A Young Woman's Heart

"It has no taste at all, what's so good about it..."

"This is called the natural flavor of ingredients, something a vulgar person like you wouldn't understand."

"What? I have great taste! Especially when I'm planning to eat little Yao Yao!"

"Were your ancestors cannibals?" Mo Xueyao teased, picked up her cup and took a big gulp of ginger tea, then gasped from the spiciness. "Speaking of which, it's a miracle you didn't catch a cold today."

"I already told you I won't catch a cold, my immune system is very strong!"

"Alas."

"Has Xiaoyao's period not ended yet?"

"Yes, today should be the last day."

"Five days, that's a perfect number of days."

"How many days have you been here?"

"I usually stay for three or four days."

"Ah, so short, I'm so envious," Mo Xueyao muttered. "I wish I never got my period."

"That would be terrible! It means either you're pregnant or you have a serious illness!"

Mo Xueyao, with a piece of bread in her mouth, looked up at the sky and sighed, "Why do girls have to have their periods? Didn't the laws of natural evolution eliminate them?!"

"Maybe it's because they survived natural selection that they survived." Hua Yinyin hooked her foot around Mo Xueyao's ankle and gently swayed it from side to side. "Little Yaoyao, don't complain. These things can't be changed."

Having Hua Yinyin around during meals is quite nice, since she can chatter on and on, keeping the atmosphere from becoming too dull.

Not long after, Wang Jiale was brought over by Lü Bolun.

"Alright, alright, you can go now!" She waved vigorously at Lu Bolun, who was hiding outside the classroom.

"hey-hey……"

"Oh, bringing your girlfriend over?" Mo Xueyao teased. "Are you inseparable?"

"Ha...climbing stairs, a bit of exercise at the same time," Lu Bolun chuckled, scratching the back of his head. "Well then, Lele, I'm off!"

"Let's go, there's nothing for you here!"

Are we going home together after school today?

"Today? It's a rare Friday, of course we have to practice."

"Uh, I mean, what time do we practice until? Anyway, it's Friday, I can go home a little later," Lu Bolun said with an embarrassed smile.

Wang Jiale was about to refuse when Hua Yinyin interrupted, "We can finish early today, around 5:30! Remember to pick Lele up then!"

"Oh, okay, I'll go play basketball after school, that'll be the perfect time."

"Okay, okay, stop being so mushy and let's go!" Hua Yinyin said jokingly, making a gesture to see the guest out.

"Hehe... I'm off..."

"Tch, that guy is so clingy." After he left, Wang Jiale complained with a slightly flushed face.

"Alright, alright, Lele, stop being so ungrateful. Isn't it good to have a boyfriend who cares about you so much?"

"I don't think it's good to care too much."

"You don't know how lucky you are." Hua Yinyin broke off a piece of Mo Xueyao's baguette. "Here, have some bread."

"Hey, that's mine!"

"What does it matter? I paid for it anyway!"

Mo Xueyao was speechless for a moment, but not wanting the atmosphere to become awkward, she pinched Hua Yinyin's little face and said, "Hua—Yin—Yin—~!"

……

Chapter 51 Turning Indoor Lunch Break into Class Meetings

The weather wasn't very good today; it was either overcast or raining. Although the rain usually doesn't last long, it still affected my mood.

The wet playground made it hard to even step on it.

Of course, boys who like playing basketball wouldn't care. I really don't know how dirty their clothes would get if they slipped and fell while playing with a basketball on a wet court.

Even if you don't fall, if a basketball accidentally hits you, it will leave a mark, and girls passing by will shake their heads when they see it.

Although Mo Xueyao wasn't a germaphobe, she didn't like getting herself all muddy. Even when she was going to play basketball, she would always choose to stand at the three-point line and shoot inside. Although her accuracy wasn't great, it was much better than bumping into things.

During lunch break indoors, even those who participate in club activities usually have to return to the classroom.

However, there are no overly strict rules; it mainly depends on how strictly the homeroom teacher manages the class.

For someone like Ye Wen, as long as you're not absent from the classroom during every indoor lunch break, she won't hold it against you.

The Snow Music Team of Class 2, Grade 11 has the special privilege of not being allowed to stay in the classroom during lunch break.

But today was a little different, because Li Wanyan came to call them back to the classroom, saying that Ye Wen had a notice to send out.

Turning indoor lunch break into class meetings—this is something every student is used to, right?

Whether it's elementary, middle, or high school, lunch break time basically belongs to the homeroom teacher. Class meetings at noon are considered good; there are even classes where main subjects are taught at noon!

When Mo Xueyao was in elementary school, she experienced the pain of having five math classes in a row in one day—the last two periods in the morning and the first two periods in the afternoon, plus lunch, all of which were math classes.

That was a nightmare, and it was probably because of that day that she hated math for a long time.

"Is there a lot to announce?" Mo Xueyao asked doubtfully. Otherwise, it would have been enough to have the class officers relay the message; there was no need to call everyone back to the classroom.

"Hmm." Li Wanyan nodded, following Mo Xueyao's gaze, which landed on the group of boys playing basketball on the basketball court.

"I think it's probably about the monthly exam and the National Day holiday notice."

"It's only the 15th today, are they issuing a National Day notice so early?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to let us know in advance?" Wang Jiale rested his chin on Mo Xueyao's shoulder and said with a grin, "It would allow us to make our holiday plans a little earlier!"

"I don't know how many days it will be, but I don't plan to go out even once." Mo Xueyao rubbed her eyes. Recently, after band practice, she had to check her homework again after returning home, and she also had to get up early in the morning to review yesterday's content so that her grades wouldn't fall behind.

As a result, sleep time is severely insufficient.

Thinking that there were still two weeks left, she suddenly felt that time was passing so slowly.

"Oh, right, has Yu Shu been joining any clubs lately?" Mo Xueyao suddenly remembered the girl who had just joined the club, the girl who lived across the street from her house.

"Yes," Li Wanyan nodded. "I go there every day at noon."

Have you recruited any other new people?

Not yet.

"Oh~ Did Gao Yuan and the others bully Yu Shu?"

"I'm here." Li Wanyan glanced at her calmly, but it was as if she was blaming her for not trusting her even in something like this.

Mo Xueyao felt a sudden pang of guilt for no reason. Fortunately, they were almost at the classroom, and the topic could end naturally like this.

Ye Wen was standing on the podium when she saw Li Wanyan come in, so she handed her the notice and asked her to distribute it.

A short while later, Cha Li, who was the class monitor, called back Li Hongran and the other boys who were playing basketball. As soon as they entered the room, you could hear their dissatisfied complaints.

"It's indoor lunch break now, you should be in the classroom. Have I been too lenient with you lately? Hmm?" Ye Wen smiled kindly, but it made Li Hongran and the others feel a strange fear. They quickly laughed it off and sat down, pretending nothing had happened.

"Alright, everyone's here. You can all go about your business and listen without talking." Ye Wen cleared her throat, looked at Liu Xiaowei who was sitting alone and trying to talk to Chen Cheng, and glared at him with displeasure. "Liu Xiaowei, come up here."

"Huh? What's up?"

"You have the nerve to say that? You're the loudest person in the whole class. Look at Gao Yuan, he doesn't say anything..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gao Yuan burst into laughter, as if he had just been winking at someone. The whole class's eyes immediately focused on him.

"Cough... What's wrong...?"

"I was just praising you, and you're so easily flattered." Ye Wen shook her head helplessly. "You two, come to the blackboard and summarize the notice I just mentioned on the blackboard. I'll see who summarizes it well later. The one who doesn't will miss PE class this afternoon and come to the office to help me grade homework."

"Wow, that's cruel!" The afternoon PE class was two consecutive periods, and more importantly, it was swimming class.

For boys, that's something they look forward to immensely. They've waited so long for it, and it would be terrible if they lost it because of this.

"I guarantee the mission will be completed!" Gao Yuan said with a serious expression, like a fat general about to go into battle.

Ye Wen couldn't help but laugh at him: "Alright, alright, come up here and write properly, make sure your handwriting is nice."

"Ah—" Liu Xiaowei looked like he wanted to complain but didn't dare, which made people laugh.

"Let's start with the most important thing." Ye Wen looked at Gao Yuan's deskmate, Duanmu Ji, and pointed to the empty chair. "Duanmu Ji, move Gao Yuan's chair over for me to sit in."

"Oh."

"Wow, teacher, you're sitting in my chair."

"No good? It's already good enough that you didn't stomp on it more than twice!"

"How vicious!"

"Alright, alright, stop interrupting. I have an announcement to make."

"Okay, I'll write it down right away!" Gao Yuan immediately tensed up, looking extremely nervous.

"First, it's about National Day—" Ye Wen deliberately paused for a long breath, then continued, "What happened after that."

"Alas--"

"It's still early!"

Ye Wen glanced at the students below the stage: "Don't interrupt. This needs to be announced in advance so that you won't be caught off guard. You should all have received the notification slips, right? If you haven't, tell your class monitor and go get them from her."

"Last year, we started military training after the National Day holiday. This year, of course, we don't have military training. However, we have another activity, which is much easier than military training. It's more like a field trip. It's a five-day agricultural study program, from Monday to Friday. It's not a long time."

"The National Day holiday this year is three days long. Please remember this and don't get it wrong. First, it's National Day itself. Then, the next five days will be dedicated to agricultural learning activities. We will send you back to school on Saturday morning. Saturday and Sunday are weekend holidays. Then, the 9th and 10th are the National Day holiday. Do you all understand?"

"Actually, if you include the weekend, it's a total of five days off. And you don't have to attend classes during the agricultural training, so it's almost like a holiday." Ye Wen turned a page in her meeting notes and glanced back at Gao Yuan and Liu Xiaowei.

高缘在黑板上写着：「一.10.1和7、8、9、10放假，中间学农。」

"Hmm, a good summary." Ye Wen praised him. Then she looked at Liu Xiaowei. This guy's handwriting was crooked, but it was even more concise than Gao Yuan's—"1√, 2-6×, 7-10√".

"Liu Xiaowei, are you illiterate? Only an illiterate person writes like this, okay? If you want to save effort, at least write concisely like Gao Yuan, right? What you wrote is like a telegraphic code, who knows what it means?" Ye Wen said, both amused and exasperated.