“Don’t mind it. You guys should buy a Cantonese cuisine book and learn to cook a few Cantonese dishes. You also need to learn how to make a slow-cooked soup. After all, you’re going to be the daughter-in-law of the city, so soup-making is a basic skill,” Kang Er Zheng said with a smile, seeing them looking at each other in bewilderment.
“Okay, thank you, Uncle,” Xing Zi and Xiang Lan thanked him.
“You’re welcome.” Kang Er Zheng waved his hand.
“Brother, are we only eating this for lunch today?” Coco asked worriedly.
“How could that be? Today, it’s your sister-in-law who’s cooking. She’s a great cook,” Kang Er Zheng said.
“Oh, really?” Coco was still a bit skeptical. After all, the dishes made by Xing Zi and Xiang Lan had made her a little distrustful.
“Uncle, who’s this?” Xiang Lan and Xing Zi looked at Coco and asked Kang Er Zheng.
This was their first time seeing Coco.
“Oh, this is my sister, Kang Er Li, her English name is Coco,” Kang Er Zheng introduced Coco to them.
“Your sister? Isn’t that our aunt?” Xiang Lan and Xing Zi were stunned when they heard Kang Er Zheng introduce Coco. Then, after calculating the generations, they realized that she was indeed their elder.
“Yeah, that’s right, she’s actually our aunt,” Kang Er Zheng nodded affirmatively.
“Little Aunt?” Xiang Lan called out tentatively.
“Yeah.” This Coco wasn’t shy at all and responded directly. “Be good now.”
Xiang Lan felt a bit awkward.
“Don’t make trouble,” Kang Er Zheng patted Coco’s head.
It was lunchtime.
“Coco, eat some more, don’t be shy, just like you’re at home,” the elder sister-in-law served Coco some food.
“Thank you, sister-in-law.” Coco thanked her. “Sister-in-law, your cooking is really delicious.”
“Haha, if you like it, eat more.” The elder sister-in-law smiled happily.
“Oh, little sister-in-law, what brought you to Guangzhou? Are you here to see your brother?” the second sister-in-law asked.
“No, I’m just here to play,” Coco replied.
“What’s so fun in Guangzhou? It can’t compare to your Hong Kong. We have to queue up to go to Hong Kong,” the second sister-in-law said.
“Second sister-in-law, that’s not right. Hong Kong is too small. Coco has lived there since she was young. She’s been everywhere,” Kang Er Zheng said.
“Yeah, I’ve been all over Hong Kong. There’s nothing fun there,” Coco agreed. “What’s fun in Guangzhou?”
“Guangzhou has many fun places, like the Five Rams Statue, Baiyun Mountain, museums, the cathedral, famous people’s former residences, Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, and many more places to eat and have fun. When the time comes, your brother Ah Zheng will take you to play,” Kang Bo introduced.
“Brother, I don’t know these places. How can I take her?” Kang Er Zheng spread his hands.
He was from Guangdong Province in his previous life, but he was from Huizhou.
He hadn’t been to Guangzhou many times.
Guangzhou, a difficult place to live in.
It was quite hard to settle down in Guangzhou.
“If any of you have time, take Coco around. I’ll cover all the expenses,” Kang Er Zheng looked at his brothers.
“Me, Uncle, I know Guangzhou well. I’ll take little sister-in-law around and make sure she has a good time,” the second sister-in-law immediately stood up and said.
“Alright, Tian Xiu can go with you too. It’s better to have company,” Kang Er Zheng had no objections.
“Thank you, Uncle.” The second sister-in-law quickly pushed Tian Xiu.
“Thank you, Uncle,” Tian Xiu also politely thanked him.
“It’s nothing.” Kang Er Zheng shook his head. “Coco, after you’ve eaten, you and the second sister-in-law and Tian Xiu go out and play.”
“Brother, why don’t you go with me?” Coco was a bit unwilling.
“I have something to do,” Kang Er Zheng really didn’t have time.
He had a few projects to approve in the next two days.
“Oh, okay then.” Coco also knew that she couldn’t disturb Kang Er Zheng’s work.
“Don’t worry, Ah Chan is very responsible. If you want to eat, drink, or play anything, just ask Ah Chan to buy it for you. I’ll reimburse you later,” Kang Er Zheng said.
“Okay, brother,” Coco nodded.
“Cough.” Kang Bo coughed.
“Brother, are you sick? I’ve heard you cough all day,” Kang Er Zheng asked.
“Nothing, just a bit of a sore throat. My wife will make me some herbal soup tonight and I’ll be fine,” Kang Bo said casually.
He believed that illnesses could be cured with herbal soup.
“Alright, if there’s anything wrong, go to the hospital early,” Kang Er Zheng reminded him.
“Yeah.” Kang Bo agreed, but he was reluctant in his heart.
After dinner.
The second sister-in-law took Tian Xiu and Coco out to play.
In the evening.
Tian Xiu and Coco were having a great time.
But the second sister-in-law was miserable.
She walked in, completely exhausted.
“What’s wrong, second sister-in-law?” Kang Er Zheng looked at the second sister-in-law who was sitting on the sofa.
“Uncle, I won’t go out with Coco tomorrow. You can find someone else,” the second sister-in-law said when she saw Kang Er Zheng.
“Ah? Why?” Kang Er Zheng was a bit puzzled. “Did Coco cause trouble today?”
“She didn’t cause trouble, it’s just that she dragged me to ride roller coasters, swings, and all those things. I was scared out of my wits,” the second sister-in-law said with a lingering sense of fear.
“Um, you’ve worked hard, second sister-in-law. How much did you spend today?” Kang Er Zheng looked at the terrified second sister-in-law and silently mourned her for a few seconds.
“Three hundred and eighty-six,” the second sister-in-law took out the bill.
Kang Er Zheng simply glanced at it and took out four hundred yuan.
“Keep the change,” Kang Er Zheng said to the second sister-in-law, who wanted to return the change.
“Thank you, Uncle,” the second sister-in-law thanked him.
The next morning.
Kang Bo was giving Xing Zi and the others a lesson.
But his cough was getting worse.
He happened to be talking about food therapy.
He mentioned using Smilax glabra and turtle in a soup.
Xing Zi and the others raised objections.
They said that this food therapy couldn’t cure diseases.
This angered Kang Bo.
“It’s a pangolin, where did it come from.” Kang Er Zheng came back from work and came to the courtyard. He saw Coco and Tian Xiu, the two little ones, teasing the animal in the cage in the courtyard.
Kang Er Zheng walked over, lifted the sack, and saw a pangolin in the cage under the sack.
“Brother, you’re back,” Coco happily called out when she saw Kang Er Zheng.
“Yeah, I just got off work. Where did this pangolin come from? Did you guys buy it?” Kang Er Zheng pointed at the pangolin and asked.
“Uncle, it’s Grandpa’s,” Tian Xiu replied.
“Big brother’s? Why did Big Brother suddenly buy this? It’s not allowed to buy and sell them,” Kang Er Zheng looked at the pitiful pangolin, then looked at Coco and asked, “Coco, you wouldn’t have wanted to buy a pet, and then asked Big Brother to buy a pangolin for you to keep?”
He thought it was possible.
“Impossible, even if I wanted to keep a pet, I wouldn’t keep a pangolin. If I had to, I’d keep a snake,” Coco said arrogantly.
“A snake? I really don’t understand how you think, a girl keeping a snake? Rabbits, puppies, kittens would be better,” Kang Er Zheng really couldn’t understand what his sister was thinking.
“You’re changing the subject. What’s going on with this pangolin?” Kang Er Zheng looked at Tian Xiu and the other two and asked.
“Uncle, I’ll tell you. This pangolin was bought by Grandpa for his illness,” Tian Xiu told the truth.
“Ah? Pangolins can cure illnesses? I don’t know that,” Kang Er Zheng was stunned.
Coco and Tian Xiu also shook their heads.
Kang Er Zheng didn’t know, and they two knew even less.
“Don’t tell anyone else,” Kang Er Zheng was about to go and ask Kang Bo, and remind the two of them.
He was afraid that they would spread the word about the pangolin at home, and then Kang Bo would be caught.
This was a nationally protected animal, prohibited from being bought and sold. If Big Brother was exposed, he would end up in jail and be sewing clothes for a living.