Jiang Yuning nodded his head and shook his hand.
Bonny waited a while but Jiang Yuning never said anything in reply.
Uncle Han quickly explained in English saying, âMr. Jiang doesnât like to speak.â
Bonny was stunned for a while but decided that he had to interact with Mr. Jiang as if he was a mute.
However, he wasnât surprised. Many of his fellow scientists liked to stay in their laboratories without much contact with the outside world. They slowly developed an anti-social personality.
Of course, other physicists werenât that good at science, but superb at socializing, rising in the ranks. He was one of those scientists.
He wasnât displeased at the fact that Jiang Yuning was a mute; he would find an opportunity later on to humiliate him.
âThis is... Mr. Jiangâs girlfriend, I presume?â Bonny looked over at Nian Xi, his eyes lighting up. Nian Xi wasnât the typical girl-next-door Chinese girl. She almost looked handsome and appealed to the Westernerâs beauty standards.
Before Nian Xi spoke, Jiang Yuning frowned and pulled her to stand behind him. Bonny was stunned and laughed. âMr. Jiang. You are really protective over your girlfriend I see.â
Jiang Yuning nodded his head.
A few more researchers were entering the event hall and Bonny walked over to greet them. Jiang Yuning wasnât good at socializing. He was young and hardly been to these sorts of events before. Most of the other attendees were standing around in circles talking to each other but he was the only one standing alone.
After about five minutes, a Chinese physicist approached him. He looked like he was over sixty years old and his hair was white. âYuning. I didnât expect you to be the one attending this time.â
Jiang Yuning bowed to the man respectfully. âProfessor Wang...â
Professor Wang was stunned and he burst out into a light chuckle. âYouâre different now that you have a girlfriend. It was so difficult for you to speak a word in the past. You were always holding onto a notepad and a pen. Aiyo, that really gave me a headache. It made me afraid to talk to you.â
Nian Xi couldnât help but laugh. She could imagine how he spoke before. âProfessor Wang, hello, I...â
âMiss Nian really changed Mr. Jiang in many ways.â Uncle Han interrupted her saying, âOnly she could confiscate Mr. Jiangâs little notepad and force him to talk.â
âImpressive.â Professor Wang gave her a thumbs up. âI always thought this chap was going to stay single for the rest of his life. I didnât expect anyone to fall in love with him. Treasure him. Although Yuning doesnât talk much and is a little eccentric, he is a good lad.â
Nian Xi reacted quickly to Uncle Hanâs cue saying, âI will. Yuning is very innocent and adorable.â
âYou know him well.â Professor Wang smiled. âOh right, Yuning. I havenât heard from you for two years. What have you been up to?â
Uncle Han said apologetically, âMr. Jiang was really burnt out from an experiment he was doing. He went back to his hometown to recuperate for about a year. He has been working at Xia City this year and he will be a visiting professor at the Xia Cityâs Technological Institute Department of Physics next year.â
Professor Wang was shocked. âHow can you be a lecturing professor if you donât enjoy talking?â
Jiang Yuning wrote on his notepad, âThings will work out eventually.â
â...â
Nian Xi held herself back from laughing; this guy had good language skills.
âAll right then. Iâll come down to support you when the time comes,â Professor Wang said enthusiastically. He looked over at the group of Westerners gathered in a circle. âThese bunch of European bastards. They only know how to suck up to Christian from America. To be honest, our technology isnât far from the U.S now. Yuning, with your talent and gift in physics, you might even be better than Christian.â
Jiang Yuning nodded his head and wrote, âChristian is older than me by forty years. We should respect the elderly and dote on the young.â