1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 325: The Exam is Over, the Year is About to Pass
The biting wind rushed in through the gaps in the stairwell windows, adding a touch of chill to the already serious and tense atmosphere.

The already narrow stairwell was packed with candidates who suddenly poured in. The candidates were shoulder to shoulder, and the vision became even dimmer.

Tao Yourui's petite body was trapped in the human wall formed by other candidates, unable to move. Fortunately, she held her good friend Liu Zhiyi's arm tightly, so she did not fall.

Her eyes drifted back and forth among the crowd, hoping to find a relatively relaxed place.

This is naturally not found.

However, there were other unexpected discoveries. Three layers of people in front of him, there was a young man who stood out from the crowd.

He was wearing a red scarf and a slim, fitted black coat. His jet-black hair looked very fluffy, and his soft hair was slightly curled up to cover his ears.

It’s like waking up in winter, the warm morning sunshine falling on the bed, and that momentary feeling of gentleness and laziness.

"Cheng Kaiyan?"

Tao Yourui stared at the young man's profile and had a very familiar feeling. Soon a name jumped out.

After all, the postgraduate entrance examination is very stressful. For her, meeting Teacher Xiao Cheng in the examination room was like a ray of sunshine in the dark winter, which brought her some excitement.

Tao Yourui immediately shook her friend beside her and said with a little excitement: "Zhiyi, look, isn't that boy Teacher Xiao Cheng?"

"what?!"

Liu Zhiyi was stunned.

"look!"

She looked in the direction her friend pointed, and a familiar figure appeared before her.

Is it really Cheng Kaiyan?

"Isn't this Teacher Xiao Cheng? Why is he in the examination room too? Is he also going to take the postgraduate entrance exam?!"

Soon the friend expressed herself along with the doubts and speculations in her heart.

"It's possible that he is, but he could also be the invigilator."

Liu Zhiyi stared at the young people not far away, watching the crowd slowly step up the stairs, and thought.

She still thinks the invigilator is more likely to be the one.

"That's right."

Tao Yourui nodded.

It seems a bit difficult for Teacher Cheng to take the postgraduate entrance examination.

The two of them watched his lectures some time ago and highly recognized his achievements and status in the field of children's literature research.

But exams are different. They don’t look at your identity, they only look at your scores.

Soon we reached the second floor and the crowds of people were diverted out.

The atmosphere around the two of them also relaxed, and before they knew it, that figure appeared before their eyes.

"Hey! Teacher Cheng!"

Tao Yourui, who was more lively, took two steps at a time, walked up to him and patted his arm.

Cheng Kaiyan turned around and did not see the petite girl, but saw a girl who looked familiar.

Liu Zhiyi.

He is the president of the Beijing Normal University's Northern Drama Society. He had previously had contact with me for a period of time when the love letter was adapted into a play.

"Good morning, Teacher Cheng, long time no see."

Liu Zhiyi glanced at her friend who had not been discovered with some amusement. She smoothed her messy hair and then greeted him.

"Maybe I just saw him some time ago."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled gently and teased.

"makes sense."

Liu Zhiyi nodded and asked quickly, "Teacher Cheng, are you here to..."

"take an exam."

Cheng Kaiyan’s ideas are concise and comprehensive.

"I'm really going to take the postgraduate entrance exam!"

The two were surprised and asked about the progress curiously.

at this time.

Behind them, there was a male student wearing glasses, with his arms crossed, looking at the three of them with a teasing look.

It was Xiao Jianshan’s nephew Xiao Zimu.

……

301 examination rooms.

Cheng Kaiyan and Liu Zhiyi walked into the examination room together and each found their own seat and sat down.

The two of them were not far from each other, separated only by an aisle.

Xiao Zimu was standing by the back door, with the cold wind blowing on his face, making him feel unhappy as he looked at Cheng Kaiyan in front of him.

The candidates were all sitting in their seats, no one was talking loudly, and they were all nervously waiting for the exam bell to ring.

A series of distant, trembling bell sounds rang out.

"The exam begins!"

With the order, the exam officially began.

Then two invigilators stood on the podium, handing out test papers and reminding students of things to pay attention to.

"Wow..."

Cheng Kaiyan took the test paper. The cold gray test paper smelled of ink and was printed with tiny English fonts.

The first test is English.

Cheng Kaiyan quickly flipped through the test paper and checked the question types:

There are four major sections: multiple choice, fill in the blanks, reading and composition.

Most of the English tests nowadays do not have listening comprehension.

The selection orientation for postgraduate examinations also places more emphasis on the ability to read English literature.

Vocabulary and grammar account for a small half, while reading and writing account for the majority.

The composition is about Chinese traditional culture.

"It seems quite simple, only a little harder than level 4 in my previous life."

After a quick glance, Cheng Kaiyan had a rough idea in mind and immediately started answering the questions.

"Swipe brush-"

The classroom was exceptionally quiet with the sounds of flipping test papers and pencils writing on them.

Forty minutes later.

"...I never thought I would become a top student by accident."

Cheng Kaiyan put down his pen in boredom and sighed in a low voice.

With his photographic memory, he would be able to defeat the English test with ease.

Except for the grammar questions and some deliberately tricky multiple-choice questions in the reading section, Cheng Kaiyan was not confident, but she had a good grasp on the other questions.

He quickly checked it over, made sure it was correct, and copied it onto the answer sheet.

Then he raised his hand to indicate that he had handed in the paper.

An invigilator looked surprised, walked over quickly, flipped through his filled answer sheet, and was shocked.

I didn’t expect that this talented guy has such a high level of English!
The invigilator kindly asked, "Are you sure you want to hand in the paper?"

"Ah."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded.

The invigilator was amazed and waved his hand to let him go.

This movement immediately attracted the attention of many students.

"You've finished writing it already? Isn't this too fast?"

Liu Zhiyi subconsciously glanced at Cheng Kaiyan and was shocked.

At the back door.

"So fast?"

Xiao Zimu, who had a headache from the wind, was filled with disbelief when he saw Cheng Kaiyan handing in the paper and leaving!

He calmed down and sneered in his heart:

"Haha! Writing fast doesn't mean you'll get a high score, and you dare hand it in early? How foolish!"

……

The fourth floor of the teachers' compound.

The dim light illuminated the corridor, and the door to the right was open.

On the threshold stood a wooden chair with a backrest, on which sat a pretty young girl.

She was wearing a valuable white mink coat and a hat with ear covers. Her hands were resting on the back of the chair, with her snow-white widow's peak resting on her arms. She was staring at the end of the corridor in a daze.

If you look inside, you will find a plump and beautiful woman sitting behind the girl, holding a book.

"Beep, beep."

A sound of footsteps came from far away.

Liu Xiaoli's delicate pink ears moved, and when she turned her head, Cheng Kaiyan's figure appeared before her.

"Sister Xiaoli? Why are you at home? What are you doing sitting at the door in such a cold day?"

Cheng Kaiyan walked over quickly and asked curiously.

"I'm waiting for you."

Liu Xiaoli quickly stood up and moved the stool away.

"You didn't skip class, did you?"

Cheng Kaiyan was suspicious.

"Uh……"

Liu Xiaoli stammered and was unable to speak.

"She skipped class."

Jiang Ting suddenly appeared from behind Liu Xiaoli and answered.

"Okay, I admit my mistake."

Liu Xiaoli admitted it obediently.

Previously, she had taken exams at Beijing Dance Academy, and Cheng Kaiyan and everyone else accompanied her.

Now Cheng Kaiyan is taking the postgraduate entrance exam and she also wants to accompany him, but she has classes today and can't, so she has to skip a class, come back early to prepare lunch, and then wait for him at the door. "Thank you, Sister Xiaoli, I'm very happy."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and patted the girl's fluffy hair, then looked at the graceful aunt behind the door: "Thank you, aunt."

"Uh-huh."

The two women nodded in tacit understanding.

When the three of them entered the room, Cheng Kaiyan saw a table full of dishes.

"What a feast! Fish, shrimp, and roast duck!"

"To reward Comrade Xiao Cheng, he has worked so hard in the past few months."

"Xiao Yan has been very serious during this period, I am very happy."

"Hurry, hurry, eat."

"Guess which dishes were made by me and which were made by my aunt, and whose dishes are better?"

"Haha, I can't tell the difference. They're both delicious."

Cheng Kaiyan looked at the clearly differentiated dishes on the table and the corners of her mouth twitched.

……

After lunch, Cheng Kaiyan took a nap.

The political science exam is at 2pm. For this subject, as long as you are a normal Chinese, your score will not be too low, but of course it will not be too high either.

If someone scores too low on a test, the examiner will have to consider whether to report the person as a spy.

The next day, there were two professional exams.

One modern Chinese and one ancient Chinese.

Feeling that his cultural background was not deep enough, Cheng Kaiyan just continued to write the questions and did not hand in his paper until the bell rang.

December 31st, 5pm.

After finishing the four exams, Cheng Kaiyan felt a lot more relaxed and followed the crowd out of the examination room.

Outside the red line of the examination room, there were many people waiting, including students, teachers, and parents.

In the setting sun, everyone smiled with relief.

Cheng Kaiyan scanned the crowd and finally saw three figures waving at him under a tree not far away.

His mother also came to pick him up early from get off work today.

"How did you do on the test today?"

Xu Yuxiu was the first to ask him how he did in the exam, and Liu Xiaoli and Jiang Ting also looked at him with concern.

Previously, no one asked him about whether he had handed in the paper early or his answers, for fear that it would affect his exam.

Now that the exam is over, everything is fine.

“Crossing the line is a sure thing.”

A confident smile appeared on Cheng Kaiyan's face. He had a photographic memory. How could a mere graduate student stop him?

"call……"

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. This was good.

Liu Xiaoli watched quietly and felt that her comrade Xiao Cheng's smile was a little ostentatious.

How rare, but even better looking!

"Let's go, Mom has reserved a table at Dong Lai Shun, let's go to the restaurant to eat mutton hotpot today!"

Xu Yuxiu looked at her son with eyes full of relief and waved her hand.

"Let's go!"

The four of them walked briskly towards the school gate, talking and laughing all the way.

……

Donglaishun Restaurant.

The originally spacious store was now packed with customers.

The store was filled with the hot steam from the hot pot and the noisy voices of the customers, which formed a sharp contrast with the bleak north wind and biting temperature outside.

Cheng Kaiyan and the other three sat down at a small round table in the corner.

"Comrade clerk, please give me three pounds of mutton, three pounds of beef, and two plates of peanuts..."

Cheng Kaiyan took the menu and ordered a bunch of things.

“Will it be too much to eat?”

The girl with the bun poked Cheng Kaiyan's waist and asked with some concern as she got closer.

"It doesn't matter. Just eat as much as you want. I'll take care of the rest. If you can't finish it, you can pack it up and take it home."

Cheng Kaiyan waved her hand to reassure her. Although her appetite was not as big as when she was growing up, she should have no problem digesting this little food.

Liu Xiaoli nodded, and her gaze moved quietly downwards, resting on Cheng Kaiyan's belly.

She blinked and thought: It seems like I can really bear it.

"Would you like some wine?"

Cheng Kaiyan didn't notice her boyfriend's gaze and asked if he wanted to drink.

"Today is a special day, so you can have some. It's just right to drink some wine to warm your body in the winter."

Xu Yuxiu nodded, then looked at Liu Xiaoli and warned, "Xiaoli, don't drink anymore."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli's pretty face turned red immediately, and she covered half of her face in embarrassment.

It seems that this girl still remembers the summer when she got drunk after just one sip.

"Ha ha!"

Everyone laughed.

"Then let's have some rice wine."

Cheng Kaiyan thought about it and ordered a low-proof drink.

"We have Jimo old wine produced in Shandong. It's 30 cents a pound. It's suitable for you female comrades to drink hot. It's not too strong. Drinking it now is just right to warm your body."

The shop assistant glanced at the three female comrades and kindly reminded them.

"Row."

After ordering the dishes, the waiter soon brought a copper pot of mutton hotpot and a kettle, which was actually filled with heated rice wine.

"Try?"

Cheng Kaiyan poured a cup for Liu Xiaoli and coaxed her.

"Hmm~..."

Liu Xiaoli shook her head repeatedly and she didn't dare to drink anymore.

"Not only is he a low alcohol drinker, he's also timid."

Seeing this, Cheng Kaiyan leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm timid."

The girl looked at him quietly with a gentle smile on her face, she was not angry.

This guy is teasing me again.

"It's okay. I'm brave. I'll protect you."

Cheng Kaiyan sniffed the girl's body fragrance in her hair, looked at her ears with a jade-like luster under the dim light, and after confirming that his mother and aunt were not looking at him, he gently bit the girl's white earlobe.

"Well……"

The girl was panicked and hummed subconsciously.

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and moved away, only to see hazy pink clouds rising from the girl's jade-like face, which was extremely beautiful.

But although she was beautiful, she was really angry this time. She folded her arms across her chest, pursed her lips and looked at him without saying a word.

"What are you two whispering about?"

My mother gave me a questioning look, and my aunt also looked over.

"Nothing. I was just chatting with Sister Xiaoli about this time last year."

Cheng Kaiyan explained calmly.

"What last year?"

Liu Xiaoli was secretly annoyed, thinking that this guy was so shameless.

"I remember this day last year very clearly. I was writing "Fragrant Grass". I stayed up all night to finish it. When I finished, I looked up and found that it was already daybreak. It was 1980."

Cheng Kaiyan explained.

Today is the last day of 1980, and tomorrow is 1981.

"What a wonderful statement. Today is indeed a very special day."

Xu Yuxiu smiled and nodded, then said, "Don't stay up late like this anymore. Take a good rest after the exam."

"Fragrant grass?"

Liu Xiaoli's eyes suddenly softened as she looked at her boyfriend. After all, it was because of "Fragrant Grass" that Comrade Xiao Cheng came to Jiangcheng, right?

But why Jiangcheng?
She remembered that Fangcao wasn’t a famous magazine at that time, right?
Doubts gradually arose in my heart, so I asked directly: "Kai Yan, why did you come to Jiangcheng at that time?"

"It's simple, because of you."

Cheng Kaiyan took a sip of hot rice wine and explained.

"I?"

"Yeah, who told someone to send a rejection letter even though they hadn't even met me... I have to finish writing it quickly and go to Jiangcheng to see what kind of girl is so bold!"

"Well... I'm not very courageous, really! Comrade Xiao Cheng, you know that."

Liu Xiaoli's face turned pale. Fortunately, Cheng Kaiyan did not say the words "break-up letter". The girl looked up and said pitifully in panic.

The two of them were exchanging witty remarks while Jiang Ting was listening silently on the side, sighing in her heart.

Only Xu Yuxiu was kept in the dark and looked at the two of them happily.

After a while, the food arrived.

The four of them ate, drank rice wine and chatted.

Before I knew it, it was getting dark.

Time slowly moves away from 1980 and inevitably slides towards 1981.

The New Year’s bell is about to ring.

What awaits them is a better tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)