Thanos's biological daughter in period fiction

Shen Zhiyuan had only been to this place once in his life, and it was only because his grandfather gave him 1000 yuan that he was allowed to leave. He knew from a young age that his father had sacrificed his life, but he didn't know where his father lived. Later, he asked his grandfather, who told him about this place, but he went to the library to check, and found that the distance between Nada County and his hometown, Yuncheng, was about 2000 kilometers.

Even by train, it would take several days. Given his circumstances at the time—no money and no familiarity with the area—there was no way he could get here. The summer he was 12, his grandfather spent 1000 yuan to buy him a summer of his time.

After several twists and turns, his grandfather brought him to the martyrs' cemetery in Nada County. It was the first time he had stepped into this place and the first time he had seen his father's face clearly.

He stayed here with his grandfather for over a month, and then returned to Beijing before the start of the school term. At that time, his grandfather took him back to Beijing to familiarize him with the city. There, he could find the house and property left to him by his grandfather and father; his grandfather had given him the house back then.

But considering his situation, he returned the house and keys to his grandfather. He wouldn't be able to keep these things in his new home anyway, so it was better for his grandfather to take care of them.

They rested for one night at a guesthouse in Nada County. The next morning, after breakfast, they hired two oxcarts to carry their belongings and headed straight for the Martyrs' Cemetery.

As Shen Zhiyuan stepped into the cemetery once again, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. After so many years, he was finally able to see his father again.

"Good boy, your father will be very happy to see you here." Old Master Shen himself hadn't been here for several years due to health reasons. If Xia Jixuan hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have thought of bringing the child over so soon.

It's not that he doesn't want to see his child, but his health has been declining year by year. If something were to happen to the two of them, grandfather and grandson, he's afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it.

Xia Jixuan's request to visit his son after their engagement was something he never expected. He felt that this might be the last time he saw his son in his lifetime, so when he stepped into the cemetery, a strange emotion welled up inside him.

"Old Shen..."

"I'm fine, I just realized I haven't come to visit for several years..." This is his wife's only son, and it was because of him that he wanted to join the army.

After his child's death, his wife also passed away. While he was dealing with the aftermath, his daughter-in-law remarried, taking his three-year-old grandson with her. She wouldn't even tell him where they went or let him see the child.

He finally found him when the child was 5 years old, but his ex-daughter-in-law refused to let him get close to his grandson, so he could only silently care for him from the sidelines.

But what happened next caught him completely off guard. People above started causing trouble, and he had to step down because of his leg injury. He saw many of his old comrades being plotted against without even realizing it. Fearing that he might also be plotted against without his knowledge, and not wanting to implicate his grandson, he quickly removed all the plants from his body and returned to his birthplace under the pretext of recuperating.

What happened next was beyond his control, and even now he feels like he's living in a daze.

Old Master Shen and Xia Jixuan stayed with Shen Zhiyuan’s father at his grave, talking to him. After paying their respects to Shen’s father, Xia Yutang and Shen Zhiyuan followed their two older brothers and mother, offering a cup of wine and placing a flower and a few candies at each grave, from back to front.

There were quite a few tombstones here. By the time they finished offering wine and laying flowers for all the martyrs and returned, it was already getting dark.

When Grandpa Shen left the cemetery, his eyes were red. Xia Yutang then looked at Shen Zhiyuan's eyes and found that they were even redder than the old man's, and his nose was also very red.

Xia Yutang quietly reached out and took Shen Zhiyuan's hand, offering him silent comfort. Her husband's current state of utter vulnerability was so alluring, it made her want to reach out and touch him. But with her family present, she couldn't do so directly; she could only offer him silent solace by holding his hand.

The family members all saw the young couple holding hands, but they tacitly pretended not to see it.

Grandpa Shen looked at his grandson's face and for the first time felt fortunate that his child was good-looking. The Xia family's precious girl was all about looks; if she weren't good-looking, she wouldn't have ended up in their family.

There was no time to linger in Nada, so they bought train tickets for the next morning to their residence in Beijing. Because the Shen family grandfather and grandson were not in a good mood, they ate dinner in their respective rooms.

Because they needed to catch the train, both families woke up before 5:30 the next morning. After a quick breakfast, they headed to the train station.

This isn't the starting station, so the train schedule is unpredictable. Xia Yutang bought her ticket yesterday and inquired about the train schedule at the guesthouse counter. Because it's not the starting station, the departure time is uncertain; sometimes it's half an hour early, sometimes half an hour late, and whether you can board the train depends on luck.

The train from here to the capital arrives at Nada Station at 6:50 AM. They got up at 5:30 AM, had a quick breakfast, packed their things, and left the guesthouse before 6:00 AM. This was the closest guesthouse to the train station, a walk of no more than 10 minutes, but to avoid missing their train, they hired an oxcart.

I arrived at the train station at 6:05. At that time, the waiting room was sparsely populated, with only a few people already there.

The train was scheduled for 6:50, but the announcement for boarding started at 6:15. Before the train even appeared, the announcements were already in full swing. Everyone wanting to board was already lined up at the ticket gate. The ticket inspectors were very thorough, checking tickets and counting people simultaneously to ensure that no one could cut in line or try to sneak through while they walked from one end to the other.

Just as the ticket inspector finished checking the tickets for the group of about 30 people, the sound of the train whistle suddenly entered their ears.

These ticket inspectors are quite amazing; how do they know how far in advance the train will arrive? Look, they've just finished checking everyone's tickets, and the train is already here.

The train had just come to a stop, and as the doors opened, people began to board. Although they had a wheelchair and an elderly man with mobility issues, they were able to help. Xia Qingshu and his brother each carried the old man onto the train.

Although there weren't many people in the train carriage, the noise and chatter that started as soon as they boarded was quite unpleasant. Fortunately, they had bought sleeper berths, which are usually quieter.