Lou Yuchen drove the car and stopped at the door of a private restaurant.

It was lunch time and there were already quite a few cars parked at the door.

After Lou Yuchen got out of the car, he immediately opened the door for Qiu Shui.

Then, while walking with Qiu Shui to the private restaurant, he said, "You should like the food here."

As soon as he walked in, Qiu Shui's first feeling was quietness.

That's right, it's quiet.

I saw that in the private restaurant, there was a chessboard and Go on every table.

And on the wall of the private restaurant, there is actually a huge classic chess pattern hanging.

It was lunchtime and many tables in the hall were filled with people. The people at the table were playing chess and eating at the same time.

Everyone was in tacit understanding and hardly spoke. In the hall, the only sounds were the sound of chess pieces being dropped and food being picked up.

Even the waiters wore soft-soled shoes, the kind that made no sound when they walked.

If Qiu Shui hadn't seen the name of the private restaurant at the door, he would have thought he had come to a chess hall.

Lou Yuchen took out his cell phone and showed it to the receptionist.

To eat here, you need to make a reservation one hour in advance.

Lou Yuchen had already made an appointment before coming.

The lady at the front desk took a look at Lou Yuchen's phone, then looked up at Lou Yuchen with some surprise.

At this time, Lou Yuchen was still wearing a black mask, but the front desk clerk seemed to recognize him. She smiled and nodded at him, then after registering, she immediately called a waiter and led them to a seat in the corner of the hall.

After the two sat down, the waiter placed two cookbooks in front of them.

Then, he quietly asked the two what kind of tea they would like to drink.

Lou Yuchen didn't say anything, but looked at Qiu Shui. The obvious meaning is to let Qiu Shui do something.

"Pu'er, maybe." Qiu Shui didn't have much preference for tea and could drink any kind of tea, so he just casually mentioned one.

After hearing this, the waiter nodded, then pressed a few buttons on the palm-sized machine in his hand. Soon, another male waiter brought over a pot of tea and two cups.

After the waitress poured tea for the two of them, Qiu Shui and Lou Yuchen also ordered their dishes.

After the waitress collected the menu, she left.

Qiu Shui looked back at the tables behind him.

There are usually three or two people sitting at a table. Most people play chess while eating.

Some people had already finished eating, and the waiters were clearing the tableware and bringing out plates of small, exquisite pastries.

They moved very quietly and did not disturb the guests from playing chess.

Even if there are customers talking, they speak very quietly, as if they are afraid of disturbing others.

Qiu Shui picked up the teacup, drank the tea, and watched for a while, then turned back and put down the teacup, and whispered to Lou Yuchen: "The atmosphere of playing chess here is so strong. If the sign didn't say private restaurant, I would have thought it was a chess hall."

I didn’t expect that a private restaurant would turn out like this. This was much more interesting and unique than the Go activities held in the restaurants he and Zhang Jiayun had seen on Jiu Street.

Lou Yuchen picked up the teapot and added tea to Qiu Shui while saying, "The owner here used to be a Go enthusiast, and later became a professional Go player, and then opened this restaurant."

Qiu Shui wondered, "Then why don't you open a chess club?"

Shouldn't this professional chess player open a chess club? How could it be a restaurant?

Looking at the restaurant, there are Go pieces on every table. It can be seen that the boss must love Go very much.

Lou Yuchen put down the teapot and took off his mask. "The boss's partner is a chef and loves to cook. So, they opened this restaurant, a combination of a restaurant and a chess hall."

Qiu Shui suddenly realized that it was the boss's wife who liked cooking.

Then this boss must love his wife very much.

Qiu Shui glanced at the chessboard in front of him, tilted his head, and looked at Lou Yuchen, "You brought me here, do you want to play chess with me?"

Hearing this, Lou Yuchen looked up at him, then shook his head gently, "No, I am not suitable to play chess with you now."

Qiu Shui was slightly stunned. What happened?

Didn’t you keep chasing him to play chess with him before?

Now we have chess pieces and a chessboard, yet you still say it’s not appropriate to play chess with him?

Were you devastated after losing the game?

But it’s better this way. Qiu Shui won the previous game of chess in fear and trepidation!

Although he won at that time, he didn't win much.

If he were to play a game of chess with Lou Yuchen again now, he was not sure if he could beat Lou Yuchen.

However, Lou Yuchen will return to the Magic City the day after tomorrow. Then he can take advantage of this period of time to improve his chess skills.

Maybe, when he sees Lou Yuchen again next time, his chess skills will be able to completely crush Lou Yuchen.

Qiu Shui and his friends just ordered signature dishes. There were a lot of people today, so the food was served a little slowly.

Suddenly, an abrupt voice broke the tranquility of the private restaurant.

"Where are they? Where are they? I, Bobby, am here. Is your boss scared?"

Two blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners walked in.

The foreigner walking in front was a bit fat. He arrogantly asked the front desk clerk loudly, "Hurry up and call out your boss. Could it be that your boss is afraid of me and has become a coward in China?"

The man spoke Chinese. Although his tone and accent were a bit foreign and awkward, his Chinese was still clear enough to be understood.

Another taller foreigner seemed to think that his companion was being rude and frowned, "Bobby, we still have more than ten minutes to go before the time we agreed to meet with the boss. How can you be so rude?"

This foreigner spoke standard Chinese and if you didn't look at his appearance, you might mistake him for a Chinese.

The two foreigners looked to be in their twenties. But foreigners generally look a bit mature and appear to be much older than their actual age.

The foreigner named Bobby said disdainfully: "I think he is just scared. Edward, I have said it before, the Chinese are OK in other aspects, but in Go, except for Lou, the rest of the Chinese are rubbish."

"Bobby..."

Edward didn't expect that his friend Bobby would be so direct and rude.

Sitting in the hall, the guests were already impatient with being disturbed.

Now when I heard Bobby actually say that they were trash, I instantly exploded.

A man in his thirties who was sitting closest to the door immediately stood up and shouted at Bobby, "Who are you calling trash? How dare you, a rude foreigner, go wild in our Chinese territory?"

"How dare you block our way and scold us? I think you are tired of living. Do you still think we are the China of more than ten years ago?"

Others also stood up.

"Kick them out. They came in and yelled, that's fine. But they even used rude words. People like them should be kicked out and beaten up."

"Where are the security guards? Drive them out."

"Yes, get out."

…

Although more than half of the people playing chess here are middle-aged and elderly, one third are young people.

Edward and Bobby are both Americans.

In the past decade or so, China has risen strongly and has reached a level that is on par with the United States.

In some areas, it has even surpassed the United States.

Therefore, the common language of the world now has become Chinese.

Bobby's words angered the crowd. Many young people were filled with indignation and went straight up to surround the two men.

Edward was terrified. He apologized and explained quickly.

"Right, sorry. My friend didn't mean it, he..."

Bobby interrupted Edward before he could finish his words.

"I told you guys are trash, what do you think?" Facing the criticism from everyone, Bobby was not afraid, but became even more arrogant. "You Chinese, besides relying on your numbers, what else do you have? If you have the ability, come and play chess with me."

"Just go ahead, who's afraid of you?"

"Come on, next. If you lose, you must kneel down and kowtow to us and apologize."

"Yes, get down on your knees and apologize, and yell ten times that you are garbage."

…

The crowd was surging, and each of them wanted to tear Bobby to pieces with their eyes.

The receptionist came out quickly and said, "Calm down, everyone. This guy is a professional chess player. He's here to play chess with the boss."

Many waiters also hurried to persuade the guests to calm down.

Professional chess player?

The words of the front desk receptionist calmed many people down.

The man who first stood up and scolded Bobby pointed at Bobby and asked the receptionist, "Is he a professional chess player?"

Bobby adjusted his clothes with both hands and raised his chin proudly, "Yes, I am a professional Go player from the United States, Bobby 3rd dan. Those of you who are not even professional Go players are not even qualified to play Go with me."

Edward didn't expect that his friend would go further and further and he couldn't stop him.

"Fuck you..." The man had a hot temper, and after hearing Bobby's annoying words, he raised his fist and swung it at Bobby.

However, a man wearing a white chef's uniform and looking to be around thirty years old squeezed out from the crowd.

He held a kitchen knife in one hand and stopped the man with the other.

"Qingzi, why are you stopping me?" The hot-tempered man looked at his friend in confusion, "That guy's mouth is so foul, he deserves a beating."

"This is my store. If you beat someone up, how can I still do business?" Qingzi, whose full name is Xu Qing, is one of the owners of this private restaurant.

He turned to look at Bobby, frowning, and waved the kitchen knife in front of the two of them, "If you want to play chess with my husband, then wait quietly. He will be back in five minutes. If you want to cause trouble, then I don't mind adding an extra dish to lunch today."

Xu Qing is only about 1.75 meters tall and has an average appearance. But he was very powerful. With just one look from him, Bobby, who had been so arrogant just now, couldn't help but shut his mouth. He also shrank his neck.

Edward waved his hands in front of his chest and said awkwardly, "Misunderstanding, all misunderstanding."

Well, what momentum, what look. That's all bullshit.

In fact, what they were afraid of was the bloody kitchen knife in Xu Qing's hand.

"What are you all standing here for? Go back and sit down."

After Xu Qing's shout, coupled with the power of the bloody kitchen knife, everyone obediently returned to their seats.

Even Bobby was so scared that he hid behind Edward.

Most of the people who come here to eat are regular customers. Even the boss's friend or something like that. Everyone knows the character of the owner of this private restaurant.

Xu Qing glared at Bobby fiercely and snorted, "You just want to cause trouble for me."

Then he turned and went back to the kitchen.

"I told you to stop talking nonsense. If the boss hadn't shown mercy, we might have been cooked." Edward glared at Bobby fiercely, then pulled him and sat him down on the waiting bench in the corner of the door.

"I didn't expect this boss to be so scary." Bobby didn't refute. He was also frightened by Xu Qing.

Although Qiu Shui and Lou Yuchen were sitting in the corner, they stood up because of the loud noise just now.

When Qiu Shui heard Xu Qing tell Bobby to play chess and wait for her husband to come back, her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.