Chapter 82 Settling the Accounts!
Unexpectedly, Huo Tingtao did something that surprised everyone at this moment, he interrupted Dong Lihua's words in a stern voice.
"Don't call me son, I'm not your son—"
"You don't deserve to be my mother!"
After saying that, he knelt down in front of Huo's mother.
"Mom, what they're saying isn't true, is it?"
“I am your son, look how much I look like Dad…”
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Huo's mother.
"Didn't you already know who your parents were before you were nine years old?"
"That's why you would intentionally or unintentionally tell your biological father that the children in the family bully you every day."
"Actually, your initial goal wasn't to be the third child, but the second child."
"But then you discovered that the third brother was much smarter than you had imagined, so you set your sights on him."
"You are very smart, but don't treat everyone else like fools."
"You think that just because you've forgotten everything that happened before your third child was six and a half years old, there's nothing I can do about you?"
"I'm telling you, you're dreaming!"
“The third brother has remembered everything. Although your father planned this whole thing, you are not innocent!”
"You were the one who lured the third brother away, and your uncle Yang Zhiqiang was the one responsible for kidnapping him. After that, he handed the third brother over to Master Yan!"
Mother Huo's gaze swept over all those who had harmed the third son.
The Huo family has never used their power to oppress others, but if these people don't take a bullet, then all those years they've spent in Beijing have been for nothing!
"Fourth brother, you've worked hard today."
Uncle Huo nodded slightly, "Sister-in-law, you're exaggerating."
He is also a member of the Huo family and should do his part.
This Yang Zhiqi was really useless; he couldn't withstand two kicks and a punch before collapsing to the ground.
Fortunately, he didn't die.
Mrs. Huo nodded. "I've said everything I need to say, and they understand. Please wait a moment while I divide the family property. Once that's done, you can take the people with you."
Upon hearing this, the other members of the family all looked over with worried expressions.
On one hand, their elder brother's life hangs in the balance; on the other hand, they are all very worried about their mother's health.
Mrs. Huo smiled but didn't explain. Actually, there was already news from the eldest son's side, but they were still waiting for the final confirmation.
So she didn't mention it, but instead took out a notebook.
"Before we split up, there's something I want to settle first."
After saying that, she looked at Dong Lihua and said, "I have always remembered the kindness you showed me when you helped me take care of my child. Now I have been raising your child for so many years. You should know how much I have sacrificed for you."
Dong Lihua whispered, "I know, sister-in-law."
"Okay, just so you know."
"I won't say anything else. Since the son is yours, today I'll settle the accounts one by one for all the money I've spent on him and your Yang family over the years."
As soon as Huo's mother finished speaking, Jiang Si immediately understood and took out an abacus.
"Mom, it's ready."
Mrs. Huo nodded. Fortunately, she had the habit of keeping accounts; otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to remember these old, trivial accounts.
"Back in 1953, in order to find jobs for the couple, aside from the favors we gave them, we spent a total of 680 yuan."
“When their eldest daughter, Chunmei, got married, we gave her a dowry of 66 yuan and added some other gifts.”
"A three-drawer desk cost 31.4 yuan, a metal thermos cost 8.03 yuan, and two enamel basins cost a total of 6.84 yuan."
"Finally, there was an 8-pound cotton quilt. Back then, cotton cost 1.4 yuan per pound, and with the labor cost, it cost 13.2 yuan."
"When my second daughter Chunlan got married, I also contributed 66 yuan, and I spent 64 yuan and 85 cents to buy her a large wardrobe."
"When the third daughter, Chunzhu, got married, the dowry was still 66 yuan, but they added a Sunflower brand radio, which cost 65 yuan."
The eldest of the Yang family's daughters got married early, which coincided with the three years of natural disasters.
Although the dowry items cost less than 50 yuan, the effort put into them was no less than that put into the two children later in the family.
"When the three of them had their babies and celebrated their one-month birthdays, we each contributed 18 yuan to each of our children's celebrations."
"We've set up a total of 6 children's rides so far, and it costs 108 yuan here."
"In addition, the New Year's money I've received over the years has totaled 102 yuan."
Having talked about the younger ones, let's move on to the older ones.
Mrs. Huo continued, "From 1953 to 1968, Mrs. Yang and her husband came to Beijing for medical treatment a total of 12 times. The total cost, including medical treatment, medicine, food and lodging, was 508 yuan."
“When the elderly couple passed away, we donated a total of 100 yuan.”
“When that bastard Yang Zhiqi was injured, we sent him 80 yuan and bought some supplements. These things cost us about 60 yuan in total.”
Thinking about this made Huo's mother angry.
Dong Lihua felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, partly because she was distressed about the money.
On another note, she also vaguely sensed that the Huo family was trying to distance themselves from them this time.
Otherwise, the accounts wouldn't be so detailed, even including the costs of social interactions.
Actually, money is a minor issue. Over the years, the couple has worked at the steel factory and earned a decent salary.
The three girls didn't spend much money on their weddings.
I can manage to scrape together that amount of money if I grit my teeth.
Over the years, they have benefited a lot from the Huo family's connections. If things fall apart now, who knows how others will laugh at them.
Furthermore, Dong Lihua secretly wanted to plead with them again.
However, if she thought that way, she would be very wrong. This time, let alone showing mercy, it was already a favor that Huo's mother didn't personally draw her gun and shoot these people.
"Going easy on me? What the hell are you thinking!"
"Sisi, now that we've settled these, remember to deduct the gifts the Yang family gave us."
If we're going to calculate it, let's calculate it clearly and thoroughly.
Mrs. Huo didn't want others to think that she had taken advantage of the Yang family, but after thinking for a long time, she could only come up with two ideas.
Over the years, apart from the generous gifts and numerous items they gave to the eldest son's family, they have hardly been seen giving anything to the other families.
Mother Huo said, "When the second and fourth sons got married, they gave a total of 10 yuan as a gift. When the second son's two children turned one month old, they gave 3 yuan for each child, for a total of 16 yuan. This amount will be deducted later."
Jiang Si nodded and reminded her, "Mom, this money can earn a lot of interest in a year if you deposit it in the bank. Shouldn't we include that too?"
She wasn't lying; a one-year fixed deposit from 2005 to 2013 would have an annual interest rate of 14.4%!
Even though the interest rate was cut in half five years later, it was still 7.92%.
If this money had been deposited in the bank until now, the interest would have been substantial!
Mrs. Huo wasn't embarrassed at all, "Okay, you can include them all."
After dealing with the Yang family, the real show is about to begin!
The couple felt guilty about their eldest child not returning home until he was seven years old.
So over the years, they have spent a lot of money and effort on the first wife's family.
There's no way to calculate one's thoughts, but every penny spent on their eldest son's family would be recouped by Mrs. Huo with interest.
As for whether they would give it to her or not, Mrs. Huo was not worried at all.
Over the years, the couple has barely touched their salaries; they've saved them all.
It adds up to quite a lot.
It's more than enough to pay off the debt.
Speaking of this, Mrs. Huo has to thank her beloved daughter-in-law!
If she hadn't reminded her, Mrs. Huo would never have thought of taking the household registration book to apply for a replacement bankbook!
Jiang Si smiled but remained silent. "Mom, don't forget, there's also my wool blanket!"
"Don't worry, I'll remember."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law smiled at each other, one reporting the expenses and the other calculating the accounts, their cooperation was seamless.
After a flurry of calculations, Jiang Si finally announced a startling number—
The author says: I underestimated the speed at which the plot unfolds, so I'm adding an extra chapter today. Thank you all for your support!
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