Chapter 98: The father-in-law is high above, so the son-in-law is not polite (please subscribe)
After listening to his wife's nagging, Lin Moxuan immediately became annoyed: "Am I being arrogant?"
"When did I ever put on airs?"
"I didn't say that he couldn't come home. He just didn't want to!"
Chen Qingzhu didn't respond, but he cut the meat with significantly more force, and the knife made a "clang, clang, clang" sound as it hit the chopping board.
Lin Moxuan said nothing more and went to the study to practice calligraphy silently.
I don’t know how much time passed.
There were sounds of laughter and noise coming from the living room.
Apparently the grandson and granddaughter have arrived.
Lin Moxuan quickly put down the brush in his hand and walked out of the study.
"Grandpa!"
Shen Yanran, who had just been hanging out with her grandma for a while, greeted her grandpa Lin Moxuan with a smile when she saw him.
"Grandpa, why do you look so haggard?"
"Is it because you are too tired from work?"
Shen Yanran, who came close to Lin Moxuan, saw that her grandfather looked not very good, and immediately showed concern.
"fine."
"I just didn't sleep well."
Looking at his granddaughter who has grown into a beautiful young lady, Lin Moxuan's eyes were filled with a loving smile.
At this time, Shen Yixiao also came up: "Grandpa, do you want to play two games?"
"I haven't had much time to play chess recently. I wonder if my chess skills have deteriorated."
Every time Shen Yixiao came over, he would play chess with Lin Moxuan. When he was young, he couldn't beat his grandfather, but in the past two years, they have been evenly matched.
"Sure!"
Lin Moxuan nodded, glanced around the living room, and then saw Shen Qiushan.
He was chatting with his wife Chen Qingzhu. I don't know what they were talking about, but Chen Qingzhu was laughing so hard.
“Ahem!”
Lin Moxuan walked over and coughed twice, also reminding Shen Qiushan of his presence.
"dad."
"Have you been feeling well lately?"
Shen Qiushan had already seen Lin Moxuan, but he did not take the initiative to go over and say hello.
Because he knew his father-in-law well, and the other party had always disliked him, so there was naturally no need to curry favor with him.
At this moment, Lin Moxuan came forward on his own initiative, and Shen Qiushan could no longer pretend not to see it.
"Um!"
"Well enough."
Lin Moxuan nodded gently. His attitude towards Shen Qiushan was completely different from that towards his grandson and granddaughter.
A lot colder.
Shen Qiushan had long been accustomed to it and had enough psychological expectations, so he didn't take it seriously at all.
Chen Qingzhu on the side winked at Lin Moxuan, as if to remind him of his previous instructions.
"I heard you're going to college?"
Lin Moxuan sat opposite Shen Qiushan, his tone still cold, even with a hint of questioning.
"yes."
"I've been studying hard recently."
Shen Qiushan responded with a smile, focusing on a good attitude.
“Although I don’t quite agree with your approach.”
"But I still respect your choice. Since you have decided to go to college, then show some results!"
Lin Moxuan took the initiative to express his attitude.
"Yes, I'm already trying hard." Shen Qiushan nodded.
"Can you play chess?"
"Play two games with me!"
Lin Moxuan said with a stern face again.
"Well?"
"OK!"
Shen Qiushan was stunned at first, then quickly agreed.
Although they don't have much contact with each other, he still knows his father-in-law quite well. He has come to the Lin family more than once or twice. Lin Moxuan always looks very cold and basically never gives him a good look.
And now he actually took the initiative to propose playing chess. Although Lin Moxuan still had a stern face, for him, this was already a signal to ease the relationship.
Shen Yixiao, who had already prepared to play chess with his grandfather, went to get the chess pieces sensibly.
He also knew that his grandfather had always been prejudiced against his father, so this was the first time he took the initiative to invite his father to play chess.
The sisters Lin Xiamo and Lin Jiayu were also quite surprised. They naturally knew what their father's attitude was towards Shen Qiushan, and today was indeed very different from the past.
Chen Qingzhu nodded in satisfaction: "You guys go ahead, I'll go fry the remaining dishes."
After saying that, she got up and went to the kitchen.
"Mom, let me help you."
Lin Xiamo also followed. She knew how to cook, but she had always lived at home and her mother Chen Qingzhu was responsible for cooking, so she seldom had the chance to do it.
"No, the food is ready, there's nothing I need help with."
Chen Qingzhu waved to his daughter as he spoke, but Lin Xiamo insisted on following her into the kitchen. Helping was only one reason, she actually wanted to ask her father why he had changed his attitude towards Shen Qiushan.
"Mom, what happened to my dad today?"
"He didn't have this attitude towards his brother-in-law before."
Lin Xiamo asked in a low voice.
"Before you came back, I was talking about him."
"Akiyama didn't do anything to offend our family, and Hatsuyuki's death was not what he wanted."
"Besides, it's been so many years since the incident happened. Yanran and Xiaoxiao have grown up. It's time to move on."
After that, Chen Qingzhu added, "By the way, your dad was reading the novel written by Qiu Shan last night. He didn't sleep all night and read until this morning!"
"Watched it all night?"
Lin Xiamo was shocked.
"Yes, I just woke up this morning."
"Momo, have you read the novel written by Akiyama?"
"Is it really that attractive? I thought your dad would just flip through it, but I didn't expect he would read it all night!"
Chen Qingzhu was also very curious about the novel written by her son-in-law, but she had not yet made time to read it.
After hearing her mother's question, Lin Xiamo hesitated for a moment and replied, "I did read a little bit of the novel, and it was well written, but I was very busy with work, so I didn't read it carefully."
Lin Xiamo didn't want to show her concern for Chen Qiushan in front of her mother, so she answered calmly.
The other side.
Lin Jiayu, who was not interested in chess, pulled Shen Yanran to her bedroom.
Although there is a generation gap between the two, they are only two years apart after all. Lin Jiayu has never really regarded herself as an elder. When she was young, she even fought with Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao.
When she grew up a little, she and Shen Yanran became "good girlfriends", the kind that could talk about anything.
Lin Jiayu's room was like a "private space" for the two of them. After entering the room, they lay on the bed and chatted about girls' private matters.
"Aunt, is the boy you mentioned last time still pursuing you?"
Shen Yanran gossiped while chewing the potato chips handed to her by Lin Jiayu.
"Which one are you talking about?"
"There are so many boys chasing after me, and I'm really worried!"
Lin Jiayu pursed her lips with great pride.
"Hehe~"
"That's right, it's because my aunt is so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of water, geese fall to the ground, and the moon hide in shame!" Shen Yanran laughed sweetly.
"Haha, same here!"
Lin Jiayu crunched on potato chips, and then said in the tone of someone who has experienced it: "Yanran, when you go to college, there will definitely be a group of boys following you around. You must keep your eyes open at that time, and report any situation to me first!"
"I will help you make an accurate analysis and make the best choice."
Lin Jiayu said with a smile, and had already reserved a position as a military advisor.
However, Shen Yanran questioned: "But, Auntie, you have never been in love!"
"Where did you get the experience?"
"Yanran, are you questioning my aunt's ability?"
"Didn't Zhuge Liang have any experience before he came out of the mountains?"
Lin Jiayu shrugged proudly: "As the saying goes, you have never eaten pork before you have seen a pig run!"
"I've read at least 800 novels, if not a thousand. All the tricks of bad men are written in novels!"
"Oh, by the way, the hero of the novel I'm reading recently is a big scumbag!"
"He's such a jerk. He cheated on two girls, and both of them were really nice!"
"Hey, I spent 10,000 yuan on this novel!"
Speaking of scumbag men, Lin Jiayu couldn't help but think of the novel she had been following recently. When she thought of this novel that she had spent 10,000 yuan on, she felt very depressed.
After spending so much money, the scumbag still drove away the Xiaoyuer she loved!
What’s even more infuriating is that when I sent a WeChat message to the author, the other party pretended not to see it!
However, after hearing what Lin Jiayu said, Shen Yanran couldn't help but exclaimed.
"What!"
"You spent 10,000 yuan on the novel."
“Hmm!”
Before Shen Yanran finished speaking, Lin Jiayu quickly reached out and blocked her mouth.
"Shh~"
"Don't let them hear it!"
Lin Jiayu pointed outside the door and whispered, "If my mom and sister knew that I spent 10,000 yuan on reading novels, they would scold me to death!"
"But ten thousand dollars is too much!"
"Aunt, have you been cheated?"
Shen Yanran frowned slightly, still finding this too incredible.
Ten thousand yuan to read a novel!
It's outrageous!
"I gave the reward voluntarily, how could I be cheated?"
"That novel is really interesting. The two heroines are both really good, but the hero is such a jerk!"
"If I didn't have the author's WeChat, I wouldn't believe this book was written by a high school student!"
"However, although he is a high school student, he is definitely not a good student!"
"Only a good student could write such a bad hero!"
Lin Jiayu started complaining again.
Shen Yanran was confused by what she heard. After all, she had never read the novel. "What's the name of the novel?"
"You are so obsessed."
"Yes, this one."
Lin Jiayu opened the Penguin novel on her mobile phone and showed it to Shen Yanran.
"Huh?"
"Why does this book title sound familiar?"
Shen Yanran glanced at the title of the novel, but felt that she seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.
"This book is very popular right now. It's the hottest new book on Penguin Novels. It's normal that you're familiar with the title."
Lin Jiayu didn't think much about it. At present, 80% of the readers who read books on Penguin Novels knew about this book. After all, it had always been ranked first on the new book list.
"I remember now."
"On my second aunt's phone!"
Shen Yanran's eyes suddenly lit up, and she affirmed: "Yes, it was on my second aunt's phone. When we were having barbecue together last night, I took a photo with my second aunt's phone and accidentally saw the apps operating in the background. One of them was Penguin Novels, and the book was displayed on the page."
"ah?"
“My sister is also reading this book??”
Lin Jiayu was shocked, and an expression of nervousness and worry immediately appeared on her chubby little face.
"If my sister was really reading this book, she would definitely look at the fan list. Fortunately, she doesn't know my WeChat account, and she doesn't know my nickname on Penguin Novels, otherwise I would be dead."
"No, my sister never reads online novels!"
"Why is she suddenly reading an online novel?"
Lin Jiayu quickly discovered the bug: "Yanran, you didn't see it wrong, did you?"
"Probably not. It's what happened last night."
Shen Yanran shook her head gently.
"Okay, then I'll find a chance to test her."
As it concerns whether he will be criticized, Lin Jiayu decides to be cautious.
In the living room.
The first game of chess between Shen Qiushan and Lin Moxuan has come to an end.
The red side still has two chariots, one horse, and one cannon left.
The black side only has one rook and one cannon left.
And from the expressions on their faces, you can tell who is the red side and who is the black side.
Shen Qiushan had a faint smile on his face, while Lin Moxuan had a sullen face, with deep wrinkles on his brows. He held the teacup in his left hand, but the tea in it had gone cold and he couldn't drink it.
In fact, Shen Qiushan's chess level is average, but he has a cheat. In order to fight against this arrogant and cold father-in-law, he directly took a pill to replenish essence and strengthen qi, which not only highly concentrated his energy but also stimulated his potential.
Every time Lin Moxuan made a move, Shen Qiushan could outline the future chess situation in his mind. In this situation, it would be difficult for him to lose.
"General!"
Shen Qiushan seized the opportunity to set up a "car-pulling" game.
"Well"
The corners of Lin Moxuan's mouth twitched and his brows subconsciously frowned.
He only had one car and one cannon left, and now he was going to lose another car. What the hell was he doing?
"We lost this game!"
"One more round!"
In order to avoid having all the chess pieces eaten, Lin Moxuan simply admitted defeat.
However, it can be heard from his tone that Director Lin is very unconvinced and thinks that it was his mistake at the beginning that led to the complete loss.
Shen Qiushan nodded and accepted the challenge. After placing the chess pieces, he took the initiative and said, "Dad, you go first in this game."
"I should have gone first."
Lin Moxuan curled his lips in disapproval. In the last game, he felt that he was the elder and let Shen Qiushan start the game.
As a result, Shen Qiushan was extremely aggressive from the start, and his attack was like a rainbow. Lin Moxuan was suppressed from the beginning, and he was unable to turn the situation around until he was defeated.
In this round, Lin Moxuan learned from the experience and lessons of the previous round. As the first player, he adopted a solid defensive strategy and tried to find opportunities in the process of defense.
However, after several rounds of confrontation, Lin Moxuan accidentally lost a horse.
The situation became unbalanced from the loss of this horse, and eventually, Shen Qiushan "stifled" them!
"this"
Lin Moxuan could only stare blankly at the bottom cannon that knocked down the elephant.
Although he was at a disadvantage in the overall situation in this round, Lin Moxuan felt that he still had a chance, after all, he had two chariots and two cannons.
As a result, Shen Qiushan unexpectedly launched a "sneak attack"!
Faced with this kind of "stifling palace" situation, no matter who comes, they can only stare blankly.
Because there is no solution to this game!
“Come again!!”
Lin Moxuan angrily moved the chess pieces again.
He had always looked down upon his "son-in-law" Shen Qiushan, thinking that he was just a good-for-nothing "hooligan".
If it is a physical exercise, Lin Moxuan believes that he is no match for his opponent.
But chess is a competition of IQ and logical thinking ability. Lin Moxuan felt that he should be the one who crushed his opponent.
As a result, they lost two games in a row!
Especially since his grandson Chen Yixiao was watching nearby, Director Lin naturally wanted to get back at the scene to prove himself.
Unfortunately, Director Lin, who had lost two games in a row, became a little impatient. He lost the third game even more miserably. He lost a rook in just a dozen moves and was eventually defeated by Shen Qiushan. He had no choice but to admit defeat.
"Dad, are you coming again?"
Shen Qiushan asked with a smile while placing the chess pieces.
If the person sitting opposite him at this moment was an ordinary father-in-law, Shen Qiushan would not win even if he could, and there was a high probability that he would be evenly matched and lose in the end.
Then, praise your father-in-law for his clever move.
But Lin Moxuan is different. The relationship between Shen Qiushan and his father-in-law has always been delicate, and there is even a feeling that they are secretly competing with each other.
This situation often occurs in families where the father-in-law is relatively strong.
Especially since Lin Moxuan has always looked down upon his son-in-law, Shen Qiushan, and has always been condescending for many years.
No matter what Shen Qiushan did, he would instinctively think it was not okay!
For example, in this game of chess, if Lin Moxuan won, he would definitely still look down on Shen Qiushan, and would probably think in his heart: See, I’m not good enough, I’m so bad at playing chess!
In fact, Lin Moxuan's chess level is just average. If Shen Qiushan doesn't cheat, the two of them are probably evenly matched.
But what Shen Qiushan wanted was not a fifty-fifty split, but the current result.
My father-in-law is high above me.
Then you won’t be polite as a son-in-law!
(End of this chapter)
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