“Do you have a place to stay here? If not, you can stay at our house first.” The mother also asked with concern.
“I’ve booked a room at the hotel. I’ll be staying there for the time being,” Kang Er Zheng replied.
“It’s not safe for you to stay alone outside. Why don't you stay at our house?” The mother suggested. “You can stay in Tian Xiu’s room. Tian Xiu went back to his mother’s place.”
“No need.” Kang Er Zheng waved his hand to refuse.
The Kang family house was not yet decorated.
The second son and Ah Chan shared a room.
A Zu and A Yao shared a room and slept on a double-decker bed.
Tian Xiu had a room to himself, and when Da Lao Guang came back, he would stay with him.
Da Lao Guang usually stayed in the factory dormitory.
He still felt more comfortable staying at the hotel.
“I’d rather stay at the hotel.” Kang Qi Zheng shook his head and said.
“That, Er Zheng, can I see your mother?” Kang Bo asked.
“I need to ask my mother first. I’ll ask her for her opinion later.” Kang Er Zheng said.
“Okay.” Kang Bo nodded.
“Er Zheng, stay for dinner today.” The mother said.
“Okay, thanks, Sister-in-Law.” Kang Er Zheng thanked her.
“Okay.” The mother smiled and nodded.
Kang Bo felt a little bitter in his heart.
There was a new twenty-something-year-old brother and a thirteen-year-old sister.
“Er Zheng, what do you do in Hong Kong? Are you still studying?” Kang Bo asked.
“I’ve already graduated. I did my undergraduate degree at Hong Kong University, then went to Harvard in the United States for my master’s degree. I currently work at a foundation,” Kang Er Zheng said.
“Harvard ah.” Kang Bo was somewhat shocked.
He didn’t know many universities. He knew this Harvard. It was said to be a very famous university in the United States.
It is equivalent to Yenching University and Tsinghua University in China.
“You are promising.” Kang Bo also gave him a thumbs-up in praise.
It was the year 2000, and college students hadn’t yet become as common as they are now.
University students at this time were very valuable.
Being able to get into a junior college was already considered impressive.
Let alone Kang Er Zheng, who had attended prestigious universities.
Hong Kong University and Harvard were top-notch.
He even had a master’s degree.
“Are you married?” The mother asked curiously.
“Not yet. I don't want to get married yet. I'm only twenty-three or twenty-four. Career comes first,” Kang Er Zheng said with a smile.
“That won’t do. Starting a family and building a career go hand in hand. You need to start a family before building a career. Marriage is the most important event in life,” Kang Bo also advised.
Kang Er Zheng was a little annoyed.
His stepmother was also urging him to get married.
Now his older brother and sister-in-law were also urging him to get married. It was really a headache.
“That, Big Brother, how many children do you have in your family?” Kang Er Zheng quickly changed the topic.
“My wife and I have four sons. A testament to our family’s glory.” Kang Bo said proudly.
At this time, the preference for sons over daughters was still quite serious.
They all took pride in having sons.
Kang Bo was even more proud of having so many sons.
“Their names are Kang Qi Guang, Kang Qi Zong, Kang Qi Yao, and Kang Qi Zu.” Kang Bo introduced them proudly.
Kang Er Zheng already knew this information.
But he was still listening at this time.
“Are they all married?” Kang Er Zheng asked intentionally.
“Well, only our second son, Kang Qi Zong, is married. His wife is from Chaozhou, her name is Su Miao Chan. They have a son named Kang Tian Xiu. The other three sons are not married,” Kang Bo said, seeming a bit dissatisfied.
Especially Kang Qi Guang, he was so old, in his forties, and still hadn’t married.
If he waited any longer, no one might want to marry him.
“It’s really worrying.” He muttered to himself.
“What’s worrying you?” Kang Er Zheng asked in confusion.
“I’m worried about my eldest son.” Kang Bo admitted.
“A Guang? What’s wrong with him?” Kang Er Zheng asked.
“He’s almost forty years old and still hasn’t married.” Kang Bo said worriedly.
“You don’t have to worry too much. Maybe he already has a girlfriend.” Kang Er Zheng said with a smile.
He knew that Da Lao Guang had Xiang Lan.
Sometimes he even envied Da Lao Guang.
Xiang Lan was indeed a virtuous wife and mother.
And she was much younger than A Guang.
Xiang Lan, she was really good, hardworking, frugal, a virtuous wife and mother. She was actually willing to marry him. It could be said that Da Lao Guang had struck gold.
If it were in the future, Da Lao Guang, this honest man, would only be able to be a cuckold.
He would be a cuckold and be disliked, that’s all.
A bone that was eaten clean and licked, a useless bone, even a dog would be disgusted by it. Why should it eat itself.
“Hope so.” Kang Bo sighed.
They exchanged words back and forth.
“I’m back.” A mischievous child ran in while they were talking.
He looked a little chubby.
His face was round and chubby, rather cute.
“This is my grandson, Kang Tian Xiu.” Kang Bo pulled Tian Xiu over and introduced him.
“Grandpa, who is he?” Tian Xiu looked at Kang Er Zheng and asked.
“He, he is Grandpa’s brother, your second uncle, you call him Uncle.” Kang Bo hesitated before finally saying it.
Logically speaking, Tian Xiu should indeed call him Uncle.
“Uncle?” Tian Xiu was stunned, then looked Kang Er Zheng up and down. “Grandpa, he’s not old at all, how can he be an Uncle?”
“Haha.” Kang Er Zheng also laughed.
“Tian Xiu, he may be young, but he is my brother in name, so he’s your uncle.” Kang Bo explained. “Just call him Uncle.”
“Oh, Uncle.” Tian Xiu also called out politely.
Kang Er Zheng nodded.
“Good boy, this is a red envelope for you.” Kang Er Zheng took out the prepared red envelope and handed it over.
Kang Er Zheng gave Hong Kong dollars.
It contained a one-hundred Hong Kong dollar bill.
At this time, one Hong Kong dollar could be exchanged for more than one yuan.
The exchange rate between Hong Kong dollars and yuan was 1:1.06.
It would be the other way around later.
After ten years, one Hong Kong dollar could only be exchanged for 80 cents of yuan.
“What kind of money is this?” Tian Xiu opened the red envelope, a little curious, looking at the Hong Kong dollar inside, he didn’t recognize it.
But he recognized the one hundred on it.
He thought one hundred was definitely a lot.
Not long after.
A Yao came back.
“There are guests at home.” A Yao was tall and handsome, wearing glasses, he looked very refined.
“Hello, A Yao.” Kang Er Zheng greeted him with a smile.
“Uh.” A Yao was taken aback.
This young man calling him A Yao was very strange.
“This is.” Kang Bo was about to explain.
“Kang Bo, you wait until they all come back before explaining. It would be troublesome to explain one by one.” Kang Er Zheng stopped Kang Bo.
“You’re right.” Kang Bo thought about it and agreed.
It would indeed be troublesome to explain every time someone came back.
Not long after.
Da Lao Guang came back, and the second son Ah Zong, his wife Ah Chan, and the youngest son A Zu also came back.
They were also very puzzled when they saw Kang Er Zheng.
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“What? He is our little uncle?!” After Kang Bo explained it to them, the Kang brothers found it hard to accept.
This young man, who looked younger than them, was actually their elder.
“Yes, logically speaking, I am indeed your uncle.” Kang Er Zheng said with a smile.
They all looked at their father, Kang Bo.
Kang Bo nodded seriously.
The brothers exchanged glances, then a group of them took Kang Bo to the dining room.
Suddenly, only Kang Er Zheng and the mother were left in the living room.
Dining room.
“Dad, what’s going on? How did we suddenly get an uncle?” A Zu asked excitedly.
“Yeah, he’s so young. He looks younger than even Lao Si.” A Yao agreed.
“It’s like this. @#￥%……” Kang Bo began to explain the reason to them.
“He is your father’s father, our grandfather’s second wife, your father’s stepmother, her son, she adopted him.” A Zu summarized Kang Bo’s words.
“Yes.” Kang Bo was also stunned for a moment, feeling he hadn’t said anything wrong.
“That being said, he really is our uncle.” A Yao nodded and said.
“How can we possibly call this person, who is so much younger than us, uncle? I can’t bring myself to do it.” Ah Zong said unhappily.
“Yes, Dad, this person is too young. He looks younger than even Yao Shu.” Second Sister-in-Law Ah Chan nodded, agreeing with her husband.
“He is indeed younger than A Zu.” Kang Bo nodded.
“He’s younger than all of us, but his generation is older than ours. What’s the deal?” A Zu asked. “Calling someone so much younger than us uncle, we’ll be laughed at.”
“Yeah.” The brothers all agreed.
“What else can we do? He really is my brother, your uncle.” Kang Bo sighed helplessly.