Ma Yunfei said half-jokingly, "Xia Tian, it's a good thing you woke up, otherwise, I might have threatened to hang myself."
"Hehe... Brother Ma, if you hang yourself, I'll cut your rope and make you fall on your butt. Let's see if you dare to hang yourself again."
"Haha... Summer, I wouldn't be satisfied even if I lived to be a hundred, why would I hang myself? That's impossible."
Ma Yunfei died of a heart attack at the age of 58 in his previous life. It was all because he devoted himself to academic research and didn't take care of his health at all.
He must learn from the lessons of his past life in this one.
"Brother Ma, you called me so quickly, did you miss me?"
"In summer, I have a request."
“Brother Ma, stop calling me Xia Tian all the time. It’s a bit too formal. I hope you’ll call me Tian Mei.”
"Haha...Hello, Tianmei."
"Brother Ma, what exactly do you want from me?"
"Tianmei, I have a relative who was caught yesterday morning having sex with a prostitute and is already in detention. I'd like to get him out. Do you know anyone who can help me?"
Xia Tian thought for a moment and replied, "Brother Ma, I know a lawyer who's incredibly resourceful and must have connections. Why don't I call him and ask him first?"
"Tianmei, call this lawyer right away. I'm waiting for your news."
"Brother Ma, you don't seem to have any business cards? How can I call you?"
"Tianmei, I...I just started my business and haven't thought about making business cards yet. I...I don't have a phone. I'm making a long-distance call to you from the post office in Qinglong Town."
"Brother Ma, give me the phone number of this post office. I'll call you once I've found out."
Ma Yunfei waited anxiously in the post office. An hour passed before he finally received a call from Xia Tian.
"Brother Ma, I have good news for you. This lawyer said your relative's case is a piece of cake; with a little effort, he can be released, but..."
"Tianmei, I know that money is needed as a lubricant."
"Hehe...that's what the lawyer meant. He said: 5,000 yuan in activity fees can settle this matter."
Ma Yunfei was in a bit of a predicament. This time, he sold 100,000 jin of yams and wrote a check.
Taking 10,000 yuan in cash from Chen Yuyan would probably arouse her suspicion.
Chen Yuyan was, after all, a woman, and she suspected that her kindness towards the young widow must be because they had some kind of connection.
Ma Yunfei stammered, "Tianmei, could I... could I borrow ten thousand yuan from you?"
"No problem, come on over, I've prepared 10,000 yuan in cash."
Ma Yunfei hung up the phone and immediately went to the yam sales station. He handed a check for 100,000 yuan to his wife, Chen Yuyan, and said, "This is a check for 100,000 yuan. You can use this check to withdraw money from the bank. I have to go to City A right away to sign a contract with a trading company."
"Honey, you just got back and you're going out again?"
"I'll go by motorcycle, but it'll probably take two days."
Chen Yuyan stared at the check, and said with unease, "Can we really withdraw money with just this piece of paper?"
"Yes, this is a check, just like a deposit slip."
Ma Yunfei thought: I need to get a bank card so I can transfer money to it in the future, so I don't have to carry cash around, and it's more convenient than writing checks.
"Honey, please be careful when you ride your motorcycle to City A."
"Okay, I'll be careful."
Ma Yunfei rode his motorcycle to City A and arrived at Jiufa Company at 2 p.m. that day.
As soon as the motorcycle entered the courtyard of Jiufa Company, Xia Tian poked his head out of the window and shouted, "Brother Ma, wait for me, I'll be right down."
Hearing his daughter's shouts, Xia Jiufa rushed into the corridor, called out to Xia Tian, and asked, "Daughter, why is that kid surnamed Ma here again?"
"Dad, you told me to keep Ma Yuntian occupied and get him to send yams to our Jiufa Company. That was your decree."
“Girl, I only told you to keep him occupied, not to date him. This guy is a country bumpkin. He’s not going to be my son-in-law.”
"Dad, Ma Yunfei and I just met, how could we be dating? You're overthinking it."
“Daughter, remember this: our business dealings with this young man surnamed Ma are purely business-related. You are not allowed to have any improper thoughts about him.”
"Dad, since you're worried, I'll just ignore him."
"No, no, I just told you to keep your distance from him, not to ignore him. Since that guy surnamed Ma is here, go and entertain him."
Summer happily ran downstairs.
A female cashier from Jiufa Company peeked out of her office and saw Xia Tian come downstairs. She then said mysteriously to Xia Jiufa, "Boss, your daughter just withdrew 10,000 yuan in cash from me, saying she needed it urgently."
Upon hearing this, Xia Jiufa stomped his foot and cursed, "You...you deadbeat, why did you give her cash without my signature?"
“Boss Xia, didn’t you say that your daughter would be in charge when you’re not here? Just now, since you weren’t in the office, I gave your daughter some money.”
Xia Jiufa said angrily, "It's over! My daughter must be bewitched. She's fallen for this guy surnamed Ma. She's practically throwing herself at him!"
Xia Jiufa hurriedly went downstairs and saw that Xia Tian was already sitting on the back of a motorcycle, driving out of the company gate.
Xia Jiufa said angrily, "This spendthrift daughter of mine is determined to ruin my company!"
The cashier peered out of the second-floor window into the courtyard, covering her mouth and laughing.
An accountant asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I laugh at how Boss Xia manages to subdue us all, but he can't control his daughter at all."
"Hmph! This is what they call using brine to curdle tofu – one thing subdues another."
In the summer, he would sit on the back of a motorcycle and lead the way.
"Keep driving straight ahead, then turn left at the traffic light ahead."
Soon after, they arrived at a law firm.
Xia Tian handed two envelopes to Ma Yuntian and said, "Each envelope contains five thousand yuan. The lawyer said to give him five thousand yuan as an activity fee. Keep the remaining five thousand yuan for now; you might need it someday."
"Tianmei, thank you so much. We just met and I'm already asking you for such a large sum of money. I'm so grateful that you trust me."
"Brother Ma, if you hadn't saved me, I might have lost my life. Even if I had survived, I might not have been able to keep my chastity. This 10,000 yuan is not only a loan to you, but also a gift."
"Tianmei, do you have some secret savings?"
"No, this was withdrawn from the company cashier."
Ma Yunfei said worriedly, "Oh no, if your dad finds out, he'll definitely scold you severely, and he might even fly into a rage."
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