Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 203 03 Metamorphosis
Kang Qirui, Zhu Wanling, Er Lao and Er Sao took Si Qi and Si Yu to play in the courtyard garden, watching the moon, drinking tea and chatting. Tian Xiu came here as soon as he came back from the amusement park and told everyone about the fact that Da Lao Guang was injured by Tian Tian in the amusement park. This boy found an opportunity to complain about Tian Tian.

"Uncle is so miserable? Hahahaha" the second brother couldn't help laughing.

"Yes, my arm was scratched by my sister, just like being scratched by a cat." Tianxiu used his own arm as an example to tell everyone where the big brother was injured.

The second sister-in-law put Siyu on the ground and let her go play with Siqi. She patted the dust off Tianxiu's clothes and said, "Tiantian has never been to such a place, but you have been there so many times and always come back dirty. Go take a shower quickly."

After driving Tianxiu away, the second sister-in-law pulled the second brother who was drinking tea and said, "Go see your eldest brother. After all, it's because of you that things have become like this."

"Tsk, the man is an old dog and a fat lion. It's okay to go out with him for a midnight snack later." The second brother really didn't think so. It was very likely that he wanted to have a midnight snack himself, so he said to take the eldest brother out.

"Honestly, Tiantian, the same thing. If you haven't tried it, don't play it." The second brother paused and complained again.

"You can't blame her for this. It was the boss who brought her there himself." Kang Qirui said while teasing Siqi, "Besides, Tiantian is so well-behaved. You, the second brother, really need to learn more from her. It's a rare opportunity. If you don't learn anything, it would be a waste."

Er Lao nodded, agreeing with this. Tian Tian didn't come to our house for nothing. She had to pay the Municipal Women's Federation and she had to pay to study at the Children's Palace. If you spend money, you have to see results, otherwise it would be a loss.

Tianxiu just came out of the shower, and it was Tiantian's turn to take a shower. Er Lao winked at Ersao, and Ersao asked Zhu Wanling to help look after Siyu, and the two walked into Tianxiu's room one after the other. After entering the room, Ersao started to tidy up the clothes on the bed and said, "Son, how many times have I told you? Don't pile clothes on the bed like this, put them in the closet. Can you learn from your sister? Your sister is so diligent, she always keeps the bed clean."

"That's right, my sister washed all the clothes for the whole family today, and she washed them by hand." The second brother also educated earnestly.

"If I don't use my hands, do I have to use my mouth to wash?" Tianxiu hates it most when people say he is not good and ask him to learn from someone.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's your attitude? Can't I just talk to you in a nice way but have to yell at you?" Er Lao didn't indulge his bad habits. He yelled at Tian Xiu and saw that he was scared. Then he said in a normal tone: "Sister washes by hand, which proves that sister is diligent. Unlike you, who only knows how to enjoy yourself all your life."

Kang Qirui had said before that Tianxiu was a person who would only respond to hard words and not soft ones. Seeing Er Lao using such a earnest tone again, he retorted: "She is not diligent, but mentally retarded."

"Washing machines were made to wash clothes, but she doesn't use them to wash clothes. She insists on washing them by hand. Either she is deliberately showing off to you, or she is just stupid and can't be cured of not being able to use a washing machine. In short, she is either stupid or bad, and not worth learning from."

The second brother and the second sister-in-law looked at each other. They didn't find any point to refute Tianxiu's words. They even felt that what Tianxiu said made sense. If Kang Qirui was here, he would tell Tianxiu that Tiantian was not stupid or bad, but simple and introverted.

Feeling that you are living for free in Kang's house and wanting to do what you can to feed Kang's family is naive. Not knowing how to use the washing machine but being too embarrassed to ask is introversion. According to 2024, this is typical I-person behavior.

The second brother and his wife had no way to refute Tianxiu, so they had to educate him from another angle. The second brother said: "Washing by hand can save water and electricity, and the most important thing is that it can extend the life of the washing machine." Since they can't talk about diligence, let's talk about thrift.

But Tianxiu also had something to say, "If you never turn on the washing machine, you can extend its life. And logically speaking, you can save more money if you don't buy a washing machine."

The second brother and his wife were speechless again. Tian Xiu continued with a teasing look on his face: "Tomorrow I will teach her how to use the washing machine. Do you think she will use the washing machine or not after she learns it?"

"You must not do that, or you will damage the washing machine." The second brother stood up suddenly and said nervously.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't you still think she's no good and ask me to learn from her every day?" Tianxiu became even more proud. The second brother and his wife couldn't do anything about him. When they saw Tiantian coming back from taking a shower, they walked out of the room with dusty faces.

Kang Qirui saw that the two of them returned to the patio garden with one look worse than the other. He knew without asking that they were speechless because of Tianxiu's sharp words, and it was with great difficulty that he managed to hold back his laughter.

"If you want to laugh, just laugh. Alas." The second brother saw Kang Qirui trying not to laugh, so he sighed and said, "You weren't here just now. You didn't know that Tianxiu, that loser, was full of twisted ideas. He made your second sister-in-law and I speechless. Alas, you are such a failure as a parent."

"Actually, have you ever thought about changing your strategy?" Kang Qirui thought about it and couldn't help but give his suggestion.

"Change tactics? How?" The second brother and his wife were confused.

Kang Qirui poured them a cup of tea and analyzed the situation carefully: "Look, Tiantian has been in our house for two or three weeks. Do you think she has played any role?"

"Of course." The second sister-in-law nodded, "She helps with a lot of housework at home."

Kang Qirui was speechless. He shook his head and said, "She doesn't have to do housework. We have Xiu Gu at home. The purpose of our participation in the city women's federation's event to find Tiantian is to take good care of Xiuzi. If this goal is not achieved, everything else is fake." "But Tiantian's hometown is really too poor, and her clothes are all borrowed. So everyone has seen that Tianxiu often laughs at her behind her back. We are not snobbish, we are just speaking the truth. Tiantian is not stupid, it's just that her family is too poor and she has never seen the world."

The second brother and his wife were getting more and more confused the more they listened, so the second brother simply interrupted and said, "What are you trying to say? Be more direct. I don't understand you if you keep beating around the bush."

"What I mean is, since Tiantian can't take good care of Tianxiu when she comes to our house, then we should do the opposite and let Tianxiu go to Tiantian's house and let him go to the countryside and the mountains to experience what hardship is. Once he knows that life is hard, he will naturally become sensible." Kang Qirui directly expressed his thoughts.

Zhu Wanling gently pushed Kang Qirui from the side. How could Tianxiu bear to go to Tiantian's countryside? If he rashly proposed this, it would be terrible if something happened. The second sister-in-law also disagreed and denied it: "No, no, it's too miserable. I'm afraid he can't stand it."

The second brother had a different opinion from the second sister-in-law, "I think A Rui is right. He should be allowed to experience what it means to live a hard life."

"No TV to watch, no game console to play, no porridge to cook on the phone, no Coke and hamburgers to eat, will he be willing?" Second sister-in-law said while counting on her fingers. Second brother waved his hand and said, "If he doesn't want to? Who is the father now, him or me?"

The second brother did what he said and took his second sister-in-law to Tianxiu's room. As soon as he entered the room, he found Tianxiu playing a game console. Speaking of which, the latest Gameboy that Tianxiu was playing was given to him by Kang Qirui.

"Xiu, stop playing video games. Mom and Dad have something to discuss with you." said the second brother.

Tianxiu didn't stop, and said perfunctorily: "If you have something to say, just say it. I'm hitting with my hands, not my ears, so I can hear you talking."

"You bad boy." Er Lao was angry again and was about to yell at him, but Er Shao looked at Tian Tian who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed and stopped him, "Keep your voice down, Tian Tian is already asleep."

"She didn't sleep. She said she missed home and couldn't sleep these past two days. She even cried just now." Tianxiu said bluntly. Tiantian couldn't stand it anymore and opened her eyes awkwardly, "Auntie and uncle."

"Tiantian, are you missing home?" Er Lao said with a smile, "I want to ask, is your house big?"

"Uncle, why are you asking this?" Tiantian asked doubtfully at first, and then answered: "Our house is very big, even bigger than this place."

"Really?" Er Lao was relieved. Actually, he was asking in vain. Aren't rural houses bigger than those in the city? They have a hall in front and a vegetable garden in the back. If we only talk about area, urban buildings can't compare. "I want to send Tian Xiu to live with you for a while, okay?" Er Lao asked.

"Okay, okay." Tiantian missed home after being out for so long, so she naturally wanted to go back. She recommended enthusiastically: "Although our countryside is not as beautiful as the city, there are also many fun places."

"Really? There are really a lot of fun places?" Speaking of fun, Tianxiu suddenly became excited, "When are we going?"

His second sister-in-law couldn't understand his attitude, "I thought you didn't want to go. Mom and Dad are not joking with you, right? You have to think about it carefully."

"Why not go? I'm bored at home. I'm either going to the Children's Palace for classes or studying at home. It doesn't matter where we go, as long as I can go out and have fun." Tianxiu's idea was very simple, he just wanted to go out and have fun.

"Let me tell you, it's not as comfortable there as the summer camp, and you can't come back whenever you want. You have to wait until school starts. Think about it carefully." The second sister-in-law thought Tianxiu didn't understand the situation, but Tianxiu was determined to go out and play. He waved his hand and nodded very affirmatively to show that he was willing to go.

The next morning, Er Lao called Tian Tian's family. Tian Tian's father arrived in Guangfu at noon that day. He also missed his daughter. So the whole family went out to pack Tian Xiu's things and sent them to the bus.

"Remember, be obedient and don't act naughty when you get to Uncle Jiang's house." While waiting for the car, the mother told Tianxiu to be obedient. Erlao also said to Tiantian's father: "Tianxiu is a naughty boy. Anyway, you should beat him and scold him. Anyway, I can't see it." He just mentioned the vaccination.

"Don't worry, Tianxiu's father. I will take good care of Tianxiu. I heard from Shuitian that Tianxiu is very smart and he has taught her a lot. How can I bear to hit him?" Shuitian's father said with a smile.

Seeing this parting scene, Kang Qirui whispered to Zhu Wanling: "Wife, what does this scene look like?"

"Like what?" Zhu Wanling knew that Kang Qirui had some weird ideas again.

"The young master goes to the countryside, and the villagers go to the city. Is it like the Metamorphosis? They live each other's lives and experience each other's lives. How meaningful! Why don't the TV station make a program like this?" Kang Qirui said with a smile, "Next time I see A-Zu, I'll suggest it to him. He knows someone at the TV station. Let's see if he can get the creative fee. Hahaha."

"You're just joking. I don't want to pay attention to you." Zhu Wanling didn't comment on Kang Qirui's idea and just thought it was a joke.

(End of this chapter)