Chapter 785

"Pah! Don't try to scare me with your pity. Why don't you go take a piss and look at your own reflection? Do you think I care? Get lost..."

"Jia Dongxu, how are you talking to me? I am, after all, a First Elder of the courtyard. Your business with Li Mei has already spread throughout the entire Sihe Academy."

"Ha! Who spread it? Could it be my old mother who spread it? Do you believe that?"

Wan Ping'an looked at Jia Dongxu's disdainful expression and was momentarily speechless. This Jia Dongxu actually suspected his own mother; he truly was a shameless wretch.

"Hmph, in any case, I have already notified you. I hope you cherish this opportunity and don't regret it. ~"

Having said that, Wan Ping'an turned and left, leaving behind only his back.

Jia Dongxu stood where he was, sneering a few times and cursing under his breath, "Brain-dead idiot."

He, Jia Dongxu, would never believe such nonsense. Given Wan Ping'an's character, how could he possibly be kind enough to tell him the news?

Jia Zhangshi suddenly leaned over and asked, "Dongxu, is what Wan Ping'an said true? If so, we can't let this opportunity slip by. You need to hurry up and go apologize to Li Mei. If you can get a new house by getting married, that would be a real bargain."

On the other side, Wan Ping'an had just stepped out of Jia Zhangshi's courtyard when he happened to run into Li Mei at the entrance. Li Mei glanced at Wan Ping'an.

This Wan Ping'an was more handsome than that Jia Dongxu and looked more cultured too. If it hadn't been for that Jia Zhangshi causing a scene at the Li family's place yesterday...

She would have already spoken to Wan Ping'an yesterday.

Li Mei looked at Wan Ping'an and said, "Brother Ping'an, sorry about yesterday. My parents originally wanted you to come to our house for a bit, but we didn't expect that Jia Zhangshi to come and make a scene."

"You're too polite, it's really nothing," Wan Ping'an replied indifferently.

In truth, he had no feelings for Li Mei. It was mainly because he was now the First Elder of the Sihe Academy, and since the Li family was wealthy, he was counting on them to pay for repairs to the courtyard's water channels.

"Oh!" Li Mei said with a thoughtful "oh," then added, "Brother Ping'an, may I treat you to a meal?"

·· Begging for flowers ·

Upon hearing this, Wan Ping'an immediately shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's do it another day. I still have to go distribute the subsidy policy to the other courtyards."

"Then can I go with you? And after you're done, I'll treat you to copper pot shabu-shabu?"

"Fine, then you can come with me." Thus, Wan Ping'an took Li Mei from house to house to distribute the subsidy policy to the people in the courtyard. Logically, this matter was the responsibility of the Third Elder, Yan Fugui, but since he had business at home today, he had sought out Wan Ping'an.

The elders playing chess at the subdistrict entrance and the older women chatting while cracking melon seeds watched Wan Ping'an and Li Mei walking together.

"Hey, is that the First Elder with the Li family's second daughter, Li Mei? Didn't that Li Mei have a blind date with Jia Dongxu yesterday? Why is she mixed up with the First Elder Wan Ping'an today?" an older woman asked in surprise.

Beside her, another older woman cracked a melon seed, spat out the shell slowly, and said, "Who knows what that Jia Dongxu is thinking? Never mind that, anyway, my grandson's wife has already been chosen. Even if that Li girl is pretty, it's no use, hehe."

"Oh my, Old Mother Wang, you mustn't play matchmaker recklessly," another older woman teased. ===== CHAPTER 787 =====