1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 329 Trivial Daily Life, My Neighbor Totoro Completed

Night falls.

The sky seemed to be covered with a thin black veil, and thin moonlight leaked through the gaps in the clouds.

The loud voice of the TV news anchor echoed in the living room, and due to the following weather, there were some noise caused by signal changes.

There were four dishes neatly placed on the dining table against the wall, glistening with greasy spots under the light and emitting steam.

"I remember the weather forecast said it was going to rain tonight?"

Liu Xiaoli held a small porcelain bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other. Because the coffee table where the TV was located and the dining table were against the same wall, her view was blocked. She had no choice but to twist her body and look at the TV next to her in an awkward posture.

"There's not even any wind, so it won't rain for a while. If it rains, it doesn't matter. I can just take the bus."

Cheng Kaiyan picked up a piece of lean meat and didn't care much.

As long as he doesn't fall for twenty minutes, he can get home safely.

"Ok."

When Liu Xiaoli heard this, she had to glance at him and silently swallowed the words that came to her mind.

"You are tired today, have a good rest."

Cheng Kaiyan seemed to realize something and explained in a gentle voice that he had to go back to write something in the evening.

"Uh-huh."

Liu Xiaoli nodded calmly, thinking that the holiday was coming soon anyway, and she didn't need to spend some time together.

As he turned back, the girl suddenly caught a glimpse of a grain of rice on the corner of his mouth. Seeing that he didn't notice it at all, she found it funny and subconsciously reached out to pick it up and put it in her mouth.

"what?"

The latter was stunned by the sudden movement and looked over in confusion.

“It’s rice grains.”

The girl blinked and didn't seem to think there was anything wrong, her expression calm.

Only the jade ears hidden under the temples turned slightly red.

Hearing this, Cheng Kaiyan thought of a sentence:

The white moonlight is a grain of rice.

……

After dinner, the sky had darkened a lot and the wind started to pick up.

However, Cheng Kaiyan still planned to leave immediately.

Before leaving, Liu Xiaoli handed over an umbrella, "Just in case it rains."

"Thank you."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded, and something seemed to poke his waist, and he looked subconsciously.

I saw my aunt in a black sweater standing quietly beside me, holding a flashlight in her hand, with the battery-inserted end of the flashlight against the soft flesh on her waist.

My aunt said coldly: "Be careful on the road."

"Ah."

Cheng Kaiyan looked left and right, and felt as if her heart was melting under the gentle gaze of the two people, and turned into a warm current flowing down her body from her scalp.

"gone."

Cheng Kaiyan was determined not to get stuck in this land of gentleness, so she opened the door without any reluctance, gave a word of notice, and strode away.

Liu Xiaoli and Jiang Ting silently watched his figure gradually disappear into the dim night.

After closing the door, the intellectual and beautiful woman called softly, "Xiao Li."

"what happened?"

"Girls should be more reserved and dignified... just like your mother said."

The beautiful woman warned seriously with a pretty face.

"Got it, auntie."

The girl nodded obediently.

In fact, her aunt has always been one of the people she respects and admires the most since she was a child.

She was admitted to Tsinghua University, went abroad to study, married into a wealthy family, and became the youngest associate professor after returning to China...

In her mind, the image of her aunt has always been so cool and elegant, so noble and intellectual.

Therefore, she always kept in mind what her aunt said.

"That's good. I will also give Xiaoyan some instructions."

Jiang Ting nodded with satisfaction. She stretched out her cold white fingers to brush the girl's messy hair behind her ears.

It’s not that she didn’t want the two of them to get close, but because this was a teachers’ compound after all, with many people and eyes.

After all, they are just dating and not married.

It was okay to stay for one night during the last heavy snowfall, but after so many times, it’s inevitable that some gossip will come out.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ting suddenly felt a little funny.

When did I start to think so much and so carefully?

Or is it... a little bit of taste?
Suddenly, Jiang Ting's expression became more serious and cold.

Liu Xiaoli felt a little uneasy. Did she say something wrong and made her aunt angry?
"Come inside."

Liu Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door.

The two of them packed up their things together and chatted.

"Aunt, I'm about to have my holiday too. Should we go back together this year?"

Liu Xiaoli asked casually.

She has a holiday on the 12th. This year's New Year's Eve is on February 5th, so there are more than 20 days in between.

"Me? I don't have to."

"That's right, Auntie, you have to go to the Ning family to celebrate the New Year."

"Ha ha……"

Jiang Ting smiled calmly and did not answer.

Xiaoli didn't know about the divorce.

Xiaoyan might have had some guesses, but she never took the initiative to speak them out.

……

six thirty.

The sky had completely darkened, and small raindrops with a smell of dust fell from the sky.

"Ding Ding Ding ~"

The crisp sound of bicycle bells echoed in the narrow alley, and soon a beam of light shone brightly from the corner of the alley.

Cheng Kaiyan parked the car under the eaves of the door, shook off the tiny raindrops on his body, and then walked quickly into the yard.

"Where have you been? Why are you back so late?"

The person who asked this question was Aunt Zhao, who had moved a small stool and was sitting under the eaves washing clothes.

"I went to see a show."

"That's it."

Aunt Zhao put down the washboard in her hand, raised her head and looked over. She was about to say something else, but Cheng Kaiyan had already pushed the cart into the house.

Aunt Zhao could only mutter: "Forget it, since there is no chance, then don't give it to him."

On the other side, Cheng Kaiyan returned to the house.

"I'm home?"

"Ah."

"There's hot water in the kitchen, wash up quickly."

My mother and Aunt Wang Qiang were watching TV. Seeing Cheng Kaiyan coming back so late, she was used to it and didn't bother to worry about it.

Cheng Kaiyan felt that it must be Sister Wen Lei who informed her mother.

After washing up, Cheng Kaiyan watched the news. The TV said that the weather had just cleared up not long ago, but it had been raining and snowing this week.

"It's raining and snowing. Anyway, I don't have to go out. How comfortable."

Cheng Kaiyan was delighted and poured another full bowl of tea and returned to the bedroom.

Sitting at the desk, I closed my eyes, recalled the plot, and tried to find the writing state.

Not long after.

"Crackling——"

The sound of rain outside the window gradually increased, and it seemed as if it was covering your head from far away.

Bean-sized raindrops fell on the gray tiles on the roof, then flowed down and hit the printed windows, splashing sparse raindrops and wetting Cheng Kaiyan's eyelashes. Her eyes froze and she felt a slight chill and wetness.

So… Cheng Kaiyan’s pen finally started moving:

In the evening, the oil-stained electric lamp illuminates the kitchen of the old house.

I was wearing an apron and cutting vegetables on the chopping board, Xiaofei was squatting in front of the stove adding firewood, and my little daughter Xiaofeng was sitting on a small wooden stool looking around, as if she was looking for something.

I knew that the girl was frightened by today's "coal bugs", so I looked around vigilantly.

"Dad, the rice is ready, you can start cooking." Xiaofei turned around and shouted.

"coming."

The pot inside is boiling hot water for bathing, and the pot outside is boiling rice. Now it's time to serve it up and cook.

After dinner.

I found two large wooden tubs for bathing in the utility room, and after washing myself, I filled them with hot water.

My daughters happily got in and took a bath together, while I was in another tub.

I don't know when a strong wind blew up, and the antenna outside the house creaked. There was a loud bang from the door upstairs, which scared the three of us and made us shrink our necks.

I turned my head to look out the bathroom window, and saw that the forest not far away was blown to one side, lightning flashed across the sky, and the dripping rain formed a rain curtain, making it difficult to see clearly.

"What unfortunate weather."

I quickly realized that it is the rainy season in Yunnan, from May to November.

I raised my hand and felt a surprising weight. I thought it was some strange thing in the house, so I lowered my head and saw that it was my two daughters who were holding my hand tightly.

"Dad, will there be anything else?"

“They say this is a haunted house…”

The two asked with panicked faces.

"Hahahaha!"

"It doesn't matter if there are any. We can scare them away with laughter!"

I didn't want to say any bullshit like don't be afraid, but I demonstrated it to them, raised my hands in the air and laughed.

This trick really works.

“Hahaha…hehe!”

Xiaofeng and Xiaofei also imitated me and laughed loudly in the bathtub, pounding their chests with fists to build up their courage like gorillas.

I thought it was hilarious, so I laughed even harder.

The same is true for the two daughters.

But for no reason I remembered that I am the dancer's wife. If she saw them, she would definitely scold them for not acting like girls and not being ladylike enough.

The sounds of wind, thunder, trees, and laughter echoed in this gloomy and dark old house.

"Guru Guru~"

In places we couldn't see, small coal balls came out from the darkness of the room, gathered together in groups, like an army of ants, making strange and ethereal sounds, and floated into the sky with the strong wind.

……

Having written this, Cheng Kaiyan looked out the window, and a gust of cold wind calmed him down.

The sound of the TV in the living room came through the sound of rain.

He looked at the rainy night for a while and continued writing:

……

The next morning, the air was very fresh after the rain, and every breath felt like it was moisturizing my lungs.

The daughters were running around happily on the green grass outside the house. Xiaofeng followed Xiaofei like a little follower, laughing softly like silver bells.

It makes people feel happy.

From time to time the two men would pick a flower, sometimes a wreath, or a stone.

I sat in the main room and wrote and drew.

"What is this?"

"It seems to be nuts?"

"Can I eat it?"

"Hey! There are still people rolling down from up there."

……

The girls came over breathlessly, holding a few things in their hands, and asked:

"Dad, what is this?"

"Oh~ This is an acorn. Let me see... This is the acorn of the protected species Cyclobalanopsis macrocarpa."

"Acorn? Why are you in the house?"

"It should be brought here by the squirrel."

I explained with a smile, and just when I was about to pull them aside to tell them something, they ran away.

"Go find the squirrel!"

……

They said they were looking for squirrels, but in fact Xiaofei was playing hide-and-seek with Xiaofeng.

Because of the climate and species here, the ground of the houses is raised.

Like a tree house.

"Sister will never find me!"

The little girl, who was only four years old, with her ugly pigtails tied up with a rope, squatted under the raised wooden board, covering her mouth and laughing secretly.

It was cool under the floor, but it was uncomfortable to stay huddled up there.

Xiaofeng peeked inside out of boredom, and soon discovered many more acorns on the ground.

I didn't notice it just now.

She thought of the squirrel, so she followed the acorn step by step.

Walking to the grass, I saw a translucent, rabbit-like thing with two long ears carrying a small cloth bag on its back and dropping acorns out.

"It's a squirrel!"

Xiao Feng exclaimed happily, which scared the "squirrel".

It ran away and finally disappeared into a bush.

Xiaofeng followed in without thinking, and finally rolled over and tumbled into a spacious tunnel.

"Huhuhu..."

A loud snoring sound caught the attention of the little girl who was holding her head in pain.

In a tree hole, there lay a giant animal with black, gray and white colors.

He is covered with hair and looks fat.

His mouth opened wide as he breathed, revealing a row of neat white teeth, and his six black whiskers moved.

"It's Totoro!"

Xiaofeng pounced over curiously, his whole body sinking into the furry belly. He looked at it curiously, and a name magically popped up in his mind.

Before she knew it she fell asleep.

When she woke up, she saw her father and sister looking at her with worry on their faces.

"I saw it! My Neighbor Totoro!"

The little girl danced excitedly and told her story, but her sister refused to believe her and her eyes turned red with grievance.

"Maybe Xiaofeng has met the guardian of this primeval forest."

When she heard her father say this, she was so moved that she flew into his arms and hummed.

……

A few days later, the two sisters went to the hospital to visit their mother, and then the elder sister went to school in town.

During this time, Xiaofeng kept trying to prove what she said and wanted to get into the bushes to see the big hole, but she couldn't even get into the bushes.

This frustrated her.

That day, the father went to the hospital to visit the mother, and the elder sister took the younger sister to school. They agreed to go home together at the bus stop from the city to the town in the evening.

At this time, it suddenly started to rain and the sky darkened.

Xiaofeng's eyelids were drooping from tiredness. Xiaofei carried her on her back, holding the umbrella with difficulty.

After an unknown amount of time, she felt something hairy and thick touch her calf.

Xiao Fei turned her head carefully and saw a huge figure standing in the rain with a huge green leaf on his head, his dark eyes staring blankly straight ahead.

"My Neighbor Totoro?!"

"Well?"

Seeing Mr. Totoro being caught in the rain, Xiaofei lovingly pointed at the umbrella and exchanged it with the leaves above his head that could only provide some coverage.

As a result, Mr. Totoro jumped up happily, and the huge noise caused countless raindrops to fall from the giant tree above his head.

A bus with lights on its eyes, like a big cat, came speeding towards us.

Before parting, Mr. Totoro gave something wrapped in a lotus leaf, which was very heavy.

……

In the following story, the two sisters planted the oak tree with the help of their father.

The two sisters watered the plants and applied fertilizers.

At night, the two sisters woke up and saw Mr. Totoro and his family praying on the grass through the blue mosquito net. They ran out and prayed with them.

In an instant, the seed sprouted and grew, and quickly became a towering tree.

……

One day, news came that my mother's condition had worsened.

The father went to the hospital and left the two sisters in the care of an old lady next door.

The younger sister Xiaofeng insisted on going to visit their mother together because she heard that eating freshly picked corn would bring health, so the two sisters had a quarrel.

The younger sister ran away from home with the corn she had picked and set out on the journey alone.

……

After learning that her sister was missing, the elder sister, who had been searching for her in vain, placed her hope in the guardian of the forest, Mr. Totoro, whom she had once seen briefly, under the bushes.

Mr. Totoro appeared quietly and called the Cat Bus after learning about this.

Finally, they found their sister, and the two sisters took the cat bus to the hospital where their mother was and placed the corn on the balcony of their mother's ward.

……

……

"The whole book is finished...Is it already the tenth day without me noticing?"

Six o'clock in the morning.

Cheng Kaiyan put down his pen and looked at the blue handwriting and the thin stack of manuscripts. He rubbed his eyes and murmured.

Today is January 10th.

The day when the postgraduate entrance examination results were published was also the day when Beijing Normal University publicly awarded him the honorary professorship to the entire school.

"It's time to eat! We have to go to school early today."

My mother also got up early today and stood at the kitchen door, shouting with a smile.

"coming!"

(End of this chapter)