A Young Woman's Heart

"Really?"

"Xiaoxue's cooking skills are very good."

"Ah, I'm not surprised at all about that." In Mo Xueyao's eyes, Mr. Xue was simply an omnipotent person like Leonardo da Vinci.

Duan Haichao still looked like he hadn't woken up yet. He had one hand on the edge of the bowl and the other hand holding a spoon, trying to scoop out some air. He almost touched the wood ear mushroom, but actually didn't scoop anything up. Nevertheless, he put the spoon in his mouth and smacked it a few times.

Sitting next to him, Mo Xueyao couldn't help but laugh: "Duan Haichao, what are you doing? Can you even eat this?"

"Hmm...it doesn't taste like much." He squinted, still answering with an air of seriousness.

It would be strange if the air had a smell!

Xuan Anyi covered her mouth and couldn't help but laugh. She gently rubbed his temples with her hands and took out a bottle of Tiger Balm from her pocket and put it under his nose to smell.

"Ah—choo!" Duan Haichao sneezed loudly, finally waking up.

"You slept all morning, didn't you?" Mo Xueyao teased.

"No……"

"You can't even see the bowl when you eat, and you still don't have one." She patted his back hard, making a crisp 'thump thump' sound. "Drink some wood ear mushroom soup to wake yourself up!"

"Oh……"

"Around noon..." Before Mo Xueyao could finish speaking, Wang Jiale came over with a bowl of rice soaked in tea. She seemed to have a good appetite.

"Duan Haichao, are you awake yet? Come to my office for extra lessons after lunch!"

"Huh? Lele, you too?"

"Oh, is it Haruka too?"

"Okay, let's catch up on Chinese first. I'll start with my Chinese class."

"Oh dear—my English class has very little content, it'll be over quickly!"

"Chinese language first!"

"English! English!"

The students quickly lowered their heads, afraid that they would be dragged into class as well.

Ren Wenkai buried himself in his tea-soaked rice, finishing the bowl in just a few slurps. He then stood up abruptly and went to Mr. Xue's place to ask for another serving.

Perhaps worried that he wouldn't be able to finish it and would waste it, Mr. Xue only gave him half a bowl this time.

"Ren Wenkai? You've got a good appetite." Mo Xueyao immediately changed the subject. "Did you listen carefully in Chinese class? Come to my office later for a dictation test."

"Yeah, and I'll also do some English dictation while I'm at it."

Ren Wenkai's chubby face, which had been cheerful just moments before, suddenly darkened.

The other kids around him laughed gleefully, though they dared not show it, for fear of turning their joy into sorrow.

"Duan Haichao, did you hear that? After you finish eating, go to the office. We two teachers will give you one-on-one tutoring—"

“Yes, in turns!” Wang Jiale nodded vigorously. “You still can’t even memorize the 24 letters of the alphabet. That won’t do.”

Mo Xueyao hadn't planned to eat lunch, but after drinking a bowl of white fungus soup, she actually felt a bit hungry, so she went to Mr. Xue's place and asked for a bowl of tea-soaked rice.

It contains a lot of pork floss.

She noticed that some students wanted brown sugar added.

The rice was so soft and mushy that it was obviously cooked that way on purpose to avoid swallowing it without chewing it, which would affect digestion.

Generally speaking, the reason why it is not recommended to eat rice soaked in tea is because many people chew less when eating this, which increases the burden on the stomach and can lead to stomach pain and other problems.

While this cannot completely avoid it, it would at least be much better.

"Huh, the rice seems to be broken?"

"Yes, if you break it up after cooking, the texture might be a little different." Mr. Xue nodded.

"Oh—basically, I drink it like water anyway."

After finishing lunch, Mo Xueyao and Wang Jiale each grabbed one of Duan Haichao and Ren Wenkai and dragged them into the office—just as they were about to close the door, they also dragged in Duan Xingyu, who had deliberately come to the office door to mock his brother.

"Duan Xingyu?" Li Wanyan slightly raised her eyelids. "You've come at the right time. Why did you solve this word problem this way?"

The three brothers are now doomed; none of them can escape this fate.

"Duan Haichao, come here. I'll teach you the twenty-six letters from the beginning. Say them to me one by one. What is this one?"

"A..."

"what about this?"

“F… … ”

"You know all of these, so why can't you recite them in order?" Wang Jiale asked with a smile, twirling the pen in her hand. "Were you not paying attention? You know the ABCD song, right? Sing it for me now?"

“ABCD…uh…”

"Can't continue singing?"

"Uh……"

“Let’s start over—well, and you were off-key just now, it should be like this…”

Mo Xueyao couldn't help but turn around and laugh at her, saying, "Lele, it's not like it's a music class."

"Oh, right, that's right..."

This is probably a kind of sensitivity that comes with being a band member.

……

Chapter 56 Typhoon: Silver Cat

"Ren Wenkai, let me grade your homework. Hmm... Wow, you actually got it right..." Mo Xueyao flipped through his notebook, trying hard to find the mistakes, but unfortunately, it seemed there really weren't any. "Not bad, it's just that your handwriting is a bit messy. This part is about the author's feelings when creating the work... Next time, write more coherently, don't just use a few words and commas to connect them. Don't be lazy, hmm... That's rare."

Ren Wenkai straightened up, turning his chubby face to the side, but he still couldn't hide his smugness.

"By the way, Ren Wenkai, I heard you bought dozens of candies this morning and gave one to each of the fourth and third graders? What's going on?"

He scratched his head and said with a hint of pride, "Well... this is taking care of my little brother."

"Taking care of your little brother, pfft..." Mo Xueyao quickly put the tea down, afraid she would spit it out when she drank it later. "Your little brother?"

"Yes, I've got their back."

"Still being protected... are you some kind of mafia boss?"

"Uh……"

"Where did the money come from?" She tilted her head, finally getting the conversation to the point.

"I saved it myself."

"real or fake?"

"Really." He answered earnestly and without hesitation.

How much did it cost?

"Fifteen yuan."

"Not bad... then the candy you bought must be pretty good."

"Does the teacher want some?" Ren Wenkai took out two candies from his pocket. They were milk candies wrapped in paper, exactly the same as the ones Hua Yinyin bought yesterday.

"Oh—isn't this the kind you see at the market?"

"correct."

"I've eaten it, and it was indeed quite delicious." Mo Xueyao looked him up and down. "Not bad, you're rich, quite extravagant."

Ren Wenkai didn't answer, but silently placed the two candies on his desk.

Do you remember what I said this morning?

"Uh..." He scratched his head, wanting to answer but not quite sure.

"Can't you just listen to the lesson properly? You're not stupid. Here, this is my Chinese textbook. Turn to this page and read this text to me first."

"Uh……"

"Speak louder and enunciate more clearly, or we'll have to start over."

For a moment, the office was filled with the sounds of Ren Wenkai reading aloud from the textbook and Duan Haichao singing the alphabet song.

Wang Jiale couldn't help but correct him, bringing his alphabet song back to the right tune.

Li Wanyan had Duan Xingyu sit next to her and affectionately put a hand on his shoulder: "You should know how to count from the last digit, right?"

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands..."

"Ten thousand."

"Oh, Wan."

"And then what?"

"Uh……"

"It's actually very simple. This is another cycle. Next, it should be tens of thousands, millions, and tens of millions. Have you noticed any pattern?"

"Ah... there's an extra ten thousand."

"Yes, it's that simple. So, how should we read this number?"

"Uh... thirty-nine million..."

"No, it should be 39.5 million, and then the rest."

"Oh--"

"So, what comes after 'ten million'?"

"Uh... a hundred million...?"

"Yes, Yi, listen carefully in class." Li Wanyan gently and patiently guided Duan Xingyu to learn these simple facts little by little.