Talulah, I'm still a child.

"Damn! All of them are pairs of little sevens!"

"Pong! Self-draw, four of a kind!"

"Heavenly Hand ~ Nine-Linked Lanterns ~"

After being thoroughly thrashed by the little fox for several rounds, Swire and Hoshiguma were dumbfounded. Wei Yanwu almost dropped his pipe. They finally gained a basic understanding of Mei Xue's luck in cards.

As for cheating? It's not that I didn't suspect it, but Mei Xue was wearing short sleeves, and Wei Yanwu's swordsmanship is top-notch even in the Great Yan Dynasty. His martial arts are superb. If he couldn't even see that someone was cheating, that would be truly shameful. (ps: Although Wei Yanwu's swordsmanship is much better than Chen Huijie's, in the setting book, this guy uses a revolver, and the caliber is not small.)

"Is this what a born card player is like?"

Even the Rat King's lips twitched uncontrollably, as did Lin Yuxia's. Unlike the other onlookers, she had been standing behind Mei Xue the whole time, so she had the clearest view of Mei Xue's hand. It was precisely because she could see it so clearly that she found it unbelievable. In fact, this little fox, who was sitting firmly in the dealer's position, could have directly called for a perfect hand every time he dealt cards, but considering the gaming experience of the other three people, he was even willing to make a few more melds and a few more kongs. Seriously, Lin Yuxia was devastated.

"I have this feeling that I never want to play mahjong again in my life."

Wei Yanwu took a drag, then forced back his tears. After all, he was the dignified Governor of Longmen; he couldn't cry. Although it was embarrassing, his wife and the younger generation were watching, not to mention this dead rat (Rat King: Don't mention it).

"It's better if you don't play, so you won't go out fooling around every day."

Wen Yue rolled her eyes at her husband, then glanced at the dishes on the table.

All the dishes were ready, and all that was left was to wait for the cake to arrive before we could eat. But for some reason, Wen Yue felt uneasy. It wasn't that she was worried that Cecilia's cake was bad, but rather that the cake had been sent out half an hour ago, so why hadn't it arrived yet?

Fumizuki remembered that when she placed the order, she specifically requested that it be delivered as soon as possible, and Felia even said that she would arrange the fastest delivery... Wait a minute, the fastest delivery? Which logistics company in Lungmen is the fastest for door-to-door delivery?

"Beep, Mr. Poetry! Something terrible has happened! Those guys from Penguin Logistics are fighting with someone again, and it seems like they're... fighting over a piece of cake?"

Because it was Swire's turn to work the night shift, her walkie-talkie needed to be kept on at all times. However, no matter how many times she heard the title "Swire Sir," it still annoyed her. Swire was so angry that her tail was standing on end. She was already in a bad mood because she had lost several times, and she wanted to grab the walkie-talkie and yell at it.

But when she saw Mei Xue sitting next to her, Shi Huaiya's anger dissipated a lot. She didn't know why, although she was still a little angry, she wasn't about to explode. She could only reply helplessly.

"What trouble have they caused? And how many times have I told you to just call me Officer Swire? My name is Swire, but my surname isn't Swire!"

Swire, it sounds like a very Da Yan style name and sounds nice, but Swire is not actually a Da Yan person. Her grandparents were from Victoria, so her full name is actually Beatrice Swire. Going back, she can be considered an old Victorian of the Plain Yellow Banner.

The officer on the other end of the walkie-talkie realized that he had just used one of the titles that Swire disliked the most, and before he could figure out how to apologize, Swire's gentle attitude had caught him off guard.

"Um... okay, Officer Swire, it seems there's nothing too serious at the moment. The other side doesn't have many people, and the Penguin Logistics people have already taken care of it."

Is there anything wrong with the cake?

Wen Yue interjected, and the police officer on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment before recognizing the voice. Combining this with the fact that it was Chen Huijie's birthday today, he instantly guessed the gist of it.

"It's alright, the cake should be intact. The brothers can handle the rest. Sir, you should get some rest. Please also convey our best wishes to Commander Chen for a happy birthday."

"Tch... What's there to say? I'm another year older and still no one wants me. I've been single for so long, I'll just keep doing this even if I'm not careful."

Although it was Chen Huijie's birthday, Swire couldn't help but say it. That's how the two of them get along; one of them is more sarcastic than the other. But with Xingxiong and Meixue around, she couldn't just swear. Luckily, everyone around was an acquaintance, otherwise what she said earlier would have been inappropriate.

"It's as if you're not single yourself."

Chen Huijie retorted, then peeled the apple and handed it to Mei Xue. Shi Huaiya still looked somewhat unconvinced.

"That's now. I used to have a lot of suitors, but I didn't care about them!"

"When you say you're being pursued by many people, are you referring to the incident where someone mixed up your and Alina's lockers, stuffed them with a bunch of gifts and love letters, and then came back to ask you for them back?"

After all, they had basically gone to the same school since childhood, so how could Chen Huijie not know about Swire's situation? It's just that Swire thought she had forgotten.

Actually, it was a mix-up. Swire and Alina's lockers were next to each other, and she made a mistake by taking the wrong keys. So she simply swapped them for one day. As it turned out, the next day was Valentine's Day. Alina, who was the school beauty, known for her gentleness and kindness, and was also shrewd, capable, and from a commoner background, naturally received a lot of attention.

On the contrary, Swire, a young lady from a noble family, often clashed and even argued with Chen Huijie, so she didn't give off a nearly as good impression as Alina.

"Sisters are enough. Don't fool yourself. Saying you have suitors is like Si Chong saying he can still grow taller."

"Isn't that the truth? You thought he wanted to confess his feelings to you, but his 'move aside, you're blocking my way' was the real joke."

Seeing her two older sisters making a ruckus, Mei Xue couldn't help but laugh. Lin Yuxia and Talulah were the first to notice her smile and felt exceptionally happy.

The little fox's smile was so infectious that Wei Yanwu, the Rat King, and the others couldn't help but laugh along. Of course, they weren't laughing at the dark history that Chen Huijie and Shi Huaiya were revealing to each other; they just found the way these two rivals got along quite amusing.

"Looks like the cake won't be delivered anytime soon. How about Commander Wei plays a few more rounds with everyone?"

Seeing Wei Yanwu laughing so happily, Swire decided to have Mei Xue find some fun for him. Anyway, Wei Yanwu prided himself on his card skills, but now... well, hehe.

"No, no, I'm a little tired. Let's switch. Lao Lin, you take over."

"I don't know how to play mahjong, haha, but I can play chess."

(Don't pretend you don't know what you're planning!)

Hearing his old friend's shamelessness, Wei Yanwu couldn't help but roll his eyes. How could the Rat King, who had lived for so long, not even know how to play mahjong? Who did he, Wei Yanwu, play with three days ago? Was it the Rat King's half-brother?

To put it bluntly, the Rat King realized that Mei Xue's luck was unreasonable and wanted to avoid games like mahjong where luck could be used to cheat. He wanted to prove himself by playing chess, since both chess and Go are fair games and there's no way to cheat by luck. It's all about who can calculate the best.

Moreover, this old guy really likes Mei Xue and is eager to prove how good he is at chess in front of the little fox, so he can get some of the little fox's envious and admiring looks, and also take the opportunity to mock Wei Yanwu.

"Playing chess...Does Mei Xue know how to play chess?"

Talulah looked at Mei Xue. The fact that the little fox could play mahjong was already beyond everyone's expectations, but after thinking about it, Mei Xue shook her head.

"I'm not very good at it, but I can give it a try. However, I always make random moves when I play chess."

When it comes to chess, the second son of the Sui family is now the number one chess player in the Great Yan Dynasty. Although he was taught by Mei Xue, the little fox doesn't think he's very good at chess. He always plays chess randomly, without any chess rules or strategies.

Looking at the Rat King's confident demeanor, Talulah could imagine that if he really won, he would probably keep the fact that Wei Yanwu had been beaten four times in a row by Mei Xue in mahjong as a joke. However, when Talulah looked at Mei Xue, she also had an inexplicable confidence, as if... the little fox had no chance of losing.

So Wen Yue brought over a chessboard. Chen Huijie's house often had these, since everyone would get together every now and then. Wei Yanwu and the Rat King often couldn't get a place to play mahjong, so playing chess became an activity just for the two of them.

"Alright then, Mei Xue, I'll let you go first, and then give you a rook, a knight, and a cannon!"

Perhaps due to overconfidence, the Rat King chose to let Mei Xue win, not wanting to win too easily, otherwise the little fox would cry.

Of course, he would soon understand what Mei Xue's power meant.

New World 9. Plum Snow Who Doesn't Grow Tall

"..."

"..."

An old woman and a young girl stared at each other. After glancing at the chessboard in front of her, Mei Xue put down the half-eaten apple in her hand and spoke with a hint of uncertainty in her tone.

"Um, Grandpa Lin, how about I give you a few pieces as a handicap?"

(What use are you now?)

Everyone couldn't help but roar inwardly, and the Rat King was beginning to question his existence.

In the first game, he could save face by saying that he had given Mei Xue a rook, horse, and cannon, so that losing wouldn't be shameful. Then he could win back in the second game.

In the second game, perhaps because he was busy getting food, the little fox simply used his tail to play chess.

But what he was doing wasn't playing chess at all; it was practically whipping the Rat King's face with his tail, making a loud, resounding thud. From beginning to end, Mei Xue had only lost three pieces, while the Rat King only had one general left. And yet the little fox was saying those things. It was hard to tell whether he was being unintentional or just trying to hurt the Rat King's feelings.

"Alright, I'm not such a sore loser. I am indeed inferior to you in chess, young man."

There was something unusual about it. The Rat King subconsciously touched his chest and found that cold sweat had soaked his shirt. When he was playing chess with Mei Xue, he felt an unprecedented pressure. It wasn't heavy, but it made him feel tense.

Mei Xue seemed to know the entire course of the game from the very beginning. The little fox made every move without any thought. The Rat King felt that he had fallen into the net woven by Mei Xue from the moment he sat on the other side of the chessboard. All the little fox had to do was move the pieces randomly, and victory would gradually approach him.

"Hahaha, you old codger, you always brag about how great you are at chess, you've practically made yourself a national champion and a great scholar. Now you know what it means to be outdone by others, right?"

Seeing the Rat King suffer a setback in chess, Wei Yanwu was quite pleased. His bad mood from losing at mahjong earlier vanished instantly, and he couldn't help but gloat.

"Tch, if you're so good, why don't you play a game? You can't beat Mei Xue, but you can beat me?"

The Rat King quickly came to terms with it and prepared to settle scores with Wei Yanwu.

"Alright, the cake should be here soon. If you two want to play chess, go outside and play."

In the end, Wen Yue stepped in to stop this impending "war." Given the speed of Penguin Logistics' delivery, the cake would probably arrive soon, and if it dragged on any longer, all the good food on the table would get cold.

As the person who can decide whether dumplings are dipped in vinegar or soy sauce, Wen Yue's status at home is much higher than Wei Yanwu's. When she speaks, almost no one dares to disobey. Wei Yanwu and the Rat King even had to put away their mahjong tiles, chess pieces, and chessboards.

The little fox was surrounded in the next moment. Lin Yuxia and Chen Huijie were on the left and right, Talulah was behind, and Swire and Hoshiguma were sitting in front. Under such an attack, Mei Xue was still calmly eating her apple. Speaking of which, the little fox's mouth hadn't stopped since the beginning, and it had been stuffing things into its mouth. It had eaten more than half of the fruit that Lin Yuxia had washed.

"This is the first time I've ever seen anyone beat my dad."

Although the Rat King occasionally boasted about how good he was at chess, he wasn't the kind of person who just talked big. Lin Yuxia knew very well that even if the Rat King couldn't compare to a national master, he shouldn't have lost so badly. This was the first time she could remember the Rat King losing, and by such a large margin.

"Hey Chen, where did you find this child? Could he be your illegitimate child?"

The only person with the surname Chen present was Chen Huijie. Considering that Mei Xue was there, Shi Huaiya restrained herself somewhat and at least did not use foul language, since today was Chen Huijie's birthday after all.

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't have an illegitimate child."

"That's true, after all, not everyone will necessarily look up to you."

"If you want to argue, I'm ready anytime."

The atmosphere became lively again, Mei Xue thought. Others might think that the confrontation between Chen Huijie and Shi Huaiya was too sharp, but the little fox knew very well that the two of them were just arguing, and were actually not angry about it at all.

After all, working at the Guard Bureau for a long time increases one's stress tolerance rapidly; you never know, you might encounter some oddballs today or tomorrow.

[1343 Level 1 vulnerabilities, 387280 Level 2 vulnerabilities, and 927687623 Level 3 vulnerabilities have been detected. Corrections are underway...]

[Anchor point fixed, correction complete, then test again... contradictions found, self-correction initiated, then restart]

The tails were busy, Mei Xue was in charge of exploration, and they were in charge of repairs. One by one, the loopholes were patched up, and the structure of the new world became more solid and perfect. From the speed of light to the gravity coefficient, from the rules of combination between atoms to the physical and chemical properties of matter, if the old world were not used as a reference, compiling this data would have taken Mei Xue countless years to complete, and might have caused even more problems.

Using the old world as a reference template is equivalent to having a finished framework, which makes Mei Xue's work much easier.

With a crisp "ding-dong," the door was knocked on for the second time. Chen Huijie went to the door and opened it. As expected, standing at the door were Exia and Texas, along with the cake and a paper bag.

"Happy birthday, Mr. Chan. This is the cake you ordered, and this is a birthday gift from my sister."

"Your sister...please thank her for me."

After accepting the cake and gifts, Chen Huijie had a pretty good idea of ​​what Remian was thinking. After all, her younger sister Exusiai was a real headache for her, and they used to be classmates, so it didn't matter if she accepted the gifts.

"We'll be going now, goodbye Chen Sir."

"It should be best to avoid seeing each other often; most of our meetings are in the Guard Bureau's interrogation rooms."

"Haha, you're right."

Slightly embarrassed, Exusiai thought it would be better to see Chen Huijie less often in the future. But as she turned around, she saw the white figure sitting in Chen Huijie's living room.

"what happened?"

"Ah...it's nothing, I just misread it."

"I heard you ran into some trouble on your way here. Why don't you come in for a cup of tea and a rest, or even have a meal together?"

The meal tonight was exceptionally lavish, and since everyone had gotten to know each other, Chen Huijie didn't mind inviting Exusiai and the others to dinner. However, even if she dared to invite Exusiai, she wouldn't dare to accept. She wasn't the kind of person who liked to steal and then mooch meals from the Guard Bureau.