Pretty and charming, dressed in the 90s, she's good at everything from making money to causing

Lin Ting didn't let Duan Jun accompany her; she went to the flower hall in the front yard by herself.

Grandma Duan sat upright in the main seat, and below her sat a man with graying temples but a straight back, who was none other than Li's father.

"Grandma, you were looking for me."

Lin Tingmai stepped into the flower hall, not even glancing at Li's father, but cheerfully greeting Grandma Duan.

Grandma Duan smiled and waved to her, "Come here."

Lin Ting walked straight to Grandma Duan's side, where she took her little hand.

Grandma Duan held Lin Ting's hand and, as if introducing a younger member of her family, smiled and said to Li's father, "Little Li, this is Lin Ting. She's been staying with me all this time."

She then said to Lin Ting'er, "Ting'er, call him Uncle Li."

Looking at the upright-looking man in front of her, Lin Ting found it hard to believe that he was actually Li Yan's father.

But she still obediently greeted him, "Hello, Uncle Li."

"Hello."

After a moment of silence, Li's father stood up.

He straightened his clothes, bowed to Grandma Duan, then turned to Lin Ting and said with utmost seriousness, "Miss Lin, my son has been unruly and has offended me greatly. It is my fault for failing to raise him properly. I have come here today to apologize."

After saying that, he actually bowed to Lin Tingye.

Seeing someone the same age as her father bowing to her, Lin Ting instinctively wanted to dodge.

But Grandma Duan held her hand tightly; if she tried to dodge, she feared she would be dragged off the stool.

Lin Ting was forced to accept this bow and really didn't know what to do.

She's always been someone who responds better to gentle persuasion than force. If the other person is being so gentle, then... what should she say?

Otherwise, she should be tougher and let Monk fight him.

Lin Ting looked at Grandma Duan.

Grandma Duan still held her hand, without giving her any meaningful look, and only looked at Li's father: "Little Li, originally I didn't want to get involved in the children's affairs. It's good that the younger generation is ambitious and wants to do things, but what Xiao Yan did... was too undignified."

“Yes,” Li’s father stood straight, accepting the scolding, “I sent him to turn himself in because I wanted to discipline him properly.”

He looked at Lin Ting and said as if to make a promise, "No matter how the law sentences him, I will not interfere, much less plead for him."

Lin Ting once suspected that he might know she had resources.

“It’s understandable for young people to make mistakes, and it’s alright, they still have time to repent,” Grandma Duan said, releasing Lin Ting’s hand.

"You're right, I was negligent in disciplining them before."

Grandma Duan didn't say anything more and just drank her tea.

Mr. Li turned his gaze back to Lin Ting, waiting for her, the person involved, to make a statement.

Lin Ting didn't look at him.

As she watched Grandma Duan drink her tea, the old woman's words to her flashed through her mind: "The softest thing in the world can overcome the hardest thing in the world."

She was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

She looked at Li's father with a bright smile: "Uncle Li, you're exaggerating. There's really no such thing as antagonism or hatred. We just have different attitudes on one thing. It's about the issue, not the person. Once it's over, it's over."

Her expression was calm, and her eyes were clear.

It was as if she wasn't the one who had just been arguing with Duan Jun.

Looking at Lin Ting's bright smile, a flash of shock crossed Li's father's eyes.

He came to apologize today prepared to humble himself and act subserviently.

He was mentally prepared to take the blame for his son, and was even prepared for Lin Ting to be relentless and for him to cede territory and pay reparations.

He never expected that Lin Ting would smile so brightly and tell him that the matter was over and done with.

Lin Ting walked to the table and poured a cup of tea.

She served the tea to Mr. Li and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, you are my elder. I am young and impulsive. Please forgive me if I have offended you in any way."

The fragrance of tea lingers.

Li's father stiffly raised his hand and accepted the tea that Lin Ting handed him.

He glanced at Grandma Duan without realizing it, and seeing that the old lady was still smiling and sipping her tea, he took a sip of tea himself.

“Miss Lin, you…”

Li's father looked at Lin Ting for a long time, and then said only one sentence: "You are very good, really very good."

Lin Ting: "..."

"To say something is not to say it" doesn't sound like a compliment.

But seeing the sincerity and earnestness on Li's father's face, she had no choice but to believe that he was really praising her.

Mr. Li came to apologize, and Grandma Duan had no intention of keeping him any longer. After saying what she needed to say, Mr. Li took his leave.

"Ting'er, see your Uncle Li off for me."

"it is good."

Lin Ting saw Li's father off at the door. Before parting, Li's father stood in front of his car, looked at Lin Ting, and said, "If you need anything in the future, Miss Lin, please don't hesitate to ask."

Lin Ting smiled like a flower: "Okay, Uncle Li, take care and be safe."

"Yes, it's cold, you should go back."

Lin Ting watched Li's father leave and shrugged lightly.

Li's father stopped the meeting, personally reprimanded Li Yan, and then went to apologize in person.

Perhaps, this is the best ending.

She doesn't need to create a mortal enemy for herself.

"Oh, I heard from Auntie that you and Uncle Li have made up?"

Duan Jun suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Lin Ting glanced back at her: "Otherwise what? Li Yan will never implicate the Li family. Even if I kill him, do you think the Li family will let me off? It's unnecessary."

"So you just put up with it?"

Lin Ting looked at her with a half-smile: "If you can tolerate this, what can't I tolerate?"

Duan Jun: "..."

Duan Jun remained silent for a while, then stretched somewhat wistfully, sighing like a wise man: "Politics is all about weighing things... It's difficult."

Whether she wants to endure it or not is irrelevant; it's what her superiors want her to endure, so she has to.

After she finished her sigh, she didn't get a response from Lin Ting. Turning her head, she saw that Lin Ting had actually gone to buy candied hawthorns.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Duan Jun looked at her carefree demeanor with confusion and shock.

Lin Ting took a bite of half a hawthorn: "Of course I do—I didn't bring any money with me when I went out, can you pay for me?"

Duan Jun: "..."

……

Li's father said he wouldn't interfere with Li Yan's case, and he truly kept his word, not using any connections or means to influence the sentencing.

Ultimately, Li Yan was convicted of multiple crimes and sentenced to ten years in prison.

One of the crimes is spreading rumors.

He not only has to compensate Lin Ting for the damage to his reputation, but also publish an apology in the newspaper.

After all this turmoil, Lin Ting has finally established a firm foothold in the capital.

There are no secrets in the compound. Everyone knows that Li Yan was forced to turn himself in by Lin Ting. Even without anyone deliberately publicizing it, the fact that Li's father went to apologize to Lin Ting could not be kept secret.

Forcing someone to surrender is far more intimidating than driving them to the brink of despair.

Before this, who would have thought that Li's father would really risk losing his only son? Let alone personally apologize to a younger generation.

Is it that they don't want to protect it, or that they can't protect it?

People tend to prefer the latter.

Almost everyone was wondering what cards Lin Ting was holding at that time.

No one could have guessed it, but everyone agreed that it would definitely be something that could bring the Li family to their doom.

From the Feng family to the Li family, Lin Ting managed to get involved with the young masters of two powerful families, and then escaped unscathed.

This time, no one dared to mess with Lin Taisui anymore.

Not only did I not want to offend her, I also wanted to be friends with her.

Recently, Duan Jun has received countless invitations to dinner parties, all of whom want to get to know Lin Ting through her.

Duan Jun's replies were quite consistent: "She's busy, really busy."

Duan Junzhen wasn't lying; Lin Ting really was busy right now.

She's busy packing up her spoils!