The young widow advised, "Young man, now that you've become the mayor's godson, don't abuse your power."
Ma Yunfei asked in surprise, "How did you know I became the town mayor's godson?"
"Hehe... Yesterday at noon, the mayor brought a few guests to my place for lunch. He told me that the person who hit my buttocks with a stone that night was his godson."
"Haha...the mayor didn't say anything bad about me, did he?"
"Although the mayor didn't say anything bad about you, from the tone of his voice, it seemed like he didn't like you. Without him saying it outright, I could guess: you must have been currying favor with the mayor's wife, so the mayor had no choice but to take you in as his godson."
"Yes, that's true."
"Young man, you're quite something. I've heard that the mayor's wife is no ordinary woman; she's cunning and ruthless. As the old saying goes, 'Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger,' so you'd better be careful."
"Sister Meng, everyone has a weakness, and that weakness is their Achilles' heel. Once you grasp that Achilles' heel, even the most venomous silver ring snake will be helpless. Although the mayor's wife is no ordinary woman, she loves to take advantage of small things, and that is her Achilles' heel."
The young widow said leisurely, "Young man, I heard you used to be a gambler. How come you've suddenly given up gambling?"
Ma Yunfei was surprised again and asked, "Does the mayor also know that I used to be a gambler?"
"That's what your best buddy Erlv said."
"Damn it, Erlv is talking bad about me behind my back. That's really not fair."
"Hehe... Erlv had a few drinks and accidentally revealed it, so don't blame him."
"Sister Meng, Erlv is trying to hit on you, be careful."
The young widow smiled and asked, "Young man, do you think I'm pretty?"
"Sister Meng, you are a great beauty. Not only do you have a great figure, but you also have a beautiful face. You are a popular girl loved by everyone."
"Young man, that's settled then. Since I'm beautiful, it's natural that men would drool over me. Tell me frankly: do you also want to make a move on me?"
Ma Yunfei waved his hand and said firmly, "Sister Meng, I have a wife and I won't have any designs on other women."
"real?"
"Of course it's true."
The young widow looked at Ma Yunfei and asked in confusion, "Young man, is it because I was married before and my husband died after only a year of marriage that you think I'm a jinx who brings death to men?"
"Haha... I don't have that kind of superstitious mind. I believe most men wouldn't believe in this stuff either, otherwise the mayor and Erlv wouldn't dare to make a move on you."
The young widow sighed and said, "When my husband and I got married, he was already terminally ill and could no longer do 'that' with men. So, I am still a virgin. I'm only telling you this secret."
Ma Yunfei stammered, "Sister Meng, you...you're still a young woman?"
"Yes, you are the first person to know my secret, and perhaps the last person I will ever open my heart to."
Ma Yunfei suddenly realized why the young widow was so slim and didn't look like a married woman at all.
“Sister Meng, you run a restaurant, which means you have to deal with all sorts of men. I think this industry isn’t suitable for you.”
"This restaurant was left to me by that dead man. When he was dying, he told me that his family had run this restaurant for forty years and that I must continue to run it."
“Sister Meng, that’s precisely why you should give up this restaurant.”
"Brother, what do you mean?"
When Ma Yunfei first walked into the Baixing Restaurant, he felt something was off. Perhaps he was someone who had been to the underworld and could smell the scent of the netherworld.
"Sister Meng, I think that dead ghost of yours is still haunting this restaurant."
"Little brother, don't scare me."
“Sister Meng, if you want to continue running this restaurant, I suggest you put up two door gods at the entrance and enshrine a statue of Guan Yu inside. That way, your dead husband’s ghost won’t dare to come in.”
"Little brother, are you trying to scare me on purpose?"
"Sister Meng, you can't go wrong by listening to me. I reckon that your deadbeat hasn't married yet in the underworld, so he still wants to lure you there to continue being his wife."
The young widow trembled with fear and said, "Young man, how do you know these things? Do you understand Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams?"
"Sister Meng, we're siblings now, would I ever cheat my sister? Do as I say, and not only will you be safe, but your business will also prosper."
After the two finished their meal, Ma Yunfei accompanied the young widow to the market to buy two door gods, which they pasted on the two main doors of the restaurant.
There were no statues of Guan Yu for sale in the town, but Ma Yunfei promised, "I'll buy one for you and bring it back next time I go to City A."
Strangely enough, once the two door gods were pasted on the restaurant's main entrance, the restaurant immediately became brighter.
Ma Yunfei said with a grin, "Sister Meng, do you believe me now?"
"Little brother, you're truly an amazing person."
"Sister Meng, I'd like to borrow your motorcycle for a week."
"Are you going to ride your motorcycle all the way to City A? That's too dangerous."
"No, I plan to ride my motorcycle to all twenty-five villages to arrange the purchase of yams."
"Young man, this motorcycle belongs to my deadbeat. Ever since he left, it's been sitting there unused. It's just sitting there doing nothing, so I'm giving it to you."
Ma Yunfei isn't short of money to buy a motorcycle; he simply doesn't dare to be too ostentatious.
He knew the saying "the taller the tree, the more the wind will blow," and that the richer a person was, the more he should restrain himself, especially in this poor and remote place where people were very poor and had an innate hatred for the rich.
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