Chapter 438 A Tour of Singapore
At two o’clock in the afternoon, Zi Qiang, Xu Xinyu, Zi Peng, Dong Ling, Zi Shiya, Wang Ming’s family, Zhang Han, Zi Yan, and ngng all sat in the hall on the first floor of Zi Qiang’s villa, drinking tea and chatting warmly.
During this period, Zi Qiang played with ngng. Then the little girl ran to Zi Shiya’s side and started watching a cartoon.
This made Zi Qiang a little unhappy. Who put on the cartoon? The little girl’s attention was all drawn to it.
Seeing the won still chatting, Zi Qiang looked at Zhang Han beside and asked him, “Han, do you play Go chess?”
“A little bit.”
“Let’s play two gas. Tell you what, I’ve played Go for decades. I hope you don’t give up in the first few minutes,” said Zi Qiang confidently, while walking to the small table not far behind the sofa and putting out the chessboard.
Zi Peng ca with tea and sat down to watch the ga.
“Co on, let’s go.”
Zi Qiang and Zhang Han began to place pieces on the chessboard.
In the beginning, the two players placed their pieces fast, the black and white stones were constantly crossing each other. It seed that thousands of troops from both sides were lining up and waiting for the final battle!
Gradually, Zi Qiang’s placing slowed down.
Zi Peng, as a bystander, couldn’t help saying, “Brother, wrong move. You should place there, eh? Why did you place it here... ”
Before long Zi Peng got lost in the chessboard, he went silent.
The two players’ eyes were fixed on the chessboard. However, Zhang Han checked ngng and Zi Yan every ti he placed a piece.
Zi Qiang and Zi Peng were more like two players, muttering and studying their moves. Zhang Han was just sitting there to watch.
“Ah! This move was brilliant!”
Zi Qiang touched his chin as a sudden idea ca into his mind. He said, “I’ll place it here!”
With a snap, he placed a piece in the middle.
Zhang Han picked up one piece and looked at the board. He pretended to gaze at it for a minute, then he placed the stone.
“Ha, you don’t see it, do you? I’ll place this here! Your pieces in this area are captured.” Zi Qiang placed his stone in smug satisfaction.
This ti, the move was very simple. It was like a long-planned plot that was revealed in the end.
“Nice, this move is really brilliant!” Zi Peng applauded.
Seeing this, Zhang Han smiled gently. He didn’t intend to let him win so easily.
Thus, he said, “You don’t seem to notice that area.”
While talking, he placed a piece, rescuing one area of pieces by besieging the other, and it solved the crisis in an instant.
“Eh? Well done, Han. Have you been holding back? You did well, but I’m better.”
Bang!
“A piece sets the ga, my stone has surrounded yours! How about that? How is my chess skill?” asked Zi Qiang with a smile.
Zhang Han’s eyes slightly squinted.
The situation on the chessboard seed to show a sign of Zi Qiang’s victory, but Zhang Han had a dozen ways to change it.
However, he knew that if he did this, it wouldn’t be flattering at all!
Hence, he shook his head slightly, looked at Ziqiang in surprise, and said with a smile, “You do excel at chess.”
“Aha, of course, I have played it for decades. No one in the Zi Clan could beat . Co on, let’s play one more ga,” said Zi Qiang cheerfully, he was in a great mood.
“Poof... ” Zi Yan laughed out.
Zi Qiang liked Zhang Han. Otherwise, he couldn’t have such a good ti.
Zhang Han glanced at Zi Yan and gave her a warm smile.
While they were playing chess, a sycophant stuck around them.
“Brilliant, amazing.” Zi Peng looked at the chessboard and acclaid.
Soon, the second ga began. The opening was almost the sa as the previous ga, they placed their pieces fast. Gradually, after half of the chessboard was filled, Zi Qiang began to slow down again.
“It’s smart for you to place here, Han. The move can be act as an attack or a defence. Not so bad. But you didn’t notice this area on my side. Haha, one piece decides the winner! I’ve got these two areas together. How would you crack them?” Zi Qiang said triumphantly.
Zhang Han stared at it, and he said with a smile, “I didn’t expect this move, your skill could compete with an professional player.”
“Absolutely. My brother attended Singapore’s Go competition last ti, he made it to the top 16. Many professional players admired him.” Zi Peng sighed.
“Stop saying that! A hero would never speak of his past glories. Co on, Han. It’s your turn. Place your piece. ” Zi Qiang glared at Zi Peng.
It’s not easy to et a match in chess. What if he was scared away! Besides, Zi Qiang had prepared a secret fatal move. What if Han beca alert and found it?
Zhang Han found it amusing when he saw Zi Qiang’s expression.
If Zhang Han took the ga more seriously, he could finish it in two minutes. Surely, he would never do that. What he was going to do was to play a well-matched ga and make the win harder for Zi Qiang. Only in this way could his father-in-law have real fun. Beating a matched opponent at chess was better than taking advantage of a rookie.
Zhang Han was about to place the piece, Zi Qiang’s eyes brightened at the location on the chessboard, and he couldn’t hide his excitent.
ngng waved her hand and shouted, “Papa, Papa, co here.” She was sitting on the other side of the sofa watching TV.
Zhang Han glanced at her, his hand moved a little bit and put the piece in another direction.
Zi Qiang froze. He stared at the chess board, his face looked grave, holding a white stone. He murmured and couldn’t decide his next move.
“What? Why didn’t I notice that? This...”
His advantage of attack has been eliminated, so he needed to think about it.
Zhang Han smiled and said, “You may need ti to think about it. I’ll take a look over there.”
“Go ahead.”
That was what Zi Qiang needed. Without raising his head, he waved to Zhang Han.
Zi Peng sat aside, stared at the chess board for a while, and spoke.
“It’s a smart move, which solved the crisis. Brilliant. We need to look into it carefully...”
Zhang Han walked to ngng with a smile.
“Papa, see. The papa in the cartoon is also handso, like you.” ngng mumbled, pointing to the cartoon on TV.
Zhang Han chuckled and asked, “Which Papa is more handso, or him?”
“You are the most handso Papa in the world.” ngng slipped into Zhang Han’s arms and said, “The people in the cartoon have gone to explore. They t a big snake that can talk and wants to eat them. So scary...”
Zhang Han and ngng played for a while. About five minutes later, the little girl was completely absorbed in the cartoon. Zhang Han returned to the side of the small table.
Zi Qiang rested his chin on one hand, still in deep thought.
He couldn’t keep thinking when Zhang Han was back, so he spoke.
“I’m waiting for you! See how I break the impasse!”
Then he didn’t hesitate to place one piece.
It was just an attack made in one direction to divert attention from the quarter where the real attack was to be made.
Zhang Han pretended not to see it and played along with Zi Qiang.
Three minutes later, Zi Qiang could no longer hold his excitent and placed a piece hard.
Bang!
The piece made a clear sound. Zi Qiang looked at the chess board for a few more tis. He looked serious, letting out a long breath. “Thanks. I appreciate it.”
Zhang Han picked up a piece, He thought where to place it would be more difficult for Zi Qiang to win.
But after hearing those words, Zhang Han stopped.
All right...
He took back his piece, shook his head, and said with a smile, “Marvelous, it’s really a good move.”
“Haha...” Zi Qiang laughed and said, “You are only 26, Han. You are already an excellent player at you age. Co on, have another ga with .”
Thus, Zi Qiang spent the whole afternoon playing chess with Zhang Han, while Zi Peng complinted them from ti to ti.
Zhang Han played the ga at ease. Sotis he looked thoughtful, which was suitable in the condition.
Zi Yan would look over there from ti to ti, and Zhang Han seed to notice that. He would look back at her and sense that she was in a good mood.
Rong Jiaxin, Dong Ling, and the others had been chatting with each other.
ngng watched TV for a while, then her big bright eyes looked around. The little girl noticed Zi Yan not paying attention to her, so she looked at Zi Shiya and then focused on the snacks on the side.
“Well, Aunt Shiya, do you want to eat chips? I can give you so snacks. They are over there,” said ngng in a low voice, pointing to one big bag of snacks on one side.
“Ah, ngng is so nice. Thank you for sharing your snacks,” said Zi Shiya with a smile.
“You’re welco, Aunt Shiya. You can have so,” said ngng seriously.
“Then I’ll get them.” Zi Shiya got up with a smile and walked over.
“OK.” ngng mumbled. She stared at Zi Yan and was a little nervous.
Would Mama find out? What if she doesn’t let eat?
While ngng was glancing around, Zi Shiya brought the snacks back. She picked up one bag of chips and opened it for ngng. She also opened a bag of shrimp chips for herself. They ate the snacks while watching TV.
The cartoon was more suitable for adults, so ngng couldn’t concentrate on it and spent most ti on eating the chips.
On the other side, Zi Yan had noticed what ngng was doing. She chuckled and said nothing.
ngng finished one bag and was about to pick up another.
“ngng?” Ziyan coughed softly.
“Huh?”
ngng paused. She thought for a while and put the snacks back on Zi Shiya’s legs, murmuring.
“Aunt Shiya, Mama doesn’t allow ngng to eat more snacks. You can have them if you want.”
Then ngng slipped down from the sofa and ran to Zi Yan, playing with two toys.
“Yan, what do Han and ngng like to eat?”
It was almost five o’clock, Xu Xinyu said with a smile, “Your father could cook, and we can eat at ho.”
“Er...” Zi Yan looked at Zi Qiang, who was occupied in playing chess. She shook her head and said, “Let father play for a while. Let’s go out to eat tonight. Let’s go to the Ferris wheel. I rember that there were two restaurants in the mall before, but I’m not sure whether they are still open or not.”
Swish!
ngng’s big eyes suddenly brightened. Looking at Ziyan, she said, “Mama, what’s a Ferris wheel?”
“Ferris wheel is round and tall,” replied Zi Yan with a smile.
“OK, let’s go to the Ferris wheel, Mama, let’s go!” ngng couldn’t wait.
“Don’t worry, we’ll go later,” said Zi Yan with a smile.
“I’ll make a reservation first,” said Dong Ling. She got up and left to make a phone call.
ngng looked up at Ziyan and asked, “When shall we go, Mama?”
Zi Yan thought and said, “Well, after your Papa and grandpa finish the ga.”
“Well, all right.” ngng turned to look at Zhang Han, she waved and said, “Papa, Grandpa, we are waiting for you.”
Zhang Han nodded with a light smile, the piece in his hand instantly changed its direction and was placed on a different location.
Zi Qiang stared at the chess board, placing a piece to his pattern.
They placed a few more pieces, and Zhang Han deliberately placed his last piece with a loud sound.
Zi Qiang looked at it carefully and froze.
Damn!
I forgot this part!
Hiss...
Zi Qiang wanted to retract his feint.
He thought quickly, before standing up and saying, “Granddaughter, don’t worry, let’s go now!”
Then he looked at Zhang Han and laughed, saying, “Han, you are good at chess, but this ga is intense. It will take a while to decide a winner. We should continue when we co back.”
“You are right, we should continue when we are back.” Zhang Han nodded with a smile.
Then he was astounded.
As Zi Qiang said,
“Well, we will continue when we co back.”
He put away the chessboard and pieces!
Continue with what...
“Let’s go. Let’s go to the Ferris wheel. It takes more than half an hour to be there.”
Ziqiang spoke directly after putting away the Go chess.
“Let’s go.” Zi Yan smiled and stood up.
“Let’s go, let’s go!” ngng cheered with her little arm raised.
Everyone took their bags and left.
Everyone got on the Zi Clan’s vehicles, most of which were Audi A8L. They were heading for the Ferris wheel.
The Ferris wheel in Singapore was also called the Flyer Ferris Wheel. It was famous for its huge size. With a total height of 165 ters and almost 42-stories high, it was located in the bustling comrcial center area and placed on the third floor of the shopping center.
On the Ferris wheel, people could enjoy not only Singapore’s city view but also the scenery 45 kiloters away, which made it a unique scenic spot.
Zi Yan was quite familiar with Singapore, so she had a plan in mind before she ca.
ngng was very happy all the way, she kept humming songs.
Even from a distance, the huge Ferris wheel was outstanding. After arriving at the place, Zi Yan held Zhang Han’s hand and said with a smile,
“There used to be two nice restaurants on the third floor. I rember one of them had seafood noodles that tasted good. Let’s have a look.”
“OK.” Zhang Han smiled and nodded. He pinched Zi Yan’s white and tender palm and said softly, “Whatever you want to eat, I’ll make for you in the future, and I’ll take you to taste sothing... sothing you didn’t know before.”
“I’m looking forward to it.” Zi Yan smiled and pursed her lips. Zhang Han was attracted.
If there was no one present, he would kiss her.
Zi Yan felt the affection too, her big eyes blinked quickly. She wanted to tease him but decided to behave herself as they were surrounded by the elders.
ngng looked up at the Ferris wheel and said, “Ah, Papa, what a high Ferris wheel.”
“Let’s go have dinner first, and then we’ll take a few rounds on the Ferris wheel.” Zhang Han chuckled.
Thus, they first had dinner in the restaurant of the mall. With Zi Qiang’s four bodyguards, Zhang Han didn’t let Instructor Liu follow them. As such, Instructor Liu and the others were invited by Liang Hao to have fun.
Of course, Zhao Feng kept following Liang ngqi.
Soon, after dinner, Zhang Han and others went to the Ferris wheel. Each carriage was a lying cylinder, which could take 10 people.
The carriage was big enough, allowing people to walk around. Even a few drinks were prepared.
Different from normal Ferris wheels, it was more stable and safe. Zhang Han stood in front of the window with ngng and Zi Yan in his arms, and they looked at the scenery below.
Zi Qiang and Xu Xinyu were standing behind them. Zi Qiang was satisfied with this son-in-law.
This afternoon, when Zi Qiang had been playing chess with Zhang Han, he had actually been testing this young man. He had seen that Zhang Han had been patient all the ti, and later he knew the young man had been letting him win.
It also aroused Zi Qiang’s competitive spirit He didn’t know how good Zhang Han’s chess skill was, and he was going to find out in the evening after they returned.
“Mama will take you to Sentosa tomorrow.”
Looking at this happy little girl, Zi Yan scraped her face.
“Well, what is Sentosa? Is it an amusent park?” ngng’s eyes brightened.
“Yes, there is a water adventure park, a dolphin park, a royal albatross, and a universal movie city park...”
Zi Yan smiled and explained.
Resorts World Sentosa was a famous family resort in Asia. Zi Yan had been there many tis in her early ages. It was a collection of food, accommodation, shopping, and entertainnt. It had the world’s largest aquarium. More importantly, there was a the hotel Zi Yan planned to stay for another night.
The little girl was excited and looking forward to the next day.
After the Ferris wheel, they all returned to the Zi Clan’s Manor. ngng behaved well and asked to sleep at about nine o’clock.
“Papa, hurry up, tell a story. We can go to the amusent park tomorrow.” ngng couldn’t wait and she waved.
“Coming.”
Zhang Han and Zi Qiang ended another ga, before he got up and walked over.
“You’ll sleep in Zi Yan’s bedroom. Today I asked soone to buy a small bed. The sheets and other things are new and have been washed,” said Xu Xinyu with a smile, leading them to the second floor.
Zi Yan’s bedroom had been empty for many years, but soone would clean it regularly. The room was the sa as she had left it. There were many pink dolls, telling a teenager girl’s dream.
“I’m going to sleep.” ngng ran to the bed happily.
“Change your pajamas first.” Zi Yan smiled, pulling the large suitcase next to her. She took out her family suit of pajamas.
Xu Xinyu smiled and said, “Yan, Han, and ngng, I’ll leave you to rest, see you tomorrow.”
“Okay.” Zhang Han smiled and nodded.
ngng sat by the bed and waved her hand. “Grandma, see you.”
Xu Xinyu also waved, then she went out and closed the door.
When they put on pajamas, the family of three went to bed, with ngng lying in the middle. She blinked and listened to her father’s story.
Sotis she was distracted, thinking about going to the amusent park the next day. The little girl would feel thrilled.
For her, the happiest thing in the world was to visit an amusent park with Papa and Mama.
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