Her elder sister steals her husband? She marries the God of War and is pampered beyond measure!

Chapter 63 Exposing Manager Li

Ten days passed in a flash.

Su Mowan has been in charge of these three messes for exactly one month.

The three shopkeepers arrived at the door together, carrying silver notes, loose silver, and account books.

Manager Li consciously took a half step back, so Manager Qian went first.

He placed the account book in front of Su Mowan, then put the wooden box containing silver notes and loose silver on the table, and began to speak with his head bowed.

"The total income for this month is 18,000 taels of silver. After deducting the cost of goods and the waiter's monthly salary, there are 15,200 taels left."

Su Mowan quickly glanced through the ledger, and by the time Manager Qian spoke, she had almost finished looking at it. So she put the ledger down and gestured for Qinghe to come over and count the silver.

Manager Qian stepped down and sat down; it was Manager Liu's turn to step forward.

As he handed over the ledger, he said, "The total income is 26,318 taels, and the profit is 24,896 taels."

Su Mowan glanced at the ledger symbolically; the densely packed traditional Chinese characters weren't very aesthetically pleasing.

"Hmm, not bad, Qinghe, count the silver notes."

Qinghe, who had just finished counting a box of silver notes, immediately started counting Liu's box as well.

Finally, there's Manager Li from the jewelry shop.

He respectfully handed over the account book, speaking as concisely as Manager Liu before him: "The total income is 13,700 taels. After deducting the cost of the month, the surplus is 9,687 taels."

Su Mowan took it, flipped to one of the pages, and glanced at it.

She smiled faintly.

"Is Manager Li's cost calculation a bit off?"

"W-What's wrong?"

Manager Li feigned composure: "It's all recorded clearly here. If Consort Su has any questions, I can recalculate it on the spot!"

“I’m not saying the calculated number is wrong. I’m saying that Manager Li has misrecorded the cost price, and it’s not just one or two items.”

After Su Mowan finished speaking, she threw the ledger onto the table next to her and clapped her hands.

"Yinshuang, please invite the three bosses in."

Three middle-aged men dressed as businessmen suddenly emerged from behind the curtain in the side hall.

Manager Qian and Manager Liu glanced at the three of them, then looked at Manager Li with surprise. "Manager Li, what's going on?"

Manager Li stared wide-eyed at the three of them in disbelief.

"You...how did you get here?!"

One of the three, a rather well-off merchant, immediately cupped his hands and smiled, "Greetings, Manager Li. Consort Su invited the three of us to come and see what's going on."

Upon hearing this, Manager Li's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth and glared at Su Mowan.

Upon seeing this, both Manager Qian and Manager Liu understood what had happened. Manager Qian immediately said, "Manager Li, we've worked together for so many years, I never imagined you were this kind of person!"

Manager Liu opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just sighed and stopped looking at Manager Li.

"Please have a seat, gentlemen."

Su Mowan gestured for Yinshuang to serve tea to the three of them. She smiled and said, "Today is not just about inviting the three of you to watch the show. I also want to ask you to listen to whether the jewelry we received in our shop is priced as Manager Li said."

"That's easy to say, that's easy to say!"

The three bosses sat down with smiles, and one of them said, "I won't say much else, but I can remember the prices of at least a dozen of the jewelry that Manager Li sent people to get from me."

Upon hearing this, a struggle flashed across Manager Li's face.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Consort Su, the fact that you invited three bosses doesn't prove anything! These three bosses are all big business people, it's inevitable that they would misremember the price! Besides, our shop has always had its employees handle the handover of goods, and this price was given to me by the employees!"

The three bosses were displeased when they heard what Manager Li said.

"How can Manager Li be so forgetful? That batch of goods you personally picked up last time is still in the store and hasn't been sold yet, right?"

A fierce glint flashed in Manager Li's eyes: "I don't know why the three bosses would frame me, I truly have no way to defend myself! Consort Su—"

Su Mowan was prepared.

She clapped her hands.

"Since Manager Li feels wronged, then I have no choice but to present the evidence."

Yinshuang stepped forward, took out a few thin sheets of paper from her sleeve, and handed them over.

Su Mowan took the thin paper and gently shook it. With a 'whoosh', several folded sheets of paper unfolded, revealing the secret writing on them.

"Manager Li, is the writing on this yours?"

Manager Qian and Manager Liu could no longer sit still and got up to examine the handwriting.

Manager Li's eyes widened in panic.

His hands and feet trembled slightly, yet he vehemently denied it: "Consort Su casually had someone forge my handwriting to frame me! I, Li, have always believed I have been diligent and conscientious—"

"Indeed, they are very conscientious."

Su Mowan smiled.

"Manager Li, you've really worked hard. You have to deal with my thoughts on one hand, and you also have to figure out how to embezzle a little more. It's not easy."

After deciphering the handwriting, Manager Qian and Manager Liu both sighed.

Manager Liu said, "Manager Li, don't try to deny it. We've worked with you for over ten years, and we can still recognize your handwriting."

Su Mowan took back the purchase order, read out a jewelry design, and quoted a price.

One of the three bosses immediately nodded in agreement: "That's right, that's the price!"

Then, Su Mowan picked up the ledger that Manager Li had presented, found the same item, and read out another price.

The shopkeeper immediately slammed his fist on the table: "Nonsense! This one item alone is thirty taels more than the money I received! I didn't receive that much silver from Manager Li!"

I checked it several more times, and the result was the same each time.

Su Mowan closed the ledger and looked at Manager Li, whose face had turned pale.

"Manager Li, I've treated you quite well, even Manager Qian and Manager Liu don't know that I gave you an extra hundred taels of monthly salary! It's true that there are always countermeasures to policies. I had Qinghe distribute handkerchiefs, so you can't cheat on the quantity anymore, but you've started to think about the purchase of goods."

"I--"

"Does Manager Li think I don't know? Or does he think I can't get any evidence?"

Su Mowan waved the thin paper in her hand.

She said coldly, "Since Manager Li refuses to admit to doing this, then it's simple, let the authorities investigate!"

Upon hearing the word "government," Manager Li finally started shaking his leg.

But she still said firmly, "Consort Su, you can't send me to the authorities! The General's wife is my relative by marriage! If you dare to send me to the authorities, she won't let you off!"

"so what?"

Su Mowan sneered; this Manager Li was so blind to the situation.

"Madam won't protect you at all costs just because we're related by marriage. After all, I'm in business. If I accidentally let it slip to my business partners, the whole world will know. The General's Mansion can't afford to lose face like that. In that case, the General's wife will be the first to sell you out!"

Manager Qian hesitated for a moment before advising, "Manager Li, if you were instructed by someone, just admit it. Consort Su will not make things difficult for you."

Manager Li secretly pondered the situation.

Finally, he clenched his fist and declared defiantly, "Hmph, Consort Su, don't even think about using your power to oppress others!"

Su Mowan was prepared.

However, before she could give any instructions, she suddenly heard a soft sound of a wheelchair scraping against the ground coming from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, a voice as cold as frost came in.

"I am using my power to oppress people, so what can you do about it?"