Chapter 24

"Thank you, Zhang Dong!" Yang Mingyan still dared not look at him.

Zhang Dong smiled and said, "This is all part of my job! After all, I did receive the consultation fee. If I didn't cure your hypoglycemia, I wouldn't be able to face that 100,000 yuan!"

Seeing Zhang Dong so calm, Yang Mingyan quickly composed herself and then called Vice President Ma, asking him to bring 100,000 yuan from the finance department.

A few minutes later, Vice President Ma knocked on the door and entered. When he saw the scene, he couldn't help but pause, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

Sure enough, he had figured it out!

The marks on the sofa were clearly not from sitting; someone had definitely lain on it.

Of course, the marks on the sofa could have been made by Zhang Dong, but if another piece of evidence was added, it would be irrefutable!

Yang Mingyan's hair was actually messy!

After all, Yang Mingyan's hair was usually very neat. For it to be messy, it proved that she had definitely lain on the sofa.

Combining the moans he had heard earlier with Yang Mingyan lying on the sofa, what else could it be?

Thinking of this, Vice President Ma looked at Zhang Dong with admiration.

Doing that kind of thing in the cold and aloof CEO's office was enough to make his pores tingle just thinking about it!

Suppressing these speculations, Vice President Ma stepped forward and said, "President Yang, here is the 100,000 yuan you asked for!"

Yang Mingyan nodded, "Zhang Dong, here is your 100,000 yuan. Take it and build your house. If you need more money, come back to me."

"Thank you, President Yang! I'll be on my way then!" Zhang Dong said with a delighted expression.

Unbeknownst to him, this scene made Vice President Ma even more admiring of Zhang Dong.

His eyes seemed to say, "Holy crap! Brother, you're a god! Not only did you do it with the cold and aloof CEO in her office, but you even took the nutrition fee on your way out!"

In terms of living off others, you're even more impressive than Lao Ai from the Qin Dynasty!

Lao Ai lived off a middle-aged empress dowager, but you went straight for a young, aloof CEO in her prime!

If Vice President Ma weren't already married, he would have knelt down and begged to be Zhang Dong's disciple to learn the art of living off others.

Vice President Ma's expression became increasingly strange, gradually catching Yang Mingyan's attention.

After he and Zhang Dong left, Yang Mingyan hurriedly walked to the large mirror beside her.

When she saw her obviously messy hair in the mirror, she was stunned.

She finally understood why Vice President Ma had that expression earlier!

"Damn! Damn! Damn!"

Yang Mingyan angrily waved her small fists, saying "damn" three times, but in the end, she could only give up in frustration.

After all, this was a misunderstanding. Could she really go out and explain it to Vice President Ma?

If she did, who knows what he would think?

He might even think she was trying to cover up something!

Besides, who could she blame?

Blame Zhang Dong? Of course not! He was just helping her with her illness!

Blame Vice President Ma? That wouldn't make sense either, since he was just speculating based on her messy hair.

No, she had to blame Vice President Ma!

It was all his fault for making those wild guesses!

Yang Mingyan was already planning how to find an excuse to cut Vice President Ma's bonus in half this month.

Of course, this was just a fleeting thought. Yang Mingyan was kind to her employees, as long as they worked hard.

Zhang Dong, with the 100,000 yuan, plus the 20,000 yuan he already had, now had a total of 120,000 yuan.

With this much money, he could almost build a two-story house!

Even if it was a bit short, he could make up for it by selling cabbage later.

After all, a house isn't built in a day or two.

He deposited the money in the bank, keeping 30,000 yuan to give to the village construction team as a down payment.

In the countryside, houses were usually built by the village construction team, whose members were mostly from the village.

When there was construction work, they would do it; otherwise, they would farm or work elsewhere, considering construction a side job.

Construction work was physically demanding, but the pay was good, 80 yuan a day, and the host provided lunch. On hot days, they could even have two bottles of beer, making it quite enjoyable!

On his way back, seeing it was almost mealtime, Zhang Dong didn't forget to buy roasted chicken and pig's head meat from town to add to the meal, and he also bought clothes for himself and his sister.

They were already troubling Aunt Niu by staying at her place, and it wouldn't be right to be inconsiderate.

When he got home, Aunt Niu had already prepared two delicious dishes: braised pork with potatoes and stewed carp, both hearty dishes!

It was clear that Aunt Niu was a very kind person!

Seeing Zhang Dong bring back cooked food, Aunt Niu scolded him a bit, saying he was spending money unnecessarily.

Zhang Dong laughed and said, "Aunt Niu, you're too kind. You've been so good to us, it's only right for us to show our gratitude."

Aunt Niu was even happier and casually mentioned, "By the way, it's not just your family that suffered this time. The Zhou family also had an accident."

"The Zhou family? Who?" Zhang Dong was a bit surprised.

Their house was the only mud house in the village, so it was normal for it to collapse in the heavy rain.

But how could other people's brick houses collapse?

"It's Zhou Zheng's family! You don't know, but this morning, Zhou Zheng went to check the cowshed, and it collapsed, trapping him underneath! His family sent him to the county hospital, and they said his spine was seriously injured, and they can't treat it!"

Aunt Niu shook her head and continued, "Fortunately, you and your sister are safe. These days, as long as you're alive, that's the most important thing!"

Hearing Aunt Niu's words, Zhang Dong deeply agreed.

However, thinking that the old man Zhou Zheng had been injured by the rain, Zhang Dong didn't show any sympathy but instead sneered, "Probably got what he deserved for doing too many bad things!"

Aunt Niu and Zhang Zhaodi, who was setting the table, exchanged glances. They both knew why Zhang Dong said that.

Just yesterday, because of the conversation between Zhou Ning and Zhang Dong, Zhou Zheng had gone to Zhang Dong's house and harshly scolded Zhang Zhaodi, even making her cry.

If Zhang Zhaodi hadn't stopped him, Zhang Dong would have definitely beaten up Zhou Zheng.

After all, his sister was his biggest weakness.

Whoever dared to bully his sister, he wouldn't let them off!

After a delicious lunch, Zhang Dong went to find the village construction team leader.

However, the leader had gone to a wedding in another place and wouldn't be back until the next day.

With no choice, Zhang Dong had to wait another day.

The next afternoon, Zhang Dong went out again to find the team leader, but on his way, he ran into Zhou Ning.

Seeing Zhou Ning, Zhang Dong instinctively tried to avoid her, not wanting to have anything to do with the Zhou family.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ning was looking for him and approached him.

"Zhang Dong, I need to talk to you."

Zhang Dong frowned and said dryly, "What is it?"

Noticing Zhang Dong's displeasure, Zhou Ning sighed inwardly. She had known this would happen. How could she blame him when her uncle Zhou Zheng had been so ruthless?

"I'm really sorry about what my uncle did at your house last time," Zhou Ning said apologetically.

Zhang Dong waved his hand.

If it was just that, Zhou Ning didn't need to say it.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "That's in the past! My sister advised me not to take it personally, so I didn't go to him for an explanation. If it were up to me, I would have made him pay!"

Hearing this, Zhou Ning felt even more bitter. With Zhang Dong so resentful of her uncle, how could she say what she needed to?

But thinking that Zhou Zheng was her uncle, she steeled herself and said, "Zhang Dong, you must have heard that my uncle was injured by the cowshed collapse and is in the hospital."