Ma Yunfei said with a smile, "Uncle, although my surname is not Gu, ever since I became the mayor's godson, I have wanted to change my surname to Gu. However, the problem is that it is very difficult to change one's surname."

Ma Yunfei heard from his wife, Chen Yuyan, that he was an abandoned baby picked up by his father.

My father, Ma Laoda, is a bachelor; he's over forty and still unmarried.

That morning, Boss Ma carried a basket to collect manure. When he reached the grove of trees on the edge of the village, he suddenly heard a baby crying and went to investigate.

Upon closer inspection, a baby was found sleeping in the grass.

The poor baby was completely naked and covered in blood.

Boss Ma looked around and shouted, "Whose child is this?"

I called out several times, but no one answered.

Upon closer inspection, Ma Laoda realized it was a boy, so he happily took him home.

Since Ma Yunfei was an adopted child, he doesn't care what his surname is anymore.

The skinny monkey asked, puzzled, "Are you really willing to change your surname to Gu?"

"Yes, I'm not lying. If you don't believe me, ask the mayor. I brought up the idea of ​​changing my surname to Gu a long time ago, and the mayor even went to ask him. But the police station said it's very difficult for people over eighteen to change their surname; it's almost impossible."

The skinny monkey, his face grim, stared at Ma Yunfei and asked, "Why did you invite me for a drink?"

“Uncle, aren’t we relatives? I’m the younger generation, and you’re the elder. I have to respect you. It’s only natural for me to treat you to a meal.”

The skinny monkey thought Ma Yunfei's words made sense, so he asked, "I heard you're in the yam business, making quite a bit of money, huh?"

"Uncle, don't even mention doing business. It's a real pain. Everyone thinks you can make a fortune in business, but it's good enough if you don't lose money in the agricultural products business. Yams aren't exactly a hot commodity, so they don't fetch a good price."

The skinny monkey retorted, "If you don't earn money, where will you get the money to treat me to dinner?"

"Uncle, what I mean is: you can't make a lot of money by selling yams, but you can make enough to eat. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing it."

"Kid, I can understand you trying to curry favor with the mayor, but what's with you trying to curry favor with me, the handyman?"

"Uncle, I'm an orphan and don't have many relatives. Besides my wife and children, I only have my godfather and you. So, I cherish our relationship very much."

The skinny monkey was finally persuaded and agreed, "Alright, since you're treating me to dinner and have a good reason, I won't be polite."

Ma Yunfei thought that Skinny Monkey was a bit cunning and quite shrewd.

"Uncle, I'll come to your dorm to pick you up at six o'clock tonight."

The skinny monkey asked, "Do you know where I live?"

"Hehe... Uncle, you were drunk last night, so I carried you back to your dorm."

The skinny monkey asked in surprise, "You carried me back last night? I... I was drunk, what did I say?"

"Uncle, you didn't say anything, you just kept shouting: I want to drink more, I'm not drunk."

The skinny monkey grinned.

At 6 p.m. that evening, Ma Yunfei took Chen Yuyan back to Majiawan and then went to the thin monkey's dormitory.

He and the skinny monkey went to the Baixing Restaurant together.

The young widow greeted him with a smile, saying, "Young man, please have a seat."

The young widow glanced at the skinny monkey and said, "Brother, is this your first time at my restaurant?"

The skinny monkey said with a straight face, "I have no money, I can't afford to eat at a restaurant."

The young widow said with a smile, "Brother, if you don't have money, I'll give you a 20% discount."

Even with a 50% discount, I still don't have money to eat out.

Ma Yunfei smoothed things over by saying, "Sister Meng, this is my uncle. He works at the town government."

"Oh, since you work in the town government, you shouldn't be short of money."

The skinny monkey lowered his head and ignored the young widow.

Ma Yunfei heard from the town mayor's wife that the skinny monkey was over thirty years old and still unmarried because his family was too poor. A few years ago, his father was diagnosed with cancer, and the surgery cost 30,000 yuan. The money was all spent, and he was left with a huge debt. The father couldn't be saved.

Now, the skinny monkey lives with his ailing mother and is having a hard time, so he came to the town mayor to ask him to find him a job.

Ma Yunfei ordered four dishes and a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor).

The skinny monkey liked to drink, and he drank one glass after another.

Ma Yunfei tentatively asked, "Uncle, who else is in your family?"

"And there's my mom."

Is the old lady still in good health?

The little monkey sighed and complained, "Don't even mention it. My mom has a lot of illnesses, the worst being gallstones. She's in so much pain that she rolls on the ground all the time."

"Ah! I heard that gallstones can only be treated with surgery."

“I went to the county hospital to ask, and the surgery for gallstones will cost more than a thousand yuan. Now, I am saving up the money.”

"Wow! Over a thousand yuan, that's a lot of money, Uncle. How much have you saved up?"

The skinny monkey raised his head, stared at Ma Yunfei with a sinister look, and asked, "What do you mean by asking how much money I have?"

"Uncle, I'm worried about your mother. If we could save enough money sooner, we could get Grandma the surgery."

"I'm still short five hundred yuan."

Ma Yunfei asked, "Uncle, how much is your monthly salary when you work at the town government?"

"Fifty yuan is quite a lot. If it weren't for the mayor's influence, I would only get thirty yuan at most."

Ma Yunfei sighed and said, "Even if you don't eat or drink, it will take you ten months to save up five hundred yuan. That's...that's too long."

The skinny monkey raised his chin, drank another glass of wine, and sighed, "I'll only be able to put my mind at ease when my mother can have the surgery."

Ma Yunfei thought: After a while, I need to find an excuse to give the skinny monkey five hundred yuan so that he can have his mother's gallstone surgery.

It seems that the skinny monkey is a filial son.

Generally speaking, filial sons are kind-hearted, but this skinny monkey seems to be a vicious one.

That night, he must have tripped himself up, almost costing him his life.

The night before last, he struck the deputy mayor on the head with a club, nearly killing him.

That skinny monkey really went all out!

The bottle of wine was empty. Ma Yunfei drank at most two ounces, while the skinny monkey downed two bottles.

The skinny monkey got drunk again, muttering to himself, "I...I need to save money for my mom's surgery..."

It seems that saving money for his mother's surgery is the skinny monkey's goal.

The skinny monkey lay on the table and started snoring.

The young widow walked over and asked, "Young man, why are you drinking with this guy? He seems very shady and doesn't look like a good person."

Ma Yunfei waved his hand, pulled the young widow aside, and said, "Sister Meng, this guy is the mayor's cousin. I suspect he's the one who tripped me up. Also, he might be the one who hit the deputy mayor with a club the night before last."

"Ah! So he's a thug! Young man, you'd better be careful when you associate with him."