Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 191 Little Master
"Xiu-gu, your steamed spareribs with black bean sauce are getting better and better. They are almost as good as Ah Jiao's."

On the evening of March 3st, the Kang family had dinner at seven o'clock as usual. It was a rare occasion for the second brother to have dinner at home, so the nanny specially asked Xiu Gu to cook many dishes that the second brother liked, including this steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce that everyone in the Kang family loved. Even A-Zu took a few more pieces.

"I'm full." Tianxiu, contrary to his usual behavior, put down his chopsticks after only two bites.

"Are you kidding me?" the second sister-in-law scolded, "Eat more. There is no midnight snack tonight."

"Are you in a hurry to watch TV?" asked the old man with concern.

Tianxiu waved his hands, and said vaguely before he had completely swallowed the food in his mouth: "I haven't finished writing an essay yet, and I have to hand it in tomorrow."

"Then go back and write quickly." said Big Brother Guang.

"No need, eat your meal first, then ask your uncle to help you find some information on the Internet." A Yao, who holds a pen at work, knows how to write articles.

A-Zu nodded, not thinking there was anything wrong. He said, "There is all sorts of information on the Internet. I can even download the whole essay for you. What's the topic? Wait for Fourth Uncle to help you."

Tianxiu finally swallowed the food in his mouth and said clearly: "If my parents let me be the head of the family."

"This is a good topic. Primary school homework is so good nowadays." Zhu Wanling coaxed Kang Siqi to sleep and walked out to the dining room to eat. She happened to hear Tianxiu's words and sighed from the bottom of her heart.

Kang Qirui also agreed, "The teachers at Tianxiu's school are pretty good." Then he turned to Tianxiu and said, "Xiuzi, this topic is very suitable for you. You usually spend lavishly, so you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run a household."

"Tianxiu, your uncle can help you with other essays, but I can't help you with this content because I, your uncle, have never been the head of a family." A Zu, who had just said he would help, shook his head and said, "You have to ask Brother Zong to help you with this."

"Let me do it?" Erlao said that he couldn't do the writing. "I just learned to write the word 'Ma' yesterday. Go back to your room and write it yourself." The last sentence was said to Tianxiu. Tianxiu pursed his lips and got up to go back to his room.

After Tianxiu went back, everyone continued to eat dinner. A Yao suddenly said, "Have you ever thought about turning Tianxiu's topic into reality?"

"Are you really going to let my son be the head of the family?" The second brother was completely shocked and said while holding half a dish in his mouth.

"Tianxiu spends money without any planning. If we want him to be the head of the family, the whole family will have to sleep under the overpass in no time." A-Zu also firmly disagreed.

Kang Qirui disagreed. "I think Ah San's suggestion is good. It's because Tianxiu is so extravagant that we need to train him and help him develop financial management concepts. And we just need to let him manage the family's food expenses. Three thousand yuan a month, if it can help Tianxiu change his extravagant habits, it's worth it."

"Well, I think what A Rui said makes sense." Da Dou also agreed: "It's just like those foreigners whose parents kick them out of the house when they turn 18 and let them earn money on their own. Xiuzi should learn how to manage money at such a young age."

"I agree, too." The nanny said at the right time. Since the two heads of the Kang family, Lao Dou and Nanny, agreed, naturally no one else dared to object.

In this way, Tianxiu became the acting head of the Kang family in March, taking full charge of the Kang family's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

On the first day Tianxiu was in charge, he prepared a big feast for everyone. Each person had a hamburger, French fries and a cup of Coke. "Come on, French fries taste better with ketchup."

"Tianxiu, are we going to eat these tonight?" A Yao looked reluctant.

Some people don't like it, and naturally some people will like it. "Western fast food, Fourth Uncle likes it, and we can eat it every day." Grandpa said with a smile.

"Son, son, I think it's okay," the second sister-in-law wanted to say but didn't know how to say it, "Is it okay?"

"What can I say? Does this hamburger embarrass you? Does it taste bad?" Er Lao has always loved Tian Xiu. "Son, today is your first day as the master of the house. Dad supports you."

"We support it, but these are all raw, so forget about it this time, but don't do it next time." Zhu Wanling said what her second sister-in-law didn't say, that there are always days when women can't eat raw or cold food. But Tianxiu didn't seem to hear what Zhu Wanling said, and the next day he still asked Xiugu to buy hamburgers and Coke for dinner. A Yao, who was originally reluctant, immediately turned pale, and Xingzi felt that he was not in a good state and winked at him, saying that if there was anything to say, just talk it over, after all, he was still a child.

"Master Tianxiu, can you give me some advice?" After receiving Sachiko's look, A Yao had to suppress his anger and said.

Tianxiu nodded: "What do you think?"

"These hamburgers and French fries are what children like to eat. It's okay to have them for one or two meals, but you can't make this every day. Can you make Chinese food tomorrow?" A Yao said.

Others also nodded and expressed their support for A Yao's suggestion.

Tianxiu was unhappy, "Didn't you say that I am the boss and have the final say this month?"

"You are the head of the family, but being the head of the family does not mean that you have the final say. As the head of the family, you must first listen to the opinions of the masses and try your best to satisfy their opinions." Lao Dou, the old head of the family, taught by example.

Tian Xiu readily agreed, "How about this, I'll write down the dishes you want to eat in a notebook, just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll ask Xiu Gu to make it for you tomorrow."

"Do you think you can just report whatever you want to eat?" A-Zu said with a sly grin.

Tian Xiu was no fool, "Yes, that's right, but it's up to me to decide whether to eat it or not."

"That's fine. I'll order one first: stir-fried crab roe with ginger and scallion." A-Zu ordered a main dish directly. The Kang family had to spend hundreds of yuan just on this dish.

Seeing that Grandpa had signed up, the second sister-in-law naturally didn't want to suffer a loss. "Son, you know what Mommy likes to eat." She gently bumped Tianxiu's shoulder and hinted, Tianxiu nodded, "Cheese baked lobster."

"You know what grandpa likes to eat."

“Boiled chicken!”

Everyone reported the dishes they wanted to eat. Even Xianglan, who usually had no requirements at home, smiled and said, "Tianxiu, I want to eat the braised beef in soy sauce, and that..." When she wanted to say more, she was stopped by Da Laoguang.

"What is braised beef in soy sauce?" Tianxiu said he had never eaten this dish.

"It's braised beef tendon." The boss explained in words that Tianxiu could understand.

Seeing that everyone had named their dishes, A Yao, who had first suggested eating Chinese food, also spoke up: "You know that Uncle San likes to eat steamed fish in lotus leaves the most, Xiuzi."

"Okay, I've taken note of what you said, and I'll make the arrangements." Tianxiu stood up and said, "Now I declare that tomorrow's dinner will be steamed fish in lotus leaves, boiled chicken, and my aunt's braised beef."

Those who were ordered were naturally happy, and those who were not ordered were naturally upset. A Zu was a straightforward person, and he would say to my face if he had something to say: "What about my fried crab with ginger and scallion?"

"Leave it for the day after tomorrow." Tianxiu made the decision.

Seeing everyone's excitement, the boss couldn't help but pour cold water on them, saying, "If you eat like this, you'll have to eat fermented soybeans in less than three days."

This was also the reason why he stopped Xianglan from ordering more dishes. The dishes ordered by everyone were more expensive than the others. For the more than a dozen people in the Kang family, it would cost a lot for each person to eat a bite. The family's monthly food allowance of 3000 yuan was not enough.

"Don't worry, big brother. If there's not enough money at the end of the month, his dad will give him some money." But A-Zu didn't take it seriously. It's not like he didn't know that he ordered too expensively. He just thought that after all the money was spent, wouldn't his brother really just watch everyone eat for free?

(End of this chapter)