Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 80 Chorus

"Don't watch TV yet, there's an important announcement."

After dinner that day, everyone was about to turn on the TV, but my father grabbed the remote control and said excitedly, "It's like this. I met the street director Chen today. She said that in order to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the party, the street is going to hold a large-scale cultural evening party. She asked if we would like to participate. I'm going to ask for your opinions now."

"Do we still need to ask for opinions? Dad, we will definitely participate. Our Kang family is from the street art troupe, so how can we not participate in this event?" The second brother expressed his opinion, and the others also unanimously agreed with the second brother's opinion.

"Then I'll go sign up now, hahaha." After saying that, Lao Dou was about to go out, and he happened to meet A Zu who came back with Diana. A Zu asked as soon as he entered the door, "What are you signing up for, Lao Dou?"

"To commemorate the party's birthday, will you attend?" Dad asked Azu. Azu nodded and said yes on the spot, and even Diana wanted to attend, saying that her uncle was also a party member.

A Yao smiled and said, "With international friends participating, we will definitely attract attention."

Lao Dou went out to the street to sign up. When everyone was about to turn on the TV, Big Brother Guang came out again to stop everyone. He said, "Don't watch TV yet. Let's think about what program we should do."

"How about a Cantonese opera?" the old woman said, "There are so many people in our family, it's enough to perform "Searching the Academy"."

"Oh, mother, only you and your father know how to sing Cantonese opera. How can we sing it? No, no, no." The second brother disagreed with singing Cantonese opera. There are many people in the family, but only the two elders can sing it.

Yumi stood up, twisting her body and saying, "How about we do a dance?"

The second sister-in-law quickly pushed Yumi back to her seat. Xianglan said beside her, "No, if you ask mom and dad to dance, you will definitely break their waists."

"I have a good suggestion." A Yao raised his hand and said, "Why don't we sing in chorus? Think about it, there are so many people in the Kang family, it will be difficult for us to look impressive once we go on stage." A Yao's suggestion was indeed good, and everyone agreed, but there was another dispute over what song to sing.

After much debate, the song "Entering the New Era" sung by Zhang Ye was finally chosen.

"I always wanted to confess to you,"

"How heroic my mood is."

"I always want to talk to you,"

“How much I love life.”

"Lead us into that new era,"

“Hold high the banner and create the future.”

On the evening of June 6, the Kang family members started their first joint practice after several days of individual practice. After singing the whole song, A Yao couldn't help but sigh: "That's great. I didn't expect everyone to sing so well after such a short practice. The musical cells of our Kang family are much better than those of the people in our unit."

"I'd like to ask, does anyone have any objection to singing like this?" My father was also very satisfied with the effect of the chorus.

Everyone said they had no objection, just sing it like this. But Yumi refused to do it, she raised her hand and said: "I have an opinion." Kang Qirui frowned, he knew that if one person had an opinion, everyone would have an opinion. He didn't want to be like the original story line, where the opinions were raised and the family fell apart in the end, he didn't want to make a fuss.

So Kang Qirui spoke before his father: "Objection is invalid, the minority obeys the majority. It's settled, let's sing it like this." Yumei was not convinced and said coquettishly: "Brother Rui."

Kang Qirui interrupted her, "The appeal failed, and the original verdict is upheld."

"Oh, A'rui, don't be like this. We welcome everyone's opinions." The old man waved his hand and said to Youmei, "Youmei, just say what you have to say. Kang Bo supports you." Youmei was overjoyed when she heard this. She didn't notice that Kang Qirui had been signaling her to shut up. She said happily, "I think the chorus is too monotonous. Why not add a lead singer?"

"Ms. Yumei, this is a group activity, not an individual highlight." The second sister-in-law knew what Yumei was thinking and said it directly.

Yumi was not embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed. Instead, she argued: "I am not trying to highlight myself. This is for the quality of the program."

"I support you too." A Yao was stopped by Sachiko just as he started. He looked at Sachiko, not knowing why she didn't let him finish. Sachiko motioned A Yao to look at Kang Qirui's face. Kang Qirui's face turned black, and he obviously disagreed with Yumi's approach. After A Yao understood, he coughed twice to ease the embarrassment, but he still didn't finish the sentence.

"I think it's better for us to sing together. It's good for everyone to be happy and lively together in group activities. As for the quality of the program, we are not professionals, and the lead singer may not be very good." Kang Qirui said.

"Dad, of course you can raise opinions, but they can't be accepted just because you raise them. How about we all vote to decide?" Kang Qirui continued.

After hearing this, my father thought it made sense, so he said to everyone, "Besides Yumi, is there anyone who agrees to add a lead singer?"

Yumei pleaded with everyone to lead the singing with a gentle look, while Kang Qirui threatened everyone to oppose the singing. In the end, Kang Qirui won the victory. No one agreed with Yumei's proposal to lead the singing, and the original chorus mode was maintained.

After the rehearsal, everyone returned to their rooms. Zhu Wanling asked, "Why were you so dissatisfied with the lead singer just now? I saw Yumi was about to cry."

"Well, you know what kind of personalities our family members have." Kang Qirui said helplessly: "If we agree to have Mei lead the singing, the others will not want her to be the only one in the limelight. Then everyone will come up with opinions. One wants to add a recitation, and another wants to add a skit. It's scary just to think about it."

Zhu Wanling was amused by Kang Qirui's words. She patted Kang Qirui and said with a smile: "How can it be so outrageous as you said? Are you thinking too much?"

Kang Qirui rolled his eyes. There are even more outrageous things. He continued, "Think about it. Our Kang family attends a party. She stands in the front alone to lead the singing, and our whole family stands in the back to sing harmony. What kind of thing is this? Can everyone have no objection?"

Zhu Wanling nodded and said, "That's true. But they may not appreciate your kindness. They may scold you behind your back this time." Kang Qirui shook his head. He didn't care. He just didn't want to go through so much trouble. It was good enough to have a lively chorus like this.

"Cousin, cousin-in-law, why don't even you support me?" Yumi came to Ayao Sachiko's room and cried.

A Yao quickly cleared himself and said, "I wanted to support you, but your cousin didn't let me say it." Yumei burst into tears when she heard this. Even her closest cousin stabbed her in the back. She was heartbroken.

"Okay, stop crying." Sachiko poked Yumi's head with her finger and said, "All you think about is showing off. You don't even realize what kind of event this is."

Yumi was unconvinced, "What's wrong?"

"This is a family event. Do you understand family events? Are you a member of the Kang family? Who would be happy if you took all the limelight?" Sachiko explained, "Even if it's Dad, even if he supports you singing the lead now, when you go on stage to perform, you will take all the limelight and he won't have any impression at all. Do you think he will be happy? Will he be happy?"

A Yao suddenly realized why Sachiko had stopped him from supporting Yumi in singing. He knew his father's character very well. If Yumi took all the limelight in the Kang family's show, his father would definitely be unhappy and unhappy. The consequences were terrible.

That night, Kang's "Into the New Era" received a lot of applause. They really sang well, and the quality of the program was not bad. Among the several chorus programs that night, they won the loudest applause. After Yumi was scolded by Sachiko that day, she also knew that her thoughts were somewhat inappropriate. She had been wanting to apologize to Kang Qirui these days, but she didn't dare.

Now that the performance was over, she saw that Kang Qirui was very happy, so she stepped forward and said, "Brother Arui, I'm sorry, my thoughts that day were indeed not appropriate."

Kang Qirui didn't care in the first place, he waved his hand and smiled, "It's okay, it's okay, just like what Dad said, everyone is welcome to give suggestions. No need to apologize, let's go and have a midnight snack to celebrate."

(End of this chapter)