Chapter 535

When he arrived at the door of the private room Su Qing mentioned, he heard the noise inside; there must have been quite a few people. However, he was someone who had seen big scenes, so he wasn't nervous. He knocked on the door twice, and there was a moment of silence inside before Su Qing's voice came: "Come in."

He pushed the door open and went in. He saw five people at the table, including Su Qing. Including Su Qing, there were three women; the other two were, to be precise, one young woman and one big girl. Everyone focused their eyes on him. He was polite and greeted them with a warm smile: "Hello, everyone."

A middle-aged man with a face full of fat smiled respectfully at Su Qing and asked him, "You must be Minister Su's distant relative, right?"

Zhao Desan was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Yes, haha, you must be Deputy Director Ma Bangde, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, nice to meet you, nice to meet you." Ma Bangde stood up and reached out. He quickly reached out, and the two shook hands. Ma Bangde ordered the beautiful woman in her mid-twenties next to him: "Xiao Wen, hurry up and pull up a chair for Minister Su's distant relative to sit down."

The beautiful woman named Xiao Wen obediently pulled out a chair for him to sit down. He thanked her and didn't stand on ceremony, sitting down next to Su Qing on the right.

Su Qing then smiled and said, "Let me introduce everyone. This is my distant relative, Comrade Xiao Zhao, whose real name is Zhao Desan. This is Deputy Director Ma Bangde of the Provincial Construction Committee, this is Minister Hu Qin of the Planning Department of the Construction Committee, and this is Xiao Wen, Wen Juanjuan, from the Planning Department." Su Qing introduced everyone one by one, and Zhao Desan nodded politely to acknowledge them.

After Su Qing's introduction, Ma Bangde ordered Wen Juanjuan: "Xiao Wen, hurry up and pour wine for everyone. I'm really happy today. Minister Su was willing to give us face, and she even brought a guest. I, Ma Bangde, really feel a bit flattered."

Su Qing smiled calmly and said, "Old Ma, don't be so polite. Having dinner with you today, I just happened to take this opportunity to introduce my cousin to you."

As a person in the officialdom, Ma Debang had already heard another meaning in her words and said with a chuckle, "Minister Su, where does your cousin work?"

"The Yuyang City Coal Bureau, but he is planning to take the exam for a clerk position in your Planning Department of the Construction Committee. So, I just happened to take this opportunity to call him over to meet Deputy Director Ma." Su Qing glanced at Zhao Desan and said calmly to Ma Debang with a smile.

"Oh?" Ma Debang was surprised and said with a chuckle, "Comrade Xiao Zhao plans to take the exam for a clerk position in our Planning Department of the Construction Committee? That's a good thing. Our Planning Department is just short of young talent. Seeing that Comrade Xiao Zhao is a talent, I know there will definitely be no problem."

Zhao Desan smiled to express his gratitude, and Su Qing laughed lightly and said, "Deputy Director Ma, when the interview comes, I'll have to ask you to be lenient and not give him questions that are too difficult. He hasn't done your work before."

Since the dignified Minister of the Provincial Organization Department had made this request, Ma Debang naturally didn't dare to be negligent. Moreover, he had another matter to ask Su Qing for help with today when he invited her to dinner. He smiled enthusiastically and nodded repeatedly: "Minister Su, you don't need to worry about this. As long as Comrade Xiao Zhao passes the written exam, the interview is just a formality. There's no problem; leave it to me."

The young woman Hu Qin and her subordinate Wen Juanjuan on the side looked at each other and looked at Zhao Desan at the same time. Their somewhat disdainful gazes made him feel a bit uncomfortable, so he pretended not to see them and lowered his head slightly.

Su Qing raised her glass and said, "Come, then I will toast Deputy Director Ma first."

"Minister Su, you are too polite." Ma Debang quickly held the glass with both hands, clinked it lightly, and downed it heroically.

After finishing the wine, Su Qing set down the glass and said, "Deputy Director Ma, then I will leave my cousin to you from now on. I'll have to trouble you to take care of him in everything."

Ma Debang said, "Minister Su, you are too polite. Don't worry, as long as Comrade Xiao Zhao comes to work at our Construction Committee, he can find me for anything."

Su Qing glanced at Zhao Desan and instructed, "Desan, why don't you thank Deputy Director Ma? He will be your leader from now on."

He had been waiting for Su Qing to speak, so he raised his glass enthusiastically and said, "Deputy Director Ma, I toast you, and I thank you in advance here."

Ma Debang held his glass with one hand to clink with his, and patted his shoulder twice with the other hand, laughing in an approachable and kind manner: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, if you have any difficulties in the Construction Committee in the future, just come to me. Come, drink."

Zhao Desan nodded, gave him a grateful look, drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, and respectfully filled the glasses for Ma Debang and Su Qing. Looking at the two women on the side who were looking at him with disdain, in order to express his protest, he raised his glass again, smiled politely at them, and said, "Minister Hu, Xiao Wen, I also toast you both. We will be working in the same unit from now on. I hope the two seniors will take care of me."

Hu Qin and Wen Juanjuan looked at each other. With Ma Debang and Su Qing present, and him being Su Qing's cousin, even Ma Debang was giving him face, so it wouldn't be right for them not to give him face. So, they held their glasses extremely reluctantly, smiled hypocritically, and clinked glasses with him.

He downed his in one gulp again, while Hu Qin and Wen Juanjuan, the two women, didn't know how to drink, so they just took a small sip and put down their glasses. Seeing that they hadn't finished, he deliberately said jokingly, "Aren't the two seniors giving face to their junior?"

Su Qing seemed to have noticed the purpose of Zhao Desan's actions and remained quiet on the side. Ma Debang also seemed to have noticed a hint of disdain for Zhao Desan in the eyes of his two subordinates. His flushed face was full of smiles as he said, "This is the first time drinking with Comrade Xiao Zhao. After this glass, you can drink as you please."

Hu Qin and Wen Juanjuan looked at each other and extremely reluctantly picked up the unfinished wine and drank it down, which was so spicy that the two of them were grimacing and sticking out their tongues repeatedly.

Consider it a small punishment for them, he thought, smiled lightly, and exchanged a knowing look with Su Qing.

Seeing that his two subordinates were sensible, Ma Debang said with a chuckle, "From now on, Comrade Xiao Zhao will be one of us in the unit. Although he is not in the same department as you, if Comrade Xiao Zhao needs help with anything in his future work, you must also try your best to help him."

Hu Qin said "Oh" faintly, and Wen Juan also followed with an "Oh."

Su Qing laughed lightly and said, "With these words from Deputy Director Ma, I, as his cousin, can rest easy. But Deputy Director Ma, don't worry, there is no problem with my cousin's work ability. It's just that he is not familiar with the work of the Construction Committee. As long as he gets into the role, he will definitely do a great job."

Ma Debang echoed, "Yes, it can be seen that Comrade Xiao Zhao is a talent and must be a malleable talent. Minister Su, you can rest assured and leave him to me."

Su Qing nodded with a faint smile, and the few of them started chatting while eating. Ma Debang must have had something to ask her for help with when he invited her to dinner, but he didn't say it directly for a while. Instead, he kept revealing his thoughts about the Director of the Construction Committee during their chat. Su Qing naturally listened and said that once the current Director Hou left, she would definitely report it to the leaders of the Provincial Committee.

During the chat, Su Qing asked Ma Debang, "Deputy Director Ma, what work is your Construction Committee busy with recently?"

"It's nothing but approving some plans submitted by those real estate companies. In short, it's all about dealing with land." Ma Debang said while eating.

Su Qing nodded and said, "The real estate industry has been relatively prosperous in the past two years, and buildings are being built everywhere in the city. I guess your Construction Committee is also quite busy."

"It has been quite busy recently. Minister Su, do you know the Beichen Real Estate Company in our Xijing City?" Ma Debang asked.

Beichen Real Estate Company? Isn't this Yingying's family? As soon as Ma Debang finished this sentence, it piqued Zhao Desan's interest. He pretended to eat casually while pricking up his ears, ready to hear what Ma Debang would say next.