Although Chen Ming himself felt a little embarrassed, he couldn't help but retort when he heard Zhang Yumei's sarcasm: "This is completely different!"
"What's different?! Tell me!"
Chen Ming had no idea how things were different, so he could only stubbornly say, "Anyway, they're different."
Huang Qinqin was too lazy to argue with him anymore; after all, it was uncertain who would ultimately suffer the loss.
"Mom, forget it. If he wants to calculate it, let him calculate it. Anyway, let's just get it over with once and for all. I don't want to argue with them later."
When Chen Ming couldn't see her, Huang Qinqin desperately tried to wink at Zhang Yumei: "Mom, don't be afraid. Let him talk. I'll make him vomit it all out later."
Zhang Yumei then sat down.
Huang Qinqin remained calm and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Then they heard the most outrageous thing they had ever said in their lives.
They listened as Chen Ming and Chen Hao listed out everything Xu Fang had eaten and used over the years that had any value whatsoever.
Finally, Chen Ming added, "Also, the reason our house was burned down is because of you, so you should be the ones to pay for this house."
"Rebuilding the house will cost at least 150 yuan. That's all for now. I won't bother with the rest."
When the Xu family heard Chen Ming's words and looked at the two full pages of writing Xu Junhui had, everyone's expression was very complicated.
Huang Qinqin looked at Mingxian again, then said sarcastically, "Oh, I didn't realize that Second Aunt could eat so much when she was in your Chen family."
"In just over a decade, they've already eaten nine chickens, over a hundred eggs, and nearly fifty pounds of pork from the Chen family!"
Moreover, Huang Qinqin wasn't sure if Xu Fang had actually consumed these things over the years. She guessed that the list might even be from the entire Chen family, who were now blaming Xu Fang for everything.
Hearing Huang Qinqin's obviously sarcastic remarks, Chen Hao remained expressionless, while Chen Ming lowered his head, whether out of embarrassment or because he thought Huang Qinqin was being nosy.
Liu Qiaodi was secretly delighted, thinking that Chen Ming was really good to Xu Fang. She had never eaten so much meat and eggs in her entire life, neither in her husband's nor her own family combined.
Moreover, Chen Ming wasn't a worker before, but now that she can receive a monthly salary, won't she be able to eat meat every day from now on?
Liu Qiaodi was lost in daydreams about how wonderful her future life would be after marrying Chen Ming, completely oblivious to the content of their subsequent conversation.
In front of the two Chen brothers, Huang Qinqin listed the prices of all the items, and the final amount came to 393.6 yuan.
Even so, it was only because the Chen family made Xu Fang compensate for the house and the rent from the past ten years; otherwise, with just a few meager items, it would have been worth at most a few dozen yuan.
"As you can see, the total is 393.6 yuan. I'll just give you 394 yuan. If there are no problems, please sign here."
Chen Hao was even more impatient than Chen Ming. He eagerly snatched the details, quickly flipped through them, and then awkwardly realized that he couldn't read.
Even so, Chen Hao pretended to look at it for a while, then said with feigned composure, "Brother, no problem, please sign."
Chen Ming knew that Chen Hao was not very literate, but he was literate. He checked that there were no problems, so he signed it.
After signing, Chen Ming looked at Xu Fang and asked, "The paperwork is done, the accounts are settled, give me the money, and I'll take my things and leave now."
Huang Qinqin grasped Xu Fang's hand and answered first, "Don't rush, Second Aunt has settled her accounts, but yours hasn't been settled yet."
"What debt do I have?! Are you trying to renege on your debt?!"
Upon hearing Huang Qinqin's words, Chen Ming had a bad feeling. He felt that the Xu family wouldn't give him the money so easily, and now it seemed that they indeed had a backup plan.
Huang Qinqin looked at him strangely: "Why not? Has your second aunt been lying in bed all these years, just eating and sleeping, and not doing anything else?"
"Or do you yourself feel that if we really settle accounts, you'll definitely have to pay your second aunt money back, so you're afraid to?"
Without even thinking, Chen Ming retorted, "How could that be!"
Chen Ming was certain that he had not used Xu Fang in any way, nor did he believe that he needed to give Xu Fang any money.
When he's worried, Huang Qinqin might resort to underhanded tactics. What if he ends up losing both his wife and his money?
"Since you also think it's impossible, then what are you afraid of now?"
"If you don't want to calculate it, then we'll just cancel each other out. You can take your things and leave, but we won't give you a single penny."
Seeing that Huang Qinqin had been talking for so long, Xu Junhui quickly told her to drink some water to moisten her throat: "Wife, drink some water first. Judging from his appearance, he probably doesn't dare to settle accounts with us."
"I'll keep an eye on him for a bit, and make him pack his things and leave as soon as possible."
Chen Ming felt that Xu Junhui and Huang Qinqin were using reverse psychology, but he thought that no matter how you looked at it, the Xu family should give them two or three hundred.
If he leaves now, we won't have a single penny left.
"Who says I wouldn't dare? Fine, whatever, I'm not afraid of anyone!"
Hearing that Chen Ming had fallen into the trap, Huang Qinqin smiled and said, "Alright, let's do the math then."
"After your second aunt married you, she did your laundry, cooked for you, had your children, and even helped raise your younger siblings. It's not unreasonable to pay her 2 yuan a month, is it?"
"Since you were so 'generous' just now, only calculating my aunt's rent for ten years, then we'll be generous too and only calculate your wages for ten years."
"What?!"
"Whose wife helps with chores and needs to be paid?!"
Why don't you just rob someone?!
When Chen Ming heard Huang Qinqin's words, he finally realized what she was up to, but this was going too far!
Seeing his outburst, Huang Qinqin nonchalantly said, "Why don't you need it?"
“My sister-in-law buys groceries and cooks for the family every month, and my mom gives her five yuan. I’m not even giving you enough.”
"Besides, if you can charge my second aunt rent, why can't my second aunt charge you wages?"
Chen Ming knew he was in the wrong, but he never imagined that Huang Qinqin would set a trap for him here!
He's in a dilemma now. If he follows Huang Qinqin's calculation method, he doesn't even need to consider anything else; just this one thing alone means he has to give Xu Fang 240 yuan!
According to this calculation, he might end up having to pay Xu Fang money out of his own pocket!
Chen Ming clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth, "I'm not going to settle this! You don't need to give me that money anymore, we're even!"
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