Chapter 513

Xia Nuannuan bought four cups of milk tea, choosing the shop's signature recommended drink for herself.

The cup in Qin Tian's hand was another flavor that Xu Jiao highly recommended.

Just as the straw was inserted, Xia Nuannuan leaned her little head over, bit the straw, and stole the first sip.

"Mmm... Brother, yours is so delicious."

Xia Nuannuan covered her mouth with her hand and praised it excitedly.

"Do you want to swap?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile.

"No, I just wanted a taste."

Xia Nuannuan shook her head, inserted her own straw, handed the signature milk tea in her hand to his lips, and smiled mischievously: "Here, you have a taste of mine too."

"No need, you drink it yourself!"

"Hurry up, I'm giving you back that first sip."

"Alright then!"

Qin Tian smiled helplessly, lowered his head to take a sip as told, and nodded in approval: "It's quite good."

"Really?"

Xia Nuannuan's eyes brightened slightly, and she couldn't wait to take a sip herself.

She knew that Qin Tian wasn't originally keen on sweet drinks like milk tea or cake; if he could give it such an evaluation, it must taste excellent.

Sure enough, this signature milk tea tasted very refreshing, neither too sweet nor cloying.

"This is too good."

Xia Nuannuan raised her hand to cup half her cheek, revealing a happy smile.

"Right? It's your first time at this shop, and their signature milk tea never misses."

Xu Jiao looked at her with a bright smile.

Xia Nuannuan nodded vigorously and said: "It's really great having you guys leading the way. Which shop are we going to next?"

"The grilled sausages at that place are quite good. And a few shops further down, there's a stinky tofu place. Although there isn't much of a queue, it's actually just because the location isn't great, but the taste is excellent. Many of us locals come to this street just to eat there."

Xu Jiao began to fulfill her role as a guide, recommending shops to the two of them.

"Then let's hurry up and queue. We should try to eat as much of the delicious food on this street as we can today."

Xia Nuannuan looked ahead with sparkling eyes.

Qin Tian and the others couldn't help but chuckle at this sight.

"It's too inefficient for all four of us to queue together. Let's split up; Jiao Jiao and I will go to that stinky tofu place, and you two go to the sausage shop."

Zhou Xian suggested.

"That works!"

Qin Tian nodded in agreement.

And so, the four of them paired up and went their separate ways to queue.

With two seasoned local foodies leading the way, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan successfully tasted the most authentic and highly-rated delicacies on the street.

Anything that could attract tourists from all over the country to visit by reputation was, of course, delicious.

If judged solely by Qin Chef's standards for fine food, the taste wasn't exactly stunning, and it definitely couldn't compare to the home-cooked dishes Qin Chef made himself.

However, these traditional snacks had the advantage of novelty, especially for someone visiting here for the first time; tasting such local delicacies was still quite a pleasant experience.

The smile on Xia Nuannuan's face never faded, and her mouth never stopped moving; she ate all the way from the start of the street to the end.

They had tasted almost everything recommended by Xu Jiao and Zhou Xian.

After walking out of the food street, Xia Nuannuan threw the wooden skewer of the candied hawthorn she had finished into a nearby trash can, took the tissue Qin Tian handed her to wipe her mouth, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Had your fill? Want to turn around and eat your way back?"

Qin Tian asked with a chuckle.

"Pfft!"

Xu Jiao, standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this.

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed slightly, and she glared at him in mock annoyance: "Eat your head! Do you think I'm a pig?"

"I was saying *I* haven't had enough yet!"

Qin Tian smiled and shrugged.

"So you're the pig!"

Xia Nuannuan pouted.

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Xian and Xu Jiao were amused and burst into laughter.

"What are you talking about? I don't really like these snacks, okay? You were the one eating the whole time; I was just holding things for you."

Qin Tian was left speechless, putting on a pitiful expression.

"As if!"

Xia Nuannuan rolled her eyes, turned to Xu Jiao and Zhou Xian, and asked: "Do you have any restaurant recommendations? For actual meals."

"Of course we do. There's one not far ahead; their bullfrog and flavored shrimp are both excellent."

Zhou Xian smiled and gestured with his chin.

"Then let's grab a taxi!"

Qin Tian suggested.

None of the three had any objections, so after hailing a taxi, they had the driver take them to the restaurant Zhou Xian mentioned.

Around ten o'clock in the evening, the four of them walked out of the restaurant, full and satisfied.

Xia Nuannuan and Xu Jiao exchanged contact information and agreed to meet at the hotel entrance tomorrow.

Afterwards, Xu Jiao and Zhou Xian left by taxi.

The hotel where Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan were staying was quite close, and since they had eaten too much and wanted to walk it off, they walked back to the hotel hand in hand.

They opened the door and inserted the room card.

The lights in the room immediately flickered on.

"I'm tired, I'm tired. Let's shower and sleep!"

Qin Tian said with a smile.

Xia Nuannuan replied with a slight blush.

Although they had slept together many times, this was their first experience traveling and staying in a hotel together.

"You go first, or should I?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile, and before she could answer, he added on his own: "Doing it together is also an option; I don't mind."

Xia Nuannuan's face turned beet red instantly, and she gave him a playful punch in annoyance.

"Together your head! You go first!"

"Alright then!"

Qin Tian shrugged with a look of regret, then went to his bag to find the clothes he had brought to change into.

He had only brought socks, underwear, and two short-sleeved T-shirts—not as well-equipped as Xia Nuannuan, but it was perfectly sufficient.

"Here, take this towel!"

Xia Nuannuan suddenly handed over a blue towel.

Qin Tian glanced at it and asked in surprise: "For me?"

"Yeah, I was worried the hotel towels wouldn't be clean, so I brought one for you too. It's been washed."

Xia Nuannuan nodded.

"You're so good to me, thank you, wifey."

Qin Tian happily took the towel.

Xia Nuannuan rolled her eyes shyly, turned her head away, and urged: "Stop with the sweet talk and hurry up and wash!"

"Got it!"

Qin Tian grinned and headed toward the bathroom.

After walking into the bathroom, he poked his head back out and asked with a cheeky grin: "Nuan Nuan, are you sure you don't want to wash together? It's very comfortable, you know!"

Xia Nuannuan ignored him, pretending not to hear, and with a flushed face, picked up the TV remote from the table and turned on the TV.

"Alright, alright, don't peek then!"

Qin Tian teased again, then hummed a little tune as he went to brush his teeth.

Xia Nuannuan held the remote and turned the TV volume up high, not wanting to hear the sound of someone humming in there.

Thinking of that person's wandering hands before they left in the evening, Xia Nuannuan's cheeks began to feel hot.

Before long, the sound of a shower came from inside.

Xia Nuannuan fell backward onto the bed and took out her phone to scroll through Weibo, trying to distract herself.