MMB Chapter 1099 Landlord Friendship
Chapter 1099 Landlord Friendship
Chapter 1099 Landlord Friendship
The five flavors of food are hard to distinguish between sour, spicy, salty, sweet and bitter.
After three rounds of drinking, I can no longer tell east from west, south from north, or center.
The evening's drinking was very casual, with only the four of them, and Dou Yaozu was not considered an outsider.
Li Huaide may feel that Zhou Miaomiao and Li Xuewu are unreliable, but he will never feel that Dou Yaozu is unreliable.
Nowadays, people like Dou Yaozu really depend on Li Huaide to stay alive.
Different from later generations, the collective economy can be independent or affiliated.
Financial independence means that you have to take care of everyone's food, drink, defecation and urination, and be responsible for your own profits and losses.
The same applies to business. If you have connections, you can do it. If you don’t, it’s all in vain.
In later generations, there was still a little chance for bidding, but it’s not that easy these days.
Everyone knows that Dou Yaozu is a relative introduced by Li Xuewu, and everyone knows what he did before, but have you heard anyone say anything?
This kind of matter is entirely decided by the factory leaders. Whoever is assigned to do the job can do it. If something goes wrong, the unit will not be held responsible. The factory leaders have to bear the consequences of their own mistakes.
So you can hear, or experience, that in the 1970s and 1980s, there were many people like Li Huaide, jumping down from buildings with a bang.
Of course, they are not playing bungee jumping, they are just letting others play it as bungee jumping.
Crisis of trust, the cashier took the money and ran away, or the boss didn't even have time to run away, but the cashier and the driver ran away.
It was truly a barbaric period, with war and chaos everywhere. Once the door was opened, all kinds of monsters and demons came.
Of course there is no problem now. Dou Yaozu is a local resident with a family. Li Huaide likes to cooperate with people like this the most.
"That's all for today."
Li Huaide drank a little too much, all because most of the drinking parties Li Xuewu attended recently drank white wine.
He can't speak fluently at this moment and has to take a breath after saying each sentence.
But Lao Li's eyes became brighter and brighter as he drank, like a yellow fox, and it was impossible to tell whether he was drunk or not.
He patted Dou Yaozu's arm, pointed upstairs and said, "Let's go upstairs and play a few games. My hands have been itching for a few days. I've been thinking about this for a long time."
Dou Yaozu saw him gesturing with his hands stretched forward, and thought the action was a bit indecent.
Those who know it think it is playing mahjong, while those who don’t know it think it is making steamed buns.
"Leader, I'm not being modest!"
Dou Yaozu smiled and said, "I know how to play mahjong, but I'm always not good at it."
"I have played card games of all sizes countless times since I was a child, but I have never won any money. Oh..."
"Ah? Then we should sit together and play. I haven't won much money either."
Li Huaide suddenly felt that Dou Yaozu, the honest old man, looked friendly. This was not just Old Dou, but a close friend.
"I like to play cards, but I always lose like Confucius moving his house."
"Ah? You..."
This time it was Dou Yaozu's turn to be surprised. He never expected that such a high-ranking leader was also a veteran who had been dominating the workplace for so many years.
"Are you kidding me? Boss, everything I said is true—"
"It's okay, we're just chatting with the leader," Li Xuewu said to him with a smile, "We're not doing this for fun."
"Oh, okay. Then I'll play a few games with the boss." Dou Yaozu naturally listened to Li Xuewu's words. Seeing that he had said it, he didn't pretend anymore. He stood up and followed him out.
Li Xuewu pulled him a step slower, gave him a few quiet instructions, and then went upstairs together.
Upstairs, Feng Juan had already tidied the room with the waiter and prepared tea.
The most important thing is that the mahjong table is also set up. It is a genuine solid wood square table, which is most suitable for playing mahjong, with the clanging sound of the cards when they are tapped.
"Director Feng, are you on duty tonight?"
"Yes, you can just call me Xiao Feng."
Feng Juan responded with a smile: "Please don't call me Director Feng. If you are polite to me, I will do some self-examination."
"Hahaha--!"
Li Huaide waved his hand and said, "Since you're welcome, then sit down and play a few games together. We're not strangers today."
He first found a seat and sat down, then pointed at Li Xuewu and said to Feng Juan, "Hey, Deputy Director Li, it was he who asked you to come to the guesthouse, against all odds."
"Yes, thank you for your support and concern," Feng Juan smiled and nodded to Li Xuewu.
Li Huaide pointed at Dou Yaozu and said, "This, Lao Dou, the general manager of Dongfeng Construction Company, got connected with our factory because he built a garden for your guesthouse."
"Dou Yaozu, Chief Feng, we meet each other." Dou Yaozu was always polite to everyone. Even though Feng Juan looked young, he still took the initiative to come over and shake hands with her after Li Huaide's introduction.
Feng Juan naturally knew who he belonged to, but she didn't dare to act arrogantly in front of Dou Yaozu. She took his hand and said politely, "Hello, Mr. Dou. Please don't be so polite."
"Xiao Zhou, you are all the same age."
Li Huaide introduced everyone in the room, then waved to Li Xuewu and the others, saying, "Sit down, sit down, standing here makes you dizzy."
Feng Juan glanced at Zhou Miaomiao, smiled and asked tentatively: "Leader, Deputy Head Zhou is here, how can it be my turn to sit at the table?"
She has practiced a lot here with Qin Huairu, and her eloquence is now better than before.
"Please ask Deputy Captain Zhou to play. I'll serve everyone in the card game."
"Sister Feng, if your leader tells you to go ahead, then go ahead—"
Zhou Miaomiao smiled and pushed her to the mahjong table, then sat on the armrest of the chair next to Li Xuewu, with her hand resting on the back of the chair behind him, which made Dou Yaozu opposite her eyelids twitch.
"Have fun, leaders. I will serve you at the card game tonight."
What the hell is going on——!?
What else could it be? The light flashed, golden and bright, and I didn't know what was going on? This girl knew who gave her what she wanted!
Li Huaide's favor alone may not be so useful. There are so many people who curry favor with Li, but no one has come to her to give her gold jewelry.
How come she came through the introduction of Li Xuewu? She bought her several sets of clothes and asked a craftsman to get her a full set of gold jewelry.
There is not a single piece of silver in it, it is pure gold, and when she puts it on, she looks like a landlord's wife.
But women at this time like this. Although the wealth is not exposed, it is pleasant to wear it in the house for just one night.
tomorrow?
I have to go to work tomorrow, so I can't let others see it. Next time I want to see it, I can just wear it secretly when I get home at night.
Is there any woman who doesn’t like gold, or is there any man who doesn’t like gold?
Dou Yaozu really dared to take action, and his attack was a powerful one that hit Zhou Miaomiao's weak spot in one fell swoop.
Now if he asked Zhou Miaomiao to persuade Lao Li to arrange a few more projects for him, Zhou Miaomiao would dare to find out Lao Li's past first, and then make trouble to force Lao Li to agree.
Don't underestimate the ruthlessness of young girls, and don't overestimate their vision.
Of course, Zhou Miaomiao, who has experienced many ups and downs, is considered a top student and very smart.
Dou Yaozu bought her so many valuable things, did you see her trying to curry favor with him?
She knew very well who was behind all this and what she should do at this time.
Not to mention sitting on the armrest of Li Xuewu's chair, Li Huaide wouldn't mind even if he sat in Li Xuewu's arms or on Li Xuewu's hand.
This is a sign of closeness.
The closer she appears to Li Xuewu, the more Li Xuewu accepts Li Huaide's mistakes and shortcomings, and he does so openly.
Trust between people is actually not that complicated; all it takes is a bunch of gold jewelry.
But sometimes, trust between people is so complicated. It is not enough to just have it at work, there must also be various tests in private.
Zhou Miaomiao is now helping Li Huaide test Li Xuewu's attitude. Conversely, she is also helping Li Xuewu test Li Huaide's attitude.
The fact that Li Xuewu can accept Zhou Miaomiao and play with her, or have a close relationship with her, also means that he has become closer to Li Huaide in private.
Otherwise, why would Lao Li insist on coming to the guesthouse for dinner and play mahjong in the evening when Li Xuewu called him today?
What Mr. Li didn't expect and was very pleasantly surprised was that Li Xuewu could arrange it so well.
And today's apparent cause and effect - Dou Yaozu, is particularly prominent.
In handling the relationship, Li Huaide was given enough face. You can tell from Zhou Miaomiao's smiling face and laughter that if Zhou Miaomiao is satisfied, Li will work less and be satisfied.
When it comes to engineering work, Dou Yaozu is both considerate and responsible, and never causes trouble for the Red Star Factory.
Li Huaide privately arranged for Li Haiyang to bring people to inspect the completed project, for fear that Li Xuewu's people would not be able to do the job.
Li Haiyang was sandwiched between the two men, so he naturally did not dare to be vague. He picked up a sledgehammer and swung it hard on the wall a few times. Some cement and gravel broke and some debris fell off, but the wall was fine.
In fact, he also brought experts from the engineering department, and they are more professional than him in verifying this thing.
But why do you have to pretend to know how to swing a sledgehammer when you don't?
I have to say that Li Haiyang is a smart guy. When he swings the hammer, he can clearly tell right from wrong, saving him the discomfort of being caught in the middle.
Now, after these few major blows from him, the quality of Dongfeng Construction's projects has been completely secured, and no one doubts whether the small external engineering unit can be competent for the project.
It was also because Dou Yaozu was a genuine person, and was open in what he said and did, so this game tonight gave Li Xuewu a clear attitude.
Of course, Dou Yaozu was also given a clear attitude that as long as the project maintained its usual high standards and strict requirements and the construction progress was guaranteed, no one could replace Dongfeng Construction from him.
-
Say Dou Yaozu's performance is outstanding?
Dou Yaozu is about to die now——!
He said that he was not good at playing cards and had never won once. Of course, he was being modest and was being polite to Li Huaide. His words were all vague.
But I never expected that what Director Li said was true!
This card play is really fucking bad!
He also didn't expect that such a high-ranking leader, in charge of such a large unit, would actually speak the truth!
Well, it’s not that Director Li had bad luck today, nor is it that the feng shui of the place where he sat was bad, and it has nothing to do with drinking.
Purely and seriously, Director Li's hands are just so damn bad, he just can't play cards well, and he just doesn't have the brains to play cards!
If it were an ordinary person who didn't have the talent for playing mahjong, he would just not play it, but Director Li was a bad player and just loved the regret and joy of playing mahjong.
It's only been a few rounds, and Director Li, who lost money, is happy as usual. He is having a lot of fun and it's so interesting.
Meanwhile, Dou Yaozu, who was thinking about firing the cannons faster than Director Li, was sweating on his forehead.
Who the hell am I!
Where the hell am I!
Am I fucking cocky? How the hell did I win money?
What the hell should I do with the money I won?
"Quick, get Mr. Dou a towel to wipe it off."
Li Huaide was also amused. The more he saw Dou Yaozu panicking, the happier he became.
Especially the other party's determination to win and make money made him feel that Lao Dou was a very real, approachable and interesting person.
"Hey! I'll go get you a towel, wait a minute--"
Zhou Miaomiao stood up from the chair next to Li Xuewu and went to the bathroom with a smile.
Dou Yaozu said awkwardly, "No, no, Leader Zhou, I... oh, I'm so embarrassed, it's really embarrassing."
"It's okay, it happens when you drink."
Li Huaide said with a smile: "Now I see double images when I look at mahjong tiles, but it is more exciting and interesting to play in this dizzy state."
Hearing what he said, Feng Juan couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. She secretly glanced at Li Xuewu and wondered how he could hold back from laughing.
There are double images. Can these two be seen as nine?
Li Xuewu also won money, but not as much as Dou Yaozu. He was not addicted to playing cards, but he was good at calculating and his hands were also good.
Feng Juan's card skills are much worse. She can play but not calculate. She wins when there is a chance, and just endures when there is no chance.
Zhou Miaomiao washed a hot towel from the bathroom and wiped the sweat off Dou Yaozu's forehead without him doing anything else. This action made Dou sweat more and more, probably because he was scared.
At the dinner table tonight, Li Huaide drank frivolously, Zhou Miaomiao drank lightly, Li Xuewu drank but didn't drink, and he drank sincerely.
So he drank more than Li Huaide and others. Just now Li Huaide said that he had double vision when looking at the cards, and he was almost dizzy when looking at the cards.
But now all the alcohol had disappeared with the sweat, and my head was particularly clear, as if I had taken an elixir.
"This sweat is not wiped in vain, Mr. Dou."
Li Xuewu made a second pancake and told Feng Juan to eat it. He smiled and reminded Dou Yaozu who was sitting opposite him, "If you have any good news, think of our Deputy Commander Zhou. He is one of our own."
"Of course, of course, I will," Dou Yaozu thanked Zhou Miaomiao with a smile, and then he only dared to look at the cards but not at Zhou Miaomiao.
Zhou Miaomiao said jokingly: "No good thing in my eyes is more important than your words that we are one family."
"Hey, why didn't you tell me earlier? If you told me earlier, wouldn't I have told you that you are one of my own?"
No one can defeat Li Xuewu in talking nonsense. Zhou Miaomiao was amused and laughed. She sat next to Li Xuewu and chatted with him unwillingly.
Feng Juan, who was sitting on the other side of her, was observing Zhou Miaomiao out of the corner of her eye.
She was not quite sure what the relationship between Li Xuewu and Zhou Miaomiao was, but she knew very well what the relationship between Zhou Miaomiao and Li Huaide was.
How many times in the morning did I see her coming out of Director Li's room?
Wasn't it her that Liu Lan, who was hanged later, ran into when she came here to make trouble?
Now seeing her wearing gold and silver, sitting next to Li Xuewu with a sweet smile, if you don’t know, you would think she is following Li Xuewu.
But you know, Feng Juan would never think so. What kind of person and figure does Li Xuewu have to be interested in such a slut?
Everyone knows that Zhou Miaomiao has a partner, but no one knows what her partner means to her.
Of course she is pretty, but this girl does womanly things. Doesn't she think this job is too rotten?
Feng Juan is not a fool. She knows what is going on just by looking at who is in today's game.
She didn't mind this. The gold was indeed dazzling, but it was too dazzling.
To be honest, Zhou Miaomiao was very happy about the word "one of our own", but Li Xuewu didn't say that she was one of his own, nor did he mention that he had asked her to come to the guesthouse. This is what it means to be a real one of our own.
Now even the word "our own people" has been used in a dirty way by people like Zhou Miaomiao. She felt very uncomfortable and didn't dare to provoke them even as a bad guest.
-
The card game lasted until after twelve o'clock. Zhou Miaomiao yawned a few times, and Feng Juan also played the cards wrong several times.
When Feng Juan played the wrong card for the third time, Li Huaide knew it was time to end the game, so he finished the last hand with a smile, ordered some water and paid the bill for them.
Dou Yaozu took the money awkwardly, feeling very embarrassed, but Li Huaide enjoyed it.
"Take it. You must take it. The leader is the most innocent. One is one and two is two." Li Xuewu put the money Li Huaide gave him into his pocket and said with a smile, "It's time for us to get off work. Of course, we have to keep the money we won from playing cards."
"That's right, hurry up, or I won't play with you next time!"
Li Huaide smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I've had a lot of fun tonight. When you have time in the future, you are welcome to come to the factory more often."
These words were the finishing touch, explaining Dou Yaozu's purpose of coming here tonight.
Dou Yaozu shook his hand gratefully and said a few polite words before following Li Xuewu and the others out.
Zhou Miaomiao followed him to the door and was stopped by Li Huaide, who said he had something to discuss.
Li Xuewu didn't even turn his head, just pretended not to hear, went down one floor and reached the third floor.
He couldn't go back tonight, so he had to stay here. Li Huaide had already told everyone here and arranged a room for him.
Feng Juan first arranged for the waiter to send Dou Yaozu back to the room, and she then sent Li Xuewu to the room, chatting on the way.
When they were almost at the door, Li Xuewu turned around and asked with a smile: "What's the matter? Do you have something to say? Or are you worried that I can't find the room?"
"I'm afraid you won't be able to find a room, okay?"
Feng Juan laughed and said, "I'm worried if I don't watch you go into the room. You drank so much and played so late. What if you sleep in the corridor?"
"hehe--"
Li Xuewu chuckled and walked to the door of the room, motioned to the door and said, "Open it."
Feng Juan glanced at him, walked forward and opened the door of the room, but was suddenly pushed by Li Xuewu and walked straight in.
She was really frightened. After she stood up holding the door, she looked at Li Xuewu in astonishment, at a loss as to what to do.
Li Xuewu stood at the door, leaning back slightly, looking at the staircase at the other end of the corridor, and said in a confused voice: "You can stay here tonight."
Feng Juan finally reacted after being frightened, but her eyes widened in surprise and she asked in a low voice: "Someone is following us? Who is it?"
Li Xuewu didn't answer her. He took a step inside, closed the door with a bang, and then stood at the door without moving.
Feng Juan was also curious, so she leaned sideways and put her ear against the door. After a while, she heard the clicking sound of shoes on the floor tiles.
She suddenly frowned. She didn't expect that someone would follow her. Who could be so abominable!
After listening to her, Li Xuewu grabbed her arm, pointed to the room, and pushed her to the chair, while indicating her to take off her coat.
Feng Juan frowned and wanted to refuse, but she saw Li Xuewu seriously pointing his index finger outside the door and signaling with his eyes for her to do it quickly.
She had no choice but to take off her blue jacket.
Before she could figure out what to do with it, Li Xuewu took it and threw it directly to the ground.
"you--!"
"Sh-!"
Li Xuewu frowned and nodded at her, squinting his eyes to signal her to be quiet.
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
dong dong——
"Deputy Director Li, have you rested?"
"Ah—who? I'm coming right over!"
Li Xuewu responded in a pretentious manner, then curled his lips at Feng Juan, reached out and rubbed her hair, and then went to the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Zhou Miaomiao trying to squeeze in with a plate of fruit, smiling and saying, "My boss asked me to bring it to you... Yo!"
Of course Li Xuewu would not force his way into the door, so he moved aside with an embarrassed look on his face, revealing Feng Juan, who was sitting on a chair wearing a blue shirt with messy hair and a somewhat surprised look on her face. The coat she had just worn upstairs was also scattered on the ground.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect...that..."
Zhou Miaomiao said sorry and seemed a little embarrassed.
"Xiao Feng said he has work to report to me." Li Xuewu's ability to lie with his eyes open was the best in the entire steel rolling mill. He opened the door, walked into the house naturally, picked up the clothes on the ground, hung them on the cabinet, and said, "Come in and sit down."
"No, no, my boss asked me to bring this to you. I'm so sorry."
Zhou Miaomiao walked into the room awkwardly, placed the fruit plate on the table under Feng Juan's strange gaze, and left without waiting for Li Xuewu to be polite, closing the door behind her.
Feng Juan walked to the door angrily and listened closely. She seemed to hear the other person say: "Why are you so proud? You are just like me..."
"she……!"
"Eating grapes?"
Li Xuewu didn't wait for her to get angry and complain, but picked up some grapes from the fruit plate and asked her.
Feng Juan's eyes widened and she asked, "Can't you see what she means?"
"She is... I..."
"If I can't see it, you don't need to help me with this cover."
Li Xuewu looked at the grapes in his hand and threw them into the fruit bowl.
"Okay, sit here for a while. Take the fruit plate down and share it with your comrades."
"You still care about food?"
Feng Juan said indignantly: "What does she mean? If she is not a good person, then there are no good people in this world. Should we all be like her?"
"Hey, hey, what's the hurry?"
Li Xuewu looked her over and said, "Just now I wanted to praise you for your good performance tonight. How come you can't stand such a small loss?"
"snort--!"
Feng Juan picked up her clothes and put them on. She sat down on the chair angrily and said, "I just feel wronged. Why should she doubt me——"
"Do we need to find a reason to doubt this? If she thinks it is true, then it is true—"
Li Xuewu sat on the bed, looked at her and said, "If she wants to doubt you, just let her doubt you and give her evidence to prove her doubt."
"When you need her, all her suspicions will become a means of attacking you. Are you afraid of this?"
He leaned against the head of the bed, his legs resting on the edge, and chuckled as he said, "These will become your means of fighting back and striking her at any time."
"I...I am just the director of a guesthouse, and a deputy at that!"
Feng Juan said angrily: "Why should I do this? Do I have to rely on you and follow you to get this position so that I can feel at ease?"
"Well, it's true that I feel wronged, but do you need to care about it?"
Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "If you do a bad job, there will still be people criticizing you. If you do a good job, there will always be people finding excuses for you."
"So, instead of letting them make up stories, it would be more fun to direct and act in the film yourself. At least you know who the male lead is, right?"
"laugh--"
Feng Juan was so angry at his words that she suddenly laughed. She looked at him speechlessly and asked, "So those rumors circulating in the factory were all made up by you!"
"I said the more I listened, the more something seemed wrong!"
She pouted as if she had been deceived, and looked at Li Xuewu with amusement and said, "You said it with such certainty, as if someone really saw you doing something with so-and-so."
"What did you say about me? Who did you say it to?"
Li Xuewu lay sideways on the pillow and said with a smile: "I have made up so many rumors about myself that I can't tell who is who for a moment."
"I was just saying it, how can you throw dirty water on yourself, like today——"
Feng Juan pouted and looked at him, saying, "If I hadn't caught up with you and knew what kind of person you were, I would have thought you were doing that when I was standing outside the door!"
"hehe--"
Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I told you that the world is dangerous and you have no choice. Do you think I am making a fuss and asking for trouble?"
Feng Juan shook her head slightly and said, "I used to think so, but after what happened just now, I understand what you mean."
"Well, I'm glad you understand. It's all for work."
Li Xuewu squinted his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep, and said, "If you are upright, you have nothing to fear. Just do your job well and steadily, and pay attention to the minor details, so as to make things easier."
"I understand your difficulties."
Feng Juan looked at Li Xuewu with admiration, thinking that he was willing to throw dirty water on her for the sake of the factory's work and to coordinate relationships...
"When I heard about you, Qin Suo and Zhang Suo before, I felt it was vague."
She looked at Li Xuewu and said seriously: "Now I know that you are a good person, an upright and innocent person."
"Haha - jumping to conclusions so early?"
Li Xuewu smiled and said, "What if you guessed wrong? What if I'm a gangster?"
"If it were up to you, would you resort to hooliganism?"
Feng Juan smiled and said, "So many people want to jump on you but they can't catch up."
She stood up and said, "Is the time enough? Then I won't disturb your rest."
"Well, take the fruit plate away. I don't eat anything at night, and I don't eat sweet things."
Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Don't pay attention to what happened tonight. Even if there are rumors, you don't need to explain. Just let it go."
"I see, I took advantage of you," Feng Juan said with a red face, "Maybe after tonight, everyone will know that I have a background and a backer, and no one will dare to bully me."
"These are all empty words and useless."
Li Xuewu propped himself up and stood up, admonishing: "Do your job well, otherwise there will be no chance for advancement."
"I understand. I will do my job well." Feng Juan walked to the door and bowed, saying, "Thank you for arranging for me to come to the guesthouse."
"Okay, go ahead. You're still so polite at this late hour."
Li Xuewu walked her to the door and said with a smile: "If you're polite again, I'll keep you here."
"Hehehe—you are not that person!"
Feng Juan covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Goodbye, Deputy Director Li. Have a good rest."
Li Xuewu stood at the door and watched her leave, then turned around and closed the door.
Old Li has learned bad things and even dared to let Zhou Miaomiao to spy on military intelligence. This is asking for trouble.
I don't want to argue with him. It's better to keep such romantic affairs behind others' back. Even if it gets out, I won't lose my job, but it will be too embarrassing.
Especially Zhou Miaomiao, she is not an honest person. Li Xuewu asked Dou Yaozu to test her, but he didn't expect that she really dared to take it.
Well, Lao Li, just wait for bad luck.
What was the name of the deputy factory director who took Dou Yaozu’s things and was dragged out of the car by Li Xuewu?
hehe--
Of course, romantic affairs are not a serious problem at this time, but when romantic affairs involve the output of interests, it is no longer a trivial matter.
This time it was just a test. It is certainly impossible for Dou Yaozu to take action personally next time.
Even if it is investigated later, there is nothing wrong with Dou Yaozu's behavior today. Zhou Miaomiao is single now, so they can just say that Dou Yaozu was pursuing Zhou Miaomiao.
After Li Xuewu sent Feng Juan away, everything was peaceful and he slept soundly. However, there was a crackling sound of gunfire from upstairs...
Old Li is really exhausted today.
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In the morning, while having breakfast in the restaurant, Zhou Miaomiao saw him alone and sat opposite him.
"Deputy Director Li, good morning!"
"Well, you're up so early?"
Li Xuewu glanced at Zhou Miaomiao across from him and asked, "Are you also getting up early to exercise?"
"I'm used to it. I saw you running along the lake." Zhou Miaomiao ate breakfast calmly and asked, "Do you exercise regularly?"
"Yes, there is a lake near my home. I take my daughter for a walk every morning."
Li Xuewu was chatting casually, not paying any attention to the look she gave him.
Zhou Miaomiao was bold enough. Seeing that there were not many people in the restaurant at the moment, she asked quietly, "You and Feng Juan...?"
"Hmm? Hehe——"
Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, chuckled, looked at her and asked, "How come I didn't know? When did you take on the job of the Investigation Department?"
"You take me for what I am willing to do—?"
Zhou Miaomiao drooped her eyelids, sighed helplessly and said: "How dare I dare to perform monkey tricks in front of you, I really am..."
"So?" Li Xuewu lowered his head and continued to eat breakfast, and asked, "What do you think I should do? Shouldn't I cooperate with you in acting?"
"I know. I knew you wouldn't mind my little tricks."
Zhou Miaomiao laughed, sat up straight and said, "I also know that there is nothing between you and Feng Juan. She is obviously not as good as you in acting. Her lips are dry, but she is pretending to have just had an intimate moment——"
Li Xuewu pulled the corner of his mouth, looked at her and said, "Perform the whole act, don't let it slip halfway, or you'll end up with nothing."
"I'm not afraid of fetching water with a bamboo basket, I'm just afraid that you won't let me fetch the bucket of water."
Zhou Miaomiao looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Without your words, I would never feel at ease. What I said to you on the boat last time was what I really thought. Please don't disbelieve me."
"You have to choose your own path. I never said anything to you." Li Xuewu looked at her and reminded her, "Any game has rules. No one cares how much you can take based on your ability."
"But you have to be prepared to lose money. Don't curse this, criticize that, or smash the table. Be careful not to get yourself into trouble."
He finished his meal, put his chopsticks aside, and continued, "Whoever you are with is all consensual. No one is forcing you, and no one wants to harm you. You can decide the degree yourself."
Li Xuewu stood up, tapped the table with his fingers, and said, "I believe you are a smart girl. This is not a problem for you."
Watching Li Xuewu leave, Zhou Miaomiao sighed deeply. The meal was half-cooked and boring.
She wanted to bet on both sides, but where could she find such a good thing? Li Xuewu did not accept her surrender, but warned her to abide by her duties.
What is duty?
It's funny to say, if you are someone's lover, you have to do your duty and not ruin the relationship if you don't have enough food to eat.
What? You are the only one who can take the blame!
Zhou Miaomiao had long seen that Li Huaide was on guard against Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu was not completely loyal to Li Huaide.
When two people work together, although there is no intrigue, they are wary and cautious of each other, which adds a bit of protection and dependence.
Li Xuewu needs Li Huaide's support and help, and he needs Li Huaide to sit in this position and shoulder all the things that he cannot shoulder.
But Li Huaide needed his talent, needed this young and strong man to take the lead and do a good job in the factory, so he gave him more energy and time.
The two sides take advantage of each other and restrain each other. You lock one thing, I lock another, and both want to gain the upper hand and take down the other.
So when adding a lock, you also have to find the key to unlock the other lock. It’s that complicated.
Now Zhou Miaomiao was locked in the middle by them, unable to move left or right, feeling very uncomfortable.
She wanted to tell Li Huaide about Li Xuewu's hypocrisy and the actual situation, but what could Li Huaide do if he knew it?
Can Li Xuewu be fired?
But Li Xuewu really has a way to fire her, or even kill her.
So, as Li Huaide requested, she followed Li Xuewu to deliver the fruit plate and saw Li Xuewu and Feng Juan enter the house.
But when she walked into the corridor, she deliberately made her footsteps louder, just to give the room a heads-up.
But unexpectedly, Li Xuewu really cooperated with her in such a drama and gave her an excuse and content to report after going upstairs.
But by the late night, Zhou Miaomiao couldn't fall asleep. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Then she realized that she almost fell into a trap.
Fortunately, there was no problem with what I said to Li Huaide. When I got up in the morning, I saw Li Xuewu exercising downstairs, so I followed him down.
It was impossible to express her loyalty to Li Xuewu. Li Xuewu would not use women as tools to steal intelligence like the people in the 1920s and 1930s, and he would not get involved in her karma. She just wanted a word from Li Xuewu.
It's very simple. When you want to get rid of Li Huaide, you must give her a way out.
She firmly believed that Li Xuewu was the only one who could get rid of Li Huaide. No one in the factory had the courage and ability of Li Xuewu, and no one had the ability to establish the country after getting rid of Li Huaide.
The longer she spent with Li Huaide, the more she could feel Li Huaide's dependence on and helplessness towards Li Xuewu.
When the Red Star Factory had less business, Li Huaide took the position of general manager and should have focused on understanding and learning and mastering production management.
But he put more energy into personnel management and personal enjoyment.
But they just thought that Li Xuewu was young and inexperienced and there was no possibility that he would be an obstacle.
Therefore, more burden was placed on Li Xuewu, which led to the current situation where he is in a difficult position and put himself in an embarrassing situation.
Even if Li Huaide wanted to take over the business and work of the factory now, it was too late. Even the office and corporate management structure were set up by Li Xuewu and his people. How could he take charge of so many things?
The rules were set by Li Xuewu, and even he has to do things according to Li Xuewu's rules. Who is the boss in this factory and who has the final say?
Being with Li Huaide, I finally witnessed how powerful Li Xuewu is. It is really not something that ordinary people can control.
If we use the word "shrewd" to describe Li Xuewu, then this word is definitely wrong and is not enough to describe him.
So she became more and more afraid, especially when she was with Li Huaide. She was afraid that one day Li Xuewu would suddenly rush in with his men, grab them, put handcuffs on them, and say to them, "Your crime has been exposed. Come with us!"
She had no objection to killing Li Huaide, as long as she was not taken with him.
Another thing she was worried about was whether the money she had worked so hard to earn would be taken back.
Feng Juan was standing at the kitchen door and had already seen Zhou Miaomiao. She really wanted to laugh when she saw her decadent appearance.
A bastard like this wants to hook up with Li Xuewu?
Another thing, why did she think she could get a promise from Li Xuewu?
On Saturday, Li Xuewu tried his best to finish the work at hand.
In particular, the factory’s finance, security, audit and other departments were arranged to cooperate with the city to complete the clearance and sorting of industrial integration.
We also have to coordinate the cadre assessment and placement work with the Personnel Department, so that all can benefit from it. This group of cadres should be used in a dispersed manner to prevent them from forming their own groups and being unable to integrate into the Red Star Factory.
Finally, as for his own work, he has to do what he can do before going on a business trip, and arrange what he cannot do to others.
In addition to listening to his and Dou Yaozu’s reports last night, Li Huaide also talked about something else.
Liaoning Province invited Red Star Factory to visit Fengcheng.
Hu Ke, deputy director of the Beijing office, personally invited the leader in charge of industry in Liaoning Province.
Li Huaide has already agreed to leave on Sunday night and arrive in Fengcheng on Monday morning.
After staying in Fengcheng for two or three days, he went directly to Gangcheng for investigation with the industrial leaders of Liaoning Province.
This time it is not a repayment of a debt from last time, but a way for others to express their hospitality as hosts.
The investment in Red Star Factory is so huge that even the other party feels it is inappropriate not to express some appreciation.
So, what does it mean?
(End of this chapter)