Chapter 481

Su Qing saw that this mere Construction Committee Director didn't know his place after drinking a little and didn't believe she was the Organization Minister. She walked directly in front of him, arched her willow-leaf eyebrows, glared, and retorted, "You don't believe me, right?" As she spoke, she took something out of her bag. After a moment, she pulled out a work ID and placed it directly in front of him, saying sternly, "Look clearly, look carefully!"

Seeing her unusual action, the other middle-aged men from the Construction Committee whom Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu had called up walked over timidly. They looked from afar at the work ID Su Qing was holding in front of Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu. They saw that the person in the photo was indeed her, and the position clearly read "Minister of the Provincial Organization Department," with the seal of the Hexi Provincial Party Committee Office stamped on the text.

It was absolutely true and authentic. For Su Qing, a female Minister of the Provincial Organization Department, everyone who moved in Xijing's political circles had heard of her. After seeing this work ID, Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu, who had wanted to use his status to suppress the other party, couldn't help but gasp, and cold sweat broke out on his back. His drunkenness was half-gone. His originally red, pig-kidney-like face instantly turned deathly pale. He didn't know if he was scared silly or dumbstruck. His previous arrogance vanished without a trace. His thick lips trembled slightly, his eyes filled with fear, and for a long time, he couldn't say a word. It wasn't that he couldn't speak; it was that he was scared silly by the realization that he had provoked someone he couldn't afford to offend. His legs couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he almost wet his pants. He was thinking about how to get away. If he apologized to her now, she might not appreciate it, after all, his overly confident reaction just now had made her lose face. After a struggle in his mind, he decided to continue pretending to be drunk and act foolish, which would at least give himself a way out and prevent him from losing his authority in front of his subordinates from the Construction Committee. So, after a moment of hesitation, he continued to pretend to be drunk, pushed aside the ID she was holding in front of him, and said, "I'm illiterate, I don't know what kind of thing you're holding."

Just as he expected, several subordinates hurriedly came over, nodding and bowing to apologize to Su Qing, and dragged the pretending-to-be-drunk Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu downstairs. When they came out of the restaurant's main entrance, several of them were already scared out of their wits. Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu was covered in cold sweat, feeling immensely worried about his political career. To prevent his subordinates from discovering that he was feeling anxious about what had just happened, he pretended to sleep in the car on the way back, while actually thinking about how to resolve this terrible misunderstanding he had caused. This was a huge misunderstanding, and it had to be resolved as soon as possible. If he ignored it, he might suddenly receive a transfer order from the province one day, and then he would be finished. After all, compared to Su Qing, he was a small fry, and besides, she held the power of promotion and appointment for all officials, big and small, in the entire Hexi Province. Toying with him, a mere bureau-level cadre, wouldn't be as simple as crushing an ant. He thought about it the whole way, and after returning home, he couldn't sleep soundly all night. After thinking for a whole night, he planned to go to the Provincial Party Committee to find Su Qing and apologize as soon as he went to work at dawn.

After Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu was dragged away by the people from the Construction Committee, Su Qing was still angry. While stuffing her work ID into her bag, she said, "This Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu, he really has guts. After drinking a little, he really doesn't know who he is! He actually dared to act wild in front of me!"

Zhao De walked up and leaned toward her side again, persuading her, "Forget it, Sister Su, it's not worth getting this angry. Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu isn't even at your level."

Su Qing let out a long sigh, looked at him, and said, "Weren't you acting quite tough just now? I think if I hadn't shown my work ID, we both would have had to be carried out of this restaurant horizontally tonight."

"Sister Su, don't worry, even without using your status, I wouldn't have let you get dragged into it," Zhao De said earnestly. Thinking of his performance in front of Su Qing earlier, she must have felt his exceptionally fierce masculine side.

"Then do you think that if something like this happened, your sister would stand by and watch you get beaten?" Su Qing asked with a straight face.

"No." Zhao De chuckled.

Su Qing let out a moving smile, rolled her eyes at him, and ordered, "Go call Deputy Director Ma, let's go."

"Oh." Zhao De turned and walked toward the private room.

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang, who had been secretly observing the movement outside, saw that the conflict had ended so uneventfully. As soon as Zhao De turned around, he hurriedly pulled his chair back and sat down. When Zhao De pushed the door open and came in, he feigned ignorance and asked, "Little Zhao, what was all that noise outside just now? Did Minister Su get into an argument with someone?"

"Yeah." Zhao De nodded. "Deputy Director Ma, the bill is paid, let's go."

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang nodded while moving his chair to stand up. As he walked out of the private room, he asked knowingly, "Who was it? They have a lot of guts to dare to argue with Minister Su."

Because Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang was the second-in-command of the Construction Committee and was in the same unit as Director Zheng, it wasn't convenient for him to clarify the matter. He just said, "It was nothing, just a customer who drank too much and was making a scene. It's nothing."

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang said "Oh" with his mouth, but he was secretly gloating in his heart, feeling happy about Director Zheng offending Minister Su today. He had been looking for an opportunity to make Director Zheng make a mistake, so as to speed up the process of changing the "deputy" in front of his director title to "full," but he hadn't found any chance. He didn't expect that coming to dinner with Minister Su today would bring an "unexpected surprise," making him feel that "it really takes no effort to find what one is looking for." Gloating, he walked over with Zhao De. Su Qing was waiting for them at the cashier. After they arrived, Su Qing had already calmed down, as if nothing had happened. She chuckled and said, "Old Ma, let's go, it's getting late."

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang said "Hmm," and took the opportunity to ask her sideways with a confused look, as if he knew nothing, "Minister Su, did something happen just now? I heard from inside that someone made Minister Su angry."

Su Qing had been in the officialdom for nearly twenty years; what kind of big scenes hadn't she seen? Tonight's event was not worth mentioning to her at all. Moreover, Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang was in the same unit as that group just now, and she didn't want to say anything. She smiled as if nothing had happened and said, "It's nothing, just a customer who drank too much."

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang said "Oh," and flattered her, "I was just saying, who really has the guts of a leopard to dare to make Minister Su angry? I wasn't outside just now. If I had seen who it was, I would definitely have stood up for Minister Su and taught him a good lesson!"

Su Qing couldn't help but want to laugh, thinking that this guy was taking advantage and still acting innocent. She had already seen him hiding at the door of the private room looking like a thief just now, but she didn't want to expose him to his face. She gave a faint smile, said nothing, and walked downstairs.

Coming out of the restaurant, Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang stood by Su Qing's car, respectfully saw her and Zhao De off, and waved with a smile as they left. Su Qing drove the car a few meters away, then stopped, rolled down the window, poked her head out, and urged him, "Deputy Director Ma, please put some effort into Little Zhao's matter. Let me know in time when it's confirmed when he can go for the interview."

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang trotted up two steps and said, "Minister Su, don't worry. I will consult with other leaders as soon as I get to the unit tomorrow and give you an answer as soon as possible. There will definitely be no problem."

Su Qing smiled with relief, told him to go back early, rolled up the window, and started the car again, driving away into the distance.

Watching Su Qing's car drive away, Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang laughed with glee, raised his fist, and waved it a few times. He secretly rejoiced, *I really didn't come in vain tonight; I actually saw such a good show. Zheng Zheng Zheng Liangyu offended Su Qing, he definitely won't have a good ending. * For a moment, he really felt the pleasure of "the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman gains." After thinking about what happened tonight for a while, he lit a cigarette, took a hard drag, exhaled a long smoke ring, and walked toward his car parked in an inconspicuous corner, looking triumphant.

"Sister Su, the incident just now didn't affect your mood, did it?" Zhao De saw Su Qing driving with focus, not saying a word, and thought she was still unable to swallow the anger from just now.