Urban Night Returner

The ghost incident ended in an extremely speechless way.Since Zuo Jian left that day, he has vanished from the world, and there is no news of him again.Shen Gu reckoned that he probably had some mission, but Zhong Lecen was a little worried, and often muttered a few words.Shen Gu went to work as usual, and went to the nursing home to see Shen Zhiyun on his days off.Tangyuan is now very intimate with Zhong Lecen, wishing to be held by him all the time, so Zhong Lecen had no choice but to take it with him when he went to the clinic, saving Shen Gu's trouble.

The weather seems to be warming up all of a sudden.The spring in Binhai is short, and the cold wind was blowing a few days ago, but the sun is shining brightly in the sky these days.All the bridal shops in Taitung started to promote this year, so that when Shen Gu was walking down the street of wedding dresses, he had to take a flyer every ten steps.

"Weiwei Bride" is considered to be a relatively old bridal shop in Binhai City. The posters at the entrance are also very large and there are many people. Shen Gu walked past a group of girls and suddenly felt that someone was staring at him. , a face with thick dark circles jumped into view, Shen Gu thought for a while: "Zhang Chen?"

The man showed a surprised smile: "It's really you, Shen Gu! Hey, you said you were away from home for so many years after you were admitted to the military academy. When did you come back?"

Shen Gu smiled: "It's not long since I've been back." In high school, they sat at the front and back tables, and they were still the main force of the basketball team in the department. They lost contact after seeing each other for more than ten years.

Zhang Chen was still the same, rubbing his hands when he was excited, and said happily: "I haven't seen my classmates in the past few years, and I have lost contact. It's great to meet you. So what, I'm getting married, Accompanying my wife to pick out a wedding dress today, how about you? Are you married?"

Shen Gu shook his head.Zhang Chen's eyes lit up: "Hey, there were many girls in our class who had a crush on you back then, cool handsome guy! You must be picky. By the way, come to my wedding? On May 5st, at Shangri-La."

Shen Gu looked at him.Zhang Chen is covered with famous brands from head to toe, and he maintains a good figure. It looks like he was trained in the gym. If he didn't have two dark circles on his face that can't be covered, he would have the image of a good white-collar elite.Zhang Chen pulled him along and said, "My wife won't be able to come out for a long time. Let's go to the teahouse next door. I really need your help with something."

There is KFC across the street, but Zhang Chen drove to Shangdao Coffee which is a little further away.After entering the store, he asked the waiter to wipe the table well before sitting down, and ordered two glasses of hand-ground Blue Mountain. "You know I have a younger sister, right?" Zhang Chen opened the conversation, "My younger sister is good at everything, but she is too shy. Hey, it's also my fault. My parents left early, so I was afraid that she would be bullied. Don't let her stay outside, as a result, she doesn't have any friends now."

Shen Gu nodded slightly.He remembered that Zhang Chen's parents did die in a car accident when he was a teenager, and he and his younger sister lived at his uncle's house.Zhang Chen's younger sister is Zhang Lin, who is seven or eight years younger than her brother. At that time, the basketball team was practicing after class, and she followed Zhang Chen to pick up clothes, like a small follower, and dared not say much.

Zhang Chen sighed and said: "In the past two years, I have earned some money. I don't have to worry about food and clothing. I am worried that my sister can't find a good family. You know that many of these young boys are looking for A rich girlfriend doesn’t need to buy a house, and at least 20 years of struggle will be saved. We can’t say anything about this idea, who thinks it’s too much money? The problem is, if it’s for money, how do I know whether he will or not? Will you really treat my sister well?"

Shen Gu smiled: "It makes sense." Zhang Chen used to protect his sister very much, but he didn't expect that after more than ten years, he was still like an old hen protecting his young.

"I'm getting married now. Although my wife is nice, but my sister-in-law and sister-in-law live together, what if there is any friction? We can neither wrong our wife nor our sister, right? Besides, Linlin is 23, too. It’s time to find a boyfriend. To be honest, I didn’t invite many relatives when I got married this time. Those relatives in my family didn’t come to the house for more than ten years when my parents died. If my uncle didn’t support us, they would have starved to death. Now Some people come to my door when they see that I’m rich—bai! All I invite are friends, that, to tell you the truth, not for anything else, just to pick a good person for my sister.”

Shen Gu looked at him speechlessly.Zhang Chen scratched his hair and laughed: "You think I'm weird, don't you? Hey, I have already prepared the dowry, a 100-square-meter house with a loft, a full set of decoration and furniture, on Hong Kong Middle Road; plus [-] million Cash deposit, isn’t that small?”

Shen Gu didn't speak, and Zhang Chen was a little embarrassed: "To be honest, I didn't mean it——but I want my sister to make more friends. Well, you bring some friends of the same age over there. No relatives, we It's good to have friends to support the scene. Besides, my sister is really nice, even if you help your brother, friend of a friend, let's rest assured, right?"

Shen Gu thought about it: "I haven't been back to Binhai for more than ten years, and I don't have many friends." He understood what Zhang Chen meant when he heard it. Bring a few reliable unmarried friends over there.He felt that Zhang Chen's words were a bit contradictory. Since he was always afraid that the person who pursued his sister was out of money, why did he show the dowry for his sister so blatantly?And from the time they met to the present, he always felt that something was wrong with Zhang Chen, but he couldn't tell for a while.

Zhang Chen was a little disappointed: "No one? Hey, I didn't send a fine in disguise. If you don't believe me, you can go and see it. I don't want a penny of red envelopes. I don't need money. I just want my sister to know more. A friend. That girl, if you want to introduce someone to her, she will not go, but now that I am married, she must go, don’t I want to take this opportunity to let her know a few more people? If you really don’t have one, Brother is also happy to go alone."

Shen Gu suddenly thought of Pang Fengyun and Lu Wei from 503: "Okay, I'm sure, maybe I can bring a friend or two there, not necessarily." He had a good relationship with Zhang Chen in high school.The two have no parents, and they are considered to be in the same boat.Once when they were playing with another school's basketball team, there was a man there who somehow knew about Shen Gu's background, and called him a bastard when he lost. Teacher's batch.Although he hadn't seen him for more than ten years, Shen Gu still remembered it.Besides, he had met Zhang Lin before, and he thought she was a pretty honest girl at the time. If there were no major changes in her life over the years, she would be a good person to talk about marriage.Moreover, the dowry prepared by Zhang Chen is not small, not to mention the savings, the house on Hong Kong Middle Road is at least tens of thousands of square meters, and a house with decoration and furniture costs less than 300 million.Now the house is the biggest expense in the average person's life, which is very attractive.Although it is said that marriage cannot be done just for money, but it is also a kind of prejudice if the other party is considered rich and unkind because he is rich.

Zhang Chen was very happy: "That's good, that's good! Hey, I didn't bring the invitation today. Where do you live? I'll send it to you another day."

Shen Gu smiled: "What kind of invitations are sent, I will definitely go."

Zhang Chen rubbed his hands and laughed, and suddenly waved to the door: "Xiaojie, here." Shen Gu looked back and saw a 26-year-old woman walking towards them. Zhang Chen stood up and introduced, "This is my wife. Li Yanjie. Xiaojie, this is my good buddy from high school, Shen Gu."

Shen Gu nodded to Li Yanjie.Li Yanjie is very beautiful, she dresses well and makes up well, she looks fashionable without being too coquettish, she can be seen to be a very stylish person.It's just that like Zhang Chen's face, there are a pair of dark circles under the eyes, which can still be seen even if they are covered with foundation.

Shen Gu looked at the time, it was getting late, at this time, Zhong Lecen should have already cooked the meal and waited for him to go home, so he got up to leave.Zhang Chen didn't keep him either, and happily told him to go to the banquet, and then left with his wife on his arm.

When Shen Gu came home, there were indeed two dishes on the dinner table. Zhong Lecen heard the door and ran out holding a shovel: "You're back?" Gu directly vetoed it, so he spontaneously took over all the housework, especially cooking.His cooking was indeed more delicious than Shen Gu's cooking, so Shen Gu was happy to enjoy his food.

Zhong Lecen was wearing an apron bought at the Taitung morning market, with a ridiculous rogue rabbit printed on it, and was also waving something that looked like a shovel.Every time Shen Gu saw this apron, he was amused, but Zhong Lecen wore it very happily, and washed it very clean, keeping the rogue rabbit's whiteness as much as possible.Seeing this apron, Shen Gu suddenly realized what he felt wrong about Zhang Chen just now, that is - Zhang Chen was too clean, a bit abnormally clean.

Shen Gu is definitely not a person who does not pay attention to hygiene. Although he can stay anywhere when training and performing tasks, he is of course clean when conditions permit. no?Not to mention Zhong Lecen, doctors basically like to be clean, which is also considered a professional habit.So the clothes of the two of them are often changed and washed, and they will never go out in dirty clothes.But Zhang Chen's cleanliness is a bit exaggerated. Not only are the clothes straight and clean as if they were just taken out of the dry cleaner, but the car also looks like it has just been washed. The seat covers in the car are spotless, and even the car The ashtrays were covered with a layer of white velvet.Although Shangdao Coffee is not a particularly high-end place, the windows are bright and clean, but the first thing Zhang Chen and his wife did when they entered was to ask the waiters to clean the table. The cleanliness of obsessive-compulsive disorder.From a psychological point of view, cleanliness is also a manifestation of psychological tension. What is this couple so nervous about?Is this the popular premarital phobia?

"What's the matter, what's the matter?" Zhong Lecen was a little dazed seeing that Shen Gu didn't speak.

Shen Gu smiled: "It's okay, I met a classmate today, said a few words, and came back late. By the way, did the neighbor come back?"

"It seems that someone came back, and I heard the key ringing."

"Then I'll go over and have a word."

Only Pang Fengyun was there in 503, and after hearing Shen Gu's words, he was also amused: "How can there be a wedding like this... I don't think Lu Wei can go, May Day is the peak season for marriage, and he is in the wedding company, so it's better if he is not busy." Yes. I, I can go, but—it’s not a problem to go to a wedding without giving red envelopes, right?”

Shen Gu didn't intend to force him: "I also agreed, so I came here to ask you, it's up to you whether you go or not, there's no other meaning."

Pang Fengyun smiled apologetically: "Then I'd better not go, I always feel very strange."

Shen Gu nodded, returned to 502, Zhong Lecen had already served the last soup on the table.Shen Gu washed his hands and went over to serve the rice.When Zhong Lecen was at home, the glutinous rice balls were more daring, grabbing his own rice bowl and snorting and eating, but his eyes were still watching Shen Gu vigilantly.

"By the way, there is a courier for you." Zhong Lecen just sat down, then stood up and took an envelope to Shen Gu.Shen Gu glanced at it, it belonged to the law firm, he had already guessed half of it, he sneered and took it apart to have a look, it was indeed sent by Zhou Wen, inside was an asset transfer document - Xiao Shiqi took a property transfer document that he had just bought in recent years. The villa was transferred to his name, which was regarded as his first gift for recognizing his ancestors.

Shen Gu didn't look at it carefully at all, tore up the document casually, and threw it into the wastebasket: "Don't worry about it!" Obviously, Zhou Wen didn't dare to come to the door in person, so he sent the letter.

Zhong Lecen looked at him and didn't ask any further questions.

The May Day holiday is coming soon.Shen Gu has no concept of holidays.In the past, in the army, not to mention ordinary holidays, even the Spring Festival, as long as you didn’t take family leave to go home, you had to train as usual; now you are a policeman, and you have rotations, and you don’t know what weekends are.Zhong Lecen is similar, the more the holidays, the more people bring their pets to see the doctor, so don't cats and dogs get sick when people are on holiday?So on the first day of the May Day holiday, Zhong Lecen went to the clinic as usual, Shen Gu went on duty as usual, and then took a vacation with someone at noon to attend the wedding at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Zhang Chen's wedding was held in a western restaurant.He really didn't mean to accept the red envelopes. There was a flower door at the entrance of the restaurant, and there was a large wedding photo, but there was not even a box for the red envelopes. Only two hostesses arranged by the hotel were there to welcome the guests.

Although it was in a western restaurant, the wedding ceremony was still completely in accordance with the customary procedures of the Chinese people. The bride and groom entered the venue at 11:58, and the seats were separated at 12:18.Shen Gu was placed at the same table as the groom's friends, to see if the people at the same table didn't know each other.Sure enough, there were no relatives of the groom's family, but the relatives of the woman sat at several tables.

At 11:58, the wedding march was played on time, and the bride and groom entered the venue. The skirt behind the wedding dress alone was nearly one meter long and embroidered with countless roses. The price can be imagined, which caused a burst of excitement among the female guests. light discussion.Shen Gu saw at a glance that the cameraman's assistant was actually Lu Wei.Lu Wei also saw Shen Gu, but his hands were too busy, so he had to bow his head to say hello from afar.The wedding was presided over by the master of ceremonies of the wedding company, and the procedures were still the same. The bride and groom introduced the process of getting to know each other. Young lads should pay attention, Ms. Zhang has no sweetheart yet, Mr. Zhang has prepared a generous dowry for her younger sister, unmarried young people want to pursue it quickly..." The bridesmaid's face was flushed.

Shen Gu shook his head slightly.Zhang Lin has changed a lot since she was dark and thin when she was a child. If it is said that she has changed at the age of [-], she is now a delicate little beauty, but the shyness is still there.The master of ceremonies made such a fuss, and the guests below coaxed her again, leaving her with nowhere to put her arms and legs.What's going on with Zhang Chen?Didn't this make my sister very embarrassed?It's not like a wedding, but it looks like you're here to sell your sister.The young male guests in the seat seemed to be very interested, but the female guests were all curling their lips.He said he wanted to pick a boyfriend for his younger sister, but Zhang Lin was only in her early twenties, so why was she so anxious?It doesn't sound too good to say it, does it?

"The groom is rich enough! No red envelopes will be accepted for this wedding." Most of the people at Shen Gu's table were married people, obviously not too impressed with Zhang Chen's salesmanship.

"I heard that they all made money by speculating in stocks. I heard that the groom's parents died long ago. He was so poor at first, but suddenly one of his uncles died, his whole family was in a car accident, his wife and son died, so he left all the money to him. This is the capital to speculate in stocks, and I can make such a profit unexpectedly. Isn’t the stock market still growing now? Wansan, well-decorated with a full set of furniture, and a deposit of 200 million. Publicize it everywhere, as if afraid that others will not know."

Shen Gu didn't want to listen to the gossip of these parents, especially the sour ones.Although Zhang Chen was showing off a bit, making money by speculating in stocks was also a skill, and it was boring enough to speak harsh words if he couldn't make money.Sure enough, he still couldn't adapt to such a wedding scene.