In the courtyard of the siheyuan.
Grandpa Chen Bingyan beamed with unrestrained joy.
"Very good, kid."
Chen Bingyan was even more satisfied with his grandson, but then seemed to think of something. "By the way, Ye kid, I have another upper couplet here. If you can match it, I'll truly admire you."
"Listen carefully."
After a pause, Chen Bingyan recited the ultimate upper couplet: "Lodging in a guest house, guarding the cold window in solitude and loneliness."
As soon as Chen Bingyan finished speaking, everyone in the siheyuan was stunned. The radical was the same, all featuring the "bao gai tou" radical, and it formed a coherent imagery, totaling eleven characters. It was truly difficult to come up with eleven characters with the same radical.
No wonder... cough, cough, the old man said so.
Then, everyone's gaze fell on Ye Xuan, wondering if he could match this extremely difficult couplet.
"Xiao Xuan, don't force yourself if you can't match it."
Third Uncle Chen Deyu watched his father unleash his ultimate challenge. His father was really harsh on his grandson.
However, it seemed the old man was genuinely happy!
"Yes, Xiao Xuan, being able to match the old man to this extent is already very good."
Second Uncle Chen Deming also chimed in with words of comfort. After all, they had already seen their eldest nephew in a new light today, and their eldest nephew had surprised them too much.
The three adorable babies, at this moment, were also blinking their big eyes and looking at their father. Although they didn't know what their dad was doing with their unknown great-grandfather,
they were just like this, full of curiosity about everything in the world.
Seeing the three adorable babies staring at him, Ye Xuan, as their father, naturally wouldn't let his daughters down. He smiled slightly and then said, "Far from the wrong path, returning to the lotus path in leisure."
Huh!?
Upon hearing Ye Xuan's lower couplet, everyone in the siheyuan was stunned, and then looked at Ye Xuan in surprise. For some reason, they were a bit confused.
What did they just hear?
It seemed... it seemed, cough, cough, Ye Xuan had matched it.
Thinking of this, everyone looked at the old man. At this moment, Chen Bingyan was also somewhat surprised, clearly not expecting his grandson to have actually matched the upper couplet.
This upper couplet was not simple. It was given to him by his long-time friend, who was currently the chairman of the Writers Association. This couplet had been in the association for many years, and no one had been able to match it to this day.
"Heh heh, it seems even Grandpa has to admire your talent."
Chen Bingyan said with a chuckle. How could he not be happy that his grandson could match a couplet that had stumped so many geniuses from the Writers Association?
"Cousin Ye Xuan, you're amazing!"
"Mmm-hmm, Uncle Ye Xuan even beat Old Great-Grandpa~~"
Chen Yan'er and Xiao Mengru chirped happily. Chen Ziyan gently held back the excited Xiao Mengru, telling her to calm down. The family of the eldest uncle, Chen Dezhu, had changing expressions, but clearly, they dared not say anything more at this moment.
"Are you kidding me?"
They weren't fools, they knew they couldn't afford to offend that eldest nephew.
"Heh heh, Xiao Wan, you and Peng Fei have given birth to an extraordinary son."
Chen Bingyan looked at his outstanding grandson in the courtyard, his face full of smiles, and his proud and boastful expression was not hidden at all.
"Dad, this is just the beginning."
Chen Xiaowan's face lit up with a smile upon hearing this. Looking at her son who was stealing the show today, she hadn't felt so happy in a long time. Then, with a meaningful smile, she said, "Xiao Xuan is not only good at calligraphy, but his chess skills are also pretty good."
"Someone came to our neighborhood to challenge us in Go before, and it was Xiao Xuan who won against the challenger."
As she spoke, Chen Xiaowan's pride intensified even more. "Peng Fei knows this best."
Ye Pengfei, "......"
"Cough, cough, that's indeed true."
Ye Pengfei coughed as he listened to his wife, clearly knowing that his wife was bragging about their son, though what she said was not wrong.
"Oh!?"
Chen Bingyan heard this and then looked at Ye Xuan's three uncles. "You all had good chess skills when you were young. Since you're free, why don't you play a few games with Xiao Xuan."
"That's a good idea."
"Big Brother, Third Brother, I'll go first."
Second Uncle Chen Deming was the first to volunteer. There happened to be a chess set in the siheyuan, and soon everyone moved to the chessboard.
"Second Uncle, are you sure you want to play chess with me?"
Ye Xuan's lips curved into a wry smile. He didn't know his second uncle's chess skills, but he was sure his uncle was no match for him.
"Heh heh, don't worry, Xiao Xuan, Second Uncle will go easy on you."
Ye Pengfei's mouth twitched and he sighed, wanting to say something, but he was stopped by a look from Chen Xiaowan. Was she kidding?
How could she miss such a good opportunity for her son to shine, even if it was her own brother?
Clearly, at this moment, Chen Xiaowan was clearly setting up her brothers!
Under Chen Xiaowan's gaze, Ye Pengfei naturally didn't dare to make any further moves and could only silently pray for his second brother-in-law, hoping he would fend for himself.
"Second Uncle, how about this."
Ye Xuan looked at his second uncle. Playing chess with his second uncle offered no challenge at all. He then looked at Chen Dezhu and Chen Deyu. "How about I play chess with all three uncles together?"
Chen Dezhu, "........."
"Oh, it seems Xiao Xuan, you're very confident in your chess skills."
Chen Deyu listened and glanced at his calm eldest nephew. "In that case, Big Brother, let's do it together. I want to see how good this kid is at chess."
Chen Dezhu, "Uh... cough, cough, this, alright then."
Chen Dezhu said nervously, thinking to himself that he absolutely couldn't win too badly against his eldest nephew, no, he absolutely couldn't win. Even if he could win, he had to lose. Damn it, if that eldest nephew found someone to beat him up in private, he'd regret it too late.
"Heh heh, this is interesting."
Chen Bingyan chuckled. "Yu Ting, Xiao Dong, go to the room and get two more sets of Go boards."
"Today, Grandpa wants to see how high your chess level really is."
"Yes, Grandpa!"
Chen Yu Ting and Chen Xiao Dong exchanged glances and walked towards a room in the siheyuan. They were too familiar with this place.
Not long after.
Three Go boards surrounded Ye Xuan in the center. On the opposite side sat the three uncles. The scene that followed, indeed.
It was a complete domination of his three uncles!
Chen Xiaowan watched the scene in the courtyard, her eyes showing a hint of worry. She knew too well her two brothers' and one younger brother's chess skills. Even the weakest, her youngest brother Chen Deyu, was on par with Ye Pengfei.
"Old Ye, do you think... our son will win?"
Chen Xiaowan looked at the scene and asked with concern. Ye Pengfei listened and looked at his son playing against his three brothers-in-law and nephew. "This... it's hard to say."
"Uncle Ye Xuan, fight on, Oli Give!"
Xiao Mengru saw her uncle facing off against three great-grandfathers and raised her little pink fist, cheering for Ye Xuan. Chen Deming, upon hearing the voice, almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. Good heavens, don't trick your own great-grandfather like this.