Chen Zhaoci pressed the spot Xu Rao pointed to and said, "You have some lumbar muscle strain. I'll make you some plasters to apply."

Upon hearing the word "plaster," Xu Rao hesitated and declined, saying, "The smell of plaster is too strong."

Chen Zhaoci said irritably, "That candy tastes delicious, but can it cure your illness? Why don't you take advantage of your improved condition to heal these injuries and ailments quickly? Are you waiting for them to develop into serious illnesses before you slowly treat them?"

As a family member of a medical worker, such questioning is actually very unwise. Xu Rao quickly nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you tell me to do, okay?"

Chen Zhaoci simply stopped what she was doing and said, "Listen to what you're saying! You say you'll do whatever I tell you to do? Can't you say it again? Who can't you do it with? That line of yours is a classic from the scumbag's collection of quotes."

Hearing this, Xu Rao sat up and asked with great interest, "You even know scumbag quotes? The men in our family are all honest and virtuous. Where did you learn these?"

Chen Zhaoci got out of bed, washed her hands, dried them with a handkerchief, and said, "There are so many young women in our unit. When looking for a partner, it's inevitable that you'll encounter one or two unreliable ones. Over time, people have come up with a few classic lines based on what they read online, like 'Isn't it good enough that I'm like this and that?' or 'I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do.' There are quite a few more."

After listening to Chen Zhaoci's words, Xu Rao put his hands behind his head, crossed one leg over the other, squinted his eyes and thought for a while before sighing and saying, "I feel like those days were a dream now. Who knows if that was reality or if this is a dream? I can't tell anymore."

Chen Zhaoci said, "Who knows? I can't tell either. Maybe I'm dreaming. But my medical skills are real. I can only say that we are actually quite lucky to be able to find another life for ourselves here, all this way."

Xu Rao stared at the bed curtains. The curtains were probably old and worn from long use, but they were very clean. After all, this was a post station, a government-run place. Everything in the post station was provided by the government. The post station employed women from the surrounding area who had to wash a large number of items every day.

Xu Rao sighed softly and said, "Zhao Ci, I think it's great here. Xu Di has settled his life's major event, and the two of us can do what we like. Plus, we have a daughter and a son now. I think it's great."

Upon hearing Xu Rao's words, Chen Zhaoci replied, "Everything else is fine, it's just that the transportation is inconvenient. Look, it's only a short distance, but it's taken us this long. If the road conditions were better, we could get there in a day or two at most."

Xu Rao said, "Don't rush. Didn't our Xiao Qi say he wanted to develop cement? When we pave the road with cement, it will be faster to walk on. We have to give the children time."

Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "Yes, that's all we can do. Sigh, I don't even know if I'll ever be able to ride in a car in my lifetime."

Xu Rao laughed upon hearing this and said, "I think this is a bit difficult. None of the four of us studied mechanical engineering. It won't be easy to build a car. There's also the issue of the car's power. Without gasoline, can a car run on water?"

The two lay in bed, chatting away until they finally fell asleep after a long time.

After resting overnight, early the next morning, after breakfast, Xu Rao led his men on a leisurely journey towards Liaodong City.

Liaodong City is located roughly in the middle of Liaodong. It is threatened by foreign tribes to the east, west, and north, and faces Jinan Prefecture across the Bohai Bay to the south.

Chen Zhaoci really liked this place. As he rode in the carriage towards Liaodong City, he saw more and more pedestrians as he got closer to the city gate, and everyone seemed to be in good spirits. Chen Zhaoci liked this place even more.

When they arrived at the city gate, the carriage stopped. Chen Zhaoci lifted the curtain, and an old woman came over and said that the eldest and fourth daughters of the Xu family were waiting for them outside the city gate.

Chen Zhaoci quickly got off the carriage. Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan had already dismounted and were serving by the carriage. After Chen Zhaoci got off the carriage, Xu Bai and Chen Yuyuan were on either side of him, and Xu Gao and Xu Yao had already come over.

The two sisters bowed deeply to each other, and Chen Zhaoci quickly reached out to take one of their hands, saying with a smile, "Oh dear, it's been so many years since I've seen our eldest and fourth daughters. Come, let your aunt see if you two have grown taller."

Xu Gao laughed and said, "Third Aunt, look at what you're saying. I'm almost twenty years old. I'll have grown taller long ago."

Hearing Xu Gao's words, Chen Zhaoci chuckled and said, "You don't know, people say that you should grow taller by the age of twenty-five. Your third aunt will prepare two medicinal meals for you, and I guarantee you'll grow even taller."

Chen Zhaoci always liked to joke with the children in the family. As soon as he said those two sentences, Xu Gao and Xu Yao immediately found the feeling they had when they were at home, and their hearts seemed to be at ease.

Chen Zhaoci glanced behind the two of them and asked Xu Gao, "Didn't Tuan Ge'er come along?"

Xu Gao smiled and said, "Tuan Ge'er didn't come with us. He's had a rash these past few days, so we didn't dare bring him out for fear he'd catch a cold. Third Aunt, I'm relieved to see you here. I'll have to trouble you to take a look at Tuan Ge'er."

Chen Zhaoci said, "That's only right. Let's go home first. I'll settle in for a bit and then go see Tuan Ge'er."

Xu Yao had already packed her things and was just waiting for Chen Zhaoci to arrive. After seeing Chen Zhaoci, she would return to the capital. Back in the carriage she had come with her sister, Xu Yao whispered, "Eldest sister, our third aunt hasn't changed at all. She's still the same as before. Now I can rest assured."

Upon hearing this, Xu Gao smiled and said, "What do you have to be worried about?"

Xu Yao said, "I know that my brother-in-law's family sent people over, and they even brought two people with them."

Upon hearing Xu Yao's words, Xu Gao's expression changed, but he still said, "You just like to worry about things that aren't your business."

Xu Gao turned around, faced Xu Gao, took Xu Gao's hand, and said, "Big sister, you can't always let the Cheng family bully people like this."

Xu Gao's face turned even uglier. Xu Yao knew she had gone too far with her words and looked at her older sister with some worry. Seeing her sister's expression, Xu Gao suppressed the bitterness in her heart and forced a smile, saying, "Look at you, what are you doing? I'm a grown-up, how can I let myself be bullied? Just go home with peace of mind."

Hearing her sister's words and seeing her sister's expression, Xu Yao felt a surge of anger. The Cheng family was really going too far. But after all, they were her sister's in-laws' family. As her younger sister, even if she was upset, she couldn't stand up for her sister. After all, her sister would still have to live with her brother-in-law and her nephew in that house in the future.