"Little Bai, you all know each other?"
Bai Feng was a bit surprised to see his grandson suddenly appear with a young girl. The kid hadn't mentioned having friends here when he left.
Seeing that his grandfather was about to misunderstand, Bai Yixuan quickly explained, "Grandpa, we just met while playing cards."
"..."
"Also, Grandpa, how many times have I told you!"
Don't call him Little Bai! He was getting older, and being called Little Bai made him blush.
"I don't care about that."
"And what did you just say? Playing cards? You?!"
It didn't make sense! His grandson was beyond reproach when it came to studies.
But if you asked him to play cards with you, in the words of the younger folks at home, he was a black hole, utterly useless at anything fun.
"Grandpa, you're talking about me!"
"With your stubborn old habits, you can only come here to join the fun."
"..."
These two, grandfather and grandson, truly were cut from the same cloth.
Watching the two of them furiously bad-mouthing each other, Qiu Xi and the others standing by couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Hahaha~ So Bai Yixuan, you're this bad!"
"No wonder they call you Little Bai!"
The only one who laughed so openly and wildly was Hua Linglong.
Actually, as soon as she heard the nickname, she had wanted to laugh, finding it quite "apt," but she held back.
Then, hearing the conversation, she couldn't hold it in anymore.
"..."
Bai Yixuan's face darkened. "Hua Linglong! How can you laugh? Don't you remember how many times you took cards back from the table just now?"
It was everyone's first meeting, so how could you be so thick-skinned!
"I... I was just..."
"You, you, you, what are you hesitating about! You just have no 'card etiquette'!"
"I!"
"If you don't believe me, ask your sister."
Hua Linglong, who was about to try and argue, was immediately silenced by this verbal cannonball.
"Xiao Xi..."
"Alright, Linglong, just pretend he's spouting nonsense. Anyway, his skills aren't that great either."
Although what he said was true, by relation, she had to stand by her sister.
Besides, she was telling the truth; this guy's card skills really weren't that good.
"Mm."
"Little Bai, why are you arguing with the young lady!"
Seeing his grandson, who was uncharacteristically chatty today and now had a red face from anger, Grandpa Bai said with a laugh.
After all, his grandson, though a bit roguish in appearance, was deep-minded, he knew that.
He had never seen the boy be so concerned about his reputation before.
Seeing that his grandson could only mutter in a low voice, Bai Yixuan grumbled, "That's because you yourself are such a terrible player, so you say it so comfortably."
"Cough cough..."
However, no matter how quiet he was, someone could hear him.
Qiu Xi coughed to cover her slight embarrassment as she watched the grandfather and grandson.
"Alright, Grandpa Bai, since that's the case, we'll play chess another time."
"Then it's settled! I'll have Little Bai find you."
"......Okay."
What else could they say? They could only agree for now.
"No, you three! We've only been apart for a moment, and so many little secrets have happened that I don't know about?"
Seriously, she had just been playing around for a bit, and now she didn't understand what they were talking about!
Playing chess? Gomoku?
Looking at Hua Linglong, who had her eyes wide open and was completely clueless, Ni Xue had to step in and describe what had just happened to her.
"Really?"
Was this still her sister? How did she not know Xiao Xi had this kind of skill!
"Here, it's the real deal!"
With the facts laid out before her, how could it be fake?!!
"!!!"
Shocked, Hua Linglong slapped Qiu Xi on the hand. "Xiao Xi, you're amazing! So low-key!"
"Linglong, that's enough, we should go."
No matter what, the three of them standing there looked like monkeys, with several elderly gentlemen nearby watching the show with great amusement. What was most outrageous was that in the corner, someone was genuinely munching on melon seeds!
"Okay."
"Mm."
This time, there was no need for Qiu Xi to remind them. Hua Linglong had already sensed it.
Even Ni Xue nodded, urging them to leave quickly.
"Then Grandpa Bai, Grandpa Li, we'll be going now."
Li Jianjun nodded and said lightly, "Go ahead."
"Alright! Qiu girl, don't forget, you must find me to play chess!"
Grandpa Bai, who never forgot his mission to expand his circle of chess friends, added this as he said goodbye.
"Okay~"
...
"Alright, are we going straight back?"
"That's all your fault! During prime happy hour, you insisted on dragging the two of us to the card room to have some fun."
Looking at Hua Linglong, who still had a regretful expression on her face, Ni Xue was the first to retort unceremoniously.
At this time, wouldn't it be better to go watch a movie, play a murder mystery game, or escape a haunted house?
At the very least, it would be good to go out for a meal! Read (看書溂)
Anything was better than accompanying this noob at Mahjong.
"I just wanted to bring you guys to experience it~"
"Just say you wanted to have some fun, don't pretend you're bringing us to experience it..."
Did they look like people who wanted to experience it?
Besides, with the New Year approaching, there would be all sorts of relatives to deal with, which would be enough to annoy them.
"Hehehehe~"
Hua Linglong, having been seen through so easily, wasn't embarrassed and just grinned.
"Alright, Little Snowball~"
"Don't be angry, how about I take you to my little place today?"
"Oh? Why are you thinking of taking us now? Didn't you say it wasn't ready yet?"
Hearing Hua Linglong's words, Qiu Xi, who had been listening to the two bicker, became interested.
"It's ready, I was just airing it out."
Thinking about the place she had bought and renovated herself, Hua Linglong was also a bit happy.
There's no time like the present, she'd take the two of them to see it today.
"Then let's go take a look."
Since she had said it like that, Qiu Xi naturally had no objections.
It was better to go see it than to just rest at home anyway.
"Then let's go!"
...
"Little Bai, everyone's gone, what are you still standing here looking at?"
Seeing his grandson standing there blankly, Grandpa Bai felt like teasing him, and followed him as he peeked out the doorway.
He didn't look like a steady old man at all; he had a bit of a childish demeanor.
"Grandpa! I'm not!"
"And don't call me Little Bai anymore!"
Thinking about how he had just been teased, Bai Yixuan was still a little annoyed.
"That won't do. I've been calling you that since you were little."
"Then call me that at home!"
"That won't do either..."
"..."
Then he'll leave!
Seeing that he couldn't convince his grandfather, Bai Yixuan turned and prepared to leave the card room.
"Hahahahahaha~"
Watching his grandson's retreating back, Bai Feng laughed heartily from behind.
"You old fool Bai, just keep laughing. Be careful you don't get beaten by your wife when you get back."
Li Jianjun, watching from behind, seemed to already foresee the old man's fate upon returning home.
This henpecked husband doted on his wife the most, and his wife loved this grandson the most.
"..."
Thinking of his wife's precious treasure, Bai Feng flinched.
But he still wanted to be stubborn, "That definitely won't happen!"
"Heh heh..."
"Are you sure it won't happen?"
"..."
Alright... not so sure.
"Big Head Li, that's all for today. My wife is calling me home for dinner!"
"..."