Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

"Isn't it break time right now, Xu Qingfan, what are you doing!" Guan Biyue, who was sneakily reading a romance novel in the office, heard a knock at the door and immediately hid the book under her bottom, then saw Xu Qingfan peeking and poking his head inside. "Ms. Guan, you're here! We need to talk to you about something!" Xu Qingfan said, smiling as he pushed the door open, with Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen following closely behind him into the office. Seeing that her three favorite students had come to see her together, Guan Biyue suddenly became suspicious, "Could it be that they've found out about me secretly eating their snacks?" "What are you three doing here in the teacher's office instead of doing your exercises?" she asked with mock seriousness. "Ms. Guan, you look really beautiful today, that dress is just perfect on you. I used to think that stars were the most beautiful things in the world until I saw your eyes!" Xu Qingfan, recalling his past life's skills learned in the commentary section for wealthy women, started firing off a series of flatteries. "Pfft—Xu Qingfan, talk properly to the teacher. Okay, tell me, what do you need?" Guan Biyue couldn't help but laugh at his antics, then affectionately tapped his forehead in a mix of amusement and resignation. "Look at this, Ms. Guan!" Xiao Ruawen, managing to suppress her giggles, handed Guan Biyue the lyrics and music sheet for "Peeping." "Why are you showing this to me? I can't read music sheets, but these lyrics are pretty good; they have a classical poetry feel. Is this a new song by some singer?" Guan Biyue, after reading the content, continued to look puzzled at her three students. "Ms. Guan, this was written by Xu Qingfan, it's not a new song!" Xia Xiaoxiao explained proudly. "You wrote this?" Guan Biyue asked, eyes wide with surprise, pointing at Xu Qingfan. "Don't get too excited, Ms. Guan, it's just a very ordinary song. The lyrics are just patched together from Tang poetry and Song Dynasty lyrics," Xu Qingfan explained with a smile. "Did you really write this?" Guan Biyue swallowed, clearly still in disbelief. Xu Qingfan was ready with his response, "Why would I lie to you? For example, this line 'when the swallows left, the beloved was traceless, implying a departure', is borrowed from Song Dynasty poet Yan Shu's 'Mulan Ci' which goes 'after the swans have gone the orioles depart, calculating the myriad threads of life.' And this line, 'when the swallows go, the branches are full of red beans', clearly takes from Wang Wei's 'Miss You' which goes 'red beans grow in the southern lands.' Ms. Guan, as a college graduate, you can see the obvious connections, right?" Guan Biyue: ??? [You call this 'clear'? Besides both having red beans, how are they clearly related!!] Always wanting to appear strong, Guan Biyue did not want to look ignorant in front of her students. She pretended to be calm and nodded, "Hmm, yes, it's quite obvious. I believe you wrote the song now. So, tell me, what do you need?" "Ms. Guan, we were hoping you could help us produce this song!" Xiao Ruawen clasped her hands together, making a pleading gesture. "Me? A math teacher... You mean you want me to contact Sister Xiaoye from last time?" Guan Biyue quickly realized. "Yes, yes, yes, can you do that?" The three students nodded eagerly. Guan Biyue's first instinct was to refuse. Having seen a close friend's bad experience, she knew too well how deep the waters of this industry were. Unless it's for your own enjoyment, if you want to release a song, you must sign with an agency. You might think this is the beginning of your dreams? The dream does become a dream, but it turns out to be a nightmare. "Releasing a song can be quite expensive, you know. Paying for arrangements costs money, renting a studio costs money, your usual allowance definitely won't be enough," Guan Biyue lectured earnestly, trying to save her three students who were stepping into the abyss of ignorance. Xu Qingfan thought to himself: [Recording a song would just cost a few thousand at most, you clearly haven't seen Lin Wanning's little lamb piggy bank!] "Ms. Guan, I've made some money from drawing comics; producing a song would be a piece of cake," Xu Qingfan spoke up, Guan Biyue:... [I almost forgot about that. Selling a hundred thousand copies in two days, this brat probably earns more from a single comic than I do from twenty years of hard work, arrrghhh, that's so frustrating!!] Luckily, Xu Qingfan didn't know what Guan Biyue was thinking inwardly, otherwise, he definitely would've added, "Ms. Guan, let's be confident. Maybe change those twenty years to eighty years." "Ahem~ I know you've made money from comics, but releasing a song isn't that easy. Even if you do record it, you won't make money!" Guan Biyue, having regained her composure, said. "Ms. Guan, we're not looking to make money. After recording the song, we'll upload it online for everyone to enjoy for free!" Xia Xiaoxiao spoke up. "..." She felt like she had been dealt a critical blow. If this conversation had happened twenty years later, Guan Biyue would have roared internally: [You're not making money? Such high-minded ideals! Rich brothers and sisters, give me 50 sobs~] "Okay... I guess, Little Ya charges quite a bit, so you all should be prepared to empty your wallets," Guan Biyue had no choice but to agree. "Yay!!!" "Thank you, Teacher Guan!" The happiest of all was Xiao Ruawen. The little girl excitedly came forward and hugged Guan Biyue, kissing her on the cheek with a "smack~". "Teacher Guan is the best!!!" "Okay, okay, now get back to class, and next time you can't skip the exercise period!" Guan Biyue instinctively smiled indulgently, fondly patting the tops of the little ones' heads, but when it came to Xu Qingfan, for some reason, she changed from patting to knocking. "Ow! Teacher, why did you hit me!!" Xu Qingfan stepped back half a step, quietly rolling his eyes. "It's just you being the naughtiest! Can't a teacher even hit you?" [That feels better!] Guan Biyue thought to herself as she rubbed the hand she had just used to hit Xu Qingfan. After leaving the office, Xiao Ruawen and Xia Xiaoxiao were still excited, chattering nonstop about recording the song. "Do you think our group needs a name?" Xiao Ruawen asked. "It could have one." "What should it be called, how about 'our'?" Xiao Ruawen suddenly had the idea, remembering a group called 'she' from Taiwan. "Might as well call it 'After-School Tea Time'", Xu Qingfan didn't think it was a good idea. "What's 'After-School Tea Time'?" "I just made it up." "Why would you just make things up? Naming is serious business, you know!" Xiao Ruawen reproachfully slapped Xu Qingfan. "How about 'Dreamy Dawn'?" "Sounds a bit tacky." "..." "Xiao Xiao, why aren't you saying anything?" Seeing that only the two of them were talking, Xiao Ruawen nudged Xia Xiaoxiao with her elbow. "I haven't thought of anything either." Xia Xiaoxiao pouted and glared at Xu Qingfan. Because Xu Qingfan, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yiyi's group was called 'Deeply in Love', Xia Xiaoxiao, feeling a bit emotional, also wanted to come up with a four-character idiom for their group name, but she had flipped through several Chinese dictionaries over the past few days and couldn't find anything suitable. Xu Qingfan: ??? [Why the heck are you glaring at your brother?] "If you can't think of anything, let's just talk about it later, we have plenty of time over the summer break. Let's practice the song again!" Xu Qingfan shrugged. "Yeah, Brother Fan, you lead the singing!" Recalling Xu Qingfan's earsplitting singing, the two girls couldn't help but giggle mischievously. "You're laughing at me again, aren't you!" "Run fast, Brother Fan's going to hit people!" "Stop right there!" A spring breeze caressed their faces; before one could even listen to the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves, the playful, chasing figures in the corridor were reminiscing about many people's long-lost childhood. "How wonderful."