[A/N: Please reread the previous chapter since I updated them yesterday if you only saw the short version. A bit dizzy yesterday due to lack of sleeping and wrong sleep cycles.]
The first item exhibited didn't even move Ling Qingyu's eyelids. It was nothing more than the famous abstract painting or it seed.
After the host announced the identity of the painter, people gasped. Their eyes shone with greed to own the painting.
Ling Qingyu was confused. People enjoyed seeing weird pattern designs and felt the true art. How co? Whenever she looked at the painting, why did she feel like an idiot? She couldn't analyze anything.
Ling Qingyu scratched her head, doubtful of her IQ, after comparing with the restless crowd. Even Tang Ziyi and Xiao Yue, who had nothing to do with art, were comnting on this and that.
She nearly plucked away her hair from overthinking. Her expression amused Yang Qingyue on the side, who chuckled.
"What? You're even looking down on ." Ling Qingyu narrowed her eyes.
"Of course not, Sister Ling. I'm relieved there is soone who's in the sa situation as ," said Yang Qingyue.
Ling Qingyu suspected this girl was lying but there was no evidence. Anyway, she felt better Yang Qingyue accompanying her misery, whether on pretense or not.
Seeing the first item as a re painting, Ling Qingyu quickly lost interest. Her eyes scanned over other materials underneath the cloak.
She rubbed her knuckles in excitent. Having heard many stories of the protagonist finding a treasure by paying less than the amount it was worth, Ling Qingyu wondered if her luck would give her the opportunity.
'Miss System, can you tell whether any items here for immortality inheritance or similar?' Ling Qingyu asked in her mind.
Miss System rolled her eyes at Ling Qingyu's request. Although this was the first ti she served as a system, Ling Qingyu's presumptuous idea broadened the horizon. But she scanned every object ticulously, despite her opposite announcent.
[Nope, nothing related. But they are good collectibles. You can decorate your empty manor.]
Ling Qingyu's face expressed regret. She didn't anticipate much but wasn't feeling well either. She didn't doubt Miss System's answer because multiverse existence disdained to lie.
While murmurs gained montum among the crowd, the host finished describing the painting's history. Losing her desire, Ling Qingyu slouched on the seat in boredom, raising strangeness in Yang Qingyue's eyes.
What happened again? One mont full of hope, The next mont, loser vibe. Yang Qingyue thought, puzzled.
The host announced. "Ladies and gentlen, this item will start at 100,000 yuan. Each incrent should be at least 10,000. Please start raising price."
A short while later. "110,000!"
"125000!"
"200000!"
"…"
"250000 once, twice…and sold." The host smiled and slapped the small wooden hamr.
Ling Qingyu was speechless. Well, her first experience of attending the auction was exactly what she had seen in movies and novels.
The excitent and the crowd synergy, the silent competition between individuals were shown vividly before her.
The auction resud and people's excitent never went down. It seed there was sothing like a magnetic aura, attracting people to own ancient collectible works.
Whenever Ling Qingyu eyed those items, she felt empty. What she desired to keep were mostly technologically advanced items.
The second item was unveiled. A strong steel epee telling tales of battles of vicissitudes. The golden handle where so pieces went missing. Ling Qingyu seed to understand the collector's emotion.
The price began with 50,000 yuan and it was still increasing without any signs of slowing down. Ling Qingyu sotis raised her sign, participating in the auction and discovered joy, smiling happily.
Tang Ziyi and Xiao Yue smacked their tongue at Ling Qingyu's childishness. They were initially worried Ling Qingyu's mind would be burdened by the threats from the gangs.
It seed they were thinking too much. Either she forgot so soon or her trust in them was imasurable.
Sohow whenever she raised her hand, others stopped competing, as if frightened of being rembered by Ling Qingyu. She understood, why strength was supre.
"Sold. Congratulations to Miss Ling, who owned the most dazzling epee." The host flattered.
Finally, Ling Qingyu won the prize with half a million yuan. An ancient weapon from the 16th century—Ling Qingyu preferred these to be her manor's decoration rather than abstract art.
"Why do think of buying this one?" Yang Qingyue asked.
"I like weapons. If not for the restriction of firearms, I even want to decorate my house with several types of firearms from different countries." Ling Qingyu said.
"I'm sure, you've no sense of arts." Yang Qingyue mocked Ling Qingyu to speechlessness.
"At least, this epee can be used to cut soone and protect myself." Ling Qingyu retorted. "What's the use of paintings, other than taking up my spacious manor?"
Yang Qingyue's mouth twitched, helpless against Ling Qingyu's answer. Although she had no sense of artistic talent, at least, living in a house where those beautiful paintings were hanging on the walls elated anyone's soul.
It helped as a psychological comfort and raised the prestige when soone visited one's house.
As for what Ling Qingyu thought, Yang Qingyue really didn't want to know. In fact, Ling Qingyu had a simple reason why she rejected these paintings on her manor's wall, because they were all owned by Shen family.
Every rich family, preserving their wealth for generations, had heritage in terms of both real estate and collectible items. These were the tell-tale signs differentiating between the wealthy classes.
What the Shen family sold in today's auction wasn't what they wanted to sell. There were many they kept to themselves. If not for their dire financial condition, Ling Qingyu guessed, this auction wouldn't be held in the first place.
What dire situation? Ling Qingyu had no idea but based on the past conversation with Mr. Shen, Ling Qingyu predicted the big family was in urgent need of money input.
This was also another reason why Shen family paid huge attention to her, who squandered billions of yuan easily without any hesitation.
Of course, the items in the auction could also belong to other families. Despite not having a bad reputation, Shen family weren't innocent as they depicted themselves in public.
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