Chapter 704: Zheng Ru

Baldy Zheng signaled Zhao De to sit down and wait for a while, so he returned to the sofa and sat down. Han Rui walked in with a smile: "Zhao De, you're here too."

"Mm, looking for Director Zheng for something." This was the first time he was giving such a precious thing to a leader, so he was inevitably a bit nervous, but his demeanor and behavior looked quite natural.

Baldy Zheng sipped his tea, put down the water cup, and asked Han Rui: "Little Han, what is it?"

"Director Zheng, this is a red-headed document from the Provincial Committee. Please take a look and sign it so I can file it." Han Rui said while walking forward and handing the folder over with both hands.

Baldy Zheng sat up straight, took the document, flipped it open, looked at the title, and asked her: "Have Deputy Director Ma and the leaders of each department read it?"

"They've read it." Han Rui said with a smile.

Baldy Zheng, however, put on a stern face, and his expression was clearly unhappy: "They've read it, so why isn't there any opinion or signature?"

"Other leaders said just let Director Zheng sign it." Seeing Baldy Zheng's face change, Han Rui's voice became smaller.

"Little Han, you've been working at the unit for a year, and the office work still isn't very proficient. Remember in the future that when these documents come, bring them to me first to see, do you know?" Baldy Zheng's face was a bit unhappy, and he put the document aside. It was clear that he felt Han Rui letting others read the documents from the Provincial Committee first was usurping the host's role, and as the top leader, he naturally felt unhappy in his heart.

Han Rui nodded in error: "Director Zheng, I know."

Baldy Zheng waved his hand and said: "Alright, you go and get busy."

Han Rui was still waiting for Baldy Zheng to sign it so she could take it back to file, but he just put it aside after one look. She hesitated, looked at the document on the table, and whispered: "Then Director Zheng, you look at it first, and I'll come to take it later."

"I'll notify you after I finish reading it." Baldy Zheng said unhappily. "Alright, you go out first. I still have something to discuss with Little Zhao."

Han Rui was snubbed and retreated from the office tactfully, pulling the door shut and leaving.

After sending Han Rui away, Baldy Zheng said unhappily: "This Little Han has been working for a year, and such simple office work hasn't been straightened out yet. She doesn't bring the documents from the Provincial Committee to me first, but lets others read them first. This is too unreasonable, too disrespectful to me as the Director!" Baldy Zheng said this in front of Zhao De, on one hand, because Han Rui's approach truly made him feel he had been usurped, and on the other hand, it was also to take this opportunity to hint to Zhao De that he was the top leader of this unit, that he had the final say on everything, and to establish his majesty as a leader in front of Zhao De.

Zhao De smiled faintly to show understanding. After Baldy Zheng sipped tea and put down the cup, his expression recovered a bit. He got up, walked forward, took out the wooden box containing the watch from his pants pocket, and chuckled: "Director Zheng, this is a little bit of my heart. Please don't mind it."

"What is this?" Baldy Zheng looked at this delicate wooden box and raised his eyes to ask him. Because he couldn't see how precious the things inside were from the outside, and usually the gifts he received were things with larger volumes, Baldy Zheng didn't care much when he saw this small box.

"A watch." Zhao De chuckled and said.

Hearing it was a watch, Baldy Zheng's expression became even more indifferent, and he said in a light tone: "Little Zhao, if it's a watch, you'd better take it back. Look, aren't I wearing a watch?" He thought, *This little thing actually dares to be brought to the table for me. *

Zhao De could see that this guy lost interest as soon as he heard it was a watch, which was the same as his own idea last night. He also felt that giving a watch to the dignified Construction Committee Director was too shabby. So he added: "Vacheron Constantin."

Baldy Zheng was, after all, well-informed. When he went to Beijing for a meeting, he seemed to have seen a Construction Committee Director of a province wearing a Vacheron Constantin watch. Hearing the four words "Vacheron Constantin," he looked at him with slight surprise, and then looked at the box with shining eyes. When he raised his eyes casually, he found Zhao De looking straight at his actions.

Baldy Zheng felt that he had lost his composure when seeing such precious items, so he pretended to be calm, covered the box, and said: "Little Zhao, why are you so polite? Your matter was also specially instructed to me by Minister Su of the Organization Department. Wouldn't it be unreasonable for me to accept your things again?" Considering his relationship as Minister Su's "cousin," Baldy Zheng still hesitated about whether he should accept such a precious thing.

"Director Zheng, don't be polite. This is a little bit of my heart. My cousin also instructed me to thank you, Director Zheng. You should accept it." Zhao De could see that this old guy liked this gift very much, but he was just hesitant because of Sister Su's face, not knowing whether he should accept it. Although he also felt sorry for giving such a precious thing to this old guy, since it had been brought to the table, it was not easy to take it back.

Baldy Zheng thought for a while, considering that there were too many eyes in the unit, fearing that it would be seen by others, and he usually didn't spend much time in the office, saying that he might go out to handle things in a while. It was not good for such a precious thing to be found in the office, so he looked very vigilant and said: "Little Zhao, you don't know. Recently, the above has been catching corruption very strictly. It's not good to be seen by others. Besides, even if you really want to thank me, don't bring this thing to the office. If you have this heart, then come to my home as a guest on the weekend when you are free. What do you think?" Baldy Zheng pushed the box toward him and hinted to Zhao De tactfully to let him send this thing to his home on the weekend.

Zhao De was a sensible person. He smiled with understanding, picked up the box, put it into his pants pocket, and nodded: "Then I will definitely take time to visit you, Director Zheng, on the weekend."

Baldy Zheng saw that he was still sensible, so he nodded with satisfaction and chuckled: "On the weekend, I will ask Ru Ru's mom to buy more food, so you must come. Last time you sent Ru Ru home, I haven't thanked you yet. When you come, accompany me to have two drinks."

"Definitely, definitely." Zhao De nodded repeatedly and promised. "Then Director Zheng, I will visit you on the weekend. I won't disturb your work for the time being." As he said this, he turned around and prepared to leave. Baldy Zheng "reminded" him with a straight face: "Little Zhao, remember that if you come to the house on the weekend, don't bring other things. There is everything in the house. You just come. Don't bring other things." Baldy Zheng emphasized the word "other" heavily, tactfully hinting to him to just bring this watch over.

Zhao De looked back, smiled with understanding, nodded, and came out of his office. While going downstairs, he thought, *Originally, I thought this guy would accept it directly. I didn't expect that these leaders now are more careful than one another. It also made me delay for so long in the old guy's office, and it's been almost twenty minutes past work time. * He hurriedly quickened his pace and went downstairs. When passing by Division Chief Lan's office door, he slowed down and lightened his steps, walked past her office door carefully, returned to the office with some panic, sat down, and breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Ru, who was racking her brains for that industry management method on the side, saw him return and turned to ask him: "Zhao De, where did you go?"

"I... I went to the bathroom." Zhao De said with calm composure.

"Division Chief Lan came just now and didn't see you, asking for you." Zheng Ru said.

*This... how come she discovered it after I went out for a little while? * Zhao De felt it was truly a disaster, and said with some panic: "You didn't say I went to the bathroom?"

"I forgot." Zheng Ru said with some apology. "You go and tell her, she will find trouble for you for anything."

Xia Xia Xia Xia Jian on the side said gleefully: "Zheng Ru is right. You don't have to explain to her, just write a self-criticism like me. However, I was punished for being late, but it's too unlucky for you to be punished for writing a self-criticism for going to the bathroom, haha..."

Zheng Ru glanced at Xia Xia Xia Xia Jian with disgust and said to Zhao De: "You go and tell her, and it will be fine. It's not like people aren't allowed to go to the bathroom."