Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 59 Manager Kang

Monday, April 4th.

Early in the morning, Da Lao Guang went to work at the new company wearing ordinary clothes, while Kang Qirui took Zhu Wanling and his mother to the permanent cemetery to find his roots. Cousin Bing was already waiting there. Today was the auspicious day that Cousin Bing had calculated after returning to the countryside with his third uncle. It was the day when Cousin Bing's grandfather and Kang Qirui's grandfather would be relocated and buried.

Some places think it is not good for newlyweds to visit graves, but Kang Qirui does not believe in this. For him, visiting graves is just a way to respect and remember the ancestors, and he does not believe in anything else. In addition, the custom in the countryside of the Kang family was "bring these five people to the graves, and the ancestors will be happy and riches will come to the door", and one of these five people was the newlyweds, so Kang Qirui had no burden on this matter.

After everything was done, they went down the mountain. "Aunt, I'm going back to the countryside." Cousin Bing had to go back to the ancestral temple to worship his ancestors, so he had to do it. Neither the mother nor Kang Qirui were qualified.

"Yeah." The old lady was in a bad mood, so she agreed and went home. It was not until she finished her meal and watched TV that the Jade Channel premiered "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" that the old lady, who was a fan of Jin Yong, slowly calmed down.

Halfway through watching TV, Da Lao Guang came back, but he was very different from when he went out in the morning. He was dressed in a neat suit, had his hair done, and was followed by a little follower. After the little follower followed Da Lao Guang into the house, he handed the bags in his hands to Da Lao Guang and said, "Manager Kang, what time will I pick you up tomorrow morning?
The boss took the bag and said embarrassedly: "Don't bother, I can just ride my bike to work tomorrow."

"No trouble, no trouble. That car is for your exclusive use." The attendant also quickly explained the situation. "Picking you up from get off work is my most basic task. Tell me a time."

The boss hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Is half past six too late?"

The little follower was stunned and asked in surprise: "Six thirty?"

Big Brother Guang thought it was too late, so he quickly changed his words: "Then let's do 5:30."

This time the little follower was really confused. He asked uncertainly, "Manager Kang, do you have the habit of doing morning exercises?"

While Lao Guang was still thinking about the other party's logic, Yumi couldn't stand it anymore and said to Lao Guang: "Hey, brother, big companies don't start work until 8:30. Managers like you have more social events at night, so you have more freedom in your work during the day."

The second boss also said: "Boss, if you don't sleep, the drivers will also sleep."

Big Boss Guang also said indignantly: "I have never been to a big company, how can I know their rules? I told you not to pick me up."

"How about this, Manager Kang, do you think this arrangement is okay?" The little follower said, "I'll notify the driver to pick you up at eight o'clock." Seeing that the boss only agreed, the little follower said goodbye and left.

After the guests left, the old lady came up and surrounded the eldest son, saying that his son had become successful, with a handsome figure and bright clothes. The two elders smiled with comfort.

However, the big boss felt uncomfortable with this smile. He said, "What's wrong? Do I look ugly in this dress? If it doesn't look good, I'll take it off." After saying that, he was about to take off his coat.

"Not bad, not bad." The old man said with a smile, "I am really impressed. Are you my son? Hahaha."

"Dad, you're so silly. Did you drink too much during the meal just now?" Big Brother Guang looked helpless.

Kang Qirui was eating the apple that Zhu Wanling had peeled for him while he asked, "Boss, what kind of manager position does Mr. Hong want you to be? How much does it cost per month?"

Everyone pricked up their ears curiously, only to hear the boss say, "Public relations manager, 10,000 yuan a month."

"Wow! Ten thousand yuan." The second sister-in-law said with some envy.

Second Brother: "So you have a car now, right?" Big Brother Guang didn't know if the company's car was his, so he said uncertainly: "Probably."

The old man was so happy that he flew up, "There are followers too."

The eldest brother Guang corrected him: "Dad, why do you say that so harshly, Secretary?"

Xianglan took the bag from Da Lao Guang and opened it to see that it was full of clothes, all of which were brand names. She couldn't help but ask, "Honey, how much do so many brand name clothes cost?"

"I don't know about that. I didn't pay for it." The boss just thought about it and really didn't know how much money he spent.

"Wow, it's free." "There's no upper limit on how much you can spend." "That's exaggerated." Everyone started talking about it.

"This is called being shrewd and calculating." The second brother didn't know whether he was joking or serious, he said: "At that time, the boss didn't want the money from Mr. Hong, I thought he was stupid, but it turned out that I was stupid. The old ones are still the wisest."

"Come, come, sit down." The old man gave up the seat on the armchair to the boss, which shows that he is really happy for the boss.

Kang Qirui finished eating the apple, tore off a piece of tissue, wiped his mouth and asked, "Boss, how is it? How does it feel to be a manager on your first day at work?"

The boss just recalled for a moment and said, "Feelings? Not much. Today I just went shopping for clothes and got my hair done, then had dinner with Mr. Hong, and finally the driver took me back."

"Wow! Is it so good to be a manager? You don't have to do anything all day?" asked the second sister-in-law in confusion.

"Of course, the eldest brother has turned from a pheasant into a phoenix, and he dug a big ancient well, so why does he need to work?" The second brother laughed strangely. Yumei was very curious after hearing this, and pulled the second sister-in-law sitting next to her and asked: "What does digging an ancient well mean?" Xianglan also looked at it with curiosity, she also wanted to know what the second uncle said about her husband digging an ancient well.

"Tao Gujing" is a Cantonese colloquialism and also belongs to ancient Chinese. In the 57th chapter of the novel "Strange Events Witnessed in the Past Twenty Years" by Wu Jianren, a late Qing Dynasty writer, it is written: "Although I understand Cantonese, I don't understand their lingo in the market. What is this "Tao Gujing"? I was very puzzled after hearing it." Even the ancients didn't understand this lingo, so it's normal that Yumi Xianglan didn't understand it.

The second sister-in-law saw Xianglan looking at her curiously. She didn't want to talk nonsense on this topic, so she looked at Kang Qirui and said, "This uncle is the most ridiculous. Uncle, explain it to Yumei."

Kang Qirui didn't expect his second sister-in-law to blame him, so he had to say helplessly: "The so-called 'Tao Gujing' means that a man marries an 'ancient well'. This ancient well is not a well in the true sense, but a metaphor. It means 'a man marries a widow, a prostitute, or other married woman or a woman with an unclear background but rich'. This is called 'Tao Gujing'."

Xianglan's face changed after hearing this, and she glared at Er Lao angrily. But Youmei asked innocently, "Why are prostitutes and widows called Gujing?"

"Cough cough cough" Kang Qirui pretended to cough and didn't answer, then changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this. Hey, boss, last time Mr. Hong recognized you from Xiguan Middle School, are you alumni?" Only gossip can defeat gossip, and sure enough, everyone's attention was immediately diverted.

"Yes, she even said she is my admirer." Big Brother Guang looked proud.

"No way? Big Brother, you had poor grades when you were in school? Admire you? When A Rui was in school, it was almost the same as if someone admired him." The second brother didn't believe it, and even used Kang Qirui to drag him down. Zhu Wanling's eyes were not right. Kang Qirui secretly said to the second brother, if you don't believe that the big brother has admirers, then don't believe it. Why do you say that you have admirers?

"Have you forgotten? I was the captain of the basketball team when I was in school. Our team always won the championship when we went out to compete." Big Brother Guang explained. So you are the first generation of Jordan?

"Basketball star? I loved basketball stars the most when I was young." Yumi exclaimed, and then said, "Brother Guang, you are the manager now. Can I work as a secretary in your company?"

"Okay, of course. There's no problem with Yumi being the secretary." The second brother made the decision for the first brother, and then looked at the first brother, "First brother, you've taken care of Yumi, so can you take care of me, your brother?"

Originally, Big Boss Guang didn't want to agree to Yumi's request, and now there's another one. He said helplessly, "Take care of you? How can I take care of you?"

"That's easy. You are the PR manager now. Don't worry, I won't climb over your head. I will just be the manager of a PR branch." Er Lao said with a smile, "I am your brother who uses his brain. When the time comes, you won't have to worry about anything with me around."

"Hey? Do you want to close the store?" The second sister-in-law said angrily before the eldest brother Guang even opened his mouth.

"You are one of them." said the second brother.

"I'm going to the hardware store, who will take care of the clothing store?" The eldest brother had left, and the second brother was the only one left in the hardware store, and he was already too busy to handle it. If the second brother didn't take care of it, then the second sister-in-law really had no one to turn to.

"How come you are still so stupid after being married to me for decades?" Er Lao kept talking: "I can hire people. The most important thing is that after I become a manager, I can use my power for personal gain. The company gives out bonuses and gives them all as coupons for our clothing store. If the company needs to do a project, I can bring it all back to the hardware store to do it. Wow, I'm rich."

"Tsk, do you think I own this company? I won't say any more to you. I feel uncomfortable wearing this dress. I'm going to take a shower." The boss just chose to avoid the topic and didn't want to get involved.

"So what's going on?" The second sister-in-law looked at everyone and said.

"Go to bed early. You can dream about anything. Haha." Kang Qirui pulled Zhu Wanling back to the room.

In the following period of time, the boss came back very late every night and was drunk every night. Xianglan felt distressed when she saw the boss like this. She thought it was a good thing. The boss had a more promising job and soon their family would be able to live a good life like the other uncles. But now she regretted it and she hoped that her family would live a simple and comfortable life.

Kang Qirui watched all this, he was not very worried, he knew how this matter would develop, he was waiting, waiting for the right time to come. Finally, that night, it was not only the secretary of the boss who sent the boss back, but also Mr. Hong. Before she left, she invited Xianglan to have coffee tomorrow.

The time had come. Kang Qirui knocked on the boss's door. It was Xianglan who opened the door. She said, "Ah Rui, your boss is drunk and asleep now. What can I do for you?"

"I'm looking for you, sister-in-law." Kang Qirui said, "Let's go to the living room."

Xianglan closed the door, walked to the tea table, sat on the sofa, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong in the store?"

"No, no." Kang Qirui waved his hand. "Mr. Hong just asked you to go to the coffee shop tomorrow?"

Xianglan breathed a sigh of relief. She thought Kang Qirui would not let her go to work in the clothing store. She said, "Yes, Ms. Hong is really nice. A Guang just helped her a little, so she arranged a job for A Guang. She even invited me to have coffee tomorrow to thank me."

"She's not thanking you, she wants you to leave the boss." Kang Qirui said bluntly.

Xianglan was stunned, "Ah? Why? She, she, she..." Then she wanted to cry. Kang Qirui quickly said, "Sister-in-law, don't cry, don't cry. If my family members come out, they will think I did something to you."

After Xianglan calmed down a bit, Kang Qirui continued, "Don't tell the boss yet. I'll go with you tomorrow. Let's see if we can solve this problem. If not, we can ask the boss to resign."

"Okay." Xianglan agreed. If possible, she also wanted her husband to keep this job that paid 10,000 yuan a month. Of course, the premise was that they were doing well as a couple.

(End of this chapter)