[comprehensive] between square inches

After the revision of the course schedule, Siming finally had a lot more disposable time.After all, the courses he really needs are limited, and he can choose the rest, and spend less time with his classmates.

Under the introduction of Qiu Lu, Siming got to know several seniors. Obviously, compared with the freshmen, the prospective graduates who have more direct contact with the society are more practical.

These new friends finally made Siming's college life look a lot more normal.

During the short period of New Year's Day, Siming didn't think about telling the other party the cold reception he had just entered the university.After all, after the Chinese New Year, Hiji is about to face a very important exam in his life. It is better not to bother him about these things.

"I don't know how Xiao Ruo did in the exam?" Turning over a page of the desk calendar, Siming muttered to himself while staring at the numbers on the desk calendar.

[It should be fine, I heard from Kanako that Xiao Ruo's grades have improved a lot this semester. 】Qianye raised his head from the chess record, and looked at the chess record that Siming made a preliminary translation of. He had been reading it for several days. Fortunately, as a ghost, he did not have any human senses.

"You've been watching it for so many days, aren't you tired?" Siming raised his eyebrows amusedly. He found that chess book from his father's collection.Fortunately, Dad didn't carry these things with him, otherwise he would have donated them to the sea together.After reading it, Mr. Liang said that this chess book is relatively basic, and the language of the explanation is relatively simple, so he first translated it in vernacular.Following Siming in China for so many days, Qianye gradually learned to read Chinese characters and speak Chinese.So Siming saved the process of translating the vernacular into Japanese.

[Fortunately, although there are many more things than the current Go rules, the ancient Chinese are really good at handling details. 】The Chiba boy's eyes are shining, it seems that this chess book has inspired him a lot.

【A Si, let's have a game now. 】

Because the Liang family was not far away, the Kuwahara brothers left Siming at home with confidence, and joined the Beijing team to participate in the national amateur competition with Taya Yukihiro.

"Okay." Putting down the desk calendar, he looked at the wall clock on the wall. There was still an hour or two before dinner time, which should be enough for the two of them to finish a game of chess.Siming nodded, rearranged the table, opened the folding chessboard, "Guess first?"

【kindness. 】Qianye nodded, looked at Siming Zuozi, 【Double. 】

Siming slowly spread his hands, and there were exactly six chess pieces on the chessboard. "You are black."

The layout used by Qianye happens to be the one that Lin Anyan has been studying recently.Although they don't know the name of this layout.

Lin Anyan's layout is quite grand.In fact, considering Qianye and Siming's current chess strength, it is a bit difficult to control.But from another perspective, this layout is still very novel in the current Go world.The new layout will always make the opponent feel that they dare not fight easily.

"Father's layout is very good. Once we get used to it, we will have the feeling of planning a strategy and winning thousands of miles away." Siming said while placing the chess pieces for Qianye, "Look, just now At the beginning, there is a feeling of occupying the world."

【Well, Dad is really amazing. 】Qianye nodded quite proudly, 【However, I always feel that if you don't control well in the middle game, there is a high possibility of being overturned. 】

"Yes. The opening is too majestic. If there is not enough chess strength to support it, it is easy to be intercepted in the middle game." Siming nodded.

In this way, the two chatted while playing chess, and soon the game came to an end.

【Ah, it seems that I am still a little bit worse than Asi. 】Chiba boy looked at the situation on the chessboard with some regrets. The black chess had a good start, but as the two of them just said, he still didn’t handle the small details of the middle game well enough and was swallowed by Asi. Lots of ground.

"Ah, it's almost five o'clock. If you don't leave, Aunt Liang will come to urge you again." The last time Siming was so absorbed in typing music at home that he didn't go to lunch when it was time, Liang Congan made several urging calls one after another.

At the end of February, Siming received a call from Riji, saying that the exam was finally over.

"How was the test?"

"Not bad." Riji's rather relaxed voice came from the receiver, and it seemed that he should have done well in the exam. "Guangyi, how are you doing in China?"

"It's also very good. The school adjusted the curriculum for me. I will probably come back to participate in Honinbo or Gosei. At that time, I guess you are already participating in professional competitions."

"Not so fast. I asked Senpai Anato, there is still a lot of time between joining the club and officially participating in the competition. How is it? Can I get the title when I come back?"

"Don't be kidding." Siming smiled, "It sounds like I'm strong now, but I'm actually nothing compared to those top chess players."

"Have some confidence in yourself. By the way, I may go to China next month."

"Okay, I'll be your tour guide." On the eve of graduation, everyone is busy with exams. Some universities will release their rankings until the beginning of March, and classes start in early April, and there are reports and other procedures in the early stage, so It's not easy to get everyone together.Considering these objective factors, the school usually arranges the graduation trip of the graduating class in the spring of the previous year.

Riji arrived in China in early March.I have already agreed with my family that I will directly enter the job network after graduating from high school. Although I have also taken the college entrance examination, I don't have to wait for the results to be released like other students.

When we got off the plane, it was still drizzling.The moment he got out of the cabin, Hiji shrank his neck involuntarily, it was so cold.Tightening up the collar of his coat, he got off the plane with his fellow passengers.

The signboards at the airport are marked in Chinese and English in a humane manner, which is convenient for foreign passengers to find their way according to the signs.After picking up the luggage, follow the big wave of passengers to the exit. The exit is full of people. There are many fashionable girls holding signs, as if they are welcoming someone.With great difficulty, Hiyoshi squeezed out of the crowd and found the taxi stand according to the diagram.

He got into the taxi parked in front of him and announced the name of Siming's school.Fortunately, when Siming was preparing for the hsk test last time, he learned a few words of Chinese from him. Although the words were a bit awkward, the driver understood him.

"Are you going to B University to find someone?" According to Siming, the drivers in Beijing are more eloquent. Riji just sat down and was wiping the water droplets from his hair with a tissue, and the driver followed suit.

"kindness."

"It seems that your friend's grades are very good. B University is also one of the best schools in China. It must be very good to pass the exam. Where is the young man from?"

"Japan."

"Japan." The driver nodded, "Many people have come to China from Japan to play in recent years, young man, China is a very attractive country..."

Riji listened to the driver's uncle's introduction of Beijing's scenic spots with interest, and arrived at the gate of B in a short while.

"Thank you uncle."

After registering at the gate guard, Hiji stepped into the campus of University B. B University has a very Chinese classical atmosphere. Most of the buildings should be in the palace style of the Qing Dynasty, which looks very simple and solemn.There are various green spaces, small bridges, courtyards and water flows scattered among the crimson buildings, making this quiet and elegant campus full of poetic and picturesque.

This will be about the time of class, and there are not many people on campus.He randomly found a small and unique booth and sat down, took out his mobile phone and sent Siming a message.

When he received the news from Riji, Siming was surrounded by a group of junior seniors.The focus of everyone's debate was another chess book he found in his father's collection recently.

"I think the meaning here should be that you can chase the white pieces to connect the black pieces together."

"Isn't it? From the perspective of a chess player, chasing the white chess will inevitably cause the black chess to lose more places, and it will not achieve the goal of connecting together at all."

"What we need now is a translation, no matter what angle you look at it from."

"But this book is a chess record. This sentence was originally said by a chess player."

"..."

"Qianye." Everyone turned their eyes to the owner of the chess record in unison, and Siming was reading the message sent by Riji.

"Ah?" Just after replying, Siming was about to get up to pick up someone, and when he looked up and saw so many eyes staring at him, Siming also felt a little embarrassed.Everyone is working hard to translate their own chess records, but I have missed a job. "I'm sorry, a friend of mine is here and I'm going to pick him up. As for the chess record, we can talk about it later, okay?"

"Friend? Is it a boy or a girl?" Shi Ying, who is usually straightforward and pungent, was very curious. The junior is so handsome, and he is in that famous Japan, so he must have had a girlfriend early in the morning.

"Well, of course it's a boy."

After tidying up the things on the table, I made an appointment with several seniors, and hurried to the place given by Riji.

"Xiao Ruo. Have you been waiting for a long time?" Panting, she ran to Hiji, "Why don't you call me when you come here, so I can pick you up."

"It's not that I don't know you, so I didn't disturb your class, right?" Riji waved his hand indifferently, took Siming's backpack and threw it on his back, "I didn't book a hotel, so it's fine to stay at your place."

"Of course it's okay. I rented a house here, why should I book a hotel?"

"I think there is adultery between them." Several people huddled behind the big tree, looking at the two teenagers who were far away.The tall boy thoughtfully took the short boy's backpack, and slowed down to follow him. There was an inexplicable atmosphere lingering in it.

"You have read too many novels." Shen Xun gave Zhao Yu a blank look.I really don't understand how these women, okay, are interested in homosexuality.

"I'm talking according to the facts." Zhao Yu gave Shen Xun a contemptuous glance, "Don't you think that tall boy's actions are ambiguous? As soon as Qianye passed by, he got up to meet him and took it. Chiba's backpack. He only has basic chess records and textbooks in his bag, so it's not heavy at all. Looking at Chiba's appearance, he is very used to it. And, look at Chiba's expression, how relaxed he is in front of the other party... "

"Okay!" Gan Danyun patted Zhao Yu, "Let's go when we're done being curious. It's not good to follow someone so sneakily. If necessary, Qianye will introduce him to us."

Siming was completely unaware that there was a string of gossip behind him, and he was excitedly planning a travel route for Riji.

"Tomorrow I just have a rest. I will take you to the Forbidden City first. That is the place where the Chinese royal family used to live. Then we will go to the front door to eat in the afternoon. Let me tell you, it is definitely a pity if you come to China and don't eat Chinese snacks." ..."

"You think I'm Kanako." Hiji smiled and put his arms around Siming's shoulders, "Okay, anyway, I didn't make any plans for this trip, you see the arrangements."

After all, Hijineng didn't have many days to stay in China, so Siming took him to visit some scenic spots.In fact, in Siming's opinion, the architectural styles in the north are very similar, and the truly exquisite ones should be the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. However, due to time constraints, he had no choice but to give up.

He said he brought Riji to eat snacks, but in fact Siming was not used to many authentic Beijing snacks.I am used to eating relatively light food in Japan, but I was not used to eating such heavy oily food as soon as I returned to China.

"How do you eat this duck?" Riji raised his eyebrows at Siming as he watched the waiter bring up plate after plate.

"There are three kinds of condiments here. Sweet noodle sauce with scallions and cucumbers; one is mashed garlic and soy sauce. Of course, it can also be eaten directly with sugar. Most women and children like to eat this way." Siming introduced Riji. He reached out for a lotus leaf cake, dipped a piece of duck meat into the sweet bean sauce, wrapped it in the lotus leaf cake, and handed it to Riji, "I usually like to eat it this way. The duck in Quanjude is roasted without any condiments. What you eat is the original taste of duck.”

Riji took a bite, the cake was quite chewy, the sauce was both salty and sweet, with green cucumbers and a scent of green onion, it smelled quite appetizing.

"good."

After several days of drizzle, it finally cleared up.

"Xiao Ruo, let's go climb the Great Wall today." Siming opened the curtains, looked at the bright sunshine outside, and said happily.

"Okay."

Probably because it is not the peak season, there are not many people on the Great Wall.Siming picked the less steep side of the slope.

"Xiao Ruo, look." There are quite a lot of people walking along this path, and one footprint after another can even be seen on the steps.Riji followed behind Siming, holding up his camera and taking pictures around.

March in Beijing was not very warm, but after climbing the Great Wall, I felt the north wind outside the pass.Riji took off the scarf and wrapped it around Siming's neck.

"I'm fine..." Siming quickly waved his hand to stop him.

"Wait around, don't catch a cold. You won't remember to exercise when you come to China." Riji zipped up his coat, took Siming's hand and continued to climb up. "Tired?"

"It's okay." He raised his other hand to straighten the warm scarf, smiled and shook his head.

Riji looked at the clasped hands of the two, and really thought, just hold them like this forever.