Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

"Okay, bring him over tomorrow. I'll teach him some basics first, and then we'll see how he performs," ​​Master Li said after considering it for a moment.

"Okay, Master, I'll go cook." With that, Sha Zhu walked towards the kitchen.

For dinner, Sha Zhu made twice-cooked pork, shredded pork with garlic sauce, and stir-fried lamb with scallions.

The group enjoyed a delicious meal of braised eggplant with garlic, cabbage and tofu soup, and rice.

The master and Yu Shui ate until they were so full they didn't want to get up from their chairs, and dinner wasn't finished until then.

This is a bit of overeating. If I don't digest it, I probably won't be able to get a good night's sleep.

Rainy Day is tomorrow and there's no school. Sha Zhu is asleep, and Rainy Day is still reading a comic book. Nobody knows when she fell asleep, and Sha Zhu hasn't bothered her.

The next day, Sha Zhu bought breakfast for his master Yu Shui and then rode his bicycle to the agreed-upon location to pick up Liu Guangtian.

When they found Liu Guangtian, the little guy was hiding in a corner of the breakfast shop, watching others eat breakfast with his big eyes.

He didn't even buy himself anything to eat. Sha Zhu bought him two big meat buns to eat on the way.

On the way back to his master's house, Sha Zhu told Liu Guangtian not to tell his family where he had gone.

Don't tell anyone in the compound, just say you went to a classmate's house. Liu Guangtian nodded repeatedly in agreement.

After delivering Liu Guangtian to his master's house and handing him over, Sha Zhu rushed off to work at the steel rolling mill.

When they arrived at the kitchen, most people were already there, and it was time for the routine meeting.

The newly appointed cafeteria manager, Fatty Zhang, brought two temporary employees, a man and a woman.

The girl was eighteen or nineteen years old. Upon closer inspection, Sha Zhu realized that she was a younger version of Liu Lan. She was just average-looking and not within Sha Zhu's aesthetic range.

Sha Zhu remembered that Liu Lan was two years older than him in the TV series. What was he thinking yesterday? He thought she was Aunt Liu's daughter from the cafeteria.

After the canteen manager's introduction, I learned that Liu Lan and this other young man had been working odd jobs in other canteens of the steel rolling mill.

A few new staff members were added to the cafeteria over there, and Liu Lan and her companion were transferred to this cafeteria.

It's a pity for the people working in the canteen kitchen; they were hoping to use their connections to get jobs at the steel mill for their relatives.

The idea is good, but before we've even taken any real action, the cafeteria kitchen has already recruited enough staff.

By the time you find out, the higher-ups will have already made the arrangements.

After the cafeteria manager left, everyone started chattering again.

When Liu Lan first arrived at the cafeteria, she was a little reserved at first, but after listening to everyone's discussions, she soon started chatting and laughing with everyone.

When that little mouth starts talking, it doesn't stop. Sure enough, some people are born with big mouths. Their mouths are small, but they can talk non-stop.

They even knew to deliberately gravitate towards the two older women.

Sha Zhu paid special attention to the temporary worker surnamed Liang; he didn't mingle with the others.

He took a broom and swept the ground around everyone, his ears perked up, listening to what everyone was saying.

Sha Zhu used his mind to scan the person's entire body and found a small paper bag wrapped in paper in his pocket.

It looks exactly like the small paper bag the doctor uses to wrap pills when you get medicine at a pharmacy, except this one contains some powder.

Sha Zhu was startled. What was in there? Croton powder, rat poison, or even more potent poisons like intestinal poison?

Yesterday, Sha Zhu carefully scanned this guy with his mind, but found nothing on him.

He brought this powder with him today, does that mean he's planning something?

The steel rolling mill only started preparing to increase production today, and all the necessary products haven't even been made yet. Are they already trying to sabotage it?

Normally, shouldn't they produce more before starting to cause sabotage?

Sha Zhu considered some possibilities; this guy might take advantage of the opportunity in the cafeteria...

While everyone was distracted, they secretly mixed the medicine powder into the communal meal.

The workers often get food poisoning at lunchtime.

Leaving workers who have become ill in the canteen would draw most of the leadership and security personnel to deal with them.

They used a diversionary tactic, then arranged for spies in the workshop to sabotage the machines.

Sha Zhu, believing he had uncovered the truth, pondered how to break the deadlock without revealing himself.

Simply replacing the powder won't work, even though most of the factory workers don't gather in the canteen.

However, it's hard to guarantee that the spies in the workshop won't get carried away and cause sabotage without any regard for consequences.

Just as Sha Zhu was thinking, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

"You must be Master He Daqing's son, Master He Xiao, right?" Liu Lan, who had just been transferred from another canteen, blinked her big eyes at Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu was startled when he saw Liu Lan beside him. When did she arrive? He hadn't been paying attention to his surroundings at all.

If someone wanted to harm him and took advantage of his inattention... Sha Zhu became more and more frightened by the thought. He really shouldn't be so distracted in the future.

"Yes, you must be Liu Lan who just arrived. Is there anything I can help you with?" Sha Zhu asked Liu Lan with a puzzled look.

She had no connection with him whatsoever, so why was she looking for her instead of joining those two middle-aged women in gossiping?

"Master He, I heard from Aunt Liu that you've only been working at this cafeteria for two days."

"We'll be colleagues from now on. I've been working in the second canteen for over half a year now, which is more than half a year longer than you started working at the factory." Liu Lan picked up a stool next to her and sat down next to Sha Zhu.

"Okay, I understand. What's up? Get to the point," Sha Zhu said, taking a step back from the stool he was sitting on.

"No, Master He, why are you standing so far away?" Liu Lan watched as Sha Zhu moved his stool back, and she moved closer to Sha Zhu as well.

Sha Zhu watched Liu Lan move closer to him, somewhat speechless.

"Comrade Liu, if you have something to say, say it quickly. Why are you standing so close to me?"

"Hehehe, I didn't know that little brother could be shy."

I've already asked around; she's two years older than you. I even overheard people discussing it in the second cafeteria.

"Your father ran off with a young widow to another place." Liu Lan asked Sha Zhu with a grin.

Sha Zhu stared straight at Liu Lan, "Do we know each other that well?"

"No, Master He, don't look at him like that. I just heard it from someone else."

"I was just asking you. If you don't want to answer, that's fine too." Having just met, Liu Lan noticed Sha Zhu's unpleasant expression and quickly changed the subject.

"Master He, I need your help with something."

Sha Zhu looked at Liu Lan speechlessly, and blurted out the same question as before, "Do I know you that well?"

"We'll all be colleagues from now on, right? I heard from two of the older ladies that you're the best cook among the three chefs in the kitchen."

Everyone loves your big pot of dishes. That's why I came here hoping you could do me a favor.

Liu Lan rubbed her forehead and said softly, probably afraid that the other two master chefs would hear.

In my heart, I was thinking, "Why is this young Master He so blunt? He might be difficult to deal with."

At such a young age, you're acting all mature. Unless someone needs something from you, nobody cares about you.