Chapter 443: Chapter 436: Establishing Authority
"You can eat messily, but you can’t speak recklessly. Wu’s sister-in-law should think before she speaks," Sisi said coldly.
"If you’re not a little devil, what are you? Dressing up like a vixen all day long, if it’s not to seduce men, then what?"
Wu’s sister-in-law snorted arrogantly. She had such a gripe against Sisi for two reasons.
One was because her husband, Wu Jingsong, had one day suddenly said to her, "You should learn from the Deputy Secretary’s Wife. Mr. He keeps the house tidy and clean, and her appearance is fresh and neat, a pleasure to the eye."
Although she severely scolded her husband that day, turning Wu Jingsong into a sobbing mess, she had since held a grudge against Sisi, convinced that Sisi was nothing but a vixen out to seduce men.
The second reason was out of jealousy that any woman might feel. Although Wu’s sister-in-law behaved like a man, she was pettier than other women. Seeing Sisi who was always superior to her in every aspect, her jealousy grew as wildly as spring grass.
So today, when Sisi came to get her meal, she couldn’t resist provoking her. If the vixen could bear it, fine, but if she could not, even better—she looked forward to stripping the little vixen of her clothes to humiliate her.
Talking about Wu’s sister-in-law, she was truly barbaric. A couple of years ago, a new female college graduate was assigned to work under Director Wu. Because she and Director Wu interacted quite frequently, Wu’s sister-in-law stripped the woman in the County Committee office, beat her black and blue, and not even the County Chief Hu could stop her.
Afterward, how could that college graduate bear the shame? She transferred to another department within days and, according to rumors, she hasn’t managed to find a partner to this day!
With that one fight, Wu’s sister-in-law made a name for herself, and everyone steered clear of her, preferring to suffer in silence than to cross paths with such a brute and cause a stir.
Due to everyone giving way, Wu’s sister-in-law had developed an audacious character in the County Committee building. It didn’t matter to her whether you were the wife of County Chief Hu or the secretary’s wife; if you angered her, she’d strip you just the same.
That’s why the fierce Wu’s sister-in-law didn’t take Sisi, the Deputy Secretary’s Wife, seriously at all, especially since she was new.
While Wu’s sister-in-law was yelling "vixen" and "little devil", Sisi’s expression grew colder and colder, and without a word, she poured the bowl of glass noodles over the head of the smug Wu’s sister-in-law through the serving window.
The limp, transparent noodles formed a chrysanthemum on Wu’s sister-in-law’s head, and the people in the canteen were so shocked by Sisi’s action that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
The Deputy Secretary’s Wife has guts?
She actually dared to douse Wu Dalang!
"You dare pour that on me; I’m going to skin you, vixen!"
Wu’s sister-in-law burst out from inside, her plump body quivering with anger, causing a stir among the onlookers, who felt a great deal of sympathy for the Deputy Secretary’s Wife.
Everyone remembered the fate of the female college graduate from a few years ago and hesitated whether to help or not.
Soon enough, Wu’s sister-in-law charged in front of Sisi with a ferocious look. She was about to strip the Deputy Secretary’s Wife of her clothes and step on her, her eyes shining with frenzied excitement, blood boiling.
Sisi remained calm, pulling two hairpins from her hair, thankful that she wore sharp metal hairpins today; otherwise, she wouldn’t dare provoke this tigress.
With a flick of her wrist, a flash of silver streaked through the air. Wu’s sister-in-law, who was about to strike, screamed and clutched her face. In the blink of an eye, Sisi nimbly stepped forward and, while Wu’s sister-in-law was still rubbing her face, she thrust the other hairpin viciously towards her Jianjing acupoint on the shoulder.
Wu’s sister-in-law let out another scream. She wanted to fight back but suddenly found that half of her body was numb and she couldn’t muster any strength. Fear and shock filled her heart.
Sisi sneered and with a knee to the legs, Wu’s sister-in-law fell to her knees. To those outside, it looked as though she was begging Sisi for mercy.
"Your mouth is as foul as excrement; you’d better wash it well."
Sisi sneered, and with her full strength, she slapped Wu’s sister-in-law in the face with the enamel rice bowl she was holding. After only a few hits, Wu’s sister-in-law’s face swelled up like a pig’s head, dripping with blood from her mouth corners.
Several people who wanted to come forward to break up the fight retreated far away upon seeing the situation, their jaws dropping. No one expected the delicate deputy secretary’s wife to bring Wu Dalang to his knees?
These people, having suffered Wu’s sister-in-law’s unpleasantness to varying degrees, now found great satisfaction in seeing the once unassailable Wu Dalang being so pitifully beaten by Sisi. They all wished Sisi would beat her even more!
By this time, the office workers had all left for the day, and the cafeteria suddenly filled with people. However, as soon as they saw the scene at the window, they all seemed to be frozen in place, holding their rice bowls uncertain whether to go forward or to back away.
"Wu’s sister-in-law, didn’t you just say that unclean food won’t cause illness if you eat it? Then eat this bun," Sisi taunted.
Sisi stomped the bun on the ground several times with her foot before picking it up and stuffing it into Wu’s sister-in-law’s mouth. Wu’s sister-in-law refused to eat the now filthy bun and desperately dodged.
Without forcing her, Sisi picked up the rice bowl and continued to slap her. The crisp sound was especially loud in the silent cafeteria, making everyone watching feel their jaws ache.
"Stop hitting, I’ll eat it!" Wu’s sister-in-law couldn’t take it anymore and kept begging for mercy. However, her face was so swollen that her voice was muffled.
Taking the bun that had been trampled black by Sisi, she swallowed it down with tears and blood.
Once the bun was gone, she intended to strike back, but she didn’t have any strength left, and her head throbbed painfully. Full of fear, she cried out, "Please let me go, I won’t dare to say anything about you again."
"Oh? You realize your mistake? Where did you go wrong?" Sisi wasn’t about to let her off that easily. Since Wu’s sister-in-law was so foolhardy to provoke her, then Sisi would take this opportunity to assert her authority.
"I shouldn’t have called you a vixen, shouldn’t have accused you of flirting with men everywhere..."
With every word Wu’s sister-in-law spoke, Wu Jingsong’s face in the crowd grew darker, retracting the foot that he had extended in an attempt to intervene.
"You were also saying you wanted to skin me, right? Maybe I should skin you first," Sisi sneered as she reached out to grab Wu’s sister-in-law’s clothes.
Now Wu’s sister-in-law was truly panicked. She might enjoy stripping other women’s clothes, but she didn’t want to be stripped herself!
If she were really stripped of her clothes, how would she ever be able to show her face again?
At that moment, she truly regretted provoking Sisi. If she had known the deputy secretary’s wife wasn’t someone to mess with, even if her husband expressed fondness for the little devil, she wouldn’t have dared to provoke her!
By this time, Sisi had already torn off Wu’s sister-in-law’s outer garment, revealing her sweatshirt underneath. Seeing that the deputy secretary’s wife was serious, the crowd grew excited, with some even looking forward with a hint of anticipation.
Wu’s sister-in-law kept begging for mercy, but Sisi’s movements didn’t stop as she continued to rip off clothes.
Although Wu Jingsong somewhat enjoyed seeing his mighty wife being abused, he would lose face if she were truly stripped. So, he stepped forward and spoke kindly on behalf of Sisi.
County Chief Hu Dingkun came down as well and saw Wu’s sister-in-law, powerless against Sisi’s beating, and regarded Sisi with newfound respect. He hadn’t expected the seemingly fragile deputy secretary’s wife to possess such skill.
Having military background, he could tell that Sisi had hit Wu’s sister-in-law’s pressure points, which allowed her to overpower the tough Wu’s sister-in-law.
After learning the reason behind Sisi’s assault and seeing Wu’s sister-in-law’s grimy fingernails, disgust rose in his heart. The memory of how many meals prepared by those dirty nails now choked him up.
Now with the county chief and director asking for mercy, of course, Sisi wouldn’t refuse to give them face. She coldly said to Wu’s sister-in-law, "Today, for the sake of County Chief Hu and Director Wu, I’ll spare you. But if I ever hear you spouting nonsense again, I won’t be lenient!"
With that, she pulled out the pearl hairpin stuck in Wu’s sister-in-law’s shoulder and gracefully took her leave, leaving behind those overwhelmed by her demeanor.