After a while, she came back, but this time she brought Ding Yongchun with her.

Ding Chu sat down next to the cat again, looked up at her, and his eyes seemed to say, "Weren't you looking for my grandfather? I've found him for you."

The cat nodded. "Really, that's good."

Ding Yongchun, on the other hand, seemed somewhat out of place standing in this very girlish room.

Moreover, there was only this one sofa in the room where they were sitting.

He stood there for a while, then suddenly moved a small stool and sat down opposite them.

He asked Ding Chu kindly, "Chu Chu, what do you want with Grandpa here?"

Ding Chu just glanced at the cat.

Ding Yongchun seemed to understand. He looked at Maomao and asked, "Miss Jiu, is it you who wanted to see me?"

Having met the person, the cat didn't beat around the bush and said, "Yes."

Ding Yongchun: "Miss Jiu, you may not know, but you have done me a great favor today. Just tell me what you need, and I will definitely help you if it is within my power."

"Can she hear it too?" Cat was referring to Ding Chu.

Ding Chu suddenly covered her ears. She could ignore it, but she couldn't leave.

Seeing her actions, Ding Yongchun couldn't help but smile again. "Miss Jiu, go ahead and say it."

Cat nodded. "Donghuang Auction House and Wanxiang Auction House are competing. The upcoming joint auction will bring the two of you together for a face-to-face competition."

If it were just healthy competition, that would be fine. However, Wanxiang Auction House has been plotting for a long time, intending to use this opportunity to crush Donghuang Auction House. You should know this better than I do.”

Even though Ding Yongchun wanted to appear kind to his granddaughter, he couldn't help but frown at this point.

"Miss Jiu, what...do you mean by this?"

"My meaning is very clear: I'm here to help you."

Ding Yongchun looked at Maomao with even more confusion. "Help me? Everyone in our group is a fence-sitter, Miss Jiu, why are you helping me?"

Ding Yongchun has been in the business world for a lifetime, and he naturally knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch. In the face of profit, there is often a bigger trap hidden.

Regardless of his thoughts, Maomao said directly, "On a larger scale, I'm also interested in the auction houses in Jiangnan. On a smaller scale, I really don't like Kang Minghui. The pie is only so big; if more people share it, the share will decrease."

Therefore, let the Vientiane Auction House disappear.

Ding Yongchun looked at the cat in surprise.

I never expected her to have such ambitions! And she's quite boastful.

“I understand what you mean, but… there are only a few days left before the joint auction, and it’s probably too late for any ideas you have now.”

"I'm not trying to discourage you, it's just the truth."

Cat looked at Ding Yongchun and said, "I came to you because I must have a solution. You don't need to analyze the situation for me. I just want to know if you will help me or not."

She paused for a moment, then said, "In fact, even if you don't help, I can still do it, even with Donghuang... Hehe, you know what I mean, right? But I don't like to go to such extremes. An auction house is only interesting when there is competition."

Ding Yongchun couldn't understand what gave the cat the confidence to say such a thing.

However, when he saw the cat's confident tone, he couldn't help but believe it.

"Miss Jiu, what do you want me to do?"

The cat smiled and said, "Go buy a collectible item, 'Bluebird Watching the Sunset'."

Ding Yongchun was somewhat shocked, "Is it the 'Bluebird Watching the Clouds' painting by Lingshan Daoren?"

The cat nodded.

Ding Yongchun: "A painting by Lingshan Daoren, 'Lingshan Leisurely Living,' fetched a record price of over 500 million yuan at auction in Y country two years ago. The price of Lingshan Daoren's calligraphy and paintings has soared in the auction world, and fakes have sprung up like mushrooms after rain in the market."

It's really hard to tell the real from the fake. Some collectors have even gone bankrupt or committed suicide by jumping off buildings because they bought fakes!

The painting "Bluebird Watching the Sunset" is recorded in ancient books, and its painting technique is far superior to that of "Leisurely Dwelling in the Mountains"! Many forgeries of "Bluebird Watching the Sunset" have appeared in recent years, but as far as I know, the genuine article has long been destroyed and has not survived.

After he finished speaking, the cat simply said, "You're right."

Ding Yongchun was even more puzzled.

“I told you to buy a fake, and you had to find a way to prove that ‘Bluebird Watching the Clouds’ is genuine. You had to buy it at all costs. In the end, however, Kang Minghui snatched it away.”

Ding Yongchun immediately understood what the cat meant!

She's making him set a trap for the Vientiane Auction House!

These are not difficult, the most crucial thing is... "The appraisers at Wanxiang Auction House are not to be trifled with; the fakes on the market cannot be hidden from Wanxiang Auction House."

Cat scoffed lightly, "You can rest assured, the 'Bluebird Watching the Clouds' painting that I asked you to buy, not only will Wanxiang Auction House not be able to tell it's a fake, but even you won't be able to tell."

Ding Yongchun was shocked. She didn't know why Maomao was so confident, but after a moment's thought, she agreed.

"Okay, if that's the case, I'll do as you say. But where is the 'Bluebird Watching the Sunset' painting you mentioned?"

Cat: "There will be news in the art collecting world tomorrow. Keep an eye out for it. If you do this too deliberately, there won't be any drama left."

Ding Yongchun nodded in understanding.

He suddenly looked at Ding Chu, his mood shifting slightly. "Miss Jiu, Chu Chu used to be very lively, but after her parents passed away, she became withdrawn and her perception of the outside world became very poor."

She never lets anyone who doesn't want to get close to me, but today she's really different. So, if I may ask, what did you do to Chu Chu? Or... what did you say?

“I didn’t mean anything by it. I just wanted to know the reason for her change so I could talk to her therapist.”

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