A Young Woman's Heart

One type is the hard-working type, and the other is the naturally gifted type.

But in reality, many so-called gifted individuals, who seem to not study but can learn on their own at home, are simply learning faster because they have talent.

Those truly high-achieving students who don't study are actually overdrawing their potential and accumulated knowledge.

Junior high and high school may be glamorous, but in college, they almost always find it very difficult to keep up with the pace.

Even geniuses need to learn; that's undeniable.

There is no such thing as a genius who doesn't need to learn.

Those so-called "geniuses" who make excuses for their laziness do not deserve to be called "geniuses".

In fact, for most people, achieving excellent grades during their school years is not difficult if they work hard.

Some people simply didn't put in the effort, while others put in the wrong effort—that is, they used the wrong learning methods.

This requires guidance from someone, or you need to figure it out on your own.

Mo Xueyao is actually quite talented in her studies. Before the third grade of elementary school, she had excellent grades, which gave her the illusion that learning was a simple thing that didn't require any brainpower.

Although she did have an easy time in fourth, fifth and even sixth grade, she could understand most of the content by just glancing at the book every day.

But when he got to junior high school, he began to find that he couldn't keep up with the pace, and then he gave up on himself.

If she hadn't woken up back then, readjusted her mindset, and worked hard to study, she probably wouldn't even have been able to get into high school now.

The examination room was so quiet that the only sound could be the swishing of pens on paper.

Some people like to write their answers on the questionnaire first and then copy them onto the answer sheet, while others find it troublesome and prefer to write them directly on the answer sheet.

Mo Xueyao is like that, and because of this, she has developed a skill that almost never makes a mistake when writing words.

Of course, sometimes when you write too fast, typos are unavoidable...

The whole day was spent taking exams.

Regardless of how well they did on the exam, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Xueyao smiled as she watched the sunset, having completely put the exam aside.

Now all she can think about is taking airplanes and trains.

A journey is always something to look forward to.

But what should Su Tang do if she goes on a trip?

I think you can't bring pets on trains?

There's a possibility that they might be discovered if you try to smuggle it in.

Moreover, you have to take a plane before you can take the train, and airport security is definitely much stricter than train security.

"Yaoyao." Li Wanyan gently patted her shoulder. "Let's go? School's over."

"Wow—we're free!" Hua Yinyin ran out of the examination room behind her with her backpack, hugging Mo Xueyao from behind and rubbing against her.

"Hey...okay, okay...hey..." Mo Xueyao felt a ticklish and tingling sensation on her back from the weights rubbing against Hua Yinyin's chest, and quickly slipped away like an eel. "It's time to go home."

"Looks like we'll have to see each other next semester." Hua Yinyin suddenly rested her chin on Mo Xueyao's shoulder with a touch of melancholy. "This is the first time I've felt winter break has been so long~"

"Ugh." Mo Xueyao slapped away the groping hand that had somehow reached out to her. "Don't be so mushy, okay? Ouch—it's giving me goosebumps."

"Okay, let's go home." Li Wanyan took the umbrella in her hand. "The snow outside hasn't stopped yet."

"Ugh, I have to walk home through the snow again..." Mo Xueyao scratched her cheek. "Bye-bye, Hua Yinyin."

"Goodbye."

This year, Hangzhou has had an unusually high number of snowy days.

This is probably the coldest year in history.

The two of them walked through the snow and returned home.

Although winter break homework had been assigned, the two of them did not intend to do it.

I just finished my exams today, so let's relax a bit.

After all, I've been on edge lately.

The sky had completely darkened, and when you looked up, you couldn't see the stars; all you could see was a seemingly endless darkness.

"Dad, when we go to Russia, where will we keep Su Tang alive?" Mo Xueyao picked up a ripe banana that had fallen down, peeled it, and took a big bite. "Ugh, we can't bring pets on airplanes."

"I've already spoken to Aunt Jin and asked her to help take care of Sutang. Anyway, Sutang is quite well-behaved, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Oh, that's fine then." Mo Xueyao said casually, handing another banana to Li Wanyan.

Although they are already quite familiar with each other and have a close relationship, due to habit and personality, she still doesn't usually take something to eat on her own when she's at the fruit shop.

She usually only eats when Mo Xueyao or her parents invite her to eat.

This is probably a habit of 'not liking to cause trouble for others'.

Li Wanyan nodded slightly to her, without saying anything formal like 'thank you,' and simply began to eat slowly.

"Are the final exams over?" the father asked.

"Ah."

"how do you feel?"

"It should be alright, I guess. By the way, where's Mom?"

“She went to Sijiqing to buy things. After all, this is a rare trip to Russia, and she can’t go empty-handed, can she? She has to buy gifts for your grandparents and great-grandfather.”

Sijiqing is a clothing wholesale market in Hangzhou. Every year during the Spring Festival, many people go there to buy clearance clothes and shoes, which are half the price or even more cheaper than in clothing stores outside.

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we last met."

"Haha... After all, I'm the least successful one, so I don't really like going back." The father chuckled, but clearly things weren't that simple.

There must be more to the story.

He just never said it.

"Ahem, how about this? It's rare to finish the exams, so you two can relax a bit. Why don't you go out for a meal today? And bring Zhuang Lianlian from next door along too. Even though it's snowing, there should still be some night markets."

"Why are you being so generous today?" Mo Xueyao raised an eyebrow and teased.

"What are you talking about? When has your dad ever been stingy?" Her father stuffed a fifty-yuan bill into her hand. "Here, have fun tonight, buy whatever you want, but don't stay out too late."

"I know! Wait, Dad, this banknote... is it counterfeit?" Mo Xueyao asked suspiciously, holding the green fifty-yuan note in her hand.

"Haha, what counterfeit money? This is the new RMB issued at the end of last year. You haven't handled a whole fifty-yuan note in a long time, have you?"

"Oh? Is that so? It seems so. What happened to the hundred yuan?"

The father smiled, took out a hundred-yuan bill from the drawer and shook it: "Here, that's it."

"It's pink now, and it only has Chairman Mao's portrait. I still prefer the old ones with mountains on the back." Mo Xueyao looked at it with wide eyes. "Besides, the pink one looks so cloying."

"Pfft, haha, what? The most important thing about money is its face value. As for the design, it doesn't matter at all, okay? Here's an old fifty-yuan note and a new one-hundred-yuan note. Which one do you want?"

"One hundred!"

"That's settled then."

Give me a hundred.

"what?"

"Didn't you say you'd give me a hundred?"

"Go away, go away—" the father waved his hand, as if shooing away a mosquito, "Trying to outsmart your father? No way!"

"Tch, stingy." Mo Xueyao made a face and pulled Li Wanyan out of the store.

In the grocery store next door, Grandma Jin was also there, leisurely knitting and passing the time.

"Grandma Jin, we've come to visit Zhuang Lianlian. We'll take her to the night market," Mo Xueyao said as she approached.

"Okay, Lianlian, Yaoyao and Yanyan have come to visit you. Let's go to the night market together!"

"Hmm? Hmm... No, maybe we don't need to?"

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be shy. You're free today anyway, go have some fun."

"Uh..."

"You should spend more time with people your own age. Otherwise, if you always stay with me, you'll become an old lady prematurely!" Grandma Jin joked with a hint of self-deprecation.

"Well... okay then." Zhuang Lianlian slowly walked to the door and greeted the two of them somewhat shyly, "Hello..."

"We've met several times already, no need to be so reserved, right?" Mo Xueyao laughed heartily. "Haha—let's go, let's go to the night market!"

"Let's go." Li Wanyan subtly took the hands of Mo Xueyao and Zhuang Lianlian at the same time, connecting the three of them together.

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Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Night Market Under the Snow

It was a slightly chilly night, and snowflakes were drifting down from the sky.

The snowfall was neither too heavy nor too light, just right for a leisurely stroll with an umbrella.

The difference between snow and rain is that the former is not as damp as the latter.

Many people were just out buying soy sauce or some vegetables, and they didn't even use umbrellas, running all the way down the street in the snow.

Snowflakes falling on your hair and shoulders are nothing to worry about; just pat them off and they'll fall.

Some people wear down jackets that have some waterproof effect and don't care at all; they can walk around on the street without a problem.

That's why there's still a night market today, and it even looks busier than usual.

As the year draws to a close, many people are heading back to their hometowns and plan to have a nice meal with friends before heading home.

For most people, cheap and affordable night market snacks are naturally the best choice.

As for trivial matters like hygiene, they didn't even consider them.