A Young Woman's Heart

After all, the bus didn't have air conditioning, and in the heavy snow, it was practically a freezer that could freeze you solid...

"Ventilate the room first."

Five minutes later, she finally closed the window and turned on the heater in the classroom.

Mo Xueyao immediately sat down by the air vent and squinted her eyes in enjoyment.

Although Yukong High School doesn't have air conditioning and it's unbearably hot in the summer, thankfully there's heating in the winter, otherwise she doesn't know how she would get through the winter at school.

—Although we still managed to get through those winters without heating.

But it's always hard for people to go from extravagance to frugality.

……

(seven)

"Thud!!"

The classroom door was suddenly flung open, and Hua Yinyin, carrying a pipa bag, rushed in as if being chased by something.

Then, like a donkey, it kicked back—no, it should be said that it slammed its leg back—and closed the classroom door heavily.

Mo Xueyao was even afraid that she would break the door for Rui...

She seemed to be dressed too lightly today, as she was shivering when she first came in.

However, the school uniforms of Yukong High School are indeed not enough at this time.

"It's freezing cold!"

Hua Yinyin trembled as she put down her schoolbag, then trembled again as she sat down next to Mo Xueyao.

She bent down, took off her shoes, placed them next to the air vent, and then lifted her two chubby little feet and rested them on the radiator.

"What happened? Your socks are all wet?" Mo Xueyao glanced at her in surprise. "The snow isn't that deep, is it?"

"Uh-huh! I saw water frozen in a small pit, but I had no idea it was so fragile. I stepped on it, and the ice shattered completely!"

"Then why are both your feet wet?"

"Hehe~ I jumped up there~"

"No wonder you can step in the water... You're really something..." Mo Xueyao gave a thumbs up.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?!"

Are you a primary school student?

Everyone has a childish moment!

"Why do I feel like you're so childish at times?"

As they were talking, Mr. Xue walked in.

He sat down at the back of the classroom in front of the air vent, took off his shoes, and put his wet feet up in front of the vent.

"Look!" Hua Yinyin immediately shouted.

In response, she was met with Mo Xueyao's face, which was filled with helplessness.

……

(eight)

When Wang Jiale ran into the classroom, he looked extremely excited.

The moment her gaze fell on Mo Xueyao, she couldn't wait to shout, "Xiaoyao!! You did amazing in this exam! You got second place overall, above Xiaoxue, you two have completely outshone all the students from the top high school!! That's incredible!"

Perhaps because of the snow, the students arrived at school later than usual today, and there were only a few students sitting in the classroom. But upon hearing this, they all looked up in surprise.

"Is Lele seeing things wrong?"

"Are you looking at the entire grade's ranking list?"

Some people have raised questions.

"No, no!" Wang Jiale quickly explained, "I've checked several times! That's the overall ranking!"

"Really?!"

"If you don't believe me, go down and see for yourselves! This is the first time I've ever seen our own school get first and second place in a standardized test!"

Even students from regular high schools don't believe that anyone can surpass the academic performance of students from top-tier high schools.

The few students jumped up from their seats and rushed downstairs.

……

Chapter 114 About Winter Travel

(One)

The playground was covered with a layer of white snow.

That soft and chewy texture always reminds me of ice cream eaten in the summer.

Although it was snowing heavily outside, the classroom was exceptionally warm because the heating was on.

Mo Xueyao had already taken off her coat and covered her thighs with it.

Ye Wen walked into the classroom with a happy expression, followed by the former principal, now the vice principal, who had a receding hairline and always had a stern face.

What was different was that he didn't put on a stern face today; his old face was all wrinkled with laughter, and his sallow skin had a rosy glow.

Surprisingly, he could actually laugh...

The old man, who had lived since the early days of the People's Republic of China and was nearing retirement, patted the snowflakes off his shoulders and strode to the podium before Ye Wen could.

Ye Wen could only smile helplessly: "Because we achieved gratifying results in this unified examination with some key high schools, the vice principal specially came to our class to commend everyone. Please welcome him!"

The students clapped sparsely. There was nothing they could do; the old-fashioned and always serious vice principal was simply unpopular.

Of course, he didn't care, or rather, he didn't even notice.

"Ahem!" He cleared his throat, his gaze sweeping carefully over the face of every student in the class, causing those who weren't sitting up straight to subconsciously adjust their posture.

"Everyone performed exceptionally well in this standardized test! Our grade's average score was almost the same as the last-ranked key high school! Just 0.1 points apart!" The vice principal's face beamed with pride. "What does this show? It shows that regular high schools aren't necessarily inferior to key high schools! You may not have given it your all in junior high, but it's definitely not too late to start working hard in high school!"

Mo Xueyao subtly covered her face with her Chinese textbook to avoid the flying spittle from splashing onto her.

"And this time, our Class Two!" He emphasized the word "our," as if he had contributed to the results, "produced two exceptionally talented students! In the overall rankings with the top high schools, they took first and second place!"

Half a day has passed, and even the students in Class Two, who are slow to get the news, already know about it.

Even so, when the vice principal mentioned it, they couldn't help but glance at Mo Xueyao and Mr. Xue a few times.

"Come on, Mo Xueyao, and also—Mr. Xue! It's a very special name. Please come up to the podium, both of you!"

Mo Xueyao was rather reluctant, mainly because she was afraid his spittle would land on her.

Mr. Xue smiled, stood up, and walked over.

He was neither overly modest nor overly proud.

Seeing that he had moved, Mo Xueyao could only helplessly walk forward.

The vice principal then placed his hands on the shoulders of the two men, looking them over from left to right, seemingly extremely satisfied.

However, he seems to prefer Mr. Snow.

It's probably because his grades were better.

"You two achieved first and second place in the overall rankings, which is a great honor for our school! I hope you can do well in the next unified exam. However, the next exam will be very difficult, as all the top high schools are participating. The best schools send students to Tsinghua and Peking University every year. I wonder if you two are confident?"

"You can give it a try," Mr. Xue said with a smile.

"In the past, those top-ranked high schools didn't take the unified exam with us. This is an opportunity you two fought for, so you must do your best! If you can get into the top ten, I'll take money from my own salary. Just tell me what prizes you want!"

Although Mo Xueyao and Mr. Xue won the top two spots this time, the vice principal's assessment was still quite conservative.

After all, the top high schools in the province consistently produce the top scorers in the province every year, and there is even a high chance that they will produce the top scorers in the country. Under such fierce competition, it is indeed quite good to be able to get into the top ten.

Moreover, the next exam will definitely be more difficult; that will be the time to test your limits.

Perhaps to save face, they will create many math competition problems.

Those kinds of questions aren't taught at Yukong High School...

"Then—I want a cell phone?" Mo Xueyao glanced at the vice principal, her words carrying a hint of deliberate intent.

She knew, of course, that the vice principal wouldn't agree; he was the kind of person who frequently criticized cell phones and extracurricular novels for affecting children's grades.

Moreover, as everyone knows, this old man is very stingy. When giving out prizes to students, he won't approve anything that's even slightly expensive. Last time, Mo Xueyao even saw him in his office cursing Principal Mo for wasting money!

The old man's eyelids twitched, but he still readily agreed: "No problem! Even if you want a Japanese, American, or French phone, I'll buy it for you!"

"How about we let Principal Mo help me choose?"

"No need! As long as you can get in, I'll choose for you!" The vice principal's eyes widened immediately.

Mr. Xue, with his red lips and white teeth, smiled faintly: "I don't want anything."

"That won't do. She has it, how can you not?"

"Then give me a few kilograms of electronic parts, anything will do."

The request was odd, but the vice principal was delighted: "You want to invent something yourself?"

"It's not an invention, it's just an assembly."

"Sure! No problem, I can get you some! Ten pounds wouldn't be a problem!"

"Thank you, Principal."

Whether by accident or not, Mr. Xue did not utter the word "vice".

The vice principal patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Keep it up next time!"

"it is good."

"Other students should also take these two as role models..."

Clearly, the vice principal's long-winded speech was not yet over; it had already taken up almost half the class time.