“Fighting! You can do it, ” An Xiulan was backstage when the anchor called out their school’s name. Today was the day, Han Zixin would be appearing in the singing competition. “Once you win the cup for school, I will post it in my story and arrange a party for all of you.”

The students cheered.

The music teacher shook her head helplessly.

“Student An, then we would be waiting for the party, ” Yang Mei said, motivating the students even more.

The students looked at the teacher and said in surprise, “Teacher Yang if we won the cup, can we really go to An Xiulan’s house for a party?”

“Of course, ” Yang Mei said. “If you all gave your best, we will surely go if An Xiulan organised a party.”

“Should I make all the preparation for the party now?” An Xiulan asked.

Han Zixin took her phone and said, “First let me win, alright?”

“Zixin, in my eyes, you are the ultimate winner. No one is a better singer than you, ” An Xiulan replied, staring at him. “Even if you won’t bring the trophy home, which is impossible, you will still be my only winner.”

Han Zixin took a step to hug An Xiulan before going to the stage. However, before he could hug the girl, two boys hugged him and patted him back as if they were punching him.

“All the best, Han Zixin, ” Lu Xuan said with a big fake smile and hit his back loudly.

“Yes, yes, you should win, ” Gu Shangyan did the same.

“Go now, ” Lu Xuan and Gu Shangyan pushed him to the stage and pulled An Xiulan with them. How dare this stinky brat hug their sister? How many times bad they made it clear to Han Zixin that hugging An Xiulan was off-limits. No boy except for his brother and father could hug her. It was the rule that no one could break.

An Xiulan didn’t notice the super protective behaviour of her brothers but Yang Mei did. She actually finds it endearing how two brothers were trying to protect their sister. When she heard that An Xiulan had beaten some senior boys for saying bad things about her brother, she was very surprised. However, she could not dislike this girl.

An Xiulan’s mantra was simple: no one except for her gets to tease her brothers. If someone else tried to even look at her family with an evil eye, she would beat all of them. What was funny was how boys were beaten with mop so that their dirty brains could be mopped. This was the excuse she gave to the teacher for using a mop to beat those boys.

“Bros, if Han Zixin won the trophy, we are throwing a party at our house, ” An Xiulan said in excitement. “Teacher Yang agreed to come too.”

“Crybaby, Aunt and Uncle are not at home, ” Gu Shangyan said in her ear.

An Xiulan looked at her brother and blinked her eyes. “I know. They are coming tomorrow evening. Until then the floors will be mopped and the kitchen will be cleaned.”

Gu Shangyan gaped at her but the idea of doing something mischievous when the parents weren’t home was very exciting to him. He groaned. Oh god, they turned him naughty like them too.

“Miss Yang, will you come?” Lu Xuan asked with a smile. He hadn’t seen her for a week. He was very glad to meet her.

“Sure, ” Yang Mei said. “Today, my contract with the school will end. I will be a college student once the contest ends. I don’t think the school will have any problem with the party.”

Lu Xuan smiled widely at her. “Yes. Yes. Let’s go and watch their performance.”

All of them were standing in front of a big TV screen that was showing Han Zixin standing in the middle holding a guitar and other students. There was one male and one female vocalist. Apart from that, all were instrumentalists.

“He is very talented, ” Yang Mei smiled as she heard the first verse.

“Can he be an idol like Mochi?” An Xiulan ended up asking.

“Idol? I don’t know, ” Yang Mei genuinely replied. “He can be a singer in the future. He doesn’t need to be an idol for this.”

“Are singers and idols different?” Gu Shangyan asked.

Lu Xuan nodded his head. He was reminded of the conversation that he had with Yang Me. “A singer can or can’t be an idol. But an Idol is a performer, singer and dancer.”

“Teacher Yang, you have a music major right?” An Xiulan asked her.

Yang Mei nodded her head.

“Can Han Zixin go to music school to shape his future in this field?” An Xiulan asked when the performance ended and the Judges on the screen took a little break to score them.

“Why not?” Yang Mei asked. “In fact, it will suit him the most. I can see him succeeding in this field. He is a very rare talent. If his talent is shaped perfectly, he can rule the music industry one day. I have very high hopes for him.”

Lu Xuan and Gu Shangyan could feel the wheels of her head turning. “What are you plotting?”

An Xiulan gasped. “Brothers, can this cute and innocent face even plan anything? I’m innocent, your honour. Don’t give me a tag of the plotter. Schemer. Or anything.”

“Stop being dramatic, ” Lu Xuan flicked her forehead and she glared at him. “You are a very bad actress.”

“Mr Lu, why don’t you give me acting lessons?” An Xiulan retorted. “Aren’t you the Queen of the film industry?”

“You–” Lu Xuan wanted to scold her. But he heard a beautiful peal of laughter.

“You two are so cute, ” Yang Mei gushed. “I wish I had siblings like both of you.”

“Miss Yang, if you want you can be our big sister, ” An Xiulan cheekily said.

“No!!!!!!!!” Lu Xuan shouted in horror.

“Ah?” The three of them looked at him in astonishment.

“Lu Xuan, are you possessed by your grandmother’s ghost again?” An Xiulan asked in worry.

“An Xiulan, grandma is alive, ” Lu Xuan said through gritted teeth.

“Oh, I thought –“

Before she could continue he shut her up with a glare.

“Guys, look at the screen. Han Zixin and everyone entered the second stage, ” Gu Shanyan said. “They had to defeat the school from the capital to win the trophy.”