Zhang Zhaoci said with a smile, "Lord Xu, you are an official, how can you lie on the kang all day?"

Xu Rao said with a smile, "That's what I said. I'm still thinking about working hard so that I can bring honor to my wife and children in the future, so that you and your family can be respected by others because of me."

Xu Rao and Zhang Zhaoci now understand very well that no matter how capable the women in a family are, people still look at the men in the family for their abilities. Even married daughters, not only in their husband's family but also outside, will be treated with extra respect if their husbands are capable and their fathers and brothers hold high positions of power.

Zhang Zhaoci sighed and said, "This evil old society has this problem: women have no social status. But I'm still quite satisfied to be served."

Xu Rao said, "So Xu Di and I have to work hard. By the way, the dumplings that Xu Di and Xiao Jiu delivered to the county government office at noon were really delicious. My colleagues couldn't stop eating them. It's just a pity that there were too few. I didn't even tell them that our daughter made them."

Zhang Zhaoci said, "When I came back, Xu Di and Xiao Jiu helped me change clothes and wash up. I could also have a hot meal ready for me when I got home. I feel that I don't have any other pursuits. I am very satisfied with this. I don't expect my child to have any great abilities. As long as she can be filial to us and have us in her heart, I think that's good enough. In the future, we will find Xiao Jiu a good partner to live a good life with. As long as the young couple can live their own life in peace and contentment, that's enough."

Xu Rao sighed and said, "It's not that easy. If we want Xiao Jiu to find a husband, we have to go back to the capital to look for one. Ordinary families won't let Xiao Jiu marry into one of them. Xiao Jiu is already over seven years old, and she'll be eight soon. In a few more years, we'll have to find a husband for her. I need to find a way to climb up the social ladder. My official position is too low. Xiao Jiu won't be able to find a good family to marry into."

For some reason, the couple started talking about their daughter finding a husband, which really shows how far ahead they've been thinking.