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Along the way, whenever they encountered someone familiar or unfamiliar, Mr. Mai would beam with pride and point at Qiao Chutian, telling them, "My son-in-law is going to play chess with me, hehe."
Seeing him acting like a boastful child, Qiao Chutian just smiled and let him be.
They arrived at the community's favorite recreational spot.
There were already quite a few people who had finished lunch and came here for a stroll or to chat and digest their meal.
The topic they had been discussing was only one, that was the Mai Family and their son-in-law, Qiao Chutian.
When they saw Mr. Mai and Qiao Chutian arriving, they stopped their discussions and stood up to greet Qiao Chutian and Mr. Mai.
Even the ones who had been speaking ill of them moments ago acted very friendly and polite upon seeing Qiao Chutian.
Unless someone was out of their mind, they wouldn't purposefully offend a wealthy man for no reason.