A Young Woman's Heart

"Thank you."

"You should thank your homeroom teacher." Yang Xiaoyu smiled and pointed to the storage room. "She bought you a cake, but I didn't open it and left it on the table in the storage room."

"Ah."

Li Wanyan didn't rush to look, appearing quite composed.

But a few minutes later, she casually strolled into the storage room.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back! Where's Wanyan?" Mo Xueyao's voice came from the entrance of the fruit shop.

“In the storeroom,” the mother replied.

At this moment, Li Wanyan also casually walked out.

Mo Xueyao approached her with her hands behind her back, then suddenly stretched out her hands, making Li Wanyan's eyelids twitch slightly, whether she was startled or not.

"Ta-da! Wanyan! Here, this is your birthday present! You can only open it after your birthday!" Mo Xueyao handed over a beautifully wrapped little box.

"This is mine, but I just picked it randomly. Anyway, I figured the class monitor wouldn't like anything I gave him, so I just picked one randomly," Hua Yinyin joked.

"Thank you." Li Wanyan looked at Mo Xueyao sincerely, completely ignoring Hua Yinyin.

"Hey, don't ignore me!" Hua Yinyin shouted in protest.

"You all know it's Yan Yan's birthday, huh? Looks like your dad and I are the only ones who didn't," the mother said, somewhat displeased. "Why did you keep it from us?"

"Cough, no, I only found out yesterday," Mo Xueyao quickly explained.

"After lunch, I'll go buy some good food. Your classmate can stay for dinner tonight, and we can celebrate Yan Yan's birthday." The mother smiled at Hua Yinyin, "Hello, what's your name?"

"I'm the girl who called yesterday, my name is Hua Yinyin~ Hello, Auntie~" Hua Yinyin greeted her politely, which relieved Mo Xueyao, who thought she would steer the conversation astray.

"Oh, it's you. Your voice sounds a little different from when you're on the phone. Hmm, I wish my Yaoyao had a figure as good as yours."

"Well, it's okay, Yaoyao's figure is also very beautiful!"

Mo Xueyao raised an eyebrow.

"By the way, what did Wen give you?" Mo Xueyao asked curiously, looking around.

"cake."

What shape is it?

"It wasn't opened."

"Then let's open it at dinner!" Mo Xueyao pursed her lips. "Hmm~ Keeping it unknown makes it more anticipated."

"Looking forward to it!" Hua Yinyin nodded vigorously in agreement.

"You just want to eat cake, don't you?"

"Don't you want to?"

"I was just curious about what shape it was," Mo Xueyao scoffed.

"Tsk, then don't try to take it from me later."

"You want to eat the whole one?"

"That depends on how big it is."

"Are you a pig?" Mo Xueyao teased without any politeness.

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Chapter 253 Happy Birthday, Wanyan!

On the afternoon of May 5th, a few wisps of pure white clouds drifted across the sky, blocking half of the sunlight.

This left half of Mo Xueyao's body in the sunlight, while the other half was in the shadows.

She seriously doubted whether her skin tone would become uneven if she stayed in the sun all day...

So she decisively moved into the shadows, making the empty cardboard box against the wall creak as if it couldn't support her weight.

Although she wasn't heavy at all, she was still an empty cardboard box...

"Ouch!" Mo Xueyao quickly grabbed the wall for support. "I almost fell."

"Hmm..." Li Wanyan just looked at her and smiled, without saying anything.

"The class monitor seems to be acting strange today," Hua Yinyin said to Mo Xueyao in a low voice.

"Strange?" Mo Xueyao asked, puzzled. "Is there?"

"He was laughing the whole time; it was creepy to watch."

Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes, lowered her head speechlessly, and went back to teasing Su Tang.

"Hey, let me play with it!"

"This is a cat, not for you to play with..."

Before she could finish speaking, Su Tang darted off Mo Xueyao and nestled into Hua Yinyin's arms, pressing her little paws against her like a kitten kneading.

"Look~ it came over and wanted me to play with it~"

"Ugh—this lecherous cat." Mo Xueyao stared at Su Tang with a look of utter disdain. The latter glanced at her furtively, then looked away and continued to press down on her with its two little paws as if nothing had happened.

"What did Yaoyao play at Yinyin's house yesterday?" Li Wanyan asked with a smile, resting her chin on her hand. She looked at Mo Xueyao with a rare lazy expression.

"Pillow fight! Class monitor, want to try it?" Hua Yinyin gestured a few times, "It's super fun!"

"Speaking of which... ah, wait a minute." Mo Xueyao remembered something, quickly stood up, opened her schoolbag, and took out the clothes wrapped in a plastic bag. "Mom, where did you put the clothes I changed out of yesterday?"

"Leave it by the door, I'll wash it for you later!" The mother, who was about to leave, was holding her wallet in one hand and a shopping basket in the other. She had just said the previous sentence to Mo Xueyao in a bad mood, but then turned around and said to Hua Yinyin with a smile, "Xiao Hua, what kind of vegetables do you like to eat?"

"Tofu!" Hua Yinyin replied immediately, without any politeness.

However, tofu is one of the cheapest dishes, and in a sense, this is more tactful than polite refusals, showing politeness without appearing overly reserved.

This kind of speaking skill is something Mo Xueyao will probably never learn in her entire life.

Are there any others?

"As for the rest, it's up to you, I'm not picky about food~" Hua Yinyin said obediently, revealing two cute tiger teeth when she smiled.

"Oh dear, if only my Yaoyao were even half as well-behaved and adorable as you, sigh."

"Hey, Mom, don't believe her. She's faking it all. She's a superwoman..."

Hua Yinyin picked up a banana from the table and quickly stuffed it into Mo Xueyao's mouth, interrupting what the latter was about to say.

"Cough, cough, ptooey!" Mo Xueyao coughed as she took out the banana. "It's unpeeled, so bitter!"

"Why are there two pieces of clothing in this bag?" Her mother glanced at the plastic bag Mo Xueyao had left by the door, then looked at her again. "Are you wearing Xiaohua's clothes?"

"Yeah... I was too noisy yesterday, and I was sweating after taking a shower, so I had to wear her clothes."

"It's a little small on you, Yaoyao, have you gained weight again?"

"I'm not fat!" Mo Xueyao slammed her hand on the table angrily. "It's a height difference, okay! It has nothing to do with whether I'm fat or not!"

"Oh dear, little Yaoyao is getting anxious. It seems that little Yaoyao hates it when people say she's fat." Hua Yinyin covered her mouth with the back of her hand and chuckled, looking every bit the noble young lady.

"Hello, you're home now." Mo Xueyao muttered, glancing sideways at Hua Yinyin as her mother walked away.

"I'm not leaving~ Hmph, I'm sleeping with Yao Yao tonight too!"

"I refuse."

Mo Xueyao's eyelids drooped, and she subconsciously glanced at Li Wanyan, only to find that the other woman was still smiling at the two of them with her chin resting on her hand.

Hua Yinyin had just said that she was acting strangely, but Mo Xueyao hadn't thought so at first. Now that she'd noticed, she felt that she really did seem a little odd.

This is probably what is called a fixed mindset, right?

Once you get to know someone's personality, suddenly seeing another side of them can feel very uncomfortable.

The afternoon passed in this noisy atmosphere.

They didn't actually do anything; they just sat together chatting. Although all three of them had books to read, none of them really looked at them.

Mo Xueyao didn't realize that what she had taken was actually a storybook until her mother finished making dinner.

Hmm... she didn't even finish flipping through the table of contents in an entire afternoon.

Tonight's dinner was exceptionally lavish; even on Mo Xueyao's birthday, we never had such a sumptuous dinner.

Oh, no, her birthday was around the time she was preparing to leave for Russia. Not only did she forget, but her parents also seemed to have forgotten.

Thinking about it carefully, I'm still a little sad.

Of course, it's also possible that I was just too busy during that period.

There are business matters, personal matters, arrangements for the trip to Russia, and a way to repay the money owed to my godfather.

Under such immense pressure, it's understandable that parents might forget their child's birthday.

Mo Xueyao didn't mind, since her mother was so stingy that she wouldn't buy her a birthday cake anyway.

She only remembers eating cake on her birthday once, which was when she was ten years old.

And it's a cake base without cream, mainly because it's cheap.

One small dining table is not enough; two folding tables have to be put together to make room.

My mother cooked a total of seven dishes and a soup; it was just like celebrating the New Year.

Of course, it wasn't just their family who came to eat, along with Hua Yinyin; they also invited Zhuang Lianlian, Grandma Jin, and Uncle Xiong from the ice cream warehouse next door.

They were all people from this neighborhood who had a good relationship with Mo Xueyao's family.

"DouDou~ come here~" Mo Xueyao called to the stray dog ​​that Uncle Xiong kept.

Its fur has grown long again, but this time it doesn't look like a mop anymore. The slightly curly fur makes it look quite cute, like a plush toy.

However, it stood behind Uncle Bear and dared not approach, mainly because Su Tang kept breathing on it, making a 'hissing' sound.

"Sutang, stop fooling around, what's wrong with you? He's a guest, okay? Hmm, a guest dog!" Mo Xueyao picked up Sutang and put him in a cardboard box next to her. "If you keep being mean, I won't let you out."