Chapter Two: Want to Hit Me? Go Ahead

The stout woman completely ignored the little boy’s insults. With her thick red lips curled in displeasure, her voice sharp and high-pitched, she said, “Teacher Chen, I’m almost home. Why did you call me back? I have a dinner appointment tonight with the wife of Section Chief He from the Education Bureau. If you waste my time, can you afford to take responsibility?”

Teacher Chen quickly forced a smile and apologized, “Sorry, Mrs. Lü. I didn’t want to trouble you to come all the way back, but this parent insisted on seeing you.”

Hearing this, Lü Xiaohui’s mother glanced coldly at Jiang Suisui.

She snorted quietly but said nothing. It was obvious she looked down on Jiang Suisui and didn’t even want to engage.

But Jiang Suisui didn’t mind. Wearing a smile, she said, “Hello, Mrs. Lü. I’m the elder sister of Jiang Xingran and Jiang Yueyi.”

“Oh, what is it?” Mrs. Lü raised her hand, staring absentmindedly at her manicured nails.

Jiang Suisui remained unruffled. She picked up a glass of water from the table, walked over to Lü Xiaohui, and then with a splash, poured the water all over him.

Only then did Mrs. Lü react, “You little brat! What do you think you’re doing? Are you looking for trouble?”

“Not quite,” Jiang Suisui replied coolly. “I’m just helping you educate your child since you seem busy. It’s a kindness, but you treat me like dirt. Mrs. Lü, I’m doing this for your own good. Otherwise, if he meets someone with a worse temper, a child like Lü Xiaohui with no manners might end up getting the full force of the Dragon’s Eighteen Palms.”

Mrs. Lü hurriedly took a towel from Teacher Chen and started wiping off the water from Lü Xiaohui. When she was almost done, she glared fiercely at Jiang Suisui and raised her hand.

Jiang Suisui stood calmly, even tilting her head slightly, ready to take the slap. “Go ahead, I’m genetically disadvantaged, a vulnerable group. By law, you owe me at least five hundred thousand Star Coins for one slap. Please do.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Lü’s hand froze mid-air.

She panted heavily like a bull and finally withdrew her hand. “What do you mean? You called me here just to mess with my son, right? Let me tell you, if you mess with my son today, I’ll mess with your brother and sister tomorrow. The Lü family isn’t someone you can provoke at will!”

Jiang Suisui shrugged. “Then I’ll just expose your son’s bullying of my brother and sister on StarNet and let the public judge. How does that sound?”

Mrs. Lü clicked her tongue. “What proof do you have that my son is bullying your siblings? Are you so poor your family can’t make ends meet and you’re trying to extort us because we’re wealthy?”

Teacher Chen chimed in, “Oh, kids fight and quarrel all the time; bumps and bruises are normal. Miss Jiang, please don’t make a fuss.”

Jiang Suisui replied calmly, “The surveillance footage is the evidence, along with testimonies from other students.”

Teacher Chen tried to claim the cameras were broken, but the next moment Jiang Suisui opened a screen and showed the videos she had posted in the parents’ group that afternoon.

“These clips were all taken from the surveillance footage, and I also watched the live feed from the playground. Teacher Chen, you’re not going to say the cameras are broken again, are you?”

Now Teacher Chen had no way to hide. He had to follow Jiang Suisui’s request and get the staff to retrieve all the footage.

According to the videos, it started with Lü Xiaohui mischievously pulling Jiang Yueyi’s braid during class. Jiang Yueyi endured silently until a handful of her hair was yanked out.

Unable to hold back, Jiang Yueyi burst into tears and, apparently embarrassed, ran to the restroom.

Seeing his sister bullied, Jiang Xingran immediately confronted Lü Xiaohui. But instead of apologizing, Lü Xiaohui struck Jiang Xingran with a smart electronic board. Jiang Xingran defended himself, and a fight broke out.

Though Lü Xiaohui was bigger, he was less agile and soon found himself pinned down by Jiang Xingran. However, Lü Xiaohui called several classmates to help and pinned Jiang Xingran to the ground, beating him until his face was bloody, with a bruise under his left eye.

Only then did Teacher Chen calmly intervene and took Jiang Xingran to the infirmary, where the school nurse applied ointment to the visible wounds.

Teacher Chen then warned Jiang Xingran not to tell his parents or both Jiang Xingran and Jiang Yueyi would lose their tuition exemption for the next semester.

With things reaching this point, Jiang Suisui immediately called the police.

While waiting for the police to arrive, Teacher Chen threatened Jiang Suisui, “Miss Jiang, is it really necessary to make such a fuss? If Xiaohui apologized, that would settle it. If this escalates, Xingxing and Yuetuo won’t be able to continue at the kindergarten.”

“Besides, the Lü family isn’t someone you can afford to offend. You’re a genetically disadvantaged person without a job. Do you want Xingxing and Yuetuo to end up picking through trash with you?”

Mrs. Lü realized Jiang Suisui was tough and said grimly, “Enough. We can settle this privately. Tell me how much Star Coin you want, I can pay. But if this goes to court, don’t expect any compensation. The Lü family has connections—we can easily take care of this.”

Jiang Suisui took Jiang Xingran and Jiang Yueyi’s hands and said, “First, let Lü Xiaohui apologize to them.”

Though Mrs. Lü didn’t believe her son was at fault, to avoid making the situation worse, she reluctantly told Lü Xiaohui to apologize.

But Lü Xiaohui refused angrily, “I won’t! Why should I apologize to two illegitimate kids without parents? Their sister is just a trash picker!”

Jiang Xingran immediately got upset, shaking his little fists, “Don’t you dare insult my sister! She’s not trash! She’s my awesome sister!”

Jiang Yueyi also mustered her courage and said fiercely, “Sister is the best sister. You’re trash! You’re an illegitimate!”

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