Chapter 28 The second brother is bad. He spent all his money. Poor people don’t jump only for the sake of wealth…

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our auction in Lund tonight..."

"Now I would like to introduce to you lot 01, a painting called "Water Village" by the painter Wu Lan... The starting price is 100,000, the step is 100,000, and now it is 200,000... Now it is 300,000..."

Ye Man held the number tag in his hand, hesitating whether to raise it or not.

Chu Rong smiled slightly and was about to follow suit.

Ye Man put it down again.

Chu Rong frowned and thought, it seems that he doesn't particularly like this one.

"The following is lot 02, a porcelain from Jingdezhen, with excellent craftsmanship... The starting price is 300,000, and the step is 100,000... Now it is 500,000, and this one is 700,000. How about adding a little more?"

Ye Man reached for the sign at hand.

Chu Rong gave an expected, victory-confident smile and reached for the sign.

Ye Man hesitated for a moment, then withdrew his hand.

The corners of Chu Rong's mouth drooped and his brows furrowed.

My companion said, "It's okay. There are many items to be auctioned later. There will always be one that he is interested in. As long as he is interested in one, we will be able to take him down."

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"The following is an introduction to lot 08..."

Ye Man stretched out his hand with a determined look on his face.

It's been an hour, and I haven't seen him look so determined.

It's settled!

The person at a table behind him, who was staring at him with bloodshot eyes, grabbed the sign with great excitement and almost jumped up.

He finally made up his mind to take the photo!

Ye Man walked over the sign and reached out to take the piece of crispy pie in front of Chi Jue.

Suddenly, I heard a strange, heavy, muffled noise behind me, as if someone had fallen off a chair.

He was frightened by the sudden loud noise. He slowed down, followed the sound, and looked back with his head twisted. After two seconds, he looked back without any interest.

From now on, he will no longer be able to just sit back and watch the fun.

Ye Man felt a little sad.

It is a bad thing to like watching people having fun. It is easy to be disliked and beaten. However, Ye Man is good-looking and can pretend to be innocent. Even if he is discovered, he can get away with it.

When I was working, sometimes I was not allowed to touch my phone for more than ten hours, so the only way I could stay alert was to watch something exciting.

It is one of his few pleasures.

Ye Man felt a little sad after saying goodbye to it forever.

He couldn't see the sky with his own eyes without feeling so sad.

Seeing him looking around, Xiao Wu tactfully leaned over and whispered, "It was just that a guest at a table didn't sit properly and fell to the ground. Nothing serious happened."

After saying this, he shook the chair in confusion. Wouldn't the auction be so reluctant to give even the best chairs to these wealthy people? How did that person fall over there?

Ye Man nodded.

He pursed his lips.

A joke is no longer funny when it is translated.

The liveliness always feels a little lacking when it is relayed by others.

In his heart, he felt sad that he couldn't watch the excitement. Not far behind him, Chu Rong stood up with his hands on his waist, his eyes gloomy.

The auction staff nearby rushed to help in a panic, and quickly directed people to change chairs and clear tables. They also looked at the chair that was taken away in suspicion, fearing that some link in the work was not done well and these ancestors would get hurt.

Chu Rong's face turned blue and purple, and he sat down on the new chair calmly.

He just doesn't believe it.

There are more than 70 lots in the auction, and he really likes one in particular and has to buy all of them?

Is it really possible to not be fooled at all? Not step into any trap?

The ignorant little blind boy was still holding Chi Jue's puff pastry and said, "Brother Chi Jue, I know you don't like this, so I ate it for you."

"Eat it. If you want more, tell me." Chi Jue glanced at his cup, took the remaining half cup from his hand, poured a new cup, and put it in his hand: "Hold it, it's a different flavor, try it?"

Ye Man picked up the cup and carefully touched the rim with his lips.

Sweet, not sour.

He relaxed.

He had never tasted it before, so it was very novel. He licked his lips, still feeling unsatisfied.

"I didn't want anything. I just wanted to taste it for my brother."

The boy said obediently.

Then he raised the cup and said, "You drank too fast and didn't taste it carefully. Give me some more."

Chi Jue looked at his happy expression and couldn't help laughing, and filled his glass.

When the auction reached the tenth item, Ye Man still did not raise a sign.

Chi Jue asked softly, "What's wrong, Xiaoman? You don't like these?"

Ye Man twisted his neck suspiciously, feeling as if there were thorns on his back, as if he was being stared at by a ghost.

I guess he was overthinking it, there are so many people here.

It's not like his old staircase where the lights are broken all year round and there's no one in the middle of the night, which always makes people feel creepy.

He turned around and reached for the sign that he was about to tear.

After hesitating for a long time, he said with a red face: "It's too expensive."

He wanted to buy a gift for someone he remembered, but he hadn't thought about how expensive these things would be before he came. He knew they would be expensive, but he didn't know exactly how expensive they would be.

A useless painting and a vase cost hundreds of thousands.

They said that these were just charity sales, and many of the items were not antiques, but just ordinary things with "meaning".

This was a bit beyond Ye Man's ability to understand.

He also realized that he was shallow.

Because the things he thought he could buy casually before he came here were not available here at all.

He wanted to buy ten pairs of heat-insulated gloves for Aunt Zhou. Aunt Zhou has been very interested in baking recently. Her house is so big that she can't find where she put the gloves when she turns around. It's a good idea to buy a few more pairs as a backup. Aunt Zhou's son is going to college this year, and Ye is smart enough to buy him a game console as a gift.

Minmin is a little girl, maybe she likes skirts or something, he doesn’t understand, that’s probably it.

But there were no oven gloves, no video game consoles, and no dresses for little girls.

It is said that part of this money will be used for charity.

In front of his family, Ye Man presents himself as a kind-hearted person who loves to do charity.

But... it's fake. When I got to it, I still felt sorry for the money.

Chi Jue was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Ye Man lowering his head awkwardly, his heart suddenly tightened.

The fingers on the table flicked, and he tilted his head: "Xiaoman... I'm sorry."

Ye Man didn't know why he apologized to him and tilted his head in confusion.

"If you don't like it here, we'll leave now. There are still many fun places. If you want to see more, tell me what you like and I'll take pictures for you." Chi Jue was confused and at a loss. He coaxed softly, "I bought it for you with my own money. You're a bad guy. Xiaoman spent all the money in your card, which made you sad. OK?"

Ye Man hesitated, holding the cup.

Nodded slowly.

It is considered that he knows appearance.

Know who is the real boss in this family!

If he has always been so obedient, then he can be generous and let him...

Oh, no. There is also Tong Ge.

The strength that Ye Man had raised dropped again.

Then Brother Tong is more important.

Ye Man tugged at Chi Jue's sleeve: "Aunt Zhou, what does Aunt Zhou like?"

He now had doubts as to whether his previous idea of ​​giving heat-insulated gloves as a gift was too embarrassing.

Chi Jue turned his head to look at him, and Ye Man said in a muffled voice: "...give a gift."

As he spoke, he raised his voice again: "It has to be something expensive, something that costs a lot of money."

Since it's Hua Chijue's money, just buy the most expensive and best ones! Since he wants to spend money, he must bleed a lot to vent his anger!

The little blind man, who was full of evil in his heart, was calculating with his abacus.

He never expected that there would be someone who had the same idea as him.

Chu Rong never dreamed that the reason why some people did not jump into the pit was simply because they were ignorant and poor.

He thought that these things were not presentable enough to attract Ye Man, so he gritted his teeth and decided to lay a big bait.

He waved and said a few words to the assistant who was following him.

The assistant's face turned pale: "Mr. Chu, the old man likes that imperial green ring very much. You also said that you would give it to the old man when you go back. If you take it out like this...if the old man knows..."

Shouldn't he be punished according to the family rules? You're a spendthrift!

Mr. Chu wants to start the bidding at a low price of 50,000? Isn't this just courting death?

The companion beside him also changed his expression upon hearing this, and hesitantly advised: "Chu Rong, how about, forget it..."

Chu Rong had a gloomy face.

"Just take that. What if he gets the thing? Ha, let him pay for it and then give it back to me in person!"

On the stage, the auctioneer was about to introduce the next item.

Someone came over and whispered something, and a look of surprise flashed across the auctioneer's face.

He said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the person who provided this lot is a gentleman who is very passionate about charity, so he specially took out a very valuable lot to support our charity."

"Everyone, please look! Lot No. 012——"

It just so happened that Ye Man asked what gift to give to Aunt Zhou.

Chi Jue raised his eyes, smiled, and said softly: "Xiao Man, this ring is just right."