Their voices were not soft, so Xu Weiran could naturally hear them. He looked up and said to the crowd, "Don’t make jokes. This is Ali’s niece, she’s here to participate in a social practice."
"So it’s Ali’s niece, she indeed resembles that kid in good looks. It’s rare we meet; would you like to join us for some fun, little niece?"
"Yeah, yeah! Later, Ran can show you around the area; he’s more familiar with this place than we are."
"No..." Ning An was about to decline, but Tang Dou beside her tugged at her sleeve eagerly, signaling with her excited eyes, "Agree with them, quick agree with them!"
Aw, her barbecue was coming right up.
Ning An said with helpless eyes, "Isn’t that a bit much? Wouldn’t I be bothering everyone too much?"
"Not at all, not at all, the more the merrier, come on, sit down..." everyone called out warmly.
"Then we won’t stand on ceremony," Ning An said, pulling Tang Dou to sit down, and started to get chummy with everyone. "Are you all colleagues of my Young Uncle? Then can you tell me about my Young Uncle’s work at the research institute?"
"Of course, your Young Uncle was born for research, he’s simply made for science. But his personality is just too cold, like today, we invited him with all our might, but he wouldn’t come with us no matter what..."
"Yes, yes, it’s a pity that kid has such good looks. So many young girls at the research institute like him, yet he doesn’t seem moved by them at all."
"Speaking of which, at our research institute, only Ran is a bit more popular than your Young Uncle."
Ning An looked toward Xu Weiran’s direction, "So you mean there are also many young girls at the research institute who like him?"
"Of course, there are so few young girls at our research institute, they almost all flock around those two. And yet, these two guys just don’t get it, completely wasting the girls’ feelings."
Xu Weiran interrupted everyone, "Okay, she was asking about her Young Uncle, why are you talking about me..."
"We’re just curious, you know? With so many young girls at the research institute who you guys don’t fancy, what kind of girl do you actually like?"
"Yeah, yeah?" Tang Dou also nodded in agreement, her eyes shining as she looked in Xu Weiran’s direction.
Xu Weiran shrugged his shoulders, "Isn’t it because I haven’t met the one I like? When I do, I’ll naturally know!"
"What does that mean?" someone didn’t catch on immediately.
The person beside them explained, "Can’t you understand that? It means that the type doesn’t matter, as long as there’s mutual attraction."
The first person had an epiphany: "I get it; he’s looking for love at first sight."
A group of people teased in amusement.
Ning An had thought researchers would be more serious, but after interacting with them, she realized that everyone was quite humorous. Moreover, they were knowledgeable and well-spoken, so Ning An and Tang Dou didn’t feel bored at all sitting with them.
On the contrary, the more they talked, the merrier they felt.
Especially Tang Dou, who got along with everyone in no time. She was calling everyone uncle or old man, and had the whole group of research gents laughing merrily.
After sitting together and chatting for a while, Xu Weiran turned to Ning An, "Do you want me to show you around? The scenery here is quite nice."
Upon hearing this, Tang Dou immediately said, "You take An’an; I’ll stay here and chat with the uncles longer." Joking apart, what’s so interesting about the scenery? She wanted to stay for the barbecue.