1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 113: Low-key Study

"Wow~"

The bicycle drove across the bluestone road, and the wheels rolled over the blue bricks, splashing a pool of muddy water.

After sending the letter, Cheng Kaiyan rushed home holding an umbrella in one hand and holding the handlebars with the other. The drizzle fell on the umbrella, making a bang-bang sound.

He returned home in a flash and parked his bicycle under the eaves at the door.

When I pushed the door open and entered the room, I saw Xu Yuxiu sitting on a chair writing a lesson plan. In a few days, the Lantern Festival holiday would be over and she would have to go back to work. This made her suddenly busy after having no work for the entire winter vacation.

Hearing the noise, Xu Yuxiu looked up and asked casually, "Are you back? What do you want to eat for lunch?"

Cheng Kaiyan raised her hand and looked at her watch. It was just past nine o'clock. "Just cook a few dishes. It's still early."

"Okay, then I'll just stir-fry some Chinese cabbage. The food can't be too good."

Xu Yuxiu waved her hand and explained.

Although the food should be better, we can’t eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day.

It’s just the New Year, so it’s okay to eat well, but if it’s after the New Year, I’m not sure.

During this period, educated youth returned to every household, and Xu Yuxiu heard people complain more than once that there were too many people at home and they could barely make ends meet.

In comparison, there are only two people in his family, so they don't have to worry about food and drink. In addition, Cheng Kaiyan has become famous because of the interviews with reporters in recent days. With so many factors combined, it is inevitable that she will be remembered by others. The jealousy of the common people is unimaginable.

Xu Yuxiu naturally wanted to keep a low profile.

Cheng Kaiyan looked at his mother's serious expression and nodded. He also understood the reason, "I know. I'm not a spoiled child."

"Okay, go ahead. We can just cook a little dinner from time to time."

"Um,"

Return to the room.

Cheng Kaiyan sat down on the cold wooden sofa and leaned back, carefully thinking about the next plan.

At present, he has made good achievements in literature. "Night Submarine" has taken the first step as a debut work and has achieved a circulation of hundreds of thousands in children's literature.

The article "Fragrant Grass" made him famous across the country.

"Love Letter" is also half written. It can be said that he is moving forward in literature in an orderly manner, step by step.

In terms of life, after returning to the city for three months, I have basically lived a well-off life.

They no longer had to worry about food and drink, and even had meat for every meal. Xu Yuxiu bought herself the bicycle she had always dreamed of, her boyfriend bought her a watch, and she also bought a TV.

It can be said that in this era, the four major things that people strive for all their lives are almost complete.

“Life is so fulfilling!”

Cheng Kaiyan thought of this and laughed.

So what to do next?
Should I continue on the path of literature or go into business?
You have to know that in the early 1980s, going into business was simply asking for trouble; it was totally not the right time.

In March 1978, the report of the National Conference of Directors of Industry and Commerce pointed out that in order to facilitate the lives of the masses and solve the employment problems of some people, part of the individual economy can be restored and developed in cities and towns based on actual conditions.

The convening of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee in December 1978 and the policy of "allowing some people to get rich first" proposed by the designers before this meeting greatly mobilized people's enthusiasm for engaging in individual economy.

It can be said that from 1978 to 1982 was a period of rapid development of the individual economy.

But the situation soon took a sharp turn for the worse, from encouragement and support to waiting and seeing, neither promoting nor banning it.

It was not until 1987 that the status of the private economy was officially defined in official documents.

During these seven years, the private economy was like a car, turning left and right at the same time, moving back and forth repeatedly.

Therefore, doing business is totally not feasible and it will take at least seven or eight years.

“I’d better improve my academic qualifications first. A high school diploma is not enough. I can barely be a university teaching assistant.

If I go to college, I won't have freedom over my time and personal life, and being controlled by others doesn't suit my personality.

The correspondence education is enough, and the class method is to go to school at any time, mainly self-study. I heard Director Fang mention it before, will Beijing Normal University have a correspondence education entrance examination in the new semester this year? I will ask when the school starts. "

Cheng Kaiyan's thoughts gradually became clear. He immediately stood up and sat back at the desk, immediately clearing out the books that his mother had prepared years ago.

I plan to review and write a simple plan.

He has a good memory, and he can learn English and Chinese without a teacher, as it is relatively easy to study on his own.

Therefore, Chinese and English will be reviewed first, and there is no arrangement for other subjects for the time being.

Pick up a pen, read a book and study.

brush brush~
Time flies and the morning has passed.

There was a sliver of smoke coming out of the kitchen. Cheng Kaiyan was sitting in front of the stove, passing branches and wood into it.

Most of the fuel these days is coal or honeycomb briquettes, but the firepower of that is not strong enough.

People who have stoves at home still prefer to burn firewood, branches and the like, which is convenient and cheap.

In winter, some people push tricycles to the surrounding mountains to collect firewood for burning. Of course, there are also people selling firewood outside.

"Yuxiu is cooking so early, what delicious dish are you going to cook for Kaiyan today?"

Wang Cuihua smelled the scent, stood at the door of her house, looked over here, and talked as she walked.

In less than ten seconds, the woman seemed to have used the teleportation technique and arrived at Cheng Kaiyan's kitchen in the blink of an eye. She stood in the doorway with an apron tied around her fat waist, blocking out all the light.

"Stir-fried spicy cabbage, what else can be good? The whole family is broke after the New Year. This little brat is eating me out of money."

At this time, Xu Yuxiu had just finished frying a plate of spicy cabbage. When she heard what Wang Cuihua said, she spoke calmly.

He was putting the food on the plate as he spoke, very openly and without fear of her seeing it.

"Kimchi and stir-fried shredded potatoes, just these two dishes?"

Wang Cuihua had an inquiring look in her eyes. She poked her head out to take in the two dishes on the stove. With a smile on her face, she said to Cheng Kaiyan, "Kaiyan, your mother only made this dish for you? The food is not good. It's unfair to treat our great writer."

"That's right. I bought a TV and now my family has no money left. We are even in debt and have to pay for food. This is all we can eat."

Xu Yuxiu brought the dishes to the table, stepped on the water droplets on her hands, waved to her son to come and eat, and then said helplessly.

"Hey... I can hardly afford this dish. Why should I be so picky? We are all ordinary people, not some cadre family."

Cheng Kaiyan saw the little daughter of the Wang family coming out of the window with a bowl of rice. She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Auntie, do you have any delicious dishes for me to try? I can smell the aroma of meat. Is it the braised pork elbow?"

Hey!
Wang Cuihua was shocked. How did this guy know that?
Her second brother slaughters pigs and sells pork in Chaoyang. When he heard that his nephews and nieces had returned, he personally sent some pork over yesterday, including several pork elbows.

"Hey~ Auntie suddenly remembered something, so I won't disturb you guys for dinner, I'll go home first."

Wang Cuihua hurriedly ran away, remembering to close the door after leaving.

Good Samaritan!

As soon as the gossip woman left, the kitchen suddenly became quiet.

Cheng Kaiyan immediately gave her mother a thumbs up: "Mom, you are this! A prophet!"

"Humph~"

Xu Yuxiu raised her fair chin and said proudly, "I'm kidding~, your mother has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice, how can she not know what these people think?

During this period, we have a bicycle and a TV at home, and you even gave an interview to a reporter. How can these people not worry about it? Wang Cuihua just came to borrow food!"

"Awesome! You're worthy of being my mom!"

After dinner, Cheng Kaiyan sat down and read a book to help digest the food.

I fell asleep at one o'clock and slept until half past one. When I was half asleep and half awake, I saw a flat-headed monster coming outside the window.

"Is Cheng Kaiyan here?"

(End of this chapter)