Chapter 354 Mary Sue's Sister-in-law (9)
Ning Shichu secured several draft spots for his subordinates. This was an opportunity for them to advance themselves. If they still didn't work hard, then Ning Shichu could only be a cold-blooded boss.
Ever since Xi Ciming had a scandal with Jiang Lingling, he has returned home more frequently. Of course, he still leaves early and comes back late, and if you want to meet him, you have to make an appointment in advance. Ning Shichu sometimes feels that she is just Xi Ciming's roommate, not his wife. It is amazing that a couple can achieve this.
However, her relationship with Xi Ciming was lukewarm, but the relationship between her step-brother Ning Zhiyi and Chang Jiaer was developing rapidly. Ning Shichu didn't know about it at first, but Ning's mother didn't know what was going on. She was very aware of the development of Ning Zhiyi and Cinderella's relationship and often reported it to Ning Shichu. After reporting, she would sigh a few times, worried that her simple son would be deceived by the vain and scheming Cinderella.
Ning Shichu: ...
"Mom, you don't have to worry too much about your brother. He's already in his twenties, not a three-year-old kid anymore. He helps dad run such a big company, he's smart and capable, why would you worry about him being cheated by a girl? It's okay for him to cheat on a girl, right?"
Ning Shichu couldn't help but say this. As parents, they always have a filter when looking at their children. They think that their children are the purest, most beautiful and most easily deceived. Ning's mother is like this. It is obvious that her son is entangled with the poor and unyielding girl, but she insists that it is the poor girl who is greedy and vain and entangled with her son.
"How can you, as an elder sister, think like this about your brother? Your brother has never had a girlfriend in his life. He has never met other girls, so it is easy for him to be fascinated by scheming girls. This time, he was dazzled by a waiter. For that waiter, he was late and left early!" Ning's mother's voice, which was always gentle, couldn't help but become sharp when she talked about Chang Jiaer.
Ning Shichu reminded her, "Mom, don't be angry. That girl is just a part-time waitress. She is a serious college student...Also, it's too early for you to worry that your brother is obsessed with her. Maybe he will get tired of her soon. It's normal for young people nowadays to fall in love a few times. This girlfriend may break up with him automatically before long."
In fact, no, Ning Zhiyi is destined to be entangled with Chang Jiaer, but this does not prevent Ning Shichu from using these words to fool Ning's mother.
"I see that your brother is very attached to Chang Jiaer and they are very close to each other, so it's unlikely that they will break up. I'm just afraid that your brother will get carried away and marry that woman." Ning's mother said.
Ning Shichu said: "No, Chang Jiaer hasn't graduated from college yet, it's impossible for her to get married so soon."
Mother Ning complained a few more times before revealing her purpose: "Why don't you go and persuade your brother? He might listen to your advice."
Ning Shichu sneered in her heart after hearing her words. Here he comes, and starts to use her as a knife again. But she is not the daughter of the original owner whose eyes are blinded by family affection. It is none of her business whether Ning Zhiyi falls in love with anyone. Why should she care? It is obviously Ning's mother who cares about it. She has to push others to lead the charge for her, and hide herself behind.
"Mom, I don't want to persuade him. My brother is an adult. It is his freedom to date whomever he wants. Why should I persuade him?
Don't tell me about the matter of being well-matched. The person I'm marrying is well-matched with our family, but my husband goes out early and comes back late all day, and we hardly say a word to each other all day. The relationship is so dull that it's almost the same as having no husband. I have to endure this marriage without feelings, but I will never persuade my brother to suffer the same way.
"Mom, do you want to see your brother marry a wife who has no feelings for you and become a resentful couple? Your brother will resent you in the future, and I don't want to be the one he resents in the end." Ning Shichu said very bluntly.
Ning's mother was speechless. She naturally knew that her daughter and Xi Ciming had no feelings for each other. They had only met a few times and got married for family interests. Now they have been married for more than a year, and the couple's feelings are even weaker than those of ordinary friends. So after Ning Shichu said these words to her, she could no longer let Ning Shichu break up Ning Zhiyi and Chang Jiaer.
But she quickly regained her sanity and said to Ning Shichu, "I don't insist that Zhiyi marry a well-matched lady, but Chang Jiaer's family background is too poor. I heard that her father is a gambler and owes a lot of money, her mother ran away a long time ago, and her brother is sick and has been hospitalized for many years. Tell me, what's the difference between such a family and a hell? If Zhiyi really gets married with her, not only will he not have the help of the Yue family, but he will have a group of people who hold him back. How can this be justified?"
Tsk tsk, this is worthy of the treatment of a Mary Sue heroine. A tragic life experience is standard. But it doesn’t matter, everything will be solved for her in the end by Ning Zhiyi, the male protagonist who falls from the sky. That’s why Ning Shichu, the cannon fodder, doesn’t need to worry about the protagonist.
"Mom, if Zhiyi really likes Chang Jiaer, then these are not a problem, he can solve it. Besides, our family now has me to arrange a marriage, so my brother doesn't need me, right?" Ning Shichu said. After all, it was impossible for her to help Ning's mother persuade Ning Zhiyi. This thankless job should be left to her.
Ning's mother obviously understood what she meant. She sighed and said, "Chu'er, you seem to have changed a lot recently. Didn't you always tell me that if your brother finds a girlfriend in the future, you must like her? Now you don't care who your brother's girlfriend is."
"Mom, because now I understand that after I get married, it doesn't matter whether I like my brother's girlfriend or not. What matters is whether my brother likes her or not. After all, my brother's wife will live with my brother for the rest of her life, not with me, her sister-in-law." Ning Shichu said with a smile, "Mom, they say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As elders, we should stop worrying so much, okay?"
Ning Shichu sent away her mother who wanted to use her as a knife. She was glad that Xi Ciming's brothers and sisters were not in the country. Both Xi's father and mother were reasonable, unlike other wealthy families with complicated interpersonal relationships.
Xi Ciming actually left work before dark that day, which was unprecedented. It was the first time Ning Shichu saw him in the daytime and was shocked: "Why are you going home at this time? Did the company go bankrupt?"
When Xi Ciming heard her words, his face suddenly darkened. He pulled the tie around his neck and said to her, "Don't talk nonsense. Today is your ovulation period."
Ning Shichu's eyes widened immediately. He couldn't believe what he heard and asked to confirm, "What did you just say? Ovulation period? Did I hear it wrong?"
"You heard me right. We've been married for a year and now it's time to have a baby." Xi Ciming said this as if he was talking about what he had eaten today, with a calm face.
(End of this chapter)
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