Chapter 679

Zheng Ru slanted a glance at Xia Jian with disgust and said: "You really talk too much."

Director Zheng had only this one daughter, and he had pampered her since she was a child, being obedient to her every wish. As long as it was something she wanted, there was nothing Director Zheng wouldn't satisfy. The only requirement was that before Zheng Ru came to work at the Construction Committee, she asked Director Zheng to buy her a car. But Director Zheng refused to agree no matter what. Having been the director of the Construction Committee for so many years, he had taken many benefits from developers. Let alone buying one car, even buying a hundred would be a piece of cake. The reason Director Zheng didn't agree to his daughter's request was mainly out of safety considerations, fearing that it wouldn't be safe for Zheng Ru, a girl, to drive. The reason he gave her the car keys today was mainly because when Zheng Ru went to find him just now, she said Zhao Desan was treating the Planning Division people to dinner, so Director Zheng agreed.

Ever since Director Zheng learned that Zhao Desan was Su Qing's "cousin," his impression of him had deepened quite a bit. That time they ate, Zhao Desan's sophisticated performance at the dinner table made Director Zheng think highly of him. And after learning that his daughter had known Zhao Desan earlier than he did, plus the fact that he had this relationship with Su Qing, Director Zheng conceived an idea to match him with his daughter. If possible, he really wanted to recruit Zhao Desan as his son-in-law. Hearing Zheng Ru say that Zhao Desan was treating them to dinner tonight, he handed the car keys to her without even asking, and additionally called a unit car to send him home.

When coming out of the office building, Director Zheng saw Lan Mei about to get into her car and felt a bit strange. His daughter said the Planning Division was going to eat, so why didn't Lan Mei go? So, before Lan Mei got into the car, he walked over and said: "Division Chief Lan, why didn't you go?"

Lan Mei turned back and asked in confusion: "Go where?"

"To eat. Isn't Comrade Xiao Zhao treating the Planning Division to dinner? You didn't go?" Director Zheng said, "Since Comrade Xiao Zhao has this intention, Xiao Lan, don't be too ungiving of face to the young man." Director Zheng mistakenly thought that Lan Mei hadn't given face, so he said this.

Lan Mei finally understood and said that she had just seen that guy Zhao Desan hit it off with the three of them on his first day of work and pass by her office door. So that was the reason. But not receiving an invitation still made Lan Mei feel that she had lost too much face, so she sneered disdainfully: "Director Zheng, you're wrong there. It's not that I'm not giving Comrade Xiao Zhao face, it's that Comrade Xiao Zhao doesn't put me, this division chief, in his eyes at all."

"What? Comrade Xiao Zhao didn't invite you?" Director Zheng slightly furrowed his eyebrows, feeling a bit surprised.

"He definitely didn't invite me. But even if he did invite me, I wouldn't go." In order to give herself a step down, Lan Mei said with a light smile, looking as if nothing had happened.

"How can this young man Comrade Xiao Zhao be so ignorant?" Director Zheng felt a bit angry. He had just been thinking that if he were dating Zheng Ru, he would promote him well in the future, but who knew he would be so ignorant of the rules.

"Alright, Director Zheng, I'm leaving first." Lan Mei said as if nothing had happened and cat-crawled into the car. On the surface, she appeared not to take this matter to heart at all, but in her heart, she was very unhappy. Thinking that she was, after all, the Planning Division Chief, and her subordinates were treating the department people to dinner without even telling her, this was Zhao Desan's first day of work, and it had already made Lan Mei unhappy once, so she felt even more disgusted with this guy.

Director Zheng's original intention in walking up to chat with Lan Mei was to take this opportunity to have Lan Mei give him a ride and chat with her in the car by the way. He had been coveting this cold and arrogant woman for a long time, and such opportunities for being alone were rare. The more Lan Mei didn't put him, this director, in her eyes, the more he got excited. But Zhao Desan's inappropriate behavior today made Director Zheng, who had high hopes for him, feel a bit unhappy. He waved his hand at Lan Mei with a smile and said: "Drive slowly on the road." Waiting for Lan Mei to slowly drive the car away, the smile on Director Zheng's face slowly faded until his face became a bit cold. He picked up his briefcase from under his arm, took out his phone, and dialed Zhao Desan's number with an unhappy face.

At this moment, Zheng Ru and the others had already driven to the second intersection hundreds of meters away from the Construction Committee and were waiting for the red light. Zhao Desan's phone rang. He thought it was Sister Su calling, so he took it out calmly and looked at it, only to see "Director Zheng" displayed on it, which made him feel extremely strange. He picked up the phone and extended it to Zheng Ru, saying: "Your dad is calling."

Zheng Ru looked at him in confusion and said: "Then answer it."

Thus, Zhao Desan pressed the green answer button and placed the phone to his ear. "Director Zheng, are you looking for me?" He said with a smile and respectfully.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, you are truly too ignorant of the rules today." Director Zheng's tone on the other end of the phone was serious, and it sounded clearly wrong, which made Zhao Desan feel completely bewildered. He hadn't done anything to offend Director Zheng, so he asked in confusion: "Director Zheng, what... what's wrong?"

"You just started work at the Construction Committee today. It's only human nature to invite your Planning Division colleagues to dinner, and it's understandable not to tell me, this director. But why didn't you tell your Division Chief Lan? Lan Mei is, after all, your Planning Division Chief. You say, young man, I usually see you as quite clever, why did you handle this matter so ignorantly today? Too ignorant of the rules!"

Director Zheng's cold scolding made Zhao Desan suddenly realize, and he was speechless for a moment. Then he hurriedly explained anxiously: "No... it's not like that. I... I was thinking of calling Division Chief Lan, but I was afraid... afraid she wouldn't have time, so I..."

"As for whether your Division Chief Lan has time or is willing to go, that's her business. But not telling her, not calling her, that is your fault. Lan Mei is, after all, your Planning Division Chief. She may have some prejudice against you, but you just started work, you can't keep every little thing the size of a sesame seed in your heart. You are truly too ignorant of the rules by doing this." Director Zheng said angrily. Zhao Desan felt that he was truly a mute eating coptis, having bitterness he couldn't speak of. He had originally intended to invite Division Chief Lan, but Zheng Ru and Xia Jian both opposed it, so he didn't call her. Now that he was being scolded by Director Zheng as soon as he found out, Zhao Desan felt quite aggrieved. He listened to the phone speechlessly, not knowing how to explain it to Director Zheng for a moment.