A Young Woman's Heart

Mo Xueyao walked over with an awkward smile and handed her the form.

"Hmm... estrogen... no problem, it's at an average level, but I'll still prescribe some medication for you, since you're still in your developmental stage, and your hormone levels are relatively low."

"OK……"

Have you finished your vitamins?

"Not yet... My family owns a fruit shop, so I shouldn't have to worry about that, right?"

"Oh, no need to worry about that. Well, that's settled then. Just pay at the front desk and then pick up the medicine at the pharmacy."

"Okay, thank you, Dr. Yun." Mo Xueyao took back her forms and medical record card and left.

When they went to get the medicine, the two ran into the man again.

He looked like a thief, awkwardly clutching his medicine box, stuffing it into his bag, and then hurriedly leaving.

"What kind of shameful disease has this guy contracted...?" Mo Xueyao muttered.

“Everyone has their own unspeakable difficulties, and Yaoyao is no exception,” Li Wanyan said softly, standing beside her.

"Yes, uh... um, is this the only box?" Mo Xueyao shook the medicine box.

Yes, just this one box.

"Oh... thank you." Mo Xueyao was carrying a small bag containing only this one box of medicine, which looked rather cumbersome.

She wanted to put the medicine in her pocket, but the pockets of her clothes and pants were shallow today, and she was afraid it would fall out if she put it in her pocket, so she could only carry it in her hand.

The two of them came by bicycle, and naturally they returned by bicycle as well.

"Today is July 2nd, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow... the results should be out the day after tomorrow, right?" Mo Xueyao was both nervous and expectant. "I wonder how I did on the exam..."

“There’s definitely no problem with you staying in Class Two,” Li Wanyan reassured her.

"There won't be any science classes next semester. We haven't learned high school biology yet, so it's a bit of a shame." Mo Xueyao got on her bicycle and tossed the bag containing the medicine boxes into the basket.

Li Wanyan pedaled the bicycle and slowly started moving: "If you're interested, you can borrow someone else's textbook to read."

"Oh right, I also want to know what biology is like in the second year of high school!" Although Mo Xueyao didn't particularly like physics and chemistry, she was extremely interested in biology.

After all, physics and chemistry mostly deal with inanimate objects, while biology is different; it studies all kinds of living, moving things.

"Is biology more complex, or is physics and chemistry more complex?" Mo Xueyao asked herself.

Li Wanyan did not answer, because she herself had no answer.

……

Chapter Seven: Mo Xueyao's Rogue Spirit

2000 7 Month 3 Day.

It was a sunny and hot day.

Mo Xueyao woke up at 6:30 in the morning because of the heat. Her mother had just finished her housework and was about to leave when she went into the bathroom to wash up.

"Breakfast is in the pot. Have porridge and egg pancakes in the morning. Don't forget to eat. You and Yan Yan can make your own lunch."

"I know!" Mo Xueyao mumbled, her mouth full of toothbrush.

"Remember to do your homework, and do as much as you can before you go out to play."

"Okay—!" Mo Xueyao spat out the foam in her mouth and shouted impatiently.

My mother is always so nagging and long-winded, repeating the same things over and over again, without ever getting tired of it.

Mo Xueyao felt like she was getting calluses from hearing it so much.

Today, Li Wanyan slept in late, a rare occurrence. She slowly woke up after Mo Xueyao's mother left the house. She sat on the bed in a daze, seemingly lost in thought. She turned on the Sony cassette player, which could be used as a radio, and listened to the radio broadcast.

"Today's high temperature will reach 37 degrees Celsius. The sky will be clear and blue. Please remember to protect yourself from the sun and avoid heatstroke when you go out. Heatstroke medicine is available in most pharmacies, so please keep some at home..."

"Wanyan, you're awake? Did you sleep in today?"

"It's Yaoyao who got up early," Li Wanyan explained, covering her mouth as she yawned widely and looked out the window listlessly.

"Isn't it hot without the fan on?"

"It's alright." Li Wanyan said, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

Today is Monday. On a weekday, they would definitely have to go to school. However, it's already summer vacation, so even though the adults are still busy with work, the children can rest at home and leisurely enjoy the summer.

—It would be more enjoyable if there were air conditioning.

After breakfast, Mo Xueyao lazily stayed in her room doing her homework. A somewhat bulky air conditioner fan was pushed over, but because she wanted to save the ice for the hottest part of the day, she was just letting it blow a normal breeze.

On the table, the doll Nancy was taken out and placed aside. Although it was just an inanimate object, Mo Xueyao still felt that it was necessary to take it out to get some fresh air from time to time.

And if it's always kept in a box, won't you never be able to appreciate its beauty?

After washing the dishes, Li Wanyan went into the small room. Although the table was small, the two of them preferred to squeeze together to do their homework.

Fortunately, both girls are petite, so this table is barely enough for them. After all, it's a bit bigger than the folding table in the fruit shop.

“It’s been a long time since I changed her clothes.” Li Wanyan touched the doll ‘Nancy’s’ cheek with one finger.

"Then let Wanyan change it for her," Mo Xueyao replied lazily. "I'll do my Chinese first."

In fact, only two subjects were assigned for summer homework: Chinese and English. These are subjects that must be studied regardless of whether you are in a humanities or science class.

As for math, the difficulty will be reduced due to the difference between arts and sciences, so no one will receive math summer homework before the official class assignments are announced.

As for science-related summer homework, Mo Xueyao can probably say goodbye to it now.

Overall, the humanities classes are relatively easier.

However, history, geography, and politics for liberal arts students will all become closed-book exams, and they will account for a very important part of the score.

Li Wanyan nodded lightly and changed Nancy into another set of clothes—when Wang Qianyu gave it to Mo Xueyao, it came with a whole bunch of other things, including several sets of clothes, which she changed into every now and then, so that no two sets were the same.

After changing her clothes, Li Wanyan leaned the dog against the wall, then spread out her summer homework for Chinese and began to work on it diligently.

The two of them were working on the questions at a moderate pace, certainly not as fast as during an exam. After all, they weren't in a rush, so there was no need to push their brains to such high speeds. Working at high speeds is very tiring, so they naturally tried to conserve energy whenever possible.

The best way to stick to something is to be lazy, or rather, to be reasonably lazy.

Take cleaning, for example. If you do a thorough cleaning every day, you'll definitely give up after a few days, and the house will still be a mess.

If you simply sweep and mop the floor every day, you can keep doing it for a long time. In the long run, this "lazy" approach is actually more effective in keeping your home clean.

Learning is much the same.

In this world, many things can be understood by analogy and applied to other situations.

Intelligent people learn from life experiences and then apply them to other areas.

"Hmm...when did Tao Yuanming die again?" Mo Xueyao muttered, biting the pen cap, with a headache.

"His birth date is uncertain, but he died in 427."

"Ah, Wanyan remembers it so clearly." Mo Xueyao muttered, writing her answer in the blank space. "Why are there such simple questions in the summer homework? Translate Tao Yuanming's poems, is it really necessary to translate something so simple..."

Li Wanyan didn't answer, but just chuckled and pinched her cheek.

"That Tao Yuanming planted a godforsaken field, and he even bragged about it in his poems..." Mo Xueyao teased as she continued doing her homework.

When she's doing her homework, especially her Chinese homework, she always unconsciously makes fun of the ancients; it's just a little habit of hers to amuse herself.

Yes, if you think doing homework is a boring and tedious thing, then you will never become a student with good grades.

No matter what you do, the most important thing is interest. Forcing yourself to do something will never get you to your best, and some of your thoughts will always be wasted.

Sometimes, strong resistance can even have the opposite effect.

Time quietly slipped to nine in the morning. The sun was already high in the sky. Although it was only nine o'clock, it felt like noon.

Although the windows were open, not much air was coming in from outside, and the air from the air conditioner fan, which didn't have any ice, gradually became hot.

"No, it's too hot." Mo Xueyao wiped the sweat from her face. "I'll go get some ice."

"Ah."

"Ring ring—" Just as she was about to open the refrigerator, the landline rang.

"Hello?" Mo Xueyao answered the phone, her tone tinged with impatience.

After all, the weather was too hot, making it hard to stay patient.

"Xiaoyao? Your teacher called to say that your report cards are ready and you can pick them up today."

"You came down so quickly?"

"Well, you can pick it up today or tomorrow, but since you're free, why don't you go get it sooner? You can use tomorrow to go to the supermarket to buy some things. After all, you can't go out to play with an empty backpack, can you?"

"Dad, will you give me the money?"

"Alright, alright, I'll give it to you. You brat, you have your own pocket money, but you're always eyeing your dad's."

"Tch, I need to save my own for later use. What if you don't buy me some things?" Mo Xueyao snorted. "Then Wanyan and I are going to school."

"Okay, go ahead. Why don't we just come to the fruit shop later and have lunch there?"

"Has the phone come back on?"

"coming."

"Oh... but it's still so hot, and there's only an electric fan."

"You don't actually want air conditioning, do you? You're too delicate. Back in our day, let alone air conditioning, we didn't even have electric fans at home. In the summer, we would just sit in the shade of a tree and fan ourselves."

"Back then, at least we could go play by the river."

"Would you like to go swimming in the pool? Sure, that's fine."

"Tsk... Oh well, we'll be going to the beach anyway." Mo Xueyao clicked her tongue. "Then I'll hang up."

"Okay, be careful when you go out."

"Okay, okay—Dad, you're getting more and more long-winded." Mo Xueyao slammed down the phone and turned to Li Wanyan in the room, calling out, "Wanyan—Dad called and said the report cards are out, and the teacher told us we can go pick them up! We'll grab some fruit later."

“Okay.” Li Wanyan nodded and stood up from the bed—since there was only one chair to share in the room, if Li Wanyan wanted to share a table with her to do her homework, she would have to sit on the bed.