Chapter 631: So There Was a Purpose

Facing Zheng Tulu's sincere apology to her in front of Ma Debang and Zhao Desan, Su Qing felt very satisfied, and she felt a bit floating. She had to clink glasses with him no matter what, so she picked up the tea Zhao Desan had poured for her and said with a generous, faint smile, "Director Zheng is really overthinking it. Come, I'll replace the wine with tea, let's clink."

As they spoke, the glass cups clinked gently, making a crisp sound. Zheng Tulu drank it all in one gulp with a generous tilt of his head, his face instantly turning slightly flushed, and the stone in his heart could be considered completely dropped. Su Qing took a small sip of tea, put down the cup, and intentionally looked at Zhao Desan, inviting Zheng Tulu and Ma Debang to eat, "Eat and talk."

Zhao Desan immediately understood Su Qing's look. He immediately took Zheng Tulu's empty cup, filled it with wine, offered it with both hands, then picked up his own wine, walked forward, and said eloquently, "Come, Director Zheng, I'll toast you. I really didn't recognize you last night, Director Zheng. If there was any offense, I hope you will be the bigger person and forgive me, please bear with me."

"Eh, Comrade Xiao Zhao, you're overthinking it, overthinking it. It was my fault first. Come, let's have a drink." Zheng Tulu stood up very generously and said with a smile, clinking glasses with him. Both of them drank it all in one gulp, which could be considered as smiling and forgetting their grudges.

After drinking with Zheng Tulu, he couldn't ignore Ma Debang on the side. So Zhao Desan didn't stop, poured another glass of wine, offered it, turned to face Ma Debang, and said, "Come, Deputy Director Ma, I'll toast you too. After I go to work at the Construction Committee in the future, if there is anything I don't understand, I hope you can give me more guidance, Deputy Director Ma."

Following the top leader out to drink, Ma Debang could only be a supporting role. Zhao Desan coming to toast him immediately made him feel somewhat comforted, and he felt a bit satisfied. He hurriedly picked up the wine, stood up, and said with a polite smile, "Comrade Xiao Zhao is too polite. Since our Director Zheng thinks so highly of you and specifically convened a meeting to study and give you an interview opportunity, then there is definitely no problem. Director Zheng is the Bole of our Construction Committee and will definitely not misjudge people. Our Construction Committee also needs young people like you. I believe you will definitely do a great job." Ma Debang's words had two meanings. The first was to flatter Zheng Tulu, and the second was to hint to Su Qing that he would take care of Zhao Desan, which was also invisibly claiming credit and asking for rewards from her.

Zheng Tulu said with a smile on the side, "Yes, yes, just looking at Comrade Xiao Zhao's capable look, I know there will definitely be no problem with work. Besides, Minister Su's cousin, how bad can he be? Haha..."

Su Qing smiled lightly and said, "Director Zheng, you really know how to talk. My cousin will be left to you and Deputy Director Ma in the future. If there is anything he does not do well, feel free to criticize him. Don't worry about my face and feel embarrassed to tell him. It's fine, he's young, how can he become talented without suffering some setbacks?"

After a few people flattered each other, Zhao Desan clinked glasses with Ma Debang and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

The four of them ate and drank while chatting. Zhao Desan was very active during the meal, occasionally pouring tea and toasting the two future leaders, serving them comfortably. The atmosphere of this meal was quite relaxed and pleasant, as if nothing had happened last night at all.

In China, there is deep knowledge in eating and drinking. Eating with people who are officials, this kind of way is even more unfathomable. On the surface, it looks happy, but everyone has their own ulterior motives, gathering together with different purposes to achieve the same effect.

In order to serve the two future unit leaders well, Zhao Desan toasted a lot of wine. In the middle of the banquet, he felt the urge to urinate, so he said apologetically, "Director Zheng, Deputy Director Ma, I'm going to the restroom. You and my cousin can chat slowly."

"You child." Su Qing shook her head helplessly and smiled, waving her hand, "Go quickly."

When he went out, he was careless for a moment and put his phone on the table. As soon as he came out of the private room and just walked to the entrance of the restroom, he bumped into a reckless person head-on. When he looked closely, he realized it was the cashier Lingling. The two looked at each other in surprise for a moment.

"Zhao Shanhe, when... when did you come to eat?" Lingling asked shyly, her face slightly red.