Chapter 209

The Jia family has become notorious in the circle of matchmakers; who would still dare to help them make introductions?

In the fifties, although free love was advocated, those who truly engaged in it were few and far between; the vast majority were introduced by others.

"Confused, reckless—what kind of mess have you made?"

Jia Gensheng stomped his foot hard and turned to leave.

He hated his own incompetence, hated his own weakness; how did he let Jia Zhangshi take charge of the household after they married?

Matchmaker Zhang left.

Jia Gensheng went home.

Jia Zhangshi chased after Jia Gensheng to go home.

With the parties involved gone and no more excitement to watch, the crowd dispersed one after another.

"Qin Huairu, Wan Ping'an is not a good person. You should go home quickly; you cannot stay in the Sihe Academy!"

Shazhu stepped back two paces, keeping his distance from Wan Ping'an.

He was afraid of getting beaten.

Then he shouted at Qin Huairu.

"Old man, I think you're the one who doesn't look like a good person."

"My affairs don't require your concern!"

Qin Huairu glared at Shazhu.

Old man?

Shazhu had a breakdown.

He was younger than Jia Dongxu and still a fresh-faced young man; when did he become an old man?

He admitted that his appearance was more mature than his actual age, but surely not to the point of being called an old man.

Shazhu felt so ashamed he couldn't show his face, turned around, and ran off.

The Jia house.

Jia Zhangshi returned home and pointed at Jia Gensheng's nose.

"You said I'm confused and reckless—what do you mean by that?"

Jia Zhangshi widened her triangular eyes.

"You are just confused."

"Can you ask for a matchmaker's money back?"

"If the matchmaker wasn't doing her job properly, asking for it back would be understandable."

"But look at the candidates Matchmaker Zhang introduced to our son; every one of them was decent. It was your recklessness that ruined our son's matchmaking."

"You've offended the matchmaker, and now she's badmouthing our family everywhere. How is Dongxu supposed to find a partner in the future?"

"Do you want him to remain a bachelor forever?"

Jia Gensheng was exasperated and finally exploded.

"Old hag, are you looking down on me now?"

"If you don't beat a child for three days, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles. Have I not beaten you for a long time?"

Jia Zhangshi was not a reasonable person.

She only knew that Jia Gensheng's attitude toward her was bad and that he wanted to rebel. She was furious and felt she had to suppress him with force, so she grabbed a feather duster and started whipping him.

Jia Gensheng couldn't take it anymore, turned around, and ran out the door.

Jia Dongxu, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, hid in a corner before Jia Zhangshi could see him, waiting for her anger to subside before going home.

The He house.

Shazhu sat at home, feeling depressed.

Qin Huairu had been snatched away by Wan Ping'an, and he had even been beaten by Wan Ping'an!

Boom!

The door was kicked open.

He Daqing entered with a livid face.

"Shazhu, get on your knees!"

He Daqing had just returned to the Sihe Academy and heard the neighbors discussing how Wan Ping'an had sent the Deaf Old Lady away.

At first, he was quite happy.

He didn't like the Deaf Old Lady.

But then he couldn't be happy anymore; Shazhu had actually teamed up with the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai to deal with Wan Ping'an and had even been warned by the police.

How could he not be furious?

He had warned Shazhu repeatedly to stay away from the Deaf Old Lady and not to listen to everything Yi Zhonghai said, yet Shazhu had defied him time and time again!

"Dad, I..."

Shazhu's face turned pale.

"Yushui, Dad will give you a piece of candy; go play with the other children."

He Daqing sent He Yushui away first.

As soon as He Yushui left, a series of screams came from the He house.

Xu Damao happened to be passing through the middle courtyard; his eyes lit up when he heard the screams. He crept up to the door of the He house and peeked through the crack, his face beaming with joy.

"Shazhu, you deserve this beating!"

"He Daqing, keep it up! Hit his face, hit his face! Don't just hit his butt—why aren't you hitting his face?"

Xu Damao cheered He Daqing on.

By the end.

Even Xu Damao was scared; his legs had gone soft!

The back courtyard.

The Liu Haizhong house.

"Sigh, our courtyard may not have a First Elder anymore, but there is an invisible First Elder, Wan Ping'an. He is much more formidable than Yi Zhonghai!"

Liu Haizhong sighed.

He had always wanted to be the First Elder and rule the Sihe Academy, but facing Wan Ping'an, he had no confidence at all.

He was also afraid of being sent away.

The front courtyard.

The Yan Fugui house.

"Yi Zhonghai knelt down and kowtowed to Wan Ping'an to beg for mercy; his reputation is completely ruined. If this gets out, I wonder how he'll be able to face people in the future?"

"It seems that our Sihe Academy will be in the era of Wan Ping'an from now on."

Yan Fugui was also very wary of Wan Ping'an.

"Master of the house, let's stay away from Wan Ping'an from now on!"

"He is too ruthless!"

The Third Aunt had lingering fears.

"What do you know?"

"Wan Ping'an is ruthless, but he is a smart man!"

"He won't lose his temper randomly, nor will he beat people up for no reason. Building a good relationship with him will be of great benefit to our family!"

Yan Fugui shook his head.

He had his own perspective.