Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Have you just been back for a while? Are you leaving now?"

Yi Zhonghai was wearing a blue cotton coat and holding a hammer in his hand. He smiled and greeted Li Xuewu as he came out of the house.

"I need to go out for a while and I'll be back in the evening."

Li Xuewu responded first, then pointed to his hand and asked, "Are you going to...?"

"The window frame of the concierge is cracked. I'll clean it up."

Yi Zhonghai always had such a broad smile on his face. As the elder of the courtyard, he also had to work as a maintenance worker.

Naturally, he doesn't need to worry about the maintenance of each house, but someone has to take care of the public equipment and facilities in the courtyard.

“You’ve got plenty to do”

Li Xuewu smiled and lit a cigarette for himself, walked to the uncle who was waiting for him, looked at him, and asked: "You are recovering well?"

"Okay, everything is okay"

The first man smiled and nodded, and walked out with Li Xuewu. As he walked, he said: "You can't be too busy if you are busy, it's just this little work."

While talking, he looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Just now, the courtyard said that you told everyone about our factory's policy of building replacement housing?"

"Alas! Seven out of ten families in this courtyard are workers from our factory~"

Without waiting for Li Xuewu to answer, he sighed first and then said: "If everyone really moves away, maybe I won't need to do this job anymore."

"What? You don't want to live in a new building?"

Li Xuewu took a puff of cigarette and then said with a smile: "Everyone dreams of living in a building. It's clean and convenient."

"Hey~ I'm afraid I'm not used to it"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head slightly and said: "I can tell you that your age is fine, but if you get old and your legs and feet become weak, you won't be able to find anyone to help you go downstairs."

"But, the new building is a good thing."

He nodded to Li Xuewu and affirmed: "Whether it is from the standard management of the factory area or from the convenience of life, it is a great thing!"

"If advanced worker representatives like you say it's a good thing, then the factory has done the right thing."

Li Xuewu smiled and reassured him: "If you find it inconvenient because of the high floor, you can choose the first floor, which is suitable for entry and exit."

"For example, if you and your aunt live alone, it would be better to keep it simple. You need a small apartment of 40 square meters, with one bedroom and one living room with a kitchen and bathroom. It is also easy to clean up."

“You don’t need to talk about the grandpa’s family!”

Lao Qi was standing in the outer yard smoking with a hand saw. There were two benches against the wall with several squares of wood on them. He was obviously working with the first man.

He had a sharp ear and had heard the conversation between the two of them. When he saw them coming out, he smiled and said, "Don't talk about forty square meters, even the biggest one, eighty square meters, can be afforded by a man!"

"Haha, Brother Qi, your family has a large population, so you need 80 square meters."

Li Xuewu smiled and teased him, trying to cover up his words so that the elder would not lose face because of his unrestrained words.

The uncle glanced at him, still smiling, and said: "Let me take a look, there is an old lady in the backyard."

"Hey~~~"

Lao Qi shook his head and said, "If I had known that something like this happened in our factory, I should have listened to my father and kowtowed to the old lady to support myself in my old age."

"伱? Haha~"

Li Xuewu grinned, looked at him funny, and said: "With the personalities of you and Sister-in-law Seven, if you don't quarrel for three days, you will have to give them away to the old lady before the day of replacement."

"Hahaha~"

Lao Qi just heard Li Xuewu call him Qi Ge, and felt so comfortable.

They used to live in the courtyard, and Li Xuewu was younger than him, so he just called him Seventh Brother when they met.

But that was before, and Li Xuewu is no longer what he used to be. Anyone who meets him is not allowed to call him Deputy Director Li or the factory leader.

But look, as long as he returns to the compound, he still calls him Seventh Brother!

Others said that he would be unhappy and would scold her if his wife was a loser, but Li Xuewu first called her "Sister-in-law Seven" and said anything else would be a joke.

So he laughed the loudest at the moment, without any regrets about losing more space in the replacement house because he missed the house that the old lady got.

This kind of person talks without meaning, but is also simple-minded. Although he is confused in life, he is magnanimous and clear in life.

It can be seen from the fact that the old man who was offended by him just now doesn't have the same level of understanding as him. This old man is not bad.

If you are thoughtful, you can follow the uncle to repair the window of the concierge!

Look at Yan Fugui, he doesn't take a second look even when he's hanging out at home. He's afraid of paying and putting in effort.

"Deputy Director Li, ordinary employees have replacement housing, but leading cadres do?"

"Are you curious what this is for?"

Li Xuewu glanced at him, nodded with a smile and said: "The cadre building is even more special. There are subsidies for the replacement housing, such as different grades, and there are other special contribution subsidies."

"Huh? Why don't we!"

When Lao Qi heard that cadres were getting special treatment, his expression changed instantly. He stared at his eyes and asked, "Isn't this unfair?"

The first man frowned slightly and wanted to say something to him, but was stopped by Li Xuewu with a wave of his hand.

"Who told you there are no more workers?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and explained to him: "Ordinary workers are the same as ordinary cadres and do not receive special treatment."

"However, cadres at the same level as middle- and senior-level workers enjoy position and technical benefits, including special contribution evaluation factors."

"Take the first grade for example, an eighth-level worker enjoys the same preferential housing policies as department-level cadres."

"And you? Brother Qi!"

Li Xuewu looked at Lao Qi and said, "It must have been ten years since I joined the factory. When will I pass the third-level worker exam?"

"Level 3... Level 3 is useless, it's only 6.6 yuan more~"

Old Seven was depressed at this moment, and he stiffened his neck, knowing that Li Xuewu didn't tell them this at the door of Chuihua Gate just now, because there were no senior workers among them, and even fewer intermediate workers.

It's even rarer to see an excellent worker like the first uncle with a pile of awards, so it's useless to tell him.

Especially since Liu Guangqi is still there, he originally wanted to live in the house for retirement. If Li Xuewu told him this policy, he would definitely have a knot in his heart.

Why?

Because the second uncle used to be a level 7 worker, and he also won a lot of awards and made a lot of honorary contributions. He must be able to enjoy a lot of preferential policies when replacing the house.

But now, the second uncle almost can't even keep his job, and he has to pay for the house out of his own pocket.

Do you think Liu Guangqi, who is narrow-minded, can bear this psychological gap?

Don't let the good turn into a bad thing. Even if Old Seven is not a smart person, he has figured it out.

"I... that's all I am."

He shrugged his shoulders, and once the awkwardness just passed, he smiled again, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "You have many houses, and you are the factory leader, you have to change to the biggest one!"

Having said that, Lao Qi looked at the first uncle and asked, "How many square meters is the largest in the cadre building, is it 120?"

Then he sighed, "Wow! More than 100 square meters, how many people can live in it!"

"Well, I won't change it."

Li Xuewu was not afraid of their concerns, and said frankly, "The household registration book has long been divided, and my parents' house will not be changed to me."

"The back house will be used for the west yard, and the back yard is for my grandfather, for his retirement."

After that, he flicked the ash, took a puff of cigarette, and said, "The place where I live now is close to Xiaoning Hospital, which is convenient for her."

"Well, that's true."

Lao Qi took the last puff of the cigarette in his hand, put it out on the wooden plank, nodded, and said: "When the policy of replacing houses came out, everyone was in a panic. After listening to your explanation, I felt relieved anyway."

"You can do it at your convenience."

The eldest uncle raised his head and signaled the doorman: "Let's work quickly, Xuewu is also busy."

"Okay!"

"Hehe, I just threw this cigarette~"

Lao Qi agreed with a smile, and saw Li Xuewu let the cigarette come over, and smiled and took it with both hands.

Li Xuewu pointed to the back house and said: "If you need it, ask them for help. Don't be polite to them. The boys are strong."

"Hey~Be busy with your work, do more work~"

Lao Qi smiled and waved his hand, put the good cigarette given by Li Xuewu behind his ear, and started to work hard with a hand saw.

After Li Xuewu left the house and the sound of the jeep faded away, he raised his head, pursed his lips, and said to the old man seriously: "She deserves to be a leading cadre!"

——

"Sister Qin, aren't you cold?"

In the middle courtyard, as soon as the sound of Li Xuewu's command vehicle disappeared, Yu Shui came out of her house with her scarf tightly on.

Seeing Qin Huairu standing in the yard to wash clothes, she smiled and greeted her.

Qin Huairu turned her head and looked at her, smiling: "Why are you cold? It's so warm today."

After that, she looked at Yu Shui's clothes again and asked with a smile: "What are you doing? You are wearing such beautiful clothes~"

"What's beautiful? Stop laughing at me~"

Yu Shui put on her gloves, pushed the bicycle parked at the door, and replied: "My classmate asked me to go out. He said that a barber from Shanghai has come to Wangfujing Xinfeng Barber Shop and can cut new styles."

"Sister Qin, do you want to go with me?"

"Xinfeng? The old Silian~"

Qin Huairu smiled and shook her head, saying: "It's too expensive, I can't compare with you, I have a family to support."

The Silian here refers to the four high-end barbershops "Huaxin", "Zi Luolan", "Yunshang" and "Xiangming" that moved from Shanghai.

Qin Huairu had heard of it before, but had never been there because she couldn't afford it.

It costs 80 cents for a man to cut his hair, and 2.2 yuan for a woman to perm and dye her hair. Who can afford it!

The Jiaodaokou barbershop only costs 40 cents for a haircut, but she felt bad for it. She cut the hair of her whole family with scissors.

Of course she can afford it now, but her living habits have not changed. She saves as much as she can. This money is too unfair.

She used to perm her hair to keep up with the trend, but she didn't go to the barbershop to perm it with electricity, but used iron wire heated in the stove to perm it herself.

This is also a microcosm of life in the compound. Since we are poor, we have to be frugal.

Yushui is of course different. Her salary was not low before, and it is even higher now. She is still single, so she can spend as she wants.

"It's not that expensive~"

Yushui introduced: "Now it has changed. Electric irons are not allowed. There are only haircuts, which are 40 cents like the one at the door."

"Forget it, my hair is not long"

Qin Huairu smiled and said to her: "You are a big girl, you have to be pretty and look good when you dress up."

"Well~ You are not old yet, but your heart is old~"

Yushui teased her, said hello and pushed the cart out, looking in a good mood.

Qin Huairu retracted her envious eyes and continued to wash the clothes in the basin.

Wow~

Jia Zhang took a small basin of hot water and poured it into the washing basin. At the end, she stretched out her hand to test the water temperature.

"Why didn't you say that the water was cold? You are waiting to get old and your fingers will hurt like me, right!"

"These are the few pieces"

Qin Huairu glanced at her and asked, "Don't you have to go to the gate to work today?"

"The gatehouse window was broken by those little brats at night. The eldest uncle and the seventh are repairing it."

Jia Zhang glanced at the direction of the second gate and said to Qin Huairu, "If you want to go, go. What else can we do at home and still need the money for your haircut?"

"No, it's not long, it's a waste."

Qin Huairu raised her hand to tidy up the scattered hair around her ears, and said while washing clothes, "Mom, let's have buns tonight. Melt the meat and go to the vegetable cellar to pick up two radishes."

"Why do you suddenly think of eating buns?"

Jia Zhang picked up the clothes Qin Huairu had washed and put them in the basin, saying, "What day is this?"

"It's not a day. The little ones have been yelling for several days."

Qin Huairu looked up at her mother-in-law and said, "Put more meat filling, according to your favorite taste."

"What if I eat one more or one less?"

Jia Zhang was drying clothes at this moment, feeling comfortable in her heart, but she said nonchalantly: "It's not a festival, as long as I can eat enough."

"It's not a big deal"

Qin Huairu lowered her head, feeling the warmth in the basin, and her heart was also warm.

Poor couples have many sorrows, and poor mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are even more difficult.

In the past, they lived a hard life, guarding against each other, calculating, living a boring life, and life seemed to be full of tears.

Now that living conditions are better, the mother-in-law also knows to tolerate and care about her. When she thinks about the future, her throat is a little dry.

Life will get better and better, her family will live in a building, and they will have a more decent life.

Here, Qin Huairu was sighing, and suddenly heard her mother-in-law whispered: "Did you have a quarrel with him?"

"What? Huh?~"

Qin Huairu didn't react suddenly, raised her head and looked at her mother-in-law and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, everything is fine..."

"I won't say it~"

Jia Zhang curled her lips, looked at her, and said: "You are stupid, you think I am stupid too, you are fooling me, right?"

After saying that, she shook the clothes in her hands and said softly: "You used to make clothes for him, but now, why are they all from home?"

"What~"

Qin Huairu looked around. Today is Sunday, the yard is very lively, and each family is busy, but no one pays attention to this side.

She helped her mother-in-law to cool the clothes in the basin, and put her mouth close to her mouth to remind her: "Why do you say everything?"

"I want to say~If you don't say it, you can't eat buns!"

Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu across the clothesline and said: "I heard him coming back from the noisy front yard, but you didn't say hello. Is he hiding it at home, warm at work, or guarding against me?"

"Stop talking, it's so embarrassing~"

Qin Huairu glanced at her mother-in-law and said: "We are all cadres, how can we do that again? It's not good for him, and it's not good for me either."

"Well, if you say that, all the cadres are good people~"

Although Jia Zhangshi is confused in other aspects, she is absolutely clear-headed in this aspect.

"Is he disgusted with you, or you disgusted with him? Don't tell me you found another one."

"Mom~~~"

Qin Huairu looked at her mother-in-law and didn't know what was wrong. Why did she start to say such things today?

Jia Zhangshi was relentless. She signaled to the stick in the room with her eyes and said, "The child is going to grow up. If you are confused, you will have trouble in the future."

"I..."

Qin Huairu looked at her mother-in-law who was carrying a basin into the house. She wanted to say something but couldn't open her mouth.

There was no problem or conflict between her and Li Xuewu, but the distance in space and status widened, and the relationship changed.

Li Xuewu used to live at home, and he would see each other in the front and back yards. Of course, it was convenient.

In addition, Li Xuewu was just a deputy section chief at that time, and she could help a lot in the unit, not just in bed.

Now the situation has changed. Li Xuewu no longer lives in the hospital, and they can't see each other during get off work and naturally have less contact.

Even at work, she can help Li Xuewu less and less. Li Xuewu told her that he should do his job more.

Li Xuewu went to the guesthouse less and less frequently, especially now that there is an international hotel, and the factory's reception will be there in the future.

The alienation in life and work made Qin Huairu feel that being with him again seemed like she was taking advantage of him.

She already had her current life and her current job, and she had to learn to be content.

Even if it was like what her mother-in-law said, her son and daughter were growing up, and they would inevitably have to rely on Li Xuewu for help in the future.

If she was hungry like before, she could still give it up, but not now.

He should have better people to accompany him, enjoy a better life, and interact with people who can help him, instead of being pestered by her and constantly being asked for benefits.

She would not be so arrogant as to think that she had paid a lot and helped him a lot, so she didn't owe him anything.

It is precisely because she owed him too much that she should make the best choice for him at this time.

She had to listen to and think about what her mother-in-law said, but her life was her own. Just like when she chose to be with Li Xuewu, she had to choose to leave Li Xuewu at this time.

Mutual support is the most appropriate relationship.

The reason why she was the first to support and hope to live in a building when she heard that the factory had a policy of replacing houses was not only for enjoyment, but also for convenience.

Qin Huairu took a look at the compound and knew that moving out would mean severing the relationship with him, and they would become colleagues and friends from now on.

She wished him well.

——

"What are you doing?!"

Luo Yun squinted his eyes and came out from the side of the concierge. He looked at Zuo Jie who was a little guilty and asked, "Who are those two people at the door?"

"Where are there two people?"

Zuo Jie looked back and saw that everyone had walked around the corner, so he turned around to defend himself.

But Luo Yun didn't give him this chance at all. He walked up to him and tapped his chest, and asked angrily: "What is the friendship in the past, what is..."

"salute!"

Just as she was about to say more, she suddenly heard a guard shouting a salute at the gate. Then she saw the gate open and the familiar jeep drove in.

When Li Xuewu saw the two of them standing at the door, he stepped on the brakes, lowered the window and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Brother Wu..."

As soon as Zuo Jie said hello, he heard Luo Yun shouting from beside him: "Brother Li, Zuo Jie is dishonest and has hooked up with those bad elements again!"

"Huh? What kind of bad guy?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Luo Yun, then looked at Zuo Jie.

Zuo Jie looked at Li Xuewu with some embarrassment. He hesitated and explained: "It's ideas and forks."

"who?"

Li Xuewu didn't remember who it was, so he glanced at Zuo Jie and said, "Wait for me to park the car."

As he spoke, he stepped on the accelerator and drove to the parking space, leaving behind a miserable-looking Zuo Jie and a triumphant Luo Yun.

"Don't just rely on me liking you to do whatever you want!"

Zuo Jie clicked his eyes at Luo Yun and said, "My patience has its limit!"

"How about it!"

Luo Yun was not afraid of his threat at all, he held his neck and stepped forward: "I also tell you, I haven't agreed to have sex with you yet!"

As he spoke, he also imitated Zuo Jie's gestures, nodded at him, and said: "Don't rely on me to give you a little sunshine and you will be brilliant!"

"Come here~"

Li Xuewu closed the car window, threw the car keys in his hand to Zhao Laosi, who was running over, and waved to the two of them like a cockfight.

Without checking whether they were following me, I walked to the management office with my hands in my coat pockets. I still had work to do today.

Zuo Jie glared at Luo Yun and could only follow him with his lips pursed.

Luo Yun walked beside him like a little rooster that had won a fight, arrogantly.

He said hello to the classmates or service staff who passed by from time to time on the road, waved to Huang Gan who was standing in the second floor window of the billiards room and shouted to him, and led the two of them into Yu Li's office.

Yu Li was busy when she saw the three of them coming in. She was stunned and then asked funnyly: "What's going on? Are you fighting?"

"I won~"

Luo Yun held his little head high and crossed Zuo Jie to sit on the sofa, waiting to see Zuo Jie being dealt with as if watching the fun.

Yu Li stood up with a smile, walked to the sofa and tapped Luo Yun's forehead, then picked up the tea cup and went to the tea cabinet to make tea.

Li Xuewu ignored them, walked behind the desk and sat down, took off his leather gloves, breathed a sigh of relief, and then nodded to the chair opposite to signal Zuo Jie to sit down.

On the way here just now, he had already recalled who Zuo Jie's idea and fork were.

"Did Weiguo ask them to come to you?"

"...Well, something happened to Weiguo~"

Zuo Jie sat down and explained: "I didn't contact them, it was them who rushed to find me."

"Well, what do you mean?"

Li Xuewu moved the documents, and when Yu Li put down the tea cup, he slightly raised his head and glanced across from him.

Zuo Jie twitched the corners of his mouth, lowered his head and said, "They said Weiguo had been stabbed in the stomach and needed money for surgery."

"Coming to borrow money from you?"

Li Xuewu dealt with him while looking at the documents.

"Did you ask how they found this place?"

"Asked, that's what I asked first."

Zuo Jie knew exactly what he meant, and was afraid that someone was causing trouble behind his back.

He explained: "Dip and Fork borrowed a lot of money, but it was not enough, so they went to my house and asked my grandma."

"Brother Li, I didn't tell them anything else."

Zuo Jie looked at Li Xuewu carefully and said, "They asked to borrow money, and I... I thought about what happened in the past, so I lent them thirty."

"Um"

Li Xuewu responded, still looking at the document, and after a while he continued to ask: "Where are Weiguo's parents?"

"Something happened because of the problem of protecting the people."

Zuo Jie lowered his head, squeezed his hands, and said: "His father has also been found out about a lot of things. Now he is the only one in his family, and their family has also been sealed off."

"I don't know the details. Although they all live in the same compound, I have stopped playing with them."

"Especially this time when Wei Guo came back secretly, his behavior was more domineering and more vicious than before. I didn't dare to mess with him."

"It doesn't matter if you borrow money, don't make yourself angry"

Li Xuewu raised his eyes and looked at him, tilted his head slightly and reminded: "When Jianghu comes to the rescue, you must be a Jianghu person, and you will have to take charge of Jianghu affairs in the future."

"I'm not~!"

Hearing what Li Xuewu said, Zuo Jie waved his hands in a panic and said, "I didn't think much about it at the time. Wei Guo used to take me to play and spend money on me. Now I can't look at him." Die."

Saying this, he also emphasized: "Many people are checking his whereabouts. It seems that there is a lot of feud. Otherwise, you wouldn't be in a hurry to come to me to borrow money."

"It's normal to be affectionate and righteous."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I'm not blaming you, but reminding you that he owes you this favor. I'm afraid he won't cause trouble for you."

"I don't want this money anymore"

Zuo Jie shook his head and said: "I thought about it when we were at the door, and I told them the same thing. It's not a loan, it's a repayment of the money that the former Weiguo spent on me."

"Well, okay, I've given it all."

Li Xuewu closed the document in his hand and warned: "Be careful when going out these days."

After saying that, he motioned to Luo Yun who was sitting on the sofa and asked, "Are you two in love?"

"that……"

Zuo Jie lowered his head in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.

Luo Yun, who had been listening silently, stood up now, walked to the desk and emphasized: "Brother Li! No!"

She glared at Zuo Jie and said, "Who would like to have sex with such a fool?"

"I said you don't even understand!"

Zuo Jie raised his head and said something to her. In front of Li Xuewu and Yu Li, he really couldn't get off the stage. He usually followed Luo Yun's lead.

Just as Luo Yun was about to speak, Yu Li held her shoulders.

"Childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts, and it's rare that they are well-matched. Are you two arguing over such a trivial matter?"

Yu Li glanced at Zuo Jie and said, "Don't do things in a hot-headed way, just to show off your brother's loyalty. Have you ever thought that if you give money, the other party will get involved?"

"Have you ever thought that if you give money today, people will come to you tomorrow if something happens? People will think that you are standing at the door of this compound, and you may have money in your pocket that you can't spend all your money."

"How about calling him a fool!"

Luo Yun said angrily: "You are generous and generous, but people think you are giving charity randomly. Not only do they not remember your kindness, but they also remember your shitty luck."

Zuo Jie's face turned blue and white at the moment when the two people talked about him, and he just felt that what Brother Wu just said was much more tactful.

"I know, there will be no next time"

"Okay, it's no big deal."

Li Xuewu tapped the table with his pencil, looked at him and said, "I don't walk much at night these days. I may not know how many tails there are behind those two people. The kid doesn't attack lightly or harshly."

"Well, I won't go home, I will live here."

What Zuo Jie was thinking at the moment was that he didn't have the strength to protect himself, and anything he did would be dangerous.

If it was Brother Wu who gave the other party money today, do we still have to worry about these dangers?

Li Xuewu threw the document in his hand in front of him and said, "You've been busy lately, so go help Director Wang."

"king……"

Zuo Jie picked up the document and looked through it. Only when he saw Wang Zheng's name did he know who Brother Wu was talking about.

This document was submitted by Wang Zheng, regarding the use of assistance funds and visits to families in need.

There were countless cadres participating in this large-scale study activity, and naturally there were some who could not escape from their small group.

Wang Xiaoqin proposed some time ago, Li Xuewu took the initiative to participate, and all members unanimously decided to establish an assistance foundation.

Recently, Wang Zheng has been doing this job. Those who have difficulty in living or have financial difficulties have to use money from the assistance fund to solve the problem.

This was the first time Zuo Jie heard about this. He looked at the documents in his hand with some curiosity. He didn't notice that Yu Li whispered to Luo Yun and the two of them had already left the office.

"Brother Wu"

He looked at it for a while, then raised his head, and after Li Xuewu finished reading a document, he asked proactively: "How can I help?"

"Follow Wang Zheng and do whatever she asks you to do."

Li Xuewu glanced at him and then asked: "Your parents are not with you, and your brothers and sisters are far apart. Do you ever feel lonely?"

"Why not? Sometimes you also coo at me."

At this moment, there was no one else in the room, especially the one he liked, so he also put down his face.

"Our family is pretty good. It's not like my parents made mistakes, it's just that they can't come back because of work. Didn't you see how many people in our compound...sigh~"

When he said this, he sighed, lowered his head and said: "I don't go home to live not because I am afraid of those people in Weiguo, but because I am afraid...anyway, the courtyard is gloomy."

"Actually, you are quite smart."

Li Xuewu put down the document in his hand, looked at him and said, "I thought you were a little careless at first, but later I realized that you are not a bad kid."

"Have you ever thought that there are many young people like you?"

Seeing Zuo Jie looking up at him blankly, Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "They are just like you, or as you said, their families have suffered sudden changes, and their lives have lost their goals and hope."

"Some people will save themselves, like Xiao Jianjun, looking for opportunities to survive."

"Some people will be willing to degenerate, like Wei Guo, hiding here and there like headless flies."

"...Brother Wu"

Zuo Jie seemed to understand something, looked at Li Xuewu and asked: "You want me to..."

"Yeah, but you have to take your time."

Li Xuewu leaned forward and knocked on the folder in front of him and said, "The families in difficulty here are all members of the club. Do you know what this means, right?"

"I know!"

Zuo Jie nodded seriously and said: "I understand what you mean, I will focus on these people."

"Well, this is the foundation I gave you. You have to learn to do things."

Li Xuewu sat back on the chair and said to Zuo Jie: "Contact Master Dou more often. He needs you to provide him with resources, and he can also provide you with resources."

"Understood"

Zuo Jie nodded and said: "This matter is settled, I will report to you."

"good"

Li Xuewu smiled, looked at him and said, "Since you like this person, it's good for you and don't bully them with chauvinism."

"Thank you Brother Wu"

Zuo Jie pursed his lips and smiled, then stood up, shook the document in his hand, and said, "I'm going to find Director Wang."

"Um"

Li Xuewu agreed, lowered his head and continued reading the documents.

——

The weather today is really good, the sun is shining brightly, but the temperature has risen a lot at noon.

During the heavy snowfall some time ago, there were still piles of gray in the corners, which now looked shiny under the sunlight.

When Yu Li came back from the restaurant, she met Huang Qian and others coming out of the billiard room, and reminded them: "The box is ready, hurry up."

"Where's Li Xuewu?"

Huang Ganwei touched around, looked in the direction of the management office and asked, "Still busy?! He must be addicted to work!"

"I'll call him. You guys go over first, the stove is on."

Yu Li pointed to the direction of the restaurant and told Ou Xin: "The dishes are all on the table. If you need anything else, go to the kitchen and ask for it. They are all there."

“Good Director Yu”

Ou Xin responded, glanced in the direction of the management office, and followed Huang Qian and the others to the restaurant.

At the management office, Li Xuewu was still looking at the documents, including those from Steel City, Jicheng, and Gangcheng.

The latest one, with the thinnest documents, is from the border.

Xiao Jianjun was not used to writing reports, and he had no such work experience. The text he sent back was like a special letter.

However, the general situation is quite clear. This guy's cultural level is not low, but he is not used in the right place.

After he left the frontier, these people waited for a few days before taking over the compound.

As he expected, the place was deserted, and those dancing border girls seemed to be a dream they had had.

But now they still live in the work unit of the border office of the steel rolling mill, and they borrow cars from the office.

The main task now is to contact several local forces that have already finalized cooperation and complete the distribution tasks assigned by the office.

Ding Wanqiu was in charge of everything. Unlike when he was in Jicheng, this time he was in charge and he became more resolute in doing things.

Xiao Jianjun, Zhao Laowu, and Dachun were moved around under his orders, and they had endless work to do every day.

The report stated that they were still familiar with the work, and what Station Manager Ding meant was to take the first step first, but he wanted to finish the distribution tasks this winter.

Director Xu Ning has arrived and is very kind to them. Like them, he is also familiar with the work stage...

"It's time to eat~"

Yu Li opened the door and entered the office. Seeing that Li Xuewu was still busy, she greeted him.

Li Xuewu glanced at her, put down the documents in his hand, looked at the time on his hand, and then said: "Is it already this time?"

"No!"

Yu Li walked to the desk and packed away what Li Xuewu had read and approved. She urged, "Hurry up. Warden Huang and the others are all over. Today he is treating us and we will eat in the box."

"What day?"

Li Xuewu stood up with a smile and said, "He got rich?"

"When will he not get rich?"

Yu Li smiled and picked up the coat hanging on the chair, helped Li Xuewu put it on, and said: "Director Ma also said that he was rich and powerful, and he always spoke like a steel boy."

"Haha, that's what happened."

Li Xuewu chuckled and said: "As the old saying goes, don't let the poor suddenly become rich, otherwise the gods will not be able to control it!"

"Look at you~"

Yu Li arranged his clothes and said angrily: "They treat you to hot pot, and you still arrange it like this."

"Well, I really didn't accuse him wrongly."

Li Xuewu stood up straight and allowed himself to be manipulated by Yu Li, while saying, "Today is the Hongmen Banquet. I'm afraid the food is good but the people are not good people!"

"how?"

Yu Li paused for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "What's wrong with them?"

"Who knows~"

Li Xuewu watched Yu Li finish cleaning up, shook his shoulders indifferently, and said, "Have you ever seen him take the initiative to treat?"

"I still said it~"

Yu Li curled her lips and said: "He came early in the morning and asked me to prepare food. He also said he wanted to eat from the pot, hey!~"

"It's okay~ It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. He is just a piece of brown candy."

As Li Xuewu walked away, he said: "You called me yesterday and asked me to have dinner. I was killed."

"Be careful~"

Yu Li sent Li Xuewu to the door and warned: "I have invested such a big sum of money, maybe I have something planned against you."

…

"What's the plan?"

"What can I do against you?!"

The courtyard directly opposite the parking lot is where the restaurant is located, and the rooms on both sides of the restaurant courtyard are private rooms.

At this moment, the mist was rising in the wing room, and everyone was chatting enthusiastically, as lively as the stove in the middle of the dining table.

There is a large copper pot sitting on the stove, which is larger than the pots in Donglaishun.

It’s also different from the ones served there. This pot is enough for a whole table of people to cook.

As soon as Li Xuewu entered the room, he called Huang Gan's name and asked him if he was so generous and generous today if it was a Hongmen Banquet.

Huang Qian was suddenly provoked by him. Of course he refused to admit it and kept avenging his injustice.

Seeing him like this, Li Xuewu even criticized him, saying that since you said so, we will only talk about romance and hot pot today, not work. Whoever talks about work is the puppy.

"Hahaha!"

Ma Jun and others laughed when they saw Huang Qian deflated, especially Pei Pei who helped Li Xuewu take off his coat and deliberately reminded: "Brother Huang said he was going to plot against you when he was upstairs."

"Look at it!"

Huang Gan pointed at Pei Pei and said to everyone: "The reason why the revolution has never been successful has been found! There is a traitor in our team!"

"You are the traitor!"

Pei Pei scolded him, then helped Li Xuewu hang up his clothes and said, "I call those who understand current affairs a hero, abandon darkness and turn to light, and be upright!"

"Eh~~~"

Huang Gan curled his lips, glanced at her with disdain, shook his head, and said, "These are the words you should use~"

"Yeah~!"

Pei Pei was annoyed by him and pushed him hard, but he hugged him smoothly, and then his whole body was picked up by him.

"Haha! Now you are abandoning the darkness and turning to the light!"

Huang Gan carried her on his shoulders like a grain bag, slapped her on the butt, and shouted: "Say! Who are you with?"

"Ah!~~~"

"Huang Gan! I'll fight you!"