Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 201 Old Clothes

"Hey, where are my pants?"

In the evening, the second brother hurried out of the room and asked the second sister-in-law that he had just tried to find the pants he had changed yesterday but couldn't find them. The second sister-in-law didn't know what to do and shook her head and said, "How should I know you?"

"Help me find it quickly, there's something in my trouser pocket." The second brother became even more anxious.

"You are so funny. Do you think there is treasure in your pants? Who would take your pants for no reason? You must not know where you put them." The second sister-in-law rolled her eyes, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind. She pointed at the second brother and asked angrily: "Is there something in your pants pocket? Did you hide your own money?"

As she was about to stand up to ask for an explanation, the second brother quickly explained: "What private money? There is a receipt in it. The tea restaurant should record it in the account. What should I do if it is missing?"

"Mom, where is the shirt behind my door?" A Yao also lost his clothes and walked out of the room and asked, "You didn't wash it in the washing machine? It would ruin the collar."

"When have I ever washed your shirt? I have never washed your clothes since you started working. Why should I wash your shirt?" The mother was helpless and felt that she had no idea what A Yao was thinking.

"Oh my god." The eldest brother Guang also came out of the room, looking anxious. The second brother interrupted him and said, "Big brother, don't tell us that you lost your clothes too, right?"

The boss was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did you know? Did you take it?"

The second brother was in a bad mood and complained loudly: "You are so fat and big, how can your clothes fit me? What can I do with your clothes?"

"It's strange, why are you all looking for clothes and pants today?" The old man looked puzzled. These were not valuable things, and even if a thief broke in, he should not steal clothes.

"Could it be that someone in our family has a 'pants fetish'?" Er Lao's brain was full of strange ideas. The mother was so angry that she slapped him and scolded him, "What are you talking about, you poor boy? If someone hears you, will you be tempted to listen?"

"Then where did our clothes and pants go for no reason?" asked the second brother.

Kang Qirui came out of the room holding Kang Siqi. Kang Siqi had been sleeping since she took a nap in the afternoon. After waking up, she regained her energy and became very lively, clamoring to go out and play. The little girl was already fifteen months old and over one year old. She could say simple reduplicated words like mom and dad. When she called mom and dad for the first time, Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.

"Don't guess. Tiantian washed your clothes for you." Kang Qirui put Siqi down and let her play in the living room. He said, "That silly child washed all your dirty clothes by hand until her hands were tired. After washing, I wanted to hang them on the patio for her, but the sun had already dried them, so she took them outside to dry them herself, fearing that the clothes would not dry today."

"Ah?" Everyone was shocked. Did Tiantian wash all the family's clothes by herself? Or did she wash them by hand? No wonder the sun had already dried all the clothes in Kang's courtyard garden after washing.

As soon as Kang Qirui finished speaking, Tiantian came back from outside holding a pile of clothes. "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, uncles and aunts, I washed these clothes today. I was afraid that I couldn't wash them dry and you would have nothing to wear tomorrow, so I took them to the park outside to dry in the sun for the whole afternoon. You can take your own clothes back." She put the clothes on the sofa and said to everyone.

"So it turns out that Tiantian is learning from Lei Feng, haha."

"Fortunately, the invoice is still there."

"Wow, it's very clean."

When everyone got their clothes back, they all praised Tiantian, but the old man was angry. He said angrily: "Hey, hey, hey, you should wash your clothes in time in the future. How can you let a child wash for you? She came here to study with Tianxiu, not to be our maid."

The eldest brother, the second brother, and Ayao all smiled awkwardly. They were indeed a little shy and could not refute. They took their clothes and went back to their rooms. The second sister-in-law thought about it, said something to the second brother, and then pulled Zhu Wanling out together. "Second sister-in-law, where are you taking me?" Zhu Wanling was confused. She had just made a bottle of milk powder for her daughter when she was pulled away by the second sister-in-law.

"Just now I heard Tiantian say that she was afraid that the clothes wouldn't dry and we would have nothing to wear. In fact, from my observation, she was probably afraid that the clothes wouldn't dry and she would have nothing to wear." The second sister-in-law was also very attentive. "She was seen wearing those two sets of clothes when she came and went, so I thought of taking you to the clothing store to get her two new sets of clothes."

"So that's how it is." Zhu Wanling also liked Tiantian, a little girl, and she quickened her pace after hearing what her second sister-in-law said. The two came to the Metersbonwe direct-sale store in Shangxiajiu. Since Kang Qirui led everyone to make clothes, the Kang family now basically only wears Metersbonwe.

The two picked out a skirt and two sets of clothes. When the second sister-in-law wanted to buy more, she was stopped by Zhu Wanling. It was not because Zhu Wanling was stingy, but she felt that if she bought too much, Tiantian would be embarrassed to accept it, which would only make Tiantian feel stressed. "Honey, is it pretty?" The second sister-in-law and Zhu Wanling returned to Kang's house and saw the second brother reading the newspaper and drinking tea in the living room. The second sister-in-law took the skirt and asked the second brother.

The second brother was reading the newspaper very seriously, not even looking at the second sister-in-law, and said casually: "Don't you know whether your husband is handsome or not? I am not a handsome guy, but your husband is good-looking and durable."

"Oh, you're really full of snow peas, you're being sentimental. Do you think I'm talking about you?" The second sister-in-law took the newspaper from the second brother and patted the skirt in her hand, "I'm talking about this skirt."

"You're not kidding, are you? Buying a skirt for your husband? How am I going to go out?" The second brother joked. The second sister-in-law had no idea what to do with him and couldn't help but slap him, "Are you crazy? I'm giving it to Tiantian."

"For Tiantian?" The second brother frowned. "I was wondering why you went out at this time. Hey, was this Su Miaochan's doing? You didn't drag Wanling out to let her pay, did you?"

The second sister-in-law was immediately furious, and she put her hands on her waist and said angrily: "Hey, is this how you look at your wife? Tiantian came from the countryside to accompany Xiuzi to study and help Xiuzi with his homework. She is still doing this and that at home. Am I reluctant to buy Tiantian a piece of clothing?"

"Haha." Erlao smiled, "It's just a joke, wife. Tiantian, come out quickly and come here." Erlao didn't want to be scolded by his second sister-in-law anymore, so he called Tiantian out.

"Uncle and aunt, what do you want to call me for?" Tiantian came out of the dining room. She was just helping to set the dishes and chopsticks in preparation for dinner.

"Tiantian, look at this skirt and these two sets of clothes. Are they beautiful? Your aunt Wanling and I chose them for you. Take them to your room and try them on to see if they fit." As expected, the second sister-in-law stopped talking about the second brother and handed the clothes in her hand to Tiantian and said with a smile.

"Ah? You bought it for me?" Tiantian didn't take the bag handed over by her second sister-in-law, and said helplessly: "My mother said... My mother said that I can't just accept other people's things."

"Tiantian, your mother is right." Zhu Wanling stood up and stuffed the bag of clothes into Tiantian's arms, saying, "But how can it be a casual gift from your uncle and aunt? You came to our house to help Xiuzi with his homework and help us with housework. These clothes are our gifts to thank you. Even if your mother is here, she will approve of you accepting them."

"Then thank you, uncle and aunt." Tiantian finally accepted it. She hadn't worn new clothes for a long time, so of course she wanted it. It was just that her parents' teachings made her afraid to ask for it. Now, after listening to Zhu Wanling's words, she felt that it made sense and happily accepted it.

She skipped back to her room with the clothes to try them on. Second sister-in-law and Zhu Wanling waited for a while and then followed her in. Second brother and Kang Qirui, two grown men, felt embarrassed to go over.

"It fits well and is very beautiful." Tiantian had just put on her skirt when she saw them coming up to the attic.

"Isn't it beautiful? These clothes are from the clothing store owned by my uncle and aunt. They are not worth much, so you can wear them without worry." Zhu Wanling thought for a moment and explained deliberately. Then she asked Tiantian to try on the two sets of clothes to see if they fit her, while the second sister-in-law took the clothes that Tiantian had changed out of and walked out.

Tiantian tried on two sets of clothes with the help of Zhu Wanling, and they both fit her perfectly. Tiantian thought that she would have dinner soon, so she changed back into her old clothes and put on her new clothes after taking a shower in the evening, so as not to get her new clothes dirty when she ate. But she looked around and didn't see the old clothes she had just changed.

"Auntie, have you seen the clothes I took off?" At this time, the second sister-in-law opened the door and came in again, and Tiantian asked anxiously.

"Oh, I saw that those clothes were very old and had turned white after being washed, so I threw them away." The second sister-in-law said as a matter of course.

"Ah?" Tiantian burst into tears after hearing what her second sister-in-law said, "That dress was borrowed from someone else, and I have to return it to the owner when I go back, this... this..."

"Ah? Borrowed from someone else?" Second sister-in-law and Zhu Wanling looked at each other, both stunned. How could you still borrow someone else's clothes to go out in 2003?
"Where did you throw it, sister-in-law?" Zhu Wanling asked.

The second sister-in-law said awkwardly: "That must be the trash can."

Zhu Wanling pulled her second sister-in-law and walked out while saying, "Let's go look for her." Erlao and Kang Qirui were both confused when they saw them running out of the door. What were these two people doing in and out?

Second sister-in-law and Zhu Wanling looked at the empty trash can and became even more confused. Zhu Wanling looked at her watch and sighed, "It's 7:03 now. Second sister-in-law, you must have just thrown your clothes into the trash can, and the garbage truck took them away." At o'clock every night on Changsheng Street, the garbage truck comes to load and transport the whole day's garbage.

(End of this chapter)