"Stop!"
Qin Hongwen instinctively stepped in front of the three men, his gaze sharp, his face showing no fear.
"None of your business, get lost!"
The burly man roared, reaching out as if to push him away.
Qin Tian frowned and released Xia Nuannuan's hand.
Just as he was about to step forward to teach the man a lesson, an unexpected scene unfolded.
Qin Hongwen grabbed the man's wrist and, with a swift and clean grappling move, took him down.
The surrounding crowd was stunned.
The instantly subdued man cried out in pain, then struggled furiously, spewing vulgar curses.
"Shut up!"
Qin Hongwen roared, twisting the arm he held.
"Crack!"
"Ah—"
With the crisp sound of a dislocated joint, the man let out a piercing scream.
The two men behind him snapped back to reality, immediately cursing and lunging forward to help, one of them raising a leg to kick Qin Hongwen.
"Be careful!"
Xia Nuannuan cried out loudly.
Qin Hongwen looked up, his pupils contracting slightly. He wanted to dodge but it was too late.
"Scram!"
Qin Tian, who had appeared at his side at some unknown time, kicked the attacker’s knee with lightning speed.
The man who kicked let out a loud cry of pain and fell directly to the ground, clutching his leg and writhing in agony.
The last remaining man was already terrified, his eyes wide with fear as he looked at the father and son in front of him, subconsciously backing away.
"Old dog!!!"
The man pinned to the ground, his arm dislocated by Qin Hongwen, glared at his retreating companion, roaring.
"Damn it!"
The man gritted his teeth, cursed, and lunged forward, clenching his fist and aiming for Qin Tian's face.
Qin Tian casually dodged the blow with a sidestep and landed an elbow strike to the man's abdomen.
The man grunted, his eyes wide, and collapsed to the ground clutching his stomach, his body curled up like a shrimp.
"I'll give you ten seconds to disappear from my sight. Don't let me see you again."
Qin Tian's gaze, like a blade, swept over the three men on the ground.
The three realized they had picked a fight with the wrong people. They averted their eyes, not daring to speak.
Seeing this, Qin Hongwen released the man he was holding, stood up, and continued to watch him with a wary gaze.
If the opponent dared to resist again, he would be even more ruthless.
Soon, the three men stumbled to their feet and fled quickly without a word.
One clutched his arm, another his stomach, his body hunched over, and the last one limped away.
The three who had been arrogant and rude moments before, like the nickname of one of them, were now like three battered old dogs.
Watching this scene, the surrounding crowd felt immensely satisfied.
The customers who had been afraid to speak up now clamored indignantly.
"Good, well done!"
"Shameless hooligans, how can such people still exist!"
"Get lost, you're not welcome here!"
"So satisfying, that young man is so powerful, is he a martial arts expert?"
"That uncle is also very powerful. These must be father and son? As the saying goes, tigers have cubs to fight with them, and sons and fathers fight together. They are both so handsome."
"That girl is also beautiful, she must be his girlfriend, right? What a shame, otherwise I'd want to ask for her contact information."
"Please, are you falling in love again!"
...
Listening to the discussions, especially the speculation about them being father and son, Qin Hongwen couldn't help but smile.
"What's wrong, Xiao Tong? What happened?"
A short middle-aged man hurried out, frowning as he asked the female store clerk.
"Manager, just now..."
The female clerk quickly recounted the events concisely.
After listening, the manager nodded, "You did well. The store's rules must be followed."
The female clerk's face lit up with joy, and she looked at Qin Tian and Qin Hongwen, saying gratefully, "It's all thanks to these two gentlemen's help, thank you both so much."
"Please follow me, all your expenses in the store today are on the house."
The manager said with a hearty laugh.
The customers in the waiting area were pleased with the manager's actions.
Qin Tian and the two followed him into the store and were personally led to an empty dining table by the manager.
The store had transparent floor-to-ceiling windows. Many customers who were dining in the store had seen what happened at the entrance, and now many were looking at them with curious eyes.
The manager beckoned a waiter, handed the menu to Qin Tian, and recommended the store's two most popular signature dishes.
Qin Tian nodded, ordered these two signature dishes, and then handed the menu to Xia Nuannuan.
Xia Nuannuan also added two dishes, and then Qin Hongwen ordered a fish, and finally a Jiangcheng specialty lotus root soup.
"Would you like something to drink?"
Qin Hongwen asked the two with a smile.
"We have hot red date juice, which is very suitable for girls."
The manager smiled and recommended.
"Then let's have a portion."
Seeing that the two children had no objections, Qin Hongwen smiled and handed the menu back to the manager.
"Alright, please wait a moment, the dishes will be here soon."
The manager took the menu and turned to leave quickly.
There was free hot tea on the table, and Xia Nuannuan had already poured three cups.
"Uncle Qin, did you learn martial arts? That move just now was amazing."
Xia Nuannuan gently pushed a cup of tea towards him, praising him with a sweet smile.
Qin Tian also looked at him with some curiosity.
That grappling move was clean and efficient, it must have some background.
"I had a friend who was a special police officer, and I often went with him to practice when I had free time. I only learned a little, it's nothing."
Qin Hongwen smiled and looked at Qin Tian, saying, "Your moves just now were impressive, who did you learn them from?"
Xia Nuannuan didn't help answer this time, and tilted her head with a smile to look at Qin Tian.
Qin Tian picked up his cup, took a sip of tea, his expression calm, and slowly uttered two words: "Self-taught!"
Qin Hongwen was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a chuckle, "Very impressive!"
Even with just two perfunctory words, he was already very happy.
At least his son was willing to talk to him, and the situation was developing in a positive direction.
"I was supposed to treat you to a meal, but this happened."
Qin Hongwen said with a smile.
"It's okay, it's great to eat for free!"
Xia Nuannuan smiled sweetly.
"Then I'll treat you again tomorrow!"
Qin Hongwen said with a smile.
"Okay!"
Xia Nuannuan nodded with a bright smile and asked, "Uncle Qin, how many days will you be staying in Jiangcheng?"
"My time is tight, I can only stay for two days. Then I want to go to Yucheng before returning to the capital."
Qin Hongwen replied with a smile.
"Two days... Today is Wednesday..."
Xia Nuannuan calculated the time, then suddenly thought of something and looked at Qin Tian with surprise, "Brother, didn't we say we were going back on the weekend? Why don't we go with Uncle?"
Qin Hongwen was taken aback and looked expectant.
"I'll do as you say."
Qin Tian agreed calmly.
"That's great, then it's decided."
Xia Nuannuan nodded excitedly.
Qin Hongwen gave her a grateful look, his affection for his future daughter-in-law soaring.