Chapter 161: The quality of a person is determined by his chess skills! (Subscribe)
"Akiyama, why did you buy so many things?"
Chen Qingzhu asked.
“Isn’t this a prize?”
"I bought some gifts for you and dad, and I brought Yanran and Xiaoxiao to visit you!"
Shen Qiushan responded with a smile as he walked into the house.
At this moment, Lin Moxuan was chatting with Wang Shulan in the living room.
The two families are not only neighbors. Wang Shulan worked in the Municipal Women's Federation before her retirement, and her husband once worked in the Health Bureau, so in addition to being neighbors, they are also connected to each other.
They have been getting along well for many years, and he has introduced many blind dates to his daughter in recent years.
Unfortunately, Lin Xiamo didn’t like it.
Today I introduce Zhang Chaofan, whose appearance is average, but his work and family background are both okay.
He seems to be a pretty honest person at the moment, so Lin Moxuan has no objection if his daughter likes him.
However, Lin Moxuan knew his daughter well, and he felt that there was no hope.
"Wow, the house is very lively today!"
His eyes swept over Wang Shulan and Zhang Chaofan, Shen Qiushan put the tea leaves in his hand on the tea table, and then said to Lin Moxuan: "Dad, the boss said this is Longjing before the Qingming Festival, let's taste it later."
"Where can we get so much Longjing tea before the Qingming Festival?"
"I must have been tricked."
Lin Moxuan replied casually. He was still on guard against Shen Qiushan.
Although nothing should have happened between him and his daughter last night, the relationship between them was clearly abnormal.
Something is very wrong!
The abnormal little sparks must be nipped in the bud.
Otherwise, I really won’t be able to save my second daughter!
"Lao Lin, this is your eldest son-in-law, right?"
Wang Shulan asked as she looked at Shen Qiushan.
“Auntie, my name is Shen Qiushan.”
“I am currently studying at Sanjiang University.”
Shen Qiushan introduced himself in a very familiar manner.
“Chen Qiushan?”
"You are the 38-year-old top scorer in the college entrance examination, and you also won the Nebula Award today!"
Before Wang Shulan could say anything, Zhang Chaofan beside her couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Yeah, it's me."
Shen Qiushan smiled and nodded: "What's your name, brother?"
"Zhang Chaofan."
“I teach at Sanjiang University of Science and Technology.”
“Brother Chen, I’m a full subscriber of the book you serialized in Penguin Novels. I didn’t expect to see the real person today.”
Zhang Chaofan said in a rather excited tone.
Apart from work, one of his hobbies is reading online novels. He is also a senior VIP of Penguin Novel and has basically read all the famous books on Penguin Novel.
"Lao Lin, when did your eldest son-in-law become a writer?"
"I remember you said before... uh..."
Wang Shulan swallowed her words halfway through, and it was obvious that what followed was not something good.
Lin Moxuan changed the subject directly. He glanced at the two boxes of wine that his eldest grandson had placed on the ground, as well as the cigarettes and tea that Shen Qiushan had brought, and asked, "Why did you buy so many things?"
"Didn't I win a prize today?"
“Celebrate, celebrate!”
As he spoke, Shen Qiushan waved to the last girl who entered the room: "Yanran, give the gift to your grandma!"
"good!"
Shen Yanran responded, and immediately took out the gold bracelet she bought at Dafu Gold Shop: “Grandma, this is a gift from my father. He insisted that you like this style.”
“But I don’t think it’s as good-looking as mine~”
While speaking, Shen Yanran shook her white wrist, and the gold bracelet with a carved design sparkled under the light, very dazzling.
However, at this moment, everyone's attention was not on Shen Yanran's gold bracelet, but on the plain ring that Shen Qiushan gave to Chen Qingzhu.
The price of gold has been rising recently and has exceeded 1,000, but Shen Qiushan gave Chen Qingzhu such a big gold bracelet.
It looks like it weighs at least forty or fifty grams. According to the current gold price, that would be forty or fifty thousand!
Although everyone here is not short of money, if you just calculate from the perspective of salary, forty or fifty thousand is not a small amount of money!
"Akiyama, why did you give me such an expensive gift?"
"You, Xiaoxiao, and Yanran are all in school, and you will have many places to spend money in the future!"
Chen Qingzhu was naturally very happy to receive the gold bracelet, but he still had to be polite.
"Mom, I won a prize!"
"The prize money is $1.5 million, so there's enough money to spend!"
"It's good that you like this bracelet."
Shen Qiushan replied with a smile.
"I like it."
“It’s just too expensive!”
Chen Qingzhu took the bracelet and looked at it. She also had gold bracelets, and more than one.
But which woman would complain about having too many jewellery?
Especially, although the gold bracelet given by Shen Qiushan was a plain ring, its simple and elegant style was exactly what Chen Qingzhu liked.
"Mom, I'm your son-in-law."
"As the saying goes, a son-in-law is half his son, and talking about money is vulgar."
"It was fine if there were no conditions before, but now there are conditions!"
Shen Qiushan's words were very sincere.
Wang Shulan couldn't help but sigh: "What a good son-in-law!"
"I don't see my son-in-law even once a year!"
"That's because your son-in-law is abroad."
"Young people, this is the time to work hard on your career, you have to understand."
Chen Qingzhu said a comforting word, and then quickly asked Shen Qiushan to sit down and chat.
"I'll go make a pot of tea."
"You guys chat about yourselves."
Shen Qiushan sat directly next to the tea table, looking very tactful.
However, his sudden visit directly disrupted the rhythm of this blind date.
Mainly because the contrast is too strong!
As the eldest son-in-law of the Lin family, Shen Qiushan has excellent appearance and is now a famous writer who has won the Nebula Award.
Moreover, he brought such generous gifts, not to mention the gold bracelets, Maotai and Qinghualang!
Even a random carton of cigarette is much more valuable than the two tattered gift boxes that Zhang Chaofan brought.
The eldest son-in-law is so outstanding!
Then, Zhang Chaofan, who came to "apply" to become the second son-in-law of the Lin family, will inevitably be compared.
And with this comparison, he was instantly turned into ashes!
After all, there is no harm without comparison!
"Lao Lin, since we have guests at home, let's go through the process quickly!"
Wang Shulan was also aware of Shen Qiushan's arrival, which invisibly increased the difficulty for Zhang Chaofan.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
What a coincidence!
The eldest son-in-law, Shen Qiushan, just arrived on time for a blind date.
"Ms. Lin, I have just told you my basic situation."
"Just let me know if you have any requests."
Zhang Chaofan quickly took over the conversation. Although he really wanted to chat with Shen Qiushan a little more, he was here for a blind date today after all.
And he really likes Lin Xiamo, the blind date candidate.
"Require?"
"You mean the material aspect?"
Lin Xiamo asked back.
"It can be material or spiritual."
"I will do my best to satisfy you!"
Zhang Chaofan looked very confident.
"It's hard to talk about the spiritual level, so let's talk about the material level first."
Lin Xiamo said calmly: "I like the house in Jinjiang Bay, the one with 246 square meters."
"As for cars, the U8 seems pretty good. I test drove it once and liked it very much."
"As for the betrothal gift, forget it. The country does not advocate accepting betrothal gifts now. We must respond to the country's call..."
Lin Xiamo put forward her request in a serious manner.
She also took the initiative to say that she didn’t want any dowry!
But that's not the point.
The garage in front is the key!
Jinjiang Bay is a famous luxury residence in Sanjiang City, with large flats offering river views, and the average price of the houses is around RMB 50,000.
The total price of a 246-square-meter house is about 10 million yuan.
The U8 is a representative of domestic luxury cars, priced at 1.09 million!
That is to say.
Lin Xiamo directly raised the threshold of material conditions to tens of millions.
This is naturally out of reach for Zhang Chaofan.
Although he is a university teacher and his family is well off, he really cannot afford a mansion worth tens of millions.
Therefore, after hearing the conditions proposed by Lin Xiamo, Zhang Chaofan, who was full of confidence just now, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"Brother, have a cup of tea."
"Dad, try it too and see if it's from before the Qingming Festival..."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Shen Qiushan took the tea tray and placed it on the coffee table, then poured two cups of tea, one for Zhang Chaofan and one for Lin Moxuan.
Then he poured a glass for Wang Shulan and Chen Qingzhu each.
"Thank you, Brother Shen."
Zhang Chaofan was quite grateful to see Shen Qiushan stepping in in time to smooth things over.
However, when he called Shen Qiushan "Brother Shen", it always gave people a sense of disobedience.
Because he looks very old at the age of 37, people would believe him if he said he was in his 40s.
However, the 38-year-old Shen Qiushan looks very young, and people would believe him if he said he was 30 years old.
"Dad, I forgot to give it to you just now."
"I also have an ancient inkstone here."
Shen Qiushan handed the ancient inkstone he bought to Lin Moxuan. His father-in-law liked calligraphy.
Giving an inkstone as a gift is a way to please him.
As expected.
After Lin Moxuan received the ancient inkstone sent by Shen Qiushan, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
Especially, Shen Qiushan had just resolved a minor embarrassment during a blind date.
Lin Moxuan suddenly felt that Shen Qiushan, his son-in-law, was not as bad as he had imagined.
Especially today's performance was remarkable!
An idea suddenly popped into his mind.
This is much better than Zhang Chaofan!
When this thought appeared in his mind, Lin Moxuan was immediately frightened.
How can I compare him with Xiao Zhang!
Xiao Zhang is unmarried and has no children.
Another serious overseas returnee!
"Momo, I remember you didn't seem to have any strict requirements for things like houses and cars before!"
"Houses in Jinjiang Bay are so expensive. Not many people can afford to buy a house there."
At this time, the matchmaker Wang Shulan stepped forward.
If we can't agree on the material conditions, there will be nothing more to talk about.
"Auntie Wang, I've been reflecting on why I haven't found a suitable partner."
"It's because I don't have a clear standard, so I can't make a judgment."
"Now that I have a clear standard, I want to find it according to this standard..."
Lin Xiamo gave her own reasons.
“I see.”
Wang Shulan frowned: "But, isn't this standard a bit high?"
"Perhaps."
Lin Xiamo shrugged lightly: "However, I have no intention of lowering my standards at the moment."
Hearing this, Wang Shulan subconsciously turned her head to look at Zhang Chaofan, who shook his head helplessly.
Obviously, Zhang Chaofan cannot meet these material conditions.
"Xiao Zhang, you don't have to listen to Momo's nonsense."
"You two should get to know each other first. Put aside the material situation for now and mainly see if your personalities are compatible."
Seeing that this blind date was about to end in failure, Lin Moxuan stood up.
“Yes, yes, yes.”
"I think so too!"
Wang Shulan nodded repeatedly.
"Sister Wang, Xiao Zhang, don't leave yet, stay and have a meal together!"
Lin Moxuan took the opportunity to extend another invitation.
"Okay, sorry to bother you then!"
Wang Shulan quickly agreed and then winked at Zhang Chaofan.
"Uncle Lin, Aunt Chen, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Zhang Chaofan quickly made a polite remark.
"Xiao Zhang, can you play chess?"
Lin Moxuan asked.
He probably understood his daughter's thoughts, and deliberately proposed material conditions that the other party could not meet, in order to dissuade the other party.
But Lin Moxuan did not allow this to happen and directly took over today's blind date.
Although he was not very satisfied with Zhang Chaofan, it was much better than having his daughter abducted by Shen Qiushan.
"Chess?"
"I know a little bit."
Zhang Chaofan replied politely.
"Lao Lin, Xiao Zhang is just being modest. He is a very good chess player and even won the Sanjiang City Amateur Chess Championship!"
Wang Shulan said with a smile.
"The runner-up is the runner-up."
Zhang Chaofan corrected modestly.
“The runner-up is also amazing!”
Lin Moxuan smiled and nodded. He originally wanted to compete with Zhang Chaofan, but then he thought, the latter was the runner-up of the Sanjiang City Amateur Chess Competition and there was no way he could beat him.
However, whether or not you can get through is not the point.
The key point is to let Zhang Chaofan demonstrate his advantages!
"Qiu Shan, play two games with Xiao Zhang, and I'll watch from the side."
Lin Moxuan, a veteran who has been working in the system for a lifetime, easily came up with a way to kill two birds with one stone.
Let Zhang Chaofan and Shen Qiushan play against each other. This will not only show the advantages of Zhang Chaofan's superb chess skills, but also suppress Shen Qiushan's arrogance!
Want to kidnap another of my daughters?
Dream on!
Don’t even mention giving me an ancient inkstone as a gift!
Even if you bring the imperial seal, it won’t work!
"OK."
"I've been in military training recently and haven't played chess for a long time."
Shen Qiushan smiled and nodded. He could probably guess what his father-in-law was thinking.
However, what Director Lin didn't know was that Shen Qiushan had a cheat.
Previously, he used a skill card to exchange for an "extraordinary" skill: chess.
In this time and space, Shen Qiushan is an ancestor in all kinds of chess!
Not to mention the runner-up in an amateur chess tournament, even if he was the champion of a professional tournament, he would have no chance of winning against Shen Qiushan.
“Brother Shen, you go first.”
Sitting on both sides of the chessboard, Zhang Chaofan humbly made a gesture of invitation.
"good."
"Then I won't be polite!"
Shen Qiushan was not pretentious and made a standard start with the first shot.
Zhang Chaofan vaults to defend...
And so, the two men started fighting.
Lin Moxuan sat next to him, holding a teacup in his hand, taking a sip from time to time, with a leisurely look on his face.
Although he did not personally take part, in the eyes of Director Lin, both of them were actually chess pieces in his hands.
This feeling of being in control of everything put him in a good mood.
In particular, Zhang Chaofan made some beautiful moves and quickly took the initiative.
Lin Moxuan nodded repeatedly, but couldn't help but said to Lin Xiamo who was standing beside him: "Momo, look at how well Xiao Zhang plays chess!"
Lin Xiamo naturally knew what her father was thinking. He just wanted Zhang Chaofan to suppress Shen Qiushan in the matter of playing chess.
But in Lin Xiamo's opinion, this is a very boring thing.
So what if you’re good at chess?
What else can it represent?
She had never heard of any woman looking for a boyfriend based on his or her chess skills.
"The character of chess and the character of a person are often linked."
"He is a great chess player, so his IQ is definitely not low, which means his genes are excellent enough..."
Seeing that Lin Xiamo disagreed, Lin Moxuan whispered his theory to his daughter.
But just as he was speaking, the situation on the chessboard suddenly changed.
Shen Qiushan deliberately sold a horse, and Zhang Chaofan was greedy and negligent, which led to him falling into a desperate situation.
Lin Moxuan frowned immediately, and he silently calculated the direction of the chess game in his mind.
The conclusions drawn from the results are:
There is no solution to this dead chess game!
(End of this chapter)
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