Ma Yunfei quickly corrected him, saying, "Miss, you are so beautiful, comparable to Xi Shi."
Mengmeng sighed and said, "What a pity, I married the wrong person. That deadbeat passed away a year after we got married, leaving me a widow."
Ma Yunfei asked, "Mengmeng, your deadbeat husband not only left you with the title of widow, but also left you a sum of money, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to open this restaurant."
Mengmeng's worry turned to joy, and she admitted, "Yes, that dead man was also a businessman. He made a fortune before he died and left it all to me. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to open this restaurant."
Erlv ordered four dishes and four bottles of beer. He said to Ma Yunfei, "Boss, since you're treating, I won't stand on ceremony. However, the four dishes I ordered are all delicious and inexpensive home-style dishes."
"Second brother, even if I'm poor, I can still afford to treat someone to a meal."
The proprietress personally cooked the dishes, and soon brought out four plates of fragrant food.
Ma Yunfei sniffed and exclaimed, "Just by smelling this, I know the proprietress's skills are extraordinary!"
Erlv whispered, "Boss, to be honest, I'm quite interested in this young widow. Although I won't marry her, I'd like her to be my mistress."
"Second brother, are you trying to seduce the young widow?"
"Hehe...that's somewhat true. But don't let her cheerful demeanor fool you, she's not so easy to seduce. If you want to pinch her cheeks or pat her bottom, that's easy enough, but if you want to get serious, she'll make all sorts of excuses."
"Second brother, I really didn't realize you were such a playboy. I have a piece of advice for you: be careful not to play with fire and get burned."
"Hehe... I'm being careful, I won't let Sasha notice."
"Second brother, as the saying goes, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. Once Sasha finds out that you and the young widow are having an affair, I'm afraid she won't let you off the hook."
Erlv asked, "Boss, your girlfriend Chen Yuyan said she wanted to marry you a while ago, but there's still no news."
"Second brother, to tell you the truth, Chen Yuyan and I got married a few days ago. We were planning to have a wedding banquet, but the village chief Ma Bajin ruined it. He actually sent militiamen to arrest me, which scared me so much that I took my wife and fled. We only came back yesterday."
"Ah! Boss is already married. How come it's so sudden? I... I should send a congratulatory gift."
"Second brother, you need to give me a congratulatory gift. Do you know what I want?"
"Boss, just say what you want. I'm a small business owner, I have some money, I can afford this gift."
Ma Yunfei opened two bottles of beer, the two clinked the bottles together, and then drank half of each bottle in one go.
He wiped his mouth and said, "Second brother, to be honest, I want to quit gambling and never go to the gambling table again. But I need to find a job, otherwise, I'll starve. I forgot to tell you, Chen Yuyan's sister entrusted her daughter to her before she died. I just got married and now I have an adopted daughter. It's a heavy burden on my shoulders."
"Boss, you're really lucky with the ladies. Your wife is the most beautiful girl in Qinglong Town. Everyone knows she's beautiful and virtuous."
"That's right, that's why I want to turn over a new leaf and find a proper job. Second brother, your uncle is the town mayor, he has power, I want to ask you to do me a favor and ask him to introduce me to a job."
Erlv readily agreed, "Boss, I'm definitely going to help you with this. My uncle is the town mayor; finding you a job is a piece of cake for him."
Ma Yunfei raised the wine bottle and said, "Second brother, I'd like to pay a visit to your uncle. Since I've asked him for help, proper etiquette is essential. What kind of gift do you think I should give your uncle?"
Erlu chuckled and said, "Boss, it doesn't matter whether you see my uncle or not, as long as you can see my aunt. Let me give you some inside information: my uncle is henpecked, and he's like a submissive wife in front of my aunt. As long as my aunt nods, my uncle has no choice but to do as she says."
"Wow! Your aunt is pretty amazing."
Erlu lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "My uncle's first wife died of illness. He fell in love with my aunt and pursued her relentlessly. He even knelt in front of my aunt to propose. Originally, my aunt didn't like my uncle at all, but my grandmother persuaded her, saying that only by marrying an official could she live a life of luxury. My aunt thought it through and that's how she married my uncle."
"Oh, so your uncle is a divorcee."
"Also, my aunt is ten years younger than my uncle. Do you think my uncle wouldn't be afraid of her? If you can keep my aunt happy, he won't dare disobey her if she says a word."
Ma Yunfei asked, "I'm going to visit your aunt, so I should at least buy her a gift. What does your aunt like?"
“Hey, the other day, I went shopping with my aunt. She saw a dress she really liked and loved it, but she thought it was too expensive and didn’t buy it. I was thinking: if you gave this dress to my aunt, she would be overjoyed.”
"Then I'll buy that dress and give it to your aunt."
"Boss, this dress costs over twenty yuan. Can you afford that much?"
“No problem. After we finish eating, you can take me to buy a dress, and then we’ll go visit your aunt.”
As the two were talking, a dark-faced man walked in from outside the shop. This man was over 1.8 meters tall and looked like an iron tower.
The dark-faced man sat down on the stool, and with a loud crack, he broke one of the stool legs.
The dark-faced man nearly tripped and fell. He angrily kicked the broken-legged stool away.
The young widow quickly apologized, saying, "Brother, I'm so sorry, I've startled you."
The dark-faced man said sternly, "Luckily I wasn't hurt, otherwise your shop would be in big trouble."
"Brother, I'm giving you one of our restaurant's signature dishes as a gift to calm your nerves."
The dark-faced man said sternly, "Give me four of our signature dishes, and a case of beer."
The young widow cooked four dishes for the man herself and brought over a case of beer.
The dark-faced man rested his feet on a stool with a broken leg and began to eat and drink heartily.
Erlv whispered, "This guy is big and burly, like a bandit. Damn it, it's a good thing he didn't come to my shop to buy anything, otherwise, he would have given me a real fright."
"Erlv, you can't be that cowardly. It's a bright, clear day. Who would dare to act arrogantly in Qinglong Town? Besides, your uncle is the town mayor. Who would dare to mess with you?"
“Eldest brother, although my uncle is the town mayor, I can’t cause him trouble over every little thing. After all, my uncle is not my aunt, there’s a distance between us.”
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