Chapter 450 - 449: Lu Family Auction 3

Although Violet was rare, its price still couldn’t quite compare to Imperial Green.

If this set of cufflinks and the brooch had been made of old-mine, glassy Imperial Green, then Yun Zijin would have gotten a steal at one hundred million.

But alas, it was Violet.

Then again, if it had been Imperial Green, Yun Zijin might not have bought it.

After all, it’s common knowledge that in Hua Country, the color green can sometimes have unfortunate implications (if you know, you know).

Lu Yunque wasn’t the flamboyant type, and red wouldn’t have suited his image. Purple was just right.

Lu Yunque took the jewelry box back from Li Yuexing. "If you like it so much, find your own girlfriend to buy one for you. Though... with you, you’d probably have to find someone who’s blind before they’d be willing to spend a hundred million on a gift for you."

Lu Yunque had already started to gloat.

Li Yuexing pressed his lips together. ’Internally, he cursed Lu Yunque and his entire family tree, using the foulest language imaginable.’

"Stop bickering. The next round of bidding has already started."

This time, the item brought to the stage was an exceptionally well-preserved Yuan Blue and White Flower Vase.

The vase was wider at the top and tapered toward the bottom, though its mouth was a few sizes smaller than the upper part of its body.

It was adorned with a sea-and-cloud dragon motif, which was perfectly intact due to the vase’s excellent preservation.

The moment a staff member lifted the velvet cloth, Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up. ’It’s time to replace the vase at Xingyu Mansion.’

"You like it?"

Lu Yunque had been watching Yun Zijin the whole time, so he noticed the instant she showed interest in the Yuan Blue and White Flower Vase.

"It’s quite beautiful, isn’t it? Besides, we haven’t gotten a new vase for Xingyu Mansion in a long time. This one is perfect."

Yun Zijin didn’t notice that as she spoke, everyone else in the private box had fallen silent.

Using a piece of Yuan Blue and White Porcelain as a common flower vase... ’Yes, that’s definitely something Yun Zijin would do.’

It wasn’t the first time they had seen her do something like this. She had done the exact same thing at the last Huaxin Auction.

Back then, Yun Zijin’s spending habits had already made their jaws drop.

They wondered if, after a few months, the speed at which she spent money would once again shatter their understanding of what it meant to be rich.

"I think if Xiao Yang and the guys were here right now, things would be even more exciting."

’Yeah, let them come over and get a taste of being green with envy.’

Li Yuexing loved to stir up trouble. ’Before Yun Zijin completely rewrites my definition of wealth again, I should let more people become "victims." It’s my duty as an older brother to care for my younger brother, after all.’

"You can call them now. I’ll have someone go downstairs to get them."

Lu Yunque was the one who had organized today’s auction. If he wanted to let someone in, all it took was a single word from him.

Besides, the elders of the families of Sheng Yang and the others in their friend group were mostly present at the auction today.

Even if Lu Yunque didn’t send someone, they could just give their parents’ names, and the staff would let them into the auction hall after verification.

However, Lu Yunque was just making an offer. If he actually had to make the call, he wouldn’t know what to say.

Li Yuexing immediately whipped out his phone and sent a message to his younger brother.

He didn’t know what Li Yue Xuan was up to, but a long time passed after Li Yuexing sent the message, and he still hadn’t received a reply.

Once his initial excitement wore off, Li Yuexing quickly turned his attention elsewhere.

Meanwhile, the auction for the sea-and-cloud dragon Yuan Blue and White Flower Vase had finally reached a fever pitch, with the current bid at sixty million.

Yun Zijin lifted a delicate hand, keyed in eighty million, and pressed the confirm button.

"A bid of eighty million from VIP Box One! Eighty million going once! Are there any higher bids?"

Every time the light for VIP Box 1 lit up, the auctioneer’s eyes shone nearly as bright as the stage lights.

’VIP Box 1 truly lives up to its name,’ he thought. They bid without the slightest hesitation. Auctioneers loved clients like this.

"Eighty-one million!"

This price was not yet the highest a piece of Yuan Blue and White Porcelain could fetch, so others continued to bid.

A few more people called out bids, but they were only willing to increase the price by a million at a time, dragging it out like squeezing the last bit of toothpaste from a tube.

Yun Zijin bid again, raising the price directly to ninety million.

Seeing that Yun Zijin’s group was still bidding, and had jumped straight to ninety million, the smile on the auctioneer’s face became much more genuine.

In Yun Zijin’s experience, this Yuan Blue and White Flower Vase was valued at around one hundred million, so a price of ninety million still left some room.

"Ninety million! A bid of ninety million from VIP Box One! Is there anyone with a higher price? Going once for ninety million! Going twice!

Any higher bids?"

The auctioneer’s voice grew excited, but this time, no one else placed a bid.

"Going three times for ninety million! SOLD! Congratulations to our esteemed guest in VIP Box 1 for winning the sea-and-cloud Yuan Blue and White Flower Vase!"

VIP Box 1 had spent several hundred million today. The auctioneer knew it was Lu Yunque’s box, but he’d never imagined that the organizer of the auction would himself spend hundreds of millions. That was a surprise.

But you couldn’t put a price on something she truly wanted. Even if someone had raised the bid, Yun Zijin would have countered without hesitation.

To win it for just ninety million was a pleasant surprise for her.

Before long, a staff member carefully brought the Yuan Blue and White Flower Vase over, and Yun Zijin paid for it on the spot with her card.

This way, they wouldn’t have to queue up to pay with everyone else when the auction was over.

The auction continued, but none of the subsequent items caught Yun Zijin’s eye, so she didn’t participate in any more bidding.

Time ticked by, and finally, the moment Yun Zijin had been waiting for arrived: the Fire Tree and the Ice Tree.

At the same instant, both Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque sat up straight.

Seeing the suddenly serious expressions on Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque’s faces, Li Yuexing and the other two also straightened their posture.

"So this is the finale piece you two have been hiding all this time, right? What on earth is it?

I heard a rumor that it’s some kind of tree. Is that true?"

Sheng Hao had been extremely curious about Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque’s grand finale item, but Lu Yunque was tight-lipped and absolutely refused to reveal any information.

He didn’t know Yun Zijin particularly well, either, so he couldn’t very well just go and ask her directly.

’What if word got back to Lu Yunque and he got the wrong idea? That wouldn’t be good.’

"They’re already bringing it up now. You’ll see in a moment, won’t you?"

Lu Yunque and the others in their second-floor box didn’t feel much of a change, but those seated at the front of the main hall on the first floor clearly felt a shift in temperature.

The Ice Tree and the Fire Tree were placed on opposite sides of the stage, about five meters apart.

After a flowery introduction from the auctioneer, the staff members who had carried the items onto the stage finally unveiled the cloths, meeting the audience’s expectant gazes.