Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 169 Another Academy-wide Meeting, Yan Jiecheng and Jia Zhangshi in Confrontation

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

When Yan Fugui returned from school and heard about Yan Jiecheng and Jia Zhangshi's affair, his brows furrowed deeply.

Yan Jiecheng's relationship with Yu Li fell through, but he wasn't too bothered. He hadn't spent much money on Yu Li anyway, and he could just have the matchmaker find him another one.

But Jia Zhangshi spoke ill of his family in front of Yu Li and even falsely accused his family member Jie Cheng of strangling Wang Feng's chicken, which made him very angry.

After the people who worked at the steel rolling mill returned to the institute, Yan Fugui went directly to Yi Zhonghai and demanded that a general meeting of the entire institute be held.

When Yi Zhonghai heard that Yan Jiecheng dared to hit an old man, he readily agreed.

Hitting elderly people is absolutely forbidden for him; it's not allowed in the facility.

At Yan Fugui's command, Yan Jiefang ran while shouting at the top of his lungs.

"A hospital-wide meeting is starting! A hospital-wide meeting is starting! Everyone, come out and join the hospital-wide meeting!"

Qin Jingru knew there would be a good show to watch when the people in the courtyard returned in the afternoon. She didn't even cook. As soon as she heard that there was going to be a general meeting for the whole courtyard, she quickly moved a stool, grabbed Wang Feng, and ran outside. She wanted to get a good spot to watch the show.

Upon arriving at the conference venue, the octagonal tables had not yet been set up, and people from the courtyard began to arrive one after another.

Qin Jingru placed the stool at the front, took out a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket, and started eating them while waiting to watch the show.

Soon, everyone in the courtyard had arrived, and the eight-immortal table was set up.

The eight-immortal table was from Sha Zhu's family. When Wang Feng saw Sha Zhu come out, he noticed that Sha Zhu was walking much more nimbly than before. Wang Feng knew that in a few days, Sha Zhu would regain his former glory, and then it would be another good show.

Liu Haizhong has been barely noticeable in the courtyard lately, mainly because of Liu Guangqi's situation. He hasn't gotten over Liu Guangqi's affair yet and doesn't want to get involved in anything else in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai sat in the middle of the eight-immortal table. Seeing that everyone in the courtyard had arrived except for Xu Damao, he looked at Li Sumei and asked, "Sumei, where is Xu Damao? Isn't he home?"

Li Sumei nodded: "Da Mao went to the countryside to show movies, he probably won't be back today."

"If it's not in the yard, then forget it."

Yi Zhonghai gestured for the crowd below to quiet down before speaking loudly:

"A terrible incident occurred in our courtyard today. Yan Jiecheng and Jia Zhangshi, please step forward."

Yan Jiecheng stepped forward, his eyes fixed on Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi glared fiercely at Yan Jiecheng with her triangular eyes, walked up to Yan Jiecheng, pointed at her head, and spoke arrogantly.

"What are you looking at? Are you going to hit me?"

"you……"

Yan Jiecheng's eyes were bloodshot, his fists were clenched, and he wished he could tear Jia Zhangshi to shreds.

Seeing that even a hospital-wide meeting had been held, and Jia Zhangshi was still so arrogant, Yan Fugui spoke in a deep voice:

"Jia Zhangshi, this is a general meeting of the entire courtyard, and you're still stirring up trouble like this? Do you even respect us three masters?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhangshi and said in a deep voice, "Sister-in-law, Jiecheng, don't speak yet. I'll ask you questions later, and then you can answer them."

"Jie Cheng, you started this today. Tell me, why did you kick down the Jia family's door? Why did you hit Jia Zhangshi?"

Yan Jiecheng said coldly, "Two days ago, my blind date Yu Li came to our courtyard to inquire about me. She ran into Jia Zhangshi, who spoke ill of me in front of Yu Li. Now my marriage with Yu Li is off. I was so angry that I took action."

Yi Zhonghai nodded, then looked at Jia Zhangshi and asked, "Sister-in-law, is that true? Did you really speak ill of Jie Cheng in front of his blind date?"

Madam Jia shouted, "What do you mean by 'speaking ill of others'? What bad things have I said about your family? I only told that young girl that your family eats two cornbread buns and four shredded pickled vegetables for every meal. What's that? Isn't that how your family does it?"

"Bang."

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Yan Fugui slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice:

"Jia Zhangshi, even if it's true, does that mean you should say such things? Everyone, think about it: if your children go on blind dates and get married, and Jia Zhangshi exposes your family's shortcomings to your potential partners, how will the young men in our neighborhood ever find wives?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the courtyard nodded in agreement.

"Jia Zhangshi, you're too malicious! What business is it of yours how other people go about their arranged marriages and find wives? I think you just can't stand to see them doing well," Old Hu shouted.

"Yes, Jia Zhangshi, your Jia Dongxu is married and has children, but my Erleng is not married yet. If my Erleng goes on a blind date in the future, and you dare to expose my family's shortcomings, I will never forgive you."

"What are you doing? What are you doing? This is between the Jia family and the Yan family. What business is it of yours? Hu the old devil, and you too, you always contradict me. Do you want to start a fight? Do you really think I'm afraid of you?" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

Yi Zhonghai nodded and looked at Jia Zhangshi, saying, "Sister-in-law, you were indeed wrong in this matter. Jiecheng's blind date is a big deal for our neighborhood. Not only did you not speak well of Jiecheng in front of his blind date, but you also exposed Jiecheng's shortcomings. We are all neighbors, and every family has its share of troubles. If everyone in the neighborhood acted like you, would the young men in the neighborhood ever be able to get married?"

"As for Jie Cheng strangling Wang Feng's chicken in the middle of the night, since both of you have sworn oaths and neither of you can produce any concrete evidence, let's just let this matter go."

Just as Jia Zhangshi was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, Yi Zhonghai turned to Yan Jiecheng and said:

"Jiecheng, and you too, what you did was even more wrong. No matter what, you can't hit an old man. I've told everyone before that if you have any conflicts, you can come to us three old men to mediate. Look at the mess you've made!"

"Our facility has always upheld the traditional virtues of respecting the elderly and caring for the young. If you hit an elderly person today, what happens next time? Are you suggesting you can hit us and your parents too?"

"You're both at fault in this matter. I've made my decision. Jia Zhangshi, you'll be punished by cleaning the toilets for a month. Jie Cheng, you'll be punished by repairing the Jia family's door and cleaning a toilet as well. Jia Zhangshi, Jie Cheng, do you accept this?"

"I'm not having it! Yan Jiecheng hit me first and even kicked my door! If he doesn't pay me two hundred yuan this time, I'm not done with the Yan family!" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

"Uncle, I'm not convinced either. It was Jia Zhangshi who ruined my blind date first. What's wrong with me hitting her? Besides, I didn't do anything to Jia Zhangshi this afternoon. It was Jia Zhangshi who knocked me down."

Yan Fugui also spoke up, "Old Yi, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Even if Jia Zhangshi's actions against my family cancel each other out, what about Jia Zhangshi's accusation that my family killed a chicken? How do we explain that?"

"Old Man Yan, I saw it with my own eyes! Your little beast strangled Wang Feng's chicken in the middle of the night! You still want to deny it? I've sworn an oath! Everyone, you have to believe me!" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

Yan Jiecheng said with a gloomy face, "Jia Zhangshi, I have also sworn a solemn oath that I did not do this. You are clearly framing me."

"Everyone, think about it. What kind of person is Jia Zhangshi? She's always stealing petty things, and when has she ever told the truth?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the courtyard nodded in agreement. Since both Jia Zhangshi and Yan Jiecheng had sworn oaths, everyone had a relatively high opinion of Yan Jiecheng's character, given how terrible Jia Zhangshi's usual behavior was.