1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 327 New Year's Day Gala
"Why are you up so early? Did you stay up late writing an article again last night?"

The door creaked and mother Xu Yuxiu walked in.

She stood behind Cheng Kaiyan, looked at her right hand that kept writing, and asked with a frown.

It seems like I just gave this guy some instructions in front of Xiaoli yesterday?
"No, I woke up early in the morning and my mind was clear, so I wrote a little."

The questioning voice reached Cheng Kaiyan's ears, pulling him out of his fantasy world of words.

He turned around and saw his mother's concerned look and replied.

Maybe it was because of the alcohol he drank yesterday, after returning home, washing up, Cheng Kaiyan went to bed early and fell asleep in the warm quilt.

It was only half past five when he woke up. It was still dark and he couldn't fall asleep, so Cheng Kaiyan simply got up, dressed, and did some writing.

"Well, brush your teeth and wash your face. It's the same as usual in the morning."

Xu Yuxiu patted the back of his neck, said something casually, then turned and left.

"Oh."

……

Under the eaves, Cheng Kaiyan was holding a cup of water and squatting beside the ditch with her sister Zhan Xinyu, brushing their teeth.

"Brother, today is New Year's Day and I have a day off. Let's go out and play. There will be a New Year's Day performance at the Dongcheng Cultural Palace tonight."

"No, the ones in the Cultural Palace are not good looking, and there are not many young people."

The two of them had toothpaste foam in their mouths and were talking in gibberish, but it was a good thing that the two of them could hear clearly.

Today is New Year's Day. Factories, schools and government agencies are all closed for the day.

Many units have prepared New Year's Day art performances in advance, just like the Dengshikou Primary School where my mother works, where children and teachers perform together, and there are also holiday gifts to give away.

"Then let's go to my mom's place? The Beijing Dance Academy also has a performance today. Sister Xiaoli should be on stage too, right?"

Zhan Xinyu didn't give up after being rejected. If she were at home, she might have to do homework for the whole day.

"This is acceptable."

Cheng Kaiyan knew very well what the girl was thinking and nodded with a smile.

"Biased! You value women over girls! I asked you to go but you refused. But when I told you that Sister Xiaoli was going to perform on stage, you were willing to go?!"

Zhan Xinyu puffed up her face and said angrily.

"What else? Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? Then don't go and do your homework at home."

"do not……"

The little girl softened.

Cheng Kaiyan rinsed her mouth with saliva, then turned around and left without looking back.

After dinner, the two families went out together.

There was not enough space for two bicycles, so everyone pushed their bicycles and walked out.

It was not until Cheng Kaiyan sent Xu Yuxiu to school that Zhan Xinyu, who had no seat, sat up.

The four of them headed towards Beiwu.

The streets along the way are decorated with lights and red lanterns to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

"Happy New Year's Day, and welcome 1981!"

Shops along the street also posted slogans, and when passing by some units, you could hear the sound of drums and gongs and music.

When we arrived at Beiwu, we parked the car in the carport.

"Kaiyan, you three siblings can go play by yourselves. I have something else to do."

Aunt Wang Qiang picked up her briefcase and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, let me ask you something."

Cheng Kaiyan quickly called her.

"You can ask Wenlei. She and Xiaoli are good sisters."

Aunt Wang Qiang said this and left without looking back.

"move!"

Zhan Wenlei said unhappily.

The three of them passed by the school canteen, bought some snacks, and then walked towards the school dance building.

Today's performance will be on the top floor, the same top floor where the exam was held before.

Zhan Wenlei brought the two of them to Liu Xiaoli's personal dance studio.

"Dong dong dong..."

After knocking on the door, there was a sound of footsteps hitting the floor.

The door of the dance studio opened, and in a blink of an eye, a slim girl with a high ponytail walked out.

"you are?"

Cheng Kaiyan took a look and found that he was not her boyfriend.

"What do you do? Don't you know that you are not allowed to enter or leave the dance studio casually?"

The girl with a high ponytail asked coldly, with a very unique arrogance in her tone.

"Is Xiaoli not here? Xingjie?"

Zhan Wenlei pushed Cheng Kaiyan away, walked up to her and asked.

"Liu Xiaoli is warming up."

Lin Xingjie's expression eased a little and she replied.

"Come in, everyone."

Zhan Wenlei waved her hand and led everyone in.

But when it was Cheng Kaiyan's turn, she was stopped by a girl named Lin Xingjie, who scolded her coldly, "Boys are not allowed to come in."

"I forgot to tell you, this is Xiaoli's boyfriend."

Zhan Wenlei explained.

"That's not OK!"

Hearing this, Lin Xingjie looked at Cheng Kaiyan with cold eyes, and her expression became even colder.

It was this bastard who made Xiaoli give up that place!
Do you still have the nerve to come and watch the show?

"..."

Cheng Kaiyan was wondering how he had offended this girl whom he had never met before.

"Kaiyan is here?"

At this time, a sound came from deep inside the dance room. It was Liu Xiaoli, who was halfway through warming up, who heard the noise and asked.

"Humph!"

Lin Xingjie snorted coldly and turned to go into the house. Cheng Kaiyan followed closely behind.

……

At nine o'clock in the morning, the New Year's Day cultural performance began.

Cheng Kaiyan and her group followed Liu Xiaoli and Lin Xingjie, who were wearing white classical long-sleeved dance costumes, to the performance hall on the top floor.

As a family member of faculty and staff, I sat in the third row and watched the performance.

"Teachers and students, I declare the Beijing Dance Academy's New Year's Day Gala officially open!"

The gray-haired Dean Chen Jinqing came on stage to make the announcement, followed by thunderous applause.

“Please welcome freshmen Lin Xingjie and Liu Xiaoli to the stage to perform the Chinese classical duet dance “A Moonlit Night on the Spring River – Two Beauties Boating”!”

The words fell.

The entire auditorium was dark.

"A moonlit night on a spring river?"

Cheng Kaiyan looked at Sister Wen Lei.

"This is the representative solo work of dancer Chen Ailian, Moonlight on the Spring River. It is just a duet version adapted by the Central National Dance Company. They transform into the river and the moon respectively. It is a test of their tacit understanding and classical dance skills. My mother was reluctant to let them choose this dance."

Zhan Wenlei explained.

Soon, a faint blue light appeared on the stage, which gradually grew brighter, and the clear and elegant music of the guzheng was heard.

Then two slender women wrapped in white moon-like gauze slowly appeared from the darkness on both sides.

Liu Xiaoli on the left is raising her beautiful neck like a crane.

Lin Xingjie on the right is leaning over, looking as beautiful as a fish sinking into the water.

The two of them held fluttering ribbons in their hands and leaped onto the stage, stepping on the moonlight on the ground with their toes.

Throw a long silk ribbon.

One person became the river, the other person became the moon.

The river man shakes his wrist and waves the silk, and the silver silk threads cross the sky, creating three layers of waves;

The Moon One bent his elbow and turned his wrist, rippling with nine curves of silver light.

The two women suddenly came close to each other, their necks intertwined, their ears rubbing against each other, and their fingers intertwined.

A white mist fell from the top of their heads. The two of them opened their red lips and gently bit their lips with their pearly teeth.

"Tear..."

The two of them suddenly turned around, holding their ribbons tightly, and walked quickly around the stage.

Her waist was bent back into a bow, her skirt swirled, and her dark bun swept the lights off the ground...

At last, looking back suddenly, infinite affection is all between my eyes and eyebrows.

"Clap clap clap..."

Cheng Kaiyan applauded along with the crowd, but why did she feel something was wrong?
Just dance.

Cheng Kaiyan came to the backstage and saw the two girls who were taking a break. She smiled and praised them:
“What a beautiful dance!”

"Of course.", "Humph!"

Two completely different responses rang in my ears.

Then Lin Xingjie immediately got up and left.

Cheng Kaiyan sat next to her boyfriend, looked at the figure from behind, and asked curiously.

"It's because we're going to perform at the People's Hall..."

"I see... I'm sorry, Sister Xiaoli."

After listening to Liu Xiaoli's explanation, Cheng Kaiyan finally understood what was going on.

In fact, it was not the girl named Lin Xingjie’s fault. It was indeed because of her that her boyfriend missed the opportunity to perform at the People’s Hall.

However, Lin Xingjie is a very arrogant girl and she disdains this unexpected opportunity.

Such a girl is actually very suitable to be Sister Xiaoli’s friend.

"Well, it's okay."

Liu Xiaoli nodded and agreed. This incident had a great impact on her. The two of them had been in a cold war for more than a month because of it.

Cheng Kaiyan put his arm around the girl's shoulders and rested his forehead against hers, and the two of them sat quietly.

After a while, Lin Xingjie came over behind a middle-aged woman.

"Hey! Isn't this Teacher Cheng Kaiyan from Beijing Normal University? Are you Xiaoli's boyfriend?!"

The middle-aged woman caught sight of Cheng Kaiyan and shouted in surprise.

"you are?"

"I am Yu Rong, the director of the Academic Affairs Office of Beijing Dance Academy, and I am also Xing Jie's mother."

Yu Rong extended her hand amiably and introduced herself.

Lin Xingjie, who was standing aside, looked at her mother's amiable appearance in astonishment. She had called her mother over to ask her to chase the person away.

But now?
what's the situation?
Yu Rong naturally noticed her daughter's questioning look, but she didn't take it seriously.

She had seen Comrade Cheng Kaiyan during a visiting exchange at the University of Pennsylvania. She was no ordinary person.

I didn’t expect that he was Liu Xiaoli’s boyfriend?

Liu Xiaoli, who was standing by, saw that Director Yu was so kind to Cheng Kaiyan. This was completely different from the cold and arrogant look she saw when she first met him.

The girl was delighted and proud:

"Sure enough, what Comrade Xiao Cheng said yesterday was true. He can protect me."

……

After the performance at 5 p.m.

As expected, Liu Xiaoli won the first prize and also received a prize.

A TV ticket, a bag of candy, and a first prize trophy.

Originally, Liu Xiaoli wanted to sell the TV tickets and plane tickets for money, but Cheng Kaiyan stopped her, saying that adding a TV to the house would make it more lively and could also be considered a New Year gift for her and her aunt.

"Let's go! Let's go buy a TV!"

Cheng Kaiyan waved her hand and took Liu Xiaoli straight to a nearby shopping mall.

They each paid three hundred yuan and bought a TV.

Just when Cheng Kaiyan was fiddling with the antenna at her aunt's house, a paper was published in the Journal of Peking University, which attracted the attention of many people in the literary theory circle.

A Brief Discussion on Psychological Projection in Children's Literature——Author: Cheng Kaiyan

(End of this chapter)