“Brother-in-law, you’re amazing! What was that martial art just now? It was so cool.”
Xia Xue hurried to Qin Tian’s side, showering him with enthusiastic praise.
Qin Tian smiled, raised his hand, and ruffled her hair. He then looked towards Xia Nuannuan ahead.
Xia Nuannuan gave him a sweet smile and nudged Xia Junjie beside her.
Qin Tian followed her gaze and saw that Xia Junjie’s expression was still one of disbelief, his astonished eyes studying him.
“The movie is about to start, let’s go in quickly and talk inside.”
Qin Tian pointed towards the inside of the cinema.
The people who had been queuing had already had their tickets checked and gone in.
Thus, the group of five had their tickets checked and entered the cinema.
“Brother, was that girl just now Wu Xin’s girlfriend?”
Xia Nuannuan asked curiously.
“Yes, she’s from the same university as him, and said she was from our high school before,”
Qin Tian replied with a smile.
“Oh, I see!”
Xia Nuannuan nodded.
“Sister Nuannuan, who is Xu Ying you were talking about just now? And that boy just now, are they all your classmates from the third year of high school?”
Xia Xue asked curiously.
Xia Nuannuan merely nodded slightly, not elaborating further.
In her opinion, the past grievances with Xu Ying were already in the past, and she didn’t want to mention these matters to her younger siblings.
Seeing her reluctance to say more, Xia Xue wisely didn’t press the issue.
Qin Tian felt a light pat on his shoulder and turned his head in confusion. Xia Junjie was smiling awkwardly at him, with an expression of wanting to speak but hesitating.
They all realized what he wanted to say and wore amused smiles.
“That… you were quite cool just now.”
Xia Junjie gritted his teeth and still complimented him, his face reddening.
“Thank you!”
Qin Tian smiled and also raised his hand to pat his shoulder.
“Brother-in-law, have you encountered some master who taught you these skills?”
Xia Junjie had already changed his address and asked excitedly.
“What master? I do know a bit of martial arts, self-taught.”
“You can learn it yourself? Amazing, amazing! Can you teach me?”
“Hmm… I’ll consider it!”
“No, don’t! Brother-in-law, teach me, please! Just teach me a few moves.”
“Brother-in-law, don’t teach him! He was just complaining that you were showing off!”
Xia Xue loudly reported him.
“Xia Xue!!!”
Xia Junjie immediately became flustered and turned to Qin Tian to explain, “Brother-in-law, don’t listen to her nonsense. I wasn’t complaining. I was just worried about you. I was even ready to rush up and help you!”
“Heh, with your scrawny arms and legs? Are you sure you wouldn’t have been more of a hindrance?”
Xia Xue taunted with a laugh.
“Get lost, I wasn’t talking to you.”
Xia Junjie shot her a fierce glare.
“Alright, alright, stop arguing.”
Seeing that the two were about to clash, Xia Nuannuan quickly called out to stop them.
Amidst the banter and playful bickering, they entered the screening hall and found their seats according to the numbers on their tickets.
They had bought consecutive seats in the front and back rows, with two seats in the front row and three in the back.
After discussing with Qin Tian, Xia Nuannuan decided to sit in the back row.
This led to Xia Xue and Xia Junjie fiercely competing for the right to sit with Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.
Xia Nuannuan, not wanting them to disturb the other patrons, displayed her commanding elder sister demeanor and directly ordered them to the front row, while she pulled Xia Yaxin to sit in the back.
As soon as they were seated, the movie on the big screen began.
Xia Nuannuan handed the popcorn to Xia Yaxin beside her, then opened the small bag she had brought and took out some snacks to give to the two in the front row.
“Here, Junjie, Xiao Xue, have some snacks, and no more arguing!”
“I wasn’t thinking of arguing with him.”
Xia Xue took a bag of beef jerky and gave Xia Junjie a glare.
“Who wants to argue with you? I was talking to brother-in-law, why did you butt in!”
“You were complaining just now.”
“I wasn’t!”
“You were, you were!”
“Both of you shut up and be quiet!”
Xia Nuannuan frowned and scolded them.
The two obediently closed their mouths, snorted, and turned their heads to eat their snacks.
Xia Nuannuan leaned back against her chair, massaging her temples with a headache.
“Big Sister Nuannuan, here, have some cola!”
Qin Tian picked up a cup of cola from the armrest and handed it to her with a chuckle.
Xia Nuannuan took the cup and gave him a glare.
“What big sister? They’re both your little flatterers now, okay!”
“It’s just that your brother-in-law is too charming.”
Qin Tian said merrily.
Xia Yaxin, sitting on Xia Nuannuan’s other side, covered her mouth with her hand and giggled.
This movie directed by Master Xing was indeed very exciting, and soon everyone’s attention was focused on the screen. The absurdly funny plot and lines frequently drew bursts of laughter from the audience in the screening hall.
Xia Xue and Xia Junjie, these two little flatterers, were also engrossed in the movie, naturally losing the inclination to continue their squabbling.
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After watching three movies in a row, everyone, still reluctant to leave, prepared to head home.
Thanks to the snacks brought by Xia Nuannuan, none of them felt hungry.
By the time they walked out of the mall, it was already past eight in the evening, and it had completely gotten dark.
Seeing a spicy hot pot restaurant open next to the mall, they went in, picked some dishes, and after eating their fill, Qin Tian drove them home.
The temperature outside was low at night, so Qin Tian drove the car directly into the residential complex.
“Alright, let’s go back!”
After parking the car, Qin Tian turned to them and said with a smile.
“Brother-in-law, tomorrow we’re going to Grandma and Grandpa’s to pay our respects. After we come back, let’s finish watching the rest of the movies!”
Xia Xue suggested with a smile.
“I agree!!”
Xia Junjie immediately echoed loudly.
“We’ll talk about it tomorrow. Don’t worry, we’ll have time to watch them!”
Qin Tian said with a smile.
After that, the three children got out of the car first.
“Brother, then we’ll be going back. Drive carefully.”
Xia Nuannuan instructed.
“Okay!”
Qin Tian replied and asked, “Are you going back to Yucheng tomorrow?”
Xia Nuannuan’s maternal grandparents were not in Yucheng, but in a city adjacent to Jiangcheng, quite far away.
“I don’t know. Usually, we stay at Grandma’s for one day and return on the third day of the Lunar New Year.”
Xia Nuannuan replied.
“Alright!”
Qin Tian nodded.
“Then I’m leaving, bye!”
“Bye! Sleep early!”
“Mm, you too, Brother!”
After saying their goodbyes, Xia Nuannuan opened the car door and got out.
After watching them go inside, he turned the car around, left the complex, and drove home.
The lights in the main hall were on, but the room door was closed, and there was no sound from the television. His mother had probably already gone to sleep.
They had all gotten up early today and were tired after a day of activity.
“Xiao Tian, you’re back?”
His mother’s voice came from the room.
“Mm!”
“Have you eaten? There are still some dumplings in the kitchen.”
“We ate outside. Don’t worry about it, go back to sleep!”
“Okay, you get some sleep too, you have to get up early tomorrow.”
“Got it!”