Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 115 Tickets
"Akang, when did you become so sophisticated? Did you imitate others and hang up some new-fashioned abstract paintings?"

When Dad invited everyone to take a group photo, Mrs. Zhu came in. When she saw the large photo frame hanging on the wall and the small piece of paper in the frame, she thought it was a trendy abstract painting, so she sighed.

The second sister-in-law drove away the people who were surrounding the photo frame, pulled Mrs. Zhu to the photo frame, and said, "Mrs. Zhu, take a closer look at what this is? It's one of the top ten civilized households." Mrs. Zhu looked closer and again but couldn't see it clearly. Grandpa thoughtfully handed her a magnifying glass, and Mrs. Zhu finally saw it clearly. But she didn't care about these things, "What's this? The whole report is not even half the size of a palm."

"This is the glory of our Kang family. You can't envy it." The old man was not convinced. No matter what, it was in the newspaper. Can't he be proud of himself? Mrs. Zhu didn't indulge the old man. The two were about to quarrel. Kang Qirui quickly pulled Mrs. Zhu to see Zhu Wanling. "Mom, Wanling's vomiting has been more serious in the past two days. You should go see her."

When Mrs. Zhu heard that her daughter had severe morning sickness, she was too lazy to argue with her father and walked in quickly. Kang Qirui chatted with her for a while and then went out, so as not to disturb the conversation between the mother and daughter. As soon as Kang Qirui walked out to the living room, he saw Tianxiu coming back from school, "I'm back, one good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear?" Tianxiu put his schoolbag on the sofa and said to everyone.

"Bad boy, what bad thing have you done again?" Er Lao stood up angrily. He knew Tian Xiu must have gotten into trouble at school again, and was about to hit Tian Xiu, so scared that Tian Xiu hid behind Kang Qirui. "Xiu Zi, what's wrong? Don't be afraid, tell your uncle." Kang Qirui stopped the excited Er Lao, pulled Tian Xiu back to the sofa, and then asked.

"I fell asleep in class, and the teacher suddenly asked me who burned down the Old Summer Palace. I couldn't answer, so the teacher said she wanted to meet my parents." Tianxiu hid in Kang Qirui's arms and spoke in a lower and lower voice.

"Did you burn it?" The second brother thought the teacher was asking if it was Tianxiu who burned it. Kang Qirui was completely shocked. What kind of education level is this? When he was about to speak, the second sister-in-law said first: "Even if you make a gallbladder for your son's water tank, he wouldn't dare to burn it. This is not the first time. Last time the teacher asked him who burned the opium, he couldn't answer. In fact, it was a man named Lin from Humen, Dongguan who burned it. It has nothing to do with my son."

Hahahaha. Kang Qirui laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. These two couples are amazing. A Yao said helplessly at this time: "Second sister-in-law, the teacher is giving your son a history lesson. The Old Summer Palace was burned down by the Eight-Nation Alliance." The second sister-in-law got even angrier when she heard it, "So, it has nothing to do with my son at all."

"It has nothing to do with my son, why are you asking about my son?" The second brother was also very excited. Kang Qirui felt like he was going crazy. He was an associate professor at the university after all, so how come his family was all uneducated? He couldn't help but say, "Second brother, second sister-in-law, the teacher is testing our knowledge of Tianxiu history, not Tianxiu. This is knowledge from the textbook. Also, third brother, the Old Summer Palace was burned by the British and French forces. You got this basic common sense wrong, no wonder you have always been a deputy subject."

The second brother and his wife looked at each other and realized that they had made a fool of themselves. They lowered their heads and kept silent. But A Yao was not convinced, "What does this have to do with whether I am a deputy section chief or not?" Kang Qirui analyzed it seriously with him: "If you can't remember such historical lessons, how can people believe that you are a reliable comrade? Third brother, you are a pen holder in the unit. If your historical knowledge is not solid, it means that the manuscript you wrote is not profound enough and you can't quote classics. If the manuscript is not profound and gorgeous, how can the higher-ups recognize you?"

Ah Yao was thoughtful after hearing this. He was a man who listened to advice and he felt that Kang Qirui was right. Ah Zu saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he changed the topic and said, "Stop arguing, stop arguing, Tianxiu, what's the good news?"

"The newspaper came to our school to recruit young reporters. Young reporters are very impressive and have interviewed many places. I also want to sign up." Tianxiu said. This is indeed quite suitable for Tianxiu. Tianxiu is a little smart, lively, outgoing and cheerful. It's just that his writing skills are a little poor, but it's good to practice it.

"Children who grow up in the television age must strengthen their writing skills. Many developed countries have launched young reporter activities. Not to mention the distant past, just look at the group of young reporters who came to our house yesterday. Did you see them? If Tianxiu participated in the young reporter activities, it would definitely be good for him. Just think about it, not only can he broaden his horizons, but he can also improve his writing skills." A-Zu also agreed with Tianxiu to sign up as a young reporter.

"Hey, go sign up tomorrow." The old man made the decision, and the second brother and his wife naturally had no objection.

In the next few days, Tianxiu received training as a young reporter. On the evening of November 11, Ayao came home from get off work and before he even entered the house, he heard Ayao shouting loudly: "I have something to announce, I have something to announce."

"You got promoted, right?" Second Sister-in-law asked. "Is it a good thing or a bad thing?" Grandpa asked. "Then do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?" A Yao asked back. "Of course I hope you have a happy event." Second Brother and Grandpa said in unison.

"Tonight, when I was having dinner outside, someone gave me two tickets for the opening ceremony of the 9th National Games at the New Olympic Stadium. I was on a business trip, so I had an extra ticket." A Yao said with a smile. Opening ceremony tickets? Everyone started scrambling for them, and they all said why they wanted to go.

A Yao was so annoyed that he shouted, "One word, one is mine, and you guys draw lots for the other one." So many people were drawing lots for one ticket, and no one agreed. The second sister-in-law said, "Uncle, why don't you take out both tickets and draw them together? Why hide one?" The others had the same attitude.

"Wanling and I don't have to be included in the draw. There is a special place reserved for our school at the opening ceremony. Associate professors and above can bring one family member. So you guys can draw, we don't have to." Kang Qirui didn't participate in this kind of draw. The opening ceremony of the sports meeting reserved places for many schools, specifically for teachers and students to participate.

"It's so hard for me to get two tickets. Can you please understand my feelings?" Hearing that both tickets had to be drawn, A Yao was furious. But how could an individual resist the group? In the end, he was forced to nod and agree to draw both tickets.

While the second brother A Zu was writing the lottery paper, my cousin Bing and his wife came to Kang's house. The old Dou's nanny, who had gone back to her room to sleep, got up quickly when she heard that my cousin Bing and his wife had come. The nanny came out and took my wife's hand and said with concern: "What's wrong? Is everything okay at home so late?"

"You didn't have another child?" Second Sister-in-law guessed. Cousin Bing waved his hands and denied it with a smile: "Of course not, I brought A'e out to watch the opening ceremony this time."

"Huh?" Second sister-in-law was surprised, "Do you have tickets? Can I go in and watch the opening ceremony?"

Cousin Bing scratched his head and said awkwardly, "No. We thought it would be nice to look at the new stadium from outside since we couldn't get in. People in our village said they would come after the game, but I'm not that stupid. I'll just drink the soup first."

"Brother, let's not talk about the first soup first. We are playing a game now." The second brother wrote the lottery paper and put it in a paper bag, interrupting the greetings between cousin Bing and everyone, and asked everyone to draw lots quickly. "What are we playing?" cousin Bing asked curiously.

"Whoever draws the lottery will get a ticket to the stadium for tomorrow's opening ceremony." Er Lao explained. "Is there such a good thing? Everyone who sees it can get a share. Count me in." Cousin Bing was not polite at all and took advantage of the opportunity.

In the end, the two tickets were drawn by my cousin Bing and his wife. Kang Qirui secretly laughed, while the others looked annoyed. Until the evening of the 11th, when everyone was watching the live broadcast on TV, A Yao was still complaining: "Originally, I was sitting in the New Olympic Sports Center to watch the live broadcast at this hour, but now I can only watch it on TV."

"Not only that, if you were willing to secretly give me one instead of showing off, we two brothers would watch it together." A Zu also complained. "Isn't that right? You secretly give him one and give me one, then it's complete, right? Everyone will be happy?" Er Lao patted A Yao's thigh and said.

"You are so kind. After all, they are your cousin and his wife. It's rare for them to come out, so it's only right that he can see them. We are watching TV now, too." The nanny has always been concerned about her cousin Bing.

(End of this chapter)