BHBF Chapter 74.6

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 74.6: Playful Son (12)

Shao Jiashu nodded vigorously and said coquettishly, “I have long wanted to see what good books are in my father’s study, but my mother always won’t let me go in and cause trouble.”

Shao Yu immediately said, “You have always been well-behaved. Even if you go in, you won’t rummage around. It’s fine.”

Xiao Han was not very happy to see her daughter being favored. Instead, she was still worried about her son’s trip to the gambling house in the evening.

After Shao Yu finished asking questions, the time was up, so he went to the yamen. He didn’t have any important official business during this period, so he finished the things on hand in the morning. After lunch, he told his subordinates where he was going and left the yamen in a hurry.

“Master, where are we going now? Are we going to the bookstore?” asked the long-time attendant Wang Xi.

In the past, he always finished his work early and left the government office, then ran to the bookstore to buy ancient books.

But Shao Yu left the yamen early not to visit the bookstore, but said, “Going to the western suburbs.”

The West Suburb Stadium was quite lively at this time. Many people were sitting in the stands, watching the young men playing Cuju on the field and cheering from time to time.

Shao Yu randomly found a crowded seat and sat down. There were young men on the field, and there were also young people cheering outside the field.

Although it was a bit strange that a middle-aged man like Shao Yu sneaked in, these young guys didn’t think much about it and just thought he was someone who liked Cuju.

“Who are the people in these two teams?” Shao Yu asked a young man next to him.

Although the young man was well dressed, Shao Yu could tell at a glance that he was probably not from an official family but from a merchant family.

Qian was watching the game, and when he heard Shao Yu’s question, he patiently answered: “These two teams, one is the civil servants’ family, and the other is the lords’ family. The relationship between the two sides has never been good.”

Qian Jiong is indeed the son of a merchant. Precisely because he comes from a merchant family, he cannot get along well with any group he belongs to and is an absolute marginal existence.

As a result, Shao Yu, who suddenly interrupted, became the person who talked to him the most in the stands.

“Which team do you think will win?” Shao Yu asked.

Qian Jiong kept looking at the situation on the field and said, “Most likely the team led by Huang Xiaoguogong will win.”

All the members of Huang Xiaoguogong’s team were born in noble families, and most of their families were martial artists. Therefore, even if they did not study, most of them had learned martial arts, and their foundation was better than that of the children of civil officials.

Shao Yu looked at Shao Jiashan who was on the court and thought to himself how come this kid was out of breath after taking two steps, yet he didn’t seem tired while playing Cuju.

Shao Yu had just finished complaining in his heart when Shao Jiashan’s team made a substitution, and the person who was substituted was Shao Jiashan.

Shao Jiashan was sweating profusely and had to be helped off the horse.

Huang Xiaoguogong laughed loudly at this time: “Shao Jiashan, are you capable of doing this? It’s only been a short while and you want to go down. You are such a loser.”

Shao Jiashan glared at him, and soon he was about to shake off the person who was supporting him and force himself to go back.

But just as he shook off the man, he saw Zhao Zhong, his father’s long-time attendant.

Zhao Zhong: “Master is waiting for you.”

Shao Jiashan: Can you say another word?

Zhao Zhong turned around and looked in the direction where Shao Yu was.

Shao Jiashan followed the line of sight and saw Shao Yu. He ignored Huang Xiaoguogong’s ridicule and followed Zhao Zhong to where Shao Yu was on the stands.

Shao Yu sat there without moving. When Shao Jiashan was about to sit down, he said, “Don’t sit down. Stand for a while first.”

Shao Jiashan was stunned, but still did as he was told. He no longer had such a strong rebellious mentality towards Shao Yu.

“Stand for a while and then sit down. It’s good for your health.” Shao Yu said.

Shao Jiashan nodded.

When he had almost recovered, Shao Yu said, “Sit down.”

After Shao Jiashan sat down, he asked, “Did father come here specially to see me?”

Shao Yu nodded.

Shao Jiashan recalled his performance on the court and suddenly felt embarrassed. After all, his performance just now was not very good.

Shao Yu didn’t care about this, but said: “You actually played very well.”

“Although your physical strength is not very good, your explosive power is very strong.”

Shao Jiashan obviously realized this, but he would get tired after kicking for a while, and there was nothing he could do about it.

“Do you like Cuju?” Shao Yu asked.

“I actually don’t like it that much, but they do, so I have to cooperate,” said Shao Jiashan.

Shao Jiashan didn’t like Cuju very much, but since his friends did, he had no choice but to participate. He was afraid that if he didn’t like it, he might become out of touch with his friends.

Shao Yu frowned slightly, and instead of continuing to guess, he asked directly: “Do you have anything you like?”

Shao Jiashan did not answer immediately.

Shao Yu knew what he was thinking just by looking at him, and said, “Just tell me, I’m not here to blame you.”

Shao Jiashan counted on his fingers and said, “Appreciate the flowers, listen to operas, visit the garden, enjoy delicious food…”

When Shao Yu heard this, he was like, wow, this is totally enjoyable.