The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 967: The Whole Family Takes the Train (3)

Chapter 967: Chapter 967: The Whole Family Takes the Train (3)

Xiaobai became anxious, its body frozen stiff, awkwardly twisting itself into a spiraling shape – quite enchantingly so.

Ruan Jiaojiao saw the icicles on Xiaobai shedding noisily and felt so worried about it feeling cold that she urged, "Xiaobai, go to sleep. Only come out when you’re warm. Don’t come out again this year. We’re going back to Beidu for the New Year’s celebration, and we will return after the holiday."

Upon hearing that they were only going to Beidu for the New Year and not thinking of returning it, Xiaobai felt relieved. It wanted to nuzzle Ruan Jiaojiao’s little head with its big one, but, remembering its own icy body and the Demon lurking with greedy eyes, it discarded the thought and slipped out of the window.

Ruan Jiaojiao got up and watched it leave through the back door. Although it was already dark, the snow’s whiteness made visibility not much worse than during the daytime. She saw Xiaobai bump into something, then a tree fell, something thudded to the ground, landing on the snow-covered twigs, emitting cracking noises...

Ruan Jiaojiao withdrew her gaze to see Xiu Xi still by her side and said, "Brother Xi, you should go to sleep too. We need to get up early tomorrow."

Xiu Xi nodded, tucked her in properly, and then picked up the Lingzhi on the ground before leaving.

The next morning, Ruan Jiaojiao was awoken by the cold.

A pair of cold hands were placed on her face, startling her awake. Opening her eyes, she saw Ruan Jie, who was also on holiday, smiling at her with a big white teeth-filled smile that seemed especially punch-worthy.

Ruan Jiaojiao felt his cold hands moving towards her neck and screamed in a panic, "Mommy!"

Ruanlin Family lady, who was selecting clothes for Ruan Jiaojiao, turned at the sound and gave Ruan Jie a slap on the hand: "Are you trying to kill her?!"

Xiu Xi, who was packing his belongings outside, also walked in briskly and threw a cold look at Ruan Jie.

Ruan Jie thought that if looks could kill, he might have died several times over.

Muttering to himself and covering his head, he backed towards the door. He was just joking since Jiaojiao hadn’t woken up, so he had chosen this method to wake her. How did it end up with a slap and the Death’s eye?!

Even though she was his beloved little sister, in Xiu Xi’s eyes, he seemed to be an utterly unforgivable villain.

Grumbling to himself, feeling wronged, Ruan Jie dared not say anything against the authority of the Ruanlin Family lady and Xiu Xi’s cold stare, and he silently left the room.

"Jiaojiao, it’s time to get up. What do you think about wearing this outfit?" After sending Ruan Jie away, the Ruanlin Family lady passed a set of clothes to Ruan Jiaojiao. They were fairly old clothes, which, of course, would still be good clothes in the eyes of others, but compared to the many wardrobes full of fine clothes Jiaojiao had, they seemed slightly inadequate.

Especially since the Ruanlin Family lady had chosen darker colors, and with one too many washes, they seemed a bit dull.

Young girls all loved to dress up, and the Ruanlin Family lady, worried that Ruan Jiaojiao wouldn’t like them, explained, "We can change into something else once we reach Beidu, but let’s wear this set on the coach."

Although the Ruanlin Family lady had never ridden on a train before, she knew that it was still better to be cautious when traveling, especially now, keeping a low profile was advisable. With all sorts on the train, she feared dressing too lavishly might attract thieves.

Ruan Jiaojiao glanced at them. She really did like to look pretty, but she understood the Ruanlin Family lady’s point and nodded sensibly, smilingly agreeing.

Xiu Xi, on the other hand, felt like saying it didn’t matter and that she should wear whatever she wanted, but looking at Ruan Jiaojiao’s tender little face, he silently swallowed the words and left the room with the Ruanlin Family lady first, letting Ruan Jiaojiao change her clothes.