Game within game: chess player

"Ma...Mr. Ma's family must be very sad." Ye Fang asked.

"How can you not be sad? The old man of the Ma family is already ninety years old. He fell ill immediately after hearing the news. Mr. Ma didn't have time to be sad and came over to take a look at the old man's condition during the National Day. Now the whole Ma family is in chaos. It’s like a pot of porridge.” Xu Ping said.

"Is Mr. Ma the only son of the Ma family?" Ye Fang asked.

"That's not true. The old man has two sons and two daughters. He is not the only male in Guoqing's generation, but Guoqing is indeed Mr. Ma's only child. After Guoqing's death, although the Ma family did not end, Mr. Ma's family was indeed childless. Although he was extravagant and licentious on National Day, he was still his son after all. But now...sigh!" Xu Ping sighed heavily and said nothing.

After listening to Xu Ping's words, Ye Fang also felt sad for Ma Zhengping who lost his son in middle age. At this moment, Ye Fang scolded Ma Guoqing ten thousand times in his heart. Why was he stalking him when he had no time? He had to wait and see when he was looking for a beating. He didn't look right. The son lost his life and made the whole family sad.

When he arrived at the gate of Xiyuan, Xu Ping slowly stopped the car and took a peek at the Xiyuan compound. He couldn't help but feel trembling. Ye Fang, who could afford to live in such a big courtyard, must be from a high-ranking family.

Ye Fang got out of the car with the sleeping Xiaozhuang in his arms, said goodbye to Xu Zheng and came to Xiaozhuang's room. He gently put Xiaozhuang on the bed and covered him with quilt. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard Xiaozhuang shouting loudly in his dream, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! Bastard!" Ye Fang knew that Xiaozhuang was really scared tonight, so he quickly returned to the bed and leaned against Xiaozhuang. Perhaps feeling Ye Fang's breath, Xiaozhuang lay on Ye Fang's body like a snake and fell asleep deeply.

Ye Fang looked helplessly at Xiaozhuang in his arms. Xiaozhuang was not a very beautiful person, but there was a certain charm between his features. For such women, it is not their golden age yet, and their most beautiful time should be ten years later. A charming person probably describes a woman like Xiaozhuang, and using the ancient saying to describe a woman's natural charm refers to a woman like Xiaozhuang.

Fortunately, Ye Fang had been busy all day and had no time to appreciate the fragrance of the woman's virginity in his arms, so he fell into a deep sleep after a while.

When Ye Fang opened his eyes the next day, it was already bright, but Xiaozhuang beside him was nowhere to be seen, but soon Xiaozhuang walked in with breakfast. Seeing Ye Fang Xiaozhuang showing a rare shy look, Ye Fang was also a little embarrassed, but the two of them had a tacit understanding and did not mention what happened last night.

After all, they just slept together, but nothing happened. Naturally, there was no such thing as a one-night stand.

"You can eat some of the soy milk fried dough sticks I bought at the street corner." Xiaozhuang placed the fried dough sticks and hot soy milk on the dining table.

Ye Fang washed his face, looked at the white snow in the courtyard, and carefully appreciated the warmth in the house. He suddenly felt refreshed, as if yesterday's unpleasant experience had disappeared.

Ye Fang and Xiaozhuang ate breakfast without speaking, and there was an embarrassment in the air. Fortunately, the sound of firecrackers that went off from time to time broke the awkwardness at the dinner table. Ye Fang first said, "It's New Year's Eve today. I'll buy some vegetables and meat later."

"I've bought everything. Everything is complete." Xiaozhuang whispered back, lowering his head and eating the fried dough sticks attentively.

"Then go buy some firecrackers."

"I've also bought all the firecrackers." Xiaozhuang replied in a low voice without raising his head.

"Oh." Ye Fang knew that he shouldn't buy anything now.

"I'll cook tonight and give you a taste of my cooking." Xiaozhuang said.

"Can you cook?" Ye Fangla asked in a high voice.

"Who do you look down on? Of course I can cook." Xiaozhuang was obviously dissatisfied that Ye Fang looked down on him.

"Okay, you're awesome, then I'll try your craft tonight." Ye Fang said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll do it, and you can help me." Xiaozhuang ordered.

"I'll do it? Okay, I'll do it." Ye Fang replied immediately when he saw Xiaozhuang's unkind expression.

After hearing Ye Fang's promise, Xiaozhuang showed a rare smile.

New Year's Eve was a busy day. Ye Fang followed Xiaozhuang and studied the layout of Xiyuan. Since the yard was so big, Xiaozhuang sorted out many areas that needed improvement after a busy day. In the evening, the two of them worked hard in the kitchen to prepare a table of meals. Although Xiaozhuang was young, his skills as a private chef were unanimously praised by Ye Fang. Ye Fang had to admit that women are indeed born cooks, especially for Xiaozhuang. For a woman, she can go to the hall and go to the kitchen.

The Spring Festival of 98 was the second Spring Festival that Ye Fang celebrated after he was released from prison. During this year, Ye Fang experienced the death of his grandma Xu and his sudden fortune. This was probably the ups and downs of his life. There was a time when Ye Fang woke up and asked if everything in front of him was real. Listening to the rumbling firecrackers outside the hospital, Ye Fang suddenly thought of his grandma Xu Guizhi and how good her grandma had been to her in the past. The only thing in this world for Ye Fang was... His relatives just left like this. Thinking of this, Ye Fang couldn't help but feel sad again.

Xiaozhuang didn't ask why Ye Fang had so many feelings. In Xiaozhuang's opinion, Ye Fang was young and rich, but he didn't expect that Ye Fang was not even as good as Xiaozhuang a few months ago, but these experiences and Ye Fang may not be able to confide his grievances to anyone for the rest of his life, and can only bury them deep in his heart.

Xiaozhuang and Ye Fang started drinking at some point. The two chatted more and more animatedly amidst the sound of firecrackers. It must be said that the alcohol instantly narrowed the distance between Ye Fang and Xiaozhuang, making the young man and woman feel like this. One New Year's Eve, I experienced a different kind of emotion. During the dinner, Wang Junhe, Zhang Yunshan, Bi Xingfa, Cai Xiaoling, and Zhou Kai all called Ye Fang to pay New Year greetings. This was also the first time Ye Fang had someone take the initiative to give him New Year greetings during the New Year.

When it was approaching twelve o'clock, Gu Zhuoyi also called Ye Fang to pay New Year's greetings. She asked Ye Fang in detail where he lived and what he had eaten at night, and seemed to tell him to take good care of himself. Ye Fang told Gu Zhuoyi that everything was fine and reassured her, telling her that she didn't have to rush back from the third grade of junior high school to stay at her aunt's house to spend more time with them.

Ye Fang noticed that Xiaozhuang was very quiet when he answered the phone, which made Ye Fang feel a little embarrassed. Among the few people Ye Fang knew, Wang Kai, the rough guy, couldn't even remember New Year greetings, but Ye Fang didn't blame him.

Ye Fang woke up early the next morning and found that he had slept in his room. Although he had a headache, Ye Fang still habitually looked left and right. When he found that he did not see Xiaozhuang, he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Ye Fang was also worried that if he had sex after drinking, he would not be able to see Xiaozhuang again. Ye Fang rubbed his temples and found that the face wash water had been prepared and put aside. Ye Fang couldn't help but feel warm because the water was still warm.

Breakfast had already been placed on the dining table. Ye Fang took a random bite and heard a sound coming from outside. Ye Fang put on his clothes and came to the front yard. He saw several cars parked at the gate and many workers carrying furniture from the cars. When Xiaozhuang saw Ye Fang coming out, he shouted to him, "Mr. Ye, go back to your room quickly." Rest, it’s too dirty here, I can do it by myself.”

Even though Xiaozhuang said so, Ye Fang could not really go back to his room. After looking at the list of furniture and asking about the room where it was placed, Ye Fang and Xiaozhuang directed the workers to place sets of furniture in their respective rooms. With Ye Fang's participation, the whole process went much faster. By the afternoon, the furniture in all the rooms in Xiyuan had been placed, and all that was left was to clean the rooms and buy decorations.

When Ye Fang and Xiaozhuang directed the workers to move things, Ye Fang even had the illusion of decorating a new house, but this new house was too big.