Chapter 115: Zhang Xiaohui Comes Home (4) (1/2)

Zhang Xiaohui looked smug. She frowned as she looked at the crowd around her. Only then did she vaguely sense that all was not well.

However, this was not enough to suppress her delight over having so many nice things.

“My… my friend gave them to me. Brigade leader, I didn’t steal or rob anyone. Surely, it’s none of your business if I buy some things? There are so many people in the brigade. Can all of them explain where everything in their house came from?”

Wang Mingtao was a very fair and capable man. Under his leadership, the Qing River Brigade had done fairly well, in fact, much better than the neighboring brigades where many had starved to death.

So Wang Mingtao’s standing in the brigade was very high, and everyone looked up to him.

There was almost no one, especially not a woman, who dared to speak to Wang Mingtao like that.

Wang Mingtao grunted coldly. “That depends on the things. In your case, it has clearly gone beyond the bounds of what is normal!”

Zhang Xiaohui said angrily, “What? Am I not permitted to have a few rich friends?”

Wang Mingtao was filled with scorn when faced with someone as stupid as Zhang Xiaohui.

But he saw that they were surrounded by a crowd, and he did not want to make an ugly scene in front of so many people. He said to everyone, “Alright, it’s late. Go home, everyone! Sleep early. We still have work to do tomorrow!”

When Wang Mingtao said that, everyone exchanged glances. They did not dare to disobey, but they hesitated before they finally left.

But everyone had seen Zhang Xiaohui’s situation with their own eyes.

After everyone left, Wang Mingtao entered the Gu house with Gu Conghua, Wen Ruyu and Zhang Xiaohui.

Wang Mingtao would not permit a child like Gu Qingyao to participate, so he did not allow her to enter with them. Gu Qingyao went to her own room.