1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 166 The word love hurts the most
May 404th, classroom , Building , Beijing Normal University.

There were more than thirty people sitting in the audience listening to the lecture, while the white-bearded old man Mr. Qi Gong was lecturing on "Dream of the Red Chamber" on the stage.

"When I was young, I often heard people say that Dream of the Red Chamber is a book that must be read in life, so I bought it with great interest. After reading a few pages, I found the story of the aunts and uncles so complicated, and the love affairs between the maids, young ladies and young masters so petty.

When I was nineteen years old, the September 18th Incident happened and the Japanese invaders came. There was unrest in the country and I had to wander around with my elders. I had no way to relieve my depression and hunger, so I read "Dream of Red Mansions" to relieve my stress.

After reading it four or five times, I finally understood what Cao Xueqin wrote in the inscription of The Story of the Stone: The paper is full of nonsense, a handful of bitter tears, everyone says the author is crazy, who can understand the meaning of it..."

As Qi Gong spoke, his chubby little face with glasses shook.

"To see the big picture from the small is a Chinese writing technique since ancient times. How similar are they to use the history of the rise and fall of a large family to see the bloody history of the feudal dynasty?"

"Lin Daiyu was the Crimson Pearl Fairy in her previous life. Crimson means bright red or vermilion.

There is a comment saying, isn't the red pearl tears of blood?

When writing Peach Blossom, there is such a line: How similar is the bright rouge? The color of flowers is the color of human tears.

What it means is that the color of rouge is like the color of flowers, like human tears.

There is also another line, "Leaning alone on the flower hoe, tears fall silently, and blood stains are seen on the empty branches. Tears fall on the empty branches and leave blood stains."

"Okay, let's start from the beginning. In fact, the beginning of A Dream of Red Mansions contains a lot of information..."

Mr. Qi Gong spoke fluently and eloquently on the stage, and he could quote allusions from the Dream of the Red Chamber with ease.

'As expected of an expert on the study of the Dream of the Red Chamber, Mr. Qi Gong annotated the first edition of the Dream of the Red Chamber published by Renwen Press after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and also wrote the book "Notes on Reading the Dream of the Red Chamber", in which he made detailed analysis of various eras, place names, official positions, etc. in the Dream of the Red Chamber...'

Cheng Kaiyan thought of Qi Gong's achievements in Redology. Then she turned to look around and found that this group of students in their twenties, thirties and forties were listening with great interest, occasionally raising their hands to ask questions or answer, and were very enthusiastic.

Although they are all writers of some fame, they cannot compare with these predecessors in the literary and art circles in terms of cultural background.

After a few glances, he looked away and continued listening to the class.

The get out of class was over before he knew it. Cheng Kaiyan went to the toilet. After coming back, he took advantage of his free time to continue reading the book "Stone Statue of Ancient Heroes".

He has been living a relatively regular life these days. He attends classes when he has them, and writes scripts or reads classic works of children's literature when he doesn't have classes.

After deciding on the direction of the thesis yesterday, Cheng Kaiyan picked out some books from the library, from The Little Prince, Andersen's Fairy Tales, Aesop's Fables, to The Story of the Magic Gourd, The Stone Statue of an Ancient Hero...

There are more than a dozen books in total, covering ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

The first step in writing a paper is to read the materials carefully, and these classic works are the first-hand materials for his writing.

He planned to read it all, and read every detail, and conduct targeted analysis while reading.

"Comrade Cheng Kaiyan, what are you looking at?"

In front of him, Wang Anyi turned around and asked curiously.

"fairy tales."

Cheng Kaiyan turned the cover over and the name on the paper was clearly visible: "Stone Statue of an Ancient Hero" written by Mr. Ye Shengtao.

To a certain extent, using his works for argument analysis can be regarded as carrying forward the old man's career in children's literature.

"I'm sure he'll be interested. I'll let him take a look later..."

Cheng Kaiyan was thinking in her mind.

"oh oh."

Wang Anyi nodded. "By the way, I saw your girlfriend yesterday. She's very beautiful and has a very elegant temperament. I didn't expect you already have a girlfriend."

When she spoke of the latter part, her tone sounded a little lost.

To be honest, Wang Anyi had a good impression of this talented young man, especially since they were both writers of children's literature, which was very special in this class.

But after only a few days of class, Wang Anyi discovered that Comrade Cheng Kaiyan already had a partner.

"Comrade Wang Anyi is so surprised that I have a partner. Could it be that he wants to introduce someone to me?"

Cheng Kaiyan could see clearly that Comrade Xiao Wang had a good impression of her, so she joked.

A young girl’s thoughts can never be hidden; after all, her twenties are the prime of her youth.

"Yeah, what a pity."

Wang Anyi sighed, knowing that Cheng Kaiyan had something else to say, so she had to continue talking.

But she soon adjusted her mindset and decided to just be friends.

Time flies, it's noon and the get out of class is about to end.

Sure enough, outside the classroom window, Liu Xiaoli was wearing a white shirt and standing in the classroom corridor with a lunch box in her hand.

Since the May Fourth rehearsal ended, the theater and Beijing Dance Academy have carried out learning exchanges.

Teachers from the theater give lectures at the Beijing Dance Academy, and dancers from the dance troupe can also attend the classes there.

During this period, Liu Xiaoli attended classes with Aunt Wang Qiang because it taught her favorite classical dance.

In addition, after Wang Qiang learned that Liu Xiaoli, a girl who loved dancing and had talent, was actually Cheng Kaiyan's lover, he did not hide anything from her and taught her carefully, so that Liu Xiaoli lingered around Wang Qiang.

She practices dancing until 10:30 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon every day, and spends the rest of the time cooking for her aunt and Cheng Kaiyan.

"The get out of class hasn't ended yet, but Kaiyan is taking the class very seriously."

Liu Xiaoli leaned on the balcony, and clearly saw Cheng Kaiyan attending class through the window, and murmured softly.

“In a few days, I will return to Jiangcheng with the dance troupe.

I don’t know when we will meet next time, it would be nice if we were in the same city.”

She frowned, feeling that this problem was somewhat tricky, but there was no way to solve it now.

Just take one step at a time.

The sun was shining brightly at noon, and a breeze carrying the scent of plants came from the distant woods, blowing her hair which was filled with thoughts.

Cheng Kaiyan seemed to be aware of her presence and waved outside the window.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xiaoli smiled quietly.

After a while, the bell rang for the end of get out of class.

"Dingling bell~"

As the bell rang, the corridor outside the classroom was quickly crowded with students leaving get out of class.

"What are you cooking today? It won't be too salty again, will it?"

Cheng Kaiyan came out.

"You'll know when you try it later. You won't be disappointed."

When Liu Xiaoli heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. It was clearly just an accident last time!

"Go, go, go!"

……

In classroom 401, sophomore students in the Chinese Department had just finished their class.

"Ruixue, what are we having for lunch today?"

As soon as the get out of class was over, Ji Qinglan casually asked Zhao Ruixue beside her.

"Don't worry about me. Go eat first. I'll finish this homework first."

Zhao Ruixue was also sitting in her seat wearing a Dacron shirt, her tall and slender body sitting straight, her head down writing her homework in a notebook.

"How many more? How about we wait for you?"

The quiet girl Zhang Chun's eyes fell on Zhao Ruixue's notebook. The strange fonts and shapes did not look like Chinese.

What is this text?
"Forget it, let's go."

Zhao Ruixue looked up at the three of them, put away her homework, and stood up with her schoolbag on her back.

The four people in the dormitory walked out of the classroom. Since there were no classes in the afternoon, they excitedly discussed what to do in the afternoon.

"It's better to go to bed. I read too long last night."

Yang Mengshan, who had been in low spirits all morning, made a weak suggestion.

"Don't you take a nap every day? How about going out for a walk and doing some shopping? The weather has been getting cooler lately, so I plan to buy some summer clothes."

Zhang Chun shook his head and said, "Ruixue, what about you?"

"I won't go. I'm a bit busy at the moment."

Zhao Ruixue shook her head slightly and declined.

"What have you been busy with recently? You go out early and come back late, you don't come to the drama club, and you're nowhere to be seen in the dormitory?" Ji Qinglan frowned and asked in confusion.

"I have already quit the drama club. I think it is better to focus my time and energy on studying."

Zhao Ruixue pursed her lips and explained.

"Quitting the company? Why didn't you tell us?"

When the three heard this, they were shocked and said in unison.

"It's only been a few days. Didn't I tell you now?"

Zhao Ruixue smiled.

The three of them were silent, not knowing what to say.

"Alright, alright, just quit. The drama club isn't interesting. We were on tour all over the place last week. It was exhausting. It affected my studies too much. Ruixue must be tired."

Zhang Chun comforted her. She always felt that Zhao Ruixue was a little strange recently.

He went out early and came back late, quit the drama club, and studied all day and night. Sometimes he lay in bed at night without saying a word, just staring quietly at the top of his head. It was really strange.

But Zhang Chun was understanding. She thought that Zhao Ruixue must have encountered something.

As a friend, you should be understanding instead of asking questions.

"Is that so?"

Ji Qinglan nodded thoughtfully and changed the subject: "Hey! Look! Teacher Cheng is in front. I heard that he has to attend classes every day just like us recently."

“It seems like they have more classes in the writers’ workshop than we do?”

Yang Mengshan said curiously that so many writers suddenly came to Beijing Normal University to attend classes in the past few days, and the students were all very concerned. They naturally knew that Cheng Kaiyan had also joined the writer class.

"Not really. The writers' class only has half a day of classes, and the classroom discipline is relatively loose, just like the correspondence course in our school..."

Ji Qinglan explained.

Suddenly, she seemed to see something extremely shocking. She saw Cheng Kaiyan and a young and beautiful girl standing together not far away. The girl was holding a lunch box in her hands and they were talking and laughing.

"Who is the girl next to Teacher Cheng?"

Ji Qinglan pointed at the two of them in shock.

"Ok?"

Zhang Chun and Yang Mengshan looked in the direction of the voice. "It really is! Who is this girl?"

"It's Cheng Kaiyan's boyfriend, Liu Xiaoli."

Zhao Ruixue stood there, looking at the two people quietly, and explained calmly, her pretty face looking normal without a trace of fluctuation.

“Subject!!”

The three of them exclaimed in unison, which immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the news.

Does Cheng Kaiyan have a partner?
that……

What about Ruixue?
Aren’t they childhood friends and like each other?
Why did it become like this?

The three of them looked at Zhao Ruixue in unison, thinking the same thing in their hearts.

Soon everyone realized why Zhao Ruixue's behavior had been a little abnormal during this period.

It turned out to be because of this...

"call……"

Everyone took a long breath, with mixed emotions in their hearts.

They have always regarded Cheng Kaiyan and Zhao Ruixue as childhood sweethearts, in a relationship that is less than lovers.

They are a perfect match for each other as they usually play and laugh together.

During the last drama tour, Cheng Kaiyan adapted the drama "Love Letter" specifically for Zhao Ruixue, and the two even played the leading female and male roles together.

The scene of the two of them secretly looking at each other in the library was really beautiful. Many people in the drama club thought they were a couple, and many people discussed it privately.

How come you suddenly have a partner now?
"Ruixue, don't be sad..."

Ji Qinglan tried to say something to comfort him, but Zhang Chun covered her mouth.

"I'm fine."

Zhao Ruixue glanced at her and shook her head slightly.

Although she cannot truly let it go for the time being, she has now truly accepted this reality.

The reality is that the boy who grew up with me and with whom I shared wonderful memories of my youth is now really in love with someone else.

"Rui Xue."

The three of them looked at him with concern and shouted.

I don't know why, but they can't accept this now.

We all can't accept that Cheng Kaiyan likes someone else, so how come you, Zhao Ruixue, accept it?

This guy must be forcing a smile.

"No matter what, we will always stand with you..."

"Yeah, me too."

……

"Do not worry."

Zhao Ruixue felt warm in her heart, and she led the three of them forward. When they were near Cheng Kaiyan and the other person, the cold and arrogant girl waved and said hello, "Kaiyan, how are you doing in the writer's class?"

The girl only had Cheng Kaiyan in her eyes and did not look at Liu Xiaoli, and her tone was full of concern like a friend.

"Ruixue? Not bad. Have you eaten?"

"Not yet. I'm about to go eat."

Zhao Ruixue shook her head and pointed in the direction of the cafeteria. Her fair, jade-like face stood out in the sunlight.

Cheng Kaiyan discovered that the girl was getting whiter and whiter, completely different from the wheat-colored skin she had when she came back before the New Year.

Zhao Ruixue's white is as white as snowflakes, while Liu Xiaoli's white is like white jade. It is white and delicate, with a green jade quality inside, which is very textured.

"Go eat quickly, the cafeteria will be full soon."

Cheng Kaiyan looked at the girl's calm face and sighed silently in her heart.

To be honest, if it wasn't the 1980s now, but the 1990s, he would have kept this girl by his side no matter what.

After all, they are childhood sweethearts...

Lang rides a bamboo horse to get around the bed to get green plums.

What a pity.

"Ah."

Ji Qinglan and the other two wanted to make some sarcastic remarks, but were pulled away by Zhao Ruixue.

"Why are you saying hello to him, this bastard..."

"that is!"

The backs of several people leaving and their indignant words were heard.

"Still watching?"

Liu Xiaoli's leisurely voice reached her ears. Cheng Kaiyan turned around and saw that she also had a calm expression. She couldn't help but ask, "Sister Xiaoli, aren't you curious?"

"What are you curious about? Your relationship?"

Liu Xiaoli smiled softly, put her wind-blown hair behind her ears, turned around and leaned on the railing, looked into the distance and said:
"I realized very early on that outstanding men are destined to attract many women. The only thing I have to do, and the only thing I can do, is to give them trust..."

"trust?"

"You said..."

"Yes, I did."

Cheng Kaiyan looked down at the silver watch in her hand and the strap that the girl had put so much effort into, and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)