After Ma Xiaobian and his gang of thugs left, Ma Yunfei said gratefully, "Ye Ya, thank you. If you hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid I would be dead by now."
Ye Ya glanced at Chen Yuyan and said with dissatisfaction, "You're marrying Brother Ma with a burden like this, aren't you just trying to drag him down?"
“My sister passed away, leaving this lonely child behind. As her aunt, I can’t just abandon her.”
"Hmph! If you want to interfere, that's your prerogative, but you can't drag Brother Ma down with you. Since you two haven't gotten a marriage certificate, I think you should break up."
Chen Yuyan said, "If Ma Yunfei is willing to break up, I have no objection."
Ye Ya excitedly told Ma Yunfei, "Brother Ma, you should break up with her right now."
Ma Yunfei has already fallen for Chen Yuyan, and also for Yueyue, so of course he doesn't want to break up.
However, he didn't want to hurt Ye Ya's feelings, so he said, "Little sister, Chen Yuyan and I are already husband and wife in fact. How can we just break up like that? From now on, you are my little sister, and I will treat you like my own sister."
"Brother Ma, I don't want to be your sister, I want to be your wife."
Just then, a young man came running in panic and said urgently, "Brother Ma, something terrible has happened! Ma Suanpan went to the village chief's house to complain that you were gambling with others. The village chief has already called some militiamen to arrest you and take you to the township government."
Chen Yuyan's face turned pale with fright, and she said in a trembling voice, "Yunfei, you'd better run! If you're sent to the township government, you're doomed."
Ye Ya tugged at Ma Yunfei and said, "Do you want to go to jail? Hurry up and come up the mountain with me. Once we're up there, no one will be able to catch you."
Ma Yunfei thought to himself: My past life was that of a gambler. If I were arrested, I would definitely be sentenced to prison.
“Ye Ya, I can’t go alone. If we’re going, the whole family should go together.”
Wild Girl said with dissatisfaction, "Brother Ma, I think Chen Yuyan is a vixen. She slept with you for one night and you've become bewitched."
"Wild girl, either you take in our family of three, or I'll wait to go to jail."
Just then, a group of people came running from afar.
Wild Girl stamped her foot and said, "Alright, then I'll take in your family of three."
Chen Yuyan said, "I didn't gamble. Yueyue and I stayed at home."
Ma Yunfei advised, "If I escape, the village chief won't let you off the hook. In this remote and impoverished place, the village chief is like a local tyrant. He might hold you and Yueyue hostage. Even if you don't care about your own life or death, you have to think about Yueyue."
Without saying a word, Ma Yunfei snatched Yueyue from Chen Yuyan's arms, hoisted her onto his back, and urged, "Let's go quickly, or it will be too late."
Ye Ya led Ma Yunfei and his family of three up the mountain via the path behind the house.
On the way, Ye Ya kept nagging, "Brother Ma, I think you're really stupid. You'd rather have a woman with a child than marry a grown woman like me. You must have water in your head."
"Wild girl, don't say anything more. I'm already married. We can only be brother and sister."
"Brother Ma, I hate you!"
Although Ye Ya said she hated Ma Yunfei, when she saw Ma Yunfei carrying Yueyue and panting heavily, she said, "Brother Ma, you've only walked a few steps and you're already panting like this. There are still more than 30 miles of mountain road to walk."
After saying that, Ye Ya snatched Yue Yue away and carried her on her shoulder.
Wild Girl strode ahead, leading the way.
Ma Yunfei helped Chen Yuyan along, stumbling and wading as he followed Ye Ya.
"Wife, it's all my fault for being useless and dragging you and Yueyue down. I'm sorry."
Chen Yuyan found it strange that Ma Yunfei, after being pushed and hitting his head against the wall, had been unconscious for a while, yet seemed like a completely different person.
She had tried countless times to persuade Ma Yunfei to quit gambling, but he just wouldn't listen.
"Wife, I promise you: I will never gamble again, and the three of us will live a good life together."
Chen Yuyan said coldly, "Yunfei, I won't listen to your words; I'll see what you do."
"Honey, I'll take action. I hope you'll trust me this once."
As dusk fell, we finally arrived at Ye Ya's house.
Wild Girl's home is in a cave.
With a gloomy face, Yi Qiang stared at Ma Yunfei and asked, "Have you come to your senses and agreed to become my live-in son-in-law?"
Ma Yunfei said apologetically, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I'm already married."
He pointed to Chen Yuyan and Yueyue and introduced them: "Uncle, this is my wife, and this is my daughter."
Yi Qiangzhun was taken aback and asked Ye Ya, "Girl, did he... did he get married a few years ago? You... you've been fooled by this guy."
Yi Qiangzhun took a gun off the wall, cocked it with a snap, and pointed it at Ma Yunfei, saying sternly, "You dare to deceive my daughter! Three months ago, you said you weren't married, but you already have a child of several years old. Today, I'm going to send you to the underworld!"
Ye Ya rushed in front of Ma Yunfei, blocking the gun barrel, and said, "Dad, you've misunderstood. This girl isn't Ma Yunfei's biological daughter; she's that woman's burden."
"I can get away with this," Yi Qiang asked angrily.
"Dad, they haven't even gotten their marriage certificate yet. They just had their wedding ceremony last night. They're basically just living together. They could break up anytime soon."
Yi Qiangzhun glared angrily at Ma Yunfei and asked, "If you don't want to be a live-in son-in-law, I won't force you. But I've already said, you can forget about getting married for the rest of your life."
Ma Yunfei was startled; this one-shot accuracy was too domineering.
Does that mean Ma Yunfei is not allowed to get married just because he doesn't want to be his son-in-law? That's outrageous!
Ma Yunfei shrugged and said, "Uncle, it's not that I'm unwilling to be your son-in-law, but my father repeatedly instructed me before he died to have several sons to continue the Ma family line. If you make me a son-in-law, then I will be letting my father down in the afterlife."
Yi Qiangzhun said, "Kid, since you're a filial son, I promise you: if you become my son-in-law, you can let your second son take the surname Ma."
Ma Yunfei was forced into a corner. Since Yi Qiangzhun had made an exception and agreed to let Ma Yunfei's second son take the surname Ma, then he had no reason not to become Yi Qiangzhun's live-in son-in-law.
Ma Yunfei quickly said, "Uncle, it's too late for you to say that. Last night, Chen Yuyan and I already held our wedding ceremony. I can't possibly marry two wives, can I? That would be bigamy."
Ye Ya said dismissively, "Brother Ma, you and Chen Yuyan didn't get a marriage certificate, so you're not considered husband and wife. Even if you two slept together, I don't care."
"Just do as my daughter says," Yi Qiangzhun said menacingly. "Tonight is the day you and Ye Ya get married. Kid, if you don't do it, don't blame me for shooting you."
Ma Yunfei realized that Yi Qiangzhun had a fiery temper, and if he really angered him, he would definitely shoot him dead.
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