Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 159 Environmentally friendly paint
The next day at noon, my cousin Bing went to the hospital, but A-Zu came home in the middle of the day, which was rare.

"A'Rui, where is Erlao?" A'Zu asked anxiously while holding a bucket with something in it.

Kang Qirui looked at the newspaper and said without turning his head, "Why is Er Lao at home at noon? Go to the tea restaurant." A Zu took the newspaper from Kang Qirui anxiously and said, "I went there but didn't see it. Do you know?"

"If he's not in the tea restaurant, then he must have gone to purchase supplies." Kang Qirui said as a matter of course.

A'zu sighed and didn't look for the second brother anymore. He spread out his hands and asked, "Then lend me 300 yuan and I'll go to Nanhai to find my cousin." Kang Qirui frowned after hearing this. It's not that he didn't want to lend money to A'zu. 300 yuan would be no problem for him. He was just worried about A'zu.

"What time did you come back yesterday?" Kang Qirui asked.

A Zu didn't understand why Kang Qirui asked this, but he still said, "I don't remember either, maybe around one or two o'clock."

"What time did you go out?"

"Eight o'clock. We go to work at nine o'clock." A-Zu was already a little impatient, asking a lot of questions just to borrow some money.

Kang Qirui shook his head and understood. When A Zu came back, Cousin Bing was asleep, and when he left, Cousin Bing was still asleep, so he didn't know that Cousin Bing came to the house yesterday and was thinking about going to the South China Sea. "You only sleep for a few hours a day, don't you want to be around?" Kang Qirui originally wanted to persuade A Zu.

A-Zu interrupted impatiently, "Hey, are you going to lend it to me or not? I have something important to discuss with my cousin."

"Cousin Bing came to our house yesterday and is now in the hospital for treatment. He will probably be back soon." Kang Qirui was helpless and told A Zu the information about his cousin Bing.

A Zu asked in surprise: "In the hospital?"

Kang Qirui nodded, took the newspaper and continued reading. A Zu said to himself: "Then I will go back to work, I will come back to see him in the evening. By the way, you can take this back to my room later." The last sentence was said to Kang Qirui, and then he left. Kang Qirui looked at what A Zu left behind, it turned out to be a bucket of paint.

At around 6pm, my cousin Bing who went to the hospital for treatment and my grandma who said she would come back to see my cousin Bing had not come home yet. As soon as Ayao came in, he said he was hungry, but he still had to wait for the two to come back before he could eat. Seeing Ayao's depressed look, my second sister-in-law handed him her biscuit box and asked him to eat some biscuits to fill his stomach.

When A Yao was eating biscuits, the phone rang. He patted the crumbs off his hands and picked up the phone: "Cousin Bing? Oh, it's you. Got it, that's it." After he hung up, he sent a message to everyone, "A Zu said he got a big business deal and is now learning about the market from a friend. He won't be back for dinner."

The hungry uncle got angry, "This bastard, he called me so late, and I have to eat his leftovers every day." After scolding A Zu, the uncle wanted to scold his cousin Bing, but his cousin Bing came back. So he couldn't scold him in person, but the mother didn't care, she scolded him, "You bastard, you are so unreliable, you went to the hospital for a day and called me back."

The second brother joked beside him: "Don't ask, he must have gone for a massage after seeing the doctor."

"What are you talking about?" Cousin Bing cried out in injustice, aggrieved: "I was in the observation room for the whole day today, and I took a taxi back home right after the drip. The doctor said I have to go again tomorrow, and I have to get the drip for a few more days."

Hearing him say this, the old man no longer cared about being angry, and said with concern: "A Bing, having an IV drip for a few days is not a minor illness. What's wrong with you? What did the doctor say?" The nanny also looked at cousin Bing with concern.

Cousin Bing said with a depressed look on his face: "Arui was right, I'm allergic to paint."

"Cousin, didn't you say you were just walking around in the workshop? How come you have an allergy?" Da Lao Guang was very confused. Yesterday, his cousin Bing said he just looked from a distance and then left. If he had an allergy, then wouldn't all the workers who were working there be doomed to fail?
Cousin Bing put his things away, sat down and said, "I just talked to our factory manager on the phone and found out that the paint we use is fake. We were cheated. Since we are all relatives, I am telling you a secret. A customer ordered a batch of furniture from our factory, and now his son may have leukemia. It is suspected to be related to the paint, and he said he was going to hold him accountable."

"So serious?" Everyone looked at each other. The severity of leukemia was no joke, and they began to discuss it in a low voice.

Ah Bing waved his hand to draw everyone's attention back to him. He said, "What are you talking about? You don't even know that family. What are you afraid of?"

Kang Qirui said, "That's not what I meant, cousin. If your paint is really that toxic, then all the employees in your factory might have problems. This is no joke. Ask your manager to organize a physical examination for everyone." Someone got leukemia just by smelling the paint for a few days after buying furniture. How can those employees who come into contact with paint and work with paint every day still be healthy?

"Ah? It's not that serious, right? I'll think about it. And even if it's a good thing, it's not my responsibility. I didn't buy the paint." Cousin Bing didn't take it seriously, so Kang Qirui continued to persuade him: "You just watched from a distance, but you go there every day, and it's like this. Do you really think that those who are in close contact with it every day are fine? Yes, I know the responsibility is not yours, but since you know it, you have to persuade me, but do good things without asking about the future, cousin."

The old man and the mother also tried to persuade him. Cousin Bing had no choice but to call their manager and tell him about the matter. After hearing the advice relayed by Cousin Bing, their manager was immediately convinced. It was not because he was a philanthropic boss, but if something really happened, his factory would have to close down. As soon as Cousin Bing hung up the phone, A Zu came back. As soon as he saw Cousin Bing, he excitedly said, "Cousin? I have something good to take care of for you."

"What good news?" Cousin Bing looked confused.

"Paint business." A-Zu said with a smile.

When cousin Bing heard the word paint, he reacted nervously and quickly waved his hands: "Don't come to me for paint business." A Zu wanted to continue persuading him, but cousin Bing just couldn't stand the smoke.

Kang Qirui helped his cousin Bing explain, "My cousin is allergic to paint. There is something wrong with the paint in their factory. He is still scared. How could he do paint business with you?" Cousin Bing nodded, "That's right, thank you for thinking of me when you have business, but I plan to stop working in the furniture factory. I can't help you anymore. I'm sorry."

"Oh, don't worry. Take a look at my paint." A-Zu took out a folder from his briefcase and wanted to hand it to his cousin Bing. Cousin Bing pressed it down and said, "Don't talk to me about paint. I'm not an environmental expert. I can't tell the difference between genuine and fake products. I'm afraid that if something goes wrong, I will be held responsible. I can't afford it."

"Please don't refuse, I'm relying on you for everything." Grandpa said anxiously. Cousin Bing didn't want to pay attention to him at all, he just wanted to eat, he was hungry after a day of drips. The mother asked everyone to eat first.

During the meal, A Zu sat next to his cousin Bing, and wanted to persuade his cousin Bing to help him contact their manager. "Cousin, why don't you reconsider it? Didn't you just say that the paint in your factory is toxic? Then you must replace the paint. I assure you that our paint is absolutely fine."

Cousin Bing ignored him and asked, "Why don't you help me? Draft a claim for compensation for me. I work in a furniture factory, and now I'm physically and mentally injured. He should compensate me, right? Just help me figure it out. If the claim is successful, 20% will be yours."

Now it was A-Zu's turn to ignore his cousin Bing, who kept asking A-Zu whether he would do it or not. A-Zu looked past him and asked Er Lao, "Er Lao, do you want to repaint the tables and chairs in your tea restaurant? Especially the ones in the new store, I remember I bought them from my cousin Bing's factory."

The Ruhao Tea Restaurant branch has already chosen a location, right inside Jingcheng Road. This is a huge investment. Er Lao was a little tempted when he heard this. There can’t be any problems with this new store. But Ersao pulled him back. Er Lao looked at Ersao, thought about it again, and still couldn’t make up his mind: “Forget it. After buying your paint, I still have to hire a painter to help me paint. Do you know how much a painter costs per month?”

A-Zu insisted on persuading him, "So you are out of date, second brother. Environmentally friendly consumption is in fashion now. If you use my paint, customers will flock to you. Your business will be booming then, cousin, right?" He also tried to get his cousin Bing to join him.

"Don't ask me, I have problems with my ears." Cousin Bing also has his own unique logic, "I only believe my eyes. If someone has used your paint, you take me to check it out. If it's really good, I will partner with you without you saying anything."

A-Zu was immediately helpless. He complained, "I haven't sold a single bucket, how can I take you to inspect it? There are so many news reports about toxic paints now, and ours is a new brand, no one believes it at all."

Kang Qirui thought about it. He knew that the paint from Azu's company was truly environmentally friendly. He was full now, so he stood up and said to Azu, "Fourth brother, didn't you just show your cousin a report? Show it to me." Azu was a smart man. He immediately put down his bowl and went to the living room to get his briefcase. Kang Qirui followed him out.

Kang Qirui took the document handed over by A Zu and read it carefully. After he finished reading it, Er Lao also finished eating, so he called Er Lao out and said, "Er Lao, I have read this document from A Zu. It is a test done by a professional organization. Their paint is indeed environmentally friendly paint as they said. Now the tables and chairs in the new store are from cousin Bing's factory, and their factory has confirmed that they bought inferior paint. I think this matter really needs to be cautious, and it is better to be safe than sorry."

Er Lao was actually very hesitant, he just felt sorry for the money. Seeing Kang Qirui also suggested repainting, he nodded, "Okay, that's it. Bad boy, don't say Er Lao doesn't take care of you, we'll buy 10 buckets of paint first, and we'll make up if it's not enough."

Having made his first deal, Zu hugged Er Lao excitedly. Cousin Bing thought for a while and asked, "Ah Rui, is their paint really good?"

Kang Qirui nodded, handed over the inspection folder, and said, "Yes, you can take a look at this report, or you can take it back and look at it with your manager. A-Zu is right, your factory must buy new paint. You helped the factory find good, cheap and safe paint. You have done a great job, cousin."

"Really?" Cousin Bing was also tempted. He also wanted to get a promotion and a raise.

A Zu struck while the iron was hot, "Cousin, how about this, I go with you to your factory to see your manager tomorrow? I'll pay for the transportation, and don't worry, if the job is done, 20% of my bonus will be yours."

"Okay." Cousin Bing finally agreed. He had no problem with it if there was a benefit. It was just running errands, and he didn't have to pay for the trip. If it worked, both sides would benefit. If it didn't work, it would be like Grandma sending him home.

"Azu, please give me a copy of your information. The environmental protection market is indeed quite promising now. I'll see if I can introduce you to some clients, but I can't guarantee it." After finishing his meal, A Yao took the initiative to ask Azu for a copy of the information. When they were chatting before, Azu complained that he had no business for a quarter, and as an older brother, he also wanted to help his younger brother.

(End of this chapter)