145: Father and son chess

“Li Weiguo, I won’t see you off any further.”

“It’s been a long time since I last saw my third brother. Since I’m here, I must pay him a visit.”

Zhou Zhengda accompanied Li Weiguo all the way to Villa No. 7. Although he wanted to make progress, given that it was a father and son reunion, he wouldn't be so tactless as to disturb them.

“You’ve worked hard, Zhengda.”

“Another day, I’ll treat you, and we’ll have a drink together.”

“Alright, alright.”

It was just a polite remark; no one took it to heart.

“Let’s go, let’s see your residence.”

“Speaking of which, I was the one who sold this place to you.”

“Everything seems to be fated.”

Li Weiguo hadn't expected that a whim to sell an unwanted house would lead to his own son buying it.

This world truly is a giant web novel.

“Yes, I also didn’t expect that I bought your house back then.”

“If I had known, I wouldn’t have paid.”

Cough, cough, old man, the meaning has been expressed so clearly, you can’t possibly still not understand, can you?

“You brat!”

Li Weiguo pointed at Li Youqian, smiling and shaking his head. He hadn't even entered the house yet, and he was already thinking about his money.

“Butler Fu, transfer 2 billion to this kid.”

Li Weiguo walked and calmly instructed.

“Look at how stingy you are. How could you possibly offer a mere 2 billion?”

Hearing that Li Weiguo was only giving 2 billion, Xie Zixi couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

“Butler Fu, transfer 10 billion to my son, from my personal account.”

“No need for this stingy fellow to pay.”

As one of the three major families, the Xie Family primarily focuses on business. After a thousand years of development, their business has spread throughout the world.

Even many industries strictly controlled by various countries have involvement from the Xie Family.

As the Xie Family's only eldest young lady of the previous generation, Xie Zixi had no concept of money since childhood.

“Why are you giving him so much money?”

“I just transferred 10 billion to him, and you’re giving him another 10 billion. Aren’t you afraid he’ll become a spoiled second-generation heir who doesn’t work for anything?”

Li Weiguo strongly disapproved of Xie Zixi's doting behavior towards her child.

While he didn't advocate for raising children in poverty, he believed that beyond a certain level, wealth could cause a person to lose their true self.

Leading them to adopt a defeatist mindset.

“So what if he’s a spoiled second-generation heir? I have plenty of money!”

“Even if my son goes to the casino and loses money every day, I’d still be happy!”

As the legitimate eldest daughter of a prominent family, Xie Zixi received the world's most elite education and training from a young age. Of course, she understood the disadvantages of spoiling a child.

But she lacked nothing except money!

Even if Li Youqian did nothing and just squandered money every day, he could easily top the Forbes World's Richest list.

“You! Fine, fine, why argue with a woman like you.”

As they spoke, Li Youqian had already led Li Weiguo and the others into the villa.

“Old man, Mom, this is where I live now.”

“Yuwei, pour the tea.”

Hearing Li Youqian call Xie Zixi “Mom” but him “old man,” Li Weiguo felt a pang of displeasure.

But since ancient times, fathers and sons have been “enemies,” especially a pair of fathers and sons without affection.

Li Weiguo could only give Li Youqian some time to slowly adapt.

“The layout here is similar to what I remember. I bought this house back then because I liked its architectural style.”

“Your taste is excellent.”

It was precisely because Li Weiguo bought a house here that Jiujian Tang became the most prestigious community in Modu.

“Tsk, you old-fashioned person, you don’t understand the aesthetics of young people at all.”

“Son, Mom has a few more villas in Tan Palace. If you like them, I’ll give them all to you.”

As a commercial family, Xie Zixi had been exposed to more Westernized things since childhood. Therefore, compared to a “conservative” like Li Weiguo, Xie Zixi understood contemporary young people better.

“No need, Mom. I’m used to living here, and aren’t we going to live in Longxi anyway? Whether there’s a house here or not isn’t important anymore.”

Tan Palace was once Li Youqian’s dream, but when a dream is within reach, it loses some of its appeal.

“Do you have Go? Let’s play a game.”

Go? Where would he have such a high-class thing!

“Ding~ As a qualified rich overlord, you must also learn to show filial piety to your parents.”

“Reward the host with a set of Hetian Jade Go. The Go set has been placed in the host’s bedroom.”

Damn, even if you give him a Go set, he can’t play it!

Could he possibly have to use his ultimate killer move – AlphaGo?

“What are you afraid of? Let this system teach him a lesson.”

Tsk, this is a sure win!

“Yes, I’ll go get it.”

Li Youqian quickly came back holding an exquisite box.

“This Go set is actually with you. Good taste.”

Li Weiguo glanced at it and recognized it as the only Go set in the world made of top-grade Hetian Jade.

It was auctioned for 3.98 million back then, and its price would only be higher now.

“Oh, I just play around with it when I have nothing to do.”

The board was laid out, Li Weiguo took the black pieces, Li Youqian took the white pieces, and Li Weiguo made the first move.

“Are you sure you don’t want the black pieces, kid?”

Li Weiguo looked at Li Youqian with a faint smile. With him playing black, even a Go master would find it hard to win against him.

“No need, you are the elder, so naturally you go first.”

Although he couldn't call him “Father,” he still had to observe some basic etiquette.

“Alright then, don’t say I bullied you later.”

Li Weiguo made the first move, directly occupying the komoku. He thought Li Youqian would counter it, but Li Youqian's next move completely bewildered him.

“Tengen.”

Starting with Tengen, you dare to look down on me, kid?

“Tengen opening, let’s see how you’ll capture my dragon later.”

Although Li Youqian's actions seemed like those of a novice, Li Weiguo didn't underestimate him.

A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit, let alone playing chess.

As they played, Li Weiguo began to feel something was off. How could this kid’s playing style be so similar to artificial intelligence?

Seemingly chaotic, yet actually impeccable.

But this kid wasn't even looking at his phone!

Li Weiguo became more and more nervous as he played, and his thinking time grew longer and longer. Finally, he let out a long sigh.

“I lost.”

He never expected that after a lifetime of strategizing, he would lose to his son in Go.

The chessboard is like a battlefield; this kid has a promising future.

“Tsk~ novice.”

“Is this all?”

“The 60-year-old men and women in the park play better than him!”