The seven-day National Day holiday passed quickly after spending a few days as a chef for his mother at home and fishing a few times with Elder Mr. Xia.
The day after returning to school, October 8th, was Xia Nuannuan's nineteenth birthday.
Due to last year's eighteen birthday gifts that caused a sensation across the entire school, many students at Jiang University remembered Xia Nuannuan's birthday because of it.
The topic of what birthday gift Qin Tian would prepare for Xia Nuannuan this year was discussed quite intensely among the students at Jiang University.
While still on holiday, someone had posted this thread on the school forum, which had attracted many students to leave comments and replies.
In just half a day, the post became popular and was pinned and highlighted by the forum administrators.
Especially for the freshmen of this cohort, after learning about last year's events, both boys and girls were unable to remain calm.
The girls were naturally envious and jealous of Xia Nuannuan for having such a perfect boyfriend like Qin Tian who doted on her.
As for the boys, they all harbored resentment towards Qin Tian, thinking he was too extravagant and indirectly increasing the difficulty of them finding a girlfriend and the cost of celebrating their girlfriends' birthdays.
It should be known that the girls who had just entered university were also around eighteen years old, longing for sweet love to come their way.
Qin Tian's eighteen birthday gifts last year had undoubtedly raised the expectations of all the girls who knew about it for their significant others by several notches.
On this morning, there were no classes during the first period. In Xia Nuannuan's girls' dormitory.
The four sisters who had just woken up were eating breakfast that Lu Lei had packed from the cafeteria, while browsing their phones together.
Shen Siqi and Cheng Meng were swiping their phones, while Xia Nuannuan and Lu Lei, sitting beside them, leaned in to watch.
"Nuannuan, it seems like everyone in the school is guessing what birthday gift your Qin Tian will prepare for you this year. Has he given you any hints?"
Cheng Meng looked at Xia Nuannuan and asked with a smile.
Xia Nuannuan shook her head a little shyly.
"Last year, you made such a big fuss. Will it be nineteen this year?"
Shen Siqi teased with a smile.
"How could that be!"
Xia Nuannuan rolled her eyes at her, annoyed.
"Last year was Nuannuan's eighteenth birthday, and it was their first birthday together. Qin Tian's arrangements made sense. It's really unlikely this year."
Lu Lei echoed with a gentle smile.
"Exactly, last year was to make up for eighteen years of gifts. It's unnecessary to do something like this this year. Besides, Qin Tian must have racked his brains for those eighteen gifts last year. Nineteen this year? That's too difficult for him."
Cheng Meng also expressed her agreement.
"That's true."
Shen Siqi nodded with a smile.
"Nuannuan, has he really not revealed anything?"
Cheng Meng asked curiously after taking a bite of the bun in her hand.
"Really not."
"Aren't you curious?"
"I'm okay with it. I'll like whatever he gives me."
Xia Nuannuan smiled sweetly.
"Amazing. The whole school is concerned about this, and you seem to be the only one who doesn't care at all."
Shen Siqi said speechlessly.
Xia Nuannuan smiled and retorted, "It's not that I don't care. I just feel there's no need to think about it. We'll find out this afternoon anyway."
The two had already planned today's birthday celebration, inviting everyone to come to Moxian Shuyuan's house after their classes were over this afternoon to celebrate Xia Nuannuan's birthday.
Yesterday, after driving back to Jiang City, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan went straight to a nearby supermarket to buy ingredients and drinks, as well as some items to decorate the living room and create an atmosphere.
As for the birthday cake, the two had originally planned to find a place to order it.
But her future father-in-law called and told them that he had already arranged for someone to order it at a cake shop near the school, and they could just go and pick it up by giving his name.
Last year, they had taken an extra day off, but this year they didn't, and they didn't celebrate Xia Nuannuan's birthday in advance at home.
However, before returning to Jiang City at noon yesterday, Qin Tian and his mother visited the Xia family, and they had a meal together.
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Before class, as soon as Qin Tian arrived in the classroom and sat down, Zhang Lang came over with a mischievous grin.
"Brother Tian, Brother Tian, what birthday gift have you prepared for sister-in-law today? Give us a hint!"
As soon as he said this, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
The classmates pretended to continue with their own business, but they quietly pricked up their ears to listen.
"What's it to you?"
Qin Tian glanced at him indifferently.
"It's nothing to do with me, I'm just curious. I just want to learn from you."
Zhang Lang said with a smile, winking.
Qin Tian looked at him quietly for a few seconds, then asked, "Did some girl inquire about it?"
Zhang Lang was stunned and smiled awkwardly without speaking.
Indeed, a freshman girl he had added as a friend when receiving new students had asked him about this matter.
"Next time your girlfriend comes, I'll tell her."
Qin Tian said with a serious expression.
Zhang Lang's expression changed slightly, then he immediately denied it earnestly, "What girl inquiring? I'm just purely curious myself. Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. I'm leaving, leaving."
Saying that, he turned and fled back to his seat as if escaping.
Qin Tian rolled his eyes and lowered his head to continue flipping through a book he had borrowed from the library.
The boys and girls who had been eavesdropping with their ears perked up were all filled with regret and disappointment, complaining that Zhang Lang was really useless.
Since someone had asked Zhang Lang, naturally, some people had also asked them about this matter.
Of course, they themselves were also very curious.
It was a pity that Qin Tian didn't seem inclined to reveal anything, and even the thick-skinned Zhang Lang had backed down, so they didn't dare to inquire.
Just then, Xia Nuannuan and the other three entered the classroom.
Seeing Qin Tian engrossed in reading from a distance, Xia Nuannuan didn't disturb him and went straight to the empty seat beside Qin Tian.
"You're here!"
Qin Tian looked up at her and greeted her with a smile.
Xia Nuannuan nodded with a sweet smile, glanced at the book in front of him, and asked with a smile, "Did you borrow it today?"
"Yes, I had nothing to do after breakfast, so I went to the library for a walk."
Qin Tian replied with a smile.
"What book is this? Is it good?"
"It's about investment, a more academic book, so it's not exactly good."
"Okay!"
Xia Nuannuan pecked her head and opened a book titled "CET-4 Real Exam Questions Detailed Explanation."
After entering their sophomore year, they could take the CET-4 and CET-6 exams.
There were two opportunities each year, in June and December.
Like many of her classmates, Xia Nuannuan planned to start preparing for the exam after returning to school.
"Your English level, isn't passing CET-4 very easy?"
Qin Tian said with some surprise.
"It's always good to have more confidence. Since I have nothing else to do, I can consider it as reviewing vocabulary. Besides, there's also CET-6."
Xia Nuannuan said with a smile.
"That's right!"
Qin Tian nodded slightly.
Seeing that the two were not discussing the birthday gift topic at all, the surrounding classmates felt both helpless and disappointed.