Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

"Hey, boy, look at that brother. If you could learn half as much as he did, I would be rich."

In the afternoon, Mrs. Zhu and the second sister-in-law moved Awei's luggage from Zhu's house to Kang's house. In order to make it easier for Tianxiu to study, Kang Qirui and the second brother put an extra bed in Tianxiu's room so that Awei and Tianxiu could sleep in the same room. After finishing all these, it was time for dinner. During dinner, the second sister-in-law saw Awei still studying with a book in his hand, so she said something to Tianxiu.

"Yes, yes, boy, you must learn well from your brother." The mother also reminded him.

Tianxiu, however, said in a quirky way: "It's not brother, it's Brother Wei, it's Brother Wei." Even Wei, who was concentrating on reading, couldn't help but look up at Tianxiu in surprise.

The second sister-in-law had no choice but to say apologetically: "I'm sorry, please don't mind his nonsense." Then she turned back to Tianxiu and scolded him: "Hurry up and eat, you are being criticized for what he said."

"Ah Wei, Ah Wei, eat some food, eat some food." The old man picked up a piece of food for Ah Wei with his chopsticks and advised him, "Eating is eating, but you should read after eating, otherwise it will affect your health, understand?"

"Thank you for your advice, but there is an old saying: Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping. Talking while eating is not good for your health." Ah Wei said this, still holding the book to read. Ah Zu rolled his eyes, took the book from him in the name of borrowing it and hid it.

Ah Wei was stunned for a moment, then he ate his rice fiercely, finishing a bowl of rice in less than a minute. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "I'm done, you guys take your time eating." Then he took the book and went back to the room. This action stunned everyone. Is this guy really inseparable from books?
The next day was also a weekend. Tianxiu came to watch the cartoons he had been watching on TV. Kang Qirui was reading a newspaper next to him. When he saw him turn on the TV, he asked, "Xiuzi, don't you have to review today? Where's Ah Wei?"

Tianxiu's attention was focused on the TV. When he heard Kang Qirui's question, he just shook his head and didn't say anything. Kang Qirui just asked casually. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he just smiled and continued reading the newspaper. But the second sister-in-law didn't let Tianxiu go so easily. She came out angrily with a pile of clothes and shouted, "Who allowed you to watch TV?"

"Grandma said so." Tianxiu said carefully, "And Grandpa, they said we can watch one episode on Saturday and Sunday."

The second sister-in-law had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, then go back and review your lessons after watching this episode." But she immediately asked, "Let me ask you, why didn't you fold the quilt after getting up today? Why didn't you fold your clothes? I've told you many times."

"That's what you said. I want to learn from Wei Ge and take him as an example. If he doesn't fold it, then I won't fold it either." Tianxiu is the typical person who doesn't learn bad things and can learn them quickly.

"You are such a bad boy, you are still talking back, aren't you?" The second sister-in-law was so angry that she slapped him, but Tianxiu dodged it tactfully. The second sister-in-law said angrily: "I tell you, if you have the ability to be like him, holding a book all day long, don't learn other things. He doesn't do anything and doesn't learn anything, so this won't work."

Then she turned to Kang Qirui and said, "Uncle Yao, he said yesterday that he wanted to take the exam for your graduate program. I advise you not to accept him. He is so lazy and doesn't know the difference between grains. What else does he know except studying?" Kang Qirui shrugged when he heard it. Strictly speaking, to take the postgraduate entrance examination, you only need to know how to study. Whether you know the difference between grains or not really has no effect.

At this time, Mrs. Zhu came to eat breakfast as usual. Since the Kang family hired a nanny, she often came to eat breakfast, but she still cooked lunch and dinner by herself and ate whatever she wanted. She nodded to the second sister-in-law and said, "Good morning, Ah Chan, isn't our Ah Wei very educated?"

"Very educated." The second sister-in-law nodded and said, "By the way, let me discuss this with you. He is educated and can speak eloquently, but he is just like a man without a spanner! He doesn't help to clean up the dishes after dinner, doesn't fold the quilt after getting up, and doesn't flush the toilet after going to the toilet."

"Is it so sudden?" Mrs. Zhu felt embarrassed.

"What's even more surprising is, do you know how many days he has worn that piece of clothing?" The second sister-in-law snorted and said, "Although he just came yesterday, I can guarantee that he has worn it for more than a week. Not only did he not wash it, he also threw it everywhere."

The second sister-in-law thought for a moment and continued, "Also, there are old sayings here and there. If he doesn't faint, I will faint too."

Mrs. Zhu suddenly had an idea and said, "Achan, you invited him back just to be Tianxiu's tutor and role model, not to be a servant. Why do you care about him? Tianxiu can learn a lot of cultural knowledge from him and enter university. In the future, he will be a big boss. By then, will Tianxiu still need to do housework by himself? You can hire a few or even dozens of servants to serve him, right?"

The second sister-in-law was really completely won over by Mrs. Zhu. "It sounds like it makes sense," the second sister-in-law was convinced.

After Mrs. Zhu comforted her second sister-in-law, she turned around and said to Kang Qirui, "Ah Rui, are you and Wanling coming over for dinner today?"

"Yes, Wanling has gone to buy groceries." Kang Qirui nodded. They would go over to eat with Grandma Zhu every week. The main reason was that Grandma Zhu found it troublesome to eat alone and never made soup. She was also unwilling to come to the Kang family for lunch and dinner. The Kang family's meals were traditional Cantonese style, with a balance of meat and vegetables. Grandma Zhu had lived in Malaysia for many years and her taste had changed to like hot and sour food. Therefore, they could not eat together, so Zhu Wanling had to take one or two days every week to go back and eat with her. At noon, Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling had just finished their meal at the Zhu family and were washing dishes, while Grandma Zhu and Kang Siqi were watching TV and playing. Then they heard the second sister-in-law running into the Zhu family and shouting, "Grandma Zhu, Wanling, Uncle, it's a big deal, a big event."

"What's wrong?" Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling walked out of the kitchen and asked.

"Oh, that Ah Wei is really stubborn. He just can't think straight." The second sister-in-law pointed at her head and said, "He had to pee urgently, but the door couldn't be opened. Guess what he did? He jumped out the window!"

"How is he?" Mrs. Zhu asked nervously.

The second sister-in-law waved her hand and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. The window is not high and Tianxiu usually jumps around. You see Tianxiu is so fat and his movements are not flexible, so it's okay. But I don't know what happened, he sprained his foot when he jumped."

"Have you taken him to see a doctor? How badly is his injury?" Mrs. Zhu was very panicked. This relative from her hometown came to her place to take the exam, but he came back with injuries all over his body? She would be too ashamed to go back to her hometown in the future.

"The doctor said it's not a serious matter, just a sprained tendon, and it will be healed soon." The second sister-in-law said quickly, and Mrs. Zhu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard it.

The second sister-in-law said, "Mrs. Zhu, I've thought about it over and over again, and I don't think it's appropriate. He jumped out of the window today, but who knows if he will jump off the building later? I want to return the goods."

"Return the goods?" Mrs. Zhu was even more excited than when she heard that Ah Wei was injured. "No! You said you want to return it, so just return it? Your husband, A Zong, and I signed a contract, which clearly stated that he cannot be terminated within a month. It's only been one day, and you want to breach the contract?"

The second sister-in-law looked at Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling for help, but there was really no way to help the second sister-in-law, because this was her biological mother/mother-in-law. Kang Qirui changed the subject and said, "Mom, let's not talk about this for now, let's go see how Ah Wei is doing."

Everyone stood up and walked towards Kang's house. As soon as they entered the house, Zhu Wanling asked, "Ah Wei, how are you? No broken bones, right?"

Ah Wei wanted to stand up but couldn't, so he could only half-bow and say, "Thank you for asking, cousin. It's just a scratch on the skin and tendons, no bones are hurt, thank goodness."

"Ah Wei, you can't jump out of the window no matter what. If you can't open the door, just call for help, and someone will come to open it for you." Mrs. Zhu said speechlessly.

"Is it so easy?" But Awei seemed to have not reacted yet.

Kang Qirui frowned and said, "That kind of door lock is a simple one. You have it in the countryside too, right?" He really didn't understand why he couldn't open the door.

"We use wooden door bolts in our village." Awei said in a low voice with his head down.

"If you can't open it, you can just shout loudly. There are always people at home." The second sister-in-law was also speechless. It cost her hundreds of dollars to take Wei to the hospital. And because the Kang family has many children, there are at least four or five people at home taking care of the children during the day.

"Thank you for your advice. I will keep it in mind." Ah Wei is a typical nerd, and he looks like he is willing to learn.

Kang Qirui thought for a moment and said, "Okay, okay, now that we've finished seeing the doctor, Awei, you should take a good rest during this period. There will be an exam next weekend. You don't have to worry about Tianxiu's studies for now." Mrs. Zhu got anxious when she heard this. Kang Qirui waved his hand and comforted her, "Awei, you should stay and eat at the Kang family for the time being. After all, he was injured here. It's just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks."

Mrs. Zhu had no objection to this, and the second sister-in-law didn't say anything either. (End of this chapter)