Last night, he called Mr. Xu and made an appointment. Zhao Yuan came to the community in advance and bought a fruit basket and milk at the fruit shop at the door.
Although Mr. Xu does not lack these things, when young people come to visit, they still have to follow the etiquette.
They, the elders, pay great attention to details. They may not say it with their mouths, but they will deduct points from you in their hearts, thinking that your tutoring is lacking.
Zhao Yuan rang the doorbell, and an aunt came to open the door. She walked out of the kitchen with an apron tied around her waist, her hands wet.
"Are you Xiao Zhao? Come in quickly!" Auntie shouted towards the balcony, "Xiao Zhao, here you go!"
Then I heard the sound of soft footsteps. Xu Yuan walked out wearing a pair of large-toe slippers with a foundation of panda pattern. She took the fruit basket and milk from Zhao Yuan's hands. Her almond-shaped eyes looked like Qiu Hong's and gave Zhao Yuan a complaining look. She said coquettishly.
: "It's good for people to come, why do you bring things with you?"
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "It's not my style to be a wolf with nothing."
Xu Yuan laid out slippers for Zhao Yuan. The slippers were brand new. Xu Yuan went to the supermarket early in the morning to buy them.
The slippers were a bit annoying, but Zhao Yuan was too embarrassed to ask for a new pair, so he had to endure it.
On the balcony, Li Zhi was playing Go with the old man.
Li Zhi concentrated his attention. He knew that the old man hated being distracted, so he only greeted Zhao Yuan lightly, "You're here!"
Zhao Yuan responded, with a smile on his face, staring at the chessboard. Seeing the situation, Li Zhi had been forced to a dead end. Both the top and bottom lanes were blocked. After a dozen moves, he would have to give up and admit defeat.
The old man was very good at chess, and he was very stable from the beginning to the middle game. Li Zhi knew his grandfather's strength, so he tried to win in a dangerous situation. Unexpectedly, the old man caught several flaws, and he could only deal with it. In fact, Li Zhi
His strength is also pretty good. If he fights steadily at the beginning, he will only lose by about one and a half shots.
As expected, as Zhao Yuan expected, another dozen moves were lost, and Li Zhi had no choice but to admit defeat.
The old man smiled slightly and then greeted Zhao Yuan, "Xiao Zhao is here? Do you know how to play Go?"
Zhao Yuan usually does not lie, and said modestly: "I learned the basics of Go at the Children's Palace when I was a child. After I got to junior high school, I focused on studying. When I got to high school and college, I had no time."
The old man waved to Li Zhi, waited for Li Zhi to move away, and pointed to the seat in front of him, "Don't stand, sit down quickly, let's have a plate."
Xu Yuan complained next to him, "Grandpa, Zhao Yuan even said that he is a rookie. Why do you have to let him go? Is it fun to abuse vegetables?"
The old man glared at Xu Yuan, "What do you know?"
Li Zhi pulled Xu Yuan and winked at her. Xu Yuan suddenly realized that grandpa planned to "borrow chess to read people"!
Chess quality is like character.
A person's chess style can reveal his character, outlook on life, adverse quotient, etc.
Zhao Yuan knew that the old man wanted to get to know him better, so he didn't hesitate.
After a few moves, Zhao Yuan secretly thought that the old man regarded himself as a novice, so he played instructional chess. As the name suggests, it is a chess game to guide students or novices.
Zhao Yuan did not exert any force in the early stage, and cooperated with the old man, trying his best to appear jerky.
In the middle of the game, Zhao Yuan suddenly changed his style and revealed his murderous intent on the top lane. The old man's face instantly turned serious from the relaxed one at the beginning.
Xu Yuan couldn't understand the changes on the chessboard, but judging from the old man's expression, he seemed to be full of anger.
Li Zhi saw the change in Zhao Yuan and almost laughed out loud. He couldn't help but sigh. This kid is a chess player in the Youth Palace. He wouldn't believe it if he were killed.
The key is that the previous layout successfully deceived grandpa and caught Lao Jianghu by surprise.
Mr. Xu was beaten to a pulp, and he didn't care about any guidance and quickly organized a defense. Unfortunately, he was too negligent in the early stage and allowed Zhao Yuan to place secret moves at the four corners, so he stubbornly resisted more than a dozen moves.
In the end, I surrendered.
"I lost! Come again!" Mr. Xu said in a deep voice, feeling unwilling to do so.
Zhao Yuan didn't say much and started playing another game with Mr. Xu.
In this game, Mr. Xu no longer relied on the opponent, but played steadily from the beginning, using the upper right corner of the board as his camp, frequently putting pressure on Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan seemed to have known the old man's thoughts for a long time. He invested his energy in the lower left corner and soon formed a tit-for-tat momentum.
The old man's defense is like a rock, and Zhao Yuan's offense is as sharp as a knife.
Li Zhi next to him was frightened and his blood was boiling.
He knew his grandfather's level.
Although he only focused on Go after retirement, his level of chess skills is already considered rare among amateurs, and he can still compete with professional players.
Looking back at Zhao Yuan's chess style, he is clean and direct, making decisive decisions without any sloppiness. His pressure and aggressiveness are shocking.
Zhao Yuan still admires the old man's skill. Playing chess is very similar to war, and it requires knowing oneself and the enemy. Zhao Yuan is a blank sheet of paper in the old man's heart, and the old man's chess style and chess moves are all reflected when he watches Li Zhi and Li Zhi.
When playing chess, I already had a good idea of the old man's chess style.
Beads of sweat appeared on the old man's forehead, and his eyes were bloodshot due to congestion.
After holding on for a few more minutes, he threw the chess pieces in his hands into the chess box, smiled and laughed at himself, "Grandma, I lost to the chess player from the Children's Palace."
Zhao Yuan quickly apologized and said, "It was mainly because you let me go that I was lucky enough to win."
The old man pointed at Zhao Yuan and said to Li Zhi: "Say the most cowardly words and do the hardest things. You have to learn this from him."
Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, "Zhao Yuan is a surgeon, and I am a public servant. Our jobs are different, our styles of conduct are different, and our methods of playing chess are also different."
The old man agreed with his grandson's point of view, "Let's lose two games first, and after dinner, let's continue. Win three out of five sets. I want to fight back!"
The aunt urged them several times while the two were playing chess, and everyone came to the restaurant. The old man was happy today, so he took out his collection of Maotai, poured himself a glass, and had a pleasant drink.
Zhao Yuan did not drink. The old man knew that he was a surgeon and did not force him. Li Zhi drank happily.
Zhao Yuan was not restrained in nature, but Xu Yuan frequently brought him food, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
However, to be honest, the food cooked by my aunt is delicious.
After playing chess, the old man took Zhao Yuan to play chess again.
This time, the old man lost faster and surrendered in the middle of the game.
Mr. Xu looked at Qi Pan in disbelief and remained silent for a long time.
If we say that in the first game I made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, in the second game I was caught off guard by Zhao Yuan, and in the third game there was no reason, it was a complete crushing of strength.
At the same time, the old man also realized that Zhao Yuan had actually let off steam in the first two games.
"Oh, I didn't expect that the class was trying to do something wrong." Mr. Xu swept the chess pieces into the chess box.
Zhao Yuan quickly said modestly, "I'm lucky."
Mr. Xu glared at Zhao Yuan, "If you talk like that again, I'm going to get angry."
Li Zhi laughed loudly beside him, "I haven't seen you lose in a long time."
Mr. Xu had an open mind and smiled lightly, "I have been thoroughly educated today. It seems that I have to continue to work hard. When I am ready, I will fight Xiao Zhao for another 500 rounds."
Zhao Yuan quickly said, "I will stay with you until the end."
In the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon. Mr. Xu did not have a lunch break, and playing chess consumed his energy and made him a little sleepy. Zhao Yuan took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.
Xu Yuan sent Zhao Yuan downstairs and complained angrily, "You didn't hold back just now. My grandfather only played chess for entertainment. Didn't you destroy his only fun?"
Zhao Yuan explained with a smile: "You have to be sincere. If I hide it and let him win, he will be happy now, but if he finds out later, he will think there is something wrong with my character."
Xu Yuan paused and shook his head, "I suspect you did this on purpose to completely defeat him and prevent him from asking you to play chess frequently in the future."
Zhao Yuan paused for a few seconds in shock, how could she see through it.
He rolled his eyes at Xu Yuan and said harshly: "That's a bunch of nonsense!"
