Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 175 Brother Niu is Sick
With the encouragement and advice of Kang Qirui and his second sister-in-law, Da Laoguang began to take Xianglan out to play and tried to communicate with her more. As Kang Qirui said, there was always something to talk about, such as talking about their son, hometown, and childhood. Slowly, Xianglan's mood gradually stabilized.

"A'Rui, A'Rui, your mother-in-law is really crazy." As soon as A'Zu returned to the Kang family that day, he found Kang Qirui and complained about Mrs. Zhu.

Kang Qirui was confused. Wasn't the matter of the boss Guang over? Why was A Zu still making trouble? A Zu took a sip of water and continued, "Diana had a friend who wanted to rent a house, and your mother-in-law happened to be looking for a tenant. I kindly introduced her to her, and guess what happened?"

It turned out to be about renting a house. Kang Qirui shook his head and said, "I won't guess. I'm still a kid, so why would I guess?"

"Your mother-in-law charged people 3200 US dollars. How much do those high-rise buildings rent for? US dollars is more than Chinese yuan." A Zu said angrily, "Do you think she is crazy? She made me lose face in front of Diana's friends."

In 02, the exchange rate of U.S. dollar to Chinese yuan remained above 8 yuan, and today's exchange rate is 8.27.

Kang Qirui was also shocked, and said awkwardly: "Then it's over if you don't rent it. I have a house that hasn't been rented out yet. How about I give you a cheaper price, 800 yuan?" He could only help to make up for the trouble caused by his mother-in-law.

"Eight hundred yuan? Which one do you want?" A-Zu thought for a moment and asked. "It's in Tianhe. You can take Diana's friend and Wanling to have a look tomorrow. It has two bedrooms and a living room. The light is good and the environment is nice. It's definitely not a rip-off. It's definitely worth it. I guarantee you can earn back your face."

"Okay." A-Zu nodded and agreed.

After dinner, Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling took Kang Siqi to the Zhu family next door. After chatting for a while, Kang Qirui told them the purpose of their visit. "Mom, are you going to rent it out?"

"Yes, I told Wanling about it last time. Why? Did you introduce someone?" Mrs. Zhu responded, and then she understood. She said, "Oh, did A-Zu go back and complain to you?"

"How can you not complain? What are our conditions? You want four hundred US dollars for rent. People who don't know might think you are deliberately making things difficult for others, despising them, and deliberately not wanting to rent to them." Kang Qirui said bluntly.

But Mrs. Zhu was not happy to hear that. She retorted, "It's a big house in Xiguan. It's in a good location and well maintained. Do you really think I can't rent it out? Those people who want to rent the house are pouring in like a tide. It's just that I didn't like them and didn't rent it to them."

"Your rent is over 2092 yuan, people will look down on you even more." Kang Qirui rolled his eyes, and Zhu Wanling pinched him from behind to make him talk properly. Kang Qirui slapped her hand away and said, "The truth is, the average salary of our Guangfu employees this year is only 3200 yuan a month. She rents a room for yuan. Who can afford it? People who can afford it will squeeze into a small room?"

"I, I..." Mrs. Zhu was speechless. After a long while, she said, "I didn't say I wanted to rent it for 3200. I just saw that A-Zu's friend was a foreigner, and I thought there was a difference between insiders and outsiders. I thought she earned US dollars and must spend US dollars."

"I actually want to rent it for 800 yuan a month. I have some information and the price is basically the same in our area."

Eight hundred yuan is not bad, it is indeed the market price in this area. Kang Qirui nodded, "Then 800 yuan will do, you don't have to worry about it, I will help you find a tenant." This is a combination of soft and hard tactics. You can't spoil your parents/parents-in-law unconditionally, but you have to take on the responsibilities that should be done.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then." Mrs. Zhu was naturally very happy about it. She smiled and said, "But I have a few requirements. After all, you're going to live with me, so you can't just rent it to anyone casually." Kang Qirui expressed his understanding and asked, "Then tell me what your requirements are? I'll find one for you accordingly."

"First, you need to have a college degree. Second, you need to have three complete certificates and a clean background. Third, unmarried people living together will not be considered. Fourth, you need to be clean and tidy, and have good manners." Mrs. Zhu explained her requirements, and Zhu Wanling frowned.

"Mom, you have so many requirements. Do you really want to rent this place?" Zhu Wanling was speechless. Kang Qirui thought it was okay. He discussed with Mrs. Zhu, "Mom, except for the first one, the other three are fine. But can we forget about the college degree requirement? We can't discriminate against academic qualifications when renting a house."

Kang Qirui thought the last three were quite reasonable. After all, they had to live together, so a clean family background, cleanliness, and good manners were a must. In this day and age, if you live together without being married, your parents might come to your house with a large group of people to make trouble. If you can't afford to offend them, you can avoid them and it's normal not to rent to them. But what about the requirement of a university degree? Zhu Wanling only graduated from a technical secondary school, and Zhu Shinai herself only has an elementary school education.

Mrs. Zhu sighed, "Okay, but I can't accept illiteracy." After the work was done and they chatted for a while, Kang Qirui and the others went back.

When I got back to the Kang family, I saw everyone in the Kang family chatting with Brother Niu, "Brother Niu, when did you come?" Zhu Wanling carried the sleeping Kang Siqi back to the room, while Kang Qirui stayed in the living room and joined the chat group with Brother Niu.

"I've been here for a while. I've been feeling a bit uncomfortable these days, so I wanted to come for a checkup. I've just made an agreement with my third brother that he'll accompany me to the hospital tomorrow if he's free." Brother Niu forced a smile. Kang Qirui consoled him with a few words and then went back to his room. He hadn't really been checked yet, so he didn't know what to say.

At noon the next day, A Yao returned to Kang's house alone. Kang Qirui asked, "Hey? Where's Brother Niu? Why did you come back alone?" Everyone looked at A Yao curiously. It was the weekend and it was close to lunch time, so everyone was at home.

"After the examination, he became unhappy after receiving the medical report. He said he was going out for a walk, so I came back by myself." A Yao took out a medical report. "Brother Niu's medical report was not ideal. He had alcoholic liver disease and fatty liver disease. The problems were quite serious."

"Brother Niu likes to eat so much, and never abstains from food, it's quite normal for him to have this disease." When Kang Qirui heard what A Yao said, he subconsciously felt that there was nothing wrong. Brother Niu likes to eat and drink so much, so alcoholic liver and fatty liver are standard symptoms.

"Third uncle and youngest uncle, you said you were educated, college students and university professors, do you understand? People only have one liver, where do fatty liver and alcoholic liver come from? You have two livers now, you are crazy." The second sister-in-law disapprovingly lectured A Yao and Kang Qirui, once again showing the fact that she was the culturally inferior of the Kang family.

"You are crazy. You think you are very educated, but you have been eating for decades and don't even know how many livers you have." The second brother felt ashamed and cursed at the second sister-in-law.

"A piece of liver." The second sister-in-law raised a finger.

"I just said that you are a fool (膶: liver. A fool means a fool in Cantonese), do you know? A person has two livers, one is for blood production, and the other is for filtering alcohol into urine and then excreting it there." The second brother was talking nonsense. The second brother and his wife were worthy of being the dragon and phoenix of the Kang family. They were simply a perfect match made in heaven.

"Yes, yes, there are two livers." The second sister-in-law thought about it and actually believed what the second brother said. Even the eldest brother was laughing at them.

(End of this chapter)