Ma Yunfei comforted Gu Le and Liu Fei for a few words before returning to Qinglong Town.
It was past lunchtime when Ma Yunfei went to the Baixing Restaurant and said to the young widow, "I haven't had lunch yet, make me a bowl of noodles."
The young widow looked at Ma Yunfei, who was covered in dust, and asked, "Where have you been? You're in such a sorry state."
“I sent Gu Le and Liu Fei to their new home.”
The young widow was taken aback and asked, "Young man, Gu Le is already a drowning dog with no chance of ever turning his life around. Besides, he doesn't treat you very well either. Why are you being so attentive to him?"
“Sister Meng, my yam sales station wouldn’t have been established without Gu Le. I will always remember this kindness.”
The young widow praised him, saying, "Young man, you are truly loyal. In today's society, people are very materialistic. Someone like you is probably a rare find."
“Sister Meng, what I’m trying to do is avoid leaving myself with regrets and guilt. To be honest, I also feel a little sorry for the mayor and Liu Fei. Although it’s not entirely my fault, it is still related to me.”
The young widow personally cooked a bowl of hot shredded pork noodles for Ma Yunfei, and even added four poached eggs to it.
After finishing his meal, Ma Yunfei let out a loud burp and said, "By the way, I need to go to the clinic to see my unfortunate buddy."
Ma Yunfei went to the health center.
Erlv lay on bed number seven, his face pale and looking listless.
“Erlv, I was away from home for the past two days. When I got back, I heard that something had happened to you. You, why did you have to go looking for trouble? Why did you have to try to kill yourself?”
Erlu opened his eyes, looked at Ma Yunfei, and said quietly, "Boss, when Li Sha heard that my uncle had been dismissed from his post, she immediately turned on me and wanted to cut all ties with me. Tell me, is this woman's heart made of iron?"
"Hehe... A woman's heart is made of both iron and cotton. For example, when I was injured, Li Sha heard about it and immediately ran over to give me a 400cc blood transfusion. At that time, her heart was made of cotton."
"Boss, why are you bringing up something I don't want to talk about? Aren't you just rubbing salt into my wounds? Are you saying that Li Sha is all soft-hearted in front of you, but all hard-hearted in front of me?"
“Erlv, you can’t say that. I think it’s not a bad thing that Li Sha broke up with you. Think about it, you two aren’t married yet and don’t have any children, so it’s fine if you break up. But if you were married and had children, and then broke up, there would be a lot of trouble. For example, who would have custody of the children? They would definitely be awarded to you, but how would you take care of them?”
Erlv said discontentedly, "Boss, do you mean it's a good thing that Li Sha broke up with me?"
“I think it’s a good thing, because Li Sha has never loved you. Even if she reluctantly marries you, she will eventually divorce you.”
Erlv said angrily, "Boss, you're deliberately trying to upset me, to make my injury not heal, and hopefully I'll die in the hospital."
"Hehe... Erlv, what good would it do me if you died? If there's no good in it, why would I want you to die?"
"Boss, Li Sha broke up with me, so you can take advantage of the situation and make Li Sha your lover. You're so capable, having a wife and a lover. Oh, and you also have a wild little sister. How lucky you are."
Ma Yunfei said unhappily, "Erlv, I have reiterated this time and again: I have no relationship with Li Sha whatsoever. I have no feelings for her, and she has no feelings for me either. We are just acquaintances."
Erlu said angrily, "Boss, I know: you must have some money now and be able to attract women, so you want to have one on each arm. Do you want to capture all the beautiful girls in Qinglong Town and take them all into your possession?"
"Hehe... I'm not a playboy. Actually, you should know me. I've never been interested in women."
Erlu said in a sinister tone, "Boss, you must be secretly delighted that I've fallen to such a wretched state. I'll make you laugh at me."
"Erlv, we're sworn brothers. We can't be born on the same day, but we'd rather die on the same day. How could I possibly laugh at you?"
Erlu said dejectedly, "Before, I had my aunt and uncle to back me up, but now my uncle has been dismissed from his post. From now on, I won't have any influence in Qinglong Town. I think you will treat me even less seriously."
"Erlv, you're overthinking it. We're brothers, we were yesterday, we're today, and we'll be tomorrow."
"Eldest brother, Aunt and Uncle are leaving soon. I feel very lonely being left alone in Qinglong Town. I... I also want to go with Aunt and Uncle."
Ma Yunfei shrugged and said, "Erlv, your aunt and uncle left early this morning."
"Oh! You moved so soon? Why didn't my aunt tell me?"
Before leaving, Liu Fei thought of visiting Er Lv at the health center, but Gu Le stopped her and said, "Don't go and provoke that brat. Don't let that good-for-nothing bother us again."
Liu Fei gave up the idea of visiting Erlv.
“Your aunt and uncle left in a hurry. They were planning to visit you, but the car couldn’t wait. Your aunt asked me to give you a message, hoping you will take good care of yourself.”
Erlu choked up and said, "With my aunt and uncle gone, I have no one to rely on. How am I going to survive?"
“Erlv, look at me. I don’t have any relatives, but I still live a carefree life. I’m telling you, stop relying on others and rely on yourself more.”
Erlu, like a deflated balloon, lay limp on the hospital bed, repeatedly saying, "I'm finished, I have no future."
Ma Yunfei left the health center.
On the street, I suddenly saw a group of people walking by. Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was Mayor Chang Xiaobao inspecting the area.
Chang Xiaobao spotted Ma Yunfei at a glance and waved, saying, "Xiao Ma, come here for a moment."
Ma Yunfei walked over.
Following Chang Xiaobao were all the big and small figures in the town.
Chang Xiaobao pointed at Ma Yunfei and said, "Let me introduce him to everyone. He is Ma Yunfei, the station manager of the yam sales station. He is a very capable and decisive person. He founded the yam sales station, which is a great and practical thing for the yam growers in our Qinglong Town."
The dozen or so people following the town mayor clapped along.
Ma Yunfei humbly replied, "Mayor, you flatter me. I only did what I should have done, to solve some practical difficulties for the yam growers in Qinglong Town and help them increase their income. This was my original intention and my wish."
Chang Xiaobao praised him, saying, "You all heard that, right? Ma Yunfei's ideological awareness is something we should all learn from, especially his spirit of serving yam growers, which is even more admirable. Recently, I'm planning to hold an experience promotion meeting, where Xiao Ma will share his experience and create an atmosphere throughout the town where everyone thinks about the farmers."
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