Chapter 105 Auction
After resolving the inexplicable incident, Su Luo came back to continue hosting the auction.
It is said that young ladies who grew up in a greenhouse are ignorant of the sufferings of the people. Seeing the white and tender little hands being raised one after another, the price of the post has increased from one thousand taels to two thousand taels, Su Luo was deeply moved.
There are many stages in a person's life, and each stage has its own social circle. A year and a half ago, when she followed Zhou Chongwen, she was reluctant to even spend the two cents for a carriage ride. Today, watching these socialites raise their hands to increase the price by one hundred or two hundred taels, Su Luo really felt as if she was in another world.
"Two thousand five hundred taels." Bi Hen announced the current figure, "Is there anything more than two thousand five hundred taels?"
Two of the celebrities sitting there had already revealed their intention to give up, and the others were also hesitant. Only Miss Yuan and Miss Tang, who were sitting at the front, had a family that ran a medicinal material business and a seafood business, respectively. They were not the biggest in their respective industries, but were second-tier merchants, so they were not invited this time. It just so happened that these two had been fighting since they were young. If one of them went to the Qin Mansion's blind date event this time, not only would they have a chance to catch a rich husband, but they would also be able to overwhelm the other in terms of momentum, so... they kept putting their hands down and raising them up, without a moment of peace.
"Three thousand one hundred taels."
This number made Su Luo excited. She made money boxes, and even if she tried hard to sell them, she could only make four or five thousand taels, and that was the result of the prosperous business of the money boxes for several months. Now? A small card and two girls who were fighting each other accounted for most of Su Luo's income last year. Su Luo smiled with her eyes getting more and more curved. If she had a few more talents like this, she wouldn't have to worry about doing any business.
"Three thousand three hundred taels."
Almost there. Su Luo glanced at Bi Hen casually, and Bi Hen took advantage of Miss Tang's hesitation to quickly shout "Finish" three times.
Compared to Miss Yuan's pride, Miss Tang was a little annoyed. Su Luo went over and patted her on the shoulder, "Don't say I'm discouraging you. Even if you go, you won't have much chance of being selected."
Miss Tang looked at Su Luo in confusion, and Su Luo whispered in her ear, "Qin Huai doesn't eat seafood."
Miss Tang pouted in frustration. Miss Yuan carefully put away the invitation, threw a defiant look at Miss Tang, and said to Su Luo, "Go to my house to get the banknote." After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Go to my mother."
Su Luo smiled and stretched out her index and middle fingers to make a "V" sign. "Just write beauty payment on the receipt. To show my sincerity, I'll give you a Shiseido 10% discount VIP card."
Miss Yuan was finally satisfied, and her face no longer showed a worried look. Before leaving, she held Su Luo's hand and thanked her repeatedly. After they left, Bi Hen called the waiter to come up and ordered two dishes and some snacks, and said with a smile: "These ladies are willing to spend a lot of money to take pictures of that invitation, but they are afraid that their families will know."
Su Luo picked up a piece of dessert and put it in her mouth. "After all, they are women. No matter how rich their families are, it is not theirs. I feel a little guilty about selling it for three thousand taels. If the head of the Yuan family knew about this, he would be furious."
Bi Hen sat opposite Su Luo, "Miss, do you still want to sell the invitation to her? Although Miss Tang is a little hesitant, she may be able to afford a higher price."
"Although Boss Yuan is harsh to others, he has a good relationship with Madam Yuan. That's why Miss Yuan asked us to go to her mother to collect the money. With Madam Yuan blocking us, even if Boss Yuan is dissatisfied, he won't do anything to his daughter. Miss Tang is different. Recently, I heard that her seafood business is not doing well and they are in urgent need of capital injection. That's why Miss Tang is willing to invest a lot of money to buy stickers. Her purpose is naturally to rely on Qin Huai, but I know that even if she takes the bid, she will never succeed. Why let her waste money to make things worse?"
"How do you know that Miss Tang will not succeed? Miss Tang is pretty, and although her family has problems, they are not a big deal for the Qin family."
"The reason is... Qin Huai really doesn't eat seafood. Not only does he not eat it, he can't even stand the smell of the sea. How can you ask him to find a wife whose family sells seafood? As soon as he heard about this business, he rejected it from the bottom of his heart."
Bi Hen chuckled, "Young lady is not only kindhearted, but also quite knowledgeable about Mr. Qin."
Su Luo burst into laughter, "Kindness? I don't have that. I want to ask Qin Huai to hold more events like this so I can sell more tickets."
The two were eating and chatting upstairs when the waiter came up from downstairs, followed by Master Wan's follower, the one who looked neither male nor female.
He didn't seem to come here willingly, and his face was sullen the whole time. "Miss, our master wants to invite you downstairs to drink with us."
Su Luo felt uncomfortable when she heard him talking, and got goose bumps all over her body. "I don't even know him, why should I drink with him?"
The visitor's anger suddenly rose, but he suppressed it, "The young master said that he admired the lady's demeanor and wanted to toast her a glass."
"How can I be magnanimous?" Su Luo waved his hand, as if to drive him away, "Go back and tell him that I am not magnanimous, and let him go." After saying that, he thought for a moment, "Isn't that right? He wants to toast me, but he wants me to leave? What's the point of being so pretentious? There is no sincerity at all."
"You..." The androgynous person didn't know where he got such a magnanimity from. His fingers were shaking with anger. "Do you know who our Master is? How dare you make such a request!"
"Hey, hey!" Su Luo didn't buy his nonsense. "What do you mean my request? No one wants to see him. Hurry up and leave. If you don't leave, I'll go crazy and hit you." Su Luo gave Bi Hen an unbearable look. "Does he think he is Leslie Cheung? And he wants me to go down to see him?"
"You...you...huh! You've got this opportunity that many people beg for but can't even get. You'll regret it one day in the future!" The androgynous man stomped his feet and walked away without looking back.
Su Luo scratched his chin and looked at Bi Hen, "He's quite arrogant, and seems to be someone who really has an important background."
Bi Hen stared at the man's back thoughtfully. After the man went downstairs, he said, "I don't think their accents sound like locals, especially the one just now. Miss, do you remember that when the princess came here a while ago, she was accompanied by such a person. It was a special gift from the current emperor to the princess."
Su Luo was stunned for a while, then suddenly his eyes widened, "You said he is a eunuch?"
Bihen nodded, "I think so."
"Yes... yes! The more I think about it, the more it is true! It must be so!" Although Su Luo had heard of this group for a long time, he had rarely seen them, so he did not think in that direction for a while. If there were no comparison, Su Luo would have regarded him as a pervert and would not have thought that he had any special identity.
With eunuchs following him, the Wan Gongzi must be an important person, at least a prince, but considering the various privileges and wide range of activities of the East Factory, it is not impossible for the senior eunuch to bring the junior eunuch to Nanjing to eat. Not to mention that Nanjing already has an imperial palace. As the former political center of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing is the "Liudu Capital". Except for the emperor, it has everything and is equipped according to the capital's standards.
Thinking carefully about Master Wan's appearance, he had red lips and white teeth. It would be a pity if he was really a eunuch. Su Luo was a little unsure, "Let's go down and take a look." Not to mention the royal family, even if it was a eunuch leader, she couldn't afford to offend him.
Su Luo took Bi Hen downstairs and glanced in the lobby, but did not see the figures of those people. Su Luo called the waiter over and asked him if he had noticed them. The waiter just said that they had just left and their whereabouts were unknown.
