Chapter 68 Chapter 68 The woman on the right...
When the woman on the right opened the brocade box, the audience was still immersed in the shock of hearing that a teapot cost five hundred taels of silver.
Especially when they saw that the second box also contained a teapot, the audience lost interest even more. It was difficult to surpass the design of the first teapot, let alone the same design, which caused aesthetic fatigue.
The second teapot's colored glaze made it clear it was Jiang Wan's work. This time, she'd departed from her previous bright and vibrant style, with a simpler pattern of pale ripples on the teapot. While still lifelike, it was still a bit plain.
The audience in the building were drinking tea or eating melon seeds, and they had no interest at all.
At this time, the etiquette lady brought a lamp and shone it on the bottom of the pot through a pink and purple crystal.
A pink-purple light streamed through the delicate hole at the bottom of the pot, then through the lid and onto the roof, forming a giant lotus shape. As the crystal gently swayed, the entire beam resembled a giant lotus standing in the center of the exhibition hall.
It is tall, clean and straight, and you can almost smell the fragrance of flowers.
The sound of cracking melon seeds stopped, the whole building was silent, and everyone watched with wide eyes.
"This teapot is hollow? It can't hold tea." Some viewers murmured.
At this time, the etiquette lady brought tea and poured it into the teapot.
"What!" someone exclaimed, "The tea didn't leak at all! How did they do that? And, and..."
The light shines through the emerald green tea soup, reflecting the rippling light on the roof, like a lotus blooming in the water.
Yuwan Tower was completely silent, and everyone looked up at this miraculous scene.
A moment later, a loud shout came from the second floor: "I'll give you three hundred taels!"
Before the etiquette lady could speak, the audience began to bid one after another: "I'll bid four hundred taels!"
"Four hundred and fifty! I must buy this teapot today!"
The highest price on the second floor was five hundred taels, which was the maximum amount of money most wealthy businessmen could mobilize.
Box No. 8 on the third floor paid 600 taels, and Box No. 6 paid 800 taels.
After three bids, Jiang Wan's celadon was sold for eight hundred taels, surpassing Liu Guang.
She won this round.
Jiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief and looked back to find Liu Guang standing there with a pale face, muttering to himself, "How could this be... Impossible... My Yuwan Tower... How could this be..."
She smiled slightly, clasped her fists and said, "Master, I'm grateful for your kindness."
In fact, she really wanted to ridicule him and understand why he suddenly targeted her. Even if she had to use dirty tricks and gamble all her property, she would not let him get out of this situation.
But in front of so many audiences, she temporarily swallowed all her doubts.
"Since Boss Jiang won, should all the assets of Yuwanlou be named after Jiang?" a spectator shouted.
"That's right, Master Liu, please sign the transfer contract!"
"That's right, that's right!"
Under the urging of the onlookers, the female shopkeeper had no choice but to take out the prepared transfer contract and hand it to Liu Guang.
Yuwanlou originally intended this contract for Jiang Wan to sign, but who would have thought that after an auction, it would be auctioned off for free.
Liu Guang's face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he refused to sign the transfer document.
There was a burst of mocking boos from inside the building.
In private room number one on the third floor, the middle-aged man at the main table slammed his teacup on the tea table and said to the servant beside him, "Go and persuade him to sign the transfer agreement and stay out of sight for the time being. Maintain your reputation first; he might be able to make a comeback in the future."
A servant bent over and said "yes" and left the box.
The middle-aged man opened the window and looked down at Jiang Wan, muttering to himself, "It's better to let her come to the capital. It's safer under our eyes."
On the first floor, Jiang Wan suddenly felt unwell, as if she were being stared at by a slimy, venomous snake. She turned around, but saw no one, only the half-open window of Box 1.
Before he could think about it, a man dressed as a servant emerged from the crowd and whispered something in Liu Guang's ear. Liu Guang's eyes showed some resistance, then fear, and finally he closed his eyes in despair, stood up, and signed the transfer document.
"Miss Jiang's skills are extraordinary, and I admire you." He bowed deeply. "I will keep my promise and hand over Yuwan Tower to you. All the employees in the building will be under your disposal. From now on, I, Liu Guang, will never touch celadon again."
In this way, he appeared to be a man of great courage and determination, and the onlookers looked at him with more respect.
Jiang Wan looked at him suspiciously. Although they had only met twice, he knew from his unsophisticated tactics that he was not a man of his word.
He clearly refused to sign just now, but now he suddenly changed his attitude. What's the reason?
Her mind was full of thoughts, but she pretended to be respectful as she took a step back, took the transfer letter with both hands, and said a few polite words.
Then, a familiar system voice sounded in my ears:
"Innovation is the source of vitality. Congratulations to the host for innovating the exquisite porcelain craftsmanship, completing the mission [Fresh Water from the Source], and earning 80 points."
"Congratulations to the host for winning the favor of the people with his homemade celadon. You have completed the mission [Loved by Everyone] and received 30 points."
"Congratulations to the host for acquiring the Yuwan Building property, obtaining the title [Large Family and Great Business], and receiving 150 points."
"Congratulations to the host for having a total asset exceeding fifty thousand taels of silver, earning the title [Wealthy and Powerful], and receiving fifty points."
"Congratulations to the host for becoming the number one in the Celadon Industry, earning the title [Industry Leader], and receiving 200 points."
"Host's current total points: 522. Manual service has been activated and is online 24 hours a day to provide assistance to the host at any time~"
Jiang Wan's brows lit up at the series of voice announcements. After all, her points were already so low that they were about to drop to zero if she deducted any more points.
Suddenly her score was back above 500, and she instinctively wanted to close her eyes and check her score. But the shopkeeper came over with eight 100-liang silver notes, and she had to deal with the situation first.
"Boss, this is the fee paid to you by the guest in box six. She wants to see you."
Jiang Wan nodded, told the shopkeeper to keep the banknotes, took his teapot from the etiquette lady, and went up to the third floor.
When she passed by the door of Box No. 1, she deliberately slowed down her pace, but the candle in the box had been extinguished, indicating that the guests inside had left.
Jiang Wan could only smell a very faint scent of bergamot by the window frame.
After passing through a corridor, we arrived at the door of box number six.
Before Jiang Wan could knock, a maid opened the door for her. Sitting on the main seat in the room was a young noblewoman, about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was wearing a pink, cross-collared skirt, her hair half-open, and two butterfly hairpins on the back of her head, looking charming and lovely.
Jiang Wan couldn't do the fist-clasping salute while holding the teapot, so he could only kneel and bow: "How are you, my dear?"
The noble girl quickly asked the maid to take the teapot, pointed to the soft chair next to her, and asked her to sit down.
While the girl was admiring the teapot, Jiang Wan observed the furnishings inside. The finest goose pear incense, the nanmu wood tables and chairs, and all the utensils were more expensive than any other house she had seen since she traveled through time.
Comparing the memories of the original owner, Jiang Wan was surprised to find that the original owner seemed to have seen her before. It was before the He family was exiled, at the Spring Festival Banquet two years ago. The original owner followed behind He Wanrong and had met her once at the Spring Festival Banquet.
But the original owner didn’t know in her memory which family she was from.
Perhaps sensing Jiang Wan's confusion, the maid introduced, "My young lady's surname is Hua, and she's the second young lady of the Wenyuan Earl's mansion."
Jiang Wan looked through the original owner's memories again and remembered that Earl Wenyuan had one son and two daughters. The eldest daughter and the eldest son were already married, but the second daughter, Hua Qingzhi, was still unmarried.
The noble girl smiled and said, "Boss Jiang may not remember that we have met before. I still remember Miss He's grace at the Spring Banquet two years ago."
Two years ago, the He family was at its peak, so naturally, it attracted even more attention. Uncle Wenyuan was a wealthy, idle man who loved tinkering with rare antiques and rarely attended banquets, so the original owner certainly didn't pay much attention to Miss Hua Er at the time.
But after all, he was the benefactor who helped him take over Yuwan Tower and solved the dilemma. If Jiang Wan said that he didn't remember him, he would inevitably feel uncomfortable.
So she blurred her words: "Second Miss's maiden name is Qingzhi. When I first heard your name, I was amazed. I have a humble request."
"Oh?" Seeing that Jiang Wan remembered her name, Hua Qingzhi smiled with two dimples, "Just tell me, I will definitely help if I can."
"Without the Second Miss's generous donation, I would not have been able to take over Yuwan Tower. It's time to change the name of Yuwan Tower. I would like to put the "Qing" character from the Second Miss in the front and the "Jiang" character from the Jiang family in the back, and change it to Qingjiangju. Please allow me to do so."
"Really?" Hua Qingzhi was surprised. "Well, I only gave eight hundred taels of silver. Isn't it enough to buy shares? Well, my annual private savings are only one thousand taels. I'll ask my father for some more when I return to Beijing."
Jiang Wan smiled and said, "No, no, you are my benefactor. The Jiang family will always give you 5% of the shares."
"You're so kind!" Hua Qingzhi hugged her excitedly, "Sister Jiang, my father is going to hold an antique appreciation banquet next month, and all the invited guests are great craftsmen. You must come."
She took out an invitation and said, "If you come back to visit, I'll ask Daddy to reserve a room for you, and I'll reimburse you for your food and lodging!"
Looking at Hua Qingzhi's smiling face, Jiang Wan's outstretched hand suddenly stopped.
In reality, she wasn't that generous. She changed the name to Qingjiangju and retained 5% of the shares simply to tie the Hua family together and give He Wanrong more support in the capital.
The road to overturning a verdict is bloody and turbulent. If an innocent girl like Hua Qingzhi is really involved in the future, Jiang Wan is not sure that he can protect her.
She suddenly felt depressed, and the hand hanging in the air trembled inexplicably.
"What's wrong, Sister Jiang?" Hua Qingzhi tilted her head. "If you don't have enough money for the journey, I can pay for it for you."
Jiang Wan accepted the invitation with a normal expression, "It's nothing, I still have enough money for the trip. I can find my own food and lodging. Staying in an inn gives me more freedom, so I won't bother you, Master."
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