Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 234: Fake wine? Good wine!
"Sit anywhere you want!"

On February 2, Zhu Wanling and Mrs. Zhu took Kang Siqi out to play, while Kang Qirui stayed at home to rest and did not join in the fun. He was reading a newspaper in the living room when he saw his father walk in with a middle-aged man. "Ah Wei, right? What do you want to talk to Boss Su about?" His father asked after he asked the guest to sit down.

"It's like this. Yesterday, Boss Su asked me to bring his tea out of Guangzhou, but I left it on the train. So I brought a bucket of good wine to apologize to him." A Wei said this and put a bucket of wine on the table.

"Ah Wei, I'm so sorry. Boss Su is out. His daughter took him out to play." The old man said with a smile, "Why don't you wait for him here? He might be back soon."

Ah Wei looked at the time, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't wait for him. I'll put the wine down and wait for him to come back. Please tell him that it was Ah Wei who gave it to him, and he will know."

"Okay, okay, I'll tell Boss Su. Come sit here when you're free." After sending Ah Wei out, the old man opened the barrel and smelled it, saying in surprise, "What a nice smell. What a wonderful wine. Ah Rui, go ask Xiu Gu to buy some more dishes so you can have a nice drink with your in-laws tonight."

When Kang Qirui heard that it was good wine, he also became interested. Most intellectuals love wine, and Kang Qirui is no exception. He put down the newspaper, picked up the phone and called Xiu Gu who was buying vegetables in the market, asking her to prepare a few more dishes in the evening.

In the afternoon, Zhu Wanling brought Kang Siqi back. Kang Siqi was sweating all over after playing, and her hair was soaked. When she saw Kang Qirui, she rubbed against him, making his clothes full of sweat. Kang Qirui took a tissue and wiped her face, saying with disdain, "Look at how sweaty you are. Stop rubbing against Daddy, and go take a shower with Mommy."

"No, my mommy and grandma took me out to play today and I'm very tired. I want my daddy to give me a bath." Kang Siqi said in a baby voice. Zhu Wanling beside her smiled sweetly when she heard this. Kang Qirui looked at his daughter's serious face and said nothing. He picked her up and walked to the bathroom.

Although it is said that girls should avoid their fathers when they grow up, Kang Siqi is not even three years old yet, so naturally there is no need to be so particular. Kang Qirui helped her take a bath, and then helped her braid her hair. After that, Zhu Wanling brought her a glass of milk, but she was too naughty to be fed and wanted to drink it herself. As a result, she spilled it after just two sips, and her newly changed clothes were soaked again.

She looked at Kang Qirui with a little fear and said, "Dad, the milk spilled." Kang Qirui touched her head and said softly, "It's okay, it's okay. Let's change clothes if it spilled. Why are you pouting? Dad doesn't blame you. Drink the rest quickly."

Kang Siqi then became happy again. Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling smiled at each other. They both felt that there was no need to be too harsh on the child. Spilling milk was a very normal thing.

When it was time for dinner, Kang Siqi seemed to still remember that she had done something wrong, and was very active in sitting down and waiting for the meal to start. When A-Zu and Diana walked into the dining room, they were surprised and asked, "What day is today? Such delicious food? Oh, and there's wine?" He saw the barrel of wine on the table.

"Take his father-in-law to a good meal." The nanny pointed at the second brother and said, "This wine was specially brought to him from Chaozhou by the neighbor. He provides the wine and we provide the dishes."

"Really? It must be good wine since it's brought from so far away." Er Lao opened the wine and asked closer, praising: "Wow, it smells good. It's good wine. Come on, bring a glass if you want to drink." After Er Lao poured the wine for everyone, everyone couldn't wait to take a sip. Kang Qirui also tasted it and found it was indeed good.

"What a nice smell, what a nice smell." Father Su's voice came, and he walked quickly into the dining room, "I can smell the wine before I even enter the door. Do you have good wine to drink today? Come on, give me a glass." He and his second sister-in-law went out to play and just came back now. "Father-in-law, this is all thanks to you." The second brother praised with a thumbs up.

Father Su didn't understand. He asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with me?"

"It's like this, Eunuch Tianxiu." Kang Qirui explained for the second brother: "Didn't your neighbor Awei lose your precious tea? He brought this wine here today to apologize to you, but it's a pity that you were not here."

"Did Ah Wei bring it?" Father Su panicked all of a sudden. He said, "Ah Wei used to make fake wine. He used edible alcohol mixed with water to make fake wine." He saw that the boss was so shocked by his words that he dropped his glass. He quickly said, "But his wine has never killed anyone. Don't worry too much."

"Why aren't you worried?" Er Lao is in the catering business, and he is very familiar with the harm of fake alcohol. "At the very least, it can cause blindness, and at the worst, it can cause death. If this is fake alcohol, then it's fake. We just drank it."

"I think everyone should stop drinking. I'd better pour this stuff out." Father Su said as he picked up the wine and was about to go to the kitchen. Kang Qirui quickly stopped him. He was also a wine lover and he could still tell whether the wine was real or fake.

He walked to Su's father, snatched the wine and put it back on the table, "Eunuch Tianxiu, you don't have to worry about this. I just drank this wine, it's good wine. It's definitely good wine, how could it be fake? And think about it, Awei is your neighbor, he came to apologize to you, how could he give you fake wine? He doesn't want to go back to Chaozhou anymore, right?"

Kang Qirui's words touched Su's father and the Kang family. They all knew that Chaozhou had a strong clan culture, and Ah Wei would never dare to harm his neighbors with fake wine, unless he never wanted to return to the village again in his life.

Seeing that everyone had relaxed, Kang Qirui said, "There is a big difference between real wine and fake wine. Everyone has drunk it just now. If it was fake, everyone would have definitely told it out. Eunuch Tianxiu, you have been drinking for decades. Come and try it yourself." Kang Qirui poured a glass for Su's father.

Father Su looked at everyone and then at Kang Qirui, and finally took a sip of the wine. He thought that since everyone else had drunk, he would drink even more, after all, A Wei was his friend. After taking a sip, he was stunned for a moment, and then drank the whole glass.

"Good wine, good wine. A'rui, you are right, this is good wine. It has a strong aroma of Qu wine, but it is a little different, not bad." Father Su praised the wine. Everyone was relieved, and Kang Qirui sat back. As soon as he sat down, Zhu Wanling whispered, "What are you doing?"

What Zhu Wanling couldn't understand was that even if the wine was real, it would be fine if it was poured out. If you want to drink it, there's still wine at home. Why did Kang Qirui go to so much trouble to make everyone understand that the wine was real, and why must they drink it?
Kang Qirui took a bite of food and took a sip of wine. Then he whispered in Zhu Wanling's ear: "If this is poured out, how can Grandpa Tianxiu stay in the Kang family? How will Second Sister-in-law live in the future? Besides, this is good wine, and good wine should not be wasted."

If the wine is poured out, everyone will think that the wine is fake. Then Ah Wei, who brought the fake wine to everyone, will naturally be scolded, and Su's father will naturally not be spared. The most important thing is that everyone still thinks that Chaozhou people have not changed after so many years, and they are still cheating. Su's father can't stay in the Kang family and can only go back, and the second sister-in-law, a Chaozhou person, will naturally find it difficult to get along.

(End of this chapter)