Chapter 333: – Extra Release
He probably wanted to be a girl, right?
Lin Jin hesitated, resting his chin on one hand as he stared at the computer.
Come to think of it, Lin Jin actually thought he was a girl when he was little. Even though he and Lin Chen both peed standing up, he had no idea about the differences between boys and girls. He only knew that he looked a lot like those girls, maybe even prettier.
Later, when his mom realized Lin Jin was still confused about his gender, she quickly told him that he was actually a boy and that distinguishing between genders wasn't just about looks but certain organs, like the little pp, and so on.
Then Lin Jin just confusedly asked his mom if cutting off his little thing would make him a girl…
So, actually, Lin Jin wanted to be a girl back in kindergarten. It was simply because he thought he was one and since his mother liked dressing him in girls’ clothes. It was only later during elementary school and middle school that he started hating his appearance because his classmates would laugh at him.
In conclusion! Being a woman or whatever was still too weird. Even though he now accepted his female mentality, but when the black cat told him he could become a woman any time he wanted, he still chickened out.
He even feels that looking androgynous like now was better than becoming a woman because he has gotten used to living this way. If he really became a woman, he would have to get used to being a real woman.
Ugh, it was too troublesome, okay? And he would also have to change his ID card and student records and endure the strange looks from his classmates and teachers.
Though if the black cat did the surgery, maybe none of this would be a problem?
"Brother, I'm back!" Around nine o’clock at night, Lin Chen finally came home again. As soon as he entered, he looked around and finally turned to Lin Jin, asking, "Where's mom? She’s not back yet?"
"Mom said she'll be back late tonight, she seems to have a lot to handle there." Lin Jin had already received the message from his mom, so he had gone downstairs for dinner at six.
"Oh, then I'll go do my homework first. The math teacher handed out a worksheet today and we have to do it." Lin Chen scratched his head. Although he wanted to play with Lin Jin, homework still came first. "I'm taking a day off tomorrow, so I'll take you out to look for some tasty food?"
"Sure." Lin Jin didn’t look away from the computer and continued to stare at his game with one hand propping up his chin.
Moments later, Lin Chen’s somewhat troubled voice could be heard from his bedroom: “This problem is too hard... I don’t understand, no clue."
Lin Chen had once told Lin Jin that since his grades ranked tenth in his year and the top ten students were held to high expectations by the teachers. As a result, his homework and exam papers were all specially tailored to be more difficult than those of other students. But Lin Chen wasn't like the other nine students who were legendary golden students. He could only be considered a golden epic student at best. This made him extremely anxious with his homework everyday.
Of course, although Lin Chen's academic talents couldn't match those of the others in the top ten, he was still much better off compared to those students who were in the middle or even those who studied hard every day but still ranked at the bottom.
Constant muttering came from Lin Chen's room. It was clear that due to the difficulty of the homework questions, Lin Chen was getting frustrated. He was cursing and swearing as if he had an irreconcilable hatred for the problems and the result of constantly battling with the questions was that he ended up pulling out seven or eight hairs with each completed problem.
Tsk, no wonder Lin Chen seemed a bit off yesterday. Not only did his body look less robust than during the winter break, but his hair also seemed much thinner. It must be due to the stress from homework and the approaching college entrance exams.
Lin Chen's voice was quite loud and Lin Jin got so annoyed by the noise that he was no longer in the mood to continue playing games. So he decided to go to Lin Chen’s room to try to soothe him.
His bedroom was a bit different from Lin Jin’s. It was smaller and didn’t have the fancy floor to ceiling windows. All the curtains were drawn and none of the lights were on, except for a dim lamp on the desk, making it look like a villain doing something evil.
"Brother." Lin Chen heard Lin Jin enter the room. He turned his head and complained with a despondent look on his face "This question is too hard, it's kind of ridiculous. How could such a math question possibly appear on the college entrance exam?"
"Let me see." Lin Jin approached with a smile, stood behind Lin Chen, and peered at the densely packed exam papers on the desk. He casually picked a question to examine, but found that although he could understand each letter and word individually, when combined, they seemed as incomprehensible as some heavenly scripture.
"Do you understand it?" Lin Chen rolled his eyes.
Speaking of which, Lin Jin’s best subject in highschool was mathematics. Chinese required memorization so he always ignored it. Only his grades in mathematics were not bad. As long as he paid attention in class and occasionally did homework based on his mood, he could score a ninety on the college entrance examination. Of course, the math section of the college entrance examination was out of one hundred and fifty points.
But this also showed that Lin Jin really did have a talent for math! Even though his lack of math courses had caused his current math skills to rapidly decline to 7th grade levels, Lin Jin still couldn't help but feel proud whenever he thought about his high school math scores.
Look at those classmates who racked their brains every day over math tests. They studied so hard for several years yet their math scores on the college entrance exam were still not as good as his!
“It’s so annoying.” When Lin Chen saw Lin Jin had come over, he stopped his constant complaints like earlier. Instead, he just kept writing on a scrap paper beside him. After thinking deeply, he finally managed to solve a problem, but not without scratching his head and losing a few more hairs.
“If you keep this up, you’ll go bald.” Lin Jin felt that Lin Chen was under too much pressure. Especially now with the college entrance exam season combined with their mother’s expectations, Lin Chen’s stress was understandably too high. “Do you even have time to work out anymore? I think you gained weight.”
“Of course I have no time. Classes used to end at five so I still had time to do homework and then go work out. Now, classes end at nine and I have to do homework on Sundays. I don’t even have time to play games, just go to classes and do homework. It’s not fun at all.” Lin Chen held his chin with one hand and complained to Lin Jin while working on problems. Surprisingly, he found he could solve them faster this way.
“Um, aren’t you going out to play with me this weekend? Just put all this aside for a bit?” Lin Jin tried to comfort him with a smile. “Have some fun these two few days and then study hard again later. Work life balance.”
“Yeah, I’ll finish my homework today and have a classmate hand it to the teacher.” Lin Chen sighed. “You go play, help me close the door. When I’m done with my homework, we can go grab some late night snacks outside.”
“Okay.”
Just as Lin Jin stepped out of Lin Chen's bedroom, he once again heard his brother's continuous mumbling. Lin Jin felt that his little brother might be starting to have some psychological problems. Maybe Lin Chen was the one who really needed a counselor.
Normal people don’t usually curse the parents of the math problems while solving them, right?