Siheyuan: I am Jia Dongxu's cousin

"Congratulations, Shazhu. When do you and Ms. Xia plan to get married? I'll definitely go over and have a drink then."

"We plan to get married next month, and we will definitely have plenty of wine then." After saying this, Sha Zhu looked at Xia Yan beside him with a happy face.

Zhang Weiguo went home after chatting with Sha Zhu for a few words.

Silly Zhu family.

"Brother Zhuzi, that person just now is the Zhang Weiguo you told me about."

"Well, that's him."

Sha Zhu continued, "Sister Yan, even though Zhang Weiguo has been abroad, he is not as good as me in cooking."

"Well, Brother Zhuzi, your cooking is the best."

"By the way, Brother Zhuzi, when will you take me to see where you work?" Xia Yan said with a gleam in her eyes.

"No matter where you go or what you do, don't worry, Sister Yan. I will support you after we get married."

Xia Yan looked at Sha Zhu's mature appearance and said to herself, "If it weren't for your identity as a cook, do you think I like you?"

But Xia Yan still pretended to be delicate and said, "No, Brother Zhuzi. I just want to see where you work."

Sha Zhu didn't think much about Xia Yan's delicate look.

"Okay, okay. Sister Yan, since you want to go, I'll take you there some other day."

"Brother Zhuzi, you said it. Why don't we do it this Thursday?"

"Okay, okay." Sha Zhu looked at Xia Yan's smile and looked like a pig.

Seeing that she had dealt with Sha Zhu, Xia Yan was about to leave. She said, "Oh, Brother Zhu. I forgot that Grandpa is still at home waiting for me to cook for him."

"I have to go back first, Brother Zhuzi." Xia Yan said, pretending to be reluctant.

"Ah," Sha Zhu was a little disappointed at first, but when he thought of Xia Yan as a filial girl, he said, "Sister Yan, how about I take you back?"

"It's okay, Brother Zhuzi. I can go back by myself. You've been busy all day, you should have a good rest."

After hearing what Xia Yan said, Sha Zhu thought the girl was concerned about him, and immediately said happily: "It's okay, Sister Yan. I'm not tired."

"Oh, but I'm afraid of tiring you out."

After all of Xia Yan's coaxing, Sha Zhu was ultimately unable to send Xia Yan back in person.

After leaving, Xia Yan came to an alley. She first observed the surroundings, and after making sure that no one was following her, she knocked on a door nearby.

"Who is it?"

After a while, a man's voice came from inside the door.

"Buying matches." Xia Yan said at the door.

"One box or two?" the man asked.

"Two boxes."

"One box costs 1 yuan, first pay, then get the goods."

"It's too expensive, how about 5 cents?"

"My matches are of good quality and I don't bargain for the price."

"OK then."

When Xia Yan finished saying "Okay then", a man quickly opened the door. After seeing that Xia Yan was the only one outside the door, he quickly pulled her in.

The man was about 150cm tall, with a hooked nose and a pair of protruding ears.

In a dry tone, he said, "Viper, why are you here? Is the cook done?"

"Don't worry, Centipede. If I do it myself, it won't be easy for me to capture a cook, right?"

"Well, that's better. Otherwise, if we delay Master Gecko's business, we'll both be doomed."

When Xia Yan heard the word "gecko", she shuddered subconsciously, as if she thought of some terrible memory.

"Don't worry, it's already been confirmed. He will take me to the canteen of the steel mill this Thursday. You can see what happens then. As soon as there is a panic in the factory, you can take action."

"Yeah, that's right. Gecko-sama told me to tell you not to use deadly poisons. It would be more likely to waste their manpower."

"I see."

-

Zhang Weiguo felt more and more that something was wrong as he thought about it in the room. He always felt that there was something wrong with that girl named Xia Yan.

I remember that the third uncle said that she was also a returned overseas student, but she gave Zhang Weiguo the feeling of a bar hostess.

After thinking it over again and again, Zhang Weiguo came to Sha Zhu's house.

Dangdang——

"Shazhu, are you at home?"

"I'm here." Sha Zhu opened the door and saw that it was Zhang Weiguo. He asked curiously, "Weiguo, why did you think of looking for me when you are not at home with your wife at night?"

"Ezi is feeling a little unwell today, so she went to bed early. I can't sleep, so I wanted to chat with you." After saying this, Zhang Weiguo shook the wine in his hand.

"That's great." Sha Zhu said and went to get a plate of peanuts.

When Zhang Weiguo got Sha Zhu half drunk, he asked tentatively, "Sha Zhu, your girlfriend is pretty and she studied abroad. How did you two meet?"

Sha Zhu was probably drunk, and he said immediately: "Zhang Weiguo, you don't know this. Let me tell you..."

Following Sha Zhu's words, Zhang Weiguo became even more certain that there was something wrong with Xia Yan.

According to Sha Zhu, Xia Yan was a university teacher and they met through a matchmaker.

But university teachers in this era are definitely considered high-level intellectuals, and they have high salaries. If the matchmaker is not a fool, she will not take the initiative to introduce Xia Yan to Sha Zhu, a cook who doesn't look good and whose salary is not as high as Xia Yan's.

So Zhang Weiguo asked again: "Shazhu, was your partner introduced to you by the matchmaker?"

Maybe Zhang Weiguo asked about something that made Sha Zhu proud, so Sha Zhu spoke proudly.

"Hehe, of course. You don't know, Sister Yan fell in love with me the moment she saw me. She also said that I look down-to-earth and that she likes people like me, yes... yes..."

"Silly pillar, silly pillar."

Zhang Weiguo looked at the drunk Sha Zhu and realized that he would not get anything out of him by asking any more questions, so he simply carried Sha Zhu to the bed, covered him with a quilt, and left.

After returning home, Zhang Weiguo felt more and more that there was something wrong with Xia Yan.

At this time, Lou Xiao'e looked at Zhang Weiguo who was frowning and asked, "Husband, did something happen to you? Why are you frowning all the time?"

"Ezi, what purpose could a university teacher have in approaching a cook?"

When Lou Xiao'e heard that Zhang Weiguo did not answer her question, but said something that made no sense, she was not angry. Instead, she said subconsciously: "What purpose could it have? It can't be to poison me."

"Poison? Poison? Yes." Zhang Weiguo murmured a few times and said to Lou Xiao'e, "Ezi, you go to sleep first. I have some important things to do."

Zhang Weiguo plans to find his good friend Zhang Chaoyang and ask him to pay attention to Xia Yan.

-

"Weiguo, you came just when I was about to go to bed. By the way, you were on a business trip, when did you come back?" Zhang Chaoyang asked Zhang Weiguo who was standing at the door.

"Chaoyang, I just came back the day before yesterday. Don't I have something to talk to you about?"

"It's not a small matter that makes you come to see me so late. Let's go inside and talk."

After Zhang Chaoyang finished speaking, he pulled Zhang Weiguo into the house.

After pouring a glass of water for Zhang Weiguo, Zhang Chaoyang asked, "What's the matter with Weiguo that you have to come to me so late at night?"