"Old Zhou is outside," Sister-in-law Zhou explained to Yang PeiMin. "He went to find Old Li to get his chess set back, saying he wanted to play a couple of games with Xiao Shen."
As soon as she finished speaking, Political Commissar Zhou, with a chess set in one hand and the other hand behind his back, returned. His voice could be heard from afar, "Xiao Shen, last time I was careless, and you took advantage by slipping through a gap to win. That wasn't a real victory. Come, let's have another match."
Yang PeiMin stood up and saw Political Commissar Zhou, dressed in a military uniform and looking spirited and lean, striding into the room.
"This must be Xiao Shen's wife, eh? This young man is really lucky," he said, laughing heartily at Yang PeiMin.
Sister-in-law Zhou pulled her back to sit down, "Let's not bother them; they'll entertain themselves."
Shen Yiguang had already been called out by Political Commissar Zhou to play chess under the banyan tree in the courtyard.
