Ma Yunfei prompted, "Second brother, you need to figure out the relationship between your aunt and uncle."

Erlv asked, puzzled, "Boss, my uncle and aunt are husband and wife, what's there to be confused about?"

"Hehe... Let me give you an analogy. Your uncle is like a tree, and your aunt is like the vines that twine around it. Think about it, if the tree dies, the vines that twine around it will also die. To put it bluntly, your aunt is so successful because she depends on your uncle."

Erlv admitted, "That's right, that's true."

Ma Yunfei continued his instruction, "Second brother, men become bad when they become officials; it's a natural law. Take your uncle for example. He's the head of a town. Who in this town isn't afraid of him? Now he's taken a fancy to a young widow. Do you think she can refuse him?"

“If my aunt finds out about this, she won’t let my uncle off the hook.”

“You’re wrong, second brother. Think about it. If your aunt finds out about this and confronts your uncle, causing a big commotion, the higher-ups will find out. In that case, your uncle will lose his job. If your uncle is dismissed from his post, your aunt will fall from grace.”

"Boss, you mean: even if Uncle cheated on his wife, Aunt wouldn't dare to do anything to him?"

"Yes, I believe that your aunt can only turn a blind eye and pretend not to know, and that will pass."

Erlu said indignantly, "If my uncle really gets involved with the young widow, my aunt will never be able to swallow this insult."

"Second brother, if your aunt can't swallow this anger and fights with your uncle, the end result will only be that both sides are hurt. At the same time, when the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer as well, and you will also be unlucky. The signboard of the number one shop in the world will probably have to be taken down."

Erlu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "Boss, if my uncle really takes a fancy to the young widow, then I'll have to give in to him."

"By the way, second brother, you finally understand. I think: you can't fight with your uncle for a woman, can you? In the end, you'll be the one who suffers."

Erlu said dejectedly, "Boss, thank you for pointing this out. From today onwards, I will never come to Baixing Restaurant again. Sigh! To be honest, I really miss this little widow."

While the two were eating, the young widow came over and said with a smile, "Erlu, why are you looking so down today? Is your No. 1 Shop in the World not doing well?"

"It's nothing, I just caught a bit of a cold today."

"Erlv, do you think business would be better if my humble restaurant were transformed into the number one restaurant in the world?"

Erlv sighed and said, "Back then, I was too ambitious, so I named it 'Number One Shop Under Heaven.' In fact, many people have been talking behind my back, saying that I don't know my own limitations, and that I rely on my uncle's power. In short, they say all sorts of things. Now I even want to change the shop's name."

The young widow said dismissively, "Erlu, your uncle is the town mayor, who dares to do anything to you? I think the name 'Number One Shop Under Heaven' sounds quite impressive. I'm starting to regret it now; I should have chosen a name like 'Number One Shop Under Heaven' for my shop too."

Ma Yunfei said with a smile, "Sister Meng, you should keep a low profile. If you name your restaurant 'The Number One Restaurant Under Heaven,' people might not dare to enter it."

Why?

"Of course, ordinary people won't dare to come in and eat just because of your fancy name, because they don't have much money in their pockets."

The young widow chuckled and said, "You really think I would change the shop's name? Hehe... I was just joking."

Erlu drank a lot of wine in silence. He was very depressed because his uncle had also taken a liking to the young widow, and he had to give up.

Erlv never dreamed that Ma Yunfei had simply fabricated a lie to keep Erlv away from the young widow.

After finishing their meal, Ma Yunfei helped Erlv back to the No. 1 Shop Under Heaven.

Erlu lay on a recliner, muttering drunken ramblings: "Damn it, no... no official is any good..."

Ma Yunfei glanced at Erlv and thought to himself: You, who are not officials, are not a good person either.

The next morning, Ma Yunfei took Chen Yuyan to work at the yam sales station on his motorcycle.

Passing by the town's health center, Ma Yunfei saw a crowd gathered at the entrance. He stopped his car and asked an old man, "Grandpa, what happened?"

"The deputy mayor was hit on the head with a club last night. His head was split open, he needed several stitches, and he almost died."

Ma Yunfei asked urgently, "Is the person still alive?"

"It was dangerous. I heard that a whole basin of blood was spilled. Luckily, a few people donated blood to the deputy mayor, otherwise, he might not have survived."

Ma Yunfei then asked, "Which audacious bastard dared to strike the deputy mayor with a club? Has the culprit been caught?"

"Hehe... Maybe the guy who hit the deputy mayor didn't know who he hit. He just wanted to steal some money. As for whether the murderer has been caught, I don't know."

Ma Yunfei dropped Chen Yuyan off at the yam sales station and immediately rode his motorcycle to the town mayor's house.

Liu Fei had just gotten up when she saw Ma Yunfei arrive. She asked, "Son, why did you come so early? Is something urgent?"

"Mom, I'm here to report some important news to you. Just now, I passed by the town's health center and heard that the deputy mayor was hit on the head with a club and almost lost his life."

Liu Fei curled her lip and said dismissively, "What's the deputy mayor doing out there in the middle of the night? He's definitely not up to anything. Maybe he slept with someone's woman and got beaten up by the man. He deserves it!"

Liu Fei was not at all surprised that the deputy mayor had been beaten.

Clearly, she had already anticipated that the deputy mayor would be assaulted.

In other words, it was definitely Mayor Gu Le who sent people to beat up the deputy mayor, and Liu Fei was also involved in the case.

The murderer who beat the deputy mayor must be a relative of the mayor, that short man.

Gu Le came out of the bedroom, looked at Ma Yunfei, and asked, "Little Ma, is the deputy mayor still breathing?"

"I heard that the deputy mayor's head was cracked open and a basin of blood was spilled. Luckily, several people donated blood for him, which is how he survived. Just now, when I passed by the town's health center, I heard that he was still breathing."

"He's lucky to be alive."

Mayor Gu Le said with schadenfreude.

After reporting the news, Ma Yunfei was preparing to leave.

Gu Le said, "Xiao Ma, come with me to the town health center later to visit the deputy mayor. After all, as the mayor, I should at least show some concern for the deputy mayor."

"That's right."

Liu Fei prepared breakfast and said, "Son, let's eat together."

"Mom, I've already eaten."

Gu Le drank a glass of milk, ate two meat buns, let out a loud burp, and said to Ma Yunfei, "Let's go see if the deputy mayor is dead."

Judging from the mayor's tone, he wasn't going to visit the deputy mayor, but rather to see him make a fool of himself.

Ma Yunfei accompanied Gu Le to the town's health center.

When the director of the health center saw Gu Le arrive, he respectfully asked, "Mayor, are you feeling unwell?"

"I came to visit the deputy mayor. How is he?"