1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 410 Mother-in-law is here

The next morning.

Warm, gentle sunlight streamed through the gaps in the window, falling on the wooden floor of the bedroom and the blue and white striped sheets hanging beside the bed.

Liu Xiaoli woke up early.

I didn't sleep well all night after learning that my mother would be arriving in Beijing this morning.

"Hmm... It's already seven o'clock. Mom should be arriving soon. Last time we came home, she and my sister picked us up. This time, it's our turn to pick her up."

The girl, wearing only a thin nightgown, stretched her arms out from under the covers, propped herself up, and sat up, stretching lazily.

The loose, soft pajamas hung loosely on her shoulders, revealing a small section of her fair and slender shoulders, and her thick hair at the back of her head was also somewhat messy.

I got out of bed barefoot and went to the wardrobe to change my clothes.

A beautiful girl stands gracefully in the mirror on the cabinet door.

"Oh? You even have dark circles under your eyes!"

Liu Xiaoli stared at herself in the mirror for a while and noticed a faint bluish-black mark under her bright almond-shaped eyes, like a half-ripe, dark green apricot. Her eyes were also a little swollen, which made the girl exclaim in surprise. Her voice was lazy and soft, as if she hadn't woken up yet.

"Hey……"

Liu Xiaoli quickly rubbed her eyes, but the dark circles didn't disappear. She pursed her lips, looking troubled for a while.

Today we're going to the station to pick up Mom with everyone. If Xiao Cheng sees us, it'll be so embarrassing.

Girls always worry excessively about these small, insignificant details, anxiously wondering if they will affect their beauty, but in reality, they won't at all.

Liu Xiaoli patted her face and began to change her clothes. With her slender white fingers, she unbuttoned her pajamas and peeled off the hand-sewn silk pajamas.

With a soft "plop," it slipped down her smooth skin onto the clean floor, followed by her pajama bottoms.

Finally, the girl's slender, toned, elegant, and beautiful body, honed through years of dance training, was exposed to the air.

The slanting sunlight illuminated her fair and delicate skin, revealing a texture like mutton fat jade, instantly brightening the entire bedroom.

Liu Xiaoli tilted her head back and looked at her body in the mirror, her eyes half shy and half proud.

The jade bowl trembled, its luster extremely delicate.

The sunlight and shadow formed a slanted dividing line, falling on her slender waist, separating her delicate navel from her full and firm buttocks.

The sunlight felt warm on her fair skin.

"It felt like I was touched by Kaiyan's hand, it was warm..."

An extremely embarrassing thought flashed through the girl's mind for no reason, making her cheeks flush. She nervously raised her hand to cover herself and turned to the side, shyly hiding behind the wardrobe door.

She had a strange feeling that Cheng Kaiyan, that wicked guy, was hiding in the room spying on her!

The room was clean and bright, and there was no one around. Only the morning breeze gently flowed in through the cracks in the window, brushing against the girl's delicate shoulders, her slender neck, and her flawless face, making her tremble.

It was gentle, but cold.

The wind seemed to carry the scent of dew, unique to early spring, cold and damp, which instantly sobered her up.

Liu Xiaoli quickly bent down and rummaged through the wardrobe drawer, pulling out her close-fitting silk undershirt and trousers to put on.

She then put on a fitted white shirt and a pair of loose-fitting black straight-leg trousers, tucking the shirt hem neatly into the waistband.

She transformed instantly from a pitiful and endearing little lamb into a sophisticated and gentle urban woman, capable and refreshing.

Liu Xiaoli's outfit bears a resemblance to Jiang Ting's.

But her inner tranquility and gentleness remain unchanged, and this combination gives her a unique charm.

She bent down to put on her white socks and then changed into a pair of women's leather shoes.

This girl is dressed to the nines today.

Because not only is her mother coming these two days, but Cheng Kaiyan is also leaving Beijing to go to Japan to film a movie.

Of course she has to dress nicely, otherwise what if someone bewitches her?
She'd be heartbroken; Comrade Xiao Cheng could only be hers.

Standing in front of the mirror, Liu Xiaoli looked at her appearance, fiddled with her hair, and then walked out of the room with satisfaction.

The bathroom is right across from the room.

"Finally up? What were you dawdling about?"

At this moment, the aloof and beautiful woman, wearing a black coat, was wiping her wet hands. She turned around and glanced at Liu Xiaoli, paused for a moment, then looked her up and down before asking a meaningful question.

"Cough cough... Get up."

Liu Xiaoli's eyes looked a little unnatural, because her outfit today resembled her aunt's somewhat.

“It suits you well, and the way it looks on you is quite different from me. Clothes are meant to enhance a person's appearance; the same clothes can create different feelings and styles. It’s very nice… You can ask Xiaoyan to bring you back some fashion magazines after she goes to Japan, so you can take a look and try out different combinations.”

Jiang Ting gently stroked Liu Xiaoli's delicate widow's peak chin with her slender, jade-like hand, her gaze carefully observing Liu Xiaoli's attire and demeanor today, and offered her suggestions in a calm voice.

"Okay!"

Upon hearing the praise, Liu Xiaoli nodded happily.

Girls always love all kinds of fashion trends because they all have a desire to become more beautiful, especially since she is a dance student.

The aunt and nephew went out after washing up without having eaten breakfast.

I bought a lot of breakfast at the entrance of Beijing Normal University and rode my bike straight to Wutong Courtyard in Xiaowei Hutong.

"Greeting? Are you up yet? The sun's already high in the sky!"

As soon as Cheng Kaiyan woke up, she saw her boyfriend's bright and charming smiling face on the windowsill.

Waking up to see my partner's smile is just so wonderful!

Cheng Kaiyan rolled her eyes and lazily called out, "I can't get up until I'm awake. Sister Xiaoli, you have to give me a kiss before I can get up."

"Hmph! You're so lazy!"

Liu Xiaoli pretended to be annoyed and patted the glass window, making a loud banging sound, but the sweet tenderness in her heart couldn't be suppressed and overflowed from her eyes.

Then she braced herself with both hands and leaped out of the window like a nimble little rabbit, jumping in and leaving Cheng Kaiyan stunned.

"Sister Xiaoli, you, you... well, dance students have great stamina."

Cheng Kaiyan was dumbfounded. She only saw a figure flash by. The girl who was just outside the window was now sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, just as she remembered.

"I...I...the front door was locked, I had no choice but to climb over!"

Liu Xiaoli blushed and stammered for a moment, then found an excuse and her expression became more natural.

"Yes, the gate is closed."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded to indicate that she believed it. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it!
He knew that his girlfriend was not the kind of gentle, quiet girl he had in mind; she possessed a strong personality beneath her core.

He continued to coax, "Give me a kiss!"

"No, I won't kiss you!"

At this moment, Liu Xiaoli regained her girlish composure.

"hurry up!"

"Then, then close your eyes."

Liu Xiaoli gave the instructions earnestly, while her round, almond-shaped eyes were actually darting around excitedly.

Cheng Kaiyan obediently closed her eyes, but after a long time, she didn't feel the soft, moist lips on her face, forehead, or lips.

"Oh, so you lied to me!"

After a long while, Cheng Kaiyan opened her eyes and saw that the girl was sitting on the edge of the bed eating breakfast by herself, and she was eating very heartily.

"Alright, alright, I'll feed you one."

Liu Xiaoli treated him like a child, stuffing him with half a dumpling, hoping to get rid of him that way.

Cheng Kaiyan, of course, refused. He lay on the bed like a rogue, hugging the girl's waist and abdomen, his hands restlessly touching, pinching, and kneading the soft flesh on her waist.

Then he continued to probe inside the clothes, and soon found the girl's lower abdomen and navel, which were tightly wrapped by the edge of her panties, and started to misbehave.

"Giggle... It tickles! Let go!"

Liu Xiaoli felt ticklish and giggled as she was teased. Soon her voice became soft and weak.

Cheng Kaiyan's hands rubbed her soft lower abdomen until it felt hot and tingly.

The girl was both ashamed and angry, but her heart was as sweet as melting honey.

After some playful banter, Liu Xiaoli gave up and could only lean against the headboard, trying to push Cheng Kaiyan away with her hands, breathing softly.

Then the girl suddenly remembered that her aunt was still waiting for her to open the door.

Turning his head, he saw a pair of cold, dark eyes looking at him and Cheng Kaiyan through the window, saying indifferently, "Have you had enough fun? Open the door now."

"..."

Liu Xiaoli remained silent, clenching her small hands into fists and pounding them hard against Cheng Kaiyan, who was laughing incessantly on the bed.

That's so mean! All he does is bully her!
Liu Xiaoli ran off with her face all pink, went out, opened the door, and let her aunt in.

After a while, Cheng Kaiyan and her mother got up.

After the four of them finished breakfast, they went out to the train station to wait for someone. "You look beautiful today, Xiaoli. I think it suits you very well, both intellectual and gentle."

As Cheng Kaiyan rode her bicycle along the road, she noticed that Liu Xiaoli's outfit was different from usual, and she was dressed in the same style as her aunt.

The two women, one big and one small, sat on the same bicycle and looked like sisters.

"Really? Hehe."

Liu Xiaoli smiled happily, her smile both bright and innocent.

Girls are only happy when they've dressed up and someone admires them and praises them enthusiastically!

If this person is someone you love, you'll be even happier.

If she weren't riding her bike on the main road, she almost would have gone over and given her little Cheng a good kiss!

How come this guy didn't notice earlier?! Otherwise...

"hehe."

Seeing the two being so affectionate, Xu Yuxiu and Jiang Ting exchanged a smile.

However, there was a strange look in the latter's eyes.

"Xiaoli, the house in Tuanjiehu is ready, and all the furniture and appliances are complete. It's ready to move in. Why don't you go there with your mother for a while?"

Xu Yuxiu pondered and made arrangements.

"So fast? Great!"

Liu Xiaoli said happily.

……

Before long, the four of them arrived at the train station while walking and chatting.

"Comrades, the train from Harbin Station to BJ Station is about to arrive..."

At eight o'clock in the morning, accompanied by the station's announcement, a red and black steam locomotive drove into the station.

Cheng Kaiyan, Liu Xiaoli, Jiang Ting, and Xu Yuxiu each had their own thoughts and eagerly awaited Jiang Wan's arrival.

Cheng Kaiyan was filled with both anticipation and worry. He wondered what Aunt Wan's attitude towards him was now. After two months apart, there was bound to be some distance between them. It should be much better than when they were on stage before the Lunar New Year, right?
Liu Xiaoli was happy. Although her aunt was a very close relative, she was still closer than her mother. She missed her mother very much while she was here alone.

Moreover, Kaiyan just mentioned that their house near Tuanjiehu is ready and habitable.

That means I now have a home in Beijing!

You can even live with your mom!

Liu Xiaoli was really looking forward to it just thinking about it. She was going to introduce her and Cheng Kaiyan's home to her mother later!
Beneath Jiang Ting's indifferent expression flowed deep emotions: longing, warmth, and kinship.

Xu Yuxiu's feelings were about reuniting with her close friend of many years and her anticipation of meeting her future mother-in-law.

"coming!"

Liu Xiaoli pointed to the second carriage on the left, where a woman wearing a black coat and a black hat was standing, and then jogged over.

"mom!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other excitedly for a long time.

"Hey! Xiaoli! Why are you here so early? Where are your aunt, Aunt Xiu, and Cheng Kaiyan? Have they eaten yet?"

Jiang Wan touched the girl's face and quickly asked with concern, noticing that her daughter had lost some weight in the two months she hadn't seen her.
"It's in the back. Have you eaten yet? Let's go eat!"

Liu Xiaoli smiled happily and released her embrace.

Jiang Wan turned her head and saw that Cheng Kaiyan, her sister, and Xu Yuxiu had all come over.

"Good morning, Aunt Wan."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and waved in greeting.

"Kaiyan, Aunt Wan has noticed that you're becoming more and more outstanding."

Looking at the gentle, scholarly young man before her, Jiang Wan couldn't help but smile and sigh as she recalled the news she had seen a few days ago.

"It's all to live up to your expectations. Thanks to you, Xiaoli, and my mom and aunt for their encouragement and urging..."

Cheng Kaiyan felt a little relieved and smiled as she praised everyone.

"Ha ha……"

Jiang Wan smiled. He really was a little sly, but she didn't feel any aversion to him.

"sister."

Jiang Ting remained calm and indifferent.

"Ah Ting, how have you been lately? Xiao Li at home hasn't been bothering you, has she?"

Looking at her younger sister's thin appearance, Jiang Wan sighed inwardly and asked with great concern.

That Ning Ruzheng is a real scoundrel! A bastard! A dog!

Her younger sister, as beautiful as a flower and as lovely as a goddess, was left to suffer alone for so many years by this bastard!
"No, I've been doing very well in the last year or two."

Jiang Wan's slender arms hung naturally in front of her, her hands clasped together, and she said with a faint smile, "Really, I'm doing very well, with Xiaoli and Xiaoyan by my side."

As she spoke, the icy beauty unconsciously slipped her slender fingers into her sleeve, her fingertips touching the cool gold bracelet, and she felt an immense sense of peace and happiness.

"That's good."

Jiang Wan saved the grand finale for last: her best friend Xu Yuxiu, whom she hadn't seen for almost twenty years, her former confidante, and even someone she had shared a bed with many times.

"Yuxiu, it's been almost twenty years since we sisters last met... Sigh... Yuxiu, you're still the same!"

Looking at her friend who was just like before, Jiang Wan's lips trembled slightly as she spoke, and her eyes reddened and became wet.

Although she had been secretly annoyed with Xu Yuxiu because of Cheng Kaiyan and Liu Xiaoli's affair, their decades-long friendship was hard to sever.

"Sister Wan... Whew!"

Xu Yuxiu's eyes also welled up with tears, her breathing became heavy, and she called out affectionately.

"Oh! Yuxiu!"

Jiang Wan responded in a trembling voice.

The two embraced, and the barriers and distance that had existed for many years collapsed and dissipated in that long hug.

"Mom and Aunt Xiu have such a good relationship."

Liu Xiaoli reached out and took Cheng Kaiyan's arm, pressed her face against his body, and whispered with emotion.

"Yeah, I used to think they were just fake friends."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded.

"Hehe, it's no exaggeration to say that your Aunt Wan and your mother have a life-or-death friendship. Otherwise, why do you think they arranged a marriage between you and Xiaoli as soon as you were born?"

Upon hearing the term "plastic sisters," Jiang Ting knew it wasn't a nice thing. She glared coldly at Cheng Kaiyan and spoke up to explain.

"why is that?"

The young couple exchanged a glance and both saw the regret in each other's eyes regarding the engagement, a regret that had already been called off.

"Years ago, my sister and Yuxiu were publicly criticized multiple times in college because of their family background. If they hadn't helped and trusted each other, they probably wouldn't have ended up in such a bad situation..."

Jiang Tingyi gave a concise explanation.

"So this is ah……"

Cheng Kaiyan and Liu Xiaoli nodded repeatedly, surprised that such a thing could happen, but their mothers and Aunt Wan's family backgrounds were indeed not good.

One of them came from a scholarly family in the south, and was a large landowner.

One of them, though an entrepreneur, abandoned his mother and aunt on the eve of the change and ran away, disappearing to who-knows-where or which country he went to make his fortune.

"Alright, alright, let's go back now! It's awfully cold outside."

Jiang Wan had already let go of Xu Yuxiu's embrace, but the two were still holding hands and leaning against each other.

"Sister Wan, Kaiyan just finished settling all her belongings for the new house yesterday. Since you're here today, we can go over there and have a proper celebration!"

Xu Yuxiu suggested.

"Great! I was just thinking of taking my mom to see the new house!"

Liu Xiaoli agreed.

The five people reached an agreement and left the train station.

Four women walked slowly ahead, chatting about everyday things, occasionally letting out a cheerful laugh.

Cheng Kaiyan rode her bicycle, which was loaded with bundles of luggage, and followed the four women at a leisurely pace.

On the streets in spring, the sun shines brightly and the wind is gentle.

These days are wonderful.

(End of this chapter)