The young widow said painfully, "Young man, do you know what a woman's greatest wish is?"
Ma Yunfei thought: A woman's greatest wish must be to marry a good man.
In this remote and impoverished town, Ma Yunfei could hardly find a good man.
It seems the young widow will have to wait until her next life to find an ideal man.
“Sister Meng, I know your wish, but I can’t fulfill it for you in this life. If there is a next life, I promise: I will definitely marry you.”
Ma Yunfei used the excuse of the next life, but strictly speaking, it can't be called an excuse.
He was reborn into this world, and perhaps he will be reborn into another person's body.
If he and the young widow are destined to be together, perhaps they will be reborn into the same family.
The young widow murmured, "Young man, you are a man and don't understand women's thoughts. Let me tell you: most women's greatest wish is to be a mother."
Ma Yunfei sighed. The young widow didn't even have a husband, so where would she get a child?
Without children, one cannot be a mother.
“Sister Meng, nowadays many women have the means to have children, but they are determined to be childless. I think that having children and not having children each have their advantages and disadvantages, and it is hard to say which is better or worse.”
The young widow shook her head and said firmly, "Little brother, I really want to be a mother. If I can't be a mother in this life, I will die with regrets."
"This...this..."
Ma Yunfei didn't know what to say to comfort the young widow.
The young widow raised her head, looked at Ma Yunfei with burning eyes, and pleaded, "Little brother, please save your elder sister."
"Sister Meng, how...how can I save you?"
Ma Yunfei was somewhat alarmed. Did the young widow want him to divorce Chen Yuyan and then marry her?
That's absolutely impossible.
"Little brother, only you can save me."
Ma Yunfei wanted to run away, but his legs were weak, perhaps because he had drunk too much, or perhaps because he was pinned to the ground by Sister Meng's burning gaze.
"I...I can't save you."
"Little brother, don't be afraid. I won't break up your family. I just want you to give me a child."
Ma Yunfei understood; the young widow wanted him to have an affair.
"Sister Meng, I...I..."
The young widow stared at Ma Yunfei with tears in her eyes.
Ma Yunfei couldn't bear to refuse the young widow's request because of her pitiful gaze, but he also couldn't grant her request.
He was caught in a dilemma.
"Little brother, don't leave tonight."
Ma Yunfei's heart pounded. He suddenly felt that he wanted to stay because Sister Meng was so pitiful. He couldn't bear to hurt this woman, and he really wanted to fulfill Sister Meng's wish.
A voice appeared in his mind: Ma Yunfei, you are a gentleman, you must not do anything to betray your wife!
Another voice countered: "Ma Yunfei, the young widow doesn't want you to divorce your wife. She just wants you to give her a child. This request isn't unreasonable, and you should agree."
Two voices were battling fiercely in his mind, neither able to convince the other.
"Sister Meng, I...I..."
The young widow sighed and said, "Young man, I'm sorry, I've put you in a difficult position. I... I'm a bad woman, I shouldn't have made such an unreasonable request. I take back what I said, just pretend I didn't say it."
The young widow threw herself on the table and wept bitterly.
The mournful cries made Ma Yunfei's heart tremble. He suddenly stood up as if possessed, walked to the young widow's side, and said, "Sister Meng, I... I will consider your opinion. Please allow me to think about it some more."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Ma Yunfei was startled. He felt as if the words had not come from his mouth, but from someone else's.
The young widow threw herself into Ma Yunfei's arms.
"Little brother, you're so good to me. You're my good little brother. Meeting you in this life is a blessing I've accumulated over ten lifetimes. Don't worry, little brother, when we have a child, I'll make him recognize you as his godfather. I'll also keep this a secret. No one else will know except you and me."
If the young widow suddenly became pregnant, it would be huge news, causing a sensation throughout the entire town.
"Sister Meng, have you thought about it? If you get pregnant, you might not be able to stay in Qinglong Town."
“Little brother, I’ve thought it through. If I get pregnant, I’ll go to City A to lay low for a year or two and then come back and say that I adopted a child.”
The young widow had already made plans; it seems her idea wasn't formed overnight.
"Sister Meng, please let me think about it some more."
“Young man, no rush. Take your time to think it over. I’m only thirty years old this year. As long as I can get pregnant before I’m thirty-five, that’s fine. Young man, I solemnly promise you: I will never reveal this secret, and I will never cause you the slightest trouble.”
Ma Yunfei sighed.
He suddenly realized that in life, there are some issues on which one has no choice.
This is like the only path up Mount Hua. If you want to climb the mountain, you must take this one path; there is no other way.
The young widow and Ma Yunfei had an unusual relationship; he couldn't refuse this pitiful woman.
Ma Yunfei said, "Sister Meng, I'm going home."
The young widow looked at Ma Yunfei with teary eyes and asked sadly, "Little brother, can't you stay tonight?"
"Sister Meng, my mind is a mess. I need to sort it out. You should get some rest."
Ma Yunfei had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and since he didn't dare ride his motorcycle, he walked home.
Just as I stepped out of town, a dark shadow suddenly flashed before my eyes and hid behind a large tree.
This dark shadow was just like the dark shadow that tripped him up that night.
Ma Yunfei sobered up instantly and shouted sternly, "You stop right there!"
He picked up a stone from the ground and asked, "Who are you? Step forward!"
Behind the big tree was a small pond, leaving the dark shadow nowhere to escape.
Suddenly, the dark figure spoke up: "Are you Ma Yunfei?"
"Who are you?"
"Haha... So it was a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple. I'm your uncle."
A dark figure emerged from behind the big tree. Ma Yunfei looked closely and realized it was Gu Tian, the town mayor's cousin.
"Ah! It's Uncle. What are you doing here so late?"
Ma Yunfei thought to himself: Perhaps this Gu Tian has once again been ordered by the town mayor to come and ambush someone.
"Hehe... I ate too much tonight, so I came out for a walk. The scenery by this little pond is quite nice."
Ma Yunfei thought to himself: What scenery is there in this stinky pond? Besides, there isn't even a moon tonight, and it's pitch black everywhere. You came here like a ghost; you must be up to no good.
"Uncle, you're really interested."
"Little Ma, where did you drink this?"
Gu Tian sniffed and said greedily, "It smells like Wuliangye, good wine!"
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