Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

Chapter 92 Elderly Activity Center
After seeing that Kang Qirui and Erlao had both installed air conditioners, A Yao immediately called Sachiko who was on a business trip. After getting his wife's consent, he left immediately. Kang Qirui had originally thought that he could save A Yao two hundred yuan by taking him to the store where he bought the air conditioner, but when he turned around, A Yao was gone and he didn't answer the phone, so Kang Qirui gave up and let him go.

A-Zu gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, determined to sleep in the same room with Tianxiu. Tianxiu had no objection either, because before Yao and Da Laoguang got married, Tianxiu and A-Zu slept in the same room, and that was why the two of them had the best relationship. As for Yumei, she continued to sleep in the living room with the air conditioner on, because there was no difference between her sleeping on the sofa and the bed.

"Dad, where's mom? Why are you alone at home?" Kang Qirui came home from work that day and saw his dad sitting alone in the living room in a daze. When his dad heard Kang Qirui's voice, his face turned black, he glared at him and went back to his room. This made Kang Qirui confused. It was almost the start of the school year, and he had been back to school these days, so he didn't know what happened at home.

"Fifth Young Master, let me tell you, today is going to be exciting." Sister Jiao ran back with a kitchen knife and said to Kang Qirui.

Kang Qirui took two steps back unconsciously before asking, "What happened?"

"Today, Director Chen from the street said that a senior activity center was established and asked Uncle Kang and Aunt Kang to go. But because your mother-in-law Zhu Siji also wanted to go, your uncle got angry and didn't go. He even had a quarrel with Aunt Kang. In the end, Aunt Kang went alone." Sister Jiao waved a kitchen knife while talking. Her excitement made Kang Qirui take two steps back unhurriedly.

"Ah Jiao, why don't you go cook? Do you want to starve me to death?" Dad came out of the room after hearing what Jiao said, and got angry at Jiao. Kang Qirui waved his hand to let Jiao go into the kitchen, then helped Dad sit down on the armchair and said, "Dad, why are you angry? How did my mother-in-law offend you again? Tell me, I'll go next door to teach her a lesson tonight."

"Huh, you're the only one who wants to teach her a lesson? I'm afraid that as soon as you walk into the next door, you'll start laughing and yelling 'Mom, Mom!'" The old man pushed Kang Qirui's hand away and said unhappily, "Your mother-in-law is always chattering all day long. I'm afraid I'll burst a blood vessel if I go to an event with her."

Well, Kang Qirui admitted that Mrs. Zhu was indeed too noisy, but what did it matter? He said, "She attends hers, you attend yours, what does it matter?"

"Anyway, I won't go if she goes," the old man insisted.

"Then you're at a loss, old man." Kang Qirui teased, "Mom has something to play while you just sit there in a daze, and you have to pick up Tianxiu from school, and go out to buy groceries with Sister Jiao." Kang Qirui moved closer and whispered, "Don't you think Sister Jiao is noisy when she does that?"

"Tsk." The old man glanced at the kitchen and said softly, "Do I have to go shopping with her? Can I let her go shopping by herself?"

Kang Qirui shrugged. He didn't care anyway. It didn't matter whether Old Dou and his wife went to the senior citizen activity center or not. The two old people were in good health. It didn't matter what they did, as long as they were happy.

The next day, Kang Qirui went to the company to deal with some things. Now that Sachiko was on a business trip, many things could only be handled by Kang Qirui. After finishing the company's affairs, he went home with his second brother and his wife. When he walked to the corner of the street, he saw his father playing chess with a group of unknown people.

The three of them walked over and the second sister-in-law greeted them, "Master." Upon hearing that, the old man turned around and nodded. Kang Qirui looked at the chessboard and asked in confusion, "No way? How come the horse was eaten without the chess piece even moving?" Although the old man's chess skills were average, they were not that bad.

Hearing this, the old man looked at the chessboard and nodded, "I just set up the chess pieces, but I haven't started yet."

"How come there is a chess piece in the bag?" The second sister-in-law was sharp-eyed and saw a chess piece in one of the men's pockets at a glance.

"How could that be?" The man naturally denied it, so Kang Qirui and the second brother held him down and took out the 'horse' from his pocket. After catching the man red-handed, the old man was so angry that he slapped the man hard, "So you were cheating."

The group of people ran away, and the second sister-in-law told the old man to go home. The old man was so angry that he didn't even want the teapot and got up to leave. The second brother quickly asked, "Teapot, old man." The old man waved his hand and said, "No, those people drank it, I don't know if they got sick, no, no."

"Really? You always scold us when we touch this pot." The second sister-in-law was surprised. The old man went home with a gloomy face. Kang Qirui knew that the old man was very proud, so he said, "Forget it, second sister-in-law, let's go."

After dinner, the family watched TV and chatted in the living room as usual. The mother recalled: "Today's opening of the activity center was so lively. There were so many people and many things to learn."

"Mom, tell me what you learned today." The second brother was very supportive. The father was a little jealous, "What can you learn in just a day and a half?"

"No, I've learned a lot in just two days." The mother looked satisfied and proud. The second sister-in-law pulled the mother back, "Ignore him, what did you learn?"

"Calligraphy, there are several types of calligraphy, including regular script, running script, Song style, and cursive script. And..." The mother was talking and suddenly couldn't remember what she was talking about. A Yao reminded her, "Is it official script?" The mother nodded and continued, "Yes, yes, and there are many types of painting, such as watercolor painting, oil painting, printmaking, and human figure." A Yao answered quickly, "Human figure sketch."

The mother waved her hands and said with a smile: "The teacher said that it is inconvenient for us to learn human figure drawing."

"Grandma, why is it inconvenient?" asked the second sister-in-law.

"You really don't understand anything. This is not suitable for children." said the second brother.

The second sister-in-law rolled her eyes and said disdainfully: "You still say I don't understand? How old is grandma? This is not suitable for children."

"Hahaha, yes, yes, the teacher said that human figure sketching is the kind that requires taking off all clothes." The mother said embarrassedly. Everyone laughed along. During every family chat, Kang Qirui rarely spoke. He was enjoying this warm atmosphere.

"Dad, since there are so many things to learn at the senior citizen activity center, why don't you go? Why play chess with those migrant workers?" The second brother took the opportunity to persuade him. "That's right, I even lost my purple clay teapot today." The second sister-in-law complained.

Hearing that the purple clay teapot was lost, Da Lao Guang was surprised and asked: "Dad treated that purple clay teapot as a treasure, what happened? Ah Chan, tell me."

The second sister-in-law was about to start gossiping excitedly, but the old man suddenly stood up from the armchair and said, "Second sister-in-law!"

"No. The master won't tell me." The second sister-in-law looked unhappy. The father got angrier and angrier and went back to his room to sleep. When he saw the father enter the room, the second sister-in-law immediately told him everything excitedly. The second sister-in-law was the kind of person who couldn't keep a secret overnight. If she didn't tell the gossip, she would feel itchy all over.

A few days later, when Kang Qirui got home from get off work as usual, he saw his mother and his boss moving chairs and adjusting the layout of the living room to leave a large space in the middle. "What's going on? Are you moving?" Kang Qizhengrui asked curiously.

"It's like this. My mother said that the senior citizen activity center on the street needs to be renovated, so it will be moved to our house for a while. This place will be used as a classroom, and the dining room will be used as a studio." The big boss explained as he gestured to Kang Qirui to help move the sofa.

"Ah? Our home is an activity center for the elderly?" The second brother and his wife, who had just returned from get off work, were unhappy when they heard what the eldest brother Guang said, "This is a residence. If we invite a bunch of elderly people here, then what is our home? A nursing home?"

"What's wrong with that? We are here to learn how to write poetry and paint, and the activities only last until five o'clock in the afternoon every day." The mother explained.

"I really admire you for finding something to do when you have nothing to do." The second brother went back to his room angrily. The second sister-in-law also said, "Grandma, then there will be no sofa to sit on when watching TV tonight?"

"Go to the entertainment hall to watch TV at night." The mother said the solution, and then said: "It's only half a month, you don't have any objections, right?"

How could the second sister-in-law dare to disagree? She smiled and said, "Everyone has no objection, and I have no objection either." The sofa in the entertainment hall was not comfortable to sit on, and the mahjong table blocked the TV a little. But she was the daughter-in-law, so it was difficult for her to say anything against it.

Kang Qirui said, "I don't object to you setting up an activity center, but has grandpa agreed?" The only thing Kang Qirui was worried about was that grandpa would be unhappy, after all, grandpa had always been reluctant to go to the elderly activity center. As he was talking, grandpa just came back from shopping, and the second sister-in-law seemed to have found a savior, "Grandpa, you're back at the right time, do you know grandma..."

The old man interrupted the second sister-in-law and said, "Don't say more, I know everything." He said earnestly, "We should support this matter. Of course, it may cause some inconvenience. Can't we just accommodate each other?"

Everyone looked at each other, and was surprised at the old man's attitude. Kang Qirui thought that his old man probably regretted it and wanted to go to the senior activity center together, but he was too embarrassed to take the initiative because of his face. Now that the senior activity center is held at home, his participation is not considered his initiative. Of course he agreed.

"You have no objections, right? Then help us move." The nanny instructed everyone.

(End of this chapter)