A Young Woman's Heart

On the radio, she clapped for herself.

Although he was alone, he made the radio broadcast seem exceptionally lively.

Of course, this also made the band room seem even more deserted.

"Rainy Day Radio is a program that only airs on rainy noon days. If you're sitting in the classroom and feeling bored, just listen to me chat!" You could tell that Jiang Ying was trying her best to pronounce things clearly, although she still inevitably had a slight accent. "Alright, now let's open the little notes we collected earlier! Let's see what everyone wants to say and what questions they have!"

"First up is the first one. Let me see... classmate, your handwriting is really terrible. Luckily I have a discerning eye, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to understand it. Hmm, this student from Class 8 of the first year of high school wants to ask me what happy things have happened to me recently."

"Recently, recently..." Jiang Ying's tone was adorable, as if one could imagine her expression as she looked up at the ceiling. "Yes, I'm with someone I like now, and we even went to see the fireworks display together. So, next~"

"Does this student want to ask me if there's anything they regret lately?"

"Recently... well, nothing. If I had to say something, it's that my dad is no longer renting out a warehouse in the suburbs. It's quite far from there, but you can fish and have a picnic in the countryside. It's a little bit of a shame, I guess. Well, I guess you could call it a shame."

"Squeak—" The door to the band room was pushed open, and the senior students carrying their homework walked in chatting and laughing.

"Oh dear, Shuer, why isn't the air conditioning on? It's so hot! Come in and cool off..."

"Beep." That's the sound of the air conditioner being turned on.

"Little Yaoyao, the last one in, close the door."

"What's the rush? Xiaoxiao and Wanyan are still behind us."

"Oh, they're so slow."

Yu Shu pouted and pretended to fiddle with the camera on the table.

The rain outside was still drizzling, tapping on the eaves, and temporarily silencing the cicadas.

"Yu Shu, what's wrong?" Mo Xueyao sat down in front of her and asked with some confusion, "Why are you so unhappy? Did someone bully you?"

"Speaking of which, Shu'er seems a bit down these past few days," Wang Jiale said, also curious. "What happened?"

Yu Shu did not answer, but simply shook her head gently.

On the radio, Jiang Ying continued reading the notes that students had written to the broadcasting room. These were not collected today, but rather collected over time. Students could drop their notes into the broadcasting room's mailbox at any time, and when the opportunity arose, a few lucky students would be chosen to have their notes read aloud: "Well, and then there's... a note from a student in Class 5 of the second year of high school. She said that the senior students in the club are about to graduate, and she's a little reluctant to part with them."

"Well, the seniors will always graduate eventually. No matter how reluctant we are, we have to part ways. Why not create some deeper memories before we part? Also, cherish every day they are still at school. Besides, graduation doesn't mean we'll never see each other again."

"Oh—I get it, it's because we're graduating, so Shu'er is very reluctant to leave?" Hua Yinyin slammed her palm down.

Mr. Xue sat upright in his chair, flipping through the letters tucked in the drawer. They were letters that Mo Xueyao and the others had entrusted Ye Wen to send back.

The photo was no longer in the envelope; it had clearly been carefully preserved.

"..." Mr. Xue chuckled, "So that's how it is. I had actually forgotten."

Mo Xueyao was somewhat confused: "What?"

"Yu Shu's gift."

"Gift?"

The girls looked at each other, then screamed in unison.

"Ah—!!! They didn't give it to me? They didn't give it to me after all?" Mo Xueyao covered her forehead. "Am I mistaken? I thought they gave it to me as soon as I got back—"

"When we came back, we went straight home."

"I didn't even think about it carefully!"

"Shu'er, don't be angry, don't be angry, we really just forgot..."

"Ahem, I've been too busy with my studies, plus a whole bunch of other things..."

"Yeah yeah."

"It's the city-wide joint exam, the fireworks display, and filling out college applications... It really wasn't intentional!"

"Hmm, look, Xiaoxue has forgotten!"

"Click".

Li Wanyan and Mo Xiaoxiao pushed open the door and walked in, only to see a group of people comforting Yu Shu, some patting her head, some massaging her shoulders, and some pinching her cheeks.

Even Mr. Xue hurriedly made a cup of tea, placed it in front of her, and smiled ingratiatingly.

"Pfft..." Yu Shu wiped her eyes, her expression a mix of wanting to cry and laughing, "I...I'm not angry..."

If it were the old Mo Xueyao, she would definitely think that girls are too sensitive, getting angry for so long over something like this, and keeping it all bottled up inside.

But now she could somewhat understand the other person's feelings: "Ahem, is the thing with Yinyin? Hurry up, hurry up, take it out."

"It should be in my schoolbag. Wait a minute, I'll go to the classroom to get it!"

"Then bring ours up too!"

"Yes, yes..."

……

(two)

The girls who had rushed downstairs rushed back downstairs in a hurry.

"Yu Shu! Huff... Huff..." Mo Xueyao, who had hardly exercised in PE class during her senior year of high school, was already panting heavily. She supported herself on her knees with her hands, and the small pockets on her skirt were bulging as if they contained something.

"Clang clang clang!" Hua Yinyin gasped for breath, but she was in better condition than Mo Xueyao. She quickly darted in front of Yu Shu and handed her a slightly crushed gift box. "Cough cough... um... the box is a little... um... but, but the things inside are definitely not broken!"

"Okay, let's open it and take a look!" Wang Jiale hurriedly called out.

This made Yu Shu a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry... um, I..."

"It's okay, it's just a misunderstanding. We said we'd bring you a gift, and we definitely will!"

"That's right!" Mo Zhuyou nodded vigorously and echoed loudly.

Yu Shu rubbed her eyes and carefully opened the gift box. Inside was a painted ceramic figurine, which, although in a cute, cartoonish style, still bore a resemblance to Yu Shu.

That bun hairstyle was probably her most striking feature. Her shoulders were hunched over, and her hands were tightly gripping the hem of her skirt, making her look shy.

Yu Shu picked it up, her wide eyes already shining: "Wow—so, so cute..."

"Your name is below!"

"Hmm... Yu Shu... handwritten?"

"Yes, it was written by Yinyin, who has better handwriting." Mo Xueyao nodded, while Hua Yinyin had already puffed out her chest, looking like she wanted to praise me.

"It's so cute."

"It suits Shuer very well."

"Hmm..." Yu Shu's face flushed red, "I, I want to buy a glass cover to put it in..."

"It's up to you, you can collect them however you like. Besides that—" Hua Yinyin said, looking at Mr. Xue, Mo Xueyao, Wang Jiale, and Mo Zhuyou, "there are ours too!"

"Ours!"

In unison, everyone took out the pottery figures they had in their pockets, raised them high, and then gently placed them on the table.

Each pottery figure corresponds to its own appearance. Although it is not very realistic, it does capture many of the physical characteristics.

For example, Mo Xueyao's blue eyes, Hua Yinyin's braids, Wang Jiale's pigtails, and Mo Zhuyou's slightly curly, shoulder-length hair...

If you look closely, you'll see that each one has a different charm.

Mo Xueyao looked much more dashing, gently lifting her left foot with the bell hanging on it, her eyes slightly upturned; Wang Jiale was holding a bass guitar with a sweet smile on her face; Mo Zhuyou looked very energetic, her slightly open mouth as if she was shouting something; Mr. Xue was gentle and refined, but he was holding a wrench as if he was fixing a car.

Of course, the one who was most suspicious was Hua Yinyin.

Her pottery figurine holds a pipa, with a gentle expression on her face, like a demure and wealthy young lady.

However, upon closer inspection, one can see that she is secretly smiling, which immediately brings the pottery figure to life.

Isn't it cute?

"Ok!"

"Why don't we just leave it in the band room for the next few days? We can take it with us after graduation," Mo Xueyao suggested.

"Okay! Where should we put it?"

"Hmm... Shall we tidy up that table and put it against the wall to display the pottery figures?"

"OK~ Youyou, let's get started!"

Okay.

……

(three)

The atmosphere returned to normal. Neither Li Wanyan nor Mo Xiaoxiao joined the conversation. Although they came to cool off, it was as if they weren't even in the band room.

Right now, everyone is drinking tea and holding a denunciation meeting.

"Oh, it's all Yinyin's fault. We left the things with her and she completely forgot about them. We thought she had already given them away."

"That's right. If Shu'er hadn't said anything, we would have assumed she didn't like it that much, so we didn't think much of it."

"Damn it, don't try to shirk responsibility! You forgot, you forgot! And you even said you 'thought'? If you had just reminded me, Shuer wouldn't have been so sad for days!"

"It's clearly Yin Yin's fault. Tch, as the captain, you only notified us when the performance was almost here, and you forgot to bring the gifts for the team members. Humph, look at what you've done."

"That's right, it's clearly Yinyin shirking responsibility!"

If you bully me again, I'm really going to cry!

"Okay, okay... I'm not angry, I was just a little disappointed at first... Don't blame Yin Yin... She, she's really about to cry..."

"Waaah!" Hua Yinyin hugged Yu Shu tightly, rubbing her face against her cheek. "Shu'er cares about me the most!"

"You're just taking advantage of me..." Everyone looked helpless.

"Haha..." Mr. Xue laughed for no apparent reason.

……

Chapter 287 Warehouse

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