A teacher is one who imparts the Way, teaches knowledge, and resolves doubts.

Su Yunjin’s unwavering firmness quickly became the talk of the entire C-Position girl group. All these goddess-level beauties, who would be idolized anywhere else, suddenly found themselves questioning their life choices.

“You have to study every day?”
“No way, morning and evening classes? Up at six o’clock every day?”
“Seriously? Reciting and writing out the Thousand Character Classic? Are you sure you’re not just little kids?”

The voices of sympathy and laughter were many. The trainees not in Su Yunjin’s group felt incredibly fortunate at this moment. They had vied so hard to join her team, hoping for a better learning opportunity. And now—was this all just a joke? Recitation, transcription, exams… It left everyone speechless!

Almost everyone pitied the trainees in Su Yunjin’s group. As for the mentors, Shao Xinghui, Wang Tao, and Liang Feiyue, they felt bewildered after hearing about Su Yunjin’s teaching methods. Unlike the others, their proximity allowed them to ask directly.

“The reason? There’s no particular reason—just to have them learn more, enrich themselves. Don’t you think the Thousand Character Classic is great? The more you read, the more perspectives you’ll have when facing future problems. A teacher’s duty is to impart knowledge and resolve doubts. Since I am their teacher, I can’t just go through the motions.”

Su Yunjin was candid when questioned by Shao Xinghui and the others. She knew in her heart she couldn’t impart all her knowledge in such a short time. No matter which piece—whether the simplest Yue People’s Song—it would take extraordinary time and dedication to master. Practice makes perfect; that’s the truth.

She didn’t think herself remarkable, merely that she had been exposed to all this since childhood, practicing day after day, which led to her present abilities. Her trainees, however, were different. Some came from affluent backgrounds, others had stepped into showbiz chasing stardom.

No matter their background, she wanted to give them something. Not something that would show immediate results, but something that could provide self-redemption in moments of despair. Works like the Thousand Character Classic and the Three Character Classic could be understood in a short time. The Thousand Character Classic was even easier. So Su Yunjin simply wanted these young women not to lose themselves, nor their radiance, as life went on.

Recitation and transcription of the Thousand Character Classic continued. The only difference was, after Su Yunjin explained herself, Shao Xinghui, Wang Tao, and Liang Feiyue had tried to persuade her, but as a teacher, Su Yunjin stood firm. She would not be swayed, and so the others stopped trying.

But Shao Xinghui, on one occasion, invited Su Yunjin to his group and added the recitation and transcription of the Thousand Character Classic to his trainees’ curriculum. This brought another ten or twenty trainees—originally grumbling outside of Su Yunjin’s team—into the fold, now all from Shao Xinghui’s group.

“Has Shao Xinghui gone mad?”
“Yeah, isn’t this supposed to be about music? Why are we reciting the Thousand Character Classic?”
“And there are exams, too! I can’t believe this, am I here for a culture class?”

In no time, Shao Xinghui became the new target of complaints. Like Su Yunjin’s trainees, those who had originally joined Shao Xinghui’s group bitterly regretted their choice.

But unlike last time, Shao Xinghui’s participation made everyone else uneasy. If it was only Su Yunjin’s group before, now Shao Xinghui’s group was also involved. Who could say if their own group wouldn’t be next?

The topic dominated conversations during meals and downtime. The only group feeling relaxed was Luo Zizhen’s team. Because Song Yazhi and Luo Zizhen were close, some inside gossip from the mentors trickled back. Everyone knew that Luo Zizhen and Su Yunjin didn’t get along. Even if others could adopt Su Yunjin’s teaching content, Luo Zizhen absolutely would not.

So, trainees who once felt they had no choice now felt lucky, their pride showing in their conversations.

Meanwhile, Lu Yiqing had also learned about Su Yunjin’s teaching from Pei Xuan over the past few days.

“The Thousand Character Classic? What kind of operation is this?” Lu Yiqing was baffled, reading the information Pei Xuan brought back.

Pei Xuan shook his head with a wry smile. “I don’t know either. But now Shao Xinghui’s group is doing it too. I asked Zhang Zhichang, and he said it’s out of his hands.”

This was not Zhang Zhichang shirking responsibility—it was spelled out in black and white in the original program plan. After the first round, every subsequent match was between mentors and trainees, and during this period, mentors could use any means to improve their trainees. Group formation, choreography, identifying strengths and weaknesses—whatever the mentors decided, the organizers wouldn’t interfere.

Lu Yiqing set the papers down, leaned back, and rubbed his brow. “That woman seems to have forgotten about us these past days.”

“There’s still half a month,” Pei Xuan reminded him.

Lu Yiqing gritted his teeth, his jaw muscles flexing, temples bulging, jawline moving with tension. Clearly, he was growing impatient, but with more than ten days left in the month-long deadline, he couldn’t just go find Su Yunjin. Otherwise, he’d seem too anxious.

But if things went on like this, he felt he’d be forgotten.

Lu Yiqing’s feelings were complicated. On one hand, he wanted to maintain his pride. On the other, he didn’t want the engagement to last another day. This emotional tug-of-war made him feel played.

Su Yunjin was unaware of Lu Yiqing’s thoughts—she had no time to concern herself with them. In the relentless cycle of training and testing the girl group members, time flew by, and Sunday arrived—time for the live broadcast of the C-Position girl group’s advancement competition!

The production team spared no effort for today’s live stream. Three days before the broadcast, they had been pouring resources into boosting traffic, churning out eye-catching content. Vlogs, interviews, online pre-selection voting—everything was arranged.

Fans watched with delight, and the industry paid close attention, not just to the format but to the content. If they saw an opportunity, they could sign potential stars at rock-bottom prices.

Among the five vlogs, Su Yunjin’s group drew the most attention. Before dawn, her trainees were already assembled, running, then huddled together for recitation and transcription of the Thousand Character Classic. Hours later, formal training in posture and dance began. After exhausting themselves, the trainees still couldn’t rest—they had more exams, and in the evening, continued reciting and writing out the Thousand Character Classic.