After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 24 This is my sister (Please read on, please vote!)

The flyers for extracurricular classes that Xu Yuan gave to Lin Yueyao were selected from courses that she might be interested in, including art, music, calligraphy and other courses.

The purpose of doing this was clear: to help Lin Yueyao build her self-confidence.

For elementary school students, excellent academic performance does not necessarily translate into positive changes in their daily lives.

However, if you have an extra talent, such as playing the piano, drawing beautiful pictures, or having good handwriting, you will definitely gain the respect and praise of others.

This logic doesn't apply to every child. For example, Xu Yuan thinks that Xia Ke can be confident even without any special talents.

Lin Yueyao's current lack of confidence stems from a lack of experience.

Yes, because of her poor family background, she didn't have the opportunity to experience many things, so Xu Yuan provided her with those opportunities.

Even though Lin Yueyao didn't continue with the extracurricular classes in the end, after broadening her horizons and enriching her experience, her views on things became closer to their essence, and she was less likely to develop a sense of inferiority.

This is the targeted development strategy for Lin Yueyao.

As for the piano lessons Lin Yueyao chose, Xu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "You have a very nice voice and you sing quite well. You sing the theme song of the cartoon much better than Xia Ke. This proves that you have musical talent and are indeed suitable for learning the piano."

As he spoke, he glanced at the dusty piano in his room, "Besides, I already have a piano in my room, so you can come to my house to practice whenever you have free time."

"Hmm... Xu Yuan, can you play?"

"I learned it when I was a child, but I've forgotten it all now. This is probably the only thing I remember."

Xu Yuan opened the piano, which had been sealed away for a long time.

This piano is a domestically produced Pearl River brand piano. Although it's considered an entry-level model, my dad spent about 10,000 yuan to buy it.

After Xu Yuan became familiar with the piano keys, he played "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" for Lin Yueyao in the room.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are—"

As Lin Yueyao hummed the tune, she couldn't help but clap her hands after Xu Yuan finished playing. "Xu Yuan, you're amazing! You can even play the piano!"

"You can learn this piece in half a lesson, it's not difficult at all, haha..."

Xu Yuan doesn't understand why parents of all ages, from the wealthy to ordinary people, want their children to learn piano. Perhaps they want to cultivate artists or refine their character. He really doesn't understand this trend of following the crowd.

It's one thing for rich people to have so much money they don't know what to do with it.

But why would an ordinary family join the bandwagon when pianos start at 10,000 yuan?

I don't quite understand.

"Come on, would you like to try playing the piano?"

Lin Yueyao became hesitant at this moment, "I'm not as smart as you, I don't know if I can..."

"It's okay, let's try out the buttons first."

Xu Yuan held Lin Yueyao's hand and urged her to try pressing the piano keys a few times. Lin Yueyao liked it very much and carefully felt the different sounds made by the piano keys.

After trying it for a while, Xu Yuan began to implement the next step of the plan.

"Now that we've decided to take piano lessons, let's go register now!"

"Now... shall we go, the two of us?"

Xu Yuan smiled slightly, "Do you mean you want my father to go too, so we'll be exposed?"

"...Yes, that's right too."

Xu Yuan was indeed skilled at coaxing children; he tricked Lin Yueyao into coming out with him to the Blue Sky Children's Training Center in just a few words.

These training centers typically offer a wide variety of courses, including piano, harmonica, flute, guitar, and violin—there's always an instrument that children are willing to try. Teachers at these interest-based educational institutions can usually teach many courses.

When Xu Yuan and Lin Yueyao arrived at their destination, it was around 9:30. There was no one at the front desk, and the sounds of various musical instruments could be heard coming from the classroom inside.

"It looks alright." Xu Yuan looked around at the decoration of the training institution. The decoration was relatively new, so it should be a store that had just started operating not long ago. Xu Yuan was also quite satisfied with the teachers' resumes. The general class fees were in line with Xu Yuan's mind. Xu Yuan would not let Lin Yueyao take classes that were too cheap, as that would lower his status and it would not be safe either.

"This electronic keyboard is of pretty good quality. It's made by Yamaha. I estimate it will sell for two or three thousand."

"Hey kids, don't touch these things. You'll have to pay for them if you break them."

A round-faced girl with glasses walked out of a classroom and was drinking water. She looked to be in her early twenties and had a kind of innocent naiveté in her eyes. Although this would be used to describe college students 20 years later, it still referred to vocational school and junior college students now. College undergraduates in this era were considered very impressive.

"Um, I'm planning to enroll my sister in piano lessons and would like to ask about some details of your courses."

Xu Yuan held Lin Yueyao's hand and said, "By the way, this is my sister."

Sister... Sister!
Lin Yueyao was delighted to be called a younger sister by Xu Yuan, and the joy on her face was almost impossible to hide.

The girl with glasses glanced behind Xu Yuan and, finding no one there, asked in confusion, "Um, where are your parents?"

"It's okay, I'm the same as always."

Xu Yuan spoke in a childish, childlike tone, but his words sounded old-fashioned, leaving the round-faced girl with glasses feeling quite helpless:
"Where did you come from, you little adult... Stop fooling around, call your parents over, where do you get the money for piano lessons?"

Xu Yuan sighed helplessly and took out two hundred-yuan bills from his pocket. "Sister, do you think this is enough? My dad said this is a chance for me to get some experience, and I want to do a good job on this."

Good, good... these two kids really did come to register!

The round-faced girl with glasses immediately became respectful towards him:

"Little friend, would you like me to help you introduce our courses?"

“Our piano classes are all small class teaching, with 4 to 8 people in a class. We charge by the hour, and each class costs 40 yuan.”

"However, if this is your sister's first time playing the piano, I suggest you try this beginner piano class. It costs 100 yuan for 5 lessons, each lesson is 2 hours long. We also have a public trial lesson later, you can let your sister go in and listen to it."

Xu Yuan discussed it with Lin Yueyao, "You go and take this trial class first. If you find it interesting, we'll sign up for the introductory class."

"Mmm...okay."

The free open trial class naturally attracted a large number of parents to bring their children to try it out. Before long, the center's reception room was full of adults and children, and Lin Yueyao felt a little uneasy.

"Are you nervous?"

Lin Yueyao nodded. "I've never participated in any extracurricular classes before."

"Just follow the rules, just like in your regular classes. But when the teacher allows us to ask questions freely, raise your hand and ask questions if you don't understand something. Don't be afraid of losing face, because you really don't know it."

Xu Yuan put his arm around Lin Yueyao's shoulder and said, "Being unfamiliar with it now doesn't mean you'll learn slower than others in the future, so you don't need to worry."

A young mother stood nearby, holding her child who was running around everywhere, listening to Xu Yuan's earnest teachings to Lin Yueyao.

Did I hear that right? This boy is really eight years old?
Why do you talk like an adult? You sound just like a father.

In the end, Xu Yuan really did wait for Lin Yueyao outside the classroom just like a father.

Seeing Lin Yueyao find a seat in the classroom and start looking out the window, Xu Yuan quickly greeted her and gestured that he would wait outside.

"..."

Feeling a bit bored while waiting outside, Xu Yuan picked up the "Bai Mei Evening News" and began reading it with great interest.

Oh... Guta Road is undergoing a pilot urbanization reform, because there will be a commercial street renovation project here.

I remember that a few years from now, China Resources Suguo will build a large shopping mall on this street. My dad needs to rent a few storefronts here. He'll definitely make a fortune then.

By the way, in the area where the county town's commercial districts will later flourish, which is still just dirt roads, if Dad could acquire a few shops at a low price—

While other children of the same age were engrossed in building blocks, Xu Yuan, who was carefully studying the newspaper, became a unique sight, attracting the attention of the adults nearby who whispered and exclaimed, "Whose child is this? He's so terrifying!"

　Please, please, please help me! I'll do anything for you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)