Chapter 242: Both dragons are dead, and the whole plate is filled with hero blood
The next day, Yu Shao slept until noon. After a quick lunch, he took a taxi to Chuhan Airport. Not long after, he boarded the plane and prepared to fly back to Jiangling.
On the plane, in business class.
A middle-aged man in a suit and tie, with a handsome appearance, dressed like a successful businessman, and wearing black-framed glasses, was holding a brand new newspaper and reading it intently.
As he read, his face turned slightly red and he seemed a little excited. He clenched his fists subconsciously and looked at the newspaper without even blinking.
After a long time, he finally finished reading the newspaper, put it down, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and couldn't calm down for a long time.
After a while, he seemed to have finally calmed down, then picked up the newspaper again and started reading it again.
After reading it three or four times, he stared at the headline in the newspaper with a look of loss on his face.
After a long time, he sighed, finally looked away from the newspaper, licked his dry lips, stretched out his hand, and prepared to press the service button to ask the flight attendant to bring him a glass of water.
"Um?"
It was not until this moment that he suddenly noticed Yu Shao sitting next to him and was slightly stunned.
The hand he had just stretched out suddenly stopped in mid-air.
The middle-aged man suddenly withdrew his hand, picked up the newspaper and took a look at it, then looked at Yu Shao, but still a little bit unbelieving, so he looked at the newspaper again, and then looked at Yu Shao again.
After reading it over and over again, the middle-aged man finally looked at Yu Shao, and asked hesitantly, "Yu Shao, second stage?"
"Hello."
Seeing that the middle-aged man recognized him, Yu Shao nodded and greeted him.
“It’s really you!”
The middle-aged man's eyes widened. He looked like a very calm and steady middle-aged man who had experienced many ups and downs in life, but at this moment he seemed extremely excited and hurriedly said, "Hello, hello, hello!"
“What a coincidence!”
The middle-aged man couldn't hide his excitement. He immediately picked up the newspaper and said, "I was just reading your final game in the Go Daily. I didn't expect you to be right next to me!"
“Thank you for your support.”
Hearing this, Yu Shao smiled and spoke.
"It's so exciting! This game is really... Although I watched the live broadcast, I still feel very emotional watching it again on the Go Daily!"
The middle-aged man didn't know how to express his feelings at the moment, and said: "In the previous competition, you and Su Yiming eliminated the rising stars Qin Lang and Che Wenyu, which was already a great feat!"
"In the final game, the two of you played three consecutive stars and created a stunning game in which both dragons died, which was enough to make the world bow down!"
He was actually a little speechless and said, "This game of chess was too murderous. It was just like what the newspaper headline said. Both dragons were killed and the whole board was covered with the blood of heroes!"
Hearing this, Yu Shao was a little surprised. He glanced at the Go Daily in the middle-aged man's hand and immediately saw the bold and eye-catching words on the title -
[Three consecutive stars: Both dragons are dead, and the whole board is filled with hero blood! ]
"If it's convenient, can you give me an autograph?" the middle-aged man looked at Yu Shao and asked.
"Of course."
Yu Shao was somewhat speechless and said: "But I don't have paper and pen."
"It's okay, I have it!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly opened his briefcase, took out a pen and paper from the bag and handed it to Yu Shao, saying: "After watching this chess game, I am now full of confidence in the upcoming chess competition!"
Yu Shao took the paper and pen, quickly wrote down his name, and said with a smile: "Thank you, I will do my best."
The middle-aged man took the paper with Yu Shao's signature, took a look at it, and put it into his briefcase with a happy expression. He then asked, "Does Yu Shao have a girlfriend?"
This question caught Yu Shao off guard. He quickly shook his head and said, "No."
"No?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "My daughter also likes to play chess. She is about the same age as you, very pretty, and also seventeen years old. How about getting to know her?"
"That's not even adults yet."
Yu Shao was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was the fathers who didn't allow their daughters to date. How could a father introduce a date to his underage daughter?
"What era is this now? Isn't it normal for 17 or 18-year-old high school students to fall in love? We are almost adults, and we are all going to fall in love early anyway, so why not fall in love with a young genius like you?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled, picked up his phone, opened the photo album and said, "I'll show you my daughter's photos. Even if we can make friends, that would be great."
Seeing that the middle-aged man was so kind, Yu Shao had no choice but to look at the middle-aged man's phone.
When Yu Shao saw the photo of the girl in the mobile phone album, he was a little stunned.
This middle-aged man is not bragging. The girl in the photo looks very well-behaved, with red lips, white teeth, bright eyes, and a scholarly temperament. She is obviously a lady from a noble family.
In terms of appearance, she is only slightly inferior to Wu Zhixuan and Xu Zijin. If she were placed in Jiangling No. 1 Middle School, Zhou De would definitely have to spy on her QQ space every day and send group blessings to trick her into replying!
"How about it?"
The middle-aged man looked at Yu Shao and asked with a smile: "She is a sophomore in Huanan No. 3 Middle School. How about I give you my WeChat ID?"
South China No.3 Middle School?
Hearing these three words, Yu Shao was a little surprised, and his memory was instantly pulled back to the high school Go league. At that time, among the three contestants from South China No. 3 Middle School, two of them were once teenagers who were trying to become a professional Go player.
"Add one more. We are all of the same age, so we should have something in common." The middle-aged man said with a smile.
Yu Shao finally nodded, took out his phone, and said, "Okay."
The middle-aged man was immediately delighted. He quickly took Yu Shao's phone, wrote his daughter's WeChat ID in the memo, and then returned the phone to Yu Shao.
"Yu Shao, 2nd Dan, taught himself Go, right? Heroes emerge young..." the middle-aged man continued.
Anyway, flying on a plane was boring, so Yu Shao just chatted with the middle-aged man. Most of the time, the middle-aged man asked questions and Yu Shao answered them.
Not long after, a young man in his twenties, dressed in a suit and tie, passed by their seats, apparently preparing to go to the toilet.
When the young man saw the middle-aged man sitting next to Yu Shao, he was slightly stunned, and then immediately stopped: "Mr. Liu?"
Hearing someone calling him, Liu Zhennan stopped talking for a moment. He looked at the young man in surprise, and found that he did not know him. He asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
"I'm Wang Rui from Shanfeng Pharmaceutical Group. Have you forgotten? I met you at the Future Development Summit of the Pharmaceutical Industry last year."
Wang Rui smiled widely and immediately took out his business card from his pocket and handed it to the middle-aged man, saying, "What a coincidence, Mr. Liu, this is my business card."
"Wang Rui?"
Liu Zhennan took the business card, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "I remember it. It seems that you are one of the top ten outstanding young entrepreneurs in Jiangling. You are also very promising at a young age."
"No matter where you are, you have caught up with the trend."
Wang Rui seemed to want to chat with Liu Zhennan for a while, but after a few words, he found that Liu Zhennan didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he tactfully said goodbye.
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After the young man left, Yu Shao looked at Liu Zhennan in surprise and said, "Who are you?"
"My name is Liu Zhennan. I'm just a businessman, not worth mentioning." Liu Zhennan smiled and said.
"You don't look like it's not worth mentioning." Yu Shao said with a smile.
“No matter how much wealth you have, it is nothing in the end. You can’t bring it with you when you are born, and you can’t take it with you when you die.”
Liu Zhennan shook his head and looked back at the newspaper in his hand. He sighed and said, "But a famous game can be passed down through the ages. The sound of the moves can echo through a thousand years. It's really... fascinating."
"Every time I see such a famous game with such a vivid plot, the spark of light that bursts out when the chess pieces fall, the fight between the black and white pieces on the chessboard, and the chess players' undying devotion... I feel ashamed of myself."
"The wonder of longitude and latitude runs through yin and yang. In front of a famous game of seeking the truth, no matter how much wealth you have, it is not worth mentioning."
Liu Zhennan smiled and continued, "There is a legend in the world about a man who watched a chess game while his axe was rotten. After watching a chess game, the world changed. I think the woodcutter might not be unaware that time is passing quickly."
Liu Zhennan looked out the window, paused, and then continued, "He just felt that everything in the world was no longer important before that game of chess, right?"
After hearing what Liu Zhennan said, Yu Shao couldn't help but smile and said, "You also love chess?"
"It's not just me. There are so many people in this world who love chess. I am just an insignificant one among them."
Liu Zhennan smiled and said, "I hope you can continue to bring more exciting chess games to the world on this chessboard with 19 lines. I am counting on you for the chess competition in the near future."
Yu Shao and Liu Zhennan kept chatting until the plane landed, then they finally stopped talking and stood up.
"By the way, my daughter's name is Liu Peiran."
When he was about to say goodbye to Yu Shao, Liu Zhennan said with a smile, obviously reminding Yu Shao not to forget to add WeChat.
"OK."
Hearing this, Yu Shao was speechless. He nodded, said goodbye to Liu Zhennan, turned around and got off the plane.
After leaving the airport, Yu Shao called a taxi and rushed back to his home.
Not long after, the taxi stopped at the gate of the community. Yu Shao paid the fare, got off the car, walked into the community, and finally returned to his home.
The living room was empty at this time. It was obvious that Yu Dongming and Cai Xiaomei were still busy in the hot pot restaurant. Yu Shao walked straight into the bedroom, then lay on the bed and let out a long breath.
The Yingjiao Cup is finally over, and Yu Shao plans to take a break for half a month. There will only be one match against national players during this half month.
Then, the upcoming chess game will begin.
Recently, the chess academy actually held a competition called the Zongheng Cup. This is a super-fast chess competition and is currently in the preliminary stage. However, due to the conflict with the chess competition schedule, Yu Shao did not sign up to participate.
However, even if there was no chess competition, Yu Shao would most likely not participate in this game. After all, there are many major competitions in the chess academy, and there will definitely be another competition in the near future. The Yingjiao Cup has just ended, and he needs to rest for a while.
After lying on the bed for a while and resting, Yu Shao finally took out his mobile phone and added the WeChat account of Liu Zhennan's daughter.
After adding the friend, Yu Shao was about to put down his phone when it vibrated, indicating that the friend verification had been passed, followed by another WeChat message.
【Ran Ran: Hello. 】
Yu Shao didn't expect his friend to pass the verification so quickly, and immediately typed back: "Hello, your father recommended me."
"I know. My dad told me. I've been waiting for you to add me."
The girl named Liu Peiran responded quickly: "I heard about you before you became a professional chess player!"
Yu Shao typed, "High School Go League?"
"Yes, in fact, I almost participated, but unfortunately I didn't beat Fan Chunzhu." Liu Peiran replied.
Yu Shao suddenly remembered the short-haired girl that Zhong Yufei faced in the high school Go league. She must be the Fan Chunzhu mentioned by Liu Peiran. He typed back, "It's okay. She's already very good."
"I'm too incompetent. How can I be as good as you..."
Yu Shao originally thought that the atmosphere of the conversation would be very awkward, but Liu Peiran kept finding various topics to talk about, and after chatting for a few sentences, there was no awkward atmosphere at all.
After the two chatted for a few more sentences, Liu Peiran suddenly sent a message and asked, "The chess competition will last for more than half a month, so it's a good time to relax so that you can play better. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are weekends. Do you have time? Let's go out and play together?"
Yu Shao was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, and typed back: "The day after tomorrow?"
He has already promised Xu Zijin that he will review the final game with Xu Zijin tomorrow.
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