Chapter 489: Who Else Could I Give It To If Not You?

"I have not acknowledged you as my father, so there is no need to give this to me."

Qin Tian said with a faint expression.

"Whether you acknowledge it or not is your business; whether I give it or not is mine."

Qin Hongwen spoke calmly and composedly, as if he had long expected him to say this.

"Suit yourself, I won't accept it anyway."

Qin Tian turned his head, his gaze returning to the television screen.

"If you won't accept it, then let your mother hold onto it for you for now."

Qin Hongwen said as he looked at him.

Qin Tian did not respond further, watching the television quietly.

At this, Qin Hongwen felt a bit dejected, but he did not deliberately try to find a topic of conversation again.

Inside the room, the atmosphere became silent and oppressive once more.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before Xia Nuannuan and the two mothers returned after cleaning the dishes.

Seeing that the two of them were just watching the television without any interaction or communication, the three of them felt quite helpless.

Tang Xiuxia cast an inquiring look at Qin Hongwen, who could only smile helplessly, then picked up the two bank cards in front of him and handed them to her.

"What is this?"

"All my savings. One of the cards has two million in it for Xiao Tian, as the money for me to buy that house for him in Jiangcheng. The other one is for you. Since he won't accept it, you take them both!"

Qin Hongwen explained concisely.

Tang Xiuxia was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Xia Nuannuan and Su Xia exchanged a glance, looks of surprise appearing on their faces.

A look of appreciative warmth appeared on Su Xia's well-maintained face; she highly approved of this gesture from Qin Hongwen.

Aside from the capital needed for business turnover, she had always been the one in control of the Xia Family's finances.

Tang Xiuxia looked at her son, shook her head, and refused: "Don't give it to me, you take it back!"

"I beg you, just take it!"

Qin Hongwen looked at her with a pleading gaze.

Tang Xiuxia's face showed a conflicted expression; for a moment, she did not know what to do.

She was, of course, very happy that Qin Hongwen could trust her like this and was willing to give her his life's savings just like that, but they had not truly reunited yet, so what would it mean if she took all this money?

However, Qin Hongwen's sincere and earnest gaze made her unable to bear refusing again.

"Auntie Tang, just take it. My mom once told me that when my dad was pursuing her in his youth, he had already handed his money over to her to manage."

Xia Nuannuan suddenly spoke up to help.

Tang Xiuxia was stunned upon hearing this and looked at Su Xia with a surprised gaze.

Su Xia nodded with a smile and said: "That is indeed how it happened. He only had a few thousand in that card at the time, but it was all his savings, which is why I took a liking to him."

Tang Xiuxia fell silent. She looked at the bank cards in Qin Hongwen's hand again, then raised her eyes to look at him, saying in a solemn tone: "Are you sure you want me to hold onto these?"

"Yes, if I don't give them to you, who else could I give them to?"

Qin Hongwen nodded with a smile.

A slight blush appeared on Tang Xiuxia's pretty face. She glanced at her son, who was still watching television, and reached out to take the two cards.

"Then I will keep them for now. Whenever you need them, I will return them to you."

"That won't happen. I basically don't need money at the institute. Future salary and project bonuses will also all be deposited into the card I gave you."

Qin Hongwen said with a smile.

Tang Xiuxia nodded, feeling very happy.

She was not greedy for money, and the family was not lacking in funds now.

But she was very pleased with this attitude of Qin Hongwen's.

After sitting and chatting for a while, Qin Tian took Xia Nuannuan and his future mother-in-law home.

At Su Xia's suggestion, the three of them walked home.

After all, the distance was not far, and the temperature had risen, so it was quite comfortable to take a walk.

Xia Nuannuan held her mother's arm and walked on the inside of the road, while Qin Tian walked on the outside.

"Xiao Tian!"

Su Xia suddenly called out.

"Hmm?"

Qin Tian looked at her with a puzzled gaze.

"Can you tell me what you are thinking?"

Su Xia asked in a gentle tone.

Qin Tian naturally knew what she was asking about. After pondering for a moment, he replied: "In the short term, I really cannot accept or forgive him. As for my mom... let things take their natural course. I won't interfere in matters between them!"

Su Xia nodded and said: "That is perfectly fine."

Xia Nuannuan let go of her, moved a step toward Qin Tian, and hugged his arm with a sweet smile.

"Brother, no matter what you think or do, I will always be with you and support you."

"Okay!"

Qin Tian smiled dotingly and raised his hand to pat her head.

The next day at noon, after cooking another meal for his mother at home, Qin Tian prepared to return to Jiangcheng with Xia Nuannuan.

Qin Hongwen did not plan to go along, intending to stay in Yucheng for two more days before returning to the Imperial Capital by himself.

After clearing the tableware together, Qin Tian planned to drive over to Xia Nuannuan's place to pick her up.

"Mom, I'm leaving then."

Qin Tian opened the driver's side door and said goodbye to his mother.

"Go on!"

Tang Xiuxia nodded with a beaming smile.

Qin Hongwen stood right by her side, also looking at his son with a smile on his face.

"Don't eat out every day; just make a couple of dishes yourself. When you have free time, you can go to Jiangcheng, and Nuan Nuan and I can take you around. The weather in Jiangcheng is quite nice right now."

"Got it, hurry up and go!"

Tang Xiuxia waved her hand and said.

Qin Tian glanced at the person beside her, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

In the end, he said nothing and got straight into the car.

As he started the car and turned it around, Qin Tian suddenly rolled the window back down.

"Mom, you're home alone, be careful at night!"

He deliberately emphasized his tone, especially on the three words "home alone."

"Why are you so long-winded? Hurry up and go!"

Tang Xiuxia snapped impatiently.

After giving the person standing there grinning foolishly one more threatening look, Qin Tian finally drove away.

"This brat, he has ten thousand schemes in every word he says."

Tang Xiuxia said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Qin Hongwen nodded with a smile: "I understood it too; he's reminding me!"

"Not just you, me too."

Tang Xiuxia said with a smile.

Qin Hongwen didn't say anything more, just watching the car disappear from sight.

Tang Xiuxia turned her head to look at him and said sternly: "Let's get this straight, I won't let you stay at the house tonight."

"Don't worry, before Xiao Tian forgives me, I won't be thick-skinned enough to stay; I'll still stay at a hotel tonight."

Qin Hongwen promised with a chuckle.

"That's good, remember what you said."

Tang Xiuxia turned and went into the house.

"Come to think of it, why are you both guarding against me like I'm a thief?"

"Aren't you?" "How am I one?"

"Doesn't a heart thief count? Didn't you trick me out of both my body and heart back then?"

"What tricking or not tricking, that sounds terrible; I pursued you with a sincere heart."

"Ew... Xiao Tian just left, and you're already this thick-skinned, aren't you?"

"Ahem, just telling the truth!"