A Young Woman's Heart

"Oh dear, she's like a timid, submissive wife."

"What?!" Mo Xueyao grabbed Hua Yinyin's cheek and pinched her cheek. "I'm going back to the classroom!"

“Yes, let’s all go back together. We can take advantage of the lunch break indoors to arrange everyone’s work.” Mr. Xue stood up with a smile. “Let’s go.”

The classroom wasn't full, and some boys were still playing basketball outside during the lunch break.

After spending so much time at school, everyone has become less concerned about indoor lunch breaks. You know, at the beginning, we treated them like regular classes.

"Gao Yuan, Zhou Yong, you two go and call all the other boys on the playground back!" Cha Li shouted, hands on her hips. "Hurry up!"

"Hey, why are you acting all high and mighty when the class monitor isn't here?"

"Come on, isn't this how I always am? Stop dawdling, we need to assign tasks, unless you and they all want to do the most tiring work."

"It's like they'll give you an easy job if you go there..." Gao Yuan muttered to himself, but still left the classroom with Zhou Yong.

Mr. Xue and Cha Li split up and began asking questions in large groups.

— We will listen to each student's ideas first, and then assign tasks. We will try our best to meet the needs of those who can be accommodated... But there are only a few easy positions, and we can't let everyone try to slack off.

Soon, Mr. Xue asked Mo Xueyao and Ai Xiuer's table, "Ai Xiuer, what kind of work do you want to do? Inspection or doing the work yourself?"

“I’ll do the work myself,” Ashleigh said, “I don’t really like checking other people’s work.”

"Okay, then you'll be in charge of cleaning the flower beds, okay? Are there any other classmates who want to work together?"

"Um...can I go with Lu Chengyuan?"

“Huh? Me?” Lu Chengyuan, sitting in the back, pointed to herself. “Well… either way is fine. It would be quite fun to be with Aishu’er.”

"Okay, then you two will both be responsible for cleaning the flower beds. What about you, Xiaoyao?"

"Whatever." Mo Xueyao rested her chin on her hand, trying to do her homework with her left hand. "You can arrange it."

"Is the school gate group okay?"

"Standing guard at the gate?" This is probably the most tedious job. You have to stand still the whole time and shout "Hello, teacher!" when the teacher comes in.

"No, the etiquette team is responsible for welcoming teachers. There are four of them. How about you take charge of checking the appearance and demeanor of the group at the school gate?"

Am I alone?

"There's another one, let me see... Who would you like to go with?"

"No... I don't really want to, uh, how about Yinyin comes with me?" Mo Xueyao changed her mind halfway through her sentence.

"Hua Yinyin? She might not be suitable for this job."

"Yeah, she's just causing trouble." Mo Xueyao wrote crookedly, and her hand started to ache after only a few answers.

Because holding a pen with your left hand is just too awkward.

"Is it okay if I arrange for a male partner to be with you?"

"Whatever."

"Duanmu Ji." Mr. Xue looked at the boy sitting by the door. He always had a gloomy look on his face and was very silent, so much so that he didn't have much of a presence in the class. However, even without saying a word, his face could still hold his own. To others, it might not look gloomy, but rather somber, or what is commonly known as a 'black-faced old man'. "You and Mo Xueyao will be partners and responsible for checking appearance at the school gate. Is that alright?"

“Okay…” Duanmu Ji’s expression seemed reluctant—but in reality, he probably always had this expression.

"Then it's settled. Next up is Gao Yuan..."

……

Chapter 105 Visiting the Sick Together

Under a clear, cloudless sky, Mo Xueyao had just stepped out of the library.

School has just let out, and it doesn't feel like evening yet; the sky looks very bright.

"Little Yaoyao~" Hua Yinyin waved to her from across the street.

The other members of the band were also there.

Hua Yinyin carried a pipa-shaped bag on her back, held a schoolbag in one hand, and carried a red plastic bag in the other.

"This way," Mo Xueyao replied, waving her hand.

After a car slowly drove past, everyone walked across the street.

"We've all bought some gifts for the relief efforts, but we don't know if they're appropriate," Mo Xiao said with a smile, while Mo Zhuyou shook the bag she was carrying.

"Well, there's no need to buy them. Wanyan will be happy if everyone can go."

"Of course, you need a gift when visiting someone in the hospital!" Hua Yinyin snuggled up next to Mo Xueyao. "I bought chocolates, two big bars of them!"

"The patient shouldn't eat that kind of thing..."

"Then we'll give it to Xiaoyao when the time comes," Mo Xiao said with a smile, covering her mouth.

Wang Jiale glanced at what she had bought: "I originally wanted to buy fruit, but then I remembered that Xiaoyao's family runs a fruit shop, so I bought something else."

"Uh……"

"The wind chimes, I bought them at the little shop near the school gate." Wang Jiale took out the wind chime box. "How about hanging them on the door of the ward?"

“That’s not at home…” Mo Xueyao covered her forehead helplessly.

"My sister and I bought a kaleidoscope~ the kind that you can turn by pressing a button."

"This one is not bad..."

"What? Little Yaoyao is so picky. It's not like it's a gift for you," Hua Yinyin teased.

Mr. Xue, who was standing to the side, smiled. He had gone to the newsstand to buy a few magazines. If he read through each page, it would be a good way to pass the time.

The advantage of magazines is that they not only have stories, but also some gossip and some written games—such as analyzing personality through multiple-choice questions.

"Alright, alright, let's go. We still need to take the bus to get there." Mo Xueyao led everyone towards the bus stop that goes directly to the hospital entrance. On the way, they stopped at a fruit shop and left the electronic keyboard there.

The mother also asked Mo Xueyao to bring over some millet and chicken porridge that she had specially cooked for Li Wanyan. In the near future, Li Wanyan would probably only be able to eat these light and easily digestible foods.

As for the others, it doesn't matter; even if they get hungry, they can buy food at the hospital cafeteria.

“Hmm…!” Sanhua Tongjue suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Wang Jiale, who had been walking and chatting beside her, asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"I want to buy some of the gifts too!"

"We're practically together, so I can just buy it."

"I just happened to see this, so I'll take it with me~" Sanhua Tongjue walked into the music store. Everyone waited for her at the door for more than ten minutes before they saw her come out carrying a beautiful paper bag.

Mo Xueyao looked at her curiously and asked, "What did you buy?"

"Cassette tape~ Japanese pop songs." Mika Hitomi's Chinese is improving quite quickly. Although her pronunciation is still not very standard, at least she can speak fluently.

"Ah, this is great, I happen to have a cassette player." Mo Xueyao said happily.

As they were talking, the bus stopped at the station, and a group of people rushed on, but few people got off.

"So many people..." Hua Yinyin looked like she had no intention of getting on the bus.

Normally, the buses back to the suburbs aren't too crowded, so she rarely takes buses this packed.

"Let's take a taxi." Before anyone could react, Sanhua Tongjue hailed a taxi.

"Wait, there aren't enough seats for all of us, are there?" Mo Xueyao quickly called out.

The other girls' eyes all fell on Mr. Xue.

It seems that he's the only boy here...

"No way, even six people can't fit! Did you forget to include the driver?" Mo Xueyao said helplessly.

One person can sit in the front passenger seat, and a maximum of three people can sit in the back. Any more than that would be considered overloading.

"Let me ask the driver if we can squeeze in." Since the car had already stopped, Wang Jiale had no choice but to walk over and ask. Otherwise, if she flagged down the car and didn't get a seat, the driver would probably start cursing. "Driver, can you fit six people? They're all girls."

"Six people?" The driver glanced at her. "If we squeeze in, there should be five people, at most. If there are only five, then get on."

As the saying goes, business is tough, and every fare you can get is a fare, so drivers certainly won't let this opportunity pass them by.

"He said it's possible! But there can only be a maximum of five people..."

"Then let Tongjue sit in the passenger seat," Mo Xueyao suggested, mainly because she felt that she would definitely be the one to pay the taxi fare later, and it was only right to give her sugar daddy a more comfortable space.

"But what's the difference between this and taking the bus?" Mo Zhuyou muttered. "And who takes the bus anyway?"

"Let me sit with Xiaoxue."

"Hey? Are you taking the bus, sis?"

“Yes, that makes five people.” Mo Xiao smiled and nodded to Mr. Xue.

“At least I can sit down,” Wang Jiale replied.

Hua Yinyin nodded in agreement: "Besides, it's like squeezing in with familiar people. It feels so different from squeezing in with strangers! Hehehe, I want to squeeze in with Xiao Yaoyao!"

Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes: "I want to sit by the window, but what about Xiaoxue and Xiaoxiao? Are they really going to take the bus?"

"It's okay, I can take the bus."

"Yes, me too."

"Oh, you guys know where it was downloaded, right?"

"Yes, I know." Mr. Xue smiled. "You guys get on the bus quickly, we need to get on too."

"Keep it up, you two." Mo Xueyao gave them a thumbs up and said with a look of pity.

Keep in mind that not all the passengers have even boarded the train yet...

The bus driver stood up from his seat, glanced behind him, and said, "Move to the back! There's still plenty of space in the back! Move a little further in!"

The crowd squeezed in slightly, feeling like a tightly packed sardine can.

"Little Yaoyao, hurry up, we've saved you a window seat."

"Ah... it's you again."

Why do I feel like Yao Yao is disliking me more and more?