Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 174: Expensive Playmate
"If I don't let her call, how can I tell her?"

Facing Kang Qirui's reprimand, the eldest brother seemed helpless and asked for help from everyone. The second brother was also angry and laughed, "Are you a man? You can't solve such a small problem. Just tell your wife that the Telecommunications Bureau's information desk has recently rectified its business and stopped providing services, isn't that enough?"

"Yeah, you're really smart, hahaha." Da Lao Guang went back to his room with a smile on his face after receiving the instructions. Kang Qirui couldn't help but shake his head. This was also the reason why he was worried about handing over the tea restaurant to Da Lao Guang. He was not smart enough, so he could do business, but he was definitely not suitable for a tea restaurant that faced customers all day.

After not chatting with the information desk, Xianglan's mood became like the weather in Guangzhou, sometimes good and sometimes bad, and she experienced four seasons in one day. Da Laoguang kept complaining, and Mrs. Zhu volunteered to tell him that she could treat postpartum depression. Da Laoguang half-believed and half-doubted and asked Xianglan to go out with Mrs. Zhu to play.

It's amazing to say that after Xianglan went shopping with Mrs. Zhu, she came back happy every day. It's just that Tianyou cried. The eldest brother only had full marks in theoretical knowledge of raising children but zero points in practical ability. The second brother and Kang Qirui had their own children to take care of, so he had to ask A Yao and A Zu for help.

These two don't even have children, let alone how to take care of them. One of them made Tianyou go to the hospital, and the other took Tianyou to play mahjong. The boss was heartbroken, but when he saw Xianglan being so happy, he felt that it was all worth it.

"Honey, you're back." On the first day of December, Xianglan and Mrs. Zhu returned to the Kang family before dinner. The boss was also happy just by looking at the smile on Xianglan's face. "Did you have fun? Where did you go today?"

Xianglan and Mrs. Zhu sat on either side of Big Brother Guang. Xianglan smiled and said, "I'm happy. Mrs. Zhu took me to many places I haven't been to before." She turned to look at her second sister-in-law who was helping Tianxiu with his homework at the table next to her, "By the way, second sister-in-law, have you ever been to that safari park?"

"No. He wanted to go during the Spring Festival this year, but his father was busy so he didn't go." The second sister-in-law said. Kang Qirui poured a cup of tea for his mother-in-law and Xianglan, and also interrupted: "We also wanted to go during the Spring Festival, but wow, there were so many people there, so we didn't go in."

Chimelong Safari Park received more than 80000 visitors a day during the Spring Festival, setting a record for the number of visitors to theme parks at the time. Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling were at the gate at the time, and seeing the crowds, he took the pregnant Zhu Wanling home.

Xianglan was thirsty after playing all day, so she thanked Kang Qirui and took the cup to drink. After finishing the water, she continued, "You don't know, it's so fun there. I saw animals I've never seen before, including white tigers, which look very cute."

Tianxiu immediately became interested, and he said to his second sister-in-law coquettishly, "I want to see the white tiger."

"What are you looking at? How can I have time? Your father has to go to work and I have to take care of my sister. We are very busy." The second sister-in-law is indeed very busy. Kang Qirui thought for a while and said, "Tianxiu, your parents are busy, so why don't you go with your uncle on New Year's Day?" Tianxiu didn't care who he went with, as long as he could go, he immediately nodded and agreed.

"It's good to take the children to see the animals. I'll be your tour guide when the time comes, haha." Mrs. Zhu said to Kang Qirui, and Kang Qirui naturally had no problem. Seeing that Kang Qirui agreed, Mrs. Zhu said to Big Brother Guang: "Ah Guang, look, isn't Xianglan much happier? She smiles all the time, and her face is rosy. Isn't it much better than before when her face was pale?"

Big Brother Guang was also very happy and complimented: "So, Aunt Zhu, you are much better than a doctor, you are the reincarnation of Hua Tuo." Xianglan continued to reminisce: "By the way, husband, we also went to the aquarium today. It was the first time I saw a shark with so many teeth."

"Honey, you've never taken me out to play before. Next time, we can go together and I can be your tour guide." Xianglan just heard Mrs. Zhu say that she wanted to be a tour guide for Kang Qirui, and she felt that she could also be a tour guide for the boss.

"Okay, honey, the most important thing is that you are happy." The boss said with a smile.

Unfortunately, he was too happy too early. After Xianglan went back to her room to see Tianyou, Mrs. Zhu said to Big Brother Guang, "Guang, should we settle the bill? Today is the 1st."

The boss was stunned for a moment, then said: "Of course I do. How much did it cost?" He felt that he had to pay for the tickets to so many places, so he should pay it back to Mrs. Zhu.

Mrs. Zhu took out four stacks of receipts from her bag and handed them to the boss one by one, saying, "These are for meals, these are for taxis, these are for tickets, and all the other miscellaneous items are in this."

"Auntie Zhu, there are so many of them, they must be expensive, right?" My second sister-in-law felt sorry for them as she watched from the side.

"Not expensive, just over half a month. I didn't charge you for the wages because we are relatives." Mrs. Zhu patted the boss and said confidently, "It's really troublesome. This is not something that ordinary people can do. You see, you are her husband, but you can't make her happy, right? This money is worth it."

That's true, but it's too expensive. "Four hundred yuan for a taxi? Are you taking a taxi to Zhuhai?" The boss said with a wry smile while holding the stack of invoices.

"Is 400 yuan a lot? It's such a long way, are you going to walk?" Mrs. Zhu also felt wronged. "What about the food? Look, this meal is 400 yuan, and this meal is more than 300 yuan." The big boss continued to question, and Mrs. Zhu interrupted him directly, "Do you think you are eating the bitter meal? I have saved you the abalone, ginseng and shark's fin, and you can't eat bitter melon and cabbage, right?" Mrs. Zhu turned around and continued, "You know, I am the best at ordering dishes. They are all cheap and delicious."

Then she turned back to the boss, snatched the invoice from his hand, and said, "This is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."

"Wait a minute, you dare to eat Buddha jumping job?" The second sister-in-law was surprised.

"It's mini." Mrs. Zhu explained and added, "I don't dare to eat lobster, and I don't dare to eat the ones baked with cheese. I only ate sashimi. Aren't these cheap and nutritious? Xianglan was so happy when she ate it. If you don't believe me, go ask her." As she spoke, she was about to call Xianglan out.

Big Brother Guang quickly stopped him and said with a wry smile: "No need, don't tell me I still don't trust you."

"We have to save money, but the most important thing now is to cure Xianglan's illness. She has to eat a lot for postpartum depression. If she can't eat, won't you be more anxious?" Mrs. Zhu pointed at the receipts, "It's better for her to eat these than to take medicine, right?"

The boss could only nod his head in agreement. Mrs. Zhu continued, "Think about it carefully. If she had been hospitalized, the bill would have been even higher. I have a friend who didn't have a serious illness, but he spent more than 10,000 yuan in less than ten days. Didn't I help you save a lot of money?"

"Which friend of yours spent more than ten thousand yuan to stay in the hospital? You're making it sound like our hospital is in a bad light." Zhu Wanling coaxed her child to sleep, and when she came out of the room, she heard Mrs. Zhu making bad comments. Although she had resigned, she had worked in the hospital for more than ten years, and she still couldn't accept others slandering the hospital.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem." Mrs. Zhu smiled awkwardly and ignored Zhu Wanling. Instead, she pointed at the invoice on the table and looked at Da Lao Guang. Da Lao Guang quickly took out his wallet from his pocket and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I should give you the money. It's Achan." He wanted to borrow money from his second sister-in-law, but his second sister-in-law lowered her head and pretended not to see it.

Kang Qirui saw the dilemma of Lao Guang, sighed, and exchanged glances with Zhu Wanling. Zhu Wanling picked up the invoice on the table and quickly calculated, "The total is 5875 yuan, uncle, these are spent by my sister-in-law and my mother, half for each of us, you just need to give 2900 yuan."

When Mrs. Zhu was about to object, she was glared at by Zhu Wanling and dared not say a word. She snatched the money from Da Lao Guang's hand and said, "Remember to give me the rest tomorrow. I'm leaving." Zhu Wanling sighed and chased after her to coax her.

Kang Qirui changed his seat and sat next to Da Lao Guang, "Big Brother, you can't blame my mother for this. Just like Wanling and my mother said, it was indeed the two of them who spent the money together, and my sister-in-law is indeed happy every day. What about my mother?"

The boss just waved his hands and said, "No, no, I don't blame Mrs. Zhu. I just spent too much money and it hurts a little."

"What do you think? Who wouldn't be happy playing like this every day?" The second sister-in-law looked jealous.

Kang Qirui thought about it, and still advised the boss earnestly: "Look, boss, the information desk accompanies my sister-in-law to chat, and my mother accompanies my sister-in-law to go shopping and play. Although these two things are very expensive, they can make my sister-in-law happy and no longer depressed. So what does this mean?"

"What does that mean?" Big Brother Guang looked confused.

Kang Qirui sighed, not knowing why Xianglan fell in love with Da Laoguang. He could only say bluntly: "It means that Dasao's illness is just as the doctor said. If you chat with her more and go out with her more, she will be fine."

"I know, but it costs a lot of money." Big Brother Guang still looked confused and didn't understand what Kang Qirui meant.

"It costs money to chat at the information desk, but does it cost money to chat with you? When I go out with my mom, she chooses expensive food, drinks and entertainment, so it's expensive. Does it cost that much to go out with you? There are so many attractions in Guangzhou, and many of them don't cost much." Kang Qirui advised earnestly, "As a husband, you should chat with her more and go out with her more. Wouldn't she be unhappy if I don't spend money?"

The boss sighed and spread his hands, saying, "I did talk, but your sister-in-law didn't respond to me."

"That means you're not talking about the point. Don't you and your wife have any common topics? Just talk about what she is interested in." The second sister-in-law also gave advice.

(End of this chapter)