Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2258: Chapter 2259: The Cousin Is a Capitalist Heiress 77

Zhang Tao and Zhang Hui felt a pang of worry in their hearts. They had planned to humiliate Zhang Yu, completely unprepared for the extent to which this matter could escalate, giving the Youth Corps Office the authority to handle it.

If it spread to the village, Zhang Hui wasn’t really concerned. Whether it was the village chief or the village secretary, they would only want to brush the matter away since, if it involved the police, it would be beyond their control, and the commune wouldn’t cover it up either.

They believed certain things went unnoticed by others, but it did not mean there was no evidence left behind, like the meal yesterday at the thug’s house.

Moreover, their purchases had traces; unchecked, it was fine, but once investigated, the truth would emerge quickly, and all evidence would be against them.

They would then be sent for re-education, their future bleak. Zhang Tao thought of his wife and children back home and his promising career; he couldn’t afford to go in, he absolutely couldn’t undergo reform.

If something happened to him here in Northeast, he would lose his job, and his wife would surely divorce him. As for the children, he knew his wife wouldn’t want them, as taking care of kids would hinder her chances of remarrying.

Zhang Tao was unsure how long he would be locked up. No, he definitely couldn’t go in, "It was her."

Zhang Tao quickly reacted, "I just got here this time; if Zhang Hui hadn’t said she liked the thug, why would I search for him?"

"I had just arrived here and hardly went out; how could I have located his home without asking around?"

"Xiao Hui, it’s not like I haven’t advised you; although you’re here as an intellectual youth, despite not scoring well in your last exam, I told you, you still have opportunities, don’t rush to marry."

"I planned to drive that thug away and have us three sit down and talk things over. I can’t watch Xiao Hui marry a thug with open eyes."

"But I didn’t expect it to turn out this way, I brought him back and it was Xiao Hui who opened the door." He thought, since he had already said this much, it didn’t matter to throw Zhang Hui under the bus further.

Zhang Hui was stunned. When she heard everyone agree to escalate the matter to the Youth Corps Office earlier, she panicked. She thought, even if this matter blew up, it must be contained within the village; even if it spread like wildfire later, it would be fine.

Because by then, she’d already followed Zhang Tao back to the city.

Initially, she was contemplating whether she should return to the city. Now, she no longer cared what kind of life awaited her there; her only thought was to return to the city and leave this place.

She couldn’t believe it; Zhang Tao actually betrayed her first? Zhang Hui was really stunned, looking at Zhang Tao in disbelief. Wasn’t he the brother who loved her the most?

And wasn’t he also thinking that when her biological parents returned, he could gain more benefits? How could he not care about the future and act like this?

After Zhang Yu entered the room, she quietly lay on the kang, confident that with Zhao Yadong around, this matter wouldn’t settle just like that.

See, now Zhang Tao has turned against them directly. Although she wasn’t present, she could guess that Zhang Hui probably had the urge to kill, right?

Indeed, Zhang Hui initially thought this burden would land on Zhang Yu, yet in the end, it unexpectedly landed on her own head.

What was even more unexpected was Zhang Tao’s quick betrayal, hahahahaha. Zhang Yu knew that in the end, Zhang Tao and Zhang Hui would end up tearing each other apart.

They wanted to pin the blame on the thug, but considering the thug who often frequented the police station, knowing the consequences of provoking the intellectual youths, how could he admit it?

Unless Zhang Tao and Zhang Hui provided ample guarantees, like offering jobs or sufficient money, but the two barely had such capital; they simply didn’t have the capability.

Zhang Yu was now genuinely curious how Zhang Hui would counterattack, really curious.

Upon hearing Zhang Tao’s speech, everyone thought he wasn’t wrong. He had just arrived here, and it was winter; how could he have known about the thug, someone who hadn’t even left the Educated Youth Courtyard? Surely someone told him.

The most likely person aside from Zhang Hui wasn’t conceivable.

"I truly didn’t see it coming; Zhang Hui would actually fancy such a man."

Everyone sighed; indeed, there was too much explosive news.

Zhang Hui listened to everyone’s discussions and was really about to break down, "I didn’t, I really didn’t."

"How could I like a thug?" Not to mention thugs, Zhang Hui wouldn’t even look at workers; in her eyes, only the children of high-ranking officials were suitable for her.

"Otherwise, why would you discuss thugs with your brother?" Zhao Yadong pressed, "Don’t tell me you’re going to say Zhang Yu set you up again."

Zhang Hui really wanted to push Zhang Yu under the bus; if only Zhang Yu were sensible enough to admit to this early on, none of this aftermath would’ve happened.

"How is that possible?" A female intellectual youth laughed, "Who doesn’t know, once Zhang Tao arrived, he argued with Zhang Yu fiercely, to the point of no reconciliation. Zhang Hui, haven’t you complained outside about how overboard Zhang Yu is?"

"You said when your brother came here for several days, Zhang Yu acted as if nothing happened, never even considering receiving him properly."

"Indeed, who doesn’t know Zhang Tao was Zhang Yu’s biological brother, yet he just loved interacting with Zhang Hui."

Listening to the chatter, Zhang Hui really wished to choke the old self of hers from a few days ago. Back then, she really had a lapse in judgment, trying to let everyone know that Zhang Yu was a cold-hearted person. She didn’t hold back in telling everyone how Zhang Yu didn’t even bother hosting Zhang Tao.

Great, now the words she once said proved Zhang Yu’s innocence. Ahhhhh, Zhang Hui truly wanted to strangle herself. Why does she always do such foolish things?

"I, I..." Listening to everyone’s accusations, Zhang Hui wanted to explain one or two but didn’t know how to say it.

"Alright, the issue now is, the thug said Zhang Tao told him his sister, that is, Zhang Hui, liked him, so he came here."

"Your brother says he brought the thug over to make things clear so you wouldn’t marry the thug, but in the end, you three ended up entangled." Qian Hao, regarded as the smartest there, stood up and summarized.

"I suddenly realized something was off. Though it was mentioned they had some drinks before coming here, if they planned to have a conversation, they shouldn’t be utterly drunk, right?" Qian Hao glanced at Zhang Tao, "Are you sure neither of you was drunk?"

Things had come to this; Zhang Tao certainly wouldn’t admit the thug was drunk, "Definitely not drunk. Otherwise, how could I have led him to the Educated Youth Courtyard?"

"Though I’m a man, I’m an office worker; I don’t have that much strength." Zhang Tao was adamant that they weren’t drunk.

The thug also claimed he wasn’t drunk, "There was business to deal with; how could I get drunk?"

"Do you remember what happened afterward?" Qian Hao pursued further.

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