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

In her impression, Sumu has always been a down-to-earth, hard-working and honest young man. How could he do such a thing?

But she also understood that as the director of the neighborhood office, she had to be fair and selfless and could not judge things based solely on personal feelings.

"Yan Bugui, tell me what happened in detail. If Su Mu really owes you money, I will make him give you an explanation." Director Wang's tone was a little stern, but it also revealed his trust and expectations for Su Mu.

Hearing this, Su Mu opened the window.

No one is outside.

It seems that he must have eaten the meat of a monster, and his hearing is really good.

It seems that Director Wang and Yan Bugui are now at the gate of the compound.

Su Mu sat leisurely on the bench, with a hint of amusement in his eyes, as if he had already seen through Yan Bugui's plan.

When Yan Bugui and Director Wang appeared in his sight, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

That smile showed both disdain for Yan Bugui's despicable behavior and anticipation for the upcoming dialogue.

"Director Wang, why are you here? Please come in and have a cup of tea." Su Mu greeted warmly, his voice revealing a bit of sincerity and politeness, as if he was completely unaware of the subtle atmosphere in the air.

Director Wang nodded, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he still followed Su Mu into the house.

The three of them sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.

Director Wang cleared his throat and broke the silence by speaking first: "Sumu, I heard from Yan Bugui that you owed him a deposit of 1000 yuan. Is this true?"

Su Mu's smile widened when he heard this. He shook his head slightly and said in a firm and confident tone, "Director Wang, I am really confused by what you said."

"Although I am not a wealthy man, I will not do such a thing as not paying back the money I owe."

"Besides, you know my financial situation. My monthly salary is enough for my expenses. Why would I owe others money?"

As he spoke, Su Mu deliberately glanced at Yan Bugui, his eyes full of provocation and disdain.

Upon seeing this, Yan Bugui's face turned pale. He did not expect Su Mu to deny it so directly, and he did not expect Director Wang to ask about it so seriously.

"Director Wang, don't listen to his nonsense! He really owes me a deposit of 1000 yuan, this is absolutely true!" Yan Bugui hurriedly explained, with a bit of anxiety and anger in his voice.

However, Director Wang did not express his opinion immediately, but fell into deep thought.

She knew Su Mu's character and personality very well, and also understood Yan Bugui's habit of taking advantage of others and gossiping.

At this moment, she needed more evidence to determine who was lying.

"Let me put it this way, Sumu, Yan Bugui said that you owed him money, so do you have any evidence to prove your innocence?" Director Wang asked after pondering for a moment.

Su Mu smiled slightly, took out a book from his pocket calmly, and handed it to Director Wang: "Director Wang, look. This is my book. It records my monthly income and expenditure in detail."

"You can see that I don't have any unidentified expenses, let alone any deposit owed to Yan Bugui."

Director Wang took the account book and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that Su Mu’s words were credible.

Yan Bugui was so anxious that he was jumping up and down but there was nothing he could do.

Finally, Director Wang closed the account book and said to Yan Bugui earnestly: "Yan Bugui, Yan Bugui, you really wronged Su Mu this time. In the future, you should be more virtuous and avoid causing trouble."

Seeing this, Yan Bugui became anxious and quickly took out a yellowed receipt from his pocket and handed it to Director Wang anxiously:

"Director Wang, don't leave so quickly. This is the ironclad evidence of the transaction between Su Mu and me!"

"Look, not only is my name Yan Bugui written on it, but there are also fingerprints of several witnesses at the time. This is enough to prove that Su Mu really owed me a deposit of 1000 yuan!"

Upon hearing this, Director Wang stopped, took the document with a serious look, and examined it carefully.

She saw that the document was indeed as Yan Bugui had said, with signatures and fingerprints, and everything seemed reasonable.

However, as an experienced subdistrict office director, she is well aware that when dealing with such disputes, one cannot make a conclusion based on one side's words or a piece of written document.

She looked up at Su Mu, waiting for his explanation.

Su Mu's face remained calm. He slowly said, "Director Wang, please don't be anxious. The signature and fingerprint on the document do exist, but they cannot fully explain the problem."

"In fact, this 1000 yuan was not a deposit I borrowed from Yan Bugui, but a voluntary 'help' he gave me."

"Help?" Director Wang frowned in confusion.

"Yes, help." Su Mu explained, "At the beginning, I wanted to buy a pig, and I didn't have that much money, so I asked the pig seller to wait for me. Unexpectedly, when I came back, the pig seller had left, and then the third uncle started crying and asked me to give him money."

At this point, Su Mu paused and looked at Yan Bugui firmly: "So, this 1000 yuan is not a debt I owe him, but he gave it to me voluntarily."

Yan Bugui was choked by Su Mu's words and was speechless. He did not expect that Su Mu could turn the situation around so cleverly.

His face turned pale and his hands were clenched into fists, but he could do nothing.

He knew that he was already at a disadvantage and arguing further would only make himself more embarrassed.

After listening to Su Mu's explanation, Director Wang had made up his mind.

She looked at Yan Bugui and said earnestly, "Yan Bugui, your actions this time were indeed inappropriate."

"As an elder, you should care more about the harmony among neighbors instead of creating conflicts for personal gain. I hope you can learn from this lesson and consider the consequences more in the future."

After saying this, Director Wang turned and left the Su family.

Yan Bugui stood there, his face pale, his heart filled with regret and unwillingness.

He knew that not only did he fail to get the money back this time, but he also lost Director Wang's trust and the respect of his neighbors.

He sighed, turned around and left silently, leaving behind only a lonely back.

Su Mu looked at Yan Bugui's departing back, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he secretly mocked himself in his heart:

"You still want to fight me? How ridiculous! In this day and age, honesty and hard work are the foundation of life."

He shook his head gently, bringing his thoughts back to reality. He glanced at the wall clock and found that it was almost noon. His stomach couldn't help but growl.

So Su Mu took a step and walked towards the kitchen.

As soon as he stepped into the kitchen, he was pleasantly surprised by the scene before him.

After the recent expansion, the kitchen space is obviously much larger and the light is brighter. The neatly arranged rows of kitchen utensils are glowing with a soft luster in the sun.