Zhang Huilan: "Mom, what's with the purple marks on Xiaoxi's body?"
Looking at her angry daughter-in-law, Niu Cuihua felt a little flustered. After all, her granddaughter's death was caused by her own hands, so she heard her say with a lack of confidence: "I think someone pinched her. I'm asking now!"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Zhang Huilan burst into tears and gritted her teeth, saying, "Who on earth is so cruel as to pinch a little baby?"
Looking at the purple mark on Li Mingxi's thigh, Zhang Xiuzhi couldn't help but feel distressed, "Yeah, who pinched it? It must have hurt so much.
At this moment, Li Taohua, who had just walked out of the house, had a pale face and was sweating profusely. She was afraid of being seen, so she quickly lowered her head.
Seeing all the grandchildren standing up, Niu Cuihua glared at Li Fenghua, "Dani, tell me what happened to the mark on Xiaoxi's leg? Which of you pinched it?"
Li Fenghua looked up at the adults staring at her and said softly, "I, I don't know. I didn't pinch her! I was watching her the whole time yesterday. Grandma, you know how I could pinch her?"
Niu Cuihua glanced at the others and said, "Okay, since it wasn't you who pinched her, then who did it? Was it Erni or Sanni?"
Li Fenghua lowered her head nervously, "I don't know either."
Before Niu Cuihua could say anything, Zhang Huilan pressed her, "Dani, tell Fourth Aunt, was it because Xiaoxi was so upset yesterday that you pinched her?"
"Aunt Si, no, Xiaoxi is very well behaved. She howled a little except for the time when Erni and I went to the kitchen to cook at noon. Then I quickly ran back to the west room to comfort her."
Zhang Huilan pressed on, "Why is Xiaoxi howling?"
Zhang Xiuzhi also interrupted: "Yeah, why is Xiaoxi howling? Dani, can you tell everyone?"
So everyone saw Dani looking up at Li Taohua, "I don't know, Sanni was the only one in the room at the time. I asked her, and she said Xiaoxi was scared!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Huilan immediately pointed at Li Taohua and asked, "Xiaoxi, did you see this person pinch you yesterday?"
Before Li Mingxi could speak, Niu Cuihua interrupted: "Ask Xiaoxi, what can she understand? Besides, she can't speak, no need to ask, it must be her!"
When Liu Zhaodi heard this, she thought she was being blamed. "Mom, why did you say it was Sanni? Why not Danni?"
Li Aimin also spoke up: "That's right, Mom, Sanni is usually so honest! There's no way it could be her!"
Niu Cuihua glared at the third child, "If it's not her, then who is it? Is it Er Ni or Da Ni? It can't be those guys, right?"
Damao immediately got angry after hearing this and started yelling, "Grandma, it's not us. We didn't go home yesterday except for lunch. Besides, why would I pinch Xiaoxi for no reason?"
Ermao echoed: "That's right, Xiaoxi is so beautiful, I like her so much, how can I pinch her?"
Niu Cuihua immediately made the decision, "Alright, stop talking. In my opinion, it's Sanni. Look at her, her face is as pale as a ghost. Who else could it be but her?"
When Li Taohua heard Niu Cuihua say this, she immediately lowered her head. Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Sanni, only to see that she lowered her head and her legs were shaking constantly. What was there to not understand in this situation? No need to guess, it must have been her who did it!
Zhang Huilan didn't quite believe that a child like Sanni would do such a thing. After all, a child wouldn't think of pinching someone where most people wouldn't notice. So she asked Liu Zhaodi directly, "Sister-in-law, do you have any problem with me or Aiguo? If you have any problems, come to us. Why did you ask Sanni to pinch Xiaoxi?"
Liu Zhaodi jumped up in anger. "You're trying to put the blame on me. It was that damned girl Sanni who pinched Xiaoxi, not me. Why are you picking on me?"
Zhang Huilan roared at Liu Zhaodi, "Really? But sister-in-law, how can Sanni, a child so young, know which one to pinch so that no one can see? Didn't you teach her that?"
Liu Zhaodi refused to give in. "How do you know it wasn't just her idea? She's usually quiet, so who knows what she's thinking about all day?"
At this moment, the usually good-tempered Li Aimin suddenly spoke up: "Liu Zhaodi, you're still trying to make excuses. I don't believe that a child could be like this without anyone teaching him. Or do you beat the child like this every day?"
Liu Zhaodi was dissatisfied: "When have I ever hit a child like this?"
Li Aimin: "Okay, you've never fought like this before, right? I'll ask Erni and we'll know!" As he said that, he was about to ask Erni.
Niu Cuihua stopped him, "What are you asking? What's there to ask? I told you not to marry her in the beginning, but you didn't listen. Now look at this good kid. Instead of learning good things, he learned to harm others behind their backs!"
Then Niu Cuihua asked, "Sanni, tell me, why did you pinch Xiaoxi? Did your mother teach you to do that?"
Li Taohua still lowered her head and made a mosquito-like sound: "It's not my mother who taught me this. She pinches me like this all the time. Besides, why should Xiaoxi be the only one to eat the peach cake? I wanted to eat it too, but Sister Dani wouldn't let me. I got angry and pinched her!"
Hearing this, Liu Zhaodi immediately became proud: "I told you, it wasn't me who taught you, so why are you blaming me?"
Li Aimin, who was standing nearby, was furious when she heard Sanni say that Liu Zhaodi often pinched her like this. "Liu Zhaodi, didn't you say you never hit your child like this? Listen to what the child said. Are you still a mother if you treat your own child like this?"
Liu Zhaodi retorted, "What's wrong with me? I just pinched her. It's not like I'll lose a piece of flesh. Besides, what's so precious about that little girl?"
Niu Cuihua was about to say something when she was silenced by a look from Old Man Li. He then said, "Alright, stop talking. No matter what, it was wrong for Sanni to pinch Xiaoxi. Aimin, you'll hit her ten times with a broom to teach her a lesson."
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