Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 51 Zeng Yumei

After much hard work, Kang Qirui finally completed the final draft on March 3. Kang Qirui started writing this book in early October last year and completed the first draft at the end of January. After that, after many revisions with the guidance of his mentor Huang, the final manuscript of "Explanation of Human Words" was finally delivered to Shuangyashan University Press. The editor of the publishing house replied that it would take half a month to print and it would not be officially published until the end of March.

Kang Qirui took a sample book home, and gave it to his father so that he could show it off when he went out. However, as soon as he got home, his second brother snatched it away, "Wait for me to appreciate our Master Rui's masterpiece first."

"There are different realms, but it doesn't matter what they are. 'Fish come out in the drizzle, swallows fly sideways in the breeze', why not?" Er Lao casually flipped to a page and started reading, but after just two sentences he came across words he didn't recognize, so he asked A Yao who was sitting next to him, "Yao Yao, how do you pronounce this word?"

A Yao originally laughed at Er Lao for being uneducated, but when he took it and looked at it, he was embarrassed, "Um, I haven't seen this word before, A Rui, how do you read it?"

"Tsk, the pot calling the kettle black." The second guy who had just been ridiculed immediately laughed back.

"Ju, why not? It has the same pronunciation as the word "ju" in distance. It means how can it not be compared." Kang Qirui answered A Yao and explained the meaning of the word, and then said: "Speaking of this word, it is also related to our Cantonese."

"Oh? You have a story to hear? Tell it quickly." The second brother and his wife-in-law were naturally fond of fun and urged Kang Qirui to tell a story.

"Everyone has visited the tomb of the King of Nanyue. It is said that when the King of Nanyue was first established, it was during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang. Liu Bang sent envoys to persuade the King of Nanyue to surrender to the Han Dynasty, but the King of Nanyue refused. The King of Nanyue asked the envoy who was more powerful, him or Liu Bang. The envoy said Liu Bang was more powerful, but the King of Nanyue said, 'I did not rise from China, so I am the king here; if I were in China, why would I not be as good as the Han?' It means that I did not rise from the Central Plains, so I am the king here. If I were in the Central Plains, why would I not be as good as the King of Han."

Kang Qirui simply told everyone the story of the word He Ju Bu Ruo. After listening to it, Er Lao couldn't help shaking his head, and returned the book to his father, saying, "You should read this book, I can't read it. I can't even read a word after flipping through a page."

"You poor boy, I told you to read more, but you didn't listen. Now who can you blame for your lack of education?" The old man was really angry. One word stumped his two sons. Where could he put his face?
A Yao and Er Lao smiled awkwardly and took the initiative to change the subject: "I would like to inform everyone that Sachiko will be on a business trip to the Beijing headquarters for three months starting tomorrow."

"Ah?" Everyone was surprised. So sudden?

Kang Qirui rolled his eyes. What word did Ayao use? Report? Commend the advanced and criticize the mistakes. What does Sachiko's business trip to Beijing mean? Sachiko's business trip? Doesn't that mean Yumi will come? So Kang Qirui deliberately said, "Since the third sister-in-law has gone to Beijing, the third brother will become a free bird? He can fly however he wants."

"He dares? I've arranged everything, you'll know when the time comes." Sachiko glared at A Yao, and A Yao was decisively scared. Kang Qirui almost couldn't hold back, A Yao was a henpecked husband.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by a free bird? Is it not free when your wife is around?" Kang Qirui was still happy, but Zhu Wanling disagreed and went back to her room. Kang Qirui could only follow her to coax his wife. It must be said that the brothers of the Kang family are all henpecked.

The next day Kang Qirui had no classes, so after sending his wife to work, he stayed at home with his parents watching TV. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. "I'll go open the door," Kang Qirui took the initiative to say. He couldn't let his parents open the door.

When he walked out of the door, Kang Qirui saw a petite girl. He knew this girl was Sachiko's cousin Zeng Youmei, who was the one Sachiko had said had been arranged last night. Her main task was to monitor A Yao.

Thinking of this, Kang Qirui smiled and said, "Beautiful lady, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, I'm Sachiko's cousin, my name is Zeng Yumi." Zeng Yumi introduced herself.

"Oh, it turns out you are my third sister-in-law's relatives, come in and sit down." Kang Qirui opened the door and let Zeng Youmei in. After entering the room, he first said to the old Dou nanny: "Old Dou nanny, this is my third sister-in-law's cousin, Zeng Youmei." Then he said to Zeng Youmei in Mandarin: "These two are your cousin Sachiko's father-in-law and mother-in-law, you can just call them Uncle Kang and Aunt Kang. I am Kang Qirui, the younger brother of Sachiko's husband, your cousin's husband, and you can just call me A Rui."

"Hello, Uncle Kang, Aunt Kang, Brother Arui." Zeng Youmei greeted them politely. The old lady, the maid, quickly asked her to sit down and went to make tea.

"Are you here to visit your cousin? That's unfortunate. She's on a business trip to Beijing today, and your cousin's husband has sent her to the station." Kang Qirui asked knowingly.

"I didn't come here to see my cousin. My cousin asked me to look after her husband," Zeng Youmei explained.

"Third sister-in-law asked you to look after A Yao? Why?" The nanny asked suspiciously after making tea.

"It's like this. My cousin is going to Beijing on a business trip for three months. She's afraid that her cousin's husband will mess around while she's away, so she asked me to look after him." Zeng Yumi directly told her everything that Sachiko had told her.

"Hahahahahahaha" The two elders and Kang Qirui all laughed. They were laughing at the innocence of the girl in front of them, and also at Xingzi's worry about A Yao.

"We, a bunch of old classmates, can enjoy ourselves freely. I don't care. I lost so much time due to my marriage. You all have to make up for the 'nutrition' for me. You must invite me if there is any program." A Yao was like a bird released from a cage. I heard his voice before I even entered the house.

"Da da da." A Yao was still singing, and then he saw a girl he didn't know in the living room. He joked, "Really? A Rui, dating other girls without telling Wan Ling?" Kang Qirui glanced at A Yao. You are happy now, but you will be in trouble later. "Don't talk nonsense, the old lady is here, I am innocent."

After refuting A Yao, Kang Qirui said to Zeng Youmei: "This unruly guy is your cousin's husband, Kang Qiyao."

"Hello, cousin-in-law. I am Yumi Zeng, Sachiko's cousin." Yumi Zeng stood up and introduced herself confidently, but she spoke in Shanghai dialect, so A Yao didn't understand. "Ah? What did you say?"

"Hello, cousin-in-law, I am Sachiko's cousin Zeng Yumi." Zeng Yumi repeated it in Mandarin.

"Third brother, you have to be careful. This is the KGB sent by third sister-in-law. They are specifically keeping an eye on you." Kang Qirui whispered teasingly in A Yao's ear.

"What?" A Yao's eyes widened, looking at Zeng Youmei in disbelief, thinking: Sachiko, Sachiko, you don't trust me? Ask someone to watch me? No, I want to protest. A Yao did what he thought. He went back to his room under the pretext of changing clothes, but actually went to call Sachiko. He wanted to ask Sachiko why she didn't trust him, but when the call was connected, Sachiko said something on the other end, and A Yao just nodded and agreed.

By the time A Yao finished his call and came out, the Kang family had basically returned from get off work and were talking to Zeng Youmei. Sachiko and Youmei's cousin Hu Huaixi had also come.

"I came to Guangzhou mainly to do two things." Zeng Youmei stretched out two fingers, looked at A Yao who came out and said, "The first thing is to keep an eye on my cousin's husband. My cousin asked me to record all his activities for 24 hours a day, including how many times he burped and went to the toilet every day." Zeng Youmei said it as if she were really from the KGB. A Yao's face changed, but everyone burst into laughter.

"The second thing is to participate in the Cantonese Star Beauty Pageant." Zeng Youmei continued.

"Don't you have beauty pageants in Shencheng?" Kang Qirui was very curious.

"Why isn't there any in Shanghai? Yes, she has participated in all of them." Hu Huaixi, who came to visit his cousin in Guangzhou, said with a smile, "Why don't you ask her which national competitions she has missed? She's almost become a talent show blind."

"So how are her grades?" Kang Qirui continued to ask, and everyone looked curious.

"It's great that I get to sit on the judges' panel every time." Hu Huaixi is a sarcastic person.

"It's because the judges have no vision. They can't appreciate my level." Zeng Youmei was not convinced.

As we chatted, it was time for dinner. During the meal, the old lady asked, "Yumei, where are you going to stay when you come to Guangzhou?"

Zeng Youmei looked at A Yao and said sheepishly, "A Yao, renting a house outside is very expensive. When my cousin asked me to come here, she said I could sleep in her room."

"Ayao, then you just handle it properly." The old nanny didn't care anymore.

"There are so many rooms in the house, you can live anywhere. Why do you have to live in my room?" A Yao said helplessly. Zeng Youmei heard that as long as there was a place to live, it was fine, and she didn't have to live in A Yao's room.

After dinner, A Yao went to help Zeng Youmei clean up the room. While cleaning, he kept saying that even if a cousin came, she couldn't occupy her husband's room. It's not like she didn't have a room to stay in, etc. But just after he finished cleaning, Sachiko called back, "Husband, what are you scolding me for?"

"Wife, how dare I scold you?" A Yao smiled and said, "I just don't understand why there are so many rooms in the house. You can just let her move in. Why do you want her to live in our room?"

"You don't understand this. As a daughter-in-law, how can I have the right to let outsiders live in our house for a long time? Yumi has to live at home for at least half a year. If I dare to say that, your father will be unhappy. That's why I said to let Yumi live in our room. Your parents will definitely not let you go through so much trouble of changing rooms." Sachiko expressed her little thoughts.

"Also, you have to be careful. I know everything bad you say." Sachiko emphasized at the end.

After A Yao hung up the phone, he whispered into the phone, "Psycho."

Kang Qirui happened to pass by and saw it, and said with a smile: "Third brother, it's not a good day, but your hard days are coming."

(End of this chapter)