Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 30 Buying a Car
There have always been several major problems with the Kang family’s Xiguan mansion. Previously, there was no choice but to make do with it. This time, while it was being renovated, Kang Qirui wanted to solve them all at once.

In Kang Qirui's opinion, the primary problem is that there are not enough rooms. The Kang family has five brothers, two elders, and Tianxiu is also growing up. At this stage, at least seven rooms are needed.

Secondly, there is only one bathroom. There are 11 people in the Kang family. If each person takes a 10-minute shower, it will take more than two hours to finish. Going to the bathroom is a long-standing problem.

The second brother also raised a problem, that is, they can't open the window in the room, it's too humid, and asked to change rooms. The eldest brother didn't want to change rooms, but he wanted to open a skylight, so that the light is much better.

After everyone discussed and referred to the comprehensive opinions of the decoration company, the decoration plan was finalized. The Xiguan Mansion No. 189, Changsheng Street, which was bought from Mingzai, originally had three bedrooms, two living rooms, a utility room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The living room was transformed into a large master bedroom. The original master bedroom, two guest bedrooms and the utility room remained unchanged. The dining room was transformed into an entertainment hall, which is very convenient for singing Cantonese opera, playing cards and mahjong. One kitchen and one bathroom were transformed into two toilets. After all the renovations were completed, two more doors were opened on the Kangjia Restaurant side to connect the two Xiguan Mansions.

When all these were done, the second brother moved into the master bedroom, and Tianxiu moved into the guest bedroom near the dining room. Now the second brother's room was demolished and transformed into a patio garden together with the patio, and finally a skylight was opened in the eldest brother's room.

The entire renovation period is 1 month and will be completed before the Spring Festival. After completion, the Kang Family Mansion will be a super Xiguan mansion with three living rooms, eight bedrooms, one kitchen, three bathrooms, a garden, and two attic rooms. Every time the second brother answers the phone, he will say Kang Mansion, and this time it really lives up to its name.

As soon as Mrs. Zhu saw that the Kang family had started decorating, she couldn't wait to go to Kang Ershou and Wang Yulian to discuss the wedding of Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling. She was really anxious. Finally, it was decided to be February 2, the 13st day of the first lunar month. According to Mrs. Zhu, this day is suitable for getting married, traveling, moving into a new house, setting up the bed, offering sacrifices, and everything related to marriage.

Kang Qirui and Zhu Wanling had no objection, except that the auspicious time of Guimao (5:0-6:59 a.m.) was too early. Kang Qirui wanted to object, but Mrs. Zhu insisted that 7 a.m. was an unlucky time because it was in conflict with the dog and the south, and Zhu Wanling was born in the year of the dog. Kang Qirui did not dare to raise any more objections.

"Where is A Zong? Why hasn't he come back yet?" It was already half past six and the second brother had not come back yet, so the old maid Wang Yulian asked the second sister-in-law.

"Grandma, why don't we eat first and leave some dishes for him." The second sister-in-law felt embarrassed to delay everyone's meal, so she suggested that everyone eat first and not wait for her husband.

"Uncle, please leave some food for A Zong. Let's eat first. I don't know what he is doing." Old Dou Kang Ershou was already hungry.

After dinner, the second brother still didn't come back.

"He hasn't come back yet." The second sister-in-law looked at the clock and it was already seven o'clock.

"Second sister-in-law, why don't you give Second Brother a call?" Kang Qirui was also a little worried. He was wondering if Shezaiming had come back for revenge.

"I called several times, but no one listened." The second sister-in-law replied.

"Could something have happened?" asked the old maid Wang Yulian worriedly.

"He must have gone out to fool around after delivering the goods. When he comes back, I'll let him know how to write the word death." The second sister-in-law thought that the second brother must have gone out to fool around and her tone was very angry.

"Die, die, die! Have you been thinking about my death for a long time?" The second brother finally came back. As soon as he entered the door, he heard his wife talking about his death. He was very angry.

"Second brother, what happened to you? You're covered in paint." Kang Qirui saw that his second brother was dirty all over.

"Did you have a fight with others?" the second sister-in-law also asked.

"Why are you fighting? I'm just fixing the car." Er Lao said unhappily. He was almost pissed off by that broken car today.

"Repair the car? No way? The car breaks down again?" The second sister-in-law felt very distressed.

"It's always been bad, and today it's even worse. Even the engine head is burned." The second brother said in a bad tone.

"I told you to take good care of it, but you just spent all your time eating, drinking and having fun, and didn't even take care of the car. Now it's broken down." The second sister-in-law blamed him. She felt that the car broke down because the second brother didn't take good care of it.

"What are you talking about? Do you know that motorcycle burns oil faster than gasoline?" the second brother retorted.

"No way? So exaggerated?" Dou looked incredulous after hearing it.

"Whether it's an exaggeration or not, you will know it by looking at me. Today, I pushed that broken iron cart all along Xiguan Avenue. When people saw me like this, they thought I was a laborer." The second brother was very unhappy when he thought about the scene of being pointed at while pushing the cart all along the street.

"Second brother, buy a new one. You've been using this car for more than ten years, right?" Kang Qirui remembered that his second brother bought that car when he was in elementary school, and it has been used for at least ten years.

"Motorcycles are not allowed to be registered now, and even changing license plates is not allowed." The second brother took a sip of tea and spoke in a calmer tone.

"Then let's buy a tricycle." suggested the old lady Wang Yulian.

"Mom, you're getting more and more exaggerated. Do you think I'm a junk collector?" Erlao felt that those who drove tricycles were junk collectors and he couldn't afford to lose face.

"What about the motorcycle? Throw it away?" asked the second sister-in-law.

"What else can we do?" Second Brother asked. He really didn't want the car anymore. "Repair it." Second Sister-in-law thought the car could still be used after it was repaired.

"What's there to fix? No need to fix it!" the second brother said directly.

"Then what are you driving for?" the second sister-in-law said unhappily. If you don't fix it, why are you driving it to load cargo?

"Drive the car."

"Can you afford it?" The second sister-in-law sneered. The family's money was invested in the clothing store, and they just bought Mingzi's Xiguan mansion together. They also spent money on the decoration. Now they really don't have money to scrape.

"In fact, buying a car is not difficult at all now. You can go to the bank to apply for a loan for the down payment, and then make installment payments over a few years, and then you can have a car." The second brother had already figured out how to buy a car.

"Haha, don't you have to pay it back after you borrow? Do you think there's no interest on installment payments?" The second sister-in-law was reluctant. How much interest would she have to pay on an installment of hundreds of thousands of yuan?

"Okay, then we'll switch gears starting tomorrow. I'll go to the clothing store, and you come back to the hardware store to pick up and deliver goods." When the second brother heard that his second sister-in-law disagreed, he wanted to let her do the heavy work.

"You are crazy. You are so unreasonable." The second sister-in-law was very angry when she heard what the second brother said.

"Why am I unreasonable? Ah? Is it not okay for me to buy a car? Ah?" The second brother started arguing with his second sister-in-law.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing." The old man and the old maid quickly pulled them together to stop them from arguing, "Zong, go take a shower first, and sister-in-law, stop arguing too. If you have anything to say, talk slowly."

"Huh? Fanshu Chang, what are you doing here?" After washing up, Er Lao saw Fanshu Chang sitting on the sofa in the living room and asked unhappily.

"Hey, Kang Qi Zong, don't be so petty. Are you still holding a grudge against me for what happened last time?" Fan Shu Chang laughed and didn't take the second brother's angry look seriously.

"Haha, it would be strange if you don't remember. Last time you played a joke on me, I moved from the big house to the basement." The second brother said unhappily. He was originally living in the room where the big brother lives now, but later he listened to Fanshu Chang and changed to his current room.

"A Zong, isn't it okay for me to bring some lychees to you today to apologize?" Fan Shu Chang said, pointing to a basket of lychees.

"Wow, these lychees are so fresh, Brother Chang, why do you spend so much money?" The second sister-in-law exclaimed after tasting a lychee.

"Oh, I went to play at an old classmate's orchard today. After playing, he asked me to bring these to A Zong, so I came here." Fanshu Chang explained.

"I told you that you're not that kind. It turns out you're just offering flowers to Buddha. Who would be so kind to me?" asked the second brother.

"Lin Xiaowen, do you remember?" Fanshu Chang said.

"Lin Xiaowen?" The second brother was a little confused and couldn't quite remember.

"Oh, by the way, he also said that he will invite old classmates to get together again tomorrow, and he will treat us to a good meal. It's up to you whether you want to go or not. If you want to go, I can take you along." Fanshu Chang calmly revealed the fact that he had a car.

"Of course I'll take a ride if there's a ride available, but don't think you can redeem yourself by being so easy to please." Er Lao said this, but he still sat next to Fan Shu Chang, obviously having forgiven him.

"Then what do you want to do?" Fanshu Chang figured that the second brother just wanted him to treat him to a meal, so he went down the stairs.

"Introduce me a big business and I will let you go." The second brother said something shocking.

"Big business? A Zong, look at the current environment, where can there be any big business?" Fan Shu Chang was also helpless.

"So what are you doing now?" Er Lao asked while eating lychees.

"Excuse me." Fanshu Chang took out a business card and gave it to the second brother.

"Wow, a new business card, Fugui Car Dealership? Is it easy to run a car dealership now?" Er Lao asked curiously after seeing the introduction above.

"It's easy to do. I earned enough money to buy a car just by completing a few orders. Driving a good car to do business will make you look prestigious and people will more or less give you face." Fanshu Chang said affirmatively.

"Brother Chang, can you tell me more about the benefits of buying a car?" The second brother asked deliberately with a turn of his eyes.

"Of course you can. Doing business nowadays all depends on whether you have a car. If you have a car and go out to do business, people will give you more face." Fan Shu Chang said.

(End of this chapter)