A Young Woman's Heart

Gossip topics often attract his attention. Mo Xueyao always felt that Mr. Xue was even more like a girl than she was when it came to topics about girls.

"Yu Shu is here!"

"Shu'er~ By the way, have you ever found fingernails in your food?" Hua Yinyin greeted her and then started a new topic—although it was still related to fingernails.

"Ugh, that sounds disgusting." Wang Jiale shrank his neck. "The most I've ever found hair in is food in the cafeteria."

"I once found a fingernail mixed in with the food, and when I took a bite..."

"Doesn't it make you feel nauseous?"

"It really is... disgusting."

"So why are there fingernails in the food?" Mo Zhuyou asked, puzzled. "Fingernails don't just fall out naturally like hair, do they?"

"Maybe the nail was too long and broke off inside?"

"But don't all cafeteria workers have to keep their nails short?"

“That’s right.” Mo Xueyao looked at Hua Yinyin with suspicion. “Yinyin isn’t lying, is she?”

"It's true!!" Hua Yinyin puffed out her cheeks angrily. "Little Yaoyao never believes me, hmph!"

"Fingernails actually fall out naturally. It's possible that a lack of vitamins in the body can cause them to break, even if they are very short—just like they fall out naturally."

Wang Jiale nodded, cupping her face in her hands, and then asked, "How long can fingernails be grown?"

"Ten, or more than ten centimeters?" Yu Shu was not quite sure.

Do you have one meter?

"Yinyin's idea is way too outrageous..."

"Since fingernails are made of calcium, can eating them supplement calcium?" Mo Zhuyou's thoughts began to wander.

“Wrong.” Mr. Xue shook his head. “The main component of fingernails is actually protein, more accurately called keratin.”

"Huh, is it similar to meat?"

"It's not the same protein."

"Can eating fingernails provide nutrition if you're hungry?"

"Theoretically speaking, it's possible to add a little something, but in reality, it's meaningless..." Mo Xueyao lay on the table, gently poking the handle of the water glass with one finger, and muttered lazily.

Mo Zhuyou rested her chin on Mr. Xue's head, and no one else found it strange at all. In fact, apart from Yu Shu, everyone sometimes did this, as if he were one of her best friends: "By the way, come to my house next time, and I'll make you some finger biscuits."

"Finger...cookies? That sounds terrifying..." Wang Jiale licked his lips lightly, "But...maybe it wouldn't be bad to give it a try?"

"It tastes even better with ketchup."

Mo Xueyao imagined a plate full of ladyfingers smeared with blood-red ketchup, and immediately felt that she absolutely could not bring herself to eat them.

To be honest, we started by discussing nails, but where did we end up?

……

Chapter Sixty-Four: Wang Jiale's figure is the same as Huang Yuxi's.

(One)

The unexpected appearance check caught the students off guard.

Yukong High School has always had lax control over this aspect, and when it comes to actual inspections, many people are found to be unqualified.

Having long nails is nothing to worry about.

Those who wore nail polish had to wash it off immediately; those who cut their skirts too short had to go to the academic affairs office to buy a brand new one; those who had strange braids had to change into neat ponytails, or braids were barely acceptable; and a few who had dyed their hair dark gold, which was only noticeable in sunlight and closer to blackish brown in the shadows, all lined up in a long queue, waiting for the head of academic affairs to take them to the barbershop to dye their hair back to black.

The school was filled with students' complaints, and you could even hear people shouting and arguing with their homeroom teachers.

"Excuse me, student." Huang Yuxi was walking into the school gate with the crowd when she was suddenly stopped by a student from the discipline inspection department. "Are you a boy or a girl?"

"Huh? I..."

"If you're a boy, your hair is too long and you have to cut it. If you're a girl, why aren't you wearing a girls' school uniform?"

Ye Wen, who had just been called over to explain the hair color issue to Mo Xiaoxiao, quickly turned around and said with a smile to the student, "Ah, his previous girls' school uniform was torn, and there were no girls' school uniforms available at the time, so he was given a boys' school uniform temporarily..."

"The academic affairs office should have purchased them by now." The student in charge of discipline inspection remained calm even when facing the teacher. She adjusted her glasses and said earnestly.

"Okay, I'll have him buy it later."

"Ok."

Ye Wen breathed a sigh of relief for Huang Yuxi, gently patted his shoulder, and whispered, "Wait for me in the classroom later."

"Hmm...?" Huang Yuxi nodded blankly, seemingly still not understanding the situation.

"Her hair is indeed slightly yellowish in the sun because of malnutrition, it's not dyed, I can guarantee that." Ye Wen didn't care about him at all, because she hadn't finished explaining things yet.

“Actually, it’s much better than before.” Mo Xiao smiled and said with her eyes crinkling. “Before, the ends were very dry and yellow, but now my hair is better, and the color… is more uniform, so it may look a bit like it’s been dyed.”

"That's right, where would my sister and I get the money to dye our hair!" Mo Zhuyou jumped up and down, shouting.

They weren't caught coming in from outside the school. When they first came in, the students wearing 'Discipline Inspection' armbands didn't stop them. It wasn't until they came down to buy bread for Wang Jiale that they were caught by the patrolling teachers.

Compared to younger teachers, older teachers are more responsible in these matters.

Of course, it's even more annoying for students.

An inspection by the education bureau turned everything upside down in Yukong...

……

(two)

"One of our classmates forgot to wear their school uniform," Ye Wen called out from the doorway, addressing the classroom where not everyone had arrived yet. "Does anyone have a spare school uniform?"

“Who would bring a spare school uniform? ... Even if the clothes get dirty, you can change into a gym uniform.” Mo Xueyao, who had just returned from the band room, swayed and sat down in her chair. Leng Feng, who was standing up to give her his seat, nodded in agreement.

"And even if you do have them, the size might not be right, right?" Leng Feng placed the homework he had copied from Mo Xueyao that morning on her desk, everything so natural and practiced.

Mo Xueyao had long been used to it.

It's fine if Leng Feng takes it to copy homework, because she will keep it safe for herself after copying it and won't let others rummage through her desk and drawers. If others want to copy homework, they can just take hers.

"A replacement school uniform? Hmm... Hey, I have one!" Wang Jiale suddenly raised both hands. "Awen, I have one!"

"Hey, Lele's clothes, how many girls in our class can fit into her clothes?" Even Mo Xueyao, who is petite, is a size too big for her.

Suppressing a laugh, Leng Feng teased in a low voice, "Aren't Lele's clothes considered children's clothing?"

"Lele has it?" Ye Wen's eyes lit up. "That's perfect! Come on over, where are the clothes?"

"I kept them in the locker room before, because I bought two extra sets, so I put them together with my sportswear just in case."

She was able to wear Wang Jiale's clothes, and she wasn't even wearing her school uniform...

Who is it?

Mo Xueyao glanced around the classroom in confusion. Hua Yinyin was wearing a school uniform, as was Ye Banxia... So who else could it be?

“How could someone come to school without their school uniform?” Leng Feng tilted his head and glanced at Mo Xueyao. “Someone must have shortened their skirt and got caught, right? They’re checking really strictly today.”

"Ah, that's possible, but can't the academic affairs office buy them?"

"Perhaps Wen wanted to save her some money?"

……

(three)

"Ah Wen, who is this for?"

"Um, I don't know if you mind—it's for Xiaoxi to wear, so let him play the role of a girl today, so he won't get caught and have to get his hair cut because it's too long."

"Hey? Xiaoxi? Hmm, Xiaoxi's hair is indeed quite long...like a girl's." Wang Jiale said with a mischievous smile, "Awen, you're so thoughtful!"

"Oh dear, we need to take care of Xiaoxi's feelings. He's not as strong as other boys."

"Well, I don't mind, but will he be able to wear it?"

"No problem at all." Ye Wen gently patted Wang Jiale's head. "Your figure is the same as his!"

"Hey! Wen's so mean!!" Wang Jiale shouted angrily, hands on her hips. "I'm not lending it to you anymore!"

"Just kidding, just kidding~" Ye Wen rubbed her little face vigorously, "How about I reward you by letting you skip morning exercises later?"

"Then there's no problem!"

……

(four)

The band room has now been temporarily used as Huang Yuxi's dressing room.

It's not really appropriate for him to be in either the men's or women's locker room right now—what if someone walks in?

Perhaps because he rarely exercises and rarely gets sun exposure, his skin is fair and delicate, even surpassing Wang Jiale's.

"Damn it, I can accept Xiaoxue and Xiaoyao, but even Xiaoxi is whiter than me!"

Ye Wen wasn't in the band room right now because it was time for morning exercises, and she had to go downstairs to maintain order in the class.

Normally, the class monitor could handle it, but now that the education bureau officials have arrived, she, as the teacher, can't just be absent.

"Hmm..." Huang Yuxi turned her back shyly. Although she had changed her clothes, she still felt very uncomfortable.

The last time she wore women's clothes was to pretend to be her brother's girlfriend.

She didn't need any makeup at all; she looked exactly like a shy, short-haired girl, and no one would notice anything unusual about her.

"Hey, put on your socks too? But they might be a bit too thick for now. They were fine in early spring... but it's pretty hot now."

"Put them on," Huang Yuxi said carefully, picking up the black over-the-knee socks. "Just... just pretend they're pants..."

"Do you know how to put them on? You need to roll them up first, then put your feet in, and it will be much easier to slip them on that way."

"Well……"

“These aren’t like regular socks.” Wang Jiale looked Huang Yuxi up and down. “Why is Xiaoxi a boy? It would be better if she were a girl.”

"Huh?"