Movie: Get Alpha Dog at the start

Chapter 1060 Return to the Courtyard

Just when the neighbors in the Cotton Mill Family Lane had become accustomed to seeing Qin Hao on TV, in early August, Qin Hao suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley.

"Oh, isn't this our little national player who often appears on TV? How come... he's back?" Aunt Li was a little dazed and almost dropped the basin she was using to pour out the dirty water.

Qin Hao smiled at Aunt Li: "Well, I'm back. Aunt Li, long time no see."

"It's been a while. How's your game going? The TV station hasn't finished broadcasting it yet."

"The game is over, so I came back."

"Oh, I see. Don't be sad then. You are still young. It's amazing that you can play chess with so many adults and make it to the quarterfinals."

Listening to Aunt Li's comfort, Qin Hao laughed secretly. Did she think he was eliminated?

"Aunt Li, I'm going home first. We'll talk later."

"Okay, you're a good boy. You'll bring honor to our cotton mill and Suzhou." Aunt Li smiled and watched Qin Hao walk deeper into the alley.

Neighbors would appear from time to time in the long and narrow alley to greet Qin Hao. Qin Hao would respond while walking on the bluestone slabs. After more than a month, he returned to the familiar gate of the courtyard. Before he could push open the door, the gate was opened from the inside.

"Brother Hao, you're back. I missed you so much."

A little fat boy rushed over and gave Qin Hao a bear hug.

Zhuang Xiaoting, who was doing her summer homework in the courtyard, also looked over in surprise: "Qin Hao, you're back?"

"Well, I'm back." Qin Hao smiled at Zhuang Xiaoting, then pulled Lin Dongzhe into the house.

Huang Ling heard the noise and came out from the inner room. When she saw Qin Hao, she was stunned at first, and then greeted him warmly.

"Haozi is back. You haven't eaten yet, right? Your Aunt Song is on the early shift today. I'll go make you some noodles."

Qin Hao washed his hands and said with a smile: "Don't bother Aunt Huang, I can do it myself."

Huang Ling was determined not to let Qin Hao do it, and drove him out of the kitchen: "Play with Lin Dongzhe for a while, just a few minutes."

"Then Aunt Huang, I won't be polite to you."

"Kid, why are you being so polite to me?"

Lin Dongzhe was so frustrated that he kept talking like a machine gun.

"Brother Hao, did you win the championship this time?"

"Brother Hao, is Shanghai fun?"

"Brother Hao, have you bought me a gift?"

Qin Hao glared at Lin Dongzhe, and Lin Dongzhe finally calmed down.

"You have so many questions, which one should I answer first?"

After careful consideration, Lin Dongzhe gritted his teeth and said, "Is there anything fun in Shanghai?"

Well, this question is in line with Lin Dongzhe's thinking. In his world, nothing is more important than having fun.

"In Shanghai, there is..."

Listening to Qin Hao's story, Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting's eyes widened, as if they had opened the door to a new world.

"I will go to Shanghai in the future!" Lin Dongzhe even vowed.

Zhuang Xiaoting tilted her head and thought for a while: "Lin Dongzhe, haven't you been to Shanghai?"

"That was only one day. I'm going to Shanghai in the future to try out all the fun things there. I'll come back when I get tired of it." Lin Dongzhe said seriously.

Soon Huang Ling came out with the noodles and even added a fried egg for Qin Hao.

"Thank you, Aunt Huang."

Qin Hao didn't hesitate and started eating with big mouthfuls. He had taken the train and the bus along the way, so he was indeed a little hungry.

"By the way, why don't I see Uncle Zhuang and Tuanan?" Qin Hao suddenly remembered.

Huang Ling lowered her voice and said, "The Affiliated High School announced the results today. Your uncle Zhuang took Tunan to see the list."

"Auntie Huang, don't worry. Zhuang Tunan is such a good student that he will definitely be admitted to No. 1 Middle School."

In response to Qin Hao's comfort, Huang Ling smiled, but the smile on her face was somewhat forced.

Near noon, Zhuang Chaoying finally came back with Zhuang Tunan.

"Brother, did you get into No. 1 Middle School?" Zhuang Xiaoting asked the question that Huang Ling was most concerned about.

Zhuang Tunan didn't say anything, but just smiled brightly, and Huang Ling felt relieved instantly.

"Let's have an extra meal tonight!" Huang Ling said and went into the house to get the meat coupons to buy vegetables.

Zhuang Chaoying saw that Qin Hao was slightly dazed, and after a while he greeted him: "Haozi is back."

"Well, hello Uncle Zhuang." Qin Hao responded politely.

Zhuang Tunan asked Qin Hao curiously: "Have you finished the competition?"

"Yes, the competition is over. The finals just ended yesterday." Qin Hao nodded slightly.

Finals? Zhuang Chaoying was secretly shocked. Being able to reach the finals meant that Qin Hao was at least the runner-up. Although the off-field commentator in the TV broadcast said more than once that Qin Hao was the biggest dark horse in this National Go Championship, Zhuang Chaoying still found it hard to accept that a ten-year-old child defeated a group of national players.

"Did you win the championship?"

Even during the summer vacation, Zhuang Chaoying did not relax his requirements on Zhuang Tunan at all. Not only did he let him start preparing for the first-year junior high school courses, he also asked Zhuang Tunan to attend English lectures held by Beijing Television. Therefore, Zhuang Tunan's understanding of Go was not as good as Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting. He thought that Qin Hao merely changed his opponent from children of the same age to adults in this competition.

"Yeah." Qin Hao did not deliberately keep a low profile.

Seeing Qin Hao nod, Zhuang Chaoying was stunned. He knew the value of the National Go Championship. It was completely different from the children's championship that Qin Hao had won before. He really couldn't believe that Qin Hao could defeat all the national players and win the championship.

"You mean, you won the Go Championship?" Zhuang Chaoying asked again.

"Yeah." Qin Hao nodded slightly.

"How could he be the champion?" Zhuang Chaoying murmured to himself. Ever since Qin Hao participated in the Go competition, he has been constantly challenging his simple values. It takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate a person. It turns out that geniuses do not need to be cultivated. They can grow into towering trees in a very short time.

At two o'clock, Song Ying completed the handover with her colleagues and walked home leisurely humming a tune.

As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the alley, Song Ying met Aunt Li.

"Oh, Song Ying is in such a good mood. It seems that she knows that your Haozi is back."

"Haozi is back?"

"You don't know...?" Aunt Li stared blankly at Song Ying's back as she ran away.

Along the way, many neighbors greeted Song Ying, but Song Ying did not stop and jogged all the way to the gate of the courtyard.

I saw four children sitting upright in the yard doing their homework. Even Lin Dongzhe, who was always naughty, was very well-behaved.

"Mom is back." Lin Dongzhe spotted Song Ying immediately and was planning to use this opportunity to escape, but was fixed by Qin Hao's gaze.

"Finish this composition before you rest."

"Ah~~~"

"Ok?"

"Oh."

The simple and familiar conversation immediately made Song Ying's eyes red.

"Haozi, you're back."

There are thousands of words to say, but only the simplest greeting remains.

"Aunt Song, I'm back."

Song Ying responded with a simple greeting and a warm hug.

"You're back. I'll make you some braised pork for dinner tonight."

After saying this, Song Ying was about to go into the house to get the meat coupons to buy vegetables, but Huang Ling pulled her into the kitchen.

"It's already this late, where is the meat for sale? When I went to buy groceries this morning, I took all the meat coupons from home. Half for each family should be enough."

"Sister Ling, thank you so much." Song Ying's eyes turned red again: "Haozi has lost a lot of weight this time when he went out. His face is sagging. Shanghai is really not a place for people to stay. Everything costs money."

Huang Ling patted the back of her hand and said with emotion: "Yes, a ten-year-old child has been living outside alone for more than a month, taking care of himself. Haozi is quite capable of taking care of himself. Look, Tunan is three and a half years older than Haozi, and he still doesn't know how to wash his clothes."

Song Ying looked at Qin Hao who was urging Lin Dongzhe to write an essay in the courtyard, and said quietly: "In fact, sometimes I would rather Haozi was not so sensible and capable."

"Okay, stop blaming yourself. It's not your fault. If you want to blame someone, blame Qin Jianjun and his wife. They are such bastards."

When Huang Ling mentioned Qin Jianjun and his wife, Song Ying suddenly remembered, "By the way, when will Qin Jianjun and his wife be released?"

"He's been sentenced to six months, so there's probably two or three months left."

After saying that, Huang Ling sighed and said worriedly, "Alas, when the couple is released from prison and loses their jobs, they will definitely cause chaos again."

Song Ying said firmly: "Let them make trouble. If they dare to bully Haozi, I will fight them!"

At about 6:15, Lin Wufeng pushed his bicycle into the alley. He learned from Aunt Li that Qin Hao had returned home. He immediately ignored the danger and got on his bicycle again and rushed to the courtyard.

"Uncle Lin."

"Dad, look, Brother Hao is back."

Lin Wufeng didn't say anything. He leaned his bicycle against the wall, strode to Qin Hao, and gave him a hug: "I'm glad you're back."

Song Ying and Huang Ling came out of the kitchen carrying dishes.

"Children, clear the table and eat!"

Next door, at Wu Jianguo's house, Zhang A-mei was cooking. Her daughter Xiao Min came closer to the kitchen and complained, "Mom, can we stop eating pickled radish for every meal? The people next door are stewing meat, and we haven't seen meat in our family for a long time."

Zhang A-mei said unhappily, "Stew meat? I think you are stewing meat. Can our family in the next yard compare?"

"Why can't we compare? They are both working couples." Xiao Min said unconvinced.

Zhang A-mei glanced towards the living room and deliberately said loudly, "Then you should go ask your father how much he gets paid a month, and how much Mr. Zhuang and Mr. Lin get paid a month."

Wu Jianguo was a little embarrassed and complained, "Why are you telling this to the child? Engineer Lin is a college student, and Teacher Zhuang is a technical secondary school student. When I was a child, my family was poor and I didn't even graduate from junior high school. It's not my fault. I don't earn less than other workers."

"Humph." Zhang A'mei snorted, "You earn neither less nor more than others. There are so many mouths to feed at home. If you don't find a way, in two years, when Xiaojun grows up, we won't even have enough pickled radishes to eat."

"By the way, Haozi from Song Ying's family next door is back. If he wins the championship, you can do whatever you want with those thirty-six legs."

Wu Jianguo's mouth twitched: "The show hasn't finished yet, and he's back now. He definitely didn't win the championship."

"It'd better be, otherwise!" Zhang A'mei sniffed and threw the spatula away in annoyance. "The people in the courtyard next door close the door every day to eat together. Today Huang Ling's family cuts some meat, tomorrow Song Ying's family makes some greasy residue, there must be some meat on it, but I've never seen them invite our children to eat."

Wu Jianguo rolled his eyes. Nowadays, if a family has surplus food, they will definitely feed their own children first. Song Ying and Huang Ling's families live in the same yard and have a good relationship, so they can naturally do this. But if they call Zhang A-mei, she will definitely play tricks with her given her cunningness. It may be okay once or twice, but over time, people are not fools. Will they always let her take advantage of them?

Of course, Wu Jianguo didn't dare to say this. He and Zhang A-mei were a couple who got married later in life. To put it bluntly, they were just living together. Moreover, he had two children and Zhang A-mei only had one. In terms of the burden, he had a heavier burden. If he really made Zhang A-mei unhappy and divorced him, his life would be even more difficult.

In the small courtyard next door, the two families put their tables together, closed the gate, and began to celebrate.

"Teacher Zhuang, why don't you say a few words?" Lin Wufeng poured wine for Zhuang Chaoying. It was a rare happy day, so the two took out their treasured white wine and prepared to drink two glasses.

Zhuang Tunan was admitted to No. 1 Middle School. Zhuang Chaoying was really happy and raised his glass to clink with Lin Wufeng.

"Today, our courtyard has two happy events. One is that Tunan was admitted to No. 1 Middle School, and the other is that Haozi won the championship again."

Zhuang Chaoying paused and said to Zhuang Tunan, "Don't be proud of being admitted to No. 1 Middle School. There are many more knowledge points in junior high school than in elementary school. You have to work harder in the future and set a good example for your brothers and sisters."

"Yes, Dad, I will." Zhuang Tunan nodded seriously.

Zhuang Chaoying then said to Qin Hao: "Haozi's talent in Go is beyond words, but I still say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You still need to practice more."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhuang." Qin Hao answered casually without any disgust. When it comes to education, Zhuang Chaoying is still qualified. Although he is not a good husband or a good father, he is definitely a good teacher.

"Uncle Zhuang, can we eat now?" Lin Dongzhe's gentle words caused laughter to break out in the courtyard.

Zhuang Chaoying was also happy: "Eat, everyone eat."

Song Ying picked up a large piece of fatty and lean pork belly for Qin Hao: "Haozi, eat more. You've lost weight."

"Thank you, Aunt Song." Qin Hao didn't hesitate and started eating with relish.

Huang Ling also kept picking up food for Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting, while Lin Dongzhe started the self-service mode. When it comes to eating and playing, Lin Dongzhe never treats himself badly.

Lin Wufeng was drinking and chatting with Zhuang Chaoying.

Before we knew it, it was almost dark when everyone finished dinner, and many neighbors came to the yard to watch TV.

When he saw Qin Hao, he naturally asked about his well-being.

Wu Jianguo held it in for a long time and finally asked the question that he had been worried about.

"Haozi, what place did you get in this competition?"

Before Qin Hao could speak, Lin Dongzhe said, "Brother Hao won the championship again."

Wu Jianguo's eyes went dark and he almost fell down. (End of this chapter)