Chapter 3761

Hearing Zhao Desan's "confession," a warm current of emotion surged through Wu Min's heart. In this officialdom filled with power struggles and schemes, having someone stand up for her when she encountered difficulties made Wu Min feel very comforted. She thought to herself that her high regard for Zhao Desan had not been in vain. She smiled warmly, looked at Zhao Desan, and said, "Of course I hope you have the ability, Xiao Zhao. Alright, let's follow your line of thinking. I will bring up your opinion at the district party committee meeting. Once it passes the committee meeting, it will be written into the meeting minutes and then reported to the relevant departments in the city. If we get approval, we will finally have to see if there are any other comrades competing with you, Xiao Zhao."

After drafting the suggestion proposed by Zhao Desan, Wu Min immediately convened a district party committee meeting. At the meeting, Wu Min discussed Zhao Desan's approach with the leaders of the district party committee and the district government. To everyone's surprise, the party committee members in attendance all unanimously approved this method for handling the relocation work of the Dongxing Fertilizer Plant, collectively voting to pass Wu Min's proposal. Seeing that everyone agreed with her proposal, Wu Min said, "Then it's settled. Whoever can successfully complete the relocation work of the Dongxing Fertilizer Plant, our district party committee will recommend him to be the deputy district head of our Chanba District, in charge of relocation work."

After the district party committee meeting passed this resolution, Wu Min immediately convened a meeting of district cadres at or above the deputy division level the very next day. At the meeting, she recounted the opinions studied by the district party committee the previous day. To show fairness, Wu Min said, "Everyone can enthusiastically sign up for this resolution of the district. However, I will state the ugly truth first: the Dongxing Fertilizer Plant is not like an ordinary relocation household. Xu Dongxing of the Dongxing Fertilizer Plant was previously a deputy to the Xijing Municipal People's Congress, and his five sons are not people to be trifled with in our Chanba District. This work will be very difficult to carry out..."

Sure enough, after Wu Min said this, no one dared to stand up voluntarily. Everyone was whispering to each other. Just as the sound of chatter filled the meeting room, Zhao Desan, seeing that no one stood up, felt a surge of joy. He immediately stood up from a corner of the meeting room and said loudly, "Secretary Wu, if no one else is willing, then I am willing to give it a try."

Everything was proceeding according to plan, which made Wu Min very happy. She then said at the meeting, "Xiao Zhao, you are willing to give it a try?"

Zhao Desan nodded affirmatively and said, "Since no one else is willing, then I am willing to give it a try, because I am in charge of the construction work in our district, and I feel I have the responsibility to stand up voluntarily."

Wu Min nodded and said, "That's true. You are the director of our district construction committee and also concurrently hold the work of the district party committee development office. The relocation work is inseparable from your work. Then let you try this matter. Today, you are appointed as the deputy team leader of the Chengguan Street Relocation Team, specifically responsible for the relocation work of the Dongxing Fertilizer Plant."

After this matter was finalized, Zhao Desan's status remained unchanged; he continued to serve as the director of the district construction committee and concurrently as the director of the development office. Although Zhao Desan did not have 100% confidence that he could successfully relocate the Dongxing Fertilizer Plant, he felt that when faced with this opportunity, if he didn't try, how would he know? If he could successfully complete this work, he could be directly promoted to deputy district head, and since this resolution was collectively passed at the district party committee meeting, no one could say anything then.

After work in the afternoon, Wu Min specifically asked Zhao Desan to drive her home, also taking the opportunity to chat with him about this matter. Along the way, Wu Min chatted with Zhao Desan about it, asking if he was confident. Zhao Desan's answer was, of course, affirmative. Although his confidence wasn't very high, since he had taken on this task, he naturally couldn't reveal a hint of cowardice in front of Sister Wu.

When they were about to drop Sister Wu off at home, Wu Min said to Zhao Desan, "Xiao Zhao, have dinner at my house tonight. Qiqi is coming too, and Old Shi will be there. Let's all sit together to thoroughly explain the previous misunderstanding and also clarify the matter between you and Qiqi."

Zhao Desan naturally couldn't refuse, so he hurriedly said, "Alright, I also want to explain things to Qiqi."

After arriving downstairs at Sister Wu's house, Zhao Desan said attentively, "Sister Wu, you go up first. I'll go to the supermarket to buy some meat products and pick up some wine."

Wu Min didn't stand on ceremony; she smiled and nodded, saying, "Then you go ahead."

Just as Wu Min got out of Zhao Desan's car, her cousin Fang Qi happened to arrive downstairs at her cousin Wu Min's house. Suddenly seeing her cousin Wu Min get out of the car, she moved over and asked, "Sister, where is Zhao Desan?"

Wu Min glanced into the car and chided Fang Qi, "You really are something. Looking for a bald man while keeping a monk—isn't that Zhao Desan right there? He went to the supermarket to buy some things first. You just wait at home with me!" After speaking, she pointed toward the car.

Seeing that Zhao Desan was actually in the car, Fang Qi walked toward him excitedly. Seeing that her cousin Fang Qi was about to go find Zhao Desan, Wu Min grabbed her and pulled her aside, saying, "Qiqi, it's not that I, your sister, must stop you from associating with Zhao Desan. The key is, I know many things about Zhao Desan. His relationship with Yang Meixia, the new head of our district's propaganda department, is extraordinary. I'm afraid you won't be able to compete with Yang Meixia; her background is very deep, unfathomable. I advise you to give up!" In fact, what Wu Min was worried about wasn't that her cousin Fang Qi couldn't compete with Yang Meixia, but that she herself couldn't do without Zhao Desan now, and she didn't want her man to have emotional entanglements with her cousin again. She didn't want both of them, sisters, to serve Zhao Desan alone. Objectively speaking, Zhao Desan did have an ambiguous relationship with Yang Meixia, but Wu Min had never truly seen them do anything out of line, and Zhao Desan had also stated his position to her that he and Yang Meixia were just classmates, and even if Yang Meixia had feelings for him, he wouldn't have any ideas about her.

However, her cousin Fang Qi, who had already had relations with Zhao Desan, was too stubborn to listen to Wu Min's dissuasion. She insistently walked over, opened Zhao Desan's car door, and climbed in, muttering, "I don't care about any propaganda minister or any Yang Meixia. When it comes to dating, you have to talk about who came first! I have confirmed a romantic relationship with Zhao Desan, and no one can take him away. I'm going with Zhao Desan!"

Seeing her cousin Fang Qi's stubbornness, Wu Min smiled bitterly, shook her head, and looked at Zhao Desan helplessly. Zhao Desan also looked at Wu Min with some helplessness. With no other choice, he drove Fang Qi to the Darunfa Supermarket in the district to shop together. Zhao Desan bought a case of high-quality red wine and also picked up two bottles of Wuliangye.

Fang Qi, meanwhile, exercised a woman's specialty and bought a lot of snacks. The two of them filled a shopping cart and walked toward the checkout counter together.

It really is a coincidence! Sometimes the people you want to meet you might never encounter in a lifetime, while sometimes the people you don't want to meet, at the most inappropriate time, you suddenly run into. Just as Zhao Desan and Fang Qi were pushing the shopping cart, talking and laughing toward the checkout, a girl with long, flowing hair suddenly walked toward them, wearing a thin black trench coat. Zhao Desan looked up and was instantly dumbfounded, because he suddenly discovered that this trench coat was a couple's outfit he had bought with Yang Meixia, and the girl wearing this trench coat was none other than Yang Meixia!

Oh my god! Zhao Desan shouted "Mom" in his heart, and suddenly his whole person became flustered and uneasy, with sweat even breaking out on his forehead.

Just at this moment, Yang Meixia also saw Zhao Desan. It was already a coincidence to run into him here, but what surprised Yang Meixia even more was that Zhao Desan was currently accompanied by a girl who also had a ponytail. This girl was pure and beautiful, and her temperament was quite generous.

Yang Meixia didn't know Fang Qi; she only felt that this girl looked a bit familiar, because Fang Qi's facial features looked somewhat similar to her cousin Wu Min's at a glance.

Yang Meixia had never heard Zhao Desan mention anything about Fang Qi. Yang Meixia's expression suddenly became strange; her eyes widened, her willow eyebrows arched, and she grabbed Zhao Desan's collar, unable to help but sternly demand, "Who is this girl?"

Zhao Desan's face instantly turned the color of a pig's liver, and he was too embarrassed to speak.

Yang Meixia aggressively questioned Zhao Desan again: "Who is this woman!"

Seeing this, Fang Qi seemed to see the extraordinary relationship between Yang Meixia and Zhao Desan, and immediately associated it with what her cousin Wu Min had said. She thought this woman must be the Yang Meixia her cousin had mentioned. Not to be outdone, she grabbed Zhao Desan, snatched him from Yang Meixia's hands, and questioned, "Who is she? Why come up and try to snatch someone else's boyfriend? Is she crazy for a man?"

Yang Meixia heard the disrespectful words from Fang Qi's mouth. She took two steps in one, baring her fangs and brandishing her claws as she rushed up, intending to fight Fang Qi. Once women start fighting, it's a big deal. Besides, they were in a public place like a supermarket, and Zhao Desan didn't want to lose face. He immediately shouted "Stop," and followed up to mediate, wanting to get both girls out of the supermarket first.

It really fits the saying: it's better to sleep than to be a thief. Having two boats under one's feet isn't a big deal. For Zhao Desan, who has skills under his feet, having ten boats under his feet is no problem at all. The problem is, a master can make the two boats under his feet look like a person's two ears—both identical and beautiful—but they never interact, and they can live in peace. That is the true master of love.

Yang Meixia was the daughter of a high-ranking official; her father was Yang Tianyu, the Secretary of the Xijing Municipal Party Committee. She had practiced Taekwondo in college, so how could she easily concede defeat in front of Fang Qi, who had no background? After Zhao Desan used all his might to mediate and get her out of the supermarket, Yang Meixia still felt unsatisfied. She waved her hands wildly, intending to scratch Fang Qi's face.

Seeing this, Zhao Desan hurriedly stepped in to stop Yang Meixia. Fortunately, Zhao Desan was Yang Meixia's Taekwondo teacher in college, so he could still subdue her at a critical moment. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable! Zhao Desan really couldn't handle these two women who were in the heat of anger.