Chapter 70: Taking a nap back at school

Su Xia didn't care at all about what kind of conditions Qin Tian's family had or what his parents did for a living.

Their own family was already rich enough, and they only had this one precious daughter.

In the future, after she and her husband left enough money for their old age, the rest would all be left to their daughter.

What she cared about was always just character and ability.

Of course, appearance was also relatively important; at least he had to be pleasing to the eye, and Qin Tian had far exceeded the standard in this regard.

Therefore, she was quite annoyed by her husband's question, which caused the atmosphere to take a sudden turn for the worse.

The situation regarding Qin Tian's father was also something that both she and Xia Nuannuan hadn't expected.

Su Xia didn't think there was anything wrong with a single-parent family.

After all, she had already seen Qin Tian's character and personality; he hadn't been negatively affected by the lack of fatherly love since childhood, but instead was optimistic, upward-looking, calm, and confident.

This, on the contrary, made her feel a strong curiosity and admiration for Qin Tian's strong mother from the bottom of her heart.

She considered herself a responsible mother, but if she were in the position of Qin Tian's mother, she wouldn't be confident enough to say she could do better than her.

Raising a child alone and cultivating him to be so excellent—she could imagine the various difficulties encountered and the hard work put in.

Xia Nuannuan, sitting beside Qin Tian, also felt quite depressed.

She was not only angry at her father now but also felt very self-reproachful and regretful.

Knowing that her father didn't like Qin Tian, she shouldn't have let him come to the house for a meal in the first place.

Although Qin Tian seemed like he was fine, in her view, this must all be an act; Qin Tian definitely didn't feel as relaxed inside as he looked on the outside.

Old Xia sat there nervously, not daring to speak anymore.

"Xiao Qin, come, come, eat some fish. This is a fresh wild snakehead fish I bought at the vegetable market this morning; it's good for the body."

Su Xia picked up a large piece of braised fish, stretched her arm to put it into Qin Tian's bowl, and said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you, Auntie. This fish looks delicious."

Qin Tian thanked her with a chuckle and then buried his head to eat the fish.

"Xiao Qin, I heard from Nuannuan that the goal you set for her for the next mock exam is the top five in the class?"

Su Xia asked with a smile.

"Mm!"

"Won't that be too high? Our Nuannuan isn't as smart as you!"

"Mom!"

Xia Nuannuan looked at her mother with resentful little eyes.

"No, Nuannuan is quite smart; it's just a problem of not finding the right learning method. Plus, it's inherently harder for girls to study science."

Saying this, he looked at Xia Nuannuan beside him with a smile.

"There's still a month left. I'll help tutor her, and if she works a little harder, it will definitely be no problem."

"Mm-hmm, I can do it. Mom, you have to believe in us."

Xia Nuannuan echoed with an aggrieved face.

"Alright, alright, of course Mom believes in you. Then if the goal for the next mock exam is achieved, I'll treat you two to a big meal."

Su Xia promised with a smile.

"You said it!"

Xia Nuannuan's face showed joy.

"Yes, I said it. You can go wherever you want to eat then."

"Hehe... okay, then I have to work hard. Qin Tian, please continue to take care of me."

"No problem."

Qin Tian nodded with a smile.

"Nuannuan, go serve a bowl of rice for Xiao Qin."

Su Xia instructed her daughter.

"Okay."

Xia Nuannuan agreed with a sweet smile, then took Qin Tian's bowl and her own bowl, and stood up to go to the kitchen to serve rice.

"Xiao Qin, eat more, eat more, don't be polite. Don't waste so many dishes."

"Okay, don't worry, with so many delicious things, I'll definitely eat until I'm full."

"Giggle... that's right. Come, come, eat some more beef."

"Thank you, Auntie, I'll do it myself."

During this meal, Qin Tian really didn't stand on ceremony; he ate two large bowls of rice, and almost half of the dishes on the table went into his stomach.

Seeing him eat so contentedly, Su Xia and Xia Nuannuan felt happy and relieved at the same time.

After eating and drinking his fill, Qin Tian insisted on helping Su Xia clean up the tableware together with Xia Nuannuan.

Afterward, Qin Tian said goodbye and prepared to return to school.

"It's still early, sit for a while longer!"

Su Xia opened her mouth to persuade him to stay.

"No, there's still class in the afternoon. I'll go to school and rest for a while."

Qin Tian declined with a light laugh.

"Then I'll go back to school with you!"

Xia Nuannuan said hurriedly.

In the living room, Xia Zhengping, who was sitting on the sofa pretending to watch TV, had his fingers holding the remote control tremble slightly.

"Why don't you just rest at home today? Isn't Uncle leaving for Jiangcheng tomorrow? You can just spend more time with Uncle."

Qin Tian looked at Xia Zhengping in the living room and persuaded her with a smile.

"Alright, then I'll go before class."

Xia Nuannuan thought about it and nodded in agreement.

However, she didn't want to spend more time with her father as Qin Tian said, but wanted to criticize him severely with her mother about what just happened, making sure he wouldn't make the same mistake again.

"Then I'll leave first. Auntie, Uncle, thank you for today's hospitality."

Qin Tian said goodbye to the two with a bright smile.

"Ah? Leaving already?"

Xia Zhengping feigned as if he had just heard and stood up to ask.

"Mm, leaving first. Goodbye, Uncle."

"Alright, go slowly on the road, come again when you have time!"

"Okay."

Qin Tian nodded with a smile, naturally able to hear that this was just polite talk.

Subsequently, Su Xia and Xia Nuannuan sent Qin Tian out the door.

Watching Qin Tian wave and walk into the elevator with a smile, the smiles on the mother and daughter's faces quickly faded and became serious.

"Mom..."

"Understood!"

The two exchanged glances, everything understood without words.

A few seconds later, Su Xia's unquestionable voice rang out in the room:

"Old Xia, you're still in the mood for TV?"

"Ah? What's wrong?"

"Stop playing dumb, stand up!"

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After walking out of the complex, Qin Tian finally took a slow, deep breath.

Looking back at the direction of the building where Xia Nuannuan lived, a bitter smile appeared on his handsome face.

Had he passed this hurdle? Or had he not?

On Xia Nuannuan's mother's side, if nothing went wrong, her impression of him should be even better.

But that future father-in-law...

"Forget it, I won't think about it. Back to school for a nap!"

Qin Tian shook his head, drove these distracting thoughts out of his mind, and strode toward the school.

Just as he walked into the classroom, gazes quickly focused on him.

Soon, the students who hadn't fallen asleep all looked at him without exception.

Including Class Monitor Mu Nan and English class representative Liao Juan, many girls had shining eyes, and it was almost as if the word "curiosity" was written on their faces.

Qin Tian easily guessed what was going on and glared fiercely at the direction of Zhang Peng, only to find this guy was lying on the table fast asleep.

There was no help for it; he would have to wait until the lunch break was over to settle the score with him.

Ignoring the curious students, Qin Tian walked back to his seat calmly and sat down.

He was too full, and he was really feeling a bit sleepy.

After covering his mouth and yawning, Qin Tian opened Xia Nuannuan's drawer, took out the small pillow she used for sleeping, put it under his head, and also comfortably took a nap. ===== CHAPTER 71 =====