Chapter 420: This account is beyond saving

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Tian and the Xia sisters arrived at the Xia family home.

After entering the house, the living room was full of family members, making it quite lively.

Besides Xia Xue's parents, who had returned from the neighboring city, there was also Xia Nuannuan's second grandfather, along with his son, grandson, and granddaughter. His wife and daughter-in-law hadn't come over, as they were at home preparing their own New Year's Eve dinner.

This was also a custom in Yucheng.

Generally, for New Year's Eve dinner, families with many members would eat at one house and then another.

After eating here, Grandpa Xia and Xia Zhengping would also go to Xia Nuannuan's second grandfather's house to eat, and even if they couldn't eat anymore, they still had to go have a couple of drinks.

Qin Tian followed Xia Nuannuan and greeted each of the elders one by one.

The elders had smiles on their faces and looked at him with great interest.

They had basically all met him at Xia Nuannuan's graduation banquet a few months ago, but they hadn't formally greeted him then.

On the sofa on the other side, a boy and a girl were staring at Qin Tian like curious babies.

"This is my second grandfather's cousin, Xia Junjie, and his sister, Xia Yaxin. They are twins, born just minutes apart."

Xia Nuannuan introduced them to Qin Tian.

"They didn't make it to your graduation banquet last time."

Qin Tian realized.

He still remembered that after Xia Xue greeted him, Zhang Peng had made a joke, asking Xia Nuannuan if she had a younger brother named Xia Yu.

Xia Nuannuan had replied that she did have a cousin, but his name wasn't Xia Yu.

Of course, it wasn't Xia Hailstone either.

"Right, last time they were in summer remedial classes, and the school was strict and wouldn't let them take leave, so they didn't come."

Xia Nuannuan smiled.

"Hi, nice to meet you!"

Qin Tian smiled and waved at them.

The twin brother and sister looked a bit younger than Xia Xue, probably around twelve or thirteen years old.

Their personalities were clearly very different.

Xia Yaxin seemed to be of a shy and quiet nature; after seeing Qin Tian greet them, she responded in a somewhat shy, low voice.

The boy, Xia Junjie, was quite boisterous.

"Sister Nuannuan, is this your boyfriend? I heard he was the top scholar with a perfect score in the college entrance exam, but he doesn't look like a study god at all!"

Xia Junjie looked Qin Tian over, skeptical.

"Junjie, don't be impolite!"

Xia Yaxin scolded her brother, then looked at Qin Tian apologetically. "Brother Qin Tian, I'm sorry, he's just like this."

"It's fine, it's fine."

Qin Tian smiled and waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind.

"What 'Brother Qin Tian'? That's such a mouthful. Yaxin, you should be like me and just call him brother-in-law."

Xia Xue took a piece of chocolate from the coffee table, ate it, and interjected.

"Bro... brother-in-law?"

Xia Yaxin's eyes widened, showing a look of astonishment.

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed, and she hurriedly said, "Yaxin, don't listen to her!"

"Right, right, whatever you want to call me is fine."

Qin Tian nodded with a smile.

"They're just boyfriend and girlfriend, not married yet. What 'brother-in-law'? I don't recognize that."

Xia Junjie muttered, unconvinced.

Qin Tian looked at him with some confusion. They hadn't met before, so why did this little brother seem to have such obvious hostility toward him?

"Junjie, what are you saying? Hurry up and apologize!"

The middle-aged man sitting next to Xia Zhengping shouted with a dark face.

Xia Junjie shrank his head and whispered an apology.

"Little Qin, I'm sorry. This kid isn't like you; he doesn't study well all day and has no manners."

The middle-aged man also apologized to Qin Tian with a smile.

"You're too kind, it's fine."

Qin Tian smiled magnanimously.

"Brother-in-law, don't take him to heart. It's obvious he doesn't study well, and he's been lectured by his uncle using you, the top scholar, as an example too many times, so he doesn't like you!"

Xia Xue said with a smile.

Hearing this, Qin Tian was stunned. He looked at Xia Junjie and his father, and their expressions said it all.

"Sister Xue, how did you know?"

Xia Yaxin asked in surprise.

"Because I'm a victim too!"

Xia Xue shrugged with a bitter smile, stuffed another candy into her mouth, and added, "But, I still like Brother-in-law very much. This isn't Brother-in-law's fault; it can only be blamed on certain parents who like to nag about other people's children."

As soon as these words were out, Xia Wenhua's face turned dark.

Except for Qin Tian, whose expression was a bit awkward, everyone else was holding back laughter.

"Nuannuan, Little Qin, how has Xiaoxue been studying these past few days?"

Xia Wenhua asked the two of them.

"Third Uncle, Xiaoxue has been studying seriously these past few days, and she has made great progress."

Xia Xue answered with a smile.

"Really?"

Xia Wenhua glanced at his daughter, not believing it.

You have to know that before coming here, his daughter had been home for ten days or half a month, and let alone studying seriously, she hadn't even opened a book.

"Hmph!"

Xia Xue raised her chin and snorted coldly, acting proud.

"Third Uncle, Xiaoxue is actually quite smart, and her grades have improved quite a bit these past few days."

Qin Tian smiled and helped her out.

"That's good, thank you both so much."

Xia Wenhua thanked them gratefully.

"Sister Nuannuan, is Sister Xue studying with you guys?"

Xia Yaxin asked curiously.

"Yeah!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a smile.

Xia Yaxin looked at Qin Tian with admiration and asked enviously, "Then... can I join in too?"

"Of course you can!"

Xia Nuannuan agreed with a smile, then looked at Qin Tian beside her and said, "Yaxin actually studies very well and has always been in the top few in her class."

"No, no, I'm still far behind you and... brother-in-law."

Xia Yaxin said shyly.

"Yaxin, then come study with us. I'll do my best to help you improve even more."

Qin Tian looked at Xia Yaxin with a gentle smile.

"Mm-hmm, thank you, Brother-in-law!"

Xia Yaxin thanked him, jumping for joy.

The elders watched this scene with expressions of gratification.

"This girl is so well-behaved, she will definitely be able to get into a good university in the future."

Xia Zhengping praised with a chuckle.

"I hope so. I'll have Yaxin come over more often in the future, and have Little Qin and Nuannuan help her with tutoring to build a solid foundation."

The middle-aged man suggested.

"That's no problem. What about Junjie? Do you want him to join too?"

Xia Zhengping asked the cousin beside him.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned and looked at his son, who was currently gnawing on an apple.

"I'm not coming, I'll study at home by myself."

Seeing his father look over, Xia Junjie immediately refused loudly.

"Forget it, let him be."

The middle-aged man showed an expression that said "this account is beyond saving," shook his head, and sighed, "It's a good thing we had two."

Xia Zhengping was stunned for a moment, then looked at his precious daughter, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

He and his wife had discussed many times before whether to have another son.

His wife was willing to have another one for him, but he had always been against it, feeling that having such a precious daughter was enough, and he didn't want his wife to go through the gates of hell again. ===== CHAPTER 421 =====