Chapter 258: Becoming a Girl and Having Children, How Can I Face My Family?
Recently, the counselor could barely stop smiling.
After the last time Lin Yibai caused a scene with a company at a campus job fair, the counselor had started treating her like a walking disaster. Just hoping she wouldn’t cause any more trouble before graduation.
But now? Even the police had shown up at the school!
At first, the counselor was very nervous. But after hearing why the police were there, she was completely stunned, “What? You're here to deliver a banner to one of our students?”
The police officer briefly explained the situation. The counselor was shocked. But at the same time, she also felt very relieved.
There were seven or eight departments in the school, and each department held its own job fairs with different types of companies.
It wouldn’t make sense for an economics and management department to invite a bunch of construction, chemical engineering, or environmental science companies, right?
So with more than a dozen job fairs every year, a few mistakes are normal.
But no one expected someone like “Teacher Liu”, a real scammer, to sneak into one of them. The counselor was furious.
“That Liu person didn’t trick any of our students directly, true. But he used our students to trick older people into investing money. That’s even more shameful!”
If this problem hadn’t been handled well, it could’ve been even more serious than the last campus recruitment incident. Because this time, it clearly showed that the department didn’t carefully check things. The administrative office in the economics and management department would definitely be in big trouble.
The police officer made some small talk, then got straight to the point. “Yes, so… where is student Lin Baiyi?”
Come on, we’re here to find Lin Baiyi. Not just to chat with the school, got it?
The counselor didn’t dare make any decisions on her own, so she first called the department head and then had Lin Yibai called over.
So when Lin Yibai hurried in and saw how many people were there, she almost jumped in shock. She kept asking nervously.
“Um… counselor, I didn’t mishear you on the phone, right? You really said I was here to receive a banner… not to go through some kind of trial or interrogation, right?”
The counselor smiled warmly, “Oh come on, Baiyi, don’t overthink it.”
Lin Yibai shivered a little. Why does she sound like an old brothel keeper all of a sudden?
The police didn’t waste time. They simply took out the banner, placed it in the girl's hands, and said kindly:
“Here’s what happened. Not long ago, you helped us solve a fraud case. You helped protect a lot of people’s money. Everyone agreed that we should bring you this banner. The victims also really hope you’ll accept it.”
Lin Yibai smiled so hard her eyes turned into little crescent moons. She took the banner and politely replied,
“Aww, don’t say it like that! Serving the people and helping stop crimes is something we should do! After all, I’m a good citizen, hehe!”
Then the officer added, “By the way, Baiyi, we’re planning to make some anti-fraud videos soon. If you’re free… would you like to help us out?”
Lin Yibai asked without thinking, “Is there money?”
Money?!
The counselor and the department head panicked. To them, money didn’t matter. The political value of this was far more important!
If Lin Yibai agreed to help, it would look great for the school too, kind of like when the officials rush to please the emperor before he even says anything.
The officer was a little surprised, but replied honestly, “There will be some payment, but not a lot.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the counselor and department head both jumped in immediately.
“As one of our school’s outstanding students, and soon-to-be graduate, students who make great contributions like you are eligible for special scholarships!”
At that, Lin Yibai’s eyes lit up.
Lin Yibai never got any scholarships. She had to support her ex-girlfriend, Gu Xiaoxue, so she always just did okay in her studies. She never got the kind of awards only top students could win.
But she wasn’t someone who couldn’t read the room.
She could already see that the counselor and the department head were really eager. So she said, “Alright then! If you really think I’m good enough and I meet the requirements, just let me know when the time comes.”
The police officer let out a sigh of relief and reached out his hand with a smile, “Thank you for your help.”
Lin Yibai shook his hand and said, “As a good citizen, it’s what I should do.”
After the police left, the counselor and the department head quickly gathered around her. They told her to just work well with the police first.
“As for finding a job,” the counselor added, “I have some former students doing quite well, I’ll introduce you to them later.”
The department head promised too, “And if it really doesn’t work out, our school will definitely help you get a stable job.”
Lin Yibai smiled slightly, “Thanks.”
After chatting with them for a bit longer, Lin Yibai stood up and said goodbye.
There was no point in talking more, they just kept saying the same things like “Make sure you cooperate,” etc. Honestly, if she wasn’t a bit interested herself, she might’ve resisted just because of how pushy the counselor was.
But that banner...
She lifted the banner up high and looked at it closely in the sunlight. Then her mouth curved into a big smile.
This was the first time in her whole family’s history to ever receive such a banner. Did this mean she was finally becoming someone successful?
She suddenly felt the urge to call home and show off.
But after thinking about it, she held back. She hadn’t called home in a long time, usually just sent a few WeChat messages, because she wasn’t sure how her family would react to what she had become.
Thanks to the system, the world around her had changed. But her family probably still thought she was their good son. Only when she went home would their understanding of reality start to shift.
“Have kids and raise them?” Lin Yibai scratched her head and mumbled to herself, “Wait… maybe that phrase actually means, give birth to a son, then raise him into a daughter?”
Beep-beep~~
Just as she was lost in thought, a car honked. It was Xia Changyu, who had arrived at the campus gate to pick her up.
Lin Yibai walked over and softly said, “You’re here.”
Xia Changyu seemed to be in a great mood. He nodded and complimented her, “Baiyi, are you happy about something today? You look even prettier than usual!”
Lin Yibai: “Hehe!”
One moment she was thinking about her parents and how to explain all this “son to daughter” stuff, and the next moment, her boyfriend showed up!
She couldn’t help but feel a little… what’s the word…?
A little awkward?
How was she supposed to explain to her parents that the son they raised had become a daughter… and had a boyfriend now?
She couldn’t figure it out at all. It just didn’t make sense.
Forget it. She’d deal with it when she went home for the holidays.
Worst case, maybe the system could give her parents a bit of a shock treatment.
Wait no, not shock therapy, just a good world-line correction. A little mental reboot to get things straight.
What is a “world-line correction”?
What is a “mental reboot”?
Basically, it means helping her parents accept this fact.
‘The son you raised is actually a daughter.’
With the system’s help, it would probably go like this.
‘Think carefully, did you really give birth to a boy?’
Answer: Yes… but he looks like a girl.