Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

"Dad, Mom, why are you so angry? What's going on?"

That night, everyone was watching TV. Old Dou's mother, who had gone out to eat, drink and have fun with a group of old friends, returned to the Kang family one after another without saying a word to each other. Kang Qirui saw that they looked unhappy and asked with concern.

"You, old man, are getting angry with me over a roast duck." The nanny said aggrievedly, sitting far away from the old man.

"Roast duck?" No one understood, so Zhu Wanling guessed, "Master, if you want to eat roast duck, won't grandma order some for you?"

Before the old man could say anything, the second sister-in-law directly denied it and said, "It's impossible. The master doesn't like roast duck. The master likes roast goose."

"Dad, what exactly are you angry about?" Kang Qirui was different from them. He didn't guess and asked directly.

"Your mother seems very generous. She has a net worth of millions but still hasn't started yet." When talking about the reason for her anger, the father became more and more excited. "Nowadays, it's free to ride the bus with a senior citizen card. The city government takes care of the elderly, but she doesn't use it. If she saves one dollar at a time, she can at least save enough for a roast duck in the next two years."

"Mom, you haven't applied for the senior citizen discount certificate yet?" Xianglan asked in surprise after hearing what her father said.

Mama nodded, "Yes."

"Mom, why don't you go and get it? Really." The big boss half complained and half helplessly gave an example: "With that certificate, you don't have to pay for the bus, and you don't have to buy tickets to go to the park. I don't know how convenient it is."

However, the mother had her own reasons. She pointed at Da Lao Guang and said, "I am at home all day long to help you take care of the little one. How can I have the time? Besides, even if I go out for tea or play, I usually don't have to leave Xiguan, so I didn't apply for the certificate."

"That's not the case, mom. This is a two-way thing. If you have a senior citizen card, everything is convenient and free, so you will want to go everywhere. It's like going out for tea, you will also think about trying teahouses in other places." Kang Qirui said.

"Will your mother listen?" The old man still looked angry.

"Okay, okay, stop looking so gloomy. I'll go get it tomorrow, okay?" Seeing that everyone said so, the nanny thought about it and agreed to go get the senior citizen card tomorrow. But the old man was unreasonable and said, "Of course, one dollar per time, isn't that a small amount of money?"

The second brother couldn't stand it anymore when he saw that the mother had given in but the old man was still arguing with her. He stood up and said, "Really, old man? Are you so angry because of that one dollar? Really, A Rui, let's give you one dollar, old man."

Kang Qirui saw that he had been giving him looks, and he immediately understood what Er Lao meant. He took the lid of the biscuit box and put it at Lao Dou's feet, and then Er Lao threw a dollar into it. When the others saw this, they followed suit and threw a dollar into the lid at Lao Dou's feet, which made Lao Dou very angry.

The second sister-in-law was the last one in line. When it was her turn, she bent down, grabbed all the money and put it in her pocket, then put the lid of the cake box back to its original place and closed it. But the old man was just busy scolding: "You poor boy, do you think I am a beggar?" He didn't notice that the second sister-in-law took the money.

The next day, Kang Qirui did not have to go back to school, so he accompanied his mother to the street office to apply for a senior citizen card. On the way, someone greeted the mother and invited her to go shopping for vegetables with him in Xinshi in the future after hearing that she was going to apply for a senior citizen card.

After the man walked away, the mother complained to Kang Qirui: "Are you kidding me? You have to go to Xinshi to buy groceries?" Kang Qirui shook his head, saying that he didn't understand. It takes an hour and a half to take a bus from Changsheng Street to Xinshi, and you can only save three or five yuan a day on groceries. It's really unnecessary to go back and forth for three hours.

It is quite convenient to apply for an old-age card. You just need to fill in the documents at the street office and wait 15 working days before you can get the card. Kang Qirui and his mother returned to the Kang family and saw Brother Niu, whom they had not seen for a long time, sitting on the sofa. His father, the eldest brother, Guang Xianglan, the second brother and the second sister-in-law were chatting with him. Kang Qirui greeted him, "Brother Niu, great to see you! How are you doing recently? Pretty good, right?"

Brother Niu waved his hands and said, "Hey, you're finally back. I came here specifically to see you."

Kang Qirui looked puzzled. He sat on the sofa next to Brother Niu and said, "You came to see me specifically? What's the matter? Tell me, I will definitely help you if I can." "You can definitely help me with this." Brother Niu took out an A4 paper from his trouser pocket, handed it to Kang Qirui, pointed at the words on it and said, "You are well educated, can you help me see how to pronounce this word? I have visited most of the second-hand book stalls in Guangzhou, but I couldn't find this book."

Before Kang Qirui could speak, his second sister-in-law glanced at Brother Niu and said, "What's the word? You have to wait for Uncle Yao to come back to write it. Let me see it." She snatched the A4 paper from Kang Qirui's hand, looked at the neat handwriting on it, and said awkwardly after a moment of hesitation, "Is the title of this book so strange? This word..."

The second brother could tell at a glance that she didn't know the word, and said speechlessly: "I told you a long time ago that when you have nothing to do, just read the newspaper and read books, otherwise people always say that we are uneducated." He took the paper, took a look at it, and stuffed it into Lao Dou's arms, "Lao Dou, tell her what this word is."

The old man took the A4 paper and was also stunned. After a while, he asked in confusion: "What is this? I have never seen it before."

Brother Niu seemed to have expected this. He handed the A4 paper back to Kang Qirui, and then said to everyone, "The reason why I couldn't find this book is that the owners of the used book stalls didn't recognize this word and said that there was no such word. I must have copied it correctly, and this word was in the book, and then I thought of our great professor."

Kang Qirui took a quick look and said, "Brother Niu, you mean the first character, right? There is a Wen on the left and a Shang on the right. There is indeed no such character." Brother Niu was puzzled when he heard it. He was very sure that he did not copy the wrong title. He was about to speak when Kang Qirui waved his hand to signal him to listen to him and said, "But I know this book. It is called "Entropy: A Possible Metaphysics". Entropy is a Huo on the left and a Shang on the right. It is the cover with some text design."

Brother Niu couldn't hold it in anymore when he heard this. He interrupted Kang Qirui and asked, "Are you sure it's a book? Then why does it have words printed on it instead of fire?"

Others also looked at Kang Qirui with curiosity. Kang Qirui smiled and said, "This question is complicated. To understand this word, you must first understand the word entropy. It is a physics concept used to explain the second law of thermodynamics. In fact, the word entropy did not exist before. It came from physicist Professor Hu Gangfu. Professor Hu translated the thermodynamic function Entropy into the quotient of heat and temperature. Because it is related to fire, Professor Hu added the character for fire to the character for shang, forming a new word - entropy."

"There is a law in physics called the law of increasing entropy, which means that any change in an isolated system cannot cause the total value of entropy to decrease."

"The author of this book applied this law to philosophy, economics, sociology, politics and various fields of Western culture. So when he designed the cover, he pointed out that this book is related to literature and made such a design."

After listening to the story, Brother Niu sighed and said, "Why do these people like to create their own characters? Others add Huo to Shang to create new characters, but he adds Wen to Shang. It took me a long time to find it. Now that I know what the book is called, it will be easier to find. I'm leaving now."

Just as he was about to leave the Kang family, Xianglan quickly stopped him and asked, "Brother Niu, why do you have to look for this book?"

Brother Niu rolled his eyes and did not tell the truth. Instead, he said, "I'll find some study materials for my son." However, he could only fool Xianglan with this. Er Lao directly retorted, "Hey, hey, hey, A Rui just said that this book is about philosophy and sociology. Your son is still in high school. How could he study this?"

"I am." Brother Niu thought for a long time and couldn't make up any more stories, so he confessed: "To be honest, I bought it for myself. The situation is like this. I went fishing by the lake a few days ago, and while fishing I saw a beautiful woman. Then I met her again this morning. This is fate, so I went up to ask for her phone number."

"She had this book in her hand at that time. She said she would write her phone number in the book, then she would randomly get on a bus and get off at a random stop, and then sell the book at a used bookstall when she saw one. If we are really destined to be together, I will definitely be able to find that book and that phone number."

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
After listening to Brother Niu's story, everyone laughed. So Brother Niu was playing a fate game? My father said with emotion: "Brother Niu, have you finally figured it out and are you willing to date?"

Before, Lao Dou Ma Zi had thought about introducing a blind date to Niu Ge, because Niu Ge’s wife had passed away many years ago and his son was in high school, so it was time to find another one. But Niu Ge had always shaken his head and refused, but now that he had met a girl that suited his eyes, Lao Dou Ma Zi was very happy for him.

"I don't know whether we are dating or not, but I did get an electric shock. The electric shock feels so good, hahaha." When Brother Niu talked about the girl, his face was full of sweetness, "This girl, I dare say this girl is different from other girls, I will marry her."

"Brother Niu, I just heard you say that the girl is only about 20 years old. At your age, isn't it like an old cow eating young grass?" Kang Qirui joked. Brother Niu responded speechlessly: "What era is it now? Hey, do you have nothing to do at home today? Then come with me to find a book? If I find a book, I will find happiness."

The mother laughed along with everyone else, and then said to everyone, "Since Brother Niu has said so, and since everyone has nothing to do today, why don't we go to the used bookstall to look for Brother Niu? Brother Niu is so kind to everyone, we must help him." (End of this chapter)