Chapter 946: Chapter 935: Annoying Woman
“Actually, the whole society is like this,” Song Yun said with a sigh,
“The donations to your Black Five-character Club, didn’t they turn into countless people’s LV bags, luxury cars, and mansions? Taxpayers’ money is the same, otherwise how is it that some people with monthly salaries of three or five thousand can buy houses? How do they buy cars for their sons? How do they afford to send their sons to study abroad? How do they get foreign citizenship for their sons and daughters? Some people in Shen Zhou have the best safety nets in the world; the father makes money domestically, and the son spends it abroad. If something goes wrong one day, they have foreign citizenship, and you can’t catch them, and the money lost can only be written off as lost. Where do the losses get covered from? Isn’t it from the taxpayers?”
“Don’t sigh, be careful, the walls have ears!” Hua Qingcheng chuckled softly.
“Hey, I didn’t hear anything.” Shen Yan quickly distanced himself.
“Oh come on, you didn’t hear so what are you talking about? Tsk tsk tsk, looks like I’ll have to silence you tonight!” Song Yun said with a mischievous grin.
Shen Yan promptly went to find comfort with his wife.
And by the time Song Yun returned to his senses from the joke, the bid for the Pandora’s Heart ring had already reached forty million.
This price is considered quite high even in the jewelry world, of course, there are jewels worth several billion like the jade thumb ring used by the Emperor, or the egg-sized diamond on some Queen’s head, or the gemstone on the Pope’s staff, these are all priceless. However, for top-tier jewelry on the market, tens of millions is already the ceiling, you can’t exactly bring that diamond from the Queen’s head to the auction house to sell, can you? That’s completely impossible.
Everyone at the scene held their breath, watching Zhao Wangquan and Zhao Min battling it out, each adding one million. This price of forty million is equivalent to buying a duplex in the city center of Beijing! Certainly, there was once a property worth one or two hundred million in the center of Beijing, but that location is one of the best in Beijing, so naturally, it commands that price.
“Forty-three million!” Zhao Min almost spat out this price through gritted teeth. Is her family rich? Yes! Very rich! The company under her dad’s name gives them annual dividends over one hundred million, but you don’t spend money like this! Throwing out over forty million in one go isn’t something you can just call squandering!
“Forty-four million!”
At this price range, Zhao Wangquan was also under a lot of strain, he really wanted this ring because the elders in his family said this ring had something supernatural about it, perfect for them who studied Feng Shui to research. So he must bring it back, but the family budgeted only fifty million, they were already approaching the fifty million limit. If it’s bid up to fifty-one million, he would completely run out of money. And before this, Zhao Wangquan had already vowed not to borrow money from Zhou Guang!
“Forty-six million!” Zhao Min quickly added two million. Her budget was also around fifty million, so she planned to make a forceful bid, hoping Zhao Wangquan would stop there. Unfortunately, Zhao Wangquan was of the same mind as Zhao Min.
“Fifty million!” Zhao Wangquan directly shouted out.
The surrounding turned into an uproar once more.
That is half a hundred million! What does that mean? If you were to cash out that money, you could at least bury a hundred or eighty people with it!
Zhao Min’s face turned dark, this had reached her limit, and if it went any higher, her family surely wouldn’t agree to it! She never expected Zhao Wangquan to bid straight to fifty million first, making Zhao Min regretful, if she had bid fifty million directly earlier, maybe it would be Zhao Wangquan feeling bad now.
The minutes ticked by, Zhao Min’s face grew grim, pondering for a long time, she couldn’t determine if fifty million was Zhao Wangquan’s bottom line. If Zhao Wangquan continued to bid later, her bids would be meaningless, so Zhao Min finally decided to give up.
After about a minute, the auctioneer seeing that Zhao Min didn’t bid again, didn’t ask further and was about to strike the gavel. Just then, a lazy voice rang out from the center position.
“Fifty-one million.” Song Yun calmly raised a hand.
And Hua Qingcheng’s hand was holding Song Yun’s other hand, her face full of excitement.
“Song Yun, this… this is fifty-one million, really… really expensive! Let’s just not!” Hua Qingcheng initially thought this thing could be obtained with millions, never imagined it would be bid up to fifty million, so Hua Qingcheng decided to give up.
Although she really liked this ring, Hua Qingcheng wasn’t the kind of woman who’d make someone she liked feel troubled because of external things. So, before Song Yun placed the bid, Hua Qingcheng held his hand, intending to let it go, thinking this was something not normal people could afford, let’s not stoop to Zhao Wangquan’s level of madness. However, as soon as she spoke, she felt Song Yun’s hand tighten slightly, then he turned and smiled at her, that smile made Hua Qingcheng momentarily feel like she was about to sink.
Then, she heard Song Yun call out fifty-one million.
“No worries, as long as you like it, I don’t care about the cost.” Song Yun said with a smile.
If Song Yun was previously indifferent, now he was very serious, just because he saw the longing in Hua Qingcheng’s eyes. Song Yun actually understood Hua Qingcheng very well, she wasn’t vain, she genuinely liked that ring. If she truly liked it, how could he, who grew up alongside her, not make her happy?
When Song Yun called out fifty-one million, Zhao Wangquan stood up immediately, staring at Song Yun with a grim face, “Song Yun, what do you mean by this?”
“I like this thing, so I want it,” Song Yun replied with a smile.
“You’re robbing me of my stuff!” Zhao Wangquan retorted angrily, “I was about to get it, and you suddenly barged in. What do you take me, Zhao Wangquan, for?”
“Well, the things at the auction are not necessarily anyone’s, right?” Song Yun asked curiously, “Who said this item is yours? Does it have your name Zhao Wangquan written on it?”
“Fine, Song Yun, you’re ruthless!” Zhao Wangquan squinted his eyes and said, “I’ll remember this account.”
Song Yun chuckled and said, “I haven’t forgotten the matter with Lin Jia from a few days ago either, don’t worry, I’ll settle this with you slowly, and of course, you’re welcome to come to me for settling debts.”
“Let’s go!” Zhao Wangquan turned and left, followed immediately by Zhou Guang and the others.
And just as Song Yun leisurely awaited the auctioneer to drop the gavel, an annoying voice rang out again.
“Fifty-two million!”
Song Yun turned around, seeing Zhao Min looking at him smugly.
Song Yun’s eyes narrowed once more.