Chapter 744

For this Division Chief Lan, who had a heart like a scorpion, Zhao De had nothing but the latter feeling. He knew that wanting to conquer her from the current situation might be harder than ascending to heaven, but it was not impossible. At least from her own perspective, she was a divorced woman, and there would always be a day when she couldn't hold on. As long as he observed secretly and found the right opportunity, it was not certain that he would take her down in one fell swoop.

Zhao De stood there letting his imagination run wild for a long time until footsteps came from the stairwell. Only then did he immediately come back to his senses. He was afraid that it was Division Chief Lan returning, so he hurriedly walked toward the office. But behind him, the voice of Zheng the Bald Donkey rang out: "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, wait a moment."

Only then did Zhao De stop, turn his head, and look at Zheng the Bald Donkey with a smile. He walked up and said with a smile, "I was just looking for you."

"Director Zheng, what instructions do you have for me?" Zhao De asked with a respectful smile.

Zheng the Bald Donkey walked up and said with a laugh, "It's like this. I have a social engagement tonight. My liver hasn't been very good lately, and I can't drink. You come with me to the engagement and help me block the wine when I'm drinking. What do you think?"

Grass! Being able to drink is a crime, motherfucker! Zhao De thought. But then again, what Eileen Chang said was really a golden saying. Being able to drink is also a survival skill in officialdom. If you can pay attention to the occasion and apply it, it may also become a skill for promotion. Seeing Zhao De hesitating and stunned, Zheng the Bald Donkey said with a laugh, "In our unit, I see that you are the only one who can drink well. The people at tonight's engagement are all quite capable of drinking. I'm afraid that if I take someone else, they won't be able to handle it, so I thought of you. It won't be difficult, right?"

Grass! Let's go all out. Since Eileen Chang said that being able to drink is also a skill, why shouldn't he take this opportunity to show it off and win the trust of the old guy? As long as he is gradually valued by him, he will definitely think of him first when it comes to promotion in the future. Thinking in such a good direction, Zhao De smiled readily, "It's not difficult, it's not difficult."

"Then let's go now?" Zheng the Bald Donkey said.

Grass! He's really urging me. It seems I have to go. Zhao De nodded and said to the old guy, "Director Zheng, you go downstairs and wait a moment. I'll pack my things and go down immediately."

"Alright, I'll wait for you in the car downstairs." Zheng the Bald Donkey smiled satisfiedly, turned, and went downstairs. Zhao De returned to the office to pack his bag and walked directly downstairs.

After going downstairs, he found that Division Chief Lan's car was long gone. He was worried that she would come up just now. So he walked swaggeringly to Zheng the Bald Donkey's special car. The driver immediately got out, respectfully opened the back door for him, and welcomed him up.

"Little Li, let's go." Seeing that Zhao De had already gotten into the car, Zheng the Bald Donkey ordered the driver while taking out a pack of the special supply cigarettes he had given Zhao De two packs of last time from his bag. He took out two, handed one to Zhao De, lit one for himself, took a puff, and asked Zhao De with a smile, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, does this cigarette feel okay to smoke?"

"En, the taste is very smooth," Zhao De said, exhaling a puff of smoke.

"The taste is indeed quite good. I don't know where Boss Zhang got it, specifically for the special supply of Zhongnanhai. Even if you have money on the market, you can't buy it. So, you young people, just started working, don't take money too seriously. As for salary, welfare, and treatment, those are small things. When you have achieved your career, you will have everything," Zheng the Bald Donkey said earnestly while smoking, as if he regretted that he had reached the position of Director of the Construction Committee at his age and could no longer climb up.

Zhao De just laughed. But what this old guy said was not unreasonable. Sister Su had also told him this. When you first start working in a unit, you must be conscientious and down-to-earth, use your ability and talent to make others admire you, and don't covet a little immediate benefit and ruin your entire future. Zhao De kept her teachings in mind. But these words were also a bit redundant for him. His purpose in continuing in the officialdom was not just thinking about being rich in the future. He didn't have much interest in money. First, it was to fulfill his father's last wish. Second, it was to prevent himself from repeating the same mistakes in the future. And there was one extremely important point: when he achieved some success in politics, he would have the ability to investigate who exactly reported his father for tax evasion, which led to him being arrested, causing him, who was originally a rich second generation, to not always have to wear a hypocritical mask to deal with various people.

"Is Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao's drinking capacity born or practiced?" Speaking of drinking, Zheng the Bald Donkey was very interested. Although he had only eaten with Zhao De a few times, each time he asked for at most one bottle of white wine, but basically Zhao De drank most of it, and his face didn't change after drinking, and his mind was as usual, which made him, an official veteran who had been in the wine field for many years, feel that this young man's drinking capacity was really a bit unfathomable, and it was definitely not an ordinary drinking capacity.

Today happened to be a banquet specially set up by Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhang Jiayin, the chairman of Beichen Real Estate, to introduce someone to him. Knowing that the person Zhang Zhang Zhang Zhang Jiayin introduced must also have a significant background, there would naturally be no shortage of toasts back and forth at the wine table. This old guy was afraid of getting drunk in front of strangers and losing face, so he specially called Zhao De. First, it was to help him block the wine, and second, it was also to introduce Zhao De to these business elites by the way. After all, he had already regarded Zhao De as his future son-in-law and felt it was necessary to introduce him to these business elites with whom he had had a good cooperative relationship for many years, which would also facilitate Zhao De to maintain that special cooperative relationship with them after he retired and gave up his position.

"Me?" Zhao De smiled calmly and said, "I can't say whether it's born or practiced. I can't drink much."

"One jin should be very casual, right?" Zheng the Bald Donkey turned back and asked him. In his opinion, this guy's drinking capacity was definitely over one jin. According to his many years of experience in the wine field, people with a drinking capacity of one jin usually start talking more after drinking half a jin to seven taels, and their facial expressions will also be significantly different from the beginning. Judging from the two times Zhao De drank, Zheng the Bald Donkey felt that his drinking capacity was definitely over one jin. Otherwise, he wouldn't have a straight face after drinking half a jin of wine, his tone would be as usual, and there wouldn't be any effect of alcohol going to his head.

"At most one jin," Zhao De answered with a humble smile. Although he knew that he hadn't found an opponent in his drinking capacity yet, that was only in Yuyang City. Now it was in Xijing, the provincial capital of Hexi Province, a big metropolis where various industries were diversified. The political struggle in the officialdom was more complex, and the collusion between officials and businessmen was not like the simple relationship between coal bosses and officials in Yuyang City. Everything could not be mentioned in the same breath. Even if he compared his drinking capacity, he didn't dare to guarantee that he could beat the person who set this wine bureau tonight. After all, the person who could invite this old guy to dinner must not be an ordinary character.

Zheng the Bald Donkey said "Oh" and smiled, but his heart was as clear as water, knowing that Zhao De was not telling the truth.

Just at this time, Zhao De's mobile phone vibrated a few times and he received a message. He took out his mobile phone and saw that it was sent by Sister Su: "De, what do you want to eat tonight? I'm getting off work soon, so I'll go to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables by the way."

After receiving Sister Su's text message, Zhao De suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to greet Sister Su. He immediately replied to her to explain the situation.