Chapter 357

"Sit down, the protest is invalid!"

Director Wang didn't give Yi Zhonghai any face at all.

"Director Wang, I also protest."

"Just as Zhonghai said, Wan Ping'an has too little social experience. Letting him be the First Master will make it hard to handle many things, and it’s easy for problems to arise."

The Deaf Old Lady naturally protested.

Wan Ping'an was an enemy to her and Yi Zhonghai; they already couldn't beat Wan Ping'an, and if he became the First Master, they would be even less able to!

"Let Wan Ping'an be the acting First Master."

"There will be a three-month probation period. If he passes, he will be confirmed as First Master. If he doesn't, we will find someone else."

Director Wang was very annoyed.

He had made a major discovery: Yi Zhonghai was very obsessed with the position of First Master, and the Deaf Old Lady was also very obsessed. Why were they so obsessed?

A managing master had no official establishment and no real power; at most, one could show off a bit. Was it worth being that obsessed?

The Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai stopped speaking.

They both saw that Director Wang was firmly supporting Wan Ping'an. Even if they protested more, it wouldn't be possible to pull him down, and it would only make Director Wang angrier.

"Ping'an, say a few words!"

Director Wang said to Wan Ping'an.

"Thank you all for letting me be the First Master!"

"A managing master is actually just a mediator, mediating neighborhood conflicts and conveying the instructions of the neighborhood office; there is no actual power."

"If you have conflicts in the future, you can come to me for mediation. If you don't trust me, you can go to the neighborhood office or call the police."

"Also, from now on, unless necessary, I will not hold full-courtyard meetings to waste everyone’s time!"

Wan Ping'an didn't care about being the First Master.

He spoke very casually.

Everything he said was the truth.

Director Wang nodded. Wan Ping'an hadn't said much, but he had hit the nail on the head; a managing master was actually just a small mediator.

The meeting ended.

Everyone dispersed.

Director Wang came to Wan Ping'an’s home.

"Director Wang, try the tomatoes I grew, and the watermelon too. They are more mature from the greenhouse."

Wan Ping'an hosted Director Wang.

"I’ve heard about you building the greenhouse."

"I didn't expect it to have produce so soon. These tomatoes and this watermelon are just like the ones grown in summer; there’s no sign of malnutrition at all."

Director Wang was very moved.

The six acres of land were becoming increasingly important, and it wasn't a place just anyone could go to.

Even if he wanted to go, he couldn't get close without Wan Ping'an’s permission. Forcibly approaching would only have one result: being arrested by those responsible for security.

He tasted the tomatoes and watermelon.

Wan Ping'an gave Director Wang two more fresh tomatoes.

"Ping'an, I just wanted to give you a few words of advice."

"Now that you are the First Master, you must never learn from Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai is too selfish and always loves to smooth things over; he cannot distinguish right from wrong!"

Director Wang was worried Wan Ping'an wouldn't do well and kept urging him.

Wan Ping'an nodded.

He listened carefully, but didn't take it too much to heart. Wasn't it just a managing master?

He couldn't handle big things.

And he didn't want to handle small things.

He planned to call Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui over after Director Wang left.

From now on.

If something happened in the courtyard.

He would let them handle it first; if they couldn't handle it, or didn't handle it well, then he would step in personally.

As long as Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Old Lady didn't make trouble.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui couldn't handle big things, but they were capable of handling the trivial matters in the courtyard.

When Director Wang left.

Every household in the courtyard was discussing the change in the masters.

The Liu family.

Liu Haizhong returned home with a gloomy face, sat down, and didn't say a word.

The Second Aunt didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

She had attended the full-courtyard meeting just now and naturally knew why Liu Haizhong was angry.

"Director Wang is too unreasonable. Wan Ping'an is so young and has no social experience at all; by what right did he let him replace me as First Master?"

"Even if he let him be a master, he should have let him be the Second Master, and I should have continued as First Master."

Liu Haizhong complained.

The Second Aunt didn't speak, but she understood very clearly in her heart.

"The main reason Director Wang let Wan Ping'an be the First Master is that he can suppress Yi Zhonghai and the Deaf Old Lady. Who else can do that besides him?"

The Second Aunt muttered in her heart, but didn't say a word out loud.

She let Liu Haizhong vent.

She fried two eggs for him and prepared a bottle of loose liquor.

The Yan family.

"I really didn't expect Wan Ping'an to be able to be the First Master at such a young age."

"He is above me and Liu Haizhong."

"From now on, we can only listen to his commands."

Yan Fugui was envious.

His position was very stable; he had always been the Third Master, always a foil, always someone who talked a lot of nonsense and never got to the point.

"Master, is it really good to let Wan Ping'an be the First Master?"

The Third Aunt couldn't figure it out.

"Whether it's good or not, there will definitely be a good show to watch."

"Jia Zhangshi has always been disobedient, and even Yi Zhonghai couldn't control her."

"Now that Wan Ping'an is the First Master, she will definitely make trouble. There will be a good show in the next few days to see who can subdue whom."

Yan Fugui was looking forward to it.

Both he and Liu Haizhong had been tricked by Jia Zhangshi.

He hoped that Wan Ping'an, as First Master, could vent their anger and punish Jia Zhangshi severely; the harder, the better.

The Jia family.

"That god-damned Wan Ping'an, he forced me to apologize to Xu Damao and also forced me to return one yuan. He deserves to die, he should go to the eighteenth level of hell!"

Jia Zhangshi had just returned home and was pacing back and forth in a rage.

In the Sihe Academy.

The person who least wanted Wan Ping'an to be the First Master wasn't Yi Zhonghai, and certainly not the Deaf Old Lady; it was Jia Zhangshi.

Wan Ping'an being the First Master.

Gave her a strong sense of crisis.

"Wan Ping'an, you just wait. Now that you are the First Master, I absolutely won't let you have a comfortable time!"

Jia Zhangshi wanted to make trouble.

Sigh!

Jia Dongxu sighed.

After Old Jia died, Jia Dongxu spoke less and less and became more and more silent.

He couldn't beat Jia Zhangshi, and she was becoming more and more arrogant.

He wanted to take a wife, but Jia Zhangshi ruined it every time. She had offended everyone, and no one would introduce a wife to him anymore. Was he destined to be a bachelor?

Or should he find one himself?

Where would he find one?

The Yi family.

Yi Zhonghai had just returned home and took out a bottle of liquor.

Without any side dishes or a cup, he opened the cap and drank half the bottle in one go.

"Master, you can't drink like that, it’s too harmful to your body!"

The First Aunt was frightened and went to grab the bottle from Yi Zhonghai’s hand.

"Don't worry about me, let me drink!"

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and pushed his wife’s hand away.

"That little beast Wan Ping'an, he ruins my good deeds every time. He is so hateful. Is he my nemesis?"

"No!"

"I must deal with him!"

Yi Zhonghai raised the bottle again.

Gulp, gulp!

Twice, two big gulps, and he downed more than half a jin of liquor.

He felt dizzy. Without any side dishes and drinking too fast, he was a bit tipsy, but his heart was even more troubled!

Drinking.

Could never relieve worries.

It only made one more troubled, until one was drunk and unconscious!