The three of them played a few more matches together, and time quietly slipped past ten o'clock.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Tian prepared to take Xia Nuannuan to her father's place.
"It's only ten o'clock, let's play two more rounds!" Wang Hao said, trying to keep them. Although his jungle play was a bit weak and he lacked rhythm, it was still fun to follow Qin Tian and dominate in every team fight.
"No, it really is time to go. Let's see if we have time to play again tomorrow!" Qin Tian politely declined with a smile.
Wang Hao didn't push it further and nodded, "Alright then, I'll drive you guys over."
"No, no, there's no need. Brother Wang, you just keep playing here. We'll take a taxi, it's very convenient." Qin Tian said hurriedly.
"Yes, we can just take a taxi," Xia Nuannuan immediately chimed in.
"It's no trouble for me, just a few minutes of driving!"
"Brother Wang, it's really not necessary to trouble you. It makes us feel quite awkward."
"Then... alright, I won't drive you. You two be careful." Wang Hao didn't insist any further and reminded them with a smile.
Qin Tian responded with a light chuckle, patted his shoulder, and said, "You keep playing, you still need to practice jungling more!"
"Damn, I'm not a jungler in the first place," Wang Hao retorted, rolling his eyes.
Qin Tian turned off the computer, stood up, and grinned, "Then practice more. You'll have plenty of opportunities to play jungle in the future."
"Huh?" Wang Hao was taken aback, then glanced at Xia Nuannuan, who had also stood up. He immediately understood.
He pouted dismissively and said, "What? I'm going to find a girl to duo queue with soon. I absolutely won't accompany you two as a third wheel anymore. Not only is the game experience terrible, but I also have to endure your public displays of affection. What kind of situation is this!"
"Haha... then I wish you a speedy end to your single life." Qin Tian burst into laughter.
Xia Nuannuan also had a smile on her face, her pretty cheeks adorned with a hint of shy blush.
"Hurry up, hurry up and go!" Wang Hao waved them away with a mournful expression.
"Then we're leaving!"
"Yes, after visiting Jiang University tomorrow, call me anytime if you're free."
"No problem!"
"Goodbye, Brother Wang!" Xia Nuannuan said goodbye with a beaming smile.
"Goodbye, goodbye!" Wang Hao nodded with a smile.
After watching the two leave hand in hand, the young master Wang shook his head with a wry smile, murmuring to himself:
"This is unbelievable. I'm actually being fed dog food by two young people. Should I really find a girlfriend?"
"No, no, no, I promised to be a noble single man. I can have women, but a girlfriend is too much trouble."
"Besides, finding someone who is both beautiful and has a good figure, and also knows how to play this game, is a bit difficult. I don't have Qin Tian's skills and patience to teach a girl to play this game from scratch. It's too torturous. This isn't Audition Dance like that."
"Sigh, I'll play two more solo queue matches, then find someone to drink with at the bar."
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After leaving the internet cafe, Qin Tian held Xia Nuannuan's hand and they walked to the roadside, hailed a taxi, and headed to the address Xia Nuannuan had mentioned.
In the car, Xia Nuannuan told Qin Tian about her father's situation here.
These past few days, Old Xia had spent most of his time alone in Jiangcheng, busy with his business. He hadn't bought a house here and was currently renting. Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't afford it, but rather it wasn't necessary. After all, he was living alone, and his chain of restaurants was constantly expanding and opening new branches. It was more convenient for him to rent a place nearby wherever he opened a branch.
"How many restaurants has your dad opened?" Qin Tian asked with some curiosity.
"I'm not too sure!" Xia Nuannuan shook her head and said, "When I was little, my dad was doing business in Modu. Then he went to Didu. It wasn't until I started high school that he came back and opened a shop in Jiangcheng. He said that once the shops in Jiangcheng were doing well and he had earned enough money, he would come home to retire."
Qin Tian listened, lost in thought, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you know the name of the restaurant?"
"Of course, I know. It's called Xia Ji Seafood." Xia Nuannuan replied.
"Let me see!" Qin Tian took out his phone and searched for the restaurant name. Xia Nuannuan also leaned in, following along like a curious baby. She had eaten at her father's restaurants a few times, but she had never really looked into it carefully.
It was clear that this restaurant was quite famous, as the first search result was an introduction. Qin Tian clicked on it and was stunned.
Good heavens, he didn't know until he looked. It was shocking. Xia Ji Seafood was established in 2000. It didn't start as a buffet, but rather as a traditional high-end seafood restaurant. The first branch opened in Modu, and it quickly captured the high-end seafood restaurant market there. Then, it expanded to Didu, Huacheng, Shencheng, and other major first-tier cities. Only in the past few years, after the seafood restaurant market in major first-tier cities became saturated, did it begin to expand into provincial capital cities like Jiangcheng and Xingcheng.
According to Qin Tian's guess, Old Man Xia was personally in charge of Jiangcheng, while others were in charge of the branches in other major cities. As of now, the brand had over fifty chain restaurants. According to the information on the website, Xia Ji Seafood's revenue exceeded 700 million last year. While Old Man Xia might not be the sole shareholder, he was certainly the largest shareholder.
Based on Qin Tian's rough estimation, Old Man Xia's net worth was at least several billion, and reaching ten billion was likely only a matter of time. The words about earning enough money and retiring at home were probably just to fool Xia Nuannuan.
"Nuannuan."
"Hmm?"
"Your dad... is so rich!"
"Uh!" Xia Nuannuan blinked her big eyes dazedly. Seeing this information on the webpage, it was also the first time she had a general understanding of her family's wealth.
Qin Tian exited the webpage, scratched his head, and said with a wry smile, "I knew I shouldn't have looked. Now, when I see your dad, I feel a lot of pressure."
Xia Nuannuan was amused by his words, her eyes smiling.
"It's okay. Luckily, I'm thick-skinned enough. Let's just pretend we didn't see that just now, that we don't know." Qin Tian suggested seriously.
"Mhm, mhm!" Xia Nuannuan nodded, unable to hold back her laughter.
"I used to say you were a little rich girl, but this isn't a little rich girl, it's a whole mountain of gold!" Qin Tian exclaimed.
Xia Nuannuan smiled, her eyes curving, and playfully punched his shoulder in embarrassment.
"It seems neither of us needs to work hard anymore. We can just lie flat for the rest of our lives."
"Hehe... I have no objections!"
"Nuannuan, please take care of me!" Qin Tian winked at her.
"Pfft!" Xia Nuannuan burst out laughing.
While they were joking, the taxi had already arrived at the address Xia Nuannuan had mentioned. Qin Tian paid the fare, and they got out of the car.
"Nuannuan!" A familiar voice called out.
The two looked towards the sound and saw Old Xia walking towards them with a gentle smile from not far away. When his gaze fell on Qin Tian, the smile on Old Xia's face instantly disappeared, replaced by a serious and focused expression.