1979: My fiancée is a goddess

After entering the house.

"Have some tea. Why is your mouth so dry and your voice so hoarse? Could you have caught a cold?"

Liu Xiaoli walked over with a teacup in her hand, saying with a mix of heartache and reproach, "What did I tell you before I left? I told you to take good care of yourself."

"I'm sorry... I do have a bit of a cold."

Cheng Kaiyan sat on the sofa, looking at the girl whose eyes were still red and who was muttering to herself. She was surprised to find that the once youthful and lovely girl was gradually taking on the appearance of a wife managing a household.

This left him with mixed feelings, and he felt he owed the girl a great deal.

It seems that Xiaoli has been taking care of all the troublesome things about the engagement banquet since he's been away from home this month.
So he honestly apologized and explained, "It snowed heavily the night before last. After filming, the crew treated us to dinner, and I got drunk. I caught a chill on my way back."

"Okay, be careful when you're out alone. I'll go downstairs and buy some medicine in a bit."

Liu Xiaoli's expression softened slightly, and she sat down next to her partner.

When parting ways, it's inevitable to have a few drinks, and it's understandable that you might catch a chill if it suddenly snows.

"I bought medicine over there."

Cheng Kaiyan shook her head.

"Oh……"

Liu Xiaoli glanced at him quietly, not really believing what he said.

Based on her understanding of Cheng Kaiyan, although he was thoughtful, he didn't pay much attention to his health. Relying on his youth and good health, he wouldn't buy medicine for a minor cold.

Most likely...

"Take the medicine as soon as you have it, and you'll be almost better after a nap at noon."

Mother Xu Yuxiu urged anxiously.

"Young people these days don't pay much attention to their health. They'll regret it when they get older. You need to take better care of yourself, Kaiyan. You're not alone anymore; you still have Xiaoli."

Jiang Wan earnestly advised him.

"Yeah yeah."

Everyone chimed in with their own words, showing great concern.

It has to be said that this is the trouble of having only one male among several families.

"Okay, I understand."

What else could Cheng Kaiyan do but accept it all?

He rummaged through his backpack, took out the medicine, and drank it with his tea.

Seeing this, the others felt relieved and instead asked about his experience in Japan.

"Kaiyan, you went abroad for a while. What did you think of it? Is it much more developed than China?"

Aunt Wan asked curiously.

"It is indeed more developed than China. There are high-rise buildings, many cars, and a thriving business. Just looking at their capital, Tokyo, there is probably a gap of about twenty years."

However, other cities, like the filming locations we used, weren't much better than Beijing, and some were even worse.

Cheng Kaiyan pondered.

"Japan's urban development policy mainly focuses on a few core metropolitan areas such as Tokyo and Osaka. In essence, it is about concentrating the nation's resources on developing a few cities, and then expanding outwards from these cities... It's essentially about the rich helping the poor."

My aunt's explanation maintained her consistently rigorous tone.

It didn't sound like a casual chat; it sounded more like a discussion about academic matters and national policies.

"The saying 'Let some get rich first and then help others get rich' is true. Our country's development of special economic zones is actually based on a similar development concept."

Cheng Kaiyan looked at her aunt in surprise, feeling deeply moved.

"That's it."

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, then changed the subject: "It's already May, where is it still snowing?"

"The region is long and narrow, with a wide latitudinal span. Our filming location is right across from Soviet territory. Everyone knows how cold it is there in Russia."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled.

"No wonder, when is the movie coming out? Everyone's going to see it then."

Qiaoqiao said.

"I don't know either, maybe next year...hehe."

Cheng Kaiyan gave an awkward smile, thinking to herself, "How could I dare let you watch this movie?"
"If we smile, we'll definitely become big stars."

"Isn't it the same now? He was on CCTV news last time, so everyone knows him now."

Everyone chatted casually about everyday things.

Because everyone was sick, they didn't talk as loudly as before; their voices were much quieter, and they stopped asking Cheng Kaiyan all sorts of questions.

Cheng Kaiyan was able to close her eyes and rest for a while, recovering her energy and strength.

"Take off your clothes, I'll soak them in the water. There's hot water here, why don't you take a shower? You'll feel much better afterward."

During this time, Liu Xiaoli brought out a coat from the room and changed him into it, patiently giving him instructions like a devoted wife.

"Okay, I'll go in a bit."

After Cheng Kaiyan changed her clothes, seeing her like this, the inexplicable worry in her heart dissipated somewhat.

"Hurry up, I need to finish washing so I can do the laundry!"

Unable to bear looking at his hair any longer, Xiaoli put her hands on her hips, urged him a few times, and then took her dirty clothes back to the bathroom.

Recently, she has been learning how to use the washing machine, and she can now operate it correctly.

After using it for a while, she had a great experience and felt that the washing machine was a worthwhile purchase, especially the spin-dry function, which was really super useful!

They are very proactive in doing laundry every day.

However, she still had doubts about whether the washing machine could actually clean the clothes properly.

So before throwing the clothes into the washing machine, she has to sprinkle laundry detergent on them and soak them in the tub to make them cleaner.

Sitting on the sofa watching the girl busy in the bathroom, Cheng Kaiyan felt a warm glow in her heart.

As she warmed up, Cheng Kaiyan's gaze began to wander, drifting to Xiaoli's pert, full buttocks, and the slender waistline and porcelain-white skin that her shirt hem couldn't conceal...

"..."

Comrade Xiaoli felt something and turned to glare at him.

"hey-hey."

Cheng Kaiyan greeted her with a bright smile, then suddenly remembered the gifts she had brought back and hurriedly pulled the two boxes containing the gifts to her feet.

"Oh, right, I brought gifts and local specialties for everyone. Come and take a look."

"A gift! What gift?"

Hearing this, everyone was indeed very interested and turned to look at it.

The gifts brought back from abroad were all rare and precious items.

You can't even buy it in China.

In the bathroom, Xiaoli, who was pouring laundry detergent into a bucket, also poked her head out and looked over, curious about what good things her partner had brought back from abroad.

"It's mainly clothes, pants, shoes, and some local specialties and food. In short, I bought a lot, and everyone got some."

Cheng Kaiyan said as she opened the box.

The first things he pulled out were clothes wrapped in plastic bags, such as cotton long shirts, shirts of various colors and styles, pants, and seven or eight novel and beautiful skirts.

"Wow, so many clothes! Kaiyan, did you go abroad to buy them?"

Jiang Wan noticed the clothes piled on the sofa and scolded.

"Ahem...isn't it because there are a lot of women in the family? Let's all pick one of each, and as for skirts..."

Cheng Kaiyan coughed a few times. The staff at customs had said the same thing when she went through customs that morning, but thankfully she wasn't given any trouble.

Once the excess tariffs were paid, everything was brought back smoothly.

"Hey, it's a waste for us to wear such a pretty dress. Let Xiaoli and Ating wear it. We'll just take a long shirt and trousers."

Mother Xu Yuxiu waved her hands repeatedly, it was obvious that this was specially bought for Xiaoli and her aunt.

"What a soft fabric! The cotton is so fine."

"Yes, Yuxiu, look how good this black and white striped shirt suits you."

"Kaiyan is the one who knows how to be good to her sister. She thinks of her sister even though she's from afar. It's no wonder that I doted on you so much when you were little."

The others nodded in agreement and gathered around, choosing their favorite styles.

As the hostess, Comrade Xiaoli naturally had her own style and did not choose the items with the elders.

Anyway, once everyone has made their choices, won't the rest all be hers?

After soaking the clothes, she leisurely walked out of the bathroom and, like her aunt, went over to her boyfriend's side to rummage through his suitcase to see what other goodies he had brought back!

"Oh, these are all skincare products!"

The girl held up a glass-carved bottle of skincare products with a look of surprise and scrutiny. The bottle was covered in Japanese text that she couldn't understand.

"Shiseido's Eudermine, you have good taste... Xiao Yan, who recommended this to you?"

Jiang Ting was well-informed and recognized what it was at a glance. She asked calmly.

"The sales clerk recommended it, who else could it be?"

Cheng Kaiyan understood what her aunt meant, but she was very self-righteous and had nothing to fear!

The reason is that when he bought these things yesterday, he acted like he was on a shopping spree.

They buy, buy, buy without even blinking.

Moreover, they only buy big brands and only sell the best products.

"Kaiyan, you bought so much! Auntie, come and take a look, help me choose!"

Xiaoli is a girl who loves beauty. She had been using domestic creams like Pechoin before, but now that she saw these international big-name skincare products, she was overjoyed and immediately immersed herself in them, even pulling her aunt over to explain them to her...

On the other side, the mother, Aunt Wan, and Sister Qiaoqiao were also attracted by Comrade Xiaoli's words, and they abandoned their clothes and went straight for these skin care products.

Compared to clothes, skincare products that can maintain skin health are more attractive.

"I can't use them all by myself. I checked and they all have an expiration date. When you run out, everyone can come and get more from me."

Comrade Xiaoli stood with her hands on her hips and waved her small hand, exuding a heroic and generous air.

"Good child, good child!" "Xiaoli is so filial!"

"Cough cough..."

"Yes, Kaiyan is also filial!"

It immediately won the favor and love of a group of elders.

Ten minutes later, Cheng Kaiyan had cleared out everything except her stockings and high heels, and placed them neatly on the sofa and coffee table.

So everyone distributed the gifts, with Xiaoli naturally taking the lion's share.

The living room was bustling with activity and very lively.

Although Cheng Kaiyan was a sucker who only paid money and didn't get anything in return, she was still quite happy to see everyone so happy.

It's almost lunchtime.

At eleven o'clock, Cheng Kaiyan gave a timely reminder.

Although he was reluctant to disturb him, he was really starving.

I woke up in the morning, got off the plane, and spent ages at customs before finally getting out. I didn't even have breakfast.

"Mom! Kaiyan probably hasn't eaten yet."

Comrade Xiaoli, feeling sorry for her husband, quickly nudged her mother, Jiang Wan.

"It's lunchtime! Kaiyan came back to China today and brought back so many things. Your Aunt Wan and your mother are cooking for you today! It's a treat for you, the great hero!"

Jiang Wan realized what was happening, chuckled, said a few words, and then pulled Xu Yuxiu into the kitchen to cook.

"To fill your stomach."

Liu Xiaoli unwrapped the chocolates she had brought back and took out a banana to give Cheng Kaiyan a snack.

After eating and resting for a while, I dragged him into the house to take a shower. "Get up, go take a shower! You're filthy!"

"Wait, we haven't gotten our clothes yet!"

"Go ahead and wash, I'll get it for you."

"Okay, okay..."

Cheng Kaiyan couldn't help but sigh. The engagement was coming up soon, and this girl had already taken on the role of fiancée.

However, he enjoyed it very much.

……

After taking a shower and changing into clean, refreshing clothes, I felt much more comfortable.

"Give me some, Uncle..."

Cheng Kaiyan leaned back on the sofa, holding the heavy little baby in her arms, teasing him with a piece of candy while watching TV.

From the kitchen came the sounds of Aunt Wan and her mother cooking, while in the bathroom, Sister Xiaoli was adjusting the washing machine, with her aunt and Sister Qiaoqiao sitting beside her.

I felt like a completely different person.

Compared to his month-long trip abroad, no matter how advanced or developed the place was, he always felt a sense of emptiness and alienation.

But when he returned to China and home, his heart seemed to settle down and become calm, giving him a sense of groundedness.

His family members, his fiancée, his aunt, teachers, and friends are all here.

They were like threads, holding Cheng Kaiyan back, serving as his anchors so that he wouldn't lose control or drift away into the distance.

As his thoughts drifted, Xiao Bao seized the opportunity and bit his finger along with the candy into his mouth.

"Ouch, this little girl bites!"

Cheng Kaiyan winced in pain and withdrew her hand, while the little brat giggled, quite pleased with himself.

……

Lunch at noon was indeed very plentiful.

Eight people, seven dishes, four of which were meat dishes.

"Another bowl, please. My mom and Aunt Wan's cooking is still the best. That place is full of pork chops and sushi. I'm so sick of it, I can't stand it anymore."

Cheng Kaiyan handed the empty bowl to Xiaoli to serve rice, and complained.

Can't stand it anymore?

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli glanced down at her clean bowl and smiled gently, "You really can't stand the food; you didn't leave a single grain of rice."

"Of course you won't like the food outside. Just come home. No matter how good it is abroad, it's not as good as home."

Xu Yuxiu said reproachfully.

After lunch, everyone sat and rested for a while before taking their leave in tacit agreement.

"Xiaoli, I'm going to stay with your aunt for a few days."

Aunt Wan went back to her room, cleaned up her clothes, and came out to say something.

The young couple were deeply in love and affectionate at the time.

They hadn't seen each other for a whole month, so they shouldn't bother them here any longer.

Even though the two were deeply in love, Jiang Wan felt that they were about to get engaged, and she couldn't stop them, nor did she want to.

"mom……"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli suddenly realized that this was the home she shared with Cheng Kaiyan.

To them, everyone else was an outsider in another sense.

"Alright, you two haven't seen each other for a month, have a good chat."

Xu Yuxiu gently instructed.

"Yeah, we get it."

Liu Xiaoli smiled and nodded.

After everyone left, the living room became quiet and empty, leaving only the young couple.

"Phew... Let's go back to our room and rest."

Liu Xiaoli took a deep breath to calm herself down and said softly.

"Ah."

Cheng Kaiyan realized something and got up to follow the girl into their bedroom.

My gaze swept across the bedroom and noticed that the wedding-related elements were much more prominent here than outside: double happiness stickers, red mandarin duck quilts...

"Xiaoli arranged all of this, it's really nice."

As Cheng Kaiyan spoke, she turned her head and saw the girl beside her take off her outer clothes and trousers, her slender and graceful body slipping into the quilt.

Liu Xiaoli patted the pillow beside her and smiled gently: "Come on up and tell me about your experiences this month. Okay? Be happy."

Towards the end, a hint of pleading crept into the girl's soft, clear voice.

Cheng Kaiyan smiled frankly: "I'll tell you whatever you want to know. I won't lie to you or hide anything from you."

"……it is good."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli felt a strange sense of relief.

She believed in him, trusted him, and wouldn't lie to herself.

Just like the emotions and thoughts he revealed between the lines when he mentioned that matter in his letter.

"I'm sorry for what I did."

Cheng Kaiyan sat on the edge of the bed, wanting to hold the girl's hand, but hesitated when she raised her hand. She could only look into the girl's eyes and apologize with deep regret.

"Come up and tell me."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli's chest heaved, feeling both angry and somewhat relieved.

She turned her head away, avoiding his eyes, afraid that if she looked at him again, she would forgive him in her heart.

"Ah."

Cheng Kaiyan quickly took off her coat and crawled into bed.

He then held the girl's petite and fragrant body in his arms.

Liu Xiaoli struggled a few times in resistance, but unable to resist, she had no choice but to turn over and face away from Cheng Kaiyan.

"Here's what happened: that day I went to Waseda University to see Mizuki..."

Cheng Kaiyan remained silent for a moment, then slowly began to recount the events from the beginning, detailing everything without concealing anything.

Liu Xiaoli listened silently without saying a word until Cheng Kaiyan finished speaking.

Just as she expected, Cheng Kaiyan didn't do anything too outrageous, such as kissing, sleeping together, or confirming a romantic relationship.

None of these.

They simply maintained their childhood sweetheart bond, experiencing a short but beautiful period together, trying to make up for past regrets.

But can this really make up for the regret?
Liu Xiaoli doesn't think so.

She even felt some pity for Zhao Ruixue.

But thinking about what she had received, Liu Xiaoli felt a pang of jealousy.

In the warm bed, Cheng Kaiyan held Liu Xiaoli tightly in his arms.

After a long silence.

Liu Xiaoli then called out in a low, tearful voice, "Cheng Kaiyan, you are such a bastard."

"sorry."

"Bastard, bastard, bastard..."

Tears from the corners of her eyes soaked the mandarin ducks on her pillowcase.

"I'm sorry to you, and I'm sorry to her too..."

"You've wronged me, and you've wronged her... I don't want to care about those things, but whatever she has, I want you to give me, double the amount!!"

Liu Xiaoli turned around, her almond-shaped eyes, glistening with tears, filled with stubbornness. After speaking, she hugged Cheng Kaiyan and bit his shoulder.

"Fine, I'll give you everything. Even myself, my life, everything I have."

Cheng Kaiyan's heart clenched, and she gently stroked the girl's hair and trembling body with both hands. (End of Chapter)