Chapter 3077

Having stayed in the city for such a long time, on the night he sent Zheng Jie home, Zhao Desan lay on the bed of the four-star hotel alone and thought carefully. Tong Lan's matter could be considered settled. Now, Jin Qianbao was being troubled by Zhang Biao and that chief prosecutor, and everything was developing in an orderly manner according to Zhao Desan's ideas. As for the land matter, judging from Lin Da's reaction, it should, without accident, be obtained by Ma Lan as wished. After these troublesome matters were settled, Zhao Desan felt that he was finally relaxed and could catch his breath. Thinking that he could return to the district the next day, although he didn't like the life in the district, there was no way. Having chosen this path, he could only bite the bullet and go on.

After checking out of the hotel the next day, before returning to the district, Zhao Desan drove alone to a large shopping mall to stroll around and bought himself a new set of clothes. When passing through the women's clothing section, Zhao Desan suddenly took a fancy to a branded women's clothing with good taste. He thought that he was going back to the district today, and once he returned to the unit, District Mayor Wu would definitely talk to him. Thinking this way, Zhao Desan started to use his little brain. He felt that he had been studying in the city for such a long time, and if he went back empty-handed, it might not be very good, right? He thought it would be better to buy this fashion set and take it back to give to District Mayor Wu, which could also please District Mayor Wu. Thinking this way, Zhao Desan walked over. When he instinctively picked up the price tag and looked at it, he couldn't help but click his tongue at the string of numbers on it. He had never bought such expensive clothing for several thousand yuan. Although he was very reluctant to spend so much money on a set of clothes, he thought about it. For his long-term development in the district, Zhao Desan still gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, spent more than four thousand yuan to buy this fashion set, and walked out of the mall carrying it with a heartache.

This guy Zhao Desan was very smart and knew how to handle things. According to the unspoken rules, after returning to the district, he didn't rush to go back to the District Construction Committee to work, but put the first stop at the District Government. After driving back to the district, he drove directly into the District Government compound, parked the car downstairs of the District Government, and took the fashion set he bought for District Mayor Wu at a high price from the car. Zhao Desan was already a little famous in the district, especially almost everyone in the District Government knew that Zhao Desan was a capable guy, deeply appreciated and valued by District Mayor Wu, and the friendship between the two was very good. Therefore, when Zhao Desan just got out of the car, the staff who passed by Zhao Desan greeted him enthusiastically one after another. Enjoying such treatment, Zhao Desan naturally felt very useful in his heart. Although he muttered in his heart: Grandma's, in this day and age, whoever has power, influence, and status is loved by people! But his face still wore an approachable smile, and he responded to everyone with a very humble and low-key attitude with a smile.

Zhao Desan, who was loved by everyone, walked into the building with a triumphant smile. Just when Zhao Desan had just walked up to the turn of the second-floor stairs, he happened to run into Liu Deliang, who was whistling and carrying a briefcase, walking down the stairs. The two bumped into each other unexpectedly. Zhao Desan hurriedly greeted Liu Deliang with a smile, "District Mayor Liu, going out?"

"Yo, Comrade Xiao Zhao, aren't you studying at the Provincial Party School? Finished studying?" Seeing Zhao Desan suddenly appear at the District Government, Liu Deliang said with a surprised smile.

Zhao Desan replied with a smile, "Finished studying."

"How is it? Director Liu, you should have gained a lot from studying at the Provincial Party School this time, right?" Liu Deliang said with a smile.

"It's okay." Zhao Desan maintained his consistent low-key posture and smiled humbly, "District Mayor Liu, going out to handle business?"

Liu Deliang nodded and said, "Going to the city for a meeting. Comrade Xiao Zhao, you came here to find District Mayor Wu, right?" Liu Deliang knew that Wu Min had always valued Zhao Desan, and Zhao Desan had always been like her confidant minister. No matter what happened in the unit, he always reported to Wu Min first. The relationship between the two was self-evident.

Zhao Desan smiled noncommittally and said, "Well, I just came back from the city. I said I would come over to report the work to District Mayor Liu and District Mayor Wu first. District Mayor Liu, if you are going to a meeting, then go to report to District Mayor Wu first?"

Liu Deliang raised his eyebrows slightly, widened his eyes slightly, and said, "Yo, Comrade Xiao Zhao, it's really a coincidence. District Mayor Wu also went to the city for a meeting. She just left before you came."

Zhao Desan said "Oh," and then smiled, saying, "If that's the case, then wait for District Mayor Liu and District Mayor Wu to come back, and I will come to report the work to you again?"

Liu Deliang laughed and said, "That's fine. Comrade Xiao Zhao, come over when we come back. It just so happens that the last meeting in the district was because you were studying at the Party School. When the time comes, I will propagate the spirit of the meeting to you again."

Zhao Desan nodded obsequiously and said, "That's good. I will come over when the two leaders come back. By the way, District Mayor Liu, about when can you come back?"

"It should be about four or five in the afternoon, a small meeting." Liu Deliang thought for a while and said, then patted Zhao Desan on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "I will tell District Mayor Wu when I see her, saying that Comrade Xiao Zhao, you are back."

Zhao Desan smiled gratefully at Liu Deliang, thinking that it seems that he really didn't do anything wrong by visiting him last time. If he hadn't personally gone to Liu Deliang's home to send a gift outside of work last time, this old guy's attitude toward him wouldn't be so gentle now.

Just at this moment, Liu Deliang suddenly found that Zhao Desan was carrying a bag containing clothes in his hand, and looking closely, it was actually women's clothing. He immediately understood what was going on in his heart, just smiled slightly, didn't make Zhao Desan feel embarrassed, then raised his wrist to look at his watch, frowned, and said nervously, "Ouch, time is running out, I have to go to the city quickly. Comrade Xiao Zhao, let's talk later." As he spoke, Liu Deliang took steps and walked downstairs in a hurry.

Thinking of the look in Liu Deliang's eyes when he saw what he was carrying a moment ago, Zhao Desan felt a bit embarrassed. After Liu Deliang got into the car and drove out of the District Government gate, Zhao Desan looked around, then walked downstairs dejectedly, got into the car, and drove away from the District Government.

After coming out of the District Government, Zhao Desan drove directly back to the District Construction Committee. When the people in the unit saw him, the number one person, appear at the District Construction Committee again after more than a month, everyone's first reaction was surprise, followed by beaming and enthusiastically rushing up to greet him. In Zhao Desan's view, such treatment of being enthusiastically supported by others was only because he was the number one person in the District Construction Committee and the person with the greatest power in the unit, so everyone would be so enthusiastic and supportive of him. Recalling when he first stepped into his official career, he was not even as good as a pile of stinky dog shit in the Yuyang City Coal Bureau. Even the lowest-level guy in every department didn't look at him straight. But now, when he had a certain amount of power in his hands and his identity had changed significantly, his status had also improved, and everyone greeted him with a smiling face when they saw him. Such a world of difference made Zhao Desan feel again that he had to work hard to go up, because although there were not many leaders with a higher rank than him in the district, he could completely walk sideways like a crab. But during the month of studying at the Provincial Party School, when dozens of people with the same rank as him sat together, he felt that he was so small. This was just within the construction department of Hexi Province, and there were so many leaders and cadres of the same rank. If all the department-level cadres of all units and departments in the entire Hexi Province were added together, I am afraid there would be more than a thousand people. This was just within Hexi Province. Looking at the whole country, I am afraid that he would be drowned in the crowd. In this country with the highest ratio of officials to people, Zhao Desan felt that a small department-level cadre like him really didn't count for anything. Only by continuing to go up would more people bow down to him. The officialdom is like a battlefield. Zhao Desan felt that he shouldn't be complacent about his past achievements. The competition in the officialdom is so fierce, how can he sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor without seeking progress!

With a new understanding and a new idea, Zhao Desan walked into the office building with a triumphant smile and walked straight to the door of his office. Seeing that the office door was open, his face finally revealed a satisfied smile, because there is such an unwritten rule in the officialdom. Generally, the office door of a small person is open during working hours to prevent superior leaders from coming to inspect, while the office door of a leader with a slightly higher rank is ajar during working hours to facilitate handling private matters during working hours, such as playing computer games, chatting online, etc., while the office door of a leader who is the number one person in a larger place is locked almost all the time, because these leaders often don't have anyone looking for them under normal circumstances. Once there is any arrangement from above, someone will notify them in advance.

He hadn't been in the unit for more than a month. As the number one person in the unit, Zhao Desan naturally hoped that when he returned to the unit silently without telling anyone, he could see the conscientious side of all the staff in the unit, especially Tong Xiaoli, the assistant who usually assisted him in his work. Zhao Desan had high hopes for her. When he found that his office door was open, Zhao Desan revealed a satisfied smile, walked to the office door silently, and sure enough, as expected, he saw Tong Xiaoli working hard with her head down. The focused and attentive spirit was still quite good, which made Zhao Desan feel extremely satisfied.

"Dong dong dong..." Zhao Desan deliberately knocked on the door frame lightly.

Tong Xiaoli, who was working seriously, heard someone knocking on the door and instinctively raised her head to look at the door. She saw Zhao Desan standing at the door, staring at her with a grin. Having not seen him for such a long time, Tong Xiaoli, who had always had a good impression of Zhao Desan, immediately revealed a look of joy when she saw Zhao Desan back. She stood up with a smile and said to Zhao Desan, "Director Liu, you are back?"