I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 136 Superior Skills

"Good move! That's a great move!"

In the tea room, both sides of the chessboard were surrounded by spectators, and the old man of the Su family couldn't help but shout out.

Zhou Guochao and Shen Zhuang were originally drinking tea and chatting, but after being called out by him, they became interested and stood up and moved to the chessboard. Shen Lanxi and Shen Qingyu consciously made way for them.

The chess game was fiercely fought, with both sides evenly matched.

At first glance, this is indeed the case, but if you think about it carefully...

Shen Zhuang looked at Shen Guiling calmly.

"Hiss~" The old man of the Zhou family took a cold breath. He was a chess fanatic and had been playing chess for decades. He could tell something was wrong at a glance.

This evenly matched force is not achieved through fighting, but through playing.

Zhou Guochao looked at Shen Guiling with a strange expression, unable to believe it. This kid actually gave his grandson chess advice?!

The casualties on both sides were identical. The fight was so intense that only three commanders remained, unable to escape. Zhou Guochao waved his hand and said, "Alright, it's a draw."

Zhou Yanheng's face was not in good spirits. In fact, by the second half of the game, he had already realized that he was being led by his opponent. He tried many ways to break the deadlock, but his opponent was like a bottomless vortex that always enveloped him. No matter what piece he captured Shen Guiling, Shen Guiling would always capture it back with the next move.

This play was a blatant insult, but what Zhou Yanheng couldn't stand the most was that this guy actually pretended to be self-taught. How could someone learn to this level through self-study? An innate chess master's body?

Seeing that Zhou Yanheng still wanted to go down, Zhou Guochao patted his shoulder gently and said, "Heng, that's enough."

Zhou Yanheng resisted the urge to overturn the table, tried to regulate his breathing, and slowly lowered his hand back to its original position.

"I lost."

Shen Guiling's expression was normal, with a gentle, calm expression in the corners of his eyes. "I didn't win either. It was a draw."

The winner of a chess game is determined by the situation, not by words.

Zhou Yanheng raised his eyelids slightly and finally began to look the opponent in front of him squarely.

He didn't even have the qualifications to admit defeat in this game. The opponent had the final say on winning or losing. How could Shen Guiling be winning? She was clearly trying to crush his mentality.

Zhou Yanheng's scrutinizing gaze was as sharp as a knife, but Shen Guiling did not react at all.

Although the old man of the Su family is a bad chess player, he is a bystander and can see things clearly. Just now, Shen Guiling set up a game and took down Zhou Yanheng's cannon and horse. His mind must have been very smart, otherwise he would not have been able to help but shout.

Su Jingliu pretended to casually wipe the pipe in his hand and gently patted Shen Guiling's shoulder, "Young people are really formidable."

Shen Zhuang was very satisfied with Shen Guiling's performance, but since the Shen family was hosting the party today, he couldn't ignore the others. He laughed heartily and turned to look at Zhou Yanheng, "Ah Heng, you underestimated us, didn't you?"

Zhou Yanheng's eyelids curved slightly, a knife-like look buried in his eyes. "I'm convinced." After saying this, he feigned helplessness and looked at Zhou Guochao. "Grandpa, it's all your fault for being so confident. I'm so embarrassed!"

For a moment, the atmosphere in the tea room became much more joyful.

Shen Mianzhi immediately comforted him, "Brother Aheng, you are just as good as Brother Aling, isn't it a draw?"

Zhou Yanheng's mouth stiffened slightly, then he smiled again.

Only Shen Mianzhi and Fu Suer truly believed it was a draw, but Fu Suer was concerned about something else. She raised her hand and said, "Grandpa, if it's a draw, how do we calculate the bet? Does that mean we all lose?"

Only then did everyone remember that there was a prize.

Shen Zhuang thought for a moment and said, "Since it's a tie, the prize goes to Ah Ling and Ah Heng."

Shen Lanxi saw things more deeply than others. Shen Guiling not only slapped Zhou Yanheng in the face, but also took away everyone's gamble. The key was to keep a low profile.

Shen Qingyu was speechless. He wanted to take the opportunity to make some money, but he didn't expect to lose everything.

Shen Zhi stepped forward to count the prizes. Shen Zhuang had made an agreement beforehand, so the younger generation didn't dare to bet much. But with Yao Li and the old man of the Su family around, any one of their hands would not be a small number.

In the end, Su Jingliu's turquoise bracelet was given to Shen Guiling, and Yao Li's high-end crocodile watch was given to Zhou Yanheng.

Seeing the youngster's miserable appearance, Shen Zhuang was actually amused. "What? Did they all lose?"

Shen Zhi, "Not really, Miss Jiang didn't place any bets."

"Yeah!" Shen Zhuang took the opportunity to praise him. "That's right. Gambling has winners and losers. If you don't want to lose, you can't rely on luck. Where's she?"

Shen Qingyu said unhappily, "You have to force yourself to praise me for this? How can that little brat be so aware? She just has no money. Grandpa, don't forget that you just deducted her pocket money. Let me tell you, that little brat is like a money-grubber. If you deduct her money, she will definitely be angry and won't want to talk to you anymore."

"Who said that? Shen Qingyu, if you cricket behind others' backs, you will be cricketed in return."

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Huashan ran in like the wind, "Grandpa~"

Shen Zhuang's eyes lit up. He had never seen such a ginger flower dress before. She wore jeans, a white T-shirt and a baseball cap. Compared with the exquisite white, pink and floral dresses in the past, this one had more youthful tension.

Shen Qingyu knocked on her hat brim in dissatisfaction, "Who are you calling Shen Qingyu? You're so disrespectful?"

"Who are you teaching a lesson to?" Shen Zhuang raised his hand and hit Shen Qingyu on the head with his crutch.

“…” Shen Qingyu was suddenly speechless.

After a while, the steward came in to announce that lunch was ready. The aunt in the main hall directly pushed open the twelve rosewood doors with flowers and birds in the hall, and the tea room and the main hall were instantly merged into one.

Shen Zhuang acted like a host, looking at everyone cheerfully, "Let's go, let's eat."

The three heads of the Zhou, Su and Yao families walked side by side with Shen Zhuang in front, and the other young people followed behind in groups of two or three.

While they were sitting at the table, Fu Sui'er grabbed Jiang Huashan's shoulders and whispered in her ear, "Shanshan, when we were playing chess just now, I saw the Yao family's steward's phone ring. I didn't dare follow him when he went out, but I listened to you and wrote down the time he rang and when he came back."

Jiang Huashan raised her eyes and glanced at the manager of the Yao family. Originally, she was just trying to save the situation, but could it be that she really got lucky?

If the time when the Yao family manager answered the phone matched exactly with the time she dialed, wouldn't that mean she could target one of the diamond members?

Things were going so smoothly that Jiang Huashan suddenly felt it was unreal.

"You two, why are you whispering so much?"

Jiang Huashan and Fu Sui'er looked up at the same time, only to find that all the younger generations had stood up with their cups, except for the two of them. They quickly jumped up and picked up the milk on the table.

Shen Zhuang didn't blame him, but turned to look at the old men beside him and said, "Come on, everyone come together."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all.

"Okay, sit down. Today is a family dinner, so don't be restrained. You are of similar age and classmates, so you should have a lot to talk about. Don't bother with us old guys, just speak freely."

After Shen Zhuang finished speaking, Jiang Huashan and Fu Sui'er continued whispering to each other. They didn't know how they could have so much to say, but they kept talking non-stop.

In comparison, the others seemed very indifferent. They each looked at the dishes in front of them and had no intention of speaking.

Shen Mianzhi felt a little embarrassed and at a loss. She wanted to join Jiang Huashan and Fu Sui'er but was afraid of being rejected.

Zhou Yanheng saw through her thoughts and leaned slightly to the side. "Zhizhi, do you eat crabs?"

Shen Mianzhi was still struggling with her thoughts, but she didn't expect Zhou Yanheng to suddenly speak to her. She nodded a little embarrassedly and said, "Eat."

Zhou Yanheng nodded, picked out a large, plump female crab, and handed it to the aunt behind him. The aunt quickly took it, and a moment later, a clearly disassembled hairy crab was brought up intact.

"Eat."

Zhou Yanheng took the plate and handed it to Shen Mianzhi with a gentle tone.

Shen Mianzhi was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhou Yanheng again with gratitude in her eyes. From childhood to adulthood, besides her father, he was the only person who could understand her little emotions.

"Thank you."

Shen Mianzhi took the porcelain plate, picked up the silver spoon, and after taking a sip, she felt her heart pounding.

She didn't dare look at Zhou Yanheng, her head lowered so low that it was almost buried in the bowl.

Zhou Yanheng seemed to be amused and poured her some milk.

Although Jiang Huashan was talking to Fu Suier, she had actually been paying attention to the situation between the two of them. Others didn't know, but she was very clear about Zhou Yanheng's bad behavior.

In fact, he didn't like Shen Mianzhi at all. Fourteen years old had no appeal to Zhou Yanheng at all. All the kindness he showed to Shen Mianzhi now was actually just teasing her as a plaything.

Zhou Yanheng was best at weaving webs, and he especially enjoyed watching his prey struggle in pain in his webs.

Jiang Huashan withdrew her gaze indifferently and told herself in her heart not to meddle in other people's business.

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