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Chapter 1019

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President Wang nodded repeatedly and smiled apologetically, "Director Zheng, you can rest assured. Since Xiao Han was introduced to our hospital by you, regularization is just a matter of your word. I will say hello to the personnel department when I return to the unit this afternoon. Xiao Han can just go to the personnel department to handle the procedures. No problem."

Director Zheng chuckled and nodded, turned his face to Han Xue, and said, "Xiao Han, look at how much President Wang cares about your matter. Why don't you toast President Wang? He is your biggest leader. If you don't take good care of President Wang, your future personnel promotion problem might not be so smooth."

Under Director Zheng's deliberate reminder, Han Xue immediately picked up the wine glass to pour wine and said with a smile, "Why am I so unobservant? President Wang, thank you. Come, I toast you."

Looking at the wine glass pushed in front of him, President Wang said, "Xiao Han, look, Director Zheng and I haven't drunk yet. I have a surgery to do this afternoon and can't drink."

Director Zheng mediated, "Old Wang, it's fine. A glass of wine is nothing. Look, this is the first time Xiao Han has drunk with you. Just give the little girl some face."

Under Director Zheng's instigation, President Wang bit the bullet, picked up the wine glass, clinked it gently with the wine glass Han Xue held up, and drank a glass of wine.

At noon, they had a simple meal at this Old Sichuan Restaurant. By two o'clock, President Wang said that the patient's surgery time was coming, so he had to say goodbye. Director Zheng said, "That's fine, we can't delay Old Wang's business. Let's go."

The three stood up. Director Zheng called the waiter, signed the bill with a big stroke, and walked out of the restaurant door directly with President Wang.

Just at this time, Zhao Desan and Zhang Hui had finished their fun and rested for a while, checked out of the 7 Days Inn on the side, and just happened to bump into Director Zheng head-on.

Director Zheng asked him with a glowing face, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, didn't you rest at noon? Where did you go?"

"Bought a pack of cigarettes." Zhao Desan smiled apologetically, quickly took out the Hongtashan he just bought from the store next to the hotel from his pocket, tore it open, and handed a cigarette to Director Zheng, "Director Zheng, smoke. The cigarette is not good, don't mind."

As soon as Director Zheng saw it was Hongtashan, he waved his hand and said pompously, "You smoke. I'm quitting smoking recently."

Zhao Desan gave an "oh" and cursed in his heart, Damn! If you think my cigarette grade is low, just say so! He lit it himself and said with a smile, "Director Zheng, have you been drinking?"

"Drank a little. Talked about some work matters with President Wang next door at noon." Director Zheng said while walking.

President Wang? Zhao Desan looked not far away and saw Han Rui's sister and the hospital president walking side by side toward the hospital. Coupled with the content he eavesdropped on at the door of Director Zheng's office in the morning, he almost understood. It was probably that he fucked Han Xue once and came forward to solve some practical problems for her. But in this matter, Zhao Desan admired Director Zheng quite a bit. At least he could be considered to have credit, unlike the old guy Wang Anguo of the Yuyang City Coal Bureau, who was two-faced, one set in the open and another in the dark.

Zhao Desan gave an "oh" and saw that he was a bit floating from drinking. Although he was conscious, his walking was slightly unsteady. This was the peak time for work in the afternoon, and the road was full of traffic. So he flattered him, supported him, respectfully and carefully helped him cross the road, helped him all the way to the office to sit down, poured a cup of tea, and then left. If it weren't for wanting Director Zheng to dispel his estrangement and secret dissatisfaction with him because of Sister Su, Zhao Desan would be too lazy to help such a big fat pig walk such a long way.

After coming out of his office, he panted heavily for a long while before going downstairs.

This time Director Zheng learned to be obedient. He only told the news that the Construction Commission wanted to configure a Deputy Director of the Planning Division to President Wang, who was completely unrelated to the unit, but ignored the fact that he had let it slip when he was in bed with Afang at Xia Jian's house that day. Xia Jian was the only person in the unit besides Director Zheng himself who knew this news. In the past, Xia Jian would definitely not be able to keep his mouth shut and would spread this news. But since studying at the Party School once, he really learned a lot about how to conduct himself in the officialdom. This time, he kept this news very tight and didn't tell anyone. When resting in the unit's temporary dormitory after lunch, Xia Jian was thinking about this matter again. After thinking about it, he felt that there had been no movement in the unit, and he was afraid that others would cut off his path to promotion. As soon as he went to work at noon, he came directly to the third floor to find Director Zheng, preparing to express his views and see what Director Zheng's thoughts were. If it really didn't work, he would let his wife come forward again.

As soon as Zhao Desan walked to the stair corner between the third and second floors, he bumped into Xia Jian, who was coming up. Xia Jian immediately asked him sensitively: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, where have you been?"

"Director Zheng's." Zhao Desan said.

"Anything to find Director Zheng for?" Xia Jian felt that his biggest competitor in the unit was Zhao Desan. Every move of this guy made him very sensitive. Hearing that he had just gone to Director Zheng's, he felt a bit nervous.

"Nothing, just bumped into Director Zheng at the door just now. He drank a bit too much, so I helped him to the office." Zhao Desan said. Seeing Xia Jian a bit strange, he continued to ask: "Director Xia, are you looking for Director Zheng?"

Only then did Xia Jian breathe a sigh of relief, smiled, and said: "A bit of work matter, want Director Zheng to guide me. Alright, it's nothing now, you hurry down to work." As he spoke, he walked up to the third floor and went directly to Director Zheng's office.

Zhao Desan had learned about Xia Jian's flattery skills since the first day he came to the unit. He liked to run to the leader's office whether there was anything or not, but every time he couldn't hit the right spot. Maybe it was because of this reason that he hadn't been valued by the leaders for these years and had no achievements. But I don't know what happened recently, Director Zheng started to appreciate and value him.

Returning to the second floor, Zhao Desan suddenly stopped when passing Section Chief Lan's office, turned around, walked up, knocked on the door while calling her: "Section Chief Lan, Section Chief Lan... Section Chief Lan." He called three times in a row, but no one answered inside.

"Section Chief Lan is not here. Someone came to look for her just now." Zheng Ru came out of the office with a ball of paper in her hand and said, then turned and walked toward the bathroom on the side of the corridor.

Zhao Desan was stunned for a moment, gave an "oh," returned to the office, sat down, and lit a cigarette. He thought to himself, what is Section Chief Lan doing? Why doesn't she come to work all day? Thinking and thinking, he called her.

It took a long while for the phone to be connected, and her weak voice came from the receiver: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, what's wrong?"

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