Lin Xiaoxiao: "!!!!"
Lin Xiaoxiao moved her stiff neck and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
A woman with gold-rimmed glasses and a long blue dress came into view. She had a smile in her eyes and appeared gentle and intellectual.
"Mom." Tang Xue's voice was filled with joy. She hadn't been home for a long time, and her eyes welled up with tears when she saw her mother.
To her surprise, her mother merely glanced at her and then turned her attention to Lin Xiaoxiao.
"You must be Xiaoxiao, you're so pretty." The woman smiled and spoke, her gentle voice easing Lin Xiaoxiao's initial nervousness.
"Hello, Auntie." Lin Xiaoxiao quickly bowed and greeted her. "My name is Lin Xiaoxiao."
"Good girl." The woman helped Lin Xiaoxiao up and took the things from her hands. "Come in quickly, are you hungry? Come in, wash your hands, and have something to eat."
Lin Xiaoxiao followed the woman inside, leaving Tang Xue alone outside. Tang Xue was not displeased at being ignored; on the contrary, she was quite happy.
She was happy to see her family getting along well with Lin Xiaoxiao.
Besides, since she was going home, she didn't need to be greeted and simply carried her things inside.
"You're back. Go wash your hands, I'll just make some soup." The man standing in the living room smiled gently at Lin Xiaoxiao, put down the dishes he was carrying, and went back into the kitchen.
Lin Xiaoxiao blinked as she watched the man's retreating figure. The man was wearing a blue shirt and a blue apron, and like the woman, he wore gold-rimmed glasses. After looking away, Lin Xiaoxiao turned to look at Tang Xue.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Tang Xue touched her face in confusion.
"It's nothing." Lin Xiaoxiao coughed lightly and followed Tang Xue to wash her hands.
"Are you still nervous?" Tang Xue tilted her head and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao. "I didn't lie to you, did I? My parents are very nice people. With you here, even I, their biological daughter, have to take a backseat."
Lin Xiaoxiao nudged Tang Xue's shoulder. "What's wrong? Are you jealous? Your aunt and uncle are so nice to me, they must think I'm cute."
Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao's smug little expression, Tang Xue reached out and poked her cheek. "Yes, you're the cutest." After saying that, she stole a kiss from Lin Xiaoxiao when she wasn't looking.
"you……"
Watching Tang Xue run off with a smile, Lin Xiaoxiao stomped her foot, wiped her hands clean, and then followed her out.
"Xiaoxiao, come here quickly."
As soon as she came out, she saw Tang Xue's mother waving at her. Lin Xiaoxiao obediently walked over and sat down next to the woman.
Tang Xue's mother is named Shen Xinlan, and Tang Xue's father is named Tang Lin. Both of them are teachers who teach at universities. They always carry a unique scholarly air about them, which makes people feel very comfortable.
Such good people, yet their fates in the book were so tragic. Luckily, I transmigrated here, and luckily, I prevented all of this from happening.
"Eat quickly, stop daydreaming." Tang Xue reached out and patted Lin Xiaoxiao's head.
"Mmm." Lin Xiaoxiao snapped out of her daze and nodded obediently.
"You silly girl, you should be eating, why did you have to resort to violence?" Shen Xinlan reached out and smoothed Lin Xiaoxiao's short hair, while also glaring at Tang Xue.
Tang Xue paused, holding her chopsticks, and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
Lin Xiaoxiao suppressed a laugh, picked up a piece of pork rib and placed it in Tang Xue's bowl, saying softly, "Good girl!"
Tang Xue immediately smiled again and ate the ribs in her bowl with great satisfaction.
Watching their interaction, the couple exchanged a glance and simultaneously smiled.
Actually, when Tang Xue first told them that she had fallen in love with a girl and wanted to be with her, the couple were quite shocked.
However, since both of them had received higher education, they did not immediately blame Tang Xue after learning about the incident.
Instead, he seriously talked to her about how difficult this path was, and only after confirming that Tang Xue was prepared to face all of this did he respect her choice.
Now that they have seen Lin Xiaoxiao in person and the close relationship between the two, they have put their worries aside.
In their view, Tang Xue's life should not be controlled by them; her happiness is something she must create herself.
They wouldn't force Tang Xue to choose a relationship that others would consider normal. What they wanted to see was their child happily facing the future.
No matter how abnormal Tang Xue's choice may seem to others, no matter how improper their relationship may seem to others.
For them, none of that mattered. What truly mattered was what Tang Xue wanted and what kind of happiness she envisioned. Therefore, instead of trying to stop her, they chose to support her.
This path may be difficult, and they may encounter incomprehension and prejudiced gazes from others, with some looking at them as if they were monsters.
But they believed that their love could help them overcome everything and achieve ultimate happiness.
Chapter 135
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After dinner, Tang Xue and Lin Xiaoxiao naturally didn't need to clean up.
"Xiaoxue, take Xiaoxiao out for a walk. Oh, and on your way back, stop by the vet and bring the cat back."
After dinner, Shen Xinlan urged Tang Xue to take Lin Xiaoxiao out for a walk.
Although she had considered letting the two of them rest at home a little longer, they had just finished eating, and she couldn't send them back to their room to rest.
It would be better to let them go out for a walk. Anyway, the pet hospital isn't too far from their home. They can treat it as an after-dinner stroll and then rest properly when they get back.
"What's wrong with it?" Tang Xue asked nervously. Since returning, all her attention had been on Lin Xiaoxiao.
Tang Xue had overlooked the little white cat, and now that she heard Shen Xinlan say that the little white cat was in the pet store, she felt worried.
"Don't worry, it's not a big problem. It's just been feeling a bit unwell these past couple of days. I took it to the vet yesterday, and they said two injections would be enough."
He had one shot yesterday, and he has another one today. I figured it's about time. You guys go out for a walk, and you can bring it back with you when you get back.”
Knowing Tang Xue's feelings for the little white cat, Shen Xinlan quickly offered an explanation.
"That's good." Tang Xue breathed a sigh of relief and, without delay, followed Lin Xiaoxiao out.
"When did Xiaoxue come back? I haven't seen you in so long." Walking in the neighborhood, quite a few people greeted Tang Xue.
They were all elderly men and women, and they all seemed very kind. Tang Xue answered their questions with a smile.
This situation continued until the two left the residential area.
"I didn't realize you were so popular." Lin Xiaoxiao shook Tang Xue's hand, somewhat surprised that Tang Xue was so well-liked.
Tang Xue's public image is that of someone who is particularly aloof and cold, giving people the first impression that she is not easy to approach. She really didn't expect that Tang Xue would be so popular.
"I was very popular when I was little." Tang Xue looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with a smile. "I was the favorite of these uncles and aunts. They would save the best food and toys for me."
Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow. "You were quite a celebrity when you were a kid."
"That's right." Tang Xue puffed out her chest proudly, and the two of them left the neighborhood, bickering and teasing each other.
After strolling around outside for a while, Tang Xue took Lin Xiaoxiao to the pet hospital.
They were greeted by a woman in her forties. After explaining their purpose, the woman led them to see the little white cat.
"Is it alright? Can I take it home now?" Tang Xue reached out and teased the little white cat with her finger after seeing it locked in the cage.
"You can take it back now. It already had its shot today, so there shouldn't be any major problems. Just be careful with its diet when you get back, and don't feed it too much for the first few days."
The woman took the little white kitten out of the large cage and put it into a small cage next to it.
"Okay, thank you, Auntie." After paying, the two left the pet hospital.
"Isn't it cute?" Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao staring at the cage, Tang Xue lifted the cage up a little so that Lin Xiaoxiao could see the little white kitten inside.
"Mmm." Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and reached out to touch the little white cat's forehead.
Tang Xue looked at this scene with gentle eyes and chuckled softly, "Does it resemble your Xiaobai?"
Tang Xue hadn't forgotten the misunderstanding from before. Back then, she thought that Xiaobai, whom Lin Xiaoxiao mentioned, was the name of the person she liked, and she was heartbroken and disappointed for a while because of it.
"It does look somewhat like it." Lin Xiaoxiao carefully observed the little white cat in the cat cage.
The little white cat was pure white, without a single stray hair. It stared at the human looking at it with wide, round eyes.
“Xiaoxiao.” Tang Xue naturally remembered that Lin Xiaoxiao had mentioned before that the little white cat suddenly stopped coming back one day.
"I'm not sad." Knowing what Tang Xue was worried about, Lin Xiaoxiao tilted her head and looked at her, her eyes filled with a gentle smile.
Before adopting Xiaobai, Xiaobai was a stray cat. To be honest, Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't even sure if Xiaobai was actually a stray cat.
After all, when it met Xiaobai, it was clean and didn't look like a stray at all.
So even though Xiaobai never came back, she wasn't too worried, because she believed that Xiaobai would be able to take care of itself and would be able to meet someone who would give it warmth again.
So she wasn't sad. "Okay, let's go back quickly."
Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao didn't seem to be forcing herself, Tang Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Before coming, Tang Xue was a little worried that after seeing her little white cat, Lin Xiaoxiao might feel sad because she would think of the cat she used to have.
Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao didn't seem upset, I finally felt relieved.
"What's its name?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked, holding Tang Xue's hand and tilting her head to look at the cat cage that Tang Xue was holding on the other side.
"Xiaobai." Tang Xue glanced at the cat cage before turning to Lin Xiaoxiao. "Its name is Xiaobai."
Lin Xiaoxiao was taken aback for a moment before slowly relaxing her brows and eyes. "So it seems you don't have the talent for naming things either."
“Indeed.” Tang Xue nodded in agreement.
And so, the two chatted and laughed all the way home. Since it was already afternoon when they got home, they ate a meal, went for a walk, and came back when it was almost dark.
After talking with Shen Xinlan and Tang Lin for a while, the two of them urged me to go and rest.
"Uncle and Aunt are so gentle." Lying on Tang Xue's big bed, Lin Xiaoxiao rolled around with her pillow. The pillow and blanket smelled of sunshine, and it felt especially warm and comfortable to lie on.
It was obvious that the two elderly people had taken it out to sunbathe beforehand, which made Lin Xiaoxiao feel loved and made her nose tingle.
"Of course, you're my parents' daughter-in-law. If they don't treat you well, who will they treat well?"
You haven't seen it, but ever since you came to live with us, I, your own daughter, have had to take a huge backseat.
Tang Xue tidied her long hair and said with a light laugh, "If I didn't know that I was their biological daughter, I would have suspected that I was adopted and that you were their biological daughter."
Lin Xiaoxiao let go of the pillow and immediately hugged Tang Xue's waist. "What's wrong? Are you jealous?"
"A little." Tang Xue tilted her head to look at her, her long hair falling from her cheeks, making her porcelain-white skin appear almost transparent, and her gentle eyes were even more charming under the light.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at her with fascination in her eyes. She reached out and touched Tang Xue's cheek, murmuring, "Xiao Xue, how can you be so beautiful?"
Tang Xue smiled gently, her lips curving upwards, a smile that held an undeniable allure. "Do you like it?"