1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 349 New Year’s Eve
The literary world was immersed in the excitement of the emergence of a classic work. Readers spread the word of mouth and flocked to buy and read it. Writers and critics commented on it one after another...

It looks like a lively scene.

But for the vast majority of people, this is just an episode and embellishment of life.

After the excitement, we have to return to a peaceful life.

What is more important is to prepare for the upcoming Lunar New Year.

The white horse passes through the gap.

On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, the newlywed groom enters the bride's boudoir on time.

The year 1981 had truly arrived.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

Cheng Kaiyan was brushing her teeth in front of the mirror while holding a cup of water. There were thin blue blood vessels around her eyes.

It looks like you didn't sleep well.

Cheng Kaiyan got up late today because he and Liu Xiaoli huddled on the sofa last night, reading through all the newspapers that had recently published reviews of "My Neighbor Totoro".

This girl probably wanted to read more of the commentary articles because she was the prototype of the heroine in this story.

However, Sister Xiaoli's literary literacy was average, so she asked Cheng Kaiyan to accompany her and asked him to explain from time to time.

When accompanying her to read, Cheng Kaiyan was really sweating.

Because when the girl saw the article praising Totoro, she nodded in satisfaction.

When she sees a bad article, or even one with bad words or sentences in it, she will throw it aside and mutter that the person has no taste and is unprofessional.

Fortunately, I am an impeccable writer and researcher in the field of children's literature.

There are not many people who can find fault with him in the field of children's literature.

I don't think anyone who deliberately finds fault with him would have the confidence to do so.

The two of them started watching after dinner and continued until 9:30 in the evening when Aunt Wan finished watching TV and went back to her room to sleep. Then they hugged and kissed for a while, and then went back to their rooms to sleep, feeling contented.

Cheng Kaiyan went back to her room and lay on the bed. Naturally, she was affected by the intimacy before going to bed, and her body was too hot to sleep.

Fortunately, I opened the quilt and let the cold air cool me down, then I fell into a deep sleep.

……

Halfway through washing up, I heard light footsteps coming up the stairs next to the bathroom.

Cheng Kaiyan was brushing her teeth and looking at the image reflected in the mirror.

"Ha~"

A slender figure in pajamas came down from upstairs with graceful steps.

Her fair hands covered her lips, and she yawned softly with a muffled nasal sound, which sounded lazy and sleepy, as if she had not woken up yet.

"Good morning, Kaiyan."

Liu Xiaoli greeted her and walked into the bathroom with her black hair flowing like a waterfall, then stood side by side with Cheng Kaiyan in front of the sink.

The girl first looked in front of the mirror, tidied her messy hair, and used water to smooth out the fluffy curly hair.

Then the girl slightly thrust her plump and tight buttocks and arched towards Cheng Kaiyan.

Such a casual and intimate behavior surprised Cheng Kaiyan. She thought the girl was still immersed in the intimacy of last night.

"Go inside...I need to brush my teeth."

Seeing that her partner didn't move, Liu Xiaoli spoke quietly.

"understood……"

The two stood side by side in front of the mirror brushing their teeth, looking at themselves in the mirror and each other's sleepy face.

Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but think of the kiss she had with Cheng Kaiyan behind her mother's back last night, and her cheeks turned red, but she felt shy.

Feeling the tranquility in front of me, a faint warmth welled up in my heart.

Liu Xiaoli now feels as lucky as if she saw a small dewy flower on the roadside in the early morning.

"The Chinese New Year is coming today. Comrade Xiao Cheng, are you looking forward to it?"

Liu Xiaoli asked in a muffled voice with foam in her mouth.

She always felt that this was like the scene of living together after marriage.

"This is our first time spending New Year's Eve together, right? Of course I'm looking forward to it."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled gently and said that he had already finished washing his face. The warmth of the towel made his face slightly red and steam was coming out of it.

"Uh-huh."

"Then we will celebrate the New Year together from now on."

When the girl heard this, she raised her chin, looking extremely satisfied, with a happy smile on the corner of her mouth filled with toothpaste foam.

"The foam is overflowing."

Cheng Kaiyan noticed that when the girl spoke, toothpaste foam quietly overflowed from her mouth, leaving a milky white line at the corner of her mouth, which contrasted with her unwashed cheeks.

Although she is beautiful, Cheng Kaiyan looks a bit funny. Why does she look like a child?

He raised his finger and poked the corner of the girl's lips.

Liu Xiaoli could clearly feel that the foam was extending along her beauty peak and down her snow-white neck. The slowly flowing foam made her snow-like skin itch.

If we don't stop it in time, I'm afraid...

Thinking of this, the girl bit her toothbrush, tilted her neck towards Cheng Kaiyan, and hurriedly said, "Wipe it for me quickly!"

The neat white teeth, the clear water line flashing across the pale pink lips, and the smooth and soft lines of the swan neck...

They were all glowing with a faint golden glow in the sunlight, which was imprinted in Cheng Kaiyan's eyes and made him a little dazed.

"All right……"

He knew the girl's anxiety and shyness, so he quickly raised his hand to wipe away the toothpaste foam from her collarbone upwards.

Cheng Kaiyan simply wiped her face again, which made the girl, who loved cleanliness very much, change color immediately.

Liu Xiaoli quickly rinsed her mouth and spat, then washed her face again, then reached out to twist Cheng Kaiyan in dissatisfaction.

"You two, brushing your teeth and washing your face together?"

Jiang Wan, who was dressed casually, passed by the door and saw the two people fighting. She frowned and called out.

Their family has always adhered to the strict family education of the Jiang family, a scholarly family.

The personalities of the two sisters Jiang Wan and Jiang Ting are both very well reflected.

When you come to Liu Xiaoli, you can clearly feel the temperament and cultivation of a lady from a noble family.

Brushing teeth and washing face may be small things in life, but they should not be taken lightly.

"Aunt Wan."

Cheng Kaiyan stopped, turned around and smiled apologetically.

"Well, hurry up, it's time to eat."

Jiang Wan responded indifferently. If Cheng Kaiyan hadn't been here, she would have criticized her daughter.

"Uh-huh."

Cheng Kaiyan and Liu Xiaoli nodded obediently.

After washing up, the family of five sat at the dining table to eat.

Breakfast was still rich, with hot milk and bread.

If you’re not full, you can order some pork and cabbage dumplings.

"We'll be making dumplings later, come and help."

After dinner, Aunt Wan reminded me while cleaning up the dishes.

Today is New Year's Eve and no one is working.

According to the northern tradition, the whole family sits together and makes dumplings on New Year's Eve.

This can be reflected in the Spring Festival Gala in later generations.

……

Half an hour later.

Everyone sat at the dining table and prepared to make dumplings.

Liu Xiaoli and her sister were operating the coal stove beside the table, which was filled with boiling hot oil. They were going to fry some dumplings, sweet and sour pork, fried eggplant boxes, fried spring rolls and the like.

Uncle Liu was in the kitchen preparing ingredients such as fish and roosters.

"Cheng Kaiyan, go to the third cabinet from the left to the right in the kitchen and bring a bag of flour over."

The mother-in-law wiped the table with a clean handkerchief and gave instructions without turning her head.

"it is good."

After a while, Cheng Kaiyan came out carrying a bag of refined white flour.

"Open it and pour it into the basin."

Jiang Wan gave instructions, and Cheng Kaiyan readily followed suit.

Flour, water, a little peanut oil, stir and knead, let the dough rest...

After a set of skills, we can finally start.

Liu Xiaoli and her sister grabbed the dough, took out a small handful and threw it on the table.

Aunt Wan and Uncle Liu used rolling pins to roll the dough into dumpling skins.

"Dong dong dong..."

The rolling pin collided with the table, bringing up the white flour that had been sprinkled on the table in advance to prevent sticking, making a slight sound.

Festive music was playing from the TV behind me.

Cheng Kaiyan sat there idly, looking at Liu Xiaoli, then at Aunt Wan who had a calm expression...

It seems that Aunt Wan intends to ask him to make more dumplings later.

But here is the problem.

"I can't..."

Cheng Kaiyan secretly groaned. Last year during the Chinese New Year, when he was making dumplings at home, his mother and aunt scolded him, saying that he was so old but still couldn't make dumplings.

It seems that I can only ask for bribes to please Sister Xiaoli.

Soon, the dough was rolled into dumpling wrappers. Then a pair of slender hands with calloused skins brought a bowl of chopped pork and pork filling to the table.

“Let’s all make dumplings.”

Aunt Wan put down the iron basin and announced.

After the words were spoken, everyone made dumplings while listening to TV and chatting.

The picture is very harmonious, just like a real family of five.

……

"Your eldest sister's daughter Wen Qiong also brought her boyfriend back? Haha, this is quite a coincidence."

"That's right, but Wenqiong and Xiaoli are about the same age, both of them are old enough to start a family. It's a coincidence."

"Did you go to see her? How is Wen Qiong's partner?"

"Hi... I only heard that his family is from Shanghai. He was sent to work in the countryside in our Great Northern Wilderness. Later, his family elders rehabilitated him and he was transferred back. I heard that he is now a cadre in the city..."

"City officials?!"

Jiang Wan raised her eyebrows, a little surprised.

……

Liu Xiaoli listened silently to her mother and father chatting about family matters. Her delicate little hands methodically picked up the meat filling and stuffed it into the dumpling skins. She used her two thumbs to hold the edges of the dumplings together to close them.

Then use your index finger to push out the folds of the dumpling skin, press them together with your thumb, and separate the left and right sides.

After a while, a crescent-shaped dumpling appeared. The folds on the dumpling were as fine as the teeth of a comb, and they were equal in size and on both sides.

Looks stunning.

Before she knew it, Liu Xiaoli had wrapped a lot of things and then stopped to rest.

When he turned around, he saw Cheng Kaiyan beside him staring at the dumplings in his hand.

"what happened?"

Liu Xiaoli cast a puzzled look and then discovered the clue.

In front of this guy were four or five crooked "dumplings" of different sizes.

"See how you make dumplings, Sister Xiaoli, please teach me."

Cheng Kaiyan quickly leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered.

"Pfft..."

The girl pursed her lips, trying not to laugh, but she caught a glimpse of Cheng Kaiyan's disheveled face covered in flour, and her nervousness and fear of being discovered.

Suddenly, she couldn't help laughing out loud.

This was the first time that Liu Xiaoli saw her comrade Xiao Cheng, who was usually calm and composed and seemed to be omnipotent, showing such an embarrassed expression.

"Comrade Xiao Cheng, are you worried that your mother will see you?"

Liu Xiaoli understood all of a sudden and glanced at her mother who was concentrating on making dumplings and chatting with her father.

"what happened?"

But the sudden laughter and gaze naturally caught Jiang Wan's attention, and she looked up and glanced at everyone.

"nothing?"

Liu Xiaoli quickly glanced at Cheng Kaiyan, who quickly lowered his head, shaking his head like a rattle.

Jiang Wan looked at Cheng Kaiyan and quickly noticed the round dumplings in his hand, and curled the corners of her mouth.

What the hell?
Jiang Wan didn't know what she was thinking of, and she glanced at Cheng Kaiyan: "We are making dumplings, not buns, but... Cheng Kaiyan, why are the buns you make different in size?"

"Ha ha……"

Cheng Kaiyan smiled awkwardly and said nothing, but just glared at Liu Xiaoli who knew she was guilty.

Why are you laughing?
……

After wrapping the dumplings, Cheng Kaiyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He and Liu Xiaoli sat down facing the oil pan, and the smell of peanut oil, as well as the aroma of meatballs, eggplant boxes and other fried foods wafted into their noses.

"Okay, don't be angry, eat an eggplant box..."

Liu Xiaoli picked up a piece of fried eggplant that was golden on both sides and handed it to Cheng Kaiyan in a flattering manner.

"Click."

Cheng Kaiyan took a bite and found it fresh, fragrant and crispy, crispy on the outside and glutinous on the inside.

It's quite delicious.

"Never mind. I'll forgive you."

He answered while biting an eggplant box in his mouth.

"That's good. Have another dumpling."

Liu Xiaoli raised the corners of her lips slightly. This guy is surprisingly easy to please.

The sunlight came in from the window opposite the living room and fell on the profiles of the two people, revealing their fair skin and fine hairs clearly.

Time passes quietly under the sunshine.

I had a quick bite at noon and then went back to take a nap.

Start preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner at 3 pm.

Aunt Wan and Liu Xiaoli were busy in the kitchen.

Cheng Kaiyan wanted to go in and help, but was driven out by Aunt Wan, who said that the New Year’s Eve dinner could not be prepared for guests.

So he had no choice but to pour some water for the two of them and wipe their sweat.

"Wipe off the sweat and have a drink of water."

Cheng Kaiyan stood beside the two of them, holding a wet towel and wiping her partner's face, then wiped his neck considerately.

"Where's Aunt Wan?"

"Then please wipe your forehead..."

Jiang Wan nodded and agreed reluctantly.

It was getting dark at six in the afternoon.

Heavy snow fell from the night sky of Harbin, and the city’s neon lights and the magnificent colors of the fireworks complemented each other in the dark night sky.

Amid the sound of firecrackers, the pungent blue-gray smoke, and the flickering flames.

The New Year's Eve dinner has begun.

The dishes were plentiful and the wine was flowing.

After the meal, Cheng Kaiyan showed off his calligraphy skills and wrote a couplet.

The handwriting is in cursive script, majestic and elegant, and agile like a dragon.

May everything go smoothly every year and may everything go well.

After pasting couplets and setting off firecrackers, New Year's Eve begins.

"Let's play mahjong. It's boring just sitting there."

Uncle Liu suggested.

"Okay."

Jiang Wan was somewhat tempted, as she was a good mahjong player.

I am usually busy with work and have no time to play.

However, during the Chinese New Year and other holidays, when we are with relatives and friends, we still have to play.

"Sanjo!"

"Bar!"

Jiang Wan touched the cards, flicked her fingers and slapped the cards on the table, "Win! It's a win! Give me the money!"

……

"Kujo!"

"bump"

"Hachijo!"

"Touch it again! You're done!"

……

In six consecutive games, Cheng Kaiyan lost four games to Aunt Wan.

And there was no victory.

"Kaiyan, what kind of skill is this? Forget about the end, let Xiaoling do it?"

Liu Xiaoli sat next to her and watched the money on Cheng Kaiyan's table becoming less and less and thinner, and she couldn't help but speak up.

Although this is Cheng Kaiyan's money, it is not his own money.

But in the future, it will definitely be hers and Cheng Kaiyan's money.

Liu Xiaoli felt distressed when she saw the money being wasted like water flowing into other people's pockets. She glared at her comrade Xiao Cheng with a look of affection.

It's like saying, if you lose, you'd rather lose to me!
Jiang Wan's eyes lit up at this moment of victory. No matter whether Cheng Kaiyan's skills were really bad or she deliberately gave her cards, she felt very relieved anyway.

Hearing her daughter's words, she quickly taught her, "What are you going to do? If your skills are poor, you just need to practice more! Kaiyan, don't listen to Xiaoli. It's still early. Winning first doesn't count as winning."

"..."

Cheng Kaiyan was speechless. Are you reluctant to part with me, the boy who brings you wealth?
Even the name has been changed!

But if you're playing small, a dime or two is acceptable.

Just lose, I lost to Aunt Wan anyway.

As the fight went on, his mind was no longer here and quietly flew to BJ.

He missed his mother and aunt, how they celebrated the New Year and how they kept watch. He wondered if his aunt would sleep in her own room and bed tonight, and whether she would look through the photos he had hidden in the drawer.

In short, on this peaceful and harmonious New Year's Eve, I miss you very much.

He looked out the window at the dark night, the neon lights of the city, and the colorful fireworks that bloomed from time to time...

(End of this chapter)