After lunch, Mother Li took Li Xia out to buy groceries.
Meanwhile, Gu Mingxuan... stayed home alone with Father Li.
The two men sat face-to-face at the table, neither saying a word.
Anyone with experience understood just how awkward this situation was for two men who were not very familiar with each other and whose positions were rather delicate.
But Gu Mingxuan had to be the one to break the deadlock. Otherwise, Father Li would definitely be dissatisfied with him.
"Uncle."
Gu Mingxuan spoke up. "Do you play Chinese chess?"
"Hm?"
That immediately caught Father Li's attention.
"I do... You want to play chess with me?"
Father Li looked unimpressed.
Every day, he went out to brag with his old comrades, and most of that bragging took place over a chessboard.
People of his generation had a particular fondness for Chinese chess.
If two elderly men played chess by the roadside, a crowd of old men would soon gather around to watch.
Men were boys until the day they died. Every generation had its own obsessions.
Sure enough, Gu Mingxuan had guessed right.
Not only did Father Li know how to play Chinese chess, he even had a set at home.
Although Gu Mingxuan was not interested in the game.
He understood the rules of Chinese chess very well.
As long as he understood the rules, it was a simple game to him.
Of course, except for online games...
For some reason, despite being a genius with computers, he knew nothing about online games. He simply could not achieve the smooth technical prowess Luo Ye and Su Baizhou had.
But Chinese chess was different. It required no mechanical skill, only brains.
Soon, the chessboard was set up.
In the first game, Gu Mingxuan respectfully took the loss.
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