Chapter 837

"Fighting back and forth, isn't it just a word from you, Sister Su?" Zhao Desan smiled and flattered Su Qing, thinking to himself that this society is like this; everything depends on whose connections are strong. Being able to climb up to Su Qing, a powerful person at the center of power in Hexi Province, Zhao Desan sometimes felt that he was truly favored by the god of luck. Every time he encountered any difficulties, there would always be a noble person to help him.

In China's officialdom, nepotism is a scenic line. Often, when one person becomes an immortal, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Whenever a person makes a career in a government unit, they will try every possible way to insert their relatives. Many units are actually almost composed of family units. From the first day Baldy Zheng planned to arrange for his daughter Zheng Ru to work at the Construction Committee, he had basically planned the path she was to take, striving to promote her before he retired. This opportunity to train at the Provincial Party School was equally important for Zheng Ru, and the old guy naturally wouldn't want to give this opportunity to others. Although sending someone to the Provincial Party School for training had to be studied and decided at a meeting, as the head of the Construction Committee, the specific candidate was ultimately decided by him alone. This was an autocratic country, and there was never any talk of democratic elections. Although many people in the unit were fighting for this opportunity in private, Baldy Zheng didn't take it to heart at all. Who to send was ultimately a matter of his own word. However, since Su Qing called him today, Baldy Zheng felt that this matter was a bit tricky. If he excluded Zhao Desan from the candidates, he was afraid of offending Su Qing; if he arranged for Zhao Desan, his daughter would miss this opportunity.

On the way back, Baldy Zheng asked Zheng Ru, who was sitting beside him, while driving: "Ruru, the unit is going to send someone to the Party School for study, do you want to go?"

"I'm not going." Zheng Ru said directly without even needing to consider it. She also learned that many people in the unit were fighting tooth and nail for this opportunity. Besides, she was the director's daughter; if she were allowed to go, others would definitely be even more unconvinced. She didn't want people to gossip behind her back and isolate her. Originally, although many people in the unit were very enthusiastic and polite to her on the surface, they never called her to participate in their private collective activities. At first, Zhao Desan had a closer relationship with her, but now even the relationship with Zhao Desan had become distant and cold. How could she have the heart to go to the Party School for training?

"Why?" Baldy Zheng turned around and looked at her somewhat surprised. "What a good opportunity this is. You can learn a lot of things about officialdom by going to the Party School for training. Your old man is the Director of the Construction Committee; this opportunity is, to put it bluntly, for you. I'm preparing to arrange for you to go."

"I don't want people to gossip and say that you relied on your connections to get me there. You should arrange for someone else to go." Zheng Ru gave him a look of annoyance and said without interest.

"You child, what a good opportunity this is. Since you have come to work at the Construction Committee, you must have some ambition. Now, while your old man hasn't retired yet, why don't you take the opportunity to exercise more and move up earlier? If I retire, it won't be easy for you to move up again." Baldy Zheng said somewhat angrily. Why didn't his daughter appreciate his painstaking efforts? He understood the principle of "when people leave, the tea gets cold" better than anyone. He knew that as long as he retired, it wouldn't be easy to push his daughter up in the future.

"Dad, I'm really not going." Zheng Ru glanced at him impatiently. "So many people in the unit are fighting for this opportunity. In terms of seniority and work ability, there are plenty of people better than me. Why should it be me?"

"Because the head of the Construction Committee is your old man!" Baldy Zheng roared angrily.

Zheng Ru glanced at him impatiently and said without showing any weakness: "Anyway, I'm not going! Don't waste your breath!"

"You..." Baldy Zheng was simply speechless with anger at this spoiled daughter. He sighed heavily. He was driving and didn't want to waste his breath on her. He would slowly guide her after they got back.

On the way, the father and daughter were angry and ignored each other until they returned home. Baldy Zheng's wife, who was over forty and still looked charming, had already prepared the meal. Seeing that the father and daughter were both in low spirits after sitting down, she asked Baldy Zheng with a light smile: "What's wrong? Why are you and Ruru both not talking?"

Baldy Zheng ate a piece of food, put down his chopsticks, and said: "The Provincial Party Committee issued a document for the unit to send someone to the Provincial Party School for study. This opportunity is very rare. I wanted Ruru to go, but she... she actually doesn't want to go. I don't know what this child is thinking! It's really making me angry!"

Hearing Baldy Zheng say this, she gave an "oh" and asked Zheng Ru with a smile full of maternal love: "Ruru, why don't you go for such a good opportunity?"

"I'm afraid people will gossip. Many colleagues in the unit are fighting for this opportunity. If Dad just arranges for me to go so arbitrarily, what will the people below say? I don't want to hear people gossip." Zheng Ru said impatiently while eating.

"What gossip? Who dares to gossip?" Baldy Zheng turned his head and asked. "Besides, this also needs to go through the procedure at the meeting to study it. Who will say it's my arbitrary decision then?"

"Studying at a meeting is just a procedure. Who in the unit doesn't look at your face? As long as you say go east, who dares to go west?" Zheng Ru said a plain truth.

"Your old man is the biggest in the unit. If they don't look at my face, whose face should they look at? This matter is decided like this. Tomorrow, we will study it at the meeting and arrange for you to go to the Party School for study." Baldy Zheng said straightforwardly. It seemed there was no room for negotiation at all.

"Even if you arrange it, I won't go!" Zheng Ru said without showing any weakness. "Whoever wants to go, let them go!"

"You!" Baldy Zheng was so angry that he slammed his chopsticks on the bowl, and he didn't even eat his meal.

The old guy's wife felt that what Zheng Ru said was not unreasonable. She was a girl who entered the unit by relying on connections. If such an opportunity fell on her head again, the people in the unit would definitely not be convinced, and it would be easy to be isolated. Besides, her husband was about to retire. If they didn't build a good relationship with colleagues now, it would be even harder for Ruru to have a good time in the unit after her husband retired. She thought about it this way and said to Baldy Zheng: "If Ruru doesn't want to go, then forget it."

Even his wife said so, so Baldy Zheng raised his head and asked angrily: "Such a good opportunity, how can we forget it?"

His wife glanced at Zheng Ru, smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Ruru is also right. Originally, many colleagues in the unit have prejudices against her because of you. So many people are fighting for this opportunity. If Ruru goes, many people will definitely be unconvinced, and Ruru will easily be isolated. You are also about to retire. If this happens, Ruru will have a hard time in the unit."

His wife's words gave Baldy Zheng a feeling of being enlightened. He thought about it carefully and felt that she was also right. A twisted melon is not sweet. So, he sighed heavily. He really felt that his painstaking efforts were in vain. He didn't say anything, lowered his head, and started eating his food. Just after picking up a piece of food, his mobile phone rang on the coffee table. Baldy Zheng's wife immediately got up to help him get the phone. Seeing the name "Dean Wang" displayed on it, she walked over and asked suspiciously: "A call from Dean Wang."

Baldy Zheng put down his chopsticks, took the phone, and answered the call.

"Director Zheng, do you have time? Let's go out and have a meal together? The matter you entrusted me to handle for you is almost done." Dean Wang said with a chuckle.

Hearing that Dean Wang was calling about the job for Han Rui's sister, Baldy Zheng, for the sake of face, said with a chuckle: "That's fine. Where are you, Old Wang? I'll go over right now."

"At the Prince Hotel. If Director Zheng has nothing to do, come over and have a meal together, and we can talk about this matter by the way." Dean Wang said enthusiastically on the phone.

"Alright, I'll be there right away. Dean Wang, eat slowly."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Baldy Zheng hung up the phone and prepared to get up.

"Going out again?" his wife said somewhat reluctantly. They had been married for so many years, and as Baldy Zheng's power grew and his status became higher, his social engagements became more and more frequent. It was rare for him to eat a few meals at home in the evening in a month. She was also planning to say that he didn't have any social engagements tonight, and she wanted to do those things between husband and wife after eating. He had only eaten a few bites and was leaving again, which made her feel a bit unhappy.