When Su Nuan and Gu Chengfeng returned home, everyone else in the Gu family had returned from get off work, except for Old Man Gu.
The other members of the Gu family were very happy to see Su Nuan come back. Gu Huanhuan stepped forward and pushed her brother aside, took Su Nuan's hand, and told her affectionately that she missed her.
Gu's mother and second sister-in-law also came forward to show their concern for Su Nuan. Poor Gu Chengfeng was squeezed further and further away from Su Nuan by the women in the family, and could only watch the women chattering with a sad look in his eyes.
The women he was looking at were only concerned about Su Nuan and didn't pay any attention to him at all.
Several women in the Gu family sat on the sofa in the living room, talking about Su Nuan's health, beauty and skin care, and shopping for clothes. Gu Chengfeng couldn't get a word in and could only sit there in a daze.
Gu's father and second brother Gu looked at Gu Chengfeng being humiliated without any sympathy, and just watched the show happily from the side.
When it was time for dinner, Grandma Gu looked at the time and saw that Grandpa Gu had not returned home yet, so she invited everyone to eat without waiting for Grandpa Gu. Since he had not returned by this time, she guessed that the leader had asked the old man to stay for dinner.
Everyone obediently followed Grandma Gu to the restaurant for dinner. Because of Su Nuan's arrival, the Gu family's dining table was filled with laughter and joy. It looked like a happy family, very warm.
After everyone finished dinner and sat on the sofa drinking tea and chatting, the sound of a car was heard outside. After hearing the sound, Gu's father and second brother Gu stood up and stood at the door waiting.
Seeing Grandpa Gu getting out of the car with the help of the orderly, the father and son hurried forward to help the old man.
When they entered the living room, they found that everyone was chatting animatedly. When they saw Grandpa Gu coming back, they stood up and gave their seats to the old man.
Grandma Gu poured a glass of water for her old man and asked.
"Have you eaten yet? If not, ask Xiaofu to make you a bowl of noodles?"
"I have eaten. I ate at the leader's place."
After Grandpa Gu finished speaking, he looked at Su Nuan.
"Xiao Nuan, come to the study with grandpa."
"Oh, okay."
Su Nuan stood up and walked to Grandpa Gu, supporting the old man as he walked towards the study.
Everyone in the living room was surprised except Gu Chengfeng, thinking that if the old man and the young boy had anything to say, they should go to the study.
After everyone watched the two leave, Gu's father couldn't help but ask Gu Chengfeng what the two of them talked about in the study.
Gu Chengfeng said with an unfathomable look.
"Dad, don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. You know the confidentiality rules better than I do."
"Hey, you little brat, are you itching for a beating? It seems I didn't hit you enough."
"Dad, you are already old, please don't do it too often. I am worried that it will hurt your waist."
"You bastard, now you despise me for being old? I'm going to beat you to death, come here!"
Mother Gu was overwhelmed watching the father and son arguing with each other, and tried to dissuade them unhappily.
"Okay, you two, please stop arguing. Your quarreling is giving me a headache. Just shut up and stop arguing."
As soon as Mother Gu spoke, the two of them stopped arguing obediently like quails. However, Father Gu's eyes would occasionally shoot towards Gu Chengfeng, but Gu Chengfeng pretended not to see it and picked up his teacup to drink tea.
As for the old man and Su Nuan in the study, after they entered the study, Su Nuan thought the old man had something to tell her, but the old man didn't say anything. So she asked if she knew how to play Go. After Su Nuan nodded and said she knew how to play, the old man took out the chess pieces and chessboard from the bookcase and placed them on the table.
The old man held the black pieces and Su Nuan held the white pieces. The two of them tacitly did not talk out loud and began to play chess seriously.
The black and white pieces on the chessboard are like two opposing armies, searching for the best offensive and defensive strategies at every step.
Every move is a contest of wisdom, and each move carries the player's thinking and decision-making.
When the old man made an unexpected move with the black piece, the whole chess game instantly became confusing and unpredictable. Su Nuan pondered for a moment with the white piece, then quickly found the flaw and moved the white piece neatly.
The old man was very surprised and relieved, and he liked Su Nuan even more. He liked Su Nuan before because she was the object of his favorite grandson's affection, and he loved her because of her. But now he likes her completely because after getting to know Su Nuan more, he felt that this girl was more outstanding, and he also had a love for her.
Recovering from his thoughts, the old man's hand briefly rested over the chess box, his gaze deep as the ocean. His fingers swiftly slashed across the surface of the chess piece, like a cheetah galloping across the grasslands, leaving behind a trail of dazzling afterimages. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he dropped the piece heavily onto the board, making a resounding sound.
By the critical moment, the situation is often clear. At this point, all that's left is calculation and precise play, a dance on the edge of a cold sword. Every move of the chess piece embodies wisdom and experience; a single misstep can lead to a complete loss.
Perhaps at this stage, people who play chess for the first time often feel overwhelmed, while masters can plan and win the game from afar.
Su Nuan picked up the chess piece and placed it on the board with confidence. The outcome was already decided, Su Nuan won.
The old man looked at the chessboard and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Xiao Nuan, I wasn't wrong about you. You're really outstanding. Grandpa is old now, and many things are beyond his ability. From now on, it's you young people who will rule the world. Can you promise Grandpa one thing?"
"Grandpa, please tell me. I will do whatever I can."
"Good boy, thank you grandpa. If grandpa is gone in the future, please help take care of him."
"Grandpa, why do you say that? How can I bear this responsibility?"
"Grandpa believes you have the ability and strength. Come with me to the chief tomorrow morning. He wants to see you."
"Okay, Grandpa, is there anything I should prepare or pay attention to?"
"The chief is looking for you mainly because of the financial analysis report you made. There will be several financial experts with you tomorrow. You just need to explain the information you know and the data analysis you did in the report in detail to everyone."
“Okay, I understand.”
The old man looked at the clock on the wall of the study. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening, so he stood up and said.
"It's getting late, go back to your room and rest. We'll set off tomorrow morning after breakfast."
Su Nuan nodded and helped the old man out of the study and into the living room. The other members of the Gu family had not gone to bed yet and were still sitting on the sofa drinking tea and chatting. After seeing the two people come out of the study, everyone stopped chatting and looked at them.
"What are you looking at? It's so late, you might as well go to bed. You don't have to go to work tomorrow."
As soon as the old man said this, everyone greeted the old man and the old lady obediently and went back to their rooms to rest, not daring to contradict the old man at all.
Su Nuan also followed everyone upstairs and returned to her room to rest.
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