Dong Lao's reply came quickly. In the afternoon of the same day, about half an hour after Li Xiaoqiang hung up the phone, Dong Lao's phone came back. Dong Lao said on the phone: "His old chief" has always wanted to meet Li Xiaoqiang. Since it is such a coincidence today, Li Xiaoqiang talked about this trip. The "old chief" wanted to invite Li Xiaoqiang to his home as a "guest", and said that the "old chief" wanted to invite Li Xiaoqiang to dinner, and while congratulating Li Xiaoqiang on winning the world championship, he could also have a little more time to "have a good chat" with Li Xiaoqiang.

Dong Lao even jokingly said on the phone that if Li Xiaoqiang wants to achieve his wishes, it depends on Li Xiaoqiang's own ability. If Li Xiaoqiang can still give strong reasons, he can convince "his old chief". That's a reason to convince others.

Seeing that things can take such a turn for the better, Chen Chaoyue and Mr. Ying are of course happy to see it. The moment he first heard the news that the "old chief" was going to summon Li Xiaoqiang, Chen Chaoyue was even stunned there, he obviously hadn't reacted yet. Among them, Li Xiaoqiang seemed a little calm, and he even said to Chen Chaoyue in a joking tone:

"Teacher Chen, what are you still doing there? Now you go and inform Teacher Nie, and ask him to accompany me at night. Otherwise, do you really think that I am a young man who can say some "good reason"......"

"Yes, yes! Haha, Xiaoqiang is still thoughtful. You have to let Xiao Nie accompany you in this matter, with him by your side, I think this matter will probably have a big turnaround......"

Since there is such a big person inviting himself to "eat", then Li Xiaoqiang's heart is clear: most of the things he promised to "invite others to dinner" are yellow today. While Chen Chaoyue sent someone to inform Nie Whirlwind, Li Xiaoqiang also politely said goodbye to Chen Chaoyue and Mr. Ying. He had to go over there and settle down first.

When Li Xiaoqiang returned to the national junior team, he greeted everyone first. Li Xiaoqiang pulled Shao Weigang, the eldest of the "Eight Horses", aside and whispered to him what had just happened vaguely. Then ask the oldest teammate to greet you for yourself. Then Li Xiaoqiang said to Yukari Umezawa in an apologetic tone:

"Yukari, I'm so sorry. Originally, you just arrived in China, and I need to wash the dust for you. But I can't do it today, I have very important things to do in the evening. Today can only be rude. I'll make it up later. And the special training you will have during this time in China. I'll also help you develop a detailed training plan. But the details will have to wait until tomorrow......"

Strictly speaking, this is the first sentence that Li Xiaoqiang took the initiative to say to Yukari Umezawa on this day. After Mei Ze listened to Li Xiaoqiang's words, her eyes narrowed into a slit:

"Hi ......"

After Li Xiaoqiang settled down with Yukari Umezawa, he pulled Zhao Dabaolin Mengyu aside. At this time, everyone switched to talking in their native dialect.

"Everyone has seen it, for many years in the capital, I have studied and lived with these people. Suffice it to say that as a professional chess player, my circle of friends is actually very small. These people on the other side. I guess it's my main social circle......"

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoqiang gently touched Lin Mengyu with his shoulder. smiled at her and said:

"So? So starting with dinner today, you should go and learn about the virtues of these people, right? ”

Lin Mengyu's face flushed, and at this moment, she stood a little farther away coquettishly.

Li Xiaoqiang was secretly excited: "Didn't you say it?" Frivolous is really the exclusive power of people like me. If this is replaced by Zhao Dabao, will he dare to do this action? Maybe you'll be considered a hooligan......"

What made Li Xiaoqiang feel depressed was that his excessively good sense of self was quickly shattered by Zhao Dabao. Zhao Dabao also touched Liao Qiong with an action similar to his own.

Li Xiaoqiang swore that Zhao Dabao's actions just now were definitely more natural than what he did. And what about Liao Qiong's reaction? That's definitely not as big as Lin Mengyu.

"Yes, yes, if you want to fit in with someone else's circle of friends, then the best way is to be at the wine table. Since Chubby has something to do at night, he can't go. Then the task of taking care of Lin Mengyu will be handed over to you. We can't embarrass Chubby, can we? I said Liao Qiong, is your alcohol consumption good? Don't blame me for not warning you beforehand. Those professional chess players don't look at all Sven, but they all seem to be drunkards...... Hey, what are you doing, Chubby? That's what you hate, you like to wander all the time when you have nothing to do......"

"Ahem......"

At this time, Li Xiaoqiang also came back to his senses. He carefully swept the faces of Zhao Dabao and Liao Qiong, and found nothing unusual. The heart said that this is not scientific, when did the two of them "hook up and commit adultery"? Why didn't I hear any wind? It seems that there is still a gap, even if I am reborn once, the level of this pickle girl still seems to be inferior to that of Xiaohei.

After coming back to his senses, Li Xiaoqiang arranged all the things that followed. With Liao Qiong taking care of Lin Mengyu, Li Xiaoqiang is still relieved. Although Liao Qiong was born in the south, her father is from the north. Maybe it's genetic. Anyway, Liao Qiong's amount of alcohol is not ordinarily large. This is not usually seen, but not long ago, when everyone drank graduation wine, she showed her hand, which shocked everyone.

In the evening, a somewhat mysterious-looking sedan appeared on the national Go team. The sedan carried Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind to a place that was a bit mysterious to ordinary people.

"You're the doll named Li Xiaoqiang, right? Good...... Well, you're welcome to my visit. Sit, sit, you don't have to be so restrained, relax...... Come, kid, what would you like to eat......"

After arriving at the destination, when the old man saw Li Xiaoqiang, he seemed very happy. He even greeted Li Xiaoqiang in person with a Sichuan accent. This also made Li Xiaoqiang relax a lot. However, Nie Whirlwind, who came with Li Xiaoqiang, doesn't seem to have such treatment.

"Today, I seem to have only invited Xiaoqiang alone. What are you doing with your cheekiness? Hmph, what have you been doing messily in the past few years? Get a little bit of success and you're on the end of your tail, right? You think you're "the best in the world", right......"

Seeing Nie Whirlwind, who was trained like a third grandson, Li Xiaoqiang smiled secretly in his heart. But he can only sit honestly at this time, and he can't help at all.

There are many people who don't know what the relationship between Nie Whirlwind and the upper echelons is, thinking that he is because he plays Go well. I had the opportunity to get to know a lot of high-level people. This is not the case.

In the words of later generations, Nie Whirlwind is actually a "second generation official". That is, it is commonly known as the "big courtyard disciple" in Sijiu City.

The "compound" mentioned here is actually a variety of "hills". In particular, at the beginning of liberation, the major field armies were not convinced by each other, and as a result, different "compounds" formed different "hills."

So for a long time, they talked about "coming out of a compound", which is like what we usually call "a few big irons". The relationship with each other is very close. The kind of "compound relationship" formed in the flames of war even surpassed that of ordinary political and allied forces. So naturally, the older generation looks at a "big yard kid" like Nie Whirlwind. That's completely treating it as one's own children and nephews. The intimacy between them is actually beyond many people's imagination.

Why is Nie Whirlwind's status so transcendent? , everyone only needs to analyze it briefly to know that people like him are basically "harmless", right? , his big grinning character, he doesn't have to worry about any intrigue, right? And among those "big courtyard disciples", Lao Nie is also more competitive, right? At least he's achieved a high level of achievement in one field. So who like him wouldn't want to deal with him?

So to speak. There is such a person as Nie Whirlwind in Chinese Go, which is definitely a blessing for Chinese Go.

Li Xiaoqiang knew in his heart that the old man was now angry with Nie Whirlwind. Mainly in the past few years, Nie Whirlwind has to be a little "gentle". First, there was divorce. Of course, this is unaccustomed in the eyes of the older generation. In addition, after Nie Whirlwind became famous in the ring, his usual socializing also increased, and his usual eating, drinking and merrymaking became the norm. In particular, he was obsessed with bridge. It was criticized by the "two rabbits" in the society.

With these points, when Nie Whirlwind touched his old man, it was strange that he was not scolded. Because in the minds of an elder. It doesn't matter if the younger generation's ability is almost, and it doesn't matter if the younger generation is stupid. The most taboo for them is, of course, that the younger generation becomes a "gentleman".

Of course, even when he saw Nie Whirlwind being trained there, Li Xiaoqiang didn't dare to interject. Because he knows in his heart that his relationship is not as close as others. Although the old man is very affectionate to himself, it is just a kind of politeness, a kind of "generational parent" that we Chinese often say, a natural "generational parent".

If you want to have a good communication with others, this kind of relationship between each other, then you had better not overstep it. If you pretend to be intimate, the effect is often counterproductive. And how well is your relationship positioned? Then people tend to come to the door.

did not surprise Li Xiaoqiang, when the old man finished training Nie Whirlwind, he finally began to talk to Li Xiaoqiang.

"You didn't accept that title a few years ago, but now it seems that it is still a very wise thing to do. I actually didn't approve of it back then, otherwise if you continue like this, it will only make people laugh off their big teeth in the future...... By the way, I seem to remember that the one who prevented you from becoming a "chess saint" back then seemed to be Xiaoqiang, a child. Look at you, what have you become now? You think you're amazing? If you want to talk about talent, can you compare to others? Do you still dare to do nothing, do you still dare to "fight two rabbits"? Child, tell me, do you dare to relax your own learning in your usual time? ”

"This ...... Everyone's specific situation is different. But I seem to have read a sentence there before, and it impressed me, so I'm going to recite it for everyone to hear, and everyone can see if it's right. ”

"What?"

"If you don't practice this kind of thing in Go, you know it if you don't practice it for one day, and if you don't practice it for two days, your opponent knows. If you don't practice for three days, then the onlookers will know. Personally, I am deeply convinced of this sentence, so I dare not relax in the slightest......"

"Look, look, how good people say, don't take it as a warning......"

Wait until the old man has trained Nie Whirlwind almost completely. His interest finally shifted to Li Xiaoqiang's head. At this moment, the old man forgave Li Xiaoqiang with interest, and then he began to say:

"Kid, you're special. I seem to be able to see a lot of special things in you. It is said that when you were very young, you not only played Go well, you were also a math prodigy, right? Then I want to ask you, in your mind. What kind of thing is Go? ”

After Li Xiaoqiang heard such a question, he said in his heart that this depends, and your old man's problem is too big. The question of "what is Go", is that a casual and clear statement? Ask 100 experts to write 100 books, and I'm afraid it won't be completely clear. What do you tell me to answer this?

Li Xiaoqiang thought for a while, his heart suddenly moved, and he thought of the task he came over today, so he smiled slightly, and he said:

"You're really embarrassed by this question. Because Go is vast and profound, it is not so easy to explain clearly. In my opinion, though. Go is a symbol, a symbol that represents our oriental culture and oriental wisdom. ”

"Oh? A symbol? That's a bit peculiar to you. Go on, what kind of symbol is this? How does it represent our Oriental culture? ”

Hearing Li Xiaoqiang's answer, the old man was obviously interested, and he asked with great interest. At this time, Li Xiaoqiang obviously also thought of his rhetoric, and he began to talk endlessly:

"You studied in France when you were younger, and later on, you had a lot of opportunities to interact with foreigners. And the people you come into contact with should be their elite. I don't know if you feel this way: when you're dealing with them, you always figure out what they want to say very quickly. And what do you mean, they shouldn't have figured it out that quickly, right? At this time. I wonder if your sense of intellectual superiority will come naturally? ”

"A sense of superiority in IQ? …… Hahaha. ”

After the old man listened to Li Xiaoqiang's words, he was stunned at first, and then he laughed happily. It must be admitted that Li Xiaoqiang's sycophant shot was good. He should have hit the nail on the head. Because this is also Li Xiaoqiang's personal experience. Because you only have the attitude of not admiring foreigners, and not looking up at Westerners. Then you can easily find out when you interact with them. In most cases, you will definitely be able to develop a "sense of intellectual superiority".

"Xiaoqiang, tell me, what's going on? Does this have anything to do with Go? ”

Of course, there is, but to explain the difference between Eastern and Western thinking, we can actually give a very simple example. You should know about computers, right? The principle of the computer is actually composed of two numbers, "0" and "1". These two numbers, one stands for "yes" and the other for "no". This is what we commonly call a "logic gate", which is the core foundation of computers. I've always believed that computers are a typical representation of the Western way of thinking. Just like the development of computers, just two numbers can change the colorful world. Most Westerners, that's how they look at the whole world. ”

"What about us Orientals?"

"We Oriental people are different, our ancestors said very early, "one life two", "two to three", "three to everything" everyone pay attention, right? Only when we reach the "three" can we give birth to all things! I think it is because of this "three" that the main difference between Eastern and Western thinking is this. Because many of our thinking methods actually start from these "three". Their thinking is two-dimensional, but what about our way of thinking? It's often three-dimensional. It's no wonder we're not smarter. And Go happens to be the best example of this three-dimensional way of thinking. Do you think so? ”

"Hahahaha."

After hearing Li Xiaoqiang's crooked reasoning, now even Nie Whirlwind, who has just been "trained". Now I'm laughing too. Because no matter what, Li Xiaoqiang's words seem to really have a little truth.

With such a good start, then the atmosphere of everyone in the following chat will be much more harmonious. The old man's interest was very high. He waited until after dinner, and chatted with Li Xiaoqiang with great interest about many questions. Wait until Li Xiaoqiang and Nie Whirlwind say goodbye. The old man even left Li Xiaoqiang a sentence of "welcome to come often". This made Nie Whirlwind next to him envious.

After Li Xiaoqiang returned to the residence of the Go team, Li Xiaoqiang's heart was clear: the matter of the 2nd "Ying's Cup" should have been reversed by himself now. (To be continued......)