Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 39 Cousin Bing Comes to Town

Time passed from 2000 to 2001. The renovation and merger plan of Kang's house has come to an end, and the only thing left is the final garden renovation and the purchase of entertainment room equipment. The second brother's family has moved to the new room, and after New Year's Day, they will start to demolish their previous room and transform it into a patio garden together with the patio.

On New Year's Day, except for the boss and his wife who were still working, everyone else was on holiday and resting at home. A-Zu was talking on the phone in the living room, chatting with Diana. At this time, a middle-aged man in a suit and sunglasses walked in. A-Zu quickly hung up the phone and stopped him and asked, "Sir, who are you looking for?"

The man in sunglasses did not answer A Zu, but waved his companion outside to come in. The companion looked like a follower, holding various things in his hands. A Zu said again: "If you are staying in a hotel or guesthouse, go to the next street. This is a private residence."

The two people who came in still ignored A Zu. The man who looked like a follower asked the man in sunglasses: "Boss, where are the things?"

The man in sunglasses walked inside and pointed at A-Zu and said, "Ask him, ask him." A-Zu first stopped the follower who wanted to ask him questions, then quickly stepped forward and grabbed the man in sunglasses: "Hey, hey, hey, who are you looking for?"

The man in sunglasses first said to A Zu, "You don't recognize me?" Then he asked the follower to put the things on the table. A Zu looked up and down at the man in sunglasses, but he really couldn't remember who he was. He had no choice but to call the second brother and his wife to come out, and Kang Qirui followed them out after hearing the voices.

"Who is he?" The second sister-in-law glanced at the man in sunglasses sitting on the sofa. "He looks like he's wearing a suit. Is he a relative from Hong Kong who's come back to visit?"

"I don't think so. Arui, our relative in Hong Kong, must know him." The second elder looked at Kang Qirui, who shook his head. The second elder continued, "He should have come back from Chicago."

"Zong, even you don't recognize me?" The man in sunglasses turned around and saw Er Lao. He was surprised that Er Lao didn't recognize him. After he finished speaking, the man in sunglasses felt a little itchy in his throat and wanted to spit, but he saw that there was no place to spit, so he had to swallow it.

Now everyone knew where she came from. The second brother and his wife said in unison: "Oh, she's from the countryside, call her Lao Dou Mazi."

"Mom, come here, someone is looking for you." A-Zu shouted loudly.

"What's the matter?" The old maid came out.

"Grandma, someone is looking for you." The second sister-in-law pointed at the man in sunglasses and said.

The man in sunglasses stood up at this time, straightened his clothes, and called out "Mrs. Kang" in a pretentious manner, which confused the old woman and she didn't recognize who it was for a moment.

The man in sunglasses had no choice but to take them off and said, "Auntie, don't you recognize me?"

"Oh, it's A Bing." The old woman recognized him as her nephew Wang Wenbing from the countryside and introduced him to everyone, "This is your cousin, A Bing. A Rui, go make a pot of tea and greet your cousin."

Kang Qirui responded and went to make tea, while the second brother, second sister-in-law and A-Zu said in unison: "Oh, it's cousin Bing."

"I remember now. A few years ago, he said something about financial difficulties and asked for our old clothes and schoolbags." The second sister-in-law also remembered who it was and whispered, but before she finished, she was interrupted by Grandpa: "No need. Look at him now. He looks at me with new eyes after three days of absence. I'm afraid we have to ask him for money, hahaha."

"Uncle, A Bing is here." The old maid said when she saw my uncle coming out of the room.

"Uncle." Cousin Bing called out respectfully when he saw his uncle.

"Wow, A Bing, you look like a big boss." The old man said in surprise when he saw his cousin Bing in a suit.

"Aunt, uncle, I haven't come out to visit you for a long time. This time I brought some gifts as a token of my respect. There is American ginseng in it for you and uncle to make tea, and a bottle of Gold Medal Gouda for you cousins ​​to drink." Cousin Bing said generously.

"Wow, these things add up to thousands of dollars." A Zu whispered to Kang Qirui, and Kang Qirui nodded. This cousin Bing was really generous when he had money.

"A Bing, I'm already very happy that you came out to see me. Why do you spend so much money on these things?" The old maid blamed cousin Bing for spending money indiscriminately, saying that there was no need to spend so much between an aunt and nephew.

"It's nothing." Cousin Bing said proudly, "By the way, aunt, where is your grandson?"

"He is doing his homework in there. I'll go call him, Tianma." The second sister-in-law knew there was something good to come when she heard it, and immediately went to Tianxiu who was doing his homework in the room. "What's the matter? I'm doing my homework." Tianxiu said somewhat dissatisfiedly. Now he has his own room and doesn't have to do his homework in the dining room anymore. He can't hear anything happening outside when the door is closed, and doesn't know what happened.

The second sister-in-law pulled Tianxiu to her cousin Bing and said, "Call him uncle quickly." Tianxiu stopped making a fuss when he saw there was a guest and obediently called him uncle.

"Xiaozi, long time no see. The New Year is coming soon, so your cousin will give you a red envelope in advance." Cousin Bing took out a big red envelope and gave it to Tianxiu, "A piece of red paper, red envelope."

Red paper actually means red envelope. In the past, there were no special red envelopes. People would wrap money in a piece of red paper and give it to others as red envelopes. A piece of red paper does not mean a red bull, but a humble expression. It is the blessing and joy behind this piece of red paper. Cantonese people are pragmatic and low-key. They do not compare or show off. The continuation of this character in red envelopes has, to a certain extent, maintained the red envelope system where everyone has a share, greatly added to the New Year atmosphere, and is absolutely worthy of encouragement and praise. "You are so polite, A Bing." said the old woman.

"It's just a small thing." Cousin Bing said modestly, and called the follower who was still standing behind him, "Here's the money, take a ride back." He gave the man a hundred yuan, and the man thanked him and left.

After sending away the assistant, Cousin Bing took off his suit jacket and put it on the sofa, and said to everyone: "This suit looks good to wear, but it is too tight and not comfortable at all. There were outsiders here just now, so I had to be fully armed, hahahaha."

"I feel tired seeing you dressed like this at home. You don't need to dress like this when you go to your aunt's house. Just be casual." The old maid said with a smile.

"Hahaha, don't be afraid of being laughed at by everyone. It took me an hour to tie this tie. But now my environment is different. I need beautiful clothes to match me." Cousin Bing said pretentiously.

"Cousin, who are you? How do you make a fortune?" A-Zu asked doubtfully.

"As for me, I didn't do anything." Cousin Bing responded with a smile.

"You didn't do anything?" Er Lao thought that his cousin Bing wanted to keep it a secret and not tell everyone. "Cousin, you are wrong. If you have a way to make money, why don't you help us make money together?"

A-Zu also said, "That's right, cousin. I know you are rich now because you are wearing gold and silver. Tell us if you have any way to make money so that we can make some money too."

"I really don't do anything." Cousin Bing spread his hands.

"You spend money so generously, and you have a worker following you. You must be the boss or the manager?" The old lady also looked unconvinced.

"I spend flowers because I like them. The most important thing now is to be happy, aunt." Cousin Bing started to show off again.

"Happy? Are you doing anything shameful? Let me tell you, your parents have been honest people all their lives, you must not make any wrong steps." The old maid looked worried. She was confused by what her cousin Bing said. She could not think of any other possibility except doing those shameful things.

"Aunt, what are you thinking? I know you must think that my money is earned through illegal means. Don't worry, my money is absolutely honest." Cousin Bing patted his chest and assured.

"Serious?" Everyone was confused.

"It's like this. Our county has been transformed into a city, and our village has become a suburb of the city. Farmers now don't have to farm anymore," explained cousin Bing.

"Farmers in the suburbs of the city also have to farm, otherwise what will you eat?" The old woman still didn't understand.

"You don't have to worry about that. After the county was changed to a city, we stopped growing rice. Instead, we built a vegetable base and a nursery. Wow, it immediately attracted a lot of farmers from other places, and they rented all the land," explained cousin Bing.

"So all your land has been rented out?" the old maid asked with a frown.

"Of course, everyone in the village rents out their houses, so I rent them out too." Cousin Bing said as a matter of course, "And I rented out several of my houses as well. I only kept one for myself, which is enough for me to live in."

"No wonder you said you don't have to do anything." The old woman sighed and said, "I remember you had a shop at the entrance of the village, didn't you?"

"Do you still need to ask, mother? My cousin must have rented it out to someone else." Kang Qirui answered for his cousin Bing. This cousin Bing is really a person who cannot be judged by appearance. His family has several acres of land, several houses, and a shop. With such a family background, it is no problem for them to spend money in any way they want.

"You can't just do nothing. You'll feel uncomfortable if you're bored." The old lady was still worried about her cousin Bing. He would be so bored if he had nothing to do.

"I'm not uncomfortable, it's farming that's uncomfortable, aunt." Cousin Bing didn't think there was anything wrong.

"But you are so young, and you are idle every day, living on collecting rent. What will you do in the future?" The old woman's words made Kang Qirui couldn't help laughing. The old woman got angry and turned around to stare at the youngest son. She was teaching her nephew a lesson, so what were you laughing at?

Kang Qirui felt the old woman's angry eyes, and after calming down, he said, "Mom, you don't understand this. Collecting rent to make a living is the ultimate dream of everyone in the 21st century."

(End of this chapter)