Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 11 Confession
"Mom, why are you back now? Come and have dinner."

Zhu Wanling prepared dinner at 12 noon today, but Mrs. Zhu had gone somewhere. I waited for almost an hour before I saw Mrs. Zhu come back from outside.

Mrs. Zhu smiled, changed her shoes, came to the table, and asked, "A Ling, what kind of soup did you make?"

"Bitter melon and pork ribs, to cool down your body." Zhu Wanling said unhappily. She was really hungry.

"A Ling, guess who I met with today?" Mrs. Zhu was not in a hurry to eat and asked first.

"Who?"

"I found a fortune teller."

When Zhu Wanling heard this, she didn't know whether to be angry or amused, and said helplessly: "Mom, you calculate all day long, and sooner or later all our family's money will be used to feed the fortune teller."

Mrs. Zhu disagreed and said, "What do you know? The money spent this time is definitely worth it. I calculated the fate of the fifth son of the Kang family."

"Xiao Rui? Why do we need him?" Zhu Wanling asked doubtfully.

“The fortune teller said that Lao Wu has a good destiny. He was born on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, which means he is water. As the saying goes, money turns into water.” Mrs. Zhu said happily after taking a sip of the soup.

"Ah? That's not it..." Zhu Wanling couldn't understand what was said.

Mrs. Zhu also realized what was happening at this time, and quickly said, "No, no, it's water that represents wealth. It means he has wealth. He has both wealth and talent."

Mrs. Zhu felt that the words were not strong enough, so she started to praise him, "Also, the word 'kang' is very good. 'Healthy' has a 'kang' in it, which means he will be strong and healthy all his life. 'Ankang' has a 'kang' in it, which means he will live a peaceful life. 'Xiaokang' has a 'kang' in it, which means he will have no worries about food and clothing."

Zhu Wanling didn't take it seriously, thinking to herself, are all people with the surname Kang destined to be like this? She complained in her heart and said, "Why are you talking so much? What does it have to do with you?"

"Of course it's my business. I want him to be my son-in-law."

Zhu Wanling was shocked by what Mrs. Zhu said, and she quickly said, "What are you talking about? Mr. Kang will never agree to this."

At this point, Mrs. Zhu got angry, pulled Zhu Wanling to the sofa, and said angrily: "Back then, when he came to our house, he sat down and asked you this question. He said, 'Mrs. Zhu, Wanling is such a good girl, I really like her to be my third daughter-in-law.' Did he dare to disagree? I would have sued him."

Mrs. Zhu imitated what Kang Ershou had said back then and vowed to go to the street to sue the Kang family if she didn't agree.

"Mom, it's all in the past. Why bring it up? San is already married." Zhu Wanling was obviously unwilling to talk about the past.

"Yes. Ah San is married, and there is Ah Si. I heard that Ah Si has a foreign girlfriend, so I am looking for Ah Wu." Mrs. Zhu has her own reasons.

"Oh my god, I'm so much older than Awu, it's not suitable." Zhu Wanling was helpless. Although Kang Qirui had said before that he liked her, she was eight years older than Kang Qirui. It would be so embarrassing to say this to others.

"What's there to be afraid of? As the saying goes, a woman three years older than you is rich, and a woman eight years older than you is rich." Mrs. Zhu took out a piece of red paper from her bag, opened it and continued, "You were born on June 15th, which means you are a wood sign. Water gives birth to wood. Look again, the fortune teller also said that your horoscopes are very compatible, why don't you take a look."

"I tell you, the fortune teller must be lying to you. How did he know Arui's horoscope?" Zhu Wanling said with certainty.

"I know, I told him."

"Mom? Don't tell me you went to ask A Rui?" Zhu Wanling was very panicked. If her mother really went to ask someone for their horoscope, she would be too embarrassed to face anyone.

"Do I even need to ask? When Aunt Kang gave birth to the fifth child, I accompanied her to the hospital. How could I not know the day and time of the birth?"

"Okay, okay, you're awesome. It's good that you didn't ask." Mrs. Zhu's words made Zhu Wanling breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing that it was almost time, she went to work.

Zhu Wanling is a nurse. This week it is her turn to work the mid-shift, from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next day. It is a long time, but if she has nothing to do at night, she can sleep at the nurses' station, so it is not too hard.

The next morning, I went to sleep when I got home from work. I didn't see my mother when I got up at noon. I thought she went to buy groceries, so I started cleaning. When I was almost done, I heard my mother's angry voice outside. "Wanling, look, who's here?" Mrs. Zhu pulled Kang Qirui into the house. Kang Qirui went out to the post office to pick up the luggage to send home. He didn't bring too many things when he graduated and chose to mail most of his school stuff. He went to pick it up today, and when he came back, Mrs. Zhu pulled him into the Zhu family.

"Sister Wanling." Kang Qirui greeted his sweetheart with a smile when he saw her.

When Zhu Wanling saw Kang Qirui, she blushed and quickly pulled Mrs. Zhu, who had greeted Kang Qirui, to her side and whispered, "Mom, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing? Since you are so familiar with Lao Wu, why don't you treat him to a meal?" Mrs. Zhu said as she put some fruits, melon seeds and other snacks in front of Kang Qirui, telling him not to be polite and to eat as much as he wanted.

"I know. I mean, maybe they have a lot of things to do at home. Look at Arui's bags." Zhu Wanling pointed at the things Kang Qirui brought in and placed by the door.

"That's the luggage I just picked up from the post office. There were too many things for me to carry by myself, so I mailed it back. I'm fine now, there's no rush." ​​Kang Qirui explained.

Mrs. Zhu got even more excited when she heard this and said, "That's right. Eating a meal won't waste much time. Xiao Rui, just eat here and I'll take it back for you after you're done." But she looked at her daughter next to her and said, "Oh, no. I'll ask A Ling to take it back for you later."

Zhu Wanling had no choice but to go in and cook, but just as she moved her feet, she was stopped by Mrs. Zhu, "Just sit here, no, sit here. Chat with Xiaorui, I'll go cook." Mrs. Zhu forced Zhu Wanling to sit next to Kang Qirui and then went in to cook.

After Mrs. Zhu went into the kitchen, the atmosphere in the living room became a little awkward. Zhu Wanling thought for a moment and said, "Actually, Xiao Rui, don't laugh at us. My mother is superstitious about fortune-telling and feng shui. She took your horoscope to a fortune-teller, and when she came back, she said that we are a good match, and she wants you to be her son-in-law."

"Really?" Kang Qirui was surprised at first, then he said, "Hey, I told you long ago that we are a good match."

"You are not kidding, are you?" Zhu Wanling felt embarrassed.

"I'm serious. Didn't I tell you before? Everyone in my family knows that I like you." Kang Qirui first expressed his attitude, and then said aggrievedly: "Last time, I saw that Liang Weixiong in my house, I saw that you were quite satisfied with him, I don't understand how I am worse than him?"

When Zhu Wanling heard this, her face turned red and she said awkwardly, "I'm already 30, and the guy has good conditions. That's all you need to consider when going on a blind date." Zhu Wanling wanted to get married, and she knew that her neighbors gossiped about her behind her back every day.

"Then I am not bad either. Your mother also agrees, why don't you meet me?" Kang Qirui pressed.

"I'm so much older than you, it's not suitable." Zhu Wanling also liked Kang Qirui, but the age gap was too big and she didn't dare to think about it.

Kang Qirui didn't take it seriously. "Isn't he just a little older than me? What's the big deal? My dad is 4 years older than my mom. My eldest brother is 16 years older than my eldest sister-in-law."

"How is that the same? In both cases, the male is bigger than the female."

"Who stipulated that only men can be older than women, but not women?"

After hearing Kang Qirui's words, Mrs. Zhu, who had been eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but rush out and said, "Xiao Rui is right, what does age matter? Which couple has two people of the same age? What's wrong with one being older?"

Kang Qirui secretly gave a thumbs up and signaled Mrs. Zhu to keep going. Mrs. Zhu got the instruction, "I ask you, A Ling. Now I agree that Xiao Rui likes you, what are you still complaining about?"

"That's right, Sister Wanling, what are you thinking about?"

Facing the questioning from her mother and Kang Qirui, Zhu Wanling didn't know what to do. It was impossible for her to say that she didn't like Kang Qirui. But it didn't seem like she liked him either, because she had never thought of Kang Qirui as a lover before. She had always treated him as her younger brother, and now this younger brother wanted to marry her, she really didn't know what to do.

Seeing Zhu Wanling didn't say anything, Kang Qirui's eyes turned and he made a compromise. "I know it's hard for you to decide now, so just treat me as if I'm on a blind date with you, and let's try to get along like blind date partners. Do you think it's okay?"

Mrs. Zhu knew that she couldn't push her daughter too hard, so she also said that they should just be treated as a blind date first.

"Ah."

If Kang Qirui hadn't been standing close to him, he wouldn't have been able to hear Zhu Wanling's voice.

"Okay then, I'll take my luggage home first and then come over for dinner." Kang Qirui knew that he had to give Zhu Wanling some space, otherwise she would be so shy that she would bury her head in the ground.

(End of this chapter)