Suddenly, Zhou Mingli turned to look at her, and their eyes met. He then slowly lowered his head, his gaze falling on Zhou Yang.
Jiang Ci cursed him in her heart again, but then tacitly called out to the doctor next to her who was still angry.
"Doctor, look at my son's face, it looks swollen."
Upon hearing this, the doctor immediately went to Zhou Yang's side.
Zhou Yang did have injuries on his face, and compared to Xia Xi, Zhou Yang's injuries were more severe.
Xia Xi was deeply loved by his parents, who doted on him. In addition, Xia Lei was capable and never mistreated Xia Xi. He looked stronger than most three-year-olds in the production team.
And what about Zhou Yang? The Zhou family's finances are controlled by Zhou Lao Er. He's an abusive man who beats Jiang Ci and is also bad to the two children. He keeps all the good stuff for himself.
Even if Jiang Ci had saved up and given food to Zhou Yang before, he was still thin and small, with hardly any meat on his bones.
That's why it's called a control group; the comparison must be made from all aspects, including family, marriage, children, and career.
It's obvious which family raised the child well.
The doctor was furious when he thought of Xia Lei's slander against him. He took his medical kit and immediately used iodine to treat Zhou Yang's wound.
Still angry, Zhou Yang suddenly felt a pain in his face. Then, his eyes became clear, and tears welled up in his eyes.
“Ouch!!!!”
Zhou Yang looked up at Jiang Ci, raised his head, and burst into tears with a loud wailing.
It hurts.
I feel so wronged.
Zhou Mingli: "..."
Jiang Ci: "..."
The doctor said irritably, "It only hurts when you apply iodine to a wound! You little kid, you're so tanned, I can hardly find your wound."
These words were clearly not spoken to Zhou Yang, but to Xia Lei, Liu Yinyin, and the villagers and the brigade leader of Shanding Brigade who were present.
Zhou Yang grabbed Jiang Ci's leg and cried and begged her to hug him. Jiang Ci had no choice but to put Zhou Yang down, squat down next to him and pat his head. "Okay, it won't hurt anymore after the medicine is applied."
Zhou Miao comforted him, "Yangyang, don't cry, I... I'll give you candy."
Hearing this, Zhou Yang, who was still wailing, opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhou Miao while sobbing, "Then I won't cry anymore, give me the candy."
Zhou Miao: "..."
She pouted, looked at Jiang Ci, and was about to cry.
Jiang Ci: "..."
She sighed deeply, took a piece of candy from her pocket, and said, "One for each of you, and don't take any from each other."
Zhou Yang immediately opened the candy and stuffed it into his mouth. He used his tongue to push the hard piece of fruit candy to his left cheek and then to his right cheek, making slurping noises.
"Mom! This candy is so sweet!"
The sweet taste made him smile.
The children nearby, seeing him eat candy, were so envious they almost cried. They started to imitate Zhou Yang, wailing and begging their parents for candy as well.
"I want candy! I want candy!"
"Mom! I want some too!"
The adults stared at Jiang Ci.
That spendthrift woman! Isn't it normal for kids to get into fights and bump into each other? Why give them candy? Now look what's happened, their kid is starting to want candy too!
Who brings candy when they go to work?
"You brat, no candy? How about some whipped meat instead?"
The children cried even harder.
Because Zhou Yang's loud crying interrupted the conversation, it became difficult to continue discussing the matter.
After the doctor finished applying iodine to Zhou Yang, he stood up and looked at Xia Lei with a half-smile, "Let me see how serious your son's injury is."
“My son’s injuries are definitely much more serious than Zhou Yang’s,” Liu Yinyin said.
This statement suggests that the matter is not yet ready to be easily dismissed.
The captain, who had been silent until now, stepped forward and said, "Old Niu, go and take a look at the Xia family's child as well."
The person who called out "Old Ox" was the doctor; his surname was Niu (meaning "ox").
Dr. Niu went over and examined Xia Xi, saying, "Just like the Zhou family's children, it's a very minor bruise; the skin hasn't even come off."
Zhou Yang's face was also peeling, otherwise it wouldn't have hurt so much when the iodine was applied.
"Since both children are injured, there's nothing more to say. The two families' children fought over two pieces of candy. Xia Lei, your child has admitted that he wronged Zhou Lao Er's child. In a little while, have your wife go home and get a piece of candy to give back to her. Take both children home and discipline them yourselves!"
The team leader immediately made the decision, "Look how much time has passed! You've been arguing about these two kids for so long, are you even going to harvest the wheat?! You've delayed today's work hours, and you're the ones who will suffer the losses!"
"The candy incident is over, but Xia Lei throwing my son is not." Jiang Ci's tone was cold. "Xia Lei, everyone says you are a kind and upright person. Tell me, how did you, a kind person, handle the situation when two children were fighting?"
"Pick the child up and throw him out! Do you throw away trash so carelessly?!"
Everyone present witnessed Xia Lei throwing Zhou Yang away. The captain and Xia Lei had a good relationship and wanted to downplay the incident, but Jiang Ci was not happy about it.
The candy incident was just kids fighting, which is fine if we don't make a fuss about it, but can this really be brushed aside?
"What do you want?" Xia Lei asked in a low voice, suppressing his anger.
Jiang Ci sneered, "I, Jiang Ci, am not an unreasonable person. You made the mistake, and how you make amends is your business. If you can't even apologize properly, do I need to teach you?"
No one can say that Jiang Ci is wrong, after all, she didn't ask for an exorbitant amount; she was just passing the buck to Xia Lei and his family.
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