Chapter 307: Mom

After leaving the residential area, the two of them took a taxi back to school.

When handling the on-campus parking procedures, Qin Tian had already become familiar with the security guard. After exchanging greetings, the taxi drove straight into the campus and arrived at the girls' dormitory building.

"Brother, don't get out with me. Let the driver uncle take you straight to your dormitory."

Xia Nuannuan said to Qin Tian.

"Okay!"

Qin Tian smiled and nodded.

"Then I'm off, bye-bye!"

Xia Nuannuan said goodbye and opened the car door.

"Wait!"

Qin Tian suddenly called out, and before Xia Nuannuan could react, he leaned over and kissed her on the lips.

"Remember to send Auntie a message, then take a shower and get to sleep early."

"Mm-hmm!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded obediently with a flushed face, then got out of the car.

After turning to close the car door, she stood there waving with a sweet smile.

"Uncle, just go straight, then turn left at the intersection ahead!"

Qin Tian smiled and gave directions to the driver.

"Alright!"

The uncle responded with a chuckle and skillfully shifted gears to start the car.

When they reached the intersection, Qin Tian looked back and found that Xia Nuannuan was still standing there.

He hurriedly took out his phone and sent her a message.

"Don't stand there, go up quickly, it's a bit cold at night!"

"Okay!"

The message came back quickly, followed by a grinning emoji.

Inside the car, the driver uncle also saw this scene through the rearview mirror, a gentle smile of someone who had been there before appearing on his weathered face.

"What a good girlfriend. Young man, you have to treat her well!"

"Of course!"

Qin Tian nodded with a light chuckle.

Walking into the dormitory, Qin Tian found that the bicycle was already placed there.

Hearing the movement, Chen Zhuang turned his head to glance at him and said, "Brother Tian, you're back. I moved the bike up for you."

"Good, thanks!"

Qin Tian thanked him.

After receiving the call from the shop at Xia Nuannuan's house in the afternoon, he had called Chen Zhuang to ask him to help receive the bicycle.

"Brother Tian, this mountain bike with a back seat—this is the first time I've seen such an operation."

Cao Mingliang, who was also sitting there playing on the same model of Alienware laptop he had bought just a few days ago, chimed in with a complaint.

"Isn't that quite normal?"

Qin Tian smiled dismissively.

"It's not normal at all, okay? It looks very bizarre. You did this to carry Xia Nuannuan, right? Why didn't you just buy two bikes? It's not like you're short on money."

Cao Mingliang asked with some confusion.

"Isn't riding a bike to carry your girlfriend to class a normal operation in university? What's the point of two bikes?"

"That seems... very reasonable. Learned something new, learned something new. I'll go get one and add a back seat another day."

"Cao Zei, can you stop learning everything from Brother Tian? You bought the same computer, and now you want to follow him with a bicycle too?"

Chen Zhuang pouted.

"I was planning to buy a bicycle anyway. Since it's a good thing, is there a problem with learning from him?"

Cao Mingliang glared at him, unconvinced.

"Are you stupid? Brother Tian is preparing to pick up Xia Nuannuan for class every day. Are you sure you can do that?"

Chen Zhuang asked with a look of disbelief.

Cao Mingliang was slightly stunned.

"Brother Zhuang is right. Old Cao, it's hard enough for you to get up early in the morning. Don't learn this from me, otherwise, when Lv Yanran blames you for not picking her up, you'll have a headache."

Qin Tian advised him with good intentions.

Cao Mingliang nodded in deep agreement and said, "That's true, then forget it!"

"Got it now? Stop following him in everything."

Chen Zhuang grinned.

"At least I have a girlfriend who can sit on the back seat. What the hell are you whining about?"

"Get lost, I'll have one soon too."

"Forget it. Shen Siqi just had a meal with you; where do you get your confidence? You haven't even started yet!"

"Fuck, come on, let's solo. Let's see if I don't crush you."

"I've only been playing for a few days? I've only played a few matches, and you want to solo with me? Can you have some shame?"

"Chicken!"

"Idiot, wait for me to practice for two months, and see if I don't crush you. Back when I played CS, no one in the class could beat me."

"Hehe, keep bragging."

Qin Tian didn't bother with these two jokers anymore. He greeted Zhuang Zhe, who was leaning against the head of his bed reading, found a set of clean clothes in his wardrobe, and went to the bathroom to shower.

After showering, he climbed straight into bed and checked his phone.

There was a message from Xia Nuannuan asking if he had reached the dormitory.

"Reached, already finished showering."

Qin Tian hurriedly typed a reply.

"So fast, then I'm going to shower too."

The other side replied instantly.

"Go ahead, go ahead. I'm going to call my mom to talk about buying the house."

"Mm-hmm, say hello to Auntie for me!"

"Okay!"

After ending the chat, Qin Tian dialed his mother's number.

"Hello, brat!"

The call was answered quickly, and his mom's voice came through.

Qin Tian was, after all, the child she had given birth to, and having depended on each other for over a decade, he was the person who understood Tang Xiuxia best in the world.

The voice sounded bright at first glance, but he could hear a hint of exhaustion in it.

Moreover, there was the sound of cars passing by on the other end of the line; she was clearly still outside.

"Mom, just got off work?"

Qin Tian frowned slightly.

"Yeah, the mall just closed. There weren't many customers at night, so I sat there for a few hours."

"Don't lie to me. Didn't you hire employees? Just let them take turns closing the shop. Why do you have to do everything yourself? I told you not to be so tired!"

In the dormitory, Chen Zhuang and Cao Mingliang had already stopped their friendly exchange, and the sound of their computer games had been turned very low.

"Alright, alright, you haven't even been in university for a month, how did you become more nagging than me? Is there something up with your call?"

Tang Xiuxia directly changed the subject.

"You promise me first not to do this anymore, then I'll talk about the main point. Auntie Su came over today and told me you've been too much of a workaholic lately."

Qin Tian said in a serious tone.

"Fine, fine, got it, okay? Tomorrow I'll arrange for them to take turns closing the shop, and I'll go home early to rest, can I?"

"Mm!"

"Brat, your wings are truly hardened, even managing your mom now. Can you talk about the matter now?"

Tang Xiuxia complained, but she was actually very gratified in her heart.

"It's like this..."

Qin Tian concisely explained the matter of buying a house.

Not only Tang Xiuxia on the other end of the phone, but the three people in the dormitory were also dumbfounded, looking at him with disbelief.

"I have no objection to buying a house; it's quite good to buy one together with Nuannuan. But do you have enough money? Your mom has earned quite a bit lately, plus those bonuses from your college entrance exam. Should I wire it to you tomorrow?"

Tang Xiuxia hurriedly said after recovering from her shock.

"No need. Actually, I earned quite a bit from stock trading, so it's completely enough to buy an apartment."

"Is it really enough?"

"Absolutely enough, don't worry. When I go back for National Day, I'll give you the bottom line, and you'll know. It'll save you from thinking about earning money all day long. With me as your son, you just need to enjoy life."

"Tch... fine, then I won't say anything. You're grown up now. You and Nuannuan can discuss and decide on the house matter yourselves. Mom unconditionally supports you."

"Mm, Uncle Xia and Auntie should be going to look at houses tomorrow. If it can be finalized before National Day, see if you have time to come over and take a look."

"We'll see. It doesn't matter if I look or not; the house Nuannuan's parents choose can't be bad."

"No, why does it feel like your ability to accept things is so strong?"

"Hehe, think about this past half-year—have there been few things that have happened? I've long been trained to have a big heart, okay!"

Qin Tian: "..." ===== CHAPTER 308 =====