Chapter 341: – Miserable life of a woman
So Lin Jin's suffering began.
In her mother’s own words, was a girl still a girl if they didn’t know how to wear makeup? Even though Lin Jin was naturally beautiful and even though she was once a man who was prettier than most girls, not knowing how to put on makeup would be really embarrassing on formal occasions in the future.
Well, mom said that for formal occasions, like blind dates or job interviews, a bit of light makeup was necessary. Otherwise, it will make others feel like you don't care.
So, why do I need to go on blind dates?
Lin Jin helplessly sat on the sofa with her eyes closed, feeling the soft brush applying powder on her face.
Her mom was squatting right in front of her, endlessly rambling about makeup. How you should buy better quality makeup, wash your face several times when removing makeup, to wash your face as clean as you can, and stuff like that.
“Oh right, I'll help trim your eyebrows later. How about a straight style?” Mom finally put down the soft brush.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jin felt a headache coming on. What the hell was trimming eyebrows?
“After trimming, you'll have to learn to do it yourself too. Especially those crooked hairs, pluck them one by one with tweezers.” Mom kept blabbing nonstop, greatly concerned for Lin Jin, “We were lucky this time. The new technique was actually used on you, allowing you to have children in the future. If you do have kids, you'll need to be more patient and not crazy like you are now…”
Rest assured, I won’t have any.
Although this was what she thought, Lin Jin’s small head kept nodding nonstop, as if she really might have a child in the future.
But what the hell was this new technique?
Looks like the black cat still hadn’t explained everything to me, right?
Lin Jin acted very obedient, listening to her mother's nagging and honestly learning the makeup techniques her mother taught.
But speaking of which, the light makeup her mother applied for her was indeed very pretty. Although it wasn’t beautiful to the point of devastating a country or a city, it definitely made Lin Jin look a lot prettier than her usual bare faced self.
After two grueling hours, Lin Jin finally escaped back to her room’s bathroom. Holding the makeup remover her mother gave her and frantically washed her face. In her mother’s words, if Lin Jin didn't want her face full of pimples, she should wash it as thoroughly as possible after wearing makeup. Lin Jin, who was particularly meticulous about her face, washed until her skin turned pale before she finally stopped. She then collapsed on her bed with her face still dripping wet.
Sigh, being a woman was so troublesome.
Lin Jin’s body felt a little weak today, maybe because she had just become a woman and hadn't gotten used to it yet. Anyways, she felt lethargic all day, getting dizzy if she sat or lay down too long. It was whatever if just her body was weak, but her appetite had also suddenly halved. Did becoming a woman also mean undergoing some kind of stomach shrinking surgery?
After resting in bed for a half hour, Lin Jin started to feel a little restless.
Although her favorite thing was lying in bed like a salted fish, there was still a limit. For Lin Jin, going out for a walk for an hour or two was almost a daily necessity. Otherwise, staying home all day, even when in a good mood, would make her irritated for no reason.
That was Lin Jin’s state at this moment.
"Mom! I want to go out for a walk!" Lin Jin shouted at the ceiling while lying on her bed.
"No!" Her mom burst in from the living room and anxiously lectured Lin Jin. "You just got out of the hospital and your body hasn’t recovered. The weather now’s also chilly. What if you catch a cold when you go out?"
Look at others, they're even out in shorts and t-shirts right now, okay?
"How could that be, I'm perfectly healthy." Lin Jin suddenly sat up. She took off her jacket, rolled up her sleeves to flex her arms and challenged her mom, "I have muscles! I'm in great shape!"
Hearing this, her mom scoffed and pinched Lin Jin’s biceps as she bluntly questioned, "You touch it, your arms are thin and soft. Where are the muscles?"
"Alright then." Of course Lin Jin knew she didn't really have muscles. At most, she had some not visible non bulky muscles on her calves. She flopped back onto the bed in defeat and complained, "I’ve been inside all day. You won’t even let me open a window, I'm going to suffocate to death."
"You're just too idle, not suffocated" her mom diagnosed. "I’ll go make you some soup for you. Why don’t you go play in Lin Chen's room instead of lying here in bed?"
"That’s not too good right? Lin Chen is a boy." Lin Jin hesitated. Actually, she just did not want to see Lin Chen's irritation when he did his homework.
Besides, Lin Chen wouldn’t even pay her any mind when he did his homework. And with her level of knowledge, she couldn’t understand any of the foreign hieroglyphics he wrote. Hanging out in Lin Chen’s room was even less appealing than watching videos on the computer.
His mother turned around and walked out. Lin Jin hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to go to Lin Chen’s room and take a look.
Lin Chen's room was smaller than Lin Jin's and there were no floor to ceiling windows, TV, game consoles, and stuff like there. The most prominent thing in his room was a huge desk, one end piled with books and the other end holding a computer while he sat in the middle working on his homework.
At this time, Lin Chen was indeed in a foul mood, cursing under his breath. He clearly didn’t want to continue with the papers spread out on his desk, yet his body still diligently kept writing.
"Lin Chen, let's sneak out and play. You've been working for two to three hours" Lin Jin suggested as she plopped down on Lin Chen's bed, wincing in pain.
Lifting the thin bamboo mat, she discovered his bed was actually made of hard wooden boards. Unprepared, Lin Jin's butt felt as if he had just fallen down and was burning with pain.
"Not going, I still have two papers to finish. After that, I'll take a nap."
Lin Chen, agitated by his papers, was quite sharp in his response, even turning to glare fiercely at Lin Jin. "Go play on the computer, I'll go out with you tonight."
"Okay, okay" Lin Jin raised both hands to surrender, helpless against Lin Chen at the moment.
So, why does the usually introverted and gentle Lin Chen turn into such a ferocious figure when doing homework?
Sitting on the bed, Lin Jin watched Lin Chen feverishly writing at the desk but suddenly sighed and said, "I'm leaving soon."
"So soon?" Lin Chen turned his head in surprise, "Didn't you just get out of the hospital? Aren't you resting for a month before going back?"
"I'll rest for a week and go back next Sunday" Lin Jin crossed her legs and tilted her head as she looked at Lin Chen, "Why did you sound so awkward this morning when you called me sister? It used to come out so smoothly."
"Because... I'm not used to it?" Lin Chen turned back and lowered his head to look at his homework papers, then said. "Before, calling you sister felt like a bit of a joke... Now that you're really my sister, it feels weird."
"This month has gone by so fast. It feels like you just arrived two or three days ago and now you're already leaving" Lin Chen supported his chin with one hand and lost his motivation to continue working. He murmured "You've been here over a month, and we only went out once. I barely saw you otherwise."
"It really went by quickly."
Bullsh*t, she had only been here three or four days.