See? Human nature is just that bad, regardless of age, gender, or status.

Previously, Sun Miao'er would never have believed that such words would come from the mouth of a child who was only a few years old. He was just a child.

Why can you speak so confidently about smearing others? Why don't you need to think before you lie?

"Sister-in-law Sun, you have to give me an explanation today. If you scare my Kui'er into anything bad, I won't let this matter go so easily!" Little Zhang said, pointing out that Li Zuo Kui's hands had been pecked several times by the hen, leaving him in a sorry state and utterly humiliated.

Madam Jin originally intended to have Madam Zhang teach the girl a lesson, but she didn't expect to shoot herself in the foot. "You little brat, come here!"

She shouted sternly, wanting to teach her son a lesson in front of Xiao Zhangshi so that she could gloss over the matter.

"Xiaoman, don't be afraid, your sister is here." Sun Miao'er held Xiaoman's hand tightly, her thin body shielding him. She couldn't let the child suffer any more. If Jin Shi really wronged Xiaoman in front of outsiders today, Xiaoman would probably have a hard time getting over it for the rest of his life.

Jin gritted her teeth and said hatefully, "What, you want me to discipline my own son too? You brat, get over here right now!"

"I didn't let the chickens bite him! I didn't! He wanted the eggs, and that's why the chickens bit him! I didn't!"

Xiaoman was speechless. He knew that his mother would never side with him. No matter how well-behaved and obedient he was, he would never get a kind word from his mother. He had long been used to all of this.

Hearing this, Zhang couldn't tolerate anyone slandering her son. "That's hilarious! What are my son Kui'er's circumstances compared to yours? Does my son Kui'er need to steal two eggs from your family? You're really good at spouting nonsense. Sister-in-law Sun, you need to teach your child properly. Your son still needs more discipline!"

"Yes, sister, who can argue with that! My husband hasn't been back for over half a year. This brat never listens to me and always does things that betray his family. I'll just pretend I don't have this son!" Jin Shi couldn't save face, so she shifted all the blame onto Sun Yuanhu, who was away for many years, in order to distance herself from him.

Sun Miao'er found Jin's words really too harsh. "Aunt Li, look at Xiaoman's injuries. If it wasn't your son who did it, then it must have been some kind of beast who beat her up."

She touched Xiaoman's face with heartache; the bruises under her eyes were even worse than before. That chubby boy really went too far. Fortunately, the hen pecked him a few more times, which could be considered blood for blood.

Li Zuo Kui hurriedly shook his head, "Mother, I didn't, he fell down by himself!"

"Hmph? You fell down by yourself? You fall down and show me, right now. I'd like to know how you can fall like that!" Sun Miao'er bit her lip and stared intently at Li Zuo Kui. Her gaze was sharp and piercing, like a knife, which frightened Li Zuo Kui so much that he dared not look directly at her.

"Sun family girl, let me tell you, don't go too far!" Little Zhang felt wronged and never expected to be ridden on by a young girl. How could she tolerate it?

The son beside her also chickened out, losing his earlier confidence. When asked to speak again, he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

"Sister-in-law Sun, go and call my husband here right now! I can't let others bully me like this!"

At this moment, the only thing Xiao Zhang could think of was her husband, Village Chief Li. Although the old man was usually a bit pretentious, he still had prestige in the village. If it weren't for that, how could she, a beautiful young woman, have fallen for an old man who was half-buried in the ground?

Upon hearing this, Jin hurriedly left Sun's house and rushed to Li Village Chief's house.

Before long, Old Man Li arrived with several people. Hearing that his wife and children had been bullied, Old Man Li, though unwilling to get involved in these trivial women's affairs, still came out of politeness.

"Who bullied my Kui'er!"

Old Man Li was over sixty years old, but he was still quite robust and didn't need a cane. He walked with a brisk pace. However, Sun Miao'er thought that no matter how she looked at Old Man Li and Little Zhang, they didn't look like a couple at all. They looked more like a grandfather and granddaughter.

When Li Zuo Kui saw his father come to his rescue, he hurriedly broke free from Xiao Zhang's embrace and hid in front of Old Man Li, saying, "Father, it was those two siblings who bullied me!"

Old Li glanced over and saw only a little boy and a half-grown blonde girl. He said sternly, "What are you doing, mother? Your son was bullied, are you blind?!"

Sun Miao'er now realizes that it seems Xiao Zhangshi is only impressive in front of others; at home, she probably does a lot of things like pouring water for Old Man Li to wash his feet.

“Husband, it’s not that I can’t protect Kui’er, it’s just that you don’t know how sharp-tongued this girl is. She even turned around and threw mud at Kui’er. Look at the chickens pecking at Kui’er, it’s heartbreaking. How can I, as her mother, not feel sorry for her!”

Little Zhang's pitiful, tearful appearance won over Old Man Li's heart.

Old Li noticed the injuries on his son's body and couldn't hold back any longer. "Sun family girl, tell me, what happened?"

“Please investigate, village chief. It was clearly this child who ran into my house and provoked the hen, which is why the hen pecked him. Why would Xiaoman deliberately let the chicken bite someone?” Sun Miao’er explained. However, apart from the few young people brought by Village Chief Li, the others present were all birds of a feather.

Village Chief Li stroked his half-inch-long goatee and nodded thoughtfully. He was well aware of Xiao Zhang's behavior and had always told her to be more restrained to avoid gossip among the villagers. He never expected that she would still cause trouble for him today.

He knows his son's character perfectly well, but it's only natural to protect one's own, and since he had a son late in life, it's understandable that he would favor him.

“Village chief, he hurt me and let the chickens out himself.” Xiaoman said aggrievedly, pointing to the injury on her face. “My hens are usually very fierce, so I don’t let him near the coop, but he wouldn’t listen to me and pushed me to the ground.”

Xiaoman cooperated very well, and she did look much worse off than the chubby boy.

The young men who had come with the village chief to settle the matter all glanced at Li Zuo Kui. Seeing this, Sun Miao'er chimed in with her younger brother, "That's right, you brothers are all discerning. This kid is more than half a head taller than my Xiaoman. Besides, I told Xiaoman to watch the chicken coop here. How could he deliberately let the chickens out? What if they ran away? I even borrowed these chickens from Old Man Wang's family. We'll have to return them later."

"Pah!" Little Zhang was furious when she saw Old Man Li showing off in front of outsiders again. "Husband, you can't believe what they say! Kui'er is your own son!"

"Sister-in-law, you're wrong about that. Our Village Chief Li is known for his impartiality; you can't just make a judgment based on reason, not personal connections. You can't just judge things arbitrarily because Xiao Kui is the village chief's son!"