Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 458 - 457: Feeling Sour

"Twenty million for the first time, Boss Wu bids twenty million for the first time. Is there anyone else bidding?"

Because everyone already had a consensus.

So the others were only discussing quietly below, and no one raised their bidding cards anymore.

Since it was because of the young master’s relationship, the others dared not openly tear their faces with Wu Wanli.

Then raising that bidding card again would really be without any meaning.

After all, Wu Wanli had already put his word out there.

The people present understood that Wu Wanli would not embarrass himself in front of the Su Family’s young master.

In the end, no matter what price the second auction item reached, Wu Wanli would definitely add another million to fulfill his word.

So the person who still insists on raising a bidding card would only end up not getting the mutton and attracting trouble instead.

Of course, the organizers of the auction would definitely be happy to see such a situation unfold.

But everyone is no fool; how could they risk offending the Su Family’s young master just to please the organizers of the auction?

The auctioneer’s high-pitched voice failed to resonate with anyone else.

Everyone tacitly did not raise their bidding cards.

The auctioneer looked around and saw that not a single hand went up.

Looking at the expressions of the big shots present, they were all quite calm.

It seemed that everyone had already accepted in their hearts that the second auction item belonged to Wu Wanli.

Realizing this, the auctioneer did not hesitate any further.

Actually, the current bid of twenty million was truly astronomical for this ring.

The auctioneer certainly understood the principle of quitting while ahead.

Knowing that he could not incite any more bidding frenzy, the auctioneer wanted to settle the second auction item as soon as possible.

Truth be told, the second auction item being bid on so fervently by everyone was completely beyond the organizers’ and the auctioneer’s initial expectations.

Correspondingly, the time spent to drive the price of the second auction item so high had undoubtedly exceeded the budget as well.

Though there was no need to rush through the lots, the auctioneer could not afford to waste everyone’s time indefinitely.

The time of the tycoons present was very precious.

If this time the tycoons left dissatisfied with the way the organizers managed the event, it would probably be difficult to invite these tycoons to other auction activities in the future.

For auction items that require strong financial support, if you invite people of average net worth,

even if the entire hall is filled, they might not be able to sell a single auction item.

Buying power directly influences the intensity of people’s bidding.

"If no one raises their card, then I will make the call."

"Twenty million for the first time."

The auctioneer seemed to be deliberately giving everyone time to think, even giving a heads-up before calling out the first time.

Looking around the room, there was no alternative; this was also the auctioneer’s duty.

Although at this moment the auctioneer wanted to conclude the second auction item quickly.

But the proper procedures still had to be followed.

If the auctioneer were to call out the second time right after calling the first, it would be against the rules.

Better safe than sorry. If someone truly raised their card in the meantime, wouldn’t that be a dereliction of duty by the auctioneer?

No one raised their card, the auctioneer thought to himself.

"Twenty million for the second time."

The bid was even louder than the first one.

It also represented that the second auction item was one step closer to being finalized.

"Aren’t you raising your paddle anymore?"

"Aren’t you the same, not raising it?"

"Not raising it any longer, if I do, wouldn’t I be offending someone? Offending Wu Wanli doesn’t matter, but I don’t want to offend the Su family’s young master."

As the auctioneer’s second call came to an end, the people behind were still somewhat unwilling.

They only dared not raise their paddles, instead seeking companions to complain with.

"That’s exactly how I feel, if it were just Wu Wanli, I could crush him with my money."

"What’s Wu Wanli anyway, just a Wanli Department Store, I really don’t care for it."

Watching a man that looked like a nouveau riche speak, his words were filled with the air of a parvenu.

It seemed that the auction’s organizers had invited not only high-profile guests like the Su family but also very wealthy individuals.

One could see that the organizers’ aim was very simple, just to make money.

The wealth of the nouveau riche is the easiest to earn, and the organizers are very in tune with the times.

Balancing both is how you earn more.

Even though the nouveau riche have plenty of money, it’s clear that they are very aware of themselves when facing the Su family.

This sense of self-awareness is indeed much smarter than Old Man Gu, who also struggled in Huadong City for a lifetime.

At least, these nouveau riche do not overestimate themselves.

The nouveau riche know they can "crush" Wu Wanli with their money.

Yet, they also know that they are but a speck of dust in front of the Su family.

Knowing the extent of their influence is why they act accordingly.

No wonder this nouveau riche, although crude in speech, isn’t very objectionable.

"Who’s to say otherwise, this Wu Wanli really is fortunate, to have seized a spot right next to the young master."

"I’ve been struggling in the Huadong City marketplace for so many years, and I’ve never been that close to the Su family’s young master."

An elder said with a hint of sorrow, envy filling his gaze as he watched the back of Wu Wanli’s head.

"That shouldn’t be the case, Director Zhou, with your status, didn’t you attend the Su Family Corporation’s IPO celebration banquet?"

"I did want to attend at that time, but unfortunately, the Su Family Corporation didn’t think much of a country bumpkin like me. Besides, there wasn’t any business dealings between us, so in the end, I didn’t make it."

The nouveau riche were really very self-aware and did not hold any grudge for not being invited by the Su Family Corporation.

After all, the nouveau riche deeply recognized their place, feeling it was only right that the Su Family Corporation didn’t invite them.

"Although I did attend the Su Family Corporation’s celebration banquet last time, there were so many people crowding around the Su family’s young master, and with my age, I couldn’t squeeze through them at all."

The person called Director Zhou was full of regret.

At the last Su Family Corporation’s celebration banquet, Director Zhou truly did not find the chance to speak even a word with Su Mu, who was making his first public appearance.

Of course, because Director Zhou did not attend the Su Family Corporation’s bell-ringing ceremony, he did not know that the Su family’s young master had actually already appeared in public.

But Su Mu kept a low profile and did not provide the media with an opportunity to take photos.

So Director Zhou was unaware of this situation.

"That’s true, your health indeed seems a little frail."

The nouveau riche looked at his own physique, then looked at Director Zhou and nodded emphatically.

"If no one else is bidding, I’ll make the third call."

The auctioneer paused for a moment, noticing that everyone indeed was not intending to bid any further, so he decided not to prolong the suspense.

"Twenty million, for the third time."

As the third call fell, the auctioneer’s hammer struck down heavily.

There really was a sense of finality to the ritual.

"Sold, the final buyer of the second auction item is our Boss Wu."

"Congratulations to our Boss Wu for winning this ring, a favorite of Karl Lagerfeld, for twenty million."

The Auctioneer initiated the applause, but it was sparse and half-hearted.

Since everyone noticed that the young master Su Mu showed no reaction, there was no need for them to applaud Wu Wanli with any zest.

The crowd harbored no small opinion of Wu Wanli, so even the sporadic clapping was quite generous.

Even those scattered claps were given only out of respect for the young master of the Su Family.

Otherwise, why would anyone bother giving Wu Wanli any attention?

But Wu Wanli did not care about how much applause he received from others.

In Wu Wanli’s eyes, even if not a single person clapped for him, it wouldn’t matter.

After all, in Wu Wanli’s heart, winning this ring was all for showing off to the young master Su Mu.

Wu Wanli believed that as long as he could gain the young master’s approval, the attitude of others was as insignificant as air to him.

A victorious smile spread across Wu Wanli’s face, and he finally turned his head to glance at the influential figures seated behind him.

The provocation in that smile was certainly full-fledged.

Seeing Wu Wanli’s expression, even the few claps that had persisted died away.

Small man triumphs – that was everyone’s current view of Wu Wanli.

Wu Wanli was aware that people were envious of him.

Yet, Wu Wanli felt that his luck today was simply good for getting to sit next to the young master Su Mu.

This honor wasn’t something just anyone could covet.

Wu Wanli looked at Su Mu, hoping the young master would acknowledge his accomplishment.

Regrettably, Su Mu felt nothing about Wu Wanli winning the ring.

The only thought in Su Mu’s mind was that the second auction item was finally settled.

If the rest of today’s auction was going to drag on like this ring, Su Mu felt it would indeed be a very dull affair.

Su Mu was at this auction mainly to accompany Elder Gu.

Su Mu truly had no interest in the auction items.

Although today’s auction featured various antiques, each very valuable.

But to Su Mu, they were just a bunch of artifacts used by ancient people, sparking no urge to collect.

Of course, Su Mu was somewhat curious about the genuine Tang Bohu work his grandfather had mentioned.

Tang Bohu was indeed the foremost among the Four Great Talents.

Besides, a genuine work like this differed from other auction items; it was something truly worthy of collection.

It wasn’t merely something previously used by someone, so naturally, Su Mu had no discomfort with it.

Based on what Su Mu had seen on TV auctions, he guessed that the genuine Tang Bohu work his grandfather desired wouldn’t be revealed so early.

The most important, the most valuable items would naturally be saved for the grand finale.

This was a common and well-understood method to draw interest.

Today, the auctioneer had already mentioned at the beginning that there would be eight items up for auction.

Now they had only reached the second item, and Su Mu thought if the following items were going to take as long as this one.

That would indeed be quite a wait.

Feeling bored, Su Mu immediately took out his phone to call Lin Mumu.

The best way to kill time, apart from reading the news, was to play games.

Su Mu chose to play games.

Because of Su Mu’s choice, Lin Mumu was overjoyed.

Without wasting a second, Lin Mumu called those two masters who wanted to apprentice under Su Mu into the room.

Once the game was set up, they dove straight into playing.

Su Mu was somewhat engaged in the game this time, so he didn’t pay attention to what was happening in the auction hall.

But Su Mu wasn’t completely absorbed in the game either.

He was aware that Wu Wanli had won the second auction item.

It’s just that Su Mu didn’t want to show any reaction.

Su Mu felt that it didn’t matter who ended up with the second auction item; it had nothing to do with him.

The only reason Su Mu came to the auction today was to accompany the elderly gentleman.

And incidentally, to take another look at the original work by Tang Bohu that had captured the old man’s interest.

As for everything else, everyone else, they would need to be dependent on Su Mu’s mood to get his attention. freeweɓnøvel.com

When Wu Wanli failed to receive any attention from Su Mu, he consoled himself.

At this moment, the young master was busy and had no time to bother with such trivial matters.

After all, the young master had already made his stance clear from the start.

Wu Wanli felt it was too much to hope that the young master would keep paying attention to him.

Wu Wanli didn’t dare to look at the screen of Su Mu’s phone, afraid that his behavior would offend the Su Family’s young master.

After all, a phone can be considered a person’s privacy.

If he were to peek at the screen rashly, wouldn’t he be invading the young master’s privacy?

Of course, Wu Wanli wouldn’t do such a thing.

Seeing the young master was busy, Wu Wanli didn’t dare to disturb and reluctantly withdrew his hopeful gaze.

"Did you see? It seems that the young master had no reaction to Wu Wanli winning that ring, right?"

"What reaction do you want the young master to have? It’s just a ring. It’s good enough that the young master glanced at it at the beginning. Do you think the young master should give Wu Wanli a round of applause or something?"

"You’re right, I saw the young master say something to Wu Wanli at the beginning; that was already enough."

"Yes, you saw that right after Wu Wanli won the ring, he kept looking at the young master. Is he hoping the young master would compliment him?"

"People are never satisfied; Wu Wanli is a bit too greedy today."

"Exactly, if I could be in Wu Wanli’s position and say a word to the Su Family’s young master, I would be completely content."

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Seeing Wu Wanli’s behavior, the other big shots who hadn’t managed to secure a spot by Su Mu’s side, nor won the second auction item, began to show their intense "contempt" for Wu Wanli.

Actually, they were just envious.

Envious that Wu Wanli could sit by Su Mu’s side, talk to Su Mu,

and even win the second auction item by basking in the young master of the Su Family’s light since no one dared to compete with him openly.

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