Ma Yunfei was sweating profusely as he busied himself with the task, shouting, "Don't rush, unload the goods one truck at a time."
Liu Fei shouted, "Son, come here for a second."
Ma Yunfei turned around and saw Liu Fei, excitedly calling out, "Mom, what are you doing here?"
Ma Yunfei quickly went over and said respectfully, "Mom, please come inside and sit down."
Ma Yunfei poured Liu Fei a cup of tea and said regretfully, "Mom, the conditions here aren't good. We only have ordinary tea. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Liu Fei said nonchalantly, "Son, this is the workplace, it's understandable that the conditions are a bit poor."
Ma Yunfei asked in confusion, "Mom, what brings you here to see me?"
“Son, Erlv came to me early this morning to complain about you, saying that you’ve been getting involved with Sasha lately and that the two of you are very intimate.”
Ma Yunfei was startled, not expecting that Erlv would actually do something to him.
Erlv complained to Liu Fei in order to sow discord between Ma Yunfei and Liu Fei. Perhaps Erlv's real intention was to make Liu Fei disown Ma Yunfei as her godson.
Without Liu Fei and the town mayor backing Ma Yunfei up, the yam sales station wouldn't have been able to continue operating.
"Mom, Erlv misunderstood me."
"Son, you know that Sasha is Erlv's girlfriend. Why are you two getting so close? Even if you want to try other women, you can't steal your brother's girlfriend. There are plenty of women with Sasha's looks in Qinglong Town. Why do you want to upset Erlv?"
"Mom, Erlv really misunderstood me. Recently, I've been getting closer to Sasha, and here's why."
Ma Yunfei recounted the whole story of how Li Sha provided him with the information and promised to drive away the two merchants from Xujiazhuang.
He said aggrievedly, "Mom, that's how it happened. I was only doing this for the sake of the yam purchasing station's business. I had no intention of taking advantage of Sasha at all."
Liu Fei nodded and said, "Oh, I see. No wonder Erlv misunderstood you."
"Mom, you should know: I'm not a philanderer. I already have a wife and have no interest in other women. Besides, I'm so busy with the yam acquisition that I don't have time to play around with women. To put it bluntly, I rarely even touch my own wife."
Liu Fei thought for a moment and said, "Son, it seems that Erlv really misunderstood you. You can't blame him. Erlv is almost thirty and still not married. Although he is dating Shasha, they are just hanging on, and it's hard to say whether they will get married. At this time, you should avoid Shasha and stop seeing her."
"Mom, I understand. Please help me explain further. After all, Erlv and I are brothers. Ten years of friendship can't be severed in an instant."
Liu Fei suggested, "Son, I'll cook a few dishes for lunch today. You and Erlv can both come to my place for lunch. I'll try to mediate between you two. To be honest, one is my nephew and the other is my godson. They're both my flesh and blood, and I don't want you two to have a fight."
At noon, Ma Yunfei bought several boxes of pastries and went to Liu Fei's house.
Erlv had arrived long ago and was sitting in the living room watching TV.
"Erlv, what TV are you watching?"
"An old movie."
Although Erlv looked unhappy, he still managed to strike up a conversation with Ma Yunfei.
Liu Fei was busy in the kitchen when she called out loudly, "You two sit down and talk, dinner will be ready soon."
Ma Yunfei sat down on the sofa and sighed, "Erlv, I wish I could take my heart out and show it to you. You've really misunderstood me."
"Boss, if you want me to clear up the misunderstanding, there's only one way: stay away from Sasha."
Ma Yunfei said with difficulty, "Erlv, I can guarantee that from now on I will never take the initiative to look for Sasha or talk to her. The problem is: what if Sasha comes looking for me? Are you telling me to ignore her?"
"Boss, if you consider me your brother, then you have to cut ties with Sasha."
"Second brother, if you marry Sasha, are you expecting me to ignore her too?"
"Yes, you should never pay any attention to Sasha, and I will not mind."
Ma Yunfei sighed and agreed, "Erlv, you said it yourself. Don't blame me for being impolite to Sasha and not taking her seriously later."
"Boss, I swear: I will never blame you if you never talk to Sasha again."
Ma Yunfei raised his right hand and swore: "Erlv, then I swear: from now on, I will never pay attention to Sasha again, never say a word to her, never smile at her, and will always treat her as a stranger, no, as an enemy."
Erlv smiled and said with satisfaction, "Boss, I believe you."
Ma Yunfei thought to himself: If I never talk to Sasha again, there probably won't be any problems.
According to Ma Yunfei's observation, Sasha looks down on Erlv and the two of them will never get married.
Even if Ma Yunfei never pays any attention to Sasha, there won't be any lasting consequences.
As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes.
Ma Yunfei miscalculated; he underestimated Li Sha's power.
That afternoon, Li Sha went to the No. 1 Shop in the World.
When Erlv saw Li Sha arrive, he quickly got up from the recliner, took a bottle of drink from the refrigerator, and respectfully handed it to Sha Sha, asking, "Sha Sha, it's quite hot today. I'll go buy you two cream popsicles."
Li Sha fanned herself with her hand and said, "Erlu, I'm not feeling well, so I haven't dared to eat anything cold these past few days."
"Sasha, what kind of snacks do you want? I'll go buy them for you."
Li Sha said impatiently, "Er Lv, you're so heartless. We've known each other for years, don't you even know what kind of snacks I like to eat?"
"I know you like peach shortbread, I'll go buy some right away."
Erlu ran off excitedly to buy peach shortbread and a few other pastries, piling them on the coffee table and saying ingratiatingly, "Sasha, eat up!"
Li Sha ate a piece of peach shortbread, wiped her mouth, and asked, "Erlu, I don't see much business at your 'Number One Shop Under Heaven.' Do you want to starve?"
Erlv sighed and said helplessly, "Damn it, the people in Qinglong Town are all penniless. They can't afford to buy anything except oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. My shop's business is getting worse every day."
"Erlv, can't you be a little more ambitious? You sleep on your recliner all day long. With your pathetic state, you'll never make a fortune in your life."
"Sigh! I dream of getting rich, but I don't know how."
"Erlv, it's not that I look down on you, but you're sitting under a money tree and acting like a beggar."
"Where did this money tree come from?"
"Are you stupid? The yam business is a money tree."
Erlu chuckled and said dismissively, "Sasha, I heard Ma Yunfei say that the yam business doesn't make money."
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