Chen Yuyan suddenly asked, "Honey, I heard that when you went to City A to sell yams, you brought back some seasonings for the owner of Baixing Restaurant."
Ma Yunfei was taken aback. His wife's mention of this matter clearly indicated that she suspected he was having an affair with the young widow.
"It's like this, Erlv is very familiar with the owner of Baixing Restaurant. He took me to this restaurant for a meal once. During the meal, I chatted with the owner and learned that she has an uncle who is in the wholesale of agricultural products in City A. Through the owner's introduction, I sold my yams to her uncle, more than the owner herself. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to find a buyer for our yams."
"Oh, I see."
"Wife, the owner of Baixing Restaurant is two years older than me. We've already become sworn siblings. To put it bluntly, I just want to establish this business relationship."
Chen Yuyan then asked, "I heard the proprietress is a widow."
"Yes, she married a sickly man, but he died less than a year after their marriage, leaving her an inheritance, which she used to open this restaurant."
"This proprietress has had a tough time; she became a widow at such a young age."
"Yes, it's really not easy for her to run the restaurant business all by herself. What's even more difficult is that many bad men have their eyes on her, and even Erlv wants to get involved."
"Erlu is also eyeing the young widow?"
"Yes, Erlu is no good. He and the abbot are completely different kinds of people."
"Yes, these past few days, I've been working with the abbot and I've come to realize that you are a very honest and reliable friend."
“The abbot is good in every way, except that he’s a bit slow-witted and can’t quite grasp things. The reason I sent you to be the accountant at the yam sales station is because I was worried that the abbot might make a mistake in the accounts.”
“That’s true. We’re harvesting 10,000 catties of yams every day now. If the abbot were to be the accountant, he would probably make a mess of things. Luckily you let me come over, otherwise it would have caused a lot of trouble. However, the abbot is a good helper when it comes to physical labor.”
"Wife, although Erlv is unreliable, he introduced me to the town mayor. Otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Chen Yuyan said softly, "Today, when I passed by the Baixing Restaurant, I glanced inside and found the proprietress to be quite pretty. No wonder so many men are after her. Honey, tell me, who's prettier, me or that young widow?"
Clearly, Chen Yuyan was a little jealous; she seemed worried that Ma Yunfei would take a fancy to the young widow.
“Wife, I think women are like flowers. There are thousands of flowers in the world, but only one can catch my eye, and that is you. Although the young widow is also beautiful, in my eyes, she is just my sister.”
"Honey, I've heard that men are easily attracted to beautiful women. I've also heard that men are all womanizers; they want to pick any pretty flower they see."
"Wife, there may be many men like that, but I am not one of them."
Chen Yuyan gave Ma Yunfei a sinister look and said, "Husband, I believe you."
Chen Yuyan hesitated slightly when she said this.
Ma Yunfei knew that now that he had money and a powerful backer, Chen Yuyan was somewhat uneasy.
To prove that one is a man faithful in love, one needs the test of time.
"Honey, you should trust me. I won't let you down."
"Honey, take me to the Baixing Restaurant tomorrow. After all, since the young widow is your sister, she's also my sister. I should get to know her."
The next day at noon, Ma Yunfei took Chen Yuyan to the Baixing Restaurant.
As soon as they entered the restaurant, the young widow greeted them with a smile and asked, "Young man, I recognized you at a glance. This beautiful lady must be your wife, right?"
"Hehe... Sister Meng, you really are a knowledgeable person, you guessed it right away. Honey, let me introduce you, this is Zhang Mengmeng, the owner of Baixing Restaurant, and also my god-sister."
The young widow hugged Chen Yuyan and said happily, "Sister-in-law, I've long heard that you're the most beautiful girl in Qinglong Town, and you truly live up to your name. It seems my brother is really lucky to have married the most beautiful girl in Qinglong Town."
Chen Yuyan exclaimed, "Sister Meng, you're very beautiful too!"
"Haha... Sister-in-law, I am far inferior to you. After all, I am a married woman, and I am already close to thirty, a middle-aged woman."
"Sister Meng, you are really beautiful. You don't look like someone who is almost thirty years old, let alone someone who has been married. I mean it sincerely, and I don't mean to flatter you at all."
The young widow grinned from ear to ear and said, "Sister-in-law, a woman who is too beautiful is both a blessing and a curse. I wish I were an ugly duckling."
Chen Yuyan said, "Sister Meng, if you were an ugly monster, this restaurant would probably be deserted."
"Haha... No wonder there's an idiom, 'beauty is food for the eyes.' It seems that many of the men who come to my restaurant are probably there because of me."
Ma Yunfei interjected, "Sister Meng is right. When Erlv brought me here to eat, he said, 'Look at the owner of Baixing Restaurant, she can eat three bowls of rice without any side dishes.'"
Ma Yunfei's words were half-joking and half-serious.
The young widow sighed and said, "Women who are too beautiful are really troublesome. Now, I wish I were a little uglier."
Although Chen Yuyan was the most beautiful girl in Qinglong Town, she didn't feel like she had caused any trouble.
Perhaps Chen Yuyan lived in Chenjia Village, where most people belonged to the same clan. Although there were a few Chen family members with different surnames, they were not powerful enough to cause trouble.
Chen Yuyan married into Majiawan, where Ma is a common surname, and thus subject to clan rules.
Chen Yuyan just felt that as long as she went to the market, many people would stop and look at her, and the rate of people turning their heads to look at her would be 100%.
The young widow excitedly went to the kitchen and cooked four dishes, then had lunch with Ma Yunfei and Chen Yuyan.
The three of them were having a very lively conversation.
Ma Yunfei asked, "Sister Meng, the town mayor hasn't come these past two days, has he?"
The young widow shook her head and replied, "Perhaps the mayor is a bit busy these days and doesn't have time to come here."
Chen Yuyan asked curiously, "Sister Meng, does the mayor also want to make a move on you?"
Ma Yunfei answered for the young widow: "Yes, a few days ago, the town mayor got drunk. As soon as he walked in, he hugged Sister Meng and started kissing her face. He was such a scoundrel."
Chen Yuyan sighed and said, "No wonder people say that there are few good people among officials and few good people among the rich."
After Chen Yuyan finished speaking, she looked at Ma Yunfei and reminded him, "Husband, I hope you will be an exception. Even if you have money, you should still be an upright, honest, and well-behaved person."
Ma Yunfei said confidently, "Wife, I can swear: even if I, Ma Yunfei, were lying on mountains of gold and silver, I would still be a true gentleman."
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