Chapter 34

"Mom, could you pack some food for me?"

Xia Nuannuan glanced at her father, who was on the balcony making a phone call, then raised her hand to cover her mouth and whispered a request to her mother.

Su Xia revealed a mischievous smile, asking a question she already knew the answer to: "For little Qin?"

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed, and she tacitly agreed.

When she came back this morning, she had heard Zhang Peng mention that the food in the canteen was terrible.

At this moment, seeing the delicious food left on the table, she suddenly had this thought.

Her father had returned home today, and her mother had specially prepared quite a few good dishes, which they couldn't finish.

"Alright, then I'll go get a thermal container."

Su Xia agreed with a smile.

"Thank you, cute and beautiful Mom, mwah!"

Xia Nuannuan pouted her little lips and blew a kiss.

Su Xia gave her an amused eye-roll and got up to go to the kitchen for the thermal container.

"Hehe..."

Xia Nuannuan beamed, her eyes scanning the delicious-looking dishes on the table, wondering which ones Qin Tian would like.

She should bring more of the sweet and sour pork ribs; there shouldn't be anyone who doesn't like this, and it was her mother's specialty.

And this spicy chicken, it goes well with rice, she could take more of that too.

The crucian carp and tofu soup was boiled until very fresh, she could get some of that too.

And this cabbage too, it's sour and spicy, appetizing, and a mix of meat and vegetables is healthier.

When Xia Zhengping hung up the phone and returned, he found his wife and daughter packing food into the thermal container, and he was instantly dumbfounded.

"What are you two... doing?"

He asked with a look of astonishment.

"I'm afraid I'll be hungry in the afternoon, so I'm bringing some food to eat when class ends."

Xia Nuannuan hurriedly brought out the excuse she had prepared.

"Ah?"

Xia Zhengping was confused.

"Didn't you say... you were on a diet?"

"Yeah, I'm just afraid that if I get really hungry, I'll eat a little bit."

Xia Nuannuan explained forcefully with a straight face.

Xia Zhengping was half-convinced.

It was the first time he had ever heard of someone dieting like this.

If she was really starving, could she still manage to only eat a little?

"Wife?"

Xia Zhengping cast an inquiring look at his wife.

"Nuannuan has been like this for the past few days."

Su Xia said casually, then looked at her daughter and asked, "Nuannuan, do you want this stir-fried green beans with meat?"

"Hmm, let's have a little!"

"And how about this celery stir-fried with shrimp?"

"This... celery..."

Xia Nuannuan was a bit troubled, not knowing if Qin Tian would have any dietary restrictions against this.

"Let's have a little. This is also very delicious. If you don't like the celery, just throw it away and only eat the shrimp."

Su Xia suggested.

"Mm-hmm, listening to you, let's have a little then!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a sweet smile.

"What's going on? Hasn't Nuannuan always eaten celery?"

Xia Zhengping frowned, feeling even more strange.

The mother and daughter's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately realized they had let something slip.

Xia Nuannuan felt a bit panicked and guilty, her eyes darting away.

"It's like this: a while ago, Nuannuan ate too much of this, which caused a deficiency in her spleen and stomach, leading to some diarrhea, so she started to dislike it."

Su Xia was experienced and quickly came up with this reason.

"Yes, yes, yes, celery and things like that are the worst; eating them makes it easy to get diarrhea."

Xia Nuannuan nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"How could that happen? Nuannuan was sick and uncomfortable, why didn't you tell me?"

"We were just afraid you'd worry."

"Exactly, Dad, it was just a minor ailment; I've been better for a long time."

"Alright then!"

Xia Zhengping nodded, though he still felt like something wasn't quite right.

But he couldn't put his finger on it for the moment.

Soon, Su Xia had filled the three-layered thermal container to the brim.

Xia Zhengping sat to the side eating his food, watching this scene, his inquisitive gaze lingering on his wife and daughter's faces.

"Here, take it and don't drop it."

Su Xia handed the covered thermal container to her daughter.

"Mm, thanks Mom."

Xia Nuannuan took the container with a beaming smile, looked at her father to the side, and said, "Dad, you take your time eating, I'm heading back to school now!"

"Going now? Shouldn't you take a nap before you go?"

Xia Zhengping asked in confusion.

"I'm not sleepy today. My study load is heavy recently, and I want to go back to school to do some problems."

Xia Nuannuan hurriedly replied.

"I see!"

Xia Zhengping nodded blankly.

"Mom, I'm leaving, bye!"

Xia Nuannuan waved goodbye to her mother.

"Go on, go on, be careful on the road."

"I know!"

Xia Nuannuan promised obediently, walked quickly to the entryway to change her shoes, and then left the house.

"Wife, why do I feel like you two are acting a bit strange?"

"Old Xia, it's just that your shop business is too chaotic; you're overthinking it!"

"Am I?"

"Yes!"

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The classroom was very quiet.

The students were either taking a nap or quietly reviewing and doing problems.

When Xia Nuannuan returned, she found that Qin Tian was also asleep with his head on the desk.

Her seat was on the inside against the wall, and to get in, she would have to wake Qin Tian up.

Consequently, she chose to sit in an empty seat in the row behind.

This was a seat for a day student, who usually rested at home at noon.

Placing the thermal container on her joined legs, she picked up a study material from the desk and began to read, quietly waiting for Qin Tian to wake up.

In the classroom, several students who saw this scene felt a sense of envy for no reason.

The relationship between Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan was something everyone had witnessed.

Before, it was only the girls who were envious and jealous, feeling that Qin Tian, who protected Xia Nuannuan, was very charming.

Recently, as everyone noticed Xia Nuannuan becoming prettier day by day, the boys also began to envy and feel jealous of Qin Tian.

At the same time, many people also regretted why they hadn't discovered earlier that Xia Nuannuan was actually a treasure of a girl!

The bell for the end of the lunch break was at 1:50.

Qin Tian woke up around 1:40, yawning as he sat up.

At this moment, he felt his back being gently poked.

Turning his head with a puzzled expression, he saw Xia Nuannuan's sweet and lovely smiling face.

"When did you get here? Why didn't you wake me up!"

"I just got here not long ago. Seeing you sleeping so soundly, I didn't have the heart to."

Xia Nuannuan replied with a smile.

In fact, she had already been there for more than half an hour.

"Alright, remember to wake me up directly next time. Come on over!"

Qin Tian stood up and said.

Xia Nuannuan nodded, holding the thermal container in both hands as she slowly stood up.

"This is... why did you bring food? Are you not going back to eat in the afternoon?"

Qin Tian asked with some surprise.

"It's not that. Didn't you say last time you wanted to taste my mother's cooking? She asked me to bring some for you."

Xia Nuannuan told a little lie, feeling a bit embarrassed to say that she was the one who asked for it to be brought.

"Is that so?"

Qin Tian was instantly even more surprised.

Was his future mother-in-law really this nice?

"Yeah!"

Xia Nuannuan sat down in her seat and asked, "Do you want to eat now?"

"Mm, then I'll have a taste. The canteen food at noon really wasn't great; I didn't get quite enough to eat."

Qin Tian rubbed his stomach and said with a smile.

"Hehe... I knew it."

Xia Nuannuan smiled and opened the lid of the thermal container.

On the very top was the crucian carp and tofu soup, boiled to a milky white color. The moment the lid was opened, an enticing aroma wafted out.

Several students nearby who were sleeping on their desks raised their heads, casting curious glances.

"Wow, so fragrant!"

Qin Tian rubbed his hands together.

"Take a look at what's underneath, ta-da..."

Xia Nuannuan carefully lifted the first layer, revealing the dishes on the layer below.

Sweet and sour pork ribs, spicy chicken, celery with shrimp, sour and spicy cabbage...

"My god, this is too sumptuous. I can't take it anymore, where are the chopsticks!"

Qin Tian said impatiently.

"Here they are!"

Xia Nuannuan's eyes curved into crescents as she took out the chopsticks and spoon wrapped in a dining cloth and handed them to him.

"Thanks, I'm digging in."