Chapter 133: Different paths to the same destination?
The whole audience was in an uproar.
What was the concept of one thousand taels of gold? In the Xia Dynasty, one tael of gold was equivalent to more than ten taels of silver. One thousand taels of gold was equivalent to more than ten thousand, nearly fifteen thousand taels of silver, which was nearly double Xiao Yu's sky-high price of eight thousand taels.
Although orange cats are nice, isn’t the price a bit too outrageous?
Xu Chuchu was even more shocked, not only because of the price, but also because she recognized the voice of the bidder. It was the mysterious man they had met twice before - Chen Zhaozhi!
She was not sensitive to sound, but Chen Zhaozhi's voice was very special, soft but not gloomy, so she was deeply impressed.
Why is he here too? Why is he paying such a high price for a cat?!
Xu Chuchu looked in the direction of Chen Zhaozhi, and the man actually turned towards her. Although they couldn't see each other's faces under the hood, the other person seemed to recognize her and wanted to look her in the eye.
"Well, let me remind you all, it's understandable that you'd want to snag a great item right in front of you, but please don't get carried away and bid too high a price." The clerk was clearly stunned by the scene, and fearing someone wouldn't be able to come up with the sum, he politely said, "We don't allow regrets at our auction..."
"Three thousand taels." Xiao Yu interrupted abruptly, "Gold."
One word stirred up a thousand waves, and the whole place was boiling.
"Wow, rich!"
"The boss is mighty and magnanimous!"
Xu Chuchu hugged Xiao Yu's arm and said, "Are you crazy? What are you doing? I don't want it anymore!"
"It's just a small amount of money." Xiao Yu turned around and smiled slightly, "I said, if you want it, I will definitely get it for you."
Upon hearing this, the other physiognomists beside him gave Xiao Yu a thumbs up: "Brother, you are so heroic. This is what a man should be like."
"That's right, spending a fortune to win a beautiful woman's smile." Someone else said.
Xu Chuchu was almost mad, but Hongyan smiled and was about to cry.
Xiao Yu was rich and could afford three thousand taels of gold, but that wasn't how money should be spent. She couldn't stop him from spending three thousand taels of gold on herself, but she wouldn't allow him to spend it on her.
"Oh my, oh my, such a high price all at once, I can't afford it." The soft voice came from the other side again.
Without waiting for everyone's reaction, the man took off his hood and revealed his beautiful face.
Almost immediately, someone recognized his identity: "It's Chen Zhaozhi! The disciple of the Grand Master!"
"Wow, no wonder he can come up with so much money."
"He's rich, yes...but isn't Master Shen only at the fourth level of cultivation? Why would he want to buy such a high-level demon beast?"
"Are you stupid? Could it be that he bought it for his master?"
...For a time, there were many different opinions.
The salesman recognized Chen Zhaozhi's identity and was very polite. He asked politely, "Mr. Chen, they've offered three thousand taels of gold. Do you want to raise the price further?"
"Add it, of course." Chen Zhaozhi said as he walked towards Xu Chuchu, and the crowd automatically made way for him.
He finally walked to the front of Xiao Yu and said provocatively, "Five thousand taels of gold."
This time, the crowd's reaction was not as enthusiastic as before. It was not that they were not surprised that Chen Zhaozhi would offer such a high price, but the current price had far exceeded the value of the orange cat itself. How much more it exceeded was just a matter of numbers.
In short, it's numb.
They just looked back at Xiao Yu with interest, to see which of the two would last to the end.
Xiao Yu snorted inconspicuously: "Eight..."
Before he could even utter a word, Xu Chuchu's hand suddenly pressed down on his back. His throat immediately became choked with silence, and even his limbs became completely unable to move.
He couldn't bid!
The waiter had good hearing and quickly asked, "Eight what? Does this fortune teller want to increase the price?"
"Nothing, we don't want it!" Xu Chuchu answered loudly, "Give it to Mr. Shen."
She heard the whispers of people around her and felt Xiao Yu's incredulous gaze, but she insisted on not letting go.
The waiter looked at her, then at Xiao Yu, and seemed a little disappointed, but he still stood back on the stage and said, "Mr. Shen bids five thousand taels of gold. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price?"
"Five thousand taels of gold once."
"Five thousand taels of gold twice."
"Five thousand taels of gold three times."
"make a deal!"
With this enthusiastic "deal", Xu Chuchu finally let go and let Xiao Yu regain his freedom.
In order to prevent Xiao Yu from continuing to bid, she used some tricks to stop him from speaking.
"...I'm sorry." She lowered her head. "There's really no need to spend so much money on me."
Xiao Yu can now speak normally, but he frowned and still said nothing.
The two stood silently in the crowded crowd, and the atmosphere began to become a little stiff.
The guy handed the orange cat to Chen Zhaozhi with a happy face.
If it were someone else, he would definitely collect the money first and then deliver the goods. But who was this person, Shen Zhaozhi, the most important disciple and the most admired student of the great state teacher, so he was not afraid that he would default on his debt.
Xu Chuchu listened to the cheering and celebrating voices on the other end, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't sad.
Although the money was not wasted, the cat was gone, and Xiao Yu was unhappy...
"girl?"
Suddenly, she heard Shen Zhaozhi's voice. She looked up suddenly and saw that the man was standing in front of her holding a sleeping orange cat.
"What advice does Mr. Shen have?" she asked cautiously.
She now strongly suspected that the person who "invited" them to the auction was Shen Zhaozhi.
But what was his intention in asking them to raise the price?
Or was he sure that Xiao Yu would fight him till the end and try to cheat him out of a fortune, but he didn't expect Xu Chuchu to stop him?
"Miss, you're joking. I don't have any advice for you." Shen Zhaozhi said as he suddenly handed the orange cat to Xu Chuchu. "Since you like this cat, I'll give it to you."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar all around.
That young man bought a cat as a gift for this girl, and this young man Shen bought a cat as a gift for this girl as well? !
So, with the two of them haggling over the price, the cat will eventually be handed over to this girl?! What is this, different paths to the same end?
"What exactly does Mr. Shen mean?" Xu Chuchu frowned.
Chen Zhaozhi's smile became even wider: "Miss, please don't misunderstand me. I have admired you for a long time. This time I gave you a small gift, hoping to make friends with you."
Xu Chuchu wasn’t sure whether he really admired her or wanted to make friends with her.
The only thing she was sure of was that Chen Zhaozhi really wanted to argue with Xiao Yu.
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