Chapter 1352: On the Train
Yang Run Tai didn’t get angry because his sister sided with outsiders or turned away, instead, he felt that his sister was absolutely right, and he truly admired this little girl.
"Feifei, you’re really impressive."
"Brother Yang, playing chess with you is also really enjoyable."
"Evenly matched?"
"That’s exactly what I mean."
Yang Run Tai looked at the little girl’s smile. He wanted her to always wear that smile from the bottom of his heart.
I really wonder how this girl will turn out in the future?
Yang Yujie’s hands were itching too. "Jianbin, shall we have a game?"
"Sure."
Feifei and Yang Run Tai made way, and the game switched to another two people.
The people in the room still gathered around to watch.
Both had their own distinctive styles of playing.
Jianbin himself is a steady person, which is evident in his chess playing.
But perhaps Yang Yujie really isn’t very talented, so the battle ended in ten minutes.
She was quite frustrated, starting to doubt herself.
She turned around and looked at Shang Zhenkun confusedly, "Master Shang, am I really not good?"
"Girl, there are many things in the world that you can’t do perfectly. You’re already quite good. As for the three of them, they started training from a young age and spent at least four hours a day on it."
At this, Yang Yujie’s face no longer showed a confused and self-doubting expression, but was full of fighting spirit, "Master Shang, I get it. It means I wasn’t working hard enough before. From now on, I’ll focus and take it seriously."
Shang Zhenkun nodded with a smile, "That’s right. It doesn’t have to be just in chess. The same applies to other things."
"Alright, thank you, Master Shang."
Shi Jing saw both of them playing chess and felt itchy hands too, but he refused Zhenyu, instead staring at Yang Run Tai, "Brother Yang, shall we have a game of Go?"
Yang Run Tai nodded with a smile, "Sure, I’d also like to see your chess skills, Shi Jing."
"Haha, I’m not as good as my sister. But I feel that playing against Brother Yang would be challenging."
"Shi Jing, are you despising me?" Zhenyu was very dissatisfied.
Everyone saw Shi Jing waving his hand with an air of disdain.
Now it was Shi Jing’s turn to play against them.
Shi Jing’s chess style is firm yet steady, different from Feifei’s style. Yang Run Tai sighed, this child will surely be remarkable when he grows up. He’s the type to think three steps ahead. People like him will definitely become friends.
Zhenyu stood behind Shi Jing, looking at his chess moves, feeling dejected. No wonder the little brother looks down on me, I’m really not his match. The difference is too great.
It wasn’t until noon that they finished. Shang Zhenkun was very satisfied. Shi Jing lost by three moves.
At this time, Jiang Xinyu came over, "Let’s go have lunch. There’s a big stop at one o’clock, do you want to get off and have a look?"
"Mom, there’s nothing much to see?"
"Then you can get off and have a run around."
Lv Beiguang went to deliver food to his son and daughter-in-law, seeing the two of them strolling at the front of the train, better than being in the sleeper car.
"When the train stops, Dad, we want to get off and take a walk."
"Sure, just be careful."
The ones left on the train were the women. Wei Kaiyun was holding the two small ones, together with Old Yang, letting the three children run around on the ground.
As for the older ones, they can take care of themselves now, and besides, there are a few of Yang Run Tai’s subordinates.
Although there’s nothing to buy, being able to play outside for over half an hour, they’ve already felt very satisfied.
Shi Xian had enough long ago, holding onto Feifei’s hand and not letting go.
"Dad, let Shi Xian come with me."
Wei Kaiyun shook his head, "He needs to stay with your Master Wu."
The younger son is too shrewd, knowing how tough Dong Hong is, he always avoids her.
Feifei looked at her little brother helplessly, she really couldn’t help.
Chaoyang and Jing Chu were also walking around below. Anyway, their relationship has changed, visibly from how it was before.
With many little companions, the children didn’t feel uncomfortable, though Shi Xian was an exception. Dong Hong stayed with their family, building rapport with Shi Xian as a teacher.
In Li Family Village, preparations for Lu Tiezhu’s son’s full moon banquet had begun, and Lv Beiguang’s family had started filling the foundation. Now, though daytime temperatures had reached zero, the ground was still frozen but work could proceed.
Li Yungui was worried about hollow foundations, so he requested bricklayers to fill soil now but wait for a full thaw before firming it.
Kids change day by day, and this boy has taken his parents’ best features, looking fair and nothing like the dark-skinned Lu Tiezhu.
Everyday, the couple’s favorite activity is watching their son.
"Little Shitou, how come you’re so cute?"
The child, not yet a month old, knows nothing, simply letting his parents watch him sleep soundly.
"When Xiao Jiang returns, our Little Shitou will have a name."
"Indeed."
The couple isn’t educated, so they came up with a nickname for their son, leaving the formal name to Jiang Xinyu.
Qu Xiaoli helped organize the full moon banquet, handled by the same group of women.
There was meat and chicken, already quite impressive.
Lu Tiezhu wasn’t stingy, also asking Li Yunqiang to buy fifty pounds of meat; an eighty-pound meat feast was quite a sight.
The educated youths later came to congratulate, each with a single yuan, which made Lu Tiezhu very happy.
This is the happiest event of his life; he doesn’t care about money.
The Tao Family siblings didn’t follow the educated youths; Tao Chunhe brought ten yuan on the seventh day, each sibling contributing five yuan.
Wang Menglin also contributed separately, giving five yuan.
So everyone in the village came that day. Lu Tiezhu specially set off firecrackers at the team office’s entrance, fearing to scare the child at home.
But without firecrackers, he felt unable to express his joy.
Even though it was just cabbage, sauerkraut, potatoes, seaweed, and radish, there was plenty of meat, and everyone marveled at Lu Tiezhu’s generosity.
Li Yunqiao returned today too. Lu Tiezhu had really helped him out.
"Big brother, why didn’t my sister-in-law come?" Li Yunqiang asked.
"Your sister-in-law isn’t feeling well."
The men, being rough, didn’t think much about it. The question was left at that.
This time, Lu Fengzhen’s morning sickness was particularly severe, so she couldn’t go anywhere.
This time, Li Yunqiao also planned to visit Lin Family Village to report good news.
However, he felt embarrassed to mention it when his younger brother asked.
His grandson would be older than his son, and his grandson from his daughter would be older than this child. It was indeed a bit embarrassing.
But inside, he was undoubtedly happy. At this age, having two more children, any man would be delighted.
During the banquet, everyone was toasting and clinking glasses. The smiles on everyone’s faces were different from before, truly happy, not the miserable worn-down faces due to life’s pressure. Everyone was positive and optimistic.