A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

The old man and the young man chatted and gradually became acquainted.

Su Fan was naturally outgoing, and in no time he became friends with Grandpa Lin.

After breakfast, the two strolled back slowly.

As they approached the door, Grandpa Lin suddenly asked, "Do you know how to play chess?"

"What chess?" Su Fan asked.

"Which do you play: chess or Go?"

"I know a bit about everything."

"I didn't realize you had such a wide range of interests."

"I thought, 'It's always good to have more skills,' and I was thinking, what if I run into an old man in the alley someday? Maybe I can use this to get to know him better?"

These words amused Grandpa Lin: "If I didn't know your background, I would have suspected that you deliberately came to get close to me."

"Look at what you're saying, you're not some young lady, why would I bother rubbing against you?"

There's a certain charm to being old.

Su Fan said with a serious expression, "Uncle Lin, I'm not into that kind of thing."

"Get lost."

The two chatted and laughed until they reached the door.

"Come on," Grandpa Lin beckoned, "play a couple of rounds with me."

"Where?"

"Come to my house."

So, Su Fan followed him into Grandpa Lin's courtyard.

In the courtyard, there was a stone table with a chessboard carved directly onto the large blue stone.

The two were playing chess.

Su Fan had the idea to tease the old man, so he quietly opened his phone, downloaded a chess app, and even switched it to master mode.

After setting up the chess pieces, Grandpa Lin noticed that Su Fan was still holding his phone and said with displeasure, "You kid, can't you be serious? You're playing chess with me, and you're still fiddling with this crappy phone."

"I'll check the news while I'm at it, so it won't interfere with my chess game."

"Don't make excuses if you lose later."

"Don't worry, I'm quite knowledgeable about this."

"So, you're looking down on me?"

"No way, I just have a habit of watching the morning news."

Grandpa Lin snorted, "You first, or me first?"

"Red first, black second, Uncle Lin, you go first."

"Don't say I took advantage of you later."

As he spoke, Grandpa Lin launched into a fierce attack.

On his phone, Su Fan copied Grandpa Lin's moves exactly, then calmly placed the corresponding piece on the chessboard after reading the software's response.

At first, Grandpa Lin played chess quite quickly.

Su Fan was quick, making his move decisively and without hesitation.

But as the game progressed, Grandpa Lin gradually fell into deep thought and slowed down his pace.

Meanwhile, Su Fan continued scrolling through his phone, making every move clean and efficient, while forcing Grandpa Lin to think for a long time before taking each step.

After one round, the result was unsurprising: Su Fan won.

"I didn't expect you to actually have some skills. That was just a warm-up. Now, I'm going to get serious."

Upon hearing this, Su Fan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Grandpa Lin glared at him.

Su Fan made an excuse, saying, "I wasn't laughing at anything. I just saw a joke and couldn't help myself."

"What joke?"

"Once upon a time, there was a eunuch." Su Fan finished speaking and then shut his mouth.

Grandpa Lin waited for the rest of the story, but after a long time, Su Fan remained silent.

He couldn't help but urge, "What's next?"

That's all.

Grandpa Lin didn't react for a moment and retorted, "It's gone down there, what are you laughing at?"

"Just because it's not mine doesn't mean I can't laugh!"

Grandpa Lin then realized what he meant: "Oh, you little rascal, you were just teasing me about eunuchs, weren't you?"

Su Fan laid out the chess pieces and said, "Uncle Lin, don't worry about the details. Come on, let's play another game."

So the two of them set up their battle formation again.

As usual, Grandpa Lin went first, while Su Fan played on his phone and made his moves.

In this round, Grandpa Lin scratched his head and racked his brains, but in the end, Su Fan won another game.

For three consecutive games, Su Fan was scrolling through his phone with one hand while playing chess with the other.

Now, Grandpa Lin started to have some doubts.

He considered himself a skilled chess player, but this kid in front of him could play against him while playing on his phone, and what's worse, he still managed to beat him.

After three rounds, Su Fan stood up and said, "Uncle Lin, let's call it a day. I should head back now."

Grandpa Lin stopped him abruptly: "No! You're not allowed to go anywhere."

Why?

"You promised to play chess with me, but why are you leaving right at the beginning?"

"Uncle Lin, it's been almost three hours. If it rains any longer, it'll be lunchtime."

"I'll arrange the meal for you. Your task today is to play chess with me."

Su Fan had no choice but to sit down again and play with the old man.

This time, he put his phone away.

Upon seeing this, Grandpa Lin's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

In his opinion, Su Fan could beat him even while playing on his phone, so what would happen if Su Fan took the phone away and got serious?

However, despite using all his skills, Su Fan failed to win this round.

Su Fan silently sighed to himself, "Sure enough, your grandpa is still your grandpa!"

But Grandpa Lin didn't think so. He insisted that Su Fan had deliberately let him win.

"You little brat, are you trying to fool this old man?"

"Uncle Lin, why do you say that?"

"You can keep up with me even when you're on your phone, but you can't do it once you put your phone down. Let me tell you, if you dare to brush me off again, don't even think about going home tonight."

Su Fan started making things up: "Uncle Lin, you've wronged me. I have a congenital condition that requires me to multitask to maximize my potential. If I focus on just one thing, my skills will only be half of what they are normally."

Grandpa Lin thought to himself, "This must be what they call a genius, right? No wonder that guy from Longhu Mountain took him as his apprentice."

Thinking this to himself, Grandpa Lin said aloud, "Then you can keep holding your phone, scrolling through it while playing with me."

Helpless, Su Fan could only take out his phone again and silently open the chess software.

As expected, Su Fan won again.

But Grandpa Lin showed no intention of letting him go.

Su Fan thought to himself, "Damn it, I was careless. This old man is sticking to me. I can't keep winning. If I win again, he'll get really angry. But I can't lose too obviously either. If I lose so blatantly like before, he'll definitely think I was throwing the game."

So, Su Fan began his performance.

Without making a sound, he changed the difficulty of the mobile app from Master Mode to Hard Mode.

As a result, the two players then engaged in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

After several rounds of back-and-forth battles, in the end, Grandpa Lin narrowly won a round.

This time, Grandpa Lin was overjoyed: "Great! Come on, let's play another round!"

"Uncle Lin, are you still playing?" Su Fan was on the verge of tears.

"I already told you, I'll take care of lunch for you, so you can just relax and have fun."

Su Fan had no choice but to continue placing the chess pieces.

Then, three more games were played.

Although Su Fan won one game, it was a narrow victory. He lost the remaining two games to Grandpa Lin.

"That felt great! I haven't felt this good in ages!"

Just as Su Fan was about to get up and slip away, Grandpa Lin said again, "What's the rush? I'll arrange the meal right away."

Before Su Fan could speak, Grandpa Lin had already picked up his phone, made a call, and ordered a few dishes.

Not long after, the food was delivered.