After delivering the welcome speech, Chen Chen noticed Xia Chuyi and the others carrying large and small bags.
Chen Chenās sharp eyes immediately saw they were full of ingredients, and quickly asked, "What are your plans?"
"As you can see, weāre planning to cook ourselves," Xie Junping lifted the bag and responded to Chen Chen, deliberately calm.
"Wow, are you planning to cook Chinese food?" Chen Chen exclaimed excitedly, "Why didnāt you invite me? I want to join, I want to join!"
Because Chen Chen was so loud, Li Mingjie in the room and Chen Miao upstairs came out.
"Whatās all the noise about?" Huang Feifei, seeing the living room full of people, said displeasedly to Chen Chen, "Youāve been in the United States for quite a while, Chen Chen, why is your etiquette still so low?"
Seeing there were guests, Huang Feifei was even more displeased and said, "Didnāt we agree not to bring outsiders to the apartment?"
Looking at Xia Chuyi and the others holding ingredients, Chen Miao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Are you planning to cook for yourself?"
Although Huang Feifeiās words were quite unpleasant, since there were guests, Chen Miao didnāt want the atmosphere to become awkward, so she said, "Yeah, Chuyi is planning to cook for herself! Huang Feifei, do you want to join?"
Huang Feifei looked at Xia Chuyi, glanced at Xie Junping, and then looked at guest Jiang Fengqi and Wang Zicheng.
"No way, I donāt agree!" Huang Feifei suddenly said.
"Huh, what do you mean?" Chen Miao was a bit dumbfounded.
Not only Chen Miao, but the others also did not understand Huang Feifeiās meaning.
Especially clueless about where her disagreement was coming from.
Then, they heard Huang Feifei say, "In our apartment, water and electricity are split equally, and if you cook, that means youāll spend more on water and electricity, right?"
Everyone: ...
"Why donāt you join in, then? If everyone uses it, wouldnāt it be counted as shared?" Chen Miao said.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Huang Feifei raised her head and said, "If Xia Chuyi plans to cook by herself in the future, I can join in."
"However, there are a few things that need to be clarified."
"One, if I donāt eat at the apartment and eat at the canteen, the cost of that meal, both food money and utilities, must be deducted for me."
"Two, when you invite guests like this, the water and electricity used by the guests must be calculated separately, and you have to pay for it yourselves... Specifically, the person who invites the guest pays!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned again.
After a while, Chen Miao said, "So what you mean is, today Chuyi has two guests, and you want their water and electricity usage for this meal calculated separately, and Chuyi should pay for it alone?"
"Yes." Huang Feifei said, "Since itās a shared cost, it should be fair enough."
Chen Miao was speechless and looked at Xia Chuyi.
Xia Chuyi was indifferent.
"I agree with Huang Feifeiās opinion." Xia Chuyi smiled lightly and said, "The cooking person should indeed calculate a rough estimate of the water and electricity usage for each meal individually."
Upon hearing this, Huang Feifei was satisfied and said, "Then you can cook now!"
"Call me when the food is ready." Only heard Huang Feifei say.
After speaking, Huang Feifei turned and went back to the second floor, leaving the people on the first floor either speechless, amused, or feeling irony.
Only Xia Chuyi remained very calm and said, "Donāt worry about her, Senior Sister Jiang, you can sit for a while, Iāll go to the kitchen and get busy."
Jiang Fengqi looked at her, seeing her so calm, and without saying an extra word, just said, "Alright, itās better to accept than decline."