Uncle Hu burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"You, a mere clerk, dare to make gestures in front of me? Ask your boss, Ma Zhiming, if he has as much confidence as you do."
"When asking a favor, shouldn’t you at least have the demeanor of someone who is requesting something?"
Wang Xiaolong, with a sleazy look in his eyes, scanned Jiang Man’s body briefly, then sleazily made a suggestion.
"Uncle Hu, I think this woman looks quite attractive and has a fiery temper. Why don’t we bring her to our party later and let her keep us good company?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Shengli’s eyes also lit up.
"Little lady, you heard what my nephew said. Come join us for a drink tonight, and I’ll act like nothing happened. Otherwise, I’ll have no choice but to push Ma Zhiming to fire you." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
"I really didn’t expect, you, a security person, to stoop to such shamelessness. It looks like a proper cleaning up from above is long overdue."
No sooner had Jiang Man spoken than Hu Shengli, his henchman Little Liu, Wang Xiaolong, and a group of others burst into laughter.
"You, a college graduate just starting your job, really have some nerve. Who do you think you are, talking about straightening things out? I thought you were about to say you’re the county council chairman or something."
"Exactly, what a haughty little lady you are!"
Hu Shengli said even more aggressively,
"I was originally willing to let you off easy, but you’re not seeing the situation clearly. Don’t blame me then, Little Liu, take her into custody and charge her with assaulting the security department."
"By then, you’ll not only lose your job but also end up in prison. I’ll see if you can still be as arrogant as you are now."
"Alright then, so this is how you operate. I understand now." At this moment, Jiang Man had seen through these people completely and was no longer planning to let them off easily.
Just then, the sound of a car horn came from outside.
Qingshan Town manager, Ma Zhiming, had arrived.
Uncle Hu gave Wang Xiaolong a look, and Wang Xiaolong immediately went to greet him understandingly.
Wu Xiaoru looked disdainfully at Zhang Xiaoshan, who was handcuffed to a chair, and mocked,
"Zhang Xiaoshan, just look—here in Qingshan, Little Long’s connections are virtually omnipotent. This woman is about to lose her job because of you. Now you see how right my decision was, don’t you?"
At that moment, a breathless Ma Zhiming backhandedly slapped Wang Xiaolong across the face, sending him reeling, dizzy and gushing blood from his nose, before dropping to the ground, sitting harshly.
"Wang Xiaolong, you bastard, I knew you were never up to any good."
At this point, Ma Zhiming could barely restrain himself from cursing Wang Xiaolong’s ancestors.
Wu Xiaoru, who had just been bragging to Zhang Xiaoshan about how capable and well-connected her adulterous partner Wang Xiaolong was, suddenly stopped, extremely embarrassed.
"A misunderstanding, there must be some misunderstanding here?"
Zhang Xiaoshan simply laughed.
"Sure, let’s call it a misunderstanding. But you might want to mentally prepare for what’s coming next."
Clearly, Jiang Man, having had her limits tested, was about to make a move.
"Elder Ma, what is this supposed to mean, hitting people up to the Security Bureau?"
"Even though you are the manager of Qingshan Town, you can’t just do this, right?"
Hu Shengli walked toward the yard, somewhat displeased, while muttering,
"Elder Ma, I know you disapprove of the Wang family’s ways, but, do me this favor."
Hu Shengli reached out to pat Ma Zhiming on the shoulder, but to everyone’s surprise, Ma Zhiming suddenly delivered a fierce punch to Hu Shengli’s face.
The punch made Hu Shengli see stars and fall to the ground, hardly faring better than Wang Xiaolong.
"Ma Zhiming, you dare to strike me?"
Seated on the ground, Hu Shengli looked at Ma Zhiming in astonishment.