I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 595: There is something in the sky, but nothing on the earth
Not many people stayed to attend the symposium, most of them were close relatives who would get together during festivals.

Therefore, compared to those who just left, they seemed to be much more at ease. They were now sitting loosely on the sofa, waiting for the host to see them off.

The firewood in the fireplace was burning fiercely, making a few dry, crisp sounds from time to time.

Although the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, Su Chengyi instinctively realized that this was the serious "meeting the parents" session.

The previous banquet and farewell activities were actually just for outsiders to see. There was no real communication or exchange in essence.

But the fireside chat session at this moment is different. Those sitting here are real relatives, the ones who will really ask questions with grins, such as "When are you planning to get engaged?" and "Try to have two children in three years?"

Young and old, men and women all looked over and occasionally talked in low voices.

The lethality is no less than the group chat among the aunties and grandmas who gather at the entrance of the village when you return to the village during the Spring Festival.

Even though they were at a distance, Su Chengyi could feel the heat from the fireplace steaming into his suit trouser legs, making him feel hot and uncomfortable all over.

"Come sit and talk."

Wei Peilan threw these words into the air, then turned around and walked towards the meeting area.

Chu Qingmian nodded and said "hmm", but was not in a hurry to follow. Instead, he leaned close to Su Chengyi's ear and whispered:

"Don't be nervous. I've already introduced you to most of the people who stayed. If you don't know how to start, just wait for them to introduce themselves first and then say hello."

"it is good."

Su Chengyi nodded and reached out to smooth the hair that fell in front of his eyes.

Chu Qingmian burst into laughter, stood on tiptoe to help him loosen the tie on his suit, and asked:

"If you feel hot, why not take off your coat? There's a stove over there, it will get even hotter later."

"it is good."

Su Chengyi originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he realized that he didn't know how long this so-called symposium would last, and it was not worth it to torture himself just to maintain superficial courtesy, so he took off his thick suit jacket.

This suit was still Miss Chu’s style. It was in classic black and white, clean and neat, without any unnecessary decorations. But it was not difficult to guess its price from the craftsmanship of the cuffs and the quality of the fabric itself.

Su Chengyi recalled carefully and after Miss Chu's series of lavish shopping, he seemed to have accumulated a lot of clothes suitable for appearing in formal occasions.

Chu Qingmian took the coat he had taken off and handed it to Butler Han who was waiting on the other side.

"Butler Han, when you serve tea later, please make sure to change the tea for me and Su Chengyi to jasmine tea!!"

"Ah? This"

Butler Han habitually straightened the coat in his hand and answered with a confused look on his face.

"The bitter gourd tea that mom prepared is so bitter! It's really super bitter. I don't want to drink that."

Chu Qingmian frowned and instructed Butler Han seriously.

"You know my cup. Su Chengyi and I are the only ones who share the same tea set. Don't pour the wrong cup later!"

Butler Han hesitated for a while before finally nodding helplessly.

"Okay, miss. Feel free to go and sit down. I'll be right there."

The reason he said this was that he vaguely sensed that the lady on the sofa had cast a murderous look at him. Butler Han did not dare to delay any longer and had to hint at it indirectly.

The eldest lady acted as if nothing had happened, and even helped the young master next to her to roll up his shirt sleeves, saying that it looked good that way.

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Butler Han went downstairs to make tea with a worried look on his face.

"Hello grandparents, hello grandparents, hello uncles and aunts, hello aunts and uncles, hello great aunts and great uncles!"

Chu Qingmian muttered a lot of names in a flash.

Just like playing a game of calling the shots, every time she read out a name, someone on the other side would nod, smile or respond.

Su Chengyi, who was standing silently in the back, started brainstorming and quickly matched the titles with each person's face.

The ones who seem easier to talk to, have a broad mind and are fatter than the grandparents, while the ones who have stern faces and look as if someone owes them money are the grandparents.

The one who smiles like Maitreya Buddha is my uncle, and the one who has the temperament of a Chinese teacher is my aunt.

My uncle and aunt look like a couple. My aunt looks very fashionable with her heavy makeup. My uncle looks like a retired gangster with a big gold chain. My great aunt doesn't seem to be very old and I don't know why she is so senior. My great uncle looks like a rather old-fashioned, skinny old man.

OK, everyone passed.

Su Chengyi completed the character sketch in just a few seconds and roughly summarized the appearance features to ensure that he would not recognize the wrong person in the subsequent chat session.

Unexpectedly, Miss Chu did not give him a chance to breathe, but tossed her long hair and continued:

"Hello, cousin. Hello, cousin too!"

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I remembered the elders but didn't expect there would be younger generations. Su Chengyi's gaze passed unnoticed across the faces of the young people who responded.

I have to say that the young people in the Chu family are well-raised, and each of them exudes confidence in their every move.

What kind of confidence is that? Probably the kind of confidence that you have always gotten what you want and never suffered any loss since you were a child.

Moreover, the children on Wei Peilan's side and the children on Chu Yuanjiang's side are also easy to distinguish.

They are dressed meticulously in suits and tuxedos, smile politely when greeting, and the arc of their nods is specially trained. They are cousins.

The situation of cousins ​​was more mixed, some raised their hands and greeted "oi~" with a grin, some were in a daze and were elbowed hard by the parents next to them, and there was also a chubby boy with a pretty naughty face who was sulking for some unknown reason and was sitting on the back of the sofa staring at Su Chengyi.

Su Chengyi was confused by his stare and raised his eyebrows. The boy snorted again and turned his face away.

Sure enough, not every little boy in the world is as cute as Chocolate next door. Most of them are arrogant and domineering little brats.

Just as Su Chengyi was thinking this, Chu Qingmian stretched out his finger and flicked his head lightly.

"Who taught you to stare at others like that? Chu Xuanxuan, that's very rude."

The little boy named Chu Xuanxuan covered his forehead, held his breath and said nothing.

"Hey, come to think of it, this kid has been sulking all day!"

The parent next to him smiled and pinched his fat face.

"Angry? Why are you angry?"

Chu Qingmian smiled slightly, took Su Chengyi's hand naturally, and led him to sit on the single sofa next to him.

Because it was a single sofa, the two of them leaned against each other, their warm body temperatures mixed with the heat from the fireplace flames. Su Chengyi was somewhat glad that he had just taken off his coat.

"Of course it goes without saying. It's his favorite Xiao Mian since he was a child. No, from birth to elementary school, he is in love. How can he be happy!"

A parent nearby said this jokingly.

Chu Qingmian chuckled, then propped up his chin and looked over with a smile.

The cousin next to him was just watching the fun and stabbed him again while eating melon seeds.

"Xuanxuan, your sister Xiaomian is not only in love, but she is also going to marry this handsome guy in the future."

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Xuanxuan's red face and burst into laughter. "It's not because of this!"

Chu Xuanxuan finally couldn't stand everyone's ridicule anymore and shouted out the truth.

"Last time, Sister Xiaomian said that I would never be able to beat him in chess, and I refused to accept that!"

"Ouch."

Unexpectedly, it was such a legitimate reason, and the adults present couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Only Su Chengyi remained silent for a while, and couldn't help but turn his head and whispered:

"Is it appropriate for you to say this to a primary school student?"

"I was just kidding. Who would have thought that a little kid would hold a grudge?"

Chu Qingmian smiled lightly and shook her head:
"Also, don't underestimate him because he's so young. He's actually quite good at chess. When he was in first grade, he was unbeatable at all the games in the Children's Palace!"

"Oh, it's quite impressive."

Su Chengyi nodded and replied indifferently.

The reason for this reaction is that he actually has no idea what level of "Invincible in All Children's Palaces" is.

Because he had learned chess from his grandfather since he was a child and had never taken any systematic exams, he didn't even know his own level.

However, when the teacher forced him to participate in various small competitions without authorization, he never lost to some small masters who had won the "city first prize" or "championship champion".

Never lost a single game.

Su Chengyi's calm answer obviously touched the child's fragile nerves. He quickly jumped up from the sofa, extremely unconvinced.

"Damn it, let's have a plate now!"

Su Chengyi looked at his aggressive expression, frowned slightly and said:

"This is inappropriate."

"What's inappropriate about that? Haha! You don't dare to do that!"

The naughty kid Chu Xuanxuan used the primary school student's favorite method of provocation, trying to anger the ice-faced Buddha in front of him.

"Logically speaking, you should be participating in the children's group competition next door. If I play against you, it would be a bit like bullying the children."

Su Chengyi explained the situation to him in a straightforward manner.

Chu Qingmian took the tea brought by Butler Han, and for a moment he couldn't hold back the smile on his face.

Those who are familiar with Su Chengyi know that he really has no other meaning in what he said, he is just speaking seriously.

But for a hot-tempered kid of Chu Xuanxuan's age, this is a naked provocation.

"What?! I'm going to play against you, stop looking down on me!"

Chu Xuanxuan gritted his teeth and said with a flushed face.

"Hey, you can play the next round, but don't get angry if you lose later, you idiot Xuanxuan."

Chu Qingmian walked closer, patted his head, and pushed the restless kid back onto the sofa.

Su Chengyi sighed faintly, unwillingly.

Very immoral.

After all, chess is a mental sport, so age does have a certain influence.

If he were to play against this kid, it would be unlikely for him to lose, but if he tried to act, it would be too obvious and would be discovered.

But if he wins, it would seem that he lacks the traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and loving the young.

So morally and logically, he didn't want to play this game.

Chu Qingmian noticed his concerns, thought about it, then turned around and said with a smile:
"Well, I remember that my great uncle was also very good at chess, right?"

The uncle who was named by her laughed and shook his head.

"How can an old man compare to a young man? No way, no way."

"Don't be so modest! Xuanxuan insisted on competing with Su Chengyi, but Su Chengyi felt that the age gap between them was unfair. You can come and help him. It will be much fairer if you can balance it out."

Chu Qingmian said with a smile.

Chu Xuanxuan naturally didn't like this "Ring Grandpa's cheating behavior" and immediately protested with his legs:

"I don't want it! I don't want it!"

But he was quickly suppressed by his cousin on the other side, who joked:

"Just be honest, Xuanxuan. You can tell that guy over there is extremely strong just by looking at him sitting there. Brother, just be honest for the sake of our Chu family's reputation!"

The guy who was known as "so strong just by sitting there" was concentrating on the color of the tea in the cup. It was indeed a good jasmine tea, completely different from the ones in other cups. Butler Han did exactly what Miss Chu asked.

"Perrin, what do you think? The youngsters can play a game of chess to relieve our boredom, why not?"

The grandfather on the other side lowered his head and took a sip of tea. Apparently he was not used to the astringent taste of bitter tea. He smacked his lips and spoke.

"Of course it's a good thing."

Since the elders had spoken, Wei Peilan just nodded.

"Butler Han, set up the chessboard."

"Okay, ma'am."

Although Butler Han didn't quite understand why the symposium suddenly turned into a chess exchange conference, he had no choice but to do it honestly.

Su Chengyi sat down opposite the coffee table, reached out and grabbed a handful of chess pieces, feeling the texture of the material.

Chess pieces made of clam stone, chessboard made of ginkgo wood, and chess box made of rosewood are a very classic choice for wealthy families.

There was a fat boy with a serious face sitting opposite him, which still made the show a little distracting.

However, there was an oppressive "ring grandpa" standing behind him. At first glance, he was at least at the level of a powerful person in the Spirit Transformation Stage.

This did create a bit of pressure.

But it's much more interesting than bullying little kids.

Su Chengyi held a chess piece in his palm and thought so.

One of the two players playing chess is very ambitious and determined to prove himself, while the other is lazy and seems to have no energy. There is a large circle of people surrounding him, both those who know chess and those who don't, are waiting to watch the show.

At this time, Chu Qingmian's grandfather suddenly smiled and said:

"Oh, yes, Chengyi, don't think about letting us off. Mianmian has praised you in front of us a long time ago. She praised you to the skies. Today we finally meet in person, so we have to observe you carefully."

Su Chengyi was slightly stunned and looked up at Chu Qingmian. The other person's face turned red and she seemed to want to refute, but felt a little guilty.

It seems that he really said this.

(End of this chapter)