Chapter 38 The chicken talks with the duck
“Wow yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.”
Today is my mother’s 62nd birthday, and the family got together to give her a birthday. It was my mother's birthday. Because there were too many people in the Kang family, Kang Qirui went to buy a two-layer cake. The reason why he bought it was of course because Master Zhu and Zhu Wanling also came to celebrate today. Just now, the old lady was making a wish and everyone was cheering beside her.
"Grandma, I wish you blessings like the East China Sea and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains." Seeing the old lady blowing out the candles, the second sister-in-law immediately took out a big box and handed it to the old lady.
“Wow, such a big box?” Ayao said in surprise.
"It must be special toilet paper bought at a discount mall." Azu joked.
"Wrong! It's not toilet paper, it's seasoning. This box of seasoning symbolizes that our mother has lived for most of her life, and has tasted all the sweet, sour, bitter and spicy for most of her life." The second guy looked very reasonable. , even if you give me some condiments, he will blow your mind.
Immediately afterwards, Sachiko and Ayao also took out a small box and gave it to the old lady. "They have such a big portion, so we will make it smaller." Ayao said with a smile. Xingzi quickly handed it to the old lady, "Mom, this is the birthday gift that Qi Yao and I gave you. I wish you happiness every year and good luck every year."
The old lady is very happy today, " Thank you very much!" This made Master Zhu envious.
“It can’t be a diamond ring, right?” Azu was curious about what such a small box was.
Ayao smiled and nodded and said jokingly: "Yes, yes, do you want to contribute a share of the money?" Azu just smiled and said no more. Obviously, he, a member of the Moonlight clan, has no money.
"Mom," my sister-in-law Xianglan first called out in Mandarin. When the old lady looked back at her, she said in Cantonese: "Grandma, I want to buy a shirt with you. I wish you a happy birthday. Happy, happy, happy.”
It could be heard that Xianglan was trying hard to speak Cantonese, but the old lady was not happy when she heard it. Lao Dou didn’t want to embarrass Xianglan, so he took the clothes and said: "Good boy, good boy"
"Mom, I'm awesome. I'll give you a high-tech product." Azu took out a well-packed thing from his coat pocket, and Ayao immediately He grabbed it and took a look, and said with a smile: "No, isn't this the CD player you used to use? Is this a gift?"
Azu quibbled: "This is my beloved thing. Ah, I am even willing to give my beloved things to my grandma. This is filial piety.”
"Hahahahahaha" everyone laughed at Azu's strong words.
Even the little kid Tianxiu prepared a gift, "Grandma, I am very proud of this doll. It was fun to play with when I was a child. I will give it to you." Wang Yulian smiled and took it. She was not She is very concerned about whether the gifts are expensive or not. As long as the children have their own hearts, she is happy.
"Aunt Kang, this is a birthday gift from Ari and I to you. I wish you a happy new year and good health." Zhu Wanling also took out a small box and gave it to Wang Yulian, which was a pair of earrings. She and Kang Qirui went shopping and picked it out for a long time. Naturally, the old woman was doubly happy to receive a gift from her future daughter-in-law.
After giving the gifts, they were about to start cutting the cake. Pandan, who had been left out just now, walked into the dining room dejectedly to get the dishes. When the boss saw that his wife was unhappy, he quickly chased after her, "Panglan, what's going on? ? "
"Does your mother think that my gift is too light?" Xianglan was a little depressed. She was already angry when she bought the dress today. She heard that it was a hundred, and the store I didn’t say it was two hundred, so I finally bought it. As a result, my mother-in-law was not happy.
"No, Mom is not this kind of person." The boss comforted Xianglan, but Xianglan still couldn't figure it out, "Then why is she unhappy? I didn't say anything wrong."
"That's right. Just now Sachiko said happy birthday to her, and she was very happy. You said happy birthday to her, but she gave you a look on her face. Why?" The boss felt something was wrong just thinking about it.
“Thankfully I have been practicing ‘Happy Birthday’ for so long.” The more Xianglan thought about it, the more depressed she became.
"Sister-in-law, that's not how you say happy birthday in Cantonese." Kang Qirui saw that the boss and sister-in-law had not come out with the plate for so long and walked in. He just heard what the sister-in-law said and replied.
But the boss couldn’t understand what he said, “Then what should I say?”
"Is there any mistake? Boss, you don't even know?"
"I don't know."
The two brothers were more surprised than the other, and finally Kang Qirui had to explain: "Young singers are all good at singing, 'I wish you longevity and happiness, and congratulate you on your happy birthday! Today is the same day every year, and today is the same day every year! Congratulations, congratulations!' Happy birthday in Cantonese. Happy birthday It means falling quickly. How unlucky.”
Guangfu people are very particular about meaning. What is meaning? In fact, they are some good meanings, good concepts, and good omens. Talking about Yitou can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. At that time, the Guangfu area was called the "Southern Barbarians". People relied on farming to survive and often had to "depend on the weather for food." The thought of praying for good weather and a peaceful life was attached to saying good words and meaning, and it has been passed down to this day.
For example, the number 4 is the most unlucky in the eyes of Cantonese people because they die together. There are basically no 4th and 14th floors here, only 3A and 13A (and so on). Another example is changing "empty house" to "lucky house" and "empty car" to "lucky car".
As a traditional Cantonese, my mother is naturally very unhappy when she hears unlucky words on her birthday. "Xianglan, you'd better not speak Cantonese in the future, so as not to cause any problems." The boss only knows what one-size-fits-all means.
"No, I just want to speak Cantonese and learn Cantonese well." Xianglan was very determined. When she saw Kang Qirui going out with the plate, she whispered again: "I heard Yongfang say, We plan to open two branches next year. Only after I learn Cantonese can I dare to ask Uncle Yao to let me be the store manager. "So, no wonder my sister-in-law has made up her mind to learn Cantonese.
The sister-in-law is very mobile. After eating the cake, packing up and taking a shower, she returned to the room and immediately asked the boss to teach her Cantonese: "Husband, from today on, you will teach me Cantonese."< br>
"How to teach? I don't know how to teach others." The boss said he was helpless.
"It doesn't matter if you know it or not, as long as you don't take any theoretical lessons, just teach a few fun words." Xianglan doesn't need to be very good at learning, just being able to speak basically is enough.
"Is it fun?" Boss Guang thought for a moment, "Should I ask you to curse?"
"Swear?" Xianglan was confused.
“Hey, that’s right.” Boss Guang thought this was a good idea, “Didn’t you say that you are always bullied by others? If you learn to curse, who will say anything inappropriate to you in the future? , you will know it right away, and you can still scold me."
"Then teach me." The sister-in-law also thought it made sense.
“The first sentence is ‘Crazy Line’.” Boss Guang started teaching curse words in Cantonese. "I've heard this saying before. This means that the nerves in the brain stick together, which means neurosis." My sister-in-law learned it very quickly.
"You're smart, you know this." The boss praised first, and then continued: "Then the second sentence is 'Cui Ju'."
"Cui Ju" "I think I heard someone say this to you, what does it mean?" My sister-in-law felt it was very familiar, and she seemed to have heard it.
Big Brother Guang suddenly felt embarrassed and had to say: "This sentence is of no use, don't learn it."
"Okay, then there is more, husband." Xianglan learned Cantonese’s heart is tireless.
"Dianjiduwuming." The boss had no choice but to say one more sentence, but when Xianglan said that he had heard other people talking about him, the boss became angry and stopped teaching. Xianglan had no choice but to ask Azu to learn from her. Azu naturally had no time to deal with Xianglan, so he gave her a notebook and sent her away.
As soon as Kang Qirui got up the next day, he heard voices such as "Indecent", "Shameless" and "Help" coming from Ayao Sachiko's room. Kang Qirui was startled and he hurried over to knock on the door. "Third brother and three sister-in-law? What's wrong? What happened?" Others heard the sound and gathered around.
"What's wrong?" Ayao said in confusion when he saw a large group of people surrounding his door after opening the door.
"What am I asking you for? Why is it so disrespectful to call for help?" the old woman said.
“It’s okay, I’m learning Cantonese.” It turned out that Sachiko was learning Cantonese just like Xianglan.
"Abnormal!" Kang Qirui complained. Instead of learning Cantonese properly, learn this weird stuff.
Kang Qirui has no classes today, so there is no need to go to school. After breakfast, I watched TV in the living room. "Hahahaha" I was amused by the content on the TV. "It's not easy to read, silly." The sister-in-law's voice came from behind.
Kang Qirui looked back and saw that his sister-in-law was still mumbling something while sweeping the floor. Kang Qirui couldn't help but think: Why did my sister-in-law scold me? According to the character of the sister-in-law, she would not dare to scold herself, right? Could it be that the TV is turned on too loud? Or do you dislike yourself for not working?
Kang Qirui always thought about Sachiko coming back from get off work but didn't think about it. When he saw Sachiko coming off work, he said hello: "Sister-in-law 3 is back."
Sachiko didn't come back either After finishing her work, she sat on the sofa and watched TV while chatting with Kang Qirui. At this time, the phone rang, and she picked it up, "Hey, who are you? What's your father? I'm here." , I didn't know he was there. I didn't know if there was someone I could talk to before he came over. That’s right, you have to play for a while, bye.”
Hahahahahahahahahaha
Sachiko was originally happy that everyone understood her Cantonese, but she heard Kang Qirui next to her laughing like crazy. She was laughing so hard that she was holding her stomach. Apparently she was laughing until her stomach cramped. . "Hey, what are you doing? Am I wrong or standard?" Sachiko asked doubtfully.
Kang Qirui finally stopped laughing, "It's not that it's not standard, it's that the wording is too rude. Don't say that when you go out. I'm afraid you will be beaten by others, third sister-in-law."
"Huh?" Sachiko was stunned. It took him a long time to learn it, but it turned out to be all vulgar words? I had no choice but to go back to the room in embarrassment, thinking that there would be something nice for Ayao when he came back in the evening.
When Kang Qirui got up the next day, he heard Ayao singing: "Sister Lin, there is a sister Lin in the world."
"Third brother, what are you doing? Yesterday it was indecent assault and today it's Sister Lin. Can you please let me have a good sleep?" Kang Qirui said to Ayao with resentment.
"Doesn't it sound good? It's a famous piece of Yue opera. I think it sounds good." A Yao said.
"Third brother, let's not talk about whether it sounds good or not, why are you singing this thing so early in the morning?" Kang Qirui complained while sitting on a chair while eating breakfast.
“Oh, I call it singing and learning to speak.” Ayao said plausibly.
"What? Sing and learn to speak? Don't you know how to speak now?" Lao Dou couldn't understand what A Yao was talking about.
"But I can't speak Shanghainese dialect. I made a bet with Xingzi that she would learn Shanghainese dialect within a month, so I kept practicing to show her the intelligence of our Kang family." Ayao was proud and kept praising her. My learning method is good.
"Isn't it? Yesterday, the third sister-in-law said that she would learn Cantonese, and today she has become the third brother and you are learning Shencheng dialect? You two parents-in-law have changed too quickly, right?" Kang Qirui felt that the two couples It’s still too idle, just one thing every day.
The sister-in-law rolled her eyes when she heard Ayao imitating Shen Cheng's words. She didn't know what she was thinking in her little head, and she kept looking at the naked body of the boss who was having breakfast.
When Kang Qirui came home from get off work in the evening, the house was bustling. Ah Yao was singing Shaoxing opera, and Big Brother Guang was singing Henan opera, each singing louder than the other. Azu, on the other hand, was walking around with something unknown in his hand.
"Fourth brother, what are you doing?" Kang Qirui grabbed Azu and asked.
"I want to test how many decibels their sound is, and whether it will reach the noise management limit of Guangfu." Azu covered his ears with one hand while explaining.
"It must be more than that. I heard it at the street corner. Those who didn't know it thought our family was crying in mourning." Kang Qirui said loudly and angrily.
As soon as Lao Dou Kang Ershou entered the door, he heard the mourning and his face turned dark. He knocked on the door one by one and called out A Yao and Da Laoguang, "From today on, you are not allowed to sing anymore. These weird tunes.”
The boss didn’t think there was a problem: “No, Dad, these songs are very nice. Listen to me.” This guy was going to sing it live, but he was immediately beaten by Lao Dou. interrupted.
Kang Qirui also joined in and said: "Brother, Third Brother, you sing, just sing, pay attention to the impact. It's like a loudspeaker, one sings louder than the other. Just now, Fourth Brother measured the decibel level. Guangfu has reached the limit. If we continue like this, I’m afraid the neighbors next door will call the police.”
"Then what do you think we should do?" Ayao and Boss Guang both looked at Kang Qirui.
"It's not impossible to sing. You can't sing in the morning and at night, and you can't sing loudly. You have to pay attention to controlling the volume." Kang Qirui said the solution. It doesn’t matter if I don’t sing for the big brother A Yao. Singing is a matter of personal preference. Just pay attention to the time and the sound.
(End of this chapter)