Zhang Xinyue brought home about 3 jin (1.5 catties) of beef, and her parents finally smiled. She planned to make dumplings with the meat, knowing it contained medicine.

I rinsed it a few times with water and then left it at that. I had made up my mind not to eat it.

It's easy to imagine that Zhang Xinyue's parents suffered from diarrhea all night and were too exhausted to get up the next day.

She simply cooked them a pot of porridge and then went to work. She didn't do anything else.

After arriving at work this morning, I heard that several people had gotten food poisoning from eating meat and couldn't come to work today, leaving seven or eight people short. We could only discuss it during our break time, and we'll have to speed things up to catch up once we get back to work.

This meant she had to do a lot of work, and she was so angry her face turned pale.

noon.

Qiao Xiaoni and Su Chenhao found a secluded spot beforehand and waited in ambush.

Zhang Xinyue soon came into their sight, went into another alley, and didn't come out.

When the bell rang at 1 p.m. to start work, Zhang Xinyue walked out of the alley with a disappointed look on her face.

They had clearly been stood up and, having received nothing in return, could only return to their office.

Su Chenhao brewed two cups of tea with boiling water and left them to cool on the small table: "I feel that since that person didn't show up today, the chances of him showing up again are slim. He's probably just lying to Zhang Xinyue."

“Yes, I think so too.” Qiao Xiaoni walked a few steps around and sat down. “I’ve given the workers who buy meat diarrhea medicine, and it’s already in place.”

"That's good. That's all we can manage. Those people aren't greedy and won't get sick from the food." Su Chenhao rubbed his temples, which started to throb again.

Qiao Xiaoni noticed that he was clearly massaging his head. Was it starting to hurt again? She went over to massage him. She had recently read some medical books and learned a technique.

Su Chenhao's expression gradually softened, and his head didn't hurt as much as before.

Qiao Xiaoni couldn't find anything wrong with his head, and it couldn't continue to hurt like this.

"Let's go get checked out when the hospital reopens on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year."

"No need, it's just mild nerve pain, you don't need to worry," Su Chenhao said, but that wasn't what he really thought. He planned to go to the hospital for a check-up sometime so he could know immediately if anything was wrong. He didn't want Qiao Xiaoni to worry; her pain was worse than his own.

Qiao Xiaoni had made up her mind and didn't argue with him anymore. She would take him to the hospital for a thorough full-body checkup as soon as the fourth day of the Lunar New Year arrived.

Let's find out what the cause of the symptoms is.

...

The small courtyard where Qiao Lingling rents.

Guo Chenpi groggily opened his eyes, only then remembering that he had things to do. He hurriedly got up and dressed, but as he put on his pants, he realized that going there now wouldn't be of much use; he might not even be able to find anyone. He threw his pants back onto the bed.

Qiao Lingling came in wearing a tank top: "Brother Guo, why are you up so early? Didn't you get some more sleep?"

Guo Chenpi woke up late and was furious. He grabbed her head and slammed her onto the bed. (Several hundred words omitted)

Qiao Lingling suffered cruel torture, and by the time it was all over, she could no longer speak.

Guo Chenpi took out five yuan bills from his wallet and casually threw them at her: "Take these and use them as flowers."

Qiao Lingling didn't reply, but picked up the money she had on her. After the door closed, she struggled to sit up and walked step by step to the corner with the money.