Jian Wanhong and Yao Jingfang watched the young man, whose posture remained as straight as a pine even as he bent his head over the chessboard, and had to admit that despite being roughly the same age, their own son simply could not compare.
He spoke eloquently, offered sound advice, and got things done!
He was practically flawless from every angle.
It was hard to find a single fault with him!
Their elder brother and sister-in-law really had found themselves an excellent son-in-law!
Mu Yalan felt the corners of her mouth lifting uncontrollably and hurriedly composed her expression, but she still could not suppress her pride. She might not have a son, but she had an unrivaled son-in-law!
A son-in-law counted as half a son, and this half-son was several times better than her younger brother-in-law's Wenzhe, with room to spare.
And that would go a long way toward determining who would inherit the Jian Family's vast political resources.
Jian Yuhua noticed the flash of pride on her sister-in-law's face and inevitably felt a pang of envy and jealousy. If Sisi brought her a son-in-law like him someday, she would surely wake up laughing from her dreams!
"Check!" Zhou Yi was respectful in manner but merciless with his moves. A cannon behind a horse secured his victory in the first game.
Bai Haoxuan secretly shot his brother-in-law a meaningful look. You're doing this wrong! You have to let him win, understand? Winning isn't the point. You need to make the old man happy!
Zhou Yi returned his look without betraying a thing. Do I need you to teach me? Everything's under control.
"Another game." Old Master Jian was not quite ready to accept defeat. He had clearly held the advantage, yet his opponent had played dirty and sprung a sneak