Chapter 177: The two mothers address each other as sisters

Xia Nuannuan, held by her mother, smiled like a flower, her sparkling eyes looking toward Qin Tian at the side.

"Nuannuan, congratulations!"

Qin Tian smiled and offered his congratulations.

"Hee hee..."

Xia Nuannuan immediately smiled even more happily, her brows curving as she urged, "Hurry and check yours."

Upon hearing this, Su Xia hurriedly let go of her daughter and sat back, nodding in agreement with an excited expression: "That's right, Xiao Qin, go on, go on."

Her daughter's grades were undoubtedly excellent, and she was quite satisfied with them.

Now, what was even more worth looking forward to were Qin Tian's grades.

Based on his results from the previous two mock exams, he was at the level of a provincial top scholar.

If one could witness the birth of a provincial college entrance exam top scholar with their own eyes, it could be said to be like a miracle happening right before them.

Qin Tian chuckled and nodded, first letting Xia Nuannuan take out her phone to take a screenshot of her grades before logging out.

However, after logging out, the webpage wouldn't load.

Clearly, countless candidates and parents across the country were guarding their computers to check their scores, and the website had been overwhelmed.

The advantage of internet speed and quick fingers was gone; Qin Tian tried several times in succession, but couldn't even enter the page.

"This is a headache."

Qin Tian scratched his head helplessly.

"Check by phone?"

Xia Nuannuan suggested.

"It's useless, there will only be more people checking by phone."

Qin Tian said with a certain tone.

At this stage, households with computers were clearly in the minority; more candidates and parents likely chose the method of checking by phone.

"It's okay, Mom, I'll call with you, we have nothing to do anyway, maybe we'll get through!"

Xia Nuannuan said to her mother with a smile.

"That's right, let's do that, Xiao Qin keep checking on the computer, we'll make the calls."

Su Xia nodded with a face full of smiles.

Just as she finished speaking, the phone Qin Tian had placed to the side suddenly rang.

He glanced at the caller ID, then hurriedly answered and turned on the speakerphone.

"Mom."

"How is it, how is it? Did you check it yet?"

Tang Xiuxia's somewhat anxious voice rang out from the other side of the phone.

Qin Tian couldn't help but feel a bit guilty; he should have gone back to be with his mother just now.

Su Xia and Xia Nuannuan, upon hearing this, also felt a bit embarrassed.

"Mom, don't be anxious, mine is still being checked, there are a lot of people, but Nuannuan's has already been checked, 668 points!"

Qin Tian said hurriedly.

"Oh? 668? That's great, that's great, where's Nuannuan, let her answer the phone, I want to congratulate her."

Tang Xiuxia said excitedly.

"Auntie, Auntie, I heard you!"

Xia Nuannuan hurriedly spoke up to thank her.

"Is that so? Nuannuan, congratulations, you're amazing!"

"Hee hee... thank you Auntie, Auntie, I'm really sorry, I should have let Qin Tian go back to be with you."

"It's fine, checking it and making a call is the same thing."

Tang Xiuxia said with a smile.

"Auntie, how about we don't hang up the phone? That way it's like we're together, and the moment we check Qin Tian's score, you'll know too."

Xia Nuannuan suggested.

"That works, Nuannuan, you're so smart."

"Qin Tian's mom, good evening!"

Su Xia suddenly spoke up to greet her.

"Oh, Nuannuan's mom?"

Tang Xiuxia's surprised voice came through.

"It's me, it's me, Qin Tian's mom, I'm really sorry, it was my oversight, I really should have let Xiao Qin go back to check the scores with you."

"Oh, what kind of apology is that, it's fine, it's fine, it's the same."

"Now Nuannuan and I are preparing to use our phones to call, and Xiao Qin is using the computer."

"That's great, there's strength in numbers, maybe I should hang up and call to check the scores too."

"No need, no need, Qin Tian's mom, let's just chat!"

Su Xia said with a gentle smile while holding her phone to dial the score-checking number.

"That works too!"

Tang Xiuxia agreed with a smile.

And so, the two mothers began to chat and laugh.

This was their first formal interaction, yet there was no sense of unfamiliarity at all; they talked happily, even feeling like old friends at first sight.

The fact that both their names contained the character "Xia" became a topic they were quite compatible on.

Under the rather surprised gazes of Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan, the two didn't chat for long before they began addressing each other as sisters.

Su Xia was two years younger, so she called Tang Xiuxia "Sister Xiu," and Tang Xiuxia called her "Little Sister."

"Sister Xiu, come to think of it, our two families are truly fated, look at your name and mine, and the names of the two children."

"The two children's names?"

"Yes, your Qin Tian, isn't it a homophone for 'sunny day' (Qingtian), and my Nuannuan's surname is Xia, look, don't they go well together!"

"Oh my!"

Tang Xiuxia suddenly realized and said with pleasant surprise: "Little Sister, if you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have noticed! It really is, this is truly fated!"

"Right?"

"Yes, yes, it really seems like an arrangement by the Heavens in the dark!"

"That's what I think too!"

Su Xia nodded with a beaming smile.

Qin Tian looked at Xia Nuannuan with a mischievous gaze.

"Mom is really something."

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face turned red, and she complained in a shy, low voice.

"So, Auntie also discovered the connection between our names, did you tell her?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile.

"I didn't tell her!"

Xia Nuannuan retorted in a low voice.

She had previously thought about showing off to her mother after knowing this situation, but she hadn't had the nerve to do so.

What she didn't expect was that her mother had figured it out long ago and even told Qin Tian's mom like this.

It was truly embarrassing!

"As expected of... your mom!"

Qin Tian smiled with emotion; he almost blurted out "as expected of my future mother-in-law," but fortunately, he changed his words in time.

Xia Nuannuan rolled her eyes shyly and stopped responding, holding her phone to continue dialing the score-checking number.

However, those little ears of hers were pricked up, carefully listening to the interaction between her mother and Auntie Tang.

"Little Sister, look, how about we find a time to have a meal and meet formally?"

After chatting for a few more sentences, Tang Xiuxia suggested out of the blue.

Su Xia was stunned upon hearing this.

Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan were also dumbfounded.

The two looked at each other in astonishment, both seeing the meaning in each other's eyes.

The parents were going to meet just like that?

"I don't mean anything else, it's fine if just the two of us meet alone, I just feel we are very compatible, we can get to know each other first and be friends!"

Tang Xiuxia didn't wait for Su Xia to speak and added another sentence.

"Of course we can!"

After Su Xia came back to her senses, she hurriedly agreed with a face full of smiles.

She felt quite admiring of this future in-law who had raised Qin Tian alone and educated him to be so excellent, and she also wanted to get to know her.

However, Tang Xiuxia's direct invitation to meet was a bit caught off guard.

Plus, she had to ask how Old Xia felt about it, whether he would think it was too fast, etc., so she hadn't answered immediately.

With Tang Xiuxia's follow-up sentence, it could not be considered a formal meeting of both parents, so there was no need to worry so much. ===== CHAPTER 178 =====