Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 33 Publicly funded treatment
"I've been feeling a bit annoyed lately, a bit annoyed"

Ah Yao walked into the house humming a little tune with a happy face. Today, the leader of the bureau specially called him to the office to praise his excellent work and hinted at giving him more responsibilities. Xiao Wang in the department also heard the gossip that he was going to be promoted from the cadre department. He was so happy that he invited the whole department to have a big meal. However, the Kang family waited for him to eat until everyone was so hungry that their stomachs were sticking to their spines.

"What are you so upset about? The whole family is waiting for you to have dinner, and you come back so late." Old Dou Kang Ershou scolded with a dark face.

The second sister-in-law immediately asked the eldest sister-in-law to eat, as she was really hungry.

"Are you waiting for me to eat?" A Yao asked puzzledly.

"Of course, they've all turned into fossils." The second sister-in-law complained.

"Don't be so polite to the leaders. You have to eat whether they are here or not." Ah Yao seemed to be unable to hear the people's resentment, and instead he started to show off. This caused his father and second sister-in-law to start cursing.

Hearing the voice, Sachiko also came out and questioned A Yao, "Where have you been? The whole family is waiting for you to eat." This was half to give A Yao a way out, and half because she was afraid that A Yao was out to fool around.

"No need, I've already eaten." A Yao still looked very happy and didn't care about his family's dissatisfaction at all.

"Have you eaten? Where did you eat? You didn't even call me." Sachiko was really angry. He went out to eat delicious food while she was starving here.

A Yao sat down on the sofa and said slowly, "I had dinner with my colleagues in the department. There was something happy today, so we celebrated." Sachiko didn't care about being angry or hungry, and asked, "What's the happy event?"

"Your husband is going to be promoted soon." A Yao said happily.

As soon as Sachiko heard it, she shouted, "Our A Yao is going to be promoted!" When everyone heard the voice, they didn't even bother to eat and ran out.

Second sister-in-law: "Is it three consecutive promotions?"

A Yao: "Second sister-in-law, there's no need to be so impatient." A Yao was very happy to be promoted. He had been working as a deputy section chief for five years and was finally going to be removed from the position of "deputy".

The old lady was very happy to see her son's happy event. "It's a good thing. I'll cook two more dishes. Uncle, go get a bottle of good wine so we can celebrate together." The old man nodded in agreement.

"Uncle San, where are you going to take us to dinner to celebrate your promotion?" Second sister-in-law thought about what A Yao said just now about inviting colleagues in the department to dinner, so she thought of asking A Yao to treat the whole family to dinner as well.

"Yes, yes, let those of us who don't get promoted also share in the good luck." Big Brother Guang was the first to agree.

A Yao was in high spirits at the time, so he naturally said that it was no problem and that he could go wherever he wanted after he was officially promoted.

"cheers."

After a while of laughter and chatter, the meal began. Everyone raised their glasses to congratulate A Yao on his upcoming promotion.

"Ayao, mom wishes you progress every year." The old lady was the first to say a toast.

"Okay." A Yao happily accepted the nanny's congratulations.

"Brother wishes you all the best, take this cup." The second brother followed and persuaded A Yao to drink a large glass of wine in one breath. The alcohol content of this wine was quite high. The second sister-in-law quickly stopped the two brothers and signaled that it would be enough to just show their appreciation.

"Wait, I'm here too. I wish you..." As the eldest son, Da Lao Guang naturally had to say something to congratulate his father. But when it came to his lips, he couldn't say it. After thinking for a long time, he said, "I wish you a happy today every year, every year." After saying this, he felt embarrassed, and the others burst into laughter.

"The same, the same, as long as good things happen." The second brother came to the rescue of the eldest brother immediately. The second brother respected the eldest brother very much. Back then, the eldest brother was the first one to work and earn money for his younger brothers to go to school. Later, the second brother did not study either and went out to work together. Naturally, he understood the eldest brother.

"Third brother, I wish you a prosperous and happy marriage, and we can treat each other with respect." A-Zu also offered a glass of wine.

The last one was Kang Qirui. “Third brother, I wish you a bright future and a promotion.” A Yao was happiest to hear this. As an official, he naturally hoped to be promoted step by step.

After the toast, everyone clinked their glasses again and took small sips.

"Ayao, you will be much busier at work after your promotion, so please take care of your health." The old man advised Ayao. He didn't care much about whether he was an official or not, he just hoped that the children were healthy.

"That's right. I'll be busy after the promotion. I'm afraid I won't have time to get sick." A Yao imagined the busy life after the promotion, and then said that he was in good health. "By the way, I've been working in the government for eight years and have never been sick. Even when I caught a cold, it was cured by a dose of cold tea from my nanny. My public medical insurance saves the country a lot of money throughout the year."

"By the way, Third Uncle, I heard that your public medical care is going to be reformed, right? You'll suffer if you don't get sick all the time." As soon as the second sister-in-law finished speaking, the old nanny was the first to get upset and said that the second sister-in-law was talking nonsense. "That's not what I meant. I meant that you people with public medical care are not sick. We who don't have public medical care often get sick and have to queue up to buy medicine. It's really annoying, and every time we see a doctor, it costs hundreds of dollars." The second sister-in-law immediately explained.

There are four people in the Kang family who have public medical care. The two elders are retired employees of state-owned units and enjoy public medical care benefits, but they don’t reimburse much, and most of it has to be paid by themselves. Kang Qirui’s school also has public medical care, and the affiliated hospitals under the school reimburse 90%. A Yao’s agency public medical care benefits are currently the best. All expenses exceeding 500 yuan per year are reimbursed, which means that no matter what disease you have, you will only spend 500 yuan a year at most. However, this will be reformed next year and replaced by other forms. In 2013, public medical care was completely cancelled. The public medical care policy of Shuangyashan University, where Kang Qirui works, has not changed much. In the long run, Kang Qirui still has the best medical treatment.

"Achan, what's wrong with you? Why do you always go to the hospital?" The old lady treated her daughter-in-law sincerely. She showed concern for her at the first moment and didn't care about anything else.

"It's not a serious illness, it's just a minor thing, a headache, a cold or something." The second sister-in-law's words made everyone feel relieved. They thought something was wrong with the second sister-in-law, but the second sister-in-law also added, "Each visit costs hundreds of yuan, it's very expensive. Third uncle, you don't need your public medical insurance card anyway, so lend it to us. We don't know if it will be usable in a while."

"It doesn't matter, it should be OK." A Yao didn't know if he could lend it to his second sister-in-law, but he heard that he was willing to lend it to her. Others were also tempted. If A Yao lent it to his second sister-in-law, then they could also borrow it. Besides, there were so many people in the family who had medical certificates.

"Yes, yes." The stingy old man immediately responded, "If you are sick, go see a doctor. If you are not sick, it is also good to check your body."

Hearing what her father said, the second sister-in-law became bolder, "I heard that there is a beauty specialist in the hospital. I have always wanted to get an eyebrow tattoo, but it's a few hundred yuan too expensive."

"Sister-in-law, Qi Yao's public medical insurance does not reimburse beauty items. I pay for my own beauty treatments." Sachiko explained, and then said, "By the way, Arui, your school's public medical insurance reimburses all items, right?" Sachiko also wanted to save money, and wanted to find Kang Qirui's medical certificate.

"I don't know about this either. Anyway, I haven't tried it." Kang Qirui said vaguely, and after thinking for a while, he said tactfully: "Besides, every time we apply for reimbursement, it has to be approved by the General Affairs Office. It's very strict."

"Is that so? Forget it then." After hearing that Kang Qirui had no chance, the second sister-in-law turned to A Yao and said, "If you don't cover the beauty treatment, then let your second brother go to the doctor."

"Me? I don't have anything to do, why should I go and see?" Er Lao asked with his eyes wide open in confusion.

"That's right, you're talking about the second brother. He eats two bowls of rice and three bowls of soup for every meal, but he doesn't seem to have any disease?" Sachiko retorted. She felt that the second brother could eat and drink so much, so he was healthy, so there was no need to see a doctor.

"Aunt San, our son Qi Guang also wants to watch it." Sister-in-law Xianglan suddenly said.

"What's wrong with Big Brother?" Kang Qirui asked in confusion. He didn't remember what disease Big Brother Guang had? Wasn't he always healthy?
"What's the matter with me? Don't join in the fun." Big Brother Guang looked helpless.

"Didn't you say that something was wrong there a while ago?" Although the sister-in-law said it vaguely, everyone understood what she meant. Hahaha, everyone looked at the boss with a joking eye.

Big Brother Guang quickly explained: "Nothing wrong, I was just tired from work a while ago."

"Anyway, I think there's nothing wrong with going for a checkup." The eldest sister-in-law was still quite insistent and wanted the eldest brother to just go for a checkup. "I heard that you can prescribe a Ten-Herb Tonic Wine."

Hahahahahahahaha, it seems that there is really something wrong with Boss Guang.

"What are you laughing at? I heard that you can also prescribe shampoo." But the second sister-in-law disagreed.

"No, if I use the public medical insurance card to get these things, people will laugh at me if others know about it." The eldest brother Guang was still relatively simple and honest, and did not want to take advantage of his younger brother.

"That's right. I'm warning you, don't open the shampoo and toothpaste, otherwise people will say we are petty." A Yao warned, but his tone was laughing, and he didn't take it seriously at all.

"Let me make it clear that we in the Kang family cannot use the public medical insurance card to buy shampoo and canned goods. This is called taking advantage of the public." The old man said righteously.

Kang Qirui rolled his eyes. If the whole family used Ayao's public medical insurance to see a doctor, wouldn't that be taking advantage of the government? Kang Qirui reminded: "I think it's better to forget it. Medical certificates all have photos. If they can't match it at first glance and refuse to show it to you, it will be so embarrassing."

"It's okay, I have acquaintances in the hospital." My dad said it was no problem and I could pass.

"Dad, the acquaintance you are talking about couldn't be Wanling, right?" Kang Qirui was helpless.

"No, what can a little nurse like Wanling do? Don't worry about it. Ah Yao, just give me the medical certificate and I'll take a look first." The old man wanted to take advantage of this first. Caishenkang is fake, Guhankang is the real one.

"Third brother, you'd better be cautious at this critical moment and don't let others take advantage of your weakness." Kang Qirui reminded A Yao tactfully.

But A Yao didn't understand, or even if he did, he didn't care: "What are you afraid of? Who else in our unit would oppose me?"

Kang Qirui didn't know what else to say, so he just shut up and respect the fate of others.

(End of this chapter)