Even though he has his mother's support, Xiao Dabao still avoids looking.
He said timidly, "No, mother, actually... forget it."
Xiao Jiahua felt even more distressed. How badly must his own child have been bullied that no one would even dare to point it out!
For the sake of harmony in the village, Zhao Fuda took the initiative to persuade: "Xiaoxiao, Li Er's family is indeed wrong. They shouldn't talk behind others' backs. A few days ago, after the two children had a fight, I severely criticized them."
Unfortunately, Xiao Jiahua doesn't like to repay evil with kindness.
"Village Chief Zhao, don't blame me for asking too many questions. Mayor Liu is still here. If I make some things clear, the factory director who is on a business trip with me will also be affected and slandered. She is a provincial-level March 8th Red Flag Bearer. To slander her is to slander an advanced person. If this crime gets out, our village's future competition for excellence and awards will also be affected!"
"No, no, I didn't slander the advanced. Even if I had the guts to do so, I wouldn't dare to do so..."
Li Er's wife was so frightened that her legs went limp.
Xiao Jiahua wanted to say something else.
Suddenly, there was a cry, and a chubby little boy behind the adult started crying loudly.
The little boy who was frightened and crying was named Li Xiaopang, the only son of Li Er’s family.
Xiao Jiahua had seen this child before. He had a chubby face and a pair of big round eyes. Although his temper was spoiled by his parents and he was a bit pampered, he knew to say hello to the elders in the village when he met them and was quite polite.
But now, Fat Li's head is much rounder than usual, not fat, but swollen.
There were teeth marks on his chin, his arm was in a sling, his forehead was wrapped in gauze, his brow was disfigured, and his left eye was pitifully swollen.
Looking at this appearance, it is hard for others to believe that it was he who beat Xiao Dabao.
The villagers all poked at their family's spine. Li Xiaopang couldn't stand the pressure. He cried and explained aggrievedly.
"Aunt Xiaoxiao, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have scolded your Xiao Dabao, nor should I have fought with Xiao Dabao. I will never dare to bully him again. Please forgive me and my mother, wuwu..."
Xiao Jiahua then looked at Xiao Dabao who was full of energy and vitality... Who was bullying whom between the two of them?
How can a mother not feel sorry for her child? Li Er's wife protected Li Xiaopang behind her and plucked up her courage to yell at Xiao Jiahua -
"School, don't bully us mother and daughter by relying on your numbers. Even if our little fat boy is wrong, he has been beaten by your son like this, and he knows he is wrong. What else do you want?"
This... the role of the victim seems to have been reversed, and Xiao Jiahua is a little uncomfortable with it.
She squatted down and looked at her son at eye level. "Dabao, tell me the truth. Is Fatty Li's injury related to you?"
"Mom, I..."
Xiao Dabao instinctively wanted to lie, but his mother's eyes were stern and caring, and he didn't want to lie to her.
He nodded.
"That day the team had to rush to harvest corn, so the teacher dismissed school early. When we were walking home, Xiao Shitou and I were halfway up the hill when Fat Li jumped out and cursed at us again. He also hit me and my brother with a wooden block. I was so angry that I fought back..."
Xiao Dabao is a clever boy. He knows that he is short and thin and will definitely not be able to beat Li Xiaopang, a senior boy. So she resisted cleverly, bit him when he was not prepared, and pushed him hard.
Li Xiaopang lost his balance and rolled down the hillside, injuring his arm.
Xiao Jiahua asked again: "What happened to his forehead?"
"I was afraid he would get up and hit us again, so I grabbed a few leaves and threw them at him. Who knew there were glass shards in the leaves, and I accidentally... scratched his eyebrow."
Hearing this, Xiao Jiahua was shocked. Fortunately, only the eyebrow was injured. If the eyes were injured, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Now, the mother and son of the Li family were both distressed and aggrieved, while Xiao Jiahua was the one who was right and unyielding.
No wonder afterwards, when Li Xiaopang's biological father Li Er and the school family members made trouble, Village Chief Zhao chose to compromise and gave each of them fifty lashes.
"Did Li Xiaopang apologize to you later?" Xiao Jiahua asked again.
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