1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 345 On the eve of publication (asking for monthly tickets, full subscription, various requests)
"Susususu..."

The biting north wind blew snowflakes, which fell on the fluffy snow, making a slight sound.

The wind and rain that covered the entire city could not be stopped even by thin glass windows or thick concrete.

Occasionally, due to changes in wind direction, some cold air would overflow from the gaps between the wooden-framed windows, stirring the air flow in the house, like a thin, sharp silk thread cutting across the side of the young man's face, causing him a stinging pain.

"hiss……"

Cheng Kaiyan subconsciously pulled up the quilt to cover half of her face, and she felt better.

But the quilt was not long enough, so the feet were completely exposed to the air.

Going back and forth like this will not lead to the complete method.

"call--"

Cheng Kaiyan suddenly stood up, threw back the quilt and sat on the bed, completely awake.

But it felt like there was a stone stuck deep in my head, causing it to swell and hurt.

Obviously it was the aftereffect of being drunk.

"Tsk..."

Cheng Kaiyan covered her head and shook it, and then she felt a little better.

He raised his wrist, and the shiny silver dial appeared before his eyes.

Four thirteen.

It's afternoon.

"I slept for three hours."

Cheng Kaiyan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't sleep for very long. As long as he didn't sleep until six or seven o'clock, there would be no problem.

He was not so anxious to get up now. Instead, he turned around and looked around the room.

The room is quite large and its style fits in with the western-style building. The ceiling is decorated with intricate and delicate patterns all around, probably in the Rococo style.

A large bed, a blue and white bedding set, a wardrobe...

There are also chairs full of my clothes...

"It's probably the clothes that Sister Xiaoli took off for me."

Cheng Kaiyan looked at the chair beside the bed that was full of her clothes, and felt warm in her heart.

After sitting quietly for a while, the pain in my head finally eased.

But he was only wearing a thin autumn shirt, and he was so cold that he got goose bumps.

Cheng Kaiyan had the urge to retreat back into bed, but no matter what, she couldn't lie there until dinner, right?
That's not very polite.

Aunt Wan didn't have a very good impression of me to begin with.

Thinking of this, Cheng Kaiyan turned around, picked up the clothes on the chair beside the bed, and put them on one by one.

However, as the clothes on the chair were taken away, the appearance behind the chair was slowly revealed to Cheng Kaiyan's eyes.

A thin girl, wearing a soft white mink coat, was sleeping quietly on the table.

I could faintly hear her weak breathing.

Cheng Kaiyan frowned. She hadn’t recovered from her previous cold yet, so wouldn’t this one be even worse?

Cheng Kaiyan got out of bed, put on her shoes, walked lightly to the desk, and leaned over to look.

Liu Xiaoli looked like a student taking a nap in the classroom at noon, with her little face tilted to one side and her face resting on her arm.

Cheng Kaiyan could clearly see that the originally fair and beautiful profile of her face had a red mark left by the arm.

He burst out laughing, then quickly and gently picked up the girl by the waist.

Then he gently laid her on the bed, unbuttoned her coat, and took off her thick cotton pants, shoes and socks.

The whole person seemed to have become much thinner out of nowhere and lay quietly on the bed.

The red sweater has a soft little bowl at the chest, and the lines of the slender and plump hips and legs are becoming more round and tight.

Compared to the quiet elegance of a heavy winter outfit, such close-fitting clothes are more in line with her youth and vitality as a dancer.

Cheng Kaiyan did not continue to take off her partner's clothes. Taking off his outer clothes was enough.

He looked at her with admiration for a while, then gently tucked her into the quilt and tucked in the corners.

"Um……"

As soon as she entered the warm quilt, the sleeping girl frowned immediately, as if she was feeling uncomfortable, but soon she seemed to smell something and rubbed her pink little face against the quilt affectionately.

Seeing this, Cheng Kaiyan felt relieved, then hung his coat and pants on the chair, turned around and walked out neatly.

……

The sound of a TV program could be faintly heard from the living room downstairs. Cheng Kaiyan looked up while holding the stairs and found Aunt Wan sitting on the sofa, sucking on a frozen pear and watching TV intently.

"woke up?"

Jiang Wan caught a glimpse of Cheng Kaiyan walking into the living room, and suddenly raised her head and asked casually.

"Ah."

Cheng Kaiyan hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"There's some hangover soup in the kitchen."

All I heard was Aunt Wan's calm and mature voice saying this.

Cheng Kaiyan was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around to look with a questioning look in her eyes.

what's the situation?
Aunt Wan, is this... Did she cook it specially because she saw that I was drunk at noon?

But the next second, Aunt Wan seemed to see through his thoughts, a hint of disdain appeared in her eyes, and then she said indifferently: "It's the extra cooked for your Uncle Liu, don't think too much about it."

"hehe."

Cheng Kaiyan pursed her lips slightly, trying not to laugh, "Okay, I get it."

"What do you know?"

Jiang Wan naturally saw the smile on his face, and immediately frowned, sat up straight, and asked back with a stern face.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I appreciate Aunt Wan's kindness."

Seeing that she was angry, Cheng Kaiyan quickly waved her hands.

"Smug."

Jiang Wan hummed softly, feeling somewhat complicated.

I didn't expect that I was wrong. I thought Cheng Kaiyan wanted to use the previous childhood marriage to arrange his marriage with Xiaoli...

But they didn't expect that the marriage between them had been cancelled by Liu Xiaoli...

Even the young man agreed to cancel the engagement without thinking!
From this point of view, Cheng Kaiyan was probably here to discuss the marriage with all his heart, and he never intended to use the child marriage as a bargaining chip.

If Liu Xiaoli hadn't taken the initiative to tell me everything about the broken engagement, I probably wouldn't have known about it.

Cheng Kaiyan would never mention it on her own initiative.

"Hey……"

Jiang Wan looked at the handsome figure heading towards the kitchen and sighed in her heart.

She could feel the balance in her heart gradually sliding towards her daughter and him.

Maybe they truly love each other.

But soon the beautiful woman became resolute in her heart and thought:
"Even so, before seeing his proof and sufficient efforts, this marriage should not be promised so easily."

Xiaoli traveled thousands of miles to Jiangcheng to study dance when she was ten years old. She only came back during the Chinese New Year every year and spent very little time with me.

If I get married, not only will I become Cheng...someone else's family, but I might not see her very often in a year, and I will have to celebrate the New Year at someone else's house!

Jiang Wan really didn't want her daughter to get married so soon, and this was a very important reason.

Just as the beautiful woman was lost in thought, Cheng Kaiyan came out with a bowl of sobering soup.

"Whoosh..."

He blew the hot steam from the soup and drank it comfortably while leaning against the wall. "Auntie Wan, your cooking skills are really good. The hangover soup is delicious."

"Humph……"

When Jiang Wan heard Cheng Kaiyan's obvious flattery and compliments, she snorted coldly with an expressionless face.

Smooth talk and bootlicker!

"Aunt Wan, Xiaoli is asleep now. I'll help you with dinner later."

Cheng Kaiyan suddenly thought of something and suggested it out loud.

"Falling asleep? Thank you for your help."

Jiang Wan nodded slightly. This child is quite diligent. She completely forgot how she had evaluated him just now.

……

At 5:30 in the evening, Cheng Kaiyan and Aunt Wan prepared the meal in the kitchen.

Part of it is what was not finished at lunch, and part of it is freshly cooked vegetables.

In Harbin, fresh vegetables are much more valuable than meat.

After various dishes were served on the table, Aunt Wan went upstairs and called the two sisters down one by one to have dinner.

The three of them went downstairs together. Cheng Kaiyan came up with a teacup in her hand and asked with a smile, "Sister Xiaoli, have a cup of hot tea to wake up. How was your sleep?"

When Liu Xiaoli saw the smile on his face, she remembered how her mother had woken her up just now and she found that all her clothes, shoes and socks had been taken off. She felt strange and couldn't help pursing her lips.

She nodded and replied in a hoarse voice:

"It's okay, I just feel a little dizzy."

After saying that, she took the hot tea and drank it with her head down, but her ears, which were half-hidden by her black hair, blushed slightly.

The four of them sat on the sofa and waited slowly.

After a while.

"Click..."

The door opened, and a middle-aged man covered in snowflakes appeared before him.

Uncle Liu came back from get off work at the factory.

"Everyone is here, let's eat."

Liu Jianshe glanced at her and said in a deep and gentle voice: "Kaiyan is awake now. You can drink quite well. Let's continue drinking together."

At noon, the two of them drank a whole bottle of white wine together.

Although Liu Jianshe knocked Cheng Kaiyan down and got her drunk, he did not see the scene he wanted to see.

Because Cheng Kaiyan looked very quiet after being drunk, it seemed that he had a good drinking habit.

However, Liu Jianshe planned to try him again and ask him more questions while he was drunk.

After all, as the old saying goes, people vomit when they are drunk.

"Uncle Liu drank half a bottle at noon, and he went to work at the factory as if nothing had happened. You have a high alcohol tolerance."

When Cheng Kaiyan heard this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The father-in-law obviously still wanted to get himself drunk, probably to test himself.

There is a saying that a person's drinking habits reflect his character. Although it is not accurate, it is somewhat worth referring to.

"Haha, the weather here is cold, and many people usually rely on drinking to warm themselves up, so they can generally drink a lot."

"Come on, let's drink a little more tonight."

Just when the two of them were deeply in love.

A cold shout rang out in the living room, causing the two of them to pause.

"No more drinking at night!"

The beautiful woman on the sofa was seen with her legs crossed, looking at the two men expressionlessly.

Then Liu Xiaoli quickly stood up, walked to Cheng Kaiyan, tugged at his sleeve, and said unhappily, "Kaiyan, you are not allowed to drink anymore. You were so drunk at noon that my quilt was full of the smell of alcohol."

After saying that the girl glared at him.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded repeatedly. No wonder her eyes were swollen when she woke up. It turned out that she didn’t sleep well because of the smell of alcohol.

At the same time, I began to reflect on myself.

No matter what, compared to pleasing my father-in-law and mother-in-law, my sister Xiaoli is the most important.

But when he turned around, he found that Uncle Liu slid to his knees even faster than he did.

"You two mother and daughter are right. Drinking will cause trouble."

Uncle Liu nodded seriously and said with a smile, "I just happened to pass by Qiulin Company and bought a dozen Qiulin kvass.

Come on! Everyone, drink some kvass when you eat. It has a strong malt aroma and moderate sweetness. It goes really well with sausage.”

After saying that, he raised a large transparent bottle of golden wine in his hand towards Aunt Wan, as if asking for her opinion.

Aunt Wan nodded imperceptibly, then waved her hand and ordered, "Let's eat."

"understood."

Cheng Kaiyan looked at Liu Xiaoli, the two winked at each other, and quickly followed everyone else in responding to the real head of the family.

The dinner was still sumptuous. Everyone was drinking kvass and eating food, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

"Kaiyan, I heard from Xiaoli and your aunt Wan that besides being a teaching assistant at A Ting's place, you are also a great writer?"

At noon, they were busy talking about marriage and trying to stop quarrels. Liu Jianshe seemed to remember that there were many things he had not asked.

Last September, my wife went to Beijing for a few days. From the few words she heard from Liu Xiaoli, she only got a rough idea of ​​Cheng Kaiyan’s basic situation, the things that happened between my daughter and Cheng Kaiyan, and my daughter’s development in Beijing Dance Academy…

After all, it is not clear what books Cheng Kaiyan wrote and what achievements she made.

Hearing this, Jiang Wan also became curious.

After she came back in September, she specifically sought out several people in her unit who were knowledgeable and often read books and asked them about the name Cheng Kaiyan, asking them if they had known this writer.

Although the answer they received was similar to what their daughter Xiaoli said, they had only heard of the name and knew that he was a writer of considerable fame.

But I haven't really seen his works, and I'm not very clear about his works.

When Jiang Wan thought about their age of 40 or 50, it was not surprising.

Later, when the war in southern Xinjiang was won, she and her husband were surprised to see Cheng Kaiyan was awarded the title of Battlefield Literary Pioneer.

"I'm not a great writer. So far, I haven't written many works. There are "Submarine at Night", "Fragrant Grass", "Love Letter", "The Alchemist", "Youth", "My Neighbor Totoro"..."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled modestly and listed them one by one.

"Ah! I seem to have heard about Love Letter from my classmates, but it was sold out in the bookstore at the time, and no one in our school had a copy. I didn't expect it was written by Brother Yan. My classmates said it was very touching!"

My younger sister Liu Xiaoling exclaimed and said excitedly.

"Is that so?"

Jiang Wan and Liu Jianshe couldn't help but look surprised when they saw their daughter so excited.

It seems like he is a really good writer!
“It’s normal that my works are not available. My works are mostly sold in the areas around BJ or in cities like Shanghai. They are not available in many cities and towns.

In addition, it will be difficult to buy it after the release date, and you can only borrow it from others."

When Cheng Kaiyan heard what her sister said, she pondered for a moment and then explained in detail.

It is still an era of literary fever, but the prices of books are unaffordable for many people.

It also involves the size of the print run, the areas where the magazine is distributed, and the speed of information delivery.

Many books and many writers, even if they are famous, are only famous in a small range, in the literary circle.

This kind of thing is very common even in later generations.

Some people don’t know that Lu Xun is Zhou Shuren, many people don’t know what works Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize, wrote, and don’t know Haruki Murakami who wrote "Norwegian Wood"...

Compared to television, movies, and songs, literature is always limited by the medium of communication.

"I see. Earlier, Xiaoli said Kaiyan that you are a great writer, but I was a little skeptical. It seems that we were wrong. There are many tricks involved."

After listening to Cheng Kaiyan's well-reasoned explanation, Liu Jianshe nodded thoughtfully.

Jiang Wan also breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it wasn't a lie. She said calmly, "I've written it down. I'll go to the bookstore to look for it tomorrow."

"hehe."

The corner of Cheng Kaiyan's mouth twitched. You still don't believe it!

He thought for a moment and said, "Speaking of which, on the first of next month, I have a piece of children's literature published. We can just buy it then."

"That's fine. I'll buy it back and let everyone see it. Let's see how well the person our Xiaoli has chosen is written."

Seeing that he was very confident, Jiang Wan made a rare joke.

"mom!"

Liu Xiaoli gave her mother a reproachful look.

Everyone laughed in unison.

While laughing, Cheng Kaiyan was still thinking about something, and said secretly: "She is not famous enough yet. Maybe she has to wait until the filming and release of Love Letter or Youth before she can truly break through the circle and become a great writer like Jiang Zilong."

(End of this chapter)