After returning from the Ministry of Revenue, Xu Rao went to Chen Zhaoci's courtyard. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw several boxes, some open and some closed.
Xu Rao walked around the box into the room and saw that the table facing the door was full of things. She turned around and went into the inner room. Chen Zhaoci was about to come out of the inner room when he was suddenly seen by Xu Rao. He was startled, patted his chest, and said, "Oh my, you scared me. Don't you make any noise when you walk?"
These past few days, Xu Rao has either been pestered by Chen Zhaoci to go to Miaozhou, or he's seen Chen Zhaoci busy packing his luggage, which has made him feel a little disappointed. He's not in a good mood right now either, and he said with a sullen face, "Why do I walk so quietly? You must be hard of hearing and didn't hear me."
Chen Zhaoci only then noticed that her husband, Xu Rao, looked unwell. She quickly put down what she was holding on the table, pulled Xu Rao to sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and asked with concern, "Were you bullied? Why do you look so pale?"
Xu Rao snorted coldly and said, "I'm such an old man, who would bully me? And you, you're going to stay in Miaozhou all the time? Look at this room, it's full of things you found. Are you planning to move your whole house with you?"
Even if Chen Zhaoci was slow to realize it, she knew that her man was angry because she was leaving.
Chen Zhaoci sat down next to Xu Rao and said, "I'll be back in ten or eight days. You're still at home. It wasn't easy for you to get back to the capital. How can I leave you behind and stay away for too long? It wasn't easy for us to end our long-distance relationship."
These two people, not only now, but also in the past, often lived apart due to their respective work, one needing to pursue further studies or the other needing to study in other places. Therefore, when they were able to be together, both Xu Rao and Chen Zhaoci cherished it very much.
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