Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 469 - 468: Setting a Trap

"One hundred and twenty-seven million for the first time, Old Master Su bids one hundred and twenty-seven million for the first time."

The auctioneer’s self-satisfied demeanor was as though the price wasn’t bid by Old Master Su at all.

But rather, it was a masterpiece of his own making.

The auctioneer didn’t even need to look at the other people in the auction hall.

At that moment, the auctioneer’s gaze merely glanced at Old Man Gu, who was clearly stunned there.

It wasn’t that the auctioneer thought Old Man Gu had the power to challenge Old Master Su or anything like that.

It was simply that Old Man Gu’s behavior had been too abnormal that day.

The auctioneer naturally couldn’t consider Old Man Gu’s actions with the ordinary mindset anymore.

In case Old Man Gu had another fit of some kind, the auctioneer couldn’t guarantee it either.

One glance over, and the irritating bidding cards were nowhere to be seen.

The auctioneer actually felt a lot more relieved in his heart.

You must know, in previous auctions, the auctioneer was always very pleased to see those bidding cards raised.

Raising a bidding card meant that the price of the auction item had climbed another step.

It also meant the auctioneer’s wallet would bulge a bit more.

Including the first seven auction items of that day’s auction, the auctioneer was very happy when he saw the bidding cards raised.

Of course, had it not been for Elder Su’s participation in the eighth auction item,

The auctioneer would certainly have preferred more people to participate, the more bidding cards raised, the happier.

Compared to the auctioneer who only glanced at Old Man Gu, Young Master Gu was staring intently at his own grandfather.

Young Master Gu feared the old man would have another episode and raise his bidding card again.

Unfortunately, even if Young Master Gu was frightened in his heart, it was of no use.

The decision-maker of the Gu Family was Old Man Gu, and not at all for Young Master Gu to voice an opinion, much less to make decisions.

So, Young Master Gu could only pray in his heart for the old man to have a normal line of thought.

Losing to the Su Family wasn’t a matter of shame at all.

In any case, Young Master Gu felt that the previous two bids weren’t raised by him, so of course, it had nothing to do with him.

"Old Man Gu seems to have gotten scared this time; he doesn’t dare to make a move."

"One hundred and twenty-seven million, all in hard cash, can Old Man Gu really come up with so much liquid fund at once?"

"Are you joking? Are you not clear about the Gu Family’s capabilities? Where would they have so much liquidity for Old Man Gu to muster up?"

"When Old Man Gu called out that one billion and seventy million earlier, I felt he was just bluffing, now it’s clear he was, right?"

"Who knows what’s gotten into Old Man Gu today, to think of competing with Old Master Su in the auction, he must have the guts of a bear and a leopard."

"Exactly, from the beginning, I felt something was off with Old Man Gu today. Look at what he said to the young master of the Su Family, was that even human speech?"

...

It wasn’t just the auctioneer and Young Master Gu; except for Su Mu, Elder Su, and Ah Fook, who didn’t look at Old Man Gu once, everyone else wanted to see how Old Man Gu was going to end this.

In truth, there wasn’t much to see; it was certain to be a defeat.

Everybody knew very well at that point in the auction that Old Man Gu simply couldn’t afford the current bidding price.

The auction’s rules were such that if you won the auction item, you had to sign a contract and first pay a 30% deposit.

Then within the stipulated time, you had to pay the full auction amount, and the auction item would be yours.

Of course, this timeframe was quite short, just a matter of days.

If you had the money, you could also pay the full amount at once and take the auction item home directly.

"But if you exceed the allotted time, I’m sorry, this auction item will no longer belong to you."

Not only that, you will also have to pay a hefty penalty for breach of contract.

The specific amount of the penalty is determined based on the final transaction price of the auction item.

The higher the transaction price, the higher the corresponding penalty, naturally.

Therefore, if this painting by Tang Bohu, ’Thoughts on the Journey Home on a Donkey,’ were to really end up in this situation, the penalty would not be something ordinary people could afford.

This is also one of the reasons why the auctioneer was not too keen to see Old Man Gu raising his paddle.

If Old Man Gu can’t afford the full payment for the auction in the end,

it’s as though Tang Bohu’s ’Thoughts on the Journey Home on a Donkey’ wasn’t sold at all.

The auctioneer certainly won’t get a dime of commission.

But if Old Man Gu doesn’t mess around for no reason, the auctioneer wouldn’t need to worry about this issue.

Given the Su Family’s financial power, the auctioneer knows that a hundred million is really nothing to them.

Even if Old Master Su himself had to make the payment in full, it wouldn’t be difficult.

This means, if in the end Su Junqiang wins the bid for Tang Bohu’s ’Thoughts on the Journey Home on a Donkey,’ the auctioneer’s wallet will surely swell.

Bear in mind that the current bidding price is already not low.

After all, Su Junqiang’s bids are always at ten times, twenty times the amount.

This is equivalent to the effort of dozens of bidders raising their paddles.

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"One hundred and twenty-seven million for the second time."

The auctioneer didn’t want to waste even a second, timing everything very tightly.

After calling out the second bid, the auctioneer’s gaze once again swept over Old Man Gu.

Good, still no movement.

In his mind, the auctioneer had already decided to speed things up a bit when calling the third bid.

The best scenario would be not to give Old Man Gu a single second to react, to call out the third bid rapidly, and then firmly strike down with the small hammer he had readied in his hand.

Once that small hammer falls, Tang Bohu’s ’Thoughts on the Journey Home on a Donkey’ would be considered successfully sold.

It’s not only giving Elder Su a good explanation, but the auctioneer’s own purse is also secured.

After all, it’s impossible for the Su Family to bid and then be unable to pay.

About that, there’s no need for anyone to assure him, the auctioneer is very clear about it.

"Grandpa, do you think Old Man Gu will follow this time?"

Su Mu and the elder didn’t turn around, and since there was still time, Su Mu indulged in a bit of gossip.

"He will."

Originally, Su Mu just wanted to casually chat with his grandpa to pass the time.

Su Mu didn’t expect his grandfather to give such a definite answer.

Su Mu was curious, how could his grandpa know for sure that Old Man Gu would follow?

If grandpa knew this clearly, could it mean that the way grandpa was raising the bid was intentional?

Su Mu’s eyes were filled with curiosity, and naturally, the old gentleman understood them clearly.

Nodding at his grandson, Elder Su confirmed what Su Mu was thinking.

Su Mu understood; so grandpa was laying a trap for Old Man Gu.

It’s just unknown whether Old Man Gu will really fall into it as Elder Su expects, or not?