Chapter 210 207. Mom’s Support
An Han carried her tray back to her family and sat down directly across from her mother.
She took the dishes off the tray and set them on the table, only to see her sister eagerly scoot over to her side.
“Sis, who was that tough-looking guy just now?”
“Tough-looking guy?”
An Han didn’t understand the unfamiliar term at first, but quickly reacted.
“Oh, him? My roommate.”
“So handsome~”
She shot her sister a glance, her eyelid twitching, and an image of her sister together with Long Xing naturally popped into her mind.
Immediately, she slapped the back of her sister’s head. “Are you stupid? What’s handsome about him?”
At her sister’s age, she was right at the start of rebellion and especially fond of boys with a bit of a bad-boy vibe.
Back when An Han was in middle school, quite a few girls in her class were like that.
But Long Xing wasn’t just “a bit” roguish—once that tattoo was exposed, he looked straight-up like a gang enforcer.
Her sister, looking aggrieved, ignored An Han. Their mother smiled and spoke up, “Stop fooling around and eat.”
“The food’s pretty good.”
Her mother picked up a bite of food and glanced around at the bright, clean environment of the cafeteria.
Actually, this wasn’t her first time on campus. She had come once when An Han started her freshman year, but back then she had only helped with registration and tidying the dorm room, staying less than an hour before leaving. She hadn’t tasted the cafeteria food then.
Her gaze landed toward the center of the cafeteria. “That boy—Su Peng, right?”
An Han quickly turned her head and saw Su Peng holding a tray, looking for an open spot.
“Mm.” She nodded, pretending nothing was wrong.
But her mother smiled warmly. “Call him over to eat with us.”
“Uh…”
An Han’s heart instantly tightened. She glanced at her mother’s expression, unable to read her attitude, and could only pray that Su Peng wouldn’t give himself away.
She stood up and waved at Su Peng.
“Over here!”
Hearing the call, Su Peng subconsciously looked over, only to see An Han sitting with her family.
Why am I being called over?
He froze, then looked down at what he was wearing.
Thankfully, he wasn’t dressed too casually, and he had washed his hair before going out today.
Even though he knew that he and An Han weren’t boyfriend and girlfriend, he still put on the air of someone meeting his future mother-in-law.
Carrying his tray over to An Han’s family, he glanced at the seating and could only sit beside An Han.
This really does feel like meeting the mother-in-law…
“Hello, Auntie.”
Her mother studied Su Peng’s face. Last night at the bus stop, it had only been a brief encounter, and she hadn’t paid him much attention.
But when An Han and Su Peng got off the bus together, they had clearly looked quite close.
She glanced at An Han, whose small face was tense and who was visibly nervous while eating, then at Su Peng’s ingratiating smile.
She seemed to understand something.
With a gentle smile, she nodded.
The atmosphere was a bit strange. An Han couldn’t figure out what her mother was thinking. Everyone at the table ate in silence, while only her sister kept clamoring to play on her phone.
Su Peng was even more uneasy—this was the most torturous meal he’d ever eaten in his life.
“Su Peng, right?” Finally, her mother spoke first. She gracefully set down her bowl and chopsticks and asked, “I heard you and An Han are classmates, and you get along pretty well.”
“Yes. She usually takes good care of me.”
Especially when it comes to pranks.
“How would she know how to take care of people?” her mother said with a smile, glancing at An Han. Then she asked, “An Han hasn’t caused any trouble at school, has she?”
“No, no. Some time ago she even helped her roommate find a girlfriend. She gets along pretty well with everyone in class.”
Su Peng did his best to praise An Han’s behavior at school, even packaging her mischief as well-intentioned pranks. But after a few sentences, he started to struggle.
After all, An Han really hadn’t done many decent things…
From his words, her mother got a rough idea of An Han’s campus life. Though much of it was glossed over, An Han was clearly doing fine.
She smiled and nodded, then asked An Han, “How about getting a checkup at a hospital this weekend?”
“I already did!” An Han pulled out a scanned document on her phone—she had prepared this in advance. “I think the physical exam report got left in my dorm wardrobe. Let’s just make do with the phone version for now.”
“Who went with you for the checkup?” her mother asked, surprised.
“I went by myself.”
An Han answered confidently, then secretly glanced at Su Peng, signaling him to bring the report to class in the afternoon.
The report had been with Su Peng all along.
“The doctor said there were no problems—very healthy,” she added quickly. She really didn’t want to go through another gynecological exam; it was far too terrifying and embarrassing. “So we don’t need to go again, right?”
Her mother didn’t object. After all, she couldn’t really understand the data on the report anyway. She simply nodded with relief. “You should get a regular checkup every six months, especially now that something like this has happened.”
“Mm.” An Han obediently agreed.
Anyway, after half a year, her mother would probably forget about the checkup.
Or she could just muddle through again then.
After lunch, they parted ways with Su Peng. An Han walked with her mother along a shaded campus path. Her sister was curious about everything, running around like a headless fly, staring eagerly at the energetic female students, her eyes filled with hope and longing.
Her mother was still wearing the same long dress from yesterday. Dressed neatly and with light makeup, she looked barely in her thirties. Standing next to An Han, they looked less like mother and daughter and more like sisters with a large age gap.
She seemed deep in thought. An Han didn’t dare say much, but the slight tension she’d been feeling gradually eased.
Thankfully, her mother hadn’t brought up anything awkward or embarrassing because she’d become a girl.
The most embarrassing part had already happened yesterday…
“An Han.”
“Mm?”
“You haven’t changed your ID yet, right?”
An Han took her ID card out of her pocket and handed it over. “No.”
“You should find a way to change it to female as soon as possible.”
She wanted to refuse—it was all already prepared by the system.
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly realized that the female ID rewarded by the travel task might actually be handled by her mother.
She wanted to ask how her mother planned to do it, but then her mother continued, “At school, you still wear men’s clothes, right?”
“After all, they still think I’m a guy…”
“How about going to buy a couple of outfits tonight?”
That suggestion made An Han feel even more at ease—it meant her mother truly accepted her gender. Still, she hesitated and shook her head. “I don’t really have a chance to wear them at school. By the time the ID is changed, the weather will probably be warmer anyway. There’s no need to buy too many clothes, right?”
“Don’t worry too much about other people’s opinions.” Her mother suddenly turned to look at her. “You’re already a girl. You can wear pretty clothes, put on makeup, grow your hair long… you can even get a boyfriend.”
“Let’s not…”
“Mom will support you.”
An Han looked into her mother’s eyes, and for some reason, she felt like crying.
“Bro, you should dress up all pretty~”
Her emotions instantly vanished. She slapped a hand onto her sister’s head as she leaned over, pushing her away in disgust.
“Get lost!”
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