newbobooks Chapter 27 Charity Auction
Chapter 27 Charity Auction
The Wen, Gu, and Zhou families are part of the upper class in City A.
Zhou Li is the youngest son in the Zhou family. He has seen all kinds of beautiful women, but he has no interest in any of them, leading his family to believe that he does not like women.
But just now, Zhou Li was immediately attracted to Song Qianyi upon seeing her.
"Ms. Song, hello, do you have a boyfriend?"
Song Qianyi was taken aback. "No."
Zhou Li was overjoyed, and his smile widened.
"Hehehe, I don't have a girlfriend either, and of course I don't have a boyfriend either. We're both single!"
Song Qianyi was amused by Zhou Li. This Zhou Li looked like a playboy, but he didn't know how to flirt. Who would be so obviously nice as to come up to someone?
When Zhou Li saw Song Qianyi's smile, it was as if his heart had been struck, and he stared at Song Qianyi blankly.
She's so beautiful, Mom! Your son has found true love!
Sitting next to Zhou Li, Gu Huaizhen patted Zhou Li on the shoulder, trying to remind him to be mindful of his image.
"Zhou Li, look at how worthless you are! Don't ever say we know each other again."
Song Qianyi had the idea of joining the upper class in City A, and began to chat casually with Wen Xiuyuan, Gu Huaizhen, and Zhou Li.
"Who is that young lady? Why is she chatting so happily with the three young masters?"
"Is she Zhou Shao's girlfriend?"
"It shouldn't be. Judging from how respectful Wen Shao was to her, he might be from the capital?"
"Don't tell me, it's really possible."
……
The people sitting in the back row kept talking about them.
With a snap of the gavel, the auction officially began.
"This auction has a total of 15 lots, and this is the first lot..."
"The second item..."
Congratulations, sir.
"..."
Congratulations to this lady.
"The next item is provided by Wen Shao, a ruby necklace."
The auctioneer removed the red velvet cloth from the tray, revealing the vibrant rubies shimmering with a mysterious glow. The necklace's delicate chain complemented the dazzling rubies perfectly.
"Starting bid: 50 million."
Whether they genuinely liked the necklace or wanted to establish a connection with Wen Xiuyuan, bids kept pouring in.
50W.
55W.
60W.
……
The price stopped at 85.
Song Qianyi looked at the necklace and felt happy. She had just raised the card in her hand and hadn't made a sound when she heard Zhou Li's voice.
"100 million. I'll offer 100 million."
Song Qianyi and Zhou Li had been chatting quite pleasantly, so she assumed he was bidding for the women in his family and didn't raise her paddle again.
"boom!"
Congratulations, Young Master Zhou!
The auction was drawing to a close.
"This is our second to last lot, a calligraphy work by Master Qi Mo."
"Starting bid: 80 million."
"Huh? This calligraphy looks good, but who is Qi Mo? Isn't this price a bit too expensive?"
"My God, you don't even know Grandpa Qi Mo? He's the idol of everyone in the calligraphy world!"
"Qi Mo! Is this the Qi Mo I'm thinking of?"
"Old Master Qi dedicated his entire life to calligraphy. Every family that loves calligraphy will have a piece of his calligraphy."
"Old Qi was also a man of integrity throughout his life. He often gave his calligraphy to people who loved calligraphy. Alas, now if you want some, you can only buy calligraphy from someone else."
"Miss Song has good taste to auction off Mr. Qi's calligraphy for charity."
“My grandfather has always wanted a piece of calligraphy by Master Qi, and I will offer 85 yuan.”
"They wanted it for 85, but I'll pay 90."
"You two, one a sleeping dragon and the other a young phoenix, are thinking too simply. I have 120 million."
In the end, this calligraphy piece was auctioned off to a middle-aged man who loves calligraphy for 160 million yuan.
Amidst envious glances, the middle-aged man accepted the dish from the waiter and excitedly told his assistant to put it away.
"The following is our last item for auction. This item is somewhat special; it is a 1% stake in Litian Entertainment provided by Mr. Gu."
Upon hearing the familiar name, Song Qianyi thought to herself.
Litian Entertainment? Wasn't that the reward the system gave her last time? Gu Huaizhen actually has a connection with Litian Entertainment.
"Starting bid: 500 million."
550W.
“600 million, I’ll offer 600 million. Based on Litian Entertainment’s current stock price, that’s about the right price.”
"You're so stingy, I'll offer 620 million."
"You're in a similar situation to me. Fine, I'll let you have it. It hurts to pay 600 million at once."
The crowd wasn't interested in Litian Entertainment's shares anyway; they were just watching the show.
"620W, the first time."
"620W, the second time."
"620W, No...."
"1000 million." Song Qianyi raised her paddle for the first time tonight.