Chapter 183: The wily Li Weibing In the afternoon, at the technical secondary school where Li Ge is studying. Li Ge is the director of the school’s academic affairs department and does not have any teaching responsibilities. But he was not idle either. Like Ning Weidong, he would hold his textbooks when he had nothing to do at work every day. It’s just that Li Ge already has a college degree, and he is reading books for postgraduate studies, intending to further improve his academic qualifications. At this time, the office door opened and a woman came in from outside. Li Ge looked up and asked in surprise: "Yan Mei, why are you here?" Gao Yanmei was wearing a dress and had light makeup on her face. As a beauty in the logistics department of the Red Star Factory, Gao Yanmei is known as a beauty along with Jiang Liya. Gao Yanmei closed the door and came to the desk and said, "Dad asked us to go back home for dinner tonight. I happened to have nothing to do, so I came out early for a while."

Li Ge frowned. He and Li Weibing had some ideological conflicts recently. In fact, Li Peihang was not only dissatisfied with Li Weibing's choice of Chu Chengfu as his successor, but Li Ge was also not very satisfied. Li Ge is not in the Red Star Factory, but this power change is still related to him. Before, Li Ge was able to mobilize a lot of resources from the Red Star Factory, and even though he was just a teacher in the school, no one could underestimate him. As for why he did not develop in the Red Star Factory, it was because he had greater ambitions and did not want to be trapped in this corner of the Red Star Factory. According to his previous prediction, Li Weibing should be able to stay in the Red Star Factory for five or six years. By that time, he was fully grown. Unexpectedly, Li Weibing's previous fight with Wang Guoqiang ended in a draw, which caused dissatisfaction among his superiors, so he had to retire early. This had a significant impact on Li Ge. But Li Weibing's stubbornness was not something his son Li Ge could control, and eventually the father and son parted ways unhappily. Li Ge heard Gao Yanmei say that Li Weibing asked him to go back in the evening, and he said nothing. Gao Yanmei sat on the sofa next to her and said, "There is no such thing as an overnight grudge between father and son. Are you really not going to go back to our father's place in the future?" Li Ge sighed and said, "The old man is confused~" Gao Yanmei said: "My father has his own considerations. In the current situation, if we don't let Lao Chu go up, who else can compete with Wang Guoqiang? Do you really count on Pei Hang? He doesn't have that ability." Li Ge was also somewhat helpless. As a close cousin, he certainly knew Li Peihang's capacity. But he also had his difficulties, and said helplessly: "They called me yesterday to ask me what the situation is at the factory." Gao Yanmei's face slightly condensed, she knew what Li Ge meant by "over there". He hurriedly asked, "What did you say?" Li Ge said: "What else can I say? Do you think there is any point in hiding it at this time?"

Gao Yanmei pursed her lips and remained silent. After waiting for a few seconds, he said, "By the way, my father told me that Ning Weidong and Zhao Ruyu have set up a trading company, and Peihang is in contact with them. He asked you to go and take a look." Li Ge frowned, then immediately reacted and asked, "Approval?" Gao Yanmei nodded. Li Ge sighed and said, "What does Dad think?" …… On the other side, Ning Weidong got off work in the evening and rode his bike directly to the courtyard of Dongyi Company. We talked on the phone in the afternoon and Zhao Ruyu was waiting here. Pushing my bicycle, I greeted Uncle Zheng at the door. As soon as I entered the yard, I saw smoke coming out of the chimney of the back house and the sound of frying pans coming from inside. Ning Weidong parked his bicycle next to the screen wall and was about to walk into the yard when he heard Zhao Ruyu's voice coming from the kitchen: "Aunt Qin, should we put the soy sauce in first or later..." Ning Weidong followed the sound and looked through the window, and saw Zhao Ruyu wearing an apron, standing next to the stove, holding a spatula in her hand. Beside her, on the left and right, Qin Huairu and Xiaodang helped. Ning Weidong narrowed his eyes and immediately understood what was going on. This Qin Huairu really has some tricks up her sleeve. She knows how to take advantage of every opportunity and cater to the other party's preferences. Zhao Ruyu is not a delicate lady who can’t cook, but if you want to say how good her cooking is, you can only say it is edible. Qin Huairu has a five-star chef at home. As long as he can make Zhao Ruyu interested in cooking, he will be able to scare her into submission. "Ruyi?" Ning Weidong called out. Zhao Ruyi inside turned around and immediately smiled and said, "Wait a moment, it will be ready soon. I'll make you something delicious today." Ning Weidong smiled, nodded to Qin Huairu, and said nothing. Ning Weidong saw through Qin Huairu's methods, and Zhao Ruyu might not be able to see through them either. But the other party's purpose was just to find a job for Xiaodang. The mother and daughter were willing to go to great lengths to please Zhao Ruyu, and Zhao Ruyu was happy to accept their offer. After all, Qin Huairu and her daughter are both good-looking and not annoying. But Ning Weidong remembered that Zhao Ruyu had said last time that she would not let Xiaodang come to the company, and now he didn't know what he was thinking. Ning Weidong was too lazy to take care of such trivial matters. It was just a job of buying groceries and cooking. Zhao Ruyu said, "Wait inside, don't look at me here." Ning Weidong didn't expect Zhao Ruyu to be so serious about cooking. He smiled and said, "Then I'll be waiting for a good meal." After saying that, Ning Weidong turned around and entered the Chuihua Gate. Not long after, Zhao Ruyu came back from the front kitchen with a plate of food in her hand.

Behind her, Qin Huairu and her daughter helped carry rice and another dish. Without entering the house, he put it down on the stone table under the tree in the yard: "Weidong, try what I just learned from Aunt Qin today." Ning Weidong looked at the two dishes on the table and said with a smile, "Wow, they are delicious!" As he said that, he picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. Zhao Ruyi was watching from the side and asked hurriedly, "What's going on?" Ning Weidong certainly didn't hesitate to praise it. As for how delicious it was, it was just so-so, but definitely better than Zhao Ruyu's previous level. Moreover, the cooking temperature was better, probably due to Qin Huairu's help. Zhao Ruyu was quite proud of receiving the praise. Ning Weidong looked at Qin Huairu and her daughter and said, "Aunt Qin, you haven't eaten yet. I'm sorry for delaying your cooking. Come sit down and have a bite together~" Qin Huairu quickly said, "No, my family has already done it." Then she said to Zhao Ruyi, "Manager Zhao, we're going back first." Zhao Ruyi said, "Wait a minute~" and turned to go into the house. After a while, she came out with a light blue skirt in her hand: "This skirt is too small. I think it is about the same size as Xiaodang. I haven't worn it yet, so you can take it back." Qin Huairu tried to decline, but she couldn't resist Zhao Ruyu, so she thanked him and accepted it. After the mother and daughter left, Zhao Ruyu sat down and said, "Let's eat." Outside in the alley, Xiao Dang touched the skirt with her hand and couldn't help but sigh, "Mom, look, what kind of material is this? It's soft and smooth, it's not Dacron, nor is it cotton." Qin Huairu sighed, "Alas, it seems this way is not going to work." Xiao Dang was stunned and his attention shifted away from the skirt: "Mom, what are you talking about~" Qin Huairu glared at her daughter. "You're just as stupid as your brother. Don't you think about why they gave us this skirt? Did they really buy it by mistake? Even if they did, why didn't they go back to exchange it and gave it to us?" Xiaodang blinked his eyes. Qin Huairu continued, "They are telling us in disguise that they don't want to calculate favors, and they want us not to bother with it." Xiao Dang couldn't believe it: "This is impossible. I talked to her and got along well with her today. How come..." Qin Huairu said: "You think it's good, but it may not be really good. The children of these big leaders are very cunning." Xiao Dang was a little disappointed, but unwilling to give up, "Mom, maybe you understood it wrongly?" Qin Huairu didn't say anything else. She could only quicken her pace and walk home with a bit of sadness. …… Ning Weidong, while eating, told him about what happened when Li Peihang came to see him during the day. Zhao Ruyi knew the situation of the Red Star Factory and asked in surprise, "Did Li Peihang really give up?" Ning Weidong said: "What else can we do if we don't give up? The situation at the factory is so bad that Li Peihang has no room to maneuver." Zhao Ruyi said, "You know, the old factory director is really... Li Peihang has made no contributions over the years, but he has worked hard. He is also his nephew, but he doesn't show any mercy at the critical moment."

Ning Weidong put down his chopsticks and said, "I don't think so. Li Weibing saw that Li Peihang was no match for Wang Guoqiang and didn't want him to get involved." Zhao Ruyi said disapprovingly: "Li Peihang is not a match, but Chu Chengfu is?" Ning Weidong said meaningfully: "Chu Chengfu is certainly bad enough, but Chu Chengfu is not his nephew..." Zhao Ruyi was stunned for a moment before she realized, "You mean... Lao Li is using Chu Chengfu to fill the hole?" Ning Weidong said: "That's almost the idea, but in the end it all depends on Lao Chu himself. If he can fight his way out at a critical moment and in a critical position, this may not be a bad opportunity." Zhao Ruyi pursed her lips and said, "He fought his way out. Wang Guoqiang is not made of clay. Even Li Weibing couldn't suppress him before. Now Chu Chengfu can turn the tables?" Ning Weidong said: "So, Lao Li is still very shrewd~" Zhao Ruyu added: "By the way, Gao Yanmei called me this afternoon." "Gao Yanmei?" Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows. He knew Gao Yanmei was Li Weibing's daughter-in-law. He might not be calling Zhao Ruyi for a casual chat at this time. "What did she say?" Zhao Ruyi said, "She asked me if I had time and wanted to invite us to get together this Sunday. She also asked about our company's situation." He hesitated a little at this point and said, "From what she said, it seems that she is quite interested in the approval." Ning Weidong thought for a moment, narrowed his eyes and said, "Li Weibing may have some private dealings with Wang Guoqiang." Zhao Ruyu was stunned for a moment. She did not expect Ning Weidong to come to this conclusion, and asked hurriedly "What do you mean?" Ning Weidong said, "If it was just Li Peihang, it could be said that he was frustrated and wanted to get some real benefits. Now that Li Ge is also joining in, we can't think so simply. Li Ge is Li Weibing's son. Although he was not in the factory before, he was able to represent Li Weibing and control a lot of production materials and make private arrangements. Now even he wants to withdraw, what does it mean?" Zhao Ruyi blinked her eyes: "What does that mean?" Ning Weidong asked himself and answered: "This means that Li Weibing's faction may have given up the power to allocate this part of the factory's production materials, and thus obtained Wang Guoqiang's concession in terms of approval..." (End of this chapter)