Chapter 382 Choice is more important than hard work
"Exactly so!"
Peng Xiaoli held the teacup and stared: "If you don't have any evil intentions, why are you so careful?!"
"I guess so!"
Gu Cheng took a sip of hot tea, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Leader, let's...?"
"Well, drink tea"
Li Xuewu smiled slightly, looked at him and nodded, and asked: "You and Xiaoli started working a year ago?"
"Um...no"
Gu Cheng was stunned by his sudden question, then glanced at Peng Xiaoli and replied: "I am one year ahead of him."
"Yes, he is one year older than me"
Peng Xiaoli also didn't understand what the leader meant, so he explained: "It's just after graduation..."
"It's okay, just asking."
Li Xuewu could hear the hesitation in the two people's words, waved his hand and said: "I have read Xiaoli's personnel file, but not Gu Cheng's."
"I……"
"lead!"
Just as Gu Cheng was about to explain, he was interrupted by Peng Xiaoli's sudden exclamation.
He looked at Peng Xiaoli in confusion. What's wrong with this man? The leader even said he didn't understand him, why didn't he explain it quickly?
Peng Xiaoli ignored him, but looked at Li Xuewu with wide eyes and asked: "You mean... the next step is to start with the personnel files?"
"???"
Gu Cheng looked at Peng Xiaoli with a blank expression, then turned to look at Li Xuewu.
Seeing the leader narrowing his eyes slightly, he felt that there was something about the conversation just now that he didn't keep up with.
"It's the Labor Bureau!"
Peng Xiaoli suddenly sat up and the teacup in his hand shook, causing the tea leaves and water to slosh out.
He didn't have time to wipe the tea off his body. He put down the tea cup and said, "He is running..."
"Check first and then say, maybe it's not necessarily true."
Li Xuewu interrupted Peng Xiaoli's guess, and now he was thinking so wildly just based on the other party's movements, and the result was very different.
Peng Xiaoli frowned slightly, nodded, and said repeatedly: "Yes~yes~yes~we need to find out carefully before drawing a conclusion."
"But, Director Li's side...?"
He raised his head and asked Li Xuewu tentatively: "Do you want to inform me in advance? Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to explain later."
"???"
Gu Cheng was completely confused, what the hell, weren't you just talking about me! Why did it involve the Labor Bureau again?!
He hasn't figured out what the Labor Bureau said yet. Why did Peng Xiaoli talk to the leader about Director Li again? What does this matter have to do with Director Li?
Also, who did Peng Xiaoli just say he was running after? Who is he trying to investigate?!
Now his eyes widened when he saw that Peng Xiaoli was already talking to the leader about something he didn't understand at all.
It's like the teacher is talking about the topic in class, the good students are responding, and even starting to ask questions, while he, a scumbag, is still reviewing the topic.
"Let it go for a while and wait for certain results, after all...right"
Li Xuewu sat cross-legged by the kang, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he answered Peng Xiaoli's reminder vaguely.
Peng Xiaoli also nodded clearly, indicating that he understood the leader's concerns.
Seeing him nodding, Gu Cheng nodded with blank eyes, as if he understood.
In fact, he was still thinking at this moment, is Peng Xiaoli smarter than him?
Or has he followed the leader for a long time and understood how the leader thinks about problems?
It feels extremely uncomfortable for three people to sit together and talk. They are obviously talking about something they do together, but both of them understand it, but he only doesn't understand and pretends to understand.
"Gu Cheng can't follow you anymore, I'll find someone else to take care of it."
Peng Xiaoli picked up the tea cup and took a sip, looked at the leader and said: "After all, Zhang Shicheng has to take action, just keep an eye on him."
“Don’t be in a hurry, take your time”
Li Xuewu glanced at the two of them and said: "If you have time, talk more with the old colleagues in the commission, and you will have many friends in the future."
“I understand the leadership”
Peng Xiaoli nodded in agreement very seriously. He had carefully studied the progress of this young leader before he was Li Xuewu's secretary.
After working with Li Xuewu, I gained a further understanding and experience of interpersonal communication.
It is said that Li Xuewu is so cruel that he has no friends, but the more cruel the young leader is, the gentler his social relations are.
Whether it is a steel rolling mill or any other department where the leader has experience, not only do I have friends all over the place, but my connections are really useful.
You said I have friends here and I have friends there, but none of them are as good as Li Xuewu who doesn’t contact me on weekdays. It really comes into use. Clicking on any of them is an opportunity.
The longer Peng Xiaoli stays with him, the more he understands and discovers, and the deeper his feelings become.
People's social attributes are also divided into internal and external ones, and the broad and narrow definitions are not consistent. However, in every sense, personalized construction is required for interactions between people.
A unit is like a world. Someone may show side A on weekdays, thus screening out those who are close to side B.
But when his side A personality is too obvious, becomes so individual, and even manifests his unique style of doing things, people who are close to his side B personality will passively try to communicate with him.
Passive factors may include pleasing, fear, appreciation, or even profit motivation.
Therefore, there is no absolute insulator in interpersonal relationships. Peng Xiaoli later figured it out. He had few friends in the past, not because his temper was not good enough, but because he was not bad enough and had no bad personality.
Either be so good that everyone likes you, and you will never be able to do sinful things for the rest of your life, and you will have to bear the pressure of fame for the rest of your life.
Either he is so bad that people are afraid of you, fear you, dare not offend you, or even try to please you and stand with you to protect themselves.
Peng Xiaoli did not dare to directly say that Li Xuewu was bad. His bad character was his character, not his character. If his character was bad, he would never have any friends.
What is Li Xuewu's character like?
Needless to say? With this status and identity at this age, he is a model of progress for young people.
Like Li Xuewu, he doesn't want to be a good guy. That would be too tiring, has no room for maneuver, and makes him more vulnerable to bullying.
Therefore, if he wants to make progress, he must listen to Li Xuewu and not only increase the depth of his personal abilities, but also expand the width of his personal charm.
This may sound a bit mysterious, but as long as you are an experienced person in the workplace, you will understand this truth without having to explain it too clearly.
What do you think of Li Xuewu’s relationship with the factory leaders?
The fight with Deputy Director Jing for control of the tertiary industry went so far, but they are still working together now, right?
His own sister Li Xue was appointed by Deputy Director Jing to be his secretary. What a complicated relationship this is.
Now Deputy Director Li and Deputy Director Cheng have different positions, but they can still sit at the same table, eat, talk and laugh happily.
But think about it, they laughed when they met and fucked each other behind his back. Deputy Director Cheng wants to stab Director Li in the back. What does Deputy Director Li want to do?
It is said that Deputy Director Li and Director Li have a strong relationship. They are on the same line and have an unbreakable alliance.
But if you look carefully, the knife that Deputy Director Cheng stabbed Director Li was handed over by Deputy Director Li, wasn't it?
Are you saying that Deputy Director Li is not a good person?
No matter how you look at this matter, as Deputy Director Li's secretary, Peng Xiaoli can only look at the issue from the perspective of a leader.
Not to mention that if the leader wants to pass the knife through him, he has to do it even if the leader hands him the gun.
A scholar dies for a confidant. He used to be the little secretary in the factory office. It was Li Xuewu who ordered him to jump over the dragon gate to where he is today.
Just like the weak and weak Deputy Director Wengshi who wants to cause trouble for Deputy Director Li, they are both secretaries and each has his own boss. This is the choice of fate.
Peng Xiaoli dared to participate in this matter, not only to take the initiative to help the leader and show his loyalty, but also to learn the ability to move a thousand pounds.
In a word, with one plan, one person can leverage multiple departments to take large-scale actions independently through one case, and even directly affect the direction of the political situation in Dongcheng.
When he was sorting out the materials about this case for Li Xuewu, he was already so shocked by the complex relationships and layout that he couldn't sleep at night.
From the beginning to the end, Li Xuewu never had excessive contact with this case or intervened in this case through other means.
The branch took the initiative to contact him and even used his connections to coordinate with the department and invited him to provide interrogation force support.
During the handling of the case, Li Xuewu abided by his duties, strictly enforced disciplines and regulations, did not seek credit, did not stand out, and even hid once in the process.
During the subsequent interrogation and arrest process, he cooperated with whatever his superiors requested, taking care of all relationships and giving everyone face.
As for him, he chose to retreat bravely before the case was fully revealed, and his performance was admirable.
It is this calm, forbearing and responsible attitude, as well as his ability to obey orders at critical moments and hit the target with certainty, that makes no one dare to ignore his achievements.
He doesn't want anything, he already has everything, and no one dares to miss him out of face.
And quietly, Li Xuewu had already begun to lay out the layout, branch offices, disciplinary supervision, confidentiality, credit unions, etc., and many departments had all fallen into the trap.
To deal with the outside world, you must first settle the inside. While planning the future of Dongcheng, Director Li was seduced into the water in just one night. After another meal, Deputy Director Cheng jumped out by himself.
The previous incident caused by the deputy director of the commissioning department seemed to be a fuse, igniting the next stage of fighting in the factory.
Director Li felt that he was invincible. Deputy Director Li had such a good relationship with him, so naturally he could not be left empty and lonely.
So when something happened, the leader didn't explain it clearly, but Peng Xiaoli knew what he was doing.
He didn't think it would be a good thing for Director Li to lure Deputy Director Cheng, a big fish, into this pot of soup.
The leader also meant the same thing, jump, and Deputy Director Cheng jumped on his own after smelling the fishy smell.
It was Deputy Director Cheng who investigated the clues and took the initiative to fight with Director Li.
What did Deputy Director Li do?
Peng Xiaoli confirmed that the leader had done nothing and that Deputy Director Li was a good person. He was even helping Director Li to be alert to Deputy Director Cheng's special situation.
To the end of this mess, Director Li still needs Deputy Director Li's support and help, and Deputy Director Li will still stand by Director Li's side to assist.
When he thought that the leader didn't have to do anything, everything would change according to his layout, and the harvest would naturally come to him, Peng Xiaoli couldn't hide his excitement, and his heart even trembled a little.
He wanted to learn, he was very sure that he wanted to learn this way of doing things. Even if he couldn't put so many people and so many departments in the palm of his hand, even if he just learned a little bit, it would be of endless benefit to him.
Coming out of the concierge, Gu Cheng was still frowning, looking back with some regret, thinking about what he had just missed.
Peng Xiaoli, on the other hand, clenched his fists tightly and led Gu Cheng out of the gate, swearing secretly in his heart.
One day, when you have the power, you must learn how to play dogfighting as a leader!
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"Are you awake? Do you want some water?"
"What time is it?"
Li Xuewu took off the cuffs on his wrists and looked at his watch sleepily in the dim light outside the window.
Zhou Xiaobai replied in advance: "It's a little after four o'clock. I'm afraid you might have something to do at night, so Sister Yu asked me to call you."
"Well, thank you, I almost overslept."
Li Xuewu said this, still lying on the kang, feeling comfortable under his body, and even shook his body.
I haven’t slept on a hot bed for a long time, especially in this cold winter. The shipping warehouse has everything except a hot bed.
It's no wonder that he didn't think about setting up a heated kang at the beginning. The building itself had radiators throughout the house, and the house was tight. If he actually set up a heated kang, not to mention that it would be difficult to burn it, but the heat would be unbearable.
The solid wood bed on the second floor of the villa is not cold when you lie down on it. No matter how thick the bed is, it is not as warm and nourishing as the heated bed.
"Would you like some water?"
Seeing that he was motionless, Zhou Xiaobai walked to the kang, looked closely into Li Xuewu's eyes, and said with a bright smile: "You snore so evenly~"
"Well, I'm tired."
Li Xuewu smiled and said: "I feel sleepy as soon as my body touches the hot kang, especially if I have a full meal at noon."
"I've heard that you are so drunk!"
Zhou Xiaobai wrinkled his nose cutely and said: "Who asked you to drink so much wine? They just packed up a box of empty wine bottles."
"That's an exaggeration. I didn't drink much."
Li Xuewu shook his head and sat up. He opened his clothes and looked for a cigarette to smoke.
Zhou Xiaobai suddenly reached out and snatched his cigarette case and lighter, frowned and said: "Smoking less, it's already done in winter."
After saying that, he walked to the tea cabinet, brought the warm water that had been prepared long ago, handed it to him, and said: "If you sleep on the hot kang, you won't be afraid of getting angry and having a sore throat."
"As for that~"
Li Xuewu glanced at her with a wry smile. Although he was talking, he still took the tea cup and took a sip.
Zhou Xiaobai pursed his lips, sat by the kang, looked at Li Xuewu and said, "My dad is like this. He also likes to sleep on a hot kang. He smokes all the time and often makes noises in his voice."
"Okay, listen to you"
Li Xuewu saw that she was using her father as an example to "teach" him a lesson, so he had no choice but to admit defeat.
It's just smoking. It's not like I can't stop smoking. I haven't felt any cravings after smoking for so many years.
"Did Sister Yu ask you to come?"
Seeing Zhou Xiaobai's serious look, Li Xuewu twitched his lips, put down his tea cup and asked without saying anything: "What is she doing? Isn't she finished yet?"
"Manager Lou is back. He sent Aunt Tan and the child to the mountains and entered the hospital at around two o'clock in the afternoon."
While Zhou Xiaobai looked at Li Xuewu, he introduced: "Sister Yu is discussing work with Manager Lou. It seems that she has to deal with her brother for a while, saying something is wrong."
"Who? Yu Zhe?"
Li Xuewu knew that Yu Li had such a younger brother here, so he was the first person he thought of.
Zhou Xiaobai pursed his lips and nodded, but his expression was a little playful, as if he disliked something.
Looking at Li Xuewu's questioning eyes, she pursed her lips and said, "I can't say that, and I can't talk about other people's rights and wrongs behind their backs."
"Haha~"
Li Xuewu chuckled lightly and said, "He still caused trouble?"
While talking, he got off the ground and put on his shoes, while teasing Zhou Xiaobai: "Isn't he attracted to you and wants to have sex with you?"
"It's not me~"
Zhou Xiaobai first said something coquettishly, and after denying Li Xuewu's words, he glared at him angrily.
Li Xuewu gave her a funny look and said, "Are you angry? Isn't this just teasing you~"
After saying that, he reached out and scratched her nose, stood up and asked, "Then I guessed it right just now? If it wasn't you, who was that?"
"I won't tell you~"
Zhou Xiaobai pouted, a little dissatisfied with Li Xuewu's tone of coaxing children, but the words he spoke were childlike.
Li Xuewu just treats her as his child, how old is she?
Yes, A, I can’t afford it~
"If you don't tell me to pull him down, I will tell others when I go out later that you told me."
"I don't!"
Zhou Xiaobai didn't expect this person to be so bad and rogue. Her eyes widened with surprise.
Li Xuewu put on his coat and woolen coat, gave her a smirk and said, "We are the only two in the room. Who do you think they believe?"
"Ah! You are so bad~"
Zhou Xiaobai stood up, punched Li Xuewu hard, and said: "I didn't say anything, you just made a random guess."
"Haha~ I don't care about that~"
Li Xuewu deliberately teased her, ignoring her beating his back behind him, and walked out of the concierge with a smile.
This house was used by Dou Yaozu as a teaching material for the young apprentices to practice.
The project deadline he gave was long, so Dou Yaozu took his time and worked slowly and carefully.
Exterior construction stopped during the winter, but interior renovations were still going on.
Li Xuewu has not been paying attention to the progress of the backyard renovation recently, but the results of the front yard renovation are showing up.
It has changed from the dilapidated and dark place before. Now the sun is setting in the west, with a few afterglows remaining, the courtyard is already lit with lights.
But it is not the simple shade lamp in the courtyard, nor is it the old European street lamp left before liberation, but a unique Chinese classical palace lantern style landscape lamp.
If the palace lanterns were not made in a square shape, Li Xuewu would inevitably think of red lanterns hanging high in this mansion.
Whoever hangs the lantern will go to sleep with him at night. The ancients really played tricks.
He walked toward the parking lot with Zhou Xiaobai, who was mumbling behind him. He was about to get in the car when he turned back and asked the "little" girl who almost bumped into him: "Are you going home with me?
"
"ah?"
Only then did Zhou Xiaobai realize that she had followed Li Xuewu to the parking lot.
"You, are you going home?"
She looked at Li Xuewu with some confusion, her eyes full of panic and loneliness.
She had heard that Brother Wu was coming in the morning, but the service department had to be on duty and there were still goods to be packed away.
Luo Yun was delayed for a while, then went back and chatted with her for a long time.
She originally planned to meet him for dinner by chance at noon, but she heard that Huang Qian and the others opened a private room to discuss things.
After waiting until the service department was cleared, I came here to look for him after listening to Director Yu's announcement, thinking about having dinner together.
She hadn't talked to him for a long time. She couldn't wait for a week for him to come, and she didn't know why she was so busy.
Li Xuewu looked at her aggrieved expression, smiled, touched her cheek, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to come home with me? I just need a fat girl."
"You are the fat girl~"
Zhou Xiaobai pouted at his teasing, raised his hand to block his big hand, and said angrily: "You are just teasing me~"
"Haha, why are you teasing me? You want to come with me?"
At this time, Zhao Laosi trotted over, handed him the key, glanced at the coquettish Zhou Xiaobai, and whispered to Li Xuewu that the water in the car had been heated.
Li Xuewu thanked him and asked about Zhao Laowu. Zhao Laosi smiled and said a few words.
Zhou Xiaobai stood aside a little stubbornly, knowing full well that Li Xuewu deliberately talked to Zhao Dezhu because he wanted her to go back.
But she refused to leave and stayed here, just wanting to stay with him for a while.
Zhao Laosi is such a smart person and a very discerning master.
These few words of greeting to Li Xuewu showed Zhou Xiaobai's thoughts. He pointed the direction of the door to Li Xuewu and said that when his car came out, he would help open the door at any time.
Watching Zhao Dezhu leave, Zhou Xiaobai moved and leaned against the cab door, pouting and looking at Li Xuewu stubbornly.
She didn't know what was going on at the moment. She was so bold. Maybe she was aggrieved, maybe she missed him.
She didn't even react when Director Yu asked him to wake him up. Only then did she realize that Sister Yu had known that he was leaving for a long time and wanted to meet her after waiting for several days.
But she is young and a little greedy. Meeting her once is not enough.
Li Xuewu looked at the coquettish girl in a funny way, pointed to the opposite side, and said: "You have to get on the co-pilot to go home with me, otherwise you drive?"
Zhou Xiaobai also knew that he was being unreasonable today, so he just ignored him when he teased him. He just glanced at him and lowered his head to look at his feet.
Seeing her acting rogue, Li Xuewu squeezed the key in his hand, looked at the darkening sky, and asked, "How about I take you home?"
Zhou Xiaobai shook his head slightly, stood up straight, raised his head and looked at him, and asked, "Then will you come back next week?"
"Not necessarily~"
Li Xuewu said truthfully: "If you're not busy, come. If you're busy, you'll have to take care of things and maybe go on a business trip."
Zhou Xiaobai had never expected him to come every week. Now that he saw that he was not even willing to lie to him or coax him, tears fell from his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Brother Wu~"
She pursed her lips and apologized, moved away and said, "I just...just..."
"Oh~oh~"
Li Xuewu hated to see the girl cry the most, so he smiled bitterly and stretched out his hand to lift her chin to prevent her from crying.
But this was like triggering Zhou Xiaobai's tear switch. She cried even more aggrieved and violently.
The weather was getting cold now, and her face was so full of tears that her face was almost cracked by the frost. She just stood here crying pitifully. Why did you ask him to get in the car and leave so cruelly?
"You just want to play with me, right?"
Li Xuewu reluctantly took off his gloves, hugged her over, took out his handkerchief and wiped her tears.
Zhou Xiaobai didn't dare to cry out, he pursed his lips and tried his best to hold back, but the more tears he held back, the more he cried.
Seeing her tears falling uncontrollably, Li Xuewu had no choice but to pat her back and ask, "I'm going to Jinmen on a business trip tomorrow, will I go?"
"On a...business trip?"
When Zhou Xiaobai heard what he said, regardless of his grievance and tears, he raised his head and looked at him and asked, "Go to Jinmen?"
"Well, it may take several days."
Seeing that she stopped crying, Li Xuewu wiped her face with a handkerchief and said, "It's hard to go back and forth. You have to ask for leave yourself."
"Then I'll go! I'll go with you!"
She didn't even hesitate, she just laughed after listening to Li Xuewu say a few words, nodded and wanted to go out with him to play.
Then I remembered what he just said and asked hesitantly: "Will I disturb your work?"
"Well, if you say so..."
Li Xuewu deliberately teased her, pretending to think, nodded and said, "Then I won't take you with me?"
"no!"
Zhou Xiaobai pouted and said angrily: "You just said that! You want to take me there!"
"Go! Go! Take you there!"
When Li Xuewu saw her expression that she would cry if you cheated me, he pressed the handkerchief in his hand on her face and teased her: "It's too ugly to cry. I will sell you when I go to Jinmen."
Exchange money”.
"I don't believe it~"
Zhou Xiaobai was so happy that he pouted and said coquettishly: "Brother Wu, you are the best!"
"Yeah, now I'm a good person again."
Li Xuewu opened the door and was about to get in the car, but Zhou Xiaobai grabbed his arm.
"What are you doing? You don't really want to go home with me, do you?"
"No way~"
Zhou Xiaobai puffed up his mouth, his eyes full of joy, looking at him shyly and expectantly, and asked in a sweet voice: "Do I want to prepare anything?"
"You need to wash your face first, you're so ugly~"
Li Xuewu stepped into the car, saw her pouting again, smiled and pulled down the window, drove the car, and said: "Just ask for leave here, bring your daily change of clothes, toiletries and toothbrush.
Don’t want anything else”.
"Oh, right!"
Just when he stepped on the accelerator and was about to drive away, he reminded Zhou Xiaobai through the car window: "Call Luo Yun and ask her if she wants to go."
"What are you asking her to do? She won't say it!"
Zhou Xiaobai was overjoyed just now, thinking about how happy he would be going to Jinmen, but now he was stunned for a moment after hearing Brother Wu's words.
Li Xuewu tapped her nose through the car window and said: "You are so loyal! Isn't she your good sister? Don't eat alone~"
"Good sisters don't have to hang out together~"
Zhou Xiaobai obviously wanted to eat alone. At this time, she didn't know how to be loyal and didn't want to share her travel time with Li Xuewu with her good sisters.
Seeing what Li Xuewu said, she asked cleverly: "Do you still want to call Zuo Jie? He is Luo Yun's good brother!"
"I have no place for a good brother here"
Li Xuewu purred her head and said: "It's settled, I have something to do tonight, so I'll leave first. Someone will drive to pick you up tomorrow."
"Hmph~!"
Zhou Xiaobai stood there, watching the jeep leave, pouted, and said: "I don't have a place for good sisters here yet!"
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"Oh~oh~oh~!"
In the west courtyard, the grandma held a whip in one hand and a rein in the other, whistling in her mouth and directing the big green horse to stop the carriage carrying a tall pile of firewood to the woodshed.
"Hey~a little bit! Huh~a little bit! Huh~"
Seeing the car lights flashing in at the gate of the west courtyard, my eldest grandma knew it was a car in her own courtyard.
He also just came back. I don’t know if it’s the Willis or the GAZ69.
It wasn't until I saw the jeep entering the yard, and the headlights disappeared, that I realized that my grandson was back.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It was too cold, and Li Xuewu had to have dinner before leaving, so he parked the car directly in the garage.
I was afraid that this would happen in winter, so this year I added a stove and a firewall to the garage that was converted from a warehouse.
On weekdays, the Willis and GAZ 69 are parked inside, and the stove is not turned on when not in use. It just heats water when the car is in use.
I found out today that Li Xuewu was coming back for dinner, so Shazhu had already known to Xiao Yaner and the others to turn on the stove.
When he came out of the garage, the boys who were collecting cars and recording accounts greeted him one after another.
Shen Guodong stood in front of the big pound and waved to him, indicating that he should hurry into the house and there was no need for his help here.
Of the thirteen Taibao, the eldest and second went to Gangcheng, the third and sixth went to Jicheng, and the fourth and fifth went to Steel City.
Now there are seven left in the family, starting with the seventh eldest, She Yongwen.
After a year of training and adaptation, these boys have long been accustomed to life in the recycling bin.
Nowadays, one person and one tricycle travel all over the capital, and he is not afraid of those brats or stubborn masters. They are all familiar with them.
The recycling station still abides by Li Xuewu's requirements. The car must be collected and returned home before dark. You can get up early, but working late is not allowed.
When his car entered the hospital, She Yongwen and others had already handed over the car and junk, and were waiting to help his grandma unload the car.
Today they went out to work, and the eldest grandma was not idle either. She left the second master in the shop to support them while he drove the carriage to the outside of the city to collect firewood.
In fact, collecting firewood does not waste much time, but the journey back and forth takes too long. Sijiu City is so big that there is no firewood collection in urban and rural areas, so you have to go into the woods.
Li Xuewu threw away the cigarette butts in his hand, took off his leather gloves, and took off his coat to help.
"Where did you pick up the firewood? Why are there so many?"
"No need for you!"
The eldest grandma waved her hand and said to Li Xuewu: "Don't let this disaster happen if you have good clothes. We can gather enough resources."
As he spoke, he pulled him away with his hands and replied with a smile: "I was just in time to cut down trees in the garden. I picked up what they didn't want and loaded it into a truck. I didn't go very far. It took some time to wait for them to load the truck." .
While explaining, the grandma loosened the rope on the car and told She Yongwen and others which side to start unloading.
They are all made of branches and branches. What is needed for garden logging is all raw wood. These branches are discarded and are suitable for use as firewood.
The grandma was very careful, as the branches were all bundled into bundles, and she had obviously tied them up on site to load the car.
This way you can not only pack more, but also save it from being wasted on the way back, and you can easily lay it up to dry in the shade when you get home.
"Isn't there firewood prepared on the mountain? If it's not enough, just ask Guodong to bring a cart back. It's too cold to do this."
"Hey~ It's not that bad, how cold can it be?"
The eldest grandma knew that her grandson felt sorry for him, so she smiled and waved her hand and said: "There are not many people today, and there is nothing to do. I have done all the work while walking the horses."
The big green horse snorted and shook his head, but his body did not move. However, the carriage swayed a few times, and Old Shi on the roof almost fell down before he could stand firm.
These boys are also very honest, they don't take the danger seriously at all, they are laughing and joking, and they don't waste any time on their work.
It was very difficult for grandma to load a large truck of firewood alone, but here, six or seven boys worked together to finish the work in a short time.
Even the eldest grandma and the others didn't ask him to reach out and just asked him to follow Li Xuewu's conversation.
The eldest grandma looked at Li Xuewu, smiled and asked about Gu Ning's situation, and then asked the little girl Li Shu.
After the weather got colder, Gu Ning and Li Shu stopped coming here. Grandma has been busy working at the recycling bin, so they haven't seen each other for almost two months.
Li Xuewu said a few words, and when Shen Guodong finished packing the account books and came over, his eldest grandma urged him to enter the house because he thought he would be cold if he didn't wear enough clothes.
The sales department is still busy. It's just past five o'clock now, which is when there are many people.
Shen Guodong accompanied him to the door and introduced as he walked: "It must be half past six anyway, especially on Sundays, there are more people."
"You are in charge, you have the final say"
Li Xuewu glanced at him, raised his chin, motioned to the sales department, and asked: "Deliya has taken a break, do you have enough manpower?"
"It's enough, let's help each other"
Shen Guodong took his cigarette and lit it for himself, explaining: "Now that we are all proficient, we will only be busy for a while, and we are all back."
"If it doesn't work, just try again, or coordinate with Yu Li."
Li Xuewu patted his arm and entered the recycling store through the back door.
At this moment, Er Ye and Xiao Yan'er were standing at the counter, busy with their hands, dealing with the customers who came to sell rags or buy daily necessities.
Because it is not within the supply and marketing system, we cannot sell the goods of the supply and marketing cooperative here.
But when Lao Biaozi was there, he coordinated with Director Ma and asked for some daily necessities such as matches and candles to replace the broken goods.
The store also added some hardware products produced by the steel rolling mill, as well as small products sold by the First Prison.
Looking at the scattered products on the counter, especially second-hand radios or other second-hand electrical appliances, it seems that this small store really has the meaning of a supply and marketing cooperative.
The only difference from the supply and marketing cooperative is that although money transactions are possible here, the main purpose is to collect rags.
You can also buy it with money, but you can only buy second-hand goods.
There were many people in the room, so Shen Guodong told Li Xuewu and went to help, leaving him alone at the door and watching.
Familiar neighbors saw him waving and saying hello, and he responded with a smile.
The second master looked back at him and smiled, said a few words and went back to the work in hand.
Li Xuewu didn't go in to disturb him. He turned around and went to the store next door. They sold furniture here, but there weren't as many people there as there were.
Wang Yamei saw him entering the room and said hello with a smile, saying "Long time no see."
Li Xuewu teased her a few words, and then started talking to Fei Shanying who was sitting behind the counter.
Fei Shanying's belly is not small anymore. It wasn't obvious when she came back from Steel City, but now she looks obviously bulging.
"Why do you have time to come back for dinner today?"
She glanced at the backyard and asked, "Xiao Ning and the child are here too?"
"How dare you mess around?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Xuewu watched Wang Yamei greeting customers skillfully and replied: "It's too cold. If you catch a cold, it won't go away, so I'm just here to catch it."
"What about you, have you gone to the hospital for a checkup? Is there any problem?"
"I went. Your mother accompanied me last week."
Fei Shanying smiled and said: "This is not the first time. In fact, there is no need to go to the hospital for examination. It is a waste of money."
"Well, the money is not unfair."
Li Xuewu said with a smile: "My third uncle earns money outside just to give your mother some money to spend. Don't save it for him."
"How can you say that~"
When Fei Shanying heard him mention Wen San'er, a satisfied smile appeared on her face. She found such an unknown person, but she didn't expect that she would actually enjoy the blessing.
When I was a widow, all I thought about was that I should either not look for a wife, or if I wanted to look for someone, I would find someone who would be good to my children, even if it was someone who had no family or job.
Her husband left her a house and savings, as well as a job opportunity for her son. She must not patronize her and let her children suffer.
At that time, Wen San'er looked shabby, wore tatters, kept his rags, and was completely in rags.
But for such a person who looked at her struggling to live, he could still laugh and tease his son Zhang Limin, and his son was willing to play with him, which inevitably made her think.
After observing for a period of time, and with Wen San'er's initiative, the two of them got together.
The day before the wedding, she even complained that Wen Saner was messing around and insisted on having this wedding.
In the situation of two people, one has a child and the other has a broken home. They can just get the certificate and live together. There is no need for formalities.
Even when she was about to get married, she didn't know how Wen San'er arranged it. Until the wedding day, Fei Shanying was completely confused when she saw the scene of her wedding.
Didn't I say that I had to settle down, but I ended up becoming a shabby capitalist.
She started helping here after she got married. The longer she stayed, the more surprised she became about this place.
Until Wen Saner said that he would take her to live in Steel City, and then he specifically said that he would go to Hong Kong City to live.
It was as if she was living in a dream. She had never thought about enjoying happiness with this man in her eight lifetimes.
Not to mention Hong Kong City, she was surprised when she went to Steel City, fearing that this bastard would betray her mother and daughter.
When Wen San'er sent them back before leaving for Hong Kong City, he gave her a bag that night, which contained his savings during this period.
It's really not much, just two thousand yuan. It's not that Wen San'er doesn't have the money or doesn't want to give it, but he's afraid that if he gives too much, he'll get into trouble.
Nowadays, life goes by day by day, and my belly is getting bigger day by day. Sometimes I receive letters brought back by Shen Guodong, but my heart feels rare peace and tranquility.
She didn't do anything and lived a life that she had once envied so much that she couldn't even imagine it.
If you ask her how she did it, she can only tell you that sometimes choice is more important than hard work.
This was what Wen San'er told him, and it was in response to her question about how he made so much money and how he had such a big career.
Now she still remembers Wen Saner's expression and attitude when she said this.
A down-and-out child with no parents, no job, no relatives to look forward to, he relied on the shady business in the alley to make a living.
After eating one meal but not another, I don't know what day I will be arrested and put into labor, and I might as well be shot.
But God couldn't help but give him a chance to ascend to heaven.
Didn't he work hard enough before?
I almost got down on my knees and begged for food!
And if you look at it today, it’s him who is giving food to others!
So if he said, choice is more important than hard work.
