The saying "brothers settle accounts clearly" is easy to understand, that is, material things other than feelings, especially money, should be clear and every transaction is clear. This sentence is usually used when people have financial dealings. Between two people, what this sentence usually means is that they clearly understand that no one wants to take advantage of the other, and there is no need to talk about any favors.
Modern people have more and more economic disputes, and even relatives and friends are not immune. For example, if a relative or friend comes to ask you to do something, asking someone to do something may involve When it comes to giving gifts or treating guests to dinner, money usually needs to be spent to a greater or lesser extent. If these things are not explained clearly, the person asking you to help may act stupid and take advantage of you. , as if there was no such thing, he still took it as a matter of course that you spent money and owed favors to help her do things.
You may be dissatisfied with what you did afterwards, so when doing things with such people, especially regarding financial matters, you will use this sentence and mention the corresponding expenses. clear.
For another example, someone asks you to help purchase some things. Especially now that overseas travel is popular. Some foreign products are tax-free. After buying them, it is cheaper to bring them home than domestic prices, so some people When traveling abroad, friends, colleagues or relatives will drag the person abroad to help buy some things.
But when you buy things abroad, you usually use foreign currency. But after you buy the things and give them to the other party, the other party will usually settle the settlement for you in RMB. This will involve some currency exchange rate issues. This may cause certain financial losses, and the other party will think that they have already spent the money and do not need to owe you a favor, so this sentence will also be used in this case.