After breakfast the next day, Tian Jing asked her grandfather to tend to the vegetable garden in the three-courtyard house, leaving the visitors to her.
Grandpa Xiao did not want to face the ugly expressions of his two elder brothers, but he said, "They won't give up until they achieve their goal."
Tian Jing nodded, "I know. No matter what happens, please believe me, Grandpa."
With the sixteen boxes of dowry safely hidden, Grandpa Xiao had nothing more to worry about. "This siheyuan is yours now, you can do whatever you want with it."
"Mhm, mhm."
Tian Jing sat waiting in the corridor outside the main house.
Soon, the first group of visitors arrived.
Tian Jing looked at Ah Guang, who was bringing them in, "Ah Guang, didn't I tell you never to let these two foreigners in again?"
"But, little miss, he, he said he had the miss's, miss's, umm~ photos."
Tian Jing frowned, "Explain clearly."
Ah Guang closed his eyes and said, "Nude photos."
"You may go."
"Yes."
Tian Jing sized up Jon. He was in his thirties, well-built, with blonde hair and blue eyes, high eyebrows, a straight nose, and radiating hormones.
"Jon?"
"Jon Ebert." Jon stated his full name.
Tian Jing shook her head, "I'm not interested in your full name. I don't care what you're trying to do. But I know one thing: I will never be attracted to anyone other than my husband."
"Even if I lose my love for my husband, our country values fidelity, while your country values mutual affection."
"If you think love can grow over time, you are wrong, because I hate foreigners."
"Also, I'll open your eyes, and then you'll understand how absurd your ideas are."
Tian Jing stood up and, before Jon could speak, flashed in front of him, grabbing Jon and his servant by the neck with one hand each. With a slight squeeze, both master and servant turned pale.
Tian Jing let go, and Jon and his servant collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
With another flash, Tian Jing sat back down under the corridor, "Jon, the words 'threaten' and 'coerce' do not exist in my vocabulary. If you have a problem, go to Vivi Xiao. She and I are separate individuals."
The servant helped Jon up, muttering "satan, satan."
"Cough, cough." Jon looked at the indifferent woman under the corridor, "Is there really no chance at all?"
"No!"
As the servant supported Jon out of the second gate, they encountered Xiao Wei and Granny Xu.
Jon took a deep look at Xiao Wei, "You're not even one-tenth of her."
"Hmm?"
Tian Jing unleashed a wave of pressure, and Jon and his servant immediately fell to their knees before Xiao Wei.
The next second, Tian Jing appeared in front of the screen door in the outer courtyard.
"Jon, did I give you too much face? How dare you try to sow discord?"
Jon, feeling as if he were carrying a mountain on his back, turned deathly pale with fear.
"Spare me, spare me! I, I, I am Li Rong Xiao, he told me to say that."
Seeing his cowardly demeanor, any lingering affection Xiao Wei had for him vanished without a trace.
Tian Jing withdrew her pressure and looked at Xiao Wei, who looked as if she had eaten dirt, "He said he has nude photos of you. Handle it yourself."
Looking at Tian Jing, who had disappeared in the blink of an eye, Xiao Wei felt a mix of emotions.
Last night, Granny Xu had repeatedly told her how terrifying the little miss was, urging her not to cause trouble or provoke her into using her tricks.
Was this the trick Granny Xu was afraid of?
Jon had nothing on his back, yet he seemed unable to move as if crushed by something. She looked at him and felt he was on the verge of spitting blood.
What should she do to make this daughter, who was full of coldness and hatred towards her, give up inheriting this siheyuan?
"My photos? Where are they?"
Jon couldn't get up, so he stayed on the ground. "I, I lied to her. I knew she wouldn't see me."
"Ah Guang, drag them out."
"Oh." Ah Guang replied reluctantly. Why was the miss ordering him to do things? If he listened to the miss, would Tian Jie still trust him?
Ah Guang's passive resistance displeased Xiao Wei, and she wanted to scold him, but Granny Xu quickly pulled her arm and led her into the outer courtyard, "Aren't you hungry? Let's go eat breakfast quickly."
Ah Guang then dragged the two people on the ground out. The masters were always like this, sending people to test the waters first, then coming in person.
Unfortunately, they met Tian Jie...
Who always responded with overwhelming force.
It was eleven o'clock when Master Xiao and Second Master Xiao finally arrived.
Ah Guang blocked them at the main gate.
"Ah Guang, what is the meaning of this?"
Ah Guang stood with his arms crossed in the middle of the gate, "The little miss said that it's almost time for a meal, and no guests will be received."
"Are we guests?"
Ah Guang tilted his chin up and rolled his eyes towards the sky, "I don't know."
"Dog servant looking down on people!" Master Xiao cursed inwardly, "Move aside."
"No. Don't you dare lay a hand on me~ Oh, right. The little miss said that if anyone claims to be visiting relatives, please ask them to provide proof that they are a relative of someone in this courtyard before allowing them in. Otherwise, we will report it as trespassing."
"Nonsense!"
Master Xiao reprimanded righteously, "Who needs proof to visit relatives?"
Ah Guang kept his chin up and lowered his eyelids, adopting the expression Tian Jie had taught him to use when looking down on people through his nostrils.
"But the little miss doesn't know you. The little miss said there was a true story once..."
"As a result, it turned out that the man's eldest son wasn't his son at all! That's when they found out that because he was infertile, his wife had borrowed seeds from elsewhere..."
"So, this story tells us that when recognizing relatives, you must provide DNA proof."
"Bastard!"
Master Xiao exploded with anger, "This is an insult to our ancestors!"
"The little miss said you are accustomed to these absurd stories overseas. Therefore, if you want to put on airs and act superior, please go elsewhere. This place does not welcome such people, and neither does the previous owner of this courtyard."
Facing this dog servant who attributed everything to "the little miss said," Master Xiao was so furious he almost ascended to heaven.
"Go and inform her, say that Xiao Li Rong of the Xiao family has something important to discuss with your little miss."
"Wait."
Ah Guang glanced sideways at the elder master, who had finally lowered his status and was politely requesting an audience. If only he had known this would happen, why would he have acted that way in the first place?
The little miss's difficulties were far more than just this.
Based on his understanding of the little miss over the past month, she was definitely someone who would seek revenge for any grievance.
Seeing Ah Guang stride into the gate with a smug look, Second Master Xiao spat, "A subservient dog relying on the power of another dog."
"Shh, younger brother, be careful with your words. Today, we must settle this matter."
Tian Jing stood by the rose bush near the wall, a cold smile on her face.
Ah Guang, who came running over, froze for a moment when he saw the little miss's smile, then continued to approach.
"Little miss, the elder master has politely announced himself."
"Mhm, go and bring him in. Bring him to the reception room in the East Wing."
"Yes."
Meanwhile, Xiao Wei was in the East Room pestering her father to change his will.
Today, she came not using her overseas address, but respectfully using her previous address.
She also displayed the innocent and charming side that her father had always favored when she was young.
"Father~ Daughter knows she was terribly wrong. In that environment, I also followed local customs."
"Last night, I barely slept. After deep reflection, I've decided to stay by your side and follow your teachings."
"Jingjing is still young, and her husband's family is so poor. If she gets this siheyuan, she'll likely sell it."
"I'm not asking for anything for myself, I only hope Father will amend the will. This siheyuan holds traces of Grandma's life, as well as Mother's and mine. Can you truly bear to give it to outsiders?"