Sisi initially wanted to reason with this little boy, but the boy’s next words nearly made her furious enough to slap him awake!
"Who do you think you are, Auntie? Plenty of people want to be my auntie. Don’t flatter yourself!" The boy scoffed, looking at Sisi as if she were a beggar on the street, which was infuriating.
"Oh my, whose kid is this with such a big mouth? And calling himself ’master’? I’ll smack you, you little brat!"
Zhang Jie was so angry she laughed, readying her fists and walking over, clearly intending to throw a punch. Sisi quickly pulled her back, shaking her head slightly. An adult hitting a child — even if they were justified, it would look unjustified.
"Mom, what happened to your hand? Who did it?"
Du Du and the others, who had already delivered the flowers down the mountain, returned and immediately saw Sisi’s bloody hand, rushing over in concern.
"It’s nothing, I accidentally got bumped and fell," Sisi said casually.
Zhang Jie rolled her eyes, pointing at the arrogant boy, saying, "It was this guy calling himself ’master’ who bumped into her and won’t apologize!"
Sisi glanced sidelong at Zhang Jie, who shrugged innocently. Adults couldn’t fight, but letting children fight each other should be fine, right?
Sure enough, once Du Du and the others heard this, they got enraged. The little leopard was the fiercest and immediately rolled up his sleeves and charged forward.
"How dare you call yourself ’master’ in front of my Aunt Sisi? Who do you think you are? Let’s see if Uncle Leopard won’t beat you up!"
Du Du was about to step forward to defend his mom, but seeing his second older brother charge ahead, he stood by to watch, as did Mao Dou, Huahua, and Lei Haiyang.
The older kids, growing older, took pride in being samurais and naturally despised bullying with numbers; besides, the little leopard alone would suffice.
The older kids adhered to the samurai spirit, but the younger ones had no such scruples. Seeing Sisi’s bloody hand, their hearts ached, and they just wanted to vent their anger on her behalf.
The little ones picked up many small stones and twigs from the ground, throwing them at the boy whenever they had a chance. Though they weren’t very strong, they were accurate, making him flustered. The boy wasn’t a match for the little leopard, and this made him retreat even more.
"Second brother, beat him up, that little brat!" The little ones cheered and egged on from the side.
The adults with Sisi were watching the spectacle from the sidelines, not intervening. This kind of brat deserved a lesson, and the little leopard knew his limits, causing at most superficial injuries, nothing serious.
Some tourists climbing the mountain also stopped to watch the fun, gradually forming a circle around the scuffling little leopard and the boy, pointing and commenting.
"Whose child are you? Why are you hitting my Xiao Jie?"
A sharp female voice rang out, and a stylishly dressed young woman pushed through the crowd, charging in and kicking toward the little leopard’s back.
The woman wore pointed leather boots, and kicking someone with them was quite painful. Shangguan’s face darkened, and he stepped forward, grabbing the woman’s coat collar, slightly exerting his strength to lift her off the ground, pulling her out.
"Kids fight, adults shouldn’t interfere!" Shangguan said coldly.
The surrounding crowd laughed.
The woman’s face turned red instantly, her chest heaving, clearly fuming.
"Who do you bandits think you are? Do you know who I am? Tell that little beast to stop right now!"
This was when Sisi realized where the boy’s bad behavior came from.
With such a vivid example right in front of him, how could he possibly turn out well?
"The ancients were right, like mother, like son. With a mother like you, it’s no wonder your child turns out to be a little beast!" Zhang Jie, quick with her words, managed to render the woman speechless, rolling her eyes with anger.
Over there, the little leopard punched and kicked the boy to the ground, his face looking like a painter’s palette — red, green, black, purple, every color was there.
Huahua walked up to the boy laying motionless on the ground and, hands on hips, boasted, "Jin Yujie, you’re not even fully grown yet, don’t come out and embarrass yourself. Even with someone like you, my second brother could poke you to death with just one finger!"
Under Yang Shu’s earnest guidance, Huahua no longer claimed to be ’master,’ but her arrogant and domineering attitude only intensified.
However, Huahua was quite beautiful, so even when putting on a bully’s demeanor, people only found this little girl extremely cute, without any resentment; pretty people always have it easier.
Jin Yujie?
Wasn’t he the little tyrant from the Jin Family who caused such a ruckus last year?
Seeing him today, he was indeed more than living up to his reputation!
And this Jin Yujie’s mom, I heard she’s a doctor? Supposedly a cultured person, too? But her quality sure stinks worse than shit.
And her outfit? Climbing a mountain in high-heeled leather boots, is she a fool?
The Jin Family, truly none of them are likable from top to bottom, except for that elusive sixth son of the Jins!
Jin Yujie’s mom went over to help her son up; seeing his miserable state, she felt both distressed and furious that these people weren’t giving her any face.
"Dare beat someone from the Jin Family, just you wait!" She threatened with trembling hands.
"Then you better hurry, I don’t like waiting," Sisi said with a smile, making the woman opposite her shake her hand more violently with anger.
Tang Anxin, who arrived later and saw the chaos, frowned slightly, walking up to Jin Yujie’s mom and whispering a few words in her ear.
Jin Yujie’s mom’s expression changed. No wonder these people were so fearless, turns out they’re their sworn enemies!
Indeed, they are quite hateful!
"He Sisi, don’t think you can bully others relying on the Yun Mansion’s power. You’re an adult but picking on a nine-year-old, isn’t that petty? Does the Yun Mansion enjoy bullying the weak?" The woman’s mouth was also sharp, immediately trying to put the Yun Mansion in the wrong.
Sisi sneered and said, "Seventh Madam, does your Jin Family enjoy lying through your teeth? Which eye of yours saw me bullying your son? So many people here saw my nephew teaching your son some morals! Don’t go spouting nonsense; the Capital City isn’t ruled by your Jin Family yet!"
Seventh Madam was rendered speechless by Sisi, her hands shaking even more.
Sisi, however, wasn’t about to let the Jin Family off easily, especially since she was already seething with rage. She took a deep breath and continued, "If your son isn’t well-educated, don’t let him out to harm others. Though he’s young, his heart is vicious. Last year he forced a classmate to swallow poison and nearly crippled him, threatening to make him a eunuch; today, he knocked me down and injured me but wouldn’t even say ’sorry,’ even spoke foul language. If my son behaved like that, I’d slap him right away. It’s only because he’s young that I let my nephew teach him a lesson for me, so he won’t harm others in the future."
Last year’s incident with Jin Yujie was a huge deal, well-known among locals in the Capital City. Hearing that the ruthless boy was indeed the one currently beaten up, the crowd immediately began discussing, all agreeing that Jin Yujie was a terrible child!