He could only tell himself that it was all for the sake of his child.
When he got home, he told He Fang what Liang Henian had said.
He Fang slapped her head angrily. "Sigh, we are both educated. We forgot about this. If we don't encourage our child, it's not good for him."
Since then, the couple had reached an agreement. Their attitude towards Go had changed. In the past, they did not interfere with Li Lan's learning. Now, they spared no effort to improve their child's Go skills. Not only did they actively send Go to the Qiyuan on their days off, but they also searched for Go records.
Second Brother Li said that he would not accept gifts this year. He would only accept Go records!
Countless people tried to please him. From then on, the gifts were no longer cigarettes or alcohol. It was tacky!
They really did send Go records, and they were not ordinary items. They could not bring out the common ones on the market. They could only think of ways to find other people's collections. It was easy to find private collections. It was just a matter of how much money they had to spend. However, it was not difficult to find museum collections. They used all kinds of connections and made copies of many unique copies.
This was because Second Brother Li only cared about the contents of the Go records, regardless of whether they were cultural relics or not.
Liang Henian looked at the hundreds of Go records in Li He's house. He had never seen them before. At first, he was speechless! Then, he was excited!
The world of the rich was not something he could imagine!
Since then, he became a frequent guest of the Li family. He came uninvited and stayed for the whole day.
Every day after school, the first thing Li He did was not bring his son home. Instead, he brought him to Xuanwu Park to play against the old men.
The park was lively every afternoon. There were people practicing Tai Chi, Qigong, and dancing. Of course, there were also retired old men who came to play Go when they had nothing to do.
Li He had lived on Sanmiao Street for many years. For more than a decade, he kept the habit of walking at home. There were not many people here who did not know him. They would greet him warmly when they saw him.
"Xiao Li, long time no see."
"Yo, Li Lan has grown taller again."
"Xiao Li, the park management is looking for you. You kicked that elm tree to death …"
“.....”
Most of these people also knew that Li Lan was learning Go, so they all played with Li Lan with the attitude of teaching. Only Old Man Qin stood by the side and smiled without saying a word.
When the old men admitted their defeat in disbelief, Old Man Qin teased, "You can't even beat a child. You've lived so long in vain!"
The old men's faces were as red as a monkey's buttocks. They also felt ashamed!
How could he lose to a wimpy brat in such a baffling manner!
However, there were also people who mocked Old Man Qin, saying, "How can this child be an ordinary person? Come at me if you have the ability! "
Every time, Old Man Qin would say casually, "I couldn't compare to him last year."
He didn't expect Li Lan's chess skills to improve so quickly. How long had it been?
Some were playing chess, and Li Lan followed suit. Some were playing Go, and Li Lan followed suit. However, he was no match for Li Lan.
Seeing so many people defeated by his son, Second Elder Li felt proud, so he brought Li Lan with him even more frequently.
However, not many people were willing to continue following Li Lan.
Playing chess was about being evenly matched. Meeting one's match was a joy!
If they were not in the same context and level, hehe, wasn't that asking for a beating?
Only a crazy person would continue doing this!
They had finally retired, and they still wanted to spend their remaining years in peace! They would definitely not make things difficult for themselves, especially when they lost to a child in front of so many people!
They still had their pride!
"Master Chen, are you busy?" Li He grabbed a man wearing reading glasses and refused to let go. He couldn't let his son down!
"Hey, Little Li." The old man saw Li Lan and shivered. He quickly patted his head and said, "Yo, it's going to rain. I haven't collected the clothes at home."
He ran away quickly.
"The sun is high up in the sky. If you're afraid of losing, just say it. No one will laugh at you." Li He shouted at Old Man Chen, but he didn't give up. He walked over to an old man sitting on a stone bench not far away. "Master Wu …"
"You must be laughing at me. I'm afraid of losing …" Before Li He could approach, the old man also ran away.
"Master Jiang …"
"Ah, I haven't eaten yet. My wife is waiting for me to eat. No, I have to go first."
"Master Ji, let's play …" Li He wasn't discouraged.
"My eye disease has been acting up recently. If you don't believe me, you can ask Old Zhang." When Master Ji turned around to find a witness, he found that the witness, Old Zhang, had already hidden far away.
"What the hell is this!" Li He was quite helpless.
"Dad, why don't they like me anymore?" Li Lan was also very depressed.
"It's not that they don't like you, they're afraid of you." Li He quickly comforted him and said heroically, "If this place doesn't want me, there will be another place for me!"
They went to the Temple of Heaven Park.
After a week, the father and son became the most unpopular person of the year here.
"Dad …" Li Lan wanted to cry.
"Don't be afraid."
Li He then took him to the Chaoyang Park.
Once again, he provoked public anger.
They changed the venue again, to the Temple of Heaven Park.
This time, Li Lan encountered a challenge. There was a stall in the park. If he won, he would win 10 yuan. If he lost, he would lose 5 yuan.
After spending an hour at the stall, the stall owner couldn't take it anymore and wanted to give him a time limit.
Li He sneered. He lost 5 yuan in half an hour.
After half a month, the stall owner couldn't wait to hug the father and son and call them father!
How could they give away money every day!
"Son, this is an endgame. That chess game seems to give you an advantage. Many of them are cheats. Why don't we find the old men to play?" Li He also couldn't take it anymore. What was the point of wasting time at a stall every day?
Moreover, Liang Henian also told him that this kind of individual endgame could be studied for a lifetime and still couldn't be thoroughly studied. He also hoped that Li Lan would stop playing.
"Dad …"
"Come on, your father is rich and willful." His son only shouted two words, but Li He knew that he wouldn't give up.
He felt distressed and gratified.
He couldn't wait to throw some money at the stall owner so that the stall owner would lose on purpose and his son wouldn't have to waste time here.
However, in the end, he didn't do so.
His son wasn't a fool!
The little guy didn't say a word, but he was very smart!
There was no way he didn't know that the other party had given him a chance to play!
If it backfired and hurt his son's pride, then he would have lost his original intention.
After that, the father and son came here regardless of rain or shine. The stall owner also followed suit for money.
There were a few times when the rain was too heavy and Li He had to pay for a private room in the teahouse.
Once, Dong Hao couldn't help but suggest that they invite the stall owner home. How convenient would that be?
Li He said, "Look at all these people. How lively is it?"
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