「Sanchahe Village.」
The morning was bustling, with most villagers heading to Zhang Bin’s company for work. Only a few old n and won remained, basking in the sun under the large banyan tree.
Father Zhang was also busy in the vegetable garden.
Mother Zhang, utterly bored, walked out and stood at her doorway, letting the brilliant sunlight wash over her. She sighed softly. Recently, Zhang Bin had helped the Heavenly Queen Zhu Danyan win the championship of the *Masked Singing King* competition, displaying astonishing piano-playing skills and an incredible talent for writing and composing music. The three songs he wrote had gone viral online, firmly occupying the top three spots on the pop charts.
This gave her more than enough material to brag about, and she had excitedly boasted for several days. She was completely captivated by that thrill.
Unfortunately, for the past few days, Zhang Bin had been busy establishing so entertainnt company and hadn’t even called ho. She had no idea how things were going. All she had learned from Xiao Fang and Liu Ruolan was that Zhang Bin was about to start filming movies and television shows.
Not much material to brag about. What should I brag about today?
As she worried over this, Mother Cheng ca rushing over with a stack of newspapers, shouting excitedly, "My dear in-law, great news, great news!"
Mother Zhang’s eyes lit up instantly. Did I just get new material to brag about?
She hurried forward to et her. The old n and won who had been sunbathing also gathered around excitedly. Even Xiao Fang and Liu Ruolan, who had just stepped into the company building, paused in surprise before turning and walking back. Liu Ruoi, who was still inside the villa eating breakfast, quickly grabbed her bowl of congee and hurried out as well.
"My dear in-law, look, look! The papers are full of stories about Xiao Bin! It’s so amazing, it’s unbelievable..." Mother Cheng held up a newspaper and yelled with such excitent that she nearly burst everyone’s eardrums.
Xiao Fang’s father, Village Chief Cheng Youtian, had always subscribed to newspapers, firm in his belief that one could learn a great deal from them. So, a postman delivered them every morning. Ever since Sanchahe Village beca the wealthiest village in Qingshan Province, the postman had beco even more diligent. Moreover, today’s papers were special, so he had scurried over first thing in the morning. It paid off, too. In her delight, Mother Cheng directly gave him a 100-dollar tip.
Mother Cheng had beco quite wealthy and generous these days. After all, a couplet written by Zhang Bin was priceless. Plus, Zhang Bin was her son-in-law, Xiao Fang was a high-level executive with a high salary, and her husband, Cheng Youtian, was the director of the distillery, also earning a handso wage.
Mother Zhang imdiately snatched a newspaper and began to read with excited anticipation. She had also taken an Evergreen Pill, which had made her look much younger and left her with excellent eyesight. She could see the print crystal clear.
Then, she was left utterly stunned, overwheld with ecstasy.
The newspapers dedicated long articles to the Gambling King Entertainnt Company’s banquet from the previous night, reporting on the three showdowns between Zhang Bin and Lv Yuze in exquisite detail.
A dazzling array of headlines blinded Mother Zhang.
*The God of Go—Zhang Bin*
*The World’s Number One Go Player Is Not Pan Jie, It’s Zhang Bin*
*World King of Gamblers Zhang Bin: Just How Miraculous Is He?*
*A Painting That Surpasses the Grandmaster Realm*
*A Painting Worth One Billion USD—Can You Believe It?*
*Entertainnt Godfather Lv Yuze Suffers Crushing Defeat, New Godfather Zhang Bin Takes Over*
*Baoyu Company Dissolves, Gambling King Entertainnt Company Thrives, A New Era Has Begun*
*A Legend of His Generation: How Many Female Confidantes Does Zhang Bin Truly Have?*
*In a Fit of Fury for the Heavenly Queen, the World’s King of Gamblers Makes a Heaven-Defying Move*
"..."
"Oh my god, Xiao Bin is so aweso! This is simply unbelievable!"
"Is he even human? Only a god could do sothing like this!"
"Xiao Bin, you’re too powerful!"
"A painting worth one billion USD? How could Xiao Bin ever spend all that money?"
"..."
The other villagers each grabbed a newspaper, shouting with excitent as they read, each one louder than the last.
Liu Ruolan, Liu Ruoi, and Xiao Fang quickly snatched up a paper as well, staring wide-eyed as they read, completely dumbfounded.
How could sothing like this have happened? Lv Yuze actually made that kind of bet with Zhang Bin? Lv Yuze should have been the one to win. How did Zhang Bin co out on top?
They were calling Zhang Bin the God of Go? And saying that Lv Yuze, at best, was rely the Immortal of Go, while the world’s top Go expert, Pan Jie, was only the champion of the mortal realm?
Zhang Bin could also paint, and his skill surpassed the Grandmaster Realm, exceeding even Lin Lanting? Surpassing every grandmaster in history?
How was that possible? How did I not know about this?
Liu Ruolan and Xiao Fang stared at each other, their faces etched with stunned disbelief.
anwhile, Liu Ruoi looked guilty, muttering to herself, That Big Bad Egg... he’s showing off his miraculous painting ability now. This is big trouble. Will Sister connect Chen Junheng with Brother-in-law’s other identity? If she finds out, what will I do?
She dared not make a sound and just watched Liu Ruolan carefully.
Liu Ruolan had no idea what was going through Liu Ruoi’s mind. She stood there stunned for a long mont before finally coming to her senses and calling Zhang Bin.
"Xiao Bin, is everything written in the newspapers true?"
"What did the newspapers say?" Zhang Bin’s voice ca through the phone, sounding a little guilty.
Last night, I stealthily stole a taste of forbidden fruit and conquered Mi Yiyao. The papers couldn’t have reported it this quickly, could they? Although I was practically ordered to flirt with won, it still wouldn’t look good if this got out.
"..."
Liu Ruolan quickly recounted the contents of the newspapers and asked in amazent, "Is it really true?"
Zhang Bin felt a wave of relief wash over him. "It’s true," he said with a grin. "What kind of genius is your husband? How could I possibly lose a bet to that blockhead?"
"But you’ve never painted before, or played Go," Liu Ruolan said in shock.
"I secretly practiced painting because it can make money. And I have played Go before. I played with Xiao Fang," Zhang Bin stamred.
"You played Go with Xiao Fang? How co I don’t know about that?" Liu Ruolan jumped to her feet.
"I don’t know either. I don’t think I’ve ever played Go with Brother Bin," Xiao Fang said, failing to react in ti to cover for Zhang Bin.
Liu Ruoi nearly choked with laughter. That scoundrel is just spouting nonsense. How can anyone believe a word he says?
What stunned her even more was that Zhang Bin sohow managed to spin the lie. "So ti ago, I read a book on Go," he said confidently, "and then I played against Xiao Fang in my dreams. That’s how my Go skills improved by leaps and bounds..."
"Folks, you don’t know this, but our Xiao Bin loves to dream, and he often talks in his sleep!" Mother Zhang jumped in, getting into the spirit of it and starting to boast wildly. "It must be an Immortal teaching him skills in his dreams! One ti, Xiao Bin even shouted ’Immortal Master’ in his sleep..."
Everyone was petrified. Liu Ruolan and Xiao Fang were both flabbergasted by her bluff.
Even Liu Ruoi looked on with a mixture of shock and disbelief.
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