Chapter 25 is also for Rui Zhao, right?
Chapter 25 is also for Rui Zhao...right?
"...Okay, okay, Chairman Shang, I understand what you mean. Ah! What apology are you talking about? I am the one who caused the trouble!
"As for this matter...I will consider it seriously and carefully, after all, it was you who called me.
"I don't know many people in the Go world, but I can definitely trust you! Okay, okay, next time you come to Dongjiang, please give me a chance to invite you!"
After some polite exchanges, Rui Guoquan, who was sitting in the driver's seat, finally hung up the phone and stretched his body.
"Guoquan, this... is the third call today..." Li Xinyin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said with some concern.
"This is not a good thing. It proves that Zhaozhao does have some special skills!" Rui Guoquan fastened his seat belt and started the car.
"This is not a question of whether he has a special skill or not!" Li Xinyin said anxiously: "If Zhao Zhao just plays Go, then he will only have a high school diploma! If he doesn't become famous at Go, he won't even have food to eat!"
"That's not necessary!" Rui Guoquan interrupted his wife: "Let's not talk about the fact that I'm not so unsuccessful in the company that I can't even fit my daughter in. Let me just say one thing: have you forgotten how long our company has sponsored the chess association? I told the boss that I have a daughter who is a professional and wants to find a job. Do you think it's possible that you won't arrange it?"
"Uh..." Li Xinyin was speechless for a moment, but still refused to agree: "Anyway, I just feel it's wrong. What era is it now? Isn't it normal to not have a bachelor's degree?"
"Hey, didn't you hear me when I turned on the speakerphone just now? Chairman Shang said that people who are good at Go can also be admitted to universities. For example, he has a 17-year-old student, and Dajing University is now discussing special recruitment with him, but he doesn't seem to be distracted for the time being...
"Here in Dongjiang, he said that the University of Finance and Economics is also willing to recruit professional Go players..."
"What's so good about the University of Finance and Economics! Won't you still go to Tilanqiao after graduating?!" Li Xinyin said with disgust.
Rui Guoquan was speechless now. He thought if he had told his wife a month ago that their daughter could go to Dongjiang University of Finance and Economics, she would probably have woken up laughing in the middle of the night.
Now I know the answer to the question!
He knew that his wife had always been conservative and would always have doubts about unknown roads, otherwise she would not have stayed up almost all night last night.
However, he also knew that his wife was indeed very happy about the changes in their daughter in the past two days...
Women, it's so easy to be indecisive!
Rui Guoquan said this inwardly, and then continued to use the tactic of procrastination.
"Oh, it's okay. Having more options is always good! Let's go back quickly. We have an appointment with Zhao Zhao to watch her play online chess!"
...
The next morning, the sky cleared up after the rain, and the air was filled with the special smell of earth.
Today, Yu Qingguang wore a business jacket and carried a black handbag. Even the sea in the middle of the ground was specially decorated with a few long hairs to cover it up. He felt like a middle-aged old money, and then he went out in a very imposing manner.
When he was young, he didn't think style was that important. After all, style in real life was not some kind of gaming equipment and couldn't help anyone's chess skills. So why bother with it so much?
But as he grew older, he realized that although the elegant and refined flowers seemed spotless and gorgeous, they also needed soil to nourish them, and so he gradually began to tidy himself up.
It’s a long journey, so I won’t mention it.
At the gate of Wanyuan Times Community, Yu Qingguang met his partner for the day - a young woman standing on the side of the road. When she saw Yu Qingguang, she immediately smiled and greeted him.
"Hello, Teacher Yu! It's been a while since we last met!"
The woman was about twenty-five years old, with short hair that reached her shoulders and wore a pair of thin-framed black glasses. She was quite gentle and had a certain kind of elegant beauty.
Yu Qingguang also greeted with a smile:
"Hey, it's better to be busy! As a Go teacher, I hope you guys can be busy from any perspective!
"Hey, the Women's Weiqi League is about to start. Yangyang, do you think your Dongjiang team has a chance of winning the championship this year?"
The woman named Zou Yang shook her head and smiled:
“It’s still tough… I can guarantee the winning rate of my machine, but our second and third machines are old and young. I think taking third place last year was not bad.
"Although we have a new South Korean player this year, his strength is not that strong, so I don't think we have much hope."
"Alas, what a pity!"
Yu Qingguang sighed:
"Your strength and personal honors are not worse than Liu Yuhong's. The only pity is the Weiqi League team honors. She has five, but you have none. You have been suppressed too much, so you have always been considered slightly worse than her.
"In fact, even in the Weiqi League, you are not inferior to others in your confrontations!"
"Hey, it's a team competition, what can I do!" Zou Yang's smile became more helpless, and then he straightened his expression: "Hey, let's not talk too much! Teacher Yu, what do you want today? You have never taken the initiative to look for me after I was promoted to Dan!" "Why should I look for you? To hold you back?"
Yu Qingguang smiled:
"In our dojo, the highest level besides me is only the fifth dan, and I am only at the fourth or fifth dan level now. How can I speak so loudly with you, an eighth dan!"
Zou Yang felt a little embarrassed after hearing this:
"You said you are only at the level of 4th or 5th dan, but I am only a female 8th dan, which is nothing."
"No!"
Yu Qingguang couldn't stand his student being so modest:
"Although some female players are much worse than male players of the same rank, you and I are probably only half a rank or one rank behind. You should have a better chance of winning against Lao Lei, right?"
"Well, it's about the same."
Zou Yang said modestly again, and did not answer too directly.
However, the fact is indeed as Yu Qingguang said, Lei Jingming and Zou Yang, who are both members of the Dongjiang Go Team (divided into men's and women's teams, but with the same sponsor and management team), often compete with each other, and Zou Yang has a slight advantage.
"What does 'half a catty and eight taels' mean?
"Oh, you don't have to care so much about Lao Lei's face! This is not the dojo of the past. Wild Lao Lei will appear from time to time..."
"…Who said I couldn't show up?!"
Ok? !
The two were stunned when they heard this, and then immediately looked in the direction of the voice. They saw Lei Jingming, holding his wife Qin Xiaoxue's arm, looking at them suspiciously.
"Lao Lei? Xiao Xue? Why are you here? Your home is quite a ways from here!"
"What? Can't you come here to relax?"
Lei Jingming replied unhappily:
"The day before yesterday, I helped someone out with good intentions, but someone actually scolded me in the group chat, saying that I lost to the little girl by 40 points because of the handicap I played... Do you think I would feel good about this?!"
Yu Qingguang refused to give in: "Weren't you the first one to make up stories in the group? It was you who slandered me and my students without any reason, so why did you complain first?"
“Huh? Who was the one who said ‘there’s nothing wrong with helping’ the day before yesterday? I was wondering why you became so kind, readily agreeing to treat me to a midnight snack, it turns out you were waiting in the group chat!”
"Yes, I said that! But do I blame you for irritating Rui Guoquan? Not at all! But you made random accusations in the group without clarifying the facts. Shouldn't I ask you to think about it from my perspective?"
"enough!"
Qin Xiaoxue, who was standing aside, suddenly roared angrily, and the two friends quickly called off the battle.
Lei Jingming naturally didn't mention it. As a long-time friend, Yu Qingguang also knew that Lei Qi's mother was not someone to be trifled with!
Lei Jingming was just about to explain to his wife the reason for his quarrel with Lao Yu and ask her to support him, but he saw Qin Xiaoxue's eyes fell on Zou Yang first.
Zou Yang didn't understand what was going on, and thought the other party was blaming her for not greeting him in time, so she hurriedly said hello:
"Hello Ms. Qin, long time no see! Hello, Teacher Lei!"
But Qin Xiaoxue greeted him slightly and then moved her gaze to Yu Qingguang.
"Old Yu, what are you doing here today? Isn't Donggang Village 2 farther away? And you even brought Zou Yang with you?"
"Uh……"
Yu Qingguang never expected that he would suddenly meet Lei Jingming and his wife here!
Faced with this unprepared question, he didn't know how to answer.
But Qin Xiaoxue didn't seem to want to wait for him to think slowly, and continued:
"It's also for Rui Zhao...right?"
I only wrote this chapter last night. Whether I can update it at 5 pm depends on how I slack off today...
Well, no matter what, I have to touch it even if I can't! I must ensure at least two updates a day!
(End of this chapter)