1979: My fiancée is a goddess

"Jingle Bell--"

The soft light of the setting sun at dusk painted the evening sky red.

People dressed in worker's blue and Dacron shirts walked in groups of three or five through the spacious Xiaowei Hutong, carrying coarse cloth bags and aluminum lunch boxes, as they left the factory and school.

A melodious and cheerful bicycle bell rang out from behind, followed by the sound of a bicycle chain.

"The flowing water carries away the stories of time, changing a person, right there in that sentimental, first-time-waiting youth..."

Cheng Kaiyan, who won first place in the election, hummed a cheerful tune as she rode her bicycle with one hand, weaving left and right through the crowd.

Finally, with a hiss, it braked and stopped at the entrance of the Wutong Courtyard.

"My aunt and Sister Xiaoli should have arrived by now..."

Today, June 1st, is a Monday.

According to his and Liu Xiaoli's filial piety in accompanying their elders, they were supposed to stay at their mother's place for the night, while their aunt's place was on Friday.

As for Saturdays and Sundays, the couple sometimes spends two extra days in each place, but most of the time they go back to their own home to enjoy some time alone.

Cheng Kaiyan pushed the cart into the yard.

"Oh, Kaiyan is back."

In the east wing, Aunt Wang moved a small stool and sat at the door eating her meal. When she saw Cheng Kaiyan return, she greeted her warmly.

"Yes, please enjoy your meal."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and gave a perfunctory reply before walking into the house.

"Hey! This kid is quite filial. Even after getting married, he hasn't forgotten his old mother. He brings things back every now and then."

Grandma Wang shook her head with deep emotion, thinking to herself that he was indeed a cultured and great writer, and very filial.

Pushing the car against the wall, Cheng Kaiyan could already see her mother, wearing an apron and cooking, through the kitchen window, as well as a girl whose face was partially visible through the dark stove's fire vent.

"Mom! What are we having for dinner?"

Cheng Kaiyan abruptly lifted the curtain and walked into the kitchen.

"Braised pork with potatoes".

Xu Yuxiu turned around and glanced at him.

In fact, as soon as he entered the house, Liu Xiaoli and her aunt, who was sitting idly at the dining table, looked over immediately, their beautiful eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"Comrade Cheng, how was today's election?!"

Liu Xiaoli was the first to get up and looked at it with great anticipation.

"Gulu..."

Cheng Kaiyan didn't answer immediately. She walked to the dining table, picked up the teapot, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it down. Her calm gaze swept over the three of them, making them a little nervous.

"It's okay if you weren't selected, Kaiyan, you're still young."

The mother comforted her gently.

"Yeah yeah."

Liu Xiaoli nodded repeatedly.

Cheng Kaiyan chuckled and said loudly, "Who said I wasn't elected! I got over 140 votes, ranking first."

"real?!"

The three of them immediately raised their hands to cover their mouths, exclaiming in surprise, their beautiful eyes sparkling with wonder.

Liu Xiaoli sidled up to him, her fair face beaming with admiration and joy. In a soft, sweet voice, she praised, "As expected of our little Cheng! I knew you could do it!"

"Of course! Don't you even know who your man is!"

Cheng Kaiyan lifted the girl's snowy widow's peak, a smug smile playing on his lips, and teased her.

"Woo..."

Liu Xiaoli couldn't stand Cheng Kaiyan bullying her like this in front of her elders. Her face flushed slightly, and she felt a mix of anger and shame in her heart. She glared at him and said, "Yes, yes, Chairman Cheng! Don't act tough at home. You can only bully me."

"How could I dare to bully you? I cherish you like a precious gem, afraid you'll fall if I hold you in my palm, afraid you'll melt if I keep you in my mouth... I'm more wronged than Dou E!"

Cheng Kaiyan immediately raised her hands in surrender and protested.

"Giggle..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

My aunt and mother laughed non-stop, their bodies trembling with joy, a truly beautiful sight.

"You're such a chatterbox! Go get the drinks from the fridge!"

Finally, Xu Yuxiu snorted and gave the order.

"oh oh."

Cheng Kaiyan pretended nothing had happened and turned to walk towards the kitchen cupboard.

Beside it, a silver-white refrigerator stood there peacefully, its compressor humming.

I bought these a few days ago, one for my mother and one for my aunt.

As for the washing machine, neither of them wanted it.

Everyone thinks that if someone has to have their clothes washed by a machine, they must be incredibly lazy.

They also said that Cheng Kaiyan had corrupted Liu Xiaoli, this diligent girl.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Kaiyan and Liu Xiaoli remained silent and gave up.

The dinner was quite sumptuous, with meat, vegetables, and soup. The three of them ate, drank, and chatted, enjoying their time to the fullest.

After we finished eating, it got dark.

Cheng Kaiyan rode her bike to take her aunt home, and then turned back; it was already past seven o'clock.

The main room was quite lively.

Xiaoli and her mother were watching TV. Xinyu was holding her two- or three-year-old nephew's hand, eating a bowl of frozen yogurt. Her little mouth was panting from the cold, just like the black cat that the girl kept.

It was obvious that the little girl bought the yogurt herself and put it in his refrigerator to freeze.

"Xinyu, you sure know how to eat."

Cheng Kaiyan exclaimed that frozen yogurt tastes even better than ice cream.

"Bro! It's so great to have a refrigerator! We don't have to spend money on popsicles in the summer!"

Upon seeing Cheng Kaiyan standing beside her, Zhan Xinyu said excitedly.

"It's only the beginning of June, and you're already eating ice. Aren't you afraid of getting sick from the cold?"

Cheng Kaiyan patted the girl's still slightly damp hair and said speechlessly.

"I'm in good health!"

The little girl raised her fair and tender arms, showing off her muscles.

"hehe."

Cheng Kaiyan responded with a disdainful smile and went back to her room.

Although Atonement is finished, it doesn't mean it doesn't need revision and adjustments.

This task is much more complex and troublesome.

With a calm and unhurried mindset, Cheng Kaiyan worked for an hour and a half.

At nine o'clock, the night outside the window was already deep.

Liu Xiaoli carried in a large red bucket filled with hot water. Her slender, fair arms showed well-defined muscle lines as she exerted force, giving her a kind of powerful and graceful beauty.

"This is what a healthy girl should be like."

Cheng Kaiyan thought of Zhan Xinyu's arms, which were covered in fat, and sighed that her own sister Xiaoli was not a weak woman who could not even kill a chicken.

"Boom!"

The bucket fell to the ground with a soft sound.

"Come help! This bucket of water is so big, it's exhausting."

Liu Xiaoli flicked her hand at Cheng Kaiyan, spraying the cool, wet droplets of water onto her, panting slightly as she said irritably.

"I'm coming."

Cheng Kaiyan quickly got up and carried the bucket to the bedside.

"Give."

Then Liu Xiaoli turned around and went to the kitchen to get a towel and a small basin.

It's June now, and the weather is starting to get hot. Although you won't sweat a lot during the day, you'll inevitably sweat a little.

It's not very convenient to take a shower here, so Cheng Kaiyan washed her face with a hot towel, then took off her shirt and wiped her body.

After changing into lighter clothes, I immediately felt much more refreshed and comfortable. Looking at the girl sitting next to me who was still covering her eyes, I teased her, "You're done washing up, it's your turn, Xiaoli."

"oh oh."

Liu Xiaoli let go of his hand. The light in front of her was a bit dazzling because she had kept her eyes closed for a long time. Cheng Kaiyan's strong chest appeared in front of her with a halo under the light.

"Put your clothes on!"

The girl immediately turned her head away, feeling somewhat embarrassed and annoyed by such frankness; her cheeks began to burn.

"You'll have to take it off anyway in a bit..."

Cheng Kaiyan muttered to herself as she changed her clothes.

"Don't peek at me!"

Liu Xiaoli pushed him onto the bed again, but for an unmarried couple who had a close relationship and had tasted the sweetness of love, this was clearly an act of guarding against honest men but not against scoundrels.

"Go, go, go."

Cheng Kaiyan chose to be a hypocrite, and with a thud, she fell backward onto the bed.

He casually picked up the girl's nightgown from beside the bed, covered his face and eyes with it, and inhaled a rich, elegant fragrance that was refreshing and invigorating. It was hard to say that this wasn't a reward.

"Hmm~"

Liu Xiaoli ignored him, bent down and soaked her soft, boneless hands and lotus-white arms in the water. The moisture and heat penetrated her body, making her hum comfortably.

Dance is actually a form of exercise that engages all the muscles in the body and improves coordination.

Simply put, it provides a full-body workout.

Therefore, Liu Xiaoli is accustomed to soaking her hands and feet to relieve muscle and mental fatigue.

She thought this was probably due to the dilation of blood vessels in the extremities.
Why didn't you wash it in the kitchen?

Cheng Kaiyan asked casually.

Although he covered his face with the girl's skirt, she was right beside him, within arm's reach. His awkward hand unknowingly landed on Liu Xiaoli's bent back, gently stroking it.

Sometimes the clothes would slip down to her buttocks as she bent over, revealing her fair and smooth skin.

"Of course, it's because there are no curtains in the kitchen! Between two evils, choose the lesser!"

Liu Xiaoli said matter-of-factly, "It's hard to say there was no intention behind it."

"Two evils..."

Cheng Kaiyan was momentarily speechless, then immediately reached into the girl's clothes as revenge.

"what!"

Liu Xiaoli felt her cold buttocks being touched by her boyfriend's hand, which made her feel both ashamed and flustered.

Noticing the man's increasingly brazen behavior, the girl frowned slightly and quickly said ingratiatingly, "I... I misspoke... You're not a liar, you're a really good person!"

"You know the truth."

Cheng Kaiyan chuckled and withdrew her hand.

He had been editing and revising for a long time and was really tired, but now he was joking and flirting with Sister Xiaoli, which made him feel much more relaxed.

"call……"

Liu Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief, straightened her slender waist, and even lifted her little bottom to move to the side, not wanting to get too close to him.

Finally, it's safe. I wrung out the towel and prepared to wash.

The water slid into the bucket, making a splashing sound that sparked the imagination.

Just as she was about to untie the thin straps and zipper of her dress, Liu Xiaoli turned around and saw that her nightgown was being covered by that guy's face.

I felt both annoyed and amused.

Liu Xiaoli raised her hand and slapped Cheng Kaiyan, spitting under her breath, "You scoundrel! You pervert!"

However, this reassured her as she began to unbutton her shirt.

The rustling sound of the fabric rubbing against each other sparked the imagination.

Cheng Kaiyan quietly moved her clothes aside and stole a few quick glances.

A beautiful back carved from a piece of mutton-fat white jade appeared before my eyes. Under the clear yellow light, it shimmered with a warm halo, as beautiful as a work of art, breathtaking.

Cheng Kaiyan suddenly realized that she hadn't properly explored the jade from behind.

After all, this girl is a shy person; if she were to turn over, she would probably be so embarrassed that she would die.

However, he was eager to try, so he pretended to be concerned and asked, "Can you reach it? Or should I help you?"

"With my flexibility, do I need your help? Don't think I don't know what kind of bad idea you're up to!"

Liu Xiaoli seemed to know that Cheng Kaiyan was peeking from behind, and snorted coldly.

She didn't say much, as if she were proving something to Cheng Kaiyan.

The right hand flips back effortlessly, then the left hand.

He rolled both hands onto his pale back, even putting his palms together in a Buddhist gesture, with his palms pressed against the groove of his spine.

To demonstrate flexibility and suppleness, the clasped hands slide up and down from the neck to the back of the hips.

"awesome……"

Cheng Kaiyan was dazzled and felt that the girl in front of him was "simply holy and beautiful like a Bodhisattva... Female Bodhisattva, I pay my respects."

He was filled with awe.

"You're crazy! Really..."

Liu Xiaoli shook her head in shock. It wasn't that she was confident or narcissistic; she genuinely felt that this lecherous man's infatuation with her body had reached an extreme.

And of course, there was also a tiny bit, really just a tiny bit, of pride and joy.

"Ahem... Just kidding, don't be offended, I'll shut up, I'll shut up."

Cheng Kaiyan coughed lightly, covered her eyes again, and clasped her hands together in prayer.

After some playful banter, things finally calmed down.

Liu Xiaoli dried herself off, removed the nightgown from Cheng Kaiyan's face, and put it on.

The two lay on the bed, snuggling together.

With a click, Cheng Kaiyan pulled the light cord next to the bed and turned off the light.

The room suddenly went dark, and everything was pitch black.

A little light peeked in from outside the window, which was covered by curtains.

"Open your face..."

Liu Xiaoli leaned against Cheng Kaiyan's chest and murmured softly.

"What's wrong? It's already ten o'clock, aren't you going to sleep? You have school tomorrow."

Cheng Kaiyan closed her eyes and said lazily.

"Mom just asked me something, and I'd like to discuss it with you."

Liu Xiaoli's tone was somewhat hesitant and shy, unsure whether she should speak.

"what's up?"

Cheng Kaiyan asked curiously.

"Mom asked...whether we should...have a child in the next two years."

Liu Xiaoli stammered, feeling somewhat embarrassed to speak.

"Children? It's normal for my mother to want to hold her grandchildren at her age. Besides, we've moved out and she's a bit lonely, which is perfectly normal."

Cheng Kaiyan analyzed.

So you mean...you want it?

Liu Xiaoli had gotten used to it a bit, and bit her lip as she asked, feeling a little resistant for some reason. Perhaps it was because she felt she was still young and not mentally prepared.

"It's too early to talk about this now... but I think if you want to, it's best to have children sooner rather than later. When you're young, your body recovers better, and it will have less impact on your dance career..."

Although Cheng Kaiyan likes children, he was born either as an orphan or from a single-parent family in both of his lives. To be honest, if it weren't for Xiaoli, he probably wouldn't even care much about starting a family.

Let alone children.

He is now more concerned about the dance career that his partner has dedicated her youth and sweat to.

"That's true..."

Liu Xiaoli doesn't really have any particular thoughts about whether or not to have children; she just wants to let nature take its course and take it one step at a time.

However, after hearing her husband's reply, she felt much more relieved.

They have also started to seriously consider early childbirth and early parenthood.

"Then let's just let nature take its course."

Liu Xiaoli suggested.

"Yes, let nature take its course."

"So, do you want a boy or a girl?"

As they talked, Liu Xiaoli became interested and suddenly asked about boys and girls.

"I don't discriminate against girls. Boys or girls are fine. Whether you have children or not, how many you want to have, I will respect your opinion."

Cheng Kaiyan answered without hesitation.

"Pop...hehe! This is your reward."

Cheng Kaiyan's answer pleased Liu Xiaoli. She smiled happily and took the initiative to kiss Cheng Kaiyan.

Then she snuggled into Cheng Kaiyan's arms and whispered, "Go to sleep, go to sleep."

Meanwhile, it was still daytime in the United States, across the ocean.

Editorial Department of Children's Literature Journal

"Editor-in-Chief Smith! This paper recommended by Professor Ansel has passed the review of the two experts. Based on their strong recommendation, we unanimously believe that it should be published as soon as possible!"

At the desk, editor Arnold walked up to the editor-in-chief with a paper in his hand and made a suggestion.

"Let me see the audit report."

Editor-in-Chief Smith looked up in surprise. What kind of paper could have piqued the interest of these tech enthusiasts so much that they were willing to publish it ahead of schedule?

"A groundbreaking theory based on psychological research...children's literature is merely a projection of adult psychology..."

Upon receiving the results report, Editor-in-Chief Smith frowned deeply, not because the paper was of poor quality, but because he couldn't fully understand it for the time being.

Although it is only a brief overview and resembles an incomplete theory, it is definitely an excellent theoretical paper on children's literature!
"I agree in principle!"

"Yes, sir!"

Mr. Smith had a feeling that this paper would cause quite a stir in the academic world. (End of Chapter)