A Young Woman's Heart

Students who stand out, like Mo Xueyao, or those who leave a deep impression on teachers, like Gao Yuan and Liu Xiaowei, receive very long comments.

The comments about Mo Xueyao were mostly positive, since she didn't have any major flaws, whether in terms of her grades or her daily life.

As for Gao Yuan, the writing has even exceeded the limit, because there are just too many things to write about him.

"Hey, Chen Cheng did pretty well this time," Mo Xueyao suddenly said, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, it's a lot of improvement compared to before."

"He used to be in the bottom ten of the class, but now he's in the twentieth! That's pretty good," Mo Xueyao teased. "Could it be that he's keeping a mistress, which is why he's motivated to study hard and earn money to support his family in the future?"

"perhaps."

"How are things going with Chen Cheng and his girlfriend?" Ye Wen asked, also quite gossipy.

Chen Cheng has a girlfriend from outside the school, and most people in the class know about it.

Furthermore, since the homeroom teacher, Ye Wen, does not forbid students from dating early, these matters are not kept from her.

In fact, Principal Mo Kong doesn't seem to prohibit students from dating early. Sometimes, his words even seem to encourage high school students to start dating early.

"Him? Hmm... let's just leave it at that. But Lianlian seems to be getting more and more cheerful lately." After all, Zhuang Lianlian works in the grocery store next to the fruit shop, and he sees her every day. Even if he doesn't make a point of contacting her, he has some understanding of her current situation.

"Have you not argued in all this time?"

"I've never seen it."

"That's quite rare." Ye Wen stroked her chin and smiled. "Pfft, Chen Cheng is actually quite unlucky."

"What's wrong?" Mo Xueyao asked curiously, leaning over.

"Well, it's nothing, it's just that he often gets harassed by frivolous people." Ye Wen concealed some of the truth, which was actually a way of protecting Chen Cheng.

"Serves him right for going to the alley to smoke every day. He wouldn't run into them if he just went home to smoke." Mo Xueyao pouted.

"I wonder if these two little ones can stay together forever..." Ye Wen said, resting her chin on her hand.

"It should be fine, I think Chen Cheng listens to Lianlian quite a bit." Mo Xueyao scratched her cheek. "Well, but, who knows what will happen in the future."

The two lingered there for a while longer, carefully reviewing the report cards of the other students.

After satisfying his curiosity, he said goodbye to Ye Wen and left.

During this process, no other students came to collect their report cards.

Mo Xueyao strongly suspected that the homeroom teacher had deliberately brought the two of them in to check for mistakes...

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Chapter Nine: Getting a Short, Layered Haircut

As she left the school, Mo Xueyao touched her long hair and handed her report card to Li Wanyan: "Wanyan, I'm going to get a haircut today."

"Okay." Mo Xueyao had already mentioned this many times, so Li Wanyan naturally wouldn't ask any more questions.

She seems determined to get a short haircut.

However, getting a short haircut is a good idea in the hot summer.

At least it won't be so hot anymore.

If your hair is too long, it's easy for it to get stuck together in clumps with sweat, and it feels stuffy and uncomfortable when it hangs down on your shoulders.

Besides, the first year of high school is over, and the second year will be the second year. More than half a year has passed since the surgery. Mo Xueyao feels that she can face herself now and no longer needs to use 'long hair' as a disguise for being a 'girl'.

Now she felt much more at ease. She and Li Wanyan took a detour and arrived at a very simply decorated barbershop.

At this time of day, there were no customers in the barbershop. The barber was lounging on the sofa, a newspaper pressed close to his face. It was unclear whether he was reading the newspaper or had already fallen asleep, as the newspaper covered his face.

"Boss?" Mo Xueyao called out tentatively. This was her first time at this hair salon, but it was indeed the closest one she had ever been to.

The decor is neither good nor bad, and the skills are probably neither good nor bad either; at the very least, a haircut won't be too expensive.

"Hey—!" The shop owner jumped up from the sofa. "Oh, a haircut? School's out?"

"We're already on holiday," Mo Xueyao said lazily. "Hey, how much for a short haircut?"

"Five yuan per girl."

"It's so expensive! Why do girls have to pay more?" Mo Xueyao asked, frowning.

"Haha, because girls' hair is harder to cut, it takes more brainpower!" the barber laughed. "Men usually have buzz cuts, so it's only two yuan and fifty cents a time. It's fast, I can shave one in ten minutes."

"It's twice as expensive..."

"Yes, don't worry, my skills are absolutely top-notch. Every girl in the neighborhood who's been here gets her hair done here!" the owner said earnestly. "Look, the price is clearly stated on the sign, no deception whatsoever."

Mo Xueyao glanced hesitantly at Li Wanyan, only to find that the latter had already sat down quietly.

"Okay, then let's get it sorted out."

"Okay, let's wash your hair first. What kind of hairstyle do you want? If you can't say, you can look at the posters and see what hairstyles you like." The owner walked to the shampoo basin, which looked quite professional, and let Mo Xueyao sit on the artificial leather recliner.

“Hmm…” Mo Xueyao looked around, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to a woman with short hair on the poster, “This one will do, she looks clean and neat.”

"Okay, this one, I think it should be suitable, but it doesn't need to be so neat, right? You might be more suited to slightly messy hair, a little uneven would look better. Leave the hair on the sides a little longer, down to your neck, and the rest can be about chin length, what do you think?"

"Hmm... okay then." Mo Xueyao really didn't have any idea about hairstyles, but since she had already come here to get her hair cut, she could only trust the hairdresser completely.

"Okay, lie up a little more."

"Oh……"

"How is it? The water's not too hot, is it?"

"Just right."

After carefully washing her hair, the hairdresser had Mo Xueyao sit in a chair, then wrapped a towel around her and draped a hair stylist over her shoulders.

"It's such a waste to have such long hair." The hairdresser hesitated several times before starting, "Are you sure you want a short haircut?"

"Okay, you can cut it then." Mo Xueyao closed her eyes.

She doesn't have the habit of looking in the mirror while getting a haircut; she prefers to close her eyes and rest most of the time.

The main issue was that her hair wasn't fully cut, which made her feel a bit annoyed.

Instead of doing that, it's better to give yourself a 'surprise' after it's all cut.

Now that Mo Xueyao had confirmed it again, the hairdresser got to work quickly and efficiently, cutting a large section of her long hair short without using clippers, but instead using scissors to trim it bit by bit.

In comparison, men's hair is indeed easier to cut. If it gets long, you can just use clippers to flatten it and trim it a few times with scissors.

In this day and age, men with long hair are still a minority. Most men who come to the barbershop just want a buzz cut and that's it.

If you want to cut a man's long hair, you'll have to go to a more upscale 'hair salon'.

About half an hour later, when Mo Xueyao felt she was about to fall asleep, the hairdresser finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted her shoulder: "Okay, see if you like it. If not, we can do some more refinement."

Li Wanyan had appeared beside Mo Xueyao at some point, looking at her sideways.

Mo Xueyao looked at herself in the mirror. Her neat short hair, which only reached her neck, made her look much more refreshing, and she seemed to feel cooler as well.

The image of that boy from my memory has returned a little, but compared to when he was in junior high school, he is indeed much more feminine.

Although she still has a youthful look, you can still tell at a glance that she is a girl.

My hair isn't perfectly neat; it's more like it's a bit messy. There's an idiom that goes something like that, isn't there?

Yes, it's called—well-arranged and well-organized.

Mo Xueyao was quite satisfied with herself.

"Wanyan, how are you feeling?"

"Not bad." Li Wanyan nodded, seemingly satisfied.

"Oh, does Wanyan want to get a haircut?"

"Hmm..." Li Wanyan hesitated for a moment, "Let's get a haircut, it's been a long time since I've had one."

"Then I'll wait for you~"

Li Wanyan's haircut still took about half an hour, although Mo Xueyao didn't notice any change in her hair.

It's at most a little...short?

"How are you, Yaoyao?" Li Wanyan asked.

She couldn't help but say, "I can't see any difference."

"Haha, how could I not notice? Look at the sideburns, the ends here, and the bangs, they've all been carefully trimmed!"

"Is there...?" Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes and paid for the haircut before Li Wanyan could take out her wallet.

It's ten yuan in total.

It's still quite expensive for her.

When she was in junior high school, a haircut only cost about two yuan. She never expected the price to go up again this year.

It's better to get a haircut by a man; it's cheaper and faster.

Sitting in a chair for half an hour without being able to do anything can really make you feel sleepy.

With her new short haircut, Mo Xueyao seemed to have rediscovered some of her former boyish self, and she even started walking with her toes pointing slightly outwards.

"distant."

"what?"

"Have you thought about your life when you were a boy?"

"Um... yes, a little... how did you know?"

"Look at the way you walk."

"Cough... Haha, isn't that pretty badass?"

"Luckily you weren't wearing a skirt today, or you would have exposed yourself." Li Wanyan shook her head helplessly. "As a girl, you should pay attention to things that girls should pay attention to."

"Yes, yes, yes... I know, Wanyan." Mo Xueyao helplessly adjusted her walking posture. "I think it's more comfortable to walk like that."