"That old geezer."
She had previously complained to him about her family's financial difficulties and wanted to get involved in her granddaughter and grandson-in-law's business. Now that she's seen the thousand-year-old purple ginseng, money seems to have suddenly appeared again.
"Does the Wang family want ginseng?"
Ruan Qiushui asked, looking at her grandfather's excited expression.
"Hmph, Old Dog Wang is just afraid of dying and wants to buy the purple ginseng to put his mind at ease."
Shen Yongjun snorted coldly, his dislike for Wang He growing even stronger.
Ruan Qiushui was even thinking of selling one to the Wang family at a discount afterward, out of respect for her sister-in-law.
Judging from Grandpa's attitude now, let's just forget about it.
"160,000."
Upon hearing this, the Shi family members also spoke up.
Two hundred thousand.
Without any hesitation, the Lu family immediately raised the price by 40,000.
Two hundred and one thousand.
The He family raised the price by 10,000, their tone quite leisurely.
"Looks like everyone's bids are pretty conservative. Are you short on cash? Maybe we should just stop bidding and go home to wash up and go to sleep."
“My Zhu family is willing to pay 300,000, and we won’t drag things out like you guys.”
"Miss Miaomiao, would you like to get together tonight?"
The eldest brother of the Zhu family winked at Miaomiao with a greasy grin and stroked his chin in a sleazy manner.
He had admired Miss Miao Miao for a long time, but he never expected that she would disappear for a while and then come to this auction house.
I wonder if my dashing and arrogant demeanor, which just raised the price by 90,000, has captivated her heart.
"Three hundred thousand for the first time."
Miao Miao rolled her eyes inwardly, but refrained from swearing because of her status as an auctioneer.
That slut who looks less than 1.65 meters tall and weighs 200 pounds dares to have designs on her. Miao Miao wanted to slap him across the face with the sole of her shoe.
Her true love should be a man of unwavering integrity, learned and talented, considerate and thoughtful, with a cold exterior but a warm heart. If he were handsome and over 1.8 meters tall, that would be even better.
"Three hundred thousand? Forget it."
Wang He shook his head in disappointment and decided to withdraw.
Their Wang family's budget was only 150,000, so this 300,000 is way too much.
"Zhu Da, stop talking nonsense. Your name isn't on this thousand-year-old purple ginseng."
The third son of the He family let out a cold snort.
He's nothing but a useless pawn in the Zhu family, yet he dares to boast about swallowing a thousand-year-old purple ginseng—he's dreaming!
“My He family will contribute 350,000.”
He Laosan gave Zhu Da a provocative look.
"Three hundred and sixty thousand."
"Three hundred and seventy thousand."
While Zhu Da was still in a daze, the Shi and Lu families successively raised their bids.
"Four hundred thousand."
Zhu Da gritted his teeth and raised the price again.
Whether it was because of his grandfather's instructions or to prove himself in front of Miao Miao, Zhu Da had to stick to his guns.
This 400,000 is not even the limit for the Zhu family yet.
The Lu family remained silent and gave up on raising the price.
"Forty-two hundred thousand."
The eldest brother from the Shi family had bloodshot eyes and clenched his fist to raise the price again.
This is all the money the Shi family can use. If they can win the bid, all the better. If not, well, there are other ways.
"Four hundred and fifty thousand."
Boss He raised the price.
"Zhu Da, go ahead and continue if you dare."
He Laosan smugly taunted Zhu Da in his private room.
"Old He, you're doing very well."
Zhu Da slammed his fist on the table in anger, spilling tea all over the floor.
“My Zhu family will contribute 480,000.”
Zhu Da was running out of steam.
This 480,000 was the bottom line his grandfather quoted him before he came. If it exceeded this amount, the Zhu family would also suffer heavy losses.
"Four hundred and eighty thousand? Zhu Da, it seems your Zhu family isn't very sincere about this thousand-year-old purple ginseng."
He Laosan was adept at reading people's expressions and tones of voice.
Seeing Zhu Da's state, it was clear he had reached his limit, and they couldn't help but laugh.
"Four hundred and ninety thousand."
With one hand, He Laoda pressed the arrogant He Laosan down onto a stool, while with the other hand, he raised his bidding paddle and called out the price.
"490,000 is the first time."
"490,000 for the second time."
At this point, the entire auction house fell silent, and no one continued to bid.
"490,000, third time, sold."
"Congratulations to our distinguished guests from the He family for successfully bidding on the thousand-year-old purple ginseng. The item will be delivered shortly."
"Today's auction has come to a successful conclusion. Thank you for your participation, and we look forward to seeing you at next month's auction."
The auction house holds a large auction once a month and a small auction once a week. A top auctioneer like her would naturally only appear after a month.
"call."
Miaomiao tried to regulate her breathing and quickly walked to the backstage area.
Her feelings at this moment were hard to describe.
The highest price she ever paid for an item in an auction was only 10,000 yuan.
But today, as an auctioneer at this ancient and modern auction house, she has broken her own records in just one auction.
With auction results totaling 490,000 yuan, she undoubtedly deserves the title of the top auctioneer in Beijing and even the entire country.
"That's it?"
Liu Sanmei still felt she hadn't seen enough.
This scene is so exciting, it's even better than the TV programs at home.
Why don't we go back and talk to our dear granddaughter and change the weekly auction to once a day?
"Grandma, you and Grandpa go home first. I'll go and give some instructions to the logistics department."
At this point, apart from the guests who were still waiting for their items to be auctioned, all the other guests had left.
Ruan Qiushui escorted the two elderly people downstairs and watched them get into a car to go home before heading backstage.
"Sister Qiu, how did I do today?"
Miao Miao, whose mouth was parched, was drinking her herbal tea with malva nut when she saw Ruan Qiushui arrive. She quickly put down her cup to take credit.
"You did exceptionally well today."
Ruan Qiushui gave a thumbs up, never stingy with praise for others.
Ruan Qiushui witnessed the entire auction and saw firsthand how a top auctioneer created a lively atmosphere and gradually pushed the prices of the items to a climax.
She knew very well that several of these items would have gone unsold long ago if it weren't for Miao Miao's silver tongue.
"Sister Qiu, if you go on stage, you will definitely do better than me."
Miao Miao winked at Ruan Qiushui.
Sister Qiu looks like a beauty created by Nuwa herself.
Even a woman as experienced as her could be captivated by him, let alone those foolish men.
Unfortunately, Sister Qiu didn't like being in the public eye, and she also got married and had children.
Otherwise, the young talents of Beijing would probably be willing to offer their hearts to win a smile from Sister Qiu.
Stop being so cheeky.
Ruan Qiushui tapped Miaomiao's nose and looked at Pang Dajun beside her.
"Consign an item for auction? Send this to them as well."
Ruan Qiushui took out a small iron can and handed it to Pang Dajun.
"Sister Qiu, what's this?"
Pang Dajun looked at the small, palm-sized iron can, wondering what was inside.
"It's Da Hong Pao tea inside. Didn't the girl who served the tea say that the people in the He family's private room like this tea? Consider it a bonus with the thousand-year-old purple ginseng."
Ruan Qiushui also intended to befriend him.
After all, he is a distinguished customer who can spend nearly 500,000 yuan to buy ginseng. Such a generous offer could easily turn him into a long-term customer.
Anyway, she has plenty of Da Hong Pao tea in her space, so the cost is almost zero and she won't lose money.
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