction unit representative Dou Yaozu, operations manager Zhang Songying, project manager Lang Zhennan, and other relevant department heads.

Li Xuewu and Lang Zhennan have met many times in the past two days. No matter what the project is, it cannot do without the support of the UNRWA.

The start of groundbreaking for all projects requires the Agency to take the lead in organizing and deliberation.

It is mainly about the review of engineering design and construction plans. Construction still has to be left to a professional team.

The steel rolling mill also has its own engineering team, but it mainly focuses on maintenance and upkeep. After all, it is not a construction unit, so there is no need to engage in such a large scale.

That is to say, the amount of work has increased sharply this year, including residential area projects under construction. There was never such a heavy workload before.

So today Lang Zhennan came to the meeting to review the plan brought by the construction company as an auditor.

Dou Yaozu had long been reminded by Li Xuewu and had already obtained the basic data of Liuguo Hotel during the last renovation.

So what he came up with this time was a plan that he organized the teachers and students of the Huaqing Department of Architecture at Dongfeng Architecture to work out together with the design requirements he learned from Li Xuewu.

It was an open-book exam, and with such strong off-site support, it was a problem for Dou Yaozu not to get full marks.

This meeting was certainly not a formality. Several people, including Li Xuewu, Lang Zhennan and Zhang Songying, put forward revised opinions and additional suggestions.

Dou Yaozu and the designers looked at the drawings spread out on the table and made modifications on the spot based on everyone's opinions and requests. This really impressed Lang Zhennan with Dongfeng Construction, a unit that looked like a grass-roots team.

Finally, when the budget was approved, the person in charge of the finance department wanted to get a card. After all, Dongfeng Construction had undertaken too many steel rolling mill projects, so it was a sure profit.

But Li Xuewu specifically mentioned this situation when he spoke.

Project cost, including budget evaluation, is subject to certain construction standards and predictions, and special factors such as personal relationships cannot be included in this.

Li Xuewu also mentioned the reciprocal relationship between budget and quality. If Party A wants to take advantage of the budget, Party B will try to take advantage of the project quality.

You take mine, I take yours, who loses in the end?

We can’t definitely say that money is not saved, but sometimes we can’t save money when we should.

Of course, Li Xuewu didn't say this just because Dongfeng Construction was sitting here. He would have said this to anyone sitting here today.

From the beginning, he did not want to give the cadres of the steel rolling mill the idea of ​​​​excessing budgets or excessive savings in exchange for fame and achievements.

If you really want to save money, tell Li Huaide how much money you can save by organizing a reception.

He pays great attention to efficiency in meetings. If anyone says something wrong, he will point it out immediately.

Problems passed one after another, and whoever asked the question had his problem solved immediately.

Just now, it was Dou Yaozu who was facing the review and questioning of the steel rolling mill, but now it is a matter of talking about money without hurting feelings.

The door of the conference room on the third floor is closed tightly. Business negotiations, especially those involving money and budgets, must not be spread casually.

At this time, secretaries and service staff also had to stand outside the door.

Today, Peng Xiaoli, from Section 1 of the Administrative Committee, is responsible for organizing the coordination meeting. Naturally, he has to stand at the door and listen.

There was no news that the meeting was over yet, but the news that the leader wanted to talk to him was waiting.

Lao Jin from the department called him, saying that Deputy Director Wang wanted to talk to him and asked him to come over now.

Peng Xiaoli was also stunned for a moment, and looked at Lao Jin in surprise.

Lao Jin understood clearly, patted his arm, and urged him to go over quickly, and he would be on duty here.

Peng Xiaoli agreed, still wondering why the leader wanted to talk to him.

Looking for a leader and talking to a leader are two different things.

He is a member of the first department of the Management Committee Office, and Deputy Director Wang is the deputy director of the Management Committee Office. It is common for the leader to ask him to have work arrangements.

But when it comes to talking, that's not what it means.

He was anxious, wondering if he had done something wrong, and nervously knocked on the door of Deputy Director Wang's office.

"Come, Xiaoli"

Wang Zongli was sitting on the sofa and waved when she saw him knocking on the door.

Over there on the sofa, Peng Xiaoli also saw Deputy Director Sha of the Security Team's Comprehensive Office.

Isn't this Li Xuewu's secretary? Why is he here?

"Good leadership, good director Sha"

Peng Xiaoli took the initiative to say hello, with a thousand thoughts in his mind, but he walked to the sofa very calmly and said: "You are looking for me because you need me for any work..."

"Sit down, sit down first"

Wang Zongli always kept a certain smile on her face. Seeing that he was a little nervous, she waved her hand for him to sit down first before talking.

It would be okay if she wasn't like this. The more she was like this, the more unsure Peng Xiaoli felt.

Deputy Director Wang had never been so kind before.

No, it's not that he didn't, but he didn't, and I haven't seen any secretaries from other management committee offices.

But for the leaders and the senior leaders who came down to inspect, Deputy Director Wang still had a warmer smile than he did today.

But even today's smile made him feel a little uncomfortable.

In the management committee office, Deputy Director Wang was in charge of organizational work. If she came to talk to him, there would be two results.

Either progress or adjustment.

The progress seemed... He was not sure, after all, his work during this period was not outstanding.

But speaking of adjustment, this is quite possible.

The predecessor of the management committee office is the factory office. The main responsibility of the factory office is to serve, to serve the leaders, and to serve the flow of work within the factory.

Colleagues who serve as secretaries also need to be mobile.

Not only the leaders' secretaries will continue to serve, but they, too, will face this choice when they reach a certain working age.

The human resources department in the factory or the leader in charge of organizational work will fully consider the issue of grassroots training for young people in each department.

Everyone focuses on the secretary of the leader. That is because they have the same secretary position, but the treatment is very different.

The young people in the office are in their prime, and it is a good time to do their work. After several years of office training, they can become the backbone of the department.

This flow of talent is normal and necessary for factories, but it is very uncomfortable for individuals.

When I work in the management committee office, I am also a secretary. When I go down, I have to call me the director.

But if they really go down to the grassroots level, who will care about them? If they are not in leadership positions, they will basically waste their whole lives there.

It was not that Peng Xiaoli had never had the opportunity to work as a secretary for the leader before, but he always missed it for one reason or another.

Director Xu also took good care of him and trained him, which is why he is as versatile as he is today.

Maybe he is pursuing this goal too much, and he hasn't waited for any leader to choose him as his secretary.

Faced with Deputy Director Wang's unusual attitude today, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He sat on the sofa with a dry throat and an expression of resignation.

Wang Zongli may have seen what he was thinking, and asked funnyly: "Am I the scary one, or Deputy Director Sha? As for you!"

"Where is the cleverness and ability of the past?"

"lead……"

Peng Xiaoli didn't hear Deputy Director Wang's reminder, and was still wondering where he would be assigned.

Wang Zongli also noticed that this kid was over the top.

Afraid of really scaring him, Wang Zongli stopped teasing him and said straight to the point: "Deputy Director Sha will be responsible for the work of the Foreign Trade Office. Now Deputy Director Li lacks a clerk."

"Ah, ah?"

Peng Xiaoli didn't react. He knew that Deputy Director Sha was in charge of the Foreign Trade Office. It had nothing to do with Deputy Director Li's lack of a secretary... No!

Looking at Peng Xiaoli, who was still in a daze, Wang Zongli coughed and couldn't help but look at it. Usually, this kid was quite smart.

She turned her head and gestured to Sha Qizhi, who was sitting next to her, and explained to Peng Xiaoli: "Deputy Director Sha is here to talk to you on behalf of Deputy Director Li today."

"Li...Deputy Director Li"

Peng Xiaoli seemed to have reacted, but the disbelief deep in his heart made his expression more confused than before.

Sha Qizhi smiled with understanding and said, "We are already familiar with each other. The leader is busy today, so he entrusted me to talk to you."

"Ah... yes"

Peng Xiaoli squeezed his hands hard, forced himself to calm down, looked at Sha Qizhi and said embarrassedly, "Sorry, Deputy Director Sha, this... this news is a bit sudden."

"Hehe~ It's quite sudden"

Sha Qizhi chuckled, glanced at Wang Zongli beside him, and then said to him, "So what do you think, can you tell me?"

"Me? I..."

Peng Xiaoli was so nervous that he wanted to jump from the third floor, and so excited that he wanted to jump from the downstairs to the third floor.

"It's okay, you can tell me any ideas"

Sha Qizhi is a person who has experienced it. He used to be Peng Xiaoli now.

He took the initiative to comfort the other party's emotions and wanted to hear the young man's thoughts.

Peng Xiaoli's forehead and palms were all sweaty, and he didn't know whether it was because of the fear just now or the excitement now.

Hearing Deputy Director Sha's comfort, he said what was in his heart: "I... I'm not nervous..."