At Zhao Siqi's home, his parents waited in front of a 14-inch television set that had been used for ten years, and his father was lying on a recliner, with a steaming bowl of Chinese medicine on the table next to him.

The mother squatted at his father's feet and washed his father's feet with hot soup made from mugwort leaves.

The father's feet are already high and swollen, and there is a folk saying that the sick man is afraid of swollen feet, and the woman is afraid of swollen face.

Now my father's feet were swollen to speak, and my mother knew in her heart that this was a sign that time was running out.

The love between husband and wife is deep, and the mother and father have experienced the vicissitudes of the world, although they do not have the freshness and sweetness of the little couple, but they have the warmth of the old husband and wife.

"Lao Zhao, look, why are all the people who sit in the ring with our son a little old man? These old men all look experienced, can our son withstand it? While washing my father's feet, my mother watched the live TV and had a discussion with my father.

"Don't you see? Our son's face is still so calm, but it is much calmer than Lu Qing and Wei Jianguo, our son has a future, and he can behave so well on such an occasion, it's really good! Father said.

At this time, the host's commentary just happened, and when she mentioned that Zhao Siqi was facing the top ten chess players in the north this time, her father and mother were stunned.

Zhao Siqi knows that he has won a victory with Master Lu Qing, which does not mean that Zhao Siqi has the strength of Master Lu Qing.

"Lao Zhao, is this a mistake? The lineup that our son is facing, even if it is faced by Master Lu Qing, I am afraid it will be difficult to parry! Now let our son face it, this is obviously bullying! The mother lifted his father's feet from the footbath and wiped them clean with a dry towel, while saying with some anger.

"Alright, Ali, maybe our son can do a miracle!" My father remembered the changes he felt when playing against Zhao Siqi these days, and understood that Zhao Siqi was getting better and better day by day, and he didn't seem to be doing his best when playing against himself.

So at this time, my father still had some confidence in Zhao Siqi.

The mother helped the father put on the slippers and put his feet on the ground, "Hey, I don't expect any miracles, I just hope that there won't be too much of a joke, this is broadcast live on the city TV station, once the joke is made, the impact will be great!" ”

Without waiting for his father to answer, his mother picked up the mugwort leaf water and walked to the toilet.

The father looked at his mother's back with some tenderness, and then looked at Zhao Siqi's gradually mature face on TV, feeling sorry in his heart.

If he could turn back time, he really wanted to spend it happily with his family again......

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At He Lan's house, He's father sat alone in the living room, watching the live broadcast of Nandu TV on the super-large TV set.

The daughter had already told him that she was going to the scene to support Zhao Siqi, and asked Father He if he wanted to go with him.

Father He usually only likes to nest at home, and at the same time, he also knows that before the start of the game, the relationship between Zhao Siqi and his daughter must be well preserved, so he naturally will not make light bulbs.

When he saw on the screen that the opponent Zhao Siqi was going to face was actually the top ten of the attacking side, Father He's eyes flashed with shock, but there was a hint of expectation.

After all, he is also one of the people who know more about Zhao Siqi's chess strength, and he has played a lot of chess games with Zhao Siqi, and Father He can only describe Zhao Siqi in four words.

As a mathematician, Father He understands that one pair of ten is actually ten one-to-one, but the most critical part of this kind of game is that the thinking of the wheel war side cannot be confused, otherwise it will be chaotic.

This is quite a test of a player's memory and reaction speed.

As far as the current situation of the defenders of the three rings is concerned, Zhao Siqi is a young man, and he has more advantages than Master Lu Qing and Wei Jianguo, so from the perspective of probability, Zhao Siqi is actually in a situation where he has a greater chance of winning.

If it is replaced by Master Lu Qing or Wei Jianguo to sit in Zhao Siqi's position, there may not be a chance.

So Father He raised the corners of his mouth while drinking cold brew tea, waiting for the chess game to unfold.

At this moment, the phone at home rang, and when he saw the number, it was an international number from the United States, and Father He immediately knew that it was his divorced wife Qin Jiayi calling.

"Lao He, have you eaten? Is He Lan here? ”

"She's out, what's the matter? You can tell me and I'll tell her when she gets back. ”

"Forget it, I want to tell her about this matter in person, I hung up the phone if there is nothing to do!"

Before Father He could answer, there was a beep on the other end of the phone.

Father He smiled bitterly, couldn't help but shake his head, put down the phone, and put his attention on the TV screen again.

It just so happened that Father He saw that the camera was aimed at He Lan between the switches.

He Lan kept looking at the position of Zhao Siqi on the high platform, and kept cheering for Zhao Siqi.

And then Father He saw He Lan put down his hand, took out his mobile phone and picked up the phone.

At this time, the picture turned back to the high platform, giving Zhao Siqi a shot, and the position that Zhao Siqi was looking at happened to be He Lan, and then his eyes showed doubts and anxiety.

When Father He saw this, he couldn't help frowning.

Judging from Zhao Siqi's current situation, he is probably a little emotionally unstable.

Did he see the situation of He Lan's phone call, so there was a change?

Challenging the scene of the ring, Zhao Siqi did see a scene that made him feel emotional.

He saw that after He Lan picked up a phone call, she suddenly became extremely excited, and he could feel what she was fighting for from a distance when he watched the change in the shape of her mouth.

At the same time, she also looked at Zhao Siqi from time to time.

Such a demeanor made Zhao Siqi have a bad premonition in his heart, feeling that something must have happened to He Lan.

The so-called concern is chaotic, and now that Zhao Siqi is in the position of guarding the ring, he can't go to He Lan's side to ask her what happened.

What's the scariest thing? The unknown is the scariest.

Because Zhao Siqi didn't know anything about what He Lan was facing, the fear in his heart was slowly provoked.

The current Zhao Siqi is in a very bad state!

Feng Yuan is a very sensitive host, her observation is very good, when she found Zhao Siqi's mood changes, she couldn't help but hold the microphone and said: "Have the audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV noticed that our Zhao Siqi player's mood has changed, and his heart seems to be tied to something." ”

"As a veteran chess presenter, I have seen many players who are quite good at chess fail to control their emotions during the game and lose to weaker opponents."

"Now our Zhao Siqi player seems to be having the same problem, and besides, he is facing ten opponents who are not worse than him, and now in his situation, I am very, very worried! What do you think? ”

The last question made the hearts of the audience present and the audience in front of the TV hang.