1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 227 Afterwards
In the corridor outside the General Affairs Department meeting room.

Just now, Ning Qiuyue specifically sought out Wang Meng for a talk, so the leaders of the Writers Association moved away to avoid hearing anything.

For those in official circles, these things are particularly taboo.

It’s best not to listen to things you are not told to hear.

Even if I heard it, I pretended not to hear it.

It was not until Ning Qiuyue left that the leader of the Writers Association came back quietly and asked slyly:
"What did you talk about just now? Why did this Xiao Ning leader suddenly come to you? Could it be that this Xiao Ning leader admires your talent? Speaking of which, this person is the best in terms of appearance and family background, right?"

What are you thinking about! Lao Chen!

Wang Meng almost choked to death on his saliva. What was this old guy saying?

Don't you die?

It seems that I didn't use enough copper-head leather belt.

"I didn't expect Comrade Xiao Ning to admire me so much and actually want me to go to the front line. I never thought that I would be drafted into the army even though I'm already old."

Wang Meng pushed his glasses and said with some seriousness.

"Come on, you are already old and you are still on the front line, don't joke around."

Leader Chen didn't believe it at all. Wang Meng was already in his fifties or sixties, and was a nationally renowned writer. Even if Ning Qiuyue had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to let Wang Meng go to the front line to collect folk songs!
If something happens, wouldn’t I become a sinner?

"Weren't you the one who joked first?"

Wang Meng laughed and waved his hands, "Okay, no more jokes, this Xiao Ning leader is not looking for my men, but Cheng Kaiyan's men."

"Cheng Kaiyan? Is he the young man who wrote "Fragrant Grass" and "Love Letter" that you often mention? My daughter likes him very much. That guy is so handsome, or as the trendy words say, so handsome. What does this guy want to see him for?" Leader Chen raised his eyebrows.

"What else could he do? Go to the front line to collect folk songs. I don't know if Ning Qiuyue deliberately tricked him or really appreciated him. She didn't ask anything and directly decided on Cheng Kaiyan and submitted his name."

Wang Meng explained helplessly.

"Open conspiracy... It seems that Comrade Xiao Cheng must go to the front line.

But it was not right for him to go, and it was not right for him not to go.

If you go, your life will be in danger.

If he doesn't go, wouldn't that be cowardice? It would be a fatal blow to his reputation in the literary world.

After all, the names have been reported.”

Leader Chen looked a little strange, and he didn't know what the grudge between the two men was.

What is certain is that Ning Qiuyue will definitely use Cheng Kaiyan as an example, taking both the pros and cons into consideration.

"That being said, I think Comrade Kaiyan should go. With his courage, it doesn't matter if he just goes to the front line. Besides, he has been in the army for many years. You can let him carry a gun and fight in the war!"

Wang Meng's brows relaxed, thinking that Ning Qiuyue had probably made a wrong calculation.

When Leader Chen heard this explanation, he also looked at her sideways and said with a smile, "So Cheng Kaiyan has been in the army before. It seems... we can look forward to what kind of excellent works this talented man can create during this military tour."

"makes sense."

Wang Meng's eyes also showed anticipation. After creating many works, Cheng Kaiyan had already gained a reputation as a talented person.

The two great works of children's literature created in the past few months, "The Alchemist's Alchemy" and "Three Major Themes of Children's Literature", are recognized as masters of children's literature by people in the children's literature community.

The master's reputation is evident.

A writer of this level is absolutely impeccable in both talent and literary grace.

He was very curious about what kind of wonderful stories Cheng Kaiyan could come up with when faced with military themes.

Expectation!

Thinking of this, Wang Meng had the urge to leave without hesitation.

I must tell him about going to the front line right away, so I said quickly, "Old Chen, I won't have lunch with you. I'm leaving now and we'll see each other in two days."

"Go ahead. Tomorrow morning, the Writers Association will hold a mobilization meeting."

Leader Chen knew that Wang Meng was going to Cheng Kaiyan's house to report the news, so he waved his hand kindly.

"gone."

……

General Political Department canteen.

The leaders who were invited to attend the meeting all had their meals in the cafeteria.

Today's meal standard is very high, each person gets two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, plus a bowl of seaweed egg drop soup.

In front of the cafeteria window.

Jiang Yunxia and Ning Qiuyue took their food trays and sat down at a random table.

"What did you say to Comrade Wang Meng just now?"

Jiang Yunxia took a sip of soup and asked casually.

"Nothing to say. Mr. Wang is quite familiar with Jiang Ting's nephew Cheng Kaiyan. I plan to let Cheng Kaiyan join the military collection team, so I'd like to ask him to help."

Ning Qiuyue took a tissue and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Her face looked calm and composed, as if she didn't take the matter seriously.

"help?"

Jiang Yunxia glanced at Ning Qiuyue, snorted, and said nothing more.

I'm afraid it's not about helping, but directly deciding on Cheng Kaiyan's name?
Her impression of Cheng Kaiyan was neither good nor bad, except that... she was quite courageous.

Even when facing himself, this twenty-year-old young man still refused to give in.

If he hadn't been Mr. Ye's student, Jiang Yunxia would definitely not have let him go so easily.

Therefore, Jiang Yunxia didn't bother to care about the matter of collecting folk songs on the front line. Since it was handed over to Ning Qiuyue, she would not easily interfere.

Of course, it would not be impossible if Jiang Ting came to her personally and asked her to cross out Cheng Kaiyan's name.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yunxia said indifferently: "Since you have been chosen by Mr. Ye, you must have some ability. I think the first prize in the military literature and art essay contest is more than enough."

"That being said, military works are different from other literary works after all. They are not that simple."

Ning Qiuyue shook her head, as the person in charge of the military field trip.

The more fruitful the results of this field trip, the greater her contribution will naturally be.

The reason why Cheng Kaiyan was chosen was not only to disgust Jiang Ting a little, but also for other purposes.

An assistant and bodyguard during the field trip.

After all, as the person in charge, she also has to go to the front line, and when she gets there, no one will care whose jewel in the crown she is.

Cheng Kaiyan is not only a writer, but also a military man with pretty good abilities.

The most important thing is that he is Jiang Ting’s nephew, and she knows him and can use him easily.

However, she did not think that Cheng Kaiyan could write any excellent military works. Ning Qiuyue was the kind of person who would never blindly believe anything without putting established facts in front of her.

For a family like theirs, sometimes being cautious and not putting all your eggs in one basket is the best option.

Therefore, she also plans to win over a group of young military writers.

The field research produced excellent works and touching military and civilian deeds, all of which were contributed by Ning Qiuyue.

"Just know it in your heart, no need to ask me."

The two then talked about the newly formed military field research working group, which was led by Jiang Yunxia and Liu Baiyu, and Ning Qiuyue was in charge of the affairs.

After finishing their meal, they immediately returned to the office to work.

The field research work has just begun and there is still a lot to do.

……

Xiaowei Hutong, Wutong Courtyard.

This former Qing Dynasty third-class mansion with two courtyards seems quite lively today.

Several beautiful lesbians came to the courtyard.

The men, young and old, in the courtyard were stunned.

"Who... who is this? Which lesbian is this?"

Next to the large stone vat filled with mud in the west wing, Xiao Wenyuan from the Xiao family leaned against the wooden pillar of the veranda, tilting his thin square head and staring at the female comrades. "Who else could it be? The girl with a ponytail who looks very gentle is Kaiyan's boyfriend. The one who looks unkind is a relative of Kaiyan's family. I'm not sure about the other girl who looks like a porcelain doll."

While her mother was away, the eldest sister of the Xiao family secretly glared at her skinny and wretched brother Xiao Wenyuan.

"Such a beautiful girl... this damn Cheng Kaiyan, he is going to make a mistake in his thinking! No! I have to report him!"

Xiao Wenyuan's eyes were red, and he said indignantly.

In the past few months, more and more educated youth have returned to the city.

However, jobs in the street office are becoming increasingly scarce. All the large collective jobs that Xiao Wenyuan had previously disdained have been snapped up, and Xiao Wenyuan has not been able to find a job because he looked down upon them.

In order to avoid gossip, he would usually go out early in the morning and stay outside until eight or nine in the evening before coming back.

If you don’t have money, you can invest some at home, or ask the older sister who works in a collective for some money.

Therefore, he had no idea what was happening in the courtyard.

"Looking at your behavior, calling you a troublemaker is overestimating you. You are a loser, yet you report them. They are all top students. One is from Beijing Dance Academy, one is from Tsinghua University, and another is a professor at Beijing Normal University. How dare you, an unemployed vagrant, report them? We'll arrest you and interrogate you first!"

Wang Xiaomei, who lived in Wang Cuihua's house in the east wing, pushed him with disdain, her tone naturally full of sarcasm.

"waste."

"Blind flow..."

Several girls in the yard spoke one by one, as if they wanted to belittle him and make him into stinky dog ​​shit.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Xiao Wenyuan was so angry that he went mad. He grabbed his hair and ran into the house to complain.

The group of girls finally started laughing.

"It's a pity that Sister Ruixue left and went abroad. I didn't expect Brother Kaiyan to be doing so well now. When he went back to his hometown in the countryside to play, four or five female comrades followed him back. Tsk tsk."

"I don't know if Sister Ruixue has settled down with the Japanese. It's really like the newcomers are laughing and the old ones are crying!"
Several girls started chatting at once.

the other side.

Cheng Kaiyan's main hall was indeed extremely lively.

Xu Yuxiu, Cheng Kaiyan, Liu Xiaoli, Jiang Ting, and Ning Wanjia who was there to make up the numbers.

The girl hasn't gone home these few days and has been playing at Jiang Ting's house.

This morning everyone went shopping in preparation for going to Fangshan countryside for fun tomorrow.

So the girl came along and had a simple meal at Cheng Kaiyan's house.

The square dining table was wiped clean without a trace of grease. Five people sat at the table, Liu Xiaoli and Cheng Kaiyan sat next to each other, and the other three sat down on their own sides.

"Eat your food, how was your morning shopping?"

Xu Yuxiu sat in the upper seat and asked.

"I bought some food for Xiaobao, and then a few sets of clothes. Sister Xiaoli bought some summer clothes and shoes for Sister Qiaoqiao."

Cheng Kaiyan looked up at her mother and explained.

As for Tang Dahai, Cheng Kaiyan has not completely changed her mind.

As for what will happen in the future, it depends on how my sister and her family are doing now. I will go and confirm it in person tomorrow.

If it’s not bad, Cheng Kaiyan will go to the street to buy a bottle of Moutai and a pack of cigarettes.

"Uh-huh."

Liu Xiaoli bit her chopsticks and nodded.

"That's good. Don't cause trouble for your sister when you go."

Xu Yuxiu felt helpless. It seemed that her son still had a prejudice against Tang Dahai and she didn't buy him anything.

"Sister Yuxiu, do you want to come with us?"

Jiang Ting sat gracefully and dignifiedly, using chopsticks to push the hair on her forehead to both sides. A faint arc of light flowed in her dark phoenix eyes as she looked at Xu Yuxiu quietly.

This time when we went to the countryside, most of the people there were young people, and Jiang Ting was the only elder.

She couldn't help feeling a little lonely, so if Sister Yuxiu went with her, she would have someone to talk to.

"You are all young people, what am I going to do with you?"

Xu Yuxiu subconsciously declined as she was teaching in an elementary school.

There is basically nothing to do during the summer vacation, and I just watch TV at home.

Moreover, the family has rarely traveled far since her husband passed away and her son joined the army.

Cheng Kaiyan sighed in his heart, he knew that this was caused by his mother being alone at home for many years.

After figuring it out, Cheng Kaiyan smiled and grabbed her mother's hand, jokingly saying, "Young people? Mom, why don't you take a look in the mirror?! You don't know, when I went out with you on the street before, people thought you were my real sister! You were young and beautiful. Sister Xiaoli, don't you think so?"

"That's right, Aunt Xiu really doesn't look old, and she's really beautiful. Most importantly, she has a temperament that emanates from her bones, and she's very gentle and graceful." Liu Xiaoli nodded hurriedly.

"Bah! Sister, look at your behavior. You have no shame, but I still have some!"

Xu Yuxiu felt a little embarrassed by the praise from the two people. She gave them a reproachful look and then looked at Jiang Ting and Ning Wanjia.

"real."

Jiang Ting said very seriously.

"Let's go together. We can go fishing and catching shrimps. I can also bring a tent and go camping. My aunt told me that camping is very popular in the United States. It is the most fashionable culture now."

Ning Wanjia also smiled and nodded, thinking: Cheng Kaiyan looks like his mother, and she's the type that becomes more beautiful the more you look at her.

"Well, let's go together. By the way, Kaiyan, go ask Xinyu later to see if she wants to go."

Since everyone agreed, Xu Yuxiu agreed happily. In order to appear more reserved, she asked Cheng Kaiyan to ask Zhan Xinyu to go along.

"Row."

For a moment, the atmosphere was filled with laughter and excitement.

While eating, everyone planned what to do in the next few days.

Ning Wanjia finally said that she could help find a car to take them to Fangshan so they wouldn't have to squeeze on the bus and they could come back at an agreed time.

At first, everyone was wondering if the bus was being used for personal purposes.

But Ning Wanjia said that was nothing, she didn't follow the example of other families and just get a note to ask for a car and that was considered good enough.

What’s a few pick-ups and drop-offs?
Everyone was speechless for a moment.

However, as a big problem had been solved, everyone became more and more excited.

After lunch, Xu Yuxiu and Liu Xiaoli went to wash the dishes.

Cheng Kaiyan was watching TV in the main room.

I don’t know how long it had been, but a familiar man’s voice was heard in the courtyard.

"Kai Yan! Sister Yuxiu, is Kai Yan from your family at home?"

Not long after, Wang Meng's long face with glasses and sweat all over his forehead appeared in the main room. He glanced around and saw someone in the room, so he pulled Cheng Kaiyan out and said, "Come with me. I have something urgent to tell you."

Suddenly, a middle-aged man rushed in. Ning Wanjia and Jiang Ting, who were sitting in the room watching TV, cast their eyes over to him.

Seeing Wang Meng's anxious expression, Cheng Kaiyan thought for a moment and said to the two of them, "I'll go out for a while."

The two walked to the eaves outside the house.

"Kaiyan! I have news for you. The military tour has begun and you have been named by the leaders above!"

Wang Meng looked at Cheng Kaiyan with an extremely serious expression.

"What? I was named? Shouldn't this be voluntary?"

Cheng Kaiyan frowned. A few years ago, he heard from his teacher's uncle Ye that the military field trip would be restarted this year.

I didn't expect it to come so suddenly.

Did I volunteer for this?

You won't leave right away?
(End of this chapter)