1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 201 I am very willful
Cheng Kaiyan, who had just returned home, felt it was a bit sudden when she heard this.

Although he had known for a long time that Zhao Ruixue was going to study abroad in Japan, he did not expect that this day would come so soon.

Are you leaving now?

Also.

After all, school will start in Japan in more than a month, so it is normal to go there early to adapt to the environment.

"But it's still a bit fast."

Cheng Kaiyan left her mother and Aunt Wang Qiang and walked out the door, smiling bitterly in her heart.

It was the hottest time of the day at noon, and the bustling yard was exceptionally quiet, with only the sycamore tree not far away swaying in the wind.

However, Zhao Ruixue's home in the east wing seemed quite lively.

In the kitchen built in a plastic shed, Aunt Zhao, wearing a floral short-sleeved shirt and looking a little bloated, was standing in the kitchen cooking something. Then she bent over and scooped something out of the pot, which seemed to be brown sugar eggs.

Aunt Zhao moved briskly and skillfully, with a big smile on her face.

This was the kind of confident smile that Cheng Kaiyan had never seen before, as if someone was backing him up.

He thought about it carefully. After all, Aunt Zhao had suffered a lot of setbacks in the compound in the past six months. Now that her brother, who was an official in Shanghai, had come, her expression was naturally different.

Cheng Kaiyan stood at the door and watched for a while. The reason he didn't go forward was because there were guests at the Zhao family, and he was also not sure whether Zhao Ruixue wanted to see him.

She simply stood at the door and watched silently. No matter what, as a childhood sweetheart, Cheng Kaiyan still wanted to see her off and hoped that she would live well alone in Neon.

Perhaps it was because Cheng Kaiyan had been staring for too long, Aunt Zhao seemed to have noticed something and turned around. She saw a young man standing under the eaves of the Cheng family not far away. It was Cheng Kaiyan.

"Kai Yan is back, come here! There are guests at Auntie's house, let me get you something to eat to cheer you up.

This is a good thing from Shanghai. It’s too expensive!
Try it. If you like it, I'll go into the house and get you two more."

Aunt Zhao smiled, put down the bowl, and walked towards Cheng Kaiyan. She groped in her pocket, took out a few pieces of candy and put them in Cheng Kaiyan's hand.

"Thank you, ma'am."

Cheng Kaiyan replied politely, then looked down and saw a few oval, flat-bottomed candies wrapped in candy paper with unclear foreign language written on them, but they looked very familiar to him.

It was the chocolate candy with alcohol filling that he had eaten in his previous life, very sweet with a hint of alcohol.

In this era, it is quite rare, even rarer than the White Rabbit.

I estimate it's a few cents per piece.

However, he was no longer old enough to eat candy, so he just held it in his hand, intending to give it to the girl Zhan Xinyu later.

However, Aunt Zhao's approach gave Cheng Kaiyan an opportunity to ask calmly, "Aunt, Ruixue is going abroad?"

"Yes."

Aunt Zhao's smile grew wider. Since Cheng Kaiyan was a very respectable person with a high status, Aunt Zhao wanted to show off in front of him as a way of paying him back.

"Ruixue is ranked third in her grade at Beijing Normal University, so she must be a good student~
Look, their school has recently launched an exchange student program, saying that they will study at the Japanese university for two years!"

Although Aunt Zhao didn't quite understand what an exchange student was, she was sent abroad on a government scholarship!
This is easy to understand.

It is a great honor for the country to pay for one's daughter to study abroad.

After hearing her daughter confess about studying abroad that day, Aunt Zhao sent a letter to her brother in Shanghai and also asked the knowledgeable Uncle Yi at the entrance of the alley.

He said that if this happened in the past, he would be a juren-level official.

When you come back from studying abroad, your future will be limitless!
By then, let alone the writer Cheng Kaiyan, even the city officials might not be able to compare with his own daughter.

Aunt Zhao had a good plan. When her daughter came back from studying abroad, she would ask her brother to find her a cadre partner in Shanghai or BJ.

In the past, when people said her daughter was destined to be a city-level official, she felt a little nervous, worried that others would say she was bragging.

But now her own daughter is going to study abroad on government scholarship, so she dares to challenge not only municipal-level officials, but even provincial-level officials.

"I know this. She and I go to the same school. When is she leaving?"

Cheng Kaiyan went straight to the point.

Hearing this, Aunt Zhao looked at him with some doubt, "Kai Yan, when did you go to the same school as Rui Xue? Are you trying to make a mistake? I'm telling you, you already have a partner, don't mess with our Rui Xue!"

"We have been friends for so many years. Even if we don't have romantic feelings, we have a close relationship. Auntie, please don't say nonsense! I am just concerned about her."

Cheng Kaiyan talked nonsense in a serious manner.

However, Aunt Zhao's doubts were dispelled. After all, the two of them had always had a good time.

It's normal to ask when you go to study abroad in such a faraway place. Besides, we haven't seen each other for several years, so he has no way to harass her even if he wants to.

"Okay, I'll go get her out. If you have any questions, just ask her. I don't know anything about flights or anything like that."

When Aunt Zhao realized this, she threw down a sentence and turned to go into the house.

……

East wing.

Zhao Ruixue sat on a bench in the main room. The electric fan was facing only her today, blowing her growing hair back, making her feel particularly cool.

Today she is wearing a white shirt and a pair of loose flared pants, looking very fashionable.

Perhaps she was tired of flipping through the pages, so the girl rolled up the loose sleeves of her shirt, revealing her snow-white arms. But what was different today was that there was a watch on her wrist below her arms.

She was also holding a book in her hand, which was Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past".

It is one of the two books mentioned in "Love Letter".

The other one was "Gone with the Wind". She had asked Cheng Kaiyan to borrow it, but Cheng Kaiyan said she had given it to someone else.
After meeting Liu Xiaoli last time, she already understood that the copy of "Gone with the Wind" must have been given to Liu Xiaoli.

So she bought one herself in anger.

Zhao Ruixue's favorite two sentences are:

When a person cannot have something, the only thing he can do is not forget it.

All serious mistakes have one thing in common: the failure to control emotional impulses.

These two sentences were almost deeply engraved in her heart and she pondered over them over and over again. She guessed that this was the purpose of Cheng Kaiyan's writing this book "Love Letter".

Don't forget to exercise restraint, she thinks she is doing a good job.

Zhao Ruixue felt a little annoyed looking at the English words on the book that were like ants. She thought that she would find it even more difficult to understand when she arrived in Japan.

She was still a little worried about Neon's words and language.

On the wine table not far away.

My uncle Dong Weihua, who was wearing glasses, a shirt and trousers and had a slicked-back hair, and my father Zhao Dafeng were sitting at the table drinking. Two bottles of Niulanshan were already empty on the table, and of the sumptuous side dishes on the table, only the plate of peanuts was empty, and the rest was untouched.

Dad Zhao Dafeng was drunk, his bearded face was flushed.

My uncle Dong Weihua had clear eyes and looked as if nothing had happened.

He even had enough energy to observe his niece Zhao Ruixue who was sitting in front of the fan and enjoying the breeze.

Although this child had good grades and a promising future, his luck has really run out now. There are not many places available in Beijing Normal University, and this child failed.

The future is limitless.

That's right, after Dong Weihua received the letter, he immediately asked for leave from his unit, his wife and children. His wife, who originally looked down on his sister's family, changed her attitude and supported him to come.

When my father-in-law's family heard about it, they even used their connections to exchange some dollars for him to bring over.

This is the value of being a student at a prestigious university, plus being sponsored abroad, and also studying at Waseda University.

The US dollar is now the hard currency in the international community, and even the funds for our country's government-sponsored overseas studies are in US dollars.

According to statistics, the total amount of funds for government-sponsored overseas studies in 1978 reached a staggering million US dollars.

The average amount of tuition and living allowances received by international students and exchange scholars during their entire study abroad period is between US$9,000 and US$10,000.

However, this money is still not enough abroad.

At this time.

"Ruixue! Kaiyan from the old Cheng family is back. I was just asking you this."

Aunt Zhao walked in carefully, holding a bowl of brown sugar eggs, and placed it in front of me. Then she called out to Zhao Ruixue, who was daydreaming while reading a book.

"Ah? Are you back? I'll go out and take a look."

Zhao Ruixue stood up subconsciously, smoothed the hair around her ears, and hurried out with brisk steps.

"sister."

Uncle Dong Weihua frowned slightly and watched her back as she left the house.

He had heard the name Cheng Kaiyan a long time ago.

"what happened?"

Aunt Zhao immediately looked at her brother.

"Be careful when you write to Ruixue next time. Don't mention that boy. It's best to let her forget about him slowly."

Dong Weihua took a sip of wine and gave instructions lightly.

The niece studying abroad is destined to be out of reach for the young man, and keeping this relationship will only bring harm to both parties.

Aunt Zhao nodded obediently: "Oh, I thought so too."

"Time will dilute everything."

Dong Weihua smiled.

However, Aunt Zhao, who was familiar with her daughter's personality, felt a little unconfident.

That girl is very stubborn.

……

……

In the courtyard, it was so quiet that the only sound was the chirping of cicadas in the afternoon.

At noon, every household stays at home to take a nap.

Cheng Kaiyan walked out from under the eaves of her house, went under the phoenix tree, and waited patiently.

No matter what, I have to send my blessings to this childhood sweetheart.

After a while, he saw Zhao Ruixue, who was simply dressed, coming out, but he didn't know how to start the conversation.

But the corners of Zhao Ruixue's plump lips slightly raised, and a faint smile bloomed on her cold and elegant face:

"Long time no see." "Uh...long time no see."

Cheng Kaiyan was a little embarrassed. "It seems like we haven't seen each other for only a... two weeks?"

"Four days to be exact. The last time was in the auditorium, when you and Professor Jiang Feng gave a lecture."

Zhao Ruixue stretched out her fingers and gestured a few numbers, reminding him in a light tone.

She suddenly remembered that Cheng Kaiyan was pulled away by another girl that day, which prevented her from congratulating him.

Forget about Liu Xiaoli, after all, she was his childhood sweetheart.

But who is that girl?

I'm a little angry.

"That day, I was a bit busy. I just finished the lecture and was called away immediately because something happened at my aunt's place."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded and explained that he felt Zhao Ruixue seemed a little angry.

"So that's it..."

Zhao Ruixue nodded, no longer angry, "By the way, I'm leaving tomorrow, do you want to come?"

"Tomorrow? So soon!"

Cheng Kaiyan was shocked and thought to herself that it was a good thing that she came back at noon today. If she had stayed at her aunt's house for one more night, she might have missed Zhao Ruixue.

By then, the girl would definitely not say anything, but she would definitely hate him in her heart.

Maybe I won't send him a letter for two years.

It was like this when I joined the army before. The two of us didn’t send any letters for four years.

This girl is so rational and restrained, even a little paranoid.

The main point is that if you don’t send it, I won’t send it either, let’s see who can outlast the other.

But it is often the case that the easier it is to separate.

Thinking of the past, Cheng Kaiyan immediately agreed, "I'll go see you off. When exactly? I'll go with you."

"If it's inconvenient, forget it. Don't force it."

Zhao Ruixue glanced at him and said casually.

This is definitely a double-talk!
Cheng Kaiyan shook her head repeatedly, saying that we were childhood friends and if she did not have a visa or a plane ticket, she would have sent him to Tokyo no matter what!
Obviously, the effect of this straight ball is quite significant.

“Pfft…Who asked you to send me to Tokyo? I’m not a child!”

The girl chuckled, covered her face with her hands and said angrily.

"Haha, aren't you just a kid?"

"Okay, okay, I'll call you to get up tomorrow morning, and you'd better get up, or I'll throw water in your face."

The girl pointed at his face and said stubbornly with her hands on her hips.

"Good good."

Both of them could feel the depressing atmosphere brought about by separation. They chatted idly, and finally stood side by side quietly at the end of the chat, looking at the yard.

It was as if every bit of the past appeared in my mind.

I don’t know how long it took, but Aunt Zhao called Zhao Ruixue to go back, and the two waved goodbye and went home.

After Cheng Kaiyan watched the two people's backs disappear, she went to the kitchen to wash her face before entering the house.

"How about it?"

Mother Xu Yuxiu asked curiously. She still liked Zhao Ruixue very much.

"Let's go tomorrow morning. It should be early."

Cheng Kaiyan explained.

"After all, it's a government-sponsored trip, so the earlier the better. Once we get there, we have to find the team leader to report in, so it's reasonable to go early.

Besides, it usually takes four or five hours to get from BJ to Tokyo, so it’s pretty close.”

Aunt Wang Qiang looked at him and said thoughtfully.

“Plane…Nowadays, many people find it difficult to even take the train.”

Cheng Kaiyan shook her head and went back to her room.

Because of the fatigue of the past few days, he lay in bed for a while and fell asleep.

Even had a dream.

In the dream, he was less than ten years old. It was a cloudy summer day and the children in Xiaowei Hutong were digging holes in the sand.

It is said that those ten-year-old children said that there was a spring in the sand, and if you dig deeper, clear spring water will gush out, and it is sweet.

He and Zhao Ruixue went out to play together. In his memory, they were always holding hands, one in front and one behind. Cheng Kaiyan would look behind him from time to time and wipe Zhao Ruixue's nose.

Cheng Kaiyan took Zhao Ruixue to dig, and they dug a big hole. The water in it gushed out, and it was very clear. No one else could dig as well as them.

Then a fat black man took a fancy to it and snatched it away, saying that it was his territory.

Zhao Ruixue was a rebellious girl when she was young. She was not convinced and went up to catch the fat black man, but was bounced off by the fat black man's big belly and fell to the ground, where she sat down in a pit. Her clothes were all wet and stained with yellow mud.

She covered her face and sobbed, her face covered with tears and snot.

Cheng Kaiyan estimated the fat man's size and decided that it was magnanimous to let him go.

He pulled Zhao Ruixue up like pulling a carrot and took her home dejectedly to take a bath.

Because they were all young, Zhao Ruixue sat on the ground crying like a punching bag and couldn't take a shower at all.

Cheng Kaiyan tore her clothes off, tearing several holes in her already worn-out clothes.

Then he scooped up some water and poured it on her body, and she was clean in a short while.

And this guy stopped crying, bit his finger and looked at him, blushing and saying:

If the girl is seen naked, she will not be able to get married and she wants him to be responsible.

While rubbing mud for her, Cheng Kaiyan said, "You are a tomboy. I don't have to be responsible."

Then she started crying even harder.

There was nothing Cheng Kaiyan could do, so she had to cleverly say that she would take responsibility when she grew up.

Zhao Ruixue burst into laughter, kissed him, and cautiously said that she wanted to make a pinky promise with him.

"Pin, don't change for a hundred years."

……

"Pin, don't change for a hundred years."

When Cheng Kaiyan was woken up in a daze the next day, this sentence was still churning in her mind.

"what are you talking about?"

He saw a familiar face very close to him in the dim room.

It was Zhao Ruixue. She pushed her shoulders and asked curiously.

"On the hook..."

Cheng Kaiyan said subconsciously, but quickly stopped.

He raised his hand to check the time and found that it was already six o'clock the next day.

Now is not the time to talk about this.

Cheng Kaiyan said, "Nothing. Are we leaving soon? Pack your things and change your clothes."

"oh oh."

Zhao Ruixue blinked and turned to go out.

Cheng Kaiyan changed her clothes, packed her things, went to the desk, and put the notebook in her arms.

Then the two of them followed the Zhao family out and headed towards the Capital International Airport.

After taking the bus all the way and going around in circles, we finally arrived at the airport.

The whole family said goodbye with red eyes.

Cheng Kaiyan stood aside and watched silently.

It was not until Zhao Ruixue came to him that he took out the notebook from his arms and handed it to her: "Take this."

"What is it?"

"A story for you alone."

"Thank you, can you show it to others?"

"It's better not to."

Cheng Kaiyan shook her head.

"I'm leaving."

Zhao Ruixue nodded, turned around, and her tall ponytail swept across Cheng Kaiyan's face.

She didn't even look back and walked away in a leisurely manner.

"You are leaving, and I am leaving too."

Cheng Kaiyan watched her go away quietly and murmured.

Then turned around and went back.

Nine in the morning.

He saw an airplane flying across the sky at home, leaving behind two contrails that stretched for thousands of miles.

On the plane.

Zhao Ruixue leaned weakly on the chair, with the book against her chest.

She looked out the window expressionlessly, and through the reflection of the glass, she could see her slightly red eyes.

"Can't I show it to others? I'm very willful...I want everyone to see it."

(End of this chapter)