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Chapter 1312 He Dapao Analyzes the Muddled Accounts!

"not that simple!"

Seeing Shi Xiaomeng fall into deep thought in silence, Wu Di worried that He Chen was twisting the brotherhood between them, so he quickly spoke up to refute him.

"Many things happen unexpectedly, and it's not as simple as money! And just because we have enough tuition and living expenses doesn't mean Xiao Meng doesn't need financial help."

Putting everything else aside, Xiao Meng wants to buy a house and needs a 2 yuan deposit. Without someone like Crazy's help, how could he possibly secure that deposit?

These words immediately brought Shi Xiaomeng back from his reverie. He suppressed these chaotic thoughts and nodded in agreement: "Yes! There are many things that you, He Chen, may not know since you weren't involved, but Crazy really helped me a lot!"
The down payment for buying a house is a typical example!
For us migrant workers in Beijing, a house, even a small apartment of only thirty-odd square meters, is irreplaceable!
I am very grateful to Crazy for lending me 2 yuan at a critical moment, which allowed me to settle on this house.

Otherwise, how will I give my daughter a home when she comes to Beijing?

There are many more such acts of kindness!

As he spoke, his vague or even doubtful thoughts, which had been stirred by He Chen's words, were replaced by gratitude towards the madman, and a hint of shame appeared on his face.

It was obvious that he had been shaken by what He Chen had just said and was now reflecting on himself.

"So what happened today?" He Chen asked with a half-smile. "Did Cheng Feng cause this trouble, and now you're the ones cleaning up his mess?"

How should this be calculated?
Surely it's not like you owe someone a favor again?
And you helping him clean up his mess, doesn't that count as doing him a favor?

Xiao Meng, did you write this down in your favor notebook because of this? Or did you cancel a favor?
If we're counting, you've all said he's done things like this at least a thousand times, and you've clearly cleaned up his messes more than once or twice.

How should these favors be accounted for?
We can't expect Shi Xiaomeng to remember favors but forget how many favors he himself has repaid, can we?

"A small favor is appreciated, but an excessive one breeds resentment; this imbalance between income and expenditure will inevitably lead to problems sooner or later!"

"..." Shi Xiaomeng was speechless again.

This time, even Wu Di was speechless.

In his view, Shi Xiaomeng's practice of keeping a record of favors was not something to be encouraged.

If everyone follows his example, would he have to write a special book detailing the favors his half-brother had done for him?

It's important to understand that they were half-brothers from different fathers and had formed a blended family. After their parents died, the older brother didn't actually have many obligations to him.

But this older brother, disregarding his own difficulties, insisted on raising him, sending him to university, and providing him with all sorts of support and favors. If we were to follow Shi Xiaomeng's method of recording, it would surely fill a notebook, and none of it would be about trivial matters like Shi Xiaomeng's.

Could it be that his disdain for his half-brother stemmed from a deep sense of gratitude that had turned into enmity?
He won't accept that!

Shi Xiaomeng didn't know what to say.

He would only keep a record of favors, not record something like today's event as a favor and then use it to offset the favors on his credit list.

He only remembers the kindness shown to him, without trying to repay it.

But He Chen's words seemed to make sense.

In friendships, favors are reciprocal.

Today, this kind of trouble happened, and the person who caused the trouble, the madman, didn't even show up. He was still having a good time, while they, the working people, skipped work to deal with it, and Wu Di almost died.

If it were him, this favor would be a debt he could never repay in his lifetime.

Moreover, as He Chen said, this kind of rotten thing has happened more than once or twice.

As the crazy guy's best buddies, they've cleaned up his messes far too many times.

If you really calculate it that way, owing favors and repaying them seems like the debt of favors he carries will suddenly become easy and relieved. "And then there's the down payment for the house!" Seeing that Shi Xiaomeng was listening, He Chen continued to analyze it for him.

"Just like how many favors you owed him during your university years, do you really need them?"

"I really need this!" Although Shi Xiaomeng felt that what He Chen said seemed to make sense, he still subconsciously said this, his tone unusually firm.

This house was a promise he made to his childhood sweetheart. He even chose the house number based on her birthday, highlighting its importance.

Therefore, he was extremely grateful to the madman who lent him 2 yuan to pay the deposit for the house.

"Hehe, hard to say!" He Chen smiled and, seeing that Shi Xiaomeng was a little excited, glanced at him and said, "Look, you're in a hurry again! There are many things that you might not understand when you're in the thick of them. You need an outsider to analyze them for you."

As a new friend who is observing from the sidelines, I hope you can listen carefully to my views, correct any mistakes if they exist, and strive to improve if they don't!

Truth becomes clearer through debate!

Isn't it? "

"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening." Shi Xiaomeng hesitated before swallowing the words he had in his mouth.

He really wanted to explain for the madman, but He Chen was right; the truth becomes clearer through debate. He believed that the madman's loyalty to him could withstand He Chen's scrutiny and debate.

“As someone who has moved to Beijing, you need to buy a house to give your childhood sweetheart a home, and then bring her over to reunite with you. I understand that!” He Chen said sincerely.

"The sadness of having no place to stand when all the lights in the big city are lit up at night, and not a single one is lit for you; the anxiety of having to be wary of being evicted by the landlord—those who know, know!"

I might be able to tolerate it myself, but I don't want my loved one to tolerate it, and I understand that!

But like I said, I just can't understand this!

Xiao Meng, you've been in college for four years, graduated for three years, worked hard to earn money for seven years, and now you're independently managing projects. You've made some progress.

You're about to receive 8 yuan in bonuses from one project, which is the real reason you're confident in your plan to buy a house.

But this is strange.

You've been working for three years, taking the bus to work every day, saving money in ways that are astonishing, and you don't need to spend money on dating. So where are your savings?

How come you can't even come up with 2 yuan?
Where did the money go?

Did they spend the money on things they shouldn't have, like dining and hanging out with their rich friends?
Because you're embarrassed to take advantage of others, you often have to reciprocate favors. Today he treats you, tomorrow you treat him, but because the other person is a rich second generation and their spending is too high, it indirectly makes you spend all the money you could have saved by being frugal.

As a result, you haven't saved any money over the years. When you need to make a deposit for a house, you have to borrow from him, and then you end up owing him a huge favor.

How is this any different from my classmate, the top science student in the province who should have lived a proud and upright life, but unknowingly ended up living a life of extreme resentment, owing favors to his rich second-generation classmates?

"..." Shi Xiaomeng and the others fell silent again.

no way!
Although Shi Xiaomeng keeps a clear record of favors, it is actually a very messy account!

There are only receipts, no expenditures, and the origins of these favors received haven't been clarified.

This is not the time when He Chen transmigrated; otherwise, he might have a better understanding of how foreign presidents could create cards out of thin air and exert extreme pressure.

These debts of gratitude should perhaps not have existed in the first place.

(End of this chapter)