Chapter 5282: Thanking Zhao Desan

"Oh, Secretary Zhang, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Yesterday, while I was eating at Sanxiao Restaurant, I suddenly encountered the brewery's Director Duan acting crazy from alcohol. Not only was he cursing, but he was also publicly molesting the proprietress of Sanxiao Restaurant. He completely lacked the image a Party member should have, so I called the police and had him sent to the station. People like this are the black sheep within the Party and must be strictly disciplined. I will use him as a case study, write a report, and submit it to the District Committee for serious handling!" As soon as Zhao Desan heard Secretary Zhang's opening, he knew he had come for this matter. Since he could come in person, he must be looking to find fault with him again, so Zhao Desan decided to "accuse the villain first" to suppress Secretary Zhang's crooked ideas at the source.

As the District Committee Secretary, his main work was handling Party-building, and basically all major Party member decisions in the district had to pass through him. However, as District Mayor, Zhao Desan still had the authority to submit materials.

Secretary Zhang had originally intended to express to Zhao Desan in a roundabout way that as the brewery director, Duan Fugui had contributed to the economic development of the Chanba District, and the matter shouldn't be blown out of proportion. He hadn't expected this kid to take a stance of pursuing it to the end, handling it strictly by the book, and putting him on the spot first. It made it difficult for him to lose face and play the relationship card.

"Comrade Desan, don't be agitated yet. This matter really isn't that serious. I have a certain understanding of Director Duan; his temper isn't very good, and he's a bit impulsive, but he is a capable hand at grasping the economy. How about we just let this matter go? I'll have Director Duan write a reflection report and apologize to the proprietress of Sanxiao Restaurant, and we'll just leave it at that." Secretary Zhang wore a smile on his face, but in his heart, he wanted to strangle Zhao Desan. As the top leader, he had made it clear he wanted to suppress this matter, yet this kid was so unappreciative!

"Secretary Zhang, I feel this matter still needs to be handled seriously... Ability is one thing, and moral character is another. The two cannot be lumped together..." As Zhao Desan spoke, he returned to his seat, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and no longer met Secretary Zhang's gaze.

This kid, is he trying to see the guest out? How could this kid dare to do this? With this kid's temper, could he even survive in officialdom? Secretary Zhang was very shocked by Zhao Desan's attitude. He had already spoken to this extent, yet the kid didn't give him any face at all. He simply stood up abruptly, filled with anger and fire, slammed the door, and walked out.

People passing through the hallway outside saw the District Committee Secretary slamming the door as he exited the District Mayor's office. They looked at each other in dismay, thinking that District Mayor Zhao was truly fierce. To be able to make Secretary Zhang leave in such a rage, it seemed the days ahead for the District Committee and District Government would become even more interesting!

Everyone knew that the roles of the Secretary and the District Mayor were equivalent to the General and the Prime Minister of ancient times. The two often appeared to cooperate on the surface, but in reality, because of the distribution of power, neither would submit to the other, and there was no lack of infighting behind the scenes. However, they hadn't expected the war between Zhao Desan and Secretary Zhang to have already ignited on the surface. It seemed that in the days to come for the District Committee and District Government, there would be no shortage of interesting things happening.

Watching Secretary Zhang leave in a huff, Zhao Desan also realized that the conflict between himself and this old guy had been brought out into the open. This old thing would certainly not stop looking for trouble for him, so he decided to just go all out and start striking first to implement his own plan.

After pondering in his office all day, he came to the street across from the District Committee gate after work. He stood behind the bus stop sign, waiting for Gao Ying to come out. While smoking, he kept a close eye on the people trickling out of the District Committee gate after work. As soon as he saw someone he knew, he immediately hid behind the bus stop sign, acting sneakily as if he were a thief.

"District Mayor Zhao, off work?" Just at that moment, Zhao Desan suddenly heard a woman's voice behind him. He instinctively turned to look and discovered it was Wang Ping, the proprietress of Sanxiao Restaurant. She was walking out from the Sanxiao Restaurant by the street, still wearing an apron, and walking toward him with a smile.

Zhao Desan hurriedly greeted her with a smile: "Off work."

"District Mayor Zhao, thank you for yesterday's matter." Wang Ping was still thinking about Zhao Desan helping her out of a predicament yesterday and said with a grateful smile.

"It's nothing, just a small matter." Zhao Desan smiled magnanimously and used the corner of his eye to glance at the District Committee gate again.

"District Mayor Zhao, are you taking the bus back?" Seeing Zhao Desan standing behind the bus stop sign and constantly peeking to the side, Wang Ping thought he was waiting for the bus.

"Oh." Zhao Desan replied casually.

"You're such a big leader, and you still take the bus? Don't you have a dedicated car?" Wang Ping said with a smile. Everyone knew that with Zhao Desan's status as the District Mayor of Chanba District, no matter where he went, he should have a dedicated car and a full-time driver to pick him up.

"Doesn't the country call for traveling light and simply? I don't live far, it's all the same." Zhao Desan chuckled and said.

"District Mayor Zhao is truly different from other leaders." Wang Ping smiled gently, her eyes becoming somewhat charming, which made him feel a bit unnatural. Just at this moment, he noticed with the corner of his eye that Gao Ying had already walked out of the District Committee, so he hurriedly said to Wang Ping, "Proprietress, you go ahead and get busy, I suddenly have something to do, I'll go first." As he spoke, he hurriedly walked quickly toward the distance, pulling out his phone to call Gao Ying while walking, leaving behind Wang Ping, the proprietress of Sanxiao Restaurant, who stood on the spot looking at him with a lovestruck expression. This young man had changed her view of those officials; she hadn't expected there to be such upright leaders in the government, which made her impression of this young man multiply.

"Hey, Sister Gao, off work, right?" After walking more than ten meters away, Zhao Desan got through the call.

"Hmm, just walked out of the District Committee gate." Gao Ying answered truthfully.

"Walk toward the intersection ahead, I'm waiting for you here." Zhao Desan said. After finishing, he hung up the phone, lit a cigarette, and stood there waiting for Gao Ying to come over.

Suddenly receiving this call from Zhao Desan, the young woman felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart. Having worked at the District Committee for almost a week, this was the first time Zhao Desan had waited for her after work, giving her an indescribable sense of happiness. She put away her phone, looked left and right, and walked with light steps toward the nearby intersection.

From afar, Zhao Desan saw the young woman's figure. Seeing that she was still wearing her usual somewhat plain clothes, he couldn't help but frown. He had taken her to buy some fashionable clothes that day, wanting her to change her image and dress for work to attract the attention of those old guys at the District Committee, and then... People say clothes make the man; look at Wang Ping, the proprietress of Sanxiao Restaurant. Although she ran a restaurant, she dressed so beautifully day in and day out, attracting those old men from the District Committee and District Government to eat at her restaurant every few days. Why didn't she know how to dress herself a bit more beautifully!

When Gao Ying walked up, he asked with a smile, "How come you have time to wait for me after work today?"

"It's because we haven't seen each other for a few days, I missed you." Zhao Desan smiled improperly.

Gao Ying was made to blush by Zhao Desan's words and said embarrassedly, "Talking nonsense."

"Whether it's nonsense or not, let's go back first." Zhao Desan smiled mysteriously, hailed a taxi on the street with her, and went straight back to the place where the young woman lived.

As soon as they entered the house, the young woman helped Zhao Desan take off his coat and hang it on the coat rack at the door, asking, "Did you have something to find me for today?" ===== CHAPTER 5283 =====