A Young Woman's Heart

"I can understand it."

"Don't be lazy!" Ye Wen raised her voice a little, and the latter quickly erased the words on the blackboard with an embarrassed smile and copied them again from Gao Yuan's copy. In order to save some effort, he even omitted a period.

It's unbelievable how lazy they've gone this far.

"Alright, now pick up your pens and write down your notes on the notice. It only lists the dates of the holiday and the agricultural training, and there are no other things to note." Ye Wen saw that most people had picked up their pens and continued with satisfaction, "The things you need to bring for the agricultural training are: toothbrush and cup, towel and washbasin, change of clothes, bath and laundry supplies, and at least ten yuan in spare cash. Girls should also calculate the dates and bring the necessary personal items."

"Awen, don't you need to bring a blanket?" Hua Yinyin asked, raising her hand.

"You don't need to bring your own bedding this time, which will save you a lot of space," Ye Wen said with a smile. "However, to prevent you from damaging public facilities, you need to pay a ten-yuan deposit, which will be refunded after the training."

In reality, the ten yuan is basically just a symbol; the price of a set of autumn bedding can't possibly be that cheap.

"The meals will be provided by Yu Kong. That place is in the suburbs, so don't expect any special treatment. If you really can't get used to the communal meals, bring your own snacks. Otherwise, if you get hungry, you'll have to figure out how to get them yourself." Ye Wen waved her hand, her tone joking but with a hint of warning.

"Okay, then there's another one. The monthly exam will be on September 30th. English and Chinese will be in the morning, and math and humanities will be in the afternoon."

"Ugh, we're only halfway through and we already have to think about the monthly exam..." someone groaned in anguish.

Generally, these are not bad students, but rather students whose grades are mediocre.

If the grades are really bad, then there's no need to worry.

"Take this notice home and tell your parents, then have them sign it and hand it in on Monday." Ye Wen gently tapped the table. "Oh, right, that's all the swimming lessons left this month. After the National Day holiday, the swimming lessons will end and won't start again until next summer. If any students want to take the athlete certification exam through swimming, come to my office after class, and I'll make special arrangements for you—okay, that's all for now, study!"

Can I obtain an athlete's certificate through swimming?

Can I get extra points on the college entrance exam?

Mo Xueyao muttered to herself, but she was already busy enough that learning to swim was obviously unrealistic, so she was just curious about it a little.

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Chapter Fifty-Two: Li Wanyan's Hair Shaving

Evening as the sun sets.

It's that crossroads where we parted ways again.

Lü Bolun led Wang Jiale by the hand towards the station. The afterglow of the setting sun slanted across them, bathing the couple in a golden light.

"Youyou, take the drum set back with you and be careful on the way!" Mo Xueyao waved vigorously at Mo Zhuyou, who nodded vigorously in response.

Of course, she and her sister actually carried the drum set together. Although it has wheels and one person can carry it, there are always places where the wheels are not suitable.

Everyone had companions, but Hua Yinyin seemed the loneliest.

After all, she was the only one who went home alone.

Fortunately, the bus had just arrived, and she didn't have time to feel dejected for long before she ran and jumped onto the double-decker bus. By the time she reached the window, Mo Xueyao and the others were already out of sight.

"Even though it's already past five o'clock, it feels like the earliest I've gotten home in a while now." Mo Xueyao stretched and bumped into Li Wanyan as she swayed.

"Ah."

"I can rest well for the next two days, but I can't fall behind in practice. Hmm... it seems I can only sleep in a little at most."

The water pipes should have been repaired, but the road that was dug up hadn't been filled in yet, so the two of them still had to take a detour today.

"The efficiency is really low."

"Perhaps the same group of people are doing these things, and the time spent on scheduling in between is wasted."

"That's true, the plumbers and the road repairmen..."

The two walked to another street, where a video store not far away was playing CDs. The sound came from inside the store, attracting passersby to stop and watch.

A black Santana sedan was parked on the side of the road. Mo Xueyao recognized the license plate and couldn't help but walk a few steps forward.

really--

"Ah, godfather!" She waved excitedly. Although her godfather lived nearby, it was still quite a rare treat to run into him after school.

"Hey, Xiaoyao, and Wanyan too, just got out of school? Isn't today Friday?" Her godfather chuckled and patted her head, then greeted Li Wanyan as well, "Working so hard?"

"Uh, our class has a band, and I'm a member, so I have to practice for a while every day after school." Mo Xueyao touched the keyboard case on her back. "Look, what I'm carrying on my back is an electronic keyboard."

"Isn't it tiring to carry that around every day? I'll have your dad drive you there in his van."

"Tsk, he had to go to buy goods in the morning, by which time we were already at school."

"How about I pick you up this afternoon?"

"Hmm, no need. Anyway, I'm used to it, it's not particularly heavy. Wanyan is carrying my backpack for me." Mo Xueyao looked at Li Wanyan behind her.

Actually, she mainly wanted to walk to that intersection and then part ways with everyone.

Although we see each other five days a week, every time we're about to part ways after school, it always feels like we have so much to say.

"Ha, want to come to my house to watch a movie tonight?" The godfather waved the videotape in his hand. It was a movie released last year, starring Jackie Chan.

Judging from Jackie Chan's exaggerated expression on the cover, this is an action comedy.

"Western Regions Dragon...is it the traditional Chinese version?"

"It should be the Taiwanese dub."

“It’s the Taiwanese dub…” Mo Xueyao covered her forehead. “Godfather, you should probably get a Mandarin or Cantonese version. Otherwise, it’ll give you a headache.”

Why?

"Anyway, it's not very good, especially compared to other versions."

"What a pity, this is the only version." The godfather shook the disc case. "Oh well, we'll just have to make do. We've seen plenty of Taiwanese dubbed movies, haven't we?"

"Um……"

"So, how about coming to my place to watch a movie tonight? Xiaoyu misses you a lot too."

"Oh... then go ahead, and take a shower while you're at it." Mo Xueyao readily agreed.

"Alright, how about we just go to my house for dinner?" The godfather got into the driver's seat. "Come on, you two beautiful ladies, get in the car!"

"I still need to go home to put my things away..." Mo Xueyao said helplessly.

"That's alright, I'll give you a ride."

After arriving at Mo Xueyao's fruit shop, her godfather, who had originally intended to take the two of them to his house for dinner, was persuaded by her father to come and have dinner instead.

Two grown men sat at the store entrance, each holding a bottle of beer, taking a sip and then sipping it for ages.

Even after everyone else had finished eating, these two grown men hadn't finished a single bottle of wine.

Perhaps the stir-fried pork with chili peppers was too spicy today, so my father simply took off his shirt, bared his chest, clinked bottles with my godfather, and took a big gulp. Now he was almost finished eating.

"Haha, how did the fight go the other day? Seems like it didn't escalate too much?"

"Hehe, so no need to trouble you," the father laughed heartily. "And you, how have you been lately?"

"That's just how it is in officialdom, a steady, moderate pace is best. Getting promoted too quickly is actually not good!"

“Yes, a stable job is good enough.” The father wanted to open another bottle, but his godfather stopped him.

"That's enough, one bottle is enough. Any more and it won't just quench your thirst anymore." Godfather picked up a peanut and popped it into his mouth. "How's the noodle shop doing?"

"That's about it. We should be able to get everything done next week."

"That's pretty fast."

"Yeah, I'll be even busier then. I might even have to bring back some vegetables for the noodle shop in the morning!"

"Now that you have a van, that kind of thing can be done casually, right?"

"Ha, thanks for the van too."

"You bastard, we've been brothers for so many years, why are you thanking me like that!" Godfather said with a rare vulgar laugh. "You don't have to rush to pay back the money. If you can't pay it back this year, you can pay it back next year. I'm not a stranger, I don't want your interest."

That's why I feel bad.

The two chatted for a full half hour until Mo Xueyao started to get a little impatient. Then her godfather stood up and said, "Alright, I'm taking your... two daughters to my house to watch a movie. Do you want to come along?"

"I still have business to do." After finishing his second bottle of beer, the father put down the bottle, his face slightly flushed, and stood up with a sigh. "Ah... the older you get, the less time you have to get together with old friends!"

"What are you afraid of? When you get old, you'll have time again."

It takes quite a while to walk from here to my godfather's house, but if you take a car, it feels like you've already arrived as soon as you get on the bus.

As soon as the door opened, Yu Jinyu rushed over: "Daddy~!"

Mo Xueyao quickly hugged her to prevent her from falling to the ground, then deliberately coughed twice and said in a low voice, "Yes, I'm back."

"Oh? It's Haruka-neechan!"

"Pfft, haha, you've mistaken me for someone else."

"I was wondering why my belly wasn't that big! I saw Dad's car coming in from the gate of the community and I was waiting here. I didn't expect Xiaoyao to be here too!"

"And you should say hello to your sister Wanyan too." Godfather walked in, smiling as he patted Yu Jinyu's head.

"Hello, Sister Wanyan."

"Hello."

"Wanyan, why don't you go take a shower first?" Mo Xueyao gave her priority. "I'll wait for you."

“…Okay.” Li Wanyan seemed a little hesitant, something she shouldn’t normally do.

It's just a matter of the order in which you take a shower.

Over the next hour or so, Mo Xueyao understood why she had hesitated.

Because this wash took way too long...

Her original plan was probably to let Mo Xueyao, who could wash the fastest, go first, right?

An hour and a half later, Li Wanyan finally came out of the bathroom. Her whole body was steaming, and her skin was rosy and looked delicate.

"Wanyan, why did it take so long..." Mo Xueyao rubbed her eyes. "I was planning to wait until I finished showering before watching the movie, but the movie is almost over."

"Hmm...we'll go in later."

"what happened?"

"I'll clean it up."