Chapter 601

Zhao Desan also knew the seriousness of the matter. There were too many people who wanted to enter this fat-water office of the Construction Committee. Moreover, those who could take the exam and apply were basically well-connected people. Either someone in the family had some connections in the Construction Committee, or they had relatives who were officials inside. In short, almost everyone who applied had some inextricable relationship with people in the Construction Committee. To put it seriously, it was almost like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, depending on whose connections were stronger and who rushed to the front. From the perspective of connections behind him, his connections were the strongest and his backer was the biggest, but he started late and fell behind, and the situation was quite bad. "Sister Su, then... then ask Deputy Director Ma... to see... to see if they have recruited enough people?" Because the opportunity was delayed by himself, he asked her stammeringly while carefully sitting down beside her.

Su Qing glared at him and said irritably, "Then I'll call and ask. As for whether there is still a chance, I don't know." As she said this, she pulled the zipper of her leather bag on the coffee table, took out her phone, and called Ma Debang. Who knew that the phone was connected, but after ringing a few times, it was hung up by Ma Debang.

Ma Debang's reaction made Su Qing feel that Zhao Desan's matter must be impossible to handle. Besides, the interview time had passed, so there must be no chance. So she put the phone on the coffee table, turned her face, and straightened her face again, saying, "Deputy Director Ma didn't even answer my call! I think your matter is probably not going to work!"

This unexpected result made Zhao Desan's heart go cold by half. He had voluntarily "resigned to take the blame" from the Yuyang City Coal Bureau and came to the province with full confidence to develop, but now his official career was unexpectedly cut off. While feeling disheartened, he also felt a bit regretful that he didn't leave himself a way out. If he had known this, he might as well have continued working in the Coal Bureau. At worst, he wouldn't be able to climb up, and Zhang Ailing and Fatty Wang wouldn't necessarily be able to do anything to him.

It turned out that Ma Debang hanging up Su Qing's call wasn't for the reason she thought, but because the Provincial Construction Committee was working overtime for a meeting when she called. Because the meeting atmosphere was relatively serious, it wasn't convenient for him to answer Su Qing's call, so he sent her a message to explain the reason.

Looking at Zhao Desan sitting on the side, who was now like an eggplant hit by frost, Su Qing also felt powerless. If the Construction Committee's personnel were already fully staffed, it would definitely be difficult to dismiss those who had passed the interview. After all, this was an internet era. Even if she used special means to dismiss one of the people who passed the interview, if they exposed it on the internet, there would be a lot of things involved, and she might even set fire to herself. She sighed helplessly, glanced at him, and complained, "I've already done my best. Deputy Director Ma didn't even answer the phone. It must be that they have recruited enough people. If you ask them to dismiss someone else, it will definitely be difficult to handle."

Just when both of them felt there was no hope, Su Qing's phone rang twice, and she received a message. Su Qing picked up the phone and looked at it absent-mindedly, finding that it was sent by Ma Debang. She thought it might be that he was embarrassed to say anything on the phone and sent a message to explain. After all, she also knew that under normal circumstances, no leader with a lower level than her would dare to refuse to answer her call without asking the reason. Her slender, fair index finger gently pressed the read key, and a line of words appeared on the phone screen: "Leader, I'm sorry. The unit is working overtime for a meeting tonight, and it wasn't convenient to answer your call just now. What instructions do you have for calling, Leader?"

After reading this text message, Su Qing immediately reacted that her thoughts and judgment were a bit premature. Deputy Director Ma not answering the phone wasn't what she guessed. So she quickly replied with a message with a glimmer of hope, asking him to call her back after the meeting, as she had something to ask him.

Ma Debang was a smart man. He knew that Su Qing called him even after work, so it must be something outside of work. Without thinking, he knew it must be related to the matter she entrusted to him. So he replied with a message that made her feel a bit encouraging: "Haha, Leader, you must be asking about your cousin Xiao Zhao's matter. Don't worry too much. I will call you back to explain in detail after the meeting."

When Su Qing was replying to the message, Zhao Desan had been observing her expression out of curiosity. Although he couldn't see the words on the phone because of the angle, he vaguely sensed from her disappointment and gradually emerging hope that things might not be as bad as they thought.

After Su Qing finished replying to the message and put down the phone, when she turned her face, she unexpectedly found that Zhao Desan was actually staring at her with a ghostly smile on the corner of his mouth. She raised her willow eyebrows, rolled her eyes, and asked, "What are you laughing at? Did you see my message?"

"No, I didn't see it." Zhao Desan said with a chuckle.

"Then why are you still laughing?" Su Qing glared at him and said, "You don't even have a job, and you still have the mood to laugh?"

Although Su Qing pretended to be calm and scolded him, she couldn't hide the expression in her eyes. Zhao Desan, who was good at observing words and expressions, saw from her watery eyes that there must be a turning point in the matter. So he said shamelessly with a smile, "I know Sister Su will definitely have a way to help me settle the job."