"It's time to go." The leader said.

The car started, and the Tiangong base became farther and farther away in Cen Zhengnian's sight. He retracted his gaze and looked forward firmly.

When they arrived at the train station, the leader patted Cen Zhengnian on the shoulder and gave him a train ticket: "Someone will pick you up after you get off the train. Go and do your best."

Cen Zhengnian took the ticket and nodded, saluted the leader, turned around and walked into the station.

After entering the station and looking at the train ticket, Cen Zhengnian realized that his destination was Beijing.

He was stunned holding the train ticket. He didn't expect it to be Beijing at all, but he didn't feel surprised.

Because of the things he studied in his work, the earliest research institute was established in Beijing, and later the institute established many branches in Beijing and other places across the country.

Each institute has different research focuses, and the Northwest Base where he is now is also a branch of the headquarters.

When he came to the Northwest Base, the base had just started and was very short of talent. He was from the Northwest Team, so he was asked to come here before he graduated.

At this time, the country had a new move and was recruiting talents to work for new goals. Cen Zhengnian wanted to participate in the new research direction, so he had to go to Beijing again.

On the train, Cen Zhengnian's mood was not calm. He was looking forward to the new future and nervous.

It took a long time to get from the northwest to the capital, but Cen Zhengnian did not feel tired. When he got off the train, he was still in good spirits.

When he was about to leave the station, Cen Zhengnian saw a paper sign held high outside with his name on it.

He walked out of the exit quickly and walked in front of the person holding the sign.

"Hello, comrade. I am Cen Zhengnian."

The young comrade who was meeting the people was particularly happy. He held out his hand with a bright smile on his face: "Hello! Comrade Cen, welcome to join our big family. I am Li Liang."

In addition to meeting Cen Zhengnian, Comrade Li Liang also had to meet another person. Like Cen Zhengnian, he was also a researcher transferred from another base.

Li Liang was a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "Comrade Cen, are you hungry? Or should we go eat something first?"

Cen Zhengnian had eaten on the train. He refused and said, "No, I'll wait here too."

The content of the work was not suitable for discussion here, so Cen Zhengnian did not ask too many questions. He took out a book and stood under a tree to read.

After waiting for an hour, another person arrived. Li Liang happily called Cen Zhengnian: "Comrade Cen! Comrade Ye is here, let's go." Cen

Zhengnian closed the book and came over. He saw the Comrade Ye that Li Liang was talking about. He was a very good-looking man, with a little arrogance on his young face, and he looked at him with a scrutinizing look.

Cen Zhengnian nodded to him, knowing that this should be a talented and confident person.

Li Liang introduced the two people. Cen Zhengnian learned that Comrade Ye's name was Ye Xingxiu and he was from Anzhou.

Li Liang came in the unit's car. He took the two people in the car and said to them with a smile: "I also benefited from you. I can't drive the unit's car normally."

Li Liang was not a researcher. He followed the director in the institute to manage administrative affairs. The person in charge of research business was the deputy director Yan Hemin.

In the industry that Cen Zhengnian was in, who had not heard of Yan Hemin's name? He was the leader of their industry and the pioneer of this industry in China. The General Hospital was established under his auspices.

Ye Xingxiu admired Yan Hemin very much. When he heard that he was only the vice president, he frowned and asked in confusion: "Wasn't the General Hospital established under the leadership of Mr. Yan? Why is he not the president?"

Cen Zhengnian glanced at Ye Xingxiu and said nothing. He knew that the country would never treat Yan Hemin unfairly. There must be other reasons behind this.

As expected, Li Liang smiled and explained, "I knew you would ask this. Everyone I met these two days asked this question. Dean Yan took the initiative to stop being the dean. He wanted to devote himself to research. If he was in charge of administration, there would be too much to do."

All the researchers working in the Beijing Institute knew this. When Yan Hemin first proposed not to be the dean, it shocked the leaders above.

They learned that Yan Hemin had to approve documents for the institute's affiliated colleges and schools in addition to scientific research.

The leaders agreed to his resignation from administrative affairs, but Yan Hemin still had the final say in scientific research matters. In other words, the dean listened to Yan Hemin in everything except administration.

"It was Dean Yan who proposed to transfer you here."

Li Liang didn't know much about research, so he didn't say much about it. He mainly talked to Cen Zhengnian and Ye Xingxiu about the life of the institute.

The research institute that Cen Zhengnian and Ye Xingxiu went to was in the southern suburbs of Beijing, not in the city center. The surrounding area was relatively empty, and you could see the suburban villages not far away.

"Now that we're here, I'll take you to the family compound first. The houses have been allocated to you."

Cen Zhengnian and Ye Xingxiu didn't have families with them, so they were allocated single dormitories, with their rooms next to each other on the first floor.

After putting his things away, Cen Zhengnian immediately asked Li Liang, "When are we going to report to the unit?"

Li Liang looked at him in surprise, "Don't you want to rest for a while?"

Cen Zhengnian said without any fatigue, "No, I want to get to work quickly."

Ye Xingxiu stared at him, his eyes expressing nakedly: Are you human?

He has been sitting on the train for so many days, his waist is about to break, doesn't this person feel anything?

"No, doesn't your waist hurt? Aren't your legs sore? Don't you feel sleepy?" Ye Xingxu looked at Cen Zhengnian in confusion.

Cen Zhengnian glanced at him and said naturally, "I don't feel anything. Comrade Ye, if you want to rest, just take a rest first."

He turned to look at Li Liang and asked him to take him to find a job.

Ye Xingxu looked at Cen Zhengnian and Li Liang with despair, gritted his teeth and followed them out: No, he just arrived at the institute, he can't be better than others, after all, he is the best among his peers in Anzhou Institute!

Li Liang looked at Ye Xingxu: "Comrade Ye, don't you want to rest too?"

Ye Xingxu glared at Cen Zhengnian, trying to open his eyes wide to show his energetic side, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not tired!"

Cen Zhengnian thought about the various contents of the new project, but he found that he was still thinking too small. The leader of the new project was actually Yan Hemin!

Ye Xingxiu was stunned when he saw the role model that he had always had in his mind suddenly appear in front of him. He was very excited.

Cen Zhengnian also couldn't believe it, but then he was like Ye Xingxiu, unable to suppress his joy.

"Master Yan." Cen Zhengnian tried hard to restrain his tone from being too excited, but the look in his eyes could not deceive anyone.

Yan Hemin's existence is not only a role model for Ye Xingxiu, but also a role model for all researchers in the entire industry.

Yan Hemin is very amiable. He is already quite old at this time, but still energetic, and he looks at the two young people with a smile on his face.

"You don't have to be nervous, just call me teacher like everyone else."

Yan Hemin took them into the laboratory and talked about their next work.

Now they are preparing to research something that will be on the international stage for the world to see. Let the world see China's achievements in this industry, enhance China's national defense capabilities, and let the world see how powerful China is.

Cen Zhengnian and Ye Xingxiu couldn't help but feel emotional when listening to Yan Hemin's words, and they wanted to start working immediately.

However, Yan Hemin was not in a hurry. He took them to visit all the work sites of the entire project before assigning them tasks.

Not only Cen Zhengnian, but now even Ye Xingxiu didn't feel tired, and the two immediately entered the working state.

Just like the previous work, it still involves a lot of calculations, drawing, manufacturing, and experiments.

However, what they are studying is more advanced, and it is a new attempt. They are not sure whether it will succeed, and everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Cen Zhengnian's work quickly got on track. In the research institute, their project team is the most valued and confidential.

In addition to work, Cen Zhengnian studies every day. There are so many things he can learn from Yan Hemin. He absorbs knowledge eagerly. Soon he stands out in the project team. Yan Hemin thinks highly of him.

Only before going to bed at night, Cen Zhengnian will think of his family and wonder if they have received the letters he sent to them.

Liangzhou Family Courtyard.

Chuxia just received packages from the northwest and Beijing. The one from the northwest was sent by her mother-in-law Jiang Shengnan, but there were two packages in Beijing, which made Chuxia a little confused. Did grandpa split the test paper into two?

But when she got home and opened it, she found that one of them was from Cen Zhengnian. His envelope also had grandpa's name on it, and the address was also at grandpa's home.

Did Cen Zhengnian go to Beijing?

Chuxia's heart started beating fast before she even read the letter. If he works in Beijing, doesn't that mean that as long as she passes the exam to go to Beijing, the family can be reunited?

She hurried to read the letter, and sure enough, she saw that Cen Zhengnian said that his new job location was in Beijing. The specific location was not mentioned, and of course Chu Xia also knew the confidentiality of his work, so she would not be curious about it.

Chu Xia couldn't suppress her joy when she was sure that Cen Zhengnian had been transferred to Beijing.

Because she really thought about what would happen if Cen Zhengnian was transferred to a small island where even communication was difficult, and she and An An often couldn't contact him.

She had made plans for the worst, but now there was a sudden turn of events, and it was even a surprising place that she had not expected at all. How could Chu Xia not be happy?

Cen Huaian went to school, and Chu Xia couldn't find anyone else to share her happiness, so she squatted on the ground and talked to the two puppies who had grown up a lot.

"Heizi, Huangzi, I'm so happy! You know what..."

The two puppies looked at Chuxia, not really understanding, as if they were wondering what the mistress was saying, but seeing her happy face, they also wagged their tails and kept rubbing against Chuxia's legs.

They were hungry and wanted to eat something delicious. They smelled the aroma of meat in the package, rubbed against Chuxia and ran to the package and "hummed" anxiously.

Chuxia looked at the two puppies and patted their heads: "Why are your noses so sharp?"

There must be meat jerky in the package. Sure enough, Chuxia opened it and saw a big bag of beef jerky.

The two puppies were still young, and the beef jerky was hard, so Chuxia didn't dare to feed them. She soaked some steamed bread in hot water and fed them.

Seeing the two puppies eating fast and fiercely with greedy looks on their faces, Chuxia was worried.

The weather was not hot yet, and the two puppies were still small, so they were not that annoying in the family compound.

But puppies grow very fast and will grow up in a few months. It is impossible to keep them in this small room on the second floor of the family compound, and there are so many neighbors on the first floor.

Now some neighbors have asked her to abandon the dog because they have children at home, and what if the dog bites the child.

Although the two puppies have dog chains tied around their necks, Chuxia and An'an never let them run around when they go out, but Chuxia can understand the worries of the neighbors in the family compound.

She was already looking for a suitable place to rent, and she wanted to move out while the puppy was still small, so as to avoid more conflicts with neighbors when the puppy grew up.

But it was difficult to find a suitable courtyard, and most importantly, she didn't have many connections in Liangzhou. There were no agents now, and reliable houses were all recommended by people. If you didn't know anyone, how could you find one?

However, Chuxia asked Chenchen's mother, and she knew that there were people renting houses in their courtyard, but they were also tube-shaped buildings like Chuxia's, not the houses that Chuxia wanted. Chenchen's mother

told her not to worry, and she would help to inquire and tell her if there was a suitable one.

Chuxia herself was not idle either. When she finished her homework and took a break, she walked around the alleys on the street near her courtyard to see if there were any houses for sale or rent. It was a pity that she didn't know if she was unlucky and didn't find such a family.

In the afternoon, when Cen Huaian came back from school, Chuxia showed him Cen Zhengnian's letter and said with a smile on her face, "Your father told me a good news."

"What good news?" Cen Huaian held the letter and his eyes lit up instantly.

Chuxia pointed at the letter and said, "Read it yourself."

Cen Huaian immediately lowered his head to read the letter. At this time, he already knew many common characters, but he still didn't know some complicated and difficult characters.

He asked Chuxia for a word from time to time, and read the letter completely by himself. He only saw that his father was transferred to Beijing. Is this the good news that his mother said? But isn't Beijing where grandpa is?

"Mom, is Beijing far away?"

Cen Huaian asked while lying in front of Chuxia.

Chuxia raised her head from the test paper and said, "It's quite far from here."

Cen Huaian sighed softly, "That's not good news either."

It's so far away, and I can't see my father.

Chuxia took the letter and put it in a special iron box for letters, and said with a smile in her eyes, "How can it not be good news? If we live in Beijing in the future, this is the best news!"

Cen Huaian's eyes lit up again: "Then mom, when will we go to live in Beijing?"

Chu Xia thought for a while and said: "It's hard to say, but I can definitely go after I finish my exams in the summer."

Cen Huaian immediately began to calculate how much time was left in his mind. What day was it today?

He jumped off the stool and ran to the calendar to check the time: "Mom, when is your exam?"

"July 7th, 8th, 9th."

Today is March 5th. Cen Huaian didn't need to think too much, and he had already calculated that there were more than four months left before he and his mother could go to Beijing to find his father!

He jumped down and picked up the two puppies, and said to them excitedly: "It won't be long before I can see my dad. My dad is super awesome!"

The puppies didn't understand what Cen Huaian said, but they could feel his excitement and followed his words and barked excitedly.

"An An, stop teasing them." Chu Xia said beside him: "Otherwise someone will find it noisy. Take them downstairs to play."

Cen Huaian said "hmm" and took the two puppies out.

Walking the dog is now one of Cen Huaian's favorite things, because he is the only one in the family compound who has a dog. As long as he takes the dog out, he can receive a lot of envious looks.

If a child wants to touch the dog, he must also get Cen Huaian's permission.

However, Cen Huaian rarely lets people touch Huangzi and Heizi. They are so small, and their mother said they are still very fragile. What if the children touch the puppies too hard and hurt them?

And the mother said that some parents don’t like their children to get close to dogs, so she asked him to keep the dogs away from other children.

Cen Huaian hates the black dog in the family yard the most because he would secretly throw pebbles at the puppies. Sometimes he really wants to beat him up.

But his mother said that he couldn’t hit people casually, so Cen Huaian could only stare at the black dog fiercely, and he didn’t dare to throw in front of him.

He met the black dog again when he went out today, and he saw the two puppies’ eyes instantly reveal malicious light.

"Little rascal, why are you out with these two ugly dogs again?"

Because the puppies' fur has not grown fully yet, they are still wearing clothes and don't look that good-looking.

Cen Huaian hates people saying that Huangzi and Heizi are ugly. His eyebrows wrinkled tightly and he looked at Heizi fiercely: "What's it got to do with you!"

After saying that, he took the two puppies and walked away. After walking a few steps, Cen Huaian quickly turned around and saw Heizi picking up a small clod of earth and preparing to throw it at him.

Cen Huaian found him, so he threw the clod of earth, stuck out his tongue and made a face at Cen Huaian, and ran away quickly.

Heizi is like this. He is afraid that Cen Huaian will hit him, but he can't help his naughty behavior, which is very annoying.

Cen Huaian looked at his back as he ran away, with disgust in his eyes.

The two puppies didn't know what happened, they just knew they were going out to play, they were so excited that they kept running forward, holding the dog chain tightly.

Cen Huaian retracted his gaze, looked at the puppies with a soft look in his eyes: "Heizi, Huangzi, don't be anxious."

Then he led them out, and the two puppies also ran very fast. One person and two dogs were very happy.

Cen Huaian ran to the door of Bangzi's house with the puppies. He and Bangzi had just returned from selling things at the school gate, so he knew that Bangzi and Maozai were at Bangzi's house at that time.

"Brother Bang!"

Cen Huaian led two puppies in. Bangzi and his friends were doing some accounting in the house. When they heard the voice, they answered directly from inside the house: "Inside the house."

Cen Huaian led the puppies in. Maozai hated doing accounting. When he saw the two puppies, he immediately threw away his pen, squatted down and hugged Heizi, smiling happily: "Heizi, Heizi!"

He rubbed Heizi's head, and Heizi barked at him.

Cen Huaian often brought Heizi to Bangzi's house. Heizi and Bangzi were familiar with each other and were not shy at all. Bangzi

frowned when he saw Maozai hugging the puppies, kissing and rubbing them. He lowered his head and looked at the notebook full of numbers, and his brows wrinkled even deeper.

Chopsticks and Gray Hair also went to see the two puppies quietly, already absent-minded. Who doesn't like the lively, cute and clever Heizi and Huangzi?

The funniest thing is that they will find a hidden place to go to the toilet, never urinate or defecate casually, and if you don't clean up after them, they will keep biting your trouser legs to prevent you from leaving.

Bangzi looked at Maozai and the others, then at Cen Huaian, and stuffed the pen into Cen Huaian's hand: "Little rascal, counting is your strong point, I'll leave it to you."

Then he picked up Huangzi and rubbed him, and Chopsticks and Gray Hair also came over: "Brother Bang, let me touch it, let me touch it."

Cen Huaian looked at the pen and was silent. He just came here to show off the dogs, why did he want to count for no reason.

"Brother Bang, don't hold them all the time, they want to run around and play by themselves." As he said this, he had already sat in the seat before Bangzi, frowning as he looked at the dog-crawling words on the notebook.

I really don't know how Brother Bang could write so ugly. Fortunately, the numbers he remembered were clear, and Cen Huaian began to calculate one by one.

He calculated very quickly, and now he could calculate the numbers within 100 in his mind. After all, this was his favorite subject, and he had done so many Sudoku puzzles, so his calculation ability was very strong.

Bangzi and the others took the dogs out to play, and Cen Huaian was immersed in calculations and didn't pay attention.

Until Grandma Bangzi came over and saw that Bangzi and the others were not in the house, she handed a nest to Cen Huaian: "Where are Bangzi and the others?"

Cen Huaian came back to his senses from his calculations, shook his head and said: "I don't know. Grandma, I don't want to eat, my mother is cooking."

Grandma Bangzi put her hands on her waist and began to scold: "This little bastard, I let you settle accounts here alone, and you ran out to play by yourself. Look, I won't teach him a lesson when I come back! Just take it if I give it to you, why are you being polite in my house!"

Grandma Bangzi was very good to the children, otherwise Maozai and the others would not stay at Bangzi's house every day. Except for going home to sleep, they all ate at Bangzi's house.

Of course, they would secretly give money to Grandma Bangzi, saying it was money for meals. Sometimes they didn't go home either. Anyway, they were all poor children, and no one at home cared whether they went home or not.

Cen Huaian took the wo wo tou and took a bite. It was a little irritating to his throat, but he didn't often eat wo wo tou that irritated his throat before, so he ate it with relish.

Bangzi's grandmother stood in the yard and shouted. Her loud voice could be heard from far away. Soon Bangzi and the others came back with the dog. Their hair was all messed up by the wind and they were panting.

Grandma Bangzi patted Bangzi on the back and said, "Where have you been playing? You are so lazy to let An'an do the accounting alone!"

"Grandma! We are not playing!"

Bangzi hid from his grandmother's hand. Cen Huaian came out with Wo Wo Tou at this time. He took the dog chain from Mao Zai and Kuai Zi and waved to Grandma Bangzi, "Grandma, I'm going home to eat. Brother Bang, there is still a little, you can calculate it yourself."

After that, he ran away with the dog, and behind him was the voice of Grandma Bangzi scolding Bangzi even louder.

Cen Huaian has always followed the concept that good brothers share happiness and hardships. This is what Bangzi said when he was playing with Bangzi and the others.

He thought Wo Wo Tou tasted good. The two puppies saw him eating and cried with greed, so he broke off two small pieces and fed them.

The puppies were very greedy. They caught the food Cen Huaian threw into their mouths immediately. Before they could notice whether it was delicious or not, the Wo Wo Tou had already been swallowed, and then they continued to ask for more.

Before the two people and the two dogs got home, they shared a Wo Wo Tou.

After dinner in the evening, Chu Xia and Cen Huaian began to write letters to Cen Zhengnian.

Chu Xia would never hide anything at home from Cen Zhengnian, including any problems she encountered.

Cen Zhengnian was also a member of the family. Even if he was not at home, he had to know that her and An An's life was not smooth sailing. They supported his work, and he had to understand her and An An's difficulties.

And maybe Cen Zhengnian would be able to help in some way. Chu Xia was not the kind of wife who cared for her husband and never told him about any difficulties and solved them all by herself.

Chu Xia's letter mentioned that she and An An had two puppies, and also the troubles that the puppies would have as they grew up. She also mentioned that she wanted to rent a house outside, but had not found a suitable one yet.

Of course, she also talked about happy things, such as the fact that she ranked first in the school in both the final exam last semester and the exam this semester. And that An An was going to participate in a Go competition.

She wrote two large pages full of words. She still had a lot to write.

Cen Huaian didn't write much. He mainly wrote about the puppies at home and talked about Liu Tian.

Liu Tian finally continued to go to school, and her mother paid her tuition. The child was still so young, and although Cen Huaian's class teacher was very strict, he was a teacher who cared about his students.

Liu Tian told Cen Huaian that the head teacher went to her house, and she secretly hid in the room to listen. The head teacher talked a lot with her parents, many of which she couldn't understand.

But after that, her mother reluctantly agreed to let her go to school. She was very happy, so she thanked Cen Huaian for telling her that she could ask the teacher for help.

When Chuxia knew the follow-up of this matter, she was also happy for Liu Tian. In the future, academic qualifications will become more and more important, and going to school is the only way out for ordinary children.

At the end of the letter, Cen Huaian thought about it and wrote down what his mother said about going to Beijing to find his father in the future.

Chuxia didn't read the letter written by Cen Huaian. She respected her child's privacy. The father and son always had some secrets to talk about.

She sent the letter, the shirts and pants she bought for Cen Zhengnian, the things she bought for her grandfather, and An An's handwriting to her grandfather's home in Beijing.

An An's handwriting was already quite good at this time. He did not learn calligraphy, but wrote with a pencil according to Cen Zhengnian's copybook of fountain pen calligraphy.

Cen Huaian and Chu Xia said that the teacher often praised his beautiful handwriting in class, and his homework was always excellent.

Two days after sending the letter, it was time for Cen Huaian's Go competition.

Chu Xia took Cen Huaian to the city gymnasium early on Sunday morning. She thought she came quite early, but there were already many people in the city gymnasium at this time.

They were all adults with children. Everyone had a day off on Sunday. Many of the people who came were families, and some even had their parents and grandparents.

Of course, there are also people like Chu Xia who come here alone with their children, and there are also children who come here by themselves.

Cen Huaian found Guo Lin, and he also came with Xu Lingling and Zheng Duoping. Originally, he was invited to be a judge for this competition. However, Guo Lin refused, saying that he had students participating in the competition and he wanted to avoid suspicion.

In addition to Cen Huaian, Xu Lingling and Zheng Duoping will also compete today. They are both young, not even ten years old.

Who knows, when Guo Lin's three students draw lots in the competition, they may draw each other as opponents.

Cen Huaian was always praised by Guo Lin, especially every time after teaching Cen Huaian, he would definitely talk about him on the way back. He said that Cen Huaian made rapid progress, and his vision was indeed correct, Cen Huaian had a strong talent in Go.

Zheng Duoping heard a lot and was not convinced. After all, he was the one the teacher praised the most before. Although Xu Lingling was talented, she was younger, unstable, and didn't study as hard as he did.

There was a competition today, and Zheng Duoping really wanted to draw the same number as Cen Huaian. If he beat Cen Huaian, the teacher would know that he was still the best.

Xu Lingling also wanted to draw the same number as Cen Huaian. She mainly couldn't stand him and thought he was pretending.

A little brat, studying so hard all day long, her uncle always used him to teach him a lesson for not being serious.

She really wanted to beat him so that he wouldn't be so proud, and she felt so happy when she thought about it.

In fact, the psychology of Zheng Duoping and Xu Lingling also belonged to the psychology of normal children. Who doesn't want the teacher to pay the most attention to themselves?

They were just thinking about it in their hearts. When An An was studying at the Children's Palace, the two of them did not make things difficult for him, but they did not talk to him much. They

just wanted to beat An An in Go, just like when someone in the class surpassed your grades, you were not convinced and wanted to surpass them.

Cen Huaian did not know what Zheng Duoping and Xu Lingling were thinking. The two children were very polite in front of Chu Xia, but their eyes were full of fighting spirit when looking at An An.

Chu Xia was talking to Guo Lin and asked him about the process of the game and how to compete.

An An was thinking about the Go knowledge he had learned. It was impossible for him not to be nervous. He could only recite the chess score to make himself not think about the game.

Soon, at half past eight, the draw for the competition began. The parents were taken to one side. Tables and Go boards were set up in the gymnasium. Only the children were allowed to stay in the competition area.

The competition was conducted in rounds. The draw began. Those with the same number would play the next game. The winner would go to the next round, and the loser would stop.

It would definitely not be possible to finish the competition in one day, and the children could not play Go all day, as it would be too tiring.

So today there would be one game in the morning and one in the afternoon. The rest of the competition would continue next Sunday.

Chu Xia stood on the periphery, her eyes fixed on An An. She only spoke a few words to him before he went on the court, and she didn't know if he would be nervous.

Cen Huaian took the drawn lot and sat down at the corresponding position. Opposite him was a little girl who looked very nervous and kept her eyes on the chessboard.

As soon as he sat at the Go table, Cen Huaian was no longer nervous, and there was only Go in his eyes.

The game started, the little girl played the black piece first, and Cen Huaian played the white piece next.

He was more and more immersed in the game, and didn't notice that the little girl was sweating profusely and had tears in her eyes.

Cen Huaian only felt that the little girl's chess level was not as good as his father, but he didn't relax either. He was still very serious and didn't let up at all.

Not long after, the little girl cried out "Wow!" "Dad! Mom, I don't want to play anymore!"

Cen Huaian looked at her in confusion. She hadn't reached the end of her rope yet, why didn't she play anymore? And it was just playing chess, why would she cry?

He looked down at the chessboard, really confused.

At this time, the staff came over, and the judges followed. The teacher announced that Cen Huaian won, and the staff carried the little girl down to find her parents.

The judges looked at the chess game on the board, and looked at Cen Huaian with surprise. How could such a young child play such a fierce style of chess?

No wonder the little girl cried. How could she not cry when she was forced to have no place to go. It is estimated that the little girl has never encountered such a brutal way of playing.

However, he still admired Cen Huaian's arrangement of the chess game. At such a young age, he knew how to lay out the game. The future is promising.

He smiled and nodded at Cen Huaian: "Not bad."

Cen Huaian thanked the judges and walked off the court, waiting to come back for the game in the afternoon.

He was not the first kid to win the game, but he was one of the first to leave. Xu Lingling and Zheng Duoping's games were not over yet.

Guo Lin asked Cen Huaian to review the game for him. He knew that Cen Huaian had the ability to replay the game exactly.

"Here, you can actually do this..."

Guo Lin taught him directly based on Cen Huaian's game. Chu Xia watched from the side and didn't understand a word. But just seeing Cen Huaian nodding seriously and expressing his ideas like an adult from time to time, she thought it was quite interesting.

Not long after, Xu Lingling and Zheng Duoping also finished. Both of them won the game and were sweating.

Playing Go not only consumes mental energy, but also physical energy. Sitting still all the time is also very tiring.

At noon, Guo Lin wanted to treat Chu Xia and Cen Huaian to a meal, but Chu Xia refused. She paid the bill directly, including Guo Lin, Xu Lingling, and Zheng Duoping's.

Guo Lin was embarrassed and wanted to give the money to Chu Xia, but Chu Xia refused.

"Teacher Guo, it should have been my turn to treat. You didn't charge for teaching An An, it's just the meal fee. Don't refuse it again."

Guo Lin said seriously, "An An's mother, don't be like this. I work at the Children's Palace and get paid. I don't charge for teaching other people. You have already given us special products, you must accept the meal fee. I can't take advantage of you."

The two talked back and forth, and finally Chu Xia saw that Guo Lin was going to get angry if she didn't accept the money, so she accepted the money.

Chu Xia really appreciated Guo Lin's efforts for An An, and felt that she should pay for the meal. But Guo Lin was too upright, and he was not willing to take advantage of anyone.

Of course, Chu Xia didn't charge more, and she didn't let Guo Lin treat her and An An to a meal.

In the afternoon's game, Cen Huaian's opponent was a little boy, who looked two or three years older than him, about the same age as Zheng Duoping.

When Chu Xia saw this opponent, she couldn't help but frown, worried that Cen Huaian would lose. Because a child this old must have learned Go longer than An An.

Just like Zheng Duoping, he started learning Go at the age of six, and now he has been learning for three years, and he is learning from a famous teacher like Guo Lin, so his level is very good.

But that's how competitions are, you never know whether your opponent is strong or weak, and you can only make yourself strong so that you are not afraid of anyone.

Cen Huaian played for a long time in this game. Chu Xia could not see the chessboard, but only Cen Huaian's expression.

But he always looked the same, playing seriously, and Chu Xia could not tell anything. Chu Xia gave up.

Regardless of winning or losing, just treat it as many experiences, Chu Xia calmed down.

Who knew that not long after, Cen Huaian's opponent stood up and looked at him for a while, with obvious disbelief on his face.

The staff and judges walked over and announced that Cen Huaian won. And his opponent, after taking a look at Cen Huaian, looked a little like crying.

Cen Huaian walked out of the competition venue and looked at Chu Xia with sparkling eyes: "Mom, I won!"

Cen Huaian also felt tired in this game, but he won in the end, which made him very happy.

Even if he loses again in the future, Cen Huaian will not feel disappointed, because he has met a strong opponent, and he has gained more happiness from the competition than winning the competition.

"Teacher, I like to participate in competitions. I like to play chess with different people."

Everyone has a different style of playing chess and different ideas. It is fun to play chess with others.

Guo Lin smiled and said "um": "The competition is not over yet, you can play with others next week."

Chuxia took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Cen Huaian. From the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, it can be seen that it was not easy for him to win this game of chess.

On the way home, Cen Huaian still couldn't hide his excitement. His little face was flushed and looked particularly pleasing.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Cen Huaian took off his thick cotton padded jacket and began to wear only sweaters and thick coats.

When Chu Xia saw him getting dressed in the morning, she found that the sweater he bought for the winter was a little small, so she stretched out her hand to measure Cen Huaian's height.

"An An, have you grown taller?"

Cen Huaian shook his head in confusion: "I don't know." He has no sense of whether he has grown taller or not.

Similarly, Chu Xia, who lives with him, finds it difficult to detect such subtle changes. Unless there are very obvious changes, such as gaining a lot of weight in a short period of time.

Chu Xia asked Cen Huaian to lean against the wall, and she drew a line on the wall with a pen. When she compared it with the height line that Chu Xia had drawn for Cen Huaian before, it was obvious that he had grown a few centimeters taller.

Cen Huaian and Chu Xia were both very happy. During the meal, Chu Xia stuffed an egg into his hand and said, "Eat more eggs, drink more milk, and eat more rice, and you will grow taller and taller."

Cen Huaian's eyes showed expectation: "Will you be as tall as your father?"

Chu Xia said very seriously: "Taller than your father."

Cen Huaian ate the eggs more happily. Black and yellow were circling around him trying to eat his eggs. Today, he still