I Made My Name Immortal with the Early Childhood Education System

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*Cheerful, obsequious female teacher x cold-blooded Jinyiwei commander

*Little sunshine x hopeless romantic

Guan Lan transmigrated and was bound to a preschool education System. All she had to do was work hard at her career to return home.

Guan Lan: "Oh, perfect. This is right up my alley!"

She took over the mess her third older brother had made and became the first female teacher at the Children's Home.

With the enthusiasm of a teacher who believed in learning from those who came before, Guan Lan began her "happy life" as both mom and dad to the children.

"Princess, stop! That's Wangcai's poop. You can't play with it!"

"Qi Wen, get down! That's a tree the emperor bestowed. You can't pull it out!"

Everyone in the capital said that the young daughter of a military general from Jiangnan must have some talent for teaching. But Ji Chenzhou, the stern-faced commander of the Jinyiwei, scoffed: "It's just kids playing house. Nothing special."

He didn't expect to be proven wrong so quickly.

The clumsy, burly princess grew confident, learned to dance and sing, and won back the emperor's favor. The right chancellor's son, who hated reading, could recite the children's poems from the Children's Home on demand. Even Qi Wen, the quiet and solitary illegitimate son of the censor, proved to have an exceptional talent for outdoor sports...

Those who had laughed at her all ate their words.

Onlookers wondered: When will Teacher Guan open another Children's Home for commoners?

One reckless soul went to ask Ji the Grim Reaper what he thought of being proven wrong. The man, whose face was usually cold, smiled and said, "Guan is exceptionally capable. I'm the one who married above my station."

The man: ???

Who asked you that?

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One day, while Guan Lan was teaching, one of Ji Chenzhou's subordinates rushed in to report that he had been injured.

Guan Lan didn't dare waste a moment. She put everything down and ran to see him.

The commander, who was usually fierce and had once shown no expression even when injured, was leaning against the bed. Seeing her, he said pitifully, "Guan, my hand hurts..."

Guan Lan glanced at the wound, which was almost healed, and twitched at the corner of her eye.

Ji Chenzhou, could you act normal?

#Commander Ji, your character is falling apart#

#A record of the Jinyiwei commander's hopeless romantic phase#

#Men keep trying to stop me from building my career#

#Daily headache: The commander always wants to romance me#

#I want both love and a career#

Reader's guide:

[First novel. My writing skills are lacking, so please subscribe with care.]

This is not purely a childcare story. It blends various plotlines, including unserious teaching and child-rearing, childish political scheming, and a not-so-serious wife-chasing-to-the-crematorium arc.

There are both plot and romance, though in my opinion the romance takes up more space. The female lead is not a strong heroine.

The setting and logic serve the plot, so please don't scrutinize them.

It's a story about mutual healing and warmth.

For detailed content warnings, see the author's note in Chapter One. [Highlighted]

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Historical transmigration story coming soon: Please Enter the Bridal Palanquin. Check my author page!

Can bend and adapt, shameless, mischievous ham actress x beautiful, tragic man who bears his burdens in silence

Self-proclaimed award-winning actress x career-minded hopeless romantic

Luo Liyu, a famous actress, fell from a building while filming and transmigrated into the body of a concubine placed beside Prince Jin by the empress.

The empress wanted her to seduce Prince Jin, make him lose his head over her, distract him with a life of pleasure, and steal his secrets when the opportunity arose.

Luo Liyu hesitated: "Risking my life for a performance doesn't seem worth it..."

The empress promised that once the mission was done, she would spare Luo Liyu's life and help her leave the palace.

Then, just before she left, the empress made her swallow a pill.

Luo Liyu: Your Majesty, that's not playing fair! (ノД`)

Luo, the spy, Liyu, the consummate actress: It's just acting, right? I'm a professional!

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Luo Liyu brought out all her best tricks: acting tender and considerate, getting jealous, and even risking her life to save Prince Jin. She performed so convincingly that even the empress, her employer, worried she had fallen for him and warned her several times.

Even her target, who had originally been cold and distant, came to believe she was deeply in love with him and grew increasingly unable to leave her side.

After completing her mission, Luo Liyu slipped through the palace like a leaf through a garden of flowers, faked her death, and left in style.

She just hadn't expected to find herself pregnant.

Luo Liyu: Damn it! (ノД`)

What the hell is this melodramatic run-away-with-the-baby plot?

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Prince Jin had a tragic past. Bullied by everyone, he had clawed his way to the top, where he now held all the power. Cold and ruthless, he had seen every kind of trick. Faced with Luo Liyu's false sincerity and silver tongue, he could see through her clumsy acting and played along, treating her like a pretty cat he could tease whenever he needed amusement.

He thought he could handle her occasional affected coyness and melodramatic complaints, but a beauty's charms can be a hero's downfall.

He used himself as bait to draw her in step by step, believing everything was under his control.

Only when she would rather die than return to his side did he taste the agony of a broken heart. Only then did he realize that he was the only one who had fallen into the act, driven mad by it.

"You set the stage, and I played my part."

"From beginning to end, I was your plaything, at your mercy. And I was happy to be so."

Theme: The world is vast, but a career comes first!