"He really trounced me!" Li He turned a deaf ear to Li Zhaokun's words as he stared at the chessboard in disbelief.
Even though he was a terrible chess player, no one had ever been able to beat him in just one or two minutes!
"Daddy, do you want to play again?" Li Lan looked at his father hopefully. Although it was a villa, it was also in the wilderness. It would be difficult for him to find a playmate.
"Yeah, let's play again. I was distracted just now." Li He felt that he had underestimated his opponent.
He replayed the game.
A minute later, Li He's finger was still on the 'horse'. Old Man Zhang reminded him again in a friendly manner, "Don't stop the horse's leg. You can't save the general."
"Take your time to play." Li He was willing to admit defeat. He stood up unwillingly and hugged his daughter who was running wildly in the yard to comfort his hurt heart.
He Fang was helping Wang Yulan dry the bedsheets in the yard. Looking at the dejected Li He, she teased, "Are you convinced?"
"Let's improve his grades first." Li He was annoyed that she had touched his sore spot.
"Hmph, I've thought it through." He Fang said magnanimously, "Our family isn't bad. He can do whatever he wants. If he can't even do what he likes, why are you in such a hurry to earn so much money?"
"You've thought it through so clearly?" Li He put Li Yi on the ground and looked at He Fang in surprise. He was shocked by her words. This wasn't the style of this old woman!
He Fang smiled and said, "What's there to be confused about? Let's not talk about the previous generation. Let's just talk about the two of us. It's easy to say that we don't have enough to eat and warm clothes. We've been bumping into things everywhere we go. We've never lived according to our wishes. Whenever we've been wronged, we've always held it in.
I don't want my son and daughter to live like this anymore, doing whatever they like. He's good at it, and he's obsessed with it, so he definitely won't be bad in the future. Besides, it's not shameful to be a national champion.
In any case, Li Lao Er, in the future, if he wants to learn something, don't talk nonsense. If you dare to stop my son from improving, I'll fight you to the death. "
"Playing chess for the rest of your life?" Wang Yulan had a different opinion. "Can it be eaten?"
She didn't know anything about chess or Go, but that didn't stop her from talking.
What she couldn't stand was the way the eldest daughter-in-law bared her fangs and brandished her claws at her son.
"Mother, it's nothing. I'm just saying." He Fang suddenly realized that she had gotten carried away and violated her mother-in-law's taboo.
She was a good mother-in-law, but she was too narrow-minded and biased towards her son. Daughter-in-law could not say anything bad about her son!
Otherwise, he would have pulled a long face on the spot.
So in front of her mother-in-law, she had to be submissive and respectful to Li He. She didn't even dare to joke around, afraid that her mother-in-law would think that she had mistreated Li He!
In comparison, her father-in-law was much cuter!
He was simply too easy to serve. As long as he had pocket money and alcohol to drink, he wouldn't care about anything!
The world was originally peaceful, but when there were too many people who cared, it became a problem!
She couldn't help but secretly roll her eyes at Li He. You're already so old, yet you're still a mommy's boy. You still have the cheek to make fun of Liu Yibo!
"Then should we send it to the Qiyuan?" Li He didn't know what to do with his mother, so he simply ignored her and asked He Fang, "Then we can't delay the cultural lessons, right?"
He Fang saw that her mother-in-law still didn't look too good, so she took a piece of clothing from her hands and smiled. "Let me do it. You can rest for a while."
"It's fine. I won't die of exhaustion." Wang Yulan didn't appreciate her kindness.
My son works himself to death, running around every day to support the family, and you think it's easy?
You only have to take care of two children every day, and you have an idle mother to help you. How can it be tiring for you?
You're still putting on airs with my son, and you even want to risk your life against him?
That's what you're capable of!
"Go and rest. There's nothing else for you to do." Seeing that his mother was throwing a tantrum, Li He could only push her away and hang out the clothes with He Fang.
Seeing that her mother-in-law had gone far away, He Fang let out a long sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "At least you know what's good for you."
"I'm old, so you should give in a little." Li He smiled awkwardly. What else could he do, sandwiched between his wife and his biological mother?
"Am I not giving in enough?" He Fang pinched Li He.
Actually, she understood that everyone was reciprocal. Li He was good to her biological mother, so she couldn't be too harsh on her mother-in-law.
A son-in-law supporting his mother-in-law was a weakness that could be used against her!
She simply couldn't talk about it!
"Don't overthink it. It's not a big deal." Li He could only comfort her.
"I'm not that narrow-minded." He Fang smiled and said, "It's impossible for our son to go to the Qiyuan, but I won't stop him from studying. He still has to learn cultural lessons. Not half, but at least he can't be worse than you."
"What are you saying? Don't you read the newspapers?" Li He was exasperated.
He Fang put her arm around his shoulder and said, "I don't even need to read the newspapers. People come to our house every day. My ears are getting calluses, and the neighbors look at us differently."
"They look up to you?"
Li He slapped her hand away. It felt weird to be hugged by a woman taller than him, as if she was coaxing a child.
"It's hard to say. I don't feel safe." He Fang said truthfully, "You don't even know how many reporters I've chased away at this stage. There's even someone who came and said he wanted to write your biography."
Li He said seriously, "Actually, I have a secret that I haven't told you."
"What is it?" He Fang's curiosity was piqued.
Li He said proudly, "My real identity is actually the richest man in the world!"
"Haha, don't get cocky!" He Fang laughed out loud. She did not believe him at all!
Being the richest man in Asia was enough to shock her!
Even though she did not seem to care!
What was the richest man in the world like?
She did not even dare to think about it.
She felt that it was already a miracle that her family could become the richest man in Asia!
She even felt that it was a little surreal!
Li He was used to joking, so she thought that he was just joking.
Li He did not think much of it. He only suggested, "Why don't we move?"
He Fang shook her head and said, "I'm used to living here. Where do you want me to move?"
"To the West Mountain Villa. Pinsong is already under construction."
There was one more thing that Li He did not say. The house that Old Man Lee had built there would also belong to him.
He had always kept the matter between him and Old Man Lee a secret from He Fang, afraid that she would be sad if she knew.
No one would have thought that the best friend who had been with them day and night would become the greatest enemy.
Once an enemy became a friend, it was more reliable than a friend; once a friend became an enemy, it was more dangerous than an enemy.
"When did you build a villa in West Mountain?" He Fang had never heard Li He mention it before.
"I wanted to give you a surprise." This was the truth from Li He.
"We'll see when the time comes. Let's just stay here for now."
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