Chapter 36: The King of Loving Talents, Professor Wang

  After a long while, Professor Wang finally spoke up and said: "Good, good, good! Indeed a good seedling! Chen Chufan, I don't know if you have any interest in switching departments? Why not transfer to our music department, whatever punishment the school gives you, you won't have to consider it, old man that I am willing to put out this old face to keep you.

  Professor Wang was somewhat flustered after confirming Chen Chufan's musical talent. A proud disciple is hard to come by! In his opinion, Chen Chufan was now a completely unpolished jade, although he felt a bit awkward in terms of playing techniques and some special skills, but in terms of spirituality and understanding of music, he was absolutely top-notch, or there was only one word that could describe him - genius, a genius who appears once in a hundred years or even a thousand years.

  Professor Wang was even confident that as long as Chen Chufan was willing to spend more time studying music, with the guidance of his mentor, he would definitely achieve great things in the future. So he really started thinking about taking on an apprentice. A world-class master of sound would become his disciple? Just thinking about it made Professor Wang's blood boil with excitement.

  "Huh?" Professor Wang's question really caught Chen Chufan off guard. He hadn't expected Professor Wang to make such a request, and he couldn't help but hesitate.

  Chen Chufan seemed to hesitate for a moment, but Professor Wang became even more urgent: "You have such great musical talent, if you don't study music properly, it would be such a waste!"

  Seeing Professor Wang's anxious appearance, Chen Chufan was extremely embarrassed. He didn't even dare to imagine that if the old professor in front of him knew that he now wanted to learn music just to be able to go to a coffee shop and play the piano for money, wouldn't he be torn apart!

  He almost agreed to the old professor's request, but then he thought again. He was already a sophomore and it seemed like a hassle to transfer departments. If he really transferred to the music department, would he start from freshman year or follow along with the sophomores? Especially since he didn't feel like he needed to take those music theory courses like the other students every day. The things inside him told him that he could learn on his own. But he couldn't bear to disappoint the old professor in front of him.

  After weighing it in his heart for a moment, Chen Chufan sincerely opened his mouth and said: "Professor Wang, thank you very much for your appreciation, but I think that if I change departments now, there will be a lot of trouble. Moreover, I think there are many things that I don't need to learn step by step. I just want to systematically study the basic music theory once, so why bother changing departments? How about I just take you as my teacher?" Chen Chufan spoke out what was in his heart.

  "What you said makes some sense. How about this, our school allows students to apply for a minor in another major, I suggest you choose to minor in music. After all, the courses arranged by the school have their own logic, systematic and comprehensive learning can help solidify your foundation, which will be of great help when you're on the path of music in the future! Moreover, after graduation, you'll also receive a double degree certificate! What do you think?" Professor Wang suggested after a moment of contemplation.

  "Then I'll listen to you!" Chen Chufan saw that Professor Wang thought highly of him, so he didn't dare pretend anymore and hastily agreed.

  "Haha, you're all great! Ye Siying, thanks to you for discovering such a good seedling, otherwise it would be a waste. Who knows, maybe one day we'll produce a world-class music master from our school!" Professor Wang exclaimed excitedly.

  "Alright, I'll go report Chen Chufan's matter to the school, you all don't have to worry too much, I'll take my leave first!" After saying that, Professor Wang excitedly turned around and left the music classroom.

  "Thank you!" Chen Chufan sincerely said to Ye Siyue after Professor Wang's figure disappeared from the classroom door.

  "Thank me for what? You relied on your own ability, I just made a phone call. You should thank Xiaoxi instead, she's still busy with your stuff in the dorm! " Ye Siying said calmly. "Alright, it's also time to eat, I should head back to my dorm too, you should hurry up and go have dinner as well!"

  When Ye Siyi returned to the dormitory, Han Xiaoxi had already flipped through her phone book and was sitting next to the phone talking on the phone. Seeing Ye Siyi return, Han Xiaoxi just exchanged a glance with Ye Siyi.

  "Uncle Liu, the thing is, I met a bad guy at school who always followed me around and said dirty things to harass me. I didn't know what to do, but then he showed up and slapped that bad guy three times to protect me! Who knew that bad guy had connections in school?! Now my friend who protected me is going to be expelled because of this! Can you say I can just ignore it? Someone else got punished for helping me, if I don't do anything, I'll have nightmares every day!"

  "Hmm, I know! I don't dare to tell my dad about this! You might not know, but I've already had many arguments with my family just to be able to board at school. It was really hard to get them to agree, and if they find out about this, they definitely won't let me continue boarding. All the benefits I fought so hard for will be gone!"

  "Uh-huh, I know. Next time I go out, I'll definitely be with a group of classmates and will absolutely be careful and safe, and something like this will never happen again!"

  "Uncle Liu, you have to help me make this call! And oh, it's absolutely imperative that my dad doesn't find out! Otherwise, I'll really have to say goodbye to my normal college life ahead of time!"

  "Thank you, Uncle Liu! Finally, I wish you a smooth work and progress in your career! Well, I'll hang up first then!"

  "Hmm..." He hung up the phone, stretched his waist, swung his arms and let out a long sigh.

  "Xiao Xi, you're telling nonsense again!" Ye Siying said with a bad tone.

  "It's all for our sake, isn't it?! I'm not doing this easily! I couldn't just go to my dad and ask him directly, I need some excuse to ask those uncles, aunts, and sisters for help! Otherwise, how can I say it? If I dare to say that I'm helping my boyfriend, and my dad finds out, he'll hang me up and whip me for ten hours to vent his anger!" Han Xiaohui said dramatically.

  "How long have you been sitting here? How long have you been on the phone?" Ye Siying looked at Han Xiaoxi, who seemed to be numb in her hands, and continued to ask.

  "Ugh, don't even mention it, I'm exhausted. It turns out making phone calls isn't easy either, I've made over ten calls already. As soon as you left, I found the phone book and just kept calling!" Han Xiaohui explained.

  "You little lunatic, why did you make so many calls?" Ye Siyi looked at Han Xiaoxi with an incredulous expression.

  "It's not that many, out of over ten phone calls, only eight people can actually help. Some phones didn't get through, and some were completely unfamiliar with our school leaders, so they couldn't help. I've only found six uncles and two aunts who are acquaintances and can speak up for us." Han Xiaoxi explained with an innocent face.

  Ye Siying was completely speechless, she really couldn't imagine what kind of impression Chen Chufan would leave on the school leaders if so many people called to confess their love to him! Han Xiaohui's actions seemed to make her own efforts to find Professor Wang redundant. It seemed like Han Xiaohui's brain was still missing a screw, Ye Siying thought helplessly.

  Chen Chufan also returned to the dormitory, he didn't know that because of his expulsion, his friends and girlfriend did something for him, asking many people to plead on his behalf. So at this time, his mood was not bad, humming a tune in his mouth, he pushed open the door of the dormitory.

  "Your matter should be no big deal!" As soon as he entered the door, Yang Tao told Chen Chufan this good news.

  "Oh, that's great! Thanks a lot. It's noon, let's go eat, I'll treat you today, but we can only eat in the cafeteria." Chen Chufan calmly responded and picked up his lunch box, ready to go to the cafeteria to get food.

  "This is not right! Not scientific! How can you spend the whole morning with Ye Siying from your family, and don't even care about being expelled? At this time, you should be hugging me and shouting 'Long live Yang Tao' three times, that's the right reaction!" Yang Tao said with a hint of playful teasing, looking at Chen Chufan who didn't seem excited about his own good news.

  "It won't be that something untold happened between you two, a lonely man and woman, in the school music room today? And then our little Ye classmate used her warm chest to grant you the power of love, making you suddenly see through all worldly things with a calm mind." Yang Tao unfolded his rich imagination, with a ambiguous expression on his face, as if he had already indulged himself in his own fantasy.

  "My god, you're going to die if you don't go crazy!" Chen Chufan was speechless with laughter at Yang Tao's teasing: "I just figured it out, okay?!"

  "In Feng Wuqing's class, you still looked constipated, completely not like someone who had figured things out. How did going to the music room and being alone with Xiaoye for a bit make you suddenly understand? This is totally unscientific! There must be some trickery involved! Hurry up and confess honestly, what exactly happened?" Yang Tao continued to analyze.

  "I want to tell you a joke!" Chen Chufan abruptly ignored Yang Tao's nonsense and changed the subject directly.

  "A joke? I love hearing them! Alright, I'll let you finish the joke before you get to the case!" Yang Tao responded.

  "It was a sunny afternoon, and a rooster and a hen were lying on a haystack to sunbathe. Suddenly the hen let out an "aiyo" and pointed at her belly, saying shyly that she seemed to have felt fetal movement!" Chen Chufan paused here, intentionally creating suspense.

  "Go on, how can you stop at such a crucial point? Hurry up!" Yang Tao urged hastily, his interest already piqued.

  Even Meng Wei, who was studying chess, obviously perked up his ears and paid attention to Chen Chufan's joke.

  "Then I'll say it, at this time the rooster spoke up, and all he said was: 'Is that fetal movement? That's just egg pain! Yang Tao, you're just like that hen, purely idle and egg-paining!' Chen Chufan continued to say in one breath."

  "I knew it, I just knew you weren't being so kind to tell me jokes, you've been teasing me all along!" Yang Tao protested loudly.