Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 233 Tea
"While everyone is here, I've been thinking about this all night and I have something I want to talk to you all about."

After Su's father was questioned by Mrs. Zhu yesterday, he went out for a walk and found that most people avoided him after they recognized that he was from Chaozhou. He then realized that the image of his hometown had fallen to the bottom here. So after thinking about it for a night, he quietly decided, "In order to rebuild the image of us Chaozhou people and change everyone's view of Chaozhou people, I decided to start everything with myself."

"First of all, I don't say too much, I don't make counterfeit things, and everything is based on integrity. I hope everyone will supervise me!" Father Su vowed and said to everyone seriously.

The father and the mother looked at each other, and the father spoke to comfort them: "My dear, in fact, most Chaozhou people are honest, including you. We trust you very much. You don't have to be so serious."

"That's right. From now on, anyone who doesn't trust my father-in-law will no longer be a brother, and my father won't recognize him." Er Lao also stood up to defend his father-in-law, but Kang Qirui knew that the person who didn't trust Er Lao's father-in-law the most in the family was Er Lao himself. Er Lao handed a cup of tea to Su's father, "Father-in-law, have some tea, try the new tea my father bought."

"That's right, let's have some tea, my dear relatives, don't take it so seriously." The old man also said.

Father Su took the teacup handed over by the second brother, but did not drink the tea immediately. Instead, he sighed, "You really have to be serious. In the past ten years, there is indeed a small number of Chaozhou people who are very unethical. They make fake things and sell fake goods. Everything is fake. This is caused by a small group of bad apples."

"We should be angry at this small group of people. It's good that Chaozhou people are aware of this problem now." Lao Dou counted on his fingers and said, "Chaozhou people can endure hardships and are smart. It won't take long for them to change their image."

Father Su was in a better mood. He nodded and said, "I hope so." Then he took a sip of tea and frowned. He thought for a while and said, "My dear, don't mind me. This tea is very ordinary."

"Uncle, is this tea bad?" said the old maid. Chaozhou people are the best at drinking tea.

"What's wrong with it? It's more than one hundred yuan per pound. I felt so sad when I bought it." The old man also frowned and said that this was the most expensive tea he had ever bought. If Su's father had not come, he would not have been willing to take it out to drink.

"I have a can of aged Tieguanyin at home that I haven't drunk yet, but I came too hastily this time. Otherwise, I would bring it here for everyone to taste this premium tea." Father Su sighed, and suddenly he said, "I remember that Awei will also come to Guangfu today. He is my neighbor. So I will call him and ask him to bring it to me on the way." As he said that, he stood up and walked towards the living room to make a phone call.

In the evening, Father Su waited until Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling came home before he started making tea, because they didn't have dinner at home today, and they were the last to arrive at the Kang family. After they sat down, the Kang family was all present, and Father Su began to show off his tea-making skills. After drinking, he waved his hand and said, "Tea, please!"

Everyone picked up the teacup and drank it. "Hey" Not bad. "This tea is really good. It refreshes the mind and spirits when you smell it. It tastes very smooth and has a pleasant fragrance." The old man praised it directly. He patted Su's father on the shoulder and said, "Hey, hey, hey, relative, when you go back to Chaozhou in the future, buy some for me and send it to me. How much is one pound? I will pay you."

Before Su's father could say anything, his second sister-in-law said, "Master, there are actually many tea shops in Guangzhou. You don't have to go far away." The tone of her voice always sounded strange.

Dad waved his hand, "What do you mean by going far away? Dad is an expert, he knows. I don't know. I bought more than 100 yuan of tea, which is really nothing compared to this." After he said this to the second sister-in-law, he asked Su's father, "Dear relatives, how much is this tea per pound?" "Achan, how much is it per pound?" Su's father asked casually while looking at the tea. When others heard this, they found it very strange. Isn't this the tea from Su's father's hometown? Why did you ask the second sister-in-law how much it is? The second sister-in-law made a "nine" gesture with an embarrassed look on her face, and Su's father said, "Oh, ninety yuan per pound."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and suddenly said, "Ninety yuan? It's worth it. My daughter, remember to buy me ten kilograms of it when I go back."

What does this mean? Others are increasingly confused about what Su's father is saying.

The second sister-in-law said helplessly, "What do you mean 90 yuan a pound? 900 yuan for half a pound."

??? Everyone was shocked. What kind of tea is this? It's so expensive! What was even more shocking was why Su's father and the second sister-in-law were so strange? Everyone looked at the second sister-in-law and Su's father in confusion.

The second sister-in-law couldn't stand everyone's stares, so she spread her hands and confessed, "Since I've been exposed, I'll tell the truth. I called back and asked our neighbor, Awei, to bring some tea, but he left it on the train. I said that people should not be without credit, so he asked me to go buy it. I've thought about it, cheap goods are not good, and good goods are not cheap. I gritted my teeth and stomped my feet, and bought half a catty for 900 yuan."

It turned out that when Su's father called back this morning, A Wei was already preparing to go out. So A Wei took Su's father's precious tea with him at the last minute and did not put it with other luggage. Therefore, when he got off the car, he remembered to take the luggage but did not forget to take the tea, which made Su's father anxious. He had just sworn in the morning that he would not tell lies, but he turned around and broke his promise and did not bring the tea that he promised.

Therefore, he thought of a remedy which was to ask his second sister-in-law to buy a can of good tea and pass it off as the tea he asked Wei to bring from Chaozhou.

"Eunuch Tianxiu, your behavior is actually a bit deceitful." A Zu said bluntly. Kang Qirui patted him on the shoulder and signaled him to stop talking nonsense. After he realized what was going on, he quickly added, "But your intention is good, your intention is good."

But Father Su had already heard his words of fraud. He put down his teacup and sighed, "Forget it. It's useless for me to do anything. I'd better go back." Everyone hurried to stop him. Kang Qirui said to Grandpa, "Eunuch Tianxiu, you don't have to be so unconfident. Your kindness and authentic Kung Fu tea make us feel that the essence of Chaozhou people is very good. And you said this morning that you would bring some good tea for us to taste, but you didn't specify what kind of tea it was. These are also good teas. How can it be considered fraud?"

"That's right, I was wrong just now. According to what Lao Wu said, we did drink the good tea, and Eunuch Tianxiu, you are indeed not lying." A Zu also quickly expressed his opinion.

Only then did Su's father look relieved, and then his second sister-in-law and second brother asked him to stay for a few more days.

(End of this chapter)