I was woken up by Xia Xue's phone call early this morning." Hello... Dumb... I have to attend an auction today…Come with me…
8 PM…A complaining voice came from a Lincoln limousine."It's all because of you that I'm late." Xia Xue complained,"Who made you so beautiful today…" "I was in a daze for half an hour," Lin Yu said helplessly.
Xia Xue, who was interrupted, actually wrinkled her nose at me. Her face turned red and she didn't say anything. When they arrived at the auction venue, half of the auction had already passed, and it had just reached its climax. Xia Xue and I registered a little, then we took the number 366 card and entered the venue.
At this time, an auctioneer on the stage was auctioning a pair of blue and white vases from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. I had never studied porcelain, so of course, I was not interested. I pulled Xia Xue to sit in the two seats at the back and began to wait for the appearance of other collections. After five minutes of bidding, the pair of blue and white vases was finally bought by an old man in number 257 at the price of 500,000 yuan. After the auctioneer sent out another sentence of thanks, he finally called out the next item to be auctioned.
At this moment, a young woman in a cheongsam brought up a plate covered with a veil. After the auctioneer lifted the veil, four emerald rings were revealed. Under the illumination of the light, they sparkled with a crystal clear green light, which was quite eye-catching. The auctioneer continued," I'm sure everyone has seen it. This is a ring made of top-grade jade taken from a piece of raw stone. It's nothing special." However, I have to tell you the origin of that raw stone.
It was during the Republic of China period. In March 1912, the great warlord Yuan Shikai took office as the temporary president of the Republic of China in Peiping, which was now Beijing. He conspired to change the name of the country and ascend the throne. Because he liked jade, he ordered people to find a high-quality jade raw stone to carve a national jade seal. At that time, it was an era of war and chaos. It was not easy to find an ordinary piece of jade, but what about a piece of jade that was big enough to be engraved with a jade seal? However, hard work paid off. Finally, the servants found a very large piece of raw jade. Yuan Shikai was very happy and immediately ordered the craftsman to cut the stone to take out the jade. After several cuts, he did not see any green stars. Yuan Shikai couldn't help but be furious. He severely punished the servant who found the raw stone at that time, broke his leg, and drove the servant away. The servant was so angry that he asked someone to find the raw stones that had been cut off. He polished the raw stones day and night outside Beijing. After three years, he finally found the fist-sized jade in the center of the raw stones. When he was ready to find Yuan Shikai again, it was already the fifth year of the Republic of China, which was 1916. At that time, Cai E and others launched a war to protect the country in Yunnan. Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other provinces responded one after another. Yuan Shikai was forced to abolish the monarchical system on February 19. On May 6 of the same year, Yuan Shikai died of uremia amid the public's curses. Yuan Shikai did not get to see this piece of jade. The servant did not receive treatment for his leg injury. After three years of hard work, he finally passed away in the twelfth month of the same year. Later, this piece of jade was passed to a jade merchant, who made these four jade rings. Then, by chance, our SH Chamber of Commerce's Elder Cheng met him and bought it. It was not easy for Elder Cheng to transfer it this time. Please bid for it for the sake of love. The starting price is 1 million. It starts now!”
As soon as he shouted, the people below began to bid crazily. From the base price of 1 million, it soared all the way to 2 million, and it continued to rise. I looked at the jade ring under the light and was also excited. I imagined the moving scene when Xia Xue and Qianya put on this ring. He felt really ashamed. He had known Qianya for so long, but he had never bought her anything decent. Now that he thought about it, he was really a jerk. Although she didn't need these things, they represented my sincerity and love. What was more precious was that there were four identical rings. After buying them, I couldn't help but feel a little impatient. Just as my imagination was running wild, the price increased by 500,000 yuan.
"Mr. Number 147 is now bidding 2.75 million. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the bid?”The auctioneer swept his gaze across the crowd below.
I raised the sign high and shouted," Three million…" What did he say? It was better to take action than to be tempted. He actually started bidding immediately after taking a fancy to it.
"Mr. 366 raised the price to 3 million. I can see that this gentleman likes this jade ring very much. At the same time, we will thank you for your love. Alright, everyone, love is in action. Buying these four rings is a gift of love. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price? Any more?" The auctioneer shouted with all his might.
" I bid 3,010,000…" A man in the front row holding the number 056 shouted. There's still someone who wants to snatch it from me? Damn it, before the auctioneer could say anything, I raised my board again and shouted,"3.1 million…"
The auctioneer said happily," Seeing that our Mr. 366 is determined to get these four rings, the price of these four rings has already reached 3.1 million from Mr. 366. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the bid?"”Perhaps it was because my determination to get it scared the others, or perhaps it was because the others didn't like this jade ring and felt that the price had exceeded its actual value, the auctioneer glanced around and still didn't raise the price. Thus, he began to shout,"3,100,000 going once…3,100,000 going twice…Is there anyone who wants to raise the bid?”The auctioneer paused for a moment again and raised the small wooden hammer in his hand."3.1 million going thrice…sold! Congratulations to our Mr. 366 for winning these four jade rings with some history. At the same time, thank you for your love!”
Xia Xue leaned against me and asked in a low voice,""Why did you buy these four rings?" Seeing her gossipy look, I couldn't help but smile and say,"Why do you care about this?"
Xia Xue blushed and said,""Who cares about you?"
He looked at her and did not say anything else. He turned to look at the auction in front of him. Just now, two more collections had found buyers. The next one was a Coiling Dragon Jade Pendant. It was completely white and seemed to be a rare snow jade. "This is it!" As soon as she saw this jade pendant, Xia Xue couldn't help but shout.
"What's wrong?" I asked quickly. Is there a problem?"
Xia Xue looked at the jade pendant on the stage and muttered,""I've been looking for the Coiling Dragon Jade Pendant for so many years. I've finally seen it. I came to America for this jade pendant."
"Why are you looking for this?"
"You don't know, but my grandmother once gave me a phoenix pendant that looked exactly like this. My grandmother even told me that this was originally a dragon and a phoenix pair. It was her dowry! However, the dragon pendant was lost during that chaotic era. She didn't expect to see her here, but her grandmother was no longer around!”Xia Xue stared at the jade pendant and explained to me.
The world was so big that there were all kinds of strange things! "Then I'll help you buy it," I said with a smile."Let the dragon and phoenix pair up, and fulfill your grandmother's wish!" Consider it a gift for you."
"How can that be? I've also earned some money in the past two years!" Xia Xue refused.
"Who wants your money? No matter what, I'm a billionaire now. I'll just treat this money as a donation to the Association for the Poor!”I said with a smile. I raised my sign again and shouted,"5.5 million…"
Xia Xue looked at me gratefully and didn't say anything else. When the auctioneer heard my bid, he quickly said,"Alright, our Mr. 366 has raised the price by 500,000 again. The current price is 5.5 million.”
" 5.6 million..."" 5.7 million..." Another round of bidding.
" 6 million…" I shouted again. The auctioneer's smile became even brighter. He raised the small wooden hammer and shouted,"Now, Mr. 366 has called for a high price of 6 million again. Who else wants to raise the bid?”
" I'll pay 6.1 million..." A rough male voice came from the left side of Xia Xue and me. When we looked over, we saw a pot-bellied man who looked like he was 8 months pregnant. He was hugging a fashionably dressed woman and looking at me arrogantly, as if telling us not to fight with him. Especially when that woman secretly gave me an electric gaze, which made me shudder.
I didn't have much money to spend, so I didn't care how much it was. As long as I wanted to buy something, I wouldn't let it go. I raised my sign again and shouted," 6.15 million…" Who knew that after I shouted, that guy would shout again,""6.2 million…"
You're still wasting time with me? " 6.25 million..."" 6.3 million..." Just like that, the bidding went back and forth until the price reached 7 million. The auctioneer was secretly amused. I was furious. Seeing that fat head looking at me from time to time as if it wanted to fight with me for the land, I made up my mind and shouted,"I bid 8 million!"
Good heavens, I added 1 million all of a sudden. Not only did the entire audience applaud me, but that damned fatty also had a look of surprise on his face. The woman who winked at me quickly pulled the fatty's hand and acted coquettishly. Then, she saw the fatty raise his sign reluctantly and shout,"8.05 million…"
" 9 million…" Seeing him raise his placard, I didn't even think about it and immediately called out the sky-high price of 9 million. Without a doubt, the applause was even more intense this time. The woman pulled the damned fatty and acted coquettishly. It seemed that the fatty had said something to her before she sat down on the chair with an unhappy expression and glared at me. It seemed like it was another high-class chicken and fishing for a rich man. This damn fatty would die at the hands of such a greedy woman sooner or later. After the applause stopped, the auctioneer smiled and said,""Thank you very much, Mr. 366, for placing the highest bid of 9 million today. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the bid? 900 times going once…9 million going twice…9 million going thrice…sold! Congratulations to Mr. 366 for winning the Coiling Dragon Jade Pendant!”With the auctioneer's final word, Xia Xue's hanging heart was also relieved. She took my hand and said excitedly,""Thank you, Yi! I'll return the 9 million to you when I get back.”
I smiled and said," No need. This was originally your family's thing. Now, it can only be considered as returning it to its owner. As for my 9 million, just treat it as a donation. Don't take it to heart!"”A gentleman has the beauty of helping others. It's not impossible for me to imitate the ancients!”
After swiping the card to retrieve the jade pendant and the four rings I won, I took Xia Xue out of the building.
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