A Young Woman's Heart

In reality, if you spend a lot of time with someone, you won't feel much pressure around Mo Xueyao.

Don't you see how many girls in the class like to chat with her?

Even though she often couldn't join in the girls' conversations, everyone liked to surround her, occasionally pinching her cheeks or ruffling her hair.

Although Mo Xueyao felt it was more like all the girls in the class had spent all their money on silver...

Without having to queue, it suddenly felt like it hadn't taken much time. Just as Mo Xueyao was lost in thought, a hand carrying a plate appeared in the corner of her eye.

"Ah, thank you so much." Mo Xueyao looked at Duanmu Ji and sincerely thanked him.

"..." Duanmu Ji looked around and it seemed there were no seats left.

"Hmm... there are just enough seats for three more people later..." Mo Xueyao hesitated.

Duanmu Ji didn't answer, but turned around and squeezed onto the table next to his classmate's: "Make way."

"Damn, what are you doing here? Why are you squeezing in? The school beauty's spot is empty, isn't it? Hehe, how's it going? Got rejected?"

“Someone needs to sit there later,” Duanmu Ji replied, frowning. “Your laughter is disgusting.”

"What do you mean 'disgusting'? That's just how men are."

"Exactly, what's wrong with men being perverted!"

"Don't shout so loudly, or the teacher will hear you," the other students teased with a laugh.

Duanmu Ji shrugged helplessly and slowly began to eat at the edge of the table.

Although he seems to have a decent relationship with his classmates, he doesn't talk much, so that's about all he can maintain.

After all, if others tease him and he doesn't get a response, there's no interaction, and without interaction, the relationship can't get any better.

Only when people like Gao Yuan, Liu Xiaowei, and Zhou Yong tease and joke with each other will their relationship grow better and better, becoming as close as brothers.

Mo Xueyao ate very slowly; she had only taken a few bites when the others arrived.

So, actually, giving the meal ticket to Duanmu Ji doesn't have much significance.

Giving it directly to Li Wanyan would be about the same.

She probably just wanted to say hello to him.

After all, Duanmu Ji was a complete taciturn person, and Mo Xueyao would habitually take care of such a classmate.

This was true in junior high, and it was true in high school as well.

This was true for Duanmu Ji, and also for Zhou Yong, who was hesitant to speak to her.

It's not a matter of liking or disliking; it's purely an expression of kindness and gentleness.

Mo Xueyao didn't know what other people's lives were like, but in any case, her life had always been treated kindly.

Even with something as seemingly malignant as intersex, the doctors I encountered and the friends I made later were all kind-hearted people.

Because she has been treated kindly by the world, she will treat the world and those around her with the same kindness.

Everyone's life circumstances are different, which leads to different personalities, and often these differences can be quite significant.

Many people have a broken childhood, but few have a life like Mo Xueyao's, where life, though not wealthy, is peaceful and fulfilling.

A person who treats the world with kindness is usually treated kindly by the world.

Few people can remain kind to the world after being hurt by it and by those around them.

Those who can do this are not ordinary people.

Lunch ended with a chat, and when they returned to the classroom, Ye Wen was checking the list on the podium.

"Wanyan is here. I was just looking for you. Here, distribute these credit cards to everyone's seats according to the names on them."

"Hey, what's this?" Mo Xueyao asked curiously, leaning closer. "A credit...card?"

“Yes, we won’t need notebooks to record credits anymore; we can just swipe our cards,” Ye Wen replied with a smile. “Didn’t Xiao Yao notice the machine at the end of each corridor? You can record credits through that.”

"But how do I input it?"

“Use this.” Ye Wen waved the ticket-like object in her hand. “Scratch off the coating and you’ll find a serial number inside. Enter it to get the corresponding number of credits. Once you accumulate enough credits, you can exchange them for stationery or game tokens for the school’s arcade, which is only open on weekends.”

"High technology..."

"So that means every machine is like a vending machine?" Hua Yinyin asked, cupping her face in her hands.

"That's right~ Now each card has recorded all the credits accumulated by all the students. There are two types of credits: one is used to calculate grades, which is the total accumulated credits for each semester, and the other is used for consumption. It's roughly the difference between a bill and cash."

"Ai'ai, I want to see mine! How many points do I have? I wonder what I can exchange them for?" Mo Xueyao asked expectantly.

……

Chapter 227 The Rich Man's Exchange Method

By the afternoon, the water on the ground had dried up, as if it hadn't rained at all that morning.

A large number of students gathered in front of the credit vending machine at Yukong High School.

Many people, seeing such a novel thing for the first time, wanted to see what they could exchange their credits for.

Originally, everyone was indifferent to the credits, which seemed to have no practical value. Suddenly, they became the exclusive currency of Yukong High School.

Because some people actually redeemed items using points from the vending machine.

Moreover, the number of credits required is not particularly high.

You can earn one credit for each club activity, and you only need three credits to redeem a pen. A club usually has two to three activities a week, which means you can redeem a pen in a week.

Don't be fooled by the small number of credits; these are credits that almost every student can easily earn.

As long as you use the club attendance book issued by the school and get the club president's stamp, you can receive points coupons.

Other awards include participation in school competitions, helping with class cleaning, voluntary labor, receiving certificates, ranking high in monthly exams, perfect attendance awards for completing all weekly assignments, and even the teacher's authority to award a small number of credits to a student.

With a little effort, accumulating ten credits in a week is generally not a problem.

So you get forty points in a month, and two hundred points in five months.

Two hundred points can be exchanged for quite a few good items.

Those who are more interested in stationery can exchange it for multi-functional pencil cases, Hero fountain pens, and plush toys that most girls like.

Even boys who aren't very interested in studying will be motivated to accumulate credits because they can exchange them for game tokens at the Rain Sky High School arcade.

This game coin can be used to play during breaks, and it also shows a lot of ambition.

Even if my parents ask me what I'm doing when I go out on weekends, I can say I'm going to school... as for whether I'm actually studying, that's another story.

The game currency is very cheap to exchange; you can get one coin for just a few credits.

Only now does Zhou Yong realize the value of the three sets of exam papers he received at the school's anniversary celebration.

One set of exam papers can be exchanged for 30 credits, and exchanging all three sets will earn an additional 10 credits.

That means the three sets together are worth a total of 100 credits.

Now you can play Rain Sky Brawl to your heart's content.

While it's possible to have others exchange game currency and then buy it from others, if the amount given isn't enough, the other person would rather save it; if the amount given is too much, then you'll lose out.

They're all students, where would they get so much money?

Of course... Gao Yuan is excluded.

"Mo Xueyao, do you have many credits? How many credits do you have?"

"Me? I think I have quite a few." Mo Xueyao looked at her suspiciously. As the publicity committee member, she often had to organize various activities and frequently ranked in the top ten of the grade in exams. In addition, she would stay after school almost every day to wait for Li Wanyan while cleaning. Over time, she had accumulated quite a few credits. "About three hundred or so. What for?"

"So many!" Gao Yuan exclaimed excitedly. "I'll buy one from you for one dollar, will you sell?"

“…One dollar for one point?” Mo Xueyao licked her lips lightly. “Why? Isn’t that a loss? Besides, you can’t sell points.”

"Hey, you can just exchange it for game currency for me. It's like one yuan for one Rain Sky Brawl game currency."

"One game coin is only enough for one game, and even if you play three games, it won't take long... Do you have too much money to burn?"

"It's okay, it's okay, a few hundred yuan is nothing. The important thing is that this game is fun, and you can't play it anywhere else." Gao Yuan said shamelessly, leaning closer. "Is it alright? Mo Xueyao, I know you're very understanding..."

"...Don't you have test papers that you can exchange for points?"

"I don't want to do it."

“That goes against the school’s original intention.” Mo Xueyao looked at him with droopy eyelids. “I won’t change it, and I also have things I want to change.”

"What do you want to exchange? I'll just buy it for you, please, sis!" Gao Yuan was saying when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He glanced to the side and saw Li Wanyan staring coldly at him. "Ahem, class monitor, this doesn't count as copying homework, right? This is a fair trade, right, haha?"

“It’s almost the same as cheating,” Li Wanyan said coldly. “Credits are meant to encourage you to study hard, not to encourage you to spend money.”

"Let Gao Yuan study properly? You're kidding me, he'll never do that in his life." Zhou Yong gave him a disdainful look. "Gao Yuan, can't you learn from me? Look, I'm already doing a test paper."

"Exactly! I'm doing it too!" Liu Xiaowei chimed in loudly. "Don't sell it to Gao Yuan! We can't let him get something for nothing!"

"How can spending money be considered getting something for nothing? Damn it, I think you're just jealous of my money. It's your own fault for not being able to afford it!"

"Wow, so arrogant! Brothers, let's go beat him up!" Li Hongran laughed and raised his arm to shout, and immediately a group of people surrounded him, pressed Gao Yuan into a chair, and gave him a good beating.

Of course, it was a joke; actually, I was just tickling him.

"Hahahaha—stop stop stop—I surrender! I surrender! No, stop tickling, I can't breathe, hahaha..." Gao Yuan rolled off the chair and onto the floor like a round glutinous rice ball, his slightly long hair instantly becoming a mess.

"What does Xiao Yaoyao want to exchange?" Hua Yinyin ignored Gao Yuan, who was rolling on the ground next to her, turned around and leaned on Mo Xueyao's table to ask.

Mo Xueyao poked Hua Yinyin's forehead and lazily replied, "Change to a pottery figure."

"Oh...that prize with the highest points requirement? I think it requires 500 points~!" Hua Yinyin pinched Mo Xueyao's little face, not to be outdone. "Little Yaoyao's face is so easy to rub, hehehe."

"Yes, I want to change to that one, one that allows you to customize the image of any teacher in the school."

So whose do you want?

"Teacher Taiyin." Mo Xueyao couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't you think Teacher Taiyin is adorable? Although she always seems expressionless, she's actually quite gentle!"

"Ugh, why does Xiaoyaoyao like Teacher Taiyin just like all those boys?" Hua Yinyin said with a look of disgust. "When you laughed just now, you looked like a weird old man."

"You're the one who's more like a creepy uncle, aren't you?" Mo Xueyao glanced at her speechlessly. "You touch girls' thighs every day. If you were a boy, you would definitely be discouraged."