"The small celebration isn’t the most important thing, what’s important is to let Qiushui get familiar with them in advance," Fang Youling said.
Fang Hongyu snorted coldly in her heart.
Get familiar in advance?
This Fang Youling seemed to be oversimplifying things.
The return banquet would be attended by influential figures. Would Lin Guixiang even understand if they started discussing business dealings?
Thinking of this, Fang Hongyu narrowed her eyes, "Auntie, Sister Qiushui is so amazing, she will definitely make many friends then."
Fang Youling nodded.
Her daughter had just returned to the Tang Family and would eventually take over Tang Group. It was beneficial for her to make more friends and establish her own network at this time.
Old Master Tang always stayed out of family affairs. Right after dinner, he took Lin Wu to a nearby park. free𝑤ebnovel.com
The park was bustling with activity.
In one corner, there were parents seeking mates for their children, others were dancing, and young couples were on dates.
As they walked, Old Master Tang introduced to Lin Wu, "When your mother was young, I used to bring her here to play!"
"Look at that little boat."
"Your mother has also ridden in it."
In the past, Old Master Tang never dared to reminisce about those things.
But now it was different.
His daughter had been found.
His precious granddaughter was by his side.
As he reminisced about the past, Old Master Tang’s face was all smiles.
Lin Wu listened carefully, smiling, "I will accompany you to the park every day from now on."
"Sure!"
Before long, they arrived under a secluded large tree.
There were several stone tables under the tree.
Around the stone tables, a few elderly men were deeply immersed in a game of chess.
And there were quite a few spectators nearby.
"You should have made a knight’s move just now!"
"No, you should have moved the elephant straight away!"
"What do you know!"
"What do you know!"
Two old men were red in the face, arguing about how to ’make a move’.
Beside them sat an old man with graying hair, calmly watching the arguing pair.
Old Master Tang walked directly between the two, "Old Zhou Tou, Old Wang Tou, stop arguing. We are all friends here, it’s just a game of chess, why bother?"
Old Wang Tou and Old Zhou Tou glanced at Old Master Tang.
Wasn’t he the one who once fought over a chess game to the point of breaking bones?
What a hypocrite!
Old Master Tang then turned his attention to the old man with graying hair, cheerfully saying, "Old Qi Tou, looks like you’re quite lucky today!"
"Oh, the losing player returns!" Grandpa Qi, with a long beard, had something of an artist’s aura, "Are you here today to ask me to give you a few advantages?"
Old Master Tang: Pah! What bad luck!
Grandpa Qi and Old Master Tang had met many years ago over a game of chess. They didn’t know much about each other’s family backgrounds or even occupations.
Every time they met, it was to play chess. Even their arguments stemmed from chess.
Thus, Grandpa Qi didn’t know about Old Master Tang’s over thirty years of searching for his daughter.
He wasn’t aware that Old Master Tang had been in poor health; he just knew that Old Master Tang hadn’t come to play chess with them in a long while.
"Today, you don’t need to let me any pieces," Old Master Tang crossed his arms, "I will make you concede defeat convincingly!"
Grandpa Qi looked at Old Master Tang, "Tsk, going out once and you’ve gained skill?"
Old Master Tang didn’t want to waste words and continued, "This is my granddaughter. She has inherited my skills, her chess ability is particularly superb. Do you dare to play against her? If you don’t dare, I suppose I could ask my granddaughter to give you two rooks."
Granddaughter?
Grandpa Qi looked up at Old Master Tang, about to say if he was trying to fool him.
But he saw that the young girl was not only very pretty but also possessed an intelligent aura, and indeed shared features with the Tang family members.
"Such a beautiful girl has ended up with the Tang family. You old rascal got lucky," he remarked.
Old Master Tang, with a face full of pride, "Old Qi Tou, just say whether you dare or not!"
"What’s there to fear?" Grandpa Qi had roamed the chess scene for many years and hadn’t encountered a worthy opponent yet.
Besides.
The opponent was just a girl who looked to be in her teens.
There was nothing to be scared of.
Old Master Tang looked at Lin Wu, "Xiao Wu, go for it."
Lin Wu nodded slightly, smiling at Grandpa Qi, "Please make your move, Grandpa Qi."
"Please."
The two sides sat down opposite each other.
Grandpa Qi continued, "Young lady, since you are young, I’ll let you move first, let’s not bother with drawing lots today."
In Chinese chess, having the first move meant a higher chance of winning.
Lin Wu smiled faintly, "On the chessboard, age doesn’t matter, Grandpa Qi. Let’s stick to the rules."
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