With Hermione holding her arm while watching the cartoon, Lynn completely gave up trying to understand the animation called tom and jerry using her original mode of thinking.
Instead, she adopted a completely new perspective, as Hermione had suggested: if it makes people happy and relaxed, then it's good.
Although she didn't know what happiness was, after watching several episodes in a row, Lynn genuinely felt as if something inside her had loosened up.
Watching the cat and mouse jumping around in the cartoon, it was as if they were reflections of herself—free and carefree.
Was she not free? Did she have worries?
Lynn posed new questions prompted by the subconscious thoughts that had emerged from the depths of her mind.
As a student, all she needed to do was study. Freedom... what was that? Why did she think of freedom? This was inappropriate; it would affect her studies.
Students only needed to accept the management of the school and their parents: the increasingly high walls of the school, the intelligence systems monitoring how many times students raised their heads, the prohibition of students leaving the classroom during breaks, the Electronic Ankle Monitors restricting student activity... Everything seemed traceable, gradual, slowly crushing the students' spirits and molding them into the desired shape.
As for worries, she couldn't even understand what worry was, could she? So how could she possibly have any?
Lynn tilted her head and tossed these two thoughts to the back of her mind.
Do not think about things that should not be thought about, or it will consume time needed for studying.
"Dinner time."
Mrs. Granger placed a large pot of stewed vegetables on the dining table and cheerfully called out to Lynn and Hermione on the sofa.
"Coming."
The two girls answered simultaneously, stood up, and went to the kitchen to help set the dining table.
Sitting by the dining table, Mrs. Granger served Lynn a plate piled high with stewed vegetables.
"Eat more, you're really too thin."
Lynn stood up, took the plate back with both hands, and politely nodded in response, "Okay, thank you, Mrs. Granger."
Sitting back down, Lynn lowered her head and slowly ate the stew.
Next to her, Hermione was trying to maintain some elegance while wolfing down her food; she had been petrified before Christmas.
She hadn't even made it home for the Christmas holidays.
She hadn't eaten her own mother's cooking for a whole year, and now she was incredibly hungry.
"Hermione, don't eat so fast." Mr. Granger handed Hermione a napkin, smiling.
"Mhm, okay."
Hermione nodded in agreement, but her action of diligently eating did not slow down in the slightest.
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