A Young Woman's Heart

“…No, no need.” Mo Xueyao quickly wiped her eyes. “I don’t know when I’ll get to school.”

"I guess we'll get home around 4 p.m., by which time everyone else in the other grades will be out of school." Hua Yinyin pouted. "Ugh, everyone gets out of school early on Fridays, but we'll be two hours late. What a loss."

"It's worth it, because people in other grades went through the same things as us in their first year of high school." Wang Jiale remained optimistic as always.

"That makes sense, oh well, never mind." Hua Yinyin said, then hugged Mo Xueyao's leg. "Little Yaoyao, let me lie down for a while~ I'm sleepy, wake me up when we get there!"

"When we get there, don't call her. Just leave her in the car," Cha Li said, pretending to be serious.

"Hmph, my little Yaoyao wouldn't be that bad, right?"

"How did it become yours? It's clearly mine!" Wang Jiale scoffed.

“It belongs to everyone.” Mo Xiaoxiao ended the topic with a single sentence, which made everyone smile knowingly.

Even Mo Xueyao herself gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Why is he so popular with girls?

But in any case, it's not a bad thing after all.

It's just that sometimes being bothered by too many people can be a bit of a headache.

Although we were walking the same road, the feeling of coming and going was completely different, and even the scenery was different.

Mo Xueyao originally wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way, but unexpectedly fell asleep halfway through.

She had a dream in which she returned to the mountain after graduating from university and saw the new first-year students of Yukong High School.

The students were undergoing military training, while she was just passing by as a tourist.

She also saw her former teachers, who seemed to be the same as they were back then, unchanged from their youth.

But upon closer inspection, one can still feel the marks that time has left on them.

"Little Yaoyao, wake up! I told you to wake me up, but I didn't expect you to fall asleep yourself!"

Hua Yinyin's voice woke Mo Xueyao from her dream.

She suddenly opened her eyes, startling Hua Yinyin.

"Wow, you're not asleep?"

"...I was asleep just now." Mo Xueyao stared out the window with her eyes wide open, suddenly feeling grateful that she was still a freshman in high school and had three long years to go.

Even after graduation, there's still the time spent in university.

At least for the next few years, she was still young, as were the teachers.

She's only sixteen years old, but she's already starting to worry about getting old.

Mo Xueyao chuckled self-deprecatingly as she watched the bus slow down and stop on the school playground, and then the students filed out.

There's no need to go into the classroom; once the headcount is confirmed, everyone can leave on their own.

"Mo Xueyao, wait a minute." Just as Mo Xueyao was about to go to the underground parking garage to get her bicycle, Ye Wen called out to her.

"What's wrong, teacher?"

“Your mother just called and asked you to wait at the school gate for a while. Your godfather will come to pick you up later.”

"Ah... okay." Mo Xueyao scratched her head, "But my bicycle is still at school..."

"I don't know, but that's what your mother said."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Ye."

Mo Xueyao walked to the school gate and waited while thinking about how to get to school on Monday.

"Hey, isn't Xiaoyao going home?" Mo Xiaoxiao and Mo Zhuyou walked out of the small door side by side, and slowed down slightly when they saw Mo Xueyao to ask.

"Ah, I'm waiting for my godfather to pick me up."

"Oh, I was wondering why I couldn't find you earlier. Well, we'll be going now!"

"Bye-bye—" Mo Xueyao waved her hand.

During this time, other students also left the school, some familiar and some not so familiar, and they all greeted her.

For a moment, Mo Xueyao even felt like she had become the most popular person in the whole class.

Even the boys came to join in the fun, laughing and joking as they said goodbye to Mo Xueyao.

Mo Xueyao even felt her perfunctory, fake smile become somewhat stiff.

Finally, the familiar Santana stopped in front of Mo Xueyao.

"Di Di-"

The car horn blared twice, and the car window was slowly rolled down.

"Hey, Xiaoyao!" The godfather sitting in the car seemed to have gained a few more pounds, but he was still as cheerful as ever.

"We're here." Mo Xueyao opened the car door and got in.

There was no one else in the car except for her godfather.

"Why did you suddenly come to pick me up?" Mo Xueyao asked, puzzled.

"Haha, isn't your fruit shop about to open? I was thinking of celebrating by having a meal together."

The tone was as if he were talking about his own fruit shop opening for the first time.

"What about the others?" Mo Xueyao asked, properly fastening her seatbelt.

“Your godmother and godsister went out during the day; they came from another place.” Yu Liang reached for his cigarette, glanced at Mo Xueyao, and then put it back. “Let’s go to a restaurant today.”

"Eating at a restaurant is a waste of money."

"It's nothing, it's a rare occurrence," Yu Liang replied with a hearty laugh.

However, in reality, for Mo Xueyao's family, eating out at a restaurant should be considered a rare treat.

"Godfather, you're not wearing a seatbelt again."

When they stopped at a traffic light, Mo Xueyao finally couldn't help but speak.

"Ugh, I've gotten fatter, so wearing a seatbelt is uncomfortable."

“No, that won’t do. This is for safety.” Mo Xueyao was very rigid about this. “Rules are rules. You can’t disobey them just because no one is watching you. Besides, this is a matter of your life.”

"Alright, alright—" Yu Liang smiled helplessly, "I'll tie it on, okay?"

As he spoke, he pulled the seatbelt with some difficulty and then buckled it on with a slight effort, making him look like a rice dumpling half-wrapped in bamboo leaves.

This made Mo Xueyao laugh.

"Haha, isn't that hilarious?"

"Well, it's alright," Mo Xueyao said, trying to suppress her smile. "Which restaurant should we eat at?"

"There's a home-style restaurant near Changmu Bridge that's pretty good." Yu Liang skillfully turned the steering wheel, and after rounding the bend, he stepped on the gas and accelerated forward. "It's not far from your house, so it'll be convenient to go back."

"Oh, oh." Mo Xueyao nodded, remembering that it seemed to be where the Mo Xiaoxiao sisters lived.

Will we happen to run into them when they come down for dinner later?

If you happen to run into them, you can invite them over for a meal.

Mo Xueyao's thoughts drifted away again, and when she came back to her senses, she had already arrived near the restaurant.

"Parking isn't easy here, so I'll park here for now. Let's walk over and order first. Your parents and godmother will be here soon," Yu Liang said to Mo Xueyao beside him while looking through his text messages.

"it is good."

"Ah—that feels so good." Yu Liang unbuckled his seatbelt and stretched comfortably.

"Godfather, you should lose weight." Mo Xueyao couldn't help but pat his belly, making a 'thump thump' sound. "Look, you've gotten so fat. People thought you were pregnant."

"Oh dear, it's easy to gain weight when you get to middle age, and exercising is too tiring."

"That's bad for your health, and my dad isn't fat, is he?"

"Ahem, I tend to gain weight easily from sitting around all day." Godfather patted his belly. "Come on, let's go sit in a restaurant first."

"Wait, did you lock your car?"

"Oh, I almost forgot." So the godfather ran back, put the key in the car lock, turned it around and then turned it again. He also pulled the door handle to make sure there was no problem before leading Mo Xueyao into the restaurant.

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Chapter Sixty-Eight: Working Sisters

Because it rained on the day they set off for military training, the two sisters, Mo Xiaoxiao and Mo Zhuyou, didn't ride their bikes to school. As a result, they took the bus home after school.

"Finally got off the bus." Mo Zhuyou yawned lazily. "I'm so sick of sitting in the bus all day."

"Okay, stop complaining, we still have a lot to do."

"Can I take a day off today and not work..." Mo Zhuyou muttered softly.

Humans are naturally lazy, which is normal.

It's just that some people let themselves be lazy, while others can grit their teeth and persevere.

"What will you eat if you don't work?"

"Can't I even take one day off?"

"Actually, judging from the days we've taken leave, we've already 'rested' for many days." The older sister patted her younger sister's head. "Okay, okay, stop complaining. I'll buy you a Coke after work tonight, okay?"

"Oh right! We still have that hundred yuan from last time!" The younger sister suddenly remembered something.

"That's right, but we still need to be careful with our spending."

"Uh-huh!"

After all, the two sisters' combined salary is only around six to eight hundred.

There are still many places where the extra hundred yuan can be used.

The two sisters first went home, put their schoolbags and luggage away, and then rushed to a home-style restaurant not far from their home, entering through the back door.