Imperial commander: His Pretty Wife Is Spoiled Rotten - 2

1151-1160

His grandpa was an old man who had the attitude of a child when he lost. He was not one to accept defeat easily. Grandpa Mu sat down immediately and engaged in a round of chess with Mu Jungkook.

The grandpa-and-grandson pair were unwilling to budge as they silently fought out a war on the chessboard.

The man with the obvious ticket to victory turned his body with a slight smile and started to boil water on the table next to them.

Even in the intense atmosphere, he still had the attention to boil water and prepare the cups for tea. Grandpa Mu gave him a look and scoffed.

One was unwilling to let the other win, and one was unwilling to lose. The battle on the chessboard finally wrapped up with Grandpa Mu declaring defeat.

Judging the situation on the chessboard, Mu Jungkook smiled and claimed his victory. He reached out to keep the pieces. "Grandpa conceded!"

Grandpa gave a quiet HUFF!, his white eyebrows furrowed as he spoke with a childish tone of annoyance, "Drop the pretense. Never have you let me off easy in all my years."

Mu Jungkook had learned all of his skills from watching the older men play chess, no one had ever given him any lessons.

He was a smart child, the smartest among all the Mu, Jiang, and Huo families. He had always been a brat, and the other small children were always being defeated by him.

He had shown this above-average intelligence and talent since he'd been young. This alone had filled his grandpa with pride.

He had wanted to teach him how to play Chinese chess, but Mu Jungkook had surprised him by stating, "I cannot compete with you with what I know now, so to avoid losing I will just watch. If I don't learn, I won't play."

Mu Jungkook had only been 11 when he had said that. To have this ribbon of pride within him had truly left his grandfather in surprise.

It was years later when Mu Jungkook finally wanted to play a round of chess with his grandpa that his grandpa learned of his abilities. The one round of chess had completely defeated an old veteran like Grandpa Mu.

Mu Jungkook had learned from him and exceeded him. He was above the level of his battle-hardened grandpa. Mu Feichi had never once lost in a chess game between the two.

"To be kind to your enemy on the battlefield is to be cruel to yourself, did you not teach me this, Grandpa?"

Raising his brows, Mu Jungkook pulled out a box of teabags from the drawers of the table and started to make tea for both of them. His handsome features maintained their flippant attitude.

"I didn't ask you to use them against your grandpa!"

The rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those in front. At his age, he understood that he had to accept certain defeats from his grandson.

"I'm applying what I have learned. Grandpa, you always taught me to treat everyone as equals."

With a slight smile, Mu Jungkook handed his grandpa the cup of tea he had prepared and tried to pacify him, "Don't be angry. If you're angry, I will let you off easy next round."

"Forget it, I don't want you to do that. So embarrassing..." With a slight HMPH! Grandpa Mu started fanning himself again and shot his grandson a piercing look.

"You weren't so keen on coming home when we called you. What brings you here today? Something you need my help for?"

Mu Jungkook nodded and did not shy away from his request. "Exactly, there is an affair I need your assistance with."