Chapter 173: The Auction Venue, the Comparative Old Man
In the car, Wu Chunxiang kept touching her belly and said contentedly, "It's really thanks to Wanwan that I got to taste such delicious hot pot today!"
The others nodded. They were all students and came from ordinary families. Normally, they would not be willing to spend so much money on a meal out. Today they really broadened their horizons.
Zhang Wanwan smiled and replied, "As long as the flower shop business is good, it won't be a problem for me to treat you guys to a meal a few more times."
Afterwards, Wu Chunxiang and her colleagues worked even harder. After all, they had gotten the hang of it during this period. This part-time job was very easy and they could read books occasionally. It also provided them with food expenses, and they also received such benefits from time to time. It was really a great job for them now.
Time passed quickly in the busy life, and in the blink of an eye it was December 14th.
Early that morning, when Zhang Wanwan woke up, she received a message, which was an address sent to her by Zhang Chunyan.
After she finished washing up, her cell phone rang. Zhang Wanwan quickly picked it up. It was Mr. Xia who called her.
"Hey, little girl, Lao Zhang should have sent you the address. I'll repeat it to you again. Remember it. We'll all be waiting for you there today. Go slowly on your way here and take a close look at those orchids."
"Okay, Grandpa Xia, I got it. I'll be there in a moment."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Wanwan became busy. The others were already used to it and just told her to be careful on the road and didn't say anything else.
After leaving the dormitory building, Zhang Wanwan immediately drove the car to the old teaching building. Since there were not many people here at this time, she simply drove the car to the place closest to the club gate, put down the back seats, and made a very large space. Only after making sure that there was no problem did she go to the storage room to move the orchid.
It had been a while since she last met Old Xia and his companions. During this period, several pots of orchids had bloomed. She simply put them all in the car and tied the orchids together with ropes. Fortunately, the orchid pots were made of stone, so they were very stable and would not shake easily.
Along the way, Zhang Wanwan didn't dare to drive fast at all, and drove as slowly as a turtle. When she finally arrived at the agreed place, she found that it was actually a high-end hotel. The door was full of security guards. Anyone who wanted to go in was stopped by the manager. It seemed that the place had been booked.
Zhang Wanwan quickly took out her cell phone and called Mr. Xia. Soon a middle-aged man led a group of people out of the hotel and ran towards Zhang Wanwan's car.
"Excuse me, are you Miss Zhang?" the leading man asked politely.
Zhang Wanwan got out of the car and frowned, "Did Grandpa Xia ask you to come over to help?"
The visitor nodded.
Zhang Wanwan immediately opened the back door and warned, "Be careful, don't touch the branches and leaves of the flowers."
"Don't worry, we are all professionals." The man motioned for others to come over and help. When they saw the orchids inside, they were all shocked. Fortunately, they had good professional qualities and did not do anything inappropriate.
Zhang Wanwan followed them all the way into the hotel. This time no one stopped her. Instead, everyone was polite to her.
I followed the man and took the elevator to the fifteenth floor.
Zhang Wanwan discovered that this was actually a banquet hall with a ceiling height of at least six meters. It was decorated magnificently and the ceiling was covered with crystal chandeliers. It was obvious at first glance that it was not a place that ordinary people could enter.
There were already several people sitting in the hall at this time. Old Xia and the others were there, as well as a few old men that Zhang Wanwan didn't know. Surrounding them were bodyguards in black clothes, one every few meters.
Seeing Lanhua appear, all the people stood up excitedly.
Zhang Chunyan walked over to Zhang Wanwan and asked in a low voice, "How many pots are there in total?"
Zhang Wanwan made a number 10 gesture and said, "I brought ten pots here."
Zhang Chunyan was speechless. From what he heard, it seemed that she still had a lot of orchids in her hands. He didn't know how this girl got these things.
While the two were talking, the ten pots of orchids had already been placed on the table.
An old man was the first to say, "This flower pot is well matched. Judging from the characteristics of the glaze, it should be from Pu City."
Now it was Zhang Wanwan's turn to be surprised. She couldn't help but nodded and said, "It's from Pu City. Grandpa didn't. You are amazing!"
The old man was so proud of Zhang Wanwan's praise that his tail almost flew up to the sky.
The others were concentrating on the orchids, and the entire inquiry was filled with the exclamations of the old men.
"Oh my God! How are these orchids grown? It's amazing!"
"This kind of color is really unheard of and unseen!"
"Judging from the leaf veins, it is definitely a black orchid. This flower is simply top-notch! It is not inferior to that pot of sky-high-priced orchid!"
"Look at this pot of colorful orchids. It is truly the best of the best! I have only heard of this kind of orchid with multiple colors among the Eighteen Scholars. I didn't expect that there would be such an orchid! It is probably the only one in the world!"
"Yeah yeah."
After taking a look, Elder Xia came to confirm with Zhang Wanwan, "Is this the one you mentioned before with five flower buds of different colors?"
Zhang Wanwan nodded, "There were five flower buds before, and two more popped up later."
Even Old Xia was speechless. He looked at Zhang Wanwan with envy. What kind of luck was this? Five colors were already top-notch, but I didn't expect it to be seven colors. I'm afraid it will cost hundreds of millions!
Because the value of these orchids far exceeded Mr. Xia's estimates, he had no choice but to double the security.
After placing the orchids properly, the group of people left the fifteenth floor. Before the auction tomorrow, no one could come up, so these people could only wait in the guest rooms downstairs.
Zhang Chunyan asked Zhang Wanwan to stay as well and not go back to school for the next two days.
Through Zhang Chunyan's introduction, Zhang Wanwan learned that the strange old men today were orchid experts invited by Mr. Xia and his team, and the ones coming tomorrow would be the real auctioneers.
She was so excited to hear these words. As long as these orchids could make her earn 10 million, it would be enough as start-up capital for her business. She didn't have any other requirements. Her goal was 10 million.
The next morning, when Zhang Wanwan went to the restaurant to eat, she saw Mr. Xia and others sitting there drinking tea. When the group saw Zhang Wanwan, they quickly called her over.
"Little girl, did you sleep well last night?" Mr. Li asked lovingly.
Zhang Wanwan nodded obediently, "Very good, Grandpa Li!"
Old Xia said sourly, "You call me so affectionately, little girl, was it you who sold that old plum tree to Old Li?"
Zhang Wanwan shook her head. "To be exact, it was Grandpa Li's son who bought it. He didn't say anything, he just said he liked it and paid for it very quickly. It was sold out on the first day I put it out."
When everyone heard this, they were filled with envy, jealousy and hatred towards Mr. Li!
Mr. Li boasted proudly: "That's because my son is filial and has good taste!"
Everyone: “.”
(End of this chapter)
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