Zhou Ran was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "Grandpa, what do you want that jade pendant for? Are you going to auction it too? I can donate whatever you want. The jade pendant is grandma's relic, so you should keep it."
Mr. Zhou resisted the urge to roll his eyes, frowned and said, "Just do it if I tell you to! Why are you talking so much nonsense!"
Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Zhou Ran could only take out his cell phone and call the housekeeper.
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Half an hour later, the auction ended, and Xia Shige and others went to the reception room to collect the items they had just purchased.
The staff handed Aunt Du Juan the red jadeite peace locket she had photographed. Aunt Du Juan took the box and said with some reluctance to let it go: "Look at this material, it's so fine and smooth, and it's all shiny. My old lady will definitely like it!"
But on the other side, the staff member who was supposed to help Xia Huiyin get the jade pendant was still not here.
The four of them sat and waited for a while. Xia Huiyin watched the others leave with their items one by one, and murmured in confusion, "Why is it so slow here..."
Aunt Du Juan patted her hands soothingly and said, "Don't worry, wait a little longer."
The few of them just sat there waiting, until all the other people who had come to collect their items had taken theirs, and their jade pendant still hadn't been delivered.
Just when Xia Shige was about to find the waiter to inquire about the situation, he saw the auctioneer from the auction hurried over.
The auctioneer in a suit walked up to Xia Huiyin, bowed slightly to her, and said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, Ms. Xia, there was a temporary problem with the jade pendant you bought, so I can't give it to you..."
Seeing this, Xia Huiyin stood up and asked, "What's the problem?"
The auctioneer replied, "The original owner of the jade pendant just found us. He said he was disappointed to learn that the jade pendant was only sold for 12,000 yuan."
"The original owner said that the jade pendant was left by his father after all. If it is sold at this price, he still wants to keep it for himself. He is willing to pay you double compensation and cancel this auction."
After hearing what the auctioneer said, Xia Huiyin was a little at a loss for a moment. She had never participated in an auction before and didn't know how to deal with this situation.
But she really wanted that jade pendant, and she wanted to make up for her father's regret.
So she started to negotiate and said, "Is our price too low? If we really want the jade pendant, can we pay more?"
Before the auctioneer could speak, Du Juan frowned and said, "The auction is final, so how can you regret it? Is this how you do things?"
Upon hearing this, the auctioneer bowed and apologized, saying, "I'm really sorry. This is the first time we've encountered such a situation! Our auction house has just been negotiating with Mr. Huang Mingxian, but no matter what we said, Mr. Huang insisted on canceling the transaction..."
Aunt Du Juan was surprised when she heard this: "Huang Ming? It turned out to be him! I didn't realize it just now..."
Seeing this, Xia Shige asked curiously, "Aunt Du, do you know this Huang Ming?"
Aunt Du Juan shook her head and replied, "I don't know him, but I have heard of him! Huang Ming was hailed as a genius designer when he first debuted, and there was an endless stream of people looking for him to design jewelry. Previously, my friend wanted him to design a necklace, and the queue was three or four meters long."
"All these artists have some personality to some extent... Many people say that Huang Ming has a bad temper, is very strict with rules, and is not easy to get along with. When others pay him to design, he still curses at them... If it were him, he would indeed cancel the deal..."
Xia Shige frowned and said, "No matter how unique you are, how can you regret what you said?"
She looked at the trader and asked, "Is there no other solution?"
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