Chapter 97 Playing Chess
"Old Yan, why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to eat at Li Shengli's?" The third aunt looked at Yan Bugui in surprise.

"Well, he was driven back. If it were me, my dad would be rejected wherever he went because of the wine." Yan Jiefang smiled with a gloating look, without giving his father any face.

"Go away." Seeing Yan Bugui's stern face and not saying anything, the third aunt stretched out her hand to signal Yan Jiefang to shut up.

Yan Jiefang closed his mouth but still looked at Yan Bugui with a gloating smile on his face.

After a while, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jieti, who heard the noise, also came over.

After hearing the reason, the few people didn't feel sorry at all that Yan Bugui couldn't get a free meal. They just watched the fun from the side. After all, they didn't get any benefit from Yan Bugui's free meal.

"Dad, stop thinking about it. If you can't eat meat, you won't even want to eat the cabbage at home?" Yan Jiecheng shouted with a smile.

"Oh, I was thinking about whether I should introduce someone to Li Shengli, but now it seems I don't need to bother with it." Yan Bugui stood up and walked to the table while shaking his head and sighing.

"Dad, who are you going to introduce a date to?" Sister Yan looked at her father in disbelief.

"Dad, look at me." He lied and didn't come close to me.

"What's wrong with you again?" Yan Bugui made a disgusted expression.

"Ah, I'm not married yet. When will you introduce someone to me?" Yan Jiecheng didn't care about Yan Bugui's tone and shamelessly moved closer to Yan Bugui.

"Don't think about it. I'm not very familiar with him yet." Yan Bugui glanced at Yan Jiecheng unhappily, but now he seemed to be in high spirits.

"Then you are still thinking about introducing him to Li Shengli on the opposite side." Yan Jiecheng was immediately deflated.

"Why don't you tell him first? I'll introduce him to you after I get to know him better." Yan Bugui was very calculating. He said this first, but he didn't say he wouldn't introduce him.

"Tsk." Both Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang snorted softly, their father was really calculating.

After refusing Yan Bugui's offer of a free meal, Li Shengli went to the entrance of the alley in the afternoon with the rosewood chess set he had bought to play chess with the old men.

It’s a sunny day today, and the sun feels warm on my body. Now is a good time to go out and bask in the sun. It won’t be too cold, and you won’t get sunburned.

"Hey, Li Shengli, what kind of chess are you holding?" Li Shengli had just set up the chess set at the entrance of the alley when several old men he knew came over. One of them picked up Li Shengli's chess set and felt something was wrong when he weighed it.

Normally people use ordinary poplar wood, which is more abundant and cheaper. The better ones use elm wood, which is stronger and makes the chess pieces feel better when played.

"What do you think, Uncle Zhang? This set of chess pieces feels different when you hold them, right?" Li Shengli said to Uncle Zhang with a smug smile.

"Yes, this is Huanghuali!" Uncle Zhang exclaimed. This wood is used to make furniture, but this is the first time he has seen someone use it to make chess pieces.

"Let's try two games and see how it feels." Li Shengli said to Uncle Zhang with a smile.

"Okay! I haven't tried chess made of huanghuali wood before." Uncle Zhang didn't hesitate to place the chess pieces.

"The red team goes first, Uncle Zhang, please go first." Li Shengli pretended to be serious. "Hey, you are so cool." Uncle Zhang scolded with a smile.

The two began to play chess, and soon one was setting up a cannon while the other was jumping on a horse. It wasn't long before Li Shengli defeated Uncle Zhang. As for why it was so fast, one reason was that Li Shengli often played chess in his previous life, and the other was that Uncle Zhang's chess skills were not very good.

"Lao Zhang, let's change someone. Look at your skills." Uncle Niu who was sitting on the side said with a look of disgust.

"No, I didn't perform well." Uncle Zhang explained anxiously.

"If you don't have the ability, don't brag." Uncle Niu didn't care what Uncle Zhang said. They were familiar with each other, so he would ridicule him if he had the chance.

"Okay, okay, let me do it." Uncle Liu sat down beside the chessboard while Uncle Zhang and Uncle Niu were playing.

"Hey, Old Liu, you're pretty fast." When Uncle Zhang and Uncle Niu saw Uncle Liu sit down, they stopped playing around and continued watching the chess game.

The two men set up the chess pieces and began to play chess with such force that even Grandpa Zhang felt distressed.

"Hey, kid Li, aren't you afraid that the chess piece will be broken by hitting it like that?" Uncle Zhang asked with concern after Li Shengli once again ate the red chess piece with a snap.

"Yeah, didn't you see that the hot-tempered Old Liu's hands have become much lighter?" Uncle Niu also said on the side. Normally, Old Liu would have used all his strength, and it's not like he has no momentum at all at this moment.

"Uncle Liu, just use as much force as you can. How can this huanghuali wood break so easily?" Li Shengli said with some amusement.

"Forget it, forget it. I'd better be careful." Uncle Liu waved his hands quickly. How could he use so much strength to lift such an expensive thing?

Seeing that he couldn't persuade them, Li Shengli didn't try to persuade them anymore. While they were playing chess, a few old men gathered around. Those who saw the chess pieces in Li Shengli's hands were surprised. They wondered which prodigal son would use rosewood to make chess pieces.

The few of them played a few more games. No one else dared to use too much strength except Li Shengli, who was using his hands vigorously. When it gradually got dark, no one wanted to play chess with Li Shengli anymore.

"Hey, boy from the Li family, don't take out the chess pieces next time. You should play with them at home. It would be bad if one or two chess pieces are lost because there are so many people around." Grandpa Niu said as he helped Li Shengli put the chess pieces into the box.

"This chess piece is just for playing." Li Shengli didn't care.

"It's better not to. Didn't you see that the elderly people with children don't come near you? It would be bad if one or two chess pieces were lost in such a good set of chess." Grandpa Niu said. Those with children were afraid that their children would lose one or two chess pieces.

"Besides, haven't you noticed that not many people play chess with you? If you bring this set of chess pieces out next time, no one will play with you. I was so scared when I played today." Uncle Niu said with deliberate exaggeration.

"Okay, I'll play ordinary chess with you next time." Li Shengli nodded helplessly.

"That's right. Ordinary chess pieces are easy to make and it's okay if they are lost or broken. But no one dares to make your set even though they know it won't be that easy to break." Grandpa Niu said with a gratified smile.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Niu, Li Shengli returned home with the chess set.

"I originally wanted to take this chess piece out to gain some face. Although I gained some face, few people dare to play chess with me with this chess piece." After putting the chess piece in the box, Li Shengli sighed.

(End of this chapter)