dognovel Chapter 1172 Coachman Plan
Chapter 1172 Coachman Plan
Chapter 1172 Coachman Plan
"Little Fatty - sitting on the doorstep - crying and shouting for a wife -"
In a shady spot at the entrance with hanging flowers, Liu Yin and the old lady each held a little fat boy and sat on a small bench to enjoy the cool air.
Also present were several old ladies from the courtyard and women coaxing their children.
These people sat together, talking about all sorts of things.
If any young man or girl passes among them, they will inevitably feel a certain amount of pressure.
Unless you are as shameless as Li Xuewu, who got married, had children, and has nothing to worry about.
"Sleeping for so long——"
Liu Yin saw her son coming out of the inner courtyard, and waited until he came up to her before she said something to him.
Li Xuewu yawned cooperatively, causing the women sitting around him to laugh.
"Big officials still want to sleep in—"
The fourth aunt of the Sun family next door teased him with a smile, but he didn't care at all.
He patted Big Face Cat's head with the palm-leaf fan in his hand, signaling him to make room.
The lazy cat didn't react at first, but after being hit, he finally understood.
He jumped up like a puppy and gave the small stool under his butt to Uncle Wu.
"It's been a long time since I saw him so idle. Just go to sleep."
The old lady still felt sorry for her grandson. She hugged Li Ning in her arms and shook him, smiling and saying, "Xiao Ning and the others went to the street. They saw that you were sleeping soundly, so they didn't disturb you."
"Li Xue arranged this, right?"
Li Xuewu fanned himself with the palm-leaf fan in his hand, not caring about the look of Jia Zhang, who was looking at him with pity for her grandson.
He said sleepily, "She robbed me of twenty dollars last night, saying she wanted to buy new sandals. Mom, you have to reimburse me."
"Who cares about you! Hahaha——"
Liu Yin scolded her son, saying that her little girl was spoiled by her brother, but she also laughed after saying this.
This condition still exists. If not, Li Xue would not have the qualifications to be pampered.
Big Face Cat squatted beside Li Xuewu. His grandmother gave him her bench, but he refused to sit down.
This child must have reached his rebellious stage, and a very serious one at that.
What is the rebellious period?
You ask him to sit, but he insists on standing. You ask him to eat, but he insists on eating shit.
"Go, buy two bottles of soda—"
Li Xuewu heard the shouting in the alley and tapped the big-faced cat on the head with a palm-leaf fan.
Everyone knows what a palm-leaf fan is. It doesn't hurt when you hit someone with it. He just did it on purpose to anger Jia Zhang, the woman opposite him.
He curled his lips and instructed, "I want orange flavor, the cool kind!"
"Okay!" The big-faced cat jumped up after hearing Uncle Wu's order.
He was about to run out, but then he realized that Uncle Wu hadn't given him the money yet.
"what?"
Li Xuewu saw the big-faced cat standing beside him without moving, so he raised his head and glanced at him.
Bang Geng blinked and reminded, "You haven't paid me yet."
"Does drinking soda cost money?"
Like a bandit, Li Xuewu rolled his eyes and glanced at the opposite side, which could only be understood but not expressed in words.
Banggeng understood, hesitated for half a second, and turned to look at his grandmother.
He opened his mouth and said, "Give me fifty cents!"
"What are you doing?" Jia Zhang asked knowingly, with her head down busying herself with needlework, pretending to be confused even though she knew the answer.
When the other old ladies saw that Li Xuewu was making fun of him, they stopped talking and just watched the fun with a smile.
"I want a soda—"
Banggeng is really an idle grandson. He starts to search his grandmother's pockets as soon as he approaches her.
He knew where grandma usually put the money. "If you don't give it to me, I'll go home and look for it myself—"
"I deserve yours!"
Jia Zhang was furious. She patted her grandson's chubby hand and glanced at the bad guy opposite. How could he be willing to spend these few cents?
He looked back and glanced at the old lady of the Li family and Liu Yin. Don’t the adults in the family care?
The old lady is in her sixties. Her grandchildren are all married and have children, so she only takes care of her great-grandchildren.
Liu Yin couldn't save face, so she glared at Li Xuewu and told him to stop messing around.
Everyone in this courtyard knows that Jia Zhang's money is strung on her ribs.
Want it? Then you have to use a vise to push it down.
Jia Zhang thought that with the master of the family here, you have to behave yourself, right?
It's a pity that she still didn't understand life for most of her life.
The devil in this yard has grown up, not flown away.
Li Xuewu turned his head away and ignored his mother's threats and warnings.
My goodness! Everyone laughed in unison and looked at Jia Zhang, where the stick was tearing at her pocket.
"Give, give, give!" Jia Zhang was helpless. She couldn't afford to owe her grandson money for a bottle of soda in front of so many people.
She slapped Banggeng's chubby hands away, fished out two Mao bills from her pocket, handed them to her grandson in front of Huaihua and Xiaodang's envious gazes, and said, "You are my living ancestor!"
The two girls in the family never get any reward from their grandmother, let alone pocket money. Even for meals, they have to rely on their brother to fill their stomachs first.
Otherwise why is Bang Geng so fat and the two girls so thin?
According to Jia Zhang's concept, having a daughter is a loss of money, and no matter how well she is raised, she will be given to others to raise.
The Li family spoils their daughter like this, which is simply too shortsighted. They have money but don't know where to spend it.
Twenty yuan to buy sandals, how much does it cost to make a pair of lace-up cloth shoes? Aren't they different?
Leather sandals are only available for one season, and they can get muddy even when it rains, so I bought them just for fun.
Even though Qin Huairu earns a lot as a cadre now, her family still lives a tight life.
"Not enough!" Bang Geng looked at the two dimes in his hand and shouted, "Give me another thirty dimes!"
"What are you doing——"
Jia Zhang glared at her grandson and said, "What kind of soda is fifty cents? It's only twenty cents!"
"Uncle Wu said he wanted orange flavor!"
Banggeng was pushed by his grandmother, but he still reached out to grab the money in her pocket.
Jia Zhang was furious. She glared at Li Xuewu and said to her grandson, "You drink yours. He doesn't drink. He's just teasing you!"
“Orange flavor!”
Li Xuewu waved a palm-leaf fan to avoid his mother's slap, and said to himself: "The kind that's so cold--"
"Will you give it to me or not? The soda seller is leaving!"
Bang Geng said angrily: "If you don't give it to me, I will go home and look under the bed..."
"Give, give, give, it's fatal—"
Jia Zhang is really afraid of this living ancestor. He even dares to tell you where she hides her money!
Banggeng was also a donkey. He took the grandmother's small money bag and took out three cents before stopping.
Looking at her grandson flying away, Jia Zhang stared at the bad guy opposite her, her back teeth almost broken.
Liu Yin was so angry that she slapped her son and cursed him in a low voice: "You don't drink when there's something at home, but you come here to cause trouble!"
"How can the ones at home taste as good as the ones bought fresh?" Li Xuewu fanned his son and nephew with a palm leaf fan, and asked the two little guys in a teasing tone, "Isn't that right? Little Fatty——"
"Giggle-"
The two little brats look somewhat similar and are obviously children of the Li family.
When Li Xuewu was called to tease him, Li Ning stared at his father in a daze with his eyes wide open, but Li Tang started to laugh.
Children's laughter always has the power to heal the soul, and the smile on Li Xuewu's face also became sincere.
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Li Xuewu ignored the mumbling of Jia Zhang on the opposite side and looked at the third aunt on the other side.
"Yan Jiefang and his wife are out again?"
Seeing his mother glaring at him, Li Xuewu didn't care and asked with a smile, "You didn't help take care of the child?"
What do you mean which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted?
Hey! Li Xuewu has such good eyesight that he only picks the unopened pot.
Liu Yin was so angry that she really wanted to beat her son. You think it's too quiet in the courtyard, right? You're not happy unless there's a fight?
Hou Qinghua is embarrassed every day because of his granddaughter.
The second son married the eldest daughter-in-law and there was no gossip about him. It was her fault.
Just because her son had a quarrel with her and because she didn't take care of the child, she became the laughing stock of the neighbors.
What did she do wrong? It is natural for a son to respect his mother. He doesn't give the money he earns to his family and even dares to ask for a division. He deserves it!
It's just that I can say this in my heart, but it's hard to say it in front of others.
But no matter how difficult the family affairs are, what does it have to do with the neighbors next door?
Hou Qinghua raised his head and glanced at Li Xuewu with disdain, then turned away awkwardly, not bothering to pay attention to him.
"Hey, I really want to say that I am doing my best..."
The fourth aunt of the Sun family is not a good person either. When Li Xuewu provoked her, she just kept teasing her.
She deliberately looked at Jia Zhang and muttered, "This sewing club has only been open for a few days, and it's very busy. Everyone has brought in money from the family."
"That's right," Jia Zhang pecked at the needlework in her hand, raised her reading glasses and agreed, "Seven or eighty cents a day, what can you do to earn so much?"
Who is she?
She is the most talkative old woman on this street, and is nicknamed Little Broadcaster.
No matter what gossips are going on, as long as she hears them, it means that the whole world has heard them.
If you ask her what serious things she does, she has no serious ideas at all, but if you say she is a wife-
You see, as soon as Fourth Aunt Sun started talking, she knew who the target was.
"Is your wife there?"
Jia Zhang asked in a humming voice, "You must have worked hard, right? I've heard about it. If my eyes were good, I'd go too!"
"Stop messing around, you——"
The fourth aunt of the Sun family smiled and slapped her, saying jokingly: "Your daughter-in-law is a cadre, so you are needed to make money?"
"Alas, cadres' families also have to make money..."
Jia Zhang was just waiting for her to say this. She pressed the corners of her mouth hard to prevent them from curling up, and continued speaking modestly.
In the past, she didn't understand the principle of mutual flattery in business. She would just brag about herself when she went out, and no one wanted to pay attention to her.
Later I figured out the trick. I would compliment others first, and then others would naturally praise her. Then it would be a win-win for everyone.
Of course, if you want to be more united, you have to find a common enemy to curse.
You don't have to look for it in this hospital, there's one already there.
He forced his eldest son to death, broke his second son's legs, and married his second son to his eldest daughter-in-law, and he didn't even let him take care of the child...
Let me put it this way, with Yan Fugui's family, the old ladies in this courtyard are united because they don't curse at others.
Li Xuewu looked at Coke, fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and listened, thinking he was just listening to a crosstalk.
"My wife is very skillful. She can even make the first and second sons matchboxes without any burns."
The fourth aunt of the Sun family said with a smile: "That's right, I was afraid that I would hurt my eyes, so I returned it to the street."
As she said this, she also glanced at the three aunts.
A few days ago, someone from the neighborhood came to persuade Hou Qinghua to go to the sewing club. She said, "Our father Yan is a teacher. How can he do this?"
Well, she offended a lot of women with this statement. Today, Fourth Aunt Sun came here to cause trouble.
Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, realizing what was said, and looked over with a smile.
Cheer up! Good job! Don't lose face!
"Hey, you and your mother only earn 40 or 50 yuan a month, do you really need to work so hard?"
Jia Zhang curled her lips and said, "Nowadays, only the least capable people go to paste matchboxes. What can the capable people do that won't make money?"
"Oh, I'm not talking about you, her third aunt! Please don't take it too seriously."
As if she had just seen it, she did not forget to DISS Hou Qinghua after she said this, as if she was afraid that the other party did not hear it.
Hou Qinghua's face was not right, but he still held back and said, "We can't compare with his fourth aunt, because she has so many daughters."
Now it was the turn of Fourth Aunt Sun to feel unhappy. Her family had three children, all of whom were granddaughters. She was really at a disadvantage.
"Old Yan in my family is narrow-minded. He is afraid that I will go out to work without any knowledge and suffer losses again. In this day and age - hi!"
Hou Qinghua said without raising his head, while stuffing the matchbox in his hand: "We earn as much money as we can. We don't want to work in a sewing club or packaging boxes."
"Hey, I think so—"
The fourth aunt of the Sun family counterattacked: "This street is full of people coming and going, just thinking about pulling everyone to make more money and live a good life."
"But, there are always those who refuse to move forward and drag others backward, and she still makes sarcastic remarks!"
hey-hey--
The palm-leaf fan in Li Xuewu's hand became faster and his tired eyes became brighter. He just liked watching the excitement of fighting.
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"Uncle Wu! Soda——"
The big-faced cat ran in from the door, holding two bottles of steamy soda in his hands, with a silly smile on his face.
Li Xuewu took it in his hand under Jia Zhang's angry gaze, and used his strength to pull the lid open, causing Bang Geng to exclaim in admiration.
The soda was nothing, but her grandson's lackey-like behavior made Jia Zhang furious.
This kid is disobedient. He insists on doing whatever his parents say, but when it comes to Li Xuewu, he does whatever they say.
Whose child are you?
Banggeng didn't care about her. He took the bottle from Uncle Wu and took a big gulp.
“Haha—that feels so good!”
He burped with satisfaction, completely ignoring the two little sisters who were staring at him with envy and greed.
Li Xuewu opened another bottle, gestured to Xiaodang, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to drink?"
Xiaodang was stunned by the question and didn't dare to answer, but looked at his grandmother first.
Huaihua was young and didn't think much about it, but when she saw Uncle Wu asking, she ran over happily.
Jia Zhang was about to vomit to death, and she muttered angrily: "You pretend to be a good person, but now that you have left, how can you retreat..."
He took the cap off the bottle because he was afraid that she would really return it.
In the middle of summer, other children either eat popsicles or soda, but for Qin Huairu's three children, the only sweet thing is popsicles.
This kid is very greedy and doesn't think about his sister at all. The older he gets, the more he finds kids annoying.
Banggeng saw that Uncle Wu didn't drink but called his sister over. He didn't react at first and now felt a little embarrassed.
Their family is not short of money for these few bottles of soda. Even if he raises chickens and saves eggs, it will be enough for food and drink this summer.
He was just used to living a hard life, and most of the family's living expenses were controlled by his grandmother, so he had no say.
His grandmother is the housekeeper and she doesn't like to eat hard food. She still eats steamed buns made of mixed flour.
"uncle--"
Huaihua stood pitifully in front of Li Xuewu, staring at the soda in his hand.
At this time, Xiaodang also came over and stood behind his sister, looking at him with some suspicion.
Banggeng is thick-skinned and Li Xuewu likes to tease him, so among Qin Huairu's three children, only the eldest one dares to make trouble with him.
Li Xuewu handed the soda to Xiaodang and told him, "It's cold. If you drink too much, you'll get a stomachache. Share it with your sister."
"Thank you-thank you Uncle Wu--"
Xiaodang felt the coolness in his hands, was stunned for a moment and then started to laugh. His mouth felt sweet before he even drank the soda.
Li Xuewu smiled, ignored Jia Zhang's muttering, and fanned the two little girls with a palm-leaf fan.
Xiaodang was very sensible and knew to give the drink to his sister first. He drank it himself after Huaihua had finished it.
Seeing Uncle Wu's arrangement, Banggeng looked at the half bottle of soda left, thought about it, and took the initiative to put it in Xiaodang's hand.
"elder brother?"
Xiaodang looked at the half bottle of soda in his hand and looked at his elder brother suspiciously. What is wrong with him?
"It's too cold. I'll have a stomachache if I drink too much!"
Banggeng obviously can't bear the taste of soda, but now he's pretending to be generous.
He turned his head away without looking at his sister, and just imitated Li Xuewu's words.
The old ladies around were the most sharp-eyed. They looked at Li Xuewu, then at Li's mother and the others, and finally glanced at Jia Zhang.
Even Third Aunt Hou Qinghua looked disdainful, which made Jia Zhang blush.
This is life in a courtyard house. Today you talk about me, and tomorrow I talk about you, just for fun.
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"It's almost evening, do you still want to go out?"
After returning from the courtyard, Li Ning was exhausted and let Gu Ning coax him back upstairs to sleep.
Li Shu was the same. She went shopping with her younger aunt and younger sister-in-law, and her mother and aunt were there with her. She was really happy.
Her mothers left their younger ones at home and only cared about her, how could she not be happy.
New clothes, new toys, after a busy time in the courtyard, I couldn’t hold on and fell asleep on the way home.
Li Xuewu carried his daughter into the house, handed her to her mother, went back upstairs to change clothes and was about to go out.
Liu Yin also feels sorry for her son because he has no day off. He is busy on weekdays and also busy on Sundays.
"I'm going to the club. I won't be back for dinner tonight."
Li Xuewu changed his shoes at the door and told his mother, "I may be back very late, you should take a rest. I won't be back if it's too late."
He pointed upstairs and added, "I've talked to Xiao Ning about it."
"You have to come back," Liu Yin said dissatisfiedly, "Where will you live if you don't come back?"
"The club has a guest house—"
Li Xuewu took the car keys from the wall and explained to his mother as he walked out, "I have some work to do and some friends to entertain."
"Let him be busy," Gu Ning came down from upstairs and saw her mother-in-law looking out the door, and explained, "You don't know him yet."
"Oh, you said this..."
Liu Yin sighed and said with some distress: "I just finished the work at the factory, why is there something going on at the club again?"
He looked back at his daughter-in-law, shook his head helplessly, and said, "People say that I have a good son, a high-ranking official, but I don't think it's worth it at all."
She sighed, sat on the sofa, and said to Gu Ning: "I just hope that my family will be healthy, alas——"
Who doesn’t want to live a happy life with a wife, children and a warm bed? But sometimes, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
Li Xuewu never boasted about his abilities. He just did his best to take care of his family and help his friends.
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"Brother Wu, I don't know anything about this," Shen Guodong smiled modestly and said, "I'll do whatever you say."
"Yo yo yo, you're being modest!"
Yu Li smiled and turned on the electric fan, deliberately avoiding Li Xuewu.
No one understands Li Xuewu better than her. Li Xuewu obeyed his father's orders and started to maintain his health at the age of 20.
What about her? She is even more ruthless than Li Xuewu!
I drank a lot of chicken soup at the beginning. It was all for nourishing the body. I started to nourish the body when I was 19 or 20 years old. You hear me.
Those who know it are thinking about health preservation, while those who don’t think it is cultivating immortality.
"In another three months, will I have to call you Secretary Shen?"
"Stop it," Shen Guodong felt a little embarrassed, and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "I am serving the people."
"Hmm..." Huang Gan, who was leaning on the sofa in a very unruly manner, snorted in ridicule. He looked at Li Xuewu, raised his eyebrows and said, "You are better at speaking official language than you!"
"Hahaha--"
There were only a few people in the room, and they were all amused by Huang Gan's words.
Yu Li happily made tea for everyone and shouted outside, asking the waiter to bring a plate of watermelon.
"Good is good, there's no need to be modest," Huang Gan looked at Shen Guodong and said with a smile, "especially here."
"Hey, I don't dare--"
Shen Guodong chuckled, his face full of modesty and caution. Even if Huang Gan praised him, he would not dare to respond.
He was thinking clearly in his mind that he and Brother Wu were a family, so even if it was Yu Li, they could barely be considered a family.
Huang Gan? Who are you?
"You did a great job indeed. Director Wang even praised you."
Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, looking at his brother and commenting fairly: "He has been trained and knows his limits."
"Okay, I know you're happy."
Huang Gan glanced at Li Xuewu, took the hot tea handed over by Yu Li, and said, "He is in charge of the big business of the Beijing Recycling Station, and he is busy with my side, and he also has connections with the street."
"Director Huang, we didn't take the initiative to get on that street."
Shen Guodong was afraid that he might misunderstand, so he took the initiative to explain: "I can't get away from the relationship here, and I was given this task in a time of crisis."
"Ahem! And you're sticking gold paper on yourself?"
Huang Gan looked at him with amusement, nodded and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. It's a good thing that you've developed well."
He gestured to Li Xuewu who was sitting behind the desk and explained, "After all, Lao Biaozi and the others are too far away. It's like flying a kite. If you do a good job, you won't be top-heavy."
"Although he will not get into any trouble because he has learned martial arts, his identity is not convenient after all."
The longer I have been in contact with Li Xuewu's brothers, the more business dealings I have had, and the more involved I have become.
Huang Gan is not only in charge of a prison now, but also serves as the deputy director of the logistics department of the court.
There is no need to explain what the Logistics Department does. Shen Guodong is his most capable assistant.
This part-time job is a step forward for him and also a transition.
With Shen Guodong's help, it became so easy.
Several projects of Jinmen Chadian Farm have already started, and with the help of the Red Star Factory's joint trade center, modular furniture is sold well across the country.
My goodness, Chadian Farm quietly launched a large satellite, which made the leaders of the department and the institute's scalps tingle.
Why?
The special train departs from Jicheng and goes directly to Tianjin. The wood enters the furniture processing workshop of Chadian Farm and is then transported by special train again.
We ship truckloads of products all over the country, and in just a few months, our profits have already exceeded last year's full-year revenue.
The leaders of Chadian Farm were so moved that they almost cried. They finally saw the money.
Only with money can we improve our lives, raise livestock and poultry, and continue to expand the farm economy.
The labor at Chadian Farm has achieved results, and the credit goes to the leaders of Chadian, but the leaders above naturally know who helped.
Well, Huang Gan’s opportunity for advancement has come. The first step after taking office as the deputy director in charge of assets is to visit Li Xuewu.
Li Xuewu naturally knew what he meant, so this meeting at the club took place.
Shen Guodong used the large warehouse area allocated to him by the street, and at the suggestion of Li Xuewu and with the support of the street, he set up a sewing club, a packaging box factory and a transportation team.
Western pharmaceutical factories are also conducting inspections and studies.
They are all small manual factories that do OEM processing and have not formed their own brand or influence.
But from the street's perspective, this has exceeded the tasks assigned by the higher authorities.
A sewing club alone has created jobs for more than 200 people. Add to that the packaging box factory and the transport team, and Jiaodaokou's economy is booming.
There are hundreds or thousands of households on the street, but not many of them actually have jobs. Most of them are boys and girls, housewives, and old men and women.
Not to mention those who are retired or in poor health, there are so many young people wandering around the streets that it gives me a headache just looking at them.
So with the small factory and the transport team organized by the recycling station, these young people have a skill to make a living.
Of course, those who make money really make money. In the sewing club, there are those who are quick and skillful. They can earn one dollar a day and the same amount a month as regular workers in the factory, which makes many people in other streets envious.
Otherwise, how could Shen Guodong have the opportunity to be examined by the organization and become an activist?
Director Wang agreed to his request. It would only take one year, and by this time next year he would be a member of the organization.
It will be much more convenient to manage the small factory and do other things at that time.
Just as Huang Gan said, Lao Biaozi and the others flew too far and were top-heavy.
If Li Xuewu hadn't been in charge of the capital, this small gang would have been overthrown long ago.
A big wave could drown them.
Yu Li was not joking. With an organizational identity, Shen Guodong was really eligible to run for election.
He is young now, but he is capable and influential. If he is really elected, won’t he really be called Secretary Shen?
By that time, even if Li Xuewu is no longer in the capital, he will have the ability to protect himself and take care of these businesses.
Shen Guodong had never been exposed to these things, but Huang Gan knew them very well.
In the small and medium-sized area of the street, other people's opinions do not count, the street is the primary responsible party.
Therefore, it is crucial to handle local relationships and local connections well.
"I'm thinking of setting up a waste treatment plant," Shen Guodong suggested cautiously, "and we can process the collected waste on site..."
"Go discuss this with Director Wang..."
Li Xuewu waved his hand and reminded him, "No matter what you want to do, you have to do it under the leadership of the organization."
"Your brother is right," Huang Gan reminded him, "The recycling station is already enough for you to support your family. Don't think too much about it. It's too dangerous."
“You need to take a long-term view and serve the organization and the people more.”
He shook his finger and said, "If you want to eat more, you have to have the stomach, right?"
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"laugh--"
A bowl of marinade was poured into the dish while it was still hot. In an instant, the rice crust in the dish began to sizzle and crackle.
"This is the best dish in the world! Qianlong loves to eat this."
Huang Gan smiled and gestured to everyone, "In Jin Province, it's called a thunderclap in the sky!"
"Both names are very ordinary," Li Xuewu said calmly, "It would be better to call it Hiroshima Nuclear Peace."
"Hahaha--"
The dinner party was not big in the evening, as we were all family.
Shen Guodong was specially called over by Li Xuewu, and he was considered as the brother who helped him to the stage.
In fact, it can’t be called white gloves or black gloves. Not to mention that Li Xuewu hasn’t reached that level yet, even if he has, he doesn’t need them.
The purpose of setting up a recycling station is to give the brothers a career to make a living. If they really want to get rich, they have to look to Sister Lou.
"What a rare opportunity. Everyone is very busy, especially those who are learning martial arts."
Huang Gan raised his glass and joked with everyone at the table, "Come on, let's have a toast to our friendship and our gathering."
"So much bullshit—"
Wang Xiaoqin was the eldest sister, and she didn't give him any face at the table. She said something to him jokingly, and everyone laughed.
Huang Gan didn't care. After clinking glasses with Wang Xiaoqin, they both drank the wine in their glasses.
Even though Wang Xiaoqin is no longer in the force system, the garrison has the responsibility to maintain public security and stability, and you never know what will happen to her someday.
The friendship among classmates has become more closely connected because of the club founded by Li Xuewu.
There are movies and plays every weekend, groups of three or four gather for dinner, or come here to train and exercise.
After all, he is a cadre in the disciplinary system and he must not lose his core skills. It would be embarrassing if he was too fat and couldn't draw the bow.
Hu Xianjin was the second to raise his glass, and with a smile he congratulated Huang Gan on his further progress, causing everyone to laugh.
Wang Zheng commented on his brother: "He has been able to rise to the top in his life purely by luck. There is nothing we can do about it."
"Not to mention my origins, I am one of them."
She had drunk a bit of wine, so she dared to speak out, and even made a self-deprecating remark at this moment.
"I have a good lover and a stable family. I have a group of good friends and a smooth career. I have a good sister and I am on the rise..."
"You really know how to flatter yourself!"
Huang Gan glared at his sister, raised his glass and clinked it with Hu Xianjin's, pointed at him and said, "I know you're going to make progress, so let's celebrate this together."
"Where is Lao Hu going?"
Wang Xiaoqin took the initiative to ask: "Why haven't I heard you mention it?"
"Keep it a secret. If you don't tell me, you don't know where to go?"
Huang Gan smiled, glanced at Hu Xianjin, and said, "This is really not a good choice. The road is narrow."
"Someone has to do the work, right?"
Hu Xianjin was quite open-minded. He clinked glasses with Li Xuewu with a smile and said, "I really like this new job."
"The road won't be narrow if you walk it enough. Cheers to you!"
Li Xuewu smiled and drank the wine in his glass, then ordered some Huang Gan and said, "Do you think that the road ahead will be broad if you take the logistics route?"
"Think about Zhou Zhengquan——"
Wang Xiaoqin picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Huang Gan's glass on the table, then drank half a glass of wine.
Her reminder made Huang Gan calm down and think carefully about what the two said.
"When it comes to work, I have only one principle," Hu Xianjin patted his back and said, "I never leave my gun or my pen."
"Smart people—"
Wang Xiaoqin clinked her glass with his and drank the remaining half.
Li Xuewu patted Huang Gan on the back, smiled, picked up his glass and asked, "One?"
"Go one!"
Huang Gan suddenly smiled, glanced at Shen Guodong who was sitting next to him, raised his glass and clinked it with Li Xuewu, then took the initiative to clink it with the other party.
Shen Guodong was very enthusiastic and excited. Being able to sit together with Wu Ge's classmates to eat and drink was considered progress.
After Li Xuewu's meaningful encouragement, he stopped arguing with Huang Gan about this issue and started talking about other things as everyone else was doing.
Huang Gan's doubts were answered. After feeling relieved, he became even more passionate and drank every cup to the bottom.
The banquet in the evening was very lively, and everyone's face was flushed with drunkenness.
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"The news from Steel City the day before yesterday said that the Coachman Project was progressing smoothly. I wanted to ask if your next step is going according to plan."
Yu Li rode on Li Xuewu's back, pressing the acupoints on his back with her fingers, which turned red.
There wasn't much alcohol on him. The dinner lasted more than three hours and everyone was drunk except him.
After arranging the other people to stay in the guesthouse, Li Xuewu did not go home and took a rare vacation for himself.
Of course, Li Xuewu is on vacation and Yu Li is on duty.
Hello sir, technician No. 8 is here to serve you. Please check your cards...
"Is there any need to ask such a thing? Is he free?"
Li Xuewu lay on the pillow and hummed, "I noticed that he's been a bit talkative lately."
"Hehehe..." Yu Li leaned forward, pressed her elbow against the acupuncture point and said, "His wife is about to give birth, so he's unsure."
"Hey——" Li Xuewu twitched his lips, opened his eyes and said, "I really forgot about this. Was it in the past few days?"
"I think so. I wanted to ask him, but I was afraid he would be nervous."
Seeing that Li Xuewu was struggling, Yu Li gently reminded him, "It's summer now, the season to replenish your body, don't let it go."
"Stop it, do I need to replenish my body?"
Li Xuewu straightened his back, laughed, and said, "You should know my——"
He didn't know how Yu Li could tell that he needed to replenish his body.
But according to Yu Li, he would not be idle all year round and could make up for it in any season.
"Stop it! I'll pinch you if you continue!"
Yu Li pinched the flesh on his neck and buttocks and threatened: "You didn't finish the last set. I even forgot where I started."
"Let's start from the beginning—"
Li Xuewu smiled wickedly and tried to turn over, but Yu Li held his shoulders tightly.
"I'm being serious!" Yu Li said, giving him a slap and reminding him, "Remember to call Biaozi when you have time."
"He's not a child anymore," Li Xuewu shook his waist and calmed down, saying, "He just feels insecure because he doesn't have parents around."
"I know you're not taking care of it!"
Yu Li pinched Li Xuewu's head (the real head) and emphasized: "You are so far away from home. If you encounter something, you will inevitably panic."
"Let's not call him. His father-in-law and mother-in-law have already passed away," Li Xuewu said in a muffled voice, "We can't let him rely on his brothers for his whole life. He needs a proper family."
After hearing what he said, Yu Li couldn't help but increase the strength of her fingers, and Li Xuewu clearly felt it.
Maybe because Li Xuewu didn't say anything, she realized it herself.
The two were silent for a moment, and Yu Li took the initiative to speak and asked, "What about me?"
She slowed down her movements and asked hesitantly, "What am I to you? Brother?"
"Yeah, brother, the brother who sleeps on my 'upper bunk'."
Li Xuewu put his hands behind his back, held her calves, patted them gently, and said, "You are different from Biaozi and the others."
"Why is it different?"
Yu Li sniffed, tried to calm herself down, and her hands returned to their previous pace.
She said in a low voice: "In your career, the same work, the same life..."
"Haha, I didn't let the big-breasted guy ride on me—"
Li Xuewu turned over while she wasn't paying attention and said to Yu Li, "Are you feeling a little sentimental today?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Yu Li glanced at him, turned over and sat on the bed, hugged her knees and said, "My dad came to see me today and kept asking me to come here."
"Did I introduce someone to you?"
Li Xuewu turned sideways and looked at Yu Li's silhouette under the moonlight, feeling a little lonely and a little confused.
He took the initiative to pull her over, let her lie on his arms, and said softly: "Poor parents in the world, he is thinking of you."
"What about you?" Yu Li didn't dare look at him, but looked at the shadow of the ceiling under the night light and asked: "If I say this...will you hate me?"
"Haha, that's silly—"
Li Xuewu pinched Yu Li's chin and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
"Are you afraid that I will get bored with the old and fall in love with the new? Are you afraid that I will abandon you after having an affair? Or are you afraid that I..."
"no!"
Yu Li raised her hand to cover Li Xuewu's mouth, looked into his eyes and said, "I believe you..."
"You have to think clearly about what you want, so that you can understand what I am to you and what you are to me."
Li Xuewu sincerely touched her heart and said seriously: "The difference between you and Biaozi and the others is that they are brothers."
“They grew up in the same nest, but they will eventually grow up and fly to a wider sky.”
"And me?"
Yu Li's eyes were still confused. She didn't know what she wanted, nor could she figure out what she was to him.
"But you are different." Li Xuewu moved his hands and formed a heart shape, and said with a smile: "You accompanied me to 'grow up', and I accompanied you to become your sister-in-law... and grow old."
"You're coaxing me again—"
Seeing that he was playing tricks, Yu Li hit him angrily, but she was reluctant to use too much force, so she just did it as if he was tickling her.
She pouted and asked in a mosquito-like voice without any confidence: "Can I have a... um——"
Some things don't need to be said. In fact, everyone understands them, and it would be bad to say them out loud.
How could a good man like Li Xuewu, who is both affectionate and righteous, bear to make her feel disappointed and embarrassed? It is better not to say it out loud.