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nChapter 53: Teasing A Fool

nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

n“7.6 million!

nYang Luo raised his card again.

n“Eight million!”

nQiao Yongjie also raised his sign.

nAt this moment, everyone present finally reacted.

nLooks like Young Master Qiao is competing with this kid!”

nTherefore, everyone did not get involved and planned to watch the show.

nYang Luo frowned and raised his card again. “Nine million!”

n“Ten million!

nQiao Yongjie also raised his sign.

n“Fifteen million!

nJust as Yang Luo was about to raise his sign, Su Wanqiu raised her sign first.

nShe was very grateful that Yang Luo had cured her myocarditis.

nNow that Yang Luo had finally taken a fancy to something, to think that out came a Qiao Yongjie to cause trouble. This made her very unhappy.

nSeeing that Su Wanqiu was actually helping Yang Luo bid, Qiao Yongjie was so angry that his chest heaved.

nHe gritted his teeth and raised the sign. He shouted angrily, “20 million!”

nThe event location was instantly sent into an uproar!

nAlthough this Dragon-Patterned Jade Annulus was not bad, 20 million yuan had already exceeded its original value!

nJust as Su Wanqiu was about to continue bidding, Yang Luo pressed down on the sign in her hand and said, “Forget it. This jade piece is not worth so much money.”

nSu Wanqiu turned to him with a quizzical look, “But don’t you like it?”

nYang Luo shrugged and said, “I like it, but I didn’t say that I have to get it no matter what.

nLet’s take a look at the others. There should be something I like.”

n“Fine.”

nSu Wanqiu nodded and did not continue bidding.

nThe female auctioneer glanced at everyone. Seeing that no one was raising the price, she shouted, “20 million going once! 20 million going twice! 20 million going thrice!”

nPeng!

nThe hammer fell!

n“Congratulations, Young Master Qiao, for winning the West Han Dragon-Patterned Jade Annulus for 20 million!”

nA female attendant walked up to Qiao Yongjie with a card reader.

nQiao Yongjie took out a bank card and swiped it coolly.

nAfter that, the second item was brought up.

nThe female auctioneer lifted the red cloth and revealed a painting on the tray.

nThe two auctioneers opened the scroll and presented it to everyone.

nThis was an ink painting. With a few strokes, it perfectly outlined the drizzling rain, the green bamboo, the birds, and the rocks.

nThrough the painting, everyone could sense the quiet and elegant artistic conception in the painting.

nThe female auctioneer introduced, “This is the ‘Rain Bamboo Painting’ drawn by the famous painter of the Ming Dynasty, Tang Bohu. It’s Tang Bohu’s original work.

nThere are also poems written by Tang Bohu on the painting. The poems and paintings are interconnected and complement each other. They are precious treasures in ancient paintings…”

nHearing the female auctioneer’s introduction, there was a commotion in the event location.

nAfter all, many people liked Tang Bohu’s painting and wanted to bid for it.

nThe female auctioneer smiled and said, “Alright, let’s not talk too much. Let’s start the auction now!

n“The starting price is 8 million, and each increment must not be less than 500,000!”

nHer voice had yet to fade!

nBut everyone scrambled to bid!

n“8.5 million!”

n“9.5 million!”

n“Ten million!

nAfter many people shouted their bids, Yang Luo raised his sign and shouted, “15 million!”

n“Little Luo, do you like this painting?”

nBy the side, Su Wanqiu asked.

n“It’s not too bad.”

nYang Luo nodded and said, “This is indeed Tang Bohu’s authentic work. It won’t be bad if we can bid for it and collect it.”

nSu Wanqiu said, “Alright, if you like it, let’s bid for it!”

n“20 million!

nAs soon as Yang Luo finished speaking, Qiao Yongjie raised his sign.

n“25 million!

nYang Luo frowned and also raised his sign.

n“Thirty million!”

nQiao Yongjie once again raised his sign arrogantly.

n“Bastard!

nSu Wanqiu was instantly infuriated. She raised her sign and shouted, “40 million!”

n“Fifty million!”

nQiao Yongjie stood up and raised his head at Su Wanqiu.

nJust as Su Wanqiu was about to continue bidding, Yang Luo shook his head and said, “Sister Wanqiu, there’s no need to bid anymore. This painting is worth at most 30 million. It’s not worth it to continue bidding.”

n“Don’t you like this painting?”

nSu Wanqiu frowned and continued, “Moreover, Qiao Yongjie is obviously targeting you. We can’t show weakness!

nDon’t worry, I’m not short of money!”

nYang Luo was caught between laughter and tears, “Sister Wanqiu, I know you’re rich, but you can’t spend money like this.

n“Since this guy wants to be a sucker, let him be.”

nSu Wanqiu narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, “Little Luo, this isn’t like you. In my opinion, you’re not someone who will swallow your anger.

nPreviously, at the engagement banquet, you knew Qiao Xudong’s identity, but you still beat him up.”

nYang Luo smiled evilly and said, “Who said we have to swallow our anger? Since this Young Master Qiao wants to play, let’s play with him slowly.”

n“What do you mean?”

nSu Wanqiu looked puzzled. She did not know what Yang Luo was up to.

nYang Luo chuckled and said, “Just wait and see.”

n“Are there any more bids?”

nAt this moment, the female auctioneer asked loudly.

nEveryone present had stopped bidding.

nAfter all, many people present knew antique calligraphy and paintings. They knew that this painting was not worth 50 million.

nSeeing that no one else was bidding, the female auctioneer began to hammer. “50 million going once! 50 million going twice! 50 million going thrice!”

nPeng!

nThe hammer fell!

n“Congratulations to Young Master Qiao for obtaining another treasure and getting the ‘Rain Bamboo Painting’!”

nThe female attendant with the PCS machine walked towards Qiao Yongjie again.

nAfter Qiao Yongjie swiped his card, he looked at Yang Luo and said loudly, “I advise some people to get lost quickly!

nSince you don’t have money, don’t participate in the auction!

nNot just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can participate in such a high-end place!”

nHearing Qiao Yongjie’s words, everyone present naturally knew who he was talking about.

nHowever, they did not say anything and just watched the show.

nYang Luo didn’t have any reaction. He really didn’t want to bother with such a brainless young master.

nSoon, the auction continued.

nIn the following period of time…

nYang Luo would bid from time to time.

nEvery time Yang Luo called out a price, Qiao Yongjie would jump out and bid for the item at a higher price.

nGradually, Su Wanqiu also realized that Yang Luo had done this on purpose. His goal was to make Qiao Yongjie a sucker and bid for those items at a price several times higher than the auction items.

nWasn’t this just teasing a fool?

nAfter an unknown period of time…

nThe attendant brought over another item.

nWhen the female auctioneer lifted the red cloth, there was a mahogany box on the tray.

nThe moment the mahogany box was opened, everyone present immediately booed.

nInside the box was a purple branch that was half the length of an arm. It looked crooked and withered.

nTherefore, in everyone’s eyes, it was just a broken tree branch. Other than the color being purple, there was no other difference.

n“What is this? It can actually be auctioned?”

n“I say, is your Yunshang clubhouse crazy about money? You want to sell a broken tree branch?”

n“Hurry up and change the item. Don’t let this lousy thing ruin the reputation of your Yunshang clubhouse!”

nEveryone expressed their dissatisfaction.

nHowever, when Yang Luo saw this “broken tree branch”, his pupils constricted slightly and he immediately became excited!

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