fictionpage Chapter 1193 Fire prevention, theft prevention and best friend protection
Chapter 1193 Fire prevention, theft prevention and best friend protection
Chapter 1193 Fire prevention, theft prevention and best friend protection
“Why sell your own car?”
Zhou Miaomiao looked at Li Xuewu beside her and asked, "It not only fails to form a scale, but also increases the cost."
"Besides, replacing the planning system with the quota system is itself a regressive behavior of the market, right?"
"Okay, all those night school days were not in vain!"
Li Xuewu turned his head and looked at her, with a little surprise in his eyes.
This surprise made Zhou Miaomiao very happy.
The recognition from business leaders is the best reward for her efforts.
"Thank you, leader. I've just started learning." Zhou Miaomiao adjusted the hair beside her ears and said modestly, "I really don't understand this principle. Please teach me--"
"If you don't understand, just ask. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Li Xuewu smiled, pointed to Peng Xiaoli who was sitting in the passenger seat and asked, "Xiaoli, tell me, why do you want to sell the car yourself?"
"It's to demonstrate to the distributors, boss," Peng Xiaoli turned around and replied, "I didn't quite understand it either. I just understood it directly from the name of the store."
"You understand correctly. It serves as a demonstration."
Li Xuewu nodded, looked out the window, and asked, "Then why do we need to open a demonstration store?"
"Because Red Star Factory currently does not have the ability to expand its sales network across the country," he raised his eyebrows and emphasized, "Of course, I am talking about selling Red Star products all over the country as a sales target."
“When you don’t have a sound and extensive sales network, you can only rely on the existing distribution base.”
“It’s the supply and marketing cooperative, right?”
Zhou Miaomiao leaned forward slightly, looked at Li Xuewu's profile and asked, "We can only cooperate with the supply and marketing cooperative."
"Yes, that's right, it's the supply and marketing cooperative."
Li Xuewu nodded and said, "You have all dealt with the supply and marketing cooperatives, and you are familiar with their work situation."
"I will not comment on their work level, but we need to establish our own brand image and express our attitude towards sales and customers."
He turned around, looked at Peng Xiaoli and Zhou Miaomiao, and said, "I don't know if you have ever heard of this quote by Mr. Lu Xun."
"He said that Chinese people like moderation and compromise. When you want to remove a door and he doesn't let you, you can just say you want to tear down the house, and then the door will be removed."
"Of course, I'm not trying to tear down anyone's door."
Li Xuewu smiled and said, "That's what I mean. When you want to achieve a certain goal, you have to raise your psychological expectations and standards."
"I understand, leader," Zhou Miaomiao nodded and said, "When we cannot interfere with or influence the dealership's focus on service and sales attitude."
"We build brand service demonstration stores to improve customers' purchasing expectations, thereby influencing and forcing supply and marketing units to improve service quality, right?"
"That's what I mean. I understand it very well."
Li Xuewu is an experienced driver and is the best at driving cattle and horses.
This kind of cost-effective emotional value can be given easily, which makes Zhou Miaomiao, who has just joined the business unit, very excited and willing to be driven.
"That's the first reason," he nodded, and continued, "The second reason for opening a demonstration store is to get in touch with the market and gain the right to speak."
“When developing products or doing business, you can’t just imagine things or act arbitrarily.”
He nodded his head and said, "A person's mind is always trapped in a body."
“We need to actively collect customer attitudes and emotional feedback on purchasing products so that we can make better products.”
"Leader, what does the right to speak mean?"
Zhou Miaomiao leaned sideways, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "I mean, to whom should we emphasize this right?"
“Everyone. Everyone who is involved in the product.”
Li Xuewu patted her knee and explained, "If you want to give suggestions to the dealership, you must do better than them in sales."
“If you want to introduce a product to a customer and explain its features, you must understand the product’s parameters better than the customer.”
He nodded at Zhou Miaomiao and said, "You are in sales. You need to give advice to the factory, the design department, and the engineers. Then you have to understand the market better than they do."
“All sales activities are centered on products and people.”
“Your goal is to get others to buy your products better, right?”
“Does sales have the final say?”
Zhou Miaomiao seemed to understand, but also seemed not to dare to understand. What made her hesitate was that Li Xuewu put sales in a core position, which was different from the current situation in the industry.
In the planned economy market, all products were in short supply. Design and production were in the hands of the factories. You could only buy one model that could be used.
What Li Xuewu told her now was that sales drives production and sales controls the market. This view was very rare.
"Trade is based on demand, which is the principle of existence," Li Xuewu said. "The current market structure is a last resort due to the shortage of materials."
"Do you believe it or not?"
He turned to look at Zhou Miaomiao and said, "In less than 20 years, the market will be prosperous."
"Who do you think should have the final say then?"
"I... I don't know—"
Zhou Miaomiao was shocked by Li Xuewu's words. She had never thought about what would happen in the next twenty years.
"You'll know when the time comes—"
Li Xuewu patted her knee, which was much smoother than Lao Li's.
“To become a brand service demonstration store, in addition to demonstrating services, we must also build and promote the brand.”
He went on to explain: “In addition to this, we must also do a good job of other products while building brand credibility.”
“When a variety of excellent products support the brand effect, this advantage will feed back.”
"what do you mean……"
Zhou Miaomiao felt a little itchy when he touched her. Her heart turned red from her kneeling last time. Was he trying to comfort herself?
"When you drive a Red Star car, use a Red Star TV, and wash clothes with a Red Star washing machine, what brand will you choose next time you want to buy a refrigerator?"
Next time...next time...
Can I have a pillow next time?
The gradual expansion of the capital's automobile sales network also marks the initial formation of a distribution network with Tianjin Trade Management Center as the core, offices in major cities across the country as the skeleton, and major joint units as supplements.
Compared with the endless and elusive distribution methods that emerged in later generations, these are all that Red Star Factory can do at present.
Of course, we must also see that during the planned economy era, the Red Star Factory made a fundamental breakthrough in the act of dancing with shackles in sales.
Just based on the settings of online and offline sales models, it is far ahead of other units.
While strengthening the quality of its own products, it also actively tries to communicate and interact with consumers.
It has to be said that Li Xuewu's move really confused the market.
Even professors at vocational and technical colleges would mention the sales plan that Red Star Factory is currently working on when teaching courses related to economics and markets.
However, they further analyzed this economic and marketing principle from the perspective of combining theory with practice.
For the night school that Zhou Miaomiao attends, the content that can be taught in class is really limited.
Listing and piling up economic terms is simply not enough to explain the work she is currently doing.
But by drawing inferences from one instance to another and learning economics well, you will be able to have your own thinking and understand this market behavior.
If she can continue to learn from Teacher Li, her achievements in sales management will definitely be promising in the future.
From Zhou Miaomiao's perspective, Li Xuewu's management and guidance in marketing is one-sided.
Because even if she listened to Li Xuewu emphasizing and explaining the goals and reasons, she could not master this marketing skill.
Standing at the bottom of a tall building and watching people cleaning the windows upstairs, if you can see two steamed buns, that means you have good eyesight. At most, it will just be a blurry image of flesh appearing and disappearing.
Just like seeing flowers in the fog, learning and mastering are two different levels.
After the investigation, Zhou Miaomiao handed the materials she wrote to Li Xuewu.
Li Xuewu did read it carefully and made comments with a red pen on some of the content and writing style in the materials.
When Zhou Miaomiao received the materials sent back by Peng Xiaoli, she admitted that she was a little dumbfounded.
Looking at the red on the materials, those who know would think that Deputy Director Li cultivated her with good intentions, while those who don’t would think that she had violated the law.
With so many red circles, should we take him out and behead him next?
During the investigation, she heard Deputy Director Li and Sales Department Director Gou Zirong say that the research materials would definitely reach the leaders earlier than their application.
So, now it's already the third day, and there's really not much time left for her.
Without Peng Xiaoli's reminder or anyone else's urging, she took the initiative to work overtime and stayed up until midnight to rewrite the materials.
He submitted it to Li Xuewu again, waited anxiously for the whole morning, and watched in amazement as Peng Xiaoli sent the materials back.
There are still a lot of red circles this time, and in some places there are even revision suggestions written in red pen.
What should I do? I am so anxious!
The materials have been sent back twice, and she has no idea when the sales office will submit the application report.
Therefore, her research report still needs to be revised, and it needs to be revised urgently and seriously.
As long as it doesn’t pass Li Xuewu’s test, you have to keep revising and writing.
then……
After the first time, there will be a second time, and then a third time, a fourth time, a fifth time...
Until Zhou Miaomiao became numb from editing the documents, she had no idea how long it took or how many times she had edited them.
She came to the cafeteria to eat in a trance, but heard people around her say that the Red Star Automobile (Beijing) Sales Branch of the Sales Department had been established.
Hmm? It's established... huh?
Zhou Miaomiao was completely confused. My research report has not been submitted for review yet. How did your sales department's application to set up a branch company pass the review of the leadership?
"Secretary Peng, Secretary Peng——"
When I came out of the restaurant, I saw Peng Xiaoli walking back with a lunch box.
Zhou Miaomiao chased after him for two steps before calling out to the other person.
"Deputy Director Zhou, you called me?"
"Stop calling me that—"
When Zhou Miaomiao heard him calling her that, she smiled and said, "You can call me Zhou Miaomiao, or Comrade."
"Just don't call me deputy director anymore."
"Haha, that's what everyone calls you."
Peng Xiaoli smiled and explained: "You are now a deputy chief clerk, so it is appropriate to call you that."
"That's a rank, not a position."
Zhou Miaomiao gently pulled his arm, motioning for them to go back together.
As she walked, she said, "I'm just an ordinary clerk now. It's too embarrassing for you to call me that."
"We are about the same age, so it's not too much to be friends, right? Just call each other by name."
"Then I won't be polite--"
Peng Xiaoli has always been a top student. Having followed Li Xuewu for such a long time, he has a very clever tongue and a sharp mind.
At this moment, he seemed to be willing to follow the other party's request, but who knows what he was thinking.
"What do you want to see me for?"
"There is something. It's about the research report."
Zhou Miaomiao looked at him and asked, "The sales department is already going through the approval procedures for the branch. Do you know about this?"
"I know, what's wrong?"
Peng Xiaoli raised his eyebrows and said, "The factory newspaper has already published this news. Didn't you read it?"
"I don't have time to watch it!"
Zhou Miaomiao complained, then asked in confusion: "I haven't even finished revising my research report, how did their application get approved?"
"No, I mean..."
She was also confused for a moment, frowned and asked, "When was the application for the sales office submitted?"
"I don't know, maybe last week, or maybe the week before last."
Peng Xiaoli pursed his lips, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I haven't followed up on this project. The leader said I don't need to worry about it."
"I……"
Zhou Miaomiao was completely confused. Last week? The week before last?
"What day is today?"
"It's Saturday, are you confused?"
Peng Xiaoli smiled and pointed at his watch, saying, "September 20th, Saturday, I'll be off tomorrow."
"Wait a minute! My research report!"
Zhou Miaomiao seemed to have just come to her senses. She pinched Peng Xiaoli's arm and asked in surprise, "I changed the time by three weeks?"
“It seems so…right?”
Peng Xiaoli looked at her in confusion, then smiled knowingly and said, "Don't worry, the leader has already submitted the research report."
"What? Already submitted it?"
Zhou Miaomiao was stunned and asked blankly: "Whose report? My report?"
“No, the leader wrote it himself.”
Peng Xiaoli smiled and glanced at her, explaining, "Learn how to do things from your leader, and you will get used to it slowly."
"So...these days..."
Zhou Miaomiao stood there in a daze, as if something was pulled out of her body.
Why do I feel so empty?
"Don't be discouraged, I went through this too."
Peng Xiaoli comforted him with understanding: "When I first started working with him, many of the manuscripts were written by the leader himself."
"I also wrote it over and over again, revised it over and over again, revised it again and again, and revise it again and again, and it was refined over and over again."
He spread his hands and said, "Deputy Director Li is a very good leader and a very good teacher."
“He is very patient and capable. He will not criticize us but will help and motivate us to grow.”
"Then...should I still write?"
Zhou Miaomiao seemed to have suddenly lost confidence. After listening to Peng Xiaoli's words, she let out a long sigh and said, "After all, that research report has lost its meaning."
"That's true for the leadership and the business," Peng Xiaoli looked at her and said, "but for you, your work is not yet done."
"so--"
He pulled the corner of his mouth and said seriously: "If you still want to learn from him, if you still want to improve yourself..."
"Keep writing until he is satisfied."
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Halfway through September, the weather has improved.
Autumn is the best time of the year with clear and cool weather.
As long as it is not facing the sun directly, the temperature, humidity, air quality, etc. are all suitable.
You will feel lazy in September.
"It's already the fourth issue without me noticing?"
Li Xuewu looked at the document in his hand, chuckled, and signed the word "agree" on it.
Yu Decai, who was sitting opposite the desk, said with a smile: "The professional and technical personnel trained in the first three phases of the dual emergency plan have been praised and recognized by the leaders of the industrial sector."
He pointed to the part of the document that introduced the achievements and results achieved by the current trainees.
"Among the dual emergency plan training courses currently being held across the country, only our training system is the most systematic, the training force is the most professional, and the training equipment is the most abundant."
He nodded confidently and said, "The longer the time, the more realistic the test of the training course's results will be."
"I believe that in the future more units will send their safety management cadres to us for study and training."
The dual emergency plan training course began in early 1966, when Li Xuewu was first appointed deputy director of the Security Department.
Because it is responsible for production safety supervision, it has come up with production safety standardization and dual-plan safety management plans.
During the earthquake disaster in April of that year, the Red Star Factory's safe production management model, as well as its prevention and emergency response measures for natural disasters, were recognized by superiors.
The relevant systems and programs were promoted nationwide, and Li Xuewu himself was awarded the Model Worker Medal that year.
The Red Star Training Base located in Red Star Village also has signs of several systems’ education bases.
Precisely because of this brand, it is a national key unit and a must-go place for advanced units in various systems to learn about dual plans and emergency management.
Several training courses are organized every year, and the trainees mainly come from the Red Star Factory’s joint units, sister units within the system, and units recommended by other departments.
These trainees will receive three months of full-time training at the Red Star Training Ground. After graduation, they will return to their original units with training certificates and become business backbones and department leaders.
Regarding the standardization of production safety, the construction of dual emergency plans, and the construction of emergency management systems, no unit in the country has done better than Red Star Factory.
Especially regarding investment in safe production, Red Star Factory really takes this work seriously.
Although Li Xuewu's current work focus is not on this, the security team continues to advance related work.
Yu Decai, deputy head of the security team, is now in charge of daily business operations, one of the key focuses of which is production safety.
Often, heads of various units were brought to the security team for interviews and warnings.
Fire inspections failed, production safety was not up to standard, emergency plan drills were not implemented properly, etc.
Currently, Hongxing Factory has two training courses on production safety, one is double emergency plan and the other is emergency management.
The dual plans correspond to the training of talents in production safety management, while emergency management corresponds to the training of talents in fire protection and comprehensive safety management.
The two training courses can bring tens of thousands of yuan in revenue to the Security Department every year. Do you think Li Xuewu is happy?
"Deputy Director Li, Deputy Director Yu."
Gou Zirong came in from outside and saw the two people talking about something, so he greeted them.
Yu Decai stood up and greeted with a smile: "Deputy Director Gou, it's just right, I have finished my report."
He gave up his seat to the other party and explained: "The leader just said that you were here to discuss work."
"I'm not in a hurry here—"
Gou Zirong and Yu Decai had little overlap in their work, so they were quite polite when they met.
The two men shook hands and exchanged a few polite words. Seeing Yu Decai leave, he sat down opposite Li Xuewu.
"Deputy Director Li, let me report to you on the recent car sales situation."
"Report to me?"
Li Xuewu interrupted with a smile: "This work should be reported to Deputy Director Tong Jing, right?"
"I didn't mean to disturb you."
Gou Zirong explained with a smile: "Deputy Director Jing arranged for me to do this, and I also think it is necessary."
“Although you are no longer in charge of sales, you are the leader of the Economic and Trade Office, and we are willing to listen to your opinions and guidance.”
"Well, your reason is very strong."
Li Xuewu smiled bitterly, picked up the teacup and took a sip, saying, "I handed over the sales job with great difficulty, and you gave it back to me."
"It's not my fault—"
Gou Zirong smiled, and seeing that he had no intention of refusing, he spread out his notes and began to report.
There are mainly several items, all of which are information about automobile production and sales.
First, the Red Star Antelope was put into formal mass production, and then normal production capacity was restored after trial production.
It turns out that a small jeep worth nine thousand yuan doesn't sell as well as a motorcycle worth five hundred yuan.
The motorcycle manufacturer still maintains a three-shift production model, but there is still no motorcycle in the warehouse.
The production capacity of nearly 600 units per day still cannot meet the market demand, and no matter how much is produced, it will be taken away.
On the other hand, the market feedback for Red Star Antelope Automobile is also very enthusiastic, but the sales performance is relative.
Working in two shifts, the daily production capacity of 350 still exceeded the sales expectations set at the time.
So is the market now saturated with Red Star Gazelle Jeeps?
No, market demand, production efficiency, production cost and so on, these factors need to be considered comprehensively.
We cannot blindly increase production capacity just because of market demand. Everyone knows that too much is as bad as too little.
The automobile manufacturer's current production capacity is maintained at around 200 units per day, which can basically meet the market needs of domestic and foreign trade.
Individuals can buy motorcycles, but buying a car requires some caution, which is basically impossible.
99% of Red Star Antelope’s customers are businesses.
As long as we maintain the current production capacity, we can keep it within a scientific and reasonable range in line with market demand, customer purchasing enthusiasm, and the speed of upgrades.
Sales should never be a one-time deal.
200 units per day and units per year are already very exaggerated figures, enough to beat all the car companies in the country.
Just when the Red Star Antelope was put into mass production and launched nationwide for sale, the lights in the conference room of the Beijing Automobile Factory were on all night.
In recent times, companies that have participated in the automotive parts supply chain conference have been unable to sleep well.
It was not until the moment when the Red Star Factory announced its production capacity that they were completely convinced.
Numerous reports in major newspapers and word of mouth among people in and outside the industry have made the Red Star Antelope a hot topic.
Without comparison, there is no sales.
It is precisely because of the contrast with the flagship product 212 of Beijing Automobile Factory that the Antelope of Red Star Factory was able to leap forward.
In fact, Li Xuewu is still quite calm. Look at Lao Li, he almost took the microphone to the stage and shouted that his competitors were idiots.
You looked down on me back then, but now I make you cry——
Gou Zirong mentioned in his report that in the first six months after the Red Star Antelope was launched on the market, the order volume of Beijing Automobile Factory 212 had already declined.
Plan production, you must have a plan before you can produce!
If the enthusiasm of various units in reporting their plans fades and they want to wait for the Red Star Antelope, do you think the order volume will not decline?
As the quality of the Red Star Antelope was proven at one press conference after another, the market's feedback became more and more obvious.
Correspondingly, the production plan of 212 showed a clear regression, mainly reflected in unit procurement.
In the Ministry of Defense's procurement plan, 212 still maintained a stable trend, which is related to the product positioning.
The Red Star Factory never thought of selling the Antelope to the Ministry of War, and even military use was not considered when it was designed.
Therefore, there was not even any communication with the Ministry of War or submission for inspection, and the pace of the military market was completely abandoned.
So, did the Ministry of War really turn a blind eye to the Red Star Antelope?
Not really. The Ministry of War also hopes to do more with less money.
The Red Star Antelope has several advantages that the 212 cannot match, and every punch hits the 212's soft spot.
Not to mention price, comfort, appearance, and light weight, the key is the sales model.
212 is a planned production, while Red Star Antelope is produced and sold immediately, based on the explosive production capacity.
The Ministry of War wanted to purchase 200 vehicles for transportation and the plan was reported six months in advance. It took two years from approval to production and delivery.
What if the Ministry of War placed an order directly with the Red Star Factory?
Order today and receive it tomorrow.
Even if it is said in advance, once the order arrives at the factory and the payment is in place, the Ministry of War can directly arrange for someone to pick up the car.
Just tell me whether it’s fast or not?
Putting aside the size and mass of the car, just tell me whether it is fast or not!
You say our car quality is not as good as 212 because we make civilian cars!
Red Star Gazelle is the best civilian jeep!
No rebuttal accepted -
So, it is very strange that Gou Zirong reported to Li Xuewu that the sales department had received many orders from the Ministry of War.
He was confused and thought that it was Li Xuewu who was promoting the factory.
Li Xuewu thought that the factory sales director was in a good position and dared to take the initiative to attack and seize the 212 market.
So when they checked the accounts today, they looked at each other for a long time and couldn't help laughing.
It was an accidental injury, don’t cry, Beijing Automobile Factory!
Gou Zirong is the head of the sales department. How could he not know the sales plan?
He dared to guarantee that the Red Star Factory had never sent a single car to the Ministry of War, nor had it used any connections to do so.
But what about the more than 400 orders received?
We didn't poach anyone, they just poached them!
Do you think the Ministry of War has placed a purchase order for Red Star Antelopes?
We have orders for motorcycles ranging from the smallest Comet to the largest Taishan, and even the Red Bull series of load-bearing tricycles.
So quietly and furtively, the order arrived at the desk of the Red Star Factory.
When these vehicles were designed and produced, military use was not considered.
Therefore, plastics are used extensively in car body decoration structures.
As Li Xuewu listened to Gou Zirong's introduction, he couldn't imagine what would happen to these cars in the hands of those car soldiers.
Too brutal—
Jeeps, motorcycles, and special vehicles began to sell like hot cakes across the country.
Gou Zirong reported that these products are selling very well in Beijing, which is directly related to the brand service demonstration store.
I don't know which bastard taught the sales staff this recommendation slogan: It's not that the 212 is unaffordable, but the Red Star Antelope is more cost-effective.
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"Is there something wrong tonight?"
Coming out of the conference room, Li Huaide raised his eyebrows and asked Li Xuewu with a smile, "How many times do you want to rub it?"
"Still playing? I'm embarrassed that I won."
Li Xuewu's ears are no longer worth mentioning. Old Li really avoids talking too much.
But it must be said that the saying "people are addicted to food" is fully reflected in Lao Li.
The more Li Xuewu beat him, the more excited he became.
Do you like to bully primary school students when playing King of Glory?
"I really want to make some money, but I'm really busy today."
He and Li Huaide seemed to be very close in private, and they got along very easily.
This morning the Vehicle Research Institute sent a Comet II for the leaders to see, and Li Xuewu even took Old Li for a ride on his motorcycle.
Just imagine it, Li Xuewu is a tall man, riding a motorcycle with his long legs stretched out, and behind him is Old Li, who is hugging his waist tightly.
That scene, oh my——
Li Xuewu swore that he would never ride a motorcycle again because he was dirty.
If you say Li Xuewu is afraid of death, he will admit it. But if you say he is the most afraid of death in the Red Star Factory, he will never admit it even if you beat him to death.
Because Lao Li is more afraid of death than him!
This is because Li Xuewu was so bad that he insisted on taking him to experience the quality of the new product.
If it were someone else, Li Huaide would definitely not get on the other person’s motorcycle!
He said that driving a car is like iron wrapped around a man, and riding a motorcycle is like a man wrapped around iron.
The two men rode their scooters around the office area, and the people watching upstairs were almost laughing like crazy.
They never expected that their leader would have such a funny side.
Of course, the behavior of the two was not ridiculed or belittled by the employees.
On the contrary, everyone feels that such a leader is more vivid and more like a living person.
Rather than a machine sitting on a stage or standing in the middle of a crowd and speaking.
Why does Lao Li admire Li Xuewu?
Because apart from Li Xuewu, there was no other bastard in the Red Star Factory who dared to offer to take him for a motorcycle ride.
He didn't treat Li Xuewu as a young man, and Li Xuewu didn't treat him as a leader. He really felt relaxed and comfortable.
So now when it comes to dancing and playing cards, the first thing he thinks of is to call Li Xuewu.
What does Lao Li love?
My three hobbies are drinking, dancing and playing mahjong.
Originally, he would always call Li Xuewu every time he drank, and he would not drink without Li Xuewu.
But later those people said that since Li Xuewu was at the table, they would not play with him anymore.
There was no other way. Old Li was forced to do so and chose to hide his trusted and beloved general.
Li Xuewu doesn’t like dancing very much, but he is fine playing mahjong.
Because playing mahjong with Lao Li is like going to the United Bank to withdraw money.
What made Li Xuewu give up the idea of picking up money was not taking his family back to the courtyard, but an old man who came to see him at noon and said that the deaf old lady was dying.
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"Deputy Director Li, are you going to get off work?"
Zhou Miaomiao walked in with documents and saw Li Xuewu changing his shoes. She asked with some surprise.
"How rare—"
Li Xuewu tied his shoelaces, stood up, pointed out the window and asked, "Didn't you hear the bell for the end of get off work?"
"I heard it, but..."
She put the document in her hand on the desk and explained with a smile: "I just finished writing it. Please criticize and correct me."
"Criticize next week—"
Li Xuewu smiled, looked her over, and asked, "It must be hard to work with me, right?"
“It wasn’t hard, I learned a lot.”
Zhou Miaomiao was wearing a pretty work outfit and standing with her legs crossed, which made her figure look even more upright.
"I know you are training me. I want you to be so busy, so how can I say it's hard work?"
"If you're telling the truth," Li Xuewu looked at her and smiled, saying, "I'd be very relieved."
He straightened his shirt, picked up his coat hanging on the chair and was about to put it on.
Zhou Miaomiao took it naturally and helped him put on his coat with her hands.
"That's not what I meant when I asked you just now."
She smoothed the wrinkles on her clothes with her hands and explained with a smile: "I heard that Director Li was going to have a meeting tonight, and I thought you were going to attend it too."
Look, Li Xuewu said she has great potential!
People who can speak always have more resources in the organization than those who can't speak.
"Something happened at home, what's going on?"
Li Xuewu explained casually, then looked at Zhou Miaomiao and asked, "Didn't Director Li call you to a meeting?"
"How can I be qualified now——"
Zhou Miaomiao rolled her eyes, not towards Li Xuewu, but seemed a little resentful.
"Have you forgotten what I told you on the train?" She pulled the corner of her mouth and said teasingly, "Director Li is going to have a heart-to-heart talk with the dance team leader after dinner."
"I'm such an eyesore now, I better work hard."
"I almost forgot to ask you," Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, took the handbag on the table and asked, "Who is the captain of the dance team now?"
"You'd never guess—"
Zhou Miaomiao curled her lips and said, "Do you know Han Lu?"
"Yeah, I know him, I know him."
As Li Xuewu walked out, he said, "Is that the one you are very close to, the one you hang out with every day?"
"Boss, you are rubbing salt into my wounds, aren't you?"
How could Zhou Miaomiao not see that he was just teasing her on purpose?
She didn't even have the confidence to say that he didn't despise her.
Last time in Yingcheng, it was purely a coincidence. Li Xuewu was drunk, which gave her an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Seriously speaking, Li Xuewu really doesn't need someone like her.
So in front of Li Xuewu, no matter how shy she was, she would show her sincere side.
This way, Li Xuewu wouldn't be wary of her or dislike her.
She didn't want to rely on Li Xuewu for support, as long as she could learn some skills from him and play some role in his plan.
She is so sincere and has invested so much money, I believe Li Xuewu will not let her down.
So work hard and be polite in your interactions with others. A little gossip and jokes are just lubricants.
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"You're back, learning martial arts—"
As soon as Li Xuewu entered the yard, he saw Sha Zhu wearing mourning clothes and knew that the deaf old lady was gone.
In response to Sha Zhu's greeting, he nodded and walked into the yard, where he saw an old man also wearing mourning clothes.
The outer courtyard, front courtyard and middle courtyard were not decorated, only a simple mourning shed was set up in the back yard.
This is how the slum is, with so many families living here that if something happens, you won’t be able to get around.
Fortunately, the deaf old lady was not a disliked or hated person, and she was also a lonely old woman. There were also people from the street present, so no resident said anything to stop the funeral.
The early autumn weather was still a bit chilly after the sun set, so Li Xuewu put on a thin coat.
The door and windows of the old lady's room in the backyard were wide open, and the spirit tablet and coffin were placed in the middle of the main room.
There is no need to think about it. The deaf old lady didn't have much inheritance, so she no longer had to worry about her funeral.
Both Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu had already done notarization with the street office.
The deaf old lady is the oldest one in this orphanage, and many elderly people have passed away over the years.
She had already planned what would happen after her death, and was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so there was a will written in black and white on the other side of the street.
When Li Xuewu entered the courtyard, he saw Auntie, Diliya and He Yushui kneeling on both sides of the coffin in the main hall.
I could still hear faint crying sounds coming from the room, but I didn't know whose it was.
There was a straw mat laid outside the door, and a layer of door curtain under it. An old man was kneeling in a corner.
Li Xuewu walked over, knelt down respectfully, and kowtowed to the deaf old lady.
He is not a relative, but an old man in the courtyard.
As long as he admits that he is a member of this courtyard, he has to recognize the neighborhood relationships in the courtyard.
"Your condolences—"
After Li Xuewu stood up, he reached out to support the old man who kowtowed to him in return, and whispered a few words of condolence.
He helped the old man up, and then helped up Sha Zhu, who kowtowed to him in return.
"Okay, there are people in mourning and weeping, the old lady has a perfect life."
"It was a little bad before. Your aunt took care of me for two days and two nights."
Yi Zhonghai's voice was a little hoarse. At noon, he heard the message and informed Li Xuewu, then hurried back.
It’s not that it has anything to do with Li Xuewu, it’s just that he doesn’t live here and has to come back every week.
Tell Li Xuewu that he can come back, but the old and young at home don’t need to come back.
"He seemed fine this morning. He drank half a bowl of egg custard and said he wanted to eat dumplings."
Yi Zhonghai wiped his tears in a short voice and introduced: "At noon, your aunt made dumplings stuffed with celery for me. After eating, she sat up and talked for a while."
"It won't be good after noon, Zhuzi and I will rush back, there will be no more at 2:40 in the afternoon."
"Okay, it's all over. Please accept my condolences."
Li Xuewu patted him on the back, pointed to the room and said to Sha Zhu: "Ask the aunt and the others to come out and rest for a while. They are all from our courtyard, so there is no need."
Nowadays, people talk too much and avoid many things. One has to be careful and cautious about both happy and sad events.
It is considered a glorious thing for filial sons and grandchildren to sit in the mourning shed, cry at the funeral and respond to the greetings.
But the deaf old lady didn't care about this when she was alive, and there is no need to care about these things now that she is gone.
Li Xuewu spoke up, mainly because the aunt was already in poor health and Diliya had to take care of the children, so the noise of incense, candles and paper ashes was bound to make her angry.
The aunt was supported by Sha Zhu and Diliya. She really cried, after all, they had served her for many years.
Yu Shui, wearing a white flower on his head and in mourning clothes, was still kneeling inside, as if to bid farewell to the old lady.
Seeing her crying, Li Xuewu had no impression of how the old lady took care of her.
How can we wait till the autumn day, with the setting sun and cicadas?