1979: My fiancée is a goddess

"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year..."

It was past six o'clock, and it was still dark.

Cheng Kaiyan slowly woke up and lay quietly in the warm quilt, but her hand subconsciously reached for the girl sleeping soundly beside her.

It's not that I'm planning to be affectionate.

To be precise, it was to touch Xiaoli's tummy.

This is the first thing Cheng Kaiyan does every morning after she becomes pregnant: check on the baby.

Liu Xiaoli is the same.

This has become a habit for the young couple.

After all, they are a young couple, and it's normal for them to be cautious since it's their first pregnancy and they have no experience raising a child.

The other two were also worried about rolling over onto the child while sleeping, so they consciously kept some distance between them when they slept.

However, after Xiaoli became pregnant, she became clingy. Often, she would unconsciously curl up in Cheng Kaiyan's arms and fall asleep peacefully.

Cheng Kaiyan had no choice but to ask herself to be more careful.

"Hehe, twins..."

Cheng Kaiyan gently stroked her soft, slightly protruding lower abdomen with soothing movements, carefully sensing something.

His skin was warm and smooth like jade, soft and silky, and rose and fell gently with the breathing of the woman beside him.

But Cheng Kaiyan had no romantic intentions; instead, she was filled with tenderness and affection.

Because this was the girl he deeply loved, and their baby was growing in her tiny belly.

They are rare twin babies.

Twins are actually somewhat influenced by genetic inheritance.

Cheng Kaiyan thought carefully, but there didn't seem to be any cases of twins in her family. "Twins... According to Dr. Li, it's really a miracle that the second baby was able to develop despite the delayed growth and the late appearance of the fetal heartbeat."

“Miracles...I like miracles.”

Cheng Kaiyan stared at the gray-white ceiling above her head and thought to herself, "Just like me."

Finally, after a while...

Cheng Kaiyan keenly sensed some subtle movements coming from deep within her lower abdomen, as if the two babies were moving around.

"What are you doing in there? Turning over?"

Cheng Kaiyan smiled faintly, feeling quite content.

This is probably the common situation for new parents, right?
Any slight movement or sound from the baby in their belly can make them jump for joy and be happy.

I checked on the baby when I got up this morning.

Cheng Kaiyan quickly grabbed the clothes from the stool next to the bed, got dressed, and got out of bed.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year.

As is customary, Cheng Kaiyan had to go outside to set off a string of firecrackers in the morning.

I'll also make breakfast while I'm at it, because I still need to take the New Year's gifts to visit relatives and friends later.

I visited Aunt Wang's house next door, the teacher's house, Teacher Zhang Guangnian's house, and Teacher Bing Xin's house.

Cheng Kaiyan has very few relatives, and these good teachers and friends have taken good care of him, so it is only natural for them to pay him a New Year's visit.

After getting dressed and getting out of bed, Cheng Kaiyan arranged her schedule for the day and glanced back at Liu Xiaoli.

"Um……"

The girl was still deep in her dream, sleeping soundly.

Perhaps sensing the movement of the person beside her, she let out an unconscious, soft moan.

"Go to sleep, it's not fully light yet, sleep a little longer..."

Cheng Kaiyan subconsciously offered a few words of comfort, then turned around to tuck Liu Xiaoli in, gave her a light kiss on the lips, and left the bedroom.

The main room was dimly lit, but a kind of light that was both dim and bright shone through the crack in the door, falling on the ground and casting a long, slanted shadow on the offering table opposite the door.

The incense sticks that were burned last night left ash all over the table, and the air was filled with a strong smell of incense ash.

The candle had long since gone out, and red wax dripped onto the rough wooden stick.

Cheng Kaiyan looked at the photo on the altar, walked over, lit the incense and candles, bowed again, and then took a string of firecrackers and went out.

"Crench!"

As I pushed open the door, I encountered a resistance.

Cheng Kaiyan pushed hard, and with a "poof," the snow behind the door was pushed away.

The snow has even fallen into the eaves!

Cheng Kaiyan looked up and saw that the sky was dark, but everything in front of her was bright, reflecting light.

snow!
The yard was covered in snow.

"Uuuuuu——"

Large, fluffy snowflakes drifted down from the sky, while a dry, biting north wind occasionally swirled them up.

Together they wove layer upon layer of snow, enveloping the entire world within it.

"Ouch! It's so cold. Did it snow this much again last night?"

The biting north wind, carrying snowflakes, lashed against Cheng Kaiyan's face, making him shiver violently.

He turned up his collar, tucked his sleeves in, and trudged through the snow, one step deep and the other shallow, towards the outside of the yard.

They left behind a series of intersecting footprints of varying depths.

At the same time, Cheng Kaiyan did not notice that right beside him were shallow, delicate footprints, partially buried by the wind and snow.

The footprints stretched from the west wing to the door, and far, far away, until they disappeared.

……

"Crench!"

Cheng Kaiyan walked to the door and found that the bolt was not closed. He casually opened the heavy, old wooden door of the courtyard and stood on the threshold to look out.

There were already several pedestrians on the main road wearing woolen hats and overcoats.

Most of the courtyard houses along the street have large red lanterns hanging at their entrances, casting a soft and festive red glow in the dim light.

"Crackling——"

From some distant alleyway, the sounds of firecrackers, lively and festive, rose and fell.

Cheng Kaiyan also lit a string of firecrackers and threw it outside, and soon a loud firecracker sound came from outside.

The pungent blue smoke in front of me drifted away into the distance with the wind.

"Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, the old year departs, and 1982 arrives. Time flies!"

Cheng Kaiyan looked up at the sky, which was gradually turning whiter due to the clouds, and said softly, "Happy New Year, how are you?"

……

Happy New Year, Xiao Yan!

In the kitchen, the firewood in the stove burned, making a crisp crackling sound.

The reddish-orange flames, carrying wisps of smoke, were reflected on Cheng Kaiyan's face and danced in her eyes.

He stuffed the broken tree branch he had on hand into the stove.

A series of soft footsteps came from behind.

Cheng Kaiyan turned her head and saw a stunningly beautiful woman in a black coat and a black scarf walking up to her.

That stunningly beautiful face, cold as ice, was quietly watching me with a slight smile.

Happy New Year, A-Ting!

Cheng Kaiyan smiled broadly and said in a rather cheerful tone.

"so rude."

Jiang Ting glanced at him and said calmly.

"Haha."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled. Although his aunt held a grudge, he wasn't worried that she would be angry with him.

"Here..."

Jiang Ting didn't say anything, but simply walked to his side, took a red envelope from her coat pocket, and handed it to Cheng Kaiyan. "What? A red envelope? For me?"

Cheng Kaiyan looked closely and exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Ting nodded, gesturing for him to open it and take a look. "It's for you."

Cheng Kaiyan took it and opened it, finding a black banknote inside.

Big Black Ten, ten dollars.

"Ten yuan..."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and looked up at the icy beauty who was looking down at her with her arms crossed.

Suddenly, I remembered that two years ago, when they spent the first Chinese New Year together, his aunt gave him a red envelope containing ten yuan.

"Ah."

Jiang Ting hummed in agreement, then silently reached out her hand to Cheng Kaiyan and opened her palm.

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Kaiyan looked down and saw that her hands were delicate and white, with long, slender fingers and a fair, slightly pink palm that shimmered with a lustrous sheen.

In the reflection of the stove fire, the faint lines on my palms are clearly visible, like a piece of plain brocade outlining the patterns, exquisite and beautiful.

For a moment, he was somewhat dazed.

"What about mine?"

Seeing him in a daze, Jiang Ting frowned slightly and said coldly.

"Ah? Oh! Yesterday's three silver dollars were eaten by you, Xiaoli, and Xiaoling!"

Cheng Kaiyan pretended to have just remembered, but in reality, a smile played on her lips as she secretly chuckled to herself.

"Not prepared?"

Jiang Ting asked softly, her dark, narrow phoenix eyes unusually downcast.

"Haha, I've already prepared it for you."

Upon seeing this, Cheng Kaiyan chuckled and took out a red envelope from her pocket, handing it over.

"..."

Jiang Ting gave him a cold glare, snatched the note from his hand, and opened it to find it was also a ten-yuan note.

However, deep inside the red envelope, a golden light flashed before my eyes.

"This is??"

necklace?

Jiang Ting's heart skipped a beat. Just then, she heard a noise outside the door. The beautiful woman quickly closed the door and put the door in her pocket.

"A-Ting? Kai-Yan! You're up so early?"

The person who came was none other than her mother, Xu Yuxiu.

"Yes."

Jiang Ting smoothed a stray lock of hair behind her ear and said softly.

"Have you washed up yet, A-Ting? I'll go get you a towel and toothbrush..."

"not yet……"

"Come with me, take a shower while the water's hot..."

Xu Yuxiu pulled Jiang Ting away, leaving Cheng Kaiyan alone in the kitchen.

……

At eight o'clock, Xiaoli also got up, and Aunt Wan and Xiaoling also came from Tuanjiehu to have breakfast.

Breakfast consisted of steamed buns, along with leftover New Year's Eve dishes from last night. Unlike a regular breakfast, it tasted especially festive.

After finishing her meal, Cheng Kaiyan took her New Year's gifts and went out to pay New Year's visits.

Liu Xiaoli was originally going to pay New Year's greetings to her teachers at the Beijing Dance Academy and Dean Chen Jinqing, but Cheng Kaiyan didn't let her go with her because of the slippery roads due to snow.

Cheng Kaiyan went to pay New Year's visits on her behalf, running around all morning. By the time she returned after the visits, it was already noon.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Sister Qiaoqiao also came to pay her respects with her child.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Kaiyan and her mother went to pay New Year's respects to her aunt.

Time flies, winter goes and spring comes.

The New Year of 1982 has passed just like that.

Before the Lantern Festival even arrived, Aunt Wan took her sister-in-law back to Harbin.

After all, he still had to go to work and school, and couldn't stay in Beijing all the time to accompany and take care of Liu Xiaoli.

With her mother-in-law's observations over this period, she was now at ease entrusting her pregnant daughter to Cheng Kaiyan's care.

In early March, all schools reopened, leaving Liu Xiaoli alone at home to rest and prepare for her pregnancy.

Then, less than half a month later, feeling bored, Liu Xiaoli begged Cheng Kaiyan: "Kaiyan, I'm so bored at home alone! Can you find me something to do to pass the time?"

"Xiaoli, why don't we go sing karaoke? It'll kill some time, provide prenatal education, and we can even make it a career. Who says music isn't art?"

After thinking it over, Cheng Kaiyan came up with a good idea: "Maybe we can become a great singer like Li Guyi in the future, and maybe CCTV will even invite you to perform on the Spring Festival Gala!"

"Singing? That's great! That's great! But... what songs should I sing?"

Liu Xiaoli's eyes lit up. She snuggled up to her man, wrapped her arms around him, and began to whine and plead, "Kaiyan, write me a song...please?"

So Cheng Kaiyan wrote a lot of songs that very night.

Most of them are classic songs that have not yet been released.

Examples include songs like "The Little Girl Picking Mushrooms," "Lullaby on the Blue Waves," "Tell You Quickly," "My Chinese Heart," "Lupin Flower," and "The Story of Time."

About half a month later, after Liu Xiaoli had mastered the song, Cheng Kaiyan asked someone to pull strings and get her to the Central Conservatory of Music to record it.

In late April, a batch of new songs sung by Liu Xiaoli circulated in the market, probably due to the influence of her previous work "Xiao Fang". CCTV's music radio channel also broadcast her new songs at the same time.

For a time, Comrade Xiaoli and her songs spread widely throughout the country, causing quite a stir and becoming popular songs.

Children's songs, in particular, are very popular with kids.

Meanwhile, the patriotic song "My Chinese Heart" was also praised by the People's Daily.

In no time, Liu Xiaoli's name spread throughout the country!

However, at this time, although Liu Xiaoli was happy about her music career, she didn't have the mind to pay attention to these things.

Because on May 4th, Cheng Kaiyan will turn twenty-two.

She is about to officially register her marriage with her boyfriend, Xiao Cheng.

May 4th, Civil Affairs Bureau.

The young couple arrived early to queue.

In front of the red curtain, Liu Xiaoli, wearing a loose sky-blue dress and with her hair in a ponytail, stood hand in hand with Cheng Kaiyan, side by side.

Her pretty face was much fuller than before, with rosy cheeks and a happy smile in her bright eyes.

Through the test of time, the radiance of motherhood, and the nourishment of love...

All of these things have accumulated and settled within Liu Xiaoli.

A gentle, quiet, dignified, and elegant temperament flows quietly from this young mother.

"Alright, comrades, look at the camera!"

"Crack!"

A flash of light, and a photo of a couple is captured here.

However, what caught the attention of onlookers in the photo was that Liu Xiaoli's belly was already quite prominent.

My baby is seven months old.

Their child will be born soon.

Therefore, what appears to be a photo of a husband and wife is actually a family photo of four.

"Happy wedding, Mom!"

Liu Yifei nestled quietly in her mother's womb, sensing the sounds of the outside world, and congratulated, "And Dad... Dad." (End of Chapter)