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Chapter 965 Stinky Tofu

"This..." Ji Ling was also a little speechless, because she was really not good at getting along with her parents. Her relationship with her parents was just like that. She was able to be with Lu Jingxing because she was lucky to have met Lu Jingxing, and she had been working hard to become better, so good that she could completely get rid of her original family. But Xiao Xin obviously couldn't do it at the moment. Not everyone is in the same situation as her.

She also felt a little helpless.

"But I still think you shouldn't keep everything to yourself. You should try to talk to Sun Xing. I don't think he's incapable of managing things. Besides, dating isn't something that one person should do. What do you think? You're so anxious here, and he's totally unaware of it. Maybe if he knows, he has other ways to face it and solve it together with you?"

Ji Ling thought about how she was also anxious for a long time when she was preparing to meet her mother. Unexpectedly, after Lu Jingxing followed her, those problems that she thought were big were easily solved by just a few words from Lu Jingxing.

So, she felt that since the two of them had decided to be together, they should face all difficulties together so that there would be no regrets.

Xiao Xin raised her head and looked at Ji Ling with tears in her eyes: "If I tell him, won't he think too much? Will he stop being friends with me just because he knows that I have a violent father?"

Ji Ling patted her on the back: "If he is such a person, then he is not someone you can trust, and you have nothing to regret."

“But…but…” Xiao Xin still hesitated.

"Don't say buts. Since this is a hurdle that you need to overcome, don't avoid it. Be brave. Maybe it's not as scary as you think." Ji Ling patted her back gently, like comforting a little sister.

Xiao Xin lowered his head and began to seriously consider her suggestion.

"Xiao Sun just went to the canteen to eat. Will he come over later?" Ji Ling asked softly when he saw that her emotions had stabilized a little.

Xiao Xin nodded, then shook his head: "I said I got off work and went home."

"Let him come over later and you two can talk. For some things, running away is not the only way out. Facing them is easier to solve than running away." Ji Ling suggested.

"But..." Xiao Xin was still a little hesitant.

"It's okay. There's still a long way to go. You have to have faith in him. I'm not good at persuading people. Anyway, if it were me, I think this kind of thing is not something that can be dealt with by one person alone. Let's face it together with him..." Ji Ling picked up Xiao Zuanfeng who had been rubbing against her, and patted Xiao Xin again.

"I just remembered that you were on duty today, why did you say you went back?" As the two were talking, Xiao Sun walked in with a smile. His voice came over before he even arrived.

Xiao Xin looked at Ji Ling for help, then tried her best to adjust her emotions while carrying Xiao Sun on her back.

"Sister Lingzi, why haven't you gone out yet? We have all come back from dinner, is Brother Lu still busy?" Xiao Sun walked up to her, looked at Ji Ling, and asked happily.

Ji Ling nodded to Xiao Xin, and then replied to Xiao Sun: "Fortunately I didn't say anything bad about you. I just mentioned you and you came. We were just about to go out, and it just so happened that you could accompany Xiao Xin..."

"Xiao Xin? What's wrong?" Xiao Sun saw that Xiao Xin's eyes were slightly red, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? What happened?"

"I didn't bully her, haha. Xiaoxin, I'm leaving first. Call me if you have anything..." After getting Xiaoxin's agreement, Ji Ling helped her bring up the issue. The rest was up to them to figure out a solution slowly by themselves.

Unless the two families are well matched, or the family completely respects the children, it is inevitable that the two will encounter this kind of difficulty before they are together. This is something that all men and women in love will experience.

In the past, Ji Ling had never thought that someone would oppose her finding a boyfriend, as she had been neglected by her father and mother since childhood. But didn’t she also experience this?

So, how to say this kind of thing, it can be big or small, the important thing is that both of them are willing to face it together.

Instead of letting Xiaoxin worry here alone, it would be better for her to help break the gauze paper. If Xiaosun is responsible, this problem may not be difficult to solve.

She smiled and decided to wait and see the result tomorrow. If Xiao Sun was irresponsible and unwilling to face it together, she thought Xiao Xin should make plans early.

She thought this as she walked, holding Xiao Zuanfeng in her arms and stroking him non-stop, not noticing that her hands were covered in fur.

She didn't even notice Lu Jingxing, who came out of the cattery outside, standing next to her.

Lu Jingxing stared at her absent-minded appearance for a long time, but he didn't think that the little girl noticed him. Finally, he couldn't help but stretched out his hand in front of her and waved it: "Hey, what are you thinking about? You are so engrossed."

"Ah?" Ji Ling was really startled by him, then grinned: "Are you done?"

Lu Jingxing nodded: "It's okay, we can set off now. So, are you going to take it with you?"

"Haha, no, I haven't played with Xiao Zuanfeng for a long time. It's rare that it takes the initiative to ask for a hug, so I hugged it..." Ji Ling lowered his head and kissed the little guy's head, only to find that his hands were covered with fur: "Wait for me for a while, I'll go wash my hands and leave right away."

Lu Jingxing took Xiao Zuanfeng from her, thought about it, and put it down.

After she finishes washing, I will have to wash myself and pass it on again. Okay, I don’t have to go out tonight.

Little Zuanfeng rubbed against his feet in dissatisfaction, and knowing that it was no use acting cute today, he went to the backyard with his big tail held high.

Lu Jingxing also settled the little monkey down, prepared a nest for it, put enough fruits and dry food in it, and then explained the situation as clearly as possible.

The little monkey is full and is not making any trouble. He is ready to go to sleep. As for how long he will sleep or what he will do after waking up, these are not what he needs to consider at the moment.

Seeing Ji Ling coming out with a backpack, Lu Jingxing walked over with a smile, took her hand, and they went out together.

On the way, Ji Ling told Lu Jingxing about Xiao Xin.

After a moment of silence, Lu Jingxing agreed with Ji Ling's suggestion. Since Xiao Xin couldn't make up her mind, it would be best to let Xiao Sun get involved as well. They should face difficulties together.

"I knew you would think so, but I didn't know if Xiao Sun was reliable..." Seeing that Lu Jingxing also agreed with her approach, Ji Ling was so happy that she jumped up and down as she walked.

From time to time, she stepped on the edge of the flower bed and walked along it on tiptoe, while Lu Jingxing carefully supported her, fearing that she would fall down accidentally.

From time to time, you can hear her silver bell-like laughter.

Lu Jingxing also had a smile on his face. Only when Ji Ling was so relaxed did she seem like just a teenage girl.

"I didn't see Lu Yin when I came back this time. She went back to her hometown. I'm afraid I won't be able to see her until next time." Ji Ling said with some regret.

"And Mi Sijia, I don't know where she is. She didn't answer my calls or reply to my messages..." she continued.

"I heard that Lu Yin went back to her hometown, but Yang Pei didn't go. She should be back today or tomorrow. I'll ask Yang Pei later." Lu Jingxing continued her words: "I don't know about Mi Sijia. Song Yuan and Zhao Jingming said they went out to sea. Don't tell me, it's been so many days. I'm afraid they must have had too much fun. There's no sound or image."

"Ah, didn't Song Yuan just come back from XZ? He went out again?" Ji Ling had never heard Lu Jingxing talk about this.

"I may have forgotten to tell you that the last time Zhao Jingming came, the two of them ran away together that night. If you hadn't mentioned Mi Sijia, I really wouldn't have thought of asking..." Lu Jingxing said a little embarrassedly, as if he only remembered them when something happened.

"Haha, Zhao Jingming is always disappearing. I don't know where he is now. It's not surprising. Song Yuan probably can't tell the directions when he plays with him." Ji Ling laughed when he thought of Zhao Jingming. Lu Jingxing also laughed. It was true.

The further you walk towards the pedestrian street, the more people there are.

"I remember there was a very famous stinky tofu shop on that street corner. When I was in school, I went there with..." Ji Ling paused as she recalled her high school roommates, then skipped over the names and continued, "When I went out with them, we had to queue up for a long time to buy this stinky tofu. Every time they said they were going to buy something else, leaving me to queue here. The longest time I waited was an hour."

Now she has some doubts about what she was thinking at the time. She actually did everything they said just to be friends with them. She was obviously not happy, but she always tried hard to be a good person in order to please them.

In contrast, in today's dormitories, everyone helps each other. No one needs to be cautious, and no one will take anyone lightly.

"But every time, I only eat a small piece. I used to think that someday, I must buy a big portion for myself and eat enough at one time..." After saying this, Ji Ling laughed.

It was clearly just a year or two ago, but it feels like a long time has passed.

Lu Jingxing naturally knew who she was talking about. He felt sorry for her, but was also glad that he helped her get out of this.

He tightened her hand: "Do you want to eat? If you want to eat, let's go line up. This time, buy a large portion and eat as much as you want."

Ji Ling looked up at him and smiled: "Okay..."

The two soon arrived in front of the stall: "It looks like it has been renovated, there are still a lot of people."

Ji Ling said with a smile.

"I haven't bought it before, so I didn't pay attention. It's okay. We have plenty of time tonight, so let's line up." Lu Jingxing pulled her to the back of the line.

"It should be much faster today. Look, they have made two pots." Ji Ling tiptoed and looked at the front of the team.

Lu Jingxing nodded lovingly. When he was a child, his neighbor's uncle specialized in selling stinky tofu in other places. He made the ingredients himself, and every time he came back during the Chinese New Year or other festivals, he would send a portion to Lu Jingxing's family. At that time, the family's conditions were not very good, and no one would buy this to eat, so he thought it was particularly delicious.

But later, when I grew up, the stinky tofu I bought outside no longer had the same taste as before. I don’t know if it was because my mood was different or the ingredients were different, but I never had the stinky tofu as delicious as when I was a child.

Therefore, he was a little curious whether the food Ji Ling bought and ate later would feel different from before.

However, her previous memories were not so beautiful, while mine were exactly beautiful, so maybe the feeling was different.

As he was thinking, he chatted quietly with Ji Ling, and soon it was their turn.

"Boss, I want two large portions..." Ji Ling stretched out his hand and made a "yeah" gesture.

"Okay, thirty yuan..." the boss answered loudly.

"Ah, the price has gone up? A large portion has ten slices. Do you want a large portion? Forget about my medium portion, so I can save some room for other food." Ji Ling turned around and looked at Lu Jingxing.

"I'll take a middle share too..." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

"Then two medium portions, boss." Ji Ling immediately changed his mind.

"But didn't you say you must buy a large portion?" Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

"Uh..." Ji Ling hesitated.

"Boss, I'm sorry, one medium or one large portion..." It was not for the money, but mainly for Ji Ling's original wish. Lu Jingxing habitually touched Ji Ling's head, and then simply scanned the code.

The boss quickly handed two servings of stinky tofu to the two people: "Here, take it...next person."

Ji Ling and Lu Jingxing quickly gave up their seats.

"Let's go over there. There are seats there." Ji Ling pointed to the front and pulled Lu Jingxing and ran.

The two found a seat and sat down: "Try it, it tastes really good." Ji Ling took a piece first and prepared to feed Lu Jingxing, and Lu Jingxing opened his mouth to receive it.

Then looking at the two copies in front of them, they both suddenly burst into laughter.

It's clearly one portion per person.

But the taste is really good, mainly because the sauce is sufficient.

"Lingzi, Brother Lu..." Ji Ling raised his head and looked in the direction where the voice came from with a greasy look on his face.

Yang Pei and Lu Yin ran towards them with surprise on their faces.

Ji Ling also stood up happily, opened her arms and hugged Lu Yin who was running towards her.

"Didn't you say you were going back to your hometown?" Ji Ling asked in surprise.

"Oh, I just miss you." Lu Yin smiled evilly.

"Bullshit, you missed me, you must be missing your doctor Yang, you missed me so much that you didn't even call me today when I came back." Ji Ling said with a smile.

"I sent you a message. I just came back from my hometown and came here directly. I sent you a message but you didn't reply. I also asked Yang Pei to go to the store and he said you were out, so we came here directly." Lu Yin looked aggrieved.

"Ah? You sent me a message?" Ji Ling remembered that she had put her phone in her bag, and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment: "Come, try this stinky tofu, it tastes good."

The two people who were about to get up sat down again, and they talked non-stop.

Lu Jingxing and Yang Pei were thrown aside.

The two looked at each other helplessly. Well, their date was off. Next, they would enter the four-person date mode.

With the addition of two people, the two servings of stinky tofu were quickly finished.

"Next, let's go see a movie. I haven't been to a movie in a long time. I heard that the new films are quite good." Lu Yin suggested.

Ji Ling looked at Lu Jingxing.

(End of this chapter)