After a while, the waiter came back but failed to bring the person over. She looked at Tang Lianfeng, hesitating for a long time and not daring to speak.
Tang Lianfeng chuckled: "Not coming?"
The waiter said stiffly, "Miss Gu said she was waiting in the number one box, and she only saw the Second Master."
Tang Lianfeng raised his eyelids, a cold light flashing across his eyes: "The Gu family is so arrogant, is she worthy of it?"
He waved his hand, and the waiter didn't dare to stay for long and quickly retreated. The auction was still going on. Tang Lianfeng stared at the objects on the booth and curled the corners of his lips.
After a while, a light was turned on in the No. 2 box with the word "Di", and Tang Lianfeng's smile deepened.
"Let you two watch a good show. An Ning, don't be anxious. I'll ask this Miss Gu to beg to see us later." He snorted twice, quietly watching those people bidding, but did not make a move.
Lu Anning only saw that lights were added in different boxes from time to time. After Tang Jingyuan explained, she realized that the auction in the ancient building was different from ordinary auctions. Here, lights were used as bargaining chips, and the minimum bid was one lamp.
"How much does a lamp cost here?"
Tang Jingyuan raised a finger, and Lu Anning hesitated: "One million?"
Tang Jingyuan shook his head: "One thousand."
Lu Anning gasped. The minimum bid was 10 million. This was indeed not an auction that ordinary people could afford. No wonder each round of bidding was set at one minute. The seemingly quiet auction was actually full of undercurrents.
As the Gu family lit the third lamp, all other rooms fell silent. Under these circumstances, the Tang Dynasty vase on the table would almost certainly be snapped up by the Gu family. In the final second of the countdown, Tang Lianfeng suddenly added a lamp, and the next moment became a contest between Tang Lianfeng and the Gu family.
The current price has exceeded the original value of the vase. Lu Anning realized that Tang Lianfeng was deliberately raising the price. Coincidentally, the Gu family was determined to get this thing.
Lu An Ning chuckled secretly and muttered, "So, you learned this skill of raising the price from your second uncle."
"Do I need to learn this? My second uncle knows so much, I still haven't learned it all."
Sure enough, Tang Lianfeng saw that he had almost finished his business and suddenly stopped. The vase, which originally cost 30 million, ended up costing the Gu family 70 million. Tang Lianfeng chuckled, still feeling unsatisfied.
From then on, whenever the Gu family bid on something, Tang Lianfeng would intervene. After repeated attempts, the Gu family finally gave in. In the end, the Gu family either had to pay many times the price to win the item, or Tang Lianfeng easily won it without bidding.
Until the last item, which was an old silk manuscript with an ancient prescription, Tang Lianfeng suddenly became alert.
"This is the real purpose of the Gu family coming here tonight."
This item might not mean much to ordinary people, but it was a treasure to the Gu family, who specialized in traditional Chinese medicine. As soon as the auction began, the Gu family eagerly lit the lights. Tang Lianfeng, unwilling to be left behind, joined in, and the entire auction entered a new climax as both sides bid.
This time, the Gu family did not give up because of Tang Lianfeng's bidding. Seeing that the price had been raised to nine lamps, Lu Anning thought that Tang Lianfeng was going to stop, but who knew that he was still continuing.
The Gu family suddenly fell silent until the countdown was almost over, when they lit the lights again. Tang Lianfeng became even more excited and raised the price without hesitation, causing the Gu family to fall silent again. After several rounds of back and forth, Lu Anning thought that the price of 100 million should be enough.
Unexpectedly, Tang Lianfeng continued to follow. By the time Tang Lianfeng lit the twelfth lamp, there was no further movement from the Gu family. The host made the final decision, declaring the rare silk manuscript to be Tang Lianfeng's property.
"Second uncle, you spent such a high price to buy it, but what's the point of keeping it in your hands?"
Tang Lianfeng smiled and said, "This ancient silk prescription is rare. If it fell into the hands of a merchant, it could create infinite wealth and value. Now that it's mine, it's different."
"You want to use this to make the Gu family beg you?"
"The Gu family isn't that arrogant! I'm giving this to your aunt and cousin. They're both archaeologists, and this is their favorite thing. I've found a wedding anniversary gift for this year. When I develop a new drug, I'll sell it cheaply on the street, pissing off the Gu family. Hahaha!"
Lu Anning was shocked and gave Tang Lianfeng a thumbs up. It would benefit everyone, and this was an extraordinary undertaking.
The one who gained the most that night was Tang Lianfeng. When the three were about to leave, the waiter knocked on the door again.
"Second Master Tang, Miss Gu wants to see you, what do you think?"
"She deserves to see me, just any Tom, Dick or Harry? Get her out of here!" Tang Lianfeng refused outright and walked out with Tang Jingyuan and Lu Anning. At the elevator door, a middle-aged man blocked their way.
"Second Master Tang, please stay! My young lady wants to chat with you. It won't take you too long."
"Is the Gu family trying to break the rules here? Jing Yuan, call someone over! Someone dares to act wildly in the ancient building. I want to see if anyone will intervene."
The man looked a little ugly and had to stop Tang Jingyuan.
"Second Master, you misunderstood. That's not what we meant."
"Why don't you get out of the way?"
Before Tang Jingyuan called for help, the people from the ancient building had already heard the noise and came over. Seeing this, the man didn't dare to stop them and could only watch them leave.
When the elevator door closed, Lu Anning saw the man with a dark face explaining something to the people in the ancient building.
Lu Anning gave Tang Lianfeng a thumbs-up: "Second uncle is amazing. I have learned a lot today."
What the Gu family wants is in their hands, so they don't have to worry about the Gu family not coming. Just as Tang Lianfeng said, they want the Gu family to beg to see him.
"The daughter of the Gu family has been getting too much attention lately. Someone needs to teach her a lesson, or she'll really think everyone in Kyoto has the surname 'Gu'."
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