The two returned to the banquet hall again, and Xu Nanzhi saw some familiar faces.
After greeting a few high school classmates who recognized her, Xu Nanzhi and Wen Ting found a seat and sat down.
"Who is that girl next to Master Wen?"
The curious person asked the lady who had just greeted Xu Nanzhi. The lady seemed to be considering the matter. After thinking for a while, she said, "Well, she's my high school classmate. Her family is also in business."
Without saying too much, the lady was also a little hesitant. She was in the same class with Xu Nanzhi, so she naturally knew that she was from the Xu family. However, in recent years, there was only Xu Shiqing in the Xu family who was in the limelight outside, but Xu Nanzhi had never been seen.
When she saw her today, she was still the same as before, the difference was that the person around her was the Wen family, the top family in Beijing. She didn't know what the relationship between the two was, and didn't want to guess, so when people asked, she could only simply tell them what she knew.
And this last sentence also wants to emphasize Xu Nanzhi's family background.
After hearing this, the curious people couldn't help but curl their lips: "From Beijing? I haven't seen him before. I think he should be inferior to the Wen family. But being able to get close to the Wen family is considered to be a skill."
The girl frowned when she heard this: "You don't know the specific situation, what nonsense are you talking about?"
He glared at the man and turned away.
Xu Nanzhi was naturally unaware of this little episode. At this moment, she was looking at the booklet that Wen Ting had just brought from Luo Mingxi, which contained the items to be auctioned at the charity dinner.
It was indeed as Wen Ting said, there were one or two that really made her heart beat.
A Qing Dynasty headdress with kingfisher feathers, and another painting by a Ming Dynasty painter.
"Are you interested?"
Wen Ting's voice came to his ears, and Xu Nanzhi nodded without raising his head: "Please help me take pictures of this headpiece and this painting later."
"good."
After receiving the response, Xu Nanzhi nodded: "The Luo family's charity dinner does have some good items."
Seeing her say this, Wen Ting replied: "Charity dinners like this one held by the Luo family are held every two years. It is considered a relatively important project, so naturally there will be some good things. This is why I asked you to come."
Having said that, Wen Ting looked at the album of the two items that Xu Nanzhi had chosen and said, "But judging by the intensity of the competition in the past, your competition tonight should be quite fierce."
"After all, there are many people who like these two things and want to buy them and give them away as a personal favor at the right time. What's more, some elderly people in Beijing like these things, so the younger generation will buy them as a filial gift."
Hearing him say this, Xu Nanzhi raised an eyebrow: "It's just a matter of how much money I have. I know my own assets."
This tone was indescribably arrogant. Wen Ting chuckled softly, "It's okay. If you think it's a bit expensive and you like it, I can buy it for you in the end."
This made Xu Nanzhi tilt his head and glance at Wen Ting: "Oh, you are so generous."
"When have I ever been unkind to you?"
Wen Ting spoke lightly.
As the two of them were talking, they didn't notice the noise not far away. As the auction began, the banquet hall fell silent for a while.
"Dear guests, welcome to the charity dinner hosted by the Luo Group. Now, we will auction the first lot of this auction, a gilded vase from the Qianlong period..."
As the host finished speaking, the first lot appeared in everyone's sight: "400,000, 600,000..."
After repeated bidding, the vase was finally sold for 1.4 million yuan.
The item Xu Nanzhi wanted to bid for was a little further back. She was sitting absent-mindedly on the chair, her whole body in a trance.
Wen Ting lowered his head, and seeing her like this, he asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"
Xu Nanzhi's expression remained unchanged as he slowly spoke, "I'm in a daze."
As if he had not expected this answer, Wen Ting chuckled and his expression became softer.
Xu Nanzhi didn't pay attention and was still looking ahead in a daze, his eyes seemed a little unfocused.
After a while, the host on the stage said, "The next lot is a set of kingfisher feather headpieces from the Qing Dynasty. It's in very good condition. The starting price is 800,000 yuan."
Wen Ting had been paying attention to the auction on the stage. When he heard this, he was about to remind Xu Nanzhi, but the next second, Xu Nanzhi nudged him with his elbow and said, "Raise your hand."
"One million." Wen Ting raised the sign.
This action attracted the attention of the people present. Wen Ting was holding up the sign, and for the first time ever, there was a girl sitting next to him. Most of the people present understood his action.
A quiet discussion broke out: "Is Young Master Wen trying to make the beauty smile?"
"I don't know, but it looks like it."
"Hey, I just heard what Master Luo said, it seems that she is really Master Wen's girlfriend."
"Really? I didn't see her appearance, but she looks pretty good from behind."
"I saw her. She was pretty and smooth, a real beauty."
The sound of discussion reached the ears of a man on the side. He turned his head and saw that Wen Ting seemed to be lowering his head to ask the opinion of the woman next to him. His face could not be seen. The man seemed a little surprised at Wen Ting's behavior.
There was also a woman sitting next to that man. She naturally heard the whispers around her and looked over with some curiosity, but Wen Ting blocked her view and she could only vaguely see a figure.
"1.5 million."
A woman spoke up, and no one was surprised at the price increase.
This headdress was not expensive, so naturally there were many ladies present who liked it. In addition, some people wanted to please the female companions around them, so if they bought it, they would gain both money and face, and the loss would not be too big. Naturally, it became a hot commodity for a while.
"Two million."
Someone raised the price again, but Wen Ting was not in a hurry. After everyone present had finished shouting, he spoke again: "3 million."
There was a burst of sighs in the audience. Although the price was not much, the value of the headpiece itself was there. It was really unnecessary to spend so much to please a female companion.
Most of them had given up, and just then, a female voice came: "3.5 million."
When everyone heard the sound, they looked over and saw a woman holding a sign a few people away from Wen Ting.
She had just heard the murmur and looked over curiously.
Xu Nanzhi was sitting next to Wen Ting at this time, and didn't take the price increase seriously at all.
She was calculating in her mind how much money she would need to buy the two items back at the auction tonight given the current situation.
She thought that the money was probably the price of a property, but it was meaningful to use it for charity.
Thinking about it, Wen Ting on the side spoke again: "4 million."
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