Standing outside the restaurant, Lin Xue carried the baby in her arms as she looked at Tang Ping questionably.
"Come on, let's go. We have to stop the stores from closing too early today," Tang Ping led Lin Xue to a couple of stores and bought the baby stuff it needed, as well as stuff Lin Xue will need.
Admiring the baby carrier she was wearing, Lin Xue exclaimed happily, "Wow! It will make it much easier to carry him around with this."
"Of course it would. I even helped you get the diaper bag which will help carry all the baby's necessities." Tang Ping shook her head at Lin Xue and said.
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After being dropped off by Tang Ping at her apartment, Lin Xue woke up the next day happily. Lin Xue dressed up and dressed the baby as well with clothes she had bought the previous night with Tang Ping.
After getting ready, Lin Xue lifted up the baby and walked out of her apartment with her one luggage bag and a diaper bag she had also bought the previous night.
Looking back at her apartment, Lin Xue couldn't help but feel saddened at the prospect of leaving. She had only spent four years in this apartment since she turned 16. Now she turned 20 and will move away from the apartment she spent a fraction of her life in.
When she first moved into this house, she was very happy to finally put away the life where she was abandoned and picked up by a stranger whom she treats more like a father than her actual parent.
Lin Xue was never much of a slacker, or party person, so she never had much fun. She also didn't have much experience fighting since she spent most of her time studying to enter the medical field. She only ever joined God's Sanctuary to increase her fitness and lifespan so that she may live longer and be able to help even more people.
With all that flashing through her mind, Lin Xue took one last look at her apartment and turned away from it. Lin Xue left the keys to her apartment in the office and left to the ship that will take her and the baby away from Plant Bala and on to her new life on Planet Roca.
Arriving at the ship, Lin Xue found that Tang Ping was waiting for her, and that Di Yan and Lin Yu were inside the ship looking at her with pitying gazes from the windows. Ignoring their looks of pity, Lin Xue walked to Tang Ping cheerfully and hugged her, "Let's get going!"
"Let's go." Tang Ping took the luggage from Lin Xue and helped her get on the ship.
"Is this the ship we're taking to Planet Roca?" Lin Xue looked around with awe as she entered the cabin she will be sharing with Tang Ping for the next couple of days.
"Why? Do you hate it?" joked Tang Ping.
"No, I love it. I have never been in one ever," stars jumped out of Lin Xue's eyes as she eyed the inside of her cabin and then out the window.
"Is this your first time in one?" Tang Ping asked after seeing Lin Xue's actions.
"Yeah, I have never stepped foot inside one of these." Lin Xue laid the baby on the bed carefully before examining everything else in the cabin.
Sitting next to the sleeping baby, Tang Ping looked at Lin Xue, "Well, the only thing you should know, is not to worry about the ascent and the descent of the ship. You won't even feel it has lifted off or even landed, that's how far this planet traveling technology has come."
"That's amazing," said Lin Xue.
This was the first time Lin Xue had ever been on a ship before. She never thought that she would get the chance to ride on one ever, she always thought she would only get to see them fly off into the sky.
When she was little and lived with Doctor Tang, besides having the dream of becoming a famous doctor, she always wanted to fly on of the ships that fly across space. Although she doesn't get to fly one this time, just being able to get a ride in one was about to make her feel content enough.
Thinking about her dreams, Lin Xue began to remember all the fun times she ever had with Doctor Tang, her adoptive father. Lin Xue was glad that she was taken in by Doctor Tang and not thrown into an orphanage.
To be able to live a wonderful childhood thanks to Doctor Tang, Lin Xue often wishes that Doctor Tang can live happily forever. She often tried to get him to date when she had just turned 14, since she knew she would be gone at the age of 16.
Remembering the wonderful times she had spent with Doctor Tang, Lin Xue began to feel saddened and looked out the window. True enough, like Tang Ping had said, you wouldn't even notice if one had departed.
Looking at the wide expanse of darkness and coupled with a bit of white specks, a giant flaming ball, and a couple of planets passing by them. Lin Xue dropped her head in disappointment, realizing she won't get to see Doctor Tang frequently as before.
Knowing that she won't be seeing Doctor Tang for many months and possibly years, it made her sad. Especially when she herself can't afford traveling expenses from planet to planet. It would take her years to gather enough money to even travel to a neighbouring planet.
Tang Ping, who was taking care of the sleeping baby, noticed Lin Xue's unhappy expression. "What's wrong Little Xue?" softly called out Tang Ping with concern. Both obviously becoming very close with each other in just a single day.
"I… I won't be able to see my dad as often anymore," informed Lin Xue sadly.
"We still have the ComLinks," Tang Ping showed her wrist to Lin Xue who had a ComLink.
Lin Xue didn't bother looking back, she only shook her head, "It's not the same Auntie Ping."
"It will be alright Little Xue, I'm sure he will be able to visit you some time." Tang Ping got off the bed and walked next to Lin Xue before patting her back kindly.
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After Lin Xue calmed down, she went to sleep in the cabin with the baby and didn't wake up till the next day.
She went out of the cabin with the baby in her arms and met with Di Yan and Lin Yu who were in the cafeteria eating.
Meeting inside the cafeteria was completely coincidental, but seeing them so soon made Lin Xue happy. This way, she will get to clear up the misunderstandings between them and Tang Ping, helping them get closer.
After explaining to them the circumstances surrounding Tang Ping, Di Yan and Lin Yu seemed to be more relaxed about being in the same clinic as Tang Ping, but they were still suspicious. They have only known Lin Xue for only a day, so they believed her to be easily swayed in her opinions.
Deciding to believe her was only for their convenience of their future partnership in the clinic. Which may as well last for the rest of their lives.
Lin Xue left them after eating her share of the food and let them mull over what she told them about Tang Ping, hoping to make them more understandable.
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The ride on the ship was pretty smooth, and luckily, the ship was fast and they arrived at Planet Roca in just two days.
On the ride, although Lin Xue cleared the misunderstandings between Tang Ping and the other two nurses, Di Yan and Li Yun, they didn't talk as much as she had expected.
Getting off from the ship, Lin Xue parted ways from Di Yan, Lin Yu, and Tang Ping.
"Goodbye everyone, I will see you all at the clinic in two days," Di Yan shook their hands and left hurriedly to take care of moving her stuff into her new house.
"Same here, I have to get my cat out of her cage," Lin Yu turned to leave with a huge cage, inside the cage was a fierce tiger looking at everyone.
Lin Xue waved at the tiger and then turned to Tang Ping, who was the last person to leave. Instead of shaking her hand, Lin Xue hugged her, "Thank you so much for helping me, I will see you in two days Auntie Ping."
"No problem Little Xue. It was my pleasure, plus, I got to see this little rascal longer," Tang Ping smiled and hugged back Lin Xue before looking at the baby with a warm smile.
"I hope I can settle in quickly into my new house, so I can go visit you," Lin Xue said softly as she picked up her stuff. "Goodbye Auntie Ping."
"Goodbye Little Xue," waved Tang Ping, also carrying her own stuff and walking away.
Walking over to her new house all by herself, while carrying the baby, Lin Xue arrived safely at her new house. She didn't have much trouble, considering the baby was mostly sleeping the past few days, occasionally waking up to eat, it kind of worried her. Even if she didn't have to worry about crying and not being able to sleep at night.
Arriving at her new house, Lin Xue looked up at the big house in surprise. She never expected to have such a big house, she thought she would be gifted a low-end house. So seeing the big house, Lin Xue felt better about moving planets.
Moving into a very low-end house would surely bring her morale down after moving planets and not being able to see her family. With this house, she can rest assured and not worry about never having enough space. The only thing that worried her about the bigger house, is that she will have to work more at home to keep the house clean.
It also had a good amount of land that will allow her to do a lot of stuff. It also provided enough room for the baby to play happily when it is older.
"Ah! Are you the new neighbor? Are you also a mother?" Lin Xue's new neighbor walked out of her house slowly and at an elegant pace with a baby in her arms. She walked up to Lin Xue and smiled amiably at her. The woman had black long hair and black eyes, her skin fair and her body curvy.
"Ah, yes. Nice to meet you, my name's Lin Xue. I adopted this baby on the day he was born because he was left by his mother," Lin Xue said as she showed the baby to the woman happily.
"Awh, what a poor child. Nice to meet you, I am Luo Sulan. This is my baby boy," Luo Sulan also showed off her baby and showed him to Lin Xue. "Say, what's the name of your little one?"
Bringing back the baby to her embrace, Lin Xue looked at the baby with a happy smile, "This little one's name is Qing Tian. Although he's my adopted son, i cherish him dearly. What about you Miss Luo, what did you name your little boy?"
Luo Sulan was briefly stunned hearing Lin Xue's explain that the baby is adopted before chuckling a bit with a blush, "I named my little baby Han Sen. He's my pride and joy. I'm hoping he becomes a wonderful son."
Lifting up her baby, Luo Sulan put him in front of Qing Tian and both babies opened their eyes at the same time and locked eyes, both eyes filled with curiosity upon wanting to know more about each other.
Lin Xue looked at the baby Han Sen with a smile before turning to Luo Sulan, "Miss Luo, I'm embarrassed to say this, and I know it may be disrespectful, but may you be my son's wet nurse? As I have just explained, I'm not this baby's mother and I have no form of giving him the milk of a mother. It's only until I can procure enough funds to buy some baby milk."
"Please, call me Sister Sulan. I don't mind becoming your baby's wet nurse for the time being. I will also prepare some of my milk for you for when I am not available until you can buy some baby milk," said Luo Sulan with a charismatic smile on her face, appearing like an angel who appeared to help Lin Xue.
Lin Xue's eyes widened and a shocked expression covered her face for a second before morphing into happiness.
"Thank you Miss Lu- Sister Sulan!"