Chapter 644: Heart Like a Scorpion

Han Rui also started to get busy with her own affairs, and the office of the Labor and Personnel Division became quiet. If it were in the past, Zhao De would have had a lot to say, and would have tried every means to get closer to a beautiful stranger. Today, after seeing this girl who disappointed him so much, he was too lazy to say a word to her.

Bored, he waited for about half an hour, and the landline of the Labor and Personnel Division rang. Han Rui immediately answered the phone and started talking. From her words on the phone, Zhao De vaguely heard that it should be Zheng the Bald Donkey who had come to the unit, instructing her to arrange the interview.

Sure enough, as he expected, after Han Rui finished the call, she stood up and said, "Zhao De, the leaders have all arrived and are waiting for you in the conference room. Come with me, bring your materials."

The interview opportunity was truly too tortuous for him. If it weren't for Sister Su's help, having delayed the last interview opportunity, this job would definitely have been hopeless. So he was very anxious waiting for this opportunity. Hearing that the leaders had arrived and were waiting for him, his mood immediately rose. Nodding while standing up, he took his materials and followed Han Rui towards the conference room.

Arriving at the door of the conference room, Han Rui knocked on the door three times. Zheng the Bald Donkey, who was directly opposite, was lowering his head and playing with his mobile phone. Seeing her bring Zhao De, he nodded and signaled for them to come in, so Zhao De followed her into the conference room. At this time, only Zheng the Bald Donkey and Ma Debang were sitting in the conference room, plus Han Rui from the Labor and Personnel Division and Zhao De, there were only four people in total. Because he had already met Zheng the Bald Donkey and Ma Debang under Sister Su's introduction, Zhao De was not nervous at all and greeted them with a smile.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, sit down." Zheng the Bald Donkey said to him particularly politely.

Zhao De sat down opposite them, and Ma Debang nodded and smiled at him enthusiastically, which counted as a greeting.

Zheng the Bald Donkey waved his hand at Han Rui, signaling her to go over. Han Rui walked up, and Zheng the Bald Donkey whispered something in her ear. She nodded and walked out of the conference room.

This is not an interview at all, just these two old guys, they had already met and drank together, what other questions could there be? Zhao De thought happily. He had originally thought there would be other people for the interview. Now that Han Rui had left, he knew both of these top two leaders, and they had drank together, so they couldn't be called old acquaintances, but at least they were familiar.

Zheng the Bald Donkey took a cigarette from the cigarette case in his hand, lit it, and asked him with a smile, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, when did you come over? You must have waited for a long time, right?"

"Not really, just came." He replied with a smile. He would rather wait a little longer himself than let the leaders wait for him. He still understood this point, so he didn't say he had been here for a long time.

Zheng the Bald Donkey said "oh," blew a smoke ring, looked at the materials he brought and placed in front of him, and said, "Take out your resume and let me have a look."

Zhao De hurriedly took out two resumes, stood up, bent over, and handed one to Zheng the Bald Donkey and one to Ma Debang. The two picked them up and started to examine them.

After a while, the crisp sound of high heels stepping on the marble floor came from outside the conference room. As the sound gradually approached, Zhao De heard that the person coming was heading towards the conference room, and from the sound of the footsteps, it was clearly not just one person. Besides Han Rui, there should be other women. A curiosity about a stranger drove him to scan both sides with the corner of his eye, anxious to know which woman was coming.

The sound of high heels stepping on the ground reached behind him. Zheng the Bald Donkey and Ma Debang simultaneously raised their eyes from his resume to look outside, smiling pleasantly.

"Chief Lan, come and sit here." Zheng the Bald Donkey signaled for the woman who came to sit beside him.

Chief Lan? Damn! Could it be the Chief of the Planning Division that Zheng Ru mentioned? Zheng Ru had described her as very acerbic and mean, so he was anxious to know what this woman looked like, wanting to see if she was really as heartless as Zheng Ru said. Looking back slightly, he was shocked and immediately turned his head back to sit upright, but his heart became uneasy. How... how could it be... could it be her? Isn't this the woman he met outside the building at noon? So she is Chief Lan? Is she his direct leader in the department in the future? It seems Zheng Ru didn't exaggerate too much. Just because he didn't notice her driving over at noon and blocked the place where she parked, she glared at him with such a fierce look. It seems this woman is really not a good person.

Because he felt a bit guilty, as soon as Chief Lan entered the conference room, Zhao De lowered his head slightly, feeling a bit nervous, worrying whether she would use the interview opportunity to make things difficult for him because of what happened at noon?

This Chief Lan's real name was Lan Mei, thirty-one years old. Her figure and appearance were among the best among all the women in the Construction Committee. Her personality was somewhat arrogant, but her work ability was exceptionally outstanding. Because she often scolded and criticized others without regard for their face at work, coupled with her liking to dress a bit more flirtatiously, her reputation in private was not very good. Lan Mei only knew today that a man was coming to the Construction Committee for an interview for a clerk position in the Planning Division, and didn't know it was Zhao De who blocked her way at noon. When she walked into the conference room, Zhao De was sitting with his back to her, lowering his head. She glanced at Zhao De, who was sitting by the conference table with his back to her, and at first didn't recognize him as the man at noon. She walked past his back with her head held high and chest out, looking arrogant, and walked straight to sit beside Zheng the Bald Donkey.

Zheng the Bald Donkey casually placed Zhao De's resume on the table and said, "Alright, Chief Lan has also come. Chief Zuo from the Labor and Personnel Division has something to do these days, Han Rui, you represent him and attend, and by the way, do a good job of the meeting minutes. Old Ma, Chief Lan, let's start."

Ma Debang and Lan Mei nodded in unison to indicate agreement.

As soon as Zhao De heard that the interview had officially started, he bit the bullet and raised his face uneasily. Maybe it was because of his guilty conscience, he wanted to see Chief Lan's reaction. Who knew that Lan Mei also happened to move her gaze in his direction, and their four eyes met squarely. Immediately, Lan Mei's willow eyebrows straightened slightly, her cold and arrogant eyes glared slightly, and then a cold smile that made him feel somewhat unfathomable squeezed from the corner of her mouth.

Is she, is she trying to make things difficult for me? Zhao De felt confused as soon as he saw her somewhat strange and sinister smile. The interview, which he originally thought would be smooth sailing, shouldn't be so smooth in his opinion.

Because Sister Su came forward and personally invited Zheng the Bald Donkey and Ma Debang to dinner, and also introduced Zhao De to them, these two just asked a few random questions, including which school he graduated from, how old he was, what kind of work he had done, and so on. They asked casually and then had no more questions. "Old Ma and I have no problems. Chief Lan, Comrade Xiao Zhao is interviewing for your Planning Division, do you have any more questions?"

Lan Mei said, "Since we are looking for candidates for the Planning Division, I really have a few questions I want to ask him." Then she looked straight at him with a frivolous gaze that Zhao De couldn't fathom. There was a lot of white in her eyes, which looked like she had ulterior motives at a glance. A strange smile squeezed from the corner of her mouth, and she asked him with a fake smile, "The first question, I want to hear you talk about your understanding of the work of the Planning Division of the Construction Committee?"

As soon as he heard this question, Zhao De was dumbfounded. He really didn't know much about the specific work responsibilities of the Planning Division. He really regretted that he came unprepared, and it was even more unlucky to meet such a difficult person. For a moment, he was stunned for a while. But fortunately, he had worked in public institutions for a few years, and his brain was flexible, and his ability to adapt to changes was very strong. After considering for a while, he started from the word "planning" and talked eloquently. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, he felt that as long as there was no cold spot, even if he said it wrong, it was better than not being able to answer.

After listening to his statement, Zheng the Bald Donkey and Ma Debang nodded and smiled very satisfiedly. Only Lan Mei, who was on the side, didn't know if she was holding a grudge about what happened at noon and wanted to take the opportunity to make things difficult for him, or if she was dissatisfied with his answer. She gave a contemptuous laugh and looked straight at him with a strange gaze, saying, "You said quite a lot, but it seems you don't know much about the functions of the Planning Division. Then I'll ask you another question. For the approval of a planning project that is not very reasonable, what do you think should be done?"

As soon as he heard this second question asked by this difficult Chief Lan, Zhao De's head grew big. He had never been in contact with the work of the Planning Division, and he could be said to know nothing about what a planning project was. Although his heart was in a mess, he still pretended to be calm and thoughtful, looking very calm and composed, and could only rely on the literal meaning to make things up.

While answering this question, Zhao De had been secretly observing Lan Mei's expression. She was still looking at him coldly, with a mocking smile on the corner of her mouth. Zhao De knew that his answer must not have satisfied her. He thought uneasily that this woman really was as Zheng Ru said, really difficult to provoke, and also held grudges. Just such a small thing at noon, she actually... actually held a grudge and made things so difficult for me. After muttering for a while, he made up a bunch of nonsense, which counted as answering her question, and looked at her nervously, waiting for comments.

From the slightly disappointed expressions of Ma Debang and Zheng the Bald Donkey, Zhao De knew that his answer must not be very satisfactory. But what could he do? He couldn't just be dumb and silent when people asked questions. He could only bite the bullet. As for the result, it depended on whether this woman surnamed Lan would show mercy.

"Anything else?" Lan Mei saw that he stopped talking, so she looked at him with a very disdainful gaze and asked.

"No... nothing else." Zhao De smiled, pretending to be calm, but his heart was extremely nervous. ===== CHAPTER 645 =====