Chapter 459: – Returning Home
In the end, Lin Jin and her mom were dropped off at the train station in the city by her expressionless uncle. Then without even saying goodbye, he turned around and left.
It was clear her uncle had some objections to the news that Lin Jin had become a girl. Although his reaction wasn't very intense, he obviously had problems with her, so he simply sent Lin Jin away.
"Mom." Lin Jin watched her uncle's car drive off and asked her mother with a helpless smile, "Are we going to Guangdong?"
"Yeah, I'll make you some soup." Regarding scenes like these, her mom was already very used to it. After all, the thing where they had been kicked out by her grandpa was just yesterday, so being politely sent off today wasn't so bad. Lin Jin’s mom gently patted Lin Jin's head and smiled, "Lin Chen keeps talking about you every day, saying he wants to go out with you for barbecue and snacks at night."
"He should have finished his college entrance exams by now, right?"
Lin Jin calculated the days and realized that Lin Chen should have finished his exams and been off school since mid June.
"Yeah, but he's now waiting for his results at home and not in the mood to go out and play." Mom cheerfully took Lin Jin's hand and sat down in the KFC at Ledong Railway Station, continuing, "This time when we go to Guangdong, don't worry about your dad. He's a grown man, what does he still need you to worry for? Just have a good time with Lin Chen for a month, then our family will go traveling for another month."
"Um... Does our family include dad?" Lin Jin asked with an awkward smile.
"Of course not." Mom rolled her eyes at her. "If that guy comes with us, how could Lin Chen and I have any fun?"
"Oh, that's true."
Mom had booked tickets for 4pm and right now, it was just before 2. So her mom went to the counter and ordered two fries and burgers, planning to spend the time here.
Lin Jin hadn't slept well last night. Although sleeping with her mom wasn't a big deal since they were both women, it was actually the first time since she was ten that she'd slept with another woman. Even though she was now a woman herself, she was still uncomfortable. Also, even at her age, her mom still had the habit of hugging people while sleeping. Yesterday, Lin Jin was hugged all night, it was a miracle she could even sleep well.
Sitting there and resting her chin on one hand, Lin Jin slowly ate her fries with the other. But as she ate, she started feeling sleepy and began to feel dazed.
Ah, I’m sleepy.
Having sat for a bit too long and without any excitement, Lin Jin quickly fell half asleep. She strenuously lifted her head and opened her eyes to look at her mom, only to find that she was resting her chin on both hands, watching Lin Jin get sleepy with great interest.
"Mom, I'm going to take a nap." Lin Jin yawned, then rested her head on her arms, happily planning to sleep for a bit.
Although the surroundings were quite noisy, the noise wasn't too jarring, so Lin Jin felt quite comfortable sleeping.
She closed her eyes and fell asleep in less than two minutes.
Though to be honest, sleeping with her head on her arm wasn't particularly comfortable. Although it felt quite comfortable at first, after who knows how long, Lin Jin noticed in her sleep that her sore arm could no longer support her head.
She groggily opened her eyes, feeling the soreness in her arm. Lin Jin sighed helplessly, lifted her head to look at her mom, who was sitting across from her playing with her phone, and asked, "What time is it?"
"Three thirty, almost time." Her mom had a gentle smile. "I was just about to wake you up."
"Mm." Lin Jin shook her arms, smiling as she stood up.
Nothing much happened on the high speed train. They arrived safely in Shenzhen and then boarded another train from Shenzhen to Guangdong. The timing between the two trains was very tight. Lin Jin and her mom hurriedly got off one train and then rushed to board the next one, almost missing the train to Guangdong.
After arriving in Guangdong, her mom didn't take Lin Jin anywhere to play but directly brought her home.
Lin Jin's bedroom was still exactly the same as when she left last time. Except for the quilt that was neatly folded and placed at the head of the bed, everything else, even the shoes she had casually kicked off before leaving, remained in their original positions.
The floor to ceiling window was slightly open. As soon as Lin Jin entered the room, she felt a cool breeze blowing against her face. She lazily plopped onto the bed and sprawled out.
From her hometown to here took a full four to five hours. They took the four o’clock train, but it was already past nine by the time they arrived.
Lin Chen wasn't home, he seemed to be playing basketball with friends at the community basketball court. Her mom didn't care that he wasn't back yet after nine. Her mom went straight into the bathroom to change into comfy pajamas, then headed into the kitchen to make soup for Lin Jin.
Well, after all, Lin Chen had just finished the college entrance exams, so being a bit wild was normal.
Lin Jin had graduated from a vocational high school and wasn’t able to experience that summer college entrance exam type of tension. However, similar stories about students going crazy after exams were everywhere, tearing up books, saying up all night gaming, and stuff. Lin Chen on the other hand was just playing basketball until late at night, it wasn’t anything too outrageous.
Making soup took a long time, at least half an hour to an hour according to her mom. Lin Jin had nothing to do. After getting herself reacquainted with the room, she turned on the TV and laid on the bed listening to the commercials.
"Lin Jin! Go downstairs and find Lin Chen." Her mom finally remembered that the home was missing a Lin Chen.
"Oh."
Lin Jin lazily stretched on the bed, slowly stood up, walked to the door, put on her flip flops, and then took the elevator downstairs.
There was only one basketball court in the community, so Lin Jin went straight there. When she arrived at the basketball court, she immediately saw two figures practicing shots in front of the hoop.
One of them was Lin Chen.
"Lin Chen." Lin Jin had her hands in her pockets as she casually walked over.
Lin Chen, who was engrossed in basketball, was stunned for a moment. When he turned around, he was surprised to see his sister.
"Bro..." He almost choked and immediately corrected himself, "Sister, why’re you here?"
That young man by the side who was playing basketball with him looked utterly confused.
"I just arrived. Mom's back too, she's calling you to come home." Lin Jin watched as Lin Chen directly tossed the basketball to his friend, said something over his shoulder, and then ran straight toward her.
His friend was abandoned without hesitation.
Lin Jin watched with a smile as Lin Chen came over to her side. Although this tall younger brother had a sturdy build, he didn't have the demeanor a grown man should have at all. He was still completely like a little boy, circling around Lin Jin.
"Sister, let's go get barbecue! Mom never lets me eat it, but she doesn’t mind at all when you eat it." He began complaining about his recent life. "Oh right, I did crazy well on the college entrance exam! I can definitely get into Xiamen University, but my top choices are Tsinghua or Beijing University or something. Even though I feel like I won't get in, but what if I get lucky?"
"Mm mm, let's go home first." Lin Jin was full of smiles.
Sure enough, this home in Guangdong was still more comfortable.