Chapter 82: Playing Chess

After leaving the hospital, Wei Yuanxing drove straight back to the Wei family residence and arrived at the small courtyard where Old Master Wei lived.

From afar, he saw Old Master Wei trimming the potted plants in the garden.

“Grandpa!” Wei Yuanxing quickly strode over. His grandfather was the patriarch of one of the four prominent families, so he naturally held an important position in Hua Xia.

Old Master Wei trimmed the irregularly-shaped branches and leaves before raising his head to look at Wei Yuanxing. He smiled and waved at him. “Come and take a look at my Buddha Pine. How does it look?” Usually, he would go fishing with a few old friends or play chess at home.

“It’s as old but vigorous as grandpa,” Wei Yuanxing said with a smile. Most of the potted plants in this courtyard had been moved from the old house by his grandfather. Some of them were even over a hundred years old.

Old Master Wei laughed heartily. “Come, play a game of chess with your grandfather.” Amongst his grandchildren, his favorite was Yuanxing. Yuanxing looked unruly and somewhat frivolous, but only those who truly understood him would know that this was just a facade.

“Your wish is my command!” Wei Yuanxing saluted.

“You brat!” Old Master Wei laughed as he punched Wei Yuanxing’s shoulder.

When they arrived at the study, Wei Yuanxing placed the chessboard on the small coffee table and sat opposite Old Master Wei. “Grandpa, if I win this game, can you promise me one thing?”

“What if you lose?” Old Man Wei picked up a cup of tea and used the lid to gently wipe away the tea froth floating on the surface of the tea as his sharp gaze fixed on Wei Yuanxing with a smile.

Wei Yuanxing let out a hollow laugh and cleared his throat. “If I lose, I’ll come back to play chess with Grandfather as soon as I have a break.” He felt like he couldn’t breathe under the pressure of his grandfather’s superior aura.

“In that case, we’ll do as you say.” Grandfather Wei smiled as he took a sip of tea. He didn’t need to guess to know that it was definitely about the number of places.

The corners of Wei Yuanxing’s mouth twitched with a wry smile. He picked up a chess piece from the chess box, glanced at it, and placed it on the board. This game was related to his future freedom, so of course he had to play seriously.

When he saw where Wei Yuanxing had placed his chess piece, Old Master Wei secretly nodded his head and put down the chess piece in his hand.

Wei Yuanxing frowned as he looked at Old Master Wei’s chess piece. After some thought, he put down the chess piece in his hand again. His grandfather had taught him how to play chess. Although he rarely won against his grandfather, he would try his best this time.

The two of them went back and forth. On the surface, they seemed calm, but the chessboard was already filled with turbulent undercurrents as they battled it out.

Wei Yuanxing stared intently at the chessboard in front of him, his hand trembling slightly as he held the chess piece in his hand. This chess piece was the critical piece, and he had to be extremely cautious. He absolutely could not fail at the last moment.

After a long time, he took a deep breath and placed the chess piece down.

“I lost. Tell me what you want.” Old Master Wei laughed and threw the chess piece back into the chess box. Although the game had not ended, the outcome was already determined.

“Grandpa, I want to give the two spots to Yihan and his fiancée,” Wei Yuanxing said. Even if his grandfather was unhappy, he had to stick to his own opinion.

Old Master Wei put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Wei Yuanxing in confusion. “I can understand why you gave Yihan a spot, but why did you give his fiancée a spot?” He had heard some things about Zhan Yihan’s fiancée today. Although she was a good girl, he did not agree that she was extremely strong. Any female soldier in the army should be able to defeat her.

Wei Yuanxing recounted what he had said to Zhan Yihan and the rest at the hospital. “Grandpa, Su Jinyue is really outstanding. If it weren’t for her, the hospital would have been blown up.” He really liked Su Jinyue and was genuinely happy that Yihan could find such a fiancée.

Old Master Wei pondered for a moment. “It’s not impossible to give the spot to Su Jinyue, but Su Jinyue has to accept a challenge. I can only agree if she passes.” When he handed the token to Yuanxing, he knew that Yuanxing would give one spot to Zhan Yihan. However, he did not expect that he would even agree to give away the other spot. This way, the clan would definitely not be convinced. He had to have a reason to stand his ground against the opinion of the masses.

Wei Yuanxing pondered for a moment. “I’ll ask Su Jinyue tonight.” He felt that Su Jinyue would definitely agree, but he still had to ask for her opinion.

Su Jinyue and Zhan Yihan were strolling in the forest of the hospital when a nurse pushed an old lady in a wheelchair over.

Zhan Yihan looked at the old lady with respect in his eyes. “She is Grandma Liu. She used to be a military doctor. During the war, in order to save someone, her legs were gone in an explosion.”

Su Jinyue nodded, her eyes filled with respect as she looked at the old lady. In that war-torn era, countless revolutionaries did not fear death and sacrificed their young lives for the country. They were really worthy of respect and remembrance from their descendants.

Grandma Liu sized up Su Jinyue and smiled at Zhan Yihan as she asked, “Lil’ Zhan, is this lady your partner?”

“Yes, Grandma Liu.” Zhan Yihan smiled and nodded.

“Hello, Grandma Liu! I’m Su Jinyue. It’s nice to meet you!” Su Jinyue greeted Grandma Liu with a smile.

Grandma Liu smiled and nodded at Su Jinyue. “Very beautiful. Lil’ Zhan is really lucky.” She really liked Zhan Yihan, this young man. He was brave and smart, and he would definitely be a talented field commander in the future.

“Grandma Liu, you flatter me!” Zhan Yihan smiled. Being able to be with Jinyue was indeed the greatest blessing in his life.

“You guys go for a walk. I’m a little tired, so I’ll go back and rest first,” Grandma Liu said. She was getting old, so she felt like she couldn’t take it after a while.

As she watched Grandma Liu and the nurse leave, Su Jinyue retracted her gaze regretfully and sighed. “Grandma Liu’s muscles are already dead. Even if she received treatment, it won’t be of much use.” She had just used her X-ray vision to examine Grandma Liu closely and realized that the muscles on Grandma Liu’s legs had already withered.

Zhan Yihan nodded and said with a serious expression, “Grandma Liu’s husband is a soldier. However, her husband died in the war a long time ago, so she doesn’t have any children.”

Su Jinyue felt a lump in her throat. She sniffed hard. “If only I could cure Grandma Liu’s leg.” If Grandma Liu’s leg was cured, even if she didn’t have any relatives by her side, she could still go to the places she wanted to go. It wouldn’t be like now where she could only sit in a wheelchair and rely on the nurses to push her forward. However, whether it was the current medical field or the future medical field, neither could revive dead muscles.