Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 3: Troubled Birthday (Part )
"Uncle Kang, Aunt Kang."

Just when Kang Qirui finished breakfast and was about to go to the restaurant with his two elders, a woman's voice suddenly came from the door, and he hurried to open the door.

"Hey, it's Sister Wanling, come in quickly."

Standing at the door was a beautiful woman, the daughter of Kang's old neighbor, Mrs. Zhu, Zhu Wanling. Kang Qirui liked her the most in his previous life, but unfortunately she and Kang Qiyao were not destined to be together, and she ended up marrying a mama's boy in Shanghai. Overall, she was not very happy.

"When did Xiaorui come back?" Zhu Wanling asked as she walked into the Kang family's living room. As soon as she entered the living room, she saw Kang Ershou and Wang Yulian coming towards her, and she handed over the medicinal wine she brought.

"Kumber, I don't know how to buy things and I don't know what you like. This is the wine that my colleague in the hospital made himself."

"Don't be so polite, neighbors." Kang Ershou was very happy to receive the medicinal wine. He himself was half a Chinese medicine practitioner and he liked this kind of Chinese medicine wine very much.

Seeing Kang Ershou accept the medicinal wine, Zhu Wanling said apologetically: "Kang Bo, there are many patients in the emergency room today. I have to go back to work and can't go to your birthday party tonight. I wish you good fortune and a long life. I'll leave first."

"How can this be embarrassing? You don't even come to eat the meal." Kang Ershou felt embarrassed when he heard it.

Seeing this, Wang Yulian quickly took out a red envelope and handed it to Zhu Wanling: "Wanling, you should accept this profit." Zhu Wanling couldn't refuse, so she had to accept the red envelope and left the Kang family to go to work.

After Zhu Wanling left, Kang Ershou sighed, "It would be great if such a good girl like Wanling could marry A Yao. That guy doesn't even take the initiative."

"Yes, Wanling has a gentle personality and knows how to take care of people. She will be happy if she can marry Ayao." Wang Yulian also sighed.

Kang Qirui looked at the two elders sighing and couldn't help but say:
"Old Madam Dou, Third Brother has no such intention towards Sister Wanling, and didn't Third Brother promise yesterday to bring a daughter-in-law to you today? You don't have to think about Third Brother and Sister Wanling, but I do have some feelings for Sister Wanling."

Kang Qirui's words shocked the two elders, Zhu Wanling was eight years older than Kang Qirui. Just as they were about to interrogate her, Kang Qirui quickly changed the subject: "Old Dou, let's go out quickly, it's almost 11 o'clock, it would be embarrassing if we are not there when the guests arrive."

Hearing this, the two elders panicked and hurried to the restaurant with Kang Qirui. When they arrived at the restaurant, they saw that many relatives had already arrived. Fortunately, Kang Qizong and Su Miaochan had arrived at the restaurant early in the morning.

As soon as Kang Ershou and his two companions entered the restaurant, they greeted their relatives, and everyone responded. Suddenly, the private room was filled with compliments to Kang Ershou.

"Your family has really good feng shui. You only give birth to sons and no daughters."

"My sons are capable. Some are bosses, some are cadres, and some are college students."

"Thank you for the compliment." Kang Ershou said "modestly" with a smile on his face.

In fact, relatives, friends, and neighbors all know that Kang Ershou is very concerned about his reputation. Today is his birthday, so they deliberately said things to make Kang Ershou happy and make him happy.

Suddenly a relative asked, "Akang, who is this handsome guy?"

Relatives, friends, and neighbors were all very curious when they heard this question. As soon as Kang Ershou and his wife came in, they were very curious about who the elegant young man was following Kang Ershou and his wife.

Kang Ershou introduced with pride: "This is Xiao Rui. Lao Wu just graduated from Gangcheng University yesterday."

"Oh, it's Xiao Rui. I don't recognize him after not seeing him for a few years. He is indeed a college student. You can tell from his appearance that he is well-read."

Kang Qirui had long been the "other people's kid" in the eyes of the Kang family's relatives. He had excellent grades, a high IQ, was polite, never caused trouble, and was loved by everyone. After Kang Qirui greeted everyone, he found Kang Qizong and said, "Second brother, why didn't you see the eldest brother? It's so late."

"Hehe... maybe my girlfriend doesn't want to come, so I'm still trying to coax her!" The second guy smiled with a bit of gloating.
"Second brother, stop joking. The big brothers will definitely bring their girlfriends today. Just wait and see." Kang Qirui rolled his eyes at the second brother. Just as Kang Qizon was about to say something, he saw the door of the private room being pushed open from the outside.

A young woman with a long skirt and short hair, a beautiful face, and two bags in her left and right hands, who looked gentle and virtuous, was pulled in by Kang Qiguang with a somewhat flustered look. Kang Qirui recognized at a glance that this was his future sister-in-law, Chang Xianglan.

"Dad, her name is Xianglan, and she works in the same factory as me."

"It's my coworker. Welcome, welcome." Kang Ershou knew that this was the girlfriend his son had promised to bring back for him to meet, and his face immediately broke into a grin.

"She is a co-worker and also my girlfriend." Big Brother Guang emphasized.

"Okay, okay." Hearing his son's affirmation, Kang Ershou smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. Wang Yulian also stood up to welcome him to show her love and respect for her future daughter-in-law.

"Uncle, this is just a small token of my appreciation. I wish you a happy birthday." Hearing Chang Xianglan speaking Mandarin, Kang Ershou's smile froze on his face. Last night he had repeatedly emphasized the need to speak in unison.

"Boss, take my sister-in-law to sit down." Kang Qirui saw that A Guang and Xiang Lan were stunned by the sudden change in their attitudes, so he quickly came over to help. Then he whispered in Kang Ershou's ear, "Dad, today is your birthday. Don't make it too serious, or you will lose face. If there is anything, let's go back and talk behind closed doors."

Kang Ershou thought what he said made sense, so he asked A Guang and the others to sit down first, thinking about going back to teach Big Brother Guang a lesson.

"Hello, sister-in-law. I am Kang Qirui, the youngest brother of the boss. You can call me Xiaorui or Laowu." Kang Qirui is very satisfied with Chang Xianglan, the future sister-in-law. He really loves the boss and is good to the whole family, so he came to say hello as soon as possible.

"Hello, Xiaorui." When Chang Xianglan heard Kang Qirui calling her sister-in-law, she blushed so much that she couldn't speak.

At this time, someone else came to the door. It was Kang Qiyao who finally came. He said hello and went out again.

When Kang Ershou saw A Yao coming, he asked the waiter to serve the food.

"The fourth brother hasn't come yet." Wang Yulian reminded Kang Ershou.

"Don't worry about that bad guy. He is always late. Let's eat first and don't wait for him." Kang Ershou said while inviting relatives and friends to the table. After everyone was at the table, Kang Qiyao walked in from outside with a beautiful woman.

"Mommy, uncle, this is Sachiko." Kang Qiyao walked over to Kang Ershou and Wang Yulian who stood up to greet them and said, "What do you mean by 'zi'?" Kang Ershou looked confused.

"Uncle, my name is Sachiko. I wish you and your mother a happy birthday. I wish you good fortune, many children and grandchildren, and a long life." Sachiko introduced herself while handing over the red envelope.

Kang Qirui felt bad watching from the side. In his previous life, he felt that Sachiko was very suitable for the third child, and compared with Huang Fei, she was better to her family and more filial to her parents. It was a pity that she went to Japan later. I don't know if I can change her and the third child's fate in this life, and I don't know if they will be happy after changing their fate.

Kang Ershou invited Sachiko to sit down, thinking that in addition to the eldest brother, he would have to deal with the third brother when he got home.

After Sachiko sat down, Kang Qiyao introduced his family to her, starting with the second brother's family who sat next to Sachiko. "This is my second sister-in-law, this is Tianxiuzi, and this is my second brother." "By the way, my second sister-in-law has been to Shencheng before."

When Sachiko heard this, she smiled and said, "Really? Second sister-in-law has been to Shanghai. Shanghai is really fun, with lots of delicious food. There's the Bund, Nanjing Road, and a lot of places to go."

Kang Qi Zong had been staring at Sachiko since she entered the room. Su Miaochan had been dissatisfied for a long time. When he heard Sachiko introducing Shencheng with pride, he said without giving her face that Shencheng just had a few more buildings and it was nothing great.

"Alashen City has always been a good place, and Guangfu has only developed in recent years. In the past, we Shencheng people said going to Guangfu and Yanjing was going to the countryside." Sachiko rolled her eyes and directly retorted.

As soon as these words came out, Kang Ershou directly picked up the large glass of wine in front of him. Fortunately, Wang Yulian stopped him in time and he didn't drink it. He has always been proud of Cantonese people and didn't like outsiders. Now that Cantonese people are said to be from the countryside, he is even more unhappy.

"Uncle, you are the most educated one, a graduate student from Hong Kong. Do you think Guangzhou is a rural area?" The second sister-in-law suddenly asked Kang Qirui, and she deliberately emphasized the words "graduate student from Hong Kong".

Kang Qirui was watching the show on the side. When his second sister-in-law asked him, he wanted to smooth things over, but when he saw his father's dark face and remembered that it was the same dark face he had at his father's birthday party, he changed his mind.

"Guangfu has been an important port city in my country since ancient times. It was the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty. It developed into a world-famous oriental port during the Song Dynasty. It was the only foreign trade port city in the country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is known as the thousand-year-old commercial capital and has always been a place where Chinese and foreign cultures blend. It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that it has only developed in recent years, let alone being a rural city."

Kang Ershou's expression looked better after hearing this, but his second sister-in-law felt that the answer she wanted was not enough and urged her to talk about Shencheng.

"Shanghai was officially opened as a port more than 100 years ago in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Nanjing and the Regulations of the Five Ports. Since then, foreign goods and foreign capital have poured into the gateway to the Yangtze River, and shops, docks, concessions, and banks have been opened. Over the past 100 years, it has grown from an inconspicuous coastal county to the largest metropolis in the Far East. It has a strong momentum for development and may very likely become a technological innovation center with global influence in the future." Kang Qirui thought for a moment and said impartially. After all, Sachiko is the future sister-in-law, so there is no need to make things so awkward.

When Sachiko heard Kang Qirui's words, she was about to say something, but Kang Qiyao spoke first: "Sachiko, this is my youngest brother Arui, a master's student who just graduated from Gangcheng University. He is very capable." Ayao was telling Sachiko in a roundabout way not to mess with his brother. He knew his brother best, and if she made him unhappy, he would definitely ruin their marriage in the future.

"Hello, Third Sister-in-law." When Sachiko heard this, her face immediately turned from gloomy to bright, and she smiled, not caring about the previous words. She was still thinking that Ayao's brother was really good, and he was well-educated and well-mannered.

While they were talking, the door was pushed open again, and the people who came in this time were naturally A-Zu and Diana.

"Good evening, everyone! Uncle, happy birthday." Diana greeted everyone first and then congratulated Kang Ershou.

"Who are you looking for?"

"My name is Diana, and I'm Mark's good friend." Diana introduced herself enthusiastically.

"I know, Diana is British." Tianxiu said in a Chinese accent.

"Don't be rude." The second brother Kang Qizon cursed.

"Little boy, her name is Diana and she is British. My name is Diana too, but I am American." Diana answered Tianma's question with a smile, "Mark brought me here today to see how Chinese people celebrate their birthdays."

"A-Zu is really awesome and has brought glory to the country." The second brother exclaimed to the big brothers Guang and Kang Qirui.

"Can we sit down?" Diana asked. "Okay, okay, sit down. A-Zu asked her to sit down first." Finally, Wang Yulian nodded and invited Diana and A-Zu to sit down.

"I think the Kang family is going to be busy this time."

A word came out of nowhere from the table next to him. After hearing it, Kang Ershou suddenly had difficulty breathing, his blood rushed up, and he fainted.

"Hey, dad, how are you?" Kang Ershou's fainting caused chaos in the entire private room.

Wang Yulian was rarely angry, and yelled at Guangyaozu: "You guys are so filial, celebrating your father's birthday like this. I told you not to bring girls here randomly, especially A-Zu, you brought a foreign girl here, do you want to piss your father off to death?"

Kang Qirui quickly pulled his fourth brother Kang Qizu in front of Kang Ershou and said, "Fourth brother, please explain quickly."

The fourth brother immediately explained: "Dad, this is not my girlfriend, she is my teacher. I am preparing for an MBA exam recently, and Diana is in charge of my tutoring, and she is married."

Kang Ershou gradually calmed down after hearing this and said weakly, "Is it true?"

"Really." Diana replied from the side.

"That's still good. I'm fine, everyone go back to your seats." Kang Bo patted his wife Wang Yulian's hand to indicate that he was fine, and then asked everyone to continue eating.

Kang Qirui saw that Kang Ershou looked much better, but still a little pale, and said worriedly, "Dad, do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup?"

The second brother Kang Qizong also said with concern: "Yes, if Dou really can't make it, let's go to the hospital."

"Yes, Dad." The other three brothers also said.

"Okay, I'm fine, don't worry." Although Kang Ershou did not have a very satisfactory birthday party, he was still relieved to see that his five brothers cared about him so much.

(End of this chapter)