Her husband and her brother were out on a mission, so Manman stayed at home, peacefully waiting to give birth.
Just so happened that these past couple of days, the Lu Family patriarch had been staying with his eldest son; no one knew whether he was intentionally lingering around. Knowing that the old man was staying over, everyone felt the pressure and tried to avoid him. Even Lu Heyan often made the excuse of having to work overtime at his unit. Manman and her mother, Madam Lu, couldn't escape; with nowhere to hide, they faced the old man day in, day out, to the point where their eyeballs almost popped out.
"Nannan, come, play a game of chess with me," the old man had a chess addiction and would insist on playing with anyone he saw.
"I don't know how to play chess," Manman said honestly.
"No problem, I'll teach you, and I'll let you have extra pieces," he said.