A Young Woman's Heart

"What if it's swimming lessons? Two swimming lessons in a row..."

“There’s free time in swimming lessons too, and you can take a shower afterward, which is perfect.” Mo Xueyao nodded, stroking her chin. “Hmm, it would be great if it were all swimming lessons, but I think the school doesn’t offer swimming lessons in the winter?”

"I don't know," Li Wanyan shook her head. "Perhaps it will stop at the end of autumn."

"Well... that makes sense. Swimming lessons in winter are terrifying to think about—unless the heating is on."

"Didn't Awen prepare a new seating chart?" Hua Yinyin looked around but didn't find the seating chart posted there.

"Yes, that's right." Mo Xueyao nodded. "It should be changed during morning reading or... class meeting, right? Uh, the class meeting has been moved to Monday."

"Speaking of which, was today's class last Monday or Friday?"

“Ah Wen didn’t say…”

As they were chatting, Mr. Xue walked in with a newspaper in his hand. He glanced at the three girls in the class, smiled, and greeted them, "Good morning, everyone."

"Good morning, Xiaoxue. You're still reading the newspaper?"

"Yeah, I check it occasionally."

After he sat down, Mo Xueyao went over to him—mainly because she was bored, so she went over to join in the fun.

"It's not the Hangzhou Daily."

"Yes, it's the People's Daily." Mr. Xue handed a copy to Mo Xueyao, who took it and sat down to read it.

However, the news in the People's Daily is far less interesting than the news in local Hangzhou newspapers.

Is it because the reports above are all about major events and the articles are written in official jargon that people have no interest in reading them?

Ultimately, it's probably because it's not grounded in reality enough.

In other words, it's not "down-to-earth" enough. The news on it seems far removed from the lives of ordinary people. Unless it's some important national event, most people aren't very interested in news that's neither interesting nor relevant to their own lives.

"Hmm...hmm... 'Important Reforms to the School System,' 'Family Education Cannot Be Ignored,' 'University Teaching and Research Should Be Unified'... Ah, Xiaoxue, the news in there is so boring, please change it!" Mo Xueyao had only read it for less than a minute before returning the newspaper.

"Okay, how about this one?"

"This page is full of advertisements..."

"what about this?"

"Hmm... an Olympic gold medal? Let me see..." Two minutes later, "Xiaoxue, change it..."

As a result, she read through the entire newspaper—except for the one Mr. Xue was holding.

"Is it Xiaoxue who's watching the most interesting thing?"

"Really? Then take a look?"

"Let me see... Rocket Force... Ugh, seeing these formulaic lines gives me a headache." Mo Xueyao covered her head. "Forget it, I'm not reading it anymore. The People's Daily is so boring."

"Haha, this isn't just for fun, it's to gain some new knowledge. It also contains some very important national policy information."

"It has nothing to do with us. Does Xiaoxue like politics that much?"

"I don't really like it." Mr. Xue smiled and then focused on reading the newspaper again.

Hua Yinyin, standing to the side, was jealous: "Xiao Yaoyao and Xiao Xue chat with each other but don't want to chat with me! Humph!!"

……

Copy the summer homework from Chapter 3.

For many people, the first day of school is still a bit of a adjustment period.

After all, it's a summer vacation that lasts for two whole months.

"Hey! Great, Mo Xueyao, can I copy your summer homework?" Just as Hua Yinyin was puffing out her cheeks, Gao Yuan suddenly rushed in. He seemed to be a bit rounder than last semester, and when he ran too fast, he looked like a rolling ball.

"Hey, we haven't seen each other all summer, aren't you afraid of the class monitor anymore?" Mo Xueyao asked teasingly.

"Damn it, this is an emergency! Sergeant, please make an exception!"

Li Wanyan sat quietly in her seat, not even glancing at him, as if she hadn't heard anything at all.

"Wanyan can be a 'good person' now, huh!" Mo Xueyao teased, giving her a playful push.

Li Wanyan glanced at her sideways, then looked at Gao Yuan: "This is the last time."

"Thank you so much, Class Monitor!" Gao Yuan said with a face full of gratitude.

"Which ones haven't been done?" Mo Xueyao pulled out all her summer homework from her schoolbag.

"Cough...most of them."

"...What did you do?" she decided to rephrase the question.

"In English, hehe..."

Mo Xueyao helplessly covered her forehead and pushed the notebook over: "Here, hurry up and copy it, or you won't have time later."

"Thank you so much!"

Many students returning from summer vacation shouted that they wanted to copy homework as soon as they entered the door.

Mo Xueyao's homework was undoubtedly in high demand. Although Li Wanyan didn't care about them, she wouldn't lend out her own homework either.

Therefore, they had no choice but to settle for other students' assignments.

For example, Hua Yinyin's Chinese homework, Wang Jiale's English homework, and so on.

If you just want to fill up your notebook, you won't be so particular. As long as you can understand what the other person is writing, you'll just copy it regardless of whether it's right or wrong.

Although the classroom was changed, the layout and furnishings were almost identical except for the floor. Since she didn't know if she would have to change seats later, Mo Xueyao didn't take all her things out and kept them in her backpack.

"You're in your second year of high school now." Mo Xiaoxiao, who always arrives at school at just the right time, smiled and waved.

“Yeah, it feels different now that I’m in my second year of high school!” Mo Zhuyou sat down next to Hua Yinyin. “Hey, Yinyin doesn’t copy homework? That’s rare.”

"What? You think I'm just the kind of person who copies homework all day?!" Hua Yinyin shouted. "I finished it a long time ago!"

"Tch, wasn't it Wanyan who taught you?" Mo Xueyao teased, resting her chin on her hand. "And she basically just gave you the answers one by one."

"Ah...that's what I wrote myself! How can it be considered plagiarism if I wrote it with my own ability!"

It was a bustling morning; the entire classroom was as busy as a market.

"Hasn't Awen come yet today?" Hua Yinyin asked while chewing on a sausage.

"She arrived a while ago, but she has a lot to do, so she probably hasn't reached the classroom yet." Mo Xueyao put her arm around Huang Yuxi beside her. "Good morning, Xiaoxi!"

"Mmm!" Huang Yuxi flashed a cute and sunny smile, holding up the whiteboard with words already written on it. "Good morning!"

"Ahem..." As the morning reading time was almost over, Ye Wen finally walked into the classroom. "Hello everyone, it's been a long time! You'll be second-year high school students this semester, so you must be more mature!"

"Awen~!"

Many girls shouted with joy.

"Huh? Why are you so excited? Of course I'll still be your homeroom teacher this school year! And I should be for the senior year too!"

"That's great!"

Both boys and girls cheered.

"Hmm, everyone seems pretty energetic. Hey, you guys copying homework—tell me a break!"

Gao Yuan chuckled awkwardly, then lowered his head and began writing furiously.

There were several homework assignments on his desk, but this guy was copying one page and missing another, completely cutting corners.

But in order to finish copying all the homework as quickly as possible, this was the only option I could resort to.

Or rather, isn't this what he does every time?

Leaving one page blank is considered good; sometimes, they might copy one page and leave three blank pages.

"The class schedule and duty roster are posted on the wall to the right of the blackboard. You can come and copy them yourself." Ye Wen pointed to the spot by the door. "The duty roster hasn't changed much, but the class schedule has changed quite a bit. And although today is Friday, we have to attend Monday's classes. We have a holiday as usual tomorrow and the day after."

"Yay—!" Everyone looked happy.

My favorite thing about the start of the school year is that September 1st happens to be a Friday.

After finishing today's classes, we can rest for two more days.

These two days can also be used to adjust and get back into the rhythm of class.

"Looks like we can go to the music store on the weekend." Mo Xueyao nudged Hua Yinyin, who was sitting at the table in front of her.

"Hmm! Let's go tomorrow, that way we'll have more time~! Hehehe, a date with Yaoyao alone~"

"What are you thinking? Wanyan will definitely be going too."

“Who said that? Listen to me.”

"What?"

"However, the class monitor and vice class monitor both need to come to school tomorrow. There are other things that need to be arranged." Ye Wen repeated what she had just said. "Remember, it's best to arrive before 8:30 tomorrow morning. You might be busy all day."

"Huh? Looks like Wanyan doesn't have time."

"Yeah, so it's a date just for the two of us~! Hehehe..."

"Oh, then let's go on Sunday," Mo Xueyao said deliberately.

"No, no!" Hua Yinyin shook her head vigorously. "I have to go tomorrow!!!"

"Hey, Yin Yin is so willful."

"What a rare opportunity!"

"I'm really fed up with you..." She shook her head helplessly. "Go on, go on."

"So today, because of last Monday's class, there was supposed to be a class meeting. I've discussed it with your math teacher, and we've decided to temporarily move the class meeting to the first period. We need to switch places."

A new semester brings new experiences and feelings, and everyone is looking forward to seeing where they will be reassigned.

"Alright, next up is the opening ceremony. Everyone, please gather in the multimedia classroom... Uh, Jia Qixue, did you go to the wrong class?"

"Oh...right! I got reassigned!"

"Really..."