Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 193: Difficulties
"Wow, no way? A whole bone meal?"

The dinner on March 19 was simple, a plate of fish bones and a plate of boiled cabbage. A-Zu kept turning the plate of fish bones with chopsticks, trying to find some meat to eat, and when he didn't find any, he complained.

"You had no plans to eat delicious food a while ago, but now you have to endure a hard life." The old man was also helpless, as if he had returned to the days when he was young and had to endure hunger and hardship.

"If I eat, I'll choke to death. If I don't eat, I'll starve to death." A-Zu put down his chopsticks, looking like he had lost all desire to live.

The second brother rolled his eyes and said, "Of course it's better to choke to death than to starve to death. It's better than being a starving ghost." In order to convince others, he set an example by eating with big mouthfuls.

"There are really a lot of bone spurs." But this dish is really not good, even the most indifferent boss couldn't eat it. As soon as he finished speaking, the second boss really choked, pinching his neck in pain and shaking his head frantically.

Everyone stood up quickly when they saw it, some took bowls and some took white vinegar. After trying several methods, they finally helped the second brother to get the fish bone out. "Don't eat these grass carp bones tomorrow. The children can't eat them. Even adults have to be careful." Kang Qirui shook his head and said.

"If you don't want to eat it, do you want to buy more?" Dou was determined to prevent waste. "There is still a big bag in the refrigerator." He said, pointing to the refrigerator.

"No way? Dad, don't count this thing on me. I'm busy tomorrow and I won't go home for dinner." Upon hearing this, A-Zu quickly made excuses. He didn't want to treat himself badly.

A Yao rolled his eyes and said immediately, "Oh, I have to work overtime tomorrow, don't count me out." Sachiko beside him also pulled A Yao's clothes. She was on vacation at home, but she had no excuse not to eat at home. A Yao shook his head slightly, saying that he could do nothing to help. In this situation, he could only let his fellow Taoist die rather than let me die.

The next night, only Lao Dou's mother, Kang Qirui, Zhu Wanling, and Tianxiu were left at home to eat. "Where's Guang?" Lao Dou asked in shock when he saw that even the big boss Guang was not there.

"Everyone said they had social engagements. Even Guang said he was going to eat wonton noodles and said he wanted to try the differences between other restaurants and Ruhao Tea Restaurant." The mother said with a wry smile.

"Tianxiu, why aren't you eating?" Zhu Wanling asked with concern when she saw Tianxiu supporting his head with one hand on the table, pouting and looking unhappy.

"No food, no appetite." Tianxiu said depressedly, he put down his chopsticks, "I'm going to do my homework."

Zhu Wanling wanted to stop him but failed. She could only shout at his back: "Tianxiu, do it after you finish eating." Unfortunately, Tianxiu seemed not to hear her and ran into the room on his own.

Zhu Wanling touched Kang Qirui with her arm and said, "We can't go on like this every day. Not to mention Tianxiu, it's not nutritious for us to eat like this. How about we pay a little? It's only a few days anyway, and it won't cost much."

"That won't do. I'm telling you, this is the evil plan of the second brother and his wife. They're not eating at home. They just want one of us to pay for it. We won't fall for it." Kang Qirui shook his head, and then he said, "He has a plan, but we have a way out. You guys just wait, and we'll do this when they come back."

At around 8 or 9 in the evening, everyone went home one after another. Kang Qirui pulled everyone to tell them about his plan, and everyone nodded after listening. After the second brother and his wife came home and Tianxiu finished his homework and came out to watch TV, Kang Qirui raised his eyebrows to signal everyone to start the plan.

"Asan, the butter crab I ate yesterday is still lingering on my mind. It was so delicious." A Zu deliberately said loudly according to Kang Qirui's plan.

"Butter crab is good, but now is not the best time to eat it." A Yao also cooperated, "The Thai restaurant I went to today is better. It doesn't cost 200 yuan. Sachiko and I can't eat enough."

"Xianglan and I are not as high-end as the places you go to, but let me tell you, the wonton noodles at Xiajiu Road are absolutely delicious. The soup is made with real ingredients, and it has a super strong aroma." Big Brother Guang also talked about his dinner with a satisfied look on his face.

Kang Qirui noticed that Tianxiu, who was listening nearby, was already drooling. He hadn't eaten dinner yet and was obviously very hungry. "Hey, hey, hey, come on, don't be ignorant of the hunger of hungry people, okay?" Er Lao couldn't stand it anymore and stopped them.

"Second brother, come to the point, how many meals can you still eat with those grass carp bones?" A-Zu asked with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Er Lao was confused and didn't understand what A Zu said.

A-Zu shook his head and said with a playful look on his face: "No, I just want to see how many whole-bone banquets our Xiuzai will have to eat." He even touched Tianxiu's head on purpose.

Tianxiu pushed his hand away and said angrily, "Are you so angry?" Then he ran back to the room again and again in anger.

"Husband, Xiuzi has become so skinny, how about we pay a few hundred dollars to solve the problem?" The second sister-in-law saw that Tianxiu was angry, and she couldn't bear it. Everyone pricked up their ears when they heard her words, expecting the second brother's response. The second brother was about to speak, but the old man was the first to disagree, "Second sister-in-law, how can this be done? If you eat salted fish, you must be thirsty. There are only ten days left. It's easy to get through it, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted."

A Yao thought about it and nodded in agreement, "I think what Lao Dou said is right. Since we want to teach Tian Xiu a lesson, we should teach him a full lesson at once."

"Hey, hey, hey, that's not what you said just now? Why did you change your attitude so quickly? Weren't we just discussing how to get A Zong to pay?" The boss said with a depressed look on his face when he saw that things were about to be settled but everyone changed their words at the critical moment.

"A'Rui, tell me." The boss only knew that he was not good at talking, so he asked Kang Qirui for help.

"Uncle San, the light in your room is on." Kang Qirui was about to speak when Tianxiu, who had been angry, came out and scolded everyone, "Also, I don't know who left the faucet on."

After that, he went back. Kang Qirui looked at him and nodded, saying, "I think after these two days, Tianxiu has realized his own problems. He was wasteful and had no overall plan. These are his problems. So I want to ask, can we learn from this lesson by continuing to eat fish bones and starving? If not, then why do we still insist on eating fish bones?"

"I think he doesn't know the problem, but he is helpless." A Zu sneered.

"Hey, hey, hey, Fourth Uncle, I see you are so arrogant all the time. I feel that if you were to be the head of the family, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have fish bones to eat." The second sister-in-law couldn't bear to see others laughing at her son.

"He's the boss? Our whole family, young and old, went to the underpass to buy erhu." The second brother shot back.

Kang Qirui stopped them from arguing any further and waved his hand, saying, "Stop arguing, let's get back to the point. The current topic is about the second brother and his wife taking out money to supplement the household expenses. Who is in favor of this and who is against it?"

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

In the end, everyone voted unanimously in favor of the second brother and his wife to take out money to supplement the family expenses and solve the family's financial crisis. After Tianxiu got the new household allowance, he changed his previous behavior. He specifically told Xiugu to arrange daily meals according to the old father and the old nanny.

The Kang family's meals returned to normal, neither too exaggerated nor too monotonous.

"Dad, what day is it today?" One night after some time, Kang Qirui asked his dad who was watching TV.

"Today? It's the 31st, what's the matter?" said the old man.

"It's number 31, Xiuzi, it's number 31." Kang Qirui actually did it on purpose. He deliberately passed the message to Tianxiu, and Tianxiu finally came to his senses after hearing it twice.

"It's the 31st? I'm free! Hahahaha," Tianxiu said excitedly, "Dad, how much did you pay?"

"It cost a total of 400 yuan!" said the second brother. Tianxiu's excitement suddenly subsided. He felt that this month's performance as the boss was quite a failure.

“Tianxiu, you’ve been the head of the household for a month. Is it fun?” But the mother didn’t think so. It was very, very good for such a young child to achieve this.

Tianxiu shook his head. "Even if you've seen a ghost, you'll be afraid of the dark. It turns out that being the head of a household is so hard. As my grandfather said, if you don't manage a household, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Now I finally understand what he meant."

When the second brother and his wife heard what Tianxiu said, they were relieved. It was enough to understand the truth, at least the money was not wasted.

I have started to resume updating. I have set a small goal this month to update 10 words per month!

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