Chapter 545: Mosquito Bites While Sleeping at Night

After resting for a while, Qin Tian went out to buy groceries and returned to prepare a table of dishes that his mother liked.

Just as the food was placed on the table, his mother walked into the house right on cue.

"Wow, my good boy, you made such a feast, it smells so good."

Tang Xiuxia praised him with a bright smile, walked to the dining table, reached out to grab a butterflied prawn, and popped it directly into her mouth to eat.

Qin Tian rolled his eyes and said, "You just got back from the shop, and you didn't even wash your hands?"

"It's fine, if it's not dirty, it's not healthy!"

Tang Xiuxia used her teeth to scrape the shrimp meat off and nodded, saying, "Delicious, delicious, go get the bowls and chopsticks quickly."

"You really are something."

Qin Tian turned and went to the kitchen, speechless.

"Do you need my help?"

Tang Xiuxia called out with a smile.

"Sit down and eat!"

Qin Tian said without looking back.

"Alrighty!"

Tang Xiuxia happily agreed and sat right down.

Soon, Qin Tian returned with two sets of bowls and chopsticks, holding a bottle of red wine he had just bought in his other hand.

His mother could drink a little, but compared to white spirits, she preferred red wine that was easier to drink.

Since it was just family drinking, there was no need to put on airs with wine glasses; after Qin Tian struggled to open the cork, he poured two glasses using regular glass tumblers.

His mother probably hadn't eaten a decent meal in a month, and at this moment, she was burying her head in her food, eating with such joy, with a small pile of shrimp shells and bones already beside her.

"Here you go!"

Qin Tian placed one of the glasses in front of her.

"Good, sit down quickly!"

Tang Xiuxia gestured with her hand, and after watching him sit down, she put down her chopsticks, raised her glass, and said, "Come on, let's have a toast, just the two of us."

Qin Tian nodded with amusement and clinked his glass with hers.

After each took a sip of wine, they picked up their chopsticks and continued to eat.

"Come, my good son, you've worked hard, here, have this chicken leg."

Tang Xiuxia's face was full of smiles as she placed a large chicken leg into his bowl.

"Mom, can we not do this?"

Qin Tian said with a bitter face.

"What?"

Tang Xiuxia straightened her face and glared at him.

"Nothing."

Qin Tian gave in very submissively and buried his head to eat the chicken leg.

Tang Xiuxia hummed and asked, "How is school lately?"

"Pretty good."

Qin Tian answered casually.

"You haven't had any conflicts with Nuan Nuan, have you?"

"How could I!"

"That's good! Remember to bring her over for a meal tomorrow."

"Mm, then I'll go eat at her house at noon, and we'll come over together in the afternoon."

"That works!"

"I heard from Nuan Nuan that you performed a program together at this year's welcome gala? Has the gala been held yet, and how was it?"

Tang Xiuxia asked suddenly.

Qin Tian was stunned for a moment, and with a strange expression, said, "You even know about this?"

"Of course, I message Nuan Nuan every day, alright!"

Tang Xiuxia nodded as if it were a matter of course.

"It was held last night, and our performance was quite successful."

"Then tell me about it quickly. I heard from Nuan Nuan that you were the lead singer? When did you learn to play guitar and sing? How come I didn't know?"

"I taught myself from books, just like my Cooking."

"Self-taught again?"

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Meanwhile, Xia Nuannuan was also having dinner with her family.

Lao Xia had also happened to return two days ago, and her grandparents were there too; the whole family was together.

Likewise, this family was also chatting about the welcome gala.

"You guys don't know, Brother Tian played the guitar so well, and he sang beautifully too. There was also Senior Sister Wang Zijun, Lei Jie, and the others, they were all amazing. Once the music started, all those freshmen were stunned..."

Xia Nuannuan's eyes were sparkling as she recounted it excitedly while eating.

The elders were all listening with smiles on their faces.

Unknowingly, as she got into the swing of things, Xia Nuannuan let her guard down, revealing the bright red mark on her neck.

Her grandparents were old and sitting quite far away, so they didn't see it at all.

Because the future mother-in-law was sitting next to Nuan Nuan, due to the angle, she couldn't see it either.

But Lao Xia, who was sitting on the other side of Xia Nuannuan and had better eyesight, spotted it with a sharp eye.

His brows furrowed, and his expression sank instantly.

"Nuan Nuan!"

Lao Xia spoke up directly to interrupt his daughter.

"Hm?"

Xia Nuannuan turned her head to look at her father with a surprised expression.

"What's going on with your neck? Did someone at school bully you? Does Qin Tian not know?"

Lao Xia pointed to the same spot on his own neck and asked with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Su Xia and Xia Nuannuan's grandparents also immediately turned solemn, all standing up and leaning in to look.

"Ah!"

Xia Nuannuan let out a sudden, loud exclamation, her pretty face turning bright red as she covered the hickey on her neck.

The elders were startled by the abrupt cry and looked at Xia Nuannuan with confusion.

"Nuan Nuan, your dad is asking you a question, why are you suddenly making such a fuss? Don't scare your Nainai into a heart attack."

Lao Yezi asked.

"Nainai, I'm sorry."

Xia Nuannuan first apologized to Nainai, then looked at Lao Xia with a flushed face and explained, "Dad, no one is bullying me, you're overthinking it."

"Then what's with the red mark on your neck?"

Lao Xia pursed his lips and asked.

Su Xia observed her daughter's shy appearance, guessed what it was, and her expression became somewhat strange.

"There are a lot of mosquitoes in the dorm lately, I got bitten while sleeping at night, and I scratched it too hard by accident."

Xia Nuannuan shrank her neck, lowered her head to eat, and spoke nonsense in a flustered tone.

She wouldn't use an excuse like cupping; it was a bit too far-fetched.

Besides, she had never even had cupping done in her entire life!

"Mosquitoes?"

Lao Xia was skeptical, instinctively feeling something was wrong.

There are no mosquitoes with mouths that big, and it's unlikely scratching an itch would result in that!

"Lao Xia, just eat your food, it's just a red mark, don't make a big fuss."

Su Xia suddenly spoke up.

Xia Nuannuan looked at her mother with a stunned expression, only to see her mother give her a wink.

She flusteredly looked away, feeling shy while simultaneously being grateful and full of admiration for her mother.

"Alright, as long as no one is bullying Nuan Nuan, you should apply some floral water for her later."

Lao Xia instructed his wife.

"Got it, Qin Tian is always with her, how could anyone bully her!"

Su Xia rolled her eyes speechlessly, thinking that while her husband was a master at business, he was truly adorably slow when it came to these things.

With Qin Tian protecting her, no one could bully their daughter, but he himself was the exception!

"That's true, I was overthinking it!"

Lao Xia nodded in agreement, stopped dwelling on the topic, and continued to eat heartily.

The grandparents also believed it.

The two elders trusted Qin Tian quite a lot and didn't believe that with a golden son-in-law like Qin Tian, anyone would dare to bully their precious granddaughter.

After the meal, Su Xia handed the Task of washing the dishes directly to Lao Xia and, using the excuse of applying floral water for her daughter, took her to the bedroom.

Once in the bedroom, Su Xia really did find a bottle of floral water and looked at her daughter with a mischievous smile.

"Nuan Nuan, come, sit here, I'll apply some of this for you."

"Mom, stop pretending!"

"I'm not, whether it was bitten by a mosquito or bitten by a person, this is useful."

"Mom..."