Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 231 The Second Brother's Father-in-Law

"The Teochew dishes tonight are really good."

On February 2, the Lantern Festival, the street invited the elderly from each household to have a dinner. After eating and drinking, the old lady Dou returned to the Kang family and began to sigh, causing everyone to drool. "It's too late to eat." The biscuits that A Zu was eating suddenly became less fragrant.

"Isn't it easy to eat normal Chaozhou food? Just buy a ticket to Chaozhou and you can eat it." The second sister-in-law said to everyone with a smile, "Let me tell you, my hometown is great. After eating the delicious food in my hometown, I guarantee that you won't even remember your father's last name."

"Really? Second sister-in-law, what delicious food are there?" Zhu Wanling thought that it would be Aunt Zhu's birthday in a few days, and Aunt Zhu loved to eat, so it would be nice to take her on a trip.

"I'll count them for you." When the second sister-in-law said this, she became excited. "What about Sunan braised goose, Magong rice dumplings, and Longdu rice noodles? Have you heard of them? Have you not heard of them?"

No one had ever heard of the things that Second Sister-in-law talked about, let alone eaten them. Not only did Zhu Wanling want to take Mrs. Zhu to eat them, but even Grandpa stood up and suggested excitedly, "How about this? Aren't Saturdays and Sundays a day off? Why don't we all go to Chaozhou and have a good meal together?"

"Okay, okay. I'll provide food and accommodation." The second sister-in-law was rarely generous.

However, Ayao and Xingzi were not interested at all, and both shook their heads to indicate that they would not go. After them, the big brothers Guang and Xianglan also expressed their intention not to go. The most unexpected thing was that the second brother also expressed his intention, saying, "Don't count me in, I just came back from there and I won't go."

"No way? How can you, the Chaozhou son-in-law, not go to eat authentic Chaozhou cuisine?" Kang Qirui asked doubtfully.

“Do we have to go so far to Chaozhou to eat authentic Chaozhou cuisine? There are also authentic Chaozhou restaurants in Cantonese.” The second brother rolled his eyes speechlessly. For the whole family to go to Chaozhou for a meal, the transportation fare was more expensive than anything else.

A Yao nodded and agreed, "That's right. In addition, the newspapers have reported in recent years that some businesses in Chaozhou have been cheating and selling inferior products instead of good ones, which has caused Chaozhou's image to be very bad."

"Hey? Those are all old stories. Now we Chaozhou people have realized this and are working hard to shape our own image." When talking about her hometown, the second sister-in-law was particularly excited and she defended her hometown.

"Do you think it's easy to reshape your image? As the saying goes, it's easier to demolish a house than to rebuild one." A Yao seemed to treat his home as if it were a government agency, and said in an official tone: "There must be actual action, not just talk."

"It's not that I won't help you, my wife." The second brother saw that the second sister-in-law was angry but didn't speak for her. Instead, he provoked her to death: "Two years ago when you gave birth to Siyu, your mother called to see you and said you wanted to reshape your image. What kind of reshape do you want to be?"

It would be fine if we didn't talk about this, but the second sister-in-law got even angrier when she talked about this. When the second sister-in-law gave birth to Siyu, her mother came over at the last minute without bringing anything, and the second brother has been complaining about this for two years. The second sister-in-law said excitedly: "I have told you many times that my mother beat me last time because she was too anxious when Siyu was born, and she came in a hurry and didn't bring anything. If I beat her or my mother calls now, I will definitely bring a lot of gifts to honor everyone."

"What are you talking about?" Er Lao looked at his second sister-in-law with disdain. The second sister-in-law was so angry that she pointed at him and couldn't say anything. Tian Xiu just came out of the room and saw this situation and said in a childish way: "Dad, don't always make Mommy angry. What's there to quarrel about?"

"Oh, you poor boy, you help your mom and not your father, right?" Er Lao gently patted Tian Xiu's head and said, "Your mom's daughter Xiang Xiang was once a wandering woman, did you know that? When I married your mom, I even suspected whether your mom was a wandering woman."

The second brother's words were a bit too much, and had gone beyond the scope of joking. The old woman quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "You poor boy, you are as thin as a monkey, and I never suspected that you were a fake product." The woman's words made everyone laugh, and also diluted the inappropriateness of the second brother's words just now.

The second brother didn't seem to realize that he said something wrong: "I get really angry when I talk about this. I wonder if I, Kang Qi Zong, inherited the genes from my father. The other brothers are all fat and pale, but I am so skinny."

"Oh, I really can't help but count you." The old man was irritated by the second brother, "You were born prematurely, weighing only 3.66 pounds when you were born, and you swayed from side to side when you were breastfeeding. Also, you cried every night, and you sucked your fingers until you weighed 16 pounds, so you are giving birth to worms now."

"Dad, are you asking me to count the white bags now? You are talking about my father-in-law and mother-in-law now, what are you saying to me?" The second brother said innocently and speechlessly. "Please shut up, you are the one who looks the most like a counterfeit product in the whole family." The second sister-in-law said, "Husband, I dare to lose a bet with you. If I send a call, I will never bring a fake product."

As soon as the second sister-in-law finished speaking, someone knocked on the door. Zhu Wanling was about to get up to open the door, but the second brother stopped her and said to the second sister-in-law, "Your father is here, go open the door quickly." Then the second brother and the second sister-in-law started arguing. Kang Qirui asked Zhu Wanling to sit down, and he went out the other side and asked the man knocking on the door, "Who are you looking for?"

"@&@#&@" Kang Qirui didn't understand what the man said at all. He interrupted, "Excuse me, what did you say? Do you speak Cantonese or Mandarin?" The man nodded and said in Cantonese, "Oh, sorry, I just spoke my hometown dialect. I want to ask if this is Kang Ershou House? I am Su Miaochan's uncle."

Second sister-in-law's father? Second brother is doing what he says. Kang Qirui thought so in his heart, while opening the door to let Su's father in, he shouted inside: "Second brother, second sister-in-law." Then, of course, Su's father and everyone in the Kang family greeted each other politely for a while.

After the greetings, when Father Su sat down on the sofa to drink tea, the second brother said with a smile: "Father-in-law, do you know? Before you knocked on the door just now, we were just talking about you. We didn't expect you to really come, and you really brought a lot of bags." The second brother's eyes were fixed on the two luggage bags that Father Su brought.

"Need I say more?" The second sister-in-law was very proud this time.

"Father-in-law, are you coming to Guangzhou to do business or to visit relatives this time?" The second brother ignored his second sister-in-law and continued to ask Father Su.

Father Su did not answer Er Lao's question directly, but observed him for a while and said, "A Zong, how come I haven't seen you for ten days and I feel that you have lost weight again? Are you sick or do you have worms in your stomach?" Everyone else laughed when they heard this, but Kang Qirui was stunned for a moment. He couldn't help but wonder if Er Lao still had that disease? It shouldn't be. In the past few years, he has taken the whole family to have a physical examination every year, and every time Er Lao's results are very healthy.

"Father-in-law, I am so miserable serving you." The second brother took the opportunity to complain about the second sister-in-law. The second sister-in-law ignored the second brother and said to Su's father: "Fada, you should call in advance so that I can pick up the car. It's not safe for you to come alone so late at night."

"How can it be unsafe? I took a taxi as soon as I got off the train. It's convenient and fast." Father Su waved his hand and smiled. Only then did Old Dou interrupt and chat with Father Su. While the two parents were chatting, Grandfather quietly pulled Second Brother aside and said with emotion: "It seems that what Second Sister-in-law said is true. Your father-in-law really came here with a lot of luggage."

"Uncle Su might have brought some Chaozhou specialties, such as scallops, dried abalone, shark fins, etc." Kang Qirui guessed.

"Uncle Su came from so far away, he must have brought a lot of things." Zhu Wanling also joined the discussion, while the second sister-in-law became more and more proud, "What? Kang Qizong? Have you admitted defeat? I told you that my father would not come here empty-handed."

The second brother frowned and said unconvincedly: "There must be gifts in the bag? Who knows if it will be a false alarm?" Seeing this, the second sister-in-law took the two luggage bags brought by Su's father and said: "Fada, the brothers said you are too polite. Why did you come if you came? Why did you bring so many things? What are these?"

Father Su saw his second sister-in-law took his luggage bag, his face became obviously unnatural, he stammered and said: "Nothing, nothing, it's just some useful stuff."

"Useful stuff, right? Then let me help you distribute the stuff while everyone is here, haha." The second sister-in-law felt that it was her moment to be proud, and she was very active.

"Oh, how can I have the nerve to distribute these things to everyone?" Father Su became even more nervous.

"It's okay, father-in-law. As the saying goes, a small gift is worth a lot of money." The second brother also came over to help open the zipper of the luggage bag. The second sister-in-law helped and said, "That's right. No one cares. We accept any gift."

"Gifts. I'll give the gifts to everyone tomorrow, shall I?" Father Su held the luggage bag with one hand to prevent his sister-in-law from opening it.

The second sister-in-law pried his hands apart and said, "Don't bother, now that everyone is here, I'll help you sort it out." She excitedly opened the bag, and it turned out to be full of Su's father's clothes. She was stunned, and after a while she opened another bag, and it turned out to be Su's father's clothes.

"Dad, has your bag been swapped with someone? Where are the souvenirs?" Second sister-in-law asked Father Su in disbelief.

Father Su was embarrassed. He touched his nose and face and said helplessly, "It's like this. I came here in a hurry. I came here directly after receiving a phone call saying that I had business to discuss. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to bring a gift. Yes, I forgot to bring a gift."

Now it was the second brother's turn to be proud. He stared at the second sister-in-law with a playful look on his face, and his face was filled with a smug smile. The second sister-in-law was already embarrassed without saying anything. Kang Qirui quickly pulled the second brother and asked him to restrain himself a little, because Father Su was still there. Zhu Wanling also hurriedly said: "Second sister-in-law, let me help you take Uncle Su's luggage to the room."

(End of this chapter)