Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 129 Second Sister-in-law is also pregnant

"Wow, that's a lot of food."

At lunch, Tianxiu was surprised when he sat at the table. The whole table was filled with dishes. It was not so exaggerated even on the New Year's Eve dinner. "Tianxiu, all these dishes today were brought all the way from southern Henan by my aunt's mother." The old man smiled until his teeth were exposed.

"These chickens, ducks and sheep are raised by our family. These intestines are stuffed from our own pigs. And this millet is grown by our family." Xianglan introduced them to everyone proudly. Kang Qirui sighed inwardly: It seems that my sister-in-law's family is not as poor as the legend says. They have chickens, ducks and sheep, which is better than many people.

"The steamed buns are here, the steamed buns are here." Xianglan's mother even went in and made a large plate of steamed buns. "The steamed buns are so big." Everyone saw that the steamed buns were quite big. The two steamed buns you usually buy at the street corner are not as big as this one. But Xianglan's mother still thought it was small. She said, "This is still small. You are delicate and precious city people. That's why I made it so small. I usually make it this big at home." Xianglan's mother made a football-sized shape with her hands.

"My in-laws' grandmother is so good at steaming buns. The whole kitchen is filled with fragrance." The maid also praised Xianglan's mother, "Come on, come on, eat buns." Xianglan's mother happily picked up the buns and handed them to everyone, but Xianglan stopped her, "Mom, don't take it with your hands." She was afraid that her mother would be disliked by the family.

The mother said sympathetically: "Don't worry, we've already washed our hands in the kitchen." No one said anything, and used actions to show that they didn't mind, and everyone took one.

"So sweet." Kang Qirui thought it was good after eating half of it, and gave a thumbs up. "Right, I didn't add any sugar, it's all natural." Xianglan's mother said with a smile. "No sugar?" Kang Qirui was even more surprised. It was so sweet without sugar. He saw that Zhu Wanling had finished the one in her hand, so he took another one. This natural one without additives is most suitable for pregnant women.

"Come, Xianglan, try the duck that mom brought." Xianglan's mother picked up a piece of meat for Xianglan to eat. "Mother-in-law, you can't eat this, the duck is 'cold'." Dad stopped Xianglan's mother immediately.

"Hmm? Cold? No, my mother-in-law cooked it hot." Xianglan's mother didn't understand what her father said and asked in confusion. "Mom, the Cantonese people's cold is different from ours. They say cool nature." Xianglan explained. "Yes, sister-in-law, my father's cold means duck meat is a cold food and is not suitable for pregnant women." Kang Qirui explained from a scientific perspective.

"Oh, so, let's eat mutton, it's hot." Xianglan's mother seemed to understand, and then she was about to pick up the mutton for Xianglan. "Wait a minute, you can't eat this either, it's too 'hot'. Mutton has a high calorie content and is not suitable for eating." Kang Qirui hurriedly stopped Xianglan's mother. He was very experienced in what pregnant women can and cannot eat. Zhu Wanling had been pregnant for so long.

"Ah? Then let's eat goose meat." Xianglan's mother pointed at the goose meat.

"This won't work either. Goose meat is poisonous. Pregnant women can't eat it." Kang Qirui said again, "Then what can I eat?" Xianglan's mother frowned and asked. She was a little suspicious that this boy deliberately didn't let Xianglan eat meat. If other people didn't have the same expression, she would probably scold Kang Qirui.

"The chicken is edible." said the old man with a smile.

"Chicken is not okay either, there is bird flu." Tianxiu, this guy likes to join in the fun, "Don't talk nonsense." The second sister-in-law quickly covered his mouth to stop him from continuing. "Don't listen to the child, bird flu was a thing in Hong Kong a few years ago, we don't have it here." The second brother helped to explain. "Mom, just eat it. I know what to eat." Xianglan also told her mother not to worry about her, she knew what she could eat and what she couldn't eat. After dinner, the mother wanted to prepare a guest room for Xianglan's mother, but Xianglan's mother didn't want to, and insisted on sleeping with Xianglan, so the eldest brother had to sleep in the guest room by himself.

As soon as Xianglan's mother entered Xianglan's room, she pulled Xianglan aside and asked, "Don't the five boys in their family like you? Why can't you eat this and that? I heard that Cantonese people are partial to the youngest in the family. Are they bullying you together?" As parents, no matter how old their children are, they are still children, and they are always worried about whether they are living a good life.

"Oh, Mom, what are you talking about? Uncle Five is so nice to us, don't say nonsense. The jobs for A Guang and me were arranged by Uncle Five. His wife was pregnant and she didn't eat the dishes he mentioned. Didn't you see? He was sharing his experience, not talking nonsense." Xianglan was shocked by her mother's words and quickly explained.

"Is that so? Then I feel relieved. The family you found is good, but they are a big family with many rules. I am worried about your pregnancy now." Xianglan's mother said she was relieved, but then she became worried again, "What if you can't give birth to a boy?"

"My father-in-law told me that there are enough boys in the family, and that it would be fine if I just gave birth to a girl. My fifth uncle's family is pregnant with a girl now. They were so happy when they first found out." Xianglan said with a smile, and Xianglan's mother felt relieved.

The next morning, Xianglan's mother got up early to do housework, which scared Xiugu. Xiugu was the new nanny hired by the Kang family. The previous nanny went back to take care of her daughter's pregnancy. Xiugu thought she was going to be fired, and she quarreled with Xianglan's mother early in the morning. Kang Qirui also felt it was strange when he heard it. Xiugu didn't let Xianglan's mother do housework. Why did Xianglan's mother quarrel with others? Isn't it good not to work?
At noon, the second brother called Kang Qirui and said that he had something to discuss. Kang Qirui hurried back from school. As soon as he entered the second brother's room, the second sister-in-law closed the door. "What's the matter?" Kang Qirui asked.

"Didn't your sister-in-law want to vomit before? We thought she had bloating, but it turned out that she hadn't had her period for a long time. We went to the hospital for a check-up today, and it turned out that she was pregnant." The second brother told the story with a sad face. Kang Qirui recalled it carefully, and it seemed to be true.

"Emm, what does this have to do with me? Even if we need to find someone, shouldn't we find Lao Dou's mother?" Kang Qirui wondered why he couldn't find him. "It's like this, my husband and I both think you are the most capable in the family, do you think we should keep this child?" Er Lao explained.

"This matter has nothing to do with ability. Ultimately it depends on what you and your wife think. At most you can ask Tianxiu what he thinks, after all, they are his younger brothers and sisters. As for the consequences, you are individuals anyway, so it won't affect you. The fine of several thousand yuan is nothing to you." Kang Qirui analyzed to them.

As I recall, the reason why my second sister-in-law didn't keep the baby was of course due to policy reasons, but more importantly, they were under a lot of pressure at that time. The hardware store had just closed down, and all the money was used to open a tea restaurant. Business was average at that time. I remember that they couldn't even pay the employees' salaries, so they aborted the baby without hesitation.

Now that the conditions are met, I wonder what the second brother and second sister-in-law think? Kang Qirui does not intend to intervene. For other matters, Kang Qirui can give advice and intervene. For such matters, it ultimately depends on what the parents think.

(End of this chapter)