A Young Woman's Heart

Huang Yuxi's face flushed bright red instantly, and then she shook her head vigorously.

"Huh—? No? Tsk, could it be my brother?" Influenced by Hua Yinyin, Mo Xueyao couldn't help but think of strange things.

"Ugh!" Huang Yuxi shook her head even more violently.

"Really not?"

"I like girls!" Huang Yuxi wrote a few words on the whiteboard in a 'swish swish', picked it up, and tapped it hard.

"It's suspicious..."

"Little Yaoyao! Why are you mimicking me? Only I can tease Xiaoxi!" Hua Yinyin turned around and pinched Mo Xueyao's little face.

"Let go!" Mo Xueyao slapped Hua Yinyin's arm impatiently. "How dare you say that? It's all your fault for infecting me!"

"Hehe, isn't that great? Little Yaoyao's body has already taken on my shape!"

Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes and suddenly slapped Mo Zhuyou's head, who had her back to them.

"Who?" Mo Zhuyou covered her head and turned around.

"Hua Yinyin!" Mo Xueyao pointed at Hua Yinyin and said, 'The villain is the one who accuses first'.

"Wow, it was clearly Xiaoyao who hit you, she lied to you!"

"Tch, I don't believe it, it must have been you!" Mo Zhuyou immediately pinched Hua Yinyin's little face.

Mo Xueyao chuckled smugly, muttering under her breath, "That's what you call an eye for an eye!"

Time flew by, and the afternoon school let out in no time.

Li Hongran was packing her schoolbag, preparing to take it to play basketball later.

Because by the time he finishes playing basketball, the classroom door will definitely be locked.

"Hmm... what's this?" Li Hongran suddenly found a light blue envelope in a hidden compartment of her backpack. "It wasn't from Xiaoxi, was it? Oh, the one he gave me is in the drawer..."

Li Hongran also received a 'love letter' from Huang Yuxi, but other boys also received them, so he didn't feel embarrassed about receiving 'love letters' from boys. Besides, what he sent was actually a letter expressing friendship, which was quite different from a 'love letter'.

Li Hongran glanced at it and immediately pretended not to notice, stuffing the other textbooks into her schoolbag.

He wondered with anticipation which girl had given it to him.

Although he was tall and strong, he had never received a confession of love from any girl.

Perhaps it's his physique that makes them feel distant, or perhaps this tough-guy style of men is no longer popular?

But Li Hongran wasn't in a hurry. If a girl liked him, he would agree to date her as long as he found her pleasing to the eye.

If he doesn't have one, that's fine too. He just doesn't want to look for one. If he takes the initiative to confess his feelings, he can still find a girlfriend.

Actually, this is mainly because Li Hongran is quite picky; so far, there hasn't been a girl who has truly captured his heart.

Even the school beauty is not an option.

"Oh, there's another jar of origami... So skillful! Who could it be?" Li Hongran found another small jar in the drawer, filled with origami cranes and paper stars, each one neatly folded, as if made with care. This gift was quite rare.

This touched Li Hongran.

As long as they're not too ugly, I think they're acceptable.

A woman like this would definitely be a virtuous and caring wife.

Li Hongran is a man with a strong sense of male chauvinism, possessing not only the reserve of a man but also the broad-mindedness of a true man.

Although he hasn't met a girl he fell in love with at first sight yet, he wouldn't mind reciprocating her feelings if she liked him back.

With this expectation in mind, he played basketball at school for another half hour before leaving.

An Ruosu didn't come today. As a boarding student, he has to go home on weekends. Even though he only has one day off tomorrow, he still decided to go home, so he didn't play basketball with everyone.

That's normal; after all, everyone has their own things to do.

Li Hongran could understand everyone's arrangements very well, since the difference between having one more person or one less person wasn't that significant.

Covered in sweat, Li Hongran hugged a basketball and walked into her home with her head down and back bent.

For him, the doors of this era were designed to be a little too short.

"You're back? What do you want to eat tonight?" A man who was rocking in an armchair on the balcony, smoking a pipe, stood up. He was slightly shorter than Li Hongran, but not by much. This was her father.

"I'll just have some noodles, I'm going to take a shower first." Li Hongran, covered in sweat, said as she put down her schoolbag, took off her clothes, and went into the bathroom.

His family didn't have a water heater installed, but it didn't matter to him.

In this weather, he could take a cold shower directly; in fact, he would try to take a cold shower whenever possible.

Because he felt it was very manly.

Men should be able to endure hardship, not be afraid of the cold or being tired, and of course, they shouldn't be afraid of taking cold showers.

Li Hongran touched her abs, patted herself proudly in front of the mirror, and even tensed her muscles to do a few bodybuilding exercises.

"Sigh, a man like me would have been adored by a ton of women back in the 1930s or 40s," he said smugly to himself in the mirror. "These muscles, tsk tsk, don't they think they're handsome? But finally, someone appreciates my muscles, haha, she must be a girl with good taste."

After taking a shower, Li Hongran quickly dried herself off and came out of the bathroom, where she saw her father, dressed neatly, waiting at the door.

"Dad, shall we go downstairs for dinner?"

"So urgent?"

"I haven't had lunch, I'm a little hungry." Li Hongran's father touched his thick, black hair. "Let's go, let's hurry."

"Okay, okay, let me get dressed."

Li Hongran's father was a retired soldier. Before retiring, he was a corporal. When he was a child, he hardly ever saw him. It wasn't until junior high school that he started to see him more often. In high school, he finally officially retired from the army and returned home.

Because he receives a demobilization allowance from the military, he has been unemployed for almost a year. Having been out of touch with society for so long, he seems to have no idea what to do next.

Fortunately, he has finally made some progress recently. It seems he is planning to become a truck driver—he learned to drive trucks in the army.

Although her father wasn't always by her side when she was young, Li Hongran resembled her father quite a bit. Despite being raised by her mother, she didn't appear effeminate; on the contrary, she was quite masculine.

After grabbing a quick bite at a small noodle shop downstairs, Li Hongran couldn't wait to go into her room, close the door, and pretend to do her homework, but actually she was going to open love letters.

When the love letter was opened, the handwriting was very neat and beautiful. Unlike the delicate and pretty handwriting of most girls, the handwriting on this letter appeared generous and elegant.

"Are there any well-bred young ladies like this in our class?" Li Hongran wondered, but she couldn't recall anyone whose handwriting looked like that from the homework she had copied.

It does feel somewhat familiar...

The letter sincerely described Li Hongran's many virtues and the reasons why she liked him.

They praised him so much that he got a little carried away.

"You're quite skilled..." Li Hongran scratched her chin a little shyly. "I wonder if she wrote her name down... I hope she's not too shy and writes her name down so I can contact her directly. It's not easy for a girl to notice my strengths and like me."

Although Li Hongran is somewhat chauvinistic, he is not a domineering person; he also has a gentle heart.

Then, he saw the signature in the bottom right corner of the letter—

"A boy who likes you."

"Damn! Who played this prank!" Li Hongran slammed her fist on the table, then chuckled, "Never mind, at least the prank was quite well-intentioned..."

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Chapter 187 Half-Mountain Park

Sunday is the only day off this week. After that, we will have seven days of classes until the school anniversary celebration ends.

Perhaps taking this into consideration, the teachers did not assign the same amount of homework as on a regular weekend; in fact, they assigned less homework than on weekdays, giving everyone ample time to manage their time freely.

Mo Xueyao had already finished this amount of homework at school. Copying took a while, but the kind of homework that involved doing problems could be completed in just over ten minutes.

This morning was also a rare sunny day in recent times.

Although there are still many white clouds floating in the sky, occasionally blocking the sun, most of the time you can still feel the warm sunshine.

"Sutang, wanna go out and play?" Mo Xueyao poked Sutang's cheek. It had gained a lot of weight recently, and even though black was supposed to make it look thinner, it still looked like a little black pig.

"Meow—" Su Tang stretched out her two forearms, opened her mouth wide, stuck out her tongue with soft barbs, and then rolled over, belly up.

"Why, do you want me to hold you?"

"Meow~"

"Alright, alright, you can't always be this lazy." Mo Xueyao picked up Su Tang in one go, and it felt rather heavy, unlike when it was first bought.

"Want to go for a walk?" Mo Xueyao stroked Su Tang's shiny fur and asked Li Wanyan.

"Where to?" Li Wanyan asked calmly.

"Half-Mountain Park, I suppose."

"it is good."

Just a few steps from the fruit shop, Mo Xueyao saw a yellow and white dog running happily towards her.

Its fur is long and curly, but it is well-groomed, like a ball of yarn that can run.

This is a stray dog ​​adopted by the ice cream warehouse manager; its name is now DouDou.

"Hey, where are you going so early in the morning?" the warehouse manager asked with a laugh. It was clear that he usually tried to speak standard Mandarin when talking to others, but his slight Northeastern accent would still occasionally cause him to stray off-key.

"Let's go to the park!" Mo Xueyao answered cheerfully, squatting down and rubbing her fingers together with Dou Dou, who was running towards her happily. "Suck, suck, Dou Dou, come here~"

"Woof!" DouDou barked happily, because she often ran to the fruit shop to visit, so she was very familiar with her.

However, Su Tang in Mo Xueyao's arms was a little dissatisfied and patted its head with its furry paw.

"Sutang, Sutang, you can't be so stingy." Mo Xueyao put Sutang on the ground. "If you do that, I won't hug you."

"Meow...meow..." Su Tang suddenly meowed weakly, as if she had suffered some grievance.

"Haha, what an interesting cat." The warehouse manager laughed and took out two jellies from a bag he was carrying. "Here, would you like some jellies? These are specially made for freezing. You can scoop them out with a spoon; they taste great."

"Frozen... then it'll become an ice cube?" Mo Xueyao muttered, but still politely accepted it, "Thank you."