Chapter 47: Zhang Xiaohui

Zhang Yuandong had just entered the Bureau, and when he was parking, Zhou Quan’an stopped him.

    He had a hypocritical smile on his face, “Brother Zhang, we’re going to go to the countryside to kill locusts today, can you lend us the sidecar, you won’t be using it anyway.” His tone seemed polite, but he was actually very confident.

    Zhang Yuandong refused directly and decisively, “No.” He said and left; he didn’t even give him a glance.

    Zhou Quan’an was so angry that his face turned green, he deliberately said loudly behind him, “Some people shouldn’t take themselves too seriously, the Bureau is considerate, but you really think you’re a big shot, just a small clerk, why are you putting on airs!”

    Zhang Yuandong sneered; he didn’t want to argue with him.

    But this person was like a dog’s fur, if you ignored him, he would stick to you.

    Zhou Quan’an went back to the office and immediately changed his attitude, he sincerely apologized to Zhang Yuandong, “Brother Zhang, I was wrong just now, you’re a big man, don’t be petty with me! We’re going to go to the countryside with Brother Liu these past few days, I’m just anxious, I’m also trying to help the villagers kill locusts, your sidecar is fast, Brother Liu and I are also trying to improve efficiency! You’re also from the countryside, I think you must also hope that the locust plague will pass quickly, you must understand my feelings, right?” He said, and he didn’t forget to secretly observe Liu Qingjun’s expression.

    Zhang Yuandong didn’t expect this person to be so troublesome, he didn’t want to pay any attention to him outside, but this person followed him to the office and played this trick on him.

    He leaned back on the chair, he looked at him with a half-smile, “So, you’re borrowing my car because of Liu Qingjun? If I don’t lend it to you, it means I’m not considerate of the hard work of the peasant masses? You’re counting on this sidecar to kill locusts, is that right?”

    Liu Qingjun quickly cleared himself, “Brother Zhang, don’t believe the villain’s lies, it has nothing to do with me!” He turned and said fiercely, “You think the efficiency is low, stay at the villager’s house in the village tonight, don’t come back! That way you can save time on the way back and forth, and you can continue working at night, how efficient!”

    Liu Qingjun was an old hand in the Bureau, he had seniority and a strong background, Zhou Quan’an didn’t expect him to be so afraid of Zhang Yuandong, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, he showed a hint of resentment on his face, but he managed to control it.

    Zhang Yuandong snorted; he didn’t take it to heart.

    He was working here to carry out a mission, it would be two or three months at the shortest, and half a year at the longest, he didn’t need to argue with this kind of person, he got up, took his documents and left.

    As soon as he left, Zhou Quan’an kicked Miao Mianmian under the table, Miao Mianmian glared at him first, then reached out to tuck her hair behind her ear, she reluctantly said, “Brother Liu, what’s the deal with that Zhang, he has such a bad temper, he’s so scary!”

    Zhou Quan’an chimed in, “Exactly, I heard Sister Liu say he’s about the same age as us, we went to college, we came out to work a few years later than him.

    These people with a lot of social experience are different, they’re very intimidating in terms of aura!”

    Liu Qingjun’s family situation was complicated, he could see through the two of them’s little schemes, he warned, “Zhang Yuandong is 25 this year, guess why I call him brother?”

    The Bureau hadn’t deliberately concealed Zhang Yuandong’s identity, anyone with eyes could see the problem, but these two, they didn’t know if they were really stupid or pretending to be stupid.

    But thinking about himself… Never mind.

    On the other side, Yang Wen also asked the same question, “I see that Liu Qingjun, that old fox, is really in awe of you, with his family background, there aren’t many people in the county who he would put in his eyes, he’s only relatively honest in front of you.”

    Zhang Yuandong touched his nose, this guy thought he had some powerful backing when he first came, he probably thought that one mountain couldn’t hold two tigers, he wanted to give him a warning, but he was taught a lesson by force, so he was so honest now.

    But after getting along for a long time, he found that Liu Qingjun was still worth getting along with, he didn’t want to embarrass him at this time, he just smiled and didn’t answer him.

    As they walked out of the Bureau, they saw a girl in a blue plaid dress standing at the entrance, she was asking the guard at the guardhouse something.

    The girl saw them come out, she happily jumped over, “Brother Yuandong, what a coincidence, you’re just coming out!”

    Zhang Yuandong’s eyes instantly became sharp, he calmly sized up the fashionable woman in front of him, he was curious what she wanted.

    Zhang Xiaohui ran to Zhang Yuandong’s side, she was very familiar with him, she pulled on his sleeve, “Brother Yuandong, I’m off tomorrow, I’m going back to the village too, give me a ride when you go back!”

    Zhang Yuandong pulled his sleeve out of her hand, he was ruthless, “Men and women should keep their distance, I’m afraid it will look bad, I can’t take you.”

    Zhang Xiaohui looked like she had been wronged, she looked like she was about to cry, “But I’m walking such a long way alone, I’m afraid I’ll be in danger…”

    Zhang Yuandong had met two people like this in one day, his patience was almost exhausted, he waved his hand and pulled Yang Wen, who was watching the show, away, “How did you go back before, go back the same way today.”

    Yang Wen whispered gossipy, “Hey, isn’t that the girl we saw near the hospital the other day, what’s the meaning of this, I feel like the little girl seems to have a crush on you?”

    Zhang Yuandong snorted.

    Before he joined the army, he was unloved by his father and mother, he was short and skinny at that time, he couldn’t even afford to get a haircut, the girls in the village all stayed away from him, they often laughed at him for being unkempt and ugly behind his back.

    Someone like Zhang Xiaohui who loved vanity, she looked down on him when she was young, now he was married and had children, his life didn’t seem to be much better, she could suddenly have a crush on him, that would be a ghost.

Zhang Xiaohui was so angry that her face turned red, she threw the canvas bag in her hand and left.

    She went back to the cotton mill, she went straight to the second floor of the office building, she pushed open the door of an office and sat down on the chair.

    Behind the desk sat a slightly overweight middle-aged man, he was in his fifties, his hair was almost all gone, if you looked closely, you could see his photo displayed on the propaganda board on the first floor.

    He walked out from behind the desk, he patted Zhang Xiaohui’s shoulder affectionately and smiled, “What’s wrong, who made you angry?”

    “It’s all your bad idea, you told me to get close to that Zhang Yuandong, he’s not some hot commodity, why should I go out of my way to get angry?”

    The man laughed and put his arm around her shoulder, he comforted her, “Okay, I’m doing this for your own good, that guy has been in the army for so many years, his position must be high, his future is bright.

    Didn’t you also say that in your dream, he later became the chief of the Public Security Bureau, don’t you want to be the chief’s wife?”

    Zhang Xiaohui’s eyes flickered, she didn’t tell this person that many things happening now were different from her previous life.

    The office door was knocked three times, Zhang Xiaohui slipped behind the door, a young female employee pushed the door open and reported, “Director Wang, Ms. Zhou from the county evening newspaper is here.”

    A man and a woman walked in behind her, the woman was in her forties, she had her hair neatly tied up, she was wearing a gray business suit, and she was wearing a pair of large leather shoes, she looked very capable.

    The man was wearing a sailor shirt, his hair was half-long and half-short, it seemed unkempt, but in fact, every strand of hair had its specific length, his face looked white and tender, very similar to the male actor in the movie that just came out recently.

    When the female employee had completely walked away, the female sneered, “Director Wang, you’re very bureaucratic, you need a special person to announce it to see you!”

    Director Wang still had a smiling face, he looked like a good guy, but his words were like a hidden needle, “How can you compare to Ms. Zhou, your class background has changed, and you have become more helpful.

    Oh, isn’t this the one from last time? Your taste is getting better, I just wonder if your deputy county magistrate husband knows that you like to mentor new employees so much.”

    The female who was called “Ms. Zhou” immediately changed her expression, she affectionately linked arms with Director Wang and smiled, “Oh, you, I was just joking with you, why are you taking it seriously?”

    She was married and was already in her forties, but she didn’t like it when people called her “comrade, wife” and so on, she liked to be called Ms. Zhou, anyone who knew her a little bit knew this.

    Director Wang smiled and winked at her, telling her to look behind the door.

    Ms. Zhou followed his gaze and saw Zhang Xiaohui standing behind the door, she didn’t look very interested.

    She smiled and greeted her, “What’s wrong, who’s upset our little Xiaohui?”

    Zhang Xiaohui couldn’t even touch a hair on Ms. Zhou’s head in her previous life, she naturally didn’t dare to be disrespectful, she didn’t dare to hesitate at all, she quickly came out from behind the door and greeted her.

    Director Wang explained the whole story, his tone was like coaxing his own naughty child.

    Ms. Zhou stepped forward and took Zhang Xiaohui’s hand, she took off the Omega watch on her wrist and put it on Zhang Xiaohui’s wrist, she smiled with a spring breeze, “Little sister Xiaohui, don’t be angry, I heard Director Wang say you like watches, well, this one is for you! Look, it fits you perfectly!”

    Zhang Xiaohui happily fiddled with the watch on her wrist, her face instantly lit up.

    “Speaking of which, I’m really curious, you’re so beautiful, that guy doesn’t even like you, how beautiful must his wife be?”

    Zhang Xiaohui quickly said, “She’s not pretty at all, she’s ugly and rustic, she’s just a country bumpkin! Ms. Zhou really doesn’t need to pay attention to someone like that.”

    Recently, these people had mentioned Lin Yue several times, Zhang Xiaohui had a strange sense of crisis in her heart.

    Ms. Zhou seemed to be indifferent, “She’s not worth looking at.

    Don’t worry, he’s just a man, our Xiaohui is so beautiful, are you afraid you can’t get him?” She winked at the young man behind her, “I think it’s getting late, Xiaohui should go home.

    That guy named Zhang something refuses to give you a ride, sister will let Xiao Zhao drive you back, okay?”

    Zhang Xiaohui’s eyes lit up when she heard this, Ms. Zhou’s car was different from Zhang Yuandong’s sidecar, it was a real car, there weren’t many in the whole county.

    She was so excited; she kept thanking her.

    Ms. Zhou smiled lightly, she turned and quietly instructed, “Be smart, drive slowly on the way, get as much information as you can out of her mouth.”

    The young man nodded knowingly.

    He had long heard about this woman; he had been very curious.

    Actually, he was willing to follow Ms. Zhou and join such a dangerous organization, all because of this woman named Zhang Xiaohui.

    She had helped Director Wang avoid several dangers before, and she had also predicted several things that were about to happen, it was already very magical, she later also spread the word that in the next few decades, the inland would remain very backward, but the economy on the other side would be very developed, people living in the inland all yearned for a rich relative on the other side, who could lead them out of their misery.

    These words, coming from her mouth, almost became prophecies, originally most people joined this organization to cheat and eat, but in these past few years, they had won over many people’s hearts, and they had developed very smoothly.

    The young man was lucky enough to meet this magical female today, of course he wanted to inquire carefully.