MMB Chapter 1076 I'm not that person!
Chapter 1076 I'm not that person!
Chapter 1076 I'm not that person!
"Why did the French Embassy invite you?"
On the way back from the credit union, Li Xuewu got into Jing Yunong's car.
Jing Yunong drank a little too much, but her mind was still clear, although her mouth was a little stupid. She even remembered to ask Li Xuewu about the Foreign Affairs Embassy.
Li Xuewu reached out and patted co-pilot Li Xue's shoulder, pointing to the water cup in her hand.
Li Xue was listening with her ears pricked up when she was suddenly startled by her second brother. After handing over the cup of water, she watched her second brother carefully help the leader open the cup lid, and she always felt that something was wrong.
"I'm not sure, but it must be related to the cooperation proposed by French businessman Chantal last time."
He handed the cup to Jing Yunong and asked, "Can you hold it steady? You won't let me feed you, will you?"
Jing Yunong glanced at him, took the cup and took a sip of hot tea, and his stomach immediately felt much better.
But as her stomach felt warm, the alcohol smell rose up again unconsciously, making her close her eyes and endure the dizzy and uncomfortable feeling.
"Cooperation is also the business of the economic commissioner. The cultural commissioner invited you. Could it be that he has chosen you?"
She was drunk, feeling unwell, her nose was gurgling, and her words were nasal.
Li Xuewu took the water cup from her hand and screwed the lid back on, saying helplessly: "There's nothing I can do about it. After all, I'm so gentle and handsome."
He handed the cup of water to Li Xue, who turned her head and rolled her eyes, then leaned back in his seat and shook his head, "If I really accidentally capture the heart of a French beauty, I don't want that."
He turned to look at Jing Yunong and said seriously: "I really don't want to destroy the deep friendship between the two countries."
Jing Yunong's mouth was curled up to his ears, and he rolled his eyes like Li Xue and said, "What? Are you still afraid of being sent to marry?"
"Hey! Don't tell me! We can't be prepared for this possibility!"
Li Xuewu said with a righteous face: "Don't mention it's just one French woman, even if there are ten or twenty more, my heart will still be a burning Chinese heart!"
"Twenty more! Aren't you afraid of tiring yourself to death?"
Jing Yunong was too lazy to chat with him and reminded him: "I have no objection to meeting you, but you have to be careful. There is no trivial matter in foreign affairs work."
"I understand. We all know what a cultural commissioner does. I'm not surprised that she asked me out."
Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "This is called a cat and mouse game. The difference lies in who is the cat and who is the mouse!"
"You want to be a cat, but you're not a good cat!"
Jing Yunong glanced at him and said, "If you want to be a mouse, then you will be more worthy of the name."
"Can we still have a good chat?"
Li Xuewu pulled the corner of his mouth, signaling her to pay attention to the impact. Don’t you see that there is a little mouse in the co-pilot seat staring at you with its big eyes?
Li Xue became more suspicious when she saw her second brother making faces. She always felt that there was something going on between her second brother and his leader.
"Speaking of cat and mouse, I do have a little guess," Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and reminded: "It may be related to the visit of Mr. Z a few days ago."
"Haha - flies don't bite eggs without cracks"
Jing Yunong has calmed down a lot, but there is still some resentment in his tone: "This matter is under your control. Don't make it too big, or it will end badly."
"By the way, what did Erqi tell you?"
She frowned slightly, closed her eyes and pinched her nose bridge with her hands, raised her gold-rimmed glasses half an inch, and her face was full of fatigue and exhaustion.
Li Xuewu grabbed her hand and began to press the acupoints on her palm.
Jing Yunong suddenly opened her eyes, and the first person she looked at was not Li Xuewu who was molesting her, but Li Xue who was sitting in the passenger seat.
At this time, Li Xue was sitting upright, looking straight ahead, as if she saw nothing.
She then turned around and glared at Li Xuewu, trying to pull her hand back, but failed.
Li Xuewu helped her knead it and reported, "One is the supply chain issue. If we want to develop further, we need to expand the sales channels into our office network."
"The other is the special vehicle issue. They want to take over our chassis technology and then produce chassis specifically for the supply chain system."
"Finally, we want to cooperate in the production of buses"
Li Xuewu shook her wrist and asked, "Are you feeling better? Don't drink so much next time."
"Is that what I thought?" Jing Yunong pulled back his hand, rolled his eyes and said, "Go on."
"I don't know where he heard it from, but Gulitong has determined that our factory is engaged in passenger car research and development, and he wants to use his technical reserves and production capacity to get involved."
Li Xuewu looked at her, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How can I bear to kill someone who is willing to come to me and be slaughtered? I can't bear it!"
"Well, you really feel like a cat and mouse now." Jing Yunong raised his eyebrows and smiled: "The cat cries over the mouse, but it's just false sympathy--"
She sat up straight, looked at Li Xue who was sitting in the passenger seat and said, "Don't you have a principle that if you are ugly, you should kill it? Isn't it the same in the mall?"
"Whoever ruins my reputation——!"
Li Xuewu followed Jing Yunong's gaze and looked forward. The little mouse withdrew his peeping eyes and sat up straight again.
The convoy entered the factory gate and the people at the gate stood at attention and saluted, which was very standard and normative.
There were two patrol cars parked at the gate, one was an original Willys and the other was a test vehicle, the Red Star Gazelle.
Both cars are equipped with warning lights and iconic paint, making them particularly easy to identify.
Naturally, other vehicles in the factory office do not have any logos or paint, but those in the Security Department do.
Especially when Li Xuewu equipped the Security Department with all the vehicles needed before transferring the vehicle maintenance plant, even though many of them were maintenance vehicles.
Other departments are still facing the problem of insufficient funds for official vehicles, but the situation in the Security Department has been greatly improved.
That old sidecar has become a hot commodity. There is only one in the entire security department. Whoever rides it looks cool, even cooler than driving an Antelope.
According to the functional department division, the security team's cars have the same paint specifications, except for the text.
"Discipline Supervision", "Security", "Firefighting", and "Safety Supervision".
Of course, this is just a broad category. If we break it down further, there are also training and confidentiality, but these two departments all use the same "Defense" paint job.
"I don't know whether to say that you are thoughtful or that you are very creative."
Jing Yunong looked at the repainted vehicles and security booths outside the car window and could feel a sense of majesty and solemnity, but he still teased Li Xuewu.
Li Xuewu gave her a warning look: What are you talking about in broad daylight!
"Beijing Second Automobile Works is different. It is the first automobile production unit to be integrated into our factory's automobile parts supply chain system."
Li Xuewu raised his hand and patted her knee presumptuously, saying: "It doesn't matter if we give them the chassis technology. What's important is what we can get, which is the bus production capacity."
Jing Yunong's legs shuddered when he was slapped, and he felt numb from his heels to behind his ears, and his face became even redder.
Raising her hand to push away Li Xuewu's evil hand, she pretended to be serious and said: "There is no winner or loser in technology exchange. It depends on who can produce a good product."
"That's what I meant. The other party obviously wants a lot."
Seeing that Jing Yunong didn't let him touch him, Li Xuewu didn't act presumptuous anymore. He sorted out the notebook at hand and said, "You want to use our technology, take advantage of United Industrial, and also want our sales channels."
The driver had good skills and the Modou brand sedan stopped steadily in the courtyard of the office area.
When the small convoy came back, there were too many vehicles at the door and they couldn't squeeze in at once, so they parked in a spacious place.
Before getting out of the car, Li Xuewu said with a sly grin: "If I hadn't tricked Gu Litong into working like a slave for us, I would have been working in Beijing's industrial sector for nothing."
When Jing Yunong saw his wicked smile, he couldn't help but close his legs together. This man never displayed his charm openly, but he made people unable to control themselves when he was doing something naughty.
“Bad look—!”
She rolled her eyes at Li Xuewu, then got out of the car holding onto the seat and through the door opened by the driver.
Li Xue, who came down from the passenger seat to support her, heard her leader's last coquettish words and became more certain that these two people were not good people!
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"How about sending him to the factory hospital for an IV drip?"
Seeing Li Huaide being carried down from the command vehicle, Ao Yuhua, deputy director of the Management Committee Office, looked at Li Xuewu worriedly and asked, "Nothing will happen, right?"
"It should be nothing. Director Li didn't drink much. He was just a little anxious."
Li Xuewu observed Li Huaide and joked to everyone: "The opponent's firepower was too strong, and we could hardly cope with it. Director Li sacrificed himself for the factory."
"Stop talking, it's scary--!"
When Ao Yuhua heard Li Xuewu say that the leader was fine, he put aside his worries and asked helplessly, "How much did you drink? Is it too much?"
"I don't have—I don't have much—!"
Wang Yu, who was helped down from another car, had not yet stood firmly on his feet. He just finished his heroic speech and then ran to the flower bed and vomited with a cry.
"It's already like this and it's not much?"
Ao Yuhua waved his hands with amusement and helplessness, signaling the people in the office to go and help, and he helped to support Director Li.
Li Huaide opened his cloudy eyes at this moment, looked around, nodded, and knew that it was time to return to the factory.
"It's okay. The wine at the credit union is of low quality. It makes me drunk. I'll just have to drink a little more tonight to clear my head."
He is just being stubborn. He doesn't admit that he can't drink as much as the other person, but instead criticizes the other person's drinking ability.
So according to him, since he can't get drunk on the wine from the steel mill, the wine is better than that from the credit union?
Of course!
The wine that Li Xuewu stored for him in the guesthouse was delicious and not intoxicating, with a mellow taste and many variations. It was truly Li Huaide's favorite.
Ao Yuhua couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Director Li, you've drunk so much, are you still drunk?"
"Well, give me some to sober you up."
Li Huaide shook his head slightly, his words were incoherent, but his mind was still somewhat clear: "Don't go upstairs, take me to the guesthouse."
He blinked his eyes hard as he was about to fall asleep, nodded to Li Xuewu who was still standing downstairs, and said, "You take care of the aftermath, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he climbed back onto Li Xuewu's command vehicle and looked at Wang Yuzheng who was vomiting over there.
Damn, with this drinking condition, you still want to improve?
The last time he greeted Mr. Z outside the venue, he discussed with Jing Yunong and others and wanted to arrange for Wang Yuzheng to take the position of director of the Tertiary Industry Management Office.
But there was no further news after they came back from there, and Jing Yunong didn't know what he was up to. This time when they went to the credit union for negotiations, he took the initiative to arrange for Wang Yuzheng to go with the team.
Her meaning was very clear. She just wanted to test Lao Li's intention. If Wang Yuzheng was really to be transferred, then a new head of the Finance Department must be arranged as soon as possible.
The heads of other departments can take it easy, but the head of the Finance Department must go through a handover process because the responsibilities are too detailed and too great.
Just after the car stopped, Gu Weijie, who was also drunk, did not come back. The car went to the guesthouse, where she was going to rest tonight.
Li Huaide was the team leader and he had to bring the people who were following the team downstairs and let others see his condition.
At this time, the cadres are very serious about their work. You can see that many people are not busy when it is close to the end of the get off work day, but it is a matter of principle to leave on time.
It’s okay if the leaders drink too much, it’s all for work. As long as the factory is doing well, the employees are willing to let the leaders soak in a wine barrel.
Of course, if the factory is not good and the treatment is not good, they are willing to soak their leaders in a wine jar.
After a round trip to the credit union, Li Xuewu was the only one who remained calm and in good condition.
Although Jing Yunong felt a little dizzy, she insisted on going upstairs to finish the remaining work.
This is how financial work works. Today's tasks must be completed today. If they are put off until tomorrow, it will be another matter.
"Are you okay, Team Leader Wang?" Li Xuewu walked up to Wang Yuzheng, patted him on the back and asked, "Do you need to be sent to the factory hospital?"
"No, this is embarrassing enough."
After Wang Yuzheng vomited, he felt much better in his stomach. With the help of an office staff, he washed his face with the faucet in the yard and felt sober immediately.
He said with some embarrassment: "I'm really sorry, my alcohol tolerance is average, did I say anything wrong just now?"
"You care too much about it. It's nothing. Everyone's drinking capacity is developed little by little."
Li Xuewu smiled and comforted him: "You didn't say anything wrong, you just patted Director Li on the shoulder and called him brother."
"what--?"
Wang Yu's dizzy mind suddenly became clear, the alcohol in his body flowed down the back of his head along with the cold sweat, and he was completely dazed.
He stuttered, "I... I call Director Li... brothers?"
"Ha ha ha ha--!"
Li Xuewu smiled and patted him on the back, saying, "I was just trying to scare you. This trick is really good for sobering you up!"
"I... hehe... hehehe"
Wang Yu's legs were so weak that he would have sat on the ground if the office staff hadn't been supporting him. What a good idea!
He was sober now, but he was almost frightened to death.
Watching Li Xuewu leave with a laugh, Wang Yuzheng sat down on the flower bed and said in fear: "This bastard, he's joking about anything——!"
"Um... Deputy Team Leader Wang..."
The office clerk who accompanied him whispered, "Deputy Director Li is not joking. When you came out of the credit union, you did pat Director Li on the shoulder and called him brother."
"What the hell..."
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Following the visit to the Iron and Steel Institute and the Credit Union, Li Huaide led the team to revisit the Third Textile Factory on Saturday morning according to the established revisit plan.
On the basis of the good cooperation in the existing joint tertiary industry, the two sides have once again reached a series of new cooperation contents on tertiary industry textiles, joint trade, etc.
When communicating about the difficulties and opportunities facing industrial enterprises in the new era and new period, leaders from both sides discussed and exchanged views on what factories should and can do at present.
The next step of cooperation was also finalized on other businesses such as factory cadre and employee exchanges, vocational and technical training, and welfare benefits provision.
On Saturday afternoon, Li Xuewu attended a personnel meeting chaired by Gu Weijie, deputy director of the management committee.
Participating in the meeting were Political Group Leader Wei Zaike, Management Committee Office Director Ding Zigui, Management Committee Office Deputy Director Li Xuewu, Personnel Department Director Xie Lanzhi, Organization Department Director Yin Zaiwei, Propaganda Department Director Bu Qingfang, and deputy leaders of other departments.
The meeting finalized the placement of the first batch of college students who will be doing internships this year.
There were 357 people in the first phase. After one month of internship training, they were reasonably allocated according to the training plan and utilization plan, based on the talent needs reported by each department.
At the meeting, Gu Weijie emphasized the policies and requirements for the use of talents, requiring all departments to use the talents well and protect them, remember the lessons, and strictly prohibit any unnecessary losses from occurring in the future.
At the meeting, the heads of the Personnel Department and the Organization Department made statements, and Li Xuewu, deputy director of the Management Committee Office and deputy head of the Security Group, made arrangements and requirements for the safety management of these 357 high-quality talents.
After the office meeting, Ding Zigui accompanied Gu Weijie to the conference venue to hold a meeting for 357 intern college students waiting to be assigned.
Li Xuewu asked the art troupe's instructor Wang Yajuan to go meet with the French Embassy's cultural attaché, Gemma Roman.
"Deputy Director Li"
When Li Xuewu came out of the main office building, he saw Wang Yajuan waiting next to the command vehicle downstairs.
When she got closer, Wang Yajuan, who was wearing a floral dress and a pink sweater on her shoulders, smiled and greeted him. Her tone was no longer as awkward as when they met before, and was much more frank.
Li Xuewu raised his hand and handed the notebook to Peng Xiaoli who came out of the building. He looked at her and asked, "Why didn't you go upstairs and wait?"
"I arrived late and saw Driver Han was already waiting for you, so I didn't go up."
Wang Yajuan was good at talking. She smiled and gestured to the somewhat embarrassed Peng Xiaoli and said, "Secretary Peng invited me. I don't think it's necessary to go through so much trouble."
"Well, are you very busy at work?" Li Xuewu nodded to her, and without going upstairs, he washed his hands and face under the faucet downstairs.
Peng Xiaoli wanted to go upstairs to get a towel, but Li Xuewu didn't let him and took out a handkerchief to wipe it.
"Thank you for coming with me. The foreign affairs personnel I am going to meet today are in the field of culture and art."
He looked at Wang Yajuan, who seemed a little reserved and puzzled, and explained: "I am a complete layman in culture and art. Please help me cooperate."
"Xiao Li, you don't have to go. Find a way to go back home at night."
Li Xuewu told Peng Xiaoli: "Let's have dinner and go home directly."
"Good leadership"
Peng Xiaoli helped Wang Yajuan open the car door, nodded to the art troupe instructor who smiled back at him, and helped close the car door.
I helped open the door because the command vehicle had a relatively high structure and the other party was a female comrade.
Another thing is that he didn't dare to help Li Xuewu open the car door, because he had been scolded by Li Xuewu for this matter, and he would never do anything if his leader didn't allow him to do it.
The car drove out of the office area. The two people in the back seat looked a little dull, one relaxed and the other stiff.
Li Xuewu looked at the training ground along the way and saw members of the escort team training there.
"Your art troupe is rehearsing a program, right?" Li Xuewu turned around and looked at Wang Yajuan and asked, "I think you mentioned it once last time."
"Yes, for May 1st Labor Day and May 4th Youth Day."
Even when asked by him, Wang Yajuan did not dare to look up at his eyes. She looked at the communication station in front of her and replied: "We will perform at the factory on Labor Day, and participate in the city's performance on Youth Day."
"Will it delay your rehearsal if I bring you out?"
Li Xuewu smiled apologetically and said: "I'm sorry I didn't ask clearly."
"It doesn't matter. I'm not responsible for the specific business work now," Wang Yajuan explained. "It's mainly ideological and political education and logistical work."
"Oh - who is in charge of the business management of the art troupe?"
Li Xuewu looked at her and she seemed a little fatter than before.
Wang Yajuan lowered her head and said: "Zhou Miaomiao is in charge of the dance team, and the business rehearsals have teachers and coaches specially selected by the planning team."
She replied: "The main work is done by Team Leader Zhang Li, and I am her partner."
Li Xuewu listened to her and nodded and asked, "How do you feel about your current job after leaving the front line of performance?"
"No...I don't feel anything." Wang Yajuan pinched the cloth bag in her hand and said, "I'm just free."
"Are you afraid of being idle?"
Li Xuewu smiled slightly, looked out the window and said: "But many people think that work is hard and want to have more free time."
"Not really, I just feel uneasy and keep thinking about the days when I was training."
Wang Yajuan and Li Xuewu had nothing to be afraid of saying, even though the driver was there.
But she didn't dare to look into Li Xuewu's eyes. It was as if there was some magic in them. If she looked into them, she would lose her way and touch the string in her heart that she didn't want to pluck.
"So do you prefer management work or front-line performance work?" Li Xuewu asked with a smile: "Can't bear to leave the stage? Or ideals and career?"
"Maybe it's the stage..." Wang Yajuan couldn't lie to Li Xuewu. She finally had someone to reveal her inner struggles to, and she couldn't help but nod and admit it.
Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said: "There was a time when I missed the days when I worked in the security department very much."
"At that time, I had plenty of personal time. For me, who had just returned to the city, there were so many new things waiting for me to discover and play."
He turned to look at Wang Yajuan and said, "Do you know who I want to see the most after I return from military service?"
“No, no… I don’t know…”
Wang Yajuan was almost startled by his question and bumped into the passenger seat. She quickly grabbed the door handle and sat firmly.
Li Xuewu smiled and did not give the answer to the question. Instead, he shook his head slightly and said: "It's a pity that time is gone forever, and life is so helpless."
"I like to lie on the kang in the backyard of the courtyard and read a book by myself, like to tease Li Shu to crawl all over the kang, and like to go out and have fun with my brothers."
"But when I thought about this, I looked back and realized that I was no longer a 19-year-old young man."
Li Xuewu turned to look at Wang Yajuan and said, "I have to be responsible for my family, for my daughter, for my personal future and the future of my brothers. Everyone for me, and I for everyone."
Wang Yajuan didn't say anything, her eyes were always looking out the car window, her moist eyes revealed her uneasy heart, her throat was slightly dry and sore, as if something was blocking it.
Yes, life always moves forward, and you always get older. That person can’t always stand at the intersection waiting for you when you return home.
And you will never see that sixteen-year-old boy being arrogant and reckless again.
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The meeting with Jima Roman went very smoothly. She did not show much surprise or concern about Li Xuewu bringing a girl to the meeting.
Because of the language barrier, communication with Wang Yajuan mainly relied on Li Xuewu's translation.
Although a foreign affairs cadre was sitting behind the three people, it did not affect their communication.
This was Wang Yajuan’s first contact with foreigners. She had performed on stage before and met foreign audiences, but she had never actually sat down and chatted with them.
She was a little surprised and shocked that Li Xuewu spoke foreign languages so well. Wang Yajuan only remembered that Li Xuewu had learned Russian, but did not remember that he could speak French.
There was a lot she didn't know. Li Xuewu could speak English. His writing might not be fluent, but daily communication was not a problem.
Perhaps because of this, Jima talked more with Li Xuewu and less with Wang Yajuan.
It has to be said that French women always have a romantic and free-spirited aura, which makes people think of the plant lavender.
Maggie said she is 26 years old. She joined the foreign affairs department after graduating from university at the age of 21. She has been working in China for two years and is considered an expert on China.
Li Xuewu looked at her with amusement. Bai Hu, you dare to say that you are an expert on China after only two years. If you stay for a few more years, will you dare to say that you are Chinese?
“I can make dumplings, and I can say ‘hello’, ‘make progress in your studies’, and ‘love to learn’!”
Seeing the suspicion and ridicule in Li Xuewu's eyes, and the smile on the corners of his mouth, Maggie emphasized with great care: "I really understand China, and I understand the Chinese people even better."
"Really?" Li Xuewu said with a smile, "It seems that Miss Roman has a very deep understanding of China. She even knows how to make dumplings."
Maggie could hear the sarcasm in his words, but said without caring: "Actually, I would rather find a Chinese man to date, so that I can learn faster."
“Puff—cough cough!”
The official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who was sitting at another table behind her spit out the coffee he had just drunk.
Li Xuewu smiled wickedly and translated her words directly to Wang Yajuan, who was full of confusion.
Wang Yajuan also found it ridiculous after hearing this. In order to learn the culture of a country, one has to fall in love with the men of that country?
"I have to say, your idea is very effective and direct!"
Li Xuewu raised his index finger and praised: "This is the most advantageous way to learn foreign languages and foreign cultures, and it is the best way to learn the essential cultural essence!"
"Of course—!"
Maggie Roman raised her slender neck slightly and said with a little pride: "I am very interested in the profound Chinese culture, and I am looking for a man who can teach me."
"I know you Chinese men are very gentlemanly and shy, oops——"
Maggie smiled and waved her hand, teasing Li Xuewu, "Actually, when it comes to love, the important thing is to talk, and then comes the love."
"No, no, no, Miss Maggie, you don't know China well enough."
Li Xuewu explained with a smile: "For us, talking is not important, what is important is love."
“That’s why I say you Chinese are super hypocritical!”
Maggie Roman smiled and pointed at Li Xuewu and said, "You keep saying that we are relatives to the brothers and comrades of the proletariat all over the world!"
"But if you tell a person from Shanghai that he is related to someone from Henan Province, he will fight you to death!"
“Shhhhhhhhhhh!”
The cadre behind her tried hard to hold back the coffee in his mouth and it all sprayed out through his nostrils.
He hurriedly recruited a substitute colleague to take over his shift. He couldn't stand it anymore. This woman was too cruel.
When he was leaving for the shift change, he couldn't help but give Li Xuewu a look, reminding him to get down to business and stop messing around with this woman.
Li Xuewu looked at Maggie Roman speechlessly. He had just teased her out of arrogance towards her, and now he wanted to take back what he said.
This woman may not be able to speak Chinese, but what she does know is definitely not as dumb as she appears.
"Well - Miss Maggie, actually you have completely misunderstood," Li Xuewu explained: "We are one family across the country, and we are all gay."
"Well, we are comrades, not relatives, right?" Maggie nodded with a smile, picked up the coffee and started drinking, looking at Li Xuewu jokingly.
Li Xuewu shook his chin, looked at her and smiled. There was no point in continuing the conversation.
"The last time I went back, Chantal and Dina both talked about you." Maggie did not hold Li Xuewu hostage, and said with a smile: "They have a good impression of you and say that you are a talented politician."
"Well, Miss Maggie, people like us are not called politicians, and the nature of our work is not politics, but business management."
Li Xuewu explained seriously: "Although I am also a cadre, at the moment, I cannot be called that. It is too big a title and I cannot accept it."
“I understand. Definitions and systems are different.”
Maggie nodded, looked at Li Xuewu and continued: "Chantal has decided to invest in the mainland, and the partner for cooperation is your company."
"It's an honor, but we haven't done well enough," Li Xuewu replied with a smile, "I hope we can have the opportunity to learn from each other and cooperate with each other."
"This is the main reason why I asked you to come here today," Maggie said seriously, "Ms. Chantal has returned to her country to deal with this matter."
She explained: "The company's board of directors wanted her to personally explain the decision. After all, it is very special and difficult, isn't it?"
"I fully respect Ms. Chantal's decision, and I also hope that our two sides can carry out more extensive economic construction and production cooperation."
Li Xuewu spread his hands and said: "But we are just a company. All we can do for Ms. Chantal is to provide some convenience in the mainland."
"As for the international impact or anything else, there is nothing we can do about it."
"Of course, we all know that."
Maggie nodded and said frankly: "The Foreign Affairs Embassy is also very concerned about this cooperation and has already communicated with the country through special channels."
"At the same time, we also hope that your company can give some response and support."
She did not hide anything and said bluntly: "We have learned about projects such as ecological industrial zones and joint industrial production, and we hope that Mr. Li can provide some material support and assistance."
"In terms of project application, we also hope to communicate with higher-level authorities and introduce Ms. Chantal's company to cooperate."
"Well, you make sense. This is what cooperation is like."
Li Xuewu first affirmed Maggie Roman's words, then nodded slowly and said: "We are pleased and appreciate the efforts made by Ms. Chantal."
"However, regarding the project application, I need to explain to you the situation and requirements involved."
He did not pay attention to the demanding tone in Maggie's words, but replied implicitly: "Regarding the ecological industrial project, the design plan and construction procedures provided by the Red Star Factory have been submitted for review."
"Moreover, all the cooperation units and technical suppliers have been finalized in the early stage. This is difficult to change and it is also responsible for the project."
"As for the project materials, I can provide some help, but this requires Ms. Chantal to discuss the matter, otherwise everything will be empty talk."
Li Xuewu did not agree to any of the other party's requests, clearly telling her that he would not act until he saw the rabbit.
The city has not yet given a clear approval for the Liangmahe Industrial Zone, so it is not wise to rush to introduce the French at this time.
Even if it was approved, Li Xuewu was not going to let the French have a share of the profits.
The eco-industrial zone can use the French businessmen’s funding and technical support, but they must not be involved in or have control over any decision-making.
Maggie Roman looked at Li Xuewu's determination and tried to ask, "Can I meet with the head of your factory to report the necessity of this matter?"
It seems that the other party is the kind of person who will not turn back until he sees the wall, and Li Xuewu didn't care about Maggie's insistence.
He nodded and said: "I can help arrange it, but it will take some time."
"Why?" Maggie frowned slightly and asked, "Does Mr. Li have any concerns or worries about this cooperation?"
"No, it's not your fault, nor is it my personal opinion that is blocking you. You misunderstood."
Li Xuewu explained with a smile: "Starting from next Tuesday, the factory leaders will visit the industrial development departments of several provinces to exchange views on future cooperation."
"So, it's not that I don't want to see you, but I really don't have time, especially for leaders in charge of industry."
"That's a pity. Ms. Chantal is still waiting for news from here."
Maggie Roman said this deliberately, and her interest in Li Xuewu gradually decreased in the subsequent conversation.
Before the dinner ended, she made another special request: "Can you teach me a Chinese word?"
"Teach you Chinese? Why?"
Li Xuewu smiled unexpectedly and said, "You can hire a professional Chinese teacher, or find a Chinese boyfriend."
"That's too difficult. I can't find the right one at all."
Maggie said with a teasing look in her eyes: "So I can only take advantage of every opportunity and learn a Chinese sentence from every Chinese person I know."
“Smart move!”
Li Xuewu nodded with a smile and said: "Let me teach you a simple one, which is the spoken language we often use in daily life."
"Great, you must be a very good teacher." Maggie licked her red lips, eagerly waiting for Li Xuewu's teaching.
Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you express surprise or shock in French? Ah! Right?"
Maggie nodded and listened to him carefully.
"We Chinese don't use this. Instead, we use 'Wo Cao!' to express surprise."
Li Xuewu was just like a professor, explaining to Maggie very seriously the usage environment and characteristics of this spoken language.
He was speaking French now, but the word "wo cao" was authentic Chinese, so Wang Yajuan, who was sitting next to him, naturally heard it clearly.
She looked at Li Xuewu with some surprise as he kept saying "Wow!" to the French foreign affairs personnel.
And what about the other party?
It was the same, he said "wow cao" very seriously imitating Li Xuewu's tone.
The two of them kept saying "wow" to each other. The foreign affairs cadre sitting on the other side of the Zhen kept looking back, and the way he looked at Li Xuewu was not right.
The look in his eyes seemed to be saying: You taught our national quintessence to the French?!
"Wood grass?"
As Maggie Roman walked out of the restaurant, she was still mumbling this phrase to herself.
She really believed that what Li Xuewu taught her was authentic spoken English, because Li Xuewu's expression was particularly upright and serious when he was teaching her.
Little did they know that the more serious Li Xuewu was, the more frivolous he became. Wang Yajuan, who had already learned the truth from Li Xuewu, looked at the two of them with a ridiculous expression on her face.
"Thank you Mr. Li, I have gained more useful knowledge!"
When seeing Maggie Roman off to the car, she sincerely thanked Li Xuewu for politely seeing her off, and also hugged him and Wang Yajuan.
But Wang Yajuan clearly saw that the other party was suspected of deliberately using the car lights to hit Li Xuewu when he was holding him.
When I hugged her, I didn't feel the scratching of the car lights, but when it came to Li Xuewu, it almost squeezed me and rubbed me.
"Go back and practice more. Learning Chinese is not difficult. The important thing is to speak more and speak boldly!"
Li Xuewu helped the other person close the car door and reminded him with a smile: "Come on, you can do it."
Watching the car leave, Wang Yajuan looked at Li Xuewu, whose smile turned into a smirk, and snorted, "Very comfortable, right?"
"what?"
Li Xuewu retracted his gaze to her, raised his eyebrows, then nodded and said: "Of course it's fun to tease a fool, but what does it have to do with comfort?"
"I didn't mean you teased her!"
Wang Yajuan avoided his gaze. At this time, no one could resist Li Xuewu's charm.
She looked to the side and muttered, "It's all squeezed flat. I don't believe you don't feel it."
"What are you talking about? I'm not that person!"
Li Xuewu smiled and waved to Han Jiankun to come over, helped her open the car door and said: "Besides, her thing is so small that it will just be a pancake if it is flattened."
As he said this, he deliberately fixed his gaze on Wang Yajuan's chest, causing her to lose her balance and get into the car in a panic.
When they left, it was already past their workday time, so they went straight home.
The meeting with the legal businessman was reported to the relevant leaders on Monday, but the leaders really had no time to deal with this matter.
Li Huaide communicated with Li Xuewu and decided to wait until Chantal had confirmed the situation before making any decision.
On April 15, Deputy Directors of the Red Star Factory Management Committee Cheng Kaiyuan, Gu Weijie, Jing Yunong and Xue Zhifu led teams to Hebei, Henan, Jaworship and Shaanxi provinces for industrial visits.
Exchanges were made on jointly building trade cooperation relations in the new era and constructing an ecological industrial system. At the same time, a series of cooperation was reached with representative industrial enterprises and trade enterprises in these provinces.
(End of this chapter)