Chapter 2668

Hou Wenhai said, "Okay, then we won't say it, but in the future, if you need us to help, you can say it. This is also Grandpa's meaning. He said, let us always be like brothers, help each other, and support each other."

Su Xinghui nodded solemnly and said, "I know!"

This afternoon, Guo Suhua and Lu Xiaoya, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, made a rich meal and entertained the three Hou Guangbi grandfather and grandson in their own home. After eating, Hou Guangbi wanted to play a game of chess with Su Xinghui with great interest. Su Xinghui naturally had no reason to refuse, so they played a game of chess under the grape trellis.

Su Wenjun and the Hou brothers were watching the battle on the side. They could also play chess, but their level might not be as good as Hou Guangbi and Su Xinghui.

For the sake of politeness, Su Xinghui still took the initiative to play black. He used the majestic three-star opening at the beginning. Hou Guangbi nodded repeatedly and said, "Xinghui, your momentum is getting stronger and stronger now."

Hou Guangbi still used the method of taking real ground. After occupying two small eyes, he decisively hit Su Xinghui's two corners at the three-three point, dug out Su Xinghui's two corners, and then formed some empty spaces on the upper and lower sides, but also built a huge external momentum for Su Xinghui in the process of occupying the corners and the battle on the upper and lower sides, and they echoed each other, with amazing momentum.

The next main battle was concentrated on whether Su Xinghui's external momentum could be successfully converted into real space. With such a huge appearance, if it could be successfully formed into space, then there would be no suspense about the victory or defeat.

Hou Guangbi's method made the onlookers very surprised. Hou Guangbi was too accommodating to Su Xinghui. Generally speaking, chess players would not let their opponents build such a huge appearance in a game.

Su Xinghui's appearance was huge, and the external momentum was very thick, echoing each other from top to bottom, plus the two black pieces in the middle responding, it was already very difficult for the white pieces to enter and live.

However, Hou Guangbi didn't think about it and decisively hit the middle belly appearance of the black pieces, which made the onlookers look solemn. Here, wanting to live or escape was not so easy.

After Su Xinghui thought for a few minutes, he played a move in the direction of the white pieces' escape. He naturally couldn't let the white pieces escape. It was very difficult for the middle belly appearance to form space, because there was no edge in the middle belly, empty and empty, wanting to form space required many moves.

In contrast, because there are two edges in the corner, the number of moves required to form space is the least, and the edge is the second, so there is a saying in Go that the golden corner and the silver edge are grass belly. Now most of the corners and edges have been occupied by Hou Guangbi. If the white pieces escape from the middle belly and connect with the already living white pieces, then Su Xinghui will definitely lose.

Now, annihilating this white piece has become the key to winning or losing this game.

Su Xinghui was also very impressed by Hou Guangbi's courage. Not everyone has the courage to play such a key move. Most chess players would not take such an extreme method. Think about it, how difficult it is for a lone piece to escape in the opponent's huge and solid appearance?

Unexpectedly, Hou Guangbi, at the age of eighty, would choose such a method.

Hou Guangbi played chess like the wind. For several consecutive moves, he wanted to connect with the piece on the left. Su Xinghui naturally tried his best to surround and intercept. The pieces of both sides were entangled in the middle belly, dog teeth crossed, and the situation was extremely complicated. The onlookers couldn't see who had the advantage.

They all adhered to the ancient motto of watching chess without speaking, but this game made them feel shocked. Hou Guangbi, at the age of eighty, played such a fierce game of chess, which is really the nature of ginger and cinnamon, old and spicy.

The Hou Wenhai and Hou Wenchang brothers were even more surprised. They also often accompanied their grandfather to play chess, but their grandfather rarely had such a game. His chess style has always been calm and peaceful. Why did he play so fiercely when playing chess with Su Xinghui?

The game slowly evolved into a battle of slaughtering dragons. If Hou Guangbi's big dragon in the middle belly was killed, the game would end, and if the big dragon lived, or successfully connected with other white pieces, the game would also end.

As more and more pieces were played, the situation became more and more complicated. If one move was wrong, it would be a total loss. Therefore, the speed of the two playing chess was getting slower and slower, often taking a few minutes or even more than ten minutes to consider a move.

When playing to the 235th move, Su Xinghui thought for about half an hour. He calculated the changes behind clearly, and then played a wonderful move. This move not only broke the eye position of Hou Guangbi's big dragon, but also cut off the connection between the big dragon and other white pieces, and also made up for his own last weakness, which can be said to be three birds with one stone.

Once this move was played, everyone nodded, and the victory or defeat of both sides was divided.

However, Hou Guangbi did not directly throw the pieces to admit defeat. He still played ten or so moves very tenaciously until the situation was clear and his big dragon was completely dead, then he reached out and brushed the pieces on the chessboard, which meant he had admitted defeat.

Hou Guangbi nodded and said, "Xinghui, your chess power has improved again."

Su Xinghui said seriously, "Grandpa Hou, you really surprised me. You are so old, and you can still play such chess!"

Hou Guangbi laughed and said, "I prepared this specifically for you. The road you are taking now is very dangerous at every step, and you can't be slack for a moment, just like this game of chess, every step can't be wrong, one move is wrong, the whole game is lost. Today's game, you played very well!"

In today's game, Hou Guangbi can be said to be fighting with Su Xinghui from beginning to end. Su Xinghui also concentrated his attention, not daring to be slack in every step. It can be said that his final victory came from his persistence.

Su Xinghui and the onlookers finally understood Hou Guangbi's deep meaning. Su Xinghui said seriously, "Thank you, Grandpa Hou!"

Yes, since Su Xinghui entered politics, every step has been very dangerous. It is really not easy for him to get to where he is today. Every step of his is like facing an abyss, like walking on thin ice. However, once this road is taken, there is no retreat, and a little carelessness will lead to a shattered end.

And he is now in the capital, which is a short rest. After the rest, he still has to continue to go on, so his thinking still cannot be slack. The game of chess that Hou Guangbi played with him today is a warning to him. That's why Su Xinghui thanked Hou Guangbi.

Seeing that he understood his meaning, Hou Guangbi smiled and nodded his beard.

Seeing that their chess was finished, Lu Xiaoya walked over and said, "Xinghui, it's getting late, let Grandpa Hou rest early."

Su Xinghui raised his wrist and saw that it was more than ten o'clock. They played this game of chess from more than six o'clock to more than ten o'clock, and played for four hours, but they didn't know it. He didn't even feel that Lu Xiaoya turned on the light after dark, so you can imagine how involved they were.

Su Xinghui hurriedly said, "Grandpa Hou, wash up and rest quickly."

One night passed without words. The next day, Su Wenjun and his wife and Lu Xiaoya accompanied Hou Guangbi to visit some characteristic scenic spots in the capital, while Su Xinghui accompanied the Hou Wenhai and Hou Wenchang brothers to the hutong next to it to look for a suitable courtyard.

Su Xinghui also called Yu Ruizhi over. He was very familiar with the situation of the courtyards in this area. This was because he understood a lot about the courtyards in this area when he helped Su Xinghui buy that courtyard.

When Yu Ruizhi saw the Hou Wenhai and Hou Wenchang brothers, he was also very affectionate. He was also very familiar with the Hou brothers, especially Hou Wenchang. He contributed a lot in helping them deal with You Jiayu and Shen Zhongtian, which made Yu Ruizhi have a good impression of him.

He heard that the brothers also wanted to buy a courtyard, so he immediately took them to see a large courtyard in that hutong.

This courtyard is also a set of courtyards, with a total area larger than Su Xinghui's courtyard, occupying about four acres, which is more than 2,000 square meters. It was originally a mansion of an official, with five entrances.

Later, with the fall of the Qing Dynasty, this mansion was also owned by an official of the Republic of China. During the period of turmoil, the owner of this mansion was also driven out of the mansion. After the period of turmoil ended, the policy was implemented, and this mansion was returned to them.

Different from the courtyard Su Xinghui bought, the owner of this mansion was not a prodigal son. Their whole family lived in this courtyard and had no intention of selling this courtyard. Otherwise, Yu Ruizhi would have helped Su Xinghui buy this courtyard last time.

However, this time it is different. If the Hou brothers are willing to pay more, the possibility that this family is willing to sell this mansion is not small. After all, wealth moves people's hearts. If a courtyard can be sold for millions, it is enough to buy ten sets of commercial housing. How comfortable is it to live in commercial housing?