A Young Woman's Heart

"Uh...it's great. The food is good, the accommodations are good, and we have a lot of fun."

"You need to be more self-disciplined. You need to clean your own room and not let anyone wake you up in the morning. Get up early to eat breakfast, and it would be best if you could help the teachers too, okay?" the mother nagged on and on.

"Okay..." Mo Xueyao pouted, "I'm cleaning right now."

"That's good. And don't forget to study. When you have free time, you should preview or review what you've learned. Also, remember to do your summer homework."

"I know I know..."

"Once you've finished your work, set some goals for yourself and learn how to learn on your own."

"I know—" Mo Xueyao began to draw out the words, mainly because her mother had repeated these words so many times that her ears were tired of hearing them. Moreover, she was very self-aware now, and her mother's words made it seem like she didn't trust her at all.

You know, she's already ranked in the top ten of the whole grade!

If this doesn't convince you of her level of self-discipline, then what else would it take to convince you?

What have you been playing lately?

"Uh... we just played around at the beach." Mo Xueyao didn't want to give a long explanation. "We played games together and stuff."

"I've only been to the beach a few times. What do you think? Isn't the beach there beautiful?"

"It's quite beautiful, all fine golden sand."

"Ah, you are so lucky to be born in such a wonderful era," the mother sighed.

Mo Xueyao held the phone without answering, quietly waiting for her mother to finish speaking.

“A friend of your father’s came to our house today. He’ll be staying in a small room in our fruit shop for a long time. You and Yan Yan can stay at our house when you come back.” The mother changed the subject again.

"Oh..." Mo Xueyao nodded lazily, showing no interest whatsoever in who it was, only finding it slightly troublesome.

After all, going to school from the fruit shop was incredibly convenient, and I could sleep a little longer each day.

I wonder if this father's friend will still be around until the end of summer vacation.

"I might stay for a year or two."

"Won't it be a lot of trouble to go to school then?" Mo Xueyao complained.

"We don't know the specifics yet, we'll see when the time comes."

"Oh..." Mo Xueyao had been waiting for her mother to hang up the phone, but she seemed to still have a lot to say.

"Where's Yan Yan? Did you two have a fight?"

"How could we possibly argue?"

"Do you understand the importance of getting along harmoniously?"

"We've always been on good terms!" Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes and couldn't help but mutter, "Mom, why do you talk so much nonsense..."

"Of course, I've missed you after not seeing you for so many days."

"Ugh—that's disgusting."

"Why is it disgusting?"

"Alright, alright, alright!" Mo Xueyao said "alright" four times in a row. "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

"Wait a minute, let Yan Yan answer the phone."

"Oh." Mo Xueyao walked to the next room and knocked on the door. "Wanyan? Mom wants you to answer the phone."

"Hmm." Li Wanyan's voice rang out as the door opened. She quietly took the phone, appearing very patient, completely unlike Mo Xueyao who seemed to dislike trouble.

"Um, um... okay, okay, that's fine, um, whatever, no problem, okay." The two chatted for a full ten minutes before finally hanging up.

Mo Xueyao felt a little embarrassed.

After all, in this day and age, answering the phone costs money.

Although Ye Wen is so rich that she probably doesn't care, it's still a trouble for others.

"Have you finished chatting?" Ye Wen smiled easily. "It's okay, we can chat longer next time."

Li Wanyan neither confirmed nor denied, but simply handed the phone back to her quietly.

But as soon as she got her phone back, it rang again.

"Hello? Is this Huang Yuxi's brother? Yes, okay, he's downstairs, I'll go find him." Ye Wen said, and then quickly walked down the stairs, looking quite busy.

Thinking about it carefully, with so many students coming, there must be many parents calling to ask about their children's situation.

I spend a lot of time answering phone calls every day.

Huang Yuxi sat in the living room downstairs, held in Shui Zhishi's arms, watching Taiyin play games on a game console.

"Xiaoxi, your brother is on the phone!"

"Well!"

"Don't worry, I'll pass it on for you. You just need to write it down."

"Ah."

"Are you getting used to living there?" Ye Wen immediately repeated Huang Zhengyang's words, and then read aloud what Huang Yuxi had written on the whiteboard. "I'm very happy. Everyone is very kind to me."

"Are you taking your medicine on time?"

"I haven't forgotten."

"Try to avoid strenuous exercise, get along well with everyone, and don't throw tantrums."

"understood."

If you ignore the phone in her hand, it looks as eerie as a self-questioning and answering game.

"Hmm, everyone else's parents are calling," Mo Zhuyou said lazily, leaning against the door.

"Youyou doesn't need it."

"what?"

“Aren’t your parents right here beside you?” Mo Xiao smiled, revealing two dimples, and pointed to herself with a light laugh.

"Tch—" Mo Zhuyou glanced at her sideways, "My sister isn't a parent."

"Why isn't it counted?"

"Because she's the older sister!"

"Then look at Xiaoxi's parents, aren't they also her older brothers?"

"But Xiaoxi's brother is much older than him."

Mo Xiao chuckled and gently patted her younger sister's head.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the stairs, followed by Ye Wen's muttering to herself: "So many people have called today."

"Knock knock." Then, there was a knock on the sisters' door. "Mo Xiaoxiao? It's for you."

"Who is it?" Mo Xiaoxiao asked, pushing open the door with some confusion.

Zhou Yong's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello? Mo Xiaoxiao?"

"It's Zhou Yong." Mo Xiaoxiao answered the phone. "What's up? Oh, by the way, thank you for taking care of the rabbit."

"No problem, no problem at all," Zhou Yong chuckled on the other end of the phone. "We've run out of dried vegetables for this rabbit. Do you have any left?"

"Inside the house."

"But I don't have the key."

"The key is on the side of the house, in an empty flowerpot with a spare key wrapped in a plastic bag buried inside."

"Okay, I understand."

"Dried vegetables and the like are kept in the kitchen."

"Okay, then I'll hang up."

"Yes, thank you so much." Mo Xiaoxiao thanked her again, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Zhou Yong chuckled. "I'm hanging up now?"

"it is good."

After a three-second silence, to make sure Mo Xiaoxiao had nothing more to say, the call finally ended.

"Why did Zhou Yong call you?" Ye Wen took back her phone and said with a mischievous smile, "Could it be...?"

"Huh?"

"Could it be that you two are already together?" Ye Wen asked, somewhat puzzled. "Zhou Yong has really gotten himself into some new ways."

"Pfft, what is it..." Mo Xiao laughed, covering her mouth. "I just asked him to help look after my rabbits."

"If he wasn't interested in you, he wouldn't help you, right?"

"Huh? No way, Zhou Yong has always been very helpful."

“That’s true.” Ye Wen thought about his usual behavior and nodded. “Okay, remember to come down for some snacks this afternoon. Tonight, we’ll watch a movie in the recreation room downstairs with the screen.”

"Okay~" Mo Xiao smiled and waited for Ye Wen to come downstairs before closing the door and teasing her younger sister, "Look, someone is looking for us too."

"It's just Zhou Yong... I heard him." The younger sister rolled her eyes. "Sis, did you do your summer homework?"

"I've written most of it."

"Copy it for me later."

"Why do you always have to copy homework?" Mo Xiao smiled and pinched her younger sister's cheek. "That won't do, otherwise we won't be able to get into the same school."

"Hmph, you stingy little thing!"

"It's for your own good."

"Tch—" Although she knew perfectly well what was going on, Mo Zhuyou still looked disdainful.

"Okay, I'm going downstairs to help make some snacks. Youyou, do you want to come along?"

"Hmph, whatever! I'll just stay in my room and do my homework!" my younger sister said deliberately.

"Then you must write well." The older sister blinked. "I'm going downstairs now."

"Humph!"