Dirk Carter rolled his eyes at him and asked, "In your eyes, am I that undemanding?"
"Have you ever been picky?"
Arlo Yarbrough asked in surprise.
Dirk Carter angrily picked up the air conditioner remote on the table and was about to throw it.
Arlo Yarbrough hurriedly begged for rcy, saying, "Alright, alright, let's talk business."
Only then did Dirk Carter calm down.
He put down the remote and said, "The Municipal Governnt office serves the mayors, deputy mayors, and the subordinate units of the governnt. The position of City Governnt Secretary is essentially the mayor's chief aide. Fabian Vincent has always been displeased with , so the future of my assignnt is uncertain."
"Once I'm in Rexton City, no surprise, Fabian Vincent will try his best to make things difficult for . Given Amber Young and Eva Lewis's discord, I can use their disagreent to quickly establish my footing in the office. Gilbert Dixon's transfer might be a good thing for , as whoever wants this position will have to rely on ."
Arlo Yarbrough asked, "Are you really going to straddle two boats?"
Dirk Carter chuckled and said, "When necessary, not only two boats, but even five, I'd give it a try."
After hearing this.
Arlo Yarbrough gave Dirk Carter a thumbs up.
He said, "You're impressive, really impressive, passing through a sea of flowers without leaving a single petal."
The two were bantering with each other.
A knock on the door was heard.
Arlo Yarbrough opened the door, his smile instantly disappeared, becoming serious.
He respectfully called out, "Secretary Hall."
Upon hearing "Secretary Hall."
Dirk Carter also imdiately beca serious.
"Is Secretary General Carter in?"
Michael Hall asked.
Arlo Yarbrough quickly opened the door wider and said, "Yes, yes, Secretary Hall, please co in."
"Secretary Hall, what brings you here?"
Dirk Carter also warmly greeted him.
Michael Hall looked around and sat down opposite Dirk Carter, paused and asked, "Secretary General Carter, when are you leaving?"
"Secretary Hall, just call Dirk Carter," replied Dirk Carter, "I'm not really used to being called Secretary General."
Michael Hall laughed heartily and said, "Anything works. I heard you're officially starting next Monday."
This was purely small talk, as the appointnt letter was brought back from the province by Michael Hall himself, and no one knew better than him.
"Secretary Hall, do you have sothing in mind?"
Dirk Carter noticed sothing and asked.
Michael Hall said with a smile, "Actually, it's not much. I have a cousin, 25 years old, nad Sandra adows, quite charming. Dirk Carter, you're single too, right? I thought of setting you up."
Upon hearing this.
Arlo Yarbrough, standing at the door, burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at?"
Dirk Carter asked unhappily.
Arlo Yarbrough waved his hand and said, "Nothing, just happy for you. I'm leaving now."
He said and slipped away.
Dirk Carter felt a headache.
He said, "Secretary Hall, I appreciate your kindness, but..."
"Dirk Carter, you're 30 now, it's ti to get married. You know, in our field, married people have more prospects than single ones, right?"
This is indeed true.
In the promotion of officials.
While marriage isn't officially considered.
In the unwritten rules, it is an important factor. Unmarried n are often seen as unstable, floating like duckweed, while married n give a reliable, steady impression.
So, in career advancent, marriage is significant; leadership positions basically don't consider single persons.
Dirk Carter really didn't want to go on blind dates.
Yet seeing Michael Hall's eager look, he didn't know how to refuse properly.
Just promoted to Secretary General, ignoring him would make him feel bad and give Dirk Carter inexplicable accusations of arrogance.
After much consideration.
He could only nod and say, "Alright, since it's Secretary Hall's kind gesture, I'll go."
Michael Hall was overjoyed upon hearing this.
He said, "Then I'll make the arrangents; tonight at 6:00 at the Steakhouse Grill. I'll have my cousin there on ti, and you better not be late."
As if afraid Dirk Carter would change his mind.
Michael Hall quickly stood up and left.
Why suddenly think of matchmaking for Dirk Carter?
This is not surprising.
Since the news of Dirk Carter's rising to Secretary General of the Municipal Governnt spread, the elderly ladies of the office got busy competing to matchmake for him.
After all, if a girl they know marries Dirk Carter, it's a chance to latch onto a promising future.
At 30 years old, calling Dirk Carter a diamond bachelor wouldn't be excessive.
This wouldn't be the first, nor the last.
Earlier today, Elliot Douglas had already visited once.
He ntioned a forr colleague's daughter to introduce to Dirk, setting the ti at 8:30 PM.
It's not surprising Michael Hall introduced.
After all, they have nded their previous grievances.
Why would Elliot Douglas join in?
This is a classic case of joining them if you can't beat them.
Since he wasn't Dirk Carter's match, he might as well repair their relations early. Once the marriage succeeds, future encounters would avoid any prior friction.
Certainly can't favor one more than the other.
So for Dirk Carter, tonight was destined to be eventful.
Around 5:45 PM.
Dirk Carter arrived on ti at the Steakhouse Grill.
He sat at the agreed spot.
Expecting Sandra adows to arrive punctually, but waited nearly an hour, until around 6:40.
A fashionable woman finally sat opposite Dirk Carter.
Michael Hall hadn't exaggerated in one aspect.
Sandra adows indeed looked quite good.
Especially those almond-shaped eyes, quite captivating.
Her figure was average; neither her chest nor hips were large. She was very slender, like a stick, as Dirk Carter would say, this kind of figure could be painful on impact.
"You're Dirk Carter?"
As soon as she sat down.
Sandra adows glanced at him.
Judging from her look, she seed quite satisfied with Dirk Carter.
After waiting so long.
Dirk Carter had lost most of his patience.
He nodded and said, "I am Dirk Carter."
Sandra adows smiled slightly and said, "You look quite handso, my type."
After speaking, she glanced around and said, "But, this dining place... forget it, it's fine, shall we get straight to the point and skip the al?"
Clearly, she was a bit displeased with the dining environnt.
Not wanting to waste ti either, Dirk Carter nodded and said, "That would be best."
Sandra adows pondered for a bit and straightforwardly asked, "Do you have a car?"
Dirk Carter shook his head and said, "No."
"Do you have a house?"
"Not yet."
These two answers made Sandra adows furrow her brow.
She continued to ask, "Do you have any savings?"
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