1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 168 Special Gift and Separation
May 10th.

The weather in Beijing is neither good nor bad.

Windy, cloudy, then sunny.

The edges of the gray clouds above were brightened by the sunlight, and the clouds rolled and unrolled.

The weather was so strange, sometimes sunny and sometimes gloomy and dark.

Ministry of Culture Guest House.

The light in the room was dim, and a girl in cool clothes was standing in front of the sink on the balcony.

She simply put on a thin beige long T-shirt, with the bottom of the T-shirt tucked under her slender waist and held tight by a belt.

The originally loose T-shirt now looked particularly slim-fitting, making Liu Xiaoli's tall and soft figure even more prominent.

As the girl turned the faucet, cold water flowed out, and the clear water hit the bottom of the pool.

The strong impact caused water to splash everywhere, wetting the T-shirt and leaving several wet marks.

In the dim light, the girl's jade-like skin was faintly visible through the wet marks.

"This weather is really weird..."

Liu Xiaoli turned her head to look out the window and murmured softly.

The rehearsal for the May Fourth Youth Day lasted for more than half a month. Although the time was tight and the task was heavy, the final result did not disappoint everyone's expectations.

Because just two days ago, staff from the Ministry of Culture brought two trophies, the May Fourth Outstanding Dance Award, plus an Outstanding Song Award for Liu Xiaoli.

Today is their last day in Beijing. They will take the train back to Jiangcheng at 7:30 in the evening. With these two trophies, this trip to Beijing can be considered a success with full of honors.

Well, you’re returning home in glory, right?
"Xiao Li, you got up so early. Have you packed your things? It's time to leave after lunch."

In the room, her roommate Zhang Yi got up from the bed with messy hair and shouted at her.

As she shouted, the other two people in the dormitory were also woken up.

"I've packed it. I don't have much stuff anyway... Oh, I'm going to go out and get some photos. I'll be back this afternoon."

Liu Xiaoli washed her face, dried it with a clean towel, walked into the house and said.

"Okay, you pick the time and ask Cheng Kaiyan to take you back before 5:30 for dinner."

Zhang Yi subconsciously reminded that Dean Fan and Teacher Jiang were treating everyone tonight, and that they would leave for the train station after dinner, as the time was tight and they couldn't be careless.

"understood."

Liu Xiaoli nodded and wrung out the towel, putting it in her bag. "I'm leaving now. See you this afternoon."

After saying that, he put on a white shirt, took out a piece of red paper from his bag and stuffed it into the inner pocket of his shirt, then turned around and went out.

"Sister Xiaoyi, what do you think it feels like to be in a relationship?"

Wang Danping got up, not caring about her little butt, and sat directly on the pillow, and asked with sleepiness in her voice.

"What? Are you also in love?"

Zhang Yi chuckled and said angrily.

"Aren't I curious?"

"I'll introduce you to someone later. Hurry up and give birth to a child for us to play with..."

Xiao Caiyun suddenly interjected, thinking that it was shameless for a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl who hadn't even fully grown to be dating.

"Forget it, forget it. I'm still young...I don't want to have a baby."

The little girl turned pale and waved her hands quickly.

"Come to think of it, I'm a little curious. Xiaoli and Xiaocheng are from different places. Now they have to hurry up to date. What if they get married in the future?"

Xiao Caiyun hugged the pillow with her hair loose and asked curiously.

It’s not that she is gossipy, but Liu Xiaoli is the only one in their dormitory who has a partner, and when they chat in the evening, they will inevitably talk about things that will happen in the future.

"Yes, it's a bit troublesome. After all, who doesn't want to come to Beijing? But it's not that easy to transfer jobs. When you look for a partner in the future, remember this and look for someone from Jiangcheng. At least you don't have to worry about being in a different place or having to give up your job to go home and take care of your husband and children."

Zhang Yi said with emotion that no matter what, it is impossible to give up work, this is an era where women hold up half the sky.

While the three people in the dormitory were discussing, Liu Xiaoli was already waiting under the tree at the entrance of the guesthouse.

I don't have much to do today, so I'll just go out for a stroll, do some shopping, and walk around.

But if there is any day coming soon...

That is Liu Xiaoli's birthday.

"He should know, right?"

Liu Xiaoli was thinking in her heart.

……

Xiaowei Hutong, Wutong Courtyard.

"It seems that Xiaoli's birthday will be in a while. Kaiyan, remember to give Xiaoli a gift. Do you have any money on you? I'll give you twenty yuan."

Xu Yuxiu stopped Cheng Kaiyan who was about to go out and took out two big unity banknotes from her purse and handed them to her.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Cheng Kaiyan didn't want it. He still had more than a hundred dollars on him that he hadn't spent much. Besides, he had already prepared a gift, so he didn't need to spend any money to buy it.

"Go ahead. Will you be back at noon?"

"No, let's eat outside."

After saying that, he rode away without looking back.

Driving through the streets and alleys, the wind along the way carries a scent of anticipation.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the guesthouse.

There was a woman in white standing quietly under a tree at the door, occasionally standing on tiptoe to look into the distance. While standing on tiptoe, she also put her hands in front of her eyes to block the light like a lady from a noble family.

Seeing the figure approaching slowly, the woman's quiet face showed a hint of joy, and she waved her white hand, "Here."

Cheng Kaiyan stopped beside her and said, "Get in the car."

"Where are you going today?"

Liu Xiaoli looked up at the slightly sweaty forehead of the man in front of her, frowned slightly, took out a white handkerchief from her pocket, stood on tiptoe, and gently wiped his forehead with her hand.

The handkerchief carries the light scent of gardenia, which is unique to women. It is fresh, elegant and long-lasting.

"Sister, you smell so good."

Cheng Kaiyan held the faucet in his hand, looked into her eyes calmly and said.

"Have it?"

Hearing the call of "sister", Liu Xiaoli's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. She tightened her handkerchief to wipe the sweat off her face, and looked around out of the corner of her eyes for fear of being heard by others.

What kind of name is this?! Why call me sister?

While she was complaining in her heart, she pretended to be nonchalant and sniffed it. Her ears suddenly felt hot and she mumbled, "There's no fragrance at all. It's just the man's 'stink' on you..."

"Smell? Are you sure? I just took a shower yesterday, but it's not a big deal. The two of us can just balance out the smell."

Cheng Kaiyan waved her hands nonchalantly. After all, a man like him could not be defeated by words alone.

"Look at your behavior..."

The girl in the white shirt spat lightly and threw the handkerchief at him, but Cheng Kaiyan quickly put the handkerchief in her pocket, which made Liu Xiaoli stunned.

"Hey~"

Suddenly a look of disgust appeared on her face, and then she sat sideways on the back seat of the bicycle.

Soon, Cheng Kaiyan's voice came:

"Let's go eat something first, then go to the photo studio to pick up the photos."

"Ding Ding~"

There was a crisp sound of bells in her ears, as if reminding her that the train was about to depart.

The streets around me slowly receded, and it seemed as if there was a wind blowing around me.

At seven or eight o'clock in the morning, Beijing is full of vitality.

The shops on both sides of the street were open, and white hot steam was coming out of the pots and pans of the breakfast stalls. Diners in various clothes held their bowls and devoured the food, occasionally chatting at the top of their voices.

The old farmer who was selling vegetables with a load on his shoulder sat on the ground...

On the bus, the workers looked anxious...

Liu Xiaoli sat in the back seat, quietly watching the people and cars coming and going on the streets of Beijing.

The wind, carrying all the smell of human life, blew her bangs in front of her forehead.

All of a sudden, a surge of emotion struck her heart, dispelling her depressed mood and making her feel instantly refreshed.

"Sweet~Your smile is so sweet..."

"It's like flowers blooming in the spring breeze..."

Her shoulders rested on the man's strong and upright back, humming softly, her soft and sweet voice dancing beside her, along the long street, drifting into the distance.

Relaxed and cozy.

……

In front of a breakfast shop in Dengshikou.

"These are all yours. Try the bean juice and the fried liver with steamed buns."

Liu Xiaoli watched Cheng Kaiyan bring a few things in front of her, a small blue and white bowl with a plastic bag on the outside, filled with an unknown gray-green liquid with a sour smell of fermentation.

And a bowl of unknown soup, with a shiny oily surface and a reddish-brown texture, with pig intestines, liver and other offal floating in it.

Hiss...what is that?
Liu Xiaoli held her breath and silently looked away, looking at the shiny, crispy and tender buns, and said to herself, "I'll just eat this."

"No, these are all yours."

Cheng Kaiyan tore the fried dough sticks in her hand into pieces, put them into the noodles with soybean paste, and smiled secretly.

"Ah? All of this is mine? I can't eat so much."

Liu Xiaoli frowned slightly and said subconsciously.

"How could you not be able to eat? I know your appetite very well. Don't worry, when you come to BJ, you have to try the local specialty, the three-piece set of fried liver in soy sauce and baked buns."

Cheng Kaiyan reached out and pushed the dishes over, bewitchingly saying.

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli looked at him with some resentment.

What do you mean you know my appetite very well?

Do I eat a lot?

"Try it, and you'll know after you try it."

Liu Xiaoli held the bowl hesitantly, took a sip of the harmless soy milk, and immediately her face wrinkled.

The sour and fermented taste swept through her entire mouth and almost made her vomit.

However, for the sake of face, Liu Xiaoli still swallowed it reluctantly.

He reached into his pocket and realized that he had just wiped Cheng Kaiyan's sweat with a handkerchief. He raised his hand to wipe his mouth and said lightly, "Not bad. Why don't you try it too?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

"I'll feed you."

After saying that, Liu Xiaoli took the bowl and handed it to Cheng Kaiyan's mouth without allowing him to refuse, staring at him gently with her dark eyes.

His eyes were gentle, but the expression and tone on his face were as if Cheng Kaiyan would be in trouble if he dared to say no.

"Fine……"

Seeing Cheng Kaiyan's anguished expression, the girl showed a happy smile like a little fox, and her bright big eyes narrowed into crescents.

……

After the two of them had a love-hate relationship, they finally endured the discomfort and finished several things.

After all, cherishing food is everyone's responsibility.

In fact, apart from bean juice, the fried liver tastes okay, but some people can't accept the offal.

After breakfast, the two went straight to the Red Sun Photo Studio. It was a small bungalow. After entering the room, Cheng Kaiyan handed over a note, "Comrade. Have the photos been developed?"

"Okay, that's ten dollars."

This photo studio is actually also state-owned. The person in charge took the note and flipped through the information in the notebook. Then he took out an envelope from the glass cabinet and handed it over.

"So expensive?"

Liu Xiaoli was surprised when she heard this.

"Comrade, there are sixty photos!"

The person in charge couldn't help but shout.

"Okay, take it."

Cheng Kaiyan was too lazy to say anything and handed him a big unity note. It was just ten yuan and he didn't care at all.

When the bill for royalties from children's literature comes in, he will be an 8,000 yuan household in the future, and not far from being a 10,000 yuan household!
Even though Liu Xiaoli was such a quiet person, she didn't know what to say when she saw him casually spending ten dollars as if he didn't take it seriously.

Ten dollars is not a small amount of money. Many people only earn a dozen dollars a month.

This guy is good...

I can only say that he is worthy of being a literary creator, he has the kind of carefree attitude that doesn't take money seriously.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling sad?"

Cheng Kaiyan asked casually.

"I should have known not to take so many photos. We don't have many photos. But it doesn't matter. We can just let them share the cost later."

Liu Xiaoli shook her head.

"As you wish, you can help me keep it when the time comes."

……

The two of them left the photo studio, parked the car and strolled around the street.

Cheng Kaiyan took Liu Xiaoli into a tailor shop.

There are many tailor shops in old BJ, and everyone who can open a shop these days has good skills.

As summer approaches, skirts, cheongsams, short-sleeved shirts, sweatshirts and other clothes are hung in tailor shops.

"Summer is coming soon, I'll buy you two skirts. This tailor shop has great craftsmanship."

Cheng Kaiyan pointed to two floral skirts with a slim fit and asked the seamstress in the store to take them down.

From the perspective of later generations, it is quite versatile and the blue and light yellow floral patterns are not tacky.

"I have a skirt. Didn't I just buy one in February?"

Liu Xiaoli tugged at his sleeve and declined politely.

"This is different. When I bought it before, we were not the right person. Now..."

"Now it's a candidate for preparatory work."

Liu Xiaoli reminded.

"Uh-huh."

Cheng Kaiyan responded with a few words, then took the skirt and compared it with Liu Xiaoli's body shape, and asked the tailor to make some changes.

"We'll pick it up before dinner."

"Okay, I'll definitely fix it for you two."

Things have come to this point and Liu Xiaoli doesn't know what to say.

But...is this a birthday present from him?
The girl thought to herself.

After leaving the tailor shop, the two went shopping in the department store.

Cheng Kaiyan bought her a lot of dried fruits, snacks, candies and other things to pass the time on the train.

Then, when we couldn't take the things down, we carried the large and small bags back to the guesthouse.

Seeing Liu Xiaoli carrying a lot of bags into the house, Wang Danping was shocked and asked, "Buying so much food?"

"It should be Comrade Xiao Cheng who bought it. I'm in for a treat these days!"

Several girls laughed.

"I'm leaving now. If you want to eat, get it yourself."

Liu Xiaoli threw down a sentence and went out again.

The entrance to the guest house.

"boarding!"

"Where is this going again?"

Liu Xiaoli rubbed her legs. Her legs were sore after walking around for most of the day.

Cheng Kaiyan: "Isn't it almost noon? Let's go get a meal and meet some people."

With doubts, the girl took a bus to No. 71, Dongsi th Street, Dongcheng District, which was actually Mr. Ye's home.

Cheng Kaiyan has come less frequently recently, so today she brought Liu Xiaoli to see the old man.

There are exquisite brick carvings on the courtyard wall in front of you, and flower branches and vines climbing out from the corners of the wall are hanging on the wall, swaying in the morning breeze.

There is a beautiful crabapple tree in full bloom on each side of the yard.

"What a beautiful house. Where is this?"

When Liu Xiaoli saw these beautiful and exquisite scenery, her beautiful eyes lit up.

A yard like this probably costs a lot of money, right?

But it's so beautiful.

"Come into the house first, you'll know later."

"Old man!"

Before entering the door, Cheng Kaiyan shouted loudly.

There was a lounge chair in the yard, and an old man with a white beard was lying on it, sleeping in the sun, with a scarf covering his face to block the sunlight.

He was startled by the sound and opened his eyes. He was relieved to see that it was Cheng Kaiyan. He blew his beard and glared at her, scolding her with a smile: "You bastard! What are you yelling for?"

"Hmm... who is this?"

Ye Shengtao suddenly caught sight of a beautiful young girl following behind Cheng Kaiyan and was surprised.

However, before Cheng Kaiyan could answer, a guess suddenly came to his mind.

"This is my partner. I brought him here specially for you to see."

Cheng Kaiyan explained with a smile, and then said shamelessly: "Sister Xiaoli, this is my teacher, Ye Shengtao, Mr. Ye."

Ye Shengtao was speechless. When did this brat become your teacher?
When Liu Xiaoli heard this, she quickly and obediently called out, "Hello, teacher."

"Okay, okay, the teacher is very nice..."

However, when he heard the girl's sweet and well-behaved voice, Ye Shengtao responded quite enthusiastically.

"Who's coming?"

At this time, Aunt Yao Cheng also came out. When she saw Liu Xiaoli, she immediately understood everything. She laughed and shouted, "Hey! Whose daughter-in-law is this? She is so pretty. Let Auntie take a look. No wonder Kaiyan specially ran to Jiangcheng..."

"Hello Auntie."

The two girls gathered together and started chatting.

"You boy! You're so smart!"

Old Master Ye patted Cheng Kaiyan hard on the shoulder.

"I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously."

This made Ye Shengtao very angry again. What do you mean by just joking?
I almost accepted it...

"Don't worry, old man. It will happen sooner or later."

Cheng Kaiyan said as she poured tea with a smile.

I'm not anxious at all!
Ye Shengtao looked at the man in front of him helplessly. He thought that he was looking forward to it when he was not here, but now that he was here, he felt annoyed by him. He asked casually, "What are you doing recently?"

"I wrote a fairy tale and have submitted it to Children's Literature. I also plan to write a paper on the theory of children's literature."

"Not bad, I'll see how it goes next month... hm?"

Ye Shengtao nodded with satisfaction. Children's literature was his forte.

When he heard the following words, he was stunned. "What did you say? A paper in the field of children's literature theory?"

"That's right! Once this paper is published, I'm afraid you will really accept me as your student."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled mysteriously and continued to drink tea.

"You are so arrogant. I am waiting for you!"

Ye Shengtao was very curious, but when he heard Cheng Kaiyan's words, he immediately snorted coldly.

"Then it's settled?"

"Well, I want to see what's written."

……

At noon, the two had a meal at Ye's house, and then rode their bikes around for a stroll.

From Tiananmen Square, Gulou Street, People's Art Theater, to the Temple of Heaven and Temple of Ditan, we visited almost every place we could.

Finally, as it was getting dark, we sent him to the door of the guesthouse.

Cheng Kaiyan held the girl's hand and said, "Wait a moment."

"what happened?"

"This is a birthday present for you."

Liu Xiaoli looked down and what caught her eye was a piece of red cardboard.

Just this piece of paper made Liu Xiaoli's heart tremble suddenly. She suddenly looked up and stared at Cheng Kaiyan, "You... why are you carrying this too?"

"also?"

Soon Cheng Kaiyan saw the girl unbuttoning her shirt, revealing an off-white T-shirt and her soft, proudly erect breasts. Then a similar marriage certificate was taken out.

"Then... let's switch."

"oh oh."

The two exchanged, and then Liu Xiaoli took out a box of ink from her pocket and said, "Press your handprint again."

Cheng Kaiyan: "You brought this with you?"

"I...I'm just carrying it casually." The girl scratched her head.

Say one thing and mean another!
Cheng Kaiyan was too tired to complain, so under the dim street lights, the two of them silently looked at the faded footprints on the marriage certificate.

Press your fingers on it together, with two fingerprints touching each other, and they will remain there forever.

Just like twenty years ago.

Then they hugged each other. Both Cheng Kaiyan and Liu Xiaoli used incredible strength, as if they wanted to merge each other into their bodies.

Before you know it, the time has arrived.

"see you later."

"see you later."

Then the girl stood on tiptoe, closed her eyes and gave him a sweet kiss.

The familiar touch between his lips and teeth struck her heart. Smelling the warm masculine scent in her nose, her body inevitably collapsed in Cheng Kaiyan's arms.

It won’t be long, just wait until fall comes, and besides…it doesn’t stink at all.

The girl thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)