Transmigration: On the Gossip Front

Chapter 2267: Chapter 2268: The Cousin Is a Capitalist Heiress 86

Zhang Yu later learned from Zhang Juan that Zhang Tao actually wanted to borrow money from her. Thinking back to his attitude that day, she understood that he was indeed there to borrow money.

Thankfully, something else happened afterwards, someone got extremely angry. Otherwise, this guy would definitely have asked. Even though she would have directly refused to lend money, what if someone felt sorry for Xiao Hui and said something inexplicable?

Zhang Yu didn’t speak up, but Zhang Juan did, saying she had no money and couldn’t help. Zhang Tao, having no choice, went to negotiate with the thug again, seeing if the amount could be reduced to 2000, but the thug resolutely refused.

The thug actually considered lowering the demand and accepting 2000; after all, it was still a large sum of money.

It’s just that he’s had such bad luck in recent days. He went gambling and lost a huge sum. Combined with the money he already owed, it amounted to over two thousand.

This forced him to demand that Xiao Hui pay three thousand, or he would have no way to clear his debts.

Zhang Tao recalled the look Zhang Yu gave him that day and after asking around, he found out what people outside were saying about him and the other two, each detail was clear and thorough, which scared him.

Originally, he thought about paying two thousand to settle the matter, then leaving with Xiao Hui never to return.

But unexpectedly, the thug insisted on three thousand, threatening to go to the village committee, the commune, and the Youth Corps Office, determined to have Zhang Tao and Xiao Hui put in jail.

Anyway, he had witnesses, those intellectual youth were witnesses. He knew Zhang Yu and Xiao Hui didn’t get along, and would certainly tell the truth, so he wasn’t afraid at all.

Zhang Tao, seeing the thug’s persistence in demanding three thousand, got heated and started a fight.

Logically, Zhang Tao, who had never done physical labor, stood no chance against the thug in a fight. But the thug wasn’t someone who did farm work either and, indulging in eating, drinking, and playing, had never fought Zhang Tao.

Zhang Tao had prepared himself to get beaten but unexpectedly found he could overpower the thug, which delighted him. Old grudges combined with the new, and Zhang Tao mercilessly punched and kicked the thug.

The thug never expected Zhang Tao to be so fierce, which was beyond his expectations, and ultimately, he had no choice but to shout for help.

Some villagers heard the noise and came to see the commotion, finding Zhang Tao beating the thug. As they were a hot topic, everyone quickly understood why they were fighting and rushed to pull them apart.

With such a big incident in the village, could the village head and the secretary not be aware? Of course they knew, but since it involved intellectual youth and there were rumors of an internal resolution, they naturally didn’t want to get involved.

Otherwise, if the problem really landed in front of them, they wouldn’t know how to resolve it. They never expected it to come their way again, making the secretary and them feel like they needed to severely reprimand these few people.

The thug, seeing the village head and secretary at a loss, remembered Qian Hao, who dealt with things that day, and thought it best to get Qian Hao involved.

News of Zhang Tao and the thug’s fight quickly reached the Educated Youth Courtyard. Of course, Zhang Yu went to see it after learning about it.

Regardless of whether Zhang Tao or the thug suffered, Zhang Yu felt it was entertaining. She was quite surprised when she heard that Zhang Tao could thoroughly beat up the thug.

If only she knew this guy had no fighting prowess at all, the original character could have easily dealt with him. How could he have been subdued so firmly? Zhang Yu really couldn’t understand.

But knowing that the thug was so weak gave Zhang Yu an idea: if possible, she really wanted to give him a good beating, even though she knew the guy had tough days ahead.

Suddently receiving a windfall, such a big deal spread loudly, with many people marveling at the thug’s good fortune, getting both women and wealth.

Some people directly planned to take away the money from the thug. After all, he was a gambler, and as long as he had money, he would gamble it away.

According to the information Zhao Yadong gathered, the thug’s total debts now exceeded 2000. Thus Zhang Tao and the compensation of two thousand wouldn’t cover his debts, so he wouldn’t agree.

Zhang Yu realized the thug, having no retreat and having been beaten this time, would definitely not let them go.

Anyway, he was just a known thug, everyone knew. He didn’t care, but Zhang Tao was different. Though he had connections, he hadn’t returned for so long, the factory couldn’t overlook it without some kind of punishment, and sending such a large sum of money home definitely needed a reason.

Zhang Yu was also thinking about how to make this issue bigger. When she heard they had gone to the village office, she looked at Qian Hao and said, "Things are really going smoothly."

Qian Hao smiled and said, "Isn’t it good for things to go smoothly?"

"Of course it’s good, but if it goes too smoothly, it makes me uneasy. The old master doesn’t love me that much." In the original character’s short life, it was really tough, with nothing going smoothly.

Zhang Yu privately wondered if she was cursed, otherwise, how could she have such bad luck?

Zhang Tao saw Zhang Yu and blurted out, "What are you doing here?"

"I heard you fought, so I came to see. And when I heard someone calling for Qian Hao, I just came along to check it out."

"Brother, no matter what, we are siblings. Although you, as a brother, haven’t been that good to me as your sister."

"By the way, weren’t you supposed to settle with three thousand before? Why did it end in a fight again?" Zhang Yu asked puzzledly.

"The family had no money, they only gave two thousand. I tried to negotiate, but he disagreed and started cursing me all over."

"In anger, I hit him." Zhang Tao, aggressively pointing at the thug, said furiously.

"Who heard him curse at you?" Zhang Yu asked.

A bit awkward, Zhang Tao pointed to Xiao Hui, "And Xiao Hui."

Zhang Yu sighed helplessly, "Zhang Tao, she’s your sister, do you think her testimony will be considered? It won’t."

"But everyone saw you injure him." Zhang Yu couldn’t understand, the original character was bullied so much by the Zhang Family she thought Zhang Tao was formidable.

Confused, truly confused, "By the way, don’t you need to go back to work?"

"Including travel time, it’s been at least ten days." Despite Zhang Tao’s good intentions for Xiao Hui, he had done quite enough.

The thug lay on the side groaning, hearing Zhang Yu’s question, his eyes blinked a few times, his mind raced. After this beating, he lost face entirely, how could he let Zhang Tao off?

He just didn’t know what to say because he had indeed said some unkind words, but as Zhang Yu said, who heard it? No one did.

But many people saw him getting beaten, happy, really very happy. He was sure now, that Zhang Yu was indeed his benefactor.

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