Back home, his mother was watching TV in the room, eating the noodles she had cooked herself.
She must have been too busy to eat dinner, and quickly made something for herself upon returning home.
"You're back, want some? There's still some in the pot in the kitchen, help yourself."
Tang Xiuxia looked at her son and said.
"Mm, I'll get a bowl."
Qin Tian smiled and went directly to the kitchen at the back.
He found a large porcelain bowl and ladled a big bowl of noodles from the pot.
Holding the bowl and slurping his noodles, he returned to the front room and sat down beside his mother, placing the large porcelain bowl on the coffee table.
"How is Nuan Nuan, is she alright?"
Tang Xiuxia picked up the fried egg that was still in the bowl and placed it into her son's bowl.
"She's fine now."
Qin Tian picked up the fried egg, took a big bite, and said, "Her dad is back."
Tang Xiuxia was stunned for a moment and quickly asked again, "Did he scold you?"
Qin Tian suddenly felt like crying and laughing. He looked at his mother helplessly and said, "Mom, why do I feel like you want me to be scolded?"
"Didn't you make a mistake? A few scoldings won't cost you a piece of flesh. It's better than him keeping it bottled up and holding a grudge against you."
Tang Xiuxia said seriously.
"That's a well-reasoned statement..."
Qin Tian rolled his eyes speechlessly, lowered his head and slurped a mouthful of noodles, saying indistinctly, "Don't worry, Mom. Who am I? As soon as I saw Old Xia, I apologized without saying another word. My attitude was very proper."
"Well done."
Tang Xiuxia patted his thigh and nodded with a bright smile, "As expected of my son, you should be like this. Then what?"
"Then nothing happened. Aunt Su and Grandma asked us not to mention today's matter, we chatted about some trivial things, and then I came back."
"It's good that Nuan Nuan's family is reasonable. If it were many other families in this situation, they wouldn't care if it was your fault or not. If their daughter encountered such danger, they would have scolded you, her boyfriend, thoroughly and forbidden you from dating."
"Indeed!"
Qin Tian nodded in deep agreement.
"Don't go out much in the next few days. It's the holiday season and there are many people on the streets. If you really want to go out, go with Nuan Nuan. Don't go out alone anymore."
"Got it!"
"Eat your noodles, and after you're done, hurry up and take a bath and go to bed. Remember to call Nuan Nuan, so she doesn't still feel scared and can't sleep."
"Mm!"
Qin Tian promised obediently.
"Mom, the eighth is Nuan Nuan's birthday. Uncle Xia said to invite you to celebrate her birthday with them."
"Pfft—"
Tang Xiuxia, who had just raised a cup of water to drink, sprayed it out directly upon hearing this. She coughed repeatedly and looked at her son in astonishment.
"What are you doing!"
Qin Tian quickly grabbed two tissues and handed them over with a chuckle.
"What did you say, invite me to go?"
Tang Xiuxia took the tissues and wiped the water from her mouth, asking urgently.
"Yes!"
"This..."
Tang Xiuxia was a little dumbfounded, and a look of hesitation appeared on her face.
Interacting with her future in-laws was no problem, but Nuan Nuan's father, and her grandparents, were people she had never met!
She was really not prepared to suddenly visit her future daughter-in-law's home.
"Uncle Xia said it's up to you. If you don't go, he'll arrange a formal meeting during the New Year."
"What do you think? Should I go?"
Tang Xiuxia asked with a troubled expression.
"It's up to you too!"
Qin Tian shrugged indifferently.
"That's like saying nothing!"
Tang Xiuxia rolled her eyes, wiped the water stains from the coffee table with a tissue, and frowned in thought.
Qin Tian continued to eat his noodles, staring at her, letting her make her own decision.
"How about this, I won't go this time. I'll prepare a birthday gift, and also for her grandparents. You can bring them along then."
After a long while, Tang Xiuxia said.
"Okay!"
Qin Tian nodded, picked up the large porcelain bowl, and drank the noodle soup.
"A gift... By the way, have you prepared a birthday gift for Nuan Nuan? It's her eighteenth birthday, and the first one, so you can't be careless!"
Tang Xiuxia reminded him with a solemn expression.
"Rest assured, Mom. I started preparing long ago, and it's almost done now. I'll definitely finish it in the next few days."
Qin Tian smiled confidently.
"What is it? It sounds like a big project! What did you prepare?"
Tang Xiuxia asked curiously.
"That I can't tell you. It's a secret!"
Qin Tian grinned, got up and said, "I'm full, I'm going to take a bath."
"You stinky brat, teasing me again!"
"Of course, it's not a gift for you, why would I tell you."
"Hey... Get out, get out!"
Tang Xiuxia waved her hand in annoyance and shooed him away.
"How about I give you a little hint, and you can guess?"
Qin Tian said with a playful grin.
"Guess my foot, get lost!"
Tang Xiuxia raised her hand as if to hit him.
"If you don't want to know, then fine. Why are you hitting me!"
Qin Tian darted away.
Watching him leave the room, Tang Xiuxia shook her head with a helpless smile.
"This stinky brat, showing off in front of his own mother!"
...
...
While taking a bath, Qin Tian suddenly remembered the matter of the youth-preserving cream.
So, after his bath and changing into clean pajamas, Qin Tian found a delicate small bag and put four of the six bottles of youth-preserving cream he had exchanged into it.
The other two bottles were for Xia Nuan Nuan and his future mother-in-law.
If it was really effective, he would exchange more later. If he didn't have enough points, he would work hard to earn money and pay.
Carrying the small bag, he returned to the front room.
His mother had just finished washing the bowls and chopsticks and was leaning on the sofa watching TV. Hearing the movement, she turned her head to look at him.
"Finished your bath? What are you holding?"
"A gift!"
Qin Tian replied with a smile.
"A gift? For Nuan Nuan? I already said I don't want to know."
Tang Xiuxia put on a reluctant expression, but her eyes were full of curiosity as she examined the bag, as if trying to figure out what was inside from the bag itself.
"No, this is for you."
"For me?"
Tang Xiuxia was stunned.
"Yes, it's a high-end product specially bought for you from Jiangcheng. I forgot to give it to you yesterday."
Qin Tian casually made up an excuse.
"What? High-end product."
Tang Xiuxia was skeptical.
"It's good stuff!"
Qin Tian sat down beside her with a smile, took out a bottle of youth-preserving cream from the bag, and explained, "This is called youth-preserving cream. As the name suggests, it can beautify and nourish the skin, and improve skin condition and physique."
"Is it really that amazing?"
Tang Xiuxia expressed her doubt, took the jade bottle from him, and said, "Where did you buy this? Did some charlatan trick you? And in such a bottle, with no label or brand, it looks very strange!"
"I did buy it from a master, an old Chinese doctor, but it's truly good stuff. Look at this."
Qin Tian held up his palm.
"What is it?"
Tang Xiuxia looked at his palm with confusion.
"See that scar from when you were little, left from fighting with someone."
Qin Tian reminded her with a smile.
"This..."
Tang Xiuxia showed a look of shock.
She naturally remembered the scar on her son's palm. At that time, she had been furious and had scolded the parents of those two naughty children severely.
"See? I only used this cream once, and the scar has faded so much."
"Only used once?"
Tang Xiuxia looked incredibly disbelieving.
"What do you think? Do you know it's good stuff now? If you still don't believe it, then forget it. I'll give it all to Nuan Nuan and Aunt Su then!"
Qin Tian smiled and made a move to take the jade bottle back.
"I believe, I believe."
Tang Xiuxia immediately dodged, and also snatched the small bag.
She lowered her head and glanced inside, and seeing that there were still three bottles, she immediately beamed with joy.
"You must have more, right? For Nuan Nuan and your Aunt Su."
Tang Xiuxia asked him smilingly.
Qin Tian smiled and nodded.
"Then these are all mine now. How do I use it?"
"Just apply it externally, like you apply Da Bao SOD."
"Get lost! Such a precious and good thing, and you want to apply it like Da Bao? I'm still Xiao Bao! Hurry up and go to bed."
Tang Xiuxia waved her hand impatiently and shooed him away.
"Alright, I give you such good stuff, and I get chased away. I'm truly miserable."
Qin Tian got up and left.
After he walked out of the room, his mother's voice came out.
"Son, thank you!"
"No need to thank me, who else would I be if not your darling son!"