Chapter 298 - 111: Ge Qing’s Personal Customization, Lighting the Sky Lantern (Part 2)

Shen Yanzhi wore a brown trench coat over a white sweater, paired with black casual pants and brown combat boots.

The moment the two got out of the car, Cao Wenzhou came up to greet them. "President Jiang, Mr. Shen."

Jiang Li nodded. "Manager Cao."

Cao Wenzhou said cheerfully, "I’ll take you up."

Shen Yanzhi smiled. "Then we’ll be troubling you, Manager Cao."

Cao Wenzhou waved his hands quickly. "No trouble at all, no trouble at all. It’s my pleasure."

They entered the lobby, took the elevator up to the auction hall, and found it already quite crowded.

Jiang Li and Shen Yanzhi’s seats were arranged in the very front, right next to each other—a clear sign of Cao Wenzhou’s thoughtfulness.

After leading the two to their seats, Cao Wenzhou said cheerfully, "Please, have a seat and make yourselves comfortable. I have some other things to attend to."

Jiang Li nodded. "Go on. You don’t need to look after us."

’It’s not like we’re anyone that special,’ she thought. ’There’s no need to be so overly attentive.’

At six o’clock sharp, the auction officially began.

The first item up for auction was an imperial green jadeite bangle of the highest glass-variety, with a starting bid of 20 million.

Before the introduction was even finished, Jiang Li had her eyes glued to it.

One look from Jiang Li was all it took for Shen Yanzhi to say with certainty, "Looks like you really like it."

Without turning her head, Jiang Li replied, "What woman could possibly refuse an imperial green bangle? Especially a top-tier one."

She licked her lips. "Forget 20 million. Even if it costs 200 million, I have to win it today."

’The luster is so perfect,’ she mused. ’If I can’t get it, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.’

It might have been because Jing Shiyun had given her a piece of jadeite before that she had now become completely obsessed with it, even buying quite a few pieces for herself.

Things like Peace Pendants, plain safety plaques, and Buddha carvings.

Even the sweater chain she was wearing around her neck was something she had paid a premium for.

Shen Yanzhi was all fired up. "Alright, then your husband will win it for you."

Jiang Li was about to say he didn’t have to, but then she thought about the cashback. If she and Shen Yanzhi drove up the price, and then she won the bangle to give to him, wouldn’t she make a massive profit?

’It’s a good thing the system doesn’t communicate via brainwaves,’ she thought. ’Otherwise, if it knew what I was thinking, it probably wouldn’t let me milk it like this.’

"Number 23, 28 million."

"Number 69, 29 million."

"Number 37, 30 million."

While the couple was chatting, the auctioneer had already started calling out bids.

Most of the people raising their paddles were women, but there were men as well.

After all, with a bangle this fine, whether you were buying it for your wife or a client, it was a sound investment.

By the time the price hit 60 million, fewer and fewer people were raising their paddles.

Jiang Li raised her paddle. The auctioneer announced, "Number 2, 61 million."

"Number 3, 62 million."

"Number 1, 63 million."

Jiang Li clicked her tongue and called out directly, "Number 2, 100 million."

The auctioneer swallowed hard. "Ma’am, paddle number 2, are you serious? Or are you deliberately disrupting the bidding?"

Jiang Li smiled. "Going up by one million at a time is too slow, and right now, it’s just the three of us bidding. None of us are short on cash, so let’s just jump the bids by ten million and see who this bangle ends up with."

As soon as she said this, the entire room erupted in an uproar.

’Whoa, just how rich is her family for her to be talking so brazenly?’

Besides, this bangle was worth sixty or seventy million at most. One hundred million was definitely not worth it.

The auctioneer cleared his throat and asked, "Will the other two bidders care to raise the price?"

He had hosted countless auctions, but this was the first time he had ever encountered a client as extravagant and domineering as Jiang Li.

Without a second thought, Shen Yanzhi raised his paddle. Number 1 hesitated for a few seconds before finally choosing to give up.

He had originally planned on buying it for his wife, but this price had already far exceeded the bangle’s actual value. It just wasn’t a good deal.

And so, the husband and wife went back and forth, raising their paddles against each other until the price hit 500 million. Shen Yanzhi whispered, "Honey, what are you doing? Are you trying to stop me from winning it for you?"

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow at Shen Yanzhi. "I’m buying it for you."

Shen Yanzhi blinked in confusion. ’Wait, buying it... for me?’

’Is she serious?’

’I’m a grown man. What am I going to do with a bangle? Especially one this green.’

’There’s no way I could wear it.’

’On second thought, if I don’t wear it, doesn’t that mean Jiang Li will end up wearing it anyway?’

’So why am I even bidding against her?’

With this thought, Shen Yanzhi lowered the hand he was about to raise. The auctioneer cried out, "Five hundred million going once, five hundred million going twice... and sold for five hundred million!"

With a BANG of the wooden gavel, he announced, "Let’s congratulate the lady with paddle number 2 for winning the first auction item for 500 million!"

The moment the words were out of his mouth, a server immediately came over with a POS machine.

Auctions were like that: you pay as soon as you win.

Jiang Li paid, then said to the server, "Hello, please give auction item number one to the gentleman with paddle number 3 next to me."

"Ma’am, are you sure?"

Jiang Li nodded. "I’m sure."

[System Notification: Host has spent 500,000,000 on a bangle for her husband, triggering a 999x cashback reward. 499,500,000,000 has been deposited into your bank account. Please check your balance.]