While Qin Tian was eating in the cafeteria, Xia Nuannuan returned home.
The apartment complex was old and not considered high-end.
However, due to its proximity to two nearby key middle schools, the property prices in this area were inflated.
It was difficult for ordinary families to afford a house here.
When Xia Nuannuan first entered Yucheng Fourth Middle School, her parents had bought a property here, and it was the best unit available.
As usual, as soon as she opened the door and stepped inside, she was greeted by the enticing aroma of food.
From the smell, she knew there was her favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, braised fish, and stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts.
Her mother was a full-time homemaker, and her culinary skills were top-notch.
This was also the culprit behind her and her father being somewhat plump.
"Grumble!"
Xia Nuannuan couldn't help but swallow, then shook her head vigorously.
"No, no, I can't eat too much. Dieting, I absolutely have to lose weight this time."
A determined look flashed in her clear, bright eyes.
In the open-plan kitchen, Su Xia, hearing the sound, turned to look at her daughter and said with a smile, "Darling, you're back. Come wash your hands and eat."
"Mm!"
Xia Nuannuan responded and walked over to wash her hands as if facing a formidable enemy.
Passing the dining table, she glanced at the dishes placed on it several times, swallowing again.
Soon, the mother and daughter sat down by the dining table.
"You're only eating this little today? Are you feeling unwell?"
Su Xia looked at the less than half-filled bowl of rice in front of her daughter and asked with concern.
"No, I'm just not very hungry."
Xia Nuannuan hurriedly shook her head and denied it, picking up a chopstickful of stir-fried spinach and chewing it carefully.
Seeing this, Su Xia found it even stranger.
She had raised her daughter for nearly twenty years; how could she not understand her?
With so many of her favorite dishes on the table, she surprisingly went for spinach with her first chopsticks.
Something was wrong, very wrong!
She was also a woman of keen insight, and she didn't choose to question her directly.
"Did you snack at school? You still need to eat more; there's half a day of classes this afternoon!"
Su Xia picked up the largest piece of sweet and sour pork rib and placed it in her daughter's bowl.
Xia Nuannuan stared at the rib coated in sauce in her bowl, as if two little people were arguing in her mind.
One little person was a pretty and cute pink version of herself, telling her not to eat it.
The other was a plump little person, telling her it was fine to eat just one piece; it wouldn't make much difference.
Beside her, Su Xia observed the changes in her daughter's expression and had a rough idea.
She frowned slightly and asked, "Darling, are you trying to lose weight again?"
Her daughter had stumbled countless times on the path of dieting, and she wasn't optimistic, nor did she think it was necessary.
In her eyes, her daughter was already the most beautiful and adorable.
"Yes, Mom, I don't want to eat this."
Xia Nuannuan picked up the sweet and sour pork rib from her bowl and returned it to her mother.
In her mind, she heard Qin Tian's words from earlier, which helped her successfully overcome her appetite.
It also caused two faint blushes to quickly appear on her lovely face.
Su Xia looked at the rib in her bowl in surprise, then looked up at her daughter's flushed face, her heart skipping a beat.
Her darling daughter...
Could she have a crush on someone?
Sensing her mother's gaze, Xia Nuannuan became even more shy and flustered. She lowered her head and continued to eat green vegetables with rice.
"Are you really going to diet?"
Su Xia asked earnestly.
"Yes, Mom, I'm serious this time."
Xia Nuannuan nodded with a firm tone.
Su Xia picked up a piece of fish without skin and placed it in her bowl, saying gently with a smile, "Then eat fish. This one won't make you fat."
"Thanks, Mom, you're the best."
Xia Nuannuan thanked her with a sweet smile.
"It's a girl's nature to be beautiful. Since you've decided, Mom will help you. I'll make you low-fat meals from now on."
Su Xia said with a smile.
She was a very open-minded woman.
Her daughter, at seventeen or eighteen years old, developing a crush on a boy and wanting to lose weight and become prettier for him, was perfectly normal in her opinion.
She would do her best to support her daughter's beautiful first love.
"Wuwu... Thank you, Mom. Mom, I love you to death."
Xia Nuannuan put down her chopsticks and hugged her mother, her voice choked with tears.
Only at home, in front of her parents, could she express her feelings so openly and directly.
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{Base Attributes: Strength 63, Agility 65, Physique 68, Intelligence 65}
{Knowledge Level: Chinese Level 2, Mathematics Level 2, English Level 3, Finance Level 3, Accounting Level 1...}
{Skills: Driving Level 2, Cooking Level 2, Stock Trading Level 3, Basketball Level 2...}
{Wealth: 27}
In the classroom, Qin Tian was sitting at his seat, studying the system functions.
Behind the four base attributes were their corresponding explanations.
The limit for a normal human was one hundred points.
The range of sixty to seventy points was considered mediocre.
Above that were excellent, genius, and the monstrous level of ninety points and above.
"I wonder how much the base attributes the physique potion I exchanged earlier will strengthen."
Qin Tian mused inwardly.
Since he didn't know what would happen after taking it, he decided to wait until he got home that night.
Next, his attention shifted to the knowledge level below.
He had already exchanged experience packs for the six subjects in high school science.
It seemed that the knowledge level of various high school subjects was only Level 2 in the system's assessment.
As for his Level 3 English, and later Finance, Accounting, and so on, including some of the skills below, they naturally came from his previous life.
As for wealth, there was no need to mention it; twenty-seven yuan was pathetically poor.
At this moment, his classmates who were eating at the school cafeteria were gradually returning to the classroom.
A small number of students were also brought meals by their fathers or mothers directly to the classroom.
This was the case for most families nowadays.
When one person takes the college entrance examination, the whole family strives!
Qin Tian was from a single-parent family, and his gentle, strong-willed mother worked in a garment factory during the day, so she naturally didn't have time to bring him food.
But Qin Tian never complained.
He only felt immense gratitude and guilt towards the mother who raised him alone.
In his previous life, he had lived a mediocre half-life and had never been able to provide his mother with a good life.
Until before he was reborn, the garment factory had closed down years earlier, and his mother was still working hard, just so he could establish himself in the big city sooner.
Thinking of his mother at home, Qin Tian felt a sense of urgency to make money.
With the advantage of being a reborn person, there were indeed many ways to make big money that came to mind.
For example, Moutai, Tencent, real estate, Bitcoin, etc.
However, these methods all required corresponding capital.
Earning the first pot of gold was the most difficult.
"Qin Tian."
A voice interrupted Qin Tian's thoughts.
He looked up and saw Zhang Peng walking towards him with a bright smile.
"What did you talk about with Xia Nuannuan?"
Zhang Peng sat down backwards in the seat in front of him and asked with a wink.
"We didn't talk about anything."
Qin Tian replied calmly.
"Heh heh!"
Zhang Peng just smiled and didn't ask further. He suggested, "We have a holiday tomorrow. After school, let's go to the internet café for a couple of games?"
Just as Qin Tian was about to refuse, he suddenly thought of something.
After a moment of stunned silence, he nodded and agreed.
It was the end of March 2012, and the game League of Legends was just beginning to gain global popularity.
In his previous life, he was also a fan of this game.
After graduating from university, due to the pressures of work and life, he had basically stopped playing, only occasionally watching matches.
He naturally didn't have much interest in the game now.
But Zhang Peng's sudden suggestion gave him an idea for a good way to make money.