Chapter 195 Looks Fun

"It turns out to be my cousin." Although Xi Jingyue was a little helpless, he never showed it on his face. "Hello, Mr. Jiang. My last name is Xi, and I'm An An's friend."

When Jiang Changbin heard Xi Jingyue's words, he felt as if he had eaten dynamite. His stomach was full of the smell of gunpowder and he wanted to spit fire at any moment.

Cousin? Who is your cousin? And An An, you call her so affectionately, are you two familiar with each other? Ha!

Perhaps it was because Jiang Changbin had been silent for too long that Du Anrao couldn't help but pull him.

Jiang Changbin finally woke up from his dream. Considering that his cousin was still beside him, he had to suppress his fear for the time being and politely replied, "Hello."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Duanrao quickly changed the subject: "Mr. Xi, you just said that you and Manager Qiu came to City B to discuss cooperation?"

"Yes, Manager Qiu from Yayu Group, the one you also know."

"But, isn't your family investing in the hospital? Their family... sells jewelry, right?"

Xi Jingyue couldn't help laughing when she said that, and patiently explained: "Investment in the hospital is only a part of it. My family's business covers a wide range of areas. I just wanted to try investing in jewelry recently, so I contacted Manager Qiu."

“Oh, I see…”

[The evil capitalists have businesses everywhere. But most people don’t have that many businesses, so Mr. Xi is actually a capitalist among capitalists?]

Xi Jingyue: “…”

"Ahem, Yayu Group is cooperating with this auction, so the chances of getting an invitation to the auction are higher than those of ordinary people. It just so happens that I am quite interested in this auction, so I asked him for one."

"Mr. Xi's invitation was also sent by Mr. Qiu, and this one of mine was also sent by Mr. Qiu."

"Really?" Xi Jingyue had been preparing for Duanrao's words for so long. He casually took out his invitation, flipped it open and took a look, saying, "The cooperation between Yayu Group and the auction house is quite smooth, and the seat they gave me in the invitation is relatively forward. My seat number on the invitation is the third row, third seat on the left."

"Hmm? This invitation can also show the seating position during the auction? Let me see..." Duan Rao was curious after hearing what he said. He also took out his invitation and took a look. "What a coincidence, we are also in the third row. Hey, our numbers are still connected. Does that mean we will sit together later?"

"That should be the case." Xi Jingyue smiled slightly. "After all, these are the invitations given by Manager Qiu. It is understandable that the auction sent consecutive numbers."

Duan Rao didn't think much about it, nodded and took back the invitation: "Yeah, it's indeed possible."

Jiang Changbin, who witnessed the entire process of his cousin being kidnapped, said: "..." It is indeed possible... Bullshit! This guy must have bad intentions towards his little cousin. No, he has to find an outsider!

"Since we're going to sit together later, why don't we go together? Are there any of these things in the exhibition hall that interest you? If so, you can write down the numbers first so that it will be easier for you to bid later."

"Not yet, we just came in not long ago."

"In that case, let's go over and take a look at the exhibits first, and we'll talk about other things later."

"That's right, business is more important." After Xi Jingyue's reminder, Du Anrao also remembered the main purpose of coming here today and turned his attention to the exhibits in the exhibition hall.

Just as Awen introduced before, the items auctioned at Duobao Pavilion Auction House are mostly antiques and treasures from all over the world, such as precious medicinal herbs that can prolong life, antique vases left over from the last century, sculptures by famous artists that have just been salvaged from the bottom of a shipwreck, and rare jewels that are priceless...it's really dazzling to look at.

Duanrao and others walked here and there and found that there was a group of guests gathered in front of almost every treasure, and they were all discussing enthusiastically the value of the treasure.

Duanrao had limited interest in these things, and was regretting that he might not be able to complete the task tonight. He could only go back and find another opportunity to ask his master to help mail some treasures over as an emergency measure. Suddenly, he discovered that there was an exhibit in the hall that was deserted and very quiet.

Jiang Changbin also noticed the exhibit: "That thing looks gray and is so big..."

"That should be... a rough stone?"

"Raw stone?" Duan Rao was surprised. "Could this be the product that Mr. Qiu and his team cooperated with the auction house?"

"That's not the case. The set of blue jewelry over there is their product. This rough stone is said to be a self-selected item of the auction house."

"Self-selected items?"

"It's a commodity that the auction house has taken out internally." Xi Jingyue seemed to have thought of something and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "This stone is said to be a treasured collection of the old man behind the auction house. He has kept it for many years. I don't know why he suddenly took it out this time."

"The treasure of the boss behind the scenes?" Jiang Changbin frowned slightly, "Isn't it a rare treasure? But I really can't see how valuable this stone is."

Not only Jiang Changbin, but even Xi Jingyue, who was considered an expert, felt that the stone looked rather ugly.

Not to mention the thick weathering crust on the outside of the stone, the long crack in the middle of the stone is enough to drive away many people.

Du Anrao didn't think so. She didn't know much about gambling on stones, but when she saw the stone for the first time, she felt that the stone looked familiar and had an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

"If that's the case, how much would it cost to take a picture of this stone?"

As soon as Duan Rao said this, both people present looked over.

"An An, do you want to buy this stone?"

"I'm just asking casually. I think this stone looks... interesting."

Jiang Changbin: “???”

Xi Jingyue: “???”

Where's the fun?!

But since Duan Rao had asked, Xi Jingyue answered truthfully: "It depends on the bidding situation later. But judging from the few people in front of this stone, excluding the possibility of malicious bidding, it should be possible to get it within one million."

This is also because the stone is large and has the old man's name. It is possible that someone else besides him knows about this and deliberately took a picture of the stone to please the old man. This is a reasonable guess.

"One million, just to buy such a piece of broken stone?" Du Anrao felt that he was still a little ignorant.

"Then forget it." Duanrao said and was about to leave, and then he heard a bang.

"What sound?" Du Anrao paused and turned to look at Xi Jingyue and the others in confusion.

The two also heard it, but neither of them could tell where the sound came from.

Duanrao frowned and subconsciously took another step forward. The sound of dong was heard again. He took another step and there was another sound.

This time, all three of them turned around and looked in the direction of the voice.

Then, they watched helplessly as the stone, which was originally in the center of the booth, moved a few centimeters to the left without them noticing.

Xi Jingyue and the other two: "!!!"

Duan Rao: “???”

(End of this chapter)