An Zhihang and An Zhiyan, upon hearing this, immediately felt relieved. They nodded, thinking to themselves, as long as it’s not an enemy, that’s alright.
Gu Yelin extended his hand to pull An Yiqing to his side to sit down and asked in a low voice, "Has the situation not been resolved yet?"
An Yiqing knew that by ’situation’, Gu Yelin was referring to the theft that occurred in the exhibition hall a few nights ago.
She shook her head and said, "Just to be cautious, I don’t know if anyone else will come."
Gu Yelin stretched out his hand and firmly held An Yiqing’s soft hand, his deep voice reassured, "I’ve got everything under control."
Then, ten minutes later, the auction officially began!
The auctioneer, dressed in a black business suit, excitedly delivered some inspirational words. When he had whipped up the crowd into an eager frenzy, he seized the moment and brought forth the first treasure of the day’s auction.
"Next, please welcome the first treasure of this auction to the stage!"
As the lady in a cheongsam elegantly paced forward, the tray in her hands covered with a black cloth was steadily placed on the display table under the nervous gaze of everyone.
"Our first treasure today is two Ink Jade Pendants!" the auctioneer announced as he gently lifted the black cloth on the tray, revealing two crystal-clear, inky jade stones!
Radiant in brilliance, with flowing ink-like lustre, they felt warm to the touch!
Watching the two finely crafted Ink Jade Pendants on the big screen, everyone involuntarily held their breath.
"Following Miss An’s request from Yuyuanzhai, these two pendants will be auctioned separately, starting at ten million each, with no upper limit!"
With the auctioneer’s command, the bidding voices began to resound throughout the auction hall.
But it wasn’t long before the two Ink Jade Pendants were snatched up by a tobacco tycoon and a foreign magnate for the prices of fifty-six million and sixty million, respectively.
Seeing the pendants being taken away by the hostess, there were sighs of admiration all around; Yuyuanzhai really was something else, having earned a billion in just a few minutes!
If they continued at this rate, Yuyuanzhai becoming Xuandu City’s largest jade brand was only a matter of time.
However, what everyone was pondering at the moment was a different matter. Despite Yuyuanzhai’s current booming popularity and their ownership of over a hundred chain stores, why hadn’t An Yiqing considered founding a company to integrate and develop Yuyuanzhai?
The explanation they came up with was that although An Yiqing had a business mind, her lack of experience and youthful age meant there were inevitably aspects she hadn’t accounted for.
What they didn’t know was that An Yiqing had long since considered this matter, merely waiting for Xuanjin Yu Jade and Xuanjin Pharmaceuticals to make significant advancements before taking the next step.
Inside the private box, Gu Yelin and the others chatted idly while watching the situation unfold on the first-floor auction stage.
When they saw the two Ink Jade Pendants being auctioned for a billion, and three sets of Blood-Red Jade jewelry also fetching high prices, Bai Yiming couldn’t help but exclaim, "Little lady, I must say you’re making money way too easily. I’ve been running around all month, utterly exhausted, just getting Baiyu Brewery on track. And here you are, making over two billion from a few worthless rocks. Tsk tsk, quite the little rich girl! Next to you, we all seem like paupers!"
Listening to Bai Yiming’s sour words, An Yiqing rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "Young Master Bai, don’t play poor with me. My little fish and shrimp money is merely a drop in the ocean to you. Hmm, I remember the most vivid memory when I first came to Xuandu City for school was reading a piece of news in an entertainment magazine. Young Master Bai, to make a young model happy, you spent over eighty million on a Lamborghini for her. Tsk tsk, such lavish spending, I, a poor person, can’t compete."