Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 510 - 309 Future Mother-in-law~_3

Reporters were all blocked outside; this was their hunting ground!

Fortunately, because this painting was one of T·D’s less famous works and not well-known to many, the starting bid wasn’t as exaggerated as for the others.

It was only 20 million!

Xu He immediately raised her sign!

The auctioneer reacted quickly, politely lifting his hand in her direction while simultaneously speaking into the microphone, "21 million!"

Each bid was an increase of 1 million, which was a rule set prior to the auction. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

At the same time, Xu He’s bidding number, 8820, appeared on the big screen behind the auctioneer, showing the instant scrolling bidding numbers.

The ladies of the Madam Group cast surprised looks at her.

Such quick action!

The ladies didn’t fight among themselves, nor did they bid against each other to drive up the price, but just because they didn’t bid didn’t mean others wouldn’t—

"22 million!"

"23 million!"

"24 million!"

"..."

In less than ten minutes, the bidding numbers kept changing rapidly, and the auctioneer, sweating at the brow, announced that the bid had climbed to 50 million!

Xu He sighed slightly.

It had already reached 50 million so quickly...

Although she liked this painting very much, if it continued like this, it really couldn’t be said whether they would end up acquiring it.

The ladies pooled all their money together; if they could win the bid, it would be considered a joint investment.

"You still have 40 million, right?"

"I can shift another 30 million."

"Put together... we have a total of 230 million, that should be enough, right?"

"The last time that other painter’s famous work was so hot, it also ended up at over 200 million. Although this one is by T·D, it’s not as famous, so 200 million should be no problem."

"Bless us, let’s hope no one else is as determined as we are..."

Because there were too many bidders, the increment for each bid was quickly adjusted to 5 million.

With the increase in bid increments, the auction price jumped even faster.

When the bid exceeded 100 million, half of the bidders silently put down their signs.

And when it passed 200 million, the number of people still bidding was extremely few.

At this point, the increment was accordingly adjusted to 10 million, and murmurs began to ripple through the venue.

"Are those ladies together? Wow, they really have money; they’re still in the game."

"I see the Xia Family’s Madame and the Gu Family’s Madame... how could they lack funds?"

"Women really go crazy when shopping; forget it, we can’t compete with them."

Seeing her competitors steadily drop out, Xu He took a deep breath and once again raised her sign with full grace.

The ladies sat extra straight, the Madam Group exuded a powerful presence.

The auctioneer was already parched, "210 million for the first time!"

The auction entered its final phase, other bosses had backed out, now it remained to be seen if anyone else would follow the bid.

But things don’t always go as planned, and someone from the side quickly raised a sign too, the auctioneer’s hand followed: "220 million!"

That left only one final chance before reaching the Madam Group’s bottom line of 230 million.

The ladies glared infuriatedly in that direction; the person on the side had been following the bids from the start, just like them.

It was the same man who had reported to his boss over the phone earlier.

Dong Mao felt the multiple glares of shared animosity from the side, his mouth twitching slightly as he looked back.

Although ladies should be given priority, it was impossible today; he was under his master’s orders to bring the painting back at any cost.

After all, the painting belonged to his family’s master...

Dong Mao was halfway through his thought when he suddenly recognized a familiar face among the lovely Madam Group.

The usually gentle and amiable Madame Xia was now staring at him with the same regard one would have for a disgusting toad—

Dong Mao shuddered all over.

Madame Xia had seen him before and surely knew he was bidding on behalf of his master.

Now... things got complicated.

He hurriedly dialed his master, who was still at the border and knowing that he would be at the auction, picked up promptly.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Xuan’s composed voice came through, "What’s the matter?"

With no time to waste, he rapidly reported the situation, "Master, here’s the situation; the price has been pushed to 220 million, and then..."

Only 220 million? Jiang Xuan didn’t understand why Dong Mao was calling him and was about to hang up when he heard him say urgently, "The one we’re competing against... is your future mother-in-law!"

For the sake of expressing the pros and cons of the matter as quickly as possible, Dong Mao boldly used the term ’mother-in-law’ to address Heavenly Dao.

Fortunately, the effect was good. Hearing those two words, Jiang Xuan was about to end the call, but his finger paused mid-action—