Xie Wanxing stayed up all night last night. As soon as she stepped into the carriage, a strong sense of sleepiness came over her like a surging tide, making her a little drowsy. The carriage was extremely warm, with soft cushions and thick blankets. In addition, Xie An held her arms tightly and leaned against her. The brother and sister slept all the way in this comfortable environment.

Before they knew it, they had been traveling for a whole day. Xie Songlin looked at the darkening sky and realized that it was too late to continue the journey. After discussing with Xie Songbai and Xie Dachun, they decided to find a suitable place to camp and cook.

The Li family's mother, daughter and two other children got off the car to prepare dinner. They planned to cook a pot of hot soup with steamed buns for everyone to eat. Xie Shu and Xie An also followed Old Lady Shen downstairs, planning to move around and drink some hot soup.

Cheng Hui held Xie Yao, who was still sleeping soundly, and she gave Xie Wanxing a look.

Xie Wanxing asked, "What are you going to eat later, Ayao?"

"I made a lot of complementary food for him and put it in the space, so that I can give it to him on the road." Cheng Hui patted Xie Yao and gently woke him up.

As soon as Xie Yao opened her eyes, she saw Xie Wanxing beside her. She stretched out her hands and asked her to hold her. Xie Wanxing felt helpless. She had slept in the carriage for a whole day. Even though the cushions were thick and not affected by the bumps, she was still quite stiff when she woke up. Especially her arms felt like they were numb from being held by Xie An, and now she had to hold this fat boy.

"If you were any heavier, I really couldn't hold you, Ayao." Although she said this, Xie Wanxing stretched out her hand without hesitation and steadily caught the fat boy who couldn't wait to pounce on her.

Xie Yao's face was filled with joy, and he called out in a baby voice, "Sister, sister, give me a hug."

Cheng Hui flipped her hand and took out a bowl of complementary food that she had prepared long ago from the space. Taking advantage of the fact that there were no outsiders around, Cheng Hui hurriedly handed the complementary food to Xie Yao's mouth and gently coaxed him to eat quickly.

Xie Wanxing put his hands under Xie Yao's arms, put his arms around his belly, and let him sit on Cheng Hui's lap facing her. He was the most reassuring person when eating, eating with big mouthfuls and his food was delicious. Cheng Hui fed him while whispering to Xie Wanxing.

"Did you guys clean up everything yesterday?"

"Well, basically there's nothing left." Xie Wanxing frowned as if he suddenly thought of something. "But it suddenly occurred to me that the wheel marks of our off-road vehicle are different from those of the horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts we have today. I hope no one noticed. We stopped driving when we were some distance away from home, so no one should come to check."

Cheng Hui asked, "By the way, what happened to your second aunt? Was she gone when you informed your grandmother and the others yesterday?"

"Yesterday, when I went to see grandma, she was fine. She was just in a panic and said she was going to inform her family. Then, for some reason, she never came back." Xie Wanxing was also full of doubts about Liu's whereabouts. He didn't know what had happened to make her disappear without a trace. "But I don't think my grandma really wants her to come back."

"Forget it. I don't want to care about her. It's good enough that I can take care of myself now." Cheng Hui sighed softly. She was really frightened these two days. She really didn't have the energy to worry about Liu's whereabouts. What made her more worried now was the next trip to the capital. It was a completely unfamiliar place. She didn't know what kind of situation was waiting for them.

"Mother, don't be afraid. We will definitely survive." Xie Wanxing took out the jade pendant from the space and shook it. "Besides, we still have this when we get to the capital, my cousin's jade pendant."

Cheng Hui stared at the jade pendant for a while and said, "I don't know what this jade pendant is. Is it a token of his family? Ling, is this his surname? We still don't know his identity."

Xie Wanxing said, "The books he gave me don't look like something an ordinary person could get. He just gave them to me so casually. I guess he must be a young man from some powerful family. So this jade pendant should be useful. At least it can help us settle down in the capital. But there are so many people going with us this time. I wonder if it will have any impact?"

Outside the carriage, Li was busy with her hands and feet. Soon, the delicious soup was boiling in the pot, emitting an enticing aroma. She straightened up, wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead with her hand, and then shouted in the direction of the carriage, "Madam, Miss, the soup is ready. You can come down for dinner."

Xie Wanxing heard the call, responded, and got out of the car with Cheng Hui, holding Xie Yao and walking towards the campfire.

When she got closer, Xie Wanxing looked up and found that among the group of people gathered around the fire, there were Xie Rou, Yao Yufang and Madam Yao. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she was naturally happy to see Xie Rou. She called out to Xie Rou in a clear and loud voice: "Big sister!"

"Axing!" Xie Rou also ran towards Xie Wanxing happily.

Xie Wanxing asked, "Big sister, why are you here?"

Xie Rou gently smoothed her wind-torn hair and said, "My fourth uncle told me the news yesterday, and I immediately rushed home to discuss it with my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law said that the Yao family has relatives in the capital who we can go to for help. So we thought that we could just follow my fourth uncle's team on the journey so that we could have someone to look after us along the way, so we followed him."

"I see." Xie Wanxing said happily, "I can rest assured that you two will be traveling together."

Mrs. Yao was sitting there quietly. When she looked up, she saw Cheng Hui walking slowly towards her with Xie Yao. She quickly stood up, with a warm smile on her face, and walked up to them quickly. She took Cheng Hui's hand and started to greet them warmly.

"Aunt Rou'er, we really need you this time!" Mrs. Yao's gratitude was sincere. She patted Cheng Hui's hand gently and continued, "There aren't many people on the road right now, which shows that many people in town probably haven't received the news yet. The sooner we set off, the safer we can be. We never know what we'll encounter along the way. It's always more reassuring to prepare and leave early."

"Mrs. Yao, you're welcome." Cheng Hui pulled her hand back without leaving a trace. "We are all relatives, it's only natural that we look after each other."

Madam Yao didn't care about her address and nodded in response, "Yes, Madam Four is right. We are all relatives."

"Mrs. Yao, hello, brother-in-law." Xie Wanxing also went over and made a simple greeting.

"Little sister." Yao Yufang stood up with a baked pancake in his hand and handed it to Xie Rou, and also greeted Xie Wanxing.

"Thank you, my Lord." Xie Rou politely took the cake from Yao Yufang and turned around to see Xie Wanxing winking at her.

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