……Eh?

Sun Yi was a little confused for a moment, so much so that he subconsciously wanted to ask Liu Yu to repeat it - but he held back the words when they came to his lips.

This... is this an agreement?
Just agreed to it? ! ! !
Last time during the Chinese New Year, I felt that they were lukewarm towards me...

My grades last year were worse than the year before, but I still agreed?!

For a moment, Sun Yi didn't know how to react!
But just when he was at a loss, his girlfriend helped him break the awkward situation - but her method was quite lame.

Because Liu Yuhong himself was also confused!

"……dad?"

The little bird was so surprised that his eyes widened:
"You, you actually agreed directly?!"

"Ok!"

Liu Yu nodded:

"Why? Don't you want to get married?"

"Ah no no no! I think about it, I think about it!"

Liu Yuhong shook his head frantically at first, and then immediately nodded repeatedly, as if he was afraid that his father would suddenly change his mind.

"That's it!"

Liu Yu smiled and then looked at Sun Yi:

"So, Xiaosun, do you have any opinion?

"No uncle!"

Sun Yi quickly responded, but after thinking for two seconds, he immediately continued:

"Don't worry! After we get married, I will definitely cherish Yu Hong and treat her well in everything!
"Also...I will continue to work hard on my grades!

"I know that my results in various competitions over the past year were not ideal, and I am not worthy of Yu Hong, but I will definitely continue to strive for the World Championship..."

"alright!"

Hearing this, Liu Yu interrupted with a smile:
"You should be nice to Yu Hong, but don't put too much pressure on your grades!

"If I really cared so much about grades, I wouldn't have nodded so quickly."

"what……"

Hearing this, Sun Yi was a little confused.

According to his experience and some of Yu Qingguang's judgments, it was probably difficult for Liu Yu and Guo Feng to be satisfied with him before.

On the one hand, it is because of his education and family background, and on the other hand, it is probably because of his grades.

After all, for adult men, "career" is the most important evaluation in their overall social evaluation.

For chess players, performance is the most concentrated reflection of their "career".

result……

Now Liu Yu says that he doesn’t care about grades?

Seeing Sun Yi's obvious confusion, Liu Yu guessed what was going on and couldn't help but continue:
"Xiao Sun, let me be honest with you!

"In fact, when you and Yu Hong first started dating, your aunt and I were not very optimistic about it.

"In our eyes at that time, you were just a young boy, and a young boy whose academic performance was not very outstanding!
"Although you and Yu Hong have always had a good relationship and have never even had a quarrel, we are both...

"You could say I was a little nervous."

"Dad! Didn't I tell you that Sun Yi..."

“Hey, hey, hey!

"You haven't even officially married yet, so stop being so ungrateful!

"Listen to me!"

Seeing that his little girl was about to speak up for the "outsider", Liu Yu quickly stopped and then continued to look at Sun Yi and said:
"But... you have indeed made a lot of progress in the past year."

progress……

a lot of?

Hearing this, Monkey King scratched his head subconsciously and said rather embarrassedly:

"That... Uncle, you are too kind!

“Last year, apart from winning a few more games in the Nongshim Cup, my other results might not be as good as the year before.

"Even [Yixian] was lost in the end..."

Others say "thank you for your praise" is a humble word, but Monkey King's "thank you for your praise" here comes from the bottom of his heart.

He didn't know whether Liu Yu had made a mistake in his results or was trying to discount his results last year, but in his opinion, it was what it was and he had to correct it first.

However, Liu Yu did not think there was anything wrong with what he said:
"Xiao Sun, that's not the case. Progress... can't be seen just from grades."

"Eh?"

"Well...your aunt and I have been teaching in middle school, so we know this very well."

Liu Yu glanced at his wife and began to explain slowly:
“Performance is actually mixed with various accidental factors.

“It’s normal to do well or poorly on an exam once in a while.

“But hard work and maturity can’t deceive anyone.

"If we deny a student who is studying hard using the right method just because he did not do well in two or three exams, then we as teachers would be derelict in our duty!"

Hearing this, Sun Yi blinked and couldn't help but continue to ask:

"You mean..."

Liu Yu smiled and replied:

“Xiao Sun, I am at least the father of a women’s world champion!

"Don't you think I can't see... that your chess skills have been improving over the past year?

"And what's even more commendable is that your aunt and I both feel that you have really matured a lot."

"Mature?"

"correct."

Liu Yu nodded:

"Last year, your aunt and I both felt that, in terms of conditions, you were pretty good - after all, if you could make it to the top ten in the world, your income wouldn't be bad.

“But what we are more worried about is what will happen after you and Yu Hong retire from the front line.

"I often remind Yu Hong that athletes are young and should think about their future while they are still young.

"As for you, you were so irritable at the time. Your aunt and I were quite worried about whether you could adapt to other life conditions after retiring from the front line - especially since you didn't have much education."

"what……"

Hearing this, Monkey King's cheeks couldn't help but turn red.

With only a junior high school education, he felt a little embarrassed when his two future parents-in-law, who were teachers, pointed out his weak points.

But now Liu Yu didn't seem to care much about this matter, and continued speaking naturally:
"But what surprised and comforted us was that, although you didn't achieve a breakthrough in your performance over the past year, your chess skills have continued to improve, and you have also matured a lot.

“Especially since you unexpectedly lost the Changqi Cup, things have been really bad in every aspect.

"I met Rui Zhao with a knife in the Masters Tournament, Liu Shixian who played in advance in the Nongshim Cup, and Liu Shixian blocked me from the finals of the LIG Cup again. Lei Qi also took away the title in the three-game chess match between the Immortals...

"And when I saw that you actually drew Park Min-yeol, who was in great form, in the Lily Cup in your dream, and was eliminated in the first round, I felt really sorry for my future son-in-law!"

"what……

"That time, I was not in a good mood! I left without even collecting the chess pieces...

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

"It's just a small matter!"

Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand:

"In fact, if you really had no emotion at all at that time, I would have suspected that you were a robot!
“When facing failure, people will have ups and downs in their mentality. The key lies in the attitude shown after failure.

“Indeed, you didn’t seem to have made any breakthroughs in your performance over the past year, but your aunt and I could see that after losing again and again, you quickly cheered up and maintained a high level in subsequent competitions!

“Just like right now, although everyone is paying attention to Rui Zhao’s five consecutive wins to lead the team into the upper half, didn’t you also win five consecutive games after the Lily Cup in your dream to keep the team’s position in the upper half?

"Including today's game against Lin Ruixin, which was won beautifully!"

"Actually, it's mainly because Lin Ruixin's performance was average..."

Sun Yi subconsciously said this to himself modestly, but when he heard that his efforts over the past year or so were recognized and understood, Sun Yi still felt a warm feeling in his heart.

As for this self-deprecating statement, Liu Yu did not spend any more words to correct it, and just continued speaking:

"Xiao Sun, I can say this: most people will experience various setbacks and failures in their lives.

"Like your aunt and I, we have taught so many students in the past thirty years. Although some of them have had smooth sailing, many of them have had their own setbacks.

"Even your junior sister who has been promoted to the professional level for less than three years and has already become a top star in our Chinese sports world, I have also witnessed her various failures, controversies and rhythms in the process - you should also know this.

“In the face of failure, being able to maintain a positive attitude, constantly cheering yourself up, and then working harder than ever to face a new life is the most fundamental strength of a person.

“This is the most valuable thing you have shown us over the past year.

“That’s why your aunt and I feel that even if you two retire from your careers, you will definitely be able to adapt to the new environment and manage your life well with Yu Hong!
"Xiao Sun, you are already very mature and outstanding now! You must have this confidence!

“Even if there are no breakthrough results temporarily or even in the end, this…

"Nothing will change." (End of this chapter)

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