Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 75: Child and Old Man Chess

In the afternoon, Xia Xiaohe and her brother were taken home, and this time their parents also came with them.

After staying for a few days, Xia Xiaohe's parents felt at ease. On the one hand, they were very grateful, but on the other hand, they did not become humble.

That self-respect comes from that commitment.

Before leaving, Xia Xiaohe's father sternly told his two children, "You must study hard and repay this kindness in the future! I won't give birth to an ungrateful child. If you don't study well, you won't be able to repay this kindness!"

Then, we officially started living together.

Li Xu is looking forward to the future life.

They don't have many relatives, and there are many vacant rooms in this huge villa. The aunts who work at home each have a room, so adding two more children who can get along well with each other is naturally not a problem, but will add some warmth and popularity.

Living in a stranger's home, with the other person fully covering all of my study and living expenses, with no relatives or friends, it feels like living under someone else's roof. Anyone would feel very nervous and uneasy...

Even someone like Lin Daiyu, who has some connection with the Jia family, would be like this, let alone Xia Xiaohe and his brother.

Although there is a promise to help Li Xu in the future, this emotion probably won't subside for a while.

Li Xu tried his best to consider the issue from the perspective of both of them.

I assigned a little bit of work to each of them...

Although there is a cleaning lady at home, the house is so big after all, and one person will always make some mistakes, so we let them be responsible for cleaning the study.

After this study was built, only his father went in a few times in the beginning. Later, it became like a decorative room. It was not until he was reborn that it was used more frequently.

The room is large enough to accommodate three people studying together without any problem.

There weren't many places that needed cleaning, and Li Xu did this just to make Xia Xiaohe feel less uneasy.

As for Xia Xiaomiao, it was okay. He was just asked to help clean the bookshelf occasionally.

After bringing the two children in, I spent the first few days helping them get familiar with the community, and then they both quickly got into the state of learning.

There are also some rumors.

Cousin Ye Ling heard it while she was teaching there, and mentioned it vaguely. Li Xu was speechless.

If no one interferes, the village environment won't change significantly in ten or twenty years, because the people will always be the same...

We have two children, one is a third-year junior high school student living in the countryside. In two years, she will be of marriageable age. Not to mention her academic performance, she is very cute.

As for that boy, I heard that he is a bit withdrawn and doesn't interact with others much. In short, he is not a likable child.

These two kids were inexplicably spotted by rich people from the city and sent to study in the big city.

That's what happened.

Outsiders don’t understand the various internal factors, so they say all kinds of things.

The darker and more dramatic the rumor, the more it spreads...

For example, some people said that the girl was sponsored by the child of a wealthy family in the city, and that was why the boy was sponsored. As for the boy, he was just a by-product.

There may also be a darker version.

After all, the two siblings...are living in someone else's house.

We are not related at all, what's the point?
Yes, what are you picturing?

If there really are such kind-hearted people, why is there no one to sponsor my child?
Of course, Ye Ling didn't tell him in such detail, and some of the content was inferred by Li Xu.

Naturally, some of these rumors would eventually reach the ears of the siblings' parents.

However, what made Li Xu feel relieved was that Xia Xiaohe's parents were very aware of the matter. When they called later, they just told the two children to study hard. It would be best if they didn't hear anything, but if they did hear anything, they shouldn't think about it.

During this period, I occasionally watched the show "Where Are We Going, Dad?" on TV. The experiences of Xia Xiaohe and Xia Xiaomiao were very similar to those of the rural teenagers moving to the city in "Where Are We Going, Dad?", but the difference was that this was a one-way, long-term transformation.

A metamorphosis that can change your life's destiny.

After a long time, Xia Xiaohe's parents were able to think this through clearly.

This is human nature. When faced with an opportunity that can truly change your destiny, you must grab it with all your might.

Another benefit of having Xia Xiaohe and the others is that I have someone to accompany me when studying English, so it doesn't get monotonous.

Naturally, the method of learning English was also handed over to them.

For the next few days, every morning, the three of us would climb up to the balcony of the villa, bring in a stereo, and play the poem over and over again, listening and repeating it, until we could read it blindly like a jingle...

Dad was still the same as always, occasionally coming home for dinner, but more often than not he was out on business trips, attending various drinking and dining parties...

That kind of life has nothing to do with him at the moment. His current task is to study, and every stage has its own things to do.

Every time Dad comes back, Xia Xiaohe and Xia Xiaomiao become noticeably more reserved...but they are much better when they are alone with me.

The following day, Li Xu took Xia Xiaomiao for a stroll in the community.

Turning to the stone table, the two old men Li Xu was familiar with were playing chess.

Li Xu and Xia Xiaomiao watched from the side for a while. At this time, one of the old men's phone rang. He picked up the phone, responded with a few "hmm" and "ah" sounds, and said to the other old man, "I have to go back to eat."

"What time is it?"

"No, my granddaughter is back today and it's her birthday."

"That's boring... Then go ahead."

There was no one here, and the old man looked at Li Xu again: "Have you improved your chess skills?"

"Well, we're basically standing still."

"Come, I'll give you a chariot and a horse." "Then I guess I still can't win..."

The old man was indeed addicted to chess. Even though Li Xu said so, the old man still invited him to play chess with him.

Even though he was given two big pieces, Li Xu had only been playing chess for so long that he was soon defeated. He looked up helplessly and said, "I'm not going to play anymore. I'm not going to play anymore. It's boring..."

"Isn't your brain as quick as a young man's? How come you can't even beat an old man like me? Are you a little stupid?"

The old man was not enjoying the game very much and grumbled a few words, expressing his dissatisfaction with Li Xu's low chess level.

Li Xu smiled dumbly and added a few flattering words: "It's mainly because your chess skills are so high."

"Practice hard, young people. Play less online games and play chess. It can improve your intelligence. Isn't that good?"

"Hehe... yes, yes."

Li Xu did not argue.

"Forget it, there's no point in playing with you, I'm going back..."

The old man stood up and was about to leave, but Xia Xiaomiao looked at him and suddenly said, "I'll play the next round with you."

Li Xu blinked and looked at Xia Xiaomiao with some surprise.

The old man looked a little strange: "How old are you? Can you play chess?"

Xia Xiaomiao didn't say much and quickly placed the chess pieces... Then he fixed his eyes on a chariot and a horse, raised his head to look at the old man, and took down the chariot and horse on that side.

The old man's eyebrows suddenly raised, and he snorted: "I, Old Han, have been playing chess for so many years, and no one has ever dared to give up a rook and a knight in front of me. Little kid, who are you from?"

As the old man spoke, he sat down again and gave the cart and horse back to Xia Xiaomiao.

Xia Xiaomiao remained silent.

"Hmph, rude..." the old man muttered, set up his chess pieces, and said to Xia Xiaomiao, "You go first."

Xia Xiaomiao was not polite either and started with the Immortal's Guidance.

"Heh, the immortal is pointing the way? You wouldn't dare to go this way if you don't have some skills." The old man wanted to teach Xia Xiaomiao a lesson, so he directly moved the cannon over and set it up on the route that the immortal was pointing the way.

Li Xu looked at the chess game with some curiosity.

He started playing chess relatively late, so naturally he was no match for the old man. But why did Xia Xiaomiao look like he was very good at chess?

Suddenly I remembered what Xia Xiaomiao said: his head didn't hurt until he was thinking hard, and I understood a little bit...

It is estimated that before he learned mathematics, he also used chess to relieve the pain in his brain.

Li Xu could only see the second move when watching chess. He would often see the piece being sent to the opponent's mouth for eating, but the opponent would think for a while and not eat it, but instead make another move that he could not understand.

I was speechless for a moment, and I didn't know how many steps they had taken.

Later, his attention was no longer on the chessboard. He just felt that the chess was played slower and slower. Li Xu saw that the old man was thinking for longer and longer periods of time, and his brows were furrowed deeper and deeper.

After playing for about half an hour, the old man took a deep breath and said, "I lost... Let's play another round!"

But Xia Xiaomiao shook her head gently, "Not coming."

The old man frowned and asked, "Why don't you come?"

Xia Xiaomiao said seriously, "Playing chess with you is boring... and you're too slow."

Li Xu couldn't help laughing.

The corners of the old man's mouth twitched slightly.

The old man naturally didn't take Xia Xiaomiao's words to heart. After all, Xia Xiaomiao was so young, and this level of inappropriate behavior could be attributed to the careless words of a child.

The old man was still very unhappy to be despised by a little kid.

"Hmph, I'm not in good shape today. I just played with another old man for a while. I'll play with you tomorrow." said the old man.

On the way back, after walking for a while, Li Xu asked, "When did you learn to play chess?"

"Last year."

"Haha, how's that old man doing?"

Xia Xiaomiao shook her head: "It's not very good. I don't want to play with him."

"Uh……"

Xia Xiaomiao lowered her head and said seriously, "He said bad things about you, and I want to teach him a lesson."

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, blinked, and then actually laughed happily.

"This... isn't right."

Xia Xiaomiao raised her head and looked at Li Xu with some uneasiness.

"Hmm... let's set some rules next time. For example, we have to make the next move within ten seconds, or the total thinking time for each person cannot exceed a certain number of minutes."

"If we don't put some pressure on him... how can we waste the old man's time?" Li Xu smiled happily.

Xia Xiaomiao was stunned for a moment, "Oh!"

Seeing Li Xu smiling happily, Xia Xiaomiao also smiled and quickly followed.

He likes it here.

(End of this chapter)