For the next three days, Xiang Ling became Professor Lin's little follower, following him wherever he went.
This trip once again refreshed Xiang Ling's admiration for the professor, and he almost wished he could become Professor Lin's student immediately.
After Xiang Ling returned to school, he turned into a crazy fan of Professor Lin and kept praising Jiang Yuanhai and Ji Qiulin.
After hearing the last part, Ji Qiulin went crazy and handed Xiang Ling a stack of documents, asking him to go and translate.
Xiang Ling excitedly took the documents and sat back in his seat, translating and laughing.
Three people: ...
It’s broken, Xiang Ling is broken.
Time flies by slowly, and in the blink of an eye, there are only twenty days left before we enter the new year.
Everything was getting better and better. Just when Xiang Ling thought that he would be able to spend the last twenty days safely, someone anonymously posted the news that Ji Qiulin was a transgender person on the school BBS.
The whole article was derogatory and the words were extremely harsh, which instantly pushed Ji Qiulin to the forefront.
Su Luyang was the first person to discover it. After he knew it, he immediately asked the seniors in the college to delete the post, but many people still saw it.
After that, rumors spread and could not be suppressed.
Ji Qiulin was walking on the street, surrounded by people pointing and talking. Some were disgusting, some were hypocritical, some were supportive, and some were hostile... He felt as if he had experienced the beauty and ugliness of human nature in just a few days.
The atmosphere in dormitory 605 was depressing, but Ji Qiulin seemed to be in good condition. It seemed that she really didn't care about the criticisms of people around her as she said. She was still the same as before, attending classes when she should and working when she should.
Jiang Yuanhai and Xiang Ling were in a bad mood.
After the incident broke, the first thing Ji Qiulin did was to confess to Su Lvyang. She had actually wanted to tell him a long time ago, but she hadn't found the right time since National Day, and gradually put it out of her mind. She didn't expect that she would finally speak out under such circumstances.
After Su Luyang heard Ji Qiulin's words, his expression did not change at all, and he said something similar to what Xiang Ling said at the time.
He looked at Ji Qiulin and said, "So our Qiulin is the younger sister. Looks like we'll have to buy double the skirts from now on."
Xiang Ling heard this and beat Su Luyang up in shame.
Later, the matter became more and more serious, and Ji Qiulin was arrested by the school leaders for questioning.
Xiang Ling was worried behind him. After thinking for a long time, he ran to find Professor Lin.
Professor Lin only gave Xiang Ling two words - calm*.
Xiang Ling calmed down immediately. He thought for a long time and asked, "The school won't expel Qiulin, right?"
Qiulin decided to tell the truth when he went to the leader this time.
Professor Lin replied, "Who dares to expel my students?"
Seriously speaking, all the students in the School of Foreign Languages are Professor Lin’s students.
Xiang Ling was amused and said indirectly, "I'm not happy that my friend has to accept that she didn't have to suffer. I really want to do something about it."
Professor Lin understood the hidden meaning in Xiang Ling's words and said calmly, "If you have made up your mind, then do it. You are still young and have the right to make mistakes."
Xiang Ling asked, "Will I be fired?"
Professor Lin was so angry that he almost kicked Xiang Lingfei. "How come all you think about is expulsion? When did school become so bad? This is A University. Can you be proud of your alma mater?"
Xiang Ling thought to himself, "Who told you guys to have a criminal record?" But he was still happy about what Professor Lin said. He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, teacher."
With Professor Lin's support, Xiang Ling suddenly felt more confident.
Of course, he wouldn't openly violate school rules and regulations. He was a good fighter, but he couldn't defeat every foul-mouthed person. But asking him to do nothing was impossible. As a young man with a bit of knowledge, Xiang Ling had his own ways.
Since he was able to provide Ji Qiulin with a good environment during his freshman and sophomore years, he is now confident that he can change some people's prejudice against the unknown.
Yes, unknown.
Many people react in ways that hurt others, whether unconsciously or consciously, simply because they don't understand.
Like Ji Qiulin's parents, Xiang Ling said a long time ago that their fear came from ignorance. If they were willing to understand what transgenderism is, Xiang Ling believed that as long as parents love their children, they would definitely not reject such a lovely Qiulin.
Even if you cannot understand it at the moment, you will gradually relax and become understanding and tolerant.
And after talking with Professor Lin, Xiang Ling realized that he had been narrow-minded before.
It's 2020 now, and people are no longer expelled for these things like they used to be. The senior was expelled seven or eight years ago.
The senior student and Xiang Ling were from the same hometown. He had previously tutored Xiang Ling and was a very good student. Xiang Ling had idolized him as a child. When the senior student was expelled, Xiang Ling was still in junior high school. At the time, Xiang Ling was exploring his sexual orientation, and the devastating news he heard frightened Xiang Ling so much that he finally faced his sexual orientation in his second year of high school.
This incident was a small shadow for Xiang Ling. Unexpectedly, it limited his thinking and made him extremely distrustful of the school's handling of the matter.
I had a fight with Su Luyang about this before. How stupid.
After Xiang Ling returned to the dormitory, he had a plan in mind. When Ji Qiulin and Jiang Yuanhai came back, he planned to listen to how Ji Qiulin talked with the school leaders, and then pull them together to discuss the plan in detail.
During this period, Ji Qiulin was actually not as indifferent as she appeared to be.
She had said before that she wouldn't care about those voices, but when she actually heard them, she couldn't help but recall everything she encountered in high school.
The reason why she acted so calm was that she didn't want Jiang Yuanhai and Xiang Ling to worry.
When she met with the school's leadership today, she was incredibly nervous. A University was the path she'd worked so hard for throughout high school. For Ji Qiulin, A University represented her freshman year, and she couldn't imagine what would happen if she were asked to withdraw.
She would have no home to return to, would not be able to find a good job because she had no diploma, and even standing next to Jiang Yuanhai, she would not be as calm as she is now.
She had fought tooth and nail to get into University A, wanting to prove that, regardless of her gender, she could be a great person. Even though her family didn't give her any tuition, she persevered through work-study programs and applied for scholarships to get through.
She wants to create a future for herself through her own efforts.
So before stepping into the school leader's office, Ji Qiulin was really a little scared.
What she didn't expect was that the school leaders were very gentle, and there were even two teachers from their school's psychological counselors in the office at that time.
They were very concerned about Ji Qiulin's physical and mental condition, and even asked Ji Qiulin very considerately whether he needed to live in a separate dormitory.
No elder had ever cared about her like this after knowing her situation. Ji Qiulin was completely dumbfounded at the time.
Ji Qiulin stayed in the office for an hour, and cried for more than half an hour.
When she came out, her eyes were swollen badly, which scared Jiang Yuanhai who was waiting for her outside.
Xiang Ling and Su Luyang were waiting for her in the dormitory. Seeing her red eyes, they were scared and worried that something serious had happened. As a result, Ji Qiulin kept them company and talked to them for an hour about what the leaders and teachers had said to her.
After listening to it, the four of them felt inexplicably warm in their hearts, moved and proud.
Before this, they only thought that their school was excellent. After this incident, they discovered that their school was far better and more inclusive than they had imagined.
Xiang Ling felt that the plans he had come up with before were extremely childish in front of the school...
"Later in the conversation, Professor Lin showed up," Ji Qiulin told Xiang Ling. "He said he'd be giving a special lecture on gender in the next lecture, and that his students would also be giving an all-English presentation on the topic."
Xiang Ling: “……?”
Xiang Ling: "The next class? His student? I'll be the one giving the presentation at his next class!"
Ji Qiulin looked distressed: "Come on, thank you for your hard work."
Xiang Ling was mad: "He didn't tell me that the next big class is in three days. How can I have enough time to prepare? Oh my god, he asked for a 30-minute class!"
Ji Qiulin patted Xiang Ling's shoulder and said, "He didn't tell you, but he asked me to tell you that if you intend to do something wrong, you will have to pay the corresponding price. Since you know it's wrong, why not solve it in a more reasonable way? You can also practice your English."
Xiang Ling: “…”
Xiang Ling fell into Su Luyang's arms, and said with a sense of despair, "Old people are always wise."
Now Xiang Ling had no time to think of a plan. After being melancholy for two minutes, he pulled out the computer chair and started to make the PPT.
Su Luyang felt a little distressed and came over to ask if there was anyone he could help.
Xiang Ling nodded and asked Su Luyang to help find information. On the other side, Ji Qiulin and Jiang Yuanhai could not just stand by and watch him die, so they also helped to set the purpose, determine the direction, and look for information.
When they were halfway through, Xiang Ling suddenly said, "Let's make a Chinese version."
The three of them were stunned.
Xiang Ling said, "Let our club take the lead in organizing a science popularization activity and set up a science popularization column in the school. The things we wrote are really good. I think the art team can make posters and flyers and print them out and distribute them."
Xiang Ling and his team were not limited to transgender issues. Professor Lin gave them the topic of gender, and there was so much they could do. In the end, they decided that the main direction would be multi-gender systems, gender identity, and gender stereotypes.
Xiang Ling continued to share his thoughts, and finally Su Luyang said, "We can collaborate with our club on this matter. We can take photos of men wearing women's clothing, women wearing men's clothing, and so on. We can use the combination of images and text to break the stereotype."
Xiang Ling smiled and blew Su Luyang a kiss of love.
Su Luyang caught the flying kiss and asked with a smile: "Do you want to take a picture? I can take a picture for you."
Ji Qiulin raised his hand: "I want to take a picture!"
Jiang Yuanhai actually said, "I can take a picture too."
Xiang Ling suddenly sighed: "This scene is like filming a youth idol drama."
Ji Qiulin rolled his eyes: "Ugh!"
Xiang Ling said seriously, "It feels so fantastic. I really didn't expect the result to be like this."
Ji Qiulin also calmed down: "Yes, me too."
But life is always so unexpected.
They had a plan, but they still needed to find many people to cooperate in implementing it. However, the most important thing at the moment was the large-scale class presentation three days later. It was rare for the 605 dormitory to work together to accomplish something, and they all felt inexplicably united.
During these three days, the school issued a notice about Professor Lin’s large lecture, inviting all teachers and students to attend.
However, it is naturally impossible for the entire school to attend, and there are no classrooms that can accommodate everyone. The school notice only proves one thing: the days of crazy seat scramble are here again.
Xiang Ling sent his PPT to Professor Lin the day before the class. After the professor gave some simple pointers and made some revisions, he approved it.
But before Xiang Ling left the office, Professor Lin said, "Your content is very good, but I always feel like something is missing."
"What is it?" Xiang Ling asked.
Professor Lin shook his head. "It's hard to explain. It's just a feeling. But this version is not bad."
Xiang Ling pondered all the way back to the dormitory, and looked at his presentation for a long time in the dormitory, but he had no clue.
The next day, Xiang Ling got up after five o'clock and continued to sit in front of the computer to look at the presentation.
Until half an hour before the class started, he suddenly moved and began to delete and modify the content.
Ji Qiulin and the others originally wanted to ask Xiang Ling to go with them to the classroom to reserve a seat. This time, Su Luyang also wanted to attend the lecture with them, but Xiang Ling suddenly changed the content, disrupting the plan.
Xiang Ling asked them to go first or they would have no seats. He said that since he was going to give a presentation, there would always be a seat and they wouldn't have to wait.
After discussing, Ji Qiulin and the others decided to leave first.
Xiang Ling sat at his seat and concentrated on revising the content. His mind became clearer and clearer, and he also understood what Professor Lin meant.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart that Professor Lin must have noticed that there was something wrong with him a long time ago, but he didn't tell him. How mean.
With five minutes left before the class, Xiang Ling finished all the content, changed his clothes, took the USB drive and walked to the classroom.
Professor Lin's lecture was held in the tiered lecture hall on the third floor of the main teaching building, which could seat over 200 people. But this time, many people showed up, mostly the professor's fans within the academy. When there wasn't enough room, they crowded in the back, standing in a dense crowd to listen.
At the appointed time, Professor Lin walked into the classroom. Ji Qiulin ran to Professor Lin's side to cover for Xiang Ling. Professor Lin nodded, walked up to the podium and began to give his opening remarks.
After the opening remarks, it was Xiang Ling's turn to give his presentation, but he hadn't arrived yet. Professor Lin was just deciding whether to speak first or wait when hurried footsteps appeared at the classroom door.
Professor Lin guessed that Xiang Ling had arrived, and turned his head to look outside the door.
Sure enough, a tall and strong figure appeared at the door.
But Professor Lin was stunned.
Not only Professor Lin was stunned, but everyone in the entire lecture hall was stunned.
Xiang Ling walked into the classroom confidently, wearing a pink skirt.
(Please see it as a word)
The author has something to say:
Xiang Ling wasn't late on purpose. I asked him to be late just to show off. What do you think? [Cigarette in mouth]
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In case someone asks, let me explain first. Xiang Ling wearing a skirt here does not mean that he has told others that he is a transvestite. Xiang Ling's heart knot was transvestite, and this knot was untied by Su Luyang, so he dared to wear it out.
Besides, Xiang Ling did have the urge to do that when he was walking on the street, but he held it in. He deliberately wore a pair of safety underwear, which was safer, and the skirt was similar to a tutu skirt, but not as puffy, so that even if he did that, others would not be able to see it.
The above content is not written in the text.
About how he held back——"Concentration is power"
Calm*: From "Shen Congwen and Me", be calm.
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