Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 144: Notarization by the Second Sister-in-law and the Second Brother
The next morning, everyone sent cousin Bing and A'e to take the bus back to the countryside. Originally, cousin Bing wanted to leave after lunch, but A'e, who was worried about her two daughters at home, insisted on going back early. Cousin Bing, who had lost his financial power, had no choice but to obey. After sending them to the bus, on the way back, everyone talked about the property notarization again.

Now that they have truly seen its effect, the stubborn elements including Da Lao Guang and Lao Dou Ma Zi have changed their previous resistance and unanimously agreed that their uncle's legal awareness is much stronger than their entire family. They walked and talked and soon returned to the Kang family. After entering the door, they saw Xianglan running in from the room and asked Da Lao Guang: "Husband, have you seen my pearl necklace?"

"No, your things have always been kept by you, how could I have seen them?" The boss thought about it and confirmed that he had not seen them. Then he answered. "I clearly put it in the drawer, but I can't find it." Xianglan said depressedly.

"Then just take your time looking for it. It must be there if you didn't take it out." Big Brother Guang comforted her. Xianglan walked back to the room with a sullen face and continued looking for it.

After Xianglan went back, it was the second sister-in-law's turn to come to the living room. She said curiously, "I wonder how much property your uncle has that was notarized? I'm worried about one thing. If it's a lot, A'e may find a reason to drive cousin Bing away at any time. Cousin Bing is a person who can find a reason at any time." She had wanted to ask for a long time, but cousin Bing and A'e were still at home yesterday, so she didn't dare to ask in front of them.

"You don't have to worry about this, sister-in-law. My uncle has written it very clearly in the notarized document. My cousin cannot divorce my cousin Bing. Otherwise, she will be giving up her property voluntarily." Kang Qirui said. He had seen the notarized document that A'e took out yesterday.

"Can notarization include so many things?" Mama asked in surprise. She could not imagine such a thing. "Of course, notarization is good." A-Zu sighed about the benefits of property notarization. Mama asked if everyone wanted to get a notarization.

The second brother was the first to have an idea. He followed the words of the mother and said to the second sister-in-law: "Wife, why don't we try to do the property notarization?" The second sister-in-law got anxious all of a sudden. She glared at the second brother and said: "Hey, did you plan this in advance?"

"What kind of plan could I have? I'm just afraid that you, a bad woman, will murder me on a certain day of a certain year." The second brother joked.

"I plotted to murder you?" The second sister-in-law's eyes widened even more.

"Seeing my cousin Bing like this, I'm also afraid that you, a silly woman, will use some womanly tricks to coax my father into notarizing all his property to you one day." The second brother continued to joke. "That's good." The second sister-in-law laughed, "Thank you, master."

The old man slapped the second brother who was making fun of him, and then said jokingly: "You are such a loser, you are smart, don't get angry with me, otherwise I won't leave you a penny." Everyone laughed and deliberately played and joked with the second brother. Just when everyone was having fun, Xianglan ran out again, and she said anxiously: "Husband, I still haven't found it."

"If you can't find it, look for it tomorrow. It's not worth anything anyway." Da Lao Guang said nonchalantly. But this sentence made Xianglan angry. "Not worth anything? This is the dowry my mother gave me. Do you think it's worth anything?" Da Lao Guang realized the seriousness of the matter. He quickly sat up from the sofa, looking at a loss.

"Yes, our things are worthless, and your things are all inlaid with gold." Xianglan looked at Da Laoguang with dissatisfaction and said aggrievedly. When the mother heard what Xianglan said, she hurried to Xianglan to comfort her. Xianglan was still pregnant, so she couldn't be angry. Da Laoguang also apologized immediately: "That's not what I meant, my wife, I'm sorry."

"That's what you meant. You just said it yourself, and everyone heard it." Xianglan said in a tearful voice, "You don't take me seriously at all. You don't care about me at all."

The boss was a tongue-tied and shy man who didn't know how to coax his wife in public. He could only awkwardly say that he didn't mean that, but Xianglan didn't listen to him at all and asked, "If you don't mean that, then what do you mean? Do you have any other ideas?"

"Why would I tell you if I had other ideas?" Da Lao Guang is worthy of being Da Lao Guang. This time Xianglan was really angry, "What? You, you really have other ideas. You want to divorce me, right? Divorce me if you want." Xianglan said with relief and ran back to the room. Da Lao Guang quickly chased in. Others were also very anxious for Da Lao Guang, only Er Lao was still thinking about the notarization, "Da Lao, remember to go to the notarization with her."

After taking a shower and getting ready for bed, Kang Qirui noticed that Zhu Wanling seemed to be worried, so he leaned over and hugged her and asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

"Do you think we should do a property notarization?" Zhu Wanling leaned on Kang Qirui, holding his hand and whispered. Kang Qirui rubbed Zhu Wanling's head with his chin and said, "If you want to do it, I will accompany you."

"I'm asking you if you want to do it." Zhu Wanling sat up and asked Kang Qirui face to face. "Me? Of course I don't want to." Kang Qirui answered as a matter of course.

"Why?" Zhu Wanling asked. "Why so many whys? Notarization has its benefits, but it has nothing to do with us. We won't get divorced anyway." Kang Qirui hugged Zhu Wanling and said, "No matter how many benefits it has, what does it have to do with us?"

Zhu Wanling went to bed happily after hearing the answer she wanted to hear. Nothing happened that night. The next day, Kang Qirui saw his second sister-in-law using paper money to calculate something on the dining table. He asked, "What is your second sister-in-law doing?"

The second sister-in-law, who was thinking seriously about something, didn't see Kang Qirui and was startled by his sudden words. After she came to her senses, she asked, "By the way, Uncle Yao, I have something to ask you, which is what is the pre-marital property? When I got married, is the dowry my parents gave me considered pre-marital or post-marital?"

"Ah? Why are you asking this?" Kang Qirui didn't react for a moment. After blurting out a sentence, he understood what his second sister-in-law meant. He then said, "Second sister-in-law, you want to do a property notarization, right?"

"Yes, your second brother said he wanted to give it a try, so let's give it a try." The second sister-in-law nodded, and then asked: "You haven't answered me whether the dowry is considered pre-marital or post-marital property."

"Dowry is pre-marital property." Kang Qirui said after thinking about it.

Whether the dowry is considered pre-marital property or post-marital property depends on the legal regulations. If the dowry is purchased after the couple obtains the marriage certificate and the two parties have not agreed on the ownership of the dowry, it is considered the common property of the couple. If the dowry is purchased before the marriage certificate is obtained and the two parties have not agreed on the ownership of the property, it is considered the pre-marital property of one party. However, in judicial practice, the dowry is generally regarded as the woman's pre-marital property.

Although the dowry purchased by the woman for the marriage is purchased after the marriage registration and before the wedding ceremony, the couple does not actually live together and has no joint labor and income. The funds for purchasing the property are mostly from the woman's parents or other close relatives, and a few are also from the personal income of one of the couple before marriage. In judicial practice, the parties in divorce cases generally do not object to the ownership of such property, believing that the property of the woman's dowry is her personal property, and the property purchased by the man is the man's property. This approach is also more in line with customs and habits, and the parties are easy to accept. It can also avoid the intensification of conflicts and meet the requirements of public order and good customs.

"Premarital property." The second sister-in-law nodded and wrote it down. Kang Qirui also curiously picked up the second sister-in-law's notebook and took a look. At first it was quite normal, but then it gradually changed suddenly, and everything including cosmetics and table lamps was included.

"Here, sister-in-law, have you included all of this?" Kang Qirui pointed at the odds and ends and asked. "Yes, I bought all of this myself, and I didn't spend your money." Sister-in-law nodded.
"Second sister-in-law, if I'm not mistaken, these things should have been bought in the past two or three years, right? These things bought after marriage, no matter who bought them, are all considered common property after marriage." Kang Qirui said. "Is that so? Then I'll cross them out." Second sister-in-law nodded.

"What are you writing?" The old man and the nanny came back from morning exercise. The second sister-in-law couldn't wait to ask the nanny when she saw her, "Grandma, you're back just in time. I want to ask you, is the big bed that A Zong and I sleep on a dowry from my mother or a gift from you?"

"You don't even know what happened when you were sleeping, how am I supposed to know something that happened so long ago?" The mother thought about it and couldn't remember.

The second sister-in-law didn't care, "Then I'll think about it myself." Then she suddenly asked the mother, "By the way, grandma, did you ever think about divorce when you got married?"

"Second sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" said Dad in a bad mood.

"Master, I'm just asking." The second sister-in-law was anxious to ask the nanny about something, and she didn't see the father was there, and now she is a little embarrassed. "What a silly girl, who gets married and wants to get divorced?" The nanny replied with a smile, and then suddenly felt something was wrong. "You don't want a divorce, do you?"

"No, I'm just doing a property notarization." The second sister-in-law explained nonchalantly.

"Property notarization? That means you are preparing for divorce." The maid frowned. Although her attitude towards notarization has changed, the second brother and his wife have been married for so long and they are only doing the notarization now. She still thinks of divorce first.

"No, we are following our fourth uncle's example. We are just doing a property notarization, not a divorce." The second sister-in-law firmly believed that she was preparing for a divorce. The old father shook his head and scolded, "You are really looking for something to do."

(End of this chapter)