Chapter 304

The ingredients they bought were put into the kitchen first, and Xia Nuannuan washed some fruit and cut it into a platter.

After everyone sat down in the living room, they ate fruit and chatted.

Xia Nuannuan smiled as she told her parents about things at university.

She talked about how everyone in the dormitory was very nice, chatted about which cafeteria had good food, and how every day of classes was very fulfilling, and so on.

Seeing their daughter in such high spirits, Xia Zhengping and his wife felt both gratified and a little bit of loss.

The daughter who once rarely talked to them about her school life no longer needed to deliberately hide those troubles.

Their daughter had truly grown up, able to handle her interpersonal relationships well and enjoy her university life happily, without needing to hide under their wings all the time.

Unknowingly, the sky outside had gradually darkened.

"Ah, it's already this late, I have to go cook."

After Su Xia picked up her phone and checked the time, she hurriedly said.

"Auntie, let me do it!"

Qin Tian smiled and volunteered, standing up to say, "You guys continue chatting with Nuannuan, I'll go cook."

Xia Zhengping and his wife were stunned for a moment.

"No, no, there's no reason for you to cook, I'll do it!"

Su Xia hurriedly stood up to follow.

"Auntie, I've always eaten the food you cooked before, let me do it today. Don't worry, my cooking is pretty good."

Qin Tian said with a confident smile.

"This isn't about whether your cooking is good or not. I've heard from Nuannuan that you cook very well, but this isn't appropriate."

"Auntie, I don't even treat myself as an outsider, are you still being so formal?"

"This..."

Su Xia was speechless for a moment.

Xia Zhengping quietly rolled his eyes, gaining a new understanding of Qin Tian's thick skin.

"Mom, just let Brother do it!"

Xia Nuannuan chimed in with a smile.

"Brother?"

Xia Zhengping and his wife were both stunned, looking at her with shocked eyes.

Xia Nuannuan was stunned for a moment, then her little face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she lowered her head shyly.

Xia Zhengping and his wife looked at each other in astonishment, their expressions becoming somewhat strange.

Of course, the two of them guessed that this was an intimate term of endearment between a young couple; it was just that they weren't quite used to it.

Yeah, very unaccustomed!

Su Xia was fine, just finding it hard to hold back a smile.

Old Xia had more complicated feelings, his sharp gaze sweeping toward Qin Tian.

In his view, this was definitely that brat's little quirk.

Men, after all, are all the same.

He was no exception; when he was intimate with his wife, if his wife, who usually called him Old Xia, suddenly called him "Husband" in a gentle, watery voice, he would also be overjoyed and his emotions would run high.

"Um... I'm going to cook."

Qin Tian realized the danger, decisively dropped that sentence, and turned around, walking quickly toward the kitchen as if fleeing.

"Nuannuan, did Little Qin ask you to call him that?"

Su Xia had a teasing smile on her face as she looked at her daughter and asked.

"No, no."

Xia Nuannuan hurriedly shook her head and said, "It was my own idea, my roommates in the dormitory gave me the suggestion."

As for the fact that Qin Tian had brought it up first, she naturally wouldn't say.

"Alright, your roommates are quite interesting, huh!"

Su Xia looked at her husband with an amused expression.

Of course, the two knew it wouldn't be that simple, but they didn't pursue it further.

Xia Nuannuan felt a sense of relief and forcibly changed the subject.

"Mom, what have you been doing at home lately? Did you miss me very much?"

"Miss you, my foot. Without you and your father, I've been playing cards and shopping by myself every day, and I don't even have to cook. I don't know how comfortable it is."

"Pfft... I know you're lying."

Not long after, Su Xia still went into the kitchen to help out.

After highly praising Qin Tian's cooking, Su Xia chatted with him about daily life while helping.

In front of this gentle and virtuous future mother-in-law, Qin Tian no longer felt any restraint, chatting with her as if she were the most respected elder.

"By the way, Auntie, how is my mom doing lately?"

"She's doing great. I think your mom wants to be a strong career woman; the business in the shop is getting better and better, and she's busy every day, but she enjoys it."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, I go to the shop every few days to help her. I originally wanted to take her shopping or play cards, but she's so busy she doesn't have time at all. That's why I was a bit bored and came over to see you guys."

"My mom is really something, I told her not to tire herself out too much."

Qin Tian cut the vegetables with skilled knife work and shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Your mom might be considering your future. If you ask me, it's completely unnecessary. With your ability and talent, there's no need for her to be so busy."

Su Xia said with a smile while helping to pick vegetables.

"You see things clearly."

"However, that's what I say, but if I were in your mom's shoes, I would probably be the same."

"Mm!"

Qin Tian thought of his mother, who had been working hard for him in both his past and present lives, and a warm current surged in his heart.

He decided that when he went back this time, he would let his mother see his investment account to prove his ability to make money once again, so she wouldn't have to be so tired in the future and could enjoy life more.

"National Day is coming up soon, go back and spend more time with your mom!"

"Got it."

Soon, under the busy work of Chef Qin, a table of sumptuous dinner was ready.

In the very center of the dining table were the hairy crabs that had just been steamed and were still steaming hot.

Next to it was the roast duck that had been cut and reheated, in the middle was a large plate of blanched prawns with dipping sauce, and there was also beef stir-fried with chili.

Further out, there were several other dishes with a mix of meat and vegetables, as well as a stewed corn and pork rib soup.

"Little Qin, your cooking is really quite something!"

After Old Xia sat down at the head of the table and looked at the dishes on the table that looked very appetizing, he praised him with a look of surprise.

"It's still a bit worse than Auntie's."

Qin Tian said with a humble smile.

"Little Qin, this is not a bit worse than what I cook, it's not good to be too humble!"

Su Xia said with a gentle smile.

"Hee hee... Mom is right, Brother... Brother Tian, this is too sumptuous."

Xia Nuannuan chimed in with a bright smile.

Qin Tian didn't continue to be humble, accepted the praise calmly, and looked at Xia Zhengping to ask, "Uncle, shall I have a drink with you?"

"Sure! With such good food, we must have a drink. Wait a moment, I'll go get the wine."

Xia Zhengping nodded with a smile and stood up to go to the bedroom.

Before long, Old Xia brought out a bottle of Moutai and a bottle of fine red wine.

"Little Qin, I'll have the white spirit with you. Nuannuan, you and your mom see if you want to have some of this red wine, the alcohol content isn't high!"

"Okay, Mom, I'll have a glass with you too."

Xia Nuannuan said to her mother with her eyes curved.

"Alright!"

Su Xia nodded and agreed with a smile.

After the two bottles of wine were opened, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan helped pour the drinks respectively.

"Come, come, come, let's have a toast together, thanks to Little Qin for this table of food!"

Old Xia said with a smile, raising his glass.

"Cheers!!"

After drinking together, everyone started to feast.

Qin Tian peeled a hairy crab, removed the inedible parts, and naturally placed it in Xia Nuannuan's bowl.

"This is for you."

Xia Nuannuan reciprocated, giving him a piece of peeled prawn meat with a sweet smile.

Xia Zhengping and his wife looked at this scene and smiled at each other helplessly.

It used to be them occasionally showing affection in front of their daughter; they didn't expect it to be their turn so soon.