A Young Woman's Heart

"How could I possibly have seen that before?" the uncle denied immediately. "Here, want some stinky tofu? It's freshly fried!"

"No, no, I'm busy right now."

"Tsk, she's grown up to be so beautiful now, but she still has that tomboyish vibe."

"Really?" Mo Xueyao felt that she was already very feminine, but she didn't expect the uncle to say that.

"Hahaha—nothing has changed."

"Tch..." She felt a little frustrated. So, nothing had changed in the past six months?

Suddenly I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Speaking of which, she had just told Yu Shu that not changing things was a good thing.

Having no time to argue with the uncle any longer, Mo Xueyao continued her search.

Yu Shu smiled shyly at the uncle, who then handed her a fried ice cream: "Eat it. Didn't you say you wanted to eat fried ice cream when you were little?"

"Hey, hey! You... you still remember..."

"Haha—I just suddenly remembered. Hey, don't think I'm old. My memory is still pretty good."

"Th-thank you..." Yu Shu hurriedly took the ice cream and followed in Mo Xueyao's footsteps.

"Hey, these two are still the same as before, one likes to play around, and the other likes to follow along." The uncle shook his head, his face full of smiles, as if he were watching his own children grow up.

Mo Xueyao and Yu Shu searched back and forth twice, but they still couldn't find the key.

Generally, no one would pick up the key; it's more likely that someone kicked it away somewhere.

Or perhaps it was swept away by sanitation workers.

"Yu Shu, do you really remember that you lost your keys outside, not in the supermarket?"

"Huh? Um... I... I remember I should... I should..." Now, even Yu Shu herself began to become uncertain.

"Hmm... should I try looking in the supermarket?"

"Uh-huh."

However, the two went to the lost and found at the supermarket but still couldn't find Yu Shu's key. They wandered around the supermarket for a while but still couldn't find it.

Mo Xueyao had lost her patience. She muttered, panting, "Sigh, forget it, let's go home. Or you can stay at my house for a while until your parents get home before going back? There's nothing we can do if it's lost; we'll just have to get a new lock made."

"Uh-huh..." Yu Shu was anxious, but she lacked her own opinion. After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded in agreement.

"Then let's go to my house first. Hmm, I'll treat you to an ice pop! The kind we used to eat when we were kids!" Mo Xueyao seemed to have really found a bit of her childhood memories.

"Okay, and also, Xiaoyao, can you call me Shuer like before?"

"what?"

"Well, they're all girls anyway, so it's okay, right? Let's be a little more intimate."

"Uh……"

Now it was Mo Xueyao's turn to get stuck.

"Otherwise, it would always sound like Uncle Yu, the 'Yu' of 'foolish' and the 'Shu' of 'uncle'..."

"what--"

"Hmm~?" Yu Shu tilted her head and looked at her. At only 1.48 meters tall, she was much shorter than Mo Xueyao. She looked innocent and cute, making it hard to refuse her.

You should know that the shortest person in Mo Xueyao's class is Huang Yuxi, but she is still 1.52 meters tall, while the shortest girl, Wang Jiale, is 1.56 meters tall.

She was so short that, despite being the same age as Mo Xueyao, she looked like a much younger child.

"it is good."

"Hmm~" She smiled happily, "Hey, um... Uncle has some fried ice cream, want to go get some?"

"Uh... well, let's buy three, one for Wanyan too."

"Yes, Wanyan is that older sister, right?"

"She's not exactly your older sister, she's the same age as you." Mo Xueyao was still a little unsure, "Or maybe a year older? Uh..."

Before long, the two returned to the side entrance.

"Boss! Three fried ice creams, please!"

"Okay." The uncle readily agreed, but refused to pay when Mo Xueyao tried to pay.

"What's wrong? You have to pay for my food?"

"What? I don't want it if you don't charge me! It's not like I'm broke. I can't just keep taking things for free!" Mo Xueyao complained. "When I have money, I'm very principled!"

"Pfft—hahahaha—" The uncle couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Yu Shu's face turned slightly red because she had just gotten one for free.

"What's wrong with you? You can't always give them away for free. This time you gave me three, but what if you give me thirty next time? Are you still going to give them away for free?"

"As long as you can finish it."

"Tsk... Alright, alright, hurry up and give me the change!"

"I'm not looking anymore. What's there to look for? I might as well make up for all the free meals you used to eat," the uncle joked.

Mo Xueyao was dumbfounded.

Of course, that was a joke; the uncle, or rather, the elder, quickly gave her her change.

When she got home, Mo Xueyao was exhausted. She plopped down on the cold floor and deliberately lifted her skirt to make more contact with the ground.

"Whew—it's so cool! Wait, I'll get the ice out. We can use the air cooler. It's not as good as an air conditioner, but it'll still be cool."

"Hmm..." Yu Shu looked around, unsure of where to sit.

"Sit here?" Li Wanyan gently patted the side next to her, and rarely smiled at anyone other than Mo Xueyao.

"Yes, thank you, sister."

"Just call me Wanyan."

"Good, good."

Mo Xueyao moved the air conditioner fan out of her parents' room, threw ice cubes on it, and turned it on. Soon after, a gentle breeze began to blow out.

Although it's nowhere near as cool as the air from an air conditioner, it's at least much better than the hot air from an electric fan.

Mo Xueyao handed the fried ice cream to Li Wanyan and urged, "Eat it quickly, or it will melt."

She had already eaten the fried ice cream on her way here; the taste was quite magical to her.

The outside is a hot and crispy crust, while the inside is cold ice cream, creating a contrasting experience of hot and cold.

But as for whether it tasted good... well, she didn't think it was that delicious.

It actually feels a bit strange.

If we really have to eat it, it's probably better to just eat regular ice cream, right?

“Okay.” Li Wanyan nodded.

Mo Xueyao took out an ice pop from the refrigerator and handed one to Yu Shu.

The mint-flavored popsicles actually look similar to regular ice cubes, except that they are slightly bluish in color.

The refreshing mint flavor is a familiar taste from my childhood. In fact, of all the popsicles I've eaten, this seems to be the only one that truly cools you down in the summer.

"Is it the same as when I was a child?" Mo Xueyao asked boastfully.

"Hmm... are they still available?"

"Yes, they sell them at the supermarket next door."

"Um...that...Century Hualian?"

"Yes, yes, that's it." Mo Xueyao glanced at the animal documentary on TV, then withdrew her hand from the remote control and continued licking her popsicle as if nothing had happened.

Li Wanyan noticed her little movement and handed the remote control that was next to her lap to Yu Shu: "Just switch to whatever you want to watch. I don't really have anything I like to watch."

"Okay~" At Mo Xueyao's house, Yu Shu seemed to be more at ease.

However, Mo Xueyao knew that Li Wanyan had spent a long time choosing which 'Animal World' to watch.

Yu Shu flipped through all the TV channels and then locked onto a local children's animation channel, which was showing the summer special tokusatsu show, "Ultraman".

That is, the earliest Ultraman.

"Xiaoyao likes watching this, right?" Yu Shu asked, tilting her head, making one want to pinch the bun on her head.

"Ah... um." Mo Xueyao really enjoyed watching it, and since she had never bought the related DVDs, she never got tired of watching the first generation. Occasionally, she would discover an episode that she had never seen before, which was even more of a bonus.

"Then, let's look at this one~" Yu Shu said shyly with a light laugh.

It's still the same as when we were kids.

Mo Xueyao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Li Wanyan glanced at her sideways, as if she had discovered something.

Even though she hadn't done anything wrong, Mo Xueyao still instinctively shivered.

……

Chapter Sixty-One: The Key Was Found

When Mo Xueyao was a child, she always thought that Ultraman was real. At that time, the Ultraman episodes broadcast on TV were not complete, or rather, children could not watch the whole series.

Having not watched the last few episodes, she and her friends always referred to him as the immortal giant.

However, after watching the final episode, you'll realize that Ultraman isn't omnipotent.

The seed of yearning for heroes rather than gods was quietly sown at that time.

However, Li Wanyan was clearly not very interested in this kind of tokusatsu film, but Yu Shu was able to watch it with great interest together.

Summer cartoons are so enjoyable. Even though there are commercials in between, several episodes can be shown in one go. When the show ended, Mo Xueyao realized that the sky outside was already getting dark.