Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

"Second sister-in-law, Tianxiu's results are coming out today, right?"

After the college entrance examination, Kang Qirui participated in the celebration banquet of the college entrance examination question-setting group. The outside world gave high praise to the college entrance examination questions in Guangdong Province this year, and believed that Guangdong Province had taken the first step in the national college entrance examination paper reform. Therefore, the Education Department and the Education Examination Institute jointly held a celebration banquet. Kang Qirui contributed the composition topic "Back to the Origin" in this year's questions.

The origin is everywhere in the world. The origin can be the starting point of a road, the source of a long river, the center of a coordinate system, or the root of a thing... Please write an article with the title "Back to the Origin" in connection with your life experience and understanding, in your own style, with no less than 800 words (including punctuation marks).

This is the essay topic that Kang Qirui asked, which was originally the essay topic for 11. This was Kang Qirui's first college entrance examination topic, so he took out this very classic topic that is very relevant to Kang Qirui's experience of rebirth. In a sense, Kang Qirui's life has truly returned to the starting point.

Chen Shaohua, Dean of the School of Literature and Head of the Chinese Language Marking Group of ECNU, commented publicly: "This year's essay topic can quickly excite candidates. 'Origin' can be a literal meaning, or it can be extended or metaphorically used to acquire a virtual meaning. The introduction prompts give candidates something to say, and can also allow excellent candidates to gain more in-depth inspiration and better demonstrate their abilities."

Kang Qirui returned to the Kang family in late June after being isolated for a month and a half. After returning home, he had a short meeting with Zhu Wanling and Kang Siqi, and then it was time for dinner. After he arrived in the dining room, he looked at his second sister-in-law and asked the question at the beginning.

"I hope so." The second sister-in-law is in a very nervous mood now. "It's easier to get that loser to gain weight than to borrow fire. It's really difficult to get him to get good grades."

"Oh, second sister-in-law, you don't have to worry so much. Look how closely he watches you. If he can't get over 90 or 100 points, then he must have at least 70 or 80 points." Zhu Wanling comforted her second sister-in-law.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tianxiu came back. Everyone looked at him expectantly, but he dodged everyone's eager gazes and said, "Let's talk after dinner."

No one knows a son better than his father. When Er Lao heard what he said, he guessed that his grades must not be ideal, so he forcefully snatched Tian Xiu's schoolbag and took out his report card. But before he could even read it, it was snatched away by A Zu. Er Lao couldn't help but said angrily, "Hey, hey, hey, your father hasn't even read it, why are you joining in the fun?"

A'zu opened the report card and took a look at it, then slammed the table and said, "Are you kidding me?" Seeing him like this, Kang Qirui couldn't help but take the report card from his hand, just glanced at it, shook his head, and threw the report card back to the second brother and his wife.

Before the second brother could even look at it, the mother started to slam the table in frustration. There was no need to look at it. Just from the reactions of A-Zu and Kang Qirui, it was clear that Tianxiu must have done very poorly in the exam. The second sister-in-law sighed and said to the second brother, "You don't have to look at it either. You can just slam the table first."

The second brother slammed the table first, then started looking at it. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still extremely angry when he saw the numbers on the transcript. He said angrily: "Kang Tianxiu, are you kidding me? He got 57 in Chinese, 67 in Math, and 56 in English. Where's that loser?" He was halfway through scolding when he realized that Tianxiu was missing and was not in the dining room.

"He's not leaving yet? Still sitting here waiting for you to beat him up?" The second sister-in-law said helplessly, "I don't have the heart to eat anymore."

"What do you mean by eating without any intention?" A-Zu picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the food. He said as he ate, "I have been feeling depressed this month and I am not allowed to watch the football games. I have lost several pounds."

"How dare you say that? You went to a bar and drank hundreds of dollars of beer just to watch a football game." Ah Yao complained. Big Brother Guang also joined the condemnation team and said, "Achan, you too, you know your kid is ignorant, and it's useless to force him. You also caused everyone to have no TV to watch for a whole month."

The second brother and his wife were so embarrassed that they lowered their heads under the table. The second sister-in-law said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, we don't know how to teach our son. I'm sorry, everyone. At most, I'll treat everyone to a meal."

"Okay, okay, tomorrow night. Aunt Zhen, you don't have to buy food for dinner tomorrow, someone is treating us, haha." A-Zu and A-Yao responded immediately. It was good to have a free meal, and they didn't really care about it. Kang Qirui thought for a while and said, "Do you want me to ask the affiliated high school of our school for Xiuzai? It shouldn't be a problem for him to get a degree."

Speaking of the four first-tier private schools in Guangdong, before the 2021 education reform, they must be: Yucai Experimental, No. 10 Middle School Yingyuan, Liwan Guangya and Zhongda Affiliated Middle School. In the list of the top schools in the Guangdong middle school entrance examination in previous years, except for the god-like Huafu, the leading position of the four giants is obvious.

After the 2021 education reform, the fates of the four famous schools are different. No. Middle School Yingyuan was closed and merged into the main campus of the public No. Middle School; after the transformation of Yucai Experimental School into a public school, it is only a district-owned public school, and its appeal is far less, making it difficult to attract high-quality students; Liwan Guangya became the Dongfeng West Road Campus of Xiguan Guangya Experimental School; only Zhongda Affiliated High School continued to run horses and dance!

They do not have the burden of being local students, have the autonomy to recruit students, and since it is a public school and there is no tuition fee, they can also enjoy the resources of CUHK. Naturally, they are very popular.

Therefore, when the second brother and his wife heard Kang Qirui's words, they immediately showed joy on their faces and said, "Ah Rui, I really didn't want to trouble you. After all, Zhongda High School is so far away from us, so I wanted Tianxiu, that bad boy, to get into a good school by himself, but I didn't expect it. Anyway, now I can only trouble you."

Originally, they planned to ask Kang Qirui for help. Now that Kang Qirui brought it up, they naturally went with the flow. Kang Qirui nodded and said nothing more. With his current status and fame, it was very easy for him to go back to school and get a place in the affiliated middle school. Zhongda Affiliated Middle School is affiliated to a university, and its admissions are determined by Zhongda itself, and it only needs to report to the district education bureau. The school has the final say on who to recruit and who not to recruit.

The next day, Tianxiu, who had avoided being beaten, gathered the whole family to help him make a graduation card. As A-Zu made the cards, he complained, "This kind of graduation card is sold everywhere on the street. Do you want to waste your time and energy to make one for you?"

Tian Xiu asked others to do it, but he didn't do it himself. He crossed his arms and directed Fang Qiu, "Those sold on the street are of very low quality. You have to make them yourself to show your affection. Do you understand? This is six years of love!"

"Six years of relationship? Do you think we have never been to school? How many people have been in the same class together?" A Yao glanced at him speechlessly.

"Asan is right, and, boy, it seems like we are the ones who are doing it now?" Kang Qirui also joked, "Didn't you say that only those who do it themselves are righteous? Then we will stop and let you do it all by yourself, okay?"

"Who said I didn't do it? I will write the message myself after you finish." Tianxiu tried to argue, then picked up a pen and pretended to pick up a finished graduation card and started writing.

He finished writing in less than two minutes and threw it aside. Er Lao came forward and said, "Do you mind if I take a look at your masterpiece?" Without waiting for Tian Xiu to nod, he took it and opened it and read, "I wish you a relaxed mood and smooth bowel movements. I wish you a light bowel movement and no bowel movements."

Kang Qirui was dumbfounded after hearing this. He stopped and said helplessly, "Xiaozi, we worked so hard, and you just write these things? Let me explain. If you write like this, I won't do it anymore."

Tianxiu smiled flatteringly, and then said: "The previous one was written to male classmates, so it was more direct. This one is written to female classmates, and it is serious."

Er Lao took it and read: "Friends are like pieces of a puzzle. I want to tell you that you are the piece that I don't want to lose. May my blessings be like a string of wind chimes, bringing you tinkling blessings." (End of this chapter)