Chapter 15. Proof
Those words might deceive children, but they definitely can't fool these adults.
Though it doesn't look good for two adults to pressure a child to speak, when it involves Jin'er and his mother, they don't care about it being a child.
"Wuu... Village chief granny, I really don't know, I'm... just a child, I can't think of so much... village chief granny, I was wrong, I shouldn't have focused only on work and ignored the outside world, but I really didn't do it on purpose, I really can't remember that day's events, wuu... village chief granny, you can punish me however you like, but I really hold no malice, Jin'er is so good to me, how could I possibly do that, I... I was wrong earlier, no matter how anxious I was, I shouldn't have said Jin'er deliberately wronged me, I shouldn't have said that, village chief granny, you've watched me grow up, you know I don't even dare to speak loudly, I really didn't... never would I hurt Jin'er... wuuu..."
Hua Xiaocao sobbed her words falteringly, being pulled up only to kneel again, hugging the village chief's wife's leg, tears flowing freely.
Crying and crawling next to Qi Shi, "Aunt... I know you care for me, I've kept it all in my heart, please believe I truly haven't done anything, how could I hold ill intent toward Jin'er... wuuu... aunt..."
The sobbing was pitiful, though the village chief's wife and Qi Shi were suspicious of Hua Xiaocao, they had no hard evidence, and since Hua Xiaocao didn't admit, they couldn't really do anything to her.
Especially as this child's crying was so miserable, a few onlooking villagers cast their gaze differently upon the two women.
Like they were adults bullying a child.
"Alright... just because someone cries doesn't mean they're right," Hua Jin said impatiently, looking at Hua Xiaocao, "Didn't you say you didn't do it? Prove it to us."
Just in this moment, a bit of memory surged in Hua Jin's mind.
Then, without looking at Hua Xiaocao's annoying face, he turned to the aunts and women watching, "Ladies, do you remember what the weather was like the day I got into trouble?"