Ma Zhi watched the family performance, thinking he might just roll his eyes. Even a weak scholar wouldn’t be this frail.

And Gu Baijiang, who walked with such vigor, was also extremely selfish. At this moment, instead of supporting the family, he was burdening the children.

"Third Brother, you should do it, Second Brother can’t handle it."

Gu Kaiyuan knew he couldn’t refuse this time, and went over to take over. Just like the previous life, Xu Huizhen placed all her weight on Gu Kaiyuan, almost like getting on his back.

"Mother, if you lean on me like this, I can’t bear it."

"You’re tall and strong, how can you not handle it?

I’m not asking you to carry me, or do you really not want to take care of me?"

"Son doesn’t mean that," Gu Kaiyuan sighed helplessly, "I will do my best."

Gu Kaiping and Gu Kaicheng, walking behind, looked like they were enjoying a show. They could clearly see that Xu Huizhen was troubling Gu Kaiyuan.

Of course, Gu Baijiang didn’t speak up to stop it. This unfilial son wouldn’t hand over the silver for them to manage, so he should suffer a bit.

They walked for about half an hour, during which Xu Huizhen felt smug inside. Walking this way was indeed much easier.

Gu Kaiyuan’s feet crossed forward and backward, and a stumble made him fall to the ground with Xu Huizhen.

"Ah..."

Bai Suihe was startled and quickly covered her ears. Since when did this mother-in-law have such a loud voice? Where was her image, her decorum?

As for Gu Kaiyuan, she saw everything clearly just now. Before Gu Kaiyuan fell, he even winked at her.

"Mother, are you alright?" The two filial sons quickly ran over, helping Xu Huizhen sit up, one on each side.

"Gu Kaiyuan, you want to kill your mother by falling on her."

Gu Kaiyuan, "Mother misunderstood. I warned you before that when you place all your weight on me, plus the weight of these quilts, even a strong man couldn’t bear it."

"If Mother insists on thinking this way, then we brothers should take turns carrying you. That way you can see if I’m really trying my best."

Gu Kaiping and his brother immediately sensed the full malice coming their way, grabbing Xu Huizhen’s arms on each side, "Mother, Third Brother makes sense; he didn’t do it on purpose."

"Yes, Mother, have some compassion for your son."

It’d be best if she could walk by herself; otherwise, everyone would have to take turns. Even if Xu Huizhen favored them, they wouldn’t be able to bear it.

"I’m injured from the fall; I can’t walk." Xu Huizhen resorted directly to playing rogue, having found an easy way to walk, she certainly didn’t want to go back to suffering.

Ma Zhi walked over with a whip, "You’re the troublesome old woman. Can you get up and walk properly? Otherwise, don’t blame my whip."

Having received the Bai Family’s favor, Ma Zhi of course knew he should step in at this moment. The whip fell right next to Xu Huizhen, scaring her into jumping up immediately, losing her previous frail appearance.

"Such a vile character," Ma Zhi had seen many like her, sympathizing somewhat with Gu Kaiyuan internally; having such a mother was indeed pitiful.

"Hurry up," with a flick of the whip, the Gu Family’s pace quickened.

Gu Antong and Liu Yun gritted their teeth, supporting each other, internally blaming Xu Huizhen, as her presence caused the Gu Family to become a laughingstock again.

Foot pain — everyone’s feet were hurting, weren’t they?

Gu Antong looked back at Bai Suihe, surprised at her physical stamina, showing no signs of discomfort, very different from the sickly image of constantly taking fetus-preserving medicine at home.

Her eyes lit up, as if she had realized something.

"Stop looking," Liu Yun patted her hand, "If you upset the escort, none of us will have a good time."

She looked at her daughter’s radiant face, whispering in her ear, "Later, when we rest, smear some dirt on your face; don’t draw too much attention."

Gu Antong was somewhat unwilling but understood her mother meant well, nodding obediently.

The whole Gu Family, except for the two children traveling empty-handed, was slowly becoming physically exhausted.

Bai Suihe, supporting her waist, also felt she had reached her limit today.

"Alright, everyone rest here," said the escort, relieving everyone greatly. Many people sat directly on the ground.

Gu Kaiyuan was carrying four quilts, and since he took over, the Gu Family seemed to have forgotten.

"I’ll take you over there to rest," Gu Kaiyuan pointed to a large tree nearby, where Bai Suihe could sneak into the space.

Bai Suihe nodded and leaned on his shoulder, being helped to the tree.

Gu Kaiyuan put down the quilts, which happened to block a corner, allowing Bai Suihe to disappear without being seen.

Once inside the space, Bai Suihe immediately collapsed on the bed. Even ordinary people couldn’t handle walking like this, let alone a pregnant woman.

Fortunately, she had the space; otherwise, she might have wanted to end it all, at least it would be swift.

Understanding the time difference between the two sides, Bai Suihe wasn’t in a rush to get up. After resting most of the day, she went to the bathroom, washed up quickly, and applied medicine on her feet.

The blisters had broken open again; the soles, which had improved a bit in the morning, were now bloody and mangled again.

Seeing the state of her feet, she was somewhat impressed with her own endurance, gritting her teeth as she applied the medicine. She also took out the previously saved meal and ate heartily.

Caressing her belly, the baby had been very well-behaved, though seemed to wake up very little.

Were it not for occasional movements, she’d be worried.

After eating and drinking, she took a nap before going out to call Gu Kaiyuan in.

They covered each other, and no one expected that in such a short moment, both of them had rested well.

"Come up to collect your food," the escort gave everyone two buns, they were cold and hard, having come from the post station that morning.

"Is this all, sir? Is there no water?" Someone asked, seeing only two buns, daring to ask).

"No, you’ll have to prepare your own water in the future. If you don’t have any, find some along the road." The escort said before moving forward with the bucket, distributing items one by one.

Once Bai Suihe and Gu Kaiyuan received theirs, they took the chance to toss the buns directly into the space while everyone else was eating.

"Third Brother, do you have any water left?" Gu Kaiping asked, holding up his water skin.

Gu Kaiyuan had anticipated this, shook the now deflated water skin, "Big Brother, there’s none left, I’m thinking of filling some raw water from the roadside."

"Who knows if that water’s clean," Gu Kaiping sneered; "How did you two drink it so fast?"

"No choice, carrying all these quilts has made me sweat a lot, I need to stay hydrated." Gu Kaiyuan pointed at the pile of quilts stacked high, "Speaking of which, I’ve carried them for quite a while, it should be Big Brother’s turn now."

With that, Gu Kaiyuan untied two old quilts and handed them to Gu Kaiping, "We agreed the three of us would be filial together; we can’t let Big Brother bear the reputation of being unfilial."