“Big brother, class is in session.” Kang Er Zheng looked at Kang Bo, who looked like a stern teacher.
“Hmm.” Kang Bo gave a faint hum.
“Your wives are going to have a hard time, Big Brother. You haven't even started class yet and you're already putting on airs.” Kang Er Zheng said with a smile.
A Yao and the others also showed worried expressions.
Kang Bo picked up his teacup, wanting to take a sip.
But he found that the teacup was empty, so he had to put it down.
“Dad, I’ll pour you some tea.” Xiang Lan quickly helped to pour tea.
“Hmm.” Kang Bo was very pleased.
“Dad, have some tea.” The tea was ready in a short while.
“Dad, we didn't arrive late, did we?” A Zu came in from outside, with Diana following behind.
Kang Er Zheng saw Diana, and his eyebrows raised.
Good heavens, you said you were just friends with Diana. You said she had a husband.
“No, have a seat.” Kang Bo didn't turn around, but simply pointed to the seat next to him.
“This is your teacher.” A Zu said to Diana behind him.
“Hello, Teacher.” Diana also bowed to greet him.
Diana’s sudden outburst startled Kang Bo.
“A Zu, why did you bring this person back?” Kang Bo stood up and asked.
“To be your disciple.” A Zu replied. “Didn’t I tell you? Yesterday I called back and Big Brother answered. He said you were organizing a ‘Cantonese Cuisine Cooking Training Class.’ So I brought Diana along. She said she loves Dragon Country cuisine, but she just didn't have the opportunity to learn.”
“Why would she not have the opportunity? There are so many ‘Cantonese Cuisine Training Classes’ out there, you could have just taken her to one.” Kang Bo was reluctant to teach Diana.
At this time, Kang Bo was not familiar with Diana and was still quite wary of her.
Later, after repeated interactions, the Kang family gradually accepted Diana.
Kang Bo also had no objection to A Zu marrying Diana.
Unlike A Guang and A Yao, his two brothers who went through nine-nine-eighty-one hardships before they could marry their wives.
“Those training classes outside cost two thousand yuan, it’s such a waste.” A Zu said excitedly upon hearing this.
“How do you know I won’t charge you?” Kang Bo asked back.
“Huh? Dad, are you going to charge?” Xing Zi finished washing up, took out her notebook, and was about to sit down when she heard Kang Bo say that he would charge.
“That’s none of your business. We don’t charge internally, externally we charge according to international standards. This is called integrating with the world. The American devils, they are always talking to us about the GATT, that thing that goes ‘achoo’?” Kang Bo said.
“WTO.” A Zu reminded him.
“That’s right, it’s that ‘achoo’ thing. That’s what they are saying.” Kang Bo answered casually.
“Dad, she’s already come all this way, just teach her. If she learns it, she’ll be able to go all over the world. Your name will be known throughout the world.” A Zu flattered Kang Bo.
“Don’t try to fool me. These foreigners, the wealthier they are, the more stingy they are.” Kang Bo didn’t buy A Zu’s words.
“Well, Mr. Kang, if you teach me how to cook, I will do housework for your family for two months free of charge, help you buy groceries and cook.” Diana looked at A Zu, pleading with Kang Bo. She stepped forward and negotiated with Kang Bo, using her labor in exchange for his teaching.
“I dare not compliment your cooking.” Kang Bo was still reluctant.
“Wow, Dad, you’re teaching even foreign girls? It’s a victory for our country!” Da Lao Guang walked in and saw Diana, thinking that his dad’s cooking training class was so widely targeted.
“Foreign girl? There are no ghosts during the day, they only come out at night.” Diana also heard Da Lao Guang call her a ‘foreign girl’, so she stepped forward and loudly refuted him.
Da Lao Guang was speechless and felt a little embarrassed.
“Hahahahahaha.” Hearing Da Lao Guang being reprimanded, they all laughed.
“Do you really want to learn Dragon Country cuisine?” Kang Bo was also amused. Hearing Diana’s words, he felt that he could teach her.
“Of course.” Diana replied quickly.
“Alright, I’ll take you as my disciple.” Kang Bo agreed to take Diana in.
“No charge?” A Zu asked.
“No charge. It is our responsibility to spread Dragon Country culture.” Kang Bo said righteously.
“Oh, great.” Upon hearing Kang Bo’s words.
A Zu and Diana were both excited.
In their excitement, they hugged each other.
Seeing them hugging, Kang Bo became anxious.
He quickly separated them.
“Hey, hey, hey, men and women should not be familiar with each other.” Kang Bo lectured them. Then he pointed at A Zu. “You also need to learn about Dragon Country’s ancient culture.”
“Dragon Country culture is what they learn, we learn English.” A Zu said casually.
“English was also invented by us.” Kang Bo said with a smile.
“Huh? I’ve never heard of that.” Diana questioned.
“Never heard of it? Then I’ll tell you. Our ancestors invented Chinese characters, and the West sent two envoys to learn the characters. When they came, they visited our great Confucius, and his ox, seeing the western envoys with their blue eyes and red hair, was so frightened that it peed and pooped. Confucius looked at the ox’s urine and saw that the marks were beautiful, so he had them recorded and then cut into twenty-six pieces, which formed your twenty-six English letters.” Kang Bo was serious, talking nonsense. “Did your teacher not tell you?”
“No.” Diana shook her head.
“Hahahaha.” They all laughed, laughing at how naive Diana was for actually believing it.
“Your dad has a talent for making up stories.” Kang Er Zheng said.
“Alright, irrelevant personnel leave now.” Kang Bo felt that it was almost time to start class, so he started to drive everyone away.
Kang Er Zheng and the others had to leave the living room.
“You kid, you’re doing great, you even got to hold her. You said she was married and had a husband.” After walking out, Kang Er Zheng patted A Zu on the chest, joking. “You wouldn’t be into married women, would you?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. Diana has always been single.” A Zu quickly pulled Kang Er Zheng out a little further to say.
“Single? I remember on your dad’s birthday you said Diana was married.” Kang Er Zheng reminded him.
“You saw the situation that day. If I didn’t say that Diana had a husband, Dad would have fainted from anger.” A Zu explained helplessly.
“I knew you wouldn’t tell the truth.” Kang Er Zheng shook his head.
“Don’t tell Dad first, okay.” A Zu pleaded.
“Don’t worry.” Kang Er Zheng nodded.
“Then I’ll go first, I have things to do.” A Zu looked at his watch and left the Kang family.
Kang Er Zheng felt a little bored, so he took out his game console and connected it to the TV to play games.
Inside, Kang Bo was teaching Xiang Lan, Diana, and Xing Zi what Cantonese cuisine is, and then he talked a lot of theory, with few useful words.
Then, he taught them what vegetables are.
Then he distinguished herbs.
Then it was spices.
Then came the cold and hot properties of ingredients.
For two weeks, there was not a single practical session.
This is all for later.
Kang Er Zheng was bored playing the game and felt that he had not been back to Hong Kong for a long time, so he decided to go back to Hong Kong to see Coco and his mom.
“Big brother, I’m going back to Hong Kong for a couple of days.” Kang Er Zheng walked in and said to Kang Bo, who was in the middle of class.
“Uncle, you’re going back to Hong Kong?” Xing Zi immediately stood up upon hearing this.
“What’s wrong?” Kang Er Zheng nodded.
“Uncle, can you bring me something back?” Xing Zi pleaded.
“Okay, what do you want to buy?” Kang Er Zheng thought for a moment and agreed.
“A bottle of perfume, they don't sell it in the Mainland, only in Hong Kong. I’ll give you the money later when I get it.” Xing Zi said quickly.
“Hmm, what perfume?” Kang Er Zheng asked.
Xing Zi wrote some English letters on her notebook and handed it to Kang Er Zheng.
Kang Er Zheng looked at the English letters.
He knew English letters, but he was not familiar with perfume brands.
He took the note, and he would just ask someone to help him buy it.
“Xiang Lan, Big Brother, do you want to buy anything?” Kang Er Zheng looked at Kang Bo and Xiang Lan.
“Is this perfume expensive?” The elder sister-in-law was also a little tempted.
“Maybe a little expensive.” Kang Er Zheng said. “Over a thousand yuan a bottle. Right, Xing Zi?”
“One thousand three hundred and eighty yuan a bottle.” Xing Zi nodded in response.
“What? One thousand three hundred and eighty? It’s more than my monthly salary! I don’t want to buy it.” Hearing this price, Xiang Lan was shocked.
She didn’t even earn one thousand three hundred and eighty yuan a month.
“I don’t need to buy anything.” Kang Bo shook his head.
Kang Er Zheng nodded and turned to leave.
“Let’s continue the lesson.” After Kang Er Zheng left, Kang Bo clapped his hands, drawing their attention back to him. “Hu Xing Zi, what are the characteristics of Cantonese cuisine?”