Goddess Cultivation Plan - Chapter 255 – Have you decided to become a woman?
Lin Jin didn't drink much, maybe just a bottle of beer, but his face was slightly flushed due to the alcohol. He had always had a low alcohol tolerance. In the past, he would feel dizzy after three or four bottles, but now it seemed his tolerance was even worse.
Perhaps the black cat's modifications to his body had also reduced his alcohol tolerance.
After a satisfying meal and drinks, his mother drew the curtains in the living room and turned off the lights, plunging the entire room into a dim darkness.
The candles on the cake were lit up. Lin Jin swallowed and looked at the cake in the center of the dining table. The cake had a mouse made of cream on top, adorned with pieces of fruit. The white cream mouse looked surprisingly cute.
"Lin Jin, Happy birthday."
Cousin Wu Jia began clapping his hands and setting the rhythm. All the cousins and his parents sitting around the table stood up and started clapping and singing, "Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you..."
To be honest, it had been a long time since Lin Jin had experienced a birthday like this.
Before he was ten, when his parents were still together, although they were relatively wealthy, the family of four would only celebrate birthdays by themselves every year. Occasionally they would invite some cousins or Yuli. On his birthdays, he would just eat a bowl of longevity noodles, hard boiled egg. Then they would say "Happy Birthday" to him and that would be it.
However, nine years later, Lin Jin experienced the grandest birthday of his life.
It's hard to describe the emotions he felt at the moment.
"Thank you" Lin Jin said with a flushed face. He took a deep breath and wiped away the tears that almost fell from his eyes. He smiled brightly "Eat well, drink well. Thank you all for coming for my birthday."
"Make a wish and blow out the candles!" Yuli urged Lin Jin with a smile, "Quickly make a wish, and remember to tell us after."
"If I say it out loud, it won't come true" Lin Jin replied as he brought his hands together, closed his eyes, and began to whisper his wish in his heart.
I hope for a safe and happy family...
A simple wish, but Lin Jin had been waiting for it for nearly ten years. Since he was nine, when his dad became addicted to gambling and his parents started arguing, leading to their divorce and separation when he was ten. This simple wish had often crossed Lin Jin's mind, yet he had never been as close to fulfilling it as he was today.
Mom had returned and dad had stopped gambling and drinking. Their relationship had also somewhat improved. Perhaps in a few months when summer vacation came and he returned home, his parents might reunite, then the family would truly be together again.
Lin Jin opened his eyes and looked around at the smiling faces of everyone watching him. He chuckled lightly, then nodded and said, "I've made my wish."
"What wish did you make?" Lin Chen could somewhat guess Lin Jin's wish. He stared at Lin Jin's face, trying to confirm his own thoughts.
"I can't say."
Lin Jin shook his head. He stood up but suddenly felt dizzy from the alcohol and experienced a sense of weightlessness, as if he might fall at any moment.
He hastily stepped back, trying to regain his balance, but he suddenly fell to the ground amidst a group of gasps.
It hurts...
Lin Jin looked up in a daze as tears inexplicably appearing in his eyes. He looked around at everyone watching him with his teary eyes.
Immediately, almost every male present lost their minds for a moment.
This is my cousin/brother/son! How can he be so cute?!
Distressed, Lin Jin shook his head and gracefully reached out to grab Lin Chen's hand that was extended towards him. He was pulled up, but then felt dizzy again and fell into Lin Chen's arms.
Lin Chen's face blushed. In a place where others couldn't see, his hand accidentally touched his brother's butt again. And this time, because of the fluffy skirt, his hand actually easily slid under his brother's skirt and touched the safety shorts.
His blushing face darkened, although touching his brother's butt was indeed embarrassing, Lin Chen reluctantly agreed with the statement "Safety shorts are the worst invention in history! There's nothing worse!"
Lin Jin was unaware of Lin Chen's hand are he was helped to the table. He held on to the table with both hands as support, leaned in slightly, took a deep breath, and blew out all the handles in one go. Then, he took the plastic knife that came with the cake and cut the cake into eight equal pieces, before distributing them to the guests with the help of his parents and Lin Chen.
"Brother, I'll go get your gift" Lin Chen said casually as he ate a couple of bites before hurrying into the bedroom. He brought out the large gift box he had shown Lin Jin earlier, cleared a space on the table, and placed the box on it.
Lin Jin looked at the box with anticipation. Although he knew Lin Chen didn't have much money and wouldn't be able to afford something very expensive, he guessed that the cake had already emptied Lin Chen's pocket money, he was still eager to see what gift his younger brother had chosen for him.
Under Lin Jin's gaze, Lin Chen opened the gift box to reveal a small cage inside.
His gift was a black cat.
Lin Jin's face instantly turned pale.
Why does this cat look so much like the black cat in his phone?
"Brother, I saw you had a black cat as a digital pet on your phone, so I went to the countryside and picked this one for you" Lin Chen rubbed his hair sheepishly. "I didn't have much money. I wanted to buy you a more expensive breed, but those cats cost several thousand, so I just got a black one from the countryside..."
"It's okay, I really like it."
Lin Jin looked at the black cat in the cage, a small kitten, and his face brightened up a bit. Although this cat was also black like the one in his phone, fortunately, as this cat was a rural countryside cat, it was a bit skinnier. Plus, it was just a kitten.
But Lin Jin was a bit worried that if the black cat in his phone annoyed him again, he might take out his frustration on this kitten.
"Brother, give it a name" Seeing Lin Jin's "happy" expression, Lin Chen finally felt at ease and began urging him.
"Then let's call it..." Lin Jin wasn't really talented at naming. After thinking for a while, he looked at the unfinished braised pork on the table, "How about Braised Pork?"
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment and just blankly stared at Lin Jin.
"I think it's a good name" Lin Jin nodded with satisfied. He opened the cage, picked up the clean and fluffy Braised Pork, and playfully teased it with his finger. "Braised Pork, do you want to eat braised pork?"
Forget it, as long as his brother was happy.
Although the name was quite nonsensical, Lin Chen didn't say much more.
Later, their parents gave Lin Jin 500 yuan each as a birthday gift. While it was a bit vulgar, the practicality of the money made Lin Jin very happy. Yuli gave Lin Jin a pair of shoes that didn't seem very high end, and Wu Jia gave him a large watch which was apparently worth several hundred yuan... However for Lin Jin, such a large watch might slip off his wrist at any moment.
Regardless of whether the gifts were practical or just decorative, Lin Jin accepted them all with a smile and thanks.
After receiving the gifts, the group started planning to go to karaoke. Confident in his singing skills, Lin Jin readily agreed and even offered to treat everyone.
However, before leaving, his mother called Lin Jin into her bedroom.
Lin Jin stood in front of his mother's bed and faced his mother who had a serious expression on her face. He felt a bit awkward, pulling at his long skirt in embarrassment, then asked, "Mom, what's up?"
"I think we need to have a serious talk."
His mood, which had been quite good due to his birthday immediately plummeted. He pursed his lips, looking at his mother's expression. His hands clasped behind his back, tightly gripping his skirt.
"Okay, go ahead" Lin Jin said. Today on his birthday, he wasn't using a fake girl voice. Although he was dressed in women's clothes, all the guests knew he was male so there was no need for him to disguise his voice.
"Have you really decided to become a woman?"
"Huh?"