At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 98: The father-in-law is high above, so the son-in-law is not polite (please subscribe)

After hearing his wife's nagging, Lin Moxuan immediately became angry: "Am I being arrogant?"

"When did I ever put on airs?"

"I didn't say that he couldn't come home. He just didn't want to come!"

Chen Qingzhu didn't respond, but he cut the meat with significantly more force, and the knife made a "clang clang clang" sound as it hit the chopping board.

Lin Moxuan said nothing more and went to the study to practice calligraphy silently.

I don’t know how much time passed.

There was laughter and noise coming from the living room.

Apparently, the grandson and granddaughter have arrived.

Lin Moxuan quickly put down the brush in his hand and walked out of the study.

"Grandpa!"

Shen Yanran, who had just spent some time with her grandma, greeted her grandpa Lin Moxuan with a smile when she saw him.

"Grandpa, why do you look so haggard?"

"Is it because you're too tired from work?"

Shen Yanran, who came close to Lin Moxuan, saw that her grandfather looked unwell and immediately expressed her concern.

"fine."

"I just didn't sleep well."

Looking at his granddaughter who has grown into a beautiful young lady, Lin Moxuan's eyes are filled with loving smiles.

At this time, Shen Yixiao also came over: "Grandpa, want to play two games?"

"I haven't had much time to play chess lately. I wonder if my chess skills have deteriorated."

Every time Shen Yixiao comes over, he plays chess with Lin Moxuan. When he was young, he couldn't beat his grandfather, but in the past two years, he has been able to beat him on equal terms.

"Okay!"

Lin Moxuan nodded, glanced around the living room, and then saw Shen Qiushan.

He was chatting with his wife Chen Qingzhu. I don't know what they were talking about, but Chen Qingzhu was laughing out loud.

"Cough cough!"

Lin Moxuan walked over and coughed twice, also to remind Shen Qiushan of his presence.

"dad."

"Have you been feeling well lately?"

Shen Qiushan had seen Lin Moxuan a long time ago, but he did not take the initiative to go over and say hello.

Because he knew his father-in-law well, and the other party had always disliked him, there was naturally no need to curry favor with him.

At this moment, Lin Moxuan came forward on his own initiative, and Shen Qiushan could no longer pretend not to see it.

"Ok!"

"is acceptable."

Lin Moxuan nodded slightly. His attitude towards Shen Qiushan was completely different from that towards his grandson and granddaughter.

It's a lot colder.

Shen Qiushan had long been accustomed to it and had enough psychological expectations, so he didn't take it seriously at all.

Chen Qingzhu on the side winked at Lin Moxuan, as if to remind him of his previous instructions.

"I heard you're going to college?"

Lin Moxuan sat opposite Shen Qiushan, his tone still cold, even with a hint of questioning.

"Yes."

"I've been studying hard lately."

Shen Qiushan responded with a smile, showing a good attitude.

"Although I don't quite agree with your approach."

"However, I still respect your choice. Since you've decided to go to university, then show some results!"

Lin Moxuan took the initiative to express his attitude.

"Yes, I'm already trying my best." Shen Qiushan nodded.

"Can you play chess?"

"Play two games with me!"

Lin Moxuan said with a stern face again.

"Uh?"

"Okay!"

Shen Qiushan was stunned at first, then quickly agreed.

Although they didn't have much contact with each other, he still knew his father-in-law quite well. He had come to the Lin family more than once or twice, and Lin Moxuan always looked very cold and basically never gave him a good look.

And now he actually took the initiative to propose playing chess. Although Lin Moxuan still had a stern face, for him, this was already a signal to ease the relationship.

Shen Yixiao, who had already prepared to play chess with his grandfather, went to get the chess pieces sensibly.

He also knew that his grandfather had always been prejudiced against his father, so it was the first time that he took the initiative to invite his father to play chess.

The sisters Lin Xiamo and Lin Jiayu were also quite surprised. They naturally knew what their father's attitude towards Shen Qiushan was, and today was indeed very different from the past.

Chen Qingzhu nodded in satisfaction: "You guys go ahead, I'll go fry the remaining vegetables."

After saying that, she got up and went to the kitchen.

"Mom, let me help you."

Lin Xiamo also followed. She knew how to cook, but she had always lived at home and her mother Chen Qingzhu was responsible for cooking, so she rarely had the chance to do it.

"No, the food is ready, there's nothing I need help with."

Chen Qingzhu waved to his daughter as he spoke, but Lin Xiamo insisted on following her into the kitchen. Helping was only one reason, she actually wanted to ask her father why he had changed his attitude towards Shen Qiushan.

"Mom, what's wrong with my dad today?"

"He didn't treat his brother-in-law like this before."

Lin Xiamo asked in a low voice.

"I was talking about him before you came back."

"Akiyama didn't do anything to offend our family, and Hatsuyuki's death wasn't what he wanted."

"Besides, it's been so many years since the incident happened. Yanran and Xiaoxiao have grown up. It's time to move on."

After saying that, Chen Qingzhu added, "By the way, your dad was reading that novel written by Qiu Shan last night. He didn't sleep all night and read it until this morning!"

"Watched it all night?"

Lin Xiamo was shocked.

"Yes, I just woke up this morning."

"Momo, have you read the novel written by Akiyama?"

"Is it really that fascinating? I thought your dad was just flipping through it, but I didn't expect him to read it all night!"

Chen Qingzhu was also very curious about the novel written by her son-in-law, but she had not yet made time to read it.

After hearing her mother's question, Lin Xiamo hesitated for a moment and replied, "I did read a little bit of the novel. It's pretty good, but I was quite busy with work, so I didn't read it too carefully."

Lin Xiamo didn't want to show her mother that she cared about Shen Qiushan, so she answered calmly.

the other side.

Lin Jiayu, who was not interested in chess, pulled Shen Yanran to her bedroom.

Although there is a generation gap between the two, they are only two years apart. Lin Jiayu has never really regarded herself as an elder. When she was young, she would even fight with Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao.

When she grew up a little, she and Shen Yanran became "good girlfriends", the kind that could talk about anything.

Lin Jiayu's room was like a "private space" for the two of them. After entering the room, they lay on the bed and chatted about girls' private matters.

"Aunt, is the boy you mentioned last time still pursuing you?"

Shen Yanran gossiped while chewing the potato chips handed to her by Lin Jiayu.

"Which one are you talking about?"

"There are so many boys chasing after me, it really bothers me~!"

Lin Jiayu pursed her lips with considerable pride.

"Giggle~"

"That's right, it's because my aunt is so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of their chests and geese fall to the ground, and the moon hide in shame on flowers!" Shen Yanran laughed sweetly.

"Haha, each other!"

Lin Jiayu crunched her potato chips and said with the tone of someone who had experienced it, "Yanran, when you go to college, there will definitely be a group of boys following you around. You must keep your eyes open when that happens. Report any situation to me first!"

"I'll help you analyze accurately and make the best choice."

Lin Jiayu said with a smile, and had already reserved a position as a military advisor.

However, Shen Yanran questioned: "But, Auntie, you've never been in love!"

"Where did you get the experience?"

"Yanran, are you questioning my aunt's ability?" "Didn't Zhuge Liang have any experience before he came out of seclusion?"

Lin Jiayu shrugged proudly: "As the saying goes, you've never eaten pork before you've seen a pig run!"

"I've read at least 800, if not a thousand, novels. All the tricks of bad men are written in novels!"

"Oh, by the way, the hero of the novel I'm reading recently is a complete scumbag!"

"He's such a jerk! He cheated on two girls, and those two girls were both really nice!"

"Alas, I've already spent ten thousand dollars on this novel!"

Speaking of scumbag men, Lin Jiayu couldn't help but think of the novel she had been following recently. When she thought about the novel that she had spent ten thousand yuan on, she felt very depressed.

She spent so much money, but the scumbag still drove away the little fish she loved!

What’s even more infuriating is that when I sent a WeChat message to the author, the other party pretended not to see it!
However, after hearing Lin Jiayu's words, Shen Yanran couldn't help but exclaim.

"what!"

"You spent ten thousand on the novel."

"Well!"

Before Shen Yanran could finish her words, Lin Jiayu quickly reached out and covered her mouth.

"Shh~"

"Don't let them hear it!"

Lin Jiayu pointed outside the door and whispered, "If my mom and sister knew I spent ten thousand yuan on reading novels, they would scold me to death!"

"But ten thousand yuan is too much!"

"Auntie, have you been cheated?"

Shen Yanran frowned slightly, still finding this too unbelievable.

Ten thousand yuan to read a novel!
Just outrageous!
"I gave the tip voluntarily, how could I be cheated?"

"That novel is really interesting. The two heroines are both great, but the hero is such a jerk!"

"If I didn't have the author's WeChat, I wouldn't believe this book was written by a high school student!"

"However, although he is a high school student, he is definitely not a good student!"

"Only a good student could write such a scumbag of a hero!"

Lin Jiayu started complaining again.

Shen Yanran was completely bewildered. After all, she had never read that novel. "What's the name of that novel?"

"It makes you so obsessed."

"Yes, this one."

Lin Jiayu opened the Penguin Novel on her mobile phone and showed it to Shen Yanran.

"what?"

"Why does this book title look familiar?"

Shen Yanran glanced at the title of the novel and felt that she seemed to have seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.

"This book is very popular right now. It's the hottest new book on Penguin Fiction. It's normal that you're familiar with the title."

Lin Jiayu didn't think much about it. At present, 80% of the readers who read books on Penguin Novels knew this book. After all, it had always been ranked first on the new book list.

"I remembered."

"It's on my second aunt's phone!"

Shen Yanran's eyes suddenly lit up, and she confirmed, "Yes, it was on Second Aunt's phone. Last night, when we were having barbecue together, I used Second Aunt's phone to take a photo, and I accidentally saw the apps running in the background. One of them was Penguin Novels, and the page displayed this book."

"what?"

“My sister is also reading this book??”

Lin Jiayu was shocked, and an expression of tension and worry appeared on her chubby little face.

"If my sister was really reading this book, she would definitely check the fan list. Luckily, she doesn't know my WeChat smurf account, and therefore my Penguin Fiction nickname, otherwise I'd be dead."

"No, my sister never reads online novels!"

"Why is she suddenly reading an online novel?"

Lin Jiayu quickly discovered the bug: "Yanran, you are not seeing things, are you?"

"Probably not. It's what happened last night."

Shen Yanran shook her head slightly.

"Okay, then I'll find a chance to test her."

Since it was a matter of whether he would be criticized, Lin Jiayu decided to be cautious.

in the living room.

The first game of chess between Shen Qiushan and Lin Moxuan has come to an end.

The red side still has two chariots, one horse, and one cannon left.

The black side only has one rook and one cannon left.

And from the expressions on their faces, you can tell who is the red side and who is the black side.

Shen Qiushan had a faint smile on his face, while Lin Moxuan had a sullen expression, with deep wrinkles on his brows. He held the teacup in his left hand, but the tea inside had gone cold and he couldn't drink it.

In fact, Shen Qiushan's chess level is average, but he has a cheat. In order to fight against this arrogant and cold father-in-law, he directly took a pill to replenish essence and strengthen qi. While highly concentrating his energy, he can also stimulate his potential.

Every time Lin Moxuan made a move, Shen Qiushan could outline the future situation of the game in his mind. In this situation, it would naturally be difficult to lose.

"General!"

Shen Qiushan seized the opportunity to set up a "car-pulling" game.

"Uh"

The corners of Lin Moxuan's mouth twitched, and his brows subconsciously frowned.

He only had one car and one cannon left, and now he was going to lose his car. What the hell was he going to do?
"We lost this game!"

"One more game!"

In order to avoid having all the chess pieces eaten, Lin Moxuan simply admitted defeat.

However, it can be heard from his tone that Director Lin is very unconvinced and believes that it was his mistake at the beginning that led to the complete loss.

Shen Qiushan nodded and accepted the challenge. After placing the chess pieces, he took the initiative and said, "Dad, you go first in this round."

"I should have gone first."

Lin Moxuan curled his lips in disapproval. In the last game, he felt that he was the elder, so he let Shen Qiushan start the game.

As a result, Shen Qiushan started off very aggressively, with a powerful attack that suppressed Lin Moxuan from the start. He was unable to turn the tide of the battle and was ultimately defeated.

In this round, Lin Moxuan learned from the experience and lessons of the previous round. Having the first move, he adopted a solid defensive strategy and tried to find opportunities in the process of defense.

However, after several rounds of confrontation, Lin Moxuan accidentally lost a horse.

The situation became unbalanced from the loss of this horse, and eventually Shen Qiushan "stuck the palace" without paying attention!
"This"

Lin Moxuan could only stare blankly at the bottom cannon that knocked down the elephant.

Although he was at a disadvantage in the overall situation in this round, Lin Moxuan felt that he still had a chance, after all, he had two chariots and two cannons.

As a result, Shen Qiushan launched a "sneak attack"!
Faced with this "stifling palace" situation, no matter who comes, they can only stare blankly.

Because there is no solution to this game!
"Come again!!"

Lin Moxuan angrily moved the chess pieces again.

He has always looked down on his "son-in-law" Shen Qiushan, thinking that he is a good-for-nothing "thug".

If it is a physical exercise, Lin Moxuan believes that he is no match for the opponent.

But chess is a competition of IQ and logical thinking ability, and Lin Moxuan felt that he should be crushed.

As a result, he lost two games in a row!

Especially since his grandson Shen Yixiao was watching beside him, Director Lin naturally wanted to get back at the scene to prove himself.

Unfortunately, Director Lin, who had lost two games in a row, became a little impatient and lost the third game even more miserably. He lost a rook in just a dozen moves and was eventually defeated by Shen Qiushan. He had no choice but to admit defeat.

"Dad, are you coming again?"

Shen Qiushan asked with a smile while placing the chess pieces.

If the person sitting opposite him was an ordinary father-in-law, Shen Qiushan would not win even if he could. It would be very likely that he would be evenly matched and lose in the end.

Then, praise your father-in-law for his clever move.

But Lin Moxuan is different. The relationship between Shen Qiushan and his father-in-law has always been rather subtle, and there even seems to be a secret rivalry between them.

This situation often occurs in families where the father-in-law is more powerful.

In particular, Lin Moxuan has always looked down on his son-in-law Shen Qiushan and has been condescending for many years.

No matter what Shen Qiushan did, he would instinctively think it was not okay!

For example, in this game of chess, if Lin Moxuan won, he would definitely still look down on Shen Qiushan, and would probably think in his heart: See, I’m not good enough, I’m so bad at playing chess!
In fact, Lin Moxuan's chess skills are just average. If Shen Qiushan doesn't cheat, the two of them are probably evenly matched.

But what Shen Qiushan wanted was not a 50-50 split, but the current result.

My father-in-law is high and mighty.

Then you won’t be polite when you become my son-in-law!

(End of this chapter)