Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

"Ah Rui, hurry up and drive your mother and I to the hospital."

At noon that day, Kang Qirui was looking up information for his research project in his room when he suddenly heard his father knocking on his door and asking him to drive him and his mother to the hospital. Kang Qirui thought something happened to his mother and ran to open the door and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? What happened to your mother that she needs to go to the hospital?"

"Mom is fine, it's Achan's uncle who is in a coma and has been admitted to the hospital." The uncle quickly explained, and then urged: "Hurry up and drive the car, we must go and see what's happened to the in-laws."

Kang Qirui nodded, changed his shoes, and went out with Lao Dou's mother to drive them to the hospital where Su's father was hospitalized. When they arrived at the ward, Su's mother, the second brother and his wife, and Amei from the hospital were already there, but Su's father was still lying on the hospital bed and had not yet woken up.

At this time, the doctor came back with the examination report, and Lao Dou asked, "Doctor, why is he like this? What is the specific problem?"

The doctor held the examination report and said to everyone: "The examination results show that the patient is in shock caused by acute pancreatitis. We have given him medicine and he should wake up soon. However, even if he wakes up, he will need to stay in the hospital for a few days to observe his condition. I just asked Mrs. Su, the patient usually drinks a lot and overeats, which are the causes of acute pancreatitis."

"So what you mean is that his illness is caused by what he eats, right?" Kang Qirui asked.

The doctor nodded, "Yes, I checked him, he has high cholesterol and high blood lipids, which must be caused by overeating. The patient must be told to pay attention to his diet in the future. You stay here with him, but don't make too much noise. If there is anything, just press the bell at the bedside and a nurse will come." After saying that, the doctor walked out of the ward.

It looked like Father Su wouldn't wake up for a while, so the nanny told Kang Qirui to go back and not wait for them. Kang Qirui counted the number of people and thought that if he left, the second brother's car wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people, so he didn't leave and stayed in the ward with everyone else.

It was not until after 4 p.m. that Su's father woke up. Amei was the first to notice that Su's father had opened his eyes, and she shouted in surprise: "Fa Da is awake, Fa Da is awake." Everyone immediately regained their spirits and gathered around Su's father's bed.

"I'm Ah Chan, Fa Da. Do you recognize me?" Second Sister-in-law asked nervously. She heard from somewhere that people may forget many things after a shock. But obviously Father Su didn't have this symptom. He looked around and saw that all the family members were guarding his bed. He said with relief: "You are all here, all here."

"My dear, everything will be fine this time. But you have to pay attention to your diet and take a nap at noon." The old man went to Su's father's bed and said comfortingly and concernedly.

"Yes, Fa Da, remember this. You must quit smoking, drinking, and pork." The second sister-in-law sat on the bed and held Su's father's hand, crying and telling him. Seeing her like this, Su's father patted her hands and said, "Alright, alright, you are not afraid of the dark even if you have seen a ghost. Anyway, I will listen to you, your master, and you all, okay?"

Father Su stayed in the hospital for a whole week before being discharged. On the day of his discharge, he did not go back to his own home but came to Kang's house first. He said he was going to ask for advice on the health secrets of his father, so his father called and invited a group of elderly people to come to his house to give Father Su lessons. While waiting for them to come, the second brother said to Father Su, "Father-in-law, don't say that I am disrespectful as a son-in-law. After this incident, I want to say that you are already an old man, so you should take care of your health. In addition to quitting smoking and drinking, try to do less with your mother-in-law."

When Er Lao said this, everyone looked embarrassed. Mother Su was so angry that she slapped him on the back and yelled, "You poor bastard, you are so frivolous. Achan, tell me about your husband." The second sister-in-law was so angry that she hit Er Lao several times with a pillow before letting him go.

The old man also scolded the second brother, and then changed the subject: "My dear, the most important thing for you is to drink two large glasses of warm water in the morning before exercising. Also, eat a light diet."

As they were talking, Mrs. Zhu led a group of elderly people into the Kang family. Before they arrived, they heard her voice: "Sir Su, a bunch of old friends have come to see you." She stuffed a bunch of books into Su's father's arms and said, "I'm telling you, when you get up in the morning from now on, don't get up all at once. Get up slowly, stretch three times, and tap your teeth 70 times first."

“Also, after eating, walk backwards 300 steps and take 50 deep breaths in place,” Uncle Guan added.

"You must pay attention to nutrition when it comes to diet. You must eat red, yellow, blue, white and black." Uncle Zhang also shared his experience, "Red is carrots, yellow is corn, blue is seaweed, white is rice, and black is black sesame."

"Also, massage the soles of your feet before going to bed, 20 times on each side." Aunt Ba also added.

Father Su couldn't remember what he was saying. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard to remember. You guys talk so fast, how can I remember?" Upon hearing this, the second sister-in-law asked the second brother to get paper and pen to help Father Su write it down. How could the second brother do this? He hadn't written for a long time. When he turned around with a bitter face to get paper and pen, he saw Kang Qirui sitting in the corner.

He smiled, walked up to Kang Qirui, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Arui, can you do me a favor? Help me write it down." Kang Qirui took a piece of paper from the table next to him, "Here, it's all written down." The second brother took it with a smile and gave it to Su's father. Su's father, Su's mother and Kang Qirui thanked them and then saw that it was getting late, so they said goodbye and went back to rest. Now Su's father strictly requires himself to take a nap at noon.

The next afternoon, Father Su came to Kang's house alone again. He placed a bunch of health products he had just bought on the coffee table and asked everyone to help him see if they were enough. "Father-in-law, you bought so many health products, are you afraid they are not enough? Are you planning to eat them as meals?" the nanny asked in confusion.

Father Su shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Anyway, I'm really scared after this incident. I'll remember what Auntie Zhu said to me even if I die: She said you can skip meals, but you must take health supplements."

Kang Qirui frowned, he felt that Father Su had a misunderstanding of what Mrs. Zhu said. Mrs. Zhu's health products were all bought by Zhu Wanling in the hospital, and they were just supplements for what she lacked. But Father Su's attitude was to buy and eat everything, there was a big difference.

Just as she was about to explain, Xianglan picked up a bottle of health supplement and laughed, "Danggui Dabu San, hahaha, Su Bo, this is for us women to use during confinement, why did you buy it?"

"Is it for confinement?" Father Su was confused. At this time, Big Brother Guang also found something wrong, he said: "Uncle Su, this anti-dementia panacea is for treating Alzheimer's disease, you see my old man is so demented and he doesn't need to take it" Xianglan quickly covered his mouth, the old man's face turned pale and cursed: "You poor boy" "I really don't know about this, I just said that there are as many kinds of health care medicines as there are, and I take a bottle of each. Who knows that the nurse in the pharmacy brought me these things, I don't know either." Father Su smiled bitterly and said depressedly.

Kang Qirui saw the right moment to interrupt and said, "Uncle Su, you can't take health care products as meals. My mother-in-law's health care products were bought by my wife specifically based on her physical problems. You should also take one or two specifically based on your own problems. You don't need to take so many. Medicines are three-quarters toxic, and taking too much is useless."

He thought for a moment and said, "Well, my wife is taking the kids out to play and will be back soon. When she comes back, I'll ask her to help you check which of these health supplements you bought are the ones you really need to take. You can't just take them randomly." Father Su nodded and said, "Okay, okay, ask Wanling to help me check."

Su's father waited until Zhu Wanling and Kang Siqi came home after a walk, and then Zhu Wanling selected three health supplements for him and told him not to take any other supplements. Only then did he go home with peace of mind. But within two days, he saw the second brother and his wife rushing out of the door early in the morning and saying that they wanted to take Su's father to the hospital for treatment.

As he was tidying up the fish tank at home, Da Lao Guang sighed, "How could A-chan's father be so unlucky again? He has been sick all the time these days."

Kang Qirui shook his head and said, "Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years!"

"My dear relatives, my dear relatives," Su's father's voice came from outside the door, and then he saw Su's father and his second brother and second sister-in-law walked into the living room. "It turns out that my large intestine is not allergic, I just scared myself." He laughed.

"I've never heard of intestinal allergies, but nerve allergies can happen." Er Lao said unhappily, "The doctor said he's fine, it's normal, just a little bleeding from the hemorrhoids."

"Hemorrhoid bleeding is very common, A Guang often has it." Xianglan broke the news, and A Guang quickly pulled her to stop talking. At this time, Su's father took out the medical records and said, "I found that the doctors only write chicken intestines. I can't understand what they write. It seems that the more people can't understand, the happier they are."

After hearing what he said, Zhu Wanling asked him for the medical records and started to read them. She read: "The patient reported abdominal pain and diarrhea, occasional bowel sounds, and occasional flatulence. The doctor meant that Su Bo, you have been eating a lot of greasy food recently, and you should pay attention to nutritional balance."

"So that's how it is." Father Su nodded. He insisted on not eating meat for a few days at first, but then he couldn't stand it anymore and thought he was smart enough to wash it with boiled water. He felt less greasy and started eating meat and fish again. He looked scared: "It seems that I can't eat roast goose washed with boiling water anymore, alas."

After this, Father Su strictly followed the diet, but within two days he suspected that he had leukemia again and asked his second brother and his sister-in-law to take him to see a doctor. When the doctor heard that he had leukemia, he asked him to do a bunch of tests. The result would be in the afternoon, so the second brother was left to wait alone in the hospital, while Father Su and his sister-in-law went back to the Kang family first.

"Are your in-laws back?" The old lady asked with concern when she saw them come in. "Did the doctor say anything was wrong after going to the hospital?"

"The doctor said he's fine. He doesn't have a fever and no subcutaneous bleeding, so he doesn't have leukemia." The second sister-in-law said so. After hearing this, the old lady Dou also mentioned that Father Su was happy.

"The doctor said there's nothing wrong, but the test results haven't come out yet, so I'm still a little worried." There wasn't much happiness on Su's father's face.

After everyone finished lunch and waited for a while, the second brother came back with a stack of test reports. He said as soon as he entered the room: "The white blood cell and red blood cell count are all normal, just as the doctor estimated, there is nothing wrong."

"Then Uncle Su, are you relieved?" Kang Qirui said with a smile. But Father Su still didn't look happy at all. He looked at the report sheet and hesitated, "Zong, I think you didn't tell me the truth about something. You are lying to me. What's going on? Aren't you afraid to tell me the truth? I don't know what the doctor wrote. It's like the Q in poker. What is that Q?"

The two were speechless. "How would I know what Q is? Anyway, Q means normal, normal."

"Then just write 'normal', why write 'Q'?" Father Su didn't believe it at all. He shouted, "Tell me, tell me the truth. If you tell me, I will work with the doctor to cure it. But if you don't tell me, I will feel uncomfortable."

The second brother had no way to deal with him. He shouted to Kang Qirui inside. Upon hearing this, Kang Qirui walked out of his room and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Where's your wife?" The second brother looked anxious.

"Wanling? She took Siqi back to my mother-in-law's house." Kang Qirui had just finished speaking when the second brother dragged Su's father to the Zhu family next door. He handed the stack of checkup sheets to Zhu Wanling and said, "Wanling, explain to my father-in-law what this Q means."

Seeing Er Lao in such a hurry, Zhu Wanling thought something had happened at home. So that was it? She smiled and said, "Uncle Su, Q in the test report means negative result. And negative result means it's normal. I looked at these test reports. All your test results are Q, which means you are currently in good health. Congratulations."

"Now you believe it, don't you, father-in-law?" Er Lao said unhappily. (End of this chapter)