Chapter 1053 You're tattling, you're being naughty

Xia Ningxi was somewhat speechless. She didn't say anything, but the dinner was not good at all.

As she left, her colleagues couldn't help but tease her: "You haven't finished all this research, and you're already planning to have a baby?"

Brian: "It's not impossible, but the things we've been researching lately have a significant impact on the body. Even if you want to have a child, you should prepare for pregnancy for at least six months, otherwise you're more likely to give birth to a deformed child."

Tang En: "You're overthinking it. She and Ling Xiao have no feelings for each other at all, and it's impossible for them to have a child."

Brian: "The Ling family is already here, there's no escaping it."

This sentence silenced Xia Ningxi. She said, "Is it possible that their thoughts don't represent Ling Xiao's thoughts?"

“Impossible. You’re so outstanding, I even wanted to have a child with you to keep you here,” Tang En immediately added.

Everyone burst into laughter: "Were you even born to say such things?"

Don: "Can't give birth."

Everyone continued to laugh at him, saying, "You've had too much to drink."

Tang En wasn't actually drunk; he remained perfectly sober. He knew how outstanding Xia Ningxi was, and that many people coveted her. That was precisely why the Ling family valued Xia Ningxi so highly.

But this emphasis is not true liking.

Everyone went home in small groups, except for Tang En, who drove Xia Ningxi home.

Upon arriving at their doorstep, Tang En stopped the car and said to Xia Ningxi with a serious expression, "Our cooperation with the Ling family is almost over. After that, we can consider where the laboratory should expand next. You can stay in China or return to Desla. If you want to stay, we'll stay; if you want to go back, we'll go back."

He can make Xia Ningxi the main focus.

Xia Ningxi said, "You shouldn't put me at the center. I think you should consider the development of the group."

“It doesn’t matter to me where I am, the main thing is that I want to stay in a place that’s convenient for you to work,” Don replied.

Xia Ningxi understood, but did not immediately give Tang En an answer.

The villa was very large, and Xia Ningxi had been living quite well in Lingcheng during this time. Although some people occasionally came to harass her, they were mostly stopped by the bodyguards.

Strictly speaking, China's development prospects are actually much better than those abroad. China has a large population and abundant resources, and people like them need constant training to make progress.

In terms of research, Tang En has also gained access to overseas resources, and now he can also make use of many domestic research resources. In fact, Tang En is well aware that staying in China is a good thing for the entire team.

However, given the current situation, it is not appropriate for Don to make any decisions.

For Tang En, as long as Xia Ningxi is comfortable, he doesn't care where the laboratory is moved.

Since the two sides couldn't reach a conclusion on this matter, Tang En simply gave Xia Ningxi time to think it over.

Xia Ningxi said goodbye to him.

For the next few days, Xia Ningxi locked herself in the laboratory and focused on her research.

Xia Ningxi ignored whatever the people outside were saying.

Ling Xiao didn't interfere with Xia Ningxi's work and handled the outside news properly, so that no media reporters bothered her.

However, the Xia family did not want Xia Ningxi to be so comfortable. They secretly came to see Xia Ningxi several times behind Huo Nanxiao's back and even got into a conflict with the gatekeeper.

Xia Luoluo was probably getting angrier the more she thought about it, and in the end she abandoned the child at Xia Ningxi's doorstep.

When the triplets came home from school, they saw the little one lying in the flowerbed and immediately called the police. That night, Xia Luoluo was arrested.

Fearing imprisonment, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and take the children home to raise them. However, thinking about everything the three children had done, Xia Luoluo became angry again and made many phone calls to Xia Ningxi, all of which were filled with offensive language that insulted her ancestors.

Xia Ningxi immediately put her phone on silent so she could work with peace of mind.

After spending a week in the lab finishing her work, Xia Ningxi finally dawdled and went home.

She's been away from home these past few days, and Xia Jingcheng has been staying home taking care of the children. At first, the three little ones were willing to play with Xia Jingcheng, but after a while, they preferred to talk to the fish in the pond rather than play with her.

Xia Jingcheng was also very annoyed, staring at the three little ones fishing in the garden.

A small pond was built under the artificial hill, and many small fish were raised in it.

Huo Nanxiao originally wanted to keep some ornamental fish for the children to feed and play with, but Chu Chu insisted that keeping such things was a waste of money, so she switched to other fish that could be eaten.

Chu Chu was very enthusiastic about feeding the fish every day. When she was hungry, she would catch a fish and cook it for Xia Jingcheng.

Xia Jingcheng could have prepared dinner much earlier tonight, but Chu Chu insisted on having fish soup and wouldn't let him buy fish outside, insisting on catching it herself.

It's already dark, and Chu Chu hasn't caught a single fish yet.

The whole family went hungry.

Seeing Xia Ningxi return, Xia Jingcheng's tense face finally relaxed a bit. He said, "Try to persuade Chuchu. She won't eat if she can't catch fish."

Chu Chu sulked: "Who says I can't do it? Just wait a little longer, I'm sure I can!"

Xia Jingcheng: "It's been three hours already."

Chu Chu retorted, "Others didn't catch a single fish all day and didn't say anything. I just couldn't catch anything in my own fishpond for three hours and my uncle got angry. You don't love me."

Xia Jingcheng was both amused and exasperated: "How could I not love you? Is it possible that everyone is going hungry just to wait for you, this fish?"

"You can eat first if you're hungry, anyway, I'm sure I can catch some fish." Chu Chu had a strange confidence in herself.

Xia Jingcheng glanced at his two older brothers, who were also messing around nearby. Their stomachs were growling loudly, but they didn't want to go back for dinner. He didn't know what was so fun about fishing that could make three children refuse to eat.

Xia Jingcheng had no choice but to leave it to Xia Ningxi to handle: "You take care of it yourself."

Xia Ningxi walked over, glanced at Chu Chu's little fishing rod, said nothing, went home, took out a net and started scooping at the pond. In no time, she had caught a fish and handed it to Chu Chu: "Here you go, you want to drink fish soup, right?"

"Yes!" Chu Chu's eyes lit up, her face full of admiration: "Mommy is so amazing! Mommy is even more amazing than Uncle! Why didn't Uncle think of using a net to catch fish?"

Xia Jingcheng was both amused and exasperated. Was it that he didn't want to? It was clearly the little girl who wouldn't allow it.

This little guy changes his mind really fast!

Holding the fish, Xia Jingcheng went into the kitchen. The cook hadn't finished get off work yet, so he smacked the fish head and cleaned it up in no time to make fish soup.

Chu Chu sat patiently at the dining table, her beautiful eyes wide open.

Xia Jingcheng didn't want the little guy to go hungry, so he heated up the other dishes and brought them out.

Chu Chu didn't eat anything, just waiting for her fish.

Xia Jingcheng said to Qi Yao, "It's a good thing you're back, otherwise Chu Chu wouldn't have eaten tonight."

Xia Ningxi smiled gently: "Chu Chu is very well-behaved."

“That’s right! Uncle loves to tattle, he’s naughty.” Chu Chu pouted.