Chapter 213 The Wen Family’s Thank You Gift
Xi Jingyue and the other person suddenly stopped moving forward, turned to look at each other, looked at each other, and finally looked at Du Anrao tacitly.
Little did he know that Duanrao himself was still confused at this moment.
"Grandpa, do you know me?"
"No, but I know your master. I also know that your last name is Du and you are your master's only beloved disciple."
"My master?" Duan Rao's eyes lit up slightly. "Do you know my master?"
"That's more than just acquaintance." It can be seen that Mr. Wen was quite excited when he mentioned Duanrao's mysterious master.
Just as he was about to pull Du Anrao aside to talk about how they met in the past, Manager Wen, who had helped to save the situation and host the second half of the auction, showed up first, and with him came Ms. Qiu and her son.
"dad."
"You En, come and have a look, this is the one we have been waiting for."
Manager Wen looked surprised, but quickly calmed down and nodded politely to Duanrao.
"This is not a place to talk. Miss Du, would you mind going into the box with us to talk?"
Du Anrao and Jiang Changbin looked at each other and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
"Ms. Du, what are you doing..." Ms. Qiu keenly sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere and secretly pulled Duan Anrao to help.
"Um... I'm not sure either."
Manager Wen raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised: "Boss Qiu, do you know each other?"
"Ms. Du is our family's benefactor."
"Benefactor?" Mr. Wen seemed very interested in this description. He looked at Ms. Qiu meaningfully and said with a faint smile, "Then come together."
"You can swipe this card of Miss Du first, and send it to the box when you are done." After saying this, Mr. Wen seemed to have thought of something and said with a smile, "But there is no rush, just put it aside for now, I guess you won't need it anymore."
Duan Rao and others: “???”
[How...how come I can't use it? Could it be that the old man is considering giving me a free meal because of my master's old friendship? How can I be so embarrassed? My master is lazy and his biggest hobby is to pick his feet in his room besides doing morning prayers. How can he be so generous? ]
Xi Jingyue and Jiang Changbin: "..." Does your master know that this is the image of him in your mind? Also, from your tone, you don't sound embarrassed!
The group marched towards the box in a mighty procession. As soon as the door closed, the eyes of the Wen family father and son flew to the two people behind Du Anrao.
They all knew the heir of the Xi family, so they just nodded at him as a greeting and then turned their attention to Jiang Changbin.
"This is..."
Jiang Changbin felt his scalp tingling under the inquiring gazes of the two bosses.
"This is my cousin, his last name is Jiang, Jiang Changbin."
"It's Mr. Jiang. Nice to meet you." Manager Wen took the initiative to stand up and shake hands with him.
Jiang Changbin was so frightened that the cold sweat on his forehead almost slid down. He stood up quickly and said hurriedly: "I dare not, I dare not."
"Since there are no outsiders in the room, I will speak directly. Miss Du's master, Mr. Yuan, and I are old friends, but strictly speaking, he should be considered our family's benefactor, just like Miss Du and Mr. Qiu."
"Puff..." Duanrao just poured himself a glass of water to calm himself down, but he didn't expect that instead of calming down the shock, something even bigger came!
Xi Jingyue was sitting next to her and was able to accurately predict her next move. He easily avoided the water that almost sprayed on him and even had enough energy to pat her back to help her calm down.
"Ahem...what did you say? My master is...you..."
Old Master Wen chuckled, "Don't doubt it, your master is the benefactor of our family. About forty years ago, I took my wife and children out to do business, and we were assassinated on the way. Not only did I have a lot of debt, but even my wife, who was pregnant with our second daughter at the time, almost died."
"At that time, your master happened to be traveling and accidentally ran into my wife who was unfortunately giving birth prematurely. He helped to send her to the hospital, which saved my wife from danger and our daughter was born safely. Later, he realized that the reason why my business failed and I was in debt was because someone used some improper means to harm me, so he helped me get rid of the bad luck and made the person who wanted to harm me suffer the consequences."
When Mr. Wen recalled what happened back then, he was still afraid and disappointed: "It can be said that without your master, there would be no family like we have now."
Duanrao nodded thoughtfully.
[I never thought that Master had done such a good deed in the early years. This is a little beyond my expectation.]
Xi Jingyue and the other two: "..." So what kind of image do you usually have of your master? A big guy who picks his toes?
Jiang Changbin's focus was a bit off. Duan Rao had "mentioned" it before when she was at their house that her master had been in the Taoist temple forty years ago. Now, this old man Wen also mentioned that he had been traveling outside forty years ago.
So how old is my cousin’s master?
"Just now you recognized my string of Five Emperors coins at a glance, and you also knew my last name. You are my master's apprentice. Have you been in touch with me all these years? Did he mention me to you?"
Hearing Duan Rao's words, Old Master Wen's smile faded slightly, and he said bitterly, "In fact, after that incident was settled, your master continued to travel. His whereabouts were erratic, and I couldn't contact him at all, until..."
"Until twenty years ago. Let me tell the story." Manager Wen pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and took over the conversation from Grandpa Wen.
"Twenty years ago, my family was once again assassinated. When we were at our wits' end, your master showed up again and helped my father and I avoid the murderer's plot, which also enabled our family to move to a higher level."
[Ah, there are many people who want to harm your family. But I can understand that money, when you have too much, it is easy to make enemies and make people jealous. But the timing of your appearance, Master, is too coincidental? It is hard not to wonder if you have predicted something in advance! ]
But no matter what, it is a fact that Duanrao's master helped the Wen family avoid harm.
"More than forty years ago, my family was nearly destroyed by someone, and luckily your master came to our rescue. However, I had just encountered misfortune at that time, and it took me a lot of effort to get back on my feet. It has always been my regret that I did not repay your master in time."
"Twenty years ago, my family encountered the same thing again, and your master appeared again and saved my father and me. This time, my father and I finally had the opportunity to repay him, but he was not keen on money and treasures. In the end, he was annoyed by our pestering and finally agreed to let us help him buy a small shop, which his apprentice might be able to use in the future."
"We bought this place according to his instructions, and then expanded outward little by little step by step. That small shop gradually evolved into the current Duobaoge Auction House."
"puff……"
(End of this chapter)
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