308: Chapter 308: Giving You Enough Respect 308: Chapter 308: Giving You Enough Respect “Two million!”
Just as Fang Bai was about to speak, a loud male voice suddenly rang out in the restaurant.
All the guests looked up and saw that the speaker was a middle-aged man with kind eyes and a potbelly.
Seated at the sa table as Dongfang Rushi, the man smiled broadly and courteously clasped his hands towards everyone as he saw their gazes turning toward him.
“His na is Qin Shan, a mber of the Jinling Qin Family, a famous jade tycoon in Huaxia, and the founder of ‘Qin’s Jade,’ indeed a wealthy figure!”
Ye Wui saw Fang Bai looking at Qin Shan, a thoughtful expression on his face, and introduced him in a low voice.
“Qin’s Jade” is a famous chain of jade stores in Huaxia with locations throughout the country, sothing that Fang Bai was indeed aware of.
What Fang Bai hadn’t expected was that this Qin Shan was actually a mber of the Jinling Qin Family and also a martial artist of no weak strength.
Fang Bai’s interest in the Jinling Qin Family was due to his forr teacher at Zhongzhou dical College, Qin Yaorao, who was also from the Jinling Qin Family.
Fang Bai was a man who clearly distinguished between gratitude and grudges and believed in reciprocating kindness.
During his ti at the dical college, Qin Yaorao had taken great care of him, and he had always been grateful.
With love for the house extending to even the crows perched on its roof, he had developed a fondness for the Jinling Qin Family, where Qin Yaorao hailed from.
The Jinling Qin Family was renowned in Huaxia for its educational heritage, having produced many prominent and influential figures.
Even the current Pri Minister was a student educated by the Qin Family.
Therefore, although the Jinling Qin Family did not have the power of the Lu Family or the wealth of the Dongfang Family, no one dared to provoke them.
“Do you know Qin Yaorao from the Jinling Qin Family?”
Fang Bai quietly asked Ye Wui.
Since both Yaorao and Wui were ladies from prominent clans, it was likely that they knew each other.
“You don’t know Yaorao, do you?”
Ye Wui asked with wide eyes.
From Ye Wui’s retort, Fang Bai gathered that she not only knew Qin Yaorao but also seed to be quite familiar with her.
“Qin Yaorao is a teacher at Zhongzhou dical College, and I am her student.
Do you think I know her?”
Fang Bai replied with a smile.
The last ti Fang Bai saw Qin Yaorao was at Dongfang Ruhua’s birthday party, and he hadn’t contacted her since then and wondered how she was doing now.
“I never expected that you and Yaorao would be in a teacher-student relationship!”
Ye Wui’s eyes shone as she laughed and said, “Our Ye Family and the Qin Family have been friends for generations.
I’ve known Yaorao since we were little, and we still et up every now and then.
Since you are her student, next ti we et, I’ll invite you too!”
“Alright!”
“…Two million once…
Two million twice…
Two million thr—”
As they spoke, the auctioneer on the main stage was ready to hamr down.
As soon as the gavel fell, the painting would belong to Qin Shan.
“Ten million!”
Fang Bai raised his hand and casually called out a price.
The oil painting was created by Dongfang Ruhua, and given Fang Bai’s relationship with Dongfang Ruhua, he would feel remiss if he didn’t show his support by bidding.
Likewise, bidding too low would also make Fang Bai feel uncomfortable.
So after pondering for a mont, Fang Bai offered the price of ten million.
This price seed just right to Fang Bai, but others thought he was an idiot.
“It’s understandable that a young man wants to stand out, but not like this!”
“Ten million for a painting that’s hard to sell?
The guy’s head must be kicked by a donkey or caught in a door!”
“He knows Dongfang Rushi, probably trying to curry favor with her!”
“He’s close with Ye Wui, why is he sucking up to Dongfang Rushi?
Does he really want to mooch off two won at the sa ti?”
“Judging by his outfit, he doesn’t look rich at all!
That ten million in charity money must have co from Ye Wui!”
“Mooching off won to this extent, I’m really envious!”
…
For a mont, the guests in the hall turned their eyes toward Fang Bai, thinking all sorts of thoughts.
Dongfang Rushi knew her sister had a good relationship with Fang Bai and thought he might join the bidding, but she never expected him to start with such a high price.
She looked at Fang Bai in surprise.
Ye Wui also did not expect Fang Bai to suddenly bid; she looked at him with a half-smile after a mont of shock and whispered, “You really are involved with that little beauty!
Hmph, co clean, is your ‘taming plan’ already underway in secret?”
Fang Bai rolled his eyes, a look of “I can’t be bothered with you” on his face, and said, “Don’t imagine things; I’m just taking this opportunity to show a bit of love, that’s all!”
“Then when it’s my turn on stage, you have to bid on my item too, and the price can’t be less than this!
We have a friendship forged through life and death; you can’t favor one over the other!”
Ye Wui said righteously.
Fang Bai nodded and said, “Don’t worry, as long as it’s within my financial capabilities, I’ll definitely get it and give you face!”
“You said it!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Wui’s smile blossod like a flower.
Next, Lu Jianfeng, Shen Huanian, Xie Yifeng, Wang Dong, Qin Shan, and others took turns on stage to auction their items.
Lu Jianfeng, Shen Huanian, and the others, coming from prominent clans and being handso and elegant, had their items mostly snatched up by female guests who admired them for high prices.
Qin Shan, a renowned jade magnate, offered a pair of jade bracelets worth several hundred thousand, which were finally bought by Ye Wui for two million.
Fang Bai had initially planned to bid out of respect for Qin Yaorao, but seeing that Ye Wui was intent on getting the bracelets, he remained silent and fulfilled her wish.
When it was Ye Wui’s turn on stage, she presented the trophy of her first Huaxia Golden Song Award, which she had won after her debut.
The trophy itself wasn’t valuable, but it was symbolically significant, witnessing Ye Wui’s journey from a newcor to a superstar in the music industry.
Apart from the trophy itself, Ye Wui’s stunning beauty, combined with the influence of the Ye Family from Lingnan, had the rich young gentlen in the room vying fiercely, as if injected with adrenaline.
Among them, Wang Dong was the most enthusiastic, continuously raising the price, pulling the trophy to new heights.
He did so partly to show off and partly to ingratiate himself with Ye Wui, while also demonstrating his power to Fang Bai.
Every ti he made a bid, Wang Dong would glance over at Fang Bai as if waiting for him to compete, and take the opportunity to squash Fang Bai’s arrogance.
Just now, Fang Bai had attracted the attention of many guests in the venue by successfully bidding ten million for Dongfang Ruhua’s painting, quite the show-stealer, which made Wang Dong feel very displeased, always thinking of putting Fang Bai down a peg.
However, Wang Dong also knew Fang Bai was wealthy; otherwise, he wouldn’t have given Dongfang Ruhua a Luminous Pearl worth ten million as a gift at her birthday party before.
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