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Chapter 479 Bidding

[Niu Jin stole his friend's research and betrayed his former employer who had been kind to him. Now his career has suffered a major blow—serves him right.] [He Yajin runs a special school, brainwashing parents into believing their children are problem students, tricking them into sending their children there, and then beating and physically punishing them—utterly inhumane.] [Li Xiaoyun knowingly becomes a mistress, taking pride in it, having six men as her mistresses simultaneously—truly remarkable.] The gossipmongers, initially filled with shame and indignation after being exposed in public, felt their shame lessen under Jiang Kuikui's continuous revelations. People feel ashamed when their shameful side is exposed in public, but the shame disappears when they discover everyone is equally shameful. Look, everyone's equally corrupt; no one should laugh at anyone else. [Zhao Chengnan, to legitimize his beloved mistress's position, conspired with her to harm his wife—this needs to be reported to the police.] Zhao Chengnan, sitting in the crowd, changed his expression upon hearing Jiang Kuikui's thoughts and immediately got up and left the auction. Everyone gave him a disdainful look. A few people watched his departing figure with envy; if it weren't for the fact that today's auction contained something they wanted, they would have gotten up and left too. [Qin Jiangjie, his troublesome, love-struck daughter is about to be deceived, heartbroken, and financially exploited by that scumbag. Love-struck is no good; you can be deceived emotionally, but not financially.] After Jiang Kuikui finished muttering, the gossipmonger walked out with a cold face to make a phone call. [Tang Xuan, a strong woman, unfortunately has a husband who lives off her. She might even run into him taking his mistress for a prenatal checkup at the city's central hospital.] Another gossipmonger left their seat. The organizers, fearing that further revelations would scare away their major clients, started the auction ten minutes early. When the auctioneer announced the start, Jiang Kuikui also began to pay attention to the auction items. The organizers breathed a sigh of relief when the voice disappeared, and those whose names weren't called also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as those who hadn't done anything wrong felt regret, they hadn't heard enough. Shen Wanwan looked at the auctioneer on the stage, annoyed that the auction had started ten minutes early, causing her to miss out on so much gossip. The first item up for auction was an emerald necklace, with a starting price of 150,000. Shen Wanwan liked it very much and began bidding, "160,000." "180,000." Zhang Qingyao's voice rang out. Shen Wanwan raised her paddle: "300,000." She gave Zhang Qingyao a provocative smile. Zhang Qingyao gritted her teeth: "350,000." Shen Wanwan: "450,000." She mouthed to Zhang Qingyao silently: "Don't you have the money?" Jiang Kuikui quietly watched Shen Wanwan tease Zhang Qingyao. Provoked by her, Zhang Qingyao shouted, "500,000." She waited for Shen Wanwan to shout, intending to stop after Shen Wanwan did, letting Shen Wanwan be the unfortunate victim. But when the auctioneer called 500,000 for the third time, she still hadn't heard Shen Wanwan's voice. She glared at Shen Wanwan with eyes blazing with anger, only to see Shen Wanwan silently say to her, "Unfortunate victim." Zhang Qingyao clutched her chest, her other hand gripping the bidding paddle tightly. Shen Wanwan, having outmaneuvered Zhang Qingyao, was in a particularly good mood. Jiang Kuikui: "You're still so happy even though you didn't get the necklace you wanted?" Shen Wanwan was nonchalant. "A necklace? I can just sweet-talk my dad when I get back, he'll have all kinds I want. But this is a rare opportunity to teach Zhang Qingyao a lesson." "Cousin, if you see anything you like later, just bid on it. If you don't have enough money, I'll chip in." Jiang Kuikui laughed. "I should be saying that to you." Shen Wanwan smiled mischievously. "I know Auntie definitely won't mistreat you, but you just got back, so you probably don't have as much as I've saved up over the years." Jiang Kuikui: "You have a little savings account?" Shen Wanwan: "Of course! When I was little, my mom would threaten to cut off my allowance if I didn't do well on my tests. I knew back then..." "To put it bluntly, 'He who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present,' so to prevent myself from running out of money one day, I started saving. I save all the pocket money my parents, grandparents, and brother give me, and when I want to buy something, I try my best to get them to buy it for me, hehe." Jiang Kuikui gave her a thumbs up: "Smart and resourceful." Shen Wanwan patted her chest: "Absolutely." "But you don't need to worry about me running out of money. Not only do I earn my own money, but your future brother-in-law's bank card is also with me. If you want to buy anything, you can ask me." Shen Wanwan: "Cousin, you're really amazing. You've trained your future brother-in-law to be so sensible." Jiang Kuikui smiled: "He's always been a good person." Shen Wanwan nodded in agreement. "Next up for auction is a string of Tang Dynasty Buddhist prayer beads, starting at 200,000." Shen Wanwan's attention was drawn to the beads on the stage. "Grandpa's interested in these things, I'll bid on this string of beads and give it to him." Jiang Kuikui: "Grandpa's a Buddhist?" Shen Wanwan shook her head: "Grandpa's not a Buddhist, he's just interested in antiques." Without Zhang Qingyao's interference, Shen Wanwan quickly bid on the beads, spending 300,000. The following auction items failed to pique the interest of Jiang Kuikui and Shen Wanwan. It wasn't until the penultimate item, the so-called authentic work of Wang Xizhi, appeared that they became interested. Shen Wanwan whispered, "I wonder if it's real or fake." Jiang Kuikui: "Fake." She had just had the system appraise it, and the conclusion was that it was fake. Shen Wanwan: "Ah? The starting price is only one million, won't the person who bids it lose a lot of money?" Jiang Kuikui: "Not too much of a loss, although it's not an authentic work of Wang Xizhi, it's a copy that has been passed down from the Tang Dynasty." In the end, the copy was bid on by an elderly gentleman. The final item up for auction was a plot of land in the suburbs, with a starting price of 50 million and a minimum increment of 5 million. The competition was fierce, with Zhang Qingyao's voice frequently heard. Shen Wanwan asked in confusion, "Why is she bidding for that plot? Shouldn't her father be involved in something this big?" Jiang Kuikui replied, "Maybe her father is tied up with something and can only send her." As the two were talking, the price of the land had already reached 80 million. Zhang Qingyao was anxious. Her father had given her 100 million, instructing her to acquire the land at all costs, but judging from the current situation, 100 million might not be enough. The price had already reached 85 million. "90 million!" Zhang Qingyao shouted. "95 million," a man immediately shouted. Zhang Qingyao: "100 million." "100 million and 5 million," the man continued. Zhang Qingyao gritted her teeth: "110 million." "130 million." Zhang Qingyao hesitated for a moment, then shouted: "140 million." Only Zhang Qingyao and the man's voices remained. Shen Wanwan: "What kind of land is so valuable?" Jiang Kuikui's lips curled slightly: "It's not necessarily valuable."