Chapter 350 Mary Sue's Sister-in-law (5)
Ning Shichu and Xi Ciming went to the Xi family's old house to attend the family gathering once a month. Xi Ciming has a younger brother and a younger sister. His younger brother loves freedom and is unrestrained by nature. He did not go to work for the Xi family's company, but traveled around the world as a freelance photographer. His younger sister studied abroad. Naturally, the two of them could not attend the monthly family gathering. Therefore, in fact, only Xi Ciming and Ning Shichu went to the old house to see Xi's father and mother once a month.
"You're back?" Xi's mother said with a smile when she saw the two of them coming in arm in arm. She was a typical wealthy lady, her every move was elegant and noble, her face and figure were well maintained, a sixty-year-old looked like she was around forty.
Because Ning Shichu and Xi Ciming were in a family marriage and the two families were well matched, she was quite satisfied with her daughter-in-law. The only thing she was not satisfied with was that Ning Shichu had shown no signs of pregnancy after a year of marriage.
In a wealthy family like theirs, having children is always a woman's most important task, but Xi's mother considers herself a well-educated person and will not openly urge her son and daughter-in-law to have children, but will only hint at them indirectly.
But Ning Shichu pretended not to hear these hints. She was not a baby-giving machine. She would not execute the next instruction to give birth without hesitation. She would only give birth if she wanted to. If she didn't want to, then it would be impossible.
"Ci Ming, are you busy at work recently? Well, it's useless for me to ask you this. I should ask you whether you have had a regular rest recently. Don't take advantage of your youth and good health to waste your time. There is no end to work. You should learn to arrange your time reasonably and don't push yourself too much..." Xi's father obviously knew that his eldest son was a workaholic, so he couldn't help but persuade him.
"That's right, don't just focus on your career, you have to take care of your family! Set aside some time to accompany your wife. You just leave her aside and ignore her. How can that be?" Xi's mother couldn't help but say. She didn't care whether her son accompanied his daughter-in-law or not. She only cared that if her son didn't stay with his daughter-in-law, then her grandchildren would be nowhere in sight.
Ning Shichu sat there drinking tea like an outsider, listening to Xi's father and mother lecturing Xi Ciming.
Xi Ciming was so annoyed by his parents' words that his head was about to explode, but he couldn't resist. After all, it was all for his own good, and he couldn't help but be ungrateful.
He originally thought that he would be lectured and his wife would be with him, and would definitely be impatient. However, when he looked at Ning Shichu, he saw that her eyes were unfocused and her look was blurry. He instantly laughed out of anger. It turned out that this woman was in a daze.
Just when Xi Ciming wanted to pull Ning Shichu in to "share the good and the bad", Ning Shichu's cell phone suddenly rang.
"Mom and Dad, I'm going to answer a call first." Ning Shichu picked up the phone and said to Mr. and Mrs. Xi.
"Go." Xi's mother nodded.
Ning Shichu answered the phone and walked into the garden.
"Shichu! Have you seen the trending searches? Is it true that Jiang Lingling and Xi Ciming are dating?" The one who called Ning Shichu was the original owner's fake sister Hong Yunyun.
"Jiang Lingling and Xi Ciming are dating?" Ning Shichu was puzzled. "When did they date?" Did Xi Ciming cheat on her? That was perfect. She could ask for a big divorce settlement and become a free and easy rich woman.
"Ah, you don't know?" Hong Yunyun spoke with pity and sympathy in her tone. "Then you should go to Weibo's hot searches and take a look. The high-definition photos are out. Your husband even put a coat on Jiang Lingling. They look so intimate... Oh, don't think too much about it. Maybe it's a misunderstanding." She didn't even believe the last sentence herself.
Ning Shichu didn't feel shocked or unbelievable about her husband's cheating. After all, she didn't have any feelings for Xi Ciming, so she was very calm and said to Hong Yunyun, "Then I'll go and take a look first, and I won't tell you."
"Okay, go and see it, and try to be more positive." Hong Yunyun comforted.
Ning Shichu hung up the phone and went on Weibo, where he saw the "explosive" trending search - Jiang Lingling's mysterious boyfriend, suspected to be a son of a wealthy family.
Ning Shichu clicked on it and saw that there were indeed high-definition photos. Although the eyes of the rich young man were blurred, people who knew him could easily recognize him. Ning Shichu naturally realized that this was really Xi Ciming himself.
In the photo, the two of them seemed to be in a high-end restaurant. Jiang Lingling was wearing an extremely cool halter dress. She raised her head and said something to Xi Ciming with a smile, while Xi Ciming was holding a suit jacket in his hand and was about to put it on Jiang Lingling.
Tsk tsk, this scene is so tender and considerate, they are even looking at each other. You can see their deep love just from the photo. Ning Shichu raised her eyebrows. She thought Xi Ciming was a rigid and boring man, but she didn't expect that his romance and compassion were used on other women, and he would not even bother to use them on himself.
Jiang Lingling is a talented female star who has been in the limelight in the past two years. She is beautiful and intelligent. All the TV series she has starred in have been hits. She has also filmed many commercials and is the dream lover of countless boys. Weibo's hot searches are like hers, and she always appears on the hot searches list two or three times a week.
Previously she said that she was not considering a relationship for the time being, but this time she was photographed dating a handsome wealthy man, and naturally it became a hot topic.
Ning Shichu took a rough look and found that the news described Jiang Lingling and Xi Ciming as a romantic relationship between a female star and a wealthy young man. It also used positive words full of blessings such as sweet interaction, talented man and beautiful woman, and a perfect match. It was obvious that they were very optimistic about their relationship and were guessing when Jiang Lingling would marry into a wealthy family.
Because the original owner and Xi Ciming got married in a low-key manner, no one outside the business circle knew about it, so the author who broke the news thought that Xi Ciming was still single.
Ning Shichu returned to the living room with his cell phone. Father Xi was gone, probably having returned to the study, while Mother Xi was still talking to Xi Ciming.
Ning Shichu walked over and handed the phone to Xi Ciming, asking him to see the hot search content on the phone interface. He said, "Although entertainment news is not very credible nowadays, I still want to hear your explanation."
"What entertainment news?" Xi's mother asked in confusion after hearing Ning Shichu's words, while Xi Ciming frowned, took out his mobile phone, and looked at the hot searches with a serious face.
Ning Shichu said to Xi's mother, "The entertainment news said that Ci Ming was dating a female star, and there were high-definition photos. It was indeed quite ambiguous, so I wanted to ask him what the truth was."
Xi's mother's face suddenly turned cold, and she said unhappily, "Those female stars in the entertainment industry love to make these scandals. They spread rumors all day long about eating with this man and shopping with that man. It's all fake! Shi Chu, don't misunderstand Ci Ming. Don't you know what kind of person he is? He can't possibly date a female star!"
(End of this chapter)
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