A Young Woman's Heart

"Pfft, Lele, your ponytail is tickling my nose!" Mo Zhuyou brushed aside Wang Jiale's twin ponytails and leaned forward.

The small screen displays video footage, and other noises around it sometimes drown out the sound on the screen.

"Hey! Where am I?"

"Behind the drum set."

"I can't see myself at all."

"Is Youyou jealous?"

"No, that makes me feel much more at ease. Anyway, the audience can't see me." Mo Zhuyou breathed a sigh of relief, and her mood seemed much more cheerful. "Indeed, the drum set is the instrument that suits me best."

Because it was a performance that had just ended, after watching it again, everyone felt only awkwardness and nothing else.

Moreover, during the final ensemble performance, Mo Xueyao thought she was very calm, but in the footage, she was visibly nervous, especially the way she stared at Hua Yinyin at the beginning, which made everyone burst into laughter.

“Speaking of which, isn’t our band room missing something?” Hua Yinyin muttered, leaning on Mo Xueyao’s arm.

Wang Jiale looked around: "It's a bit empty... but there shouldn't be anything I need, right?"

"For example... how about a cabinet? Or a small storage box specifically for CDs? Maybe we'll have a lot of albums in the future!"

"Please stop daydreaming, okay?" Mo Xueyao pouted, deliberately using polite language to tease her.

"You still have to have dreams, right? But I think it's definitely worth getting one to store miscellaneous items, so we can bring our favorite things from home in the future."

"What's the use?" Mo Xueyao asked, puzzled, only to be met with four other pairs of eyes that looked at her like she was a rare animal.

"Although Xiaoyao has always been like this, are you... really a girl?"

"What?"

"We could decorate this place to make it more cozy, like home," Mo Zhuyou explained.

Wang Jiale twirled her finger around her ponytail: "Besides, the things I brought might come in handy... even if they're just for display, they look nice."

"So, you're planning to buy a cabinet? Let me make it clear beforehand, I don't have any money." Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes.

"How about we make one ourselves?" Hua Yinyin suggested.

"How do I do it?"

"Looking for Xiaoxue!"

"Yes, Xiaoxue knows how to make furniture, right?"

"How should I know..."

"Definitely, definitely!" Hua Yinyin nodded firmly.

“He should be able to,” Mo Zhuyou said, also having a lot of confidence in him. “We can just make a simple cabinet.”

“If it’s a display case, it needs to have glass, right?” Mo Xueyao considered things from a practical point of view. “It’s more feasible to make it into a simple storage box.”

"Ideally, it could be made like a secret base, where people could hide inside after it's opened..." Hua Yinyin began to showcase her 'wild ideas' again.

"How about making one of those cabinets that can be placed horizontally on the floor, and then used as a bed if needed?"

"Hey, this is a band practice room, not a student dormitory!" Mo Xueyao covered her forehead. "Right, Yu Shu?"

"Hmm... I think, I think that's not bad either. Maybe it would be better if it were a bunk bed? Or, or maybe the bottom would be a cabinet and the top would be a bed or something..."

"This is completely off-topic!" Mo Xueyao shouted. "Alright, alright, just make a regular display case!"

"Little Yaoyao agreed?" Hua Yinyin winked mischievously, making her feel like she had been teased.

"What are you talking about?" Mr. Xue asked as he walked in.

Wang Jiale waved to him: "Xiaoxue, think quickly, what kind of cabinet should we get that can be used as a display cabinet and also to store some odds and ends?"

Will the clutter be quite large?

"I don't know, we'll find out later."

“If it’s large, the cabinet needs to be made deeper.” Mr. Xue joined the discussion without any objection.

Or rather, as long as it doesn't violate discipline and is feasible, he won't object, right?

Thinking about it carefully, he actually really went along with the other girls in the Snow Music Band.

"I think our band practice room should have computers too," Mo Xueyao suddenly thought of. "That would make it easier for Yu Shu to burn CDs, right?"

"Oh dear, it's so expensive, we can't afford it."

"Should we borrow one from the teacher?"

"Little Yaoyao, let's sort out the cabinet problem..."

Indeed, a computer costs over ten thousand yuan, which is simply beyond the reach of students these days. It would be more realistic to just make a cabinet instead.

Mo Xueyao was only distracted for a moment before she noticed that Hua Yinyin was already drawing blueprints.

"Wait, wasn't this supposed to be a regular cabinet? What is this thing?"

"Hmm... a multi-functional display case?"

"for example?"

"It can be used as a table or chair, it can be flipped up, you can open it with this mechanism... and then it turns into a bed."

"Can't you just make a normal display case?!"

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Chapter 137 Winter Solstice

"Achoo!" Mo Xueyao, curled up in bed, sneezed loudly, feeling as if her brain was about to be expelled along with it.

The morning chill had already permeated the room, making her feel as if she were sleeping in a cold storage room.

The silver bell tied to her ankle swayed gently, making a pleasant, crisp sound.

Su Tang pricked up her ears and then lay down by the bed and started tickling the soles of her feet.

"Pfft, Su Tang, what are you doing?" Mo Xueyao pulled her left foot back a little and exhaled a breath of cold air into the air in front of her.

The fact that the white breath exhaled in winter did not appear indicates that the weather is not cold enough.

Even so, she felt she couldn't get out of bed...

Li Wanyan had just returned from washing up outside. Her little face and hands were red from the cold. She turned on the light and started combing her long hair in front of the small mirror on her desk.

"Wanyan, is it cold outside?" Mo Xueyao rolled up the blanket and wrapped herself up completely.

"It's a little cold."

"Phew, wasn't the temperature supposed to be 23 degrees today? Why is it still so cold..."

That was just today's highest temperature.

"What's the minimum?"

"Thirteen."

"The temperature difference is too big..." Mo Xueyao took a deep breath, then quickly threw off the blanket, first putting on her semi-transparent black leggings, then immediately putting on her coat and skirt. "Shouldn't I be wearing my winter school uniform?"

"It shouldn't be that time yet," Li Wanyan shook her head.

The skirts of the winter school uniforms are longer and thicker, and in winter, her mother would also prepare fleece-lined leggings for Mo Xueyao—as long as they weren't exposed to the wind, they would still be very warm.

"Whoosh." Mo Xueyao stomped her feet and hopped around in place, finally feeling less cold. The sound of the bells on her ankles always attracted Su Tang's attention—it seemed unable to resist the charm of this little gadget.

"Meow~"

"Sutang, go play somewhere else." Mo Xueyao gently pushed it aside with her foot, bent down and walked out of the half-open roller shutter door to the outside of the fruit shop.

The sky was still somewhat gloomy, and the sun seemed to have risen a little, but it had not yet illuminated the entire sky.

The streetlights were still on, and only occasionally would someone walk across the road. As for the stray dogs or cats that used to roam the streets, they seemed to be nowhere to be seen now.

Perhaps it was too cold, so they all hid in warm places to rest.

"Xiao Yao!" came Lu Chengyuan's shout from in front of the fruit shop on the slope, "Let's go together today!"

She would occasionally stay overnight at her family's fruit shop, and the three of them would sometimes go to school together.

However, sometimes when Lu Chengyuan was reluctant to get out of bed, Mo Xueyao and Li Wanyan would set off first—after all, they had to open the classroom door first.

After waiting for her for a while, the three of them set off.

Actually, it's still quite early, only 5:30.

Perhaps it was out of habit, but Mo Xueyao still preferred to arrive at school early, and along the way she could enjoy the beautiful sunrise—although she couldn't see it rise from the horizon, at least she could see the sky slowly brighten.

"What do you eat for breakfast?" Lu Chengyuan asked, tilting her head.

Although it was early, most breakfast shops were already open.

Although the steamed bun shop had already steamed several baskets of buns, the owner was still busy preparing the goods, because when the number of customers increased, there would be no time to make more buns.

"I haven't decided yet..."

"Are you still bringing it to school to eat today?"

"Of course," Mo Xueyao replied. They had already passed the steamed bun shop, but there was no need to worry, as there were many other breakfast shops to choose from. Even if they hadn't found one along the way, they could buy one at the school gate.

"I'll eat zongzi today."

"Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)..." Mo Xueyao glanced at Lu Chengyuan, then shook her head. "Never mind, I don't really want to eat them..."

The shop selling zongzi also sold glutinous rice balls, and Li Wanyan chose that, but she still didn't feel like choosing it.

"Boss, give me a big meat-filled rice dumpling!"

Is one enough?

"Mmm, that's enough, have another cup of soy milk."

"Do you want it deep-fried?"

"Hmm...no need, just peel it for me."

"to make."