Chapter 674: The attitude was considered sincere

Seeing that his attitude in admitting his mistake was considered sincere and that he looked quite honest, Lan Mei was deceived by his facade. She slanted her gaze and said in a neither cold nor warm tone, "Zhao Desan, I hope that since you've come to work in the Planning Division, you will work honestly for me. Don't think that just because you have backing, you can do whatever you want at work. I, Lan Mei, have never sold such favors to anyone, including Director Zheng's daughter, Xiao Zheng. If she makes any mistakes at work, I will still show no mercy."

"Yes, yes, yes, Division Chief Lan, please rest assured. I will definitely study the unit's rules and regulations properly later and guarantee I won't make such mistakes again." Zhao Desan nodded and bowed as he admitted his mistake. He had truly rarely seen someone as impartial as Lan Mei. Under normal circumstances, leaders wouldn't criticize subordinates directly to their faces like this. In such state-run institutions, such leaders were even rarer. To put it bluntly, everyone was here to slack off for a paycheck and a future; no one was willing to make so many enemies for themselves. This woman was truly unfathomable.

At this moment, Director Zheng was passing by the door of Lan Mei's office. Hearing her scolding someone inside again, he curiously looked inside and discovered that it was Zhao Desan standing inside with his head lowered like a prisoner. This guy just started work today; he couldn't have made some mistake again, could he? Director Zheng thought to himself, so he changed his route and walked toward Lan Mei's office, saying with a smile, "Division Chief Lan, this Comrade Xiao Zhao is here for his first day of work today; are you arranging work for him?"

"He just started work today, so I'm giving him a heads-up on some things to avoid him making mistakes he shouldn't make, so he won't say later that I didn't remind him." Lan Mei said with a forced smile. She had been very dissatisfied that day during the interview when Director Zheng used Zhao Desan's "cousin" to pressure her into forcing the Planning Division to accept Zhao Desan.

Director Zheng nodded with a look of realization and said with a smile, "That is still necessary." After finishing, he looked at Zhao Desan and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you must remember what Division Chief Lan has instructed you. You must work hard under Division Chief Lan."

Zhao Desan hurriedly nodded and bowed in agreement.

"What wind blew Director Zheng here?" Lan Mei was a bit surprised that his office was on the fourth floor, yet he had run down to the second floor.

"Oh, Ruru left her phone behind when she left this morning. This child is too careless, so I came to give it to her. I just happened to see Comrade Xiao Zhao in your office, so I came in to take a look. It's nothing." Director Zheng said with a smile, waving the phone he was holding in his hand. "Alright then, I won't disturb Division Chief Lan's work." Saying this, Director Zheng walked out of Lan Mei's office with a smile.

Director Zheng left, and Zhao Desan became nervous again. It was truly strange; he considered himself well-traveled and had never been afraid of any woman, yet this woman surnamed Lan was the first to make him feel a bit afraid.

Lan Mei stood up calmly, took her teacup, and walked to the water dispenser to get water, only to find the water bottle empty. She turned back and instructed Zhao Desan, "Go downstairs to the first floor and carry a bottle of water up for me."

"Okay." Zhao Desan immediately rolled out of the office, trotted to the first floor, found the place where the bottled water was kept, shouldered a bottle of water, and ran up to install it for her.

"Alright, you can go back. Go back and study the work responsibilities of the Planning Division properly." With nothing else to do, Lan Mei dismissed him.

Coming out of Lan Mei's office, Zhao Desan let out a long sigh of relief and ran into Director Zheng, who had just come out of his office. He gave him a kind-hearted smile and greeted him.

Seeing him covered in sweat, Director Zheng walked up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, it's your first day of work today. If there's anything you don't understand, ask Ruru. She arrived a few days earlier than you and understands a bit more than you do."

Zhao Desan nodded with a smile. Director Zheng lowered his voice and whispered, "Your Division Chief Lan has some prejudice against you because you came to work based on your cousin's relationship. You must work hard and don't cause any trouble for Minister Su. Otherwise, not only will your future at the Construction Committee be uncertain, but it will also add trouble for your cousin."

Zhao Desan nodded to listen to the instruction and said, "Director Zheng, I understand." "Alright, I won't delay your work. Hurry inside and get to work." Director Zheng patted his shoulder with a smile and left.

Zhao Desan returned to the office and had just squeezed into a seat next to Zheng Ru's desk when Xia Jian came up and asked him in a low voice, "What did Division Chief Lan call you over for?"

Zheng Ru rolled her eyes at him and said with disgust, "Xia Jian, you're such a gossip, hurry up and go do what you're supposed to do!"

After being scolded by Zheng Ru, Xia Jian sullenly returned to his seat.

"Zhao Desan, what did Division Chief Lan call you over to say?" Zheng Ru leaned her face over and asked in a low voice.

Damn! And she called me a gossip! Aren't you one too! Xia Jian slanted a glance at Zheng Ru, muttered to himself in a low voice, and pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on their conversation.