Chapter 26 3 Negative 2
Chapter 26: Three Negatives
Twenty minutes later, at Rui Zhao's home.
Rui Guoquan invited the two groups of guests who arrived at the same time to sit down on the sofa, with a bit of embarrassment still on his face.
The reason is very simple. After he received calls from Yu Qingguang and Lei Jingming yesterday, he did not inform them that the other party would also come to visit today - objectively speaking, this was quite rude.
Originally, he planned to wait for the two to arrive and then explain separately to make the atmosphere a little more relaxed, but this time, he still felt a little embarrassed.
But then I thought, today's communication concerns my daughter's future, so what if I lose some manners and face?
Just then, Li Xinyin brought the tea up. Rui Guoquan cleared his throat and introduced:
"Ah, everyone, this is my wife, Li Xinyin. Honey, these two are the Lei Jingming 9th Dan and Yu Qingguang 9th Dan that I told you about before..."
After the two sides greeted each other with a smile, Lei and Yu introduced their companions.
Everything was normal for Qin Xiaoxue, and there was nothing strange about Lei Jingming and his wife coming to visit.
But it’s different for Yu Qingguang.
"Ah, Mr. Lei, Ms. Li, this is the top female player in our Go world, one of the most famous female players, Zou Yang, 8th dan!
"She is currently ranked first among women in the country, and she is also my former student!"
"Ah!" Rui Guoquan showed some surprise when he heard this.
Although he had never heard of Zou Yang's reputation before, ever since he had a slight interest in him the night before, Rui Guoquan has been searching online for relevant information about professional Go whenever he has time in the past two days.
The Go rating points can be roughly considered to be similar to the ladder rankings in some electronic games, and its ranking is basically highly correlated with strength.
Zou Yang's Go ranking is currently ranked first among women in China. Even if she is not the number one woman, she is still a strong contender for the number one position!
Moreover, although Zou Yang's rank and status do not seem to be as good as Lei Jingming and Yu Qingguang, in terms of busyness, he is far from comparable to the latter two.
Although Lei and Yu had once been glorious men, they are now basically in a semi-retired state and do not have that much to do.
But Zou Yang is a top player in her prime. Even if she is a woman, various things such as competitions, chess practice, and attending events all take time. She definitely can't just take a day out to waste.
As a result, when Yu Qingguang came to visit today, he actually brought such a person over, which is enough to show how much he values him.
As expected, before Rui Guoquan could react, Yu Qingguang continued:
"Um... Mr. Rui! Actually, I wanted to come visit you yesterday, but unfortunately you two were out. The day before yesterday, your daughter's talent left a deep impression on me. It was unprecedented!
"As a Go teacher with long-term teaching experience and a senior professional Go player, I naturally love such a talented person. Although your daughter is so smart and intelligent that she will definitely be successful in any industry, I still dare to ask you if you can bring your daughter's talent to the Go world?
"Although I am not talented, I claim to have some skills in Go training. If you hand your daughter over to me, I will definitely make your daughter a professional Go player, or even a leader in the next generation of Chinese women's Go..."
"Mr. Rui, don't listen to his nonsense!"
Before Qingguang had finished speaking, Lei Jingming on the side spoke hurriedly.
"You have to know that Rui Zhao is already at a genuine professional level now. He is even considered a strong player among low-level professionals! Why does he still need his old man to teach him?
"And you may not know that although he is a ninth-dan, he is now in a very embarrassing situation! If he were to play against Rui Zhao, he would probably lose frequently, so how could he have the nerve to teach her!
"But I'm different! I'm still active in the competition, and I've been playing in the Chinese Weiqi League. I'm pretty good at it, so I can ensure Rui Zhao can play better games..."
"You are a perennial substitute and you still have the nerve to mention the Weiqi League!"
Yu Qingguang had been speaking in a gentle and tactful manner, but when he heard that his bad friend was not giving him face, he immediately became angry:
"In the past three years of the Weiqi League, you have only played one game on the stage. That game was played because you begged Lao Shang to help you realize the dream of playing together with your father in the Weiqi League. That's how you got on the third stage. But within an hour, your board collapsed!"
Lei Jingming's face flushed red, veins popped out on his forehead, and he argued:
"Losing my son doesn't count as losing! Losing my son... losing my own son, can that count as losing?!"
Then came some difficult to understand words, like "well-known brands should stay in the family" and "even if I lose, he still has to call me dad", which made everyone silent and the living room was filled with an awkward atmosphere.
"Hubby, Mr. Rui already understands what you mean, so stop talking for now!"
Seeing that her husband was too conspicuous, Qin Xiaoxue immediately reached out and lifted the back collar of her husband's suit.
Lei Jingming, who was originally quite emotional, suddenly became quiet like a house cat being grabbed by the neck, and was so scared that he dared not move at all. Zou Yang, who was watching from the side, was amazed at her husband's skill in controlling him. Seeing that her husband still cherished his life, Qin Xiaoxue naturally took over the conversation:
"Ah, sorry, Mr. Rui, Ms. Li, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you two! My husband really, really wants to take your daughter as his student!
"You know, my son is quite talented in Go, so he doesn't even look at ordinary children who want to be my husband's students.
"But this time, when he met your daughter by chance, he came back and discussed this matter with me in a hurry, saying how amazing your daughter is and that she will become a great person in the future, so please understand his excitement."
"Your son?" Rui Guoquan's knowledge of Go has not yet improved to this point.
"My son's name is Lei Qi, I wonder if you have heard of him?"
"Oh! Isn't this the guy who won the world championship at the beginning of the year? Young, handsome, and a very talented person!"
This was finally within the scope of Rui Guoquan's knowledge, and he was immediately amazed.
"He, he is actually your child?!"
He has been searching for information related to the Go world intensively these past two days. He did not specifically learn who Lei Qi's father is, but Lei Qi is now the most famous person in the Go world, and is even approaching the top player in the country, Lin Ruixin. Rui Guoquan knows this reputation no matter what.
"Thank you for your compliment. After so many years of raising it, it has finally taken shape."
Qin Xiaoxue said this in a polite tone, but Lei Jingming on the side was so happy that he even rolled his eyes at Yu Qingguang smugly.
Yu Qingguang was not willing to accept this and immediately responded:
"Hey, Lei Qi is indeed a good kid, but it's a pity that Old Lei is not very capable of teaching him. He was sent to Chairman Shang when he was only seven years old. I remember that when we sent Lei Qi to Dajing City, Xiaoxue cried so hard..."
Qin Xiaoxue remained calm and replied, "Yes, I regret it now. They are both world champions, and I think my husband is no worse than Chairman Shang! Why did you spend so much time and effort to send Lei Qi to Dajing? Wouldn't it be better to teach him yourself?"
Yu Qingguang couldn't help but twitch his lips: "The number of world champions is one to seven, is this not worse than Chairman Shang?"
"His strength is not worse than Chairman Shang's, he just has bad luck!" Qin Xiaoxue was not moved at all: "If you don't believe me, let's call Chairman Shang over next time and see if he can beat Lao Lei?"
These words made Yu Qingguang speechless: he also knew that if he confronted Lei Jingming now, Shang Chaotian would be in trouble.
cut!
Lao Lei is a stupid and reckless man. How come his wife and son are so difficult to deal with?
Well, I don’t have to win today…
Yu Qingguang's mind moved, and he was thinking about how to find something to save his face. But at this moment, Rui Guoquan saw that the two sides were becoming more and more confrontational, and Yu Qingguang was a little embarrassed to step down, so he took the initiative to smooth things over.
"Okay! I also know that you two are the leading figures in the Go world. Today, I am grateful to you two for coming here and willing to accept my daughter as your student. I am also very honored!
“But after all, this is a big deal for my family, so we need to listen to our children’s opinions, and my husband and I also need to have a good discussion.
"I think why don't I call my daughter out, and we can sit together and have a good chat, and see which one my daughter would like to learn from!"
Hearing this, Li Xinyin couldn't sit still: "Ah?! Guoquan you..."
"...Ah, of course, if I have other ideas, I'll have to ask for your forgiveness!"
Rui Guoquan quickly made up an excuse - he didn't want to argue with his wife for a long time in front of the guests about what future path for their daughter should take.
Everyone nodded, and Rui Guoquan stood up and walked towards his daughter's room at the back. He stood up and apologized:
"Oh, right! I forgot to say sorry to everyone! I should have asked my daughter to go out to greet the distinguished guests, but she played three games of chess last night and lost two. She was in a very low mood. She didn't come out this morning, so I didn't force her..."
"Huh?" Yu Qingguang was immediately puzzled by this: "She lost two out of three games? Who was she playing against?"
“I don’t know who I downloaded it from…” Rui Guoquan shook his head slightly: “After all, I downloaded it online! I used the account you gave me the night before last…”
“…Ah?!”×2
As soon as Rui Guoquan finished speaking, the two ninth-level masters in the room expressed doubts at the same time.
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