"What happened to your older sister?" Li Xiyue asked, helping Lai Di up.

Lai Di sobbed uncontrollably, "Big sister... sister was... was beaten by Mom, and bled a lot, boohoo..."

"Don't rush, take me to see." Li Xiyue pulled Lai Di out the door.

The snow was thick, but the villagers, who are used to getting up early, had already trodden out a path.

When Li Xiyue returned home with Lai Di, a large crowd had already gathered. Gao Xiuzhi and Xu Yongshun were also there. They had already stopped Lai Di's mother, Hu Xiaoying. Pan Di was leaning against the eaves, her face covered in blood, and Zhao Di was holding her and crying.

"Sister Li is here," Lai Di said as she ran to her two older sisters.

Gao Xiuzhi and Xu Yongshun both said, "Quickly, take a look at the child."

Li Xiyue walked over to Pandi and examined the child.

Lai Di's mother was still cursing, "That wretched girl, she said she picked up some cotton and cloth outside, but instead of being filial to her parents and taking care of her younger brother, she actually wanted to secretly make clothes for herself. I just wanted to use the money to make some clothes for her younger brother, but she refused. She's gone too far."

“Laidi’s mother, isn’t Jinbao wearing a cotton-padded coat and pants?” Gao Xiuzhi pointed to the boy wearing a new cotton-padded coat and pants, and then to the three sisters who were dressed in thin clothes. “But the three sisters, Pandi, are dressed in thin clothes. They picked the cotton and cloth themselves. It’s only right that they make clothes for themselves.”

“Those three are a waste of money. They should be grateful they have any clothes to wear. Why would they want new clothes?” Hu Xiaoying said, hands on her hips.

Xu Yongshun said, "You can't beat a child like that."

Hu Xiaoying argued defiantly, "I'm her mother, what's wrong with hitting her a few times?"

“Xiaoying, don’t be so biased. Pandi and the others work for the family every day and earn a lot of work points. You just beat and scold them. What kind of mother is that?” Gao Qingqing said.

Sun Xia also said, "That's right. Whether it's a son or a daughter, they are all flesh and blood of our bodies. How can we treat them differently like this?"

"Xiaoying, you can't do this; you'll break the child's heart," Fang Yue'e advised.

Hu Xiaoying didn't think she was wrong at all. "How can a girl compare to a son? In the future, they will all have to rely on their sons to support them in their old age. Do you dare to say that in your hearts, your sons are not more important than your daughters?"

Grandma Wang, Erniu's grandmother, said, "Of course not. In my heart, my daughter is just as important as my son. If my son is unfilial, I will have to rely on my daughter in the future."

Their family is a perfect example. That son she gave birth to, has he ever cared for his elderly parents? Not only does he not care about them, he doesn't even care about his own daughter.

Su Fengying agreed, "Yes, daughters and sons are equally important."

Her youngest daughter, Xu Hongmei, was right next to her. Upon hearing this, she immediately smiled and took her arm.

“Aunt Wang, your son is unfilial. My Jinbao will definitely be filial to me in the future,” Hu Xiaoying said proudly.

Grandma Wang glanced at Xu Jinbao and asked, "Are you so sure that your Jinbao will be filial to you in the future?"

She had heard her granddaughter tell many stories about Xu Jinbao slandering her older sisters and causing them to be beaten. "You can tell what a person will be like at three, and what they will be like at five." Xu Jinbao is so young, yet she is already so wicked. How can she be a good person in the future?

Hu Xiaoying replied confidently, "Of course..."

"Alright, that's enough." Pandi's father, Xu Xinguo, pulled his wife aside. More and more people were watching the spectacle, and he felt extremely embarrassed.

Hu Xiaoying retorted, "I didn't say anything wrong. They're just a bunch of good-for-nothings. We're fed and clothed, and they're lucky if they can even survive. They should give all the good things to their younger brother. They'll all be relying on their brother to support them in the future."

"You good-for-nothings, you don't deserve new clothes, you don't deserve to eat your fill!" Xu Jinbao said righteously, "Everything is mine, you should all give me everything. They're hoarding things, I'll beat them to death!"

Everyone shook their heads when they heard his words. How could a four-year-old child say such selfish and cruel things?