Siheyuan: The wife pays off the husband's debt, Huairu's mentality collapses

Soon, He Yuzhu ran back to the yard panting. His face was not looking good, obviously he got nothing.

Seeing this, Yan Bugui hurried forward and asked anxiously, "Zhu Zi, what's going on? Did you find the pork?"

He Yuzhu shook his head, frowning: "No, I waited for a long time at the intersection and saw nothing. Those scammers must have run away!"

These words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Yan Bugui's heart hard.

His face turned pale as paper in an instant, his eyes filled with disbelief and despair.

He pointed at Su Mu with a shaking finger, his voice full of anger and helplessness: "Su Mu, are you trying to piss me off on purpose? This 1000 yuan cost me my life! It's all because of you that I'm in this state! You must compensate me!"

Yan Bugui started to throw a tantrum, muttering non-stop, his voice getting louder and louder, and his emotions becoming more and more agitated.

His face was twisted with anger and his eyes were red, like a beast cornered.

Facing Yan Bugui's unreasonable behavior, Su Mu just smiled faintly, with both sarcasm and pity in his smile: "Uncle, you really know how to throw dirty water. I didn't force you to give me the money, so how can you ask me to compensate you?"

"Now that something has gone wrong, you're putting all the blame on me. I'm afraid that's not appropriate, right?"

Su Mu's words were clear and powerful, and every word was like a heavy hammer hitting Yan Bugui's heart.

He was stunned, his face turned red and white, and he wanted to refute but couldn't find a suitable reason.

In the end, he could only lie on the ground, gasping for breath, looking extremely angry.

Yan Bugui was so angry at Su Mu's words that his whole body was shaking, his chest heaving violently, and it seemed that even breathing had become difficult.

Suddenly, he covered his chest with his hands, his face turned pale in an instant, and a mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably, splashing onto the ground, shocking to the eye.

Seeing this, the third aunt turned pale with fear and rushed forward to support Yan Bugui. She anxiously called his name and looked at Su Mu with a reproachful look:

"Sumu, how can you be so cruel! If anything happens to my old man, I will never forgive you!"

Su Mu looked at this scene without any ripple in his heart.

He slowly approached, his eyes calm and sharp, looking directly into the eyes of the third aunt:

"Third Aunt, I don't like what you said. What do you mean I have to take responsibility if something happens to Third Uncle? This is simply nonsense."

His words revealed an unquestionable determination. Although his tone was light, every word was like a nail, and it was impossible to ignore it.

"I, Sumu, have always acted uprightly and with a clear conscience. Today's incident, from beginning to end, was all the Third Master's own wishful thinking. I did not force him in the slightest."

"Now that something has gone wrong, he wants to put all the blame on me. This is really unfair."

As he spoke, Su Mu shook his head slightly, with a hint of disdain and pity flashing in his eyes:

"Third Aunt, you are a reasonable person and should be able to see the truth of the matter. I hope you can calm down and persuade Third Uncle to stop him from being blinded by anger again."

After saying that, Su Mu said no more, turned around and strode into the gate of the courtyard.

Leaving behind were the three aunts, Yan Bugui lying on the ground, and the neighbors around them with a look of shock on their faces.

"Oh, this uncle is really something. He always likes to take advantage of others. This time, he has gotten himself into trouble."

"That's right. I heard that he even took out his coffin money to help Su Mu, but he was still scammed by the liar. It's really pitiful and infuriating."

"There must be something hateful about pitiful people. Third Master, you deserve what you got this time. I've always seen Sumu as a very honest kid. He doesn't seem like someone who would deliberately cheat others."

"That being said, Third Master's body is not strong enough to withstand such anger. Looking at his expression, I'm afraid he will really get hurt."

"Third Aunt is the same. She is still blaming Sumu at this time and doesn't even think about who started it. Sumu is willing to help because it's his duty. If he doesn't want to help, it's his duty. There's no reason to force someone to do anything."

"Alas, neighbors are supposed to help each other, but now they are like enemies over such a small matter. It's really sad."

"In the final analysis, it was Uncle San's own greed that caused the problem. If he had kept his bottom line and not trusted others so easily, he wouldn't have ended up like this. So, people should be down-to-earth and stop thinking about taking shortcuts."

Su Mu returned home and just sat down to drink some tea when he heard a knock on the door.

"Brother Su, it's me."

When he heard Qin Huairu's voice, Su Mu got up and opened the door.

Qin Huairu stood outside the door, the afterglow of the setting sun gently shining on her body, adding a bit of gentleness and charm to her already fair and beautiful face.

"Huai Ru, why are you here?" There was a hint of subtle tenderness in Su Mu's voice.

Qin Huairu smiled slightly, walked straight into the house, found a place to sit down, and looked at Su Mu gently:

"Brother Su, I came to see you because... I missed you." Her words were straightforward and sincere, without any hesitation.

When Su Mu heard this, his heart warmed, and the busyness and fatigue of these days seemed to disappear in an instant.

He walked to Qin Huairu and sat down gently. They were so close that they could almost feel each other's breath.

Qin Huairu didn't hesitate at all and threw herself into Su Mu's arms. The calls of "Brother Su" were like a spring breeze, causing ripples in Su Mu's heart.

In this warm and private space, the two quickly immersed themselves in each other's world.

Time seemed to stand still, only two hearts were constantly approaching and blending.

When everything calmed down, Qin Huairu snuggled in Su Mu's arms and asked softly, "By the way, Brother Su, I just passed by and saw a lot of noise outside. What's going on?"

Su Mu gently stroked Qin Huairu's hair and briefly told her about Yan Bugui's story.

After hearing this, Qin Huairu raised a playful smile: "Brother Su, your method is really brilliant. It not only solved the problem, but also prevented me from getting too deeply involved."

"You, stop teasing me." Su Mu chuckled, but in his heart he felt extremely relieved for Qin Huairu's understanding and support.

After a short stay at Su Mu's house, Qin Huairu said goodbye reluctantly.

She straightened her clothes with a faint smile on her face, as if everything that had just happened was so natural.

However, when she walked out of Sumu's house, she had never expected that her whereabouts had been seen by Jia Zhang in the middle courtyard.

Jia Zhang stood at the door of her house, her eyes as sharp as an eagle's, staring at Qin Huairu's departing back.

Her heart was suddenly filled with turmoil and she was burning with anger.