Wei Xingzhou had the hovercar take Lu Wanqing home, then turned to take Sisi and her mother shopping.
Sisi was going to attend school here, so clothes, shoes, a schoolbag, and many daily necessities needed to be purchased.
Lu Wanqing, at home, also logged into the star network and browsed the major clothing stores in the Ancient Earth Film City. She wanted to understand the fashion of the Ancient Earth era designed in this era.
After browsing for a while, she found that overall it was quite good, but many details made her laugh or cry. The style of the clothing was somewhat mixed.
Especially some dresses, which had an antique style, where the Ancient Earth era imitated the clothing styles of even more ancient eras. Lu Wanqing remembered that such clothes were called "improved ancient styles" in the 21st century. She didn't expect that people in the interstellar era now mistook them for 21st-century clothing. However…
Strictly speaking, such clothes should also be considered 21st-century clothing, right? Even if they weren't mainstream fashion.
After spending a day visiting all the ancient costume shops in the Ancient Earth Film City, Lu Wanqing finally watched a TV series set in the Ancient Earth era.
She had to admit that the special effects in the interstellar era were very well done. Combined with full-immersion simulation, at the beginning of the TV series, Lu Wanqing almost thought she had returned to the Ancient Earth era; it was too realistic.
However, the rapidly changing scenes around her still let her know that this was just the world of the TV series, not the real world.
This was an urban romance idol drama. After the initial curiosity, Lu Wanqing quickly calmed down and focused on watching the show.
Time always passed quickly when watching a show. Before she knew it, half a day had gone by. There was some noise outside.
Hearing the sound, Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then closed her optical computer and walked outside.
It was Wei Xingzhou returning with the mother and daughter.
Lu Wanqing stood at the top of the stairs and saw the smile on Sisi's face. This child, who was almost the same age as Cui Cui, had a light in her eyes when looking at her father, Wei Xingzhou, a bright adoration.
Perhaps… most children longed for their biological parents.
Lu Wanqing thought silently, and inexplicably thought of Cui Cui's biological father.
If Wei Xingzhou was not Cui Cui's biological father, then who was Cui Cui's real biological father?
As Lu Wanqing thought, she couldn't help but lower her eyes to her optical computer. The interstellar era was vast, could she really find Cui Cui's biological father?
But…
The technology in the interstellar era was also very advanced. Perhaps in this era, it would be easier to find Cui Cui's biological father? Would there be more high-tech methods to find Cui Cui's biological father?
Thinking this, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but open her optical computer and send a message to an imperial minister.
When she lived in the Imperial Palace before, the old imperial ministers had added her as a friend, telling her to contact them if she needed anything.
Lu Wanqing hadn't needed to bother them before, but now, she felt this matter could be discussed with them. They were imperial ministers, and they should know more, right?
The first to reply was the old imperial minister Bai Jinnian.
"Is it that the child doesn't know who their biological father is?" Bai Jinnian messaged, asking.
Lu Wanqing replied: "Yes."
Lu Wanqing skipped the identity and name, and simply described Cui Cui's family situation.
"This is very simple. As long as the other party is a normal person in the interstellar era and their genes are recorded in the system's gene bank, you just need to input the information into the main brain, and the main brain can query it," Bai Jinnian replied immediately.
Lu Wanqing's eyes lit up, happy.
The technology in the interstellar era was indeed not simple.
"Thank you," Lu Wanqing said gratefully.
Bai Jinnian: "Miss Wanqing, are you trying to help a friend find their biological father? If the biological father is from the Empire, I can help input the information into the main brain and have it queried for you."
Someone from the Empire?
Lu Wanqing hesitated. Cui Cui was born in the Wei family and grew up in the Federation. She had almost no connection with the Empire. Cui Cui's father… should also be from the Federation, right?
"I'm not sure yet," Lu Wanqing replied.
Although she suspected he was from the Federation, she couldn't rule out the possibility that he was actually from the Empire.
"Then let's try the Empire's side. It's not troublesome to check," Bai Jinnian replied.
Lu Wanqing smiled and quickly thanked him: "Thank you."
The matter was settled. The remaining issue was genes. Lu Wanqing thought, and then messaged Xavier, asking him to send Cui Cui's nail clippings, which she had previously sent, to Mr. Bai Jinnian, so that he could take them to the Empire's main brain for gene entry and see if Cui Cui's biological father could be found.
Xavier was surprised when he heard her request, but quickly agreed.
With someone on the Empire's side, the matter became much easier, and half the work was done. The remaining part was the Federation.
"Lu Wanqing?"
"Why are you standing at the door? Come in."
Lu Wanqing had been standing at the door because she was sending messages until Wei Xingzhou called her from beside her.
Lu Wanqing came back to her senses and nodded: "Okay."
Lu Wanqing followed them into the house. She thought about telling Wei Xingzhou that she had already asked someone to look for Cui Cui's biological father in the Empire, but the words reached her lips, and seeing Sisi and Zhang Qiong beside him, she held back.
Although this mother and daughter were innocent, their relationship was still awkward due to their special circumstances.
However, despite the awkwardness, life had to go on. Lu Wanqing hesitated for a moment, then took a dragon fruit from her spatial button and offered it to Sisi, saying, "Sisi, do you want to eat dragon fruit?"
Emotionally, Lu Wanqing didn't like this girl who had suddenly appeared, but rationally, Lu Wanqing also knew that this girl and her mother were innocent.
Sisi was scared and timidly hid beside her mother, not daring to take the dragon fruit Lu Wanqing offered.
It was Zhang Qiong who hesitated for a while, then reached out her hand and said cautiously, "Thank you."
Lu Wanqing smiled at Zhang Qiong, then placed the dragon fruit in Zhang Qiong's palm.
A simple dragon fruit eased the awkward atmosphere between them.
Zhang Qiong looked at the dragon fruit, then finally handed it to Sisi, asking, "Do you want to eat it?"
Zhang Qiong looked into Sisi's eyes.
Sisi looked at her mother, then looked at Lu Wanqing.
After a long hesitation, Sisi reached out and took the dragon fruit from her mother's hand.
"Thank you," Sisi said to Lu Wanqing, pursing her lips.
Lu Wanqing's feelings became more complicated. Sisi… was actually a very polite child.
"You're welcome. If you want to eat anything in the future, you can tell everyone and go buy it. Don't be polite," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
Sisi was nervous, her hand holding the dragon fruit trembling slightly. She cautiously asked, "Can I?"
Lu Wanqing realized that she didn't dislike this little girl so much anymore: "Of course you can… right?"
For the last two words, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but turn to look at Wei Xingzhou.
Wei Xingzhou was stunned for a moment, then nodded somewhat awkwardly: "Mm… yes."