Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

"Honey, there's a bad guy outside looking in here."

On this day, Er Lao suddenly had an idea and bought a fish tank to raise goldfish. He said that raising fish in a fish tank symbolizes abundance and prosperity. When everyone was curiously admiring the goldfish he bought, Xianglan came back from outside in a panic.

As soon as the boss heard this, he protected Xianglan behind him and asked with concern: "Did he touch you? Did you suffer any harm to him?"

"No, he didn't touch me." Xianglan waved her hands to indicate that she was fine, but still said with a bit of fear: "But he was sneaky all the time and didn't seem like a good person."

"Sister-in-law, does that guy wearing glasses look like my brother A Yao?" Er Lao said jokingly. Xianglan nodded simply, "Yes, yes, he is almost like that."

Sachiko on the side glared at Er Lao unhappily, but Er Lao ignored her and said, "Don't worry, that man has been hanging around the door for a few days. I think he is heartbroken, and seeing my sister-in-law reminds him of his ex-girlfriend."

"Really?" The second sister-in-law frowned and said, "I saw him two days ago. He looked at me from head to toe when I walked in and out. Honey, I'm a little scared now. I'm afraid that if people look at me too much, I'll suffer. It won't be good for you either."

The second brother was about to mock his second sister-in-law when he saw Mazi and Xiugu running into the house in a panic. He hurried over and asked, "Mazi, why is your face so angry? Xiugu, what happened when you went to buy groceries?"

"Wanling, go get some medicated oil and apply it on Madam." Kang Qirui said to Zhu Wanling. Zhu Wanling nodded and went in to get the medicated oil. She applied it on Madam's temples and pressed it for a while before Madam's complexion returned to normal.

"We just met a man outside, and he kept staring at me." The mother told everyone what happened just now, "He even wanted to talk to me. We were so scared that we ran as fast as we could. I ran in front and he chased me from behind."

"This is ridiculous, brothers, get to work!" The eldest brother's face turned red after hearing this. He waved his hand and all five brothers ran out and held the man down. "It's him, you poor bastard, you even want to touch my mother, take him to the police station."

"Let me go, I'm a Chinese from Venezuela," the man shouted, "I came back to see my ancestral home."

"What ancestral home?" the big boss asked fiercely.

The man's words silenced the five Kang brothers, "This Xiguan mansion you live in now is mine."

In the end, everyone decided to go back to Kang's house and sit down to talk it over.

As soon as the man sat down, he introduced himself: "Listen to me, my name is Ma Guifan. Ma means troublesome, Gui means rich, and Fan means ordinary."

"It's fine if you want to be troublesome, but why are you bothering my room?" said the second brother unhappily.

"Actually, I've been here for several days. I've been trying to contact you but couldn't. This house belongs to me." Ma Guifan said as he took out a land deed from his briefcase. "I have the land deed as proof."

The second brother reached out and snatched it away, handing it to Kang Qirui. Kang Qirui spread out the deed and read: "The seventh section of the west city extends to the edge of Lingji in the east, to Shenggang in the south, to the second section of Chudi in the west, and to Changtong in the north. Ma Changji personally certified it in the seventh year of Xianfeng."

This time the old saying really came true, it really happened before the Xianfeng period.

"Ma Changji is my father's great-grandfather." Ma Guifan said with a smile.

"You are such a troublemaker. How can you prove that the land you are talking about is the land we live in now?" The second sister-in-law asked a good question with a clear mind at the critical moment.

Unexpectedly, Ma Guifan was also prepared. He said, "I went to the Housing Authority and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office to check, and they said it was the room you are living in now."

"More than a hundred years ago, when the Qing Dynasty was at war, my family went to South America and several generations have not returned. Later, my great-grandfather died and left this land deed to us, asking us to come back and trace our roots."

Kang Qirui thought for a moment and said, "The problem is that we already have the property ownership certificate, and we have also merged it with the Xiguan Mansion next door. This house is no longer the original one."

"You moved in later. Actually, this house belongs to our Ma family, as evidenced by the land deed." Ma Guifan smiled and said, "As for what you said about connecting them, it's also very simple. Just build a new wall and separate them. I'm willing to suffer a loss, so it's ok if the wall is built on my side."

"By the way, where is our dad? Just ask him and we'll know whether what he said is true or not." Xianglan suddenly said, and Big Brother Guang also said excitedly: "That's right, that's right, just call Dad and ask him to come back and we'll know."

As they were talking, my father and Diana brought a few foreigners back home for a visit. When everyone was about to tell him what happened, he interrupted them every time and didn't let them speak.

It was not until the foreigners had finished their visit and Diana sent them off that everyone had a chance to say to him, "Dad, you are so happy to be worshipping others. Sooner or later, we will have to worship this house and not be named Kang anymore."

"What did you say?" asked the old man in confusion.

"The Venezuelan Chinese inside said that this house is his." Kang Qirui said unhappily. When Lao Dou heard this, he was furious. He went back to his room, took out the property certificate, rushed out of the living room and said to Ma Guifan: "This property certificate was issued to me by the state. Is it fake?"

"But this land deed of mine is from more than a hundred years ago, it's definitely not fake. It's the original certificate. If you don't believe me, you can go to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office to check. I definitely didn't lie to you." Ma Guifan still talked about the land deed.

"Whether it's a lie or not is another matter. I guess it has no legal effect." Da Dou denied it directly from the root. Kang Qirui thought for a moment and said, "Dad, there's no need to argue with him. How about this, Aso, we'll go to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office tomorrow to check it out and then tell you. Can you come over to talk in a couple of days?"

Ma Guifan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come back the day after tomorrow." After he left, Kang Qirui looked at A Yao and said, "Asan, you are more familiar with the government unit. Go with your father tomorrow to ask."

A Yao nodded and agreed. The next day, he accompanied his father to the Housing Authority and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. When they came back, they both looked dejected.

"Uncle, stop sighing. What's going on?" asked the nanny.

"It's a hassle anyway." The old man was in no mood to answer the mother's words. Everyone looked at A Yao, who sighed and said, "Our house was registered in the 1950s. It was my grandfather who registered it. Now the Housing Authority says that they have the title deed. Unless you can provide information to prove that this house is yours."

"That's fine, then just get the information out." A-Zu said easily.

The old man glared at him and said, "Everyone knows that my mother is a woman. The question is where can we get the information?"

Sachiko didn't understand what she heard. She asked in confusion, "We have the property certificate, but we can't say that this house is ours? Then what's the point of having a property certificate?"

"The whole world knows that that is the property certificate. It was because we lived here at the time and registered our name on it as an untitled property. Now if someone comes back with the land deed or house deed to claim them, then they will be gone, especially for returned overseas Chinese." A Yao also explained to Sachiko and everyone else.

"Does that mean we'll definitely lose if we go to court?" The second brother looked at Kang Qirui. In this family, not only the second brother, but everyone else also trusts Kang Qirui the most, not because he is the richest, but also because he is the most educated.

Kang Qirui nodded and said, "According to the current overseas Chinese policy, if we take this to court, we will not win. We will definitely lose 100% of the time."

"The issue of overseas Chinese housing left over from history has always been of great concern to overseas Chinese at home and abroad. In recent years, many cities, including our Guangzhou city, have introduced policies on overseas Chinese private housing, clarifying the principles for solving the problem of overseas Chinese private housing: if the original house still exists, it should be restored."

As soon as Kang Qirui finished speaking, Xianglan asked tearfully, "Dad, what should we do? They all have houses in the city, so what about A Guang? We can't move to a villa in the suburbs, right?"

The second brother bought a house, A Yao's company had a dormitory, Diana bought a house before marriage, Kang Qirui was not even mentioned, and he and Zhu Wanling could move to Zhu's house. Only the eldest brother Guang and Xianglan had no house, so they had to move to a villa in the suburbs with Lao Dou and his mother.

Just as Kang Qirui was about to speak, there was a knock on the door and Xianglan went out to open the door. Kang Qirui had to hold back what he was about to say.

After a while, Xianglan came in with Ma Guifan. Ma Guifan looked around and saw that the Kang family was all there. He smiled and said, "It's like this. My wife wants to move back from Venezuela next month. It's just right for her to come back for the New Year."

"So fast?" Big Brother Guang asked in surprise.

Ma Guifan waved his hand and said, "At first she wanted to move back next week, and I told her that we should not be so harsh and at least give you some time to move. So I will come to collect the house on this day next month. I won't disturb you from eating, you can take your time."

He was about to leave when Kang Qirui stopped him and said, "Asahi, we have learned all the relevant policies today. You can't take this house back."

Not only Ma Guifan looked at Kang Qirui in confusion, but everyone else also looked at him in surprise. He just said that the principle of handling is that if the original house still exists, it should be restored to the original house. Why is it that now it can't be taken back? The old man thought Kang Qirui was lying and said, "Ah Rui."

Kang Qirui waved his hand to interrupt his father, looked at Ma Guifan and said, "Mashi, the country does treat you overseas Chinese very well. For this kind of historical legacy problem where you have the land deed and I have the property certificate, we have always insisted on the principle of issuing the original house if it still exists. However."

Kang Qirui let everyone take a break before continuing, "However, the policy also stipulates that for houses with major changes, the Housing Authority and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office will organize relevant parties to handle the specific compensation according to the actual situation of the house."

"This Xiguan Mansion underwent a major renovation in 2001. Its area was doubled, a patio garden was added, and the attic and sanitary system were redesigned. This title deed can only prove that part of this Xiguan Mansion belongs to you."

Ma Guifan was stunned when he heard this. He frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"That is to say, either you pay to buy out the majority that we occupy, or we pay to buy out the small portion that you occupy." Kang Qirui said concisely.

Naturally, Ma Guifan couldn't make a decision for a while. He said he would go back and discuss it with his wife before making a decision, and then left the Kang family.

"Uncle Yao, how much do you think it will cost if we buy his part?" Xianglan thought for a moment and asked.

"About one million." Kang Qirui said calmly, "Our Xiguan mansion has a good location, a large area and a certain cultural relic value. Buying his portion will cost at least one million."

Xianglan and the boss looked at each other, "So expensive?" They couldn't afford much money. Kang Qirui also understood their thoughts and said, "Things have come to this point. We have to buy it no matter how expensive it is. We can't just throw away the ancestral house we have lived in for decades, right?"

"Dad, call grandma and see if she has anything that can prove that this house belongs to our Kang family and not the Ma family."

"Everyone, let's have a small meeting after dinner to see how much money everyone can come up with. Everyone should be prepared for both situations. If my grandmother can't provide any information, we will negotiate with Ma Guifan to buy out his share. The fact that he can return to China means that he is not doing well overseas, and he probably doesn't have the money to buy our share." (End of this chapter)