1979: My fiancée is a goddess

At 7:30 a.m., the sky was already bright.

It was another sunny and hot day.

The sun, which had just risen, already possessed considerable power, shining through the gauze window and making the sheets hanging by the bed slightly warm.

"Ha~~"

A slender, jade-white hand slowly rose and pressed against her lips, accompanied by a soft, languid yawn, before falling limply onto the hot sheets.

Just a few seconds later, Liu Xiaoli was burned, hissed softly, and subconsciously withdrew her hand.

Her thick, dark eyelashes fluttered, revealing a pair of bright, almond-shaped eyes; the girl had regained consciousness.

Looking at the somewhat messy bedroom, Liu Xiaoli's heart couldn't help but flutter. A blush of shyness rose from beneath her fair skin, making her look incredibly charming in the morning sunlight.

Yesterday marked the start of summer vacation, and the young couple naturally indulged in a tender moment of affection.

This breathtakingly beautiful scene could only be witnessed and recorded by the young couple themselves; it was not something that could be shared with outsiders.

"Color embryo!"

Recalling how that scoundrel even tried to take pictures of her last night, Liu Xiaoli felt both ashamed and furious, her teeth itching with hatred.

She immediately reached out and pinched the soft flesh of Cheng Kaiyan, who was fast asleep beside her, with her two slender white fingers, and twisted it several times.

"hiss!"

A sharp pain shot through Cheng Kaiyan, who gasped, straightened up, and immediately opened her eyes, turning her head to look: "What?!"

Liu Xiaoli concealed her embarrassment and blush, feigning morning grumpiness, and glared at him, saying, "What do you think! It's almost eight o'clock, we're going to be late!"

"Is it eight o'clock?"

Cheng Kaiyan subconsciously picked up her watch from the bedside table and glanced at it; she was indeed going to be late.

He quickly grabbed his clothes, saying as he dressed, "Let's get up quickly, we should still make it in time! Do we have classes in the first two periods this morning?"

"Of course!"

Liu Xiaoli nodded confidently, and even boldly warned, "Get up quickly, or you won't be allowed in bed for a week. You'll sleep on the sofa!"

After saying that, she turned her head away, covering her mouth with her little hand and giggling.

Before Cheng Kaiyan could react, she twisted her slender waist and quickly rolled off the bed as if fleeing.

The clean, shiny wooden floor, having been exposed to the sun for a long time, made the soles of the girl's two fair and slender feet feel tingly and numb.

Liu Xiaoli gasped inwardly and quickly jumped to the side to find some shade, where she felt a chill on the soles of her sensitive feet.

She quickly glanced at her partner, who was already dressed.

"Hey? Comrade Xiaoli, are you sure you have class this morning?"

At this moment, Cheng Kaiyan, under the girl's threat, also realized what was happening and turned to stare at her, questioning her.

"Well...I'm not really sure either, anyway..."

Liu Xiaoli's heart tightened. She quickly grabbed the clothes she had carelessly tossed on the stool the night before and hugged them to her chest. Forgetting about putting on shoes, she ran out barefoot, shouting, "I don't care!"

"You, Liu Xiaoli, dare to tease me?"

Seeing the beautiful, tender little lamb about to escape, Cheng Kaiyan pretended to be furious and pounced on her like a hungry wolf: "I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

"what!"

Out of the corner of her eye, Liu Xiaoli caught a glimpse of a dark figure rushing towards her. She immediately cried out in alarm, frantically yanked open the door, and tried to run outside.

It's too late, but it's soon.

A large hand gripped her wrist tightly, and a warm, powerful touch came from her cool skin.

"Ah! Let me go! Cheng Kaiyan!"

Liu Xiaoli screamed, as if something dirty had grabbed her hand. She frantically shook her hand and ran outside.

Perhaps it was her innate superhuman strength that allowed her to break free from Cheng Kaiyan's grasp in that instant, and escape into the bathroom with a series of thuds.

"Oh!"

The door slammed shut with a loud bang, and the towel hanging behind the door began to sway violently.

Liu Xiaoli, still shaken, clutched her heaving chest, panting heavily. Turning to look at the dark figure outside the frosted glass door, she laughed breathlessly, "Hehe! Can't get in, can't get in?! Can only rage helplessly outside."

"Hehe, I'm not angry at all. Comrade Xiaoli, you're getting more and more mischievous and childish! I'll be waiting at the door today to see if you come out."

Cheng Kaiyan sneered from outside the door, feeling both annoyed and amused.

Is it really true that one is influenced by one's surroundings? Did I lead her astray?
But on second thought, it's actually quite fun to play around like this once in a while.

"I... I was just joking. It's not like you were bullying me. I just wanted to get back at you..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaoli pouted and pretended to be pitiful, begging for mercy.

"Why did I bully you?"

Cheng Kaiyan leaned against the glass door and window, smiling as she asked in return.

Of course he knows.

"You! You were such a bastard last night... Cheng Kaiyan, you just bully me!"

When Liu Xiaoli heard this person ask a question they already knew the answer to, and even seemed to be trying to shift the blame, she was furious. She clenched her fist and gently punched Cheng Kaiyan, who was sitting next to her on the other side of the glass window.

Her moist almond-shaped eyes darted around, her voice softened, becoming gentle and soothing, full of affection and disappointment: "Kaiyan, have you forgotten what you said when you got engaged?"

"I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Hurry up and finish washing up and come out to cook. I'll start cooking the rice first."

Cheng Kaiyan shook her head helplessly. Zhang Wuji's mother was right after all; the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people.

"understood."

As Liu Xiaoli watched the figure leave through the door, her tense body relaxed, and she softly instructed, "Then you can chop the vegetables too. If you're hungry, eat something first. There's some cut fruit in the refrigerator."

"understood."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded with a smile.

Occasional liveliness and agility are the nature of young girls, but Comrade Xiaoli is gentle and quiet at heart.

"Go."

Liu Xiaoli leaned against the door, taking off her thin clothes, looking somewhat lost in thought.

She had long understood that while her gentle and considerate nature fit the traditional image of a wife, it didn't mean that it would sustain a marriage for most of her life.

Marriage is different from love; it requires careful maintenance.

Liu Xiaoli was willing to put in the effort to gradually change Cheng Kaiyan, and also to change herself.

Besides, she actually quite likes to be lively and playful in front of her lover occasionally.

It wasn't intentional; it was a genuine desire to tease that bad guy and get back at him.

This is both her girlish nature and the fact that she is facing Comrade Xiao Cheng, a lover who wholeheartedly cherishes and embraces her.

It can make life more interesting, so that it doesn't become as bland as water later on.

why not.

"Tuk-tuk!"

A crisp knock came from behind, and the vibration from the fingertips tapping on the glass was transmitted to the girl's slender back pressed against the glass.

Liu Xiaoli collected her thoughts, turned around, and pressed large patches of her fair skin against the door, revealing only her rosy cheeks. She stared warily at Cheng Kaiyan: "What are you doing!"

Cheng Kaiyan reached out and waved two fruit candies in front of the girl, smiling as she said, "Taking a shower in the morning isn't good for your health. Don't faint from low blood sugar. Here's a candy for you."

"I know, I won't."

Hearing the gentle, magnetic voice and caring words beside her, Liu Xiaoli said confidently, "Feed me!"

"what--"

Cheng Kaiyan smiled as she peeled off the candy coating and offered the pale yellow candy to the girl's rosy lips.

Liu Xiaoli opened her mouth, curled her tongue, and put the candy into her mouth.

Then, blushing slightly, she turned and leaned against the door, closing it behind her. She covered her soft chest, feeling her heart pounding deep within.

The round candy melts, releasing a sweet and sour taste with a hint of pineapple into your mouth.

Slowly, a faint smile bloomed on that beautiful face with a rosy blush.

……

After washing up.

"Okay, go wash up. Give it to me, I'll cook."

The girl, still smelling of damp fragrance, changed into a beautiful blue and white tie-up dress, revealing her two fair and fragrant shoulders, and walked into the kitchen.

"No rush, dry your hair first."

Cheng Kaiyan shook her head and continued to stir-fry the corn kernels in the pan.

"Oh, okay." Liu Xiaoli didn't insist, standing beside him drying her hair and watching him cook while wearing an apron. "Are you going to learn how to work today?"

"Go ahead. Right now, Ark is just starting out, so as the editor-in-chief, I naturally need to keep an eye on it. But once it's on track, you won't need to go anymore. Just review the manuscripts occasionally."

Cheng Kaiyan added salt to the pot while explaining.

"Oh, why are you so busy?"

Liu Xiaoli pouted almost imperceptibly, looking somewhat sullen. After all, she had been in school the whole time, and only had some free time on weekends.

Now that summer vacation has finally arrived, she was hoping to spend the summer at home with Cheng Kaiyan.

She continued, "Are you coming back for lunch? I'll bring you lunch, okay? That way you won't have to make the trip back and forth again."

"Okay. Do you know where it is?"

"The Ministry of Culture building, it's on Chaoyang Street. I've been in Beijing for over a year now, going to and from school every day, so I'm quite familiar with it."

Liu Xiaoli felt looked down upon and snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Hehe, okay, I'll wait for you in the office then. I'll write you an address note in a bit."

There were three dishes for breakfast: shredded pork with green peppers, stir-fried cucumber with green peppers, and red amaranth.

When Liu Xiaoli came out, Cheng Kaiyan was already sitting in the third seat. It just goes to show that girls are more meticulous when taking a bath than men.

The young couple shared food with each other and finished eating in no time.

Before leaving, Liu Xiaoli had already packed Cheng Kaiyan's belongings.

The temperature was high in the summer, and the girl was a little worried that he would get hot, so she filled his thermos with a bottle of cooled boiled water taken from the refrigerator. The water was sugar-colored, and it looked like she had added brown sugar to it.

I'll be there at 11:30 a.m.

The girl put the water bottle into his bag and said.

"understood."

Cheng Kaiyan carried her things downstairs, got on her bike, and headed straight for the Ministry of Culture building.

By the time I got to the office, I was already half-drenched in sweat.

"Editor-in-chief, you're here. I asked the staff at the Press and Publication Administration, and they said the approval has been granted and it should be ready by the 20th at the earliest."

As soon as I entered the room, Comrade Fang Yuan came over with a document and reported.

"Well, I see."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded.

These days, the approval process for publication numbers is extremely strict, and the number of new publication numbers issued each year is very limited. Without a CN number, it's considered internal material and cannot be publicly distributed or sold.

There are underground publications like this all over the country.

If it weren't for the fact that the journal "Fangzhou" belongs to both the Ministry of Culture and the Children's Literature Research Association, and that it had a letter from Minister Lin, this CN number wouldn't have been issued so easily.

Have you contacted the printing factory yet?

Cheng Kaiyan asked again.

"President Chen just took Li Xiaoqing and the other three to talk. They should be back around noon," Fang Yuan replied truthfully.

"That's good."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that the progress was quite fast. "Comrade Fang Yuan, you'll come out with me in a little while."

"where to?"

Fang Yuan's eyes widened, her heart pounding, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"You'll know once you go there."

Cheng Kaiyan waved her hand, signaling her to go do her own thing.

Back in my seat, I realized that the most tedious part of the journal's early days wasn't the creation of the journal itself.

Rather, it concerns the qualifications, certificates, application documents, and approval procedures involved in the magazine and publication fields.

There was already a pile of documents on the table waiting for him to review and sign.

He wiped his sweat, then took out the iced brown sugar water his wife had prepared for him and took a sip. It was icy sweet and refreshing.

I put the lid on to keep it warm. With this insulated water bottle, the water temperature will probably be cold by noon.

Cheng Kaiyan took a deep, satisfied breath and began processing the documents.

It was all done around 9:30.

Carrying his briefcase, he called to Fang Yuan, "Let's go, Fang Yuan."

On the way, the two rode their bicycles to their teacher's house.

Cheng Kaiyan said, "Currently, our editorial board of 'Ark' consists of only three people: myself, Chairman Chen, and Chairman Pu Manting. We also need to invite three senior scholars to join us. I plan to invite Mr. Ye Shengtao, Mr. Chen Bochui, and Ms. Bing Xin."

"call……"

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuan realized he had misunderstood something. However, after recognizing the names Cheng Kaiyan mentioned, he excitedly exclaimed, "Wow! Elder Ye, Elder Chen, and Elder Bing Xin? They're all heavyweights! Will they agree?"

"He should agree. Mr. Ye is my teacher."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled.

In a publication, the editors seem to be the most important, as they are responsible for a series of specific tasks such as manuscript review and proofreading.

While the editorial board may seem useless, they often determine the academic direction and quality of the journal. If they invite celebrities, it can also have a certain reputation and influence.

"Mom!"

Fang Yuan was somewhat shocked.

Soon after, we arrived at the teacher's house.

With no one in the courtyard, Cheng Kaiyan went to the study.

"Old man!"

"You came."

The old man sat next to the electric fan, enjoying only a slight breeze, while reading a book.

He responded calmly to Cheng Kaiyan's arrival.

Cheng Kaiyan had heard Aunt Yao Cheng mention it.

In the summer, the weather gets hot, and the old man's health isn't very good, so he needs to rest and recuperate.

"Teacher, I recently joined a research society, and I'm planning to start an academic journal dedicated to researching and promoting children's literature and related theories. So I'd like you to be on the editorial board, and could you recommend a few people?"

Cheng Kaiyan got straight to the point.

"Oh?"

The old man became interested and laughed, "A specialized academic journal? It seems you didn't join this so-called society to become an official! Not bad, not bad, you've done something worthwhile!"

"So that's what you think?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Kaiyan immediately protested, "I don't care, you have to help me."

"Ha ha……"

The old man was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject and said, "What's your name? If it sounds nice, I'll give it a try."

"ark!"

Fang Yuan said from the side.

"Ark, Noah's Ark, that's a good name. I agree, but I won't get involved in the specifics."

The old man immediately understood the meaning and stroked his beard with satisfaction. "Go and find Old Chen and your Grandma Xie. They should be very interested."

"Got it!"

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and continued, "We shouldn't bother two people with one matter. How about this, could you write a few words for Fangzhou and leave behind a piece of your calligraphy?"

"Yeah yeah!"

Fang Yuan chimed in, "With your calligraphy, the enthusiasm of our comrades will definitely reach new heights!"

"That's fine."

The old man readily agreed, stood up and went to the desk, "Kaiyan! Grind the ink and moisten the brush!"

"Yes."

A short while later, the old man picked up a calligraphy brush and wrote several large, flowing characters in Mao-style calligraphy on the rice paper.

Ark: Everything for the children!
"This character is excellent! In my opinion... it has reached the level of a grandmaster!"

Cheng Kaiyan said with a serious and solemn expression.

He also planned to put this calligraphy on the cover. (End of Chapter)