Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 81 Olympic Bid
"Number 13, write it down first."

The old man made a mark on the calendar and reminded the old woman, "Grandma, please remind me to watch TV on the 13th. Don't forget it."

The mother asked in confusion, "What's the matter? A Yao and A Rui just told me the same thing. What's the program that day?"

"Sports lottery results?"

A Yao just came back from get off work and went to his room to change clothes. When he came out, he heard his mother's guess and replied, "It's more important than the sports lottery draw. July 08th is the final decision day for Beijing's bid to host the Olympic Games. Every Chinese person hopes that her bid will be successful."

"What are you arguing about? Didn't we give it to them last time?" the nanny said indignantly.

"What do you mean by 'giving way'? They snatched it last time by force." Big Brother Guang was also indignant. Eight years ago, Beijing applied to host the Olympics for the first time. Although it was ahead in the first few rounds of voting, it unexpectedly lost in the last round. It was not until many years later that the inside story was uncovered.

"By the way, is the Olympics really that important to us?" The old lady was puzzled. Why were everyone so enthusiastic?

A Yao wanted to answer, but when he saw Kang Qirui coming out of the living room, he signaled Kang Qirui to answer the question. "Of course it is very important. If the bid is successful, it will not only be a grand event for the capital, but also a great opportunity for China."

"First of all, it can help foreigners get to know China better. Many people's understanding of us is still stuck in many years ago. Although our economy is constantly developing, we are not widely concerned and respected by the international community."

"We have been focusing on construction before, with limited involvement in international affairs, but by bidding for and hosting the Olympics, we will stand in the spotlight of the world and open a new chapter of development."

The old man nodded, agreeing with Kang Qirui's opinion. He said, "That's right. We need to let foreigners understand China and see how powerful we are now. Only when they see it with their own eyes will they believe it."

"Who would believe that?" Uncle Liang walked in wearing a brand new Tang suit.

When Er Lao saw Uncle Liang dressed like this, he joked, "Uncle Liang, are you going to shoot a martial arts movie dressed like this?"

"I'm not making a movie, I'm going abroad." Uncle Liang said in a formal manner.

"Go abroad?" The old man laughed and said, "It's not that I look down on you, but the farthest you've ever been is Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand."

Liang Bo immediately retorted: "I won't go to such a small place. I'll go to a bigger place farther away. I'll go to Moscow."

"No way?" Everyone in the Kang family became curious.

Uncle Liang said seriously, "Haven't you heard? I was selected as the Olympic ambassador and will go to Moscow to join the support group."

The Kang family naturally didn't believe it. Ah Yao held up the newspaper and said, "Uncle Liang, I saw in the newspaper that there is no one with the surname Liang on the list of Olympic bid representatives?"

Uncle Liang was not embarrassed, but smiled and said: "I am here to tell you now. After many aspects of research, the application committee believes that young people alone cannot take on this important task. We need to add an older person to give them some support."

He made the old man almost believe it, and his face became more and more solemn. Uncle Liang saw the old man's face and laughed, "I was just joking with you. Even if it's true, there's no need to be so jealous, hahahaha."

After being exposed, Lao Dou stubbornly said, "Would I be jealous of you? Doesn't China have anyone else to send you?"

"I really went to Moscow for a trip. I wanted to see the night in the suburbs of Moscow and look for Vasily by the way." Uncle Liang explained with a smile.

Xianglan asked innocently: "Who is Vasily? Is he your friend?" "Your father-in-law also knows him. He's the guy named 'There Will Be Bread.'" Is Uncle Liang making a joke today?

There will be bread, there will be milk, everything will be fine... This is what a soldier named Vasily said in a Russian drama when he comforted his half-starved wife before going to the countryside to collect food.

"Uncle Liang, you don't know foreign languages ​​and you can't speak Mandarin well. How are you going to communicate with people in Moscow?" A Yao asked curiously.

"Who said I don't know foreign languages? I learned it in a Russian crash course." Uncle Liang did not forget to show off his learning results, "Ura! This is what victory means. When the time comes and we announce that our bid is successful, I will say Ura!"

After showing off his learning results, Uncle Liang said, "I'm here to find a companion. Lao Kang, how about we go together?"

The old man was moved by what he said and said, "It doesn't matter if I accompany you, but how about this, you help me buy the ticket?"

"Aren't you too old-fashioned? The AA system is popular now." Uncle Liang said with a smile.

The old man thought for a moment and asked, "How much does it cost?"

"Very cheap." Liang Bo counted on his fingers and said, "Now one Huaxia currency can be exchanged for 3.5 rubles, so more than 10,000 Huaxia currency will do."

"Wow? More than ten thousand? Then I won't go." My dad wanted to go but was reluctant to spend the money.

"Dad, if you want to go, I'll pay for you and your mother to go with Uncle Liang." Kang Qirui said. If it wasn't inconvenient for him to go abroad, he would have wanted to go with them.

When the father was about to agree, the mother said first: "Oh, no need. It's so far and you can't see it. You might as well watch the live broadcast on TV at home." She felt sorry for her son. The total cost for the two of them was almost 30,000 yuan. She was reluctant to spend her son's money.

"Think about it again. If you want to go, tell me before tomorrow. We will leave the day after tomorrow." Liang Bo said and left. Kang Qirui also advised: "Old Dou, you really don't want to go? This opportunity is rare."

A Yao disagreed. He said, "Uncle Liang is exaggerating. Just like what my mother said, you can't enter the venue when you go to Moscow, and you can't see it from outside. It's really better to watch the live broadcast at home."

"That's right, I don't know how many times I can drink tea with 30,000 yuan." The old man didn't want to go either. Kang Qirui shrugged. He didn't care. It didn't matter whether he went or not. What Ayao said was not unreasonable.

In the next few days, my father and mother said that in order to show the Kang family's enthusiasm for the Olympic bid, they decorated the entire Kang family home to look like the bid committee, with Olympic bid flyers everywhere and a countdown.

On July 13, the Kang family prepared dinner early, and after dinner, the whole family gathered in front of the TV waiting for the live broadcast. At 10 o'clock in the evening, the live broadcast officially began, and the whole family gradually became nervous.

"Now I am going to announce the voting results for the 29th Olympic Games..." The voice of the simultaneous interpreter came from the TV. At this moment, the entire Chinese land held its breath. In such an environment, even Kang Qirui, who had known the result for a long time, became nervous at this time.

"The capital of China."

At this moment, the Kang family was in an uproar, the Cantonese were in an uproar, the capital was in an uproar, and the whole of China was in an uproar. Countless people took to the streets to celebrate, and countless Chinese people expressed their love for the motherland and their expectations for the Olympics in their own way.

Kang Qirui was also very emotional at this moment. He was proud that he could experience this great moment in his lifetime. The memory of the Olympics leaves a far greater meaning in our lives than the Games themselves.

(End of this chapter)