Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

The second day. The three little ones didn't get the second autograph session they had been promised, as the principal, grade supervisor, and several art teachers, including Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi, came to find them. "Did all three of you draw this comic?" The principal's face was blooming with a smile, as he asked Xu Qingfan and the others a rhetorical question. "Yes, is there something you need, teachers? If you want an autograph, you'll need to buy more than 25 comic books in one go. I treat everyone the same here; there are no backdoors." Seeing that they didn't seem to be picking a fight, Xu Qingfan joked appropriately. "Haha~" A few teachers who had come along couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Uncle Principal, if you want an autograph, you can queue up in the canteen after school at noon. We will be signing autographs there." Seeing that the teachers on the other side were laughing, even the usually timid Lin Wanning mustered the courage to speak. "Ahem..." The principal coughed for a while to alleviate the awkwardness, "The thing is, some television media contacted me. They want to interview you kids about drawing comics. I've already called your parents in advance, and they said it's up to you." "Ah?" The three little ones looked at each other with their mouths wide open in surprise. "Yes, it means you can be on TV. If you're interested, we can arrange the interview as soon as this afternoon, and you can see yourselves on TV tomorrow night." The principal lured them gently. It turned out that "Hilarious Daily" had sold out its 100,000 copies within two days, and some well-informed media friends learned that the authors were three first graders from Experimental Primary School, which led to the following interview. Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning were both undecided, and both turned to look at Xu Qingfan for direction, as did the teachers present. "Being on TV is great, but I think... we are still students, and we should prioritize our studies, so let's pass on this opportunity!" Xu Qingfan pondered for a long while before directly rejecting the offer. "Then you guys go back and get ready... Why not? It's such an honor to be on TV. Do you want to think it over again?" The principal thought Xu Qingfan was going to agree, but the kid unexpectedly did an about-face. "Of course it's not good. Principal, teacher, last semester when you punished me, you took the time to teach me that a student should focus on their studies. Although nearly half a year has gone by, I have always kept your words in my ears!" Xu Qingfan thought to himself [You didn't help me get rid of the punishment, but have the nerve to ask me to promote the school!] "Xiao Fan, of course, as your principal, I must criticize and educate you. I did say last semester that you should study hard, but we now advocate science education, and your drawing comics is a good reflection of this. Going on TV for an interview would be even better!" Li Haichao wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead and spoke earnestly. "That's still not good. After all, I've been punished. Representing the school in an interview would tarnish our school's reputation!" Xu Qingfan spoke righteously. "What punishment? At the time, the teacher was just trying to scare you. If it were recorded on your file, it wouldn't just disappear. It wasn't a big deal anyway; the teacher was just putting on a show for the parents. Xiao Fan, you must understand the principal's deep concern!" Li Haichao realized that the kid across the desk was clever and couldn't be treated like an ordinary seven-year-old. "Ah? Principal, teacher, look at what you're saying. As a part of Experimental Primary School, it's my bounden duty to go on TV and promote our great school! Today, I am proud of Experimental Primary School; tomorrow, Experimental Primary School will be proud of me!" Xu Qingfan also got into the act, raising his fist and proclaiming in the office. The teachers in the office burst into laughter at his witty remarks. "There's no need for 'tomorrow,' you are always the pride of Experimental Primary School!" Finally resolving the matter, Li Haichao nodded in satisfaction and gave a thumbs up to the three little ones. ... "Hello kids, sister here is a reporter from Hong Kong TV Station, and I'm very grateful that you're willing to do the interview. So, let me start asking my questions officially, okay?" "Hello, Auntie Jie Jie, go ahead and ask your questions!" Lin Wanning, seeing that the host looked even older than her own mother, subconsciously assumed "sister" was the host's name. "Haha~" The lighting technicians and cameramen struggled to hold back their laughter, silently setting up their equipment to start filming. "Kids, introduce yourselves to the camera!" The host quickly adjusted her emotions and invited them to greet the camera. "Hello, everyone, my name is Lin Wanning, and I'm a student in Class 16 of Experimental Primary School's first grade. Mommy Ningning is on TV~" "Hi, everybody, I'm Xu Qingfan. I hope you all will support 'Hilarious Daily' comics!" Xu Qingfan followed by waving to the screen. When it was Zhang Yiyi's turn, she held up the little notebook that she had prepared in advance to the camera and introduced herself word by word: "Zhang Yiyi!" Having rehearsed this before, the host timely picked up the microphone to explain, "Our friend Yiyi was born deaf, so she can only communicate through writing. But none of these struggles have brought down Yiyi. She's made good friends at school and has even created popular comics!" The camera turned to the three little ones, and "Auntie Jie Jie" approached with the microphone to ask, "How did you come up with the idea to create a comic like 'Hilarious Daily'?" Xu Qingfan picked up the microphone beside him: "Because I heard that people who laugh a lot will never have bad luck, so I wanted to record some funny moments from daily life to share with everyone." "How do you divide the work when you draw comics? Can you introduce that to our viewers?" "First, Brother Fan writes the script. Then Yiyi thinks up the images from the script, and finally Ningning adds the details!" Lin Wanning cutely explained while counting on her fingers. "When you first started drawing comics, did you think 'Hilarious Daily' would become this popular?" "Back then, Ningning asked Brother Qing Fan if our comics could become as popular as Doraemon," Lin Wanning paused as per the rehearsed script. "What did Xiao Fan say then?" the host pursued. "Brother Fan said that as long as we persist, we can definitely achieve it! So Ningning has always been confident about 'Hilarious Daily'! Because we have always been persevering, ya!" Lin Wanning replied firmly to the camera. "Well said, nothing is too difficult if you put your mind to it! One last question, many people don't believe that such high-quality comics are created by three first-graders. Would you like to prove those short-sighted folks wrong on camera?" "Yes!" "Now is the time for live creation. Xiao Fan will need to come up with a script in ten minutes, and then Yiyi and Ningning will draw it live. The challenge begins!" After introducing, the host pressed the timer on the camera. Xu Qingfan originally had a joke in mind, but something "Auntie Jie Jie" just said had inspired him. After thinking for two seconds, he wrote: "Stupey acts bravely and is then invited for a TV interview. A precocious young hostess says to Stupey, 'Sister is a reporter for xx TV station...'," thinking that this person looked much older than his mom, he blurted out without thinking, "Hello, Sister and Auntie!" To make it visible for the viewers, the host leaned over beside Xu Qingfan and read the content on the paper into the microphone, "...Sister and Auntie hello~" Feeling a hint of murderous intent as she read the last part. [Are you polite!!!] The hostess took a deep breath and forced a cheerful explanation to the camera about the situation. After hearing Xu Qingfan's script, Lin Wanning immediately understood her previous blunder and quickly tried to rectify it: "Auntie, no... I mean, Sister, sorry, Ningning didn't do it on purpose!" The camera captured Lin Wanning's adorable gestures of scratching her head and sticking out her tongue, and she instantly charmed countless viewers after the news was broadcast. Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning spent another ten or so minutes live-drawing Xu Qingfan's script, and after the news was broadcast, nobody doubted that 'Hilarious Daily' was ghostwritten for the three youngsters again.