Chapter 737: Wan Ping'an holds a general meeting

He had no choice but to agree; in fact, he knew,

that his mother was deliberately picking a fight, yet a strange fire burned in his heart. He was unwilling to accept the status quo;

he needed to change, he needed to get ahead. How ironic this was.

"Mother, I still think we shouldn't do this. Don't think that just because Wan Ping'an left, it's over. He might be going to prepare for a full-courtyard meeting."

"Let him hold it. Do I, Jia Zhangshi, fear him? He even slapped me just now."

"You are always like this, which is why I can never find a wife. I won't splash the water; if you want to splash it, do it yourself. What will you do if you really cause trouble by splashing it?"

"You spineless wretch, you actually talk back for the sake of a man with a different surname? What kind of thing is he? You don't help me, but help an outsider?" Jia Zhangshi was furious.

Jia Dongxu remained silent, but in his heart, he was muttering: what exactly is Wan Ping'an?

"Oh my, you're really splashing it? I see you're trying to force me to my death." Jia Zhangshi was terrified; she didn't want to invite disaster.

"Oh my, I'm so angry, the child is unfilial, the child is unfilial."

Jia Zhangshi suddenly began to wail loudly, like a shrew.

"You, you stop being unreasonable. You, hurry up and get up, I'll take you away from here." Jia Dongxu panicked.

He had never seen his mother like this. Jia Zhangshi was relentless and insisted on staying here.

"Fine, I'll splash it, I'll splash it, is that enough?" Jia Dongxu was at his wit's end; he knew he couldn't win against his mother.

"Mm, I knew you were filial to me, good son, I love you to death! You're truly great."

Jia Zhangshi broke into a smile through her tears and hugged Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu felt a chill and quickly pushed her away: "Let go, I'll leave after I splash it."

Having said that, he took the wooden bucket and splashed it toward the well beside the water vat under the eaves.

Splash! Splash! It poured toward the doorway. The neighbors passing by looked at Jia Zhangshi with nothing but disgust.

On the other side, Wan Ping'an gathered everyone for a full-courtyard meeting, addressing Jia Zhangshi's behavior today and providing an explanation to the courtyard resident who had fallen because of her splashing water.

After all, this was the first matter Wan Ping'an had to manage since becoming the First Elder; if he didn't handle it properly this time, Jia Zhangshi would dare to be this arrogant again next time.

He had already decided that if such a thing happened again, he would make Jia Zhangshi get out.

He believed that without a mother-in-law as troublesome as Jia Zhangshi, the Sihe Academy would be much more peaceful.

"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me for a moment." Wan Ping'an coughed twice.

Immediately, everyone quieted down and looked at Wan Ping'an.

"The reason I called you here today is mainly because of Jia Zhangshi pouring water at her doorstep today. I express my apologies and promise to handle this matter seriously. As for the resident who fell, Jia Zhangshi must provide compensation, and I will provide a subsidy of one yuan to every family so that everyone can repair the drainage ditches at their doorways." Wan Ping'an announced solemnly.

After Wan Ping'an finished speaking, the crowd began to discuss it heatedly. No one had expected Wan Ping'an to make such a decision.

Although everyone had complaints about Jia Zhangshi, no one wanted to make an enemy over money.

However, this was for the best, to save Jia Zhangshi from continuing to make trouble.

"Then, First Elder, what about pouring water in the future? Should we just pour it into the drainage ditch?"

Wan Ping'an waved his hand: "Yes, the standing water in the drainage ditch is very shallow and not easy to wash away, and the neighbors won't say anything if they see it. Let's do it this way, does everyone think it's okay?"

"No problem, the First Elder is definitely right to say so."

"That's right, First Elder, this work is quite easy." ===== CHAPTER 739 =====