Azure, dressed in a fluffy princess dress, perfectly highlighted her playful and adorable temperament.
Ms. Bai wore a moon-white cheongsam with a pearl shawl, making her look gentle yet elegant, clearly a young lady from a scholarly family.
And in reality, it's pretty much the same.
The Bai family and the Ye family were equally renowned in Kyoto, both being scholarly and noble families. If this were ancient times, they would definitely be considered daughters of prestigious families, with status and position no less than those daughters of aristocratic families in Hong Kong. After all, Kyoto is the capital of China, and they grew up right under the imperial city wall.
"Weiwei, you look so beautiful in this outfit!" Weilan was the first to see Ye Weiwei, and immediately her eyes lit up with stars as she showered her with compliments.
Ye Weiwei was invited to attend today as the behind-the-scenes boss of Weimeng, so she specially chose a black dress with gold velvet trim. In her opinion, it was a retro design, but it was very fashionable in this era. It was a style that could not be found in shopping malls or luxury stores.
Especially since she was wearing a set of pearl jewelry today, which made her originally fair skin look like it was coated with a layer of gorgeous luster. The main pearl on the pearl necklace was the size of a pigeon egg, lustrous and flawless, and it looked very valuable.
"Thank you, you all look great too." Ye Weiwei looked at everyone and smiled, "Hmm, not bad at all. The men are handsome and the women are beautiful. If we go out like this, we'll definitely be the center of attention."
Wei Lan was embarrassed by Ye Weiwei's praise, "It's not that exaggerated."
Liu Chengfeng, on the other hand, smugly ran his hand through his hair and said, "That's right! Putting everything else aside, my face has never been a liability!"
Guan Mingwei and Zhang Han rolled their eyes in unison. There was really no need to be so subtle in describing the pretty boy!
They all understand!
Teacher Gu felt unusually uncomfortable after being praised by Ye Weiwei. "Alright, it's about time. Let's go."
The car was already waiting outside, and the group got in and went directly to the banquet venue.
As she parked, Wei Lan noticed the people in front of her bringing items for a charity auction, and she immediately became nervous.
"Weiwei, we didn't bring any items for the auction. Will they not let us in?"
Teacher Bai, who was in the same car with them, also looked at Ye Weiwei with some concern.
Ye Weiwei gently reassured her, "Don't worry, someone has already taken care of these things."
Yuan Qi, who was driving, quickly said, "Don't worry, both of you. Our Sister Chen has already had the auction items sent over."
Wei Lan patted her chest, "That's good."
She was really worried that she would be turned away at the door because she didn't have anything to auction, which would be too embarrassing.
Fortunately, after Ye Weiwei presented her gold-embossed invitation, the waiter at the door respectfully led them inside.
Ye Weiwei first used her mental power to scan the entire banquet hall, and then asked Yuan Qi to arrange for someone to lead Wei Lan and the others to familiarize themselves with the environment, have some food and drinks, and take a walk. She also instructed them to make sure to protect the people well, and reminded Teacher Bai and the others not to accept drinks or food from strangers, and not to touch anything that had been out of their sight.
Everything else is fine, but when it comes to food, Ye Weiwei repeatedly emphasized that it was not for any other reason than that the inland areas advocate thrift and frugality, and she was afraid that these people were used to being frugal and would be unwilling to waste other people's food.
Seeing how serious Ye Weiwei was, Teacher Bai and Wei Lan secretly took note of her words. Knowing that Ye Weiwei had to see her family and children and had important matters to attend to, they all said they understood and let Ye Weiwei leave.
Ye Weiwei had already spotted the Yu family and their four little ones. Just as she was about to approach them, she noticed that Uncle Yu was gently shaking his head at her. She immediately changed direction without making a sound, seemingly wandering aimlessly, but in reality, she was secretly observing the Yu family. She noticed that there were always people from the Governor's House around the Yu family, and her eyes darkened.
This must be because the Yu family has been making too much noise in the mainland recently, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of the higher-ups in Hong Kong.
hehe!
Ye Weiwei's unparalleled beauty and temperament made her seem like a radiant being, attracting many people's attention, while others came over to chat and inquire about her.
Ye Weiwei handled everything with ease, and she possessed an aura of dignified authority that was especially evident when she wasn't smiling. This made those playboys who had been flirting and harboring ulterior motives restrain themselves and dare not provoke her.
This guy doesn't look like someone you want to mess with.
Uncle Yu was initially worried about Ye Weiwei being surrounded by so many people, but he didn't dare to show it obviously. He was getting anxious, but when he saw Ye Weiwei handling the situation with ease and not suffering any losses, he couldn't help but laugh at his own worries.
This niece-in-law is someone who can wipe out an underground gang with a wave of her hand. I doubt there's anyone more powerful than her at this entire banquet. She's the one who bullies others; she'd never be bullied by anyone else.
He's really letting his concern cloud his judgment.
After making some preliminary discussions with a few companies that Chen Mengyi was interested in and negotiating a few business deals, the auction began.
After the host finished his witty opening remarks, the first item for auction was presented.
When Ye Weiwei saw the bronze artifact in the shape of a dragon representing the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, her face immediately darkened.
Not to mention Ye Weiwei, even Teacher Gu and his group in the back row looked very unhappy when they saw the item being auctioned.
These twelve bronze zodiac animals are national treasures, especially the dragon, which is a symbol of the Chinese nation and has extraordinary significance. Such an important treasure that should be in a national museum was auctioned off, and many foreigners present were even drooling over it. How could they remain calm when they saw a national treasure about to leave the country?
Therefore, as soon as the auction began, Teacher Gu immediately made his bid: "One million!"
After submitting his bid, he looked anxiously at Ye Weiwei, hoping she would understand his meaning and agree to pay for the item first.
Ye Weiwei naturally wouldn't let Teacher Gu and the others down, especially when she saw the Yu family breathe a slight sigh of relief after hearing Teacher Gu's offer. Her eyes flashed, and she understood the trickery involved.
Sure enough, Uncle Yu was the second to raise his paddle: "One million one hundred thousand."
Teacher Gu quickly replied, "One million two hundred thousand!"
Uncle Yu: "One million three hundred thousand!"
Teacher Gu gritted his teeth and said, "One and a half million!"
...
The people originally assigned to bid on this item didn't even understand what was happening before these two started arguing, making it seem like they had no role to play.
However, they still had to make a move. The purpose of bringing out the Azure Dragon this time was to force the Yu family to bid a high price, causing the Yu family's company in Hong Kong to run out of funds, and ideally, to bring down the Yu family and force them out of Hong Kong.
Then another voice said, "Three million!"
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