Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 451 - 450: The Best Position

As soon as the others saw that Elder Su and Young Master Su had taken their seats, they immediately started to move as well.

Actually, everyone had known from the start that the center position in the first row was definitely reserved for Elder Su.

Because it was Su Mu’s first time attending an auction, initially no one expected the young Su Family heir to return.

So, the initial front and center seat was designated for Elder Su.

Now that Young Master Su had arrived as well, of course, he was seated next to Elder Su.

The remaining prime seats next to the C position then became the focus of competition among the other tycoons.

It was as if it was a key battleground, with everyone aiming for their target, waiting for the most important individuals to settle before physically rushing to claim their seats.

Of course, being prominent figures in Huadong City, they would not actually fight over chairs like children playing a game.

At this moment, it all came down to their reaction speed and bodily coordination.

Those who were agile took a big stride forward, planting themselves in the seat next to Elder Su and Su Mu—that would be considered a success.

Unfortunately, Elder Su and Su Mu were seated next to each other.

To the right of Elder Su was Su Mu, while the seat to his left remained vacant.

However, everyone recognized that Mr. Fook was still standing there.

Following tradition, Mr. Fook was sure to sit next to Elder Su.

Which meant that the seat to Elder Su’s left was not up for grabs.

The sharpest-minded middle-aged man took the lead, promptly seating himself to the right of Su Mu.

"Young Master Su, you don’t mind if I sit here, do you?"

In everyone’s eyes, the stature of Young Master Su was not lighter than that of Elder Su.

After all, Young Master Su was to be the future head of the Su Family conglomerate.

In a sense, Su Mu might now be an even more crucial person to curry favor with than Elder Su.

Moreover, Young Master Su was still unmarried.

Many sought to get close to Young Master Su, to later bring their daughters or other female relatives to make an impression before him.

If luck would have it and Young Master Su took a liking to one of them, wouldn’t that mean continuous good fortune?

The middle-aged man who secured what many considered the best seat was naturally very pleased with himself.

Yet, he dared not let his smug expression show too much for fear of displeasing Young Master Su.

He asked with some caution; wanting to sit next to Young Master Su, it seemed better to first politely request his consent.

Of course, the man could also claim that since it was an auction, a public event, his choice to sit wherever he found a seat had nothing to do with others.

This argument would normally make sense.

However, in front of the Su Family, the man did not dare to speak so brazenly.

If Young Master Su did not want him sitting beside him,

With just a word, the man was sure the auction organizers would ask him to move.

If such a situation really occurred, he would be the one to face the embarrassment.

Therefore, the man felt it best to first ask politely.

That way, if Young Master Su disapproved, he could also take the initiative to vacate the seat,

Avoiding a fair amount of awkwardness.

Naturally, the man hoped that Young Master Su, seeing how tactful he was, would not mind his presence.

The man looked at Su Mu with a face full of expectation, as though Su Mu’s words would determine his fate.

As for those who had not managed to snag the prime spot, they initially intended to fight for the seats right behind Elder Su and Young Master Su in the second row.

So, no matter what, this was considered the closest position to the Su Family members.

Even if Elder Su or the young Young Master Su was willing, a mere turn of the head would allow them to see oneself.

Now, because he had snagged the seat to the right of young Young Master Su, he had become the object of everyone’s envy.

People who were prepared to join the battle for seats once again stopped their movements.

Because deep down, everyone was hoping that young Young Master Su would reject the man’s request.

That way, the seat to the right of the young Young Master would be vacated.

Sitting next to young Young Master Su was, of course, much better than sitting behind.

From behind, one could only be seen by Elder Su and young Young Master Su when they turned their heads.

But it was different sitting directly beside.

With any excuse to pass a bottle of water or such, one could brush up on their presence in front of young Young Master Su.

Such a good opportunity would naturally not be passed up by the bigwigs of Huadong City.

Those who become bigwigs are usually very good at seizing opportunities.

Then, who would be willing to give up such an important opportunity?

It was as if someone had hit the pause button, and people who were "strutting their stuff" suddenly stopped in their tracks.

Everyone was waiting for young Young Master Su’s answer before they would proceed with their next strategy.

Some people were even stealthily orienting the tips of their feet in preparation.

All for the sake of replacing the person sitting to the right of young Young Master Su the moment he refused.

Su Mu glanced at the man, finding him quite pleasing to the eye.

Round face, round body, without a hint of sharpness or pettiness.

Su Mu nodded, indicating he had no objections.

Su Mu thought that the man should really be asking the auction organizers instead.

If the organizers had a seating arrangement, then the current seat of the man was whoever it was assigned to.

If, aside from his and his grandfather’s seats, the other guests could choose as they pleased,

Su Mu also had no objections.

In such a public setting, Su Mu wasn’t someone who would be so impolite.

Besides, the man on the right hadn’t offended Su Mu, so how could Su Mu possibly stop someone from taking a seat normally?

"Thank you, thank you, Young Master Su, it’s an honor to be sitting next to you."

"By the way, Young Master Su, I am the Chairman of Wanli Department Store, Wu Wanli."

"If you have time in the future, I would like to invite you to visit Wanli Department Store, I will definitely stand at the entrance of the department store to welcome you personally."

Because Su Mu did not refuse Wu Wanli the seat beside him, this thrilled Wu Wanli immensely.

In Wu Wanli’s view, this was an indication that he had gained favor in the eyes of young Young Master Su.

Wu Wanli felt that if young Young Master Su didn’t approve of him, he would surely not have allowed him to sit beside him.

It was known that Elder Su was sitting to the left of young Young Master Su.

And now, Wu Wanli was practically flanked on the right by Elder Su, sitting at Su Mu’s side.

Instantly, Wu Wanli felt that his status had soared significantly.

No, not just significantly, but he didn’t know by how many times more.

Because of Su Mu’s nod, others who were ready to take Wu Wanli’s place instantly realized their hopes were dashed.

Having lost the most advantageous position, the others naturally went to "compete" for the second best spot.

Of course, this was a struggle without gunpowder.

After all, it was at an auction event, and everyone present was a recognizable figure from Huadong City.

Also, in front of Elder Su and the young master Su, it was naturally impossible for a big commotion to ensue.

This kind of scramble depended on one’s reaction speed.

Those who were quick would stride over and plunk themselves down on the seat of their choice, marking a successful conquest.

Those who were not as swift might have been delayed by just two or three seconds, but that was enough to leave them merely sighing wistfully at the seats.

A real physical scramble for seats was out of the question.

These were people who still cared about their faces, and they wouldn’t engage in such indecorous behavior.

The man tasked with attending to Elder Su and Su Mu could only watch, eyes wide as the bigwigs from Huadong City jostled for seats like children.

The man thought their behavior today truly subverted his worldview.

You should know, on a normal day, these tycoons always portrayed themselves as above it all.

You’d invite them to sit, and they would still ponder it for a while.

When did the chairs in the villa’s drawing-room become so sought-after?

That they wouldn’t even wait for an invitation, now scrambling to take a seat.

Of course, these sought-after seats were only those to the right of the young Su master.

And the second row behind Elder Su and the young Su master.

As for the other seats, the bigwigs seemed to have a tacit understanding, showing no interest whatsoever.

The bigwigs who secured a seat wore triumphant smiles on their faces.

In contrast, those who failed to claim a seat just stood there stubbornly, without even glancing at the unoccupied chairs.

The man who initially welcomed Su Mu and his guests inwardly sighed.

They were the same chairs, distinguished only by their placement.

Or rather, simply because they weren’t next to Elder Su and the young master of Su Family.

Could they be so disdained?

At that moment, the man deeply understood the concept of the "celebrity effect."

He never expected chairs at an auction event to face such avant-garde discrimination.

As the time for the auction neared, and the two most important guests of the Su Family had settled in,

even Mr. Fook from the Su Family had already taken his seat to the left of Elder Su.

Mr. Fook was the one who traditionally bid on behalf of Elder Su at auctions.

This was well-known to regulars of the auction.

Thus, no one found it odd that the auction’s organizers had reserved a seat especially for Mr. Fook from Su Family.

Ah Fook held the position of housekeeper in the Su Family.

But outside the Su home, Elder Su also gave Ah Fook a lot of face.

"Mr. Fook" was the uniform appellation for Ah Fook from outsiders.

Glancing at the other bigwigs still standing with a stubborn look, the man had no choice but to fulfill his duties.

He seated each of them, one by one.

Having pacified the clearly upset bigwigs, the man noticed that the ones left standing at the back were the continuously shunned Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu.

The man didn’t say much, just gestured toward the several empty chairs in the back row.

The man made it clear, there were a few empty spots, and it was up to the grandfather-grandson duo to choose freely.

Anyway, it was the last row, and no one would want such seats in a scramble.

The man felt that if it weren’t for being on duty, he wouldn’t bother with Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu, who were nonetheless guests invited to the auction.

The man’s group stood in order.

Let alone the man himself, even the other bigwigs in Huadong City, who held some clout, kept their lines in order.

At this point, Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu of the Gu Family had become the "public enemy."

Since the man was in uniform, it was naturally impossible for others to be as willful as to say they would ignore Old Man Gu and his grandson outright.

The man knew he still had a job to do.

Now, he could only express his stance through his attitude.

So, without uttering any extra word, he simply gestured toward the seats in the last row.

Since nobody was sitting in the last row, the man indicated that the two from the Gu Family could choose any spot they wanted.

After all, there was no chance of those seats being contested.

At this time, everyone was hastening to distance themselves from Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu, so how could they possibly want to snatch a seat next to them?

The man pointed once and then turned to walk towards the front row.

His main task for the day was to attend to Elder Su properly.

Naturally, there was also an unexpected VIP at the auction today, the Young Master Su.

With such an important guest at the auction, the man certainly didn’t mind taking good care of him as well.

The man felt since he had already arranged seats for Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu,

whether the positions were good or not, whether they met their expectations, was no longer within the man’s concerns.

Normally, given Old Man Gu’s status in Huadong City, it would be impossible for him to sit in the last row.

Not to mention being in the front, but a seat somewhere in the middle was definitely warranted.

Now, because Old Man Gu had offended Elder Su and Young Master Su, it was tantamount to defying everyone at the auction.

Therefore, the seats for Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu could only be in the very back, the most inconspicuous spots.

If this weren’t a civilized society, Old Man Gu and his grandson might well have been booted out on the spot.

At this time, all the man wanted was to take good care of today’s most important guests at the auction.

Like a bodyguard for the Su Family, once he walked to the front, he stood directly by Ah Fook’s side,

as if ready to obey any command from Elder Su or the young master of Su at any moment.

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"Grandfather..."

Young Master Gu watched as others had all taken their seats and saw himself and his grandfather still awkwardly standing.

Right now, Young Master Gu wasn’t sure how to describe his feelings.

To say he felt wronged, well, it was his own and his grandfather’s fault for having offended someone from Su Family first.

Young Master Gu knew it wasn’t his place to complain about being wronged.

To say he didn’t feel wronged,

since when had the pampered Young Master Gu ever been treated like this?

Keep in mind, wherever Young Master Gu went, if not exactly the center of attention, he certainly always had a crowd around him. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

To be so isolated and shoved aside like now, was truly unprecedented.