Yan Xiaonan nodded. On this point, she didn't need to be modest. Ye Ren was undoubtedly a great scientist and a red capitalist who made huge contributions to Xia Country.
“Boss Yan, you really bought that No. 201 rough stone? Why don’t we cut it open today and see if it’s worth more than four million yuan? Let’s see if we’ve made a profit,” Zhu Baodi suggested.
Yan Xiaonan shook his head repeatedly: "Boss Zhu, I'm planning to take all my stones back with me. I'll unravel them in two years when I have time. If you need them then, you can come to us."
Zhu Baodi seemed to have heard an unbelievable piece of news: the secret would be revealed in two years. These were all worth millions or even tens of millions of yuan. The fact that they could wait two years showed that the Ye family was indeed very wealthy.
However, Yan Xiaonan told him to come to her if he needed anything. Well, this was exactly what he needed most. You know, good stuff at the public auction is getting rarer and rarer. Compared to previous years, this year's goods are really not that great.
Judging from the stones unearthed yesterday, although there were a large number of rough stones at this year's auction, the quality was generally poor. High-quality rough stones were extremely rare, and the overall situation was not optimistic.
Yan Xiaonan had no interest in watching the stone cutting on site. Instead, she took the children to the organizing committee, signed the "Winning Bid Contract," and paid all the money. The organizing committee was pleased to create a special file for Yan Xiaonan, providing a basis for preferential treatment in obtaining entry permits for her to participate in the public auction again.
On the third, fourth, and fifth days, Yan Xiaonan won several more bids. Looking at the remaining funds in the bank, nearly 80-90% of the nearly 100 million US dollars had already been spent.
Yan Xiaonan decided not to handle the rest and had the organizing committee process the on-site customs clearance and transportation procedures. Before he even left Yangon, the goods had already gone to the airport.
Yan Xiaonan made a phone call to Ye Ren, telling him that nearly 80 to 90 million US dollars worth of goods were being shipped to Beijing, and asking his grandfather to prepare to receive the goods.
Ye Ren had just finished recording all the order numbers and dates when Ye En went out to make arrangements. These stones were placed directly in the back room of the backyard, where the Ye family kept all the good things they had accumulated over the centuries.
The backyard is divided into three rooms. One room contains all of Ye Chenming's dowry for Yan Xiaonan, and these dowry items are absolutely priceless masterpieces.
There was a room filled with all the items that Tian Ruyu and Enming had kept since birth. Originally, Cuihua wanted to give away the clothes and toys that the three children had worn and used, but Yan Xiaonan stopped her.
These three children are exceptionally gifted, and anything they have used must not fall into the hands of others, for the sake of their safety.
There's another room that's empty, which is perfect for storing these raw stones. If there's not enough space, the open space in front of the main house can be used to pile up the raw stones to create a rockery and beautify the scenery.
Enming was practicing calligraphy in her study when she heard Yan Xiaonan's call. She couldn't sit still any longer and hesitantly tried to speak to Yan Xiaonan.
"Mommy, how could you abandon me and leave? I'm so sad, and my little raccoon is sad too," Enming said with tears in her eyes.
"Enming, Mommy's darling, Mommy will be back in a couple of days. This time, your sister got you some nice things, Enming will definitely like them. Also, your little fox doesn't want to go out, so you should spend time with it."
Yan Xiaonan felt very sad when she heard her youngest son sobbing on the phone; this was the first time she had been away from the little guy for so long.
When the little fox was mentioned, Enming fell silent. The back house in the backyard had become the little fox's home. The little fox, who used to follow Enming, now stayed in the back house in the backyard all day, guarding these precious jewels.
Besides Yan Xiaonan's family of five, only Ye Ren could enter. Even Grandma Yan couldn't enter the back house in the backyard, otherwise she would definitely show her sharp and small canine teeth, looking extremely fierce.
The last day of the auction, and the most exciting day, has arrived. This year's top bidder is about to be revealed, and it will be the stone that Zhu Baodi had his eye on that day, but which Yan Xiaonan subtly reminded him of.
Number 5029, weight 520kg, starting bid of eight million US dollars, has now been bid up to sixteen million US dollars, and that's the official bid; nobody knows the real price behind the scenes.
The loudspeaker was already blaring enticing marketing slogans, all aimed at promoting that 5029 stone, and everyone's eyes were fixed on it.
In front of the specially enlarged container, countless people were submitting their bids. Yan Xiaonan's consciousness spread over and saw a bid document that read ————.
This is insane! Everyone's gone mad! This price is worth over 100 million RMB in Chinese Yuan. In the 1990s, what did over 100 million RMB mean? It could buy dozens of large companies.
The entire auction was in an uproar, with crowds spreading the news everywhere. Yan Xiaonan held her two children's hands tightly, standing on the edge of the area, watching these people bustling about.
Finally, the container was taken away, and everyone rushed to sit in front of the screen, waiting to be the lucky one. Zhu Baodi led Zhu Baojun and others over and stood next to Yan Xiaonan.
"Did you vote?" Yan Xiaonan asked.
Zhu Baodi nodded and said, "There's no way to explain not investing, so I just joined in the fun and invested ten million US dollars."
Yan Xiaonan remained silent, but in his heart he thought that Zhu Baodi was really meticulous in his work. Ten million US dollars, not too much and not too little, would never make anyone suspect that he had no intention of bidding.
"It's open! It's open! Twenty-one million US dollars! Who is it? Who is so generous?"
When the winner was announced simultaneously on the screen and through the loudspeaker, everyone erupted in excitement, and a middle-aged man with hair as thick as the Pacific Ocean stood up.
Zhu Baodi glanced at the man and realized he was Qin's Jade from Taiwan. They were famous jewelry merchants in the jade industry, and they had won the top bid in jade auctions many times.
Winning the bid for the top prize isn't unusual; what's unusual is that every time they win the top prize, Qin's Jade makes a fortune. It seems they're determined to win this time as well.
He stood on the stool, waving to everyone with both hands raised. His face, already covered in sweat and oil from the hot weather, radiated an extremely excited shine.
Twenty-one million US dollars, what a grand gesture! Zhu Baodi sighed inwardly, but then caught a glimpse of Yu Shu's fleeting sympathy. He was taken aback. Princess Yu Shu was indeed a little fairy.
With the top bidder identified, everyone was now to witness the true nature of the winner. Qin's Jade's assistant went to the organizing committee to sign the "Winning Bid Contract" and paid the full amount on the spot.
Everyone was gathered around rough stone number 5029, marveling at its remarkable features and speculating whether it was glassy or icy jadeite, green or yellow jadeite, or... ...?
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