A Young Woman's Heart

A drowning person can't make any sound at all!

She even had the mind to think about this at that moment.

At times like these, even a second feels incredibly long.

She even felt like she was about to start playing a revolving lantern.

Hua Yinyin swam over quickly and helped Mo Xueyao up: "Little Yaoyao, what are you doing?"

"Huff—huff—ha—" Mo Xueyao clung to her like an octopus, "I almost, almost died... my leg cramped up...!"

At this moment, she couldn't care less about being angry, because Hua Yinyin was her only lifeline.

"What... You won't drown even if you get a leg cramp?" Hua Yinyin patted her shoulder. "But it's okay if Xiao Yaoyao wants to hug me like this, okay?"

"Huh?"

"The water here is probably less than 1.5 meters deep..."

"Huh?!?"

……

Chapter Thirty-Three: Going for a Drive

2000 7 Month 8 Day.

Saturday.

Normally, this would be a day to be happy.

Because weekends mean rest.

However, I don't feel it much now, since every day is a rest during summer vacation.

The weather was still great today, but the students weren't very enthusiastic, probably because they knew they'd be staying here for a long time. If they wanted to go to the beach, they could just walk out the door.

Going out to play every day might get boring.

During holidays, you should do all sorts of things you want to do.

Sleeping in late is one of the things I want to do.

When I went downstairs, Ye Wen's family was having dinner. Qiu Yi was sitting in the far corner of the table, looking like a helper.

Ye's father would occasionally glare at him, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Dad, are you going to play golf later?" Qiu Yi asked with a dry cough.

Ye's father, who had just glared at him, now simply ignored him completely.

It seems that Qiu Yi, this poor son-in-law, isn't very popular in this family...

"Dad, what are you doing? You're always bullying Qiu Yi."

“That’s just how your dad is. If he doesn’t bully honest people, how can his business grow so big?” Ye’s mother didn’t give him any face at all.

It seems that Ye Wen and her mother are protecting Qiu Yi, while only Ye's father seems determined to target him.

Looking at it this way, it seems that Ye's father is actually fighting a lone battle...

"Good morning, teacher." Mo Xueyao was very polite in front of Ye's parents.

After all, these two are real elders, while Qiu Yi and Ye Wen are more like peers who are a few years older.

Young people don't care much about how they are addressed, but elders do. This kind of politeness is actually meant to show Ye's parents.

Although Mo Xueyao is always carefree, it doesn't mean she lacks emotional intelligence.

"Good morning! What would you like for breakfast? Let Shui Shui make it. If you want porridge, we have some ready." Ye Wen smiled and waved. "Or would you like to eat the same as us?"

"It's all right."

"Water water~"

"Coming right away~" came Shui Zhishi's voice from the kitchen.

Before long, a breakfast was served.

It's a relatively simple Western breakfast—milk, bread, some bacon, and jam.

It wasn't particularly lavish, so it seems that Mr. and Mrs. Ye weren't the type of people who liked to be extravagant.

Li Wanyan hadn't come down yet. She swam all afternoon yesterday, and she was probably tired. She had just woken up when Mo Xueyao came out.

"You're the first one here today," Ye Wen said with a smile.

"Oh, really? I thought everyone else had already eaten. It's getting late."

“For a holiday, 7:30 is already quite early for breakfast.” As Ye Wen was speaking, Huang Yuxi rubbed his sleepy eyes and slowly walked downstairs, followed by Mr. Xue, whom he had just met.

"Is the teacher going out today?"

"I'm not going out~ My parents are the only ones going out."

"Oh--"

"I'm going out for a bit later." Qiu Yi winked. "Want to come along?"

"Hmph!" Father Ye snorted heavily.

Mo Xueyao felt quite pressured if she were to ride in the same car as Ye's father.

However, Qiu Yi immediately noticed her worry and said softly with relief, "I'll drive my car out."

"Teacher Qiu's? A motorhome?"

"No, it's a private car, in the spare garage," Qiu Yi coughed lightly and chuckled.

"That piece of junk? It's embarrassing to drive it around like that."

"Dad, if you're ashamed, then buy Qiuyi a car."

"Can't a grown man like him earn his own money?"

"So he bought it himself, so don't complain." Ye Wen rolled her eyes at him. "Besides, if it weren't for our long-established family as a backer, you might just be an ordinary person. Why do you always look down on others?"

"No, no, Dad is much better at business than me."

"Do you need to tell me?" Father Ye glanced at him sideways.

A family farce.

However, Mo Xueyao felt that Ye's father probably didn't really dislike Qiu Yi. He was just reluctant to let his daughter marry him and was using this attitude to test him.

Well, if he were dissatisfied with this son-in-law, with his wealth and power, he would have at least ten ways to make Qiu Yi leave Ye Wen's side, right?

I wonder if Teacher Qiuyi and Teacher Yewen are actually married?

Mo Xueyao couldn't help but think.

After finishing breakfast, Qiu Yi quickly left the restaurant and went to the villa's courtyard, where she took a deep breath.

"Hoo... Ah—"

"Teacher Qiu has worked very hard too!" Mo Xueyao said, standing on tiptoe and patting his shoulder like a good buddy.

"Haha, it's alright, you'll get used to it. Want to go for a drive with me later?"

Aren't you taking Awen with you?

"She has to look after the students, so one of us has to stay home."

"Isn't there Teacher Shui?"

“Shui Shui will be busy in the kitchen. Oh, and you all need to clean the rooms yourselves tonight, otherwise she definitely won’t be able to clean all those rooms by herself.” Qiu Yi put his hand on Mo Xueyao’s shoulder. “Haha, you know, when this place was full of people, there were more than a dozen maids! Not to mention the chefs, assistants, drivers and so on.”

"Marrying into such a wealthy family must be exhausting, right?" Mo Xueyao blinked.

"A bit... Go away, what marriage? I have no intention of marrying into a wealthy family!" Qiu Yi waved his hand as if shooing away flies. "But I do understand what it felt like for an ordinary woman to marry into a wealthy family back then."

"So she really is marrying into the family," Mo Xueyao said with a mischievous smile.

"After all, I'm not a business genius, and I don't have any capital accumulation. How could I suddenly become very rich? Besides, I think that in life, doing what you like and having a moderate amount of money is enough."

“That’s true.” Mo Xueyao agreed wholeheartedly. “You gain something, but you also lose something. If you want to make a lot of money, the price you might pay is not being able to spend time with your loved ones for long, right?”

"Oh, that sounds quite plausible," Qiu Yi laughed.

"Let's take Wanyan with us after she finishes eating?"

"Sure, but my car can only seat four people at most. If anyone else wants to go, there will only be one seat left."

"There shouldn't be anyone else who went..." Mo Xueyao looked around. "Most people haven't gotten up yet."

Li Wanyan went downstairs with Hua Yinyin.

When Hua Yinyin ran down, the atmosphere in the entire villa became much more cheerful.

She even dared to stare boldly at Ye's father's beard.

"Little girl, what are you looking at?" When facing the students, Ye's father seemed relatively gentle.

"Uncle, has your beard been professionally trimmed?"

"of course."

"It looks great!" Hua Yinyin gave a thumbs up.

"Haha, the little girl really knows her stuff!" Mr. Ye chuckled, stroking his long, neatly trimmed beard.

"Wanyan~ Shall we go out together later?" Mo Xueyao walked to Li Wanyan's side and asked in a low voice.

"Okay." Li Wanyan didn't ask what she was going to do, and just agreed without hesitation.

Huang Yuxi, who had just finished eating half of her breakfast, heard her words, held up the whiteboard in her hand, and looked at her with pleading eyes: "Can I go too?"

"Of course, there's still one empty seat."

"Ugh, damn it, I want to go too!" Hua Yinyin exclaimed.

"Sorry, there's no seat for you." Mo Xueyao chuckled and glanced at her sideways.