In the third set, the two played even slower.

Mr. Qiu was slow to act because Xia Tian had quietly increased the pressure on him.

As for why the rain was slow in the summer, it was because he was afraid that Old Man Qiu would think he was taking it too easy and discover that he was deliberately letting the water flow.

Soon, Qiu Mengyun came over with a pot of tea.

Then Xia Tian and Qiu Mengyun started chatting while drinking tea.

As for Old Man Qiu, he spent most of his time thinking about what to do next and had no time to care about the two of them.

The game lasted for dozens of minutes, and finally, thanks to Xia Tian's unintentional reminder, Grandpa Qiu won the victory with great difficulty.

Xia Tian stood up with a smile: "Grandpa Qiu is really amazing. Even though I tried my best, I still can't beat you."

Old Master Qiu laughed and said, "Haha! You're not bad either. You almost lost this round."

Qiu Mengyun curled her lips and said, "Grandpa, you're not going to drag Xia Tian to continue playing chess, are you?"

Old Master Qiu quickly shook his head and said, "No more. I'm a bit tired after playing three games in a row. If I play any more, I'm afraid my brain won't be able to keep up."

"Come on, let's go inside and chat for a while. I'll ask the nanny to prepare the meal, so you two can stay for lunch today."

After saying that, Old Man Qiu took Xia Tian and Qiu Mengyun and walked towards the reception room.

After entering the living room and sitting down, Xia Tian took out a beautifully wrapped gift box from her bag and handed it to Grandpa Qiu.

"Grandpa Qiu, today is my first formal visit to you. I heard from Mengyun that you have everything you need, and I didn't know what to give you, so I found this gift for you. I hope you like it."

Old Master Qiu waved his hand nonchalantly: "No, I don't need anything here. You should take these things back. It would be a waste to give them to me."

Xia Tian smiled and said, "Grandpa Qiu, why don't you take a look at it? Maybe you will like this gift."

"Oh? It seems you're quite attentive! Then I'd like to take a closer look at what exactly you gave me. What makes you so sure that I will like this gift?"

Mr. Qiu did not continue to refuse, but opened the box with curiosity.

After opening the box, I saw an ancient book with simple colors appearing in the box.

Old Master Qiu gently picked up the ancient book, placed it in front of his eyes and began to read it carefully.

Qiu Mengyun whispered, "Is this the gift you prepared for my grandfather?"

Xia Tian nodded: "That's right."

Qiu Mengyun: "Then I guess you will be disappointed. My grandfather is different from my father. He has no interest in collecting calligraphy and paintings or ancient books."

Xia Tian smiled confidently: "That's not necessarily true. He might not be interested in the book you gave him. But he will definitely be interested in the one I gave him, and he will like it very much."

"Tsk, just brag. How could I not understand my grandfather?" Qiu Mengyun said disdainfully.

"This... this... could this be the legendary Linglong chess manual that has long been lost?" Qiu Mengyun had just finished speaking when she saw Old Man Qiu standing up from his seat with an excited look on his face, holding the ancient book in his hands.

Qiu Mengyun asked in surprise, "Grandpa, don't you dislike antiques, calligraphy, and paintings? How come Xia Tian just gave you an ancient book and you got so excited?"

As Old Master Qiu flipped through the ancient book in his hand, he shook his head and said, "You don't understand. This is not an ordinary ancient book that Xiao Xia gave me. It is the sacred book of chess that has been lost for many years in the history of Da Xia - Linglong Chess Manual!"

"With this chess manual, my chess skills will surely improve by leaps and bounds. I believe that before long, not only will I be able to surprise everyone in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, but even those old friends who mocked me for my poor chess skills will be amazed by me."

Qiu Mengyun said sourly, "It's just a chess manual, how can it be so important? You don't even care about your own granddaughter."

Old Master Qiu seemed not to hear her words. He didn't even raise his head and continued to smile as he flipped through the ancient book in his hand.

Seeing that the old man ignored her, Qiu Mengyun approached Xia Tian again and asked curiously, "I remember that we have been together since we left home today. When did you get this chess manual?"

Xia Tian explained, "Actually, before I went downstairs, I told Uncle Li from Wangyuanzhai about it and asked him to send it to me. Uncle Li's people sent this ancient book to me when you were choosing gifts in the store."

Qiu Mengyun excitedly hugged Xia Tian's neck and gave him a kiss on the face.

"Xia Tian, thank you!"

Xia Tian wiped the saliva and lipstick marks off his face with a look of disgust.

"Hey! I know you're very happy right now, but no matter how happy you are, you can't do anything rash! Grandpa Qiu is still sitting here. If he thinks I'm a scumbag who likes to bully women, then all my previous efforts will be in vain."

Qiu Mengyun said nonchalantly, "Don't worry! My grandfather only has eyes for the chess manual in his hand right now, so he has no time to care about us."

"Besides, my grandfather has already promised not to interfere in our affairs anymore. So, even if he saw it, it wouldn't matter."

Xia Tian whispered, "What I mean is, given our relationship, isn't it a little inappropriate to do such an intimate thing?"

Qiu Mengyun smiled and said, "It's okay, just consider it as a reward for your good performance!"

Xia Tian's mouth twitched: "Haha, if you put it that way, since you performed so well in my hometown before, do I still owe you a reward?"

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