Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Since March 8th was a Saturday, Experimental Primary School held the Women's Day celebration on March 7th instead. On Friday, all female teachers in the school took a collective day off, with male teachers making up for the missed classes. In Xu Qingfan's class, only physical education, computer, and science and experiment classes were taught by male teachers, so the entire day on Friday was immersed in fun activities like playing soccer, using computers, and catching insects to make specimens. The female teachers got a break, and the students had a blast; it was a win-win situation! During break time, the whole class mobilized to fill the office to capacity. Class president Xiao Ruawen handed the prepared flowers and card to Guan Biyue, smiling and saying, "Ms. Guan, this is a little gesture from all of us in Class 16, wishing you a happy Women's Day!" Guan Biyue received the gift with surprise and lightly tapped Xiao Ruawen's forehead with the flowers, teasingly saying, "I'm not a 'woman'; I'm not even married yet!" After Xu Qingfan had given his bouquet and card to another female teacher, he laughed and retorted, "Little Guan, a woman, and to think you're a teacher. You must be out of the loop, our country's laws state that females over the age of 14 are considered women!" "Hahaha, really? I always thought only those like me who had children counted as women. So little Guan is one too!" "Hahaha, Little Guan, just accept the students' gifts already. Didn't you hear what Xiao Fan said? You're a woman after turning fourteen." "It's normal, after all, in ancient times a woman was deemed an adult at the age of 14." "..." The female teachers in the office bantered back and forth, leaving Guan Biyue with no chance to lash out at Xu Qingfan, [Daring to call this beautiful girl 'Little Guan, a woman'! Xu Qingfan, you scoundrel, just you wait!!] Xu Qingfan didn't give Guan Biyue the chance for retaliation, having stoked the fire, he scurried away gleefully. The female teachers of Experimental Primary School were happy that day; besides receiving gifts from the students, the school had also specially ordered a batch of silver sheep badges, weighing over ten grams, to give to every female teacher celebrating the holiday. Back in '03, the price of gold had just reached 70 yuan per gram, and silver was even cheaper; a silver badge of over ten grams, including the manufacturing cost, probably didn't even amount to 30 yuan, but the moment you hear it's real gold and silver, it seems very fancy. Experimental Primary School knew how to make a big impact with little money. After distributing over a hundred silver badges and bouquets, every female teacher's face was brimming with smiles. The dorm supervisors and cleaning ladies stood at a distance, watching the excitement. The buzz was theirs, yet not theirs. Noticing the looks of disappointment on the aunts' faces, Xu Qingfan knew it was time for Class 16 of the first grade to step up. "The chocolates are for the aunts; you all must not sneak any, do you hear me!" Xiao Ruawen opened the box of chocolates to distribute them, giving two bars to each student. "Class President, don't you underestimate us!" "Exactly! We're not that desperate for a chocolate fix!" "Yeah, besides, it's not like it's Kinder chocolate!" "Ferrero Rocher tastes better, Kinder is too sweet!" "Meiji is the most delicious!" "Get out of here with those knockoffs!" "Your fancy goods can get out of here, too!" "....." Xu Qingfan watched with amusement as his classmates bantered, recalling the embassy bombing incident a few years prior which had triggered a wave of support for domestic products and boycott of foreign goods in society. "It's fine to repeat, but make sure you don't miss anyone!" After each student had two carnations and two chocolates in hand, Xiao Ruawen finally added. "We got it, Class President!" "Class President, hurry up and dismiss us!" Xiao Ruawen worried there might still be something amiss, and subconsciously glanced at Xu Qingfan. After receiving an affirmative nod from him, the little girl grandly gestured: "Let's go!" The students dispersed in excited chatter. "Auntie!!" "Auntie!!" "Happy Women's Day, Auntie!!!" The dormitory supervisors and cleaning ladies, who had been quietly leaving after watching the commotion, suddenly heard a chorus of "Auntie" calls. In the campus, the only ones called 'auntie' were they; the silhouettes that were silently leaving turned back in confusion, only to see a big group of excited little boys and girls running toward them. "Auntie! Happy Women's Day, this is for you!!" "Auntie! Thank you for keeping our campus spotless!" "Auntie! You're the superhero of Experimental Primary School!" "..." The children randomly picked a lucky 'auntie' and expressed the festive greetings they had prepared earlier. The women turned around first in bewilderment and then were left with nothing but surprise. That feeling of not being forgotten by the world, that feeling of having their work affirmed—words fell short, and the aunties couldn't express it. But the radiant light that burst forth from their eyes in that instant seemed to encapsulate everything. The entire school, teachers and students alike, were moved by the action of Class 1, Grade 6. In the afternoon, more and more 'aunties' received gifts from the students. The recipients and the givers, everyone was touched, which also seemed like the fitting appearance for Women's Day. ... Saturday. "Ta-dah! Mom, happy Women's Day!" Xu Qingfan handed an empty bucket of potato chips to Yao Jiping. Customers in the store, curious about the commotion near the cash register, came over to watch. "Such a fuss." Yao Jiping, beaming, reached out to take the potato chips bucket from Xu Qingfan's hand. "Wow! How lucky, why don't you open it and see what's inside?" "I'm jealous. If my naughty boy doesn't make trouble, that's good enough for me!" "You're right, while tutoring him on his homework yesterday, a 20-meter-long pencil almost drove me to high blood pressure!" "..." Amidst everyone's teasing, Yao Jiping opened the lid, and a brightly colored rose lay quietly inside. She took out the flower and the watching crowd duly let out a collective "Wow~". Yao Jiping shook it and, hearing a noise, knew there was something else inside. She tipped her hand, and a small delicate lipstick fell into her palm. "Wishing our mom happiness every day and ever-lasting beauty!" Xu Qingfan stepped forward, kissed Yao Jiping on the face, and left. "That rascal..." Watching her son's disappearing figure, Yao Jiping's eyes grew somewhat misty. Xu Qingfan walked under the eaves, looked up at the sky; the sky was blue, the clouds were white, "How wonderful."