CSGM - Chapter 146
Chapter 146: Winning All the Money
Fan Yuzhe snapped out of his daze. "Oh… oh, okay!"
At this point, everyone began to admire Chu Xi's composure.
Was it because she was a celebrity who had been on big stages, so she was especially calm when things happened?
Uh… but it didn't seem like the two were very related.
Hearing that the stall owner was actually Yuan Ke, the six-time national Go champion, Chu Xi was still able to face the challenge calmly. The onlookers were quite impressed by her mental fortitude.
So strong. Respect!
The members of Our Restaurant, except for Fan Yuzhe, had retreated from the crowd and were now on the periphery, nursing a headache.
"Oh my god, we actually ran into a stall owner pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. It's over, it's over."
"Ah, doesn't that mean our last fifty yuan is gone too?" the pretty actress pouted, her face full of sorrow. "Now we're in even more debt. We still owe the convenience store owner a hundred yuan."
After hearing this, the other members didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
How did they end up so miserable?
They thought they could rely on their skills to win some money at a street stall today, but they ended up hitting a steel plate right from the start!
If the stall owner had been more honest and revealed his identity earlier, they definitely wouldn't have supported Chu Xi in throwing money away!
Oh, no!
The restaurant's treasurer looked up, the scorching sun beating down on him. He raised a hand to cover his eyes and let out a few miserable, mournful wails.
The camera focused on him, and the live stream's bullet comments were filled with people gloating over his misfortune.
【Hahahahahaha, I think you guys are better suited for manual labor. At least it's a steady income.】
【LMAO, they just borrowed a hundred yuan, thinking it was the capital for a comeback, but it just ended up putting the restaurant in more debt!】
【Why does it feel like this season of Our Restaurant is so miserable? Do the five of you just have bad financial luck? You've even brought Chu Xi bad luck. (dog head for safety)】
That's right. Anyone who watched the last season knew that Chu Xi's intelligence on the show was plain for all to see.
Originally, for winning a normal game of street Go, most viewers thought she would have no problem, figuring the stall owner was just of an upper-intermediate level.
But… they had miscalculated! Their luck was just too bad. The opponent was the national champion!
Some viewers were just as stunned as the onlookers at the Go stall.
【Holy crap, I knew this stall owner looked familiar! It's Yuan Ke! Our school invited him for a Go competition once. He can play twelve games simultaneously by himself.】
【Just Baidu'd him, this uncle is so freaking awesome!!!】
【No way, so Chu Xi is done for now? Poor little restaurant, even Xixi can't save you…】
【Protect our Xixi. It's no shame to lose to the national champion.】
The camera panned back to the Go stall.
Seeing that the game between Chu Xi and the stall owner was still ongoing, the live stream audience remarked that Chu Xi was indeed skilled. Being able to play so many moves against the national champion was already very impressive!
However, the stall owner grew more and more silent as he played, the solemn expression on his face becoming more and more obvious.
Even among the onlookers who understood Go, the sounds of their lighthearted chatter gradually faded away.
In its place, they stared at the board, where the battle was growing increasingly fierce, with looks of astonishment in their eyes.
An expert, risky moves, brilliant plays!
They understood the game less and less, but they could sense that it was becoming more and more thrilling!
The skill level of the two players had far surpassed the comprehension of the onlookers, as brilliant moves were exchanged back and forth on the board.
Chu Xi's playing speed remained the same: "9, 6."
But the stall owner's hesitation time was clearly getting longer and longer.
Chu Xi knew he was thinking and didn't rush him.
Because she could hear the faint sound of him sucking in a breath.
Fan Yuzhe: "10, 8."
Chu Xi's lips curled as she called out the coordinates with increasing ease.
Two moves later, the stall owner lowered his head and let out a sigh.
"I concede."
If he continued playing, he would be "killed" without a single piece left, completely losing face.
As soon as he said this, the surrounding crowd showed expressions of shock and disbelief.
But one look at the board confirmed that the black stones had the upper hand, while the white stones seemed to be in "full retreat"!
The audience looked at Chu Xi, who was playing with the black stones. She sat with perfect composure, her expression suggesting she had expected this outcome.
Onlookers: "???!"
Something even more outrageous than "the street Go stall owner is actually Go champion Yuan Ke" had just happened!
Chu Xi had actually beaten Yuan Ke?
Yuan Ke… he-he-he-he-he… he conceded?
Fan Yuzhe, who was responsible for placing the stones but didn't understand the game at all, stared at the board, stunned, not yet having recovered from the pleasant surprise.
What did the stall owner say?
The stall owner conceded!!
Did that mean they had earned five hundred yuan?!
A look of delight instantly appeared on Fan Yuzhe's face. He looked at the slight curl of Chu Xi's lips, and the sun behind her seemed to plate her silhouette in a layer of golden light!
The crowd surrounding the Go stall couldn't help but break into a flurry of discussion.
"Teacher Yuan, did you go easy on her?"
The stall owner pulled a pack of tissues from his pocket, took one out, and wiped the dense beads of sweat from his forehead.
He was also staring at the board, reviewing the game, constantly thinking to himself: How did I lose? How did I just lose?
It seemed he had lost step by step, but which exact move had fallen into Chu Xi's trap…?
His flustered eyes searched the board continuously, all while having to listen to the onlookers around him ask if he had thrown the game, intentionally losing to a celebrity.
He… was under immense pressure!
At this moment, Chu Xi actually liked these sounds.
Using their discussion as a pretext, she spoke up, "How about another game?"
The stall owner agreed readily, "Okay!"
Right, another game. He refused to believe he would lose again.
But at this moment, he was already thinking to himself, this person's skill is not to be underestimated…
Chu Xi: "Fan Yuzhe, collect the money first."
The stall owner was taken aback, having almost forgotten.
He had lost five hundred yuan. He quickly pulled out his cardboard box from under the Go table and picked out four hundred and fifty to give to Fan Yuzhe.
He said, "I'll just deduct the fifty for the next game from this."
Fan Yuzhe grinned, feeling the bills in his hand and chuckling. "Okay."
A net profit of four hundred and fifty in one game. It was like a pie falling from the sky.
Chu Xi was here with the express purpose of winning all of this stall owner's money, regardless of what kind of champion he was.
The other members of Our Restaurant gradually heard the discussions coming from the Go stall, which were not what they had imagined. Then, it belatedly dawned on them-how long had Chu Xi and Fan Yuzhe been over there?
Confused, they went over, and upon seeing the wad of cash in Fan Yuzhe's hand, a giant question mark appeared over their heads.
??!
After asking around, they found out Chu Xi had already won 1800 yuan!
The stall owner played while wiping away sweat, while Chu Xi directed Fan Yuzhe with a candy in her mouth.
From time to time, she would also rub her temples to relieve the mental pressure.
It was a bit mentally taxing, but very exciting.
The onlookers no longer dared to run their mouths. Chu Xi's skill was gradually becoming apparent to them all.
This… was simply too terrifying. Even the national champion was being "slaughtered" by her, completely powerless to fight back!
The stall owner had gone from sweating on his face to having his back soaked in sweat. The pressure Chu Xi exerted on him over the board was just too intense.
No… could it be that she was some hidden master? But in the world of Go, Yuan Ke had never heard her name!
He just felt that no matter how he moved, no matter where he placed his stones, it felt like he was completely in his opponent's grasp.
He was about to cry without tears. If he kept losing, he would start to suspect that his championship title was a fraud!
When the white stones were once again on the verge of being utterly routed, the stall owner couldn't take it anymore and mumbled a question:
"You… how many moves ahead can you calculate at most?"
Hmm? Chu Xi thought for a moment.
"About one hundred and ninety moves."
The stall owner and the Go enthusiasts in the crowd: How many??!
One hundred and ninety moves?! Is that for real?
Just as everyone was shocked and skeptical of this answer, a medium-sized poodle that had broken free of its leash suddenly came running over from the side of the road.
"Woof woof!"
At the sound of the barking, those closest to it subconsciously turned their heads, moving to avoid the poodle's path.
The poodle ran over as if a firecracker had been lit on its butt, and with a "bang," it knocked over the Go board, sending all the stones clattering to the ground.
"Hey, watch out!"
"Ah!"
Amid everyone's worried cries, gasps, and sounds of regret, the culprit dog ran off without a backward glance.
Among the onlookers left staring at the mess on the ground, someone cursed, "Fuck! Walking a dog without a leash, so damn inconsiderate!"
The point was, it had ruined their game! How many moves had they played just now?
A winner was about to be decided, and now this happens. The last game was a total loss!
"Damn it, so that game was for nothing."
"What do we do now?"
The stall owner also recovered from the accident a few seconds ago. He was regretful, but he also felt a faint sense of relief… This sliver of secret joy made him feel so shameless!
He stared blankly at Chu Xi for a moment. "How should we score this game? Should we start over?"
Chu Xi frowned, took off her glasses, and glanced at the stones on the ground.
She righted the board and said, "No need. Pick them up, put them back, and we'll continue."
"Put them back?" someone in the crowd asked in surprise. "How much of the game do you two remember? Can you really put it back?"
Another person chimed in, "You've already played dozens of moves. Can it really be restored? Don't tell me all Go masters are monsters…"
But the stall owner shook his head, indicating that Chu Xi's suggestion probably wouldn't work.
"No, I can't remember some of my moves, and I remember even less of yours."
He had been too nervous just now.
Chu Xi thought about the image in her mind, then gave him a strange look.
The stall owner felt strange being sized up by her. "What is it…?"
Chu Xi: "Oh, I just didn't expect you wouldn't be able to remember."
It was a little different from the ability she imagined a national Go champion should have.
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