"Auntie, you don't know much about Go, in fact, I don't know much about it, but I know a lot about it in the past few days. Zhang Zhijun saw that Lin Xiaotong had some aversion to Go, so he explained: "A few days ago, I met Zheng Mingrui, a former alumnus, who has studied Go for a few years more than me, and his level is about 4 amateur dans, and now he is a full-time Go teacher, earning more than I work in a factory, and I still have a lot of free time every day." ”

"Oh, but ...... Xiaoya's current body is not suitable for her to learn Go, it would be good if she could keep up with her homework. Lin Xiaotong heard Zhang Zhijun say this, and changed her opinion on Go somewhat, but she still didn't think that learning Go was of any use, it was simply a board game, and what value could it have.

"Auntie, we don't have to argue about this, let's ask Xiaoya her own opinion." Zhang Zhijun is so enthusiastic, in addition to sincerely feeling that this niece is talented in Go, he also hopes that he can do more things for his eldest brother.

If he can make Ye Xiaoya achieve something in Go, that big brother Ye who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, he will definitely be very happy.

"Let's eat first, don't let the food get cold, we'll talk about this later." Lin Xiaotong smiled, she still stubbornly believed that Ye Xiaoya was not suitable for learning Go now,

"Grandma, I want to learn Go." Ye Xiaoya chewed slowly and ate the noodles, and said lightly.

"Auntie, you heard Xiaoya say the same."

"Xiaoya, you are a student now, and Go is something that adults play, so you should not learn it yet." Lin Xiaotong shook his head and said.

"Auntie, what you said is wrong, it's not more than ten years ago, there were more children learning Go everywhere than adults." Zhang Zhijun immediately continued: "Go is definitely an excellent skill, and the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou regions are the focus of quality education. ”

"Is it really as good as you say?" Lin Xiaotong was slightly stunned, although she deeply believed that chess and cards were not a good thing, but when she heard Zhang Zhijun say this, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Could it be that times have changed, and Go has really become quality education? Recalling her old man, obsessed with playing chess every day, and finally delaying a lot of things, she shook her head again and said: "Zhijun, maybe what you said is good, but our Xiaoya is still in poor health, and I am afraid that I can't keep up with my homework for the time being. ”

After a meal, Zhang Zhijun said goodbye, although he didn't say anything about Lin Xiaotong, he still felt that he took the time to find his friends to see Ye Xiaoya's Go talent.

During the Spring Festival in 1999, firecrackers rang out in unison, and the mood was jubilant.

The cheerful Year of the Rabbit brings auspiciousness and quickly integrates into the homes of ordinary people.

At the beginning of the year, the 11 countries of the European Union officially launched the euro, and European integration went further, and on February 10, the instant messaging of the Internet Tencent Company was officially launched.

The Go world is still calm, and Zhao Yajun, the No. 1 rookie in China, has just been promoted to the rookie king of the year in Huaguo, and is ready to go abroad to face South Korean rookie Wang Choi Zhehan.

Throughout the New Year, Ye Xiaoya sat quietly at home, reading the chess book while seriously thinking about playing chess.

Lin Xiaotong didn't think that her granddaughter would last long at first, and children are easy to be interested in new things, but they will also quickly divert their attention.

However, this time she was wrong, and her granddaughter spent the rest of her time playing chess by herself, except for taking the time to read the knowledge in the textbook.

Lin Xiaotong couldn't imagine what was the attraction of that simple black and white that could make her granddaughter so obsessed and serious.

"Xiaoya, drink saliva and take a rest." Lin Xiaotong carried a bowl of water and put it next to her granddaughter.

"Thank you grandma, I'm not thirsty." Ye Xiaoya responded, her eyes were still on the chessboard, she was thinking about a local change, according to several responses written in the chess book, it seemed that the black chess had no choice, but she saw some different clues.

"Is there something wrong with the content of the book?" Ye Xiaoya was puzzled in her heart, these days she read the chess book brought by Zhang Zhijun, from the most basic knowledge, to the step-by-step advanced content, and there are some Go games explained by masters.

She learned a lot of knowledge from it, and the speed of progress was many times faster than when she first explored it herself, and she was very convinced of the content of the book.

However, the game she saw today, after the white chess was 144 moves, the black chess piece partially collapsed, and the field was not good, and finally after a dozen moves, she hastily threw in the defeat.

According to the analysis of the change chart of the chess game, this white move directly determines the outcome of the game, but Ye Xiaoya feels that it seems that black chess still has a chance.

She repeatedly placed it many times, but she still couldn't find the point that changed the outcome of the outcome, which made her very unwilling, and the momentum in her heart that did not admit defeat made her continue to look for that point of victory and defeat.

"Xiaoya, if you really like Go, then ......" Lin Xiaotong has also changed these days, and her granddaughter is really a hard-working child.

The news of her mother's unexpected death was still hidden from her, her father's disappearance made her a real orphan, and the car accident a few months ago took her away from her health, and she couldn't even exercise and go out to play like a normal child.

"Grandma, I like Go, I want to play Go." Ye Xiaoya nodded, she had an inexplicable thought in her heart, she felt that she was born for Go, and she would devote her life to Go.

And these days of thinking made her understand that Go is a path of self-exploration, learning others is just a kind of imitation, and only by playing your own Go can you truly transcend.

So, she said she wanted to play Go, not learn it.

"Okay, next time your Uncle Zhang comes, I'll talk to him." Lin Xiaotong sighed slightly in her heart, since her granddaughter likes Go so much, even if this thing is really a plaything and has no future, she has to support her granddaughter for her to be happy.

What's more, through these days, she also knows that Go is the direction of quality education advocated by the country, and it is a treasure handed down by her ancestors thousands of years ago.

In ancient times, it was one of the four arts of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it was more elegant than chess.

Maybe it was this information that made Lin Xiaotong feel that letting her granddaughter learn Go might not be a bad thing, as for what the future will be, who can say clearly?

Six days later, Zhang Zhijun came again with some gifts, this time bringing with him the same young man.

"Hello aunt, this is my friend Zheng Mingrui, he is the Go coach I told you before, he will take a look at Xiaoya's Go talent." Zhang Zhijun is obviously also a person who admits death, he believes that Ye Xiaoya's Go talent is excellent, even if Lin Xiaotong doesn't want her to learn Go, but he can't just give up.

Of course, he is still self-aware of his Go level, so he is not sure how far Ye Xiaoya's Go talent can reach.

This time, I called Zheng Mingrui over to confirm how talented Ye Xiaoya was.

"Hello Auntie, I'm Zheng Mingrui, a full-time Go teacher." This slightly thin young man in a down jacket greeted him very politely.

"Teacher Zheng, hello." Lin Xiaotong hurriedly said politely that since she changed her mind and decided to let her granddaughter touch Go, her respect for the Go teacher has also increased linearly.

"Xiaoya, the guest is here, go pour a glass of water for the guest."

"Okay." Ye Xiaoya answered, and went to pour hot water.

"Aunt, Xiaoya is weak, so you don't have to bother, I'll pour it down." Zhang Zhijun smiled and snatched the kettle that Ye Xiaoya had just picked up, then poured three glasses of water, and said, "This time I came here with Teacher Zheng just to see Xiaoya's talent in learning chess." ”