Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 110 Brother Niu is Here
"Salty and sour, it's Chaozhou mustard greens."

After dinner that day, when everyone was watching TV in the living room, the second sister-in-law came out with a large bowl of salty and sour food and invited everyone to eat. Zhu Wanling liked it the most. After she got pregnant, she liked sour food the most. So Kang Qirui immediately used a toothpick to pick up a large bunch for her, and Zhu Wanling ate it happily beside her.

"It's really good. How come Second Sister-in-law has so much free time? Has she earned enough?" A-Zu said with a smile while eating. Usually, Second Sister-in-law has to go to the clothing store and the hardware store to help Second Brother, so she has no time to get these things.

"Can you take a break for two days? You need to take a breath even if you are hanging yourself." The second sister-in-law was not convinced. "Second sister-in-law, this is not like you. You earn money whenever you can. Why would you rest at home?" A Yao did not believe a single punctuation mark of the second sister-in-law's words.

"Good. You really see through us, husband and wife. There is a road under construction in front of our shop. Once the road is under construction, our income will be cut off." Er Lao had to tell the truth. There was a road under construction in front of the hardware store, so there was no business at all. Er Shao was busy with the clothing store and left work early. This was also the reason why Er Lao had so much time recently to run a tea restaurant with Kang Qirui. Of course, according to Er Lao's idea, it would be best if he could do it.

While everyone was watching TV and chatting, there was a knock on the door. Kang Qirui, the youngest in the family, got up to open the door. "Does Xianglan live here?" Kang Qirui looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar man in front of him who asked him a question and felt a sense of emotion in his heart. However, he opened the door calmly and said, "Come in. What do you want to see Xianglan for?"

"I'm Xianglan's fellow villager, my name is Aniu." Brother Niu followed Kang Qirui into the Kang family and introduced himself. Xianglan heard the voice inside and hurried out, "Brother Niu, what brings you here, come in and sit down." As she spoke, she took the luggage bag from Brother Niu.

"Let me introduce you. This is my father-in-law, my second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, and fifth uncle. Over here are my mother-in-law, second aunt, third aunt, and fifth aunt." Xianglan poured a cup of tea for Brother Niu and began to introduce them. "This is my fellow villager, Brother Niu."

After greeting each other, A Yao jokingly said, "Brother Niu, you came alone? Where's the third sister?"

"What Third Sister?" Aniu didn't get Ayao's joke. "Liu Third Sister." Azu naturally understood Ayao and said with a smile.

"You two are like a tree entangled with vines." A Yao said with a smile.

Brother Niu understood immediately, "You mean the Niu in the movie 'Liu Sanjie'? Hahahaha, I'm not that lucky. My wife passed away a long time ago, and now I'm working alone, traveling around the country."

"Liu Sanjie" is a story based on Zhuang folklore about fighting against the feudal ruling class with singing as a weapon. The hero is called Aniu, and he and the heroine Liu Sanjie are lovers. This movie was very popular in the 1980s, so A Yao made a joke when he heard Aniu's name. But he didn't expect that Aniu, who didn't understand Liu Sanjie, knew how to walk freely in Hong Kong.

"I think we have another blind drifter in Guangzhou." A Zu muttered quietly, Kang Qirui touched him to signal him to shut up. This Brother Niu was definitely a noble man of the Kang family. Later, when A Zu's company went bankrupt and he lost his job, it was Brother Niu who took him in.

Grandpa's words were still heard by the eldest sister-in-law, who proudly recounted the glorious history of Brother Niu: "Brother Niu is a model of the first rich in our township. He has planted fruit trees and worked in construction. Now he is a professional turtle farmer in our township."

"Sister-in-law, how can you say that about your relatives?" When A Yao heard the word "turtle", he thought that his sister-in-law was cursing. "I'm not wrong, he is a professional turtle farmer in our area." Xiang Lan looked at everyone's expressions and realized that they had misunderstood, so she explained: "No, I meant that Brother Niu raises turtles and tortoises."

"Oh, he raises aquatic fish." Everyone then understood what Brother Niu did.

"I made my fortune by raising cuckolds, but now I'm done with it, I'm done with it." Brother Niu said with a smile. "That's right, Brother Niu, let me tell you, the most fearful thing for us Cantonese men is that people call you a cuckold." Er Lao was also joking. In Cantonese, a cuckold refers to a husband whose wife is unfaithful and has an affair with another man, so men are most afraid of being called a cuckold.

Xianglan thought about it and finally chose to go to work over staying with Brother Niu. She refilled Brother Niu's teacup with tea, handed it to Brother Niu with both hands and apologized: "Brother Niu, I didn't know you were coming this time. I've been very busy recently. I just resigned from the store and have to hand over my work to the new manager. I also have to learn how to manage a restaurant. How about this? You go for a walk by yourself tomorrow, and I'll take you out to play when I'm free?" "How about this, let Brother Niu go on the 'Guangfu One-Day Tour'." Lao Dou made a suggestion. Kang Qirui seriously suspected that Lao Dou was afraid that he would have to take Brother Niu out to play by himself, so he said that.

"Okay, the tour group is good, let's make quick decisions, clean up Guangzhou, and welcome the Ninth Movement." A-Zu was also worried about taking Brother Niu out to play. If Brother Niu did not join the tour group, A-Zu would most likely be the one the Kang family would send to accompany Brother Niu.

Brother Niu listened for a while and firmly objected: "No, no, no, I'm going out with the tour group. This time I want to find an authentic Cantonese person to take me around outside."

"I get it, it's about the chrysanthemum garden and the spinning circle, right? Brother Niu, what era is it now? There is no chrysanthemum garden in Guangzhou now." The second brother knows how to joke and can make a joke anytime and anywhere.

"Chrysanthemum Garden? Is this Chrysanthemum Garden you mentioned a famous restaurant? It's gone? What a pity." Brother Niu thought it was a place to eat. "If there is a good restaurant, please introduce it to me. I, Niu, love eating there the most. I'm a gourmet."

Everyone had different reactions to this. A Yao whispered in Lao Dou's ear, "Are you kidding? He wants us to treat him to a meal right after he arrives." Xiang Lan thought Brother Niu was hungry, so she quickly stood up and said, "Brother Niu, we've all already had dinner today, how about you just make do with this meal?"

"How can we make do? Your brother Niu is rich now, so he doesn't need to make do anymore." Brother Niu said with great pride, which made Kang Qirui even want to compare his wealth with him.

"I mean, I'll make you some noodles or frozen dumplings or..." Before Xianglan could finish her words, Brother Niu interrupted her and said, "Okay, Xianglan, you said I just came to Guangzhou, and you made me noodles. Isn't this turning off my appetite?"

Brother Niu looked around at the Kang family and said with his hands spread out, "I tell you, I came to Guangfu just for the saying 'eat in Guangfu'. If my first meal here is still noodles from my hometown, then wouldn't it be a waste of time?" As he said that, he stood up, took out his wallet, took out a stack of money and handed it to Xianglan, "Xianglan, take this money, find the best restaurant in Guangfu and book a room, I'll treat everyone to a meal."

"Are you still going to book a room?" Xianglan said as she was about to count the money. Brother Niu patted Xianglan's hand and said, "Why are you counting? Don't worry, I have money. I'm starving. If it's not enough, I can make up for it later."

"Where can I book a room?" Xianglan was not worried about not having enough money. She had known for a long time that Brother Niu was very rich. It was just that she really didn't know where to book a room. Although she had been here for so long, she really had never seen or eaten anything.

The second brother is the best eater and the best at having fun in the Kang family. No one can compare to him in this aspect. The second brother asked directly, "Brother Niu, do you want to eat Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, or Hunan cuisine?" Brother Niu rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't that nonsense? What other dishes can I eat in Guangzhou?"

"Our Cantonese cuisine is also divided into high-end, mid-range and food stalls. I wonder which one you want to eat?" the second brother continued to ask.

"That must be high-end!" Brother Niu responded to the second brother with great pride. "Brother Niu, you picked the right name, awesome, really awesome." A Yao praised with a thumbs up.

"Aren't Cantonese people hospitable? I'll be hospitable too this time. Let's go have a midnight snack. Let's go." Brother Niu, who was extremely hungry, just wanted to set off to the restaurant to eat.

(End of this chapter)