"Alright, Xixi, it's getting late, you should get some rest."
Nan Hua, who had been sparring with her all night, saw that the person in front of him was still energetic and could only be the one to suggest an early rest.
Qiu Xi lowered her head and tapped her phone. "Huh? It's already this late!"
She felt like she had only been practicing for a while, and she didn't expect it to be almost 11 o'clock.
"So you should rest, you have an exam tomorrow."
If this little girl didn't go to sleep, he would fall asleep himself.
"Okay, then I'll pack up and go to bed."
"Mhm."
...
The next day, at noon.
Seeing that it was almost time, Nan Hua checked out of the hotel and waited outside the exam venue with his things for people to come out.
"Nan Hua~"
The advantage of having a handsome boyfriend was that as soon as Qiu Xi walked out, her eyes scanned and found him.
Nan Hua reached out and caught her as she lunged forward. "Be careful."
"How do you think it went?"
"It was okay, I think there shouldn't be any major problems."
Qiu Xi thought about her performance just now and felt that she had done quite well.
Nan Hua smiled when he heard this. "Since that's the case, let me take you out for a good meal."
He didn't doubt for a moment that his girl couldn't handle it; after all, she was a top student.
"Okay~ Let's go!"
She had woken up early in the morning and only had a small piece of bread for breakfast. Coming out now, she felt her stomach was empty.
The couple, who hadn't gone on a date in a while, drove to the cinema after eating.
"Such a comedy, and you're not taking it seriously!"
As soon as the cinema lights turned on, Qiu Xi scurried out.
She had initially thought that since the exam was over, they should watch a comedy to cheer up.
But she didn't know where Nan Hua had learned it, as he was moving around in the dark!
It was a good thing no one could see, otherwise, she might have really considered living in outer space.
"Xixi, don't be angry anymore, okay?"
"Yuck~"
Qiu Xi touched her smooth arm. "Hurry up and be serious!"
Nan Hua also knew how to bargain. "Then you don't get angry."
"I'm not angry!"
Qiu Xi was indeed not angry, just a little embarrassed.
"Okay, then let's get ready to go home now."
Seeing that the girl was really not angry, Nan Hua breathed a sigh of relief and then said.
"Mhm, let's go back."
The two had agreed before coming that they would go to Nan's house for dinner tonight and also to see Qiu Xi's master and Grandma Li.
"Ah Hua, should we buy something to bring back?"
"No need, we have everything at home. Your presence is enough."
His status at home now was truly that of a "younger sibling."
Qiu Xi didn't dwell on it much. "Okay, let's go back directly then."
Thinking about Nan's family, they indeed didn't need these things.
It was more important for the two of them to go back quickly and spend more time chatting.
"Mhm."
As expected of Nan Hua's "younger sibling" status in the Nan family, as soon as the two entered the door, the family members acted as if they hadn't seen him and greeted Qiu Xi ahead as they walked in.
"Little Xi, you haven't come for so long, Auntie can't find anyone to go shopping with."
As soon as Chu Sheng saw her, she pulled her over and made her sit on the sofa to chat.
"Little Xi is here, come and play a game of chess with Grandpa."
Grandpa Nan, who was sitting in the living room with nothing to do, became excited as soon as he saw her.
Nan Hua watched with wide eyes, puzzled. "..."
He had grown so big, yet he had never received this kind of treatment.
"Little Xi, are you hungry? Auntie will ask someone to prepare something for you."
Chu Sheng said and prepared to get up to call someone.
"Aunt Chu, no need, we already ate outside and came back."
"We just happened to have nothing to do this afternoon, so we came back to visit."
"Okay~"
When Chu Sheng heard this, she became even happier.
"Little Xi, the local specialties you had Ah Hua bring back last time, where did you get them?"
"That was when I was going home with my roommates, it was from her hometown."
"What's wrong? Did Auntie not like the taste?"
Hearing Aunt Chu ask, Qiu Xi remembered the matter.
It had been more than half a month since she returned to school, and Qiu Xi had been busy and hadn't called home. She thought the things sent home should have arrived by now.
It was also because Aunt Qiu was busy, and Father Qiu and her grandparents didn't often trouble their daughter.
Last semester, they used to chat every Monday when they had time.
They also chatted at the beginning of this semester, but later they found out that their youngest daughter was very busy, so the family called less often.
Qiu Xi thought about it now, and it seemed like they were not paying enough attention.
She would call home tonight to check in!
"Auntie, they were perfect for our taste. That little bit wasn't enough for your Grandpa Nan to eat."
"So Auntie wanted to ask you, but since it was sent by a friend, then forget it."
The old man had been in the same unit, what hadn't he experienced?
As he got older, he loved these local specialties even more, and he liked them a lot. The taste was also very good.
"Auntie, it's okay. I'm likely going again during the summer vacation. I'll ask you about it again then."
Many of the things she brought back for her master and the Nan family last time were exchanged by Qiu Xi and her three roommates while they were hanging out in the village. It seemed a bit inappropriate to bother Uncle Shen and Aunt Hu with this now.
Thinking that the matter of the flower field should also have a result by then, she decided to ask about it herself when she visited during the summer vacation.
Chu Sheng's eyes crinkled into a smile when she heard this. "Okay~ Then I'll trouble you, Little Xi."
As expected, it was the young girl who was considerate!
"Alright, alright, Xi, hurry up and play a game with me. I'm so bored."
Seeing that they seemed to have finished their conversation, Grandpa Nan directly interjected.
Qiu Xi looked up at Grandpa Nan, then turned back to Aunt Chu and asked, "Aunt Chu, then me?"
Chu Sheng nodded. "Go ahead, I'll chat with Ah Hua."
Then she smiled and watched the old and young one walk away.
She had no choice but to nod, otherwise, her father-in-law might complain incessantly.
Thinking this, Chu Sheng looked up and glared at her son sitting beside her. "Why can't you play chess!"
Even if he couldn't play chess, he wasn't even interested in going shopping with her, an old mother.
"..."
Nan Hua looked at his mother's look of disappointment and helplessness.
His grandfather's talent hadn't been passed down to him. What he knew were mostly games like Gomoku, chess, and checkers.
He knew what his grandfather played, but he only knew the basics. His grandfather had seen through him before he grew up, let alone now. He was completely looked down upon.
So, it wasn't that he didn't want to play, but that his grandfather didn't think much of him!
Growing up, the only thing his grandfather thought he was capable of was practicing martial arts and practicing Tai Chi.
As for martial arts, after he had mastered them, his grandfather was no match for him, let alone now when he was so old.
As for Tai Chi, he used to be able to accompany him. But after Xixi accompanied him for a while when school started, his grandfather didn't think highly of him.
He said he was restless...
In any case, he didn't see where he was restless...
"Forget it, forget it, I'll go upstairs and have a look myself."
This main character account seemed useless.
When would Little Xi give her a mini account...
"..."
Seeing his mother go upstairs with a worried look, he was left alone to stare blankly at the air.
Nan Hua felt extremely bored. Why did he agree to come back yesterday!
Wouldn't it be more comfortable to spend more time outside with Xixi!