Ma Suanpan was an opportunist, so he immediately put on a smile and said to Chen Yuyan, "Niece-in-law, I only have one son and have always wanted a daughter. I saw that your daughter Yueyue is quite cute, so I thought I would like to adopt her as my daughter. I apologize for any offense I may have caused."
Actually, Ma Suanpan knew a human trafficker who wanted a girl under the age of five and offered 20,000 yuan.
Ma Suanpan bought Yueyue from Ma Yunfei for 1,000 yuan, and could make 19,000 yuan in profit by reselling it. It was a very profitable deal, but unfortunately his scheme failed.
"Uncle Ma, I don't blame you. Since you like my Yueyue, I will bring her to visit you often."
"OK."
Ma Suanpan took a bag of pastries from the shelf and handed it to Chen Yuyan.
"Take this snack back for Yueyue."
Chen Yuyan came empty-handed, but Ma Suanpan, that stingy little guy, actually gave her a gift instead, which shows that Ma Suanpan is quite shrewd.
Knowing he couldn't afford to offend Yi Qiangzhun, he wanted to ease tensions with Ma Yunfei.
Ma Suanpan saw Chen Yuyan out of the shop, bowing and scraping as he said, "Niece-in-law, if you need anything in the future, just come to the shop and get it. Don't be so polite with me."
Just then, Ma Xiaobian returned and asked in confusion, "Dad, Ma Yunfei is back? He's bold enough not to be afraid of the village chief arresting him."
Ma Suanpan sighed and said, "Son, Ma Yunfei is not what he used to be. He has become the adopted son of the 'One-Shot-Accurate' and has a powerful backer. Now, not only can we not afford to offend him, but even the village chief has to give him a lot of leeway."
Ma Xiaobian asked in surprise, "Is Yi Qiang definitely Ma Yunfei's godfather?"
"That's right, didn't you see it? That girl, Ye Ya, who's a crack shot, is protecting Ma Yunfei, calling him Brother Ma over and over again."
Ma Xiaobian took a deep drag on his cigarette, tilted his head back, and exhaled a series of smoke rings.
"Son, you must remember this well: never dare to offend Ma Yunfei again, or you'll be shot dead and our whole family will be wiped out."
After exhaling a smoke ring, Ma Xiaobian said, "Dad, your son isn't stupid. I know that a real man can be flexible and knows when to back down. Since Ma Yunfei has gained power, I have to curry favor with him."
After Ma Xiaobian finished speaking, he immediately went to Ma Yunfei's house.
Having successfully persuaded the village chief and smoothed things over with Ma Suanpan, Chen Yuyan hurriedly ran outside the village, beaming with joy, and said, "Everything's settled, let's go home now."
The family had just entered the house when Ma Xiaobian arrived.
"Brother Fei, I've missed you so much these past few days!"
Ma Yunfei was taken aback and asked, "Ma Xiaobian, the money owed to your family has already been paid back, what are you doing here again?"
Ma Xiaobian bowed to Ma Yunfei and said, "Brother Fei, I've come today to invite you to a banquet in Qinglong Town."
Ma Yunfei was taken aback. Could it be that Ma Xiaobian had fled in disarray last time and now wanted to launch a surprise attack, inviting him to a trap?
"No need."
"Brother Fei, I beg you to do me this favor. If you don't go, I'll stay here kneeling and won't get up."
Ma Xiaobian knelt down on the ground with a thud.
Ma Yunfei looked completely bewildered, wondering what Ma Xiaobian was up to.
Chen Yuyan whispered a hint: "Yunfei, he knows you're the godson of Yi Gun, and he wants to curry favor with you."
Ma Yunfei suddenly realized what was going on and replied, "Brother Xiaobian, since you're inviting me to dinner, how can I refuse?"
Ma Xiaobian excitedly got up from the ground and said cheerfully, "Brother Fei, let's go."
Ma Xiaobian had a motorcycle, and he took Ma Yunfei to Qinglong Town, where they arrived at the Mantanghong Hotel.
This hotel is the most luxurious hotel in Qinglong Town.
Ma Xiaobian called over a dozen of his underlings and said, "Let me introduce you. From today onwards, Brother Fei is my elder brother, and also your elder brother. All of you, kneel down and call him elder brother."
A dozen or so of his underlings knelt down in unison and shouted, "Brother Fei, please take care of us!"
"Get up."
Ma Yunfei waved his hand smugly, thinking to himself: Luckily I was smart enough to let Yiqiangzhun become my godfather.
Ma Xiaobian ordered twelve dishes, filling the entire table.
Ma Yunfei said, "Let all the brothers come and eat."
Ma Xiaobian waved his hand and said, "Brother Fei, consider this dinner our sworn brotherhood feast. Let these young brothers serve us."
Ma Yunfei and Ma Xiaobian drank and ate for a full three hours, taking turns drinking and eating.
As night deepened, Ma Xiaobian took Ma Yunfei home on his motorcycle.
As soon as she entered the house, Chen Yuyan asked coldly, "Yunfei, you were gambling again?"
"No, Ma Xiaobian invited me to dinner in Qinglong Town. They set a huge table and we've been eating ever since. I told you, I'll never gamble again, and I mean what I say."
Chen Yuyan sighed and said, "Yunfei, don't just focus on eating, drinking and having fun. You need to think carefully about how our family will live in the future."
Ma Yunfei asked, "How...how did I make a living before?"
“Yunfei, you used to spend all your time gambling. When you won, you would go to town to eat, drink, and have fun. When you lost, you would go home and eat a steamed bun. You never did anything worthwhile.”
Ma Yunfei said half-jokingly, "Wife, if that's the case, then my gambling skills are not bad. At least I haven't starved to death after all these years."
"Yunfei, are you saying you can't change your ways and still want to gamble?"
"No, I will never gamble again."
"Yunfei, we need to think carefully about how we're going to live from now on."
Ma Yunfei said helplessly, "Wife, ever since you hit me with a stick, I can't remember anything. This family depends on you. I'll listen to you."
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