1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 270: Merit Ceremony
It was five o'clock in the morning and the sky was just getting light outside the window.

The intensive care unit was dark, with only a thin ray of light from the street lamp filtering through the gaps in the curtains, allowing one to barely see the position of objects in the ward, but everything else was blurry.

There were figures lying on two hospital beds. The figure on the right was lying on his side with his back to the window.

In the dim light, one could barely see the dark outline of her body. She was slender and thin, and must be a lesbian.

The person in the other bed was a gay man who was tall, thin, and well-proportioned.

The dim ward was very quiet. The only sounds that could be heard were the even breathing and the faint chirping of cicadas outside the window.

The two of them slept very soundly, only turning over occasionally.

"Bang bang bang!"

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door, waking them up.

In the dim room, two pairs of bright eyes opened at the same time.

The two blinked and stared at each other across the aisle.

"morning."

"morning."

Cheng Kaiyan heard the girl's soft, sleepy voice beside her and responded lazily.

"Ha~~ My aunt and the others should be here, get up."

Liu Xiaoli supported herself with her hands and sat up on the bed. She yawned sleepily and muttered in a resentful tone.

Last night, she supervised Cheng Kaiyan to write an article so that he could finish it early and go to bed.

Unexpectedly, this guy kept writing until eleven o'clock in the evening.

As a result, she also stayed up late and has not slept enough until now.

"Ah."

Liu Xiaoli quickly got out of bed in her slippers, ran to the door and opened it.

The light fell into the dim ward, allowing her to see clearly.

The lights at the top of the corridor illuminate the floor at intervals, creating bright and dark areas on the floor.

There were two beautiful women standing in front of him, they were Jiang Ting and Ning Qiuyue.

Jiang Ting was dressed simply and elegantly, wearing a white shirt, black trousers, and a pair of black thin-strap sandals. Her aura that made people feel at a distance was set off by her. Even with such a simple outfit, she was still beautiful, elegant, generous and noble.

Ning Qiuyue's outfit was almost the same as Jiang Ting's, a plaid shirt and grey trousers, which made her charming and beautiful mature woman look more serious and intellectual.

It's quite a contrast.

"Why lock the door?"

Seeing her niece coming out, Jiang Ting frowned slightly and asked calmly.

"Nothing, Cheng Kaiyan is just writing at night and doesn't want to be disturbed. Come in, why are you so early?"

Liu Xiaoli shook her head.

"It's getting late. The car is already waiting downstairs. It will be almost seven o'clock when we arrive at the military area."

Ning Qiuyue shook her head and explained, then pushed the pile of clothes in her hands into Liu Xiaoli's arms.

"This is?"

Liu Xiaoli looked down.

"Where is Cheng Kaiyan? Has he gotten up yet? He will most likely go on stage today. The military district's staff specially prepared a military uniform for him. Try it on to see if it fits. If not, change it when you get there."

Ning Qiuyue explained.

"Woke up."

Cheng Kaiyan responded while lying on the bed.

"Lying down on the bed, you screamed?"

Ning Qiuyue narrowed her eyes and snorted in dissatisfaction.

A group of people were waiting for him, but he was fine.

……

Fifteen minutes later.

Since Cheng Kaiyan was not fully injured, she had to ask Liu Xiaoli for help, and only then did she change into this slightly loose-fitting Type 65 military uniform, which was an officer's style.

Cheng Kaiyan smoothed his straight sleeves inlaid with brass buckles, tilted his head to look at Liu Xiaoli who was a little dazed. Seeing this, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked with a smile:
"How is it, Sister Xiaoli?"

"..."

Liu Xiaoli pursed her lips and stared at the guy in front of her.

The girl's heart in her soft chest was beating like a deer, and she even held her breath.

Cheng Kaiyan was seen standing under the bright incandescent light, his figure straight and sharp under his military uniform, like a blade unsheathed, with an edge without compromise.

The pine green military uniform was lifted by the moist breeze outside the window, with clean creases, aptly outlining the thin and straight shoulder lines.

Two thin silver bars on the shoulders hold down the narrowing lines, and the metal collar at the neckline reflects cold light under the light, falling on the pale neck that reveals light blue veins.

As he spoke, his Adam's apple slid up and down above the stand-up collar of his military uniform, highlighting a restrained arc.

At the same time, those translucent eyes were like gems made of golden amber, sparkling with bright light.

The high bridge of the nose blocked the light coming from above, and the handsome cheek was half covered by the slanted shadow.

A proud and sharp officer.

Pale and sickly artist.

These two completely different temperaments conflicted and blended with each other in Cheng Kaiyan at this moment.

It is contradictory and conflicting, yet has a fatal attraction.

This moment of eye contact almost suffocated Liu Xiaoli.

The young man in front of her was like a bottomless whirlpool, almost sucking the girl's entire body in.

She was not the only one who had this feeling. The icy noblewoman who was in love with Cheng Kaiyan also skipped a beat.

"how?"

Cheng Kaiyan raised her chin, and her voice became different from usual, a little cold.

"Very...very beautiful. It suits you very well."

For some reason, when Liu Xiaoli saw him like this, her eyes softened and she began to avoid him.

Even her voice, which was usually quiet and gentle like that of a lady from a noble family, became as soft and sweet as the Wu dialect of a young girl.

Before she could finish her words, Liu Xiaoli was overwhelmed with shame. She bit her lip and turned her head away.

That beautiful face was already covered with a pink glow, and it was rosy as if steam was emitting from it.

She finally understood why Cheng Kaiyan always looked at her intentionally or unintentionally. It turned out that she was the same.

"suitable for you."

Jiang Ting looked at Cheng Kaiyan quietly, her voice still calm, but her hands hanging on both sides of her shoulders quietly clenched the hem of her clothes.

"Ahem... I think we should get going soon, so we won't be late."

Ning Qiuyue withdrew her gaze and coughed twice in embarrassment.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Liu Xiaoli nodded repeatedly and walked out the door without paying attention.

"Let's go."

Jiang Ting nodded and followed behind him at a moderate pace.

The three women fled, leaving Cheng Kaiyan standing there quietly.

"Heh... run away."

Cheng Kaiyan shook his head slightly, raised his hand to put on his general's cap, and followed behind slowly.

……

The car bound for the Southern Xinjiang Military Region soon turned on its lights and set off at dawn.

There were many bumps and potholes along the way.

Cheng Kaiyan carefully controlled the amplitude of her body's movements, mainly because the wound would easily crack in this situation.

Fortunately, there was no danger.

Everyone arrived safely at the military district gate at seven o'clock in the morning.

Cheng Kaiyan leaned against the car window and looked out
Liu Xiaoli and the other two also stared out the window intently.

As soon as they entered here, they could feel a grand and lively atmosphere coming towards them, drowning everyone and immersing them in it.

The three-meter-long iron gate that is usually blocked and closed is completely open, allowing unobstructed traffic.

Banners were hung on the Yunnan pines on both sides of the road, and colorful flags swayed in the wind.

The loudspeaker on the electric pole was playing music at this time, and the majestic singing echoed throughout the mountain.

Festive colors are posted everywhere.

"We are here, comrades."

The driver stopped the car in front of the office building.

After getting off the bus, it was still early.

Cheng Kaiyan simply led everyone for a walk along the tree-lined path towards the cafeteria.

Along the way, you can see many soldiers with bandages and wounds, leaning on crutches. They seem to be heroes who have come down from the battlefield to participate in this commendation ceremony.

Cheng Kaiyan looked for a while but didn't see anyone familiar.

When passing by the parade ground and the rostrum, everyone took a closer look. The sky was azure blue, with strange-shaped white clouds slowly floating in the air, changing their shapes.

On the huge and wide parade ground, the bright red national flag fluttered in the wind dozens of meters in the air, and stood out even more brightly against the white clouds.

At the front of the rostrum, there was a huge banner with yellow letters on a red background, which read: Celebration Meeting of the 9.12 Huishuihe Battle!
A group of staff members wearing military green short-sleeved shirts were busy on the podium.

At this time, two officers in dark green military uniforms stood on the table and hung the portrait of the great man in the center of the wall of the rostrum.

"Hey, hey, hey! It's off to the left, a little bit!"

"Okay, everyone, be careful. There can be no mistakes."

A female cadre observed and directed at the same time.

After hanging up the portraits of the two great men, the military flag, the national flag and other flags were hung in turn.

Cheng Kaiyan and others left the vicinity of the parade ground and slowly came to the cafeteria.

At every corner of the road, there were comrades wearing military caps, holding cans of paste and brushes, and posting propaganda slogans on the red brick walls:

Carry forward the revolutionary tradition and strive for greater glory!
Learn from heroes! Pay tribute to heroes!
……

"Is this where you've been staying for a long time?"

Liu Xiaoli hugged her boyfriend's arm and looked around with curiosity.

Coming here, she had an urge to explore the past.

She also wanted to know everything about Cheng Kaiyan, the teenage boy who used to work and live here.

"Well, I stayed for more than four years."

Cheng Kaiyan's tone was gentle. A month ago, he had already made up for his regrets here, and now he saw these people and things.

Neither happy nor sad, neither angry nor furious.

There is only a gentle peace in my heart.

"That's true."

Liu Xiaoli nodded. Although she was curious, she thought that this definitely involved her partner's privacy.

Moreover, she felt that if they wanted to appeal to the memories of both parties in the past, they should naturally find a rainy day, quiet and peaceful, for the two of them to lie on the bed together, with her curled up in his arms and him hugging her, recalling the memories bit by bit and telling each other little by little.

The four of them walked into the cafeteria.

Cheng Kaiyan ordered some breakfast, including corn steamed buns, white flour steamed buns and pickled vegetable porridge.

No one had any objections, and it was also a way to experience life.

Eat for a while.

Not far away, several figures walked over.

They were actually several girls from the art troupe, including Zhuo Yun, Lu Yuanyuan, Amy Yip... and also Cheng Kaiyan's sister Lin Qingshui.

"Cheng Kaiyan!"

"Xiaoyan!"

Everyone greeted him in surprise.

Cheng Kaiyan smiled as a response.

The rest of the group, including Liu Xiaoli and Jiang Ting, were eating their meals, glancing up at them from time to time.

"Xiao Yan? Are you feeling better?"

Lin Qingshui asked with concern. Her skinny face seemed to have recovered recently and had some color.

"Sister Qingshui, I'm much better now. I can even get out of bed now."

Cheng Kaiyan stretched out her hand and shook it for her.

"good."

Feeling the warmth coming from his hands, Lin Qingshui nodded with satisfaction. His brother recovered quickly.

"Cheng Kaiyan, you're wearing a military uniform? It looks really good. Are you here to participate in the commendation ceremony this time?"

Zhuo Yun looked at Cheng Kaiyan with sparkling eyes and asked curiously.

“It must have been a great contribution!”

At this time, Amy Yip had already let go of the anger in her heart and said with a smile.

"That's it!"

……

Here, they were chatting lively.

Not far away, several young men with gloomy faces and unfriendly eyes were staring at Cheng Kaiyan.

"Damn it, so many lesbians are surrounding this guy, he must be very lucky in love, right?"

One of them was a dark-skinned young man with a flat head and a look of envy and jealousy on his face, and he wished he could take his place.

Another tall, thin man wearing glasses and with a gentle manner said disdainfully: "You used to be a low-profile person in the art troupe, but now that you've left the troupe, you're so arrogant?"

He looked down on Cheng Kaiyan from the bottom of his heart. She was just an ordinary citizen who couldn't even afford to eat at home and had to join the army to barely survive. How could she be worthy of being compared with them?
Do you know that the revolutionary empire was founded by their fathers?

Even if Cheng Kaiyan has become a writer now, so what?

As for the deputy leader of the field research working group, it is just a temporary and honorary position. Who can he fool?
"Xu Xing, didn't you say last time that you were going to find someone to beat him up? Why is there no response?"

The dark-skinned young man asked hurriedly.

"Feng Ti! Amy Yip informed Cheng Kaiyan, and this guy didn't even dare to come. He left the next day to go to the front line to collect folk songs. He was in a hurry, like a dog that had lost its home."

Xu Xing sneered and said contemptuously.

I thought I would be able to improve my skills after going back for a year or two, but I didn't even dare to come.

At this time, the young man sitting behind Xu Xing suddenly spoke up: "It's not that Cheng Kaiyan doesn't dare to come, but he probably thinks you are too weak and can't stand his beating. Compared to Caifeng, he probably thinks you can be beaten at any time."

"What the hell, what are you saying..."

When Xu Xing heard this, he immediately became furious and turned around to attack.

The next second, a young man with fair skin and tall stature appeared in front of him, looking at them calmly.

"Li... Li, Mr. Li?"

Xu Xing's pupils shrank and cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Call my name."

The young man didn't even bother to look at Xu Xing. He looked up at Cheng Kaiyan who was surrounded by a group of girls. After looking at her for a while, he said leisurely, "Last week, the chief personally visited Cheng Kaiyan to express his condolences."

"hiss!"

When Xu Xing and others heard this, they took a deep breath.

The information I got from this person was not false at all. After all, he was a blood relative of his.

After saying that, the young man stood up and left.

Xu Xing and the others' faces turned pale, and they looked at each other and could see disbelief in each other's eyes.

"real or fake?"

"We'll know after today's commendation meeting is over."

Xu Xing pondered for a moment and sneered, "Even if he can't do anything, doesn't he still have his sister? Although I don't know how she was transferred back from the front line, it's really easy to deal with her.

Actually, this delicate, weak, and pitiful Daiyu is quite charming.”

"hey-hey!"

……

the other side.

The art troupe and others had already left, but Sister Qingshui stayed.

Both Jiang Ting and Liu Xiaoli trust this sworn sister who has taken care of Cheng Kaiyan for many years.

After a while, the three of them became very familiar with each other.

Of course, my aunt’s personality was still cold, and she was only slightly nicer to Lin Qingshui than most people.

She can't be compared with Cheng Kaiyan, Liu Xiaoli and Ning Wanjia.

"Team Leader Ning, what about what you promised me?"

Cheng Kaiyan naturally took Xu Xing and others into consideration.

"Don't worry, he's just a clown. If I hadn't been busy with you and Caifeng's affairs, I would have dealt with him long ago."

Ning Qiuyue nodded calmly.

After dinner.

Calls for assembly came from all directions, and the commendation meeting was about to begin.

Everyone packed up their things and rushed to the training ground.

After arriving, under the guidance of the staff, everyone separated, with the heroes sitting together and the spectators sitting together.

As expected, Cheng Kaiyan arrived at the area of ​​​​the 143rd Regiment.

"Kaiyan! Here!"

A familiar, powerful voice sounded, and Cheng Kaiyan looked up.

It was Hong Jianguo.

But one of his sleeves was empty.

"Jianguo! Your arm..."

(End of this chapter)