Chapter 276: Even raising you this big requires cost accounting

Upon hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Jia Zhangshi sighed deeply and said:

"Sister-in-law, I'm not being blind."

"Otherwise, we would already be a family."

Upon hearing this, Shazhu became excited:

"It's not too late now either."

Qin Huairu frowned: "No, Shazhu, why are you like this?"

"Didn't we already agree on this?"

"I'm telling you, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll regret it."

Shazhu hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, okay, I'll do as you say."

"Don't worry, I will definitely do it."

"I will definitely marry you."

Yi Zhonghai gave a cold snort and said:

"That's all the ambition you have."

Shazhu stared blankly: "What, what do you mean by this?"

"No, Eldest Uncle, I've noticed you don't seem very willing for me to marry Qin Huairu."

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly said: "How could I be unwilling? Don't talk nonsense."

"What I mean is, forget it, I won't say more."

"I've had a bit too much to drink today."

"Come on, let's have one last drink together."

The three clinked their cups, and Shazhu suddenly looked at Liu Haizhong and said:

"Wait, wait a moment, Second Elder, tomorrow you must not forget that matter."

Liu Haizhong stared: "What, what matter?"

Shazhu: "What else? You just agreed to it."

Liu Haizhong slapped his thigh: "No problem, I've got it in mind."

"Shazhu, let me tell you this, ah."

"If tomorrow I don't demolish those two rooms, I'll call you Second Elder."

Shazhu grinned, nodded, and said:

"Alright, actually what I want to tell you is about giving Qin Huairu money."

As soon as he said that, everyone burst out laughing.

Shazhu: "Come, come, come, let's wish Second Aunt a place to exercise."

"Ah, come, come, come, cheers."

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li had just returned home not long ago when suddenly San Da Ma's voice came from outside the door:

"Eldest Son, Eldest Son, Jiecheng, Jiecheng......"

Yan Jiecheng let out a long breath and replied:

"I'm here, what's the matter?"

San Da Ma: "Your father wants you two to come over."

Yan Jiecheng: "Okay, got it."

San Da Ma: "Hurry up."

Soon after,

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li arrived at Yan Bu Gui Jia.

Upon seeing Yan Bu Gui sitting there with a dark face, they both silently stood to one side.

Yan Bu Gui looked at them without speaking.

Yan Jiecheng frowned and asked:

"What's the matter, Dad? If you have something to say, just say it."

After saying that,

He walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat beside Yan Bu Gui.

Yu Li, seeing that, also sat down.

Yan Bu Gui snorted, turned his head to look at Yan Jiecheng, and asked:

"Do you consider Shazhu your elder brother?"

Yan Jiecheng frowned again, and instead of answering, he asked back:

"What, what do you mean? Dad."

Yan Bu Gui asked again: "Do you regard Eldest Uncle and Second Elder as your fathers?"

Yu Li took a deep breath and said irritably:

"Dad, if you have something to say, just say it straight."

Yan Bu Gui raised his hand, waved it, and said:

"Hey hey hey, don't call me Dad."

"Just treat me as an elder in the courtyard."

"You say Eldest Uncle and Second Elder now."

"Every day we can enjoy delicious dishes and drink together at the same table."

"Hey, but as this Third Elder, I can only sit here sniffling, blinking my eyes, and smacking my lips."

"Where is justice?"

Yu Li: "Dad, the more you speak, the more confused I become!"

Yan Bu Gui frowned: "Is this real confusion or fake confusion?"

Yan Jiecheng: "Um, Dad, this seems unrelated to us."

"They sit at the same table and drink together; that means they get along well."

"If you want to get along with them, you can, too."

"If you don't get along with them, you then blame us."

Hearing this, Yan Bu Gui was instantly angry.

San Da Ma hurriedly spoke:

"Your dad is saying that Shazhu brings back meals every day, and you Eldest Uncle and Second Elder, along with Qin Huairu's whole family, enjoy them every day."

"Shazhu works for you every day."

"Besides a salary of 86.45."

"And four extra dishes."

"But I, your mother, also work at your restaurant."

"What do you bring me?"

"Hey, I don't need four dishes."

"Every day you have your mother bring back one dish, to balance with your two elders."

Hearing this, Yu Li couldn't help but glance at Yan Jiecheng.

She was both dissatisfied and annoyed.

But as a daughter‑in‑law, there were some things she couldn't say.

Yan Jiecheng let out a long sigh, looked at San Da Ma, and said:

"Mother, we didn't invite you to go."

"It was you who insisted on going."

"When we had no other choice, we dismissed someone and gave his salary to you."

"Compared to that, your work is still less than half of a person's."

Hearing this, San Da Ma became even more annoyed.

Yan Jiecheng continued: "Didn't I tell you before?"

"We need cost accounting."

Yan Bu Gui, angry, pointed at Yan Jiecheng and said:

"We gave birth to you and raised you so big; now let's do a cost accounting for that too."

Yan Jiecheng, displeased, said: "Dad, what you said is a bit unreasonable."

"You said that since the year I started working, I already settled everything with you, right?"

"Before marriage, I earned 32.5 per month."

"You only left me 5.5, right?"

"What about after marriage?"

"You worry that I might implicate you."

"Hurry and let me take all my wages, so I can live on my own."

"But each month I still have to pay 5 as alimony."

"That's correct, right?"

"Take this shop as an example."

"Back then we were short of money, we said let you invest for shares, but you feared the money would be wasted."

"You said it was a loan to us."

"What a good fellow, the interest is huge."

"Fine, we accept this usury; after all, who would let us be short of money, right?"

"But we can't bear this monthly interest."

"One month is ten percent, ten months is a hundred percent."

"Let alone opening a shop, even if we were to smash and rob, we wouldn't have time for this."

"Yu Li and I, gritting our teeth, borrowed money everywhere."

"But we finally managed to repay your money."

"It took a total of two months."

"We haven't even seen the money, yet you took away twenty percent of the profit."

"You've already ensured profit regardless of drought or flood."

Yu Li: "Yan Jiecheng, you're stretching this too far."

"When you settle accounts with Dad, can you outdo him?"

"Mom is right; Mom doesn't fit in our place."

Hearing this, San Da Ma became anxious.

Yu Li continued: "You say Mom is already that old."

"We, as the younger generation, should feel sorry for Mom."

"Give Mom a chance to earn money, but outsiders don't see it that way."

"As if we were being unfilial."

"There's nothing to say."

Having said this, Yu Li looked at San Da Ma, then continued:

"Mom, you just don't go tomorrow."

"Ah, we really can't withstand external public opinion pressure."