A Young Woman's Heart

Most importantly, she was prepared for the harsh conditions, so the psychological impact wasn't too great.

Wang Jiale, who initially thought it was just a casual trip, like a picnic, is now starting to have second thoughts.

"I'm so tired... Getting here feels like being in prison... Waaah..."

"Ahem, and I also have some bad news to tell you—there's no air conditioning here."

"Huh?"

"However, it's usually not too hot."

"Waaah, Wen, I want to go home..." Wang Jiale lay on Ye Wen's body, twisting her arms in a coquettish manner.

"Didn't you want to come here yourself? Did you really just want to have fun?"

This immediately made Wang Jiale's expression somewhat awkward.

“Going to the countryside to teach is a very serious matter. We are passing on the sparks of human civilization to places that are hard for them to reach—” Ye Wen put her hands on her hips and carefully scanned the faces of all the students. “It is a heavy responsibility!”

"Um... I, I was just complaining..." Wang Jiale muttered softly, then awkwardly ran over to Mo Xueyao to avoid facing Ye Wen's gaze.

"Haha, have you rested enough? Follow me, let's go!"

Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't follow Qiu Yi, because there's only one path that looks like a road.

Although it was just a gravel path...

The further away from the path, the more overgrown the weeds become, making it look like a place most people wouldn't go.

"Crack, crack—" Everyone's suitcases scraped against the stones with difficulty. At this moment, Duanmu Ji was the most relaxed. He even surpassed Qiu Yi and walked in the lead, his steps very light.

After walking a short distance, you can see the village houses.

They are scattered haphazardly on the island's hillside, connected by this simple gravel path...

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Chapter Thirteen: Accommodation on the Island

The entire island is a mountain, but it has varying heights. Most of the houses are clustered in the relatively flat central area, while many others are built on the slopes.

The largest open space on the entire island is the mountaintop, which looks as if it had been carved by a knife.

That is also where the school is located.

This is a primary school.

The open space in front of the gate, along with the road leading up the mountain, has been leveled and turned into an asphalt road.

Although cars generally can't drive up to this island, it makes hauling things up much easier with a tricycle.

In the corner, there was a pile of mud and sand used in construction.

There was already a security booth at the main gate, but it was empty; not even a table had been set up inside.

This is the mountaintop, and also the cliff.

Except for the gentle slope leading up the path, which is flanked by sheer cliffs, the roaring waves crash against the beach with a loud thud, as if they might surge up the slope at any moment and splash seawater onto the mountaintop.

The signboard at the entrance is newly replaced; it hangs vertically and clearly displays the words "Qunsha Island Hope Primary School".

This signifies that the school was built for the residents of the nearby scattered islands.

The main teaching building has four floors, and the walls are painted in a warm color scheme, which makes it look a bit like a kindergarten in the city.

The school building wasn't very big; it looked like it could only accommodate one grade of students from Yukong High School.

As soon as you walk in, you'll see the playground.

Yes, the entire teaching building, all the empty spaces, are covered with a springy plastic running track that runs around the small school.

Although the size of the playground was expanded as much as possible, the entire playground only looks about 100 to 150 meters in circumference.

On the far right, next to the teaching building, there is a standard-sized basketball court, but there are four hoops in each of the four directions.

Right next to it was a smaller version of a badminton court, also enclosed by wire mesh, with a sturdy net already placed in the middle.

The school isn't perfectly regular, so there are two corners where there's not enough room for large facilities. There are two ping-pong tables there, also enclosed by wire mesh.

This design style immediately reminded Mo Xueyao of Yukong High School.

It's just that it's not as 'luxurious' here.

But though small, it has all the essential organs.

Ye Wen didn't rush to lead everyone into the teaching building. Instead, she started by showing everyone around the school from the right side.

For a school located on a remote island, this is already quite well-built.

"Actually, the main teaching building was already there. We demolished the rest of the buildings and redesigned them. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had enough time to complete the project."

"Is it just like renovations?" Mo Xueyao looked at Ye Wen.

"Well, there are also some newly built ones, like the cafeteria and dormitories. I'll show you later."

Walking around to the back of the teaching building, the playground here is a relatively straight strip, which seems to be a place for regular exercises.

Right next to the teaching building, in the green belt, there was a platform almost one story high. Only then did Mo Xueyao notice that there were some simple loudspeakers hidden in the school's green belt.

"If all the children from the nearby islands came here to study, how many people would there be, Wen?" Cha Li turned to look at Ye Wen.

However, this time it was Qiu Yi who answered, or rather, he answered first. Speaking of which, Mo Xueyao suddenly remembered something, that is—what is Qiu Yi, an art teacher, here for?

Serving as a reference advisor for art and music classes?

There will probably be more than two hundred people.

“That’s still quite a lot.” Xuan Anyi nodded gently.

“Yes, but there will definitely be other issues,” Ye Wen explained. “We will try our best to let those who live far away stay at school. Although this place is near the sea, it is still much more dangerous than on land, especially since some of the children row themselves to and from the school.”

Mo Xueyao glanced at the surging waves and wholeheartedly agreed with Ye Wen's words.

As darkness fell, the lighthouse standing on the dock lit up, its eerie yellow light resembling an artificial moon.

The girls' hair was blown into a mess by the wind. Ye Wen quickened her pace and walked past the small, one-story canteen.

It's called a cafeteria, but it feels like just a larger kitchen, with no seating areas.

Ye Wen explained that in order to save space, the students ate the food prepared in the cafeteria in the classroom.

There aren't many students during the summer vacation, so any classroom can be used as a dining hall.

Further on, you'll find the area closest to the sea.

Of course, this is also on the edge of a cliff.

—Although it's said to be on the side, there's still a safe distance of several tens of meters. The school is surrounded by railings, so it's quite safe as long as you don't try to climb over them.

This is a three-story dormitory building.

It's no different from the most common factory dormitories of this era.

The staircases are all on the right side, and each floor has a long corridor with doors facing the corridor. Looking up from downstairs, you can see rows of doors neatly arranged.

There is a small stairwell on the rooftop, and there are railings all around, so it seems that you can go up the stairs.

It's probably a place for drying clothes.

"The girls will stay on the third floor, and the boys will stay on the second floor, two people per room. Qiu Yi, go and get the keys."

"where?"

"It should be in the dormitory manager's office on the first floor."

Where is the key to the dormitory manager's office?

"It's in my bag." Ye Wen pointed to the small leather bag that Qiu Yi was carrying at the moment.

"Ah, let me look..."

"We'll bring it up later, we'll go up first." Ye Wen, empty-handed, took the lead and walked up the stairs. "Xiao Ji and Xiao Xue, you two can choose your rooms when you get to the second floor. Only the rooms at the end of the corridor are for teachers, with two beds each. The other rooms are for students, with three bunk beds each."

In other words, in the same room, six students sleep in one room and two teachers sleep in another.

Fortunately, they are all primary school students, so even if they live like this, it shouldn't feel too crowded.

There were only two boys, so there were quite a few options available. The girls all followed Ye Wen and Wang Qianyu up to another floor.

"A dormitory building..." Mo Xueyao, who had never lived in a dormitory before, was a little unaccustomed to this housing layout. Even if her home was small, it was still a proper residential building with one household per floor. Unlike here, the doors were almost connected, like a series of small coffins.

Xuan Anyi, on the other hand, was very familiar with this kind of environment. She easily made her way to the end of the corridor and pointed to a small empty space in front of the door: "This is a bit of a waste. We could put a small stove here to cook some dishes."

"Isn't that unsafe?" Cha Li shook her head.

"That's how it is where I'm from."

"Oh, is Auntie's house also in a dormitory building like this?"

"Yes, it's employee housing. We got it when the apartments were allocated."

Mo Xueyao squinted, she had just been thinking about how many windows were in these rooms.

Because they are all connected, it means that they are similar to the corner units of residential buildings, with only two rooms per floor.

Her eyes widened instantly, and she grabbed the doorknob of the innermost room. "I choose this one!!"

Why is Xiaoyao so agitated?

"Because this room definitely has the most windows, and it's the closest to the sea!"

"Hey, I want this one too!" Wang Jiale immediately pounced over.

"I want me too!"

"What are you doing? What's all the noise about?" Ye Wen glanced at them irritably. "You'll be teachers someday, so you can't be so unserious."

"Tch, you make it sound like Awen is always so serious..." Hua Yinyin muttered, pursing her lips.

"Ahem, alright, alright, when it comes to choosing rooms, those with good grades should definitely be given priority! For the girls, the order is: Wanyan first, then Xiaoyao, then Chali, Xuan Anyi, Hua Yinyin, and finally Wang Jiale."

"Hmph..." Wang Jiale pouted.

"Two people per room, you've already decided who you'll be sharing with, so you don't need to choose."