Thanos's biological daughter in period fiction

All three of them thought the method was acceptable, but they didn't know exactly how much Er Ya knew, and whether they could give them a definite answer.

If that's not possible, then they'll have to go to town to inquire. After all, it's in town; as long as they know the name, they can go there to ask.

The next day, just after dinner, Xia Qingmu arrived. He mysteriously pulled his friend to a corner of the backyard, looked at the two little ones who had followed, and then at his friend. Seeing him nod, he didn't say anything, but directly said, "I've found out the details for you. Er Ya knows quite a bit; she overheard it while eavesdropping on the wall outside the living room."

"That man's name is Liang Dacheng. He's the deputy director of Workshop 2 in the thermos factory's production workshop. He had a wife and two sons. I heard that his wife fell into the water and froze to death while washing clothes in the dead of winter. He lives in the thermos factory's staff quarters, in a three-bedroom apartment on the fourth floor of Building 3. He also said that he has relatives in the thermos factory's upper management, which is why he was able to get such a nice apartment. He said that he doesn't need Baozhu's aunt to do any work because she has two sons, so it doesn't matter whether she has sons or not. Most importantly, he found his aunt a temporary job at the thermos factory, and he'll also buy her a bicycle as a betrothal gift and a dowry of 200 yuan."

Even now, Xia Qingmu still doesn't quite understand why that person, who clearly has a job and a house, would go to Xia Xiaogu's place and be good for nothing, and eat everything without leaving a trace, yet become her wife.

They also gave him a bicycle and 200 yuan, which was enough to marry 10 wives in their village.

"Does he have some kind of secret hobby?" This was the only thought that Xia Qingshu and his two siblings had after hearing the results of Xia Qingmu's inquiry.

"I don't know, we'd have to go to the city to find out. But people come here for blind dates, they definitely want to make a good impression. Nobody would openly reveal their hobbies." Are these three stupid? Who lays themselves bare like that?

"Then let's go quietly, after school, but without attracting attention. We need to find out what's going on with him, how his wife died, and whether it's related to him." Actually, what they really wanted to know was this person's background, and also his holiday schedule.

Regardless of whether his father's suspicions were based on any evidence, from now on, they couldn't let their mother be left alone.

"Brother Qingmu, did Er Ya mention any wicked mother-in-law or sister-in-law at home?" The three of them still held onto a sliver of hope, wondering if there was a wicked mother-in-law like his grandmother or a wicked sister-in-law like his sister-in-law. Otherwise, a city dweller, especially a minor official, wouldn't come all the way to their remote rural area to find a wife, especially one who was so unattractive.

That's right, she's not good-looking. These days, families with sons tend to prefer plump women when choosing a wife. A country girl like that is considered unattractive but still gets food at home. Actually, if she just cleans herself up a bit, she'd be quite popular.

The children, seeing how dirty and overweight she was, were quite disgusted with her. This explains their confusion: why would a city girl with a job and a house come all the way here to find a wife?

“No, the matchmaker wouldn’t say anything about a wicked mother-in-law or anything like that. She’d just exaggerate and say that the family is harmonious and all that.” Xia Qingmu was older and had experienced her older sister’s marriage, so she knew more than the three of them.

Everyone knows that matchmakers rarely tell the truth, and you can only believe one or two tenths of what they say. If you really want to get married, you have to go out and find out for yourself.

"We have to go to school the day after tomorrow, let's go ask around the thermos factory then," Xia Qingshu said. Some students were already thinking about whether anyone in their class lived in the thermos factory's residential compound.

If they had classmates, it would be easier to get information. The two brothers were considered top students in their class and were quite popular, except for one or two troublemakers who didn't get along with them.

“Wenzhi lives in the thermos factory’s staff quarters…” The first person Xia Qingnian thought of was Ye Wenzhi, who was sitting behind him. His parents were both employees of the thermos factory, and they lived in the thermos factory’s staff quarters.

"I'll go to the school to find him the day after tomorrow and ask him first," Xia Qingshu said. He couldn't wait to ask him right away, but unfortunately, it was holiday time, and he didn't know where to look for him.

"Why not go tomorrow? Didn't you say they live in the staff quarters? Then we can just go to the staff quarters and find them..." Now that we know where his parents work, it will be easier to find them.

The employees of the thermos factory live in the thermos factory's residential compound, and the employees of the steel factory live in the steel factory's residential compound. You can find them easily and you definitely won't go wrong.

“Okay, let’s go find Ye Zhiwen tomorrow.” Xia Qingyan thought it was a good idea. If Ye Zhiwen’s family members were at his house, they might be able to find out more information.

Xia Qingmu then described Liang Dacheng's appearance to the three of them, hoping it would help them in their search for information.

According to Xia Qingmu's description, Liang Dacheng was fairly good-looking, with regular features, a refined appearance, and wore a pair of glasses that made him look particularly scholarly.

These days, in the eyes of country folk, wearing glasses means you're highly educated. But for some reason, when Xia Yutang heard that this person looked refined and wore glasses, the word "refined scoundrel" immediately came to mind.

You should know that nowadays only educated people can afford glasses; those who can afford to wear glasses are either cadres or college students.

Xia Yutang imagined a perverted, abusive man who looked refined and wore glasses. He was polite and reasonable to people outside, but at home he was lazy, gluttonous, and abusive.

Then I remembered a perverted voyeur from a certain movie, and suddenly hissed and touched the goosebumps on my hands.

I quickly shook my head, telling myself I wasn't that weird, and tried to banish the image from my mind. I really couldn't imagine it; it was enough to scare myself to death.

After they finished talking, Xia Qingshu grabbed one or two malt candies and saw his friends out. He had secretly slipped the malt candies into his friends' pockets.

As soon as he locked the door and returned to the shed, he saw his younger brother and sister already waiting for him: "Let's hurry back. We've had so many days of vacation, and we haven't finished our homework yet. Sister, are you hungry? I'll cook you some dumplings when we get back. Dad made some dumplings earlier. Mom isn't feeling well, so it'll be easier for us to eat dumplings."

Xia Qingshu checked the doors, windows, and stove fire repeatedly before taking her younger siblings back to the Jade Space.

During the long holiday, the two brothers were so tired that they fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillows to help their mother. They didn't even think about their homework.

They have to go back to school the day after tomorrow, so they need to make the most of the time in this space, since the flow rate is different, to catch up on their homework.