Chapter 3175: Reciprocity

Zhao Desan hurriedly spread his hands and said politely in reciprocity, "Captain Qiu, you eat too, you eat too."

Qiu Qiming nodded at Zhao Desan with a smile. Zhao Desan could see that this Captain Qiu was very polite to him, but the ranks of the two were not much different, and they had to be polite to each other. Perhaps, as Sister Wu said, in such an occasion where high officials gathered, who wouldn't want to take this opportunity to get to know more people? As the saying goes, 'the more friends you have, the easier the road.' To mix well in official circles, one must have rich interpersonal relationships. Taking this opportunity of the birthday of the mother of the City Committee Organization Minister He Fengnian, everyone's thoughts were the same: get to know more leaders and pull more relationships for future needs.

As the banquet progressed, the atmosphere gradually opened up. Everyone combined freely and toasted each other, appearing very lively. Zhao Desan also fully exerted his advantage of being eloquent and good at creating an atmosphere. His humorous language style made a table of leaders laugh out loud. In such a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, he toasted everyone at the table one by one. Later, when the banquet was halfway through, Zhao Desan, with curiosity, turned his head to look at Sister Wu's table. That table was full of big shots led by City Committee member and City Committee Organization Minister He Fengnian. Just when Zhao Desan turned his head to look over, Sister Wu also happened to turn her head back. Their eyes met. Sister Wu looked radiant, nodded at him with a slight smile, signaling him to come over.

Zhao Desan was very quick-witted and immediately realized that Sister Wu wanted him to go over and get to know He Fengnian, so he hurriedly walked over with a glass of wine, his face full of respectful smiles.

After Zhao Desan walked up with a respectful smile on his face, Sister Wu tilted her head toward He Fengnian and introduced him in a low voice: "Minister He, this is the cousin of Provincial Committee Minister Su Qing." After introducing Zhao Desan's special identity, Wu Min returned to her normal state and introduced his other identity to He Fengnian with a smile on her face: "Zhao Desan, Comrade Xiao Zhao, is also our Chanba District Construction Committee Director."

Zhao Desan greeted him actively and politely: "Minister He, hello." After saying that, he reached out his hand.

Hearing that he was the 'cousin' of his direct superior, Provincial Committee Organization Minister and Deputy Secretary Su Qing, He Fengnian immediately reached out his hand enthusiastically and smiled, holding Zhao Desan's hand, and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, not bad, young and talented."

"Minister He is over-praising." Zhao Desan smiled modestly.

Sister Wu interjected with a smile in the middle: "Minister He, don't look at Comrade Xiao Zhao's youth, but his work is very outstanding. Since he arrived at the Chanba District Construction Committee, the district's development and construction have accelerated a lot, and all work is being carried out in an orderly manner. He is a very capable young man."

Sister Wu's praise for him in front of He Fengnian made Zhao Desan feel very useful and also very grateful to her. After listening to Wu Min's praise for Zhao Desan, He Fengnian laughed and said, "Young people, active thinking, motivated to work, very good, very good. But you must also pay attention to learning while working hard."

Regarding He Fengnian's well-intentioned reminder, Zhao Desan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I will strengthen my own learning."

He Fengnian laughed and patted Zhao Desan on the shoulder lightly, saying, "Not bad, not bad..."

At this time, Wu Min blinked at Zhao Desan, giving him a look, implying that he could toast. Zhao Desan smiled with understanding, hurriedly picked up his wine glass and raised it toward He Fengnian, and said respectfully, "Minister He, may I toast you a glass?"

"Good, good." If other leaders of insufficient rank toasted, He Fengnian would definitely use excuses like being drunk to politely decline, but because Zhao Desan's other identity was Su Qing's 'cousin,' he happily nodded and agreed, picked up his wine glass and smiled, saying, "Come, Comrade Xiao Zhao."

"Minister He, come."

When He Fengnian raised his glass, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the edge of the glass was deliberately lowered. Seeing this, Zhao Desan immediately lowered his wine glass until the edge of his glass was lower than the edge of He Fengnian's wine glass, and then said with a smile, "Minister He, I toast you."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and drank the glass of wine very happily. It was this tiny detail that made He Fengnian feel that this young man was not simple, his brain was very flexible, and he knew how to handle things. As a member of the city committee and Minister of the Organization Department, he was in charge of the promotion, appointment, and use of leading cadres within the city's jurisdiction, and he was very clear about everyone's way of handling things. Only those who are flawless in interpersonal communication and handling things can achieve great success in their political career. In He Fengnian's eyes, Zhao Desan undoubtedly possessed this rare point.

In fact, these drinking skills were all learned by Zhao Desan during his two years of cohabitation with Su Qing. Zhao Desan kept in mind a famous saying of Su Qing: drinking in life is a way of enjoyment or venting, and there is no need to be constrained by any etiquette; drinking at work is a form of knowledge, and one must pay attention to every detail. Indeed, in official circles, drinking is a form of knowledge, a very deep form of knowledge, and every tiny detail must be noticed. If Zhao Desan hadn't noticed that little detail when toasting He Fengnian, He Fengnian would definitely have had a sense of resentment toward him, because if the glass is higher than the other party, it means suppressing the other party from the status, and no leader with a rank lower than the other party would be so presumptuous when toasting.

After toasting He Fengnian, Zhao Desan toasted everyone else with a second glass, because he knew that He Fengnian was the highest-ranking person at this table, and the others were about the same rank as Sister Wu, and most of them came from other prefecture-level cities. It would be unreasonable not to toast them, but there was no need to toast them one by one, because he knew he couldn't steal He Fengnian's limelight. After toasting, Zhao Desan said to He Fengnian with a smile, "Minister He, you eat, I'll go back first."

He Fengnian smiled slightly and nodded, so Zhao Desan smiled at Sister Wu and turned back to his table.

When Zhao Desan went to drink and chat with He Fengnian, Qiu Qiming, who had taken the initiative to chat with Zhao Desan, had been secretly paying attention. After Zhao Desan returned, Qiu Qiming, who was flushed with wine, took the initiative to walk over with a wine glass to chat with Zhao Desan.

Zhao Desan also understood some things in his heart. He knew that this guy must have seen him drinking and chatting with He Fengnian, felt that he had some relationship with He Fengnian, and wanted to win over this relationship. However, everyone was harboring ulterior motives, and Zhao Desan didn't refuse Qiu Qiming's enthusiasm at all. The two drank and chatted until people gradually dispersed. Zhao Desan realized that the banquet was about to end, so he went out early, walked out of the Jianguo Hotel early, and got into his car to wait for Sister Wu, preparing to return to the district with Sister Wu. However, after Sister Wu came out and got into the car, Zhao Desan immediately smelled a smell of alcohol from Wu Min.

Beautiful women usually don't drink, but once they drink, they can drink very well, and Sister Wu's alcohol tolerance is indeed not bad. Taking this opportunity today, she must have drunk a lot with He Fengnian and the others.

Zhao Desan saw that Sister Wu's face was white and red after drinking, and she was in high spirits. The two proud and full breasts on her chest were already big, and after drinking, she intentionally highlighted her advantages, just like holding two foreign cabbages in her arms, which were even bigger. He understood that Sister Wu must be drunk.

Zhao Desan asked her, "Sister Wu, are we going straight back to the district?"

Sister Wu said, "Don't go back, accompany me to stroll around the mall!"

Zhao Desan knew that Sister Wu was the number one person in the district, the District Mayor and District Party Secretary, but she was also a woman. Women naturally have a hobby of shopping. Zhao Desan didn't say a word and drove Sister Wu directly to the largest mall in Xijing City, Kaiyuan Mall.

In the mall, Sister Wu didn't want anything, but bought Zhao Desan a suit worth 3,800. Zhao Desan was happy in his heart, but said on his mouth, "Sister Wu, I'm not used to wearing such expensive suits, don't spend money, okay?"

Sister Wu said, "You are the Director of the Chanba District Construction Committee, and you are a cadre after all. The clothes you wear are the symbol and face of your identity. Look at the clothes you are wearing, they look like cheap goods at a glance, making other leaders think you are shabby! Let you wear it, just wear it!"

Zhao Desan smiled and bought this suit worth 3,800. Sister Wu said lightly, "You open a receipt, I'll sign it and go back to the district to reimburse it."

Zhao Desan thought, since it wasn't Sister Wu's money, why not wear it? So Zhao Desan bought this suit with peace of mind.

Wu Min let Zhao Desan try on this suit. So Zhao Desan put on this newly bought suit, stood in front of the fitting mirror, admiring himself while letting Sister Wu admire him. Zhao Desan, who was already tall and handsome, looked even more handsome in a brand-name suit, and in Sister Wu's eyes, he had a few more points of appreciation.

The two strolled around the mall together. At four o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Min received a call and rushed to the Yuelai Hotel in the northeast corner of Xijing City with Zhao Desan. Wu Min let Zhao Desan go to the front desk to open a room. A total of two rooms were opened. Zhao Desan didn't understand what the room was for, so he asked one more question. Wu Min said evasively, "Strolled all afternoon, a bit tired, let's both rest for a while."

Zhao Desan smiled wickedly and said, "Do we need to open two rooms just for the two of us to rest?"

Wu Min's eyes flickered, she rolled her eyes at him and said, "Can we rest well if we stay in the same room with you?"

Zhao Desan laughed, but Sister Wu was right. If he really stayed in the same room with her, there would be no time to rest. I'm afraid it would have to be 'turned upside down.'

Zhao Desan opened two rooms according to Sister Wu's request, one for Sister Wu and one for himself. The two rooms were adjacent. ===== CHAPTER 3176 =====