Chapter 424: The rebellious teenager

After receiving Xia Nuannuan's call in the afternoon, Qin Tian prepared to go out.

People paying New Year's visits had basically come in the morning, and his mother had nothing to do, so she was sitting in the room cracking melon seeds and watching TV.

"Mom, I'm going to see a movie with Nuannuan and the others."

Qin Tian walked to the doorway of the room and said to his mother.

Tang Xiuxia turned to look at him and nodded, "Go ahead. Remember not to eat at Nuannuan's house tonight; they have a lot of guests today. Come back early, we have to go back to our hometown tomorrow morning."

"Got it."

Qin Tian nodded slightly and asked, "Are you not going out to play for a bit this afternoon?"

"It's freezing, why go out? The shops are all closed!"

Tang Xiuxia shook her head.

"Why don't you come with us to see a movie?"

Qin Tian suggested.

"No, no, you kids go play together, why should I go join the fun? Hurry up and go, don't worry about me, I'll watch TV and take a nap later, it's quite comfortable."

Tang Xiuxia waved her hand.

"Alright, I'm off then!"

"Mm-hmm!"

When he drove to Xia Nuannuan's residential area, he happened to see the four of them walking out.

The three sisters were walking in front, chatting and laughing, while Xia Junjie followed behind with his hands in his pockets.

"Look, Brother-in-law is here."

Xia Xue saw the car and pointed with a bright smile.

"Is that Brother-in-law's car?"

Xia Yaxin asked in surprise.

"Yeah, Uncle helped buy it."

Xia Xue answered with a smile.

"Really?"

Xia Yaxin's face was even more surprised.

"This car must cost several hundred thousand, Uncle is really generous."

Xia Junjie, who was behind, muttered with a hint of jealousy.

The three girls turned their heads to look at him when they heard this.

"Junjie, don't be impolite."

Xia Yaxin frowned and scolded.

Xia Junjie pouted and didn't say anything.

"It's because Brother has been tutoring me, helping me get into Jiang University, so Old Xia gave it to him as a thank-you gift."

Xia Nuannuan explained with a smile.

"Sister Nuannuan, you and Brother-in-law are truly amazing. I wish I could get into Jiang University too."

Xia Yaxin said with admiration.

"Yaxin, my grades used to be much worse than yours. Believe in yourself, you can definitely do it. For now, the first step is to get into a good high school, just take it one step at a time, no need to rush."

Xia Nuannuan reached out and touched her head, encouraging her with a sweet smile.

"Mm!"

Xia Yaxin nodded vigorously.

After Qin Tian parked the car, he opened the window and waved with a smile.

Seeing this, the three girls ran over with smiles.

Xia Junjie also followed under their urging, with a reluctant expression.

After getting in the car, Qin Tian turned the car around and headed toward the mall.

Xia Nuannuan was still sitting in the passenger seat. She had wanted to sit in the back with her two cousins, but Xia Junjie didn't want to sit in the front and had jumped in first.

"Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law, have you had lunch?"

Xia Xue leaned over the seat, poking her head out and asking with a smile.

"Yeah, how about you guys?"

"We just finished too!"

"I also brought some snacks, we can eat them when we watch the movie."

Xia Nuannuan patted the bulging little bag on her lap and said with a smile.

Qin Tian glanced at it and nodded with a smile.

After parking at the mall, the five of them entered the mall and took the elevator straight to the cinema upstairs.

On the first day of the New Year, most of the shops in the mall were closed, but the cinema was an exception.

The movies for the Spring Festival season were the most exciting every year, so there were quite a lot of people coming to watch them.

Fortunately, Xia Nuannuan and the others had already booked their tickets online in advance, otherwise, it would have been really difficult to buy tickets on the spot.

They went to the front desk to buy two buckets of popcorn and a few drinks, found a place to sit and wait for a while, and then it was time for the first movie to start.

The first movie was the most anticipated one, *Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons*, directed by Stephen Chow.

In Qin Tian's memory, this film seemed to be the box office champion for the Spring Festival season that year, breaking quite a few records.

Just as they were about to line up for admission, a commotion suddenly came from not far away.

The group looked over and saw that it seemed like someone was having a dispute.

"It looks like someone is arguing, a few people are bullying a couple."

Xia Xue peeked her head out like a curious baby and said.

"That guy is going to be unlucky, those guys look like they hang out on the streets!"

Xia Junjie laughed with *schadenfreude*.

Qin Tian originally had no interest in joining the fun, but he was tall and could see far, and after seeing the boy's face, he was stunned for a moment.

"Wu Xin?"

That's right, the boy was none other than Wu Xin, the study god from their senior year class, who had also had some history with Xu Ying.

"Wu Xin? From our class?"

Xia Nuannuan looked at him in surprise.

"Yeah, it's him."

Qin Tian nodded.

"What about the girl? It wouldn't be..."

"It's not Xu Ying."

Qin Tian guessed what she was going to ask and shook his head to deny it.

In his line of sight, the girl Wu Xin was protecting behind him was not Xu Ying, but a girl wearing glasses, with an ordinary appearance and a relatively quiet temperament.

Wu Xin hadn't gone to the previous class reunion either. He heard from the class monitor, Mu Nan, that he had gone to attend a wedding banquet for his cousin.

"Then... should we go over?"

Xia Nuannuan asked tentatively.

There had been some grudges in the past, but they were already in the past. As classmates, she felt a bit reluctant to just pretend she hadn't seen anything.

Xia Xue and the others were also stunned, looking at Qin Tian with puzzled expressions.

"I'll go take a look. You guys stay here, you can go in and watch the movie directly, I'll be right back."

Qin Tian left a sentence and walked straight toward that side.

"Brother-in-law, don't be impulsive!"

Xia Xue hurriedly called out.

Xia Yaxin beside her was also full of worry, looking at Xia Nuannuan with an inquiring gaze.

"It's fine, Brother's fighting skills are also very impressive."

Xia Nuannuan smiled calmly.

Xia Xue and Xia Yaxin were stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other in surprise.

"Sister Nuannuan, are you too confident in him? Those guys look like they aren't to be trifled with."

Xia Junjie questioned, then added, "It's a pity they don't seem to be from our school, otherwise I could have called someone to talk to them."

As soon as these words were out, the three girls stared at him with strange expressions.

"Junjie, don't hang out with people outside of school, or I'll tell Dad."

Xia Yaxin warned with a serious face.

Xia Junjie's eyes flickered, and he laughed dryly, "Sister, what are you thinking? I don't hang out with them, it's just that there's a buddy in my class I get along with, and he has a buddy whose cousin has some face outside of school."

"What is all this? Are you speaking in riddles?"

Xia Xue rolled her eyes, speechless.

"You don't know anything!"

Xia Junjie gave her a look of disdain.

"Hey... is that how you talk to your sister? Do you believe I'll hit you?"

Xia Xue raised her hand to threaten him.

Xia Junjie pouted in disdain, still looking cool with his hands in his pockets.

Like a rebellious teenager of his age, he always longed for and worshipped some "big brother" of the underworld. Whoever could make it in school and talk to the "big brother" outside of school, no matter how convoluted, would make them very envious. ===== CHAPTER 425 =====