Yu Jiu scoffed. This time, she picked up a pen and paper and wrote it down step by step. After she finished writing, she handed it to Xu Liang's family and asked them to take a close look and see if they could find any faults.
Xu Ziqi also took out paper and pen, and tried to do the calculations by copying the examples. He made a mistake halfway through and had to start over in frustration. He scratched his head until it was a mess, but he still couldn't figure out these complicated accounts.
Enraged, Xu Liang slapped his son hard across the head.
"Useless thing! Can't even do basic accounting!"
"How am I supposed to calculate something this complicated! You know I didn't even finish elementary school, so why don't you try calculating it yourself!"
Xu Ziqi felt extremely wronged. Why make things difficult for him when he had to deal with such a difficult debt?
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Well, what a bunch of idiots! Not a single one of them could figure it out. Everyone watched them scratch their heads for an hour, until finally, some other people in the team couldn't stand it anymore and joined in to calculate it. And it was right, exactly the calculation, not a single step wrong. It's just like when you go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things. Besides needing coupons, even if you only take a couple more coins, it adds up to more than ten yuan.
This calculation is unbelievable, yet it's actually correct!
In the end, Xu Liang's family had no choice but to sign the family division statement written by Sun Jihai with tears in their eyes. Yu Jiu held the document and felt a great weight lifted from her heart. She nodded in satisfaction.
"When are you going to give us those eighty dollars? Why don't we just go get the money now and settle the debt in front of everyone? That way we won't try to renege on the debt again. Even if you don't renege, if you secretly give us the money, no one will know and they'll think you're renegeting on the debt again. That won't be good for your reputation either. So, let's just go get the money now. What do you think?"
She raised an eyebrow and continued to press.
That reason... is really hard to refuse!
The others nodded in agreement.
“I think Yu Zhiqing is right. If you don’t pay today, how are we supposed to know when you’ll pay back the money? If you don’t pay today, we’ll think you’re just trying to renege on the debt and become a deadbeat again. Oh dear, that’s not a good idea. Who would dare to do business with your family in the future!”
"Exactly, exactly! If you don't pay today, are you trying to renege on your debt? Or did you intend to secretly renege on your debt in the first place? Trying to take advantage of Yu Zhiqing and the team leader's embarrassment to avoid paying? Surely no one actually thought that!"
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That's right, Xu Liang's family really did have that intention. Xu Liang even thought that at worst he could kneel down and beg Xu Zijiang for mercy. Xu Zijiang was actually soft-hearted; otherwise, he wouldn't have given them two years' worth of money. If kneeling could get him eighty yuan back, he would kneel as many times as he wanted! Unexpectedly, everyone saw through his trick!
So, should we give it or not?
Xu Liang looked at his wife with a pained expression. It wasn't eighty cents or eight dollars, it was eighty dollars!
"How could that be? We're going home to get the money right now! You just wait!"
Xu Liang's wife pinched his waist hard, gritted her teeth, and then angrily went home to get the money. "Damn it! I told you not to cause any more trouble. Know when to quit while you're ahead! It's been decades, and they still bring up the issue of dividing the family property. Now look what happened! They tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, and even lost eighty yuan! These idiots!"
How come other women can have such a smart son like Xu Zijiang, while her son is such a fool like Xu Ziqi! Looks like he takes after his father; the whole family are fools!
Xu Liang's wife was furious, but she held back for the sake of saving face. She went home, took eighty yuan, stuffed it into Yu Jiu's hand, and even managed to force a smile.
"You've made a fool of yourselves with these idiots in my family. They're just not very smart, but they don't really have any bad intentions. Yu Zhiqing, once you marry into the Xu family, you'll be one of us. No matter what, even if we separate, we'll still be relatives. Yu Zhiqing, please don't have any complaints about us. We'll still treat each other as relatives in the future."
She chuckled awkwardly, but Yu Jiu took the money and ruthlessly pulled her hand away, offering only a few perfunctory words.
"Hmm, we'll see."
Are you kidding me? You think she and Xu Zijiang have too much money? They're not even malicious! If they're not bad people, who are?
Yu Jiu rolled her eyes openly, handed the money to Xu Zijiang, and announced it in a firm and resounding voice.
"Alright, that's settled then. If anyone comes to us again spouting nonsense about owing favors or anything like that, don't blame us for getting angry. Anyone who dares to slap us again will get a beating!"
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What's the difference between this and naming names? Is there?
Xu Liang's wife rolled her eyes, turned around and left, dragging her stupid husband and stupid son along, unwilling to embarrass herself here.
"Now that this matter is resolved, I should go back. Yu Zhiqing, you won't misunderstand me now, will you? You won't call me an old man anymore, will you?"
Sun Jihai stood up, leaning on his cane, and gave Yu Jiu a teasing smile. His son had already taken care of his calculations, while his grandson supported him on the other side. Sun Jihai had a harmonious family and a peaceful life. At his advanced age, he was enjoying his retirement, and was highly respected. He was indeed an object of everyone's admiration and envy.
"I've never called him that, Grandpa Sun. You've misunderstood. I've always called him Grandpa Sun, haven't I?"
Yu Jiu stuck out her tongue shyly and said embarrassedly.
"You must have been secretly thinking that, don't think I don't know. When you first thought that Xu Liang and I were here to bully your family, wasn't that what you were thinking? Humph, don't think this old man doesn't know! But never mind, I'm a magnanimous man, I won't hold it against you juniors."
"I just hope you and Zijiang can live a good life together from now on. I watched this child grow up; he's a wonderful person, tall, handsome, and kind. But you're not bad either. You two are a perfect match! Hurry up and get married! I want to sit at the head table on the wedding banquet!"
Sun Jihai said proudly, his wrinkled face full of a kind smile.
Xu Zijiang helped him up and sincerely apologized.
"I really misunderstood Grandpa Sun before. I apologize to you. On the wedding day, I will definitely let you sit at the head table! I will toast you separately!"
"You said it, kid, I've got it!"
Grandpa Sun pointed at Xu Zijiang and secretly winked at him. Xu Zijiang nodded knowingly, indicating that there was no problem. Only then did he feel relieved as his children and grandchildren helped him home.
Once the person had walked away, Yu Jiu raised an eyebrow and asked him curiously.
"What were you two up to just now? What kind of code was that?"
“Grandpa Sun loves to drink. He winked at me, asking me to save a bottle of wine for him on my wedding day. He’s getting old, and we don’t usually let him drink at home.”
Xu Zijiang smiled and thought, "Grandpa Sun is quite the old rascal."
The Sun family isn't poor; they have the money to buy the old man a bottle of wine, and they can get the ration coupons. He has a daughter who works at a department store, but his family is worried about his health and hasn't let him taste a drop of wine for a year or two. Now he's really craving it.
“Grandpa Sun’s hair is all white. How old is he? He looks very old. And he still drinks? If I were his family, I wouldn’t allow it.”
Yu Jiu was quite surprised, and then began to agree with his family's approach. The old man's health was already fragile, so he shouldn't do anything reckless.
"He must be in his late eighties, almost ninety."
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