Chapter 19 Threat
"Qingsui, come here."
An old and experienced voice brought Xu Qingsui back to his senses.
She raised her head and looked towards the source of the sound, and saw Mr. Lu sitting at the head of the auction table, waving at her.
Next to Mr. Lu stood the nonchalant Lu Jingyu, glaring at Xu Qingsui.
If there weren't so many people at the scene, with that hateful expression on his face, he probably wouldn't have been able to help but come up and tear her to pieces.
If possible, Xu Qingsui really wanted to draw a clear line between himself and this family.
But now her grandparents’ belongings are still in their hands, so she has to bow her head and deal with them temporarily.
"Grandpa Lu."
Xu Qingsui walked over and greeted politely.
Mr. Lu smiled and nodded at Xu Qingsui, his face full of kindness, but his eyes revealed shrewdness.
When she was a child, Xu Qingsui also thought that Mr. Lu was a good person. After the Xu family got into trouble, Mr. Lu did help her a lot.
But after living together for so many years, Xu Qingsui has experienced a lot of things and slowly saw the hidden side of Mr. Lu.
He is not as friendly as he seems, he just has ulterior motives.
But no matter what, Mr. Lu did help her, so she always treated him with courtesy.
"Qingsui, even if you are busy with work, you should come home more often when you have nothing to do. As your grandfather, I'm old and have no other hopes. I just hope that you and Jingyu can get married soon so that I can become a great-grandfather, and my life will be complete." Master Lu said happily.
Xu Qingsui suppressed his inner disgust and tried to keep a calm mind and said to Master Lu: "Grandpa Lu, Lu Jingyu and I have broken up, and he has a new girlfriend. If you want to be a great grandfather, you should urge him to marry his new girlfriend."
The smile froze on Mr. Lu's face, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to his kind look.
"He is young and ignorant. I have already taught him that it is normal for you young people to have conflicts. You must not act like a child."
Mr. Lu sighed and began to play the emotional card: "Your grandparents and I are best friends. Since they entrusted you to me, Qingsui, you are my granddaughter. The position in my heart is not even comparable to that of my grandson. So don't worry, as long as you are willing to marry into our Lu family, we will definitely treat you well. I promise that no one can bully you!"
After that, Master Lu raised his hand and knocked on Lu Jingyu's head: "What are you still standing there for? Apologize to Qingsui immediately, cut off those messy relationships you have outside, and promise to treat Qingsui well in the future!"
Lu Jingyu was hit in the head with a grin. Under the pressure from Master Lu, he could only glare at Xu Qingsui fiercely, and then said unwillingly: "I'm sorry, okay, don't make trouble in the future. As long as you marry me, I will definitely treat you well in the future."
Xu Qingsui couldn't help but sneer in his heart. This man lied to others so perfunctorily.
"Grandpa Lu, there is no possibility for Lu Jingyu and I. Now everyone is free to marry. I hope you can respect the choice of us young people."
Mr. Lu didn't expect Xu Qingsui to ignore him again and again. The smile on his face disappeared and his expression became serious.
"Xu Qingsui, don't be so shameless!" Without waiting for Master Lu to say anything, Lu Jingyu got angry first.
He had never been so frustrated in his life, and he immediately scolded her loudly, "You slut, I am willing to marry you, you should be happy, and you dare to refuse?"
Lu Jingyu's curse immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Lu Jingyu was so angry that his face turned red, and he directly exposed Xu Qingsui's past, "Grandpa, you don't know yet, Xu Qingsui hooked up with a rich man for money and prostituted herself outside. A woman like this is not worthy of entering my Lu family. I can't understand why you insist that I marry her!"
"Shut up!" Master Lu was furious while leaning on his cane. "Someone, take him away. He is such a disgrace!"
Mr. Lu was clearly scolding Lu Jingyu, but while he was scolding him, his eyes were glancing at Xu Qingsui. The fierce look in his eyes made Xu Qingsui feel a chill on his back.
She knew that Mr. Lu was scolding her indirectly.
Lu Jingyu was quickly dragged away by two bodyguards.
After the scene returned to silence, Mr. Lu resumed his amiable demeanor: "My child is ignorant and made a fool of himself. The auction will begin soon. Please look forward to the collections that will be revealed. I believe it will be worthwhile for everyone!"
After Master Lu finished speaking, he turned to Xu Qingsui and said, "Qingsui, please sit next to Grandpa. You can see the auction items on the stage clearly from this position."
Threat, this is a naked threat!
After Xu Qingsui sat down, Master Lu whispered to her, "We in the Lu family can operate the auctions behind the scenes. As long as we don't want to sell something, we have a way to keep it. Qingsui, only people in our Lu family are qualified to know this method. If you are my granddaughter-in-law, no matter which item you want to keep later, grandpa can help you."
The nails dug into the flesh bit by bit. At this moment, only the pain could keep Xu Qingsui calm.
It was the first time that she truly witnessed Mr. Lu’s shamelessness.
If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked too. It is easy to see why Lu Jingyu is such a jerk.
Xu Qingsui smiled softly: "Grandpa Lu, why does it have to be me?"
"I really treat you as my own granddaughter. I just hope you can have a prosperous life. Qingsui, grandpa knows you have suffered a lot, and grandpa is distressed."
This high-sounding excuse fully embodies the words "a beast in human form".
With the ringing of a bell, the auction officially began.
"Our first collection today is a Ru kiln porcelain from the Song Dynasty."
Following the host's introduction, a green tea cup appeared before everyone's eyes: "I believe everyone is familiar with this collection. It was one of the most valued antiques by Mr. Xu Songhe, a famous gold and jade appraiser."
As soon as Xu Songhe's name came out, everyone was shocked.
Anyone who is in the antique circle, no matter whether new or old, has heard of the name Xu Songhe.
Xu Songhe is the only antique appraisal expert in the past hundred years who has never made a wrong judgment. He can tell the dynasty and producer of every antique he has handled without any mistakes.
Not only that, his wife was also a famous antique restoration master. The couple, one was an appraiser and the other was a restorer, were well-known in the antique circle. Even after many years of death, no one has surpassed their reputation.
"Grandpa Lu, what do you mean?"
Xu Qingsui stared at the Ru kiln tea cup on the table. This was his grandfather's favorite collection when he was alive.
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