Chapter 10: Lighting the Sky Lantern
Jiang Xinian’s gaze, looking at Shi Huaibai as if looking at an idiot, “lovingly” shifted away, turning instead to Song Chi’s box on the second floor. The corners of his mouth curled into a restrained sneer: “Interesting.”
There’s actually someone stupider than Shi Huaibai.
Song Chi, that hothead, seemed to have completely fallen into the trap of the capital game, actually throwing 400,000 to buy a worthless broken stone.
“Bang!”
The auction gavel fell heavily, and the auctioneer’s voice rose steeply, bewitching hearts: “400,000 going once! Any other VIP want to increase the price?”
Her gaze locked onto Jiang Xinian like a falcon, inciting: “Mr. Jiang, do you want to continue?”
The entire auction hall was silent. Jiang Xinian leaned lazily back in his seat, his slender fingers tapping lightly on the armrest. A mocking smile hung on his lips as he shook his head slightly.
See, no one will pick up this mess. This is clearly a business where you lose for sure.
“Song Chi is really humorous,” he scoffed in a low voice, full of ridicule.
Spending 400,000 to buy this broken stone? Does he really think everyone is as simple-minded as him?
Just as he was leisurely waiting to see Song Chi eat humble pie,
“500,000!”
An excited bid suddenly rang out beside him.
Jiang Xinian turned his head sharply, only to see Shi Huaibai holding the paddle high with shining eyes, his face written with a fanaticism determined to win.
The auction hall instantly went into an uproar. The auctioneer’s voice trembled with excitement: “500,000! This gentleman bids 500,000!”
“…” Jiang Xinian’s smile froze on his face.
He stared dead at Shi Huaibai’s stupid face written with “I won,” his back molars grinding loudly, smiling hypocritically: “Are you crazy!?”
What kind of magical plot is this?! Is he spending Shi Huaibai’s money or my money now?
Fortunately, where there is a Crouching Dragon, there must be a Phoenix Chick nearby. Shi Huaibai and Song Chi were equally stupid.
Opposite them, Song Chi also refused to give an inch, quickly bidding: “600,000!”
“Thud!” As the gavel fell, the auctioneer’s eyes grew brighter and brighter: “600,000! 600,000!!! This gentleman has already bid a high price of 600,000. Any higher?”
The auctioneer’s expectant eyes were like roasting Shi Huaibai on a fire.
Shi Huaibai jumped up. He couldn’t tolerate it. As a Long Aotian, he had experienced too many cliché plots of malicious price hiking in auctions. He would absolutely not lose.
“70… mmph mmph mmph!!!”
Just as he shouted a number, Jiang Xinian covered his mouth, snatched his paddle, and poked Shi Huaibai’s head with a finger: “No, you can’t, absolutely not.”
“Mmph mmph… wer…”
The gavel had already fallen for the second time.
The auctioneer was emotional: “600,000 going once, 600,000 going twice…”
Jiang Xinian finally let out a long sigh of relief. He really didn’t want to be an irrational fool at an auction.
Until now, having calmed down, Jiang Xinian noticed that his palm was wet. It was Shi Huaibai’s lips gently rubbing against his palm. The other party was making whimpering, grumbling sounds in his throat like a pitiful small animal.
His face was small, capable of being covered by one hand, but that small face was full of features. His eyes were moist, as if they could speak, eyelashes trembling aggrievedly.
Shi Huaibai whispered: “Wer…”
Jiang Xinian shrank his hand back abruptly, only a baffling palpitation left in his heart. After being dazed for a moment, Jiang Xinian gave up.
Buy it, buy it. It’s not like I can’t afford it.
Just as the gavel was about to fall, Jiang Xinian accepted his fate: “700,000.”
He thought, I really am crazy.
700,000 is the limit, absolutely only up to 700,000! It’s useless even if Shi Huaibai cries for the rest.
I won’t be King You of Zhou fooling the feudal lords with beacon fires, Jiang Xinian thought not very firmly.
“700,000 now, the price has reached 700,000. Anyone want to add?”
Song Chi reacted very quickly over there; he almost immediately bid 800,000.
Seeing that Jiang Xinian only bid once when the gavel almost fell proved that the maximum price this calculating hypocrite could accept had been reached.
Song Chi smiled slightly: It’s time to let Shi Huaibai see that a calculating person like Jiang Xinian will abandon him without any sentiment once Shi Huaibai breaks through his value anchor point.
What’s good about following Jiang Xinian? Shi Huaibai, this blind gold digger!
“It’s 800,000 now, any more?”
The scene was silent again. 800,000 far exceeded the price of this jade raw stone.
Shi Huaibai was still itching to move, peeking at the bidding paddle in Jiang Xinian’s hand.
Hearing that fool Song Chi still following the price without hesitation, the veins on Jiang Xinian’s forehead jumped. Why are there so many idiots these days?
Shi Huaibai was still looking at him eagerly. Jiang Xinian couldn’t bear it anymore: “No, absolutely not. There must be a limit even if you like it.”
There isn’t only one piece of jade raw stone in the world. Why must it be this one? Will buying this one grant immortality?
The System advised the Host to calm down: 【Host, you are currently living under someone else’s roof and have no money!】
What if you get hated by Jiang Xinian because of this? Woo woo woo…
Shi Huaibai didn’t care. He was a Long Aotian! None of the auctions a Long Aotian encountered were simple. Based on his experience, auctions were used for face-slapping.
Auctions were his absolute control zone!
“Believe it or not, I can cut out Imperial Green!”
Jiang Xinian: “You know how to evaluate jade?”
Shi Huaibai firmly: “I don’t.”
Jiang Xinian: “…”
“Okay, dear Little Buffett or Little Chow Yun-Fat, shut up.”
Shi Huaibai was still inciting Jiang Xinian: “You don’t trust others, but don’t you trust me?”
Jiang Xinian: “Sorry, I trust others.”
Shi Huaibai: “…”
Shi Huaibai never gave up: “Then what about our bond?”
Jiang Xinian: “Bond? Cold salad (salad/cold dish sounds like bond/cold handling).”
Shi Huaibai: “…”
“800,000 going once! 800,000 going twice!”
The auctioneer’s voice gradually rose, as if the dust was settling. Song Chi raised his chin triumphantly.
Just wait and see. He will make that little gold digger see clearly who his real big shot is.
Jiang Xinian deliberately avoided looking at Shi Huaibai’s face, waiting for the dust to settle.
He couldn’t spoil Shi Huaibai.
Unexpectedly, Shi Huaibai’s hand started to move restlessly, climbing up Jiang Xinian’s thigh like kindling a fire. “Patter patter…” The soft fingers moved, finally holding his right hand.
Save me.
Jiang Xinian closed his eyes: Shi Huaibai is a real demon! Holding hands and acting spoiled now.
He was still hesitating, who expected Shi Huaibai’s movements to become bolder? He actually pried open his fingers one by one, inserting his fingertips between his, ambiguously interlocking their fingers.
Jiang Xinian thought: Ten fingers connected to the heart might be true.
Otherwise, why did his heartbeat seem to skip a beat? It became quiet around his ears, and all his attention was focused on the hand interlocked with Shi Huaibai.
The other party gently trembled his eyelashes, lowering his head to look at their clasped fingers.
Jiang Xinian thought: This guy is too scheming. His methods are superb!
Clearly, what he wants is the bidding paddle in my other hand, but his eyes are on the place where we are holding hands.
This pretty puppy is really a master at acting spoiled.
Jiang Xinian felt deflated.
He couldn’t figure out why Shi Huaibai liked that broken stone so much.
But the child likes it, what can be done?
Just as he was about to raise the paddle to bid, suddenly… his fingers interlocked with Shi Huaibai were swung up by a powerful force.
Jiang Xinian was still being stupid, at a loss. He was lifted up entirely by Shi Huaibai like a drifting leaf.
Lifted up!
A 1.87-meter tall man, lifted up with one arm!
“＠_＠?” Jiang Xinian: “Huh?”
That damn kid Shi Huaibai had endless brute strength. His fingers looked slender, but in reality, he could do push-ups with them. Just like that, he controlled every finger of the powerless Jiang Xinian, making a gun gesture.
Shi Huaibai stood up without hesitation, shouting with full vigor: “LIGHT! THE! SKY! LANTERN!!!”
We Long Aotians are really familiar with auctions and such!
Jiang Xinian stared blankly at his hand controlled by Shi Huaibai’s single arm. Only then did he realize: Shi Huaibai wasn’t acting like a puppy performing tricks or acting spoiled just now; the puppy had held back another bad idea.
He wasn’t trying to hold hands! He wanted to use my hand to Light the Sky Lantern.
Jiang Xinian: “Bro?”
Is it your hand that you’re lighting the lantern with? Is it your money that you’re lighting the lantern with? Have you reached moderate prosperity? You learned to Light the Sky Lantern before learning to make money.
Shi Huaibai’s gaze was firm. In his mind were the hundred Long Aotian novels he had experienced. According to the path that there must be a Golden House in the book, Shi Huaibai was determined to win: “I will definitely be able to cut out Imperial Green!”
System: 【You… don’t you think using F1’s hand to Light the Sky Lantern is shameless?】
“Ah? Why?” Shi Huaibai was confused: “Isn’t he my brother? Isn’t a brother’s thing my thing? Then what does it matter if he lights the lantern or I light the lantern?”
Long Aotian’s brothers, a magical species. They will selflessly dedicate everything to Long Aotian.
Brother’s house is Long Aotian’s house! Brother’s money is Long Aotian’s money! Brother’s younger sister will one day become Long Aotian’s girl!
System: 【…】
I really have nothing to say to you Long Aotians.
No wonder it’s popular to beat up Long Aotians recently. Have to say, they really deserve a beating!
After being angry for a while, Jiang Xinian also calmed down. Even if Shi Huaibai hadn’t Lit the Sky Lantern just now, he would indeed have been confused by the little demon’s hand-holding move and would definitely have followed the bid to 900,000.
Now that the Sky Lantern is lit, relying on the Jiang family’s power, no one should dare to continue increasing the price. Even Song Chi has to consider the friendship and business between the Song and Jiang families.
As expected, won at 800,000.
Jiang Xinian comforted himself: Saved 100,000.
As expected, an accident was about to happen.
Jiang Xinian obviously forgot to calculate the problem that Song Chi was a lunatic!
“2 million!”
The whole venue fell silent. With Jiang Xinian Lighting the Sky Lantern, Song Chi still directly raised the price from 800,000 to 2 million.
If this isn’t a declaration of war, what is it?
Song Chi smiled slightly: “How about it?”
Author’s Note: Insult-Chase Bro: “Although I always say you are a gold digger, I must let you know that I am the one who can give you the most to dig!”
Author: I know you all have your own goddesses, and you will give Bai Bai’s nutrient solution to your goddesses woo woo. But you can secretly hide a little bit, quietly give me a little bit of white and fragrant… Just a little bit can fill me up, I’m not greedy woo woo [Red Heart]
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