Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 4 Joining Shuangyashan

"Xiao Rui! Xiao Rui!"

Early the next morning, Kang Qirui was awakened by Kang Ershou. He had no choice but to get up, go downstairs and sit down at the dining table.

"Dad, what's the matter? You're waking me up so early in the morning."

"After breakfast, come with me to the marriage agency."

After the birthday party last night, Kang Ershou and Wang Yulian went home and discussed the life-long affairs of the eldest, third and fourth sons for a whole night. They still didn't like the girlfriends from other provinces that their sons brought back, so they finally decided to go to a marriage agency to find daughters-in-law for their sons who would meet the requirements in their minds.

Originally, Kang Ershou wanted to go alone, but when he thought about his youngest son’s return, he thought it would be less easy to be deceived if they went together, so he woke Kang Qirui up from bed early this morning.

"Dad, I'm busy. I have to go back to school to see Mr. Huang today."

Kang Qirui decisively refused. Firstly, this trip to the marriage agency was destined to be fruitless. His brothers all had their favorite people, so it was impossible for them to fall in love with someone else. Moreover, most marriage agencies were scams. Secondly, he had already agreed to return to his alma mater today.

"Then I have to go by myself. By the way, why are you going back to school?" Kang Ershou did not force his younger son because he knew he had something to do. Instead, he became concerned about his son's request to go back to school.

"I talked to Professor Huang on the phone before I came back. The school wanted me to come back to teach and see if I could apply for Professor Huang's doctoral program."

"Yes, yes, good teacher. High salary, good benefits, high social status."

Kang Ershou was very excited and was thinking about how he would brag about his son if he really became a teacher.

In front of the Chinese Hall
Kang Qirui looked at the three big words "Chinese Hall" and couldn't help but sigh that the original idea was finally going to be realized.

Since his rebirth, Kang Qirui has been thinking about what he should do. He has thought about the Internet, e-commerce, games, information technology, etc., but these industries generally have two problems:

First, if you work for others, aren’t you still a social animal? Aren’t you still being exploited by others?

Second, if he does it himself, he has no capital, no resources, and no connections. If he rushes in headfirst, he will only become a small wave, and no one will even know if he disappears.

There is no way to solve the problem of resources and connections. The highest-ranking official in the Kang family is the third son’s section chief, and he is a deputy at that.

Therefore, the only way to succeed is to accumulate capital first and then wait for an opportunity to enter the market.

What is the fastest way to make money? The entertainment industry is the fastest way to make money. In front of the stage, Kang Qirui just thinks he can't do it, not because he is not handsome enough. It's because Guangdong Province does not have the DNA of the entertainment industry. Most of the famous artists from Guangdong Province debuted in Hong Kong. But you can work behind the scenes.

There were so many popular songs in the past, and they could become popular just by copying them. Aren’t famous lyricists/composers easy to come by?
But the dream was soon shattered. At that time, the Internet was not well developed and the whole country was still in the early stages of Internet access. How could I show my lyrics to others? And who are you? Why should I pay you a high price for your song?
So a long time ago, Kang Qirui had set a development plan: first, to get into university, second, to study in Hong Kong (the entertainment industry there is well developed, and he can later tell people that he was influenced by Hong Kong, so he developed into songwriting. A very reasonable reason.) Third, to gain a certain social status. The position of university teacher is the most suitable and easiest.

Firstly, most of today's outstanding graduates will get the opportunity to stay on campus to teach; secondly, with the support of the school, others won't dare to cheat you openly; thirdly, university lecturers usually have plenty of time to create in their spare time.

Kang Qirui walked into the Chinese Hall building after three years, found Mr. Huang’s office, knocked on the door and entered.

"Mr. Huang, I'm here. How are you doing recently?"

"Xiao Rui is here, please sit down first. Wait for me, I'll talk to you after I finish signing." Mr. Huang, the big boss of the Chinese Department of Shuangyashan, waved his hand to let Kang Qirui take care of himself, while on the other hand he kept signing the admission lists.

After a while, he looked up and asked Kang Qirui, who was sitting on the sofa outside, to come sit next to him. "Xiao Rui, I talked to you about the lecturer's job over the phone before, and I also confirmed it with the principal a few days ago. You graduated from our school, and the principal welcomes you back. If you have no objection, I will go to the school office to complete the entry procedures later."

"Mr. Huang, I just saw you issuing this year's doctoral degrees?" Kang Qirui did not agree in a hurry, but brought up another matter.

"Why? You have an idea too?"

"Yes, Mr. Huang. I wanted to apply for your master's degree back then, but unfortunately you didn't offer a master's degree at that time."

"Hahaha, then I will accept you as my disciple. Or is it in the field of ancient literary history?"

Ancient literature history is the subject of Kang Qirui's master's degree, and he is also teaching this course when he returns to school. Therefore, Mr. Huang has a preconceived idea that Kang Qirui will continue to study in this direction.

"I want to try my hand at phonology."

Kang Qirui is going to sell lyrics and music in the future, so the study of phonology will make it easier for him to promote himself.

It's a very simple truth. For a very excellent logo, Kenya Hara can sell it for 200 million, while an ordinary university art student can only sell it for 2 at most.

Kang Qirui followed Mr. Huang to the school office to complete the employment and enrollment procedures, then said goodbye and went home. It was already dinner time when he got home, so he quickly washed his hands and ate.

"Xiao Rui, how was your day today? Did everything go well?" Kang Ershou said while eating at the table. Others also looked at Kang Qirui. They also knew that Kang Qirui had gone to look for a job today.

"Dad, everything went well. All the employment formalities have been completed."

"Okay, okay. Then when do you start work?" Before Kang Ershou could say anything, Wang Yulian, as a mother, took the lead. She was the happiest person because her son graduated and came home and now successfully found a job.

"Mom, it's the end of the semester now. After the exams next week, everyone will have a holiday. I will go back to work when school starts in September."

"Do you have any money for these two months? By the way, how much per month?" Kang Ershou was concerned about salary income first.

"3300 yuan a month, including winter and summer vacations, and sometimes I have to go back to school."

When Kang Qirui said this, the Kang family was shocked. You know, nowadays, a box lunch with two meats and one vegetable only costs 3 yuan. The boss has worked in the factory for 10 years and now only makes more than 800 yuan a month. A-Zu only makes more than 2000 yuan a month.

"Uncle Yao, you are a teacher at a university, can you please take care of our Xiuzi?" The second sister-in-law, who usually loves money the most, was uncharacteristically not concerned about money at all, and her mind was full of her son Tianxiu.

"Sister-in-law, I don't have the ability to recruit students or reduce their scores, but I will help you with Tianxiu's homework when I have time. I can't guarantee anything else, but I am confident that I can help Tianxiu get into a good university."

Kang Qirui always gave his second sister-in-law whatever she asked for. Just because his second sister-in-law took on the responsibility of the entire Kang family after his second brother passed away in his previous life, Kang Qirui in this life could not say no to his second sister-in-law's requests.

"It's settled then. I'll leave Xiuzai to you, Uncle."

The second sister-in-law was also very happy. She had been married into the Kang family for almost 10 years, and she was very clear about the abilities of the fifth son of the Kang family. As long as he agreed, there was no need to worry, he would definitely get it done for you.

The prices here come from the episode of "New Trend Leisure" where the big guy complained that the lunch boxes in the real estate were too expensive, and said that a lunch box with two meats and one vegetable in the city cost 3 yuan
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(End of this chapter)