Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

"It's very simple. As long as we have people at every checkout counter, then you can guarantee that we are the 1000th customer."

Facing everyone's inquiring eyes, Kang Qirui calmly told his plan: "There are three exits at the checkout counter of the supermarket at the corner of the street. Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, and Wanling will each watch one. When the time comes, count the number of people until 997 has paid their bills, and then go in."

Big Brother Guang interrupted at this time: "It's 999 people who have paid the bill, right? Why are you interrupting at 997? We want to be the 1000th customer." The others had similar ideas and once again stared at Kang Qirui in amazement.

Kang Qirui scratched his head helplessly and explained, "He didn't pay at the three exits at the same time! If we wait until the 999th person pays before we go in, let's say the 999th person pays at Exit A, and the eldest sister-in-law goes in immediately, but the people at Exit A have paid but the people at Exits B and C haven't, then the second sister-in-law and Wanling have to wait until they pay before they can go in? But by the time they pay, won't they be the 1000th and 1001st customers?"

Everyone looked at each other and understood a little bit, except the big boss who was still confused. The second boss explained to him further: "There are three exits ABC waiting in line to pay. The 997th person pays the bill and we will queue in at the same time. Assuming that 997 is at exit A, then the two people paying at BC are 998 and 999, and we are 1000. Do you understand?"

The boss nodded, not quite understanding, and then asked, "What if there are a lot of people in line and they don't let us cut in line?"

"Then, boss, you and the others stand guard at the cashier counter. When the number reaches eight or nine hundred, the three of you go to the back to line up. The one at the front who is less than 997 in line can let the people behind pay first and stay in the first place. That will be fine, right?" Kang Qirui thought about it and quickly adjusted his plan.

"But if we don't buy anything and occupy this exit, isn't that a bad idea?" Xianglan also raised a question. Kang Qirui smiled and said, "That's easy. There are usually chewing gum, lozenges, Durex and other things for sale at the cashier counter. Just take some when the time comes. They'll all be needed anyway."

Seeing that the sisters-in-law were all blushing and lowering their heads, Zhu Wanling pushed Kang Qirui and said unhappily, "What are you talking about? Go on."

"Now that we have settled the queue issue, let's talk about what we're going to buy." Kang Qirui continued, "The TV in the living room was bought in 00, so it's time to replace it."

"TV is good, it's cheap and everyone can watch it." The second brother agreed, "Since the telephone has been replaced, why not replace the DVD stereo as well?"

Kang Qirui thought about it, and since the three items were not many, he quickly agreed. The next day, they got up early in the morning, had breakfast, and headed to the supermarket at the corner of the street. According to Kang Qirui's action plan, they successfully became the 1000th customer of the day.

"Congratulations, you are our 1000th customer today. You are the third and last lucky winner of our event." The cashier said with a smile after paying the bill: "You can go to the main counter with this receipt to get a refund."

After the dust settled, everyone was very happy. Although we only bought three things this time, it was a very fruitful purchase. The large plasma TV alone cost 1 yuan.

"A big TV is a big TV. Everything you see is clearer." After the TV was installed, Lao Guang turned on the TV and watched some programs right away.

"The most important thing is that it doesn't cost money." It was the first time that Er Lao felt so happy watching TV. Da Dou had no interest in watching TV. He said, "You guys watch it, uncle and aunt, I'm going to go out and play chess with them."

The nanny glanced at the old man and said, "Uncle, let me tell you first, you can play chess, but don't come back with a gloomy face as if you want to eat someone."

"Dad, you really need to improve your chess skills," A Yao joked.

"What's it got to do with you?" The old man snorted. When he walked to the door, he happened to meet his cousin Bing and a woman that no one had seen before. "Uncle, aunt." Cousin Bing greeted them and said, "By the way, aunt, go and make some noodles for me. I'm starving."

"Okay, okay, I'll make it right away and we'll be ready to eat in a little while." The nanny agreed and went to the kitchen. Sachiko pulled her cousin Bing aside and pointed at the woman and said, "Is your cousin pregnant again? Are you going to be guerrillas again?"

"What cousin's wife, what guerrillas, Xingzi, are you dazzled by the fermented black beans? Look carefully, she is me; my wife?" Cousin Bing said unhappily, and when he mentioned the guerrillas, the second sister-in-law also came over to join the discussion: "Of course she is not cousin's wife, you are wrong, it is Ah Er."

Cousin Bing became even angrier, "Hey? You always speak without restraint. She is my sister Wenying."

Huh? The second sister-in-law was surprised, and after a long while she said, "Your appearance has changed since you got pregnant and you are unrecognizable. I'm sorry." Sachiko also said awkwardly, "It turns out to be my cousin. You came to see us in such a big body?"

"It's a relief to be able to get out now, you know? Wenying came out this time specifically to stay here. Her husband Quan was out on a business trip, so I had no choice but to take the risk and bring her out." Cousin Bing said.

"Are you here specifically to give birth? Are you here to support our confinement center? Our prenatal care is very professional. We can give you a 20% discount if you are a relative." As soon as Sachiko heard that Wenying was here to give birth, she recommended herself.

Cousin Bing waved his hand and refused directly, "Forget it. We can't afford your shop even if it's 10% off, let alone 20% off. Besides, we farmers don't care so much about prenatal care."

My father remembered something in advance and asked in confusion, "A Bing, this doesn't make sense. When you came last July, you said your sister was two months pregnant. Now she is only seven months pregnant. How could she wake up so soon?"

"Yes, I remember this happening too. What's going on, cousin?" Kang Qirui also spoke up.

"Next year is the Year of the Rooster. If Wenying gives birth according to her normal due date, she will definitely give birth to a rooster baby." Cousin Bing explained to everyone, "As the saying goes, the sound of a rooster is unpleasant, right? If it's a girl, it will be even worse, as she will be a rooster. How unlucky."

"It's different if you give birth now. It's still the Year of the Monkey. As the saying goes, a monkey boy or a monkey girl will be lively and active! So I'll give birth to her in advance."

It would have been fine if he didn't explain, but everyone frowned as soon as he explained. "Prematurely ripening? The melons will fall off their stems when they are ripe, but you are picking them before they are ripe. It will be unripe and abnormal." The second sister-in-law advised meaningfully.

Cousin Bing wanted to refute, but the nanny cooked noodles and asked them to eat. They ignored the second sister-in-law and went into the dining room to eat noodles. While they were eating noodles, everyone told the nanny what happened just now. After listening, the nanny ran in and said to Wenying: "Is what they said true? Just for those reasons, you gave birth early?"

"Could this be false?" Cousin Bing responded.

"Your sister is only 7 months old." The mother continued to ask.

Cousin Bing waved his hands and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, at worst we can just have a caesarean section. This way you can still maintain your pretty figure, right Wenying?" The mother was so angry at his words that she frowned and yelled, "Why are you so stupid? Do you think it's easy to raise a premature baby? In the hospital, they have to be put in an incubator for special treatment, which is a lot of trouble."

"That's right. Let me tell you, it's very difficult to raise a premature baby." The old man also persuaded the two of them, "If the baby is the size of a kitten when it's born, who will take care of it?"

"You can't say that, uncle." Wenying, who had been silent, spoke up at this time: "As the saying goes, Qixingzai is very smart. I will get it done tomorrow no matter what."

"That's right. There has never been a college student in our family. I am now counting on this nephew who is very smart and can be admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University in the future. He will be very successful then." Cousin Bing was fantasizing about the future.

Kang Qirui couldn't stand listening any longer outside, so he walked into the dining room and asked, "Cousin, do you think all 7-month-old babies are Seven-Star babies?"

"What else?" Cousin Bing and Wenying asked in unison.

Kang Qirui planned to use magic to defeat magic, and said: "As the saying goes, seven out of eight failures and nine out of ten are difficult to raise. A baby born after seven months of pregnancy must be decided through divination to be raised or abandoned. The baby that is raised according to the divination result is called a seven-star baby."

"What if the divination result is abandoned?" Wenying asked tremblingly.

"It's very simple, literally. Abandon means throw him out on the street and let him fend for himself." Kang Qirui threatened her, "If you don't follow the divination results, he will become a star of misfortune. Most of his family members will encounter misfortune and all of them will be killed by him. He is destined to be lonely all his life." (End of this chapter)