Chapter 1987: Chapter 1984: Jade Pendant
"The annihilation of doom, huh? Is he from the Li Family or the Yun Family? It’s truly laughable," Ma Mingcai sneered dismissively.
Third Uncle took out his phone and placed it in front of Master Ma and his son, saying, "Look, this is a photo circulated from the Gambling Stone Festival in Zhonghai City."
"The camera is so far away, and it’s just a backshot. What are you trying to say?" Master Ma frowned.
"This person is Lin Tian, but due to the prohibition of photographing at the festival, there’s only this backside photo. Allegedly, he unveiled a priceless jade that shocked the Jade Industry," Third Uncle whispered.
"Our Ma Family has never been involved in jewelry or jade, why should we care?" Ma Mingcai said indifferently.
"We may not be involved in jewelry or jade, but surely you’ve heard of the much-discussed jewelry exhibition recently, right? Led by Tianxue Jewelry, and with unprecedented cooperation from the Yun and Ou Families, both in scale and standard. The person in this photo is very likely the real owner of Tianxue Jewelry." Third Uncle expressed, visibly shocked and mysterious in tone.
The two of them were startled, sweat beads appeared on Master Ma’s white, plump face, and his trembling eyes seemed captivated by something.
"Ha, it’s just a possibility, right? Would the dignified owner of Tianxue Jewelry come to our backwoods?" Ma Mingcai laughed, albeit forcedly.
Master Ma took a deep breath and squinted, saying, "We still have to act. Let those people test him out, whether he’s the owner of Tianxue Jewelry or not. Let them fight it out, and no one will know who spread it. But the current situation of our Ma Family must remain confidential, or it truly would be the doom of annihilation. I will deal with the family traitor and take back our things."
"You’re brilliant, Dad. That’s exactly what I think, we must retrieve what belongs to our Ma Family." Ma Mingcai chuckled sinisterly.
Third Uncle shook his head and sighed quietly, not saying anything further. Meanwhile, Lin Tian stood at the elevator entrance upstairs, catching sounds from inside the elevator, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Instead of waiting for the elevator, he walked to the stairs, pulling out his phone to make a call.
"Brother Tian, are those pictures still okay?" Liu Wenxing’s voice came through the phone.
"Not bad, successfully got to the villa. Wenxing, I need you to do something, check all of Ma Family’s business partners and creditors, send each an information message about Ma Family’s current situation." Lin Tian said calmly.
"Woah, Brother Tian, this is really pulling the rug from under them. If these people know Ma Family’s situation, business partners will cut ties, and creditors will come to collect debts, Ma Family will be finished." Liu Wenxing exclaimed exaggeratedly.
"The goal is to destroy them." Lin Tian said coldly.
"No problem, it’s simple, they will all receive the information within an hour," Liu Wenxing responded confidently.
After hanging up, Lin Tian called the bank to schedule a withdrawal. The downside at the bank is that large withdrawals require advance appointments, unlike black card holders. After attending to all this, Lin Tian left the cafeteria.
Xiao Manxuan and the others were in the pavilion amidst the peach orchard. Seeing Lin Tian appear, Xiao Manxuan couldn’t help but smile and said, "Finished so quickly?"
"Of course." Lin Tian tossed the documents and contract onto the stone table.
A few girls approached to review the contract. Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu didn’t react much due to familiarity with Lin Tian’s tactics, but the Yao sisters had quite a different response.
The sisters’ mouths opened wide in shock, their eyes filled with astonishment, delight, and a bit of disbelief.
"Am... am I dreaming?" Little Yao Xiaoke said, her big eyes rounded, and stammering.
"You’re not dreaming. From now on, I’m the owner of the villa; you need not worry about your sister being bullied by Ma Mingcai again." Lin Tian smiled faintly.
"Lin Tian, you’re incredible." Yao Xiaoke exclaimed excitedly, jumped up and pecked Lin Tian on the cheek, her eyes filled with admiration, Yao Xiaoting was equally grateful.
The enthusiastic way little girl expressed her excitement and joy left Lin Tian helpless. He shook his head and waited for the sisters to calm down a bit before taking out a bank card and placed it before them, saying, "This card has 450,000, it’s just enough to repay your debt, the password is written on the card’s back."
"Is... is this to repay our money?" Yao Xiaoting asked hesitantly.
"My condition for buying the villa was that Ma Family repays the debt. Take it, it belongs to you." Lin Tian nodded affirmatively.
Xiao Manxuan picked up the card, placed it in Yao Xiaoting’s hands, and said, "Your father’s treatment needs it."
Yao Xiaoting slowly clenched the card, as water mist gradually filled her eyes, two lines of tears streamed down her cheeks, tears of joy, emotion, gratitude, and relief.
Suddenly, Yao Xiaoting knelt before Lin Tian to offer thanks, her simple-hearted self struggled to express her gratitude otherwise. She felt only this act would suffice.
Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu hurriedly helped her up, she tearfully said, "Thank you, thank you, you’re our benefactor, I don’t know how to repay you."
"Brother Lin, when I grow up, I’ll marry you." Yao Xiaoke’s crisp voice rang out, startling Lin Tian as Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu shot him a glare.
"Sister, don’t joke about with the benefactor," Yao Xiaoting sternly educated her sister.
Yao Xiaoke, however, said seriously, "I’m not joking, ancient people said, when kindness is profound like the sea, if there is no way to repay, granting oneself in return is the only way. When I grow up, I’ll marry Brother Lin and take care of him for life."
"Cough cough..." Lin Tian was nearly choked by her words, simultaneously feeling helpless and amused, "Study well, improve every day, take good care of Dad and sister, that’ll be enough. Brother Lin doesn’t need your repayment."
The little girl wanted to say more, but Lin Tian waved it off and changed the subject, "Although I bought the villa, I can’t return you the peach trees. After all, many people rely on their salaries to support their families, if the villa is bulldozed, they’ll be unemployed."
Yao Xiaoting shook her head repeatedly, saying, "No need, no need, being able to get this money back is already very satisfying. Moreover, with this money, Dad can recover. Maybe there will be a little leftover, so Dad can still establish a new peach orchard."
"Aspirational, I believe uncle can definitely do it." Lin Tian was quite impressed with this family, always holding onto hope. He smiled and said, "Certainly, if you’re willing, you can help me manage Xianlin Villa."
"As long as the benefactor needs it, I can do anything" Yao Xiaoting said earnestly, she suddenly remembered something and turned to her sister, "Sister, show the benefactor your Jade Pendant, see if it is what the benefactor was looking for."
"I was so caught up in happiness, I almost forgot the main task." Yao Xiaoke stuck her little tongue out, flashed a shallow smile, then reached to her neck to slowly untie the red string.
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