On the eighth day of the ninth month, Lu Zheng and his group arrived in Tongzhou.
They arrived at noon, had lunch at a restaurant outside, and then went to the Wang family's house.
When the group arrived at the entrance, the gatekeeper didn't recognize them and didn't send anyone to notify Fatty Wang inside. It wasn't until they were outside the mourning hall that Fatty Wang noticed them.
After offering incense, Fatty Wang led them to the guest courtyard where Gu Xin was staying.
Uncle Gu, who is usually very active, becomes the most honest in this situation. He is worried that he might say something wrong and make the host family even more upset.
So, once Fatty Wang left and there was no one from the Wang family left in the courtyard, Uncle Gu finally breathed a long sigh of relief: "Little Fatty Wang has lost weight! He's lost a lot of weight since the day he left our house."
Grandpa Gu sighed, "After what happened, this child has really had a tough time."
Gu Xin said, "Grandpa and Grandma, do you think we should rest here for a while, or go to the inn? Fatty Wang has already booked an inn for us."
Grandpa Gu looked at Grandma Gu.
Grandma Gu said, "It's unreasonable to come and go as soon as you arrive. Anyway, the inn is already booked, so let's have dinner before going over. We'll rest here for a while, and you can tell us about the Wang family's situation."
Gu Xin nodded and said, "Okay then. By the way, Brother Yuanyuan, you said before that Sha Ya looked familiar. You know, Fatty Wang also thought she looked familiar, and she's actually Fatty Wang's relative."
Everyone here knows who Sha Ya is. They know the details of the case, and they certainly know that the Zhang family mother and son are raising a mentally challenged girl.
Hearing Gu Xin say this, everyone looked at her.
The main issue is that if this person is a relative of Fatty Wang, then Zhang Liushi overheard part of what happened when she went to find the silly girl, which led to her murderous intent. If she is a relative of the Wang family, then Old Madam Wang and Madam Wang should know each other!
Gu Xin said, "Silly girl is Fatty Wang's cousin who has been missing for ten years."
Lu Zheng immediately thought of it: "The Shu family of Jiangnan?"
Gu Xin nodded: "Yes, she is the daughter of Madam Wang's brother from her maternal family."
Lu Zheng remembered that twelve years ago, his stepmother sent him to Yuzhou because of his illness. Since his father was not at home, they had to act first and ask for permission later, so they left in a hurry. They were on the Shu family's merchant ship and disembarked in Yizhou.
He had met the ship owner's family of three: Master Shu, Shu Yan's mother, and Shu Yan himself.
Shu Yan was only thirteen years old at that time, and her appearance had not yet fully developed. She looked like a little girl, but he remembered what Shu Yan's mother looked like.
He had only met her once in his life, and he didn't think much of it. If Gu Xin hadn't told him, he really wouldn't have known, nor would he have known that Wang Pangzi's uncle had a daughter. In his past and present life records, Wang Pangzi's uncle only had two sons.
The main reason was that nothing major had happened to the Shu family, and they were far from the Wang family, so he hadn't investigated that thoroughly.
When he first saw the silly girl, he felt that she looked familiar. Now that he thinks about it, she looks nine-tenths like Shu Yan's mother.
He understood. He guessed that Shu Yan had been staring at him because she remembered him. He remembered that when he was on their family's boat, Shu Yan had shyly told Master Shu that this young master was very handsome, just like a girl.
Of course, he overheard it secretly, but Shu Yan was too shy to say anything in front of him.
Lu Zheng then shared his experience with everyone.
What can anyone say? It's just fate!
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