Muniang then raised her voice and said, "We are all villagers and neighbors here, and we have no desire to back anyone into a corner, but think of how terribly those two children were hurt. My aunt is a mother, too—don't children hurt like one's own flesh and blood when they're injured? Now Mrs. Wang insists on asking my aunt to let bygones be bygones, but which mother could do such a thing?"
Muniang paused, then continued, "If we are to forgive Wang Shitou and spare him from prison, it's not out of the question, but at the very least there needs to be a sincere apology. Mrs. Wang, when you can touch your heart and truly feel remorse for the harm done to these two children, then we can talk. Right now, every word of yours is an excuse for your son, how can we forgive him?"
