1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 5: The Idle Person in the Siheyuan
According to regulations from above, within 30 days of retirement, one must go to the retired soldier placement supervisor, armed forces department and other departments in the place where he enlisted to handle the formalities.

The third day back in the city.

Cheng Kaiyan went out early in the morning with his letter of introduction, discharge certificate and other documents, and also took Xu Yuxiu's monthly pass.

After leaving the alley, the snow on the main road had already been cleared, leaving only a few piles of snow mixed with leaves and plastic on the roadside.

Walk a few steps to the bus station.

Today is Monday, during working hours, many people are eagerly waiting with briefcases in hand, and young and old are all preparing to grab a seat.

Cheng Kaiyan opened a small blue booklet, which was the monthly bus pass. There was a photo of her mother on it, and "Employee City" was written on it.

A little worried about being caught, Cheng Kaiyan took a close-up photo of herself and overlapped the photo with her thumb.

This thing can only be used by yourself, otherwise it will be confiscated if you are caught.

This thing is so hard to buy. From the last day of each month to the third night of the next month, there is always a constant stream of people in front of the monthly ticket sales office. It is so crowded that you have to queue for a long time to buy a monthly ticket. It is really time-consuming and disruptive...

"Drip drop~"

The blue and white tram nicknamed the big braid arrived as scheduled. Cheng Kaiyan ran as fast as he could when he saw it. He had suffered a loss when he was wandering around yesterday. He couldn't get on the tram if he didn't grab it, so he had to walk back.

Cheng Kaiyan was tall and had received regular training in the army, so he was able to squeeze through the crowd with just a wave of his hands and get on the bus smoothly amid the complaints and shoving of the passengers.

"Ouch! Stop pushing! You squeezed my shoes off! The Year of the Pig hasn't even arrived yet, why are you pushing me?"

An old lady was walking in front and her shoe was accidentally stepped on and knocked off by someone behind her. She cursed at the top of her voice.

The old man behind him was also unequivocal, "The Year of the Dog has already passed, why are you still yelling?"

"You're quite capable! You look like a human lamp!"

……

Cheng Kaiyan happily sat in the car and watched people quarreling, but most people couldn't really understand what they were saying.

The car with big braids swayed along the road and arrived at the destination quickly without anyone noticing.

It took a whole morning to complete the discharge procedures.

At noon, I went home and bought two strings of old BJ's specialty candied haws and brought them home for little girl Zhan Xinyu to eat. The main reason was that he couldn't afford to buy anything else and he only had ten dollars in his pocket.

Just as he was passing by the gate of Beijing Normal University, Cheng Kaiyan saw Aunt Zhao from the west wing standing at the gate waiting. He walked a few steps and approached her and asked, "Aunt Zhao?"

"Kaiyan, why are you here? Are you here to look for Ruixue?"

Aunt Zhao turned around and saw Cheng Kaiyan from the same courtyard. She asked with her eyes rolling.

Aunt Zhao came to Beijing Normal University to visit her daughter Zhao Ruixue. During the weekend, Zhao Ruixue did not go home to rest, but was busy with the English poetry recitation competition with her classmates.

Aunt Zhao, who was very concerned about her daughter, got up early this morning to make soup. She made a pot of Old BJ carrot and mutton soup and sent it to the school at noon.

"That's not the case. I was just passing by to do something. Are you here to bring soup to Ruixue?" Cheng Kaiyan saw the old-fashioned red thermos box in the old lady's hand and said with a smile, "It is said that people nowadays have feudal ideas and value sons over daughters. But you are the pioneer in fighting against feudal ideas and value daughters over sons. What's this?"

Hearing this witty remark, Aunt Zhao was also amused.

"Of course not, Ruixue is the most promising one in our family.

Have you eaten yet? Why don’t we go in and have some together? Look, this is the authentic BJ carrot and mutton soup! It’s very delicious. Come with me and take a look at Ruixue too?”

"I'll go home and eat, so I won't bother you."

Cheng Kaiyan waved his hand and turned to leave. This bowl of rice was not enough for him to drink in a few sips. By then, Aunt Zhao would scold him.

Aunt Zhao shook her head as she looked at his back. These past few days, Cheng Kaiyan stayed at home all the time. When people got home from work, they would see this kid lying in the yard basking in the sun. He was even more leisurely than a retired old man. Some people outside were already gossiping about him.

He was also given a nickname, calling him the Idle Man in the Siheyuan Courtyard.

"This kid probably really didn't get a job assigned to him, so he just came back like this. It's so hard to find a job nowadays, and no matter how much the retirement pay is, it's not going to be a stable job, right? Is he really going to stay at home and rely on his parents?"

Thinking of this, Aunt Zhao shook her head and stopped thinking about it. Why should she worry so much about the child since he wasn't her own?
Aunt Zhao waited for a while downstairs of the teaching building of Beijing Normal University. When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, she finally saw a few familiar faces. They were her daughter and several roommates.

"Wait for me! Ruixue!"

"Are you running so fast to see your lover?"

"Let's go to Xinhua Bookstore! Buy some books and read them. I heard that a new edition of world literature has been published! Ruixue, is the War and Peace you mentioned last time really that good? Can you lend it to me after you finish reading it someday?"

Several female college students with big braids were walking out of the school classroom with books in their arms and youthful smiles on their faces. get out of class had just ended. One of them was a tall and thin girl with wheat-colored skin wearing a military coat. Zhao Ruixue heard her roommates talking nonsense and immediately spat:
"You are the one looking for a lover! My mother is here.

This book is interesting indeed, after all, it is one of the top ten classics in the world.

It focuses on the Patriotic War and reflects major historical events from 1805 to 1820.

The author cross-describes the two lives and two clues of "war" and "peace", forming an encyclopedic epic.

The basic theme of "War and Peace" is to affirm the just resistance of the Russian people in this war and to praise the patriotism and heroism shown by the Russian people in the war.

The writer is against war and has deep sympathy for the sufferings of all parties in the war. It also gives us great inspiration now. Our counterattack against Vietnam is completely correct..."

Zhao Ruixue spoke very clearly and the girls on the side listened with great interest. Zhao Ruixue was an outstanding young woman with top grades in their class.

"Ji Qinglan, that was lent to Ruixue by Song Jianchun. Ruixue has to return it after reading it. And it's in English. Can you understand it?"

A girl named Zhang Chun, who wore glasses and had pigtails, teased.

"Tu Manman, are you deliberately trying to sabotage us? What's wrong with being bad at English? We are college students. We must fully develop the spirit of not fearing any difficulties or setbacks! We must work hard, tirelessly absorb knowledge and contribute to the country!" Ji Qinglan was a little dissatisfied, then raised her fist and said righteously.

Zhao Ruixue was somewhat helpless. "Okay, okay, let's go. We have English poetry recitation rehearsal this afternoon. Have you memorized the passages you chose? The competition will start on Friday!"

"Uh... not yet." Everyone shook their heads in silence and embarrassment.

Everyone walked up to Aunt Zhao, and immediately became well-behaved, calling out "Hello, Auntie" in unison.

"Hello everyone, have you eaten?"

"I'm just about to go eat. Bye, Auntie."

After a few people left, Zhao Ruixue took Aunt Zhao to find an empty classroom to eat, and they chatted while eating.

"By the way, Cheng Kaiyan from the Cheng family is back."

Aunt Zhao mentioned this out of the blue, she wanted to see her daughter's reaction.

"Really?"

Zhao Ruixue raised her head and said in surprise.

"Yes, he has been back for a few days. I just saw him outside the school. Do you think he came to see you?" Aunt Zhao muttered.

"What are you thinking? Cheng Kaiyan and I haven't seen each other for several years. We haven't even exchanged letters. How could she come to see me?"

Zhao Ruixue shook her head, thinking it was ridiculous to hear such words coming from her mother.

"Anyway, I'm just reminding you. Although Cheng Kaiyanjue has returned to work, he has no job. Now he's doing nothing at home all day. You can't be like before..."

Aunt Zhao looked at her daughter. Naturally, there were no secrets between mother and daughter.

Aunt Zhao knew that her daughter once had a crush on Cheng Kaiyan. If it were the same situation as before, Aunt Zhao thought that this marriage would be quite good.

But it’s different now. My daughter is a top student at a university and will be a leading official in the future. How can she be with a...

"The past is all in the past. Now I just want to study hard."

Zhao Ruixue frowned. She was not a fool, so she could naturally understand the implicit meaning of her mother's words.

But I plan to go back this weekend to see what the situation is.

I am no longer the ignorant girl I used to be, but the throbbing in my heart at that time is still vivid in my mind when I recall it now.

What's more, as her mother said, although Cheng Kaiyan only graduated from high school, she can't find a job for the time being.

Maybe it was the beautiful memory of Bai Yueguang in her heart that was at work, Zhao Ruixue didn't think that he was an unemployed vagrant, nor did she look down on him. She even hoped that Cheng Kaiyan could work hard to find a good job and live a good life.

She just feels that she is a college student now and her main goal is to study.

"Comrade Zhao Ruixue? You are here? Auntie is here too!"

Just as Zhao Ruixue was lost in thought, a boy in a leather jacket walked over from a distance with a look of surprise on his face.

"Comrade Song Jianchun?"

(End of this chapter)