Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 477 - 476: No Indulgence

"I’m not interested, you can enjoy it yourself."

Su Mu hadn’t expected Wu Wanli to want him to admire the auction item he had won.

To Su Mu, it was nothing more than a ring someone else had worn, what was there to look at.

It was just because Wu Wanli had asked for Su Mu’s opinion that Su Mu had casually said a few words.

Unexpectedly, this had caused Wu Wanli to misunderstand, thinking that the young master of the Su Family also thought the ring was very good.

That was how a series of stories had begun.

Of course, Su Mu hadn’t considered all those little thoughts in Wu Wanli’s mind.

Now Wu Wanli even wanted to send over the ring Su Mu wasn’t interested in for him to admire at his home.

What a waste of time, Su Mu naturally refused right away.

"No, not interested?"

Seeing the young master reject himself so abruptly and uttering something Wu Wanli found hard to accept.

Wu Wanli felt his head buzzing all of a sudden.

Could it be that he had been misunderstanding all along?

The young master of the Su Family had no interest whatsoever in the spoils of war he had gone through the trouble of winning?

"It seems Wu Wanli has been getting ahead of himself."

"Exactly, Wu Wanli was so eager back then, I really thought the young master liked that ring."

"Thinking about it now, if the young master really had been interested in the ring, why didn’t he bid for it himself? Why give Wu Wanli the opportunity to win it?"

"Indeed, I got sidetracked by Wu Wanli at that time and even raised my paddle a few times. Now when I think about it, I feel so silly, the young master isn’t short of money, why would Wu Wanli need to curry favor by doing this."

Because of Su Mu’s straightforward answer, those who hadn’t managed to outbid Wu Wanli were now feeling rather pleased.

After all, Wu Wanli had used some underhanded tactics to win in the end, which had already left some resentment in people’s hearts.

Now that they knew it had all been Wu Wanli’s own wishful thinking, they were naturally more than happy to revel in his misfortune.

Of course, with the young master and Old Master Su present, everyone naturally dared not gossip in front of them.

The ones speaking were just standing to the side, discussing quietly.

Su Mu thus remained unaware of this "beautiful misunderstanding."

Su Mu did notice Wu Wanli’s somewhat unnatural complexion.

But Su Mu didn’t think much of it.

It wasn’t as if he had asked Wu Wanli to win that ring for him.

Besides, Su Mu remembered only saying something like "it’s okay" at that time.

He hadn’t expressed any fondness for that ring.

Wu Wanli’s own misunderstanding couldn’t be blamed on Su Mu.

At an auction, shouldn’t one bid on things they liked?

Su Mu didn’t think Wu Wanli winning that ring had much to do with him.

Of course, Su Mu also didn’t need to consider why Wu Wanli looked so unnaturally pale at that moment.

Although people were surrounding Elder Su and Su Mu, they had also made way.

Elder Su and the young master of the Su Family were preparing to leave.

Even if people wanted to send them off, they would have to make way for the two, wouldn’t they?

So now, there was a scene where everyone circled around Elder Su and Su Mu as they left.

Wu Wanli, frustrated with his thick-headedness and still having contracts to sign, could only watch as Elder Su and the young master of the Su Family left.

Wu Wanli knew that his twenty million had been spent in vain.

Because Young Master Su didn’t even take a liking to the ring that he had painstakingly won at the auction.

Fortunately, twenty million wasn’t considered a large sum of money to Wu Wanli.

The people attending the auction today, if they couldn’t even produce twenty million, would indeed be looked down upon.

Besides, the people Wu Wanli had offended at the auction today turned out to be offended for nothing.

Wu Wanli felt that his only gain today was securing the seat next to Young Master Su.

After all, Wu Wanli had shown his face in front of the young master in a very real sense.

Wu Wanli thought, compared to that, twenty million wasn’t much to fuss about.

Thinking so, Wu Wanli’s displeased expression turned for the better.

After all, wasn’t he the one who spoke the most with the young master among all the people attending the auction today?

Because of this lone fact, Wu Wanli was willing to happily shell out the twenty million for that second auction item.

Elder Su and Su Mu were really preparing to leave.

Today, Elder Su could say he had gained no trophies from the auction, so naturally, there was no need for a prolonged stay.

However, looking at Elder Su’s expression, there was no sign of dissatisfaction.

To Elder Su, winning Tang Bohu’s painting was a matter of fate and should not be forced.

A group of people surrounded Elder Su, Su Mu, and Ah Fook as they walked towards the auction hall’s main entrance.

The Auctioneer, naturally bound by his duty to handle the follow-up contract-signing procedures, had thus lost out on the honorable task of seeing off Elder Su and the young master.

"Wait a moment,"

Since Elder Su and Su Mu were seated right at the front of the hall,

they naturally would have to walk towards the back to leave.

Just as Elder Su and Su Mu were about to pass the last row,

Old Man Gu, who appeared to be sitting in a daze, suddenly stood up.

Old Man Gu didn’t just stand up; he took a step to the side, blocking Elder Su and Su Mu’s path.

Old Man Gu should probably be thankful for his seat now.

The position at the very end of the last row was geographically advantageous for Old Man Gu at this moment.

At least Old Man Gu needed just to stand and take a step to directly block the aisle.

If Old Man Gu wasn’t sitting in that spot, by the time he reached the aisle, Elder Su and Su Mu may have already walked far away.

Plus, with so many people crowding around Elder Su and Su Mu, it wouldn’t have been easy for Old Man Gu to catch up and speak with Elder Su.

Because their path was blocked, Elder Su and Su Mu naturally stopped in their tracks.

Elder Su probably hadn’t expected Old Man Gu to suddenly appear and block his path. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

His eyebrows involuntarily furrowed for a moment before quickly smoothing out again.

Elder Su looked at Old Man Gu without a word, just watching.

Since Old Man Gu had blocked his path, it was clear that Old Man Gu had something to say.

Elder Su certainly wouldn’t be the first to speak, prompting Old Man Gu to talk.

Doing so would be giving Old Man Gu face, wouldn’t it?

After all, Elder Su had seen Old Man Gu’s true colors today.

Unexpectedly, a person with whom there had been hardly any interaction before, today seemed intent on targeting the Su family.

Elder Su would certainly not indulge such a person.

Of course, Elder Su had already administered the lesson Old Man Gu deserved.

Initially, Elder Su hadn’t planned to hound Old Man Gu incessantly.

A mere mad dog, Elder Su wasn’t so idle as to waste an extravagant amount of time on such people.

However, now the mad dog no longer wanted to be a good dog and had actually run out to block the road.

Elder Su indicated that he would see what Old Man Gu still wanted to say.

Could it be that he wanted to brag about finally winning the auction for Tang Bohu’s "Donkey-riding Thoughts on Returning Home"?

This was, after all, an opportunity that Elder Su had "kindly" allowed Old Man Gu to have. Was Old Man Gu so eager to show off?

You must know, whether Old Man Gu could scrape together those two billion, thanks to Young Master Gu’s loud mouth, everyone was very clear about it.

So if Old Man Gu wanted to show off now, no one would believe him even if he tried to swell his face to appear fat.

Old Man Gu had thought that by standing up to block Su Junqiang’s path, Su Junqiang should at least ask him what the matter was.

That way, Old Man Gu could smoothly mention the plans he had just conceived.

But there stood Su Junqiang, saying nothing.

He didn’t ask Old Man Gu what it meant to block his path.

He didn’t even show any sign of impatience.

Su Junqiang’s face was the epitome of calm and collected, as if he were just leisurely enjoying the scenery.

Seeing Su Junqiang’s manner, Old Man Gu knew that it was he who was in need of a favor.

There was no helping it; Old Man Gu knew that he had no face left to speak of.

Clenching his teeth, Old Man Gu steeled his heart and spoke of the purpose behind stopping Su Junqiang.

"Old Master Su, I noticed Mr. Fook beside you raised his bidding paddle several times earlier, indicating that you must be very interested in Tang Bohu’s ’Donkey-riding Thoughts on Returning Home’."

"After some thought, a gentleman does not covet what someone else admires. I am willing to let you have this Tang Bohu’s ’Donkey-riding Thoughts on Returning Home’."

Even though everyone knew he couldn’t afford the two billion, Old Man Gu would not admit that he couldn’t pay.

To those unaware of his previous actions, Old Man Gu’s words might have led them to see him as a very generous person indeed.

Earlier, sitting in his seat, Old Man Gu looked like he was scared stiff.

At first, Old Man Gu indeed had been frightened.

But once he regained his senses, he immediately started scheming how to minimize his losses in his mind.

It was impossible for him to spend two billion on an authentic Tang Bohu piece.

Paying a hefty penalty for breach of contract seemed too much of a loss to Old Man Gu.

Moreover, over seventy million in fines would deal a fatal blow to the Gu Family’s finances.

Old Man Gu knew that if he really had to pay such a large sum, his son would likely seize the financial power of the Gu Family.

The future of Old Man Gu would be miserable to contemplate.

Forget a shortage of money to support Old Man Gu’s lavish lifestyle.

Even the domineering and oppressive deeds Old Man Gu had committed in the Gu Family would probably come back to haunt him.

Considering all this, despite his reluctance, Old Man Gu could only lower what he believed to be his noble head.

Because either scenario was something Old Man Gu did not want to see.

Nor were they something Old Man Gu could bear.

Therefore, now Old Man Gu’s address for Su Junqiang had also become more polite.

It wasn’t for any other reason, just that Su Junqiang was now Old Man Gu’s only hope.

As long as Su Junqiang nodded, willing to take over the "Returning Home on a Donkey" painting by Tang Bohu from Old Man Gu’s hands.

All the problems that Old Man Gu was about to face could be solved.

Old Man Gu had even already thought it through; once the big issue at the auction was settled,

the first thing he would do when he got home was to properly teach his disrespectful grandson a lesson for making him lose face today.

His grandson really did "sell" him out thoroughly today.

Old Man Gu knew that even if he resolved the auction item issue today,

the fact that he had no money yet stubbornly competed with Su Junqiang for the bidding would certainly spread throughout the upper echelons of Huadong City.

All of this, Old Man Gu did not attribute to himself.

Instead, he fully blamed his grandson for it.

Old Man Gu felt that if his grandson hadn’t carelessly spoken out, who else would know whether he could come up with those two billion or not?

Of course, if he wanted to go home and discipline his grandson, he certainly had to handle the matters at the auction first.

After speaking these "heartfelt and sincere" words, Old Man Gu looked at Su Junqiang with a face full of expectation.

Two billion was an astronomical figure for Old Man Gu, but for Su Junqiang, it was probably just a drop in the bucket.

Thus, Old Man Gu was still very confident in his proposal.

Old Man Gu felt that Su Junqiang was very interested in the authentic Tang Bohu painting.

Now that he was willing to offer it, and Su Junqiang wouldn’t care about those two billion, wouldn’t everyone be happy?

Old Man Gu was very confident in his heart.

In Old Man Gu’s view, Su Junqiang was not someone who came to the auction out of boredom for a casual browse.

Therefore, Old Man Gu believed that his current proposal was the best solution to the problem.

That way, Su Junqiang would not have made a wasted trip, and Old Man Gu wouldn’t have to be responsible for his earlier actions.

But such thoughts from Old Man Gu were purely his own wishful thinking.

If Su Junqiang wanted to bid on the authentic Tang Bohu painting, how could he possibly give up just because Old Man Gu shouted a meager two billion?

Su Junqiang’s intention was very clear; he wanted to teach this ignorant Old Man Gu a lesson.

He wouldn’t put up with someone thinking they could throw tantrums on the Su Family’s head, just because they were old.

Su Junqiang just looked at Old Man Gu, who was looking back at him with a face full of expectation.

Without any expression, Elder Su’s intention was very clear.

Elder Su had no interest in Old Man Gu’s proposal whatsoever.

In Old Man Gu’s view, what seemed to be a joy for everyone was nothing but a refusal to take responsibility for his own actions.

Old Man Gu’s way of thinking was indeed somewhat too naive.

He had stirred things up at the auction to his heart’s content, only to find out that he had trapped himself in the end.

Originally intending to harm Elder Su, he ended up making himself the target of his own mischief.

At that moment, Old Man Gu finally thought of the power of the Su Family.

If Old Man Gu had realized the gap between himself and Su Junqiang from the beginning,

and understood his own status, perhaps the whole series of events that followed would not have happened.

There wouldn’t be the current embarrassing situation for Old Man Gu either.