On a sunny afternoon in September 1978, two people sat opposite each other in the study of Downing's villa in Tokyo, not for the first time, but more than 30 years after the last time they chatted in this study, these two people were the owners here, Tony Downing and Wu Qingyuan, the "Showa Chess Saint".

Tang Ning first served tea and saluted: "Mr. Wu, long time no see!" Please drink tea! ”

Wu Qingyuan hurriedly replied respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Tang Ning." ”

"Hey, time flies so fast, it's been more than thirty years in a blink of an eye, and you and I are old." Tang Ning sighed leisurely.

"Yes, but Mr. Downing is not old, he is still so majestic."

"I'm an old man in his fifties, where can I still afford these four words. Hey, it really sounds like yesterday, when I just came to Japan, young and vigorous, and Mr. Wu was just planning to return to the chess world, but now that 30 years have passed, Mr. Wu is already a Showa chess master, and it seems that my vision back then was not wrong. Tang Ning said with some sighs.

It's no wonder that Tang Ning is so emotional, thinking back to the year 1946 he just crossed over, the first celebrity he came into contact with was the "Showa Chess Saint" Wu Qingyuan in front of him, but at that time it was Wu Qingyuan's most depressed time, so even if he was not very successful at the time, he still tried his best to help Wu Qingyuan.

"I can't compare this achievement with Mr. Downing, you are now a major businessman in Japan, and I am still just a small chess player. But no matter what time it takes, I will never forget Mr. Downing's kindness, it was you who helped me in my most difficult time, so that I did not starve to death, and it was you who encouraged me to return to chess. ”

"These are all things in the past, and I invite Mr. Wu to come over today. There's one thing I want to ask. ”

"Even if you ask, Qingyuan must know everything and say everything." Wu Qingyuan replied.

Tang Ning pondered for a moment before asking, "I heard that Mr. Wu plans to apply for re-naturalization of Japanese nationality, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Wu Qingyuan nodded a little embarrassedly and said, "That's right, I have indeed applied to the relevant departments." ”

Tang Ning frowned and said, "Mr. Wu, I don't understand this." I can understand that you became a Japanese citizen before, after all, it was a war year, and you were forced by the situation, so you had to join. But now that you have a stable life and a reputation as a Showa chess master, why do you want to become a Japanese citizen? Is this any benefit to your development? ”

"Hey, I'm 64 years old this year, so I don't have any thoughts about development. And I'm already planning to officially retire from chess in the next few years, only doing research and not participating in competitions, so no matter what nationality I have, it doesn't matter what kind of nationality it is, it doesn't matter what it does. The main reason why I applied to re-naturalize as a Japanese citizen this time was for the sake of my children.

I've suffered a lot, so I don't care about some external things, but after all, children are still young, and it's not a good thing to grow up in a discriminated environment all the time. Especially my youngest son, Masaki, when he was in high school. I encountered such a thing - in the examination room, only the youngest son was called aside and did not stand in line with everyone. I don't know the exact reason, but I guess it's because of nationality. This incident hit the youngest son hard.

My wife and I are both thinking about the future of our children. When looking for a job, it is conceivable that the situation would be even worse if you did not have Japanese nationality. So we decided to become a Japanese citizen again, which is also the hope of our youngest son. Wu Qingyuan explained slowly.

Regarding Wu Qingyuan's mood, Tang Ning understands it better. After all, the hearts of parents in the world, if it were thirty years ago, he would definitely not be able to experience this mood, but as he grew older and the children gradually grew up, he naturally understood this feeling, and parents were really willing to pay for their children. Especially he is still a pure Chinese in his bones.

Isn't he also heartbroken about his two sons, not only to let them have their own careers to develop, but also afraid of conflicts between the two brothers, fortunately, his own industry is enough, and he can also lay out Chinese mainland, so the space for the two sons to exert is enough.

However, understanding is understanding, but this does not mean that Tang Ning agrees with Wu Qingyuan to join the Japanese nationality, so he said: "Mr. Wu, I can understand your feelings, after all, I am also a parent now, but I don't agree with your approach, I think that if you want to solve your son's work problem, it is not the only way to join the Japanese nationality." ”

"Oh? So, Mr. Downing, do you have any good ideas? Wu Qingyuan asked curiously.

"It's just a job, it's easy to solve, other companies don't want it, my company can open the door for your son, whether it's Tokyo, Guam, Okinawa, I have a lot of industries, I believe there is always a place suitable for your son, but the premise is that he is good enough to be competent for this job." Tangning said with a smile.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Downing, you've been so helpful." Wu Qingyuan's thank you is definitely from the bottom of his heart, even if he is a chess idiot who doesn't care much about business, he also knows how big Tang Ning's industry in Japan is, how good the welfare treatment is, and how difficult it is to enter the company at the same time, Tang Ning is willing to open this mouth, which means that his youngest son Changshu will definitely have a place in the company.

But there was another thing he felt very curious: "Mr. Tangning, one thing I have always been curious about is that you don't seem to like the Japanese, but you have a good impression of China." ”

To this question, Tang Ning could only answer vaguely: "Because I was born in the military after all, when I fought against the Japanese army, many of my comrades-in-arms died at the hands of the Japanese, so although I have lived in Japan for so many years and my industry is also in Japan, I have always disliked the Japanese, and this hatred can never be forgotten." As for China, it may be because I have a relationship with a Chinese wife. ”

Wu Qingyuan complained in his heart, then you still have a bunch of Japanese wives, and I don't see you leaning towards the Japanese.

For Tang Ning, a chess fan, he never wanted Wu Qingyuan, the real Go master and Showa chess saint, to belong to Japan, even if he was a simple chess idiot with no national concept and national feelings, Tang Ning also wanted to do his best to bring him into the category of Chinese. (To be continued.) )