After the meal, Magistrate Lu said he would send a carriage to take the two of them back.

Ye Caiping refused, saying she had come by oxcart from her home.

After leaving the yamen, the two went to the place where the oxcart was parked.

Under the shade of a tree, Ye Daquan was lying in the car, fast asleep and snoring.

"Big brother," Ye Caiping called softly.

Ye Daquan rubbed his eyes and woke up: "Ah... are you done?"

"Yes, the magistrate invited us to stay for dinner. Have you eaten yet, brother?"

"I've eaten, I ate four big sesame cakes!" Ye Daquan stretched and got up. "Let's go home."

The three of them slowly walked out of the county town gate in an oxcart.

Back in the town, Ye Caiping got out of the car and told Ye Daquan and the others to go home first.

After the oxcart left, Ye Caiping took out her fishing gear from her spatial storage and ran to the riverbank where Shen Zhiyan often fished, only to find that there was no one there.

That's strange, why isn't he here at this time?

After thinking for a moment, Ye Caiping went to the front of the Shen family's house.

The two gatekeepers were chatting when they saw her and immediately stepped forward with smiles: "Madam Ye has arrived. Young Master Ye and several Miss Ye have already gone home."

Ye Caiping nodded: "I know."

Ye Daquan usually picks them up, but Ye Caiping told them that if they don't see Ye Daquan after class, they should take the oxcart home by themselves.

"Didn't Master Shen go fishing?"

"No, I'm at home. I don't know why, but I suddenly stopped going fishing these past few days."

The fisherman has stopped fishing? Ye Caiping asked in surprise, "Did he catch any fish before?"

The servant looked around before lowering his voice and saying, "You've made some progress. Before, you could catch one small fish fry every two weeks, but now you can catch two."

Ye Caiping's lips twitched slightly: "Is it convenient to talk to him now?"

The servant immediately beamed: "Of course, I'll take Lady Ye inside."

Putting aside the fact that Young Master Ye and several Miss Ye are studying here, just take Ye Caiping as an example. Whether it's the master or the young lady, they all seem to be particularly patient with her.

...

In the study, Shen Zhiyan leaned back in a grand chair by the window, a chessboard in front of him, and was playing a game.

"Master, Madam Ye has arrived." Duanwu stepped forward.

Shen Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: "Please come in."

A moment later, Ye Caiping followed Duanwu in: "Greetings, Master Shen."

Shen Zhiyan glanced at her and noticed she was carrying fishing gear: "You went fishing?"

Ye Caiping said, "Yes, I finally managed to find some time to go fishing, but I didn't see you when I got to the river, so I came to check on you. I heard from the servants outside that you haven't been there for several days."

"Hmm." Shen Zhiyan responded indifferently, "I suddenly find it quite boring."

Ye Caiping sighed inwardly, "Alas, the Air Force officers have gone from despair and collapse to giving up."

That's true, if she were in her shoes, she would give up being the Air Force Commander every day.

Unable to go fishing with him, she could only bring him more vegetables and soup.

Shen Zhiyan asked, "Do you know how to play chess?"

Ye Caiping glanced at the Go board and shook her head: "I don't know how."

She only knows how to play Gomoku, and she's extremely good at it.

Shen Zhiyan immediately became interested: "Then sit down, I'll teach you how to play chess."

Ye Caiping had no choice but to put down her fishing gear and sit opposite him.

After tidying up the chessboard, Shen Zhiyan let her play with the black pieces. After explaining the rules of the game, he began to instruct her: "You play here first."

Ye Caiping placed a piece as instructed, and he immediately placed a white piece beside her: "Continue."

Ye Caiping placed one piece, then another...

Shen Zhiyan: "Continue, continue, continue... Oh, you lost."

Ye Caiping's lips twitched slightly.

Shen Zhiyan looked up at her: "That's the rule. If you're out of breath, you're dead. Let's go again. I'll give you a thirty-move handicap."

They started again, and Ye Caiping made a few moves. Shen Zhiyan shook his head: "You lost again."

Four games in a row...

Shen Zhiyan rested his hand on his chin and pondered, "You have absolutely no talent for chess."

Ye Caiping: "Haha...yes! How about something else, like Gomoku? That's a game I came up with myself."

This damn competitive spirit!

She had absolutely no interest in playing Go, but after he "lost" countless times, his competitive spirit was successfully ignited!

Shen Zhiyan nodded: "You tell me the rules."

"It's very simple. Whoever gets five pieces in a row wins, whether it's up, down, left, right, or diagonal. Let me demonstrate."

Shen Zhiyan's eyes held a hint of interest: "No need, we'll do it."

She cracked her knuckles, a glint of light in her eyes—that would be even better!

With his talent for chess, he should be able to learn it after a few games.

She didn't ask for much; she just wanted to win one game and then leave!

Ye Caiping picked up the black piece and went first.

After about ten moves, Shen Zhiyan looked up and said, "You lost."

Ye Caiping: "..."

"This is simpler than Go; you don't need to use your brain."

Has anyone told him that talking like that will make him lose all his friends? Ye Caiping: "Yeah, haha, I had a lot of fun today. I'm going home now!"

He stood up as he spoke.

As Shen Zhiyan tidied up the chess pieces, he said, "Since you like it so much, starting tomorrow, come over every afternoon and I'll teach you how to play chess."

Ye Caiping slipped and almost fell flat on her face.

What's the big deal? She has absolutely no interest in Go.

Ye Caiping's face stiffened slightly: "How can that be? Master Shen, you must teach Xuan'er!"

Shen Zhiyan smiled with an air of nobility and elegance: "It doesn't conflict. I'll teach Xuan'er in the morning and you in the afternoon."

Ye Caiping gritted her teeth, "You're so incompetent, why don't you take on a few more students?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Caiping said formally, "Actually, recently... I've developed a new type of fish bait..."

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