1979: My fiancée is a goddess

September 5th, although these days are the start of the school season.

But if it falls on a Saturday, it's still a holiday.

However, Cheng Kaiyan's lazy and leisurely state has improved somewhat after the serious and focused study and life of the past two days.

At least when I woke up in the morning, Xiaoli didn't have to wake me up anymore.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Cheng Kaiyan slowly woke up and sat up in bed.

The girl beside him, with her back to him, was fast asleep. He could vaguely hear her quiet, soft breathing, like that of a kitten, and occasionally she would let out a few soft, lovely hums.

However, she showed no sign of waking up; she was too tired from the first day of training yesterday.

"The first day of school for dance students is indeed the most tiring and painful."

Cheng Kaiyan didn't want to disturb her, but she remembered picking up Xiaoli from the Beijing Dance Academy yesterday afternoon.

The girl and a group of women were lying on the floor of the dance studio, stomping on each other's legs and buttocks to relax, their moans and whimpers filling the room.

After leaving the dance studio after school, many of the girls' legs trembled and they felt weak, some even needing to hold onto the wall for support.

Although Liu Xiaoli was strong-willed, she softened a bit when she saw him arrive, and couldn't help but cry to Cheng Kaiyan for comfort.

The teacher was furious when he saw their unusually stiff and uncoordinated bodies after the summer break and increased the intensity of their training.

Xiaoli even pouted and acted coquettishly towards him, saying, "It hurts so much~ I don't want to walk anymore, Comrade Cheng, can you carry me out~"

In short, Xiaoli's coquettishness was adorable, and it almost melted Cheng Kaiyan's heart.

Cheng Kaiyan picked her up in a princess carry and put her on the bicycle from the dance studio, making her classmates extremely envious.

When we got home, I carried her upstairs again.

After taking a shower and having dinner, the girl put on a light and thin nightgown and lay on the bed, asking Cheng Kaiyan to come and massage her. She hummed with each massage and told him to be gentle and slow.

She teased him until his mouth was dry, but he could only suppress the fire in his heart and massage her to relax.

As a result, she comfortably lay down and fell asleep, and Cheng Kaiyan almost didn't get a good night's sleep.

I wonder if Comrade Xiaoli knew that Cheng Kaiyan felt sorry for her and wanted to take this opportunity to flirt with him.

"Of course it is! Xiaoli, you've gone astray. Can't you learn something good?"

Cheng Kaiyan lowered his head to Liu Xiaoli, gazing at her fair and rosy sleeping face with a mixture of affection and helplessness, and finally gave her a light kiss on her soft, rosy lips.

I have no intention of waking Xiaoli up; it's nice to sleep in on the weekend.

Cheng Kaiyan quietly got out of bed, dressed, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

"Wow..."

in the kitchen.

Cheng Kaiyan, wearing an apron, stood by the sink rinsing rice and washing and preparing vegetables.

Breakfast was simple: cooked porridge, with two eggs washed and tossed in.

Then I stir-fried a plate of spicy and sour cabbage and a plate of corn kernels stir-fried with lean diced meat.

"So diligent! I'm delighted."

Suddenly, a pleasant voice with a soft laugh came from behind me.

"We've been enjoying ourselves all summer, so of course we need to change things up when school starts."

Cheng Kaiyan kept wielding the spatula, glanced back at the girl behind her, and asked, "How are you? Does it still hurt?"

"Ouch...it still hurts so much~"

Mentioning this, Liu Xiaoli pouted, her smiling face turning pitiful, and her watery almond eyes filled with expectation as she asked, "Kaiyan, could you still give me a massage later? Okay?"

"Okay, I'll give you a massage after you finish eating, but not for too long. I have some things to do outside in a bit. I need to go check on things at Ark and the Children's Foundation."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, my little Cheng!"

Liu Xiaoli smiled brightly and gently, praising him with a light and joyful expression.

She took two steps forward to Cheng Kaiyan, stood on tiptoe, and stealed a kiss on Cheng Kaiyan's lips with lightning speed.

"Then I'll wait for you to come home."

Suppressing her shyness, Liu Xiaoli looked up with her pretty, blushing face and said, "I'm going to wash up first. Kaiyan, you can cook slowly."

Seeing her fiancé looking stunned, as if he hadn't expected her to be so proactive, she smiled slightly, pretended nothing had happened, and turned to leave the kitchen.

Give your partner opportunities to shine, and praise and reward them for it.

This wasn't something she did intentionally; rather, it was a secret she had recently learned from their past interactions—the ultimate method for maintaining their relationship.

Fifteen minutes later, the meal was ready, and the young couple sat down at the table to eat.

At this time there was a knock on the door.

Cheng Kaiyan put down her chopsticks and went to open the door.

"Teacher Cheng, this is your international letter. Please sign for it."

The postman handed over a letter, or rather, a thick stack of letters wrapped in thick kraft paper.

"Okay, thank you."

Cheng Kaiyan guessed what it was, signed the document, and took the things into the house.

"What? Such a big stack?"

Liu Xiaoli stood behind her, holding a bowl and chopsticks, and asked curiously.

"What Professor Ansel from the United States sent must be my children's literature paper."

Cheng Kaiyan answered as she disassembled the device.

"Is it the more comprehensive and detailed paper, 'On the Impossibility of Children's Literature'? If so, isn't the paper about to be published soon?"

Liu Xiaoli asked curiously.

"Well, that's right."

Cheng Kaiyan opened the handwritten letter at the top. "Let me see... Professor Ansel said the peer review has been passed, and the paper will be published on October 1st. The academic journal is the American Children's Literature."

"Congratulations, Comrade Cheng!"

Looking at the incomprehensible blue English artistic font on the letter, Liu Xiaoli felt both happy and proud for him.

Although she didn't understand these things, she cared a lot about Cheng Kaiyan's daily work and literary creation, and kept it in mind, asking her aunt for information or reading the newspaper.

She had already learned about the importance and value of this paper from the experts in the newspaper.

Judging from the impact of the previous brief article, it can be said that once this one is published in the United States, it will basically establish Cheng Kaiyan's position in the international children's literature community.

This is an international status!
Those domestic ones are completely incomparable!

"Thank you, Sister Xiaoli."

Cheng Kaiyan put down the letter in her hand, put her arm around the girl's thin and slender shoulders, and pulled her into her arms.

"Ah."

Liu Xiaoli adjusted her posture, her slightly rounded buttocks pressing heavily on his legs. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her fair and smooth forehead against his.

The young couple, deeply in love, embraced silently, inhaling the air that carried each other's scent.

a long time.

"Oh, by the way, I have some big news for you. Do you want to hear it?"

Cheng Kaiyan gently pecked at the lips that were so close to hers, and asked with a smile.

"What's the big news?"

Liu Xiaoli blushed and took a breath, asking lazily while subtly wiggling her little bottom that was pressing against his leg.

"Guess how much the payment is for this article?"

Cheng Kaiyan couldn't help but feel a little tremble with surprise when she thought of that astonishing number in her mind.

"Payment for the manuscript? Didn't we already pay you last time? Is there another one this time?"

Liu Xiaoli immediately remembered the $250,000 in her bank account, and her charming almond-shaped eyes, which had been full of spring water, instantly became clear.

"Of course there are. The royalty system in the US isn't like the lump-sum payment system in China; they calculate it based on sales volume..."

Cheng Kaiyan patiently explained the rules.

"Oh, I see! It seems being a writer in America is a really good job, with monthly royalties."

Liu Xiaoli was somewhat envious, as she no longer received a salary each month.

All that's left is the 30 yuan student subsidy from the Beijing Dance Academy and the cold, hard $250,000 in my bank account.

Back in August, she sent a letter to the Jiangcheng Song and Dance Theater, hoping that the management would stop paying her salary.

She felt she shouldn't take the money anymore.

"How much is the payment for this article?! Tell me quickly!"

Liu Xiaoli cupped Cheng Kaiyan's face in her hands and rocked it back and forth, glaring at the suspenseful fellow with displeasure.

"It's a total of one million six hundred thousand US dollars!" Cheng Kaiyan said, enunciating each word clearly, while simultaneously holding up the three figures one by one.

"ah?!!!"

Comrade Xiaoli slowly opened her mouth wide, revealing her pearly white teeth and delicate pink tongue, while her bright and lively eyes fell into an adorable daze.

One million six hundred thousand?
It's more than double the last time. Am I dreaming?
Her pretty face, flushed with shock, was somewhat blank. She reached out and pinched Cheng Kaiyan's cheek hard, then asked, "Does it hurt? Am I dreaming?"

What do you think? Why don't you pinch yourself?

Not to be outdone, Cheng Kaiyan raised her hand and forcefully rubbed Xiaoli's pert buttocks, which were pressed against her lap.

"Ouch...it's so sore! It hurts!"

Feeling the pain and soreness in her glutes from training, Liu Xiaoli gasped and immediately came to her senses.

She then pursed her lips, looking at the heartless man with a resentful and delicate expression.

"You know these things are true now, right?"

Cheng Kaiyan coughed lightly and gently stroked the girl's buttocks, hoping to ease the pain a little.

"Know it!"

Liu Xiaoli snorted and turned her face away, not wanting to see him anymore!

However, I was still stunned and shocked by the amount of more than one million US dollars; it was just too much money.

It's safe to say that there are very few people in all of China who are richer than their family.

"Alright, alright, lie down on the sofa. I'll give you a good massage, and the pain will go away in a couple of days."

Cheng Kaiyan realized she had hurt her and quickly comforted her.

"Oh."

Liu Xiaoli obediently got up and lay down on the sofa.

Then Cheng Kaiyan's hot and strong hands touched her pert buttocks and gently kneaded them.

"Um--"

"Ouch! Be gentle!"

A mix of soreness and comfort washed over her at the same time. Xiaoli covered her mouth with her fair hand, trying her best not to make those blush-inducing sounds, but she still couldn't help but let out a few soft noises.

The girl's pretty face turned so red it was almost dripping blood.

By nine o'clock, Comrade Xiaoli's body was already limp and she had no strength left.

Her hair and clothes were soaked with fragrant sweat, and a strand of hair clung to her lips as she lay languidly and alluringly on the sofa.

"Get a good night's sleep, I'm going out for a bit."

Cheng Kaiyan carried her into the room to rest, then turned and left.

"Ok!"

……

The Ministry of Culture building houses the editorial office of the academic journal "Ark".

"Editor-in-chief, you're finally back!"

Cheng Kaiyan, carrying her briefcase, pushed open the door and entered the room.

Inside the editorial department, five or six staff members were working in the office.

Hearing the door open, she immediately turned around, saw Cheng Kaiyan, and exclaimed in surprise.

Good morning, comrades. There shouldn't be any problems lately, right?

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and waved as she walked toward her desk, asking as she went.

At this moment, Comrade Fang Yuan, an acquaintance I hadn't seen for over half a month, came running over excitedly, carrying a document in his hands, and enthusiastically introducing the work situation at the journal during this period:
"President!"

"Nothing much has happened in our office recently. For the past two weeks, we've been carrying out our work according to your plan, Editor-in-Chief."

"Under your wise leadership, last month we sent letters to renowned children's literature scholars nationwide and published advertisements in official newspapers:"

Under the leadership of our editor-in-chief Cheng Kaiyan, we established the first professional academic journal in the field of children's literature in the country.

We encourage scholars of children's literature to submit articles to our journal.

It's probably because your prestige is just too high, Editor-in-Chief!
As soon as our "Ark" was announced, it immediately received a warm response and enthusiastic feedback.

Currently, our "Ark" has received congratulatory letters from more than 30 universities, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Beijing Normal University.

Meanwhile, we have received more than twenty submissions of children's literature papers, which are currently under review...

Comrade Fang Yuan reported on his recent work achievements one by one, just like a little secretary.

She's still too eager to improve.

"Yes, everyone's work is very good, excellent."

Cheng Kaiyan took the documents from her secretary with satisfaction and looked at them. As she read the detailed report, she pondered:
“I see that everyone has been busy for a long time recently. Here’s what I’ll do: once the first issue of our ‘Ark’ is published on the first of next month, I will apply to the higher-ups for a bonus and a vacation.”

"A bonus? And a vacation? That's great!"

Fang Yuan was immediately overjoyed.

"real or fake?"

"After working for so many years, this is the first time I've ever heard of bonuses or holidays."

"Although the editor-in-chief is young, he is quite suitable to be a leader!"

The other people in the office also gathered around, excitedly discussing the matter, their faces beaming with joy.

"Alright, alright, everyone keep your voices down, don't let people from other departments hear us. No shooting, sneak into the village..."

Cheng Kaiyan smiled and watched them for a while before waving her hand to stop them.

"Ha ha!"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, then quieted down and returned to their seats to discuss it in hushed tones.

"Comrade Fang Yuan, is Chairman Chen Zijun in his office?"

"Yes, I'll take you there..."

"No need, go ahead and get busy."

Cheng Kaiyan took the all-English thesis from her briefcase, turned around, and headed to Chen Zijun's office.

"Kaiyan? You're finally back. We've finished the preliminary work, and once we select the qualified papers, we should be able to publish our first issue of 'Ark' by the end of this month..."

Chen Zijun was sitting on the sofa drinking tea when she saw Cheng Kaiyan come in and exclaimed with delight.

"I came here specifically for the publication of the paper. Professor Ansel from the United States sent it back this morning."

Cheng Kaiyan raised the thick manuscript in her hand.

"real!"

Chen Zijun stood up excitedly, "Are we really going to publish this paper simultaneously in China and the US this time?!"

No one understood better than him the impact of such a groundbreaking academic paper, capable of causing an international sensation, overturning the myth of children's literature's purity, and creating an epoch-making impact.

If China's *Fangzhou* and the top American journal *Children's Literature* published this paper at the same time...

The significance of "The Ark" and the entire field of children's literature in China is absolutely a huge boost.

"Of course!"

Cheng Kaiyan nodded firmly, "For our first batch of papers, we must prioritize quality over quantity."

We will strive to leverage the momentum and establish our "Ark" as a leading work in the field of children's literature in China, and even in the entire Asian region!
Let's elevate our nation's children's literature to world-class standards!

"Very good! You truly deserve our recognition as a leading scholar in children's literature! I'm relieved to hear you say that."

At this moment, Chen Zijun was also deeply attracted by the scene and prospect described by Cheng Kaiyan, and was excited and her blood was boiling.

World-class standard!
"Shouldn't we translate this paper into Chinese next? I suggest we find a professional in this field."

If all else fails, we'll go to the Foreign Languages ​​Press, or even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs… We absolutely must translate this groundbreaking paper to a high standard!

Chen Zijun said excitedly.

"I already have someone in mind, so you can rest assured."

Cheng Kaiyan sighed inwardly, "Going to the Foreign Languages ​​Press is fine, but why are you going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"
Just ask my aunt.

The inclusion of the translator's name on this groundbreaking paper on children's literature theory was a small birthday gift prepared by Cheng Kaiyan for her.

Isn't this little gift delicious?

"Alright, as long as you know what's going on."

Chen Zijun opened her mouth, wanting to say a few words of advice, that such a serious matter should not be taken lightly, but after thinking about it, she gave up.

This is, after all, his thesis.

"It's settled then, it will be published on October 1st!"

Cheng Kaiyan and Chen Zijun set a time. (End of Chapter)