Qian Xu looked at his checkmate and gritted his teeth unwillingly. It was obviously just a matter of time, just one move. He could definitely win the next game, the next game.
"Let's play another round. I was careless this time!"
"Okay~" Ling Ling silently pressed the 'restart' button.
Ten minutes passed, Qian Xu looked at the chess game where he was once again in checkmate. Why did it turn out like this? He was clearly fine at the beginning, why, why did it turn out like this? He was just one step short of winning!
"No! Come again, come again!"
Ling Ling would naturally not refuse Qian Xu's request. She found that the AI of this chess game was so powerful that it could create a feeling of mutual destruction every time. Unlike some AIs, which would directly kill the opponent and leave no hope at all.
However, it is this feeling of being one move away from winning that is the most frustrating. This feeling gives people the illusion that they can win in the next game. Ling Ling guessed that Qian Xu must be thinking that he can definitely beat her in the next game.
"You are so bad~" Zhou Xiaoxiao leaned close to Ling Ling's ear and whispered.
"No, no, he's just a bit bad." Ling Ling leaned close to Zhou Xiaoxiao's ear and whispered.
Looking at the two people whispering opposite him, Qian Xu was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. Could they please stop showing off their love so blatantly? Have they considered the feelings of him, Zhou Xiaoxiao's ex-fiancé
As his mentality collapsed, Qian Xu lost the game even faster.
When Ling Ling defeated Qian Xu again, he yawned in boredom. Although it was very satisfying to use the computer to torture people, it took away all the fun of playing chess.
Ling Ling glanced at Zhou Jingshan who was sitting quietly in the living room. Although he seemed to be watching TV, from the look in his eyes from time to time, he could tell that he still wanted to play chess. However, because Qian Xu had been occupying his seat, he was too embarrassed to go over and compete with the young man, so he could only sit there quietly and watch TV boredly. He just hoped that Qian Xu could be more alert~
"Uncle Zhou! Let me help you with this. I'll go see if there's anything I can help with in the kitchen~"
"It's okay, just go downstairs. I'm alone in the kitchen!" Although Zhou Jingshan said this, his body still walked over involuntarily.
"It's good to have one more person to help. Uncle, just play chess here with peace of mind. Brother Qian Xu is very strong." After saying that, Ling Ling walked into the house.
Zhou Xiaoxiao saw Ling Ling leaving, so she stood up and followed him in.
Qian Xu also wanted to follow, but his former father-in-law was sitting opposite him. If he just left like that, his former father-in-law's favorability would definitely drop dramatically.
Helpless Qian Xu had to continue playing chess with his former father-in-law.
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Author's message:
Xianyu, I really want the same type as Saber... a vise. Also, Xianyu really doesn’t have thirty chapters saved... probably.
Chapter 170 Favorability -1
"No, you're really bad at chess. Xiaoxu, I'm not saying anything to you, but didn't you sign up for a chess training class? How come you're playing like this?"
Zhou Jingshan shook his head helplessly. He played several games of chess with Qian Xu, and he won all of them. Qian Xu was like a novice among novices, looking like he had no idea how to play the game. He would make the most low-level mistakes. He said that he felt more comfortable and more passionate playing with his daughter's boyfriend.
Looking at the back of his former father-in-law leaving, Qian Xu was also confused. He had clearly learned Ling Ling's tactics. Could it be that he had let him off too much? Qian Xu seemed to see the "Favorability -1" that kept popping up above his former father-in-law's head.
After taking a look at Zhou Jingshan who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, Qian Xu felt that there was no way for him to improve his favorability towards him for the time being, so he decisively changed his target and went to the kitchen.
At this time, Ling Ling was preparing lunch with Zhou Xiaoxiao's mother Jiang Yuan, and the two were discussing cooking from time to time. Zhou Xiaoxiao was also watching Ling Ling and her mother from the side. Everything seemed so happy.
For Jiang Yuan, Ling Ling is very much to her liking. After all, there are very few boys who can cook nowadays, and even fewer who can cook well. Moreover, ever since her daughter got this boyfriend, she, who used to be a novice, would come to the kitchen every day to ask her about cooking. This change made Jiang Yuan very happy.
"Auntie, let me see if there's anything I can help with in the kitchen~" Qian Xu said to Jiang Yuan with a smile. In order to please his ex-mother-in-law, he specially signed up for a cooking class next door at the same time as the chess class. After a period of systematic learning, Qian Xu is now full of confidence in his cooking skills!
After all, he was called a genius cooking boy by the teacher in the cooking training class.
"No need. Ling Ling has already done the preparations. Now we just need to do it. It will be quick! You can go out and wait for a moment~" Jiang Yuan said without turning her head.
“But…but…”
Qian Xu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhou Xiaoxiao.
"No buts, just get out of here, you're really in the way~"
Qian Xu, who was pushed out of the kitchen by Zhou Xiaoxiao, was still unwilling, so he went back into the kitchen. Looking at the two figures working quickly, he felt that he really couldn't do anything. But if he was asked to go out like this, he would be unwilling. He had obviously spent so much time learning how to flirt, so why, why didn't he give him a chance to show it
Ling Ling and Jiang Yuan are both good in the kitchen and delicious dishes are quickly prepared.
Qian Xu felt that since he couldn't show off his cooking skills, it would always be a good idea to be more attentive.
"Let me help serve the dishes~" Qian Xu said as he prepared to take away the freshly prepared dishes.
“Eh!? Wait! That dish isn’t finished yet! You say you can cook, but you don’t even know if a dish is finished or not~” Jiang Yuan said, shaking her head.
"Uh~" Qian Xu seemed to see 'Favorability -1' popping up above his ex-mother-in-law's head. He cursed himself in his heart. He was in a hurry and didn't look carefully. Now, he made a mistake again.
Qian Xu waited for a while, and after making sure that the dishes were ready, he picked them up and walked out. Although he had thought about adding some ingredients to the dishes to ruin Ling Ling's reputation, he had just been in a daze for a moment and didn't know which dishes were made by his ex-mother-in-law and which were made by Ling Ling, so he had to give up this plan.
"What should I do now?" Qian Xu sighed helplessly in his heart. He had come here today with full confidence, but he didn't expect this to be the result. He really couldn't accept it.
When most people are thinking about something, they rarely pay attention to the situation under their feet.
Qian Xu was serving dishes while thinking about other things and didn't pay any attention to his feet. Then he accidentally tripped over a chair and fell forward.
However, Qian Xu's physical fitness was very good. Although he looked like he was about to lose his balance and fall, he still maintained his balance and did not fall in the end.
Qian Xu nodded with satisfaction. Fortunately, he had good physical fitness and did not make a fool of himself. After saying that, he looked at the cold kelp shreds in his hand, and then sadly discovered that all the kelp inside was gone.
I subconsciously looked around and found that my former father-in-law was looking at me expressionlessly, with a layer of seaweed covering his head.
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Qian Xu sat quietly at the dining table eating. Although the food was delicious, it felt like chewing wax to him.
At this time, Zhou Jingshan had already taken a shower and changed his clothes, but his expression was still sour. After all, who would be in a good mood if their face was covered with kelp while watching TV? What's more, he now felt the smell of cold kelp emanating from his head.
Zhou Xiaoxiao looked like she wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. She really didn't know how the kelp flew onto her father's head. You know, the restaurant is quite far from the living room. How many years of singleness does one have to have such great strength? And it was quite coincidental that it could be thrown onto her father's head so coincidentally.
"Xiaoxiao, go help Dad get the bottle of red wine from the back of the wine cabinet."
After hearing what her father said, Zhou Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then she thought of the wine she had used to celebrate Ling Ling's birthday, and suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
"You don't mean the bar with the weird tentacle logo on the label?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"Ahaha~ Dad, let me tell you something. Last time, I gave this bottle of wine to my classmate to celebrate his birthday and he drank it~" Zhou Xiaoxiao said in a low voice with her eyes squinted.
After hearing what Zhou Xiaoxiao said, Ling Ling suddenly remembered the bottle of red wine at her birthday party and stopped talking immediately.
After hearing what his daughter said, Zhou Jingshan was almost furious. The fine wine that he had treasured for so many years was actually taken away by his daughter to celebrate her classmate’s birthday!
Zhou Jingshan took a deep breath and said, "Since it's been drunk, there's nothing we can do. Let's just take the bottle at the back of my third wine cabinet."