After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 25 I'm afraid you're only good to Yueyao (Please read on, please vote!)

When Lin Yueyao came out of the classroom, a sullen little boy next to her was immediately hugged by his father who was walking towards her.

"How was it, Momo? Was your piano lesson fun?"

"This isn't fun at all, it's so boring, I want to go back and watch cartoons!"

"Sigh, learning piano is so cool, Momo. Listen to Daddy—go to your piano lessons, and Daddy will take you to the amusement park every week!"

"Really, Dad? Will you keep your word this time?"

When has Dad ever lied to you?

"You always say you'll take me! But you never do!"

"This time will be different, this time it definitely will!"

Lin Yueyao watched his interaction with her father, and then began to look around for Xu Yuan.

In the waiting hall of the training center, there was a large table for playing with building blocks, and a 10-year-old boy with a buzz cut was being scolded by his mother.

"Look at you, all you do is play with toys wherever you go. You're so old, don't you even know how to be shameful?"

"Then what's the point of playing with toys? Everyone else is playing with them," the short-haired boy said with a disdainful look.

"You learn bad things instead of good ones. Look at that kid, he knows how to read the newspaper. Why can't you learn from him and read some books to learn something?"

The little boy with the buzz cut looked indignant: "I don't know that many words!"

His mother looked heartbroken and said, "They're even younger than you, how could they possibly understand? To put it bluntly, it's because you haven't tried hard enough."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Xu Yuan thoroughly enjoyed the thrill of being the neighbor's kid who drove other kids to their wits' end. The wicked Chinese-style oppressive education was an unavoidable part of what little brats in China had to experience.

Xu Yuan put down his newspaper and his eyes met Lin Yueyao's. She jogged over to Xu Yuan's side.

"So, do you find the piano interesting?"

Lin Yueyao did not answer the question directly, but explained, "In class, the teacher only played a few pieces and then talked about some history of the piano."

Xu Yuan prompted, "Wouldn't it be better to understand it a little more?"

"Hmm..." Lin Yueyao was unsure.

"Let me rephrase the question so that at least you won't find it boring or offensive, and you should be somewhat interested?"

"Yes, a little." Lin Yueyao nodded.

Xu Yuan confirmed his idea and began to execute the plan.

"Let's go register first."

Xu Yuan led Lin Yueyao to the front desk. The round-faced girl with glasses had already finished serving one customer. Seeing Xu Yuan and Lin Yueyao arrive, she greeted them with a smile.
"Little brothers, what's your decision?"

"I'd like to have my sister take a beginner's class first, so she can learn and see how it goes."

"Please fill out this form first—oh no, let me fill it out for you. You just need to tell me your information."

"No need, we can fill it out ourselves."

Xu Yuan took the pen and led Lin Yueyao to a small table to fill in the information.

Looking at Xu Yuan's carefree demeanor, the round-faced girl with glasses sighed inwardly:

What a sensible and well-behaved child! If only every child who comes to class were this obedient!
Xu Yuan instructed Lin Yueyao, "From now on, you'll be called Xu Yuan here. After all, you're helping me with my classes, so that it'll be correct if my dad asks."

Since it's acting, then of course we have to make the performance as convincing as possible.

Xu Yuan suddenly shouted at Lin Yueyao, "Xu Yuan!"

"..." Lin Yueyao was completely dumbfounded.

Xu Yuan tapped Lin Yueyao on the head, his words full of disdain:

"Hey, I'm calling you!"

"Here, come!"

Lin Yueyao stood up, and Xu Yuan pulled her to sit down.

"Okay, you need to react faster next time, or you'll give yourself away."

"it is good."

"However, this name sounds like a boy's name..."

Xu Yuan wrote down the two names, 【Xu Yuan】 and 【Xu Yuan】, on the draft paper.

"Actually, you only need to emphasize the syllable. You can choose one of these two names to fill in. When the organization calls my dad later, he won't know which name it is."

Xu Yuan said, "Tell the teacher that your nickname is either 'Yuanyuan' or 'Yuanyuan,' and the teacher will think it's normal. You can choose one."

Lin Yueyao chose the character "缘" (yuan, meaning fate/destiny) because she thought it was beautiful and rarely seen.

Yes, fate, destiny.

This word only appears when there is a story involving a boy and a girl.

He shares the same surname and a similar given name as Xu Yuan.

It's as if I really became his sister...

Lin Yueyao pouted, her barely concealed smile making her feel embarrassed, but she kept avoiding looking at Xu Yuan's face.

After filling out the forms, Xu Yuan paid the money. The girl with glasses told Xu Yuan that the piano beginner class consisted of only five trial lessons, and that the formal classes would begin that afternoon.

"You're in such a hurry? Then I'll come with you to class this afternoon."

Lin Yueyao shook her head. "Xu Yuan, I want to come by myself this afternoon. You can stay home and do your own thing." "Don't you need me to come with you?"

Lin Yueyao nodded, "Because if you stay with me all the time, then wouldn't I be not helping you at all?"

Ah, I almost forgot the original purpose of telling Lin Yueyao...

Xu Yuan agreed, "Then, after you finish your class, come to my house again so we can go over today's statements and I can report back to my dad."

"Let's go back now and finish your homework. I still need to help you with your handwriting."

Lin Yueyao thought of another problem, "By the way, Xia Ke might come back to play with you this afternoon. What should we say to her if she can't find me?"

"Well... I think it's best to just tell the truth."

Xu Yuan said, "Are you worried that Xia Ke will let something slip and the adults will find out?"

Lin Yueyao shook her head. "I'm afraid she won't do her homework again today. Tomorrow she's going back to her hometown to visit her grandparents. When she goes to school on Monday, she'll be caught by the teacher and made to stand outside as punishment again."

It turns out that Xia Ke usually relies on Lin Yueyao to urge her to study, and she wouldn't write a single word without Lin Yueyao around.

Considering the relaxed and harmonious family atmosphere in Xia Ke's home, although it can raise a happy child, he will actually become a negative example of not following the rules at school.

Their personalities do complement each other quite well.

"You don't need to worry about that. If I have time after I finish my work today, I'll urge her to do her homework."

Xu Yuan said, "You just need to focus on your extracurricular classes."

"okay."

In the early 21st century, piano became a popular art course for many families, but in reality, it has a very high learning threshold.

The high price is due to the cost.

On the one hand, pianos themselves are very expensive, and on the other hand, good piano teachers are also quite expensive. To truly learn piano well, you need to find one-on-one lessons with a renowned teacher to make progress quickly.

For now, Xu Yuan is only letting Lin Yueyao try out some interest classes. It won't be too late to increase the investment once she becomes truly interested.

After all, my childhood sweetheart's nurturing fund is only a little over 2000 yuan. My dad gives me 100 yuan of pocket money every week, so my fixed monthly income is only 400 yuan.

When you do the math, raising a child is really an expensive thing!

It seems that raising an outstanding daughter in 04 was not as easy as one might imagine.

If there's really no other way, we might as well make this a real thing and have Dad reimburse the cost of my extracurricular classes in my name.

Although the expenses are considerable, Yueyao is a good girl, and she deserves my care.

Lin Yueyao came back in the morning, did her homework with Xu Yuan, and also guided him in practicing calligraphy. Just as she was about to go back, she ran into Xu Jingguang coming back.

"Oh, Yueyao is here to play today too."

"Hello, Uncle Xu!"

Lin Yueyao said goodbye to Xu Jingguang and left in a hurry, directly declining Xu Jingguang's invitation to stay and have dinner together.

"This child, we've known each other for so long, why are you still so distant with me?"

"Dad, don't overthink it. She's not being distant with you."

She's too ashamed to face you.

Lin Yueyao did something that wronged Xu Jingguang.

That is, he conspired with his son to deceive his kind uncle.

I'm so sorry, Uncle Xu... I'm so sorry!

Feeling guilty, Lin Yueyao naturally didn't have the courage to talk to Xu Jingguang much, fearing that she would be overwhelmed by her guilt and reveal the truth to him.

Why didn't Xia Ke come today?

Xu Yuan frowned slightly: "Dad, you seem to care more about Xia Ke."

"Oh, not really. I treat everyone the same, after all, they're all your good friends."

Xu Jingguang said, "I'm afraid you'll only be close to Yueyao and not Xia Ke."

"That's not true. We were doing our homework in the morning, so Xia Ke didn't want to come. She came over in the afternoon."

"Oh, that's good."

Xu Jingguang breathed a sigh of relief. If his son showed favoritism, even friends who were initially on good terms would eventually quarrel over trivial matters to the point of breaking off their friendship.

Xu Yuan had finally made some friends, and Xu Jingguang didn't want his son to become lonely again so soon, so he was also giving him advice.

"By the way, Dad, what brings you back at this hour?"

"I'll cook for you, what are you doing back here..."

Xu Jingguang said, "Your Aunt Lin Jing isn't working today, so I'll naturally be the one cooking at home. Your dad even came back specifically to cook for my precious son."

"Sigh, you might as well not have come back. I could have just eaten at a hotel or grabbed some fast food outside. It might not be as good as Aunt Lin Jing's cooking, but..."

"You've already come to dislike Dad's cooking that much?!"

Xu Jingguang sighed, "Besides, Dad originally said that if you children were all here, we would share the cake that our friend gave us."

"Cake? What cake..."

"You don't like cakes, but your two best friends will probably like the cakes from Thumb Bakery."

"Well, as for the two of them..."

Speaking of which, this cake is perfect as a reward for Xia Ke, who came over to play at my house this afternoon.

(End of this chapter)