Ho Laidi's face darkened as she turned and walked away.
Song Xiyun quickly followed her, running.
The crowd of villagers, seeing there was no more excitement to watch, also dispersed.
"Uncle, I have things to deal with at home too, so I'll be going now." Cong Weimin, seeing nothing more was happening, greeted Secretary Yao and turned to leave.
Yao Cong, however, remained standing there.
Secretary Yao had just lost face due to Ho Laidi's attitude and was feeling a bit uncomfortable. When he turned and saw Chiang Xiao's grateful eyes, he immediately thought that this child was much clearer on the situation than Ho Laidi.
"Chiang Xiao, your performance today really impressed me."
Chiang Xiao said somewhat embarrassingly, "Secretary Uncle, I was forced into a corner. Aunt Guihua insisted my family pay her compensation, but where would we get the money to pay her?"
