Chapter 336: Embarrassed
New Year's greetings, all of which are clichéd topics, nothing more than talking about friends you know, talking about the past, and talking about the recent past.
Su Mu sat on the side, he didn't believe that Qiao Wuye would come to his house to pay New Year's greetings because of his nostalgia, he hadn't been here for more than 20 years, and the Su family didn't go to his house to worship the New Year, they all said that there must be demons when things went wrong, and he always felt that he was coming for himself, and he was ready to refuse to borrow money from the other party, in his opinion, the only thing that could be targeted by the other party was money.
Growing up in Chinatown, I have seen a lot of scenes where there is borrowing but not returning.
Friendship, blood relatives and the like are dispensable in front of money, there are a lot of good things to say when borrowing money, and when you repay the money, you won't be so good to talk, and if you have a better relationship, you are embarrassed to let the other party write an IOU, and in the end, you were kindly bitten by a dog, and it was okay to go to the court, after all, there is no way to prove that the other party really borrowed your own money.
Even if there is evidence, the other party insists that he has no money to pay back, and in the end he still draws water with a bamboo basket, whose money is blown by the wind? It can only be said that people's hearts have collapsed, especially in the poor place of Chinatown, and over time, no one wants to believe anyone, even if it is a brother.
After Su Mu made a fortune, apart from his own family, there were not many people who helped with money. Du Zhong is one, lent him $500,000 to invest in Microsoft stocks, and his aunt's family, and Li Ping'an's side, the two of them started a business together, and Li Ping'an also contributed money at the beginning.
Shengmien, the truth of fighting Mi Qiu Su Mu understood it very early, in the past, which relatives came to borrow money, said it was borrowed, but in fact, he never thought that he could really pay it back, Su Mu could buy a house for his aunt's family and help his cousin Qiqi pay for tuition, but he didn't like to borrow money, whether it was lent to others, or others borrowed from him, he didn't like it.
It's good to borrow and repay, but there are many who don't pay back, especially in Chinatown, because of the lack of credit, the word "borrow" has become similar to "send me some money to use". The person who took the initiative to repay the money actually became a minority, and the person who lent the other party money, when he asked for money, he had to look at the face of the person who borrowed the money, and when to repay it and how much to repay, it all depended on the thoughts of the person who owed the money.
When Su Mu's grandmother was seriously ill, his father Su Dingcai took him to ask a relative for a debt, just two thousand dollars, and he borrowed for more than seven years and did not mean to repay the money.
When someone is really short of money, they would rather give the other party money for nothing as a good deed, rather than borrow, otherwise the other party pretends to forget about it and does not pay it back, then it is not that the money cannot be taken back, and it is in vain to experience the "sinister human heart".
Su Mu understands the meaning of this idiom, and he doesn't need to understand it personally, Chinatown is mixed, there are people who do anything, and there are even a lot of drug dealers, the most time Su Mu encountered four or five hundred people fighting in a group, one of which was Qiao Wuye's son who found it, and almost all of the people who should have seen it have seen it.
The old man was chatting with Qiao Wuye, and the topic suddenly turned to Su Mu, Qiao Wuye asked: "I heard that you can even get involved with President Bush now, and the mayor of Los Angeles also knows you?" A few years ago, the city hall suddenly paid attention to Chinatown, and it is said that it was because you greeted the mayor, Mayor Schmidt. ”
I didn't understand why I asked this, Su Mu nodded and acquiesced, and told: "There are relatively few contacts, and most of the business is in Silicon Valley now, and I have only met twice at the party." ”
Qiao Wuye was silent for a moment, sighed and said: "Xiao Su, I'm troublesome to you, my son was arrested for something, and I hired the best lawyer for him, but the lawsuit is still not going well, if it really comes according to the worst outcome, I may not be able to get out of prison for the rest of my life, I am such a son."
For this matter, I haven't stopped for a year, and the company has also changed hands to other people, I have thought about all the ways I can think of, you know a lot of people, can you help try it?"
“......”
Well, hearing this request, Su Mu began to hope that the other party had come to borrow money from him.
Interfering with judicial fairness, this is definitely a big crime, once it is poked out, even if his reputation is ruined in the lower circles, he can do things within the rules, but some things that touch the bottom line cannot be done, such as interfering with judicial justice.
Therefore, even if a large company encounters an ordinary lawsuit, it is still trying to find a good lawyer and find a breakthrough, instead of using personal connections to settle the situation.
Credit and the legal system are an important foundation for the stable development of the American social order, as a businessman, and a businessman who has just made a little progress, Su Mu is now put in the spotlight, and the slightest problem may be infinitely magnified.
Since Fifth Master Qiao's son is facing the maximum penalty below the death penalty, it means that he has really done an unforgivable thing, and it is definitely an incomparably loss-making business to let himself take risks in order to help the guy who has no intersection at all, and that friendship at the beginning was not enough for Su Mu to put himself in danger.
What if his son had a big mouth and talked about this kind of thing to someone else in prison. It was not easy to climb into the world's top circles, and maybe he would be kicked back, and a small Watergate scandal would pull US President Nixon off the horse, and interfering with the judiciary is also a dangerous situation that cannot be set foot in.
Old man Su didn't know much, but he wasn't stupid at all, and said: "Hey, you think too highly of him, how can this kind of thing help, your son has an accident?
Qiao Wuye was suddenly embarrassed, he couldn't say that his son was strong * girl, and in the end, the girl jumped off the building directly, was witnessed coming out of the room, and was convicted of the crime, and shot the police when they arrived.
Stiffly opened the topic, and continued to ask Su Mu: "It is possible to solve it if you say hello, just help me this time, he is also confused for a while, if he is really locked up in prison for the rest of his life, I won't be able to live......"
When Fifth Master Qiao said this, his eyes were red.
Su Mu was not moved, but was a little angry, angry that he knew that he regretted it now, why did he go earlier.
What kind of virtue is his son, Su Mu has heard of it, he was a father before and he didn't discipline his children well, but now he finds his head and throws the problem to himself, if he really says hello, with Qiao Wuye's net worth, how can he not solve it.
A little aggrieved, but it's right to think about it, whether I have a relationship with him or not, how can it be important to have his son in Qiao Wuye's heart, Su Mu felt very tricky, and only said: "I'll understand the situation first, I will definitely help if I can help, Fifth Master, don't get excited, hurt your body......"