Hearing all that made Nian Xiâs ears numb.
She knew that would happen.
Ever since she broke up with Feng Ji Chuan and Nian Junting got married and had a kid, the whole family had their eyes on her.
But why was everyone complimenting Jiang Yuning? They made it sound as if she wasnât good enough for him.
Those were her families, not his.
She turned to Jiang Yuning. Surprisingly, under the gaze of so many people, he was not nervous at all.
She couldnât tell if his composure was due to insensitivity or to being used to occasions like this.
âI know you.â Nian Qingyun who had met Jiang Yuning came out of the crowd, looked at Jiang Yuning in a complicated way and said, âWhy are you two together again?â
âHave you two already met?â Hearing his words, Murong Cheng immediately looked at him with great interest. âWhy didnât I know that Nian Xi has such a good-looking guy in her life? No wonder she called the boys I introduced her to ugly.â
âHe is Jiang Yuning, a physicist,â said Nian Qingyun unhappily. âThe one who caused a scene in France last year.â
âOh, him.â Murong Cheng figured it out. She remembered trying to talk her daughter into giving up on being with the boy. She even bought Nian Xi a dog for that purpose. The dogâs name was Jiang-jiang.
âA scientist,â said Grandma Nian, nodding delightedly. âIâm surprised our Xi is with a scientist. Good, good. Our ancestors must have been blessing the Nian Family. Weâve never raised a scientist yet.â
Nian Junlei clucked his tongue and said, âHe doesnât look like a scientist. Xi, I thought all scientists spend their lives in labs without knowing about the outside world.â
Nian Xi kept her thoughts to herself. Why is my family acting this way?
âWhat are you talking about?â Nian Qingyun wasnât so happy. âWhy do you make it sound like Xi is worse than a scientist? She is an ordinary police officer, yes. But she works so hard to serve the people. Her job is full of difficulties. From small things like finding lost cats to big things like solving tough murder cases. Everything sheâs done is good. Not to mention her good looks and great body. I can tell you, you wonât find a better rich girl in this city.â
Nian Xi nodded.
She deeply agreed with her father.
âMind your language.â Grandpa Nian furrowed his brows and reminded the others. âThe Feng Family is here. Theyâre looking at us.â
âOh, yeah, yeah.â His words reminded Grandma Nian. After all, the Nian and Feng families have been friends for many years. âXi,â said Grandma Nian. âIntroduce us to Jiang. He looks confused.â
âHeâs always like this,â said Nian Qingyun blandly.
âHow can you say that?â Grandma Nian said to him. âShow some respect to the scientist. This is the first time that I, your mother, am seeing a living scientist.â
âLike youâve seen a dead scientist?â Nian Qingyung quipped.
âYeah. Iâve seen them in textbooks.â
The others didnât know how to respond to that.
Nian Xi glanced at the confused Jiang Yuning, then started introducing him to her family.
âThis is my grandmother.â
âGrandma, nice to meet you.â Jiang Yuning hurriedly greeted Grandma Nian with a gentle voice.
âThis is my grandfather.â
âGrandpa, nice to meet you.â
Nian Xi introduced every member of her family, from the oldest to the youngest.
Nian Qingyun remembered what happened when he saw Jiang Yuning last time, so when Nian Xi introduced him, he hurriedly said to Jiang Yuning, âDonât call me father. Iâm not your father.â
Jiang Yuning blinked his eyes and said, âYou are surely not my father now. Xi and I havenât gotten married yet. Uncle Nian, good to see you.â
The others burst out laughing. âUncle, Iâm so surprised you want him to call you father already,â said Nian Junlei.