A Young Woman's Heart

"Yes, there are all sorts of things you might need, like wet wipes, sanitary napkins, and things like that."

There's also a small makeup box inside.

"It's for touch-ups, it's small and super cute, isn't it?"

"Mmm, so cute."

So, which way should we go?

"Hmm...I've got it! How about we go play at Xiaoyao's place?"

"Xiaoyao?"

"Oh, it's a friend of mine, that Russian-American girl with blue eyes."

"There are two blue-eyed ones."

"...The sky blue one."

"Oh, it's her, the prettiest girl in the class? She has a very unique temperament, a bit boyish, very cool and dashing, with a touch of heroism."

"Right? Hehe, Haruka is quite popular, not just in our class!"

"Alright, let's go!"

"Take the bus?"

"Let's take a taxi..."

"That's such a waste of money."

"It's okay, it's okay. The taxis here are much cheaper than where I live, so feel free to take one!"

"It's so good to be rich," Wang Jiale remarked.

Actually, her family was considered well-off, but compared to Sanhua Tongjue, they paled in comparison—the gap was simply too large.

It is said that Mika Hitomi's family runs a large electronics company, and her father is the company president.

So she's the kind of rich girl who's tired of living in villas, and she's actually happier living in Wang Jiale's house now—after all, she hasn't lived there much before.

Coming to China as an exchange student is also about experiencing life there.

Of course, she can experience most aspects of ordinary life, but she dislikes taking the bus because she can't stand the unpleasant smell, especially when there are many people. As soon as she gets on the bus, she feels like she's going to get carsick.

"Driver—!" Wang Jiale waved his hand forcefully, hailing a taxi. "Want to go to Banshan?"

"Get in." The driver readily nodded, and after the two girls were seated, he leisurely asked, "Where on the mountainside?"

"It's located below the cancer hospital."

"Okay." The driver glanced at the rearview mirror and said with a smile, "Why are you dressed so nicely? Are you going to perform?"

"No, it's just my usual clothes... um, maybe?" Wang Jiale glanced at Sanhua Tongjue.

Sanhua Tongjue blinked her beautiful big eyes, looked at the driver, and said in broken Chinese, "Everyday, I'm impressed!"

"That accent sounds weird, is he a foreigner?"

"Yes, a Japanese person!"

"Oh, a Japanese girl, no wonder she's dressed so fashionably. This outfit is so pretty, I want to buy one for my daughter too."

"I don't know if anyone bought or sold it! I bought it in Japan!"

Haha, your Chinese is actually pretty good!

"I'm still learning," Sanhua Tongjue said with some difficulty, a smug smile on her face. "But, as for communication... ordinary problems... there aren't any."

"Actually, I did learn a few words of Japanese back then."

"Really?" Sanhua Tongjue said this in Japanese.

The driver clearly understood: "Haha, of course it's true, like 'kou ni ji wa', 'mi xi mi xi', 'nang da ku lei' and stuff like that."

Wang Jiale was amused by the driver's Chinese-accented Japanese and couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Sanhua Tongjue looked at Wang Jiale: "Is this how it feels when I speak Chinese?"

"Hmm, more or less, at least I can understand it, that's not bad."

"Haha, I don't know much either. My dad used to be a translator, so I just picked up a little bit from what he did."

"Uh..." Wang Jiale suddenly thought of some bad things, and a certain word popped into her mind. But this was a peaceful era after all. If she really asked, then the conversation would probably be ruined. So she could only force a smile and pretend that she hadn't thought of anything as she looked out the window.

……

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Yinshan Commercial Street

"Good morning, Grandma Jin." Mo Xueyao greeted her indistinctly, chewing on a cola-flavored lollipop, twisting it in her hand and sucking on it.

"Taking a break?"

"I should say, it's resting again!" Mo Xueyao patted the head of the already very big husky. Even when it was on all fours, it was almost as tall as Mo Xueyao's thighs. If it stood up, it could even put its paws on her shoulders.

Judging from its size, it looks like it has already fully grown up.

Of course, its destructive power has also increased significantly. It has already chewed up one of the benches in the grocery store. Logically speaking, we should take it out for walks more often, but unfortunately, Grandma Jin is old and Zhuang Lianlian is not able to run, so we can only vent our energy elsewhere.

Mo Xueyao would occasionally take it for a run, but because she had to go to school, she would only do it once or twice a week at most.

Moreover, it's quite tiring to run around with it. If you don't hold the leash tightly, it can disappear in a flash, and you might not be able to find it for half a day.

Holding onto the rope is a real test of endurance and strength; it's definitely a great workout, but it's also incredibly tiring...

"Hey, stop sniffing around!" Mo Xueyao patted its head again. "Your nose is all wet, it's soaked my skirt."

The husky wagged its tail vigorously, thinking Mo Xueyao was praising it. Good heavens, it not only sniffed it, but also stuck out its big tongue and started licking her bare thighs.

"Haha, it's so itchy, don't move! Where did you learn to crawl under my skirt, you silly dog?" Mo Xueyao squatted down with a lollipop in her mouth and rubbed its head hard. The dog just enjoyed it and let her do whatever she wanted. So this kind of dog really thinks differently from ordinary dogs?

"Haha, come here, don't move around." Grandma Jin beckoned it over. "You little rascal, you're like a hooligan. Next time I'll take you to the vet and have you neutered."

"Castration is good~" Mo Xueyao raised both hands in agreement, inexplicably feeling that her kind was about to increase.

Of course, her surgery was vastly different from any other kind of surgery.

"Yaoyao, where's the brittle?" Li Wanyan walked over, holding a banana.

"I don't know. I haven't seen it since early this morning. Maybe it went off somewhere to play? Perhaps it went to see its girlfriend?"

Before Li Wanyan could say anything, she heard Wang Jiale's voice calling from afar: "Xiaoyao~! Class monitor~!"

Beside her was a pink-haired girl, dressed quite beautifully; her pink outfit was clearly specially coordinated.

"Who is this...?" she asked, looking at the other person with a puzzled expression.

"It's Mika Hitomi, the Japanese transfer student in our class!" Wang Jiale asked with a sly smile. "Don't you recognize her?"

"Uh... I haven't seen her many times at school, and with makeup and a wig, I hardly recognized her. Hmm, her eyes...?"

"They're colored contact lenses, aren't they pretty?" Wang Jiale asked expectantly, as if she were the one wearing them.

"Beautiful, and unique."

Li Wanyan carefully examined Sanhua Tongjue, seemingly not liking her attire.

Perhaps in her opinion, this doesn't look like something a student would do?

But since she was a Japanese exchange student, even if she disapproved of something, she couldn't say anything.

In some ways, she can be quite old-fashioned.

"We're out shopping, we've come to visit you guys! Any fun places to go around here?" After spending a few days with Sanhua Tongjue, Wang Jiale had started using inverted sentences out of habit.

"Fun places? Uh... maybe just a hillside park?"

"Would you like to go shopping at Yinshan Commercial Street?" Grandma Jin asked with a smile.

"Yinshan Commercial Street? Oh, isn't it near the market? A large commercial street dedicated to that? I think I've seen it before."

"That's right, it just opened last year, and most of the stores should be open now. Although it's not particularly lively inside, there's still a wide variety of goods."

"I think I went in once. That commercial street felt like a regular pedestrian street enclosed by a roof. The shops were all on the first floor, and the second floor was where the shop owners lived." Mo Xueyao nodded.

"Why is it called Yinshan Commercial Street?" Wang Jiale asked curiously. "Hey, Xiaoyao, do you have any more lollipops? I want some too."

"Here." Mo Xueyao took out a few lollipops from her pocket. "Choose whatever flavor you want."

"Wow, why did Haruka bring so many?"

"I'm used to putting it in my pocket, so it's more convenient if I want to share it with others."

Grandma Jin smiled at them and answered Wang Jiale's question: "Because it was an investment I made in partnership with another boss, he felt that although it was located halfway up the mountain, calling it Halfway Up Commercial Street would be too unoriginal, so he named it Yinshan, the Yinshan of Jinshan Yinshan (meaning gold and silver mountains).

"Ugh, what a cliché idea..." Mo Xueyao twirled the lollipop in her mouth, making a scraping sound as the candy scraped against her teeth. "It feels like it's something Hua Yinyin's family invested in..."

“That boss’s surname is indeed Hua,” Grandma Jin said thoughtfully. “Perhaps you know his daughter?”

Wow, no way!

"Really? No way..."

"What do you mean you can't do it?" Sanhua Tongjue didn't understand why Wang Jiale and Mo Xueyao were so surprised.

“If it really was Hua Yinyin’s family that invested…their business ventures are far too wide…?” Mo Xueyao sighed. “In the end, my family is still the most ordinary one.”

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing," Wang Jiale said without going into details. "Tongtong, let's go shopping at the mall!"

"Okay, let's see what's available."

……

Yinshan Commercial Street is a somewhat unique pedestrian street.

In terms of space utilization, it is definitely more wasteful than a multi-story commercial complex, since it is only one story.

If you look down from the sky, it feels like a street encased in a glass dome. The layout is the same as that of an ordinary street, and most of the buildings are independent, each with three or two floors, arranged in a staggered manner.

The bottom is the shop, and the top is where people can live.

Some are occupied by the owners themselves, while others are rented to migrant workers.