Chapter 485: A Reminder from the Future Mother-in-Law

Xia Nuannuan also went to help out and learn Cooking, while Qin Tian sat in the living room with Lao Yezi, playing chess and chatting.

Of course, he had to go easy on him, otherwise the game would end too quickly.

Perhaps not just a little bit?

However, Lao Yezi's sportsmanship at chess was still decent; even though he lost every game, he still enjoyed himself.

Lao Yezi played very slowly, carefully considering each move for several seconds, and the further the game went, the longer he hesitated.

Qin Tian cracked melon seeds and drank tea, waiting leisurely, and even took the initiative to tell Lao Yezi not to rush and to take his time thinking.

In the kitchen, Xia Nuannuan, her mother, and Nainai were chatting about some interesting things that happened at school after the start of the semester while preparing ingredients.

"Uncle Qin is so popular! During the lecture, that classroom was huge, yet it was completely full, and there are even many girls who like Uncle Qin!"

She was talking about the lecture Qin Hongwen gave at school yesterday.

"Is that so? Qin Tian's father is that famous? So many people in your school know him?"

Su Xia asked, somewhat surprised.

Beside her, Nainai also looked at her granddaughter with curious eyes.

"Uh..."

Xia Nuannuan was at a loss for words for a moment, then explained somewhat embarrassedly: "Actually, it's because of us. The news that Uncle Qin is Brother's father spread before the lecture started. You know, Brother gets a lot of attention at our school."

"So that's how it is, I knew it!"

Su Xia nodded with a beaming smile.

"In your school, there are really many girls who like Little Qin's father? He should be over forty, right?"

Nainai suddenly interjected.

Even though she was nearly seventy, she still maintained a woman's natural instinct for gossip.

Xia Nuannuan's eyes smiled, and she nodded her little head.

"There are many. Uncle Qin is so handsome, has such a refined air, looks very young, and is also so learned."

"Mom, many young girls nowadays like older men, especially excellent men; they are called 'high-quality uncles'!"

Su Xia said to her mother-in-law with a gentle smile.

"Is that so? Heh heh..."

Nainai laughed happily.

"Mom, you know way too much, don't you?"

Xia Nuannuan looked at her mother with an expression of admiration.

"That's a must! Do you think I watch all those TV dramas for nothing?"

Su Xia rolled her eyes quite triumphantly and asked: "Speaking of which, is Little Tian's father really that handsome?"

In the days after the Spring Festival, she had only heard about Qin Hongwen and had never met him in person.

"Really!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded and added: "But I still think Brother is the most handsome. Just think, to have a son as handsome as Brother, Uncle Qin must definitely be very handsome too!"

"Alright, alright, stop showing off your affection every chance you get, okay?"

Su Xia rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Hee hee..."

Xia Nuannuan smiled with her eyes curved and said: "Why don't you come with me to Brother's house for dinner this afternoon? Uncle Qin should be there too."

"This... why don't you just go by yourself?"

Su Xia suggested with some hesitation.

"No, you should just come along, what are you afraid of?"

"I just feel that we should wait for your dad to come back before we have a formal meeting together."

"It's fine, just wait for next time, there will be opportunities in the future."

"Well... alright then!"

Su Xia thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.

"Nainai, do you want to come along?"

Xia Nuannuan looked at Nainai and invited her.

"No, no, what would I go for? I'm not going."

Nainai hurriedly waved her hands repeatedly to refuse.

Xia Nuannuan nodded slightly and didn't press the matter.

After eleven o'clock, one delicious home-cooked dish after another, full of color, aroma, and taste, was finished one by one by the virtuous future mother-in-law.

Xia Nuannuan stood by and watched, humbly asking for advice and learning; as soon as her mother finished a dish, she immediately helped carry it to the dining table outside.

Nainai had nothing left to help with, so she went out to the living room to sit and watch the two of them play chess.

"Do you and Little Tian often cook for yourselves over there now?"

Su Xia asked casually while pan-frying fish.

"Yeah, we have a dog, so we go over every noon or afternoon to check on it, and then we cook a meal for ourselves."

"So that's why you're in such a rush to learn how to cook?"

Su Xia glanced at her daughter with a teasing smile.

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face turned red, and she nodded.

"That's good. Although Little Tian's Cooking is very good, you can't let him do it all the time. As a girl, you still have to learn how to cook. It doesn't have to be amazing, but at least you should know how to make these home-cooked dishes."

"Mm-hmm, that's what I was thinking too."

"By the way, do you and Little Tian occasionally stay at home now?"

Su Xia suddenly spoke up and asked a question.

Xia Nuannuan was stunned for a moment, then she blushed and gave a hum, saying, "Usually just on weekends; I stay in the dormitory on weekdays so it's more convenient to go to class."

"I see!"

Su Xia nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then abruptly asked again, "Then do you live at your own place, or..."

She only said half of what she meant.

After her daughter returned home yesterday, the moment she saw her, the woman's keen sixth sense had already made her perceive something.

Her daughter was a bit prettier, with a touch more charm about her; she still possessed the youthful vitality of a young girl, but also had a few more traces of allure that hadn't existed before.

Besides that, when her daughter spoke to her, the corners of her eyes and brows were always overflowing with happy and sweet smiles.

Everything, absolutely everything, indicated that the relationship between the two children had undergone a deeper change.

She had been holding back from asking all last night, her mind filled with all sorts of thoughts, and she didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning.

"We live together."

After stammering for a long time, Xia Nuannuan answered with a flushed face.

Su Xia turned her head to look at her, then calmly added seasoning to the pot.

"Mom, we..."

"Living together is no problem."

Su Xia suddenly spoke up and interrupted her.

"Huh?"

Xia Nuannuan was stunned, then heard her mother change the subject and say bluntly, "But you must pay attention to safety measures; at the very least, you cannot get pregnant before you graduate from university."

As soon as these words were out, Xia Nuannuan's entire little face turned even redder, looking like an apple fully ripened in late autumn.

"Mom, what are you talking about!"

"I'm not joking with you; this matter is very important and must be said."

Su Xia looked at her with a serious expression and added, "Mom isn't an old fogey either. I've seen your relationship with my own eyes, and it's understandable that you've reached this stage, but do you understand that there is a time and place for everything?"

She truly did not object to the two children reaching this stage, otherwise she wouldn't have let her husband buy a house for their daughter.

Xia Nuannuan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but suddenly remembered the situation of the Qin Family.

Back then, Qin Hongwen was still in graduate school, and from the moment Tang Xiuxia accidentally became pregnant, things had spiraled into chaos.

If there hadn't been an accidental pregnancy, perhaps Qin Hongwen's mother, who hoped for her son to become successful, would have continued to turn a blind eye.

If Qin Hongwen had finished his studies, become more mature and steady, and gained more say in the family before firmly communicating this matter to his mother, would the situation of the Qin Family have been different?

Of course, if that had really been the case, she probably wouldn't have met Qin Tian.

"Mom, I understand."

"That's good. Mom trusts you, and I trust Qin Tian. Take this fish over there and tell them to wash their hands and get ready to eat."

"Mm-hmm!"