Afterwards, Xia Nuannuan, without even looking at the menu, skillfully ordered several of the restaurant's signature dishes.
Then Su Xia added two more dishes and ordered a jug of corn juice.
"Xiao Qin, what will you and Nuannuan's father drink?"
Su Xia asked Qin Tian.
"Anything is fine with me, Uncle Xia, you decide!"
Qin Tian turned to look at Xia Zhengping on the other side.
Xia Zhengping nodded and asked the waiter for a bottle of the restaurant's best baijiu.
It wasn't cheap, nor was it expensive, costing seven to eight hundred yuan.
The waiter quickly left with the menu.
In the private room, Qin Tian, Su Xia, and Xia Nuannuan chatted and laughed.
Old Xia couldn't quite join the conversation, drinking the complimentary flower tea and acting as a quiet observer.
The restaurant was bustling with many customers, but the serving efficiency was not slow.
Before long, the waiter brought the dishes and drinks to the table one by one.
Qin Tian eagerly helped open the baijiu, first pouring a full glass for his future father-in-law, then for himself.
Xia Nuannuan and her mother, Su Xia, did not drink.
"Come, come, Xiao Qin, try this stir-fried yellow beef."
Su Xia gently pushed the rotating tray on the table and brought a plate of very appealing stir-fried yellow beef to Qin Tian.
Qin Tian tasted a piece as instructed and nodded his praise without reservation.
It was indeed very tasty, and the meat was very fresh.
"This garlic pork ribs are also delicious, it's my favorite here."
Xia Nuannuan put a piece of rib into his bowl and said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll try it."
Qin Tian smiled and nodded, looked at Su Xia and Xia Zhengping, and said, "Uncle, Auntie, Nuannuan, please eat. I'm feeling a bit embarrassed."
"Yes, yes, let's eat together."
Su Xia replied with a smile.
After tasting the ribs, Qin Tian held up his wine glass with both hands and toasted Xia Zhengping.
"Uncle Xia, here's to you."
"Let's just be casual, no need for formalities."
Xia Zhengping said with a smile and clinked his glass with Qin Tian's.
"Okay."
Qin Tian smiled and nodded, then took a small sip of the wine.
It wasn't that he couldn't drink it all in one go, but as Old Xia had said, drinking with family should be casual, and he agreed with that sentiment.
Xia Zhengping saw this and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he also took a sip.
He had heard too many polite formalities on the dining table in his business dealings and was inevitably tired of them.
If Qin Tian had been too formal, he would have found it displeasing.
"Uncle, I heard Nuannuan say you have a restaurant in Jiangcheng, what exactly do you do?"
Qin Tian asked.
After two gatherings, he couldn't let his future father-in-law feel excluded from the conversation all the time.
"I'm also in the catering business."
Xia Zhengping replied after taking a bite of food.
"A chain restaurant?"
Qin Tian asked with curiosity.
Xia Zhengping nodded: "Yes, a seafood buffet."
"You have a great eye. There probably aren't many doing this in Jiangcheng now, the prospects are very good!"
Qin Tian said with surprise.
Xia Zhengping looked at him with some surprise and asked with a smile, "You understand this?"
"I definitely don't understand as much as you do, Uncle Xia. I just have some understanding."
Qin Tian smiled.
Then, the two of them started chatting about this topic while drinking.
Qin Tian truly didn't understand this line of business, but as a reborn person, he had foresight. He had things to say about the future development of the catering industry, as well as the advantages and prospects of chain catering.
Xia Zhengping was initially dismissive, thinking that Qin Tian was just trying to find a topic when there was no conversation. But soon, he became more and more engrossed.
He found some of the insights and viewpoints Qin Tian mentioned to be quite visionary and felt they could be helpful to his business.
Seeing that the two were chatting so harmoniously, Xia Nuannuan and Su Xia were both in high spirits.
The mother and daughter quietly ate their food, occasionally whispering to each other with their heads close together. Then, Su Xia said something that made Xia Nuannuan blush several times.
After a few rounds of wine and five dishes,
Unknowingly, the bottle of baijiu was emptied.
"Xiao Qin, what do you say, another drink?"
Old Xia asked with a smile.
He was in a very good mood now and had a better impression of this young man.
Not only was he good at studying and good-looking, but he wasn't a bookworm and also understood many aspects of business.
Of course, that was one thing.
If he wanted to snatch his precious daughter, there was still a long way to go!
"Old Xia, that's enough. Qin Tian isn't like you and drinks often, so his tolerance probably isn't as good as yours. He can't drink anymore."
Xia Nuannuan frowned and stopped him.
Old Xia looked at her speechlessly and said with a hint of sourness, "What do you mean 'not like me'? Look at Xiao Qin's face, it's not even red. His tolerance might not be worse than mine."
"Still, no more drinking. Drinking too much is bad for your health."
Xia Nuannuan said unequivocally.
"Nuannuan is right, Old Xia, that's enough."
Su Xia chimed in to support her.
Old Xia's eyelids twitched slightly, and he cast a resentful glance at Qin Tian.
"Uncle Xia, I just don't show it on my face when I drink. My tolerance is much worse than yours. I'm actually a bit overwhelmed. I admit defeat, okay? We can continue next time."
Qin Tian said with a smile.
Old Xia's lips curved slightly upon hearing this, and he nodded, "Alright, then that's enough for today. Xiao Qin, you need to practice your drinking more!"
"Yes, yes!"
Qin Tian nodded repeatedly.
Su Xia watched them, one feigning and the other believing, and couldn't help but chuckle. At the same time, she became even more fond of the high-EQ Qin Tian.
"Qin Tian, are you going to eat something?"
Xia Nuannuan asked.
"Yes, I should eat something."
Qin Tian agreed with a smile.
Xia Nuannuan immediately called the waiter and asked her to bring a bucket of rice.
Qin Tian didn't pretend to be refined. He held the bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, and directly ate several bowls of rice with the dishes on the table.
Seeing that Qin Tian had such a good appetite, Xia Zhengping also ate two bowls of rice.
During this time, Su Xia and Xia Nuannuan had finished eating long ago. They were not in a hurry and watched them with smiles.
"Nuannuan, the way Xiao Qin eats, he really looks like a part of your family with your dad."
Su Xia whispered to her daughter.
Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed, and she shyly gave her mother a glare.
After eating and drinking their fill, the four of them went downstairs, and the future father-in-law went to the cashier to pay the bill.
"Nuannuan, you've been studying at home all day. It's still early. Why don't you and Xiao Qin go out for a bit?"
Su Xia suggested with a smile after they left the restaurant.
"Ah?"
Xia Nuannuan was stunned and looked at Qin Tian for a response.
Qin Tian mentally praised his future mother-in-law and said with a smile, "I was just thinking of going to the mall."
"Okay, then I'll go with you."
Xia Nuannuan nodded excitedly and asked her mother, "Mom, what about you two?"
"I'll drive with your dad back home."
Su Xia replied with a smile.
"Go home early, don't be too late, ten o'clock at the latest."
Old Xia instructed sternly.
"It's past eight now, what ten o'clock?"
Su Xia gave him a glare and then said to Xia Nuannuan, "Don't listen to your dad. But don't be too late either, eleven o'clock. You need to sleep early at night."
"Okay, I know."
Xia Nuannuan replied with a beaming smile.
Then, Su Xia grabbed Old Xia and got into the black Mercedes, and drove away.