"What is this made of?"

Teacher Jiang reached out and took the thing out of the student's hand.

He knew it was a kite, but after frowning for a long time, he couldn't figure out what shape the kite was made of.

The student who was pulled out said nervously, "Swallow... Swallow."

"Your craftsmanship is not good enough." Teacher Jiang returned the kite that could not be shaped like a swallow to him and said, "Come to me after class and I will teach you."

Although Teacher Jiang said he did not criticize the student, the other students who made small movements also sat up straight, and no one dared not to listen to the class seriously.

Zhang Lu also quietly threw the knife and bamboo stick in his hand into the table.

The group did not choose to go to the park, but to a reservoir in the Haidian District. The scenery around the reservoir was very good. The water was so clear that you could see the entire blue sky and white clouds. The willows and poplars were swaying around, and all kinds of flowers and plants were growing vigorously and hard.

When Zhang Lu saw the endless reservoir, he exclaimed, "Wow!" "It's so beautiful here!"

Several dogs also jumped out of the car, as if they had come to a new world, running around happily.

Jiang Weixi was small in age and stature, and she ran after her beloved dog anxiously with her short legs: "Xiaohua! Huahua! Wait for me!"

Chuxia got off the car, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, as if she could smell the fragrance of grass and the coolness of water, and her whole heart was filled with fresh air.

After getting off the car, Cen Huaian and Cen Zhengnian went to the trunk to get something. In addition to enjoying the scenery, they also prepared various tools for fishing, grilling, and picnics.

Jiang Zhida, Shen Chuan, and Tu Hongxiao also got off the car. They mainly followed to join in the fun. Like Jiang Zhida, they were not married, so when they saw Jiang Zhida driving out, they heard that he was going to go on a spring outing with his family, so they shamelessly got into the car.

"It's really not in vain. This place is so damn beautiful!"

"Pah!" As soon as Shen Chuan finished speaking, Jiang Zhida slapped him on the back: "There are children here, be careful when you talk."

Tu Hongxiao quietly went to the back car to get fishing tools and a small bench, and found a good position by the reservoir to start fishing.

Seeing his look, Shen Chuan immediately got anxious: "Hong Xiao, wait for me! You can't start first!"

Several people just made a bet in the car to see who caught more fish today. The loser would be responsible for cleaning up all the follow-up things after the barbecue and picnic today.

Jiang Zhida also hurried over with fishing gear.

The reservoir is very large and you can sit anywhere.

Cen Zhengnian did not go fishing. He and Jiang Zhishu and Jiang Zhiguan's husband Zhang Wei helped the three children fly kites.

Zhang Lu, Cen Huaian, and Jiang Weixi's kites are all unique, and you can tell whose they are at a glance.

Cen Zhengnian helped Cen Huaian carefully organize the kite. When he saw the things painted on the kite, he couldn't help but smile again.

"Is this our family?" Cen Zhengnian pointed at the three little people on the kite and asked.

"Yes." Cen Huaian nodded while holding the kite, pursed his lips to look at the painting, and then looked at Cen Zhengnian.

Cen Zhengnian: "It looks very much like them."

When Jiang Zhishu heard the voice, he turned his head and looked over here. Seeing the three stick figures on the kite, whose genders could not be identified, he looked at Cen Zhengnian: You are really good at lying.

There are also skills in flying a kite. Cen Zhengnian started from the theory and instructed Cen Huaian: "You hold the line and walk back, about fifteen meters away from me."

Then he held the kite, formed an elevation angle with the leg line, and ran against the wind. Cen Huaian let out the line from behind. Finally, when he felt the right wind, Cen Zhengnian gently let go, and the kite fell to the ground with a "snap".

Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei's kites have already flown into the sky. She was laughing as she let out the string, watching the eagle kite fly higher and higher, feeling extremely happy.

Cen Zhengnian and Cen Huaian looked at each other and simultaneously looked at the kite on the ground.

Cen Zhengnian picked up the kite and said, "I let go of it at the wrong time just now. There is nothing wrong with our method."

Cen Huaian nodded, and the two continued to fly the kite as before, but the kite fell again with a "pop".

"It flew! It flew! Dad is so great!"

Jiang Weixi's excited voice came, making Cen Zhengnian and Cen Huaian's expressions even more embarrassed. They stared at the kite on the ground silently.

Cen Zhengnian frowned, "There is definitely nothing wrong with the method. There must be something wrong with our standard."

Cen Huaian said "hmm", and they flew the kite again, but it still didn't fly up.

Zhang Lu stuffed the spool in her hand into the hand of Zhang Wei who was standing aside watching her flying a kite and said, "Dad, you help me fly it first."

Then she ran a few steps to Cen Huaian who doubted his kite-flying skills, took the kite from his hand and said, "I'll help you fly it, just listen to my commands and let out the string!"

Zhang Lu ran very fast with the kite, and did not find a suitable angle as Cen Zhengnian said. She just ran according to her own feeling and shouted, "Let go! Let go! Let go!"

Then she loosened her hand, and the kite flew up steadily. Zhang Lu stood there with her hands on her waist and continued to shout, "An An, let out the string! Let it fly up!"

Cen Huaian did as he was told, and the kite carrying Go, mathematics and a family of three, as well as Zhang Lu's eagle kite and Jiang Weixi's rainbow kite painted with various colors, floated in the air.

Cen Zhengnian looked at the kite, still frowning. His method was correct, and he followed the principle of flying a kite completely. Why did it fail?

Zhang Wei returned the kite spool to Zhang Lu. He walked to Cen Zhengnian and patted him on the shoulder: "For this kind of fun stuff, theory doesn't work as well as practice."

Cen Zhengnian didn't dwell on it. He really hadn't flown a kite for a long time. He looked up at the kite in the sky and said, "You're right."

The three children ran and laughed. The kite flew high and far in the sky. They even competed to see whose kite would fly the highest and farthest.

On the other side, Chuxia, Jiang Zhiguan, and Luo Peng tidied each other's hair and clothes, and began to find various beautiful scenery to take pictures with Chuxia's camera.

Originally, they had told Bai Han about going outing together. If they were not invited to the family activities, it would be easy for people to misunderstand that they were excluded.

But Bai Han refused, and even Jiang Weixian did not come. Grandpa Jiang did not come because he was old. Uncle

Jiang and Yang Mei were busy with work and had no time.

"Here! It's beautiful here!" Jiang Zhiguan stood in a place with reeds. Chuxia helped her adjust her posture and squatted down to take a picture of her.

It was tiring to take pictures like this, so we didn't keep taking pictures. We thought we had taken enough pictures, so we took the kites we bought and flew them with the kids. We

came out to fly kites while the weather was good. Today was a good day, with clear skies and moderate winds, perfect for flying kites.

The kite Chuxia bought was a butterfly. She walked up to Cen Zhengnian and saw the kite that had already been flown high. She said, "An'an and the others are flying their kites so high!"

Cen Zhengnian nodded, "They are competing."

Chuxia: "You can't fly it too high, or the line will be broken easily by the wind."

Cen Zhengnian was about to speak when he saw a few birds approaching Zhang Lu's kite.

The eagle she drew was just a rough image, not as fierce as a real eagle. The birds might have mistaken it for the same species and circled around the kite.

A bird quickly pecked at the rope, then pulled it hard. I don't know if the rope was too fragile or the bird's beak was sharp, but the kite string really broke and fell straight to the distant farmland.

Cen Zhengnian looked at the rapidly falling kite and nodded: "In addition to the wind, it will also attract birds."

Zhang Lu likes her eagle kite very much. She made it with great care. Because she didn't do it well at the beginning, she scrapped several completed kites. Later, she specially asked Teacher Jiang for help to make such a perfect kite.

So when she saw the kite fall, she took the spool and ran to where the kite fell, with a look of anxiety and distress on her face: "My eagle! My kite!"

Zhang Wei and Jiang Zhiguan also ran to catch up with her. Cen Huaian and Jiang Weixi gathered the kite line onto the spool. They had no intention of flying their own kites, and their eyes were all on Zhang Lu who was running away.

Cen Zhengchuchuxia helped Cen Huaian to gather the kite line, while Luo Peng and Jiang Zhishu helped Jiang Weixi. After gathering the kites, they also ran to where Zhang Lu's family ran.

The kite flew too high and too far, and the place where it fell was also far away from where the kite was flown.

When Chuxia and the others ran over, they saw Zhang Lu and the other two standing in front of several children. The child in the lead was holding her kite, and they were arguing over it.

"Brother, this is my kite, can you give it back to me? I can give you some candies in exchange."

Zhang Lu took out a few pieces of candies from her pocket. She usually took them to coax Jiang Weixi, and she didn't bring much. Now she took them all out.

The child was not tall and was very fat, like a round stone pillar, round and solid. He looked at the candies in Zhang Lu's hand, his eyes moving quickly.

"What you say is yours is yours, and what I picked is mine."

"Yes, this is the kite we picked up, and no one will give it to us!"

Zhang Lu frowned, and she suddenly lost her good impression of her child. She wanted to go up and snatch her kite back, but the kite was fragile. If two people grabbed it, the kite would definitely break, so she could only suppress her anger and continue to reason with the child.

The child refused to reason with her and kept making trouble. His eyes rolled around and he stared at the candy in her hand. He laughed but refused to give it to her, which made her very angry.

Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian watched from the side, frowning, "Where are your parents?"

Although they knew that adults would not be able to get along with such a child, they could only look for his parents since they could not reason with the child.

"Lululu~No..." Before the child could finish his words, a boy with rolled up trousers and cloth shoes on his feet, with yellow mud on his shoes and calves, came over and patted the child on the head.

"Hu Zi, stop being naughty and give the kite back to the owner."

"Brother Xiaoyue!" Hu Zi showed a happy expression on his face when he saw the boy, but he showed reluctance when he heard his words.

"We picked this up, and the kite was on the tree, we climbed up so high to get it down. She only gave us those few pieces of candy, but we didn't."

Xiao Yue smiled at Zhang Lu and the others shyly, his wheat-colored skin made his teeth look especially white, and his smile was simple and sunny, making people like him at first sight.

"You shouldn't want any candy, this is someone else's kite. Hu Zi, don't you want to listen to me?"

Xiao Yue's voice was not very harsh, but this sentence made Hu Zi immediately put the kite in Zhang Lu's hand and took the candy from her hand: "Here you go! If it weren't for Brother Xiao Yue, I wouldn't give it back to you!"

After that, he made a face at them and ran away.

Xiao Yue's face became even more embarrassed, and redness could be seen on his wheat-colored face.

"Children in the village are more naughty. I'll give you the candies just now." Xiao Yue smiled and looked at Zhang Lu with a sincere tone.

"No thanks." Zhang Lu looked at the kite and confirmed that it was not broken. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "They took the kite down from the tree. The candies are a thank you gift."

Xiao Yue scratched his head and looked more innocent: "No, no, they often climb trees to play. Taking a kite is nothing. You wait for me..."

Zhang Lu interrupted him and refused again. Jiang Zhiguan and Zhang Wei also said no. They thanked Xiao Yue and walked back.

Zhang Lu patted his chest, still with fear: "If I hadn't met Xiao Yue, my kite would not be returned. Those kids are so annoying!"

Chu Xia said: "But I'm curious, how did Xiao Yue make those kids listen to him so much?"

There was no fear in the eyes of those kids. They looked at Xiao Yue with admiration. This is not something a simple and honest boy can do.

Just now, Xiao Yue's words and deeds also made people very likable. He looked very well-educated.

Others also showed contemplation in their eyes.

Zhang Lu shook his head and said: "No matter what method he used, as long as he can return my kite, he is a good person."

Several adults smiled: That's right, a boy who met by chance, who may not meet again in the future, why think so much.

In early summer, several people went back. Because Zhang Lu's kite was broken, they did not fly kites anymore. Instead, they ran to the reservoir to watch Jiang Zhida and his friends fishing.

"Uncle, how many did you catch?"

Zhang Lu and Jiang Weixi squatted in the small bucket next to Jiang Zhida, looking at the two palm-sized fish in it, and fell silent at the same time.

Jiang Weixi stretched out his chubby little hands and gestured: "So small!"

Chuxia laughed out loud beside him. Cen Huaian looked at the fish, then looked at Jiang Zhida and said: "Uncle, this kind of fish is delicious when fried into small fish."

Cen Huaian seemed to think of the taste, licked his lips, and felt a little greedy.

Jiang Zhida looked at Cen Huaian as if he were a close friend: "Yes, I think so too! Don't underestimate this fish because it's small. It's not easy to catch it. The fish in this reservoir are too cunning!"

At this time, Tu Hongxiao, who was not far away, suddenly pulled up his fishing rod, and a fat and big fish was pulled up from the water. It was floundering on the shore and was quickly caught by him in a small net bag.

Jiang Zhida's voice stopped abruptly. Chuxia and Cen Huaian looked at Tu Hongxiao, looked at the big fish, turned their heads and looked at Jiang Zhida, and suddenly laughed even louder.

Cen Zhengnian put his hand on Jiang Zhida's shoulder: "Da Zi, I think you can discuss fishing skills with Hongxiao."

Jiang Zhida raised his eyebrows: "My skills are fine, it's just that this place is not good, there are few fish, I will change to another place."

In the end, Jiang Zhida didn't catch many fish. Shen Chuan and him were evenly matched, and Tu Hongxiao caught the most fish.

The two of them held the buckets and counted carefully, not letting go of any small fish. In the end, Jiang Zhida beat Shen Chuan with a fish as thin as a finger.

He smiled triumphantly, patted his chest and shook his legs and said, "Fortunately, I didn't listen to An An and the others and let this small fish go, otherwise I wouldn't have won!"

Shen Chuan was particularly resentful: "You can't eat this small fish if you keep it!"

"But I can beat you."

Jiang Zhida avoided Shen Chuan's angry attack and ran to the grill to help Chu Xia and the others string the skewers for grilling.

Even Jiang Weixi was working hard to help string the vegetables. Everyone was talking and laughing while working. On the green grass, everyone's laughter could be heard from far away.

There are almost no people who come to the reservoir for a walk. It is quite a distance from the city and the transportation is not very developed. People prefer to go to places like Beihai Park and Shichahai.

Cen Zhengnian wanted to grill some skewers of meat for Chuxia and Anan, but when he started, the meat was either burnt or not cooked.

Chuxia stopped him from grilling meat, saying it was a waste of food, and urged him to skewer it.

Cen Zhengnian: "I'll try it one last time, you direct me from the side."

Chuxia looked at him and was defeated by his insistent eyes: "Only this time."

She said it seriously, and Cen Zhengnian grilled it seriously, turning it over, brushing it with oil, and sprinkling seasonings. In the end, the finished product looked good.

Chuxia took one and carefully bit a piece of meat. The meat was very hot, but it was finally no longer burnt or undercooked. The meat was cooked and tasted pretty good.

Chu Xia ate the meat while hissing, and gave Cen Zhengnian a complimenting look and a thumbs up.

Cen Zhengnian raised his head slightly, finally gaining some confidence in barbecuing, and barbecuing more vigorously.

Chu Xia and Cen Huaian sat next to him, directing him to barbeque while eating the meat he barbecued, feeling very comfortable.

Jiang Zhida couldn't bear to see them so comfortable, so he walked over and said, "Cousin, help me grill a few skewers too."

Cen Zhengnian lowered his head and looked at the barbecue in his hand intently and said, "I will only grill for Chuxia and An'an, you can only rely on yourself."

Jiang Zhida deliberately covered his chest with a hurt look on his face: "Cousin, you are so cruel."

"Hahaha!" Before Cen Zhengnian could say anything, Zhang Lu pointed at Jiang Zhida and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist: "Uncle, you are so funny, even more childish than Xixi!"

Jiang Weixi imitated him: "Childish!"

Jiang Zhida: I was hit again!

The aroma of the barbecue was too overbearing, and there was a spring breeze at this time, and the wind brought the smell far away.

Several people were happily eating barbecue. Chuxia looked up and saw Huzi, who had picked up Zhanglu's kite, hiding behind a tree. They were carefully looking at them, their eyes fixed on the meat in her hand, their saliva about to flow down.

Chuxia subconsciously tightened the bamboo sticks in her hand. Cen Zhengnian looked in the direction of her line of sight and saw the children.

He only took a glance, then retracted his gaze and continued to barbecue, saying, "Chuxia, stop looking, eat the meat, or it will get cold."

The children were so greedy that they didn't hide behind the tree for long. They walked out one by one silently, walked to a place not far from the grill, and drooled at the sight of the meat on the grill.

Jiang Zhida, Shen Chuan, Tu Hongxiao and others didn't know what happened after Zhang Lu's kite fell. Seeing how pitiful the children were, they reached out and picked up a few skewers of grilled meat and wanted to give them to eat.

Zhang Lu grabbed Jiang Zhida's arm: "Uncle, don't give it to them."

If it were other strange children, Zhang Lu would also share food. But people like Hu Zi were obviously people who couldn't be sent away once they were infected.

Chu Xia told Jiang Zhida what had just happened. Jiang Zhida cursed, and immediately put away his kindness and lowered his head to eat the meat himself.

"They don't deserve to eat the meat I grilled."

The children moved closer, but with the dogs Hei Zi and Huang Zi around, the dogs started barking as soon as Hu Zi and the others approached, forcing them not to get too close.

Hu Zi knew Zhang Lu. He looked at her intently and asked, "What did you eat?"

Zhang Lu looked at them and said, "Barbecue."

She took a big bite of the meat and ate it with great relish, making Hu Zi and the others drool.

But no one shared food with them. These kids were not likable. Who would share their things with people they disliked?

None of Chu Xia and the others were kind-hearted people, including Tu Hongxiao and Shen Chuan who had felt compassion at first, but after listening to what Chu Xia said, they did not sympathize with the kids.

Hu Zi and the others watched for a long time, but no one shared food with them. He took the initiative to step forward and talk, but no one said much to him. He could only look at the food reluctantly, and then look at Chu Xia hatefully before they ran away.

After a long time, Xiao Yue came running over breathlessly. Seeing Chu Xia and the others, he bent over and supported his knees to catch his breath, and wiped the sweat off his forehead quickly and casually.

"I'm sorry, did Hu Zi and the others cause you trouble just now?"

Hei Zi, Huang Zi and the others stopped eating, and looked at Xiao Yue who was running over warily, with an appearance of loyal protection.

"No." Cen Zhengnian said.

Xiao Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "They are used to being naughty in the village. If they did something wrong, I apologize for them."

Cen Zhengnian: "No need."

Xiao Yue's smile got bigger, and he looked very happy: "Thank you, you are good people."

Apart from this little episode, the group still ate very happily.

After eating and drinking, Shen Chuan was busy cleaning up after the barbecue. Chu Xia and his family of three went fishing together.

Chu Xia shook the fishing rod and said, "Let's have a competition, too. What should we compete in?"

"Compete for this month's housework."

Chu Xia shook her head: "No, originally the three of us do the housework together. If one person does it for a month, what if An An loses and he goes to school?"

In the end, after much thought, they could only compete for money. Whoever catches less fish will have to give the most ten yuan.

The three were getting ready to start, and Zhang Lu, who was not far away, heard it and wanted to join in. She didn't want money. If she won, An An would help her with her homework. Similarly, she could make An An do something he didn't like.

"Okay." Cen Huaian nodded.

Soon after, Jiang Zhida and the others joined in. With more people, the fishing game became more fun.

Everyone else was fishing, only Luo Peng accompanied Jiang Weixi to sit on the cloth laid on the shore and play house with her.

The children in this game were Huahua and the dogs.

Jiang Weixi held Huahua's neck, put its head on her lap, and stroked its hair: "Oh, baby, don't cry, mommy will braid your hair."

Luo Peng handed her the hair tie, and Jiang Weixi used her chubby little hands to gently braid Huahua's hair, one after another, small tufts were tied around Huahua.

In order to win, Chuxia also specifically looked for wet places beside the reservoir to dig earthworms for fishing.

In the afternoon, Jiang Zhida and Shen Chuan caught the least fish, even Cen Huaian caught more than the two, and the most fish were Cen Zhengnian, Jiang Zhishu, and Tu Hongxiao, the three who didn't talk much.

Zhang Lu and Cen Huaian counted their fish, and in the end Cen Huaian won. He asked Zhang Lu to give him five yuan because he really couldn't remember what to ask Zhang Lu to do.

Zhang Lu just gave the money to Cen Huaian, and heard Chu Xia and Jiang Zhida laughing.

Cen Huaian and Zhang Lu subconsciously looked back and saw the five dogs, Hua Hua, Hei Zi, and Huang Zi, all tied up with colorful braids.

In the entire reservoir, they are the most eye-catching scenery.

Zhang Lu instantly burst into laughter even louder than Chu Xia and the others, and even Cen Huaian couldn't help it, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

The eyes of these dogs looked pitiful, but they didn't dare to resist their masters, so they became like this.

But it must be said that after being tied up like this, the dogs instantly became much prettier, like ladies from noble families.

Jiang Weixi was stunned by everyone's laughter. Although he didn't know what everyone was laughing at, he also laughed "chuckle".

Generally speaking, everyone was very happy on this outing. Even on the way back, Chuxia and the others had already started thinking about making an appointment for the next time.

After March, Cen Huaian began to prepare for the ranking tournament held by the Chinese Go Association.

This competition is held once a year, and the participating Go players must be above the amateur fifth dan and under 25 years old.

Every year, many people participate, divided into men's and women's groups, and the top ranked people are awarded a dan according to the ratio of the number of people.

In addition to Cen Huaian, Hong Youxuan also participated in this ranking tournament. He was waiting for Cen Huaian.

Hong Youxuan himself said: "My level is not as high as An An. He did not participate in the qualifying tournament, and I am not in a hurry to participate."

After the two decided, they often made appointments to play chess together. Zhang Lu, Jiang Weixi, and Jiang Weixian often followed Cen Huaian to Hong Yuande's home, which made Grandpa Jiang a little jealous.

"They are my great-grandchildren, but now they are like your family."

Hong Yuande stroked his head and said with a particularly proud smile: "That's because my place is better than yours."

Grandpa Jiang: "Come on, don't flatter yourself."

Everyone is used to the quarrels between the two old people. In the past, they would persuade each other, but now they don't even look at them.

As time gets hotter, the distance to the Go qualifying tournament is getting closer and closer.

Finally, with Cen Huaian and Hong Youxuan fully prepared, the competition came and the two signed up for the men's qualifying competition.

This year's qualifying competition was a bit fierce, with more than 200 players participating, which was unprecedented in previous years.

These players came from all over the country and were the highest-level players of Cen Huaian's generation.

There are many people learning to play Go, but not everyone can learn it well. Even fewer people can reach the fifth dan of business at a young age and have the opportunity to participate in the qualifying competition.

Before Cen Huaian entered the game, every cell in his body was excited. He was about to compete with Go masters from all over the country. This feeling could not be expressed in words.

Today, Cen Zhengnian and Chuxia both came to watch Chuxia play Go. It was not that Cen Zhengnian happened to have time to accompany him to participate in the competition, but he did not come very often.

He patted Cen Zhengnian on the shoulder. Unconsciously, he was almost the same height as him.

An An was growing up, and he and Chu Xia were getting older. These were subtle changes that happened year after year.

"Don't be nervous."

"Yeah."

Cen Huaian entered the venue. Cen Zhengnian took Chu Xia's hand and sat outside. He looked even more nervous than Cen Huaian.

Chu Xia gently stroked his hand and told him to relax: "You know An An's level. Be more confident in him."

Cen Zhengnian: "I know."

But he couldn't control his nervousness and worry. Chu Xia could only hold his hand tightly. In fact, she was a little nervous too.

At this time, Cen Huaian had already drawn his opponent, a boy from Huai Province, about seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked at Cen Huaian with curiosity in his eyes.

He was different from the chess players that Cen Huaian usually saw. He was not so stable, but his behavior and eyes were full of liveliness.

"Cen Huaian? How old are you?"

"13." Cen Huaian said a number, and the boy's eyes widened immediately: "You are so young! If I compete with you, wouldn't it be bullying you!"

Cen Huaian looked at him, grabbed a chess piece and said: "Chess level does not depend on age. Odd or even?"

"Odd."

Cen Huaian won, and he made the black piece go first.

Originally, the lively boy was a little reluctant to kill Cen Huaian. After all, Cen Huaian was so young, and he was so much older than him, and had learned chess for a much longer time than him, so he unconsciously had the idea of ​​letting him win.

But after playing for a few minutes, the lively boy completely gave up the idea of ​​letting him win, and played with Cen Huaian with all his strength.

This boy, who is four or five years younger than him, is so good at Go. The lively boy looked at Cen Huaian with disbelief in his eyes.

But he only took a glance and quickly retracted his gaze, not daring to be distracted again, otherwise he would not win.

Even though he focused on the game, Cen Huaian still won, winning four pieces from him.

The lively boy underestimated his opponent at the beginning, as he was not bad at it. He did not take Cen Huaian seriously at the beginning and even let him win, which resulted in him being unable to save the game later.

If he had taken it seriously at the beginning, he would not have lost so many pieces.

But losing is losing, and the lively boy was very willing to let it go: "Let's make friends, my name is An Bin."

"Cen Huaian."

"You were so good at playing chess just now, how many years have you been learning chess?"

An Bin was very curious about Cen Huaian.

Cen Huaian: "I started learning when I was six."

The lively boy was shocked: "I also started when I was six. I learned a few more years than you, but I was not as good as you..."

The lively boy sighed: "I said I didn't have talent! My teacher insisted that I had talent. If my teacher knew you, he would never say I had talent again!"

Cen Huaian walked out of the stadium. Cen Zhengnian and Chuxia stood up immediately and looked at his face. There was tension and concern in their eyes.

"An An."

"Mom, I won." Cen Huaian said with the corners of his mouth curled up. No matter which game he won, he was always very happy in his heart.

Chu Xia hugged him excitedly: "An An, Mom is so proud of you that she doesn't know how to praise you."

Cen Huaian's mouth corners raised again.

Cen Zhengnian also touched his head and said: "Great."

Hong Youxuan also won this game, and his face was more high-spirited: "An An, the national-level qualifying tournament is really different. I think I will improve a lot after this competition."

Cen Huaian thought the same as him.

The qualifying tournament was going on normally. The two participated in every game, trying to improve their winning rate and accumulate points to improve their ranking.

This is not a knockout tournament, but the ranking of the players is determined according to the winning rate of the game with the opponent, and then the players who have successfully qualified are ranked in the end.

There are not many players like Cen Huaian who participate in the qualifying tournament. Most of them are players from provincial teams and national teams.

These people have professional coaches, and they seem to be more confident than Cen Huaian and Hong Youxuan who are fighting alone.

But Cen Huaian didn't care about these. He played one game after another, and didn't notice that his ranking was climbing rapidly. Many teachers who participated in the ranking noticed him.

Some teachers also knew Cen Huaian, and they showed pity in their eyes: "What a good national team seedling."

It was a pity that he didn't go the professional path.

Cen Huaian didn't know these. He focused on his own competition. In addition to the lively teenagers, he also met many different players, who were different from the players he played before.

Some people are really good, and Cen Huaian can't win every game. He lost once, to a 20-year-old man, and he lost to him by half a point.

The man said, "If I give you another six months, I can't beat you."

But losing is losing, Cen Huaian bowed to him and said, "I hope we can play chess together again in the future."

The man looked at him deeply and said, "Yes, we will."

Cen Huaian was not very sad about losing, but he kept thinking on the way home, how could he win in such a chess game, but he had no idea all the way. He was just

a little short, but he just couldn't remember it. As soon as Cen Huaian got home, he ran to call Grandpa Jiang.

When he came back again, the wrinkles between his eyebrows had loosened, and the whole person was relaxed.

"Solved?"

"Yeah." Cen Huaian touched his spotted head and said, "Grandma taught me how to break the game."

In fact, it was not difficult. Cen Huaian was confused by the situation, and he didn't have enough experience. Grandpa Jiang just gave him a little hint and he understood.

Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian finally felt relieved. They had been worried that Cen Huaian would be upset all along the way.

The July qualifying tournament ended.

Cen Huaian successfully advanced to the professional rank with the second place, and the man he lost to was the first place in this qualifying tournament.

Among more than 200 people, only the top 20 players succeeded in qualifying, which is a very scary ratio. Therefore, before the list of the qualifying tournament was announced, some players couldn't hide the joy on their faces.

And some people hung their heads and looked like they had been hit hard.

Hong Youxuan also succeeded in qualifying, ranking fifth, and An Bin ranked 20th, barely qualifying.

He stood beside Cen Huaian, patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, I succeeded in qualifying, otherwise I would be scolded to death by my teacher when I go back."

Even if he was the last one, he was happy in his heart.

An Bin also saw Cen Huaian's name, and was not surprised at all: "If you don't get promoted, I will only doubt the fairness of the qualifying tournament."

Cen Huaian: ...

"Thank you for thinking so highly of me."

An Bin waved his hands: "No, I really mean it."

After successfully qualifying, Cen Huaian seemed to have completed a stage task, and he relaxed completely.

Their high school is also on vacation now. Zhang Lu wants to learn swimming and asks Cen Huaian if he wants to go.

Cen Huaian is still considering it, and Chu Xia directly agreed to let him go.

"It's okay to stay at home during the summer vacation, so it's a good time to learn swimming as a way to exercise your body."