Everyone followed Chen Dongyang step by step.
"You'll plug it in later, so can you play it?"
"I can't play it, but Teacher Jiang can. What? Do you want to hear it now?"
Everyone nodded in unison, more expectant than the last.
Chen Dongyang happened to want to see Tiantian, and found an excuse.
"Alright, I'll satisfy you. Go call Teacher Jiang over."
A short boy, like a clever rabbit, dashed towards the classroom.
He rushed to the classroom door, then suddenly became shy, stammering as he looked at Tiantian.
"J-Teacher Jiang..."
Tiantian had just sat back down. Seeing him looking at her with a smile, she stood up again. "What is it?"
"He, that person, said he was calling you."
Tiantian was confused. "Who's calling me?"
A group of girls who were leaning on the window, staring at Chen Dongyang, quickly answered.
"That big brother, that new big brother!"
Tiantian was speechless.
Chen Dongyang's charm was truly unmatched.
It seemed that from eight years old to eighty, everyone was attracted to him.
Look at how infatuated these little admirers were.
Tiantian walked to the classroom door and glanced in Chen Dongyang's direction.
A group of boys stood in front of him. She didn't know what he was saying to them, but each of them looked at him with adoring eyes.
Seeing the girls still clinging to the window, Tiantian called to them.
"You like him so much? Then come with me to see."
They could see the handsome guy up close. With a cry, they pushed each other, shyly and timidly following Tiantian out the door.
Tiantian led a group of girls, while Chen Dongyang was surrounded by a group of boys. They met on the campus.
"Why did you call me over?"
Chen Dongyang looked at her with a smile. "I'll go to the cafeteria to plug in the electricity. I plan to turn it into a music classroom. They want to witness the piano's splendor first. You perform a piece."
Tiantian couldn't sleep last night, and she was still thinking about which place would be more suitable to convert into music and art classrooms.
She had also thought of the cafeteria.
Before she could even suggest it to the principal, Chen Dongyang had already made arrangements.
It really felt like telepathy.
It felt incredibly good when something she cared about was also being thought of by someone else.
Seeing everyone looking at her expectantly, Tiantian couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, I'll go get the piano."
As if afraid she couldn't carry it, a group of girls swarmed after her.
Entering the office and seeing the beautiful electronic piano, they felt as if they had discovered a new continent, and their affection for this beautiful and gentle new teacher grew even stronger.
Tiantian carried the piano as she walked, and the girls clustered around her, pushing each other again. One bold girl opened her mouth.
"Teacher Jiang, is that big brother your boyfriend?"
Tiantian was surprised that these little ones knew so much.
"You even know about boyfriends? Do you know what a boyfriend means?"
"Yes, I've seen it on TV. You two are so well-matched. Like the kind of boy and girl in TV shows. So he's your boyfriend, right?"
Tiantian didn't answer, but smiled and vaguely replied, "You'll know in the future."
Chen Dongyang led the group of boys to the cafeteria and first asked the cook to plug an electrical outlet into the floor for Tiantian.
The group followed him closely, as if watching something.
Finally, a daring boy asked.
"What are you doing at our school? Are you teaching? Or did the principal ask you to be an electrician?"
Electrician?
Chen Dongyang hadn't expected that this was how he appeared in the eyes of these children.
"Do I look like an electrician?"
"Yes."
After saying that, the boy seemed to regret it and quickly corrected himself.
"No. What do you do, exactly?"
Chen Dongyang didn't know how to explain it to them. He thought for a moment.
"You'll know in the future."
Children's thinking was all similar. He looked particularly pleasing and charming, and was very well-matched with the new Teacher Jiang. They couldn't help but ask.
"Are you Teacher Jiang's boyfriend? Did you come to accompany her to class?"
Chen Dongyang casually pulled up a chair and sat down at the dining table, looking at this group of curious and impetuous little ones.
"What's wrong? What do you mean by asking this? Do you have a crush on Teacher Jiang?"
With a roar, everyone blushed and smiled shyly.
He pointed at them with his finger, pretending to be serious.
"That's right, I am her boyfriend. I came specifically to protect her. I'm warning you all. Behave yourselves and be serious when you're in her class. Don't bully her. If you dare to be mischievous or do anything that displeases her, I'll spank you."
The children didn't have the arrogant mischievousness of city children.
Although they wanted to be playful in front of him, timidity prevailed.
Startled by his words, they all stopped smiling and looked at him blankly, afraid to speak.
Chen Dongyang thought he had scared them. He paused for a moment, then changed his demeanor.
"Of course, if you behave well and make Teacher Jiang happy, I will treat you well too."
"For example... do you want to take a bath at night? I've rented a large house in town and plan to build a beautiful shower room. If you do as I say, I'll drive you there to take baths."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became happy again.
Many of them had never even been in a car before!
"You have a house? And a shower room? Is it like the ones on TV? Where the water sprays down from above with a switch?"
"That's right. The shower head can also be removed and held in your hand, so you can spray water wherever you want."
Longing appeared in everyone's eyes.
Chen Dongyang hadn't expected that such small favors would win them over. He seized the opportunity to press further.
"Is it a deal? Agreed? Will you promise me?"
As much as they longed for it, they knew that the principal did not allow them to go out.
The school gate was locked every day, and Chen Dongyang couldn't possibly take so many people out at once.
Suddenly, no one spoke.
Just as Chen Dongyang was about to scold them for being so timid and afraid to agree to such a small matter, Tiantian walked in, surrounded by the students.
After plugging in the outlet, she told everyone that the break time was short and she would play a few notes for them casually. She would teach them properly when the music class was officially scheduled in a couple of days.
Then, under everyone's gaze, she quickly played half a song.
Everyone listened with rapt attention. Their eyes were fixed on the piano, almost forgetting about class time. At this moment, the principal returned.
"What are you doing? Why are you all gathered here? Aren't you supposed to be in class? Go on, everyone, get out."
But everyone's attention had already been captured by the piano and Chen Dongyang, and they didn't want to leave.
Looking at him reluctantly, the principal tried to shoo them away several times, but they didn't react.
His authority undermined, the principal couldn't help but shake his head and say to Chen Dongyang.
"These children. If you say they are naughty, they were raised by their grandmothers from birth. They have had very little contact with adult men, lack masculinity, and are not that naughty."
"If you say they are not naughty, sometimes their words are as if they have no ears, they just don't listen. I really don't know how to describe them."
Chen Dongyang didn't quite understand. "Why were they all raised by their grandmothers from birth?"