Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 91 Heat is Coming
"Wow, mom, it's so hot and you don't even turn on the air conditioner."

"Mom, please get me a glass of ice water."

When Ayao and Azu got home from work, they turned on the air conditioner and stood around the vents, telling their mother to work. It seemed that they were very hot. Kang Qirui sighed, "It's really hot today. The newspaper said that tomorrow's temperature is likely to break the highest record recorded last year, reaching 39 degrees."

"What? 39 degrees?" Azu wailed, "Then riding the bus is like being in a sauna?" At the beginning of last month, the transportation department of Guangzhou Prefecture determined that Guangzhou's public transportation industry will develop in the direction of convenience, comfort and high-end, requiring that all new or updated vehicles in the future use air-conditioned vehicles. However, there are still many non-air-conditioned vehicles in operation, and the route where Azu goes to work does not even have an air-conditioned vehicle.

"Help, help, it's so hot." As soon as the second brother and his wife came back, they drove A Yao and A Zu away, and the couple occupied the air-conditioning outlet. The second brother was worried: "Today is only August 8th, and it will be hot for at least another month. How can we live like this?" The weather in Guangzhou will not feel like autumn until at least October, and you can still wear short sleeves in December. The second brother's worry is not unreasonable.

Yumi was so hot that her clothes were soaked and she had to wear translucent clothes. As soon as she entered the room, she sighed, "How can I sleep at night in this horrible weather? The bed is hot."

"That's right, it's time to install air conditioning in the room." A Yao took the opportunity to say.

"That's right. It's the right time to buy an air conditioner. The Kang family doesn't have an air conditioner. Even if people don't laugh, the dogs will bark." The second brother knew that the old man cared about his reputation the most, so he provoked him, "The second son is a businessman, the third son works in a government agency, the fourth son works in a foreign company, and the fifth son is a university teacher. They all sound good, but in the end they don't even have an air conditioner. How embarrassing it would be to tell others about it."

Unexpectedly, although my father is very concerned about his reputation, he still prefers to take advantage of others. "It's not that we don't want to buy it, but it will be much cheaper after joining the WTO."

"No way? The World Trade Organization won't have a result until November, and the weather will be cold by then." The second brother said angrily. Others also tried to persuade Lao Dou, but Lao Dou wouldn't listen.

At night, Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling were both too hot to sleep. Just like what Yumei said, the bed was hot and they couldn't sleep at all. Kang Qirui pointed the fan at Zhu Wanling and fanned her with a large sunflower fan, saying, "I'll go buy an air conditioner tomorrow. We can't do this every day."

Zhu Wanling nodded. It was indeed not good for pregnant women to not get enough sleep. She saw Kang Qirui fanning her until he was sweating, and said distressedly: "Stop fanning, the air is hot, go to sleep, calm your mind and you will feel cool." Kang Qirui knew that she said this on purpose, so he smiled, but did not stop, and said: "You go to sleep first, I will sleep after you sleep."

It was unknown how long it had passed before Zhu Wanling finally fell asleep. Kang Qirui fanned himself until his hands were numb and he was sweating all over, so he decided to take a cold shower to cool down. When he went to the bathroom, he saw the second brother and his family of three carrying mats and quilts and walking towards the living room. He asked curiously, "Second brother, what are you doing?"

"The room is too hot, I can't sleep at all. Let's go to the living room and turn on the air conditioner to sleep." The second brother said. Kang Qirui nodded and went to take a shower. After taking a cold shower, Kang Qirui fell asleep comfortably, but he was awakened by the heat not long after sleeping. He looked at the alarm clock and it was seven o'clock, so he got up directly.

Walking out of the dining room, Kang Qirui saw Sister Jiao was already making breakfast. He suddenly wanted to eat steamed buns, so he thought of going to the street corner to buy some. Walking out of the living room, he saw the two brothers and their family of three sleeping on the floor, and Ayao, Azu and Yumei were also sleeping on the sofa. He muttered quietly, "This is the situation. Maybe Sachiko is on a business trip. There is not enough room in the living room for sleeping."

He shook his head and went out to buy buns. When he came back, he heard the nanny scolding them while eating breakfast, "If I had known what happened last night, I would definitely not let you sleep on the floor. You guys are still young now, and you don't know what rheumatic pain feels like. When you are older, you will know you are wrong."

"That's right. Our old house is damp and wet. Sleeping on the floor too much will easily lead to rheumatism." The old man was also admonishing everyone. The second sister-in-law was a little scared when she heard it. She sighed and said, "Forget it. I won't sleep in the living room tonight. I almost couldn't get up this morning."

"No way? How can we sleep in that room? It's like a steamer." The second brother disagreed.

Kang Qirui took the opportunity to say to his father, "Dad, Wanling and I discussed it last night, and we decided to buy an air conditioner today." Seeing that his father was frowning and preparing to object, he continued, "You know, pregnant women must sleep and eat well. It's so hot now that they can't sleep at night, which will affect the baby. For the sake of the baby, it's okay if it's a little expensive, what's the big deal?" After this reason came out, his father could not refute it, so he had to nod and agree helplessly. The second brother and his wife looked at each other and thought of the words in an instant, "Dad, my son and your grandson are so hot that their necks are covered with heat rash. When he is hot, he doesn't even want to go to cram school. If he doesn't go to cram school, he won't be able to keep up with the progress when school starts next month. Not being able to keep up with the progress means that his grades will drop to the limit, so how can he get into college? He won't be able to get into college."

"Okay, okay, it's just buying an air conditioner. Then you guys can buy one too, right?" The old man interrupted the second brother and said unhappily, "But I want to make it clear in advance that you have to pay for the air conditioner yourself, don't come to me."

Kang Qirui and Er Lao didn't care, they had money anyway. A Yao and A Zu Youmei wanted to buy an air conditioner, but now they pretended not to care. A Zu Youmei couldn't afford the high price of the air conditioner. Originally, they offered to pay half the price, but now there were so many rooms in the Kang family, and everyone could sleep in their own room, so there was no reason for A Yao to pay. A Yao didn't know what his wife thought, so he had to ask her before deciding whether to buy it.

After breakfast, Kang Qirui and Er Lao went straight out to the electronics store while it was still early and the weather was not so hot. If they left later, they would be soaked by the heat before they even reached the street corner. The two of them came to the electronics store, looked around and finally decided to buy a Gree air conditioner. The store offered 4200 yuan for one. It was really expensive, equivalent to two months' salary for many people.

"If we buy five, can it be cheaper?" Kang Qirui asked. Before the shop owner could say anything, the second brother pulled Kang Qirui over and whispered, "Why five? Who would buy it?"

"My room, your room, Tianxiu's room, my father's room, and my mother-in-law's room, five." Kang Qirui counted them to the second brother. The second brother was stunned, his voice was shaking, "When did I say I would buy two?"

"Ah?" This time it was Kang Qirui's turn to be confused. He said in a daze: "Then you buy one? What are you going to do? Three people squeeze into one room again? I'm not saying anything bad about you, but Tianxiu is so old now, it will take at least more than a month to keep warm. It's not suitable for him to sleep with you guys all the time, right?"

"What's inappropriate?" Er Lao didn't understand. Kang Qirui looked at Er Lao from head to toe with interest, and whispered in his ear: "No way? You're only in your thirties and it's not okay?"

Er Lao finally understood what Kang Qirui was talking about and rolled his eyes in annoyance, but he also felt that Kang Qirui made sense. Tianxiu was already seven years old, and many things were indeed inconvenient for him. He thought about it and said distressedly, "By the way, since we are going to install an air conditioner in Lao Dou's room, then you and I will each have half." Er Lao was very filial and generous to Lao Dou, but he did feel pain, hahaha.

When the shop owner saw Kang Qirui and the second brother came back after they had finished discussing, he said, "If you are sure you want five units, I can give you a discount of two hundred yuan on each unit, and then deliver the units to your door for free, and include installation." There is basically no free home delivery now. If you want home delivery and installation, you need to pay extra. The discount offered by the shop owner is quite good.

Kang Qirui and Er Lao looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Kang Qirui said to the shop owner, "Okay, no problem. Can we go with the truck if it's delivered to your door?"

"Of course, wait a moment, we'll load the truck for you now." The shop owner went to instruct the workers to work, and came back to give the two brothers cigarettes. Kang Qirui took them politely, puffed on the cigarette, and said, "Boss, if we introduce a few customers to you, will there be any rebate?"

"No problem, how about I give you 200 yuan back if the customer you introduce to me buys one?" The shop owner was naturally happy to agree. When Kang Qirui saw that the car was loaded, he put out his cigarette and said to the shop owner after getting in the car: "Okay, see you later."

The group first came to Zhu's house. Kang Qirui entered first, and Mrs. Zhu asked, "Ah Rui, what are you doing with all these people?" The second brother helped to move things, and Kang Qirui pulled Mrs. Zhu over and said, "Mom, the weather is hot, so I bought you an air conditioner to install in your room."

When Mrs. Zhu heard this, she was very happy. She personally directed the workers to work and led them to her room. The workers were all skilled workers and finished the installation in less than half an hour. Kang Qirui led everyone to Kang's house and said to Mrs. Zhu before leaving: "Mom, I'll go back first. Don't be reluctant to turn it on. You don't have to worry about the electricity bill."

After arriving at the Kang family, they told the workers which room to install and they started working quickly. The mother said with a pained look on her face: "Oh, you can just install it in your own room. Why buy it for us? It's a waste of money." The old man was happy. He was naturally happy that his sons were filial to him.
(End of this chapter)