Chapter 356: Standing up to Yi Zhonghai, Director Wang was very appreciative

"Let's first talk about elders and juniors."

"In most cases, discussions of elders and juniors occur within the same family or among specific groups with very close relationships."

"Living in the same courtyard, everyone is just a neighbor; there is no talk of special groups."

"The Jia family and the Xu family have no kinship; there is no talk of elders and juniors."

"Insisting that Jia Zhangshi is Xu Damao’s elder is inappropriate!"

Wan Ping'an rejected Yi Zhonghai’s argument at its root.

"Respecting the elderly is correct, but there must be a limit."

"Yi Zhonghai, regardless of the environment, regardless of right or wrong, without asking about the facts, handles things directly by citing 'respecting the elderly.' That is simply dead wrong!"

Wan Ping'an did not completely reject the concept of respecting the elderly that Yi Zhonghai proposed.

Respecting the elderly is a traditional etiquette; that is correct.

What is wrong is that Yi Zhonghai twisted it!

It must be restored to its true form!

Director Wang nodded slightly.

"Yi Zhonghai, did you hear that?"

Director Wang questioned Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai’s expression was very ugly.

Wan Ping'an was digging up his roots.

"Director Wang, I heard."

Yi Zhonghai was unable to refute for a moment.

"Ping'an, continue handling it."

Director Wang was very happy.

"Jia Zhangshi, you have no kinship with the Xu family. You are not his elder. At most, you are just older. If you do something wrong, you need to apologize."

"Are you still not going to apologize?"

Wan Ping'an looked at Jia Zhangshi.

"I just won't apologize, and I won't return the money. What can you do to me?"

Jia Zhangshi began to act like a rogue.

"Jia Zhangshi, the facts are already very clear. You were wrong, and you also extorted Xu Damao."

"He reported you to the neighborhood office. If you don't return the money, this behavior of yours is enough for you to attend an ideological study class and keep the three masters company."

"If we call the police, this counts as extortion."

"And Yi Zhonghai, Deaf Old Lady, you coerced Xu Damao to compensate Jia Zhangshi. Aren't you accomplices? You should be punished together."

Wan Ping'an certainly wouldn't let the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai off.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"I was just acting out of good intentions, upholding justice."

The Deaf Old Lady wouldn't have it.

"To uphold justice, you should persuade, not threaten."

"When you made Xu Damao pay the money, was that persuasion?"

Wan Ping'an questioned the Deaf Old Lady.

The Deaf Old Lady was speechless for a moment. When she made Xu Damao pay, it was indeed a threat, not persuasion. Many people on the scene had seen it.

She knew she couldn't deny it!

"Oh, I’m dizzy. Zhonghai, hurry and help me back!"

The Deaf Old Lady covered her head.

"Old Lady, are you alright?"

Yi Zhonghai rushed over and supported the Deaf Old Lady, and the First Aunt followed as well. The three of them left the meeting scene together.

Wan Ping'an sneered.

The Deaf Old Lady had admitted defeat and run away!

"Director Wang, the facts are clear. Jia Zhangshi does not accept my mediation, nor will she return the money."

"I only have the power of mediation, not the power of punishment. I can only report it to you, or have Xu Damao call the police and let the police handle it further!"

Wan Ping'an turned to look at Director Wang.

Director Wang nodded.

The masters appointed by the neighborhood office only had the power of mediation, not the power of punishment.

Wan Ping'an had acted very appropriately.

"Jia Zhangshi, Wan Ping'an has finished handling this and reported the results to me."

"You now have two choices. One choice is to execute Wan Ping'an’s mediation result."

"The other choice is to go to the neighborhood office tomorrow to accept ideological education and participate in labor reform, with the money deducted from your compensation to be returned to Xu Damao."

Director Wang didn't indulge Jia Zhangshi.

At the full-courtyard meeting.

Director Wang had Wan Ping'an handle the incident where Jia Zhangshi knocked down Xu Damao and extorted him. Jia Zhangshi resisted and did not follow Wan Ping'an’s ruling.

Director Wang stepped in to teach her a lesson.

Either obey, or be taken away.

"I apologize, I’ll return the money!"

Jia Zhangshi caved.

She didn't want to be taken to the neighborhood office.

"Xu Damao, I was wrong. Here is your money, take it. Who wants your stinking money anyway?"

Jia Zhangshi apologized.

The words were an apology, but it looked like there was no sincerity at all, and she even threw the money directly onto the ground.

"Jia Zhangshi, looking at your attitude, there is no sincerity at all. Since you threw the money on the ground, you come back to the neighborhood office with me to accept handling."

Director Wang was angry.

"Director Wang, I was wrong."

"Damao, I was truly wrong."

"Here is your money."

Jia Zhangshi picked up the one yuan and stuffed it into Xu Damao’s hand.

"Too late!"

"Even though you have apologized and returned the money, for the next week, you will come to the office every morning to accept ideological and moral education."

Director Wang didn't give Jia Zhangshi a chance.

"Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui, did you two see that?"

"Did you learn anything?"

Director Wang questioned the two of them.

Both were managing masters, yet they had been manipulated by Yi Zhonghai, who was nothing, which made Director Wang doubt their abilities.

"Learned it!"

Liu Haizhong nodded.

"Learned it!"

Yan Fugui smiled bitterly.

Learning it was useless; without Wan Ping'an’s strength, they didn't dare to confront the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai, and they still couldn't do anything about Jia Zhangshi.

"Yi Zhonghai, your position as First Master has been removed by me. You are now just an ordinary resident of the Sihe Academy, is that clear?"

"You are no longer the First Master, you are just an ordinary resident!"

Director Wang emphasized this twice.

Without Yi Zhonghai’s interference, even if Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui were slightly less capable, they wouldn't have let the victim pay compensation; it was simply absurd!

"Director Wang, I know my status."

"I was just helping the orphans and the widow within my capabilities as an ordinary resident. I really didn't mean to cause trouble."

Yi Zhonghai still refused to admit his mistake.

"Good!"

Director Wang was furious.

"I will report today’s matter to the rolling mill."

"How the factory handles it is the factory’s business; I won't interfere."

Director Wang decided to give Yi Zhonghai a lesson.

If the neighborhood office reported to the rolling mill that a worker had ideological problems, the rolling mill would certainly take it seriously, and Yi Zhonghai could forget about grade promotions or being named an advanced worker.

"Director Wang..."

Yi Zhonghai was anxious.

"Shut up!"

"I have one more thing to announce!"

"I announce that the neighborhood office appoints Wan Ping'an as the new First Master of the Red Star Sihe Academy. The former First Master, Liu Haizhong, will continue to serve as the Second Master."

"Yan Fugui’s position remains unchanged."

Director Wang had seen it clearly.

Yi Zhonghai was the troublemaker of the Sihe Academy; he had some ability, and with the support of the Deaf Old Lady, Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui couldn't beat him.

In the Sihe Academy, the only one who could suppress Yi Zhonghai was Wan Ping'an, who could even suppress the Deaf Old Lady as well.

Wan Ping'an’s ideology was sound.

His character was also very good.

Director Wang made a temporary decision to announce on behalf of the neighborhood office that Wan Ping'an would be the First Master, effective immediately!

Everyone was stunned.

Wan Ping'an as First Master?

Liu Haizhong was just removed like that?

"Director Wang, I protest. Wan Ping'an is too young and has too little social experience!"

Yi Zhonghai protested on the spot.