Flowers in full bloom

After Hua Lei received the support of Gui Jijiu Printing House for printing books for the imperial examination, she went to the printing house specially to thank Gui Jijiu and gave the newly drawn Tianzi grid and square grid to the printing house's manager.

It was originally agreed that it was simply given to the printing house and I would not take a penny.

However, Gui Jijiu was unwilling to take advantage of Hualei, so he still gave Hualei the right to sell books in private schools according to the cooperation method of Mizige. Therefore, Hualei's bookstore is now more profitable.

Hua Lei smiled and said, "Yes, it is indeed much better than before. I have to thank the Lord Jijiu..." "Ai, I told you not to thank me anymore. So don't say that anymore." Jijiu interrupted Hua Lei.

"Do you know how to play chess? Come, play a game with me." "Old man, it's not enough for your grandson to play with you, you even want Miss Hua to play with you." The chief priest's wife smiled and reproached.

"Ah, I know this kid too well. I know what steps to take next. It's so boring to go down." The chief priest sighed. Gui Jing'an, who was sitting opposite him, smiled awkwardly, stood up and gave up his seat.

The wife of the chief priest smiled, patted Hualei's hand, and said, "This old man likes to play chess the most. The few people in the family are no match for him. He is so itchy."

Hua Lei smiled and thought, it would be nice to play chess. It was the first time for these ladies to meet each other, and she didn't know what to talk about any more. She didn't know much about these aristocratic families, so it would be difficult to find a common language.

I am pretty good at playing chess, and I have received a lot of praise from Master Guo. So let's play a game. I no longer refuse, stand up, and sit opposite the chief priest.

The two men started playing chess, and several grandsons and two granddaughters of the chief priest also gathered around. The two men played against each other, and five or six people watched.

Hualei played black first, picked up a piece and placed it in a corner. Jijiu followed, and both of them played very quickly, going back and forth, chasing and blocking. After two quarters of an hour, most of the space on the board was occupied by the black and white pieces.

"Girl, you are good at chess. Much better than Jing'an." Gui Jijiu made another move, blocking several black pieces of Hualei, and praised as he moved the pieces.

Hua Lei smiled and said, "It was Master Guo from the girls' school who taught me well."

As he spoke, he picked up a chess piece and placed it in the other corner. Jijiu looked over and said, "Oh, you bad girl, you are always full of bad intentions, yet you still have such a big appetite." Then he placed a white piece in the opposite corner of the flower bud.

"What's wrong with you, old man? You start attacking others while playing chess. Your chess character is getting worse and worse. No wonder your two sons in the family don't want to play with you." The wife of the chief priest couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hahahaha, it was just a slip of the tongue, and I blurted out what was in my heart without realizing it." Gui Jijiu laughed.

Hua Lei smiled, "Master Jijiu always says that I have a big appetite, a big appetite. I didn't want to admit it before, but today I will prove the accusation of having a big appetite." As she spoke, she placed another piece in the corner, and suddenly more than twenty white pieces were blocked.

"Hahaha, you bad girl, you always have a big appetite, and it's confirmed today." Let Hua Lei put more than twenty white pieces into her chess basket.

One side also ruthlessly placed a piece on the other side, raising eleven or twelve black pieces. In this way, the two of them went back and forth, ruthlessly, and the game was hard to tell.

Gui Jing'an, who was standing behind Hua Lei, looked at the chessboard and secretly glanced at Hua Lei from time to time.

He had seen Hualei's eloquence in the printing house and persuaded his grandfather to give her the sales rights for her private school. He also learned about her outstanding business ability from subsequent orders.

By using the single test paper from the imperial examination, he took over not only 80% of the private schools in the capital, but also almost all the private schools in the suburbs.

After obtaining the exclusive sales rights for books printed by the Imperial Examination Hall in Dongcheng District, it also won a large share of the books printed by the Imperial Examination Hall in private schools and academies in the other three districts.

Her mind and wisdom are far beyond her peers. He also saw Hualei's hairpin-shaped small regular script on the contract, which was fresh, elegant, soft and elegant, just like Hualei today.

Compared to the first time I saw her, Hualei is much taller today, and her originally pale face has a rosy pink color.

At this moment, the green fingers were holding a black piece. While it was pleasing to the eye, he also placed the black piece on the board with murderous intent, blocking thirteen or fourteen white pieces.

Gui Jing'an felt that the flower buds were even more beautiful than the first time he saw them.

"Oh my, grandpa, you are about to lose, hahaha." A boy standing nearby couldn't help but jump up.

"Hey, Jingrui, you little brat, you're so happy that I lost. Well, you've lost your pocket money for next month." As he said this, he made a move, blocking Hualei's seven or eight black pieces.

"Oh, no, Grandpa, I was wrong. Grandpa will not lose. Grandpa is the best. Grandpa's chess skills are unmatched in the world." Jingrui started to praise people in various ways for his pocket money.

"Look at you, you useless thing. Can't you be tough for once? If you don't want to spend it, then don't spend it." The wife of the chief priest laughed at her little grandson Gui Jingrui.

Gui Jing'an looked at the chessboard and was surprised to find that after a few moves, the white pieces that originally had the upper hand were no longer in an advantage. The black and white sides were already in a stalemate, with the two sides evenly matched and no winner determined.

He couldn't help but look at Hua Lei with admiration again. His chess skills were taught by his grandfather. From childhood to adulthood, he had never beaten his grandfather. Not only had his father and uncle never beaten his grandfather either. Even such a evenly matched situation rarely occurred.

Although Hualei is still young, she plays chess with a bold and aggressive style. She is not slow or hesitant. My grandfather always said that one's chess character reflects one's character. This is true. No wonder my grandfather praised Hualei so much. Gui Jingan fell into deep thought.

"Jing'an, help me count the pieces." Gui Jijiu put down the white piece in his hand and glared at his eldest grandson who was standing there in a daze.

It turned out that both players had finished their games. Judging from the chess pieces alone, the two sides were evenly matched and it was difficult to tell who would win. The final winner had to be determined by counting the chess pieces.

Gui Jing'an blushed, quickly lowered his head, and pretended to start counting the black pieces on the chessboard.

Gui Jijiu first refilled Hualei's cup of tea, and then picked up the teacup himself.

"Girl Hua, you play chess really well! It's rare to have such superb chess skills at such a young age." Gui Jijiu took a sip of tea and praised sincerely.

Hualei took the teacup and drank it carefully. She smiled and replied, "When I was a child, I often played chess with my grandfather. My grandfather's chess skills were really good. And I also studied with Master Guo for more than a year in the girls' school. Master Guo's teaching was also very good. But compared with Master Jijiu's chess skills, Hualei is nothing compared to him. I am far inferior."