Chapter 2419: Enthusiastic Liu Deliang

"Xiao Zhao has finally come to the district to take office today. Welcome, welcome. I was out when you arrived today, so I didn't see you." Liu Deliang greeted Zhao Desan with an enthusiastic face. As he spoke, he reached out his hand.

Seeing this, Zhao Desan hurriedly reached out to shake hands with Liu Deliang and said respectfully: "Deputy District Mayor Liu, you are too polite. I also just arrived today. I, Xiao Zhao, am truly flattered that you could come over tonight, Deputy District Mayor Liu."

Liu Deliang patted Zhao Desan on the shoulder, chuckled at Wu Min, and said: "District Mayor Wu, look at how good our Director Liu's eloquence is. Sit, sit, sorry for keeping you waiting."

Wu Min sat down and said with a smile: "Eloquence alone is useless. It was because I took a fancy to Director Liu's work ability that I went to find Secretary Jin to have him transferred over."

Being praised by the dignified District Party Secretary and District Mayor Wu Min in front of these guys who had deep prejudices against him, Zhao Desan felt incredibly proud. He sat down and said with a smile: "I am honored by your appreciation, District Mayor Wu."

Wu Min smiled lightly and said: "It's not just that I think you should have the ability to do a good job at the District Construction Committee; our Deputy Director Liu also thinks you have this ability. Deputy Director Liu says he is an old acquaintance of yours, so his evaluation should be relatively objective."

Zhao Desan smiled gratefully at Liu Deliang. Because this guy was a relative of Zheng Tulu, he guessed that this old guy must have mentioned him to Liu Deliang quite a few times. Although Liu Deliang hadn't said anything bad about him to Wu Min, he couldn't help but be on guard against this person. After all, he was a relative of Zheng Tulu. If that old fox surnamed Zheng wanted to discipline him, he could cause trouble for him through Liu Deliang's power in the district.

However, seeing Liu Deliang, Zhao Desan naturally thought of his wife, Wang Juan, who worked at the Municipal Finance Bureau. She was also a top-notch woman, with a great figure and appearance, and was quite active and durable in bed. Suddenly, Zhao Desan missed her a bit.

Wu Min looked around and turned to ask Zhao Desan: "Director Liu, is everyone here?"

"Everyone is here." Zhao Desan nodded respectfully.

Wu Min smiled slightly and criticized herself: "Then it seems I kept everyone waiting. If there's no one else, shall we start?"

Zhao Desan nodded, turned his head, and shouted at the waiter standing at the door of the private room to serve the dishes.

Thus, as the dishes were served one by one on the wine table, the atmosphere gradually relaxed. Tong Xiaoli acted as a waiter very tactfully. After everyone had eaten some dishes for a while, she stood up and started from Wu Min, pouring wine in order of power level from high to low.

Observing Tong Xiaoli's actions, Zhao Desan looked at her with satisfaction. After all the wine was poured, Zhao Desan put down his chopsticks and proposed: "Director Gao, let everyone stop for a moment." After the private room quieted down, he continued: "Today I am a newcomer, and I invited all the old comrades and seniors to have a meal. Firstly, I want to get to know everyone, and secondly, I want to take this opportunity to communicate more with everyone. Today, I am very honored to invite District Mayor Wu and District Mayor Liu to this meal. I propose that before we drink, let District Mayor Wu say a few words first, how about that?"

Gao Haiping flattered: "Yes, District Mayor Wu, since such a big leader as you can sit and eat with everyone today, you must say a few words."

Meng Fei, that old thing, also picked up the good words and followed up: "Yes, District Mayor Wu, look at how you not only manage the work in the district in an orderly manner, but you are also living younger and younger. Please say a few words to everyone."

Wu Min, this woman, actually didn't like to hear these sycophantic words from others at the wine table, especially from this group of old comrades from the District Construction Committee. They usually did a terrible job, but when it came to flattery at the wine table, they were second to none, one set after another. But for Zhao Desan's sake, she smiled and said a bit reluctantly: "Today is Director Liu's first day taking office in the district, and everyone is asking me to say a few words, so I'll just say a few words... Everyone is an old comrade who has worked in the district for a long time. Since our Chanba Development Zone was planned as a national-level new area, the Provincial Committee and Provincial Government, as well as the Municipal Committee and Municipal Government, have high hopes for the development of the district. The district needs to develop, and the District Construction Committee is our leading unit. First of all, various infrastructure construction and various municipal engineering constructions, many projects, all need to be responsible by the District Construction Committee. But during this period of time, the work in our district has been a bit strenuous, especially the work of your District Construction Committee, which has been very ineffective. This is an indisputable fact. As the saying goes, 'The train runs fast, all relying on the head of the train.' If the head of the District Construction Committee doesn't run fast, how can the train run fast? That's why the District Committee decided to replace the leader of the District Construction Committee. Comrade Zhao Desan has been working in our Provincial Construction Committee, and his personal ability is very outstanding, so Secretary Jin personally arranged his personnel transfer and sent him here to be responsible for the work of the Construction Committee. I hope he can open up the current situation. So, for this first glass of wine today, I suggest that we raise our glasses together to welcome Director Liu's arrival!" Saying this, Wu Min raised her glass.

Seeing this, the others responded to Wu Min's proposal in unison and raised their glasses in unison.

"District Mayor Wu is right. Let us welcome Director Liu's arrival. I hope that under his leadership, the work of our District Construction Committee can achieve results soon." Gao Haiping flattered.

Seeing so many people raising their glasses to welcome him, Zhao Desan really felt a bit flattered for a moment. He said modestly: "Thank you, thank you all. Thank you all for giving me face to eat this meal today, and also thank the District Committee and District Government centered on District Mayor Wu and Deputy District Mayor Liu for giving me, Zhao Desan, this opportunity, and even more thank the city and province for their trust in me, Zhao Desan. Come, let's toast!"

For a time, cups were clinking. After the toast, without exception, everyone lifted their necks and drank a glass of wine.

After putting down the wine glass, District Mayor Wu said to this group of old foxes: "Except for Director Liu, everyone else here can be considered old comrades..."

Liu Deliang interrupted Wu Min's words and said with a smile: "Xiao Li is also a young person."

"Right, right, and Comrade Xiao Li. Only Director Liu and Xiao Li are relatively young. Everyone else is an old comrade. They didn't know Comrade Zhao Desan before and haven't had much contact with him. Perhaps they feel it's incredible that he came to the district to be the top leader of the Construction Committee at such a young age. In fact, Director Liu's work ability is very outstanding. If it weren't for Secretary Jin of the Provincial Committee coming forward to arrange it, the Provincial Construction Committee wouldn't have been willing to let him come to the district to take office." Wu Min was worthy of being an old hand in the field, knowing the minds of these old foxes like the back of her hand, which was why she said this to win the trust of these people for Zhao Desan.

Gao Haiping nodded with a smile, flattering District Mayor Wu, and said: "Yes, today when Director Liu arrived at the unit, I saw that Director Liu was so young, and I knew that Director Liu's work ability must be very outstanding."

Zhao Desan chuckled, and in front of District Mayor Wu, said to Gao Haiping, Meng Fei, and this group of old slickers from the District Construction Committee: "Director Gao, Director Meng, I just arrived in the district today. In future work, I hope you can cooperate with my work as much as possible. Let's work together with one heart and one mind, striving to do our own work well. This will not be in vain for the earnest expectations of District Mayor Wu, Deputy District Mayor Liu, and other District Committee leaders."

In front of District Committee and District Government leaders Wu Min and Liu Deliang, Zhao Desan's words could also be considered a hint to Gao Haiping and others. If these people didn't cooperate with his work in the future, it would be equivalent to not cooperating with the work of Wu Min and Liu Deliang. This group of old foxes didn't have the guts to offend these District Committee leaders.

Wu Min heard the subtext of Zhao Desan's words and knew that he was giving a preventive shot to these idle old slickers of the District Construction Committee in front of her. Therefore, she followed Zhao Desan's words and said: "Right, Director Liu is right. Director Liu just arrived in the district today, and it will take a process to get familiar with the unit's work. Director Gao and Director Meng, who are present, you must cooperate well with Director Liu's work. And Xiao Li, you are Director Liu's assistant, so you should assist Director Liu's work even more, striving to reverse the current situation and improve the work."

Tong Xiaoli nodded respectfully, which was considered her stance.

Gao Haiping and others also nodded with smiles, appearing to be obedient to Wu Min's words. But judging from the completely different reactions of Meng Fei today when District Mayor Wu was present and when she wasn't, Zhao Desan knew that this group of old foxes were just acting like grandsons in front of Wu Min and Liu Deliang, saying one thing but thinking another. As the saying goes, it's easy to block an open spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Zhao Desan wasn't afraid of old slickers like Meng Fei who wore all their emotions on their faces; he was afraid of Gao Haiping, who had deep city and wouldn't reveal any emotions. He would be a stumbling block on his official career in the future. The reason he had this concern was that this old fox, as the Deputy Director of the District Construction Committee, saw that he was so young and yet pressed him down, so he must be unhappy in his heart. He would definitely find a way to wait until the work situation of the unit was reversed and achievements were made, then snatch the credit so that he could sit in the position of the top leader.

In the blink of an eye, Tong Xiaoli poured the second glass of wine for everyone. Zhao Desan looked at her with satisfaction, raised his glass, and said: "This glass of wine is for me to thank District Mayor Wu and Deputy District Mayor Liu for taking time out of their busy schedules to eat this meal. Shall we all have a reunion drink?"

"To tell you the truth, Director Liu, the reason why Deputy District Mayor Liu and I were late today is that we stayed at the Municipal Committee until after six o'clock. As soon as we came out of the Municipal Committee, we rushed over." Wu Min then explained the reason why they were late.

Zhao Desan said eloquently: "That's why I should toast you even more, District Mayor Wu. I, Xiao Zhao, am truly flattered that you could rush over in your busy schedule. Come, let's all from the Construction Committee toast District Mayor Wu and Deputy District Mayor Liu together."

At Zhao Desan's suggestion, the people from the Construction Committee present raised their glasses to toast Wu Min and Liu Deliang in unison. For a time, cups were clinking, and the atmosphere appeared exceptionally warm.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of dishes, the atmosphere in the private room became even more active. In this relaxed atmosphere, Zhao Desan drank a few more glasses of wine with Wu Min alone in front of everyone, deliberately showing that he had a very strong relationship with Wu Min. His purpose was to let those old slickers from the Construction Committee present see that he had Wu Min as a backer in the district. In a sense, he was also hinting to these old slickers not to have any bad ideas and that they must cooperate with him to do a good job.

1327. Chapter 1310: Too Heartless

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