A Young Woman's Heart

But Mo Xueyao was too embarrassed to order, and she didn't know how much to order, so she simply handed it all over to her.

Hua Yinyin ordered a huge amount of food, so much so that she even had to ask Mo Xueyao for help to carry it all over the table—it filled two plates in total.

How much does this cost?

"Thank goodness, I had a coupon! I only spent a little over eighty yuan."

"Wow—that's expensive." Mo Xueyao started to feel the pinch.

You know, they spent less than fifty yuan today and bought two big bags of things, while Hua Yinyin spent over eighty yuan and could only afford one meal...

"Westerners are really rich. Such expensive things are just fast food to them," she remarked.

"It's just a difference in spending power... In a few decades, this thing might just be fast food in our country, the kind that poor people eat," Hua Yinyin said casually.

The coupons she received for her recent purchase were on the table. Mo Xueyao picked them up curiously and glanced at them. The small print on them gave her a headache: "It seems like they have an expiration date?"

"Hmm, it will expire. Do you want it, Yaoyao? Here, I have some more at home."

"No need... How many times a month do you actually eat KFC?!"

"Well... sometimes you can get it for free at events, but I usually just buy an ice cream cone to eat at home after school."

"What happened to staying in shape? You don't eat at school, but you come home and eat ice cream cones?" Mo Xueyao looked at her with droopy eyelids. "You might as well have eaten your fill at school!"

"Uh... because ice cream cones are delicious..." Hua Yinyin couldn't find a reason anymore, so she changed the subject, "Let's eat, let's eat, I'm starving!"

"We skipped breakfast and went straight out to eat KFC, is that really okay?"

"Don't worry, you won't get diarrhea."

"You're making me even more worried," Mo Xueyao muttered to herself, but she ate without hesitation.

Although it's KFC, her favorite dish is actually the cheapest mashed potatoes.

"Since we're all out having fun, shall we go see a movie later?"

"What movies are available at this time?"

"You'll find out when you get there."

"Hmm... if we're talking about nearby... we'd probably have to go to Zhong'an Cinema." Mo Xueyao tilted her head and thought for a moment. "It's on Santang Road, right, Wanyan?"

"It's there."

"Let's go see a movie later! It'll be a good way to kill time this afternoon!"

"You're clearly wasting your time."

"Who said that? You can learn something new just by watching movies!"

Hua Yinyin always seems to be able to find something to refute.

We bought way too much KFC. At first, everyone enjoyed eating it, but later we just couldn't eat anymore.

In the end, we simply packed it up to take away, so we could have it as a snack if we got hungry in the afternoon.

At the entrance of the movie theater, most people coming in and out were couples, or groups of students coming to watch a movie together.

Some movies offer student discounts, but the ones students actually like to see are often not discounted...

The smell of popcorn made Mo Xueyao, who was already full, feel nauseous. Hua Yinyin tiptoed to buy three more cups of cola, but Mo Xueyao couldn't drink a single drop.

Of course, at least this won't make you feel nauseous.

Next to it is a large pile of movie posters, where people can choose which ones they like to watch, or ask the theater staff for recommendations.

"What do you want to see?" Mo Xueyao looked around, seemingly unable to find anything she particularly liked.

"Hmm... how about the science fiction aspect?"

"Science fiction...that's fine too."

"Let's look at that one!" Hua Yinyin said, pointing to a large poster. "Escape from the Milky Way!"

This poster was placed in the far corner, looking like no one cared. From the director to the lead actor, none of them were famous, and there were very few screenings scheduled. There were only three screenings today, and the next one was in half an hour.

"Hmm... let's take a look then." Mo Xueyao hesitated for a moment, but decided to go along with Hua Yinyin.

This is probably what they mean by "he who eats another's food is bound to him."

This movie received almost no promotion, and as expected, very few people watched it.

The three waited for twenty minutes before going in, and no one else entered until the movie officially started.

"We've got the whole place to ourselves!" Hua Yinyin exclaimed excitedly, patting the chair. "Does that mean I can sit however I want?"

"...I suspect we're going to watch a bad movie."

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I'm just looking around!"

And so, the movie began.

……

Chapter 153 Rescuing People from the Water

Zhou Yong was invited by Gao Yuan to go fishing.

This is near the East Ring Road in Hangzhou, next to a tributary of a canal. On weekends, people often fish here.

However, because it had been raining all day, there was no one else by the river—only the two of them.

If they reached the other side of the river, they could walk a few more steps to Chengdong Park, but that was not the place the two wanted to go.

Gao Yuan chose this place because he felt it was perfect—quiet yet not too far from the road, giving the feeling that you could reach a paradise just one step away.

Not far away is an arched bridge, through which you can reach the other side.

The bridge is not for vehicles; people only occasionally ride bicycles across it.

Under the bridge, an old beggar was sleeping wrapped in his unwashed bedding, with some random bottles and jars next to him.

Gao Yuan and Zhou Yong were under a large parasol, and although it was drizzling, the rain didn't fall on them.

Right now, the two of them are each fishing with a fishing rod, leisurely fishing.

This was the first time Zhou Yong had ever seen such advanced fishing gear in his life. In his memory, when the older generation in the countryside fished, they used bamboo poles and simply lowered the hooks into the river to start fishing. A few who liked to modify their fishing gear would make a fishing line that could be adjusted to their desired length, but that was about it.

Unlike this fishing rod, which can achieve a semi-automatic effect for almost anything, making it convenient and worry-free.

However, whether you can catch fish or not doesn't actually have much to do with fishing gear; it mainly depends on your technique.

Zhou Yong lifted his fishing rod with a 'whoosh' and found that his hook was empty. The shiny metal hook reflected light slightly, as if mocking his fishing skills.

Haha, what are you doing?

"I don't know how to fish..."

"Hey, I caught one!" Gao Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he jerked the fishing rod up, successfully catching a bass.

However, the fish was only the size of a palm, clearly still a small fish. Gao Yuan pinched its gills and examined it carefully for a while before throwing it back into the water.

"What? You don't want it anymore?"

"The fun of fishing lies in the process, and you can't keep such small fish. If all the small fish are caught, there won't be any big fish next year."

"Tsk, it's good enough that I caught anything." Zhou Yong glanced at his empty fish basket, then at Gao Yuan's—he had already caught two river fish, one a grass carp, and the other a grass carp.

Zhou Yong re-baited the hook and started fishing again.

Gao Yuan's tools are quite complete, even including a stand to support the fishing rod. You could say that fishing like this is almost as simple as sitting and drinking tea. All you have to do is quickly pull the rod when you see a fish bite the hook.

Zhou Yong yawned and rubbed his hands together towards the wild cat that had been 'spying' on them for a long time behind the tree. The cat looked at them warily, wanting the fish in the basket but not daring to come closer, and could only watch from a distance, seemingly looking for the best opportunity.

Seeing that he couldn't lure the cat over, he shifted his gaze to the arched bridge that pedestrians could cross.

"Gao Yuan".

"What's wrong?"

"That person on the bridge seems to be leaning on the railing the whole time, is he looking at us? Hehe."

"What are you thinking about?" Gao Yuan rolled her eyes. "At most, you'll look at me, not you, okay?"

"Damn, I'm definitely more handsome than you, right?"

"But I have a unique charm, you know what I mean?"

"The allure of money?" Zhou Yong quipped.

Gao Yuan squinted and glanced at the arched bridge a few times: "It looks like a woman."

"What's she doing standing there? She's not planning to jump into the river and commit suicide, is she?"

"Haha, how could that be?" Gao Yuan laughed loudly. "They're probably just waiting for someone."

"Why would someone specifically wait on a bridge?" Zhou Yong muttered in confusion, leaning lazily back in his chair and taking out a sachima from the snack box next to him to chew on.

This is probably why Gao Yuan is so fat; he carries a lot of snacks with him wherever he goes...

Of course, going out with him is really enjoyable because there's never a shortage of snacks.

Zhou Yong had only eaten half of his sachima when he suddenly opened his eyes wide and patted Gao Yuan's shoulder forcefully: "Gao Yuan, look! That woman!"

"Ok?"

"She climbed over the railing!"

"Holy crap, is he really going to jump?" Gao Yuan stood up in surprise. "What do we do? Can we save him?"

"Are you sure you really want to jump off the bridge?" At this point, Zhou Yong began to hesitate.

"Nonsense, they're already standing on the railing. If they move even slightly, they'll jump!"

"Could it be a staff member?"

“Have you ever seen a staff member like that…” Gao Yuan rolled her eyes. “We’ll split up. I’ll go to the bridge, and you wait here. If she really jumps, you can try to save her.”

"Row!"