A Young Woman's Heart

"I should have brought the pipa." Hua Yinyin yawned widely, seemingly sleepy again despite having only just woken up. "Shall we go out?"

"Why are you going out? It's still raining."

"It's not that big."

"Come to my house to play! I have lots of fun things to do there!"

"..." Wang Jiale glanced at her sideways and went back to reading the little jokes in the magazine.

"Ugh... So much free time."

"Should we call someone else?"

"Hmm—let's invite Xiaoyao to come play!"

"...What should we play?"

"With four people, you can play Dou Dizhu, or Ludo, or Monopoly? It's more fun with more people!"

"But it's raining now, so it's not convenient to go out, is it?"

“That’s true…” Hua Yinyin nodded in agreement. After a brief moment of quiet, she said, “How about… we go out and play?”

Time passed second by second, and more than half an hour had passed since Hua Yinyin last spoke.

Wang Jiale suddenly looked up and closed the last page of the magazine.

"Hmm! I've finished watching..."

"Hmm..." Hua Yinyin had been resting her chin on Yu Shu's shoulder for more than ten minutes.

The latter was also a little distracted by her, and her face turned slightly red.

"Um... Senior Yin..."

"Don't be so formal, it's weird."

"Can, can... but not so close?"

"Pfft, Yin Yin got rejected."

"Hmm—you hate me that much!"

"N-nothing..."

"Yinyin, let's go out!"

"Huh? Why are we going out again now?"

"This... there's a long story I really like that doesn't have a sequel! This week's issue should be out by now, and I want to buy it!"

Where are we going?

"Newsstand! Come on over!"

"No, I don't want to go out now."

Why?

"Hmm—who told you not to come out with me just now?"

"Yinyin~ Shuer~ Let's go out together."

When girls get together, do they always act cute and affectionate towards each other?

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Chapter Fifty-Four: Rainy Holiday

For ordinary people, holiday travel is always just a beautiful wish.

Moreover, those crowded scenic spots are actually far less beautiful than one might imagine.

Thinking about it this way, staying at home doing nothing and wasting time in a luxurious way becomes a perfectly acceptable thing.

Raindrops pattered against the umbrella, and three petite girls took shelter under its large cover.

"Why do we have to squeeze under one umbrella..." Wang Jiale, holding the umbrella, shook her pigtails helplessly, slapping them against the faces of the two people next to her.

"It's more fun when we're all huddled together!" Hua Yinyin reached over Wang Jiale in the middle and put her arm around Yu Shu's shoulder. "Right, Shu'er?"

“Eh? Um…” Yu Shu nodded with great reluctance.

Leaving Wang Jiale's home, the area wasn't particularly bustling, with some farmland and urban villages in the distance.

Rather than apartment buildings, the buildings are more like dormitories, scattered haphazardly.

This area is undergoing renovation, and many urban villages are facing demolition, so there are construction sites everywhere. It's only on rainy days like this that we can breathe fresh air.

The only place with a hint of prosperity was the Peace Square next door. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief as they walked on the brick road, their shoes covered in mud.

"Hello... Do you have the latest issue of 'Far Sky' magazine?" Wang Jiale stopped in front of a newsstand at the edge of the square, stood on tiptoe and peered inside to ask.

"Yuan Kong? Is it the one from the fourth issue in April?"

"No, no, it's the May issue, it should be out today." Wang Jiale still held onto a sliver of hope. "Is it... available?"

"I'm sorry, young lady, we don't think we've stocked this today. We'll try to get it tomorrow."

"Eh—"

"We have new issues of Reader's Digest and Soulmate magazines, want some?" The shopkeeper hurriedly promoted other magazines, pointing to a poster that looked newly put up.

"Um...no, I just want the new issue of that." Wang Jiale shook her head regretfully, and was led by Yu Shu and Hua Yinyin to the sidewalk. "They don't have it here..."

"What should we do then? Should we try other newsstands?"

"The newsstands around here... um... let me think... oh right, there's another one near Tesco."

Is it far?

"About ten minutes? By walking."

"Let's go then. A walk in the rain is quite nice."

"It's all mud that fell off the truck..."

"You should have worn rain boots."

"No, that one is so ugly."

Yu Shu looked down at her sandals and suddenly felt a chill between her toes as the damp wind blew by.

"Shu'er is so good. She can rinse the shoes with water later and they'll be clean." Hua Yinyin vigorously rubbed the shoes on the flower bed, scraping off a large chunk of mud.

Wang Jiale frowned: "Ugh, that's disgusting."

"It's mud, not dog poop."

"Anyway, they all look the same color..."

"I'm going to stomp on Lele's shoes later!"

"No way!" Wang Jiale was wearing white shoes today.

However, after walking only a few steps in this city full of construction, the shoe surface turned slightly yellow.

The three of them walked all the way to Tesco, which was very close to Mo Xueyao's home.

Her home is in Desheng East Village, just across the street.

"Should we go find Xiaoyao? We're already here." From afar, Wang Jiale could already see the newsstand in front of KFC. She turned her head slightly to look across the street, her gaze seemingly passing through the fruit shop and seeing the residential area behind it.

"No need, Xiaoyaoyao is definitely not home."

"Yes, Xiaoyao's house is being renovated." Yu Shu, who lives across the hall, knows this very well. "Her dad is doing all the work by himself. I wonder how the renovation is going."

"The fruit shop is too far, we have to go to the school." Wang Jiale ran a few steps forward with her umbrella, and Hua Yinyin and Yu Shu, who were almost caught in the rain, quickly followed.

"Excuse me, do you have the latest issue of 'Far Sky' magazine?" Wang Jiale asked on tiptoe, full of anticipation.

The towering stacks of new books on the counter gave her hope.

"Yes." The boss's answer immediately brought a smile to her face.

"Is this the one?"

"Hmm...wait...?" Wang Jiale felt the cover looked familiar, but upon closer inspection, it was clearly the last issue of April. "Not this one...it just came out today..."

"Did it just come out today? Then you probably didn't pick it up."

"Why is it like this again..."

"Shall we look somewhere else?" Hua Yinyin nudged Wang Jiale's arm. "I think there's a newsstand near the school, right?"

"Maybe none of the newsstands in Hangzhou have the latest issue of Far East Space Magazine today..." Wang Jiale had already given up hope.

Yu Shu patted the violin bag she was carrying and encouraged her, "Try again, what if you buy it on the third try? I often encounter things like this too."

"That's right, let's take the bus there and visit Xiaoyao while we're at it!"

"This is your real purpose, isn't it..." Wang Jiale flicked Hua Yinyin's cheek with her pigtails.

Perhaps because most people are taking a break, the buses are unusually empty today.

After all, people don't want to go out on rainy days if there's nothing else to do.

If you really want to travel, you should take a long-distance bus, not a public bus.

The three of them sat down in the seats next to the exit door. Hua Yinyin opened the window a crack, and the light rain drifted onto her face with the wind.

"Silver, silver, it's all water."

"Doesn't it feel nice to have a humid breeze on your face?"

"It's so uncomfortable being all wet..." Wang Jiale didn't like it at all, so she simply went to the back row and sat with Yu Shu.

The bus drove along at a leisurely pace, and the scenery along the roadside slowly receded into the distance.

Even on rainy days, you can still see people delivering goods by tricycle in the rain, or elderly people selling roasted sweet potatoes next to the bus stop wearing tattered raincoats.