Xue Chuchu discovered that Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong played chess very quickly. A game of chess would be over in three to five minutes, which was very fast.
Unlike some old grandfathers who, when playing chess, hold the chess piece in their hands and are reluctant to put it down, which is really frustrating.
They must both have sharp minds, right
No wonder Xue Yuantong had such good grades since he was young.
Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong started another game, this one was even more dangerous. By the end, the game was full of murderous intent.
Xue Yuantong felt that this game was not easy to win. She picked up the chess piece, blinked her eyes suddenly, pointed behind Jiang Ning and shouted:
"Jiang Ning, look, that yellow dog has a bone in its mouth!"
Jiang Ning turned around to look.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xue Yuantong quickly replaced Jiang Ning's chess piece.
When Jiang Ning came back, he found that the positions of the chess pieces on the board had changed.
Xue Yuantong pressed the chess piece down with a snap, stomped her feet hard on the ground, and shouted:
"General!"
After shouting this, she was still not satisfied and added:
"Death General!"
Jiang Ning looked dejected, his hands hanging on the chessboard, and he sighed: "I lost."
Seeing him like this, Xue Yuantong's face was full of pride, and she was in high spirits:
“Hehehe, now you know how powerful I am!”
Xue Chuchu next to him: …
She had seen Jiang Ning secretly changing chess pieces before, and had even spoken up for Xue Yuantong. Who would have thought that these two were exactly the same kind of people, equally cunning.
Thanks for her kindness just now.
After Xue Yuantong won a game, she felt happy both physically and mentally. When she looked at Jiang Ning again, she felt like she was looking at a defeated opponent.
However, she had the demeanor of a winner and bowed to Jiang Ning:
"Today, you and I have met a worthy opponent, a general has met a talented person, and a soulmate has met a wise man. Not bad, not bad. We will fight again another day."
Jiang Ning replied: "Okay, another day."
Then Xue Yuantong looked at Xue Chuchu and invited her again: "Chuchu, I remember you can play chess."
Of course Xue Chuchu knew how to play, and her chess skills were not bad, because her mother played chess a lot. She inherited her mother's chess skills and improved them to a higher level.
But Xue Chuchu was very modest. She said reservedly, "I know a little bit."
"You only know a little bit? Then let's play. I'm a great chess player. I'll teach you a few moves. Next time you meet someone who's good at chess, I guarantee you'll beat him!" Xue Yuantong acted like a master and had no idea what humility was.
"This... are you so confident?" Xue Chuchu was speechless for a moment.
She was just being modest. Actually, she is really good at chess.
Xue Chuchu was leaning against the wall at the door reading English. Normally, she would have been reading, but when she saw Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning playing chess just now, she was a little tempted.
Xue Chuchu has few hobbies besides studying, and chess is one of them. Besides, it must be very interesting to play chess with Xue Yuantong, right
She was a little hesitant.
Jiang Ning said, "If you want to play, play a round. It's time to eat soon. Besides, you can't concentrate on reading right now, right?"
Xue Chuchu's sharp eyes moved towards Jiang Ning. Just now, the two of them were playing chess. She was reciting words and glanced at the chessboard from time to time. She was afraid that Jiang Ning had noticed.
"Okay, Tongtong, let's play a game." Xue Chuchu closed the English notebook and put it into the top pocket of her cotton-padded jacket.
"Just one game."
She said it again, in case Xue Yuantong lost and pestered her to play.
She sat on a small stool, with a chessboard between her and Xue Yuantong.
Xue Chuchu sat very upright, like a lady from a noble family.
Xue Yuantong seemed very casual, perhaps because Chu Chu was too formal, Xue Yuantong learned to sit up straight and straightened his clothes.
She straightened her face and showed a gentle smile, like a well-educated little lady.
Then, like a gentleman, she put her hands in front of her and made a "please" gesture.
"Chu Chu, please give me some advice."
Xue Chuchu showed a slight smile. Years of family pressure made her smile rarely, but when she smiled, her thin lips were pursed, and her cold face suddenly became sweet.
"Tongtong, please give me some advice."
The chess game is open.
A few minutes later, Xue Yuantong slapped the table, shaking it, and shouted:
"General!"
“Absolutely!”
Xue Yuantong was full of vigor and she would shout out "General" every time.
Xue Yuantong felt extremely satisfied as he looked at Xue Chuchu's team that was shattered by her. First he defeated Jiang Ning, and then he defeated his former friend. This was too happy.
"Hahaha, Chuchu, you're right. You really only know a little bit."
Xue Chuchu said nothing.
She began to doubt her own ability. She was obviously very strong, so why did she lose so quickly
Xue Yuantong set up the chessboard and asked:
"Are you coming again?"
She remembered Chuchu said she would only play one game.
Xue Chuchu didn't answer, but pushed the chess piece forward and took a step.
…
We had lunch in Xue Yuantong's kitchen.
The kitchen is not big. Apart from the earthen stove, the empty space is a bit small.
Three people were sitting around a square table, Aunt Gu and Hua Fengmei, one was serving rice and the other was serving dishes.
The kitchen was slightly warmer than outside because there was a stove. Jiang Ning used a little more of his magic power and the temperature in the room became a little higher.
Xue Yuantong took off her outer cotton jacket, revealing a little pink rabbit sweater. After being freed from the restraints, she would wait for dinner, which would allow her to display her full strength.
"Jiang Ning, you're closest to the door, help me put it on the bed."
Jiang Ning took the clothes, which still had some residual warmth on them, and went out to the next room with them.
Aunt Gu was carrying a large pot of food, which was filled with fragrance.
Xue Yuantong swallowed his saliva: "This is the fresh mutton my mother bought at the market this morning. It is cooked with mutton and Chinese cabbage vermicelli. It tastes really good!"
"Eat one bite in the middle of winter and you'll be warm all over!"
"Such a big pot, enough for all of us."
"There is also this winter bamboo shoots fried with bacon. This is the bacon my mother made. It is especially delicious when paired with winter bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots are even more fragrant than the bacon!"
Aunt Gu introduced each dish she served, which made Aunt Gu feel helpless:
"Okay, okay, your saliva is about to flow out."
"hey-hey."
Hua Fengmei served sweet potato porridge. The bowls in Xue Yuantong's house were made of stainless steel, double-layered insulated bowls. The sweet potato porridge would not get cold for a long time even in winter.
"These are the sweet potatoes that your Aunt Hua brought from the village. They are very sweet." Aunt Gu said.
Aunt Gu brought the steamed bun basket over again. Xue Yuantong scooped up a big steamed bun, but it was too hot and the bun jumped around in her hand.
Jiang Ning picked it up lightly and took the steamed bun.
"Jiang Ning, you stole my steamed bun. If you want to eat it, can't you just get it yourself?"
“Just robbed it.”
“Give it back to me!”
"Okay, here you go." Jiang Ning deliberately delayed for a few seconds. At this time, the steamed bun was not as hot as before, and Xue Yuantong easily took it in his hand.
When Aunt Gu saw the two people quarreling, she didn't stop them. She just smiled and passed Kuaizi over.
In the past, she and Xue Yuantong always felt a little miserable when they ate together, but now with one more person, the atmosphere became much more harmonious and lively, which was quite nice.
When Jiang Ning eats at Aunt Gu's house, he never follows the rule of "no talking while eating and no talking while sleeping". Sometimes they just talk together and he is actually very happy.
After chatting for a long time at the dinner table, Hua Fengmei asked, "Sister Gu, are you still working in that restaurant?"
When the two of them were cooking, they talked about other things and didn't talk much about work.
"No, I broke my hand when I fell off my bike and rested at home for a month. I haven't done it there since." Aunt Gu said.
"Falling? Is it serious? Why didn't you tell me?" Hua Fengmei asked with concern. They have been in a relationship for many years. If she knew, she would say she would go and see.
"It's okay, it will heal quickly and everything is normal now." Aunt Gu didn't say much about this. She just had to bear the pain herself and there was no need to make her friends worry.
And she recovered really quickly. When she went to the hospital for a check-up after the operation, the doctor was amazed at her recovery ability.
Hua Fengmei saw that Sister Gu seemed to be fine and was walking normally, so she thought she had just fallen slightly.
Xue Chuchu didn't speak while eating. She just ate silently and only ate the dishes in front of her. Xue Yuantong couldn't stand it:
"Chu Chu, you are too thin, why don't you eat more?"
"The reason why I am good at chess is because I eat a lot."
"Mom, get some meat for Chuchu!"
Aunt Gu also noticed it and took the initiative to serve a few pieces of mutton.
"No, Auntie, I can't finish it." Xue Chuchu refused. In fact, she really wanted to eat meat. Auntie Gu's cooking was delicious.
But when she and her mother came here, she only brought a bag of sweet potatoes. She was embarrassed to eat too much from other people's homes, as she would feel like she owed others.
My mother told me that Aunt Gu's family is not well off, and she works very hard in the city. They bought mutton and made these delicious dishes to entertain me today, and they have spent a lot of money.
"Why are you being so polite when you come to my aunt's house? When I was a child, I took Tongtong to your house and she ate your meals every day."
"Don't be polite with your auntie." Aunt Gu said kindly.
Xue Chuchu had no choice but to eat one piece, it was delicious.
Aunt Gu smiled.
Xue Yuantong picked up a piece of meat for Jiang Ning and placed it on his steamed bun:
"Jiang Ning, eat meat."
Aunt Gu saw this and said, "It's a pity that Jiang Ning didn't eat rice today."
Once during a meal, her daughter put some food on Jiang Ning's rice. Later, when there was not enough food left, her daughter took the food from Jiang Ning's bowl. Seeing this, she thought her daughter was too naive.
Fortunately it was Jiang Ning. If it was someone else, I'm afraid he would be disgusted.