Chapter 1557

"I didn't expect that stinky brat to see through it. It seems we really underestimated him," He Liping added.

"Liping, tell me, what other ways can we use to restrain him?" Zheng Tulu asked He Liping. After all, his old lover had quite a few tricks up her sleeve. However, he did have passionate photos of Zhao Desan and Lan Mei in his possession, but unless it was a last resort, using these photos to threaten Zhao Desan and Lan Mei was essentially suicide, so he wouldn't easily bring them out.

He Liping said thoughtfully, "There really isn't any way for now. But my cousin Wanli is by his side assisting him with work, and she will report his every move to us. Old Zheng, you don't need to think too much about it. Since we couldn't seize his power this time, let's just consider it his luck. Anyway, no matter how much he struggles, he won't be able to escape our grasp."

"So we're just letting that brat off the hook like this?" Zheng Tulu said.

He Liping nodded and said, "That's all we can do for now. Anyway, he doesn't pose any threat to us."

Speaking of this, Zheng Tulu suddenly thought of a decision that was very important to him and asked with concern, "Liping, tell me, if we arrange for Zhao Da's wife to come to work in the unit like this, will people say anything? Before, you wouldn't let me arrange for her to come in, but now you're asking me to arrange for her to come in. I'm a bit confused."

"Aiya, Old Zheng, and you call yourself smart? How can you not even understand this? Before, I didn't let you arrange for her to come in because your reputation was being affected at that time. We finally managed to recover some of our reputation with the help of sending Zhao Desan away to study. This time, Zhao Da has had such a big incident, and everyone in the unit knows about the difficulties his family is facing. Arranging for her to come to work this time has the exact opposite effect of last time. This time, what you're showing is the compassion a leader should have. It's different." He Liping explained.

Zheng Tulu heard He Liping's explanation and immediately had a sudden realization. He laughed and said, "Liping, you're still the best. You're so thoughtful."

He Liping smiled charmingly and said, "It's just that I've been with you for a long time, Old Zheng, and I've learned your strengths."

After returning from Zheng Tulu's office, Zhao Desan sat in his boss chair, smoking and waiting for the old guy and He Liping's counter-strategy. He waited until noon, and there was no movement. Zhao Desan finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that those two colluding adulterers wouldn't be able to come up with a way to deal with him for a while.

After lunch, returning to the office, Zhao Desan prepared to tell Zheng Jie the good news that the unit had agreed to let her come to work. He took out his phone, found Zheng Jie's number, and after typing a line, Zhao Desan suddenly changed his mind. He didn't plan to send this good news directly to Zheng Jie, but instead planned to send it to Zhao Da, wanting to see if Zhao Da would have any special reaction toward him after learning this good news. Thus, with an extra bit of caution, he sent the message to Zhao Da with a sly smile.

Because Zheng Jie had been in the hospital taking care of Zhao Da, the District Construction Committee had removed her name. Now, in order to make ends meet and subsidize the family, Zheng Jie would prepare the day's meals in the morning and then go to a cosmetics shop to work as a sales clerk, earning a meager salary to support this shattered family. During the day, only Zhao Da was left at home. When Zhao Desan's text message arrived, Zhao Da was sitting in his wheelchair on the balcony, staring into the distance, recalling the happiness before his car accident. At that time, although his ability in that department wasn't great, at least he could still manage a few times. Which man wouldn't envy his family upon seeing Zheng Jie? And now? After the car accident, he was almost a cripple, and coupled with the degeneration of his ability in that department, he could almost never engage in marital affairs with such a charming and fascinating wife again. In order to keep this beautiful woman at home, he had to tear his self-esteem to shreds and push her into the arms of another man, letting her live the sexual life of a normal woman so she wouldn't be like other men and abandon this family.

Hearing his phone ring on the small square table in the living room, Zhao Da snapped out of his deep thought. He turned to look at the flashing phone screen, confirming that a message had arrived. Thinking it was from his wife Zheng Jie, he moved his wheelchair with both hands, returned from the balcony to the living room, and reached the small square table. He bent down with difficulty, hooked his hand to grab the phone, and saw the name "Xiao Zhao" displayed on it. He frowned slightly, his eyes filled with confusion as he pressed the "Read" key. Then, a line of text appeared on the phone screen: *Brother Zhao, I finally used all my might to get the leaders to agree to let your wife come to work in the unit. I'll come to your house after work. Tell me, how should you thank me? Alright, I'm still busy now. You don't need to reply to the text. I'll go directly to your house after work. *

After reading Zhao Desan's text, Zhao Da's face, which had always been gloomy, was immediately filled with an ecstatic smile. He clenched his fist and waved it fiercely, shouting in joy, "Yeah!"

To confirm he wasn't seeing things, Zhao Da essentially held the phone and read the message Zhao Desan had sent for the entire afternoon. It wasn't until after five o'clock that he called his wife Zheng Jie.

At this time, Zheng Jie had just set up a street stall on Dongdajie. After May, there were many people on the street in the evening, and this was the busiest time for Zheng Jie's stall. Seeing her husband Zhao Da calling, Zheng Jie thought something had happened and immediately answered the phone, asking anxiously, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

After she finished speaking, she heard Zhao Da's irrepressible laughter from the other end of the phone, saying,

"Something happened, but it's a good thing."

Zheng Jie felt very strange and immediately interrupted Zhao Da, asking, "What good thing?" In her view, a once happy family of three had now become so shattered—what good thing could there be to speak of!

"Don't worry about what good thing it is. Let's celebrate properly tonight. Remember to buy vegetables and wine when you come back." To give his wife Zheng Jie a surprise, Zhao Da started playing coy.

Ever since Zhao Da had the car accident and ended up in a wheelchair, it was rare to see him so happy. Seeing his excited tone, she chuckled and said, "What other good thing could it be, to be so happy?" ===== CHAPTER 1558 =====