Men and women eating in the courtyard

What does it mean?

Cheng Kaiyuan stood in front of the office window, looking at the security building opposite.

The words that Li Xuewu said casually during lunch were still lingering in his mind.

At that time, he didn't know why Li Xuewu asked this question, so he naturally answered vaguely.

The two basically didn't talk about serious work during the meal, but he concluded that Li Xuewu would not talk casually, there must be a problem.

So, what is the problem?

"Xiao Zhang, come"

"Hey, leader"

Cheng Kaiyuan's secretary first responded outside the door, and then walked quickly to the door, but after entering the door, his steps slowed down and seemed more stable.

"Leader, you are looking for me"

"Yeah, something"

Cheng Kaiyuan sat back behind the desk, flipping through the documents, and asked: "Have you prepared the materials for you in the morning?"

"It's still a little data, the production department said that we have to wait for the finance to sell and buy, otherwise the account will not balance."

The secretary took off the lid of the teacup on the desk, tested the water temperature with the back of his hand, picked up the teacup and walked to the coffee table to change a cup.

"I have coordinated with the finance department, and the results will not be available until next Monday. It seems that there is a problem with the budget."

"What's the problem?"

Cheng Kaiyuan raised his eyes from the document and looked at the secretary Xiao Zhang and asked: "Hasn't it been submitted for review?"

"I'm not sure exactly."

Xiao Zhang made tea again, brought it to the desk, put it on his left hand, and replied: "Because the finance department has to close the accounts at the end of the year, people from other departments can't get in, and the accountants are too busy to get out."

As if explaining that he didn't understand the situation clearly, he added: "The finance department has drawn people from various departments to help, and it is estimated that they will be busy until the end of the month."

"Really~"

Cheng Kaiyuan picked up the teacup and frowned, glanced at the secretary, and asked: "Have you figured out the situation of the deputy director of the Commission Office?"

"This..."

The secretary just hesitated, and when he saw the leader's eyes narrowed, he quickly replied: "It's all over the agency, saying all kinds of things, I'm more inclined to think there's a problem."

"Say"

Cheng Kaiyuan drooped his eyelids, blew on the tea leaves, and took a sip.

The secretary didn't dare to be mysterious anymore, walked to the side of the desk, bowed slightly and reported softly: "The injury should be accurate, ribs and cervical femoral fractures, but the problem is not here."

"The deputy director of the division just fell and injured, not fainted, and the surgery was completed on the same day. Director Li went to the hospital on the evening of the 24th."

Xiao Zhang looked at the leader's face and reminded softly: "I mentioned this to you once, and Director Ding of the Commission Office accompanied the leader at that time."

"Well, I know"

Cheng Kaiyuan nodded, put down the teacup in his hand, lowered his head to look at the documents in his hand, but said: "Go on."

"Yes"

Xiao Zhang glanced at the file in the leader's hand. It was the production plan and construction plan for next year that he had sorted out and submitted to the leader two days ago.

"Last night, the people from the branch and the discipline inspection team first came to the security team, and then the people from the security team took Liu Lan to the security building"

"I don't know what they said specifically, I only know that Deputy Team Leader Yu of the Security Team accompanied a discipline inspection cadre to the hospital where the deputy director of the division was."

"Not long after, Section Chief Sun of the Security Team brought a discipline inspection cadre to find Director Li, and Director Li left with them."

"Oh, by the way"

The secretary emphasized again: "The deputy leader of the propaganda team and the head of the dance troupe, Zhou Miaomiao, left with Director Li."

"What's the relationship with her?"

Cheng Kaiyuan frowned, raised his head and glanced at the secretary, and saw the meaningful look in the secretary's eyes.

He knew this relationship without the secretary telling him. Anyone in the factory who could contact Li Huaide, or anyone who could contact the propaganda team, knew the relationship between Zhou Miaomiao and Director Li.

What he wanted to know was not the affair between Zhou Miaomiao and Li Huaide, but what Liu Lan was involved in, and what caused this series of people to be together.

Although Li Huaide had returned, the matter must have been settled by him, and he had no regrets of missing the opportunity to make a big incident, but he had to figure out the context of the whole incident.

This time, Li Huaide was lucky enough to run into the case that Li Xuewu was supporting.

Needless to say, Li Huaide must have received help from Li Xuewu, otherwise the people of the Discipline Inspection Commission would have taken him away, and would never let him go easily.

But what about the next time?

It is impossible that Li Xuewu would come to save him every time. As long as he dares to make mistakes, there will always be a day when he will be exposed.

Cheng Kaiyuan knew very well that his wings had been almost clipped by Li Huaide and Li Xuewu, and he no longer had the ability to toss.

But this does not mean that he has no chance to turn the tide. Since he can't create difficulties for the enemy, he will wait for the enemy to trip himself up.

At that time, he only needs to gently stretch out his feet, and the one who falls must be Li Huaide, who is a tall tree that attracts the wind.

"Help me check the case that Deputy Director Li is handling, starting with the Dongcheng Credit Union"

Cheng Kaiyuan nodded at Xiao Zhang and said, "You don't have to worry about that material, let others do it, and figure out this matter first."

"Good leader"

Xiao Zhang complained in his heart, but he agreed very happily, and even asked proactively: "Do you want me to bring a camera?"

"No!"

Cheng Kaiyuan glanced at him and warned: "Don't do anything extraordinary. You just go there for the purpose of business. If you ask around, you will definitely know."

"besides"

Just when Xiao Zhang promised to turn around and leave again, Cheng Kaiyuan emphasized: "Be careful, people from the confidentiality department may be at the scene."

"I see"

Xiao Zhang nodded seriously and said, "Boss, I will go and do it now. I will come back and report to you as soon as I have any news."

"Well, go ahead"

Cheng Kaiyuan lowered his head and said, "If you're late, you can go directly to my house, okay?"

"clear"

Xiao Zhang simply nodded, took a few steps back, turned around and walked out the door.

He talks about being loyal and courageous, but in his heart he is really worried. Does he know how much he weighs?

Who did the leader ask him to check?

He said he was asking about the case, but who was involved in the case?

Not to mention other people, Director Li must be among them, plus the deputy director of the division, Liu Lan, and the "brainy" Zhou Miaomiao.

Deputy Director Li is an expert in supporting case handling. If he shows any signs of weakness, he will be arrested.

He was timid to begin with, but when he went out, his boss even threatened him that someone from the Secrecy Department might cause another big trouble.

With a body as small as his, he can't be punished to death.

You see, he took the initiative to ask the leader if he wanted to bring a camera. He was reminding the leader not to inquire about everything.

It's okay now. If the leader insists on mixing it up, he might have to mix it in himself.

Just think about it, Deputy Director Li is a person who suffers from idleness and gossips!

You recruit him?

Isn’t this looking for bad luck? ——

"Xu~~"

Peng Xiaoli stood in the duty room at the gate. When he saw Deputy Director Cheng's car driving out of the office area, he turned to whistle at Gu Cheng, who was squatting and smoking outside the gate.

Gu Cheng stood up with a cigarette in his mouth, leaned on the window sill, raised his eyebrows, and said, "You've got to be on the right track this time, don't do the same thing again."

Peng Xiaoli held the window with his hand and promised: "Don't worry, believe me, there will be no problem this time!"

After speaking, he glanced back behind him and urged Gu Cheng: "Hurry up, the car is coming out."

"Fuck! You just said it was okay last time!"

Gu Cheng muttered and put on a cotton mask, then buckled on his motorcycle helmet, and finally put on a pair of tank goggles. He was as arrogant as he wanted.

Peng Xiaoli looked at him speechlessly and complained: "I asked you to follow me, not for makeup investigation, what the hell are you doing!"

"Fart! Try riding a motorcycle in winter instead!"

Gu Cheng cursed angrily, then jumped on the motorcycle, kicked it, and ran away while riding.

Peng Xiaoli didn't show any signs of his virtues. Since he was transferred to the small team, he started to let himself go and even learned to ride a motorcycle.

This dog man is completely using his power for personal gain, and he doesn't even want to think about his brothers when he has this convenience!

Fortunately, I still think about him all the time. When the boss has arrangements, he always remembers to ask him to stay in the field.

Peng Xiaoli stretched out his hand to warm his hands on the radiator, hiding and watching Deputy Director Cheng's car drive out of the gate.

In this era, car windows did not have anti-peeping protective films. He could see clearly at a glance that there was no one in the back seat of the car, only Zhang Shicheng sitting in the passenger seat.

Peng Xiaoli was very familiar with him. Zhang Shicheng came three or four years earlier than him and was considered a senior in the department.

This year, Deputy Director Cheng was transferred over and chose him as his secretary. He even chatted with them for a few days.

However, this grandson doesn't have many friends. He used to be a low-key person, but now he has a mediocre sense of presence. He is just a bit of a loser among the leaders and secretaries.

Even though Peng Xiaoli came late, he couldn't resist his showmanship. He always had a few bad friends around him, and Gu Cheng was considered a rare decent person among them.

There is no shortage of him in his family to make money to support the family, and that is not the result of the hard work of his brothers.

Of course, the factory-run circle is so small, and everyone is basically on the same level. We treat each other to meals and drinks, no one is more, and no one is less.

When it was brought up at the wine table, everyone shouted that we should never forget each other, but what was the result?

The dog has become rich and has completely forgotten about them.

As long as a secretary is chosen or transferred, there will basically be no chance to get together again.

Not to mention mutual support. After running a factory, you don’t rise to the top and become a leader in one step. They are all such idiots. Who supports whom?

Peng Xiaoli was not an honest and honest person before, and he was not the kind of person who did not suffer in the department. He happened to be in cahoots with Gu Cheng and picked out old comrades to take care of him.

This time he actually practiced what it means to live in wealth and honor, never forget each other, good brothers, for a lifetime.

Good brothers will be in trouble for the rest of their lives!

It was too cold today, and driving the leader's car was too ostentatious, so he had no choice but to use Gu Cheng.

A few days ago, Ya was showing off his motorcycle driving skills to himself, but this time it was just a matter of time.

What?

envious? envy?

How is that possible? They are brothers!

If something goes wrong, of course it's up to the brothers. Otherwise, what are brothers used for?

Help yourself take care of your wife and children!

"Secretary Peng, smoke"

"Commander Ren, whip me"

Peng Xiaoli turned around and saw Ren An, the chief of the security unit, entering the room and politely accepted the cigarette.

“Hey, it’s different who you smoke.”

Ren An smiled and rushed to light Peng Xiaoli's cigarette.

Peng Xiaoli glanced at him and asked with a smile: "Is there a happy event? I happened to meet my sister-in-law asking for leave a few days ago."

"Hehehe~"

Ren An chuckled a few times and said: "I just found out, I haven't made any preparations yet."

"What are you preparing for?"

Peng Xiaoli took a puff of cigarette, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Just waiting to hold my son, I wish you congratulations in advance!"

"Both sons and daughters are the same, thank you brother"

Ren An was honest and honest. He smiled and returned Peng Xiaoli's congratulations and said, "I will invite you to the wedding banquet when the full moon comes."

"sure"

Peng Xiaoli gently touched Ren An's arm with the hand holding the cigarette, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Don't forget to ask the leader."

"that……"

Ren An said with some embarrassment: "Why am I bothering the leader with this little thing..."

"Wrong, isn't it?"

Peng Xiaoli took a drag on his cigarette, glanced at him, and said, "Who in our security department has something to do and the leader is left behind?"

"It's okay, be brave"

He smiled and said to Ren An: "If you don't take the initiative to say it, the leader will think you are stingy. This is a happy event, nothing to be afraid of."

After that, without waiting for Ren An to say anything else, he said hello and went out.

Ren An stood in the duty room and watched Peng Xiaoli's figure disappear at the intersection, then sat on a chair with a cigarette and took a puff.

A security guard on duty came in to say hello and asked Secretary Peng, but he just responded vaguely, still thinking about his own affairs in his mind.

In fact, when Fan Hua asked him to send invitations to Li Xuewu when they got married, he was a little embarrassed.

Li Xuewu is the actual leader of the security department, and he is just the head of a section. He is not qualified to invite leaders to a wedding banquet.

In the end, he was forced by Fan Hua to have no choice but to get angry if he didn't go, so he plucked up the courage and chose a time when Li Xuewu was not around to send the invitation to the office.

At that time, Li Xuewu's secretary was still a weakling, so the other party just smiled and accepted the post for the leader.

He thought that Secretary Sha was just being polite on behalf of the leader, but he didn't expect that the leader didn't come on his wedding day, but Secretary Sha came with gift money.

Not much, one dollar.

Of course, this small number refers to the fact that in this era, weddings do not have the most money.

I also heard that people received five yuan as part of their marriage.

But this kind of situation is definitely rare, at least he has never seen it with his own eyes. There is not five yuan in his wedding account, the three yuan are just actual relatives in the family.

The fraction of one yuan won't attract much attention at this time, but it doesn't matter how you look at the score.

As Secretary Peng said just now, who in the security department has something to do at home and the leader pretends not to see it?

The person may not arrive, but the gift will definitely arrive.

A red thing costs only one cent, a white thing costs fifty cents. How many people are there in the security department?

For this reason, Li Xuewu is always good at speaking in the security office. It is not that he is making a speech, but that everyone believes in him.

Sun Jian originally came to the security department with the mentality of being a nail, but if you ask him now, he still dares to think so.

Shan took one out from the security office and asked why he obeyed Li Xuewu.

Without him, he must convince others with virtue.

Everyone knows this. There are rumors about the Tiger of the Security Department, saying how ferocious and ruthless Li Xuewu is.

Anyway, the people in the security department have never seen their leaders act cruelly and harshly towards them.

If you say you are cruel to other people, then what does it matter to them? If the people in the Security Department are not cruel, then why are they still called the Security Department?

How about calling the nanny?

Ren An is thinking more about what Fan Hua talked to him at home and taught him how to make progress.

Sometimes he also complains that his wife is very motivated and is always thinking about progress.

Can't you be ordinary? Can't you work down-to-earth all your life and wait for promotion step by step?

Fan Hua once said something to him, saying that it is hard to find a good leader, but it is even harder to find a good leader.

It seems that for a young leader like Li Xuewu, this is actually a great opportunity for a person like him who pursues down-to-earth work and hard work.

You don’t need to give gifts, you don’t need to fawn over, as long as you maintain the relationship at work and in private, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want to make progress.

Birds fly far away with Luan and Phoenix, and people with good qualities are proud of themselves.

Seeing Peng Xiaoli today, Ren An suddenly had some insights. In fact, when getting along with the leader, you don't necessarily have to have a demanding attitude, which will only create a cocoon for yourself.

The best way to get along is actually to learn, learn how a leader behaves, learn how a leader handles things, and learn the excellent qualities of a leader.

Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together. People with the same ideals and beliefs will definitely come together without taking the initiative to fawn over.

Those who like singing will sing together, those who like dancing will dance together, and those who like reading will discuss knowledge together.

Even among those leaders who like passive entertainment, there are not many who play cards with him, accompany him... and so on, right?

Peng Xiaoli was nothing in the past. He was known as a little bastard in the factory management. Every time a new leader came, he would have dreams of soaring into the sky.

The result is often that one is conceited and arrogant, his dreams are shattered, and in the end he is almost resigned to self-destruction and unable to recover.

Failure always requires reasons and excuses to consume your inferiority complex. The more times you fail, the more excuses you have.

Speaking of which, Li Xuewu was considered a noble person of Peng Xiaoli's, and his first contact gave him an unforgettable lesson.

Let him know that department-level cadres are not to be trifled with, and department-level cadres from the Security Department are even less to be trifled with.

Later, Peng Xiaoli was selected as Li Xuewu's secretary because of Sha Qizhi's discerning eye and Sun Jian's help behind the scenes.

But no matter what, looking at Peng Xiaoli now, he walks with his chest raised and his head raised, full of confidence, and relaxed in his work. He no longer has the image of the little ruffian he used to be.

When it comes to currying favor and being a secretary to the leader, Ren An thinks he is not as capable and perseverant as Peng Xiaoli. At least Li Xuewu didn't choose him as his secretary.

Therefore, young people like Peng Xiaoli know how to seize opportunities and think of others when they see talents. Why are you so pretentious here?

"Hiss~"

Ren An felt a pain in his hand, and reflexively shook off the cigarette butt in his hand. It turned out that he was so absorbed in thinking that he even forgot about the cigarette in his hand.

He waved his hand to signal to the guard who was looking at him from the door that he was fine. Then he stood up and went out, asking the guard on duty: "Which car went out when Secretary Peng was here just now?"

——

"If you don't go, I won't go. I really have something going on here."

Li Xuewu held the phone, looked at the time on his hand, and said, "I'm getting off work soon. After I finish working here, I have to go home to see my wife and children. I haven't been home for two days, and my wife is pregnant." .

…

"Well, well, you eat, you eat"

Li Xuewu waved to Peng Xiaoli, handed him the document he had just signed, clicked on the name of the leader to whom the document was to be transferred, and went to talk on the phone again.

The call came from Xiang Yunnian, saying that the disciplinary supervisor and the branch leaders had just finished their meeting today, and it was a rare opportunity to get together in the cafeteria in the evening.

Li Xuewu knew very well the purpose of this dinner party, and even more clearly the motive of calling Xiang Yunnian.

He didn't want to get involved, and he made it clear in advance that he didn't have any requirements. The case was almost over, so what was going on at this time?

So in the face of Xiang Yunian's strong invitation, he moved out his wife and children directly.

"Okay, okay, that's it, I'll treat you later"

Listening to Yunian's slightly apologetic and guilty tone on the phone, Li Xuewu smiled politely and hung up the phone.

Xiang Yunian felt quite sorry for Li Xuewu. Even though Li Xuewu took the initiative to help him connect with the Secrecy Department in this case, he really benefited from it.

This time, Zhang Shuqin's case was blamed on the disciplinary supervisor. Today, the leaders of the branch and the disciplinary supervisor have unified their approach. The next publicity work will also focus on the disciplinary supervisor.

And as the actual person in charge of this case, he really got a big advantage.

He is not stupid. He knew the mystery behind the case after Li Xuewu opened Du Xiaoyan's case.

So I went to Li Xuewu directly and expressed my attitude.

Otherwise, I would say that Li Xuewu is a bit damaged, but he can be trusted and can be trusted.

Ji Weidong's slut and domineering behavior in the investigation department has offended all the people, but you can see that he and Li Xuewu can get along well.

Xiang Yunian is also very aware of his character. He is exaggerating when he says he is cautious in his words and deeds. Behind his back, his colleagues say he is unkind, vicious, and a person who should not be friends with.

But among the few friends he considered, Li Xuewu was someone he could absolutely trust.

Horsepower can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen from time to time.

From this case, we can see that Li Xuewu was calm, measured, affectionate and righteous.

He took the bulk of the case on behalf of the discipline supervisor, and the branch office saved face and dignity through the mediation of Li Xuewu.

There was suddenly no news from the Secrecy Department. Xiang Yunian talked about this matter with the leader in private. The leader had a very special attitude and patted him on the shoulder but said nothing.

It's just that the dinner party was organized tonight, and the leader specially told him to invite Li Xuewu.

Perhaps because of his understanding of Li Xuewu's life and work, or because he respected Li Xuewu's choice more, the leader did not give a fatal order.

However, it can be seen from the polite rejection when he called Li Xuewu that this friend deserves his words of fairness.

What is given is what is given. If you say you don’t want it, you won’t want it.

Now it was Xiang Yunian's turn to be in trouble, how to give Li Xuewu his share?

Li Xuewu didn't care what he gave, and he didn't care whether the discipline supervisor and the branch leadership team invited him to the dinner.

What does he care about?

It may be an attitude, or it may be said to be a heart, or it may be said to be the feelings of a friend.

Does a man as virtuous as Li Xuewu have any friends?

Jingle bells ~ jingle bells ~

Not long after Xiang Yunian put down the phone, the phone on the desk started to buzz again.

Peng Xiaoli, who had just transferred the documents back to the office, answered the phone at Li Xuewu's signal.

After only speaking a few sentences, he covered the microphone and reminded the leader: "The yellow warden of the first prison."

Li Xuewu took a breath, impatiently took the phone, put it to his ear and asked directly: "It's me, what are you doing?"

"I have a few friends today..."

Just when Huang Qian said that he wanted to treat him to dinner, Li Xuewu didn't wait for him to finish, but directly interrupted: "I don't have time, that's it."

After saying that, without waiting for the other party to say anything else, he hung up the phone with a bang.

After he finished signing the documents in his hand, the phone rang again.

This time Li Xuewu didn't use Peng Xiaoli and picked up the ball himself.

"It's me, don't shoot!"

Still yellow!

It's just that this time Huang Gan spoke faster, allowing him to say a few more words.

It means that his father introduced him to several relationships, all of which were systematic.

Tonight, he called a few familiar comrades in the club and wanted to take Li Xuewu to have a meal together to make friends.

This is another guy who feels he owes Li Xuewu a debt of gratitude and wants to share the resources provided by his family with Li Xuewu.

But Li Xuewu didn't appreciate it at all. He just listened to him talk a lot again and put the phone next to him and stopped listening.

After reading the documents in his hand, he picked up the phone and listened to Huang Qian still talking. He interrupted directly and said: "Yeah, um, I understand. You can make an appointment with uncle later. I'll invite you. I'm not free today, so that's it." .

Bang~

After saying that, Huang Qian hung up the phone ruthlessly again.

Huang Qian on the other end of the phone was stunned and looked at the phone in his hand in disbelief.

What surprised him was not that Li Xuewu hung up on him for the second time, but what did this guy just reply to him? !

On the phone just now, he said that he wanted to invite Li Xuewu to dance together and introduce some beautiful girls to him, right?

Should he take his father with him for such a thing?

…

Huang Qian deliberately called back and asked him what he thought.

But after thinking about it again, he decided to forget it. There was no way he could ask out today, and he was even more afraid of being scolded by the bitch on the call desk.

In fact, he didn't know that even if he called again, he wouldn't be able to contact Li Xuewu because the off-duty bell rang.

He signaled Peng Xiaoli to pack up the documents, while he changed his clothes, put on leather shoes, picked up the leather bag on the table, and left work directly.

One minute of overtime is a waste of sixty seconds.

All the work that needs to be done has been taken care of, and the unfinished work will not be finished even if I stay up late until tomorrow morning.

Therefore, there can be overtime in life, but there cannot be overtime.

Peng Xiaoli followed Li Xuewu downstairs, glanced at the direction of the duty room of the small car, and reminded him softly before getting on the car: "Boss, Gu Cheng is not back."

After speaking, he looked at the leader's face and asked softly: "Do you want me to wait for him here?"

"Is it convenient to go home at night?"

Li Xuewu opened the car door and said, "There's no need to worry about that, just do it as you see fit."

"I'm fine, I can handle it anywhere."

Peng Xiaoli handed the bag in his hand to Li Xuewu, then closed the passenger door and said, "If Gu Cheng comes back tonight, I will go to the club to wait for you tomorrow morning."

"good"

Li Xuewu patted his arm and said: "Be safe, as I said again, don't be in a hurry, take your time."

After saying that, he got into the car, nodded to Peng Xiaoli, and motioned to Han Jiankun to drive.

The command vehicle slowly drove out of the factory along with the flow of people, and only picked up speed after reaching the street.

Small snowflakes were floating in the sky, and the Red Star Traffic Radio station on the car radio warned that it would snow heavily in Beijing tonight.

——

"Hit! Hit you!"

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the house, he saw his daughter carrying the bamboo pole used by Qin Jingru to pick out curtains and gesticulating toward the stairwell.

Qin Jingru, who had just gone out to open the door for the two of them, saw Li Xuewu looking at Li Shu, so she smiled and explained: "A mouse ran out of nowhere in the afternoon. I was clamoring to beat it, but she somehow learned to do it."

While Qin Jingru was explaining, she walked up to Li Shu and tried to remove the bamboo pole from her hand. This aroused Li Shu's dissatisfaction, and she complained in disapproval.

When he saw that Ba Ba had changed his slippers and was looking at him, he loosened his hands and pretended to be a good boy.

"Get a cat"

Li Xuewu placed his handbag on the cabinet in the hall, took off his coat and coat, and hung them on the hangers.

After arranging the shirt and sweater on her body, she walked behind Li Shu who was about to slip away, picked her up and lifted her up high, making her daughter giggle.

Gu Ning was lying on the sofa, the firewood crackling in the fireplace behind her.

She looked at the father and daughter laughing lazily, and then said after a while: "We have children at home, how are we going to raise them?"

Doctors can always see the dangerous side of things, and they always pay more attention to prevention.

In fact, Li Xuewu wanted to say that there were cats in the courtyard, so he didn't have to worry about what to feed them. He could catch the mice and eat them.

But considering that Li Shu was already naughty and Gu Ning was about to give birth again, raising a cat was really not a good choice.

Cats are bred to catch mice, so they must move around in the house. The germs they carry from mice are likely to be passed on to children.

Not to mention whether Li Shu knew how to play with cats, and being bitten or scratched by a cat was really not worth it.

It's not that Li Xuewu raised the child to be squeamish, there were indeed a few cats in the courtyard.

The big yellow cat will go to sleep in whose house the kang is warm. He is a complete scumbag.

In the past, who would have cared about whether cats carried germs? I'm afraid they would starve to death before getting sick from cats.

Children like them are skinny and don't care if they are scratched by a cat. They have already developed antibodies brought by their living environment.

After all, Gu Ning's feelings must be taken into consideration. Cats are not allowed, but rat poison can be used, but it must be ensured that Li Shu cannot get it or touch it.

The same goes for mousetraps. This little girl is curious about everything and is very dangerous.

As soon as Han Jiankun took off his clothes, he was directed by Qin Jingru to arrange these things. He especially emphasized that Li Shu should not be seen, let alone touched.

Li Xuewu looked a little embarrassed when he heard her arrangement. He hugged Li Shu and sat next to Gu Ning, giving her an apologetic look.

I have been really busy recently and have neglected to care about my family.

Gu Ning understood his look and took the rare initiative to reach out and hold his big hand.

Li Xuewu smiled, held Li Shu in his arms, pointed at Gu Ning's belly, and asked, "Daughter, do you think he is a little brother or a little sister?"

Li Shu first looked at her mother's belly, then at Baba, and then said seriously: "Cat~Cat~Cat!"

"..."

"Puff~"

Gu Ning couldn't help it, and laughed out loud at Li Xuewu's speechless expression.

Li Xuewu also felt that his daughter's childhood was incomplete, and she needed a good spanking from her father!

"Dad asks you again, do you want a little brother or a little sister?"

"Yiyi?"

Li Shu looked at Baba in confusion, not knowing what he was talking about.

Li Xuewu, however, teased his daughter tirelessly, saying: "Brother, sister."

"Brother~"

"By the way, brother, sister"

"Sister~"

"Brother, sister"

"Brother~sister"

"..."

Li Xuewu looked at his daughter speechlessly, and said with a smile: "You can't ask for a brother and sister first!"

"Ah!~"

Li Shu was tortured by Baba and lost her patience, and pulled her little hand hard to stop talking.

Hate it! I don't want to play anymore!

Li Xuewu coaxed his daughter, picked up the scattered toy figures on the ground, and placed them on the armrest of the sofa according to gender, and asked his daughter: "Which one?"

Li Shu looked at him first, then pointed to the doll in a small skirt with her little finger.

"Ah, it's the little sister..."

Li Xuewu smiled and gave it to her. Just as he was about to ask her if she liked the little sister, he saw Li Shu happily raised her hand and skillfully threw the toy figure in her hand to the other side of the sofa like throwing a grenade.

"Ah! Hehehe~"

Li Shu ignored the frozen smile on her father's face, looked at her masterpiece, clapped her hands and giggled.

Gu Ning saw Li Xuewu looking at him and shrugged helplessly, which meant that you asked for it. The family was originally happy, but you had to play this game.

Li Xuewu was stimulated by her giggle, and took an apple from the fruit plate and pointed at it, saying: "Brother".

He took another pear and pointed at it to his daughter, saying: "Sister".

Finally, she asked her daughter, "Do you like a brother or a sister?"

Li Shu held her little hand, looked at her father in confusion, then stared with understanding, nodded seriously and said, "Good! Good~"

"Ha~hahaha~"

Gu Ning couldn't help it anymore, she covered her mouth and laughed, she really didn't dare to look at Li Xuewu's expression, she was afraid that she would laugh too loudly and affect the baby in her belly.

Li Shu looked at her mother and laughed, she was a little stunned, not knowing what happened.

Looking at her father's expression of crying and laughing, he also emphasized with a big tongue that it was good (delicious) and good (both delicious).

At the dinner table, Gu Ning still didn't dare to look at Li Xuewu, as she couldn't help laughing as soon as she saw him.

The more she laughed, the more Li Xuewu felt defeated, and the expression on his face made Gu Ning want to laugh.

Qin Jingru couldn't help but pursed her lips when she saw the interaction between the two. She smiled and glanced at Han Jiankun, explaining: "Li Shu learned to speak relatively early, but she hasn't fully understood what adults say yet."

"It's still the influence of the environment"

Li Xuewu habitually made self-reflection and said: "There are so many people in our family, and we don't see children on weekdays, so we can't understand the little brother and sister."

After that, he gestured to Han Jiankun and said to Li Shu: "If you say uncle, she will definitely know."

Li Shu really gave her father face. When she heard her father say uncle, she pointed at Han Jiankun with her little hand and shouted with a giggle: "Pig! Pig!"

"..."

Han Jiankun looked at Li Shu speechlessly with his bowl in his hand. He didn't say anything and didn't do anything!

It's really unfair to be scolded when you are sitting at home!

"Hahaha~"

Qin Jingru smiled and said to Han Jiankun: "The child can't pronounce the words clearly. You taught her to call uncle and aunt, but she just called Dudu."

"Pig~"

Li Shu held a small spoon in her hand, watching the adults laughing because of her talking, and now she laughed and shouted like a crazy person.

In fact, Li Shu's pronunciation is "dudu", but the child's mouth is also laughing, so the impolite pig comes out.

Han Jiankun smiled and shook his head, saying: "Just call me pig, at least you don't have to throw me like a grenade."

"Hahaha~"

Han Jiankun, who usually doesn't joke, suddenly joked, and the effect was more obvious.

Gu Ning had already covered her mouth and turned around, she was afraid that the food in her mouth would spray out.

Li Shu even grabbed the small spoon and knocked on the small dining table while laughing. She didn't know what the adults were laughing at, anyway, just laughed along.

The important thing is to participate!

After dinner, Han Jiankun went to the yard to chop firewood for the fireplace.

Shen Guodong pulled a truck from the mountain with a truck. A truck of dry wood was cut by a chain saw.

Coal can be used for cooking and heating boilers, but it is not convenient to use coal in fireplaces because of the fear of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The houses here are relatively tight, and if carbon monoxide is produced, it will never be dispersed.

There is a phrase in the West that says "everyone for me, and I for everyone".

Li Xuewu doesn't know the source, but he definitely understands it very thoroughly.

Because he thinks a lot about others and does a lot for them, others will also think about him and help him.

Not to mention the relationship at work, just talk about life, the few families he cares about are also silently thinking about him.

How many people know that he has a fireplace and need dry firewood?

Even if they know, how many people can help him prepare in advance.

Sometimes, friends or relatives don’t need to say anything, as long as they do it, they can feel the care and love for each other.

Qin Jingru cleaned up the kitchen, walked out to tease Li Shu, and then said to Li Xuewu: "Brother Li, Xiao Ning’s due date is getting closer and closer, we have to prepare."

"Yeah, yeah?"

Li Xuewu was coaxing Li Shu, and when he heard her talking, he didn’t pay attention at first, but then he reacted and looked at her in confusion, and then looked at Gu Ning.

Gu Ning raised his eyes from the book in his hand, and looked at Qin Jingru in some confusion.

"It’s simple for women in our hometown to give birth. We just need to prepare a pair of scissors and boil a pot of water at home, but Xiao Ning has the conditions here, so we still have to prepare."

Qin Jingru saw that they were all stunned, and knew that they hadn’t prepared anything.

"It’s cold. Although the hospital is close, we have to consider how to get there. Either leave someone at home or leave someone at the hospital."

"Also, the clothes, sanitary products, documents and documents that Xiao Ning needs for childbirth, as well as the baby's swaddle, milk powder, and bottles..."

"Wait a minute!"

Li Xuewu suddenly realized that Gu Ning was actually going to give birth soon. A pregnancy of ten months does not necessarily mean that she has to wait until ten months to give birth.

Counting the days with his fingers, it is actually seven months now, and it is time to prepare.

"I'll get a pen and a notebook, and we'll have a family meeting!"

Alas~ Children are hard to raise. I've only just finished writing this at this time. I'll try to keep updating.