598. Chapter 598 Favor is the hardest thing to repay
"Deputy County Magistrate Ma, let me toast you!" Tang Meiyu picked up the wine glass: "Thank you for helping my friend Chen Juan redress her injustice. You are a good official!" After saying that, Tang Meiyu drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, with a look on her face.
A lump of red suddenly appeared.
"I already said, this is my duty, you don't need to thank me." Ma Xiaoyao picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
Tang Meiyu picked up the wine bottle and helped Ma Xiaoyao fill the glass: "Deputy County Magistrate Ma, I have lived in Dongcheng County for more than 20 years and have met many officials, but none of them can compare with you. You are truly serving the people."
I have heard a lot about you these days. You have built roads in Dongcheng County, demolished illegally built houses, and attracted investment... The reason why Dongcheng County is prosperous today is all because of you... You can
Being an official in Dongcheng County is really a blessing for us ordinary people."
Ma Xiaoyao smiled: "I'm not as good as you said. Dongcheng County's achievements today are the result of the joint efforts of all Dongcheng County cadres."
"You are so humble!" Tang Meiyu smiled.
Ma Xiaoyao shook his head: "I'm not being modest, I'm telling the truth. In fact, many cadres are working silently, but you don't know it..."
The two of them talked to each other in a very lively manner.
"By the way, are you still working in Peng Yuncheng's entertainment city?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"It's not there anymore, I've resigned." Tang Meiyu shook her head: "Since Peng Yuncheng was arrested, the entertainment city has been closed and has not resumed business yet."
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Although the salary in Peng Yuncheng's entertainment city is high, the situation inside is too complicated. It's too unsafe for a girl like you to work there. It's better to find a stable job."
"Well, you are right. The salary in Peng Yuncheng's entertainment city is high, but it is not safe at all to work there." Tang Meiyu nodded: "When I look for a job in the future, I will put safety first, regardless of the salary.
In second place.”
"You're right to think so." Ma Xiaoyao said with a smile: "No matter when the time comes, personal safety comes first. Do you need my help? Can I help you find a lighter job?"
"No, I can do it myself." Tang Meiyu shook her head. She didn't want to owe Ma Xiaoyao too many favors. Favors are the hardest thing to repay.
Seeing that Tang Meiyu refused to help, Ma Xiaoyao stopped saying anything.
The meal lasted for more than an hour before it was over. Ma Xiaoyao wanted to pay the bill, but was stopped by Tang Meiyu: "We agreed that I will treat you today, how can I ask you to pay for it?" As he spoke,
Tang Meiyu directly took out the money to settle the bill.
After settling the accounts, the two walked out of the hotel. When they went down the steps, Tang Meiyu suddenly missed the step and fell to one side... Ma Xiaoyao hurriedly reached out to hold Tang Meiyu. Out of inertia, Tang Meiyu directly
She fell into Ma Xiaoyao's arms, and Ma Xiaoyao's hands wrapped around Tang Meiyu's waist.
At this moment, the posture of the two of them was very ambiguous. At first glance, it looked like a couple hugging each other and making out.
After a brief silence, Tang Meiyu hurriedly pushed Ma Xiaoyao away and stood up straight. Her face was flushed and she didn't dare to look at Ma Xiaoyao: "Yes... I'm sorry... I just..."
Ma Xiaoyao also looked a little embarrassed: "Well, I should be the one who wants to say I'm sorry..."
"No, it's my fault. If I hadn't walked too fast and missed the steps, I wouldn't have fallen down, and you wouldn't have helped me... Speaking of which, I want to thank you. If you hadn't helped me in time,
Stop me, I will definitely fall to the ground... What, the taxi is coming, I'm leaving first, goodbye!" After saying that, Tang Meiyu quickly stopped a taxi and left.
Watching Tang Meiyu leave, Ma Xiaoyao raised the corner of her mouth slightly and smiled: "What an interesting woman."
…
A night of silence.
The next day, Ma Xiaoyao came to the county government early as usual.
Although spring has begun, the weather is still very cold, and there are almost no pedestrians on the streets outside. In this weather, the elderly and children all stay at home and enjoy the heating. As for those who go to work, most of them go out to take taxis, or squeeze in
Take the bus to work.
After Ma Xiaoyao drank a cup of tea comfortably, he started to review and approve documents.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone on the desk suddenly rang rapidly.
Ma Xiaoyao reached out and picked up the phone: "Hello?"
"Deputy County Magistrate Ma, something happened." The anxious voice of Urban Construction Director Liu He came from the microphone.
Ma Xiaoyao frowned: "What happened?"
"This morning, I took people to Pingchang Road to demolish the remaining old houses. However, as soon as the construction started, we were stopped by a group of people. After some negotiation, I learned that the person who stopped us turned out to be the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau.
"Liu He said: "There are several dilapidated temples on Pingchang Road. People from the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau insist that those temples are national cultural relics and will not allow us to demolish them."
"This is actually happening!" Ma Xiaoyao frowned tightly: "Are the temples on Pingchang Road really cultural relics?"
"Well..." Liu He hesitated: "I can't say for sure, but several temples on Pingchang Road are indeed quite old..."
"You first stabilize the people from the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, I'll be there right away." Ma Xiaoyao hung up the phone, got up and left the office.
…
Pingchang Road.
The demolition team of the Urban Construction Bureau and the staff of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau were confronting each other. Both sides spoke very fiercely. If Liu He had not tried his best to suppress it, the two sides might have started fighting.
Speaking of which, Liu He was very depressed. Today he led the demolition team to Pingchang Road early in the morning to demolish those old houses. As soon as he was about to start construction, he was stopped by the staff of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau. There was a demolition team at that time.
A man was driving a forklift and accidentally hit a staff member of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau. Fortunately, the demolition team stepped on the brakes in time. The staff member of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau only suffered some minor injuries, that is,
A few scratches were not serious, but even so, more than a dozen staff members of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau quit their jobs. They accused the demolition team and asked them to give an explanation. Their attitude was extremely bad and their words were unpleasant.
, which made the members of the demolition team very angry.
The leader of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau is a middle-aged man in his forties. He has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He does not look like a good person at first glance. The middle-aged man stretched out his arms, pointed at the members of the demolition team, and yelled: "You are so big."
You are so courageous that you dare to drive a forklift and hit someone from the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau. Let me tell you, this matter will not end today! You must give us an explanation!"
Liu He frowned and said: "Comrade, what happened just now was an accident. The demolition team was doing construction, and your people suddenly broke in. If the demolition team hadn't reacted quickly enough and stepped on the brakes in time,
Maybe something big has happened to your people..."
"What? What do you mean, we still need to thank you?" the middle-aged man snorted coldly.
"You misunderstood, that's not what I meant..." Liu He shook his head.
"Then what do you mean?" the middle-aged man asked aggressively.
Facing the middle-aged man's aggressive approach, Liu He had a headache. At this moment, a black car drove over from the opposite direction.
"Crunch!"
The car stopped in front of Liu He, the door was pushed open, and Ma Xiaoyao got out of the car.
"Deputy County Magistrate Ma, you're here." Seeing Ma Xiaoyao, Liu He was relieved: "Just now, Xiao Zhao from the demolition team was driving a forklift, but someone from the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau suddenly came over and accidentally
I was injured by a forklift. Fortunately, it was only a minor injury and nothing serious. Speaking of it, it was an accident. Xiao Zhao also apologized to the other party and took the initiative to send him to the hospital for a check-up. However, the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau
No one will be spared..."
At this time, the middle-aged man also spoke and asked Ma Xiaoyao directly: "Are you the deputy county magistrate?"
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Yes, I am Ma Xiaoyao, the executive deputy county magistrate of Dongcheng County. Who are you?"
"Oh, my name is Tian Wansan, and I am the director of the Cultural Relics Protection Office of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau." The middle-aged man introduced himself: "Deputy County Magistrate Ma, you came just in time. One of my subordinates was injured by a forklift.
You must give us an explanation, my subordinates will never be injured in vain!"
Ma Xiaoyao frowned: "What explanation do you want?"
"First, apologize, and second, compensate for medical expenses and mental losses." Tian Wansan said.
"It's easy to apologize. As for the medical expenses and mental damage expenses... Director Tian, can you tell me the amount?" Ma Xiaoyao said calmly.
Tian Wansan held out five fingers: "I don't want much, just give me five thousand yuan!"
Ma Xiaoyao smiled: "Five thousand yuan is not too much?" As he spoke, Ma Xiaoyao pointed to a young man behind Tian Wansan: "He is the injured person, right? It's just a scratch on his arm and bleeding.
It would be a bit excessive to ask for 5,000 yuan in compensation after losing a little blood."
"That's not excessive at all!" Tian Wansan snorted: "In addition to a broken arm, my subordinate was also frightened. He probably won't be able to recover for a long time. I want you to pay five thousand yuan as compensation, which is cheap enough."
"Are you really from the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau?" Ma Xiaoyao suddenly asked.
Tian Wansan was stunned: "Of course it is, what? You don't believe it? I can show you the ID." As he spoke, Tian Wansan took out a small red book from his pocket and handed it to Ma Xiaoyao.
Ma Xiaoyao took the little red book and took a look at it: "It's really from the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau. I thought you were a bunch of gangsters and fake them." Ma Xiaoyao casually returned the little red book to Tian Wansan.
"Who is the scoundrel? Deputy County Magistrate Ma, please be more careful what you say!" Tian Wansan's face darkened.
Ma Xiaoyao pouted: "I'm sorry, I was quick to speak and said some things that I shouldn't have said. I asked Director Tian not to worry about it... Then what, you insist on asking for five thousand yuan in compensation? Can't we discuss it further?"
"No!" Tian Wansan said firmly: "It's five thousand yuan, not even a cent less!"
