Their concern put her at ease; their worry showed that they truly cared about them.
"Okay, then it's settled. Su girl, you decide when to arrange it, and once it's confirmed, I'll have Xiao Liu make the preparations."
With the Li family's current status, there are very few people they actually need to visit; many people come to visit them.
However, social interactions are inevitable, and Marshal Li also wanted to formally introduce the child to others.
"Grandpa, let's tell Mom and the others when we go. Otherwise, they'll keep worrying about it. It's almost the end of the year, and they're busy too."
Suti didn't want to tell her brother in advance that not only Baichuan was going, but also her grandfather and the others.
Otherwise, with his temperament, he would definitely cause trouble again. She knew that beneath her brother's tough exterior lived a little princess.
The family chatted happily together again, and after dinner, they each went to their respective posts.
Their faces were beaming with smiles—smiles of relaxation, ease, and happiness.
"Good morning, Suti." Zhu Qingling greeted Suti, who was already sitting in the office, as soon as she arrived.
She had just arrived at the entrance of the reform department when she saw the car that often took Suti there, so she knew Suti had already arrived.
Seeing Suti holding a cup and drinking water, unlike her who was wrapped up from head to toe like a bear, she felt as if the wind was hitting her face hard.
She truly envied Suti; her family really doted on her.
However, she was quite sensible. Her family had told her not to offend anyone, and she wasn't stupid. Even if she was jealous, she would still greet people with a smile.
"Good morning." Suti smiled at the person. She had been here for a while and knew the personalities of the people in the office very well.
Zhu Qingling is proud and likes to be fawned over. She likes to show off whatever she buys.
She wasn't thinking about work; she was talking about what lipstick, perfume, and other unusual things she bought at the Friendship Store today.
Meng Yixuan is someone who can say whatever she wants to everyone, and she gets along well with everyone in the office.
She may seem indecisive, but she's actually the best at interpersonal relationships. Her goal is to develop good connections within the reform department, and her family has probably already planned out her future.
There were also two male clerks, Ma Zequn and Zhang Shengjie, whose families both worked in government agencies, and they were just there to gain seniority.
They rarely stay in their own office and often wander between other offices; there's nothing in the entire reform department that they don't know.
They love gossip, and their minds aren't on work; they're just there to pass the time, living a very leisurely life.
The office director was one of the first veterans to join the unit; there weren't many people there back then. He was a former soldier who had transferred to civilian work.
His family were all ordinary people, but later more and more people from the Reform Department came, each with a powerful background, and he had even less say in the matter.
Despite being the director, he has the least say. He usually nods in agreement with everyone who speaks and doesn't like to talk in the office.
The tasks he assigned each day were either done by the staff members if they wanted to, or he wouldn't say anything if they didn't.
Suti was the only one who worked diligently, and she completed all the tasks assigned by the director on time during this period.
The director was particularly surprised by her serious work attitude and was unusually kind to her, occasionally teaching her something.
"You all came so early! I'm freezing!" Meng Yixuan stomped her feet as she stepped in, exclaiming, "I'm freezing!"
"Ugh, working today is such a torture, I wish we could have a day off soon." Soon everyone in the office arrived, all looking listless.
"Yeah, I wonder when we'll get a holiday this year." The people in the office started gathering together again to discuss the holiday.
As they talked, the conversation turned to where they were planning to go on vacation. Suti occasionally chimed in with a comment or two, but mostly kept looking at the documents in his hand.
From the information she had, she could clearly sense that the winds of change had shifted.
Their reform department is the most relaxed, but it has the most data on various departments. As long as it's related to Beijing, no matter what kind of reform it is, it falls under their jurisdiction.
I heard that a new mayor recently came to Beijing. As the saying goes, a new broom sweeps clean, and judging from this stack of documents, he's determined to clean up all the departments.
Su Ti can see from these documents how disorganized these departments are. That's one of the problems with Beijing: too many officials who protect each other, making management very difficult.
Suti was worried for the new mayor.
"Hey Suti, where are you planning to go on your holiday?" A few people in the office were chatting enthusiastically, and people from the next office also came over.
Meng Yixuan turned her head and saw that only Su Ti was sitting there working seriously. She frowned.
"Me? Visiting relatives." Su Ti answered casually when she met Meng Yixuan's curious gaze.
“That’s true, I also need to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year. Suti, why are you taking this so seriously? These tasks aren’t urgent. You’re just tidying up the same things every day.”
"Even if we finish preparing it, when we distribute it to each department, they will still have to review it themselves, so there's no need for us to do this useless work."
Meng Yixuan felt that Su Ti was taking it too seriously. What good would it do her to act like this?
Thinking about what her family had said, Meng Yixuan wondered if Su Ti might know something in advance, perhaps there were some new policies from above.
"I know, I'm just bored. I feel uncomfortable if I don't do something to keep myself moving. Anyway, it's just sitting and organizing these things, so it's not tiring."
Suti didn't care what she was thinking again and gave her an excuse that she couldn't quite put her finger on.
"Comrade Xiao Su is so conscientious. We are all used to being lax. Your competence makes us look lazy."
Zhang Shengjie didn't have a good impression of this new comrade; he always felt that she was too eager to show off.
Their office was usually quite relaxed, but she became incredibly enthusiastic as soon as she arrived. At first, he thought she was just a newcomer trying to make a name for herself.
I didn't expect that so much time would have passed, and she was still diligently completing her tasks every day.
However, he wasn't stupid. He knew this person was not simple, so he dared not say anything recklessly and simply kept to himself.
"I'll take it as Comrade Zhang praising me," Su Ti replied calmly. No matter what anyone said, she just smiled and let it go. Everyone tacitly kept quiet.
The group looked at each other and sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off, so Meng Yixuan quickly changed the subject. In the end, they gathered together and started chatting again.
Su Ti looked up at Meng Yixuan, curled her lips, and said nothing.
What a good comrade! He controlled the beginning and the end with ease, while some people were being used as pawns without even realizing it.
She glanced down at the documents in her hand, her eyes landing on the fact that the northern province needed Beijing's help to repair the reservoir.
Thinking of what happened in her past life, she closed her eyes. Even if it wasn't for status, she still wanted to give it a try.
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