A Young Woman's Heart

"Hey, you're late." Li Hongran stopped a boy. "Could you please write down your name and class?"

"Uh, could you make an exception? It's only a minute short—"

"That won't do. Even a minute is late. Hurry up and write it."

"oops--"

The boy walked to the security room with a helpless and dejected look, and wrote down his class and name on the form.

Without a doubt, this kid's class is going to get points deducted. If the points deducted exceed a certain amount, they won't be able to get the rotating red flag.

Although the students don't really care, the problem is that the homeroom teacher cares a lot—it's said to be related to the assessment.

So there's a high chance that students who lose points will be punished in some way.

Students standing guard don't need to attend the Monday morning assembly; to be precise, they just need to stand at the entrance, since their voices can be heard throughout the entire campus via microphones and speakers.

As expected, this week it was the vice principal giving the Monday morning assembly speech again. His speeches are always long and tedious, and the content is almost always the same, making people want to fall asleep.

At this time, the staff on the etiquette post have an easier time. They only need to stop the late students, and they can even sit on the flower bed next to them for a while.

"Yes, and..." The vice principal's voice echoed throughout the school, "When I came to school this morning, I saw that the etiquette team from Class 2 of Senior Three was very energetic, with very loud voices. People outside the school could immediately feel the spirit of our school. I hope other classes will learn from them. If the etiquette team members on duty each week were all so energetic, it would perfectly showcase the vibrant side of our students. This is very important. If the etiquette team members are all standing listlessly, looking dejected, other students coming in will definitely feel even more dejected. The etiquette team must play a leading role..."

"Listen, the old man is praising us," Wang Jiale said with a sly smile.

"It seems the old man really likes this kind of thing?" Mo Xueyao looked at Li Hongran helplessly.

"Haha, this proves we did a good job!"

"But stop shouting like that, my throat is almost hoarse," Mo Xueyao cleared her throat, feeling like she could drink a whole bottle of water after returning to the classroom.

"I'm fine, it's just that my ear hurts a little..."

……

(Fives)

The bright but not scorching sunlight shone on everyone's faces, and a refreshing breeze swept across them, bending the flowers and plants low.

The branches of the cherry blossom tree swayed gently in the wind, and a pure black cat lay in the shade, enjoying the breeze.

The bell rang to signal the start of the first class, and the morning guard duty finally came to an end.

The speech on the podium was coming to an end, and Shen Kelin was announcing the names of the classes that would receive the rotating red flag this week. The students were already restless.

Mo Xueyao ran lightly toward the teaching building.

Wang Jiale followed closely behind, calling out, "Hey, Xiaoyao, wait for me!"

"Don't rush, don't rush, the morning meeting isn't over yet." Li Hongran walked with her toes pointing outwards, appearing quite leisurely.

Xuan Anyi turned around and looked at the main gate behind her, where no one was walking into the school anymore, and sighed softly.

"The days of looking out from here are numbered."

……

Chapter 240 Going to Yu Shu's Class for Inspection

(One)

The bell had just rung for the end of the second period when the prelude to eye exercises began.

The students on duty stood up on their own initiative, put on their armbands, and ran out of the classroom.

Each classroom has to have one student responsible for checking the students' eye exercises, so at this time, the classroom of Class 2 is immediately more than half empty.

Only the students responsible for other weekly duties remained.

For example, Mo Xueyao and the others who are responsible for standing at the etiquette post do not need to leave the classroom at this time.

Of course, students in Class Two also conduct their own checks.

Mr. Xue was in charge of the inspection. Although he was much more approachable than Li Wanyan, he was ruthless when it came to deducting points from his own class.

"Liu Xiaowei, you've opened your eyes twice already. The third time will result in a deduction of points." Mr. Xue said with a smile, as if he were just joking.

"Hehe, well, no one's going to check anyway, it's fine if we don't do it, Xiaoxue."

"That won't work."

"You can't just deduct points from your own class, can you?"

"Of course we must follow the rules."

"Damn it, can't you be a little more accommodating? We're all on the same side, aren't we?"

Mr. Xue smiled, revealing a row of white teeth: "No good."

"Damn it... are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious." He nodded slowly, then looked down and made a note in his notebook. "Hmm, someone in Class Two opened their eyes during eye exercises, deduct one point."

"Holy crap—no way!" Liu Xiaowei quickly closed his eyes, which drew a snicker from Gao Yuan.

"Gao Yuan, don't open your eyes." Li Wanyan, who was in charge of patrolling the classroom, said calmly. She seemed to have no objection to Mr. Xue's deduction of points.

In a way, the two of them are equally meticulous.

……

(two)

"Hmph hmph hmph hmph dada dada, dong dong dada..." Hua Yinyin stood at the door of Class 3, Grade 11, humming a song softly, swaying her head and completely ignoring the music of the eye exercises.

Just like the other classes, a student in Class 3 was walking back and forth checking things.

They're either class monitors or academic representatives; that's pretty much it.

"Hua-senior-sister--" Just as she was humming a song and waiting for the eye exercise time to end, a soft call came from the door, "Hua-yin-yin--"

"Hmm...?" She tilted her head and saw Jiang Yuru sitting near the door, doing eye exercises while muttering to herself, "Next time—will I—still—stay overnight at school—?"

"……what?"

"next time--"

"Want to play more?"

"Hmm—" Jiang Yuruo nodded gently with her eyes still closed. "But it's so hot. Could you not hug me so tightly next time we sleep, Senior Hua?"

Wu Shanshan, who was next to her, opened her eyes in surprise, and then quickly closed them again.

"Cough, cough..." Hua Yinyin seemed embarrassed to show her usual 'perverted' side in front of her junior, and instead became a little shy, "What nonsense are you talking about..."

"But it's very comfortable to hug when it's cold."

"...Our band room has air conditioning."

"Oh—then you can hug me."

"That's not the point at all!" Hua Yinyin muttered helplessly, leaning against the door frame. The eye exercises broadcast over the loudspeaker were coming to an end. "Fourth section, press the temples and gently massage the eye sockets..."

Hua Yinyin took two more steps back towards the door, intending to run away as soon as it was over.

In fact, some students who are being checked will even leave before the eye exercises are over.

—Just so I can get back to the classroom sooner.

"Eight……"

As the last syllable fell, Hua Yinyin closed the notebook in her hand and prepared to turn and leave.

Several of the students on duty in other classrooms have already gone up to the stairs.

"Yinyin~!" Yu Shu ran out of the classroom, excitedly taking small steps to Hua Yinyin. "Want to go downstairs to buy some food?"

"I'm alright, I'm not that hungry." Hua Yinyin put her hands on her hips. "It's only the second period, and Shu'er is already hungry?"

"I was late this morning and forgot to buy breakfast..." Yu Shu rubbed her stomach and tugged at her arms. "I'm so hungry."

"Oh, okay, then I'll go with you to the convenience store, um... and see if they have any good bread today."

"Some classmates managed to buy chocolate and pork floss bread this morning!"

"Huh? That seems to be Yaoyao's favorite flavor, but it doesn't seem to be very common?"

"Hmm, only once a week, right?"

"Let's go, let's go down and take a look." Hua Yinyin straightened her back and strode ahead.

Yu Shu blinked in confusion, feeling that Hua Yinyin seemed more like a senior student today.

It was completely different from when I was in the band room.

……

(three)

"Gurgle—so many—people—" Hua Yinyin grabbed Yu Shu's small hand and struggled to squeeze into the crowd.

The school store is next to the bicycle shed on the first floor. It used to be a warehouse, with two windows but only one ordinary door.

During long breaks between classes or at lunchtime, this place is always packed with people.

The main advantage is that the convenience store has a wide variety of goods, with many items to choose from.

The green ceiling fan was blowing hard, but it still couldn't dispel the heat emanating from the crowd gathered together.

If this were summer, it could probably cause people to suffer from heatstroke.

Although the long break between classes is relatively long, it's only relative. If students don't hurry to buy things, they might not be able to get back to the classroom when the bell rings.

"Phew... Finally, I'm in..." Hua Yinyin breathed a sigh of relief, stood by the window and took a deep breath of fresh air, feeling as if she had finally come back to life.

Yu Shu patted her chest, panting heavily, sweat pouring down her forehead as if she had been caught in a downpour.

It's a bit more empty inside than outside.

Actually, there weren't that many people, but as people came in and went out, it was easy for the entrance to get blocked.

The blue frame was placed on the cardboard box, inside which was the fresh bread delivered today.

It's said to be made in a bakery in the suburbs of Hangzhou, so if you buy it in the morning, the bread is still warm.