Zhou Xiaoyun is a fish in water at school, but as soon as she gets home, she transforms into a capable little helper mom. Every day after lunch, she takes the ducks from home to the pond and lets them out for over an hour. Now, whenever the ducks hear Zhou Xiaoyun's shout, they excitedly quack loudly. After finishing her homework in the afternoon, she takes Xiao Bao and Er Ya with her.

  Now, Xiaobao is no longer as picky about food as before under Zhou Xiaoyun's guidance and education, and has grown a little bit stronger. Zhou Xiaoyun often takes Xiaobao out to play, and Xiaobao's body has become much more robust from all the running and jumping. In fact, the weaker a child's body is, the less they should be cooped up at home all day; going outside to exercise has many benefits for their health.

  Er Ya is now walking very steadily and speaking much more clearly than before. Zhou Xiaoyun's favorite thing to do is teach Er Ya how to speak.

  She rarely talks to her parents, has no chance to talk to her brother Dabao, and is brief when interacting with classmates as a class leader. Even when facing Teacher Fang, she doesn't say much. Compared to Wu Mei who never stops talking, Zhou Xiaoyun can be considered mute.

  But in front of her younger brother and sister, Zhou Xiaoyun felt that they were too young to have a deep impression of their former self, so she was more relaxed and casual, and also talked more.

  Sometimes looking at Er Ya and Zhou Xiao Yun running around, she can't help but treat Er Ya as her own daughter Niu Niu.

  Zhao Yuzhen was extremely satisfied with Zhou Xiaoyun's performance and didn't notice at all that Zhou Xiaoyun's maturity and silence were not in line with her age.

  Zhou Xiaoyun has been thinking about something recently.

  Teacher Fang liked to pull out the accordion in music class and teach students to sing, at that time the teaching conditions were relatively poor and there was no piano or electronic organ, Teacher Fang's singing with the accordion became Zhou Xiaoyun's greatest enjoyment.

  Then Zhou Xiaoyun also had the idea of learning to play the accordion.

  You said that if a girl can play an instrument, it's a very impressive and face-saving thing! Zhou Xiaoyun was itching to give it a try.

  But how to tell this matter to Teacher Fang? Hmm, I need to choose a good time.

  Mr. Fang lives in the county town and usually stays in a small dormitory provided by the school, only returning to the county town on weekends. The dormitory is not large, with just one bed, one desk, and some simple daily necessities. Zhou Xiaoyun once helped Mr. Fang move his homework and had the good fortune to visit his place. She was also surprised to find that Mr. Fang was a very neat and clean man, and the small dormitory was tidy and clean without any smell of dirty socks that often exists in a bachelor's residence.

  After school that day, Zhou Xiaoyun shook off Wu Meizi and Wang Jingjing, and quietly came to the teacher's dormitory in the back of the school.

  This small row of dormitories was shared by five or six households of teachers from the school. The others were all families living in two rooms with a small kitchen, while Teacher Fang lived alone in the smallest room on the outermost side, opposite which was a simple small kitchen of several square meters.

  Fang Wenchao was correcting students' language homework and didn't notice Zhou Xiaoyun standing at the door.

  Zhou Xiaoyun stood for half a day but didn't see Fang Laoshi look up, so she coughed.

  Fang Wentao looked up and saw Zhou Xiaoyun, and was taken aback: "Zhou Xiaoyun is you, why didn't you go home after school? What do you want to find me for?"

  Zhou Xiaoyun walked into the dormitory and stood beside Fang Wenchao, hesitating about how to open her mouth to speak.

  Fang Wentao looked at this student he usually liked and saw that she was being somewhat strange with her hesitant speech: "It's alright, just say what you want to say, don't be afraid."

  Zhou Xiaoyun thought, should she be tactful or straightforward? She decided to test the waters first: "Teacher Fang, I don't have anything important, just wanted to come and chat with you. What are you busy with? Are you revising today's Chinese homework?"

  "Yes, many of our classmates did their homework wrong and corrected it very slowly." Fang Wenchao mentioned that the students' homework was a bit headache. Many boys in the class were like monkeys, unable to sit still on the bench for three minutes. The mistakes in their homework were all over the place. He spent half a day correcting them but only managed to correct a few decent ones.

  At this time, a serious and beautiful clean homework caught his eye. Fang Wenchao took a look at the cover. On it were the three words "Zhou Xiaoyun". In his heart, he couldn't help but praise: If all students were like Zhou Xiaoyun in front of him, how good would that be!

  Zhou Xiaoyun and Fang Wenchao chatted for a few sentences, slowly bringing the topic to today's music class: "Teacher Fang, the song you taught us in music class today is really nice, I especially like it. Now I can sing it all by myself, let me sing it once for you to hear how it sounds?"

  Zhou Xiaoyun's straightforwardness was much appreciated by Fang Wenchao, who readily agreed and even suggested accompanying Zhou Xiaoyun.

  Zhou Xiaoyun couldn't find it no matter how hard she tried, and repeatedly apologized.

  Fang Wenchao took out his accordion and his slender white fingers moved nimbly on the keys, and a beautiful melody suddenly sounded.

  In the garden, under the fence, I planted a small red flower...

  As soon as one song ended, Fang Wenchao came and with renewed enthusiasm started another school song.

  Zhou Xiaoyun listened in a trance, really didn't know if she was enchanted by the piano sound or by Fang Wenchao's smile.

  "Wow!", Zhou Xiaoyun applauded excitedly: "Teacher Fang, your accordion playing is so nice to listen to. I was enchanted by your music in class today and after school, I thought about it a lot and finally gathered the courage to come find you. I really like the accordion, do you think you could teach me how to play when you have time? I promise to study hard."

  Zhou Xiaoyun finally spoke up, looking at Fang Wenchao with pleading eyes.

  Fang Wenchao was taken aback, somewhat unexpectedly, and didn't think that Zhou Xiaoyun's intention would be this. After thinking for a while, he himself was single and had time, but...

  "Teacher Fang, please, just agree to it. I won't take up too much of your time, just let me come here every day after school for half an hour to an hour and that's enough. I really love the accordion so much. If you're busy with correcting homework or something, I can help you with it, or do some chores for you. From now on, sweeping the floor and taking out the trash will be my responsibility. What do you say?"

  Zhou Xiaoyun's big, shining eyes sparkled, and Fang Wenchao was instantly captivated by the radiance that burst forth from this little girl. For a moment, he couldn't speak. In his heart, he felt a sense of wonder at how beautiful this little girl would become when she grew up, and how many boys she would surely enchant.

  Wang Wenchao stared at her blankly, not making a sound. Zhou Xiaoyun thought he was unwilling and couldn't help but feel disappointed: "Forget it, I know this is too much to ask of the teacher. I'll just head home first." After saying that, she turned around and slowly walked towards the door.

  "Wait, Zhou Xiaoyun, I didn't say I wouldn't agree with you."