If flowers bloom, youth will naturally follow.

The final exam is a symbol; after the exam, the day that Little Fatty had been looking forward to and fearing for a long time finally arrived.

Preparing for surgery, to become a real girl.

How could I not be scared? Little Fatty is a tough kid. He didn't even know that you need to pay a registration fee to go to the hospital when he was thirteen. But this is only the third time in his life that he has dealt with the hospital (the other two times were a veterinary consultation and his father's medical treatment) and he has to have such a major operation. It would be a lie to say that I am not nervous.

Fortunately, Xiao Pang was good at taking a do-or-die approach. After finishing the exam, he called Lu Qian as soon as he got home: "Auntie, do you remember the classmate I told you about who was intersex?"

"I remember. What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with her?"

"She's decided to have surgery. When can she have it?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on her specific situation, such as the degree of masculinization and hormone levels. You should have her come to the hospital for a check-up first."

"Huh?" Little Fatty was dumbfounded. Was it really that complicated? Wasn't it supposed to be just a body contouring surgery? "Then... Auntie... can she recover by summer vacation? She... she'll be a senior in high school in the fall, and her studies are very demanding."

"It's hard to say, it depends on the specific situation. If the degree of masculinization is too high, you need to take hormones for a period of time before you can have surgery." After hearing what Xiao Pang said, Lu Qian became a little curious about the disease and specifically consulted her friends.

"Then...then do you see...do I really need to go through all this trouble?" Little Fatty asked shyly, though he was quite confident in his hormone levels.

"Someone like you? Haha, you're a girl, how can you compare yourself to a patient? Someone like you..." Lu Xi chuckled, then a possibility suddenly occurred to her: "Wait, Vivi, the classmate you're talking about wouldn't be..."

"Yes, it's me, Auntie. Hehe, do you think I can have the surgery right away?" the chubby boy said with a smug grin.

"You? Sigh! You child, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had, your aunt would have brought you to the hospital for a checkup long ago. This illness has been dragging on for so long, it's not good for your health. You child, really, forget about whether you can have surgery or not, come over tomorrow, I'll take you for a comprehensive checkup," Lu Qian scolded.

"I'm afraid Grandpa will worry if I tell him, so I'll come to see you tomorrow. Thank you, Auntie," Little Fatty said gratefully.

"Silly child, hurry up and come over tomorrow. I'll go say hello now," Lucy scolded.

Little Fatty hung up the phone; his escape route was cut off, and he was going to the battlefield tomorrow. Soldiers leave farewell notes before going to war, and Little Fatty had also prepared for the worst—what if he, Little Fatty, was unlucky enough to have some kind of medical malpractice incident?

He called Xia Tian again: "Sis, I'm on summer vacation. I plan to have the surgery done this summer. Send me your bank account number. I won't need the money after the surgery, so I'll transfer the rest to you."

Over the past semester, the relationships between the sisters and mother and daughter have been repaired; only the relationship between father and daughter remains strained, with the father still scolding her. In fact, with Xiaopang's intelligence, she can see that as long as she softens her stance and admits her mistake, her father will forgive her.

But Little Fatty didn't want to make up with him. The thought of hating her father had spread like wildfire, and now she felt a deep-seated disgust whenever she thought of him. So the father and daughter remained at odds.

"Little Bao'er, you're going to embarrass your sister to death! Mom and I have been wanting to give you money but you refused. How could we possibly take your money?" Xia Tian was filled with shame. What a good child. Sigh, it's all Dad's fault.

“Send it over here. I’m worried that if something happens, I’ll have someone transfer the money to you so you can keep it for your mom to use later,” Little Fatty said.

"Stop talking nonsense. What danger could there be in such a minor surgery? Where are you having surgery? I'll come over tomorrow." Xia Tian felt very uncomfortable because of what he said, as if he would never get off the operating table. She wanted to see him even more.

"I don't know, it was Aunt Lu Xi who made the contact. You don't need to come. Auntie said it's just a minor surgery," Little Fatty said.

“Call me when you’re sure,” Xia Tian commanded.

“Okay,” Little Fatty also wanted a relative by his side during the surgery, otherwise he would feel like an orphan, which would be so miserable: “Then wait for my call. My aunt said she’s not sure when the surgery can be done.”