1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 18 Taking Office at Beijing Normal University

On a sunny morning, Cheng Kaiyan took up her post at Beijing Normal University.

The bicycle had already been returned, so I got up early in the morning, walked several miles, and took bus No. 22.

Today, Cheng Kaiyan was standing.

I was unlucky and didn't get a seat.

The reason is that there are too many young people, some working, some studying, and even quite a few young girls.

There is a classic tourist route in Southeast Asia called "Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand", which refers to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

Coincidentally, Beijing also has a "New Matai" which is equally famous, namely Xinjiekou, Madian and Beitaipingzhuang.

Bus No. 22 goes to Xinjiekou and Beitaipingzhuang, where Beijing Normal University is located.

Beitaipingzhuang is a large compound with many universities.

Taking the General Political Department dormitory compound as the origin, opposite it are the General Staff Mapping Bureau, the Surveying and Mapping College and the Beijing Film Studio; to the west are the Beijing Film Processing Plant and the China People's Education Press Printing Plant;
To the east are the units and dormitory areas of the Nonferrous Metals Research Institute; to the south are the dormitories of the Ministry of Railways Cadre School and BJ No. 123 Middle School; further south are Beijing Normal University and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

He looked curiously at the environment outside the car window. The buildings here were mostly two or three stories high, and even the roads were a bit earthy yellow. There were scattered trees on both sides of the road, but they looked withered.

It feels like I have come to the fringe of urban and rural areas. After all, Beitaipingzhuang is on the Third Ring Road.

"Beijing Normal University Station has arrived..."

The conductor held up a loudspeaker to remind passengers to get off the bus, and Cheng Kaiyan got off in the crowd.

At a glance, there are quite a few college students and teachers wearing the school badges of Beijing Normal University and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

Follow the crowd into Beijing Normal University.

There were two big stone lions standing at the not-so-lofty entrance.

There used to be a pair of iron lions placed at the east gate of Beijing Normal University. During the Great Leap Forward in 1958, the pair of iron lions were not spared and were sent into the iron-making furnace, turning into worthless molten iron.

But the place name of Iron Lion Tomb has been preserved.

According to the No. 22 bus route sign, Beijing Normal University is just past Tieshishi Tomb. Interestingly, just a few stops further you will find "Huguo Temple" and "Xiaoxitianer".

A large sign with black letters on a white background was hung on a low bungalow, with the words "Beijing Normal University" written in large letters.

In the guard room, there was a small table at the door. The uniformed guard saw Cheng Kaiyan coming in and just yawned, and didn't stop her at all.

This made Cheng Kaiyan feel somewhat fortunate, as universities today are completely open.

If it were decades later, he wouldn't be able to get in.

From the East Gate all the way to the depths of the school, many students are either pushing their bicycles or walking on the road.

Green pine trees and poplar trees are planted on both sides of the road, and several buildings stand in front of you.

Entering the university campus, Cheng Kaiyan finally felt a sense of familiarity.

College student, what a beautiful word, I was once a college student too!

It’s a pity... my academic qualifications have been reduced to that of a high school student.

A group of boys are playing football on the playground.

There were also a few girls with long braids running on the playground, singing. Their voices were clear and melodious, and full of vitality, like the sun at seven or eight o'clock.

As a newcomer, Cheng Kaiyan has to report to the Chinese Department office.

The office building is located deep in the school, with lush small gardens on both sides.

A dense bamboo forest rustled in the biting cold wind of the early morning, and strands of green shadows swayed on the ground.

Cheng Kaiyan walked into the corridor of the office building in the early morning.

The walls of the corridor were painted green at the bottom and white at the top, with green-rimmed light bulbs on the top.

Going up to the third floor, the sunlight shining in from the windows at the end of the corridor turned the marble floor into a golden grating.

"Da da……"

Cheng Kaiyan walked among them, and the clear footsteps seemed particularly quiet.

After a while, we arrived at an office with several nameplates hanging on it. The iron wooden door was painted green. One of the nameplates read "Foreign Literature Teaching and Research Department".

Knock on the door.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

"Please come in."

After a while, an elderly man's voice was heard from inside.

Cheng Kaiyan walked into the office. The office was very spacious, with several desks inside and several people already sitting there.

Near the window, an old man wearing glasses was sitting behind a table with his back to the sun, reading a newspaper. Steam was still coming out of the tea in the enamel cup on the table.

This is Professor Fang, the deputy director of the Chinese Department, the director of the Foreign Literature Teaching and Research Section, and Cheng Kaiyan’s leader.

Speaking of which, it was also with his nod that Cheng Kaiyan was able to come in.

So early in the morning, Cheng Kaiyan came to find him to report.

"Director Fang, good morning!"

Director Fang pushed his glasses and looked at him for a while.

Seeing Cheng Kaiyan's tall figure and a military temperament between his eyebrows, he nodded with satisfaction and then said:
"Good morning, Comrade Xiao Cheng, you are reporting in, right? It's all right, I know, that's all. You should get familiar with the environment first. You will officially start working in the next two days, so prepare well.

Since you were recommended by Professor Jiang, you must be talented. You must assist Professor Jiang well."

"I understand, Director." He said he was a recommended talent, but in fact he got in through the back door.

"Let me introduce to you all, this is our new colleague in the office. Comrade Cheng Kaiyan is a very nice young man. Please give him a round of applause and welcome him."

After checking in, Director Fang introduced Cheng Kaiyan to several lecturers in the office, and everyone was generally very enthusiastic.

Clap, clap, applause broke out.

"who is this?"

"Recommended by Professor Xiao Jiang, she's our Chinese Department teaching assistant, her name is Cheng Kaiyan."

"Hey, little comrade, you are so handsome. Which school did you graduate from? How about I introduce you to a guy?"

A middle-aged woman in a red sweater said with a smile that she thought Cheng Kaiyan was good-looking and wanted to introduce him to a girl.

Even though he is just an assistant teacher, he is still a popular position.

"I graduated from Wangfujing High School..."

Cheng Kaiyan said frankly that he didn't feel ashamed.

Because now there is a technical secondary school, a junior high school or high school diploma is considered a high level of education and an educated youth.

"Haha... it's OK if you graduate from high school. It would be the same if you can get a correspondence degree from our school later!"

"Tsk... What ability does a high school graduate have? Isn't he just a relative? I don't know why I thought he was a top student who graduated from Peking University or Tsinghua University."

In the corner of the office, a bearded man was bending over his desk, writing something, looking very disdainful.

"A high school diploma also makes you a talent. Besides, Comrade Xiao Cheng, there is no need to feel inferior. You are a meritorious person who has made a second-class contribution."

Director Fang smiled and comforted her. As soon as these words came out.

Everyone was surprised and looked at Cheng Kaiyan.

"Second class merit? No wonder."

"Okay, okay, everyone is busy."

Director Fang waved his hand, indicating that Cheng Kaiyan could go about her business.

……

Cheng Kaiyan closed the door. His office was located at the end of the corridor.

This is Jiang Ting’s office. Cheng Kaiyan, as her teaching assistant, naturally works with her.

The light in the office is bright.

The warm sunlight in the early morning shone through the embroidered gauze curtains and fell on my aunt's clean and pretty face, making it look particularly soft and beautiful. You could vaguely see the invisible fluff on it.

At this moment, my aunt Jiang Ting has already started working.

"Good morning, Auntie."

"Good morning."

Jiang Ting wore a black women's coat today, which seemed to be made by a tailor, and she wore a beige knitted sweater inside.

So fashionable.

Cheng Kaiyan asked curiously, "Aunt Jiang, why do I feel that the clothes you wear are different from others?"

"What's the difference?" Aunt Jiang looked up and asked puzzledly.

"Your outfit is old-fashioned. It instantly kills 90% of lesbians these days."

"We Harbin women all dress like this. It's nothing. Harbin people have been dressing like this since the 1900s. Wear a woolen coat with leggings and a pair of long leather boots. It's warm and good-looking.

In fact, we learned it from the Russians and Jews. At that time, nearly half of the population were foreigners. "Aunt Jiang shook her head and explained.

So that's how it is. Cheng Kaiyan was amazed. It seems that he is still ignorant.

Harbin now has strong industrial strength and a developed economy, ranking among the top eight in the country, surpassing Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

“In theory, this assistant teaching job is essentially a deal between us, but you can’t neglect your duties, and I don’t have any requirements for you.

I won't assign you any difficult work. When you are free, just help me make some tea, fetch some water, or collect homework. If you really feel free, you can spend 20 yuan to get a library card and go to the library to read books, which can also help you learn more."

Jiang Ting waved to Cheng Kaiyan and said seriously.

She didn't expect Cheng Kaiyan to do anything great, but she also didn't expect her to cause any trouble.

"I understand, Aunt Jiang."

Cheng Kaiyan nodded. This was good. At least he had a lot of freedom and plenty of time to write the manuscript.

Jiang Ting's expression eased a little. This was also a reminder from her as an elder. Then she said, "I received a batch of homework yesterday, but I have a class later and don't have time to correct it. You can correct it. I wrote the correct answers. You should be able to do it, right?"

He said this with just the right amount of suspicion on his face.

Cheng Kaiyan could see that this was genuine suspicion and not just pretending.

"No problem at all."

Cheng Kaiyan patted his chest and agreed. He had corrected a lot of homework in his previous life.

After a while, it was past nine o'clock.

Jiang Ting went to teach in the large classroom on the second floor, and as an assistant teacher, he also needed to go along.

(End of this chapter)