Chapter 229:
Professor Chen, who always refers to himself as Old Chen, is over 60 years old this year. He has a kind personality and possesses the integrity of the older generation of intellectuals. It is said that when he was young, he worked in several design institutes and once had the opportunity to pursue a career in politics, but ultimately did not take that path. In the end, after many twists and turns, he returned to his alma mater to serve as a mentor in the design department.
He doesn’t dislike the job of being a teacher.
Unfortunately, in a non-famous major at a well-known university, to be honest, it’s difficult to get any significant benefits. But perhaps it’s because there’s little financial gain that he gets along well with his students, without too many troublesome matters.
Grayman and Bricklayer are the last batch of graduate students he’s mentoring. After these two unreliable fellows graduate, Old Chen plans to go home and enjoy his retirement.
His wife passed away a few years ago, and his two sons have already established their own families and careers. Occasionally they bring the grandchildren back for a visit, making Old Chen’s elderly life quite fulfilling.
Generally speaking, people who have a fulfilling reality don’t tend to seek solace in virtual worlds. Of course, the main reason Old Chen plays few games is that he didn’t catch the right timing.
When he was the same age as Grayman, even arcade machines were still rare.
Therefore, when his two students said they wanted to invite him to play a game together, Old Chen refused.
On one hand, due to years of self-discipline, he really doesn’t like this kind of entertainment. With that time, wouldn’t it be better to play Go with some good friends or go fishing?