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Chapter 305: Holding it back a lot

However, information about nannies is not easy to find.

Twenty years ago was very different from now. Now, you need to use the internet for everything. As long as you leave a trace on the internet, you can follow the clues to find something.

But more than 20 years ago, people didn't find nannies online. They used the most basic and traditional methods: either asking someone to introduce them or going to the workplace to pick someone out in person.

Needless to say, wages were paid in cash back then, as there was no such thing as online transfers.

Xun Zhou and Chu Yuan stopped in their tracks, exchanged a glance, and then looked at Gao Juyao and Chi Song, who had walked ahead. "You two go ahead and do your work. We'll ask around and see if there's any news about the nanny."

"Alright, then we'll be going now."

After a brief reunion, the two sides separated again.

This time, Xun Zhou and Chu Yuan knocked on the door whenever they heard any noise coming from a house.

If the family consists only of young people, just make up an excuse to get by.

They would only ask more specific questions if the person who opened the door was a middle-aged or elderly person around forty years old.

Of course, the question of whether Lin An was adopted was also addressed.

What if someone really does know the exact relationship?

As I asked around, I received all sorts of answers.

At first, the two were able to do some simple analysis based on the answers, but as they received more and more information, which became increasingly complex, they were too busy taking notes to analyze it all.

However, the audience in the live broadcast room had a lot of influence, and everyone chatted and laughed, following the two guests' footsteps and analyzing things one by one.

[With so many neighbors living in the same alley, not a single one knew what Lin An's parents did for a living; they only knew they were quite wealthy. Their secrecy was truly remarkable!]

[In those days, there were no cell phones or entertainment. Shouldn't everyone have been gathering on the streets, gossiping about this and that? Didn't anyone talk about how Lin's parents made so much money?]

Seeing this, I only had one feeling about Lin's parents: mysterious!

[That's right, there's always a sense that these people are somewhat hesitant and reluctant to talk about Lin's parents.]

[Many of these people believe that Lin An was adopted.]

Unfortunately, none of them were absolutely certain; they were either based on what I heard or what I thought.

[And the nanny, we haven't gotten any accurate information either; we haven't even found out her full name yet.]

However, these people all seemed to share a similar impression of the nanny: diligent and quiet.

Whether in the past or present, aren't these the types of nannies we choose?

But finding out the nanny's identity is probably going to be difficult.

[It was something I wasn't very confident about to begin with.]

“This is the last one.”

"Hmm," Chu Yuan nodded to Xun Zhou, listening to the old man teasing the birds coming from the courtyard. "Knock on the door."

The door opened, revealing a robust old man.

"What's the matter with you?"

Xun Zhou explained his purpose, and the old man in front of him frowned, looking a little impatient, but still managed to suppress his impatience and replied, "How would I know? Besides, so many years have passed, and you're only now coming to investigate. Everyone has so many things to do in their own lives, who would remember someone else's little matter?"

Seeing that the old man had a bad temper, Xun Zhou quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, yes."

The two politely said goodbye to the old man and prepared to leave.

"and many more."

Xun Zhou turned around in surprise, "Grandpa, have you remembered something again?"

“You’re quite tall, young man. I have a persimmon tree in my yard, and there are a few persimmons that I can’t reach. If you can help me pick them, I’ll give one to each of you.”

Xun Zhou: "..." Hearing Chu Yuan chuckle, he nodded, both amused and exasperated, "Okay."

This old man is really not polite.

[They're quite good at finding people to help them.]

[He just has a bit of a bad temper.]

Xun Zhou and Chu Yuan followed the old man into the courtyard.

The courtyard wasn't large; it was square and very clean.

Right in the middle is a persimmon tree. Judging from the thickness of the trunk, it's quite old. The persimmons on the lower branches have all been picked, leaving only bare branches with several birdcages hanging on them.

At the very top of the tree canopy, there were still about a dozen persimmons hanging, their bright red color making them very tempting.

"Here, try this. Once you've caught it in the net, pull it hard. Try it."

Xun Zhou took the persimmon-picking tools handed to him by the old man, pursed his lips, and began to try.

The first time, it got caught but couldn't be pulled off. The old man demonstrated, "Just give it a sudden burst of strength, look at me, like this."

Xun Zhou: "Mhm."

Chu Yuan was a bit bored, watching Xun Zhou learn to pick persimmons under the guidance of the old man, and looked around with a smile.

I was exhausted from walking all day, so when I saw a small stool, I grabbed it and prepared to sit down and rest.

The old man turned around and exclaimed, "Hey, don't sit here!"

It's a pity it's too late.

The stool suddenly fell apart, and Chu Yuan landed hard on his backside.

"I took this stool out to fix it. Are you alright?"

Chu Yuan smiled bravely and shook his head.

What a joke! Even if something's wrong, you should say nothing's wrong!

The old man looked at his completely broken stool and said, "Hey, I just remembered something. You guys were asking about that kid Lin An, right?"

Immediately, Xun Zhou stopped picking persimmons, and Chu Yuan forgot about brushing the dust off his pants; both of them stared intently at the old man.

"When I was young, I loved watching fortune tellers go from street to street telling fortunes. If someone set up a stall nearby, I could carry my little stool over and sit there listening all day. I remember once the Lin family couple were passing by a blind fortune teller with Lin An. The blind fortune teller actually stopped them, called Lin An over, felt his bones, and before he could say anything, the Lin couple pulled the child away. I was standing nearby and asked the blind fortune teller something out of curiosity. He said something about losing his parents at a young age, about dark clouds obscuring the sun, and then he sighed, shook his head, packed up his stall, and left."

Seeing the two young people in front of him looking completely bewildered, the old man clicked his tongue lightly, his tone somewhat smug: "I love watching fortune tellers, and I like to ponder things myself. When I got back, I thought about it, and the phrase 'losing one's parents at a young age' should mean losing one's parents at a young age. Later, didn't the Lin family couple have an accident together? I thought that blind fortune teller was quite accurate back then. As for the 'dark clouds obscuring the sun' that followed, I don't quite understand it. Maybe it hasn't come true yet. Now that you two have come here again to ask about this, I've thought of another possibility. Perhaps Lin An's biological parents were already gone before the blind fortune teller examined his bones, which is why the blind fortune teller didn't even bother to warn the Lin family couple and just packed up and left."

After saying that, he nodded to himself, "That's right, that should be it. After all, it's two lives. Even if the other party didn't give me the money, I would still kindly remind them."

Xun Zhou and Chu Yuan couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

This old man really gave them a big surprise.

Fortune telling and bone reading are such mysterious things that when they went back to report, they didn't even know how to report!
However, compared to their silence in the face of the old man's words, the discussion in the live broadcast room was extremely heated.

[It's the first time I've seen a case involving fortune telling.]

[I think what the old man said makes a lot of sense. If the fortune teller had predicted that Lin An's parents would die, regardless of whether the other person believed it or not, he would have given them a heads-up, and perhaps they could have avoided a calamity. If he didn't say anything, it meant they were already gone, as if the fortune teller had already predicted it.]

[The key is that it's a fatal disaster! How can we avoid it? If I tell you, I'll live in constant fear, unable to eat or sleep, terrified that I might accidentally kick the bucket.]

I've heard that doing good deeds can help mitigate the negative effects, perhaps turning a near-death experience into a less severe one.

Were fortune tellers this skilled in the past?

[I remember when I was a child, my family took me to a fortune teller. I forgot the specifics of the reading, but the gist was that I would encounter some minor setbacks at the beginning, but my life would be smooth sailing from then on. I wouldn't become extremely wealthy, but I would live a worry-free life. Looking back now, I feel that the fortune teller was quite accurate.]

[I do find the phrase "dark clouds obscuring the sun" quite interesting. "Dark clouds obscuring the sun" simply means darkness. If Lin An really has a connection with Feng Xiaoyu, then he's just going down a dark path!]