A Young Woman's Heart

For them, today is just the beginning.

But for Mo Xueyao and Li Wanyan, the day was almost over.

At the park entrance, an old man on the fifth floor was selling fried skewers. Business was pretty good. There weren't many children around, so he was selling to young people.

In the park, many children are coming out; it's time for them to go home and sleep.

The vendors selling various light-up toys were also packing their bags, preparing to leave soon.

Mo Xueyao couldn't help but glance at them a few more times, seemingly a little envious of the children who were still in kindergarten.

A few cicadas, whether discarded by children after playing with them or simply fallen on their own, weakly flapped their wings, uttering their last cries in the still somewhat sweltering autumn night.

The chirping of crickets increased, and compared to the annoying cicadas, their chirping was more crisp and melodious, as if it also carried a touch of autumn's loneliness and desolation.

After struggling upstairs, Mo Xueyao felt a sudden stirring in her heart as she stood at her doorstep.

Home is such a wonderful place.

After returning, the fatigue seemed to have been swept away, and the tense muscles relaxed a lot.

Forget about taking a bath; I simply don't have the time.

Just take a quick shower and you'll be fine.

The problem is that my hair is so long, there's no way to wash it quickly.

At the very least, you should rinse it clean and then blow-dry it, right?

If I wait for it to air dry, I don't know when I'll be able to sleep.

No wonder some girls' hair still looks oily even if they shower every day; that's probably because they only wash their hair every few days.

After taking a shower and drying my hair, I lay down in bed.

It's almost ten o'clock.

The deep blue sky was like a heavy gemstone, pressing down little by little.

As soon as she lay down on the bed, Mo Xueyao felt as if she had sunk into the mattress and was about to become one with it.

After a busy day, when you finally get a break, you can instantly empty your mind like this.

When Li Wanyan returned to her bedroom after taking a shower, she was already asleep, covered by the covers and facing the wall.

His body was naturally stretched out, and he was sleeping at a slight angle.

Li Wanyan glanced at the air conditioner temperature—the number on it was '18'.

No wonder she wrapped herself in the blanket; she must have been a bit cold from the wind.

Li Wanyan shook her head, picked up the remote control and changed the temperature to 28 degrees Celsius, then slowly lay down.

"Well……"

"Go to sleep."

"Okay... goodnight," Mo Xueyao mumbled in her sleep, as if it were a dream.

"Click." The answer she received was the sound of Li Wanyan turning off the light.

……

Chapter Seven: The Last Physical Examination in High School

Sunday morning.

There were no classes today, so the students who came to school all looked relaxed.

A few people still brought their backpacks, but of course they were just making things difficult for themselves.

By the time most people reach their senior year of high school, their physical development has almost stopped.

This means that his height is unlikely to increase much further, but his weight is very likely to rise accordingly.

The process is the same every year, and the senior high school students are already familiar with it, unlike the freshmen who are confused.

Li Wanyan was responsible for helping guide the first-year high school students. Hua Yinyin had not yet arrived at school, so Mo Xueyao and Wang Jiale walked through the classrooms.

"Sigh, I haven't grown any taller..." Wang Jiale sighed, touched the top of her head, and gestured to a slightly taller position. "Hey—I wish I were as tall as you, Xiaoyao."

Mo Xueyao pouted, unwilling to admit that she was short.

Actually, she's not short for a girl of this age, but she still wants to be taller, like 1.7 meters. Isn't a tall and beautiful woman also very attractive?

"Wanyan?" Mo Xueyao turned her head and saw Li Wanyan passing by. "Have you measured your height yet?"

"Ah."

How tall is it this year?

1.67 meters tall.

"Ugh—I wish I were as tall as the class monitor. With that height, I could wear any style of clothes!" Wang Jiale sighed and said with a resentful look.

"Where's Yaoyao?" Li Wanyan tilted her head and looked at her.

"I'm still the same as before, 1.62 meters tall, nothing has changed."

"Good."

"Good my ass..." Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes. "Are you still going to maintain order now?"

"Okay, I'll go help." Li Wanyan nodded and went back to her work.

The last physical examination in high school was uneventful and unchanging; almost everything remained the same.

Of course, you can still occasionally hear people lamenting that they've gained weight.

The only difference this year is the addition of oral examinations.

The line here is very long. Many students thought it was over when they were told there was another classroom to go to, so almost everyone gathered here.

"So many people." Wang Jiale put one hand on Mo Xueyao's shoulder and stood on tiptoe, but he could only see the throng of heads and couldn't see what was in front of him.

"Lele, Xiaoyao~!" Mo Zhuyou's voice came from around the corner, and then she excitedly darted over to the two of them.

Mo Xiaoxiao followed behind her, seemingly confirming the location: "Hmm—the place Awen mentioned should be this classroom."

"They added this check-up this year, to see if my teeth are decayed? It feels like when I was in kindergarten..." Mo Zhuyou muttered, leaning against the wall. Since we've run into each other, we'll all have to line up together.

The group moved forward slowly—mainly because the weather was too hot, making everyone feel that time was passing very slowly.

Standing in the corridor for a while, I was drenched in sweat.

The recent temperature even reached 37 degrees Celsius, comparable to the hottest time of summer.

"When will it rain? It's so hot," Mo Xueyao muttered, her eyelids drooping. "It's already September, and it's so hot—shall we go to the band room to enjoy the air conditioning later?"

Although Gao Yuan ultimately did not leave, the air conditioner installed during the summer vacation for the farewell ceremony was never removed.

This is quite enjoyable; when it's hot, you can use air conditioning, and when it's cold, you can use hot air—that thing actually has a heating function.

I haven't tried it, so I don't know how effective it is.

Inside the classroom, all the windows were wide open, and the ceiling fans were spinning hard, but the stuffy feeling still couldn't be dispelled.

Four tables, with four doctors sitting there.

The students stepped forward, like little children, and opened their mouths for them to examine.

Even if someone has bad breath, the doctor remains expressionless.

Of course, there are also those that are so smelly that even their faces, covered by masks, can't help but wrinkle a little.

"Come on." Mo Zhuyou stood in front of Mo Xueyao as the doctor examined her spoke gently, but then rudely shoved a small wooden piece that looked like an ice pop into her throat. "Open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue."

"what--"

"Hmm, your tongue coating is a bit thick. Have you been staying up late lately? Go to bed early." For other examinations, doctors just bury themselves in drawing symbols that students can't understand, but for oral examinations, they carefully explain the problems they find.

"Eh? Cough... I have been sleeping quite late lately..." Mo Zhuyou leaned back a little embarrassedly.

"Come on, keep your mouth open—you have a cavity in your molar, hmm... thankfully, your wisdom tooth doesn't seem to be growing in yet. If you feel pain here, you should go see a doctor as soon as possible, as toothaches can affect your studies."

"Mmm..." Mo Zhuyou nodded vigorously, her mouth agape and drooling uncontrollably.

"Okay." The doctor looked down and wrote a few words they couldn't understand on the form, then handed the medical examination form back to her.

Next, Mo Xiaoxiao went up to check. Her teeth were in better condition than Mo Zhuyou's, but her tongue coating was still white.

When Mo Xueyao went up, the doctor actually praised her a couple of times.

"Your teeth are very straight, and your eyes are beautiful. Are you from X province?"

"No... my great-grandfather was Russian..."

"Oh—speaking of which, your teeth are so straight, almost like they're in a textbook," the doctor said with a smile, making Mo Xueyao a little embarrassed. "They're so beautiful. You must have been a very well-behaved child, right?"

"Cough—!"

Mo Xueyao could only say that this was thanks to her parents' discipline; otherwise, she should at least have a canine tooth like Hua Yinyin.

After the inspection, you can leave after handing the form to Ye Wen.

It was almost noon, and most students had finished their checks, so the school suddenly became quiet again.

The all-black cat walked on the not-so-high wall, and in the intense sunlight, it looked like a shadow that could move freely.

Everyone went to their respective physical examinations in small groups, so they left in small groups after school.

A truck was parked in front of a small shop near the school gate, and the shop owner was helping to unload the goods.

These are some of the things students might buy after the start of the school year: cheap snacks, cheap stationery, and slightly more expensive watches or toys.

—Some of these are considered luxuries even for high school students.

Hmm... like those watches that cost a hundred dollars, or pure metal BB guns that cost two hundred dollars each.

This semester, the shop owner even bought an extended track, and placed the recently popular four-wheel drive toy cars in the most conspicuous position. Several first-year high school students were proudly showing off their newly assembled four-wheel drive cars, watching them race on the track.

—This is not something a primary school student can afford to play with with their meager allowance.

In the past, Mo Xueyao might have watched with great interest for a while, but today she just wanted to buy two packs of spicy strips to eat on the way.