Chapter 436

Every time he was left looking disheveled by Wan Ping'an!

The sun was about to set.

Wan Ping'an returned from the six-mu plot, and just as he got back to the Sihe Academy, a group of children was notifying every household that a general assembly was to be held.

"Brother Ping'an, it's Yi Zhonghai who wants to hold a general assembly; my dad doesn't know what it's about either."

Soon.

Yan Jiecheng secretly came to find Wan Ping'an.

"Does no one know?"

Wan Ping'an was very surprised.

To hold a general assembly, according to the rules, there must be a major event, led by the subdistrict office, or decided jointly by the three elders.

Yan Fugui not knowing meant it didn't comply with the rules.

"I asked Liu Guangfu; the Second Elder doesn't know the content either; it was all decided by Yi Zhonghai alone."

"Brother Ping'an, be careful, I think it might be aimed at you."

Yan Jiecheng had long been successfully bought off by Wan Ping'an.

Wan Ping'an didn't treat him badly either, giving him fifty cents.

Yan Jiecheng hid it on his person and left happily.

"Old man Yi Zhonghai, even if it's not aimed at me, it certainly won't be anything good; he wouldn't wholeheartedly seek benefits for the Sihe Academy."

"If he holds a general assembly, I'll cause trouble."

Wan Ping'an couldn't guess what Yi Zhonghai wanted to do either.

But one thing was necessary: sabotage!

Yi Zhonghai's good news was his bad news; he had to turn Yi Zhonghai's good news into bad news and strike at Yi Zhonghai's prestige!

Yi Zhonghai's house.

"Head of the house, the Deaf Old Lady becoming a Five Guarantees household is a happy event, but holding a general assembly to celebrate, isn't that too flashy?"

The First Elder's wife naturally knew the content of the general assembly.

She didn't approve.

Other courtyards also had Five Guarantees households, but none were so flashy; most were very low-key.

Those who publicized it with great fanfare were families of martyrs!

That's a different matter from a Five Guarantees household!

"What do you know?"

"The Old Lady becoming a Five Guarantees household is very important to me; it must be widely publicized so that everyone in the courtyard knows and respects the Old Lady."

Yi Zhonghai frowned.

Others might not understand or support him, but for his wife to act this way was wrong!

"Go, go help the Old Lady rest for a while!"

"Today is a very important day; the Old Lady must experience it, hurry up!"

Yi Zhonghai was a bit unhappy.

The First Elder's wife sighed.

She hadn't been able to bear Yi Zhonghai any children and had always felt she owed him; she never opposed anything Yi Zhonghai wanted to do.

Even if she felt it was wrong, she would only offer suggestions.

Just like now.

She offered a suggestion, Yi Zhonghai didn't listen, so she stopped talking.

The First Elder's wife had just left.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Second Elder, do you have something?"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai opened the door, Liu Haizhong walked in.

"First Elder, what do you mean?"

"The subdistrict office said that to hold a general assembly, the three of us elders must decide together; how come you decided alone?"

Liu Haizhong was very annoyed.

He didn't care what the general assembly was discussing; he cared that he had been ignored—did they not treat him, the Second Elder of the Sihe Academy, as a leader?

"Second Elder, don't be angry."

"It was a momentary oversight; I promise, next time I will definitely discuss it with you in advance and seek your consent; if you don't agree, I won't hold the meeting!"

"How about that?"

Yi Zhonghai's attitude was very good.

He was doing it on purpose, not notifying the other two elders and holding the general assembly directly.

After a long time, with many occurrences, the two elders would get used to it!

After some appeasement.

Liu Haizhong left.

Just as he left, Yan Fugui came to the door.

"First Elder, what is the general assembly about?"

"Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance?"

Yan Fugui was very annoyed.

As the Third Elder of the Sihe Academy, he was actually notified to attend the general assembly, not to organize it; wasn't that absurd?

"It was a momentary oversight; I promise, in the future, I will definitely discuss it with you in advance."

The same excuse as used against Liu Haizhong.

"First Elder, what is the meeting about this time?"

"It won't be like last time, right?"

"You don't want to be punished again, do you?"

Yan Fugui remembered the labor reform at the six-mu plot and the experience of cleaning the latrines; his face looked very bad, and he demanded an explanation from Yi Zhonghai.

"Absolutely not, rest assured, this meeting is good news."

"Besides, didn't I compensate you?"

Yi Zhonghai had given Yan Fugui benefits.

Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong focused on different things.

Liu Haizhong was wholeheartedly focused on being an official and cared most about whether others valued him; Yan Fugui cared most about benefits and the money in his hands.

"First Elder, do you think that little bit of money is enough?"

"Today, just today, the principal talked to me and canceled my promotion opportunity for this year; I won't be able to get a raise for three years."

"Isn't this caused by you?"

Yan Fugui was full of anger.

Huh?

Yi Zhonghai was very surprised.

He hadn't expected that the school would know about what happened in the Sihe Academy.

Yan Fugui, as a teacher, like a fitter, also had a promotion system; every day he moved up a level, his salary and benefits would improve.

Yan Fugui's promotion opportunity was gone, so he must be very resentful of him; no wonder he didn't give him a good look.

If he hadn't favored Jia Zhangshi, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.

"Third Elder, rest assured, I won't let you suffer a loss."

"I will find a way to compensate you."

Yi Zhonghai appeased him for a long time before barely satisfying Yan Fugui.

Half an hour later.

The general assembly began.

Everyone arrived at the venue.

"Ping'an, do you know why the general assembly is being held?"

He Daqing asked Wan Ping'an.

Wan Ping'an shook his head; he asked back, and He Daqing didn't know either; he asked Xu Fugui next to him, who also didn't know, and everyone else didn't know either.