Chapter 1406: Resonant and Powerful

Zheng Jie's words were resonant and powerful, hitting Zhao Da's soft spot, just like a torrential rain suddenly pouring down, extinguishing his anger. Facing Zheng Jie, Zhao Da owed too much and knew he was in the wrong. He pouted, and his attitude took a 180-degree turn immediately, saying: "I... I just saw your actions with Xiao Zhao, and for a moment... for a moment I was just a bit like that."

Zheng Jie glared at Zhao Da with red eyes, turned her head to the side, and said with lingering anger: "Like that! Like that! Don't look at what you look like now, who carried you to the hospital!" While waiting for Zhao Da's rescue, under Zheng Jie's repeated questioning, Zhao Desan "had no choice" but to tell her the whole process.

Zhao Da certainly didn't have amnesia. He clearly remembered that after being hit by the car, it was Zhao Desan who rushed in from outside the crowd and carried him to the hospital. Thinking of that scene, Zhao Da felt that he was too petty. Just seeing the surface phenomenon, he spoke to his savior with that attitude, which really shouldn't have happened. So he said sincerely to his wife Zheng Jie: "Wife, don't be angry anymore, it's all my fault, I'm too petty. When Xiao Zhao comes next time, I'll apologize to him in person, okay?"

Zhao Da's attitude in admitting his mistake was considered sincere, so Zheng Jie's anger finally dissipated. She turned her head, shot him a glare, and said crossly, "Do you think Comrade Xiao Zhao will come over again next time!" As she spoke, Zheng Jie suddenly remembered something and hurriedly added, "You were hit by a car, which is a traffic accident. You should report it to the police and make the offending vehicle pay for it!"

Zhao Da also suddenly realized and said: "Right, didn't Xiao Zhao call the traffic police?"

"No, where would I have the time? I was at the hospital worrying about you the whole time," Zheng Jie said. "How about I go to the traffic police detachment now and see if I can pull the surveillance footage to find the offending car?"

Zhao Da hurriedly tried to dissuade her, saying, "Don't... don't go." Because he suddenly recalled the situation at the time of the incident; he had dashed across the road just as the red light turned on. Even if they found the offending car, he would have to bear full responsibility for this traffic accident himself. Not only would he not get any compensation, but he might even have to pay for the other party's car repair costs.

"Why? You've had such a major incident this time, how much money is it going to cost? If you don't find the offending car to get some compensation, where will you get so much money for the hospital stay?" Zheng Jie asked, puzzled.

After Zhao Da explained the reason, Zheng Jie scolded him again, blaming him for not having eyes when walking and deserving to be hit. Knowing he was in the wrong, Zhao Da lay on the bed without refuting a word.

Under He Liping's suggestion, Zheng Tulu reported the candidate for the deputy department-level cadre to the Organization Department. On this day, the Organization Department received the approval materials of the Construction Commission and handed them to Su Qing for approval and signature. Su Qing naturally didn't even look at them and signed them with a big wave.

At night, after a soul-stirring entanglement with Zhao Desan, Su Qing told Zhao Desan the good news while lying in bed, which made him excited beyond measure. He had almost no intention of sleeping for the whole night.

Early the next morning, as soon as Zhao Desan sat down in the office, Zheng Jie's phone call came. Zhao Desan, whose butt hadn't been hot yet, saw it was Zheng Jie's call, so he walked out of the office and pressed the answer button, saying a gentle "Hello."

"Xiao Zhao, have you arrived at the unit?" Zheng Jie's somewhat tired voice came from inside. After taking care of Zhao Da and her daughter for a whole night, by the morning, Zheng Jie felt exhausted. She stood outside the ward with messy hair and a tired look, talking to Zhao Desan on the phone.

"Just arrived, sister-in-law, what's the matter?" Zhao Desan asked directly.

"Xiao Zhao, you... is it convenient for you to tell the unit leader about Brother Zhao's matter today? He is so seriously injured this time, he definitely won't be able to go to work for a year or a half. Sister-in-law has to take care of him, and definitely won't be able to go to work either. The economy is not well-off, can you help Brother Zhao get paid sick leave?" Zheng Jie asked for help, because when the nurse came to change Zhao Da's dressing in the morning, she asked about the daily medical expenses. After calculating, there were no savings at home, and relying solely on her salary was not enough to pay all medical expenses. At the same time, she couldn't bring herself to beg Wang Pangzi, so she called Zhao Desan.

"This..." Zhao Desan stammered. It was also an emergency yesterday, just saying it casually to comfort her. If he were really asked to help Zhao Da find a leader to handle this matter, I'm afraid it would be difficult to handle.

"What's wrong? If it's not convenient for you, Xiao Zhao, I'll go to your unit in a while, and you take me to find your leader, and I'll talk to them." Zheng Jie felt that Zhao Desan was a bit inconvenient, so she decided to go out in person.

"Don't, don't, sister-in-law, you don't have to come over. If you leave, there will be no one to take care of Brother Zhao and Nini. I... I'll go and ask for you in a while." Hearing that she was going to find Zheng Tulu herself, Zhao Desan immediately became nervous and reluctantly agreed. He didn't want her to find Zheng Tulu. That old bald donkey wouldn't make things difficult for her if he didn't take the opportunity.

"Alright, Xiao Zhao, I'll trouble you with this matter." Zheng Jie yawned and said. She hadn't closed her eyes for a whole night, and she was really tired now.

"No trouble." Zhao Desan chuckled nonchalantly.

"Then I'll hang up first. Nini is up, I have to buy her food, so I'll hang up first." Zheng Jie blinked her sore eyes and said.

After answering her call, Zhao Desan returned to the office and sat down. Xia Jian asked him strangely: "Xiao Zhao, why hasn't Xiao Zhao come yet?"

Zhao Desan was just about to say this, so he pretended to have a sudden realization and shouted: "Xia Ge, I just made a phone call. Zhao Da had a car accident yesterday afternoon and is now in the hospital. He is seriously injured, and his daughter is also hospitalized with a high fever. His wife can only take long leave to take care of them in the hospital. She wants to ask us to help talk to the leader to see if we can handle a paid long leave procedure for him. Xia Ge, do you think we two should go to the leader together?" Zhao Desan didn't want to be the only one to take the lead in this matter, so he took the opportunity to pull Xia Jian in.

Hearing Zhao Desan's words, Xia Jian looked surprised: "What? Zhao Da had a car accident? Where is he hospitalized?"

"In the hospital next door. Didn't his wife come to look for him yesterday afternoon? He was hit by a car when he went to chase his wife." Zhao Desan said everything.

"Go, go, let's go and see how he is." After all, they were colleagues who had been together for a few years, and Zhao Da hadn't fought with Xia Jian for anything, so Xia Jian was quite concerned about him. Saying this, he stood up and was about to leave.

Zhao Desan quickly said: "Xia Ge, wait a moment. What about the matter I just said? Let's go and find the leader, Director Zheng, and talk about it. See if we can handle a paid long leave for him. His wife is taking care of him, and there is no source of income at home. It's not easy. Xia Ge, what do you think?"

Xia Jian thought for a while and agreed: "Alright, go, Xiao Zhao, you come with me, let's go and talk to Director Zheng." Saying this, he took the lead and walked out of the office first. Zhao Desan flashed a treacherous smile and followed him out of the office. One after the other, they arrived at the door of Zheng Tulu's office, and Xia Jian knocked on the door.

"Come in." Zheng Tulu replied.

Xia Jian opened the door and turned his head to give Zhao Desan a wink, letting him go in with him.

I thought you could handle it alone! Zhao Desan thought, followed him into Zheng Tulu's office, and saw He Liping sitting on the sofa, holding a cup of tea and tasting it.

Seeing the two enter, Zheng Tulu was a bit puzzled. He knew that these two people were at odds and would never appear in his office together. So he asked with a smile: "Little Xia, Xiao Zhao, what's the matter with you two?"

Zhao Desan didn't make a sound first, waiting for Xia Jian to speak. Who knew that Xia Jian, this wimp, didn't know if he had a problem with language expression or if he didn't know much about what Zhao Desan said, and couldn't say why for a moment. So Zhao Desan frowned, as if it had collapsed, and walked directly to Zheng Tulu's desk in a panic and shouted: "Director Zheng, something big is bad, something big is bad."

Zheng Tulu was confused, straightened his body and interrupted him: "What's bad?"

"Zhao Da had a car accident, Zhao Da had a car accident at the door of the unit after work yesterday afternoon!" Zhao Desan first let Zheng Tulu attach importance to this matter from the atmosphere.

Xia Jian followed up and said: "Right, right, Director Zheng, Zhao Da is now hospitalized in the hospital next door. It is estimated that he won't be able to go to work for a year or a half. Director Zheng, look at Xiao Zhao's family situation, it's not good. This hospitalization costs a lot of money. Can you handle a paid long leave procedure for him?"

Fuck your mother! Snatching my lines, then you say it, anyway, I don't want to take the lead! Zhao Desan glanced at Zhao Da sideways and thought in his heart, anyway, whether this matter succeeds or not, it must be his credit in Zheng Jie's heart.

Zheng Tulu heard about this. His first reaction was not how Zhao Da's condition was or if there was any danger, but thought of Zhao Da's wife, Zheng Jie. Last time he was rejected by He Liping to transfer Zheng Jie to the Construction Commission. This time, helping Zhao Da handle the paid leave procedure, why not take this opportunity to make things difficult for Zheng Jie? If she is sensible, she should know what to do. And this matter neither affects his reputation in the Construction Commission nor can he gain a good reputation among the unit staff. Why not do it? So Zheng Tulu said without hesitation: "Needless to say, Xiao Zhao is a formal staff member of our Construction Commission, and even more an old comrade in your Planning Section. Handle it, we must handle the paid leave procedure for Xiao Zhao."

He Liping seemed to disagree and said: "Old Zheng, you should consider this matter carefully. If Xiao Zhao recuperates for too long, the work of the Planning Section will definitely be dragged down. We can't keep the position empty and wait for him, right?"

"Hey, Xiao Zhao is a formal staff member of our unit after all. He had such a big thing, if our unit doesn't reach out to help, wouldn't it be too inhumane. I think we should help Xiao Zhao's family. He has a wife and children. How can they live without a source of income? But this is for you to go down and convey to Xiao Zhao's family. His family must come to handle this procedure in person." Zheng Tulu said. His idea was to let Zheng Jie come to him alone, so as to hint at his thoughts to Zheng Jie through this matter.