Chapter 37: Sky-high Price Calligraphy and Painting

Si Si rolled her eyes while staring at the ceiling.

She was the most snobbish aunt. When her parents’ business was good, she would often bring her two sons to their house to cry out about poverty and beg her parents for help.

When her parents were losing money in business, she would hide away faster than a rabbit, for fear that they would come to her and ask for money.

At this moment, she suddenly called to care about her. Si Si felt that she must have seen the video just now.

Seeing that she suddenly got so much money to make up for the wages of employees who had been delayed, she might have thought she still had money in my hand.

She won’t be fooled!

[I am alone, but I’m fine. Thank you for your concern.]

Si Si hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to respond. At the same time, she blocked the number directly.

Thinking that her aunt was like this, and so was his uncle, this was a lesson to Si Si, a young girl who has experienced the harshness of the world.

It was better not to have such a relative!

Thinking of this, Si Si wished he could live in ancient times. Although there was not as developed as in modern times, people’s hearts were made of flesh, which was much better than those relatives who were wolf-hearted and dog-eating.

For example, Imperial Concubine Yun, although she is from a different world and has no blood relationship with her, cares about her.

There were also the two little kids, they shed tears when they saw her sad.

This feeling of being truly cared about by others she had only experienced with her parents.

*

Early the next morning, Si Si arranged some food and play for the two little kids, and hurried downstairs.

Tang Xu waited for her outside the shopping mall before half past eight, and the two of them went directly to the auction site.

Not everyone was qualified to enter this kind of event. Except for sellers like Uncle Tang and Mr. Guo, all other participants have to pay a large amount of deposit before they can enter.

Moreover, the deposit was handed in several days in advance. Si Si and Tang Xu couldn’t come to the venue where they wanted to pay the deposit.

Therefore, even if the two of them came, they could only wait outside.

Si Si didn’t feel any regret about this. She had no interest in antiques, to begin with, and she just wanted to know the prices of her four paintings and calligraphy earlier.

Watching Uncle Tang and Mr. Guo go in, they sat in the coffee shop opposite the auction house and waited.

The auction starts at 10 am and ends at noon.

When it was almost noon, Si Si and Tang Xu started waiting at the door.

They saw people coming out one after another, and they were all talking about the same topic.

That was the four calligraphy and paintings from the Daqi Kingdom that appeared in today’s auction, they were sold for sky-high prices.

Some people even said that they just don’t have much money, otherwise, such a rare antique would have been collected by them.

Hearing these people’s comments, Tang Xu pulled Si Si excitedly.

“Si Si, did you hear that? Those people said that these four paintings and calligraphy were sold for sky-high prices.”

Si Si was also very excited, but she didn’t know what the sky-high price those people said was.

She and Tang Xu didn’t know those people who were talking about calligraphy and painting, so it was difficult to ask them carefully. If they wanted to know what kind of sky-high prices the calligraphy and painting were fetched, they could only find out when Uncle Tang and Mr. Guo came out.

After waiting for a long time, they finally saw two old men, Uncle Tang, and Mr. Guo, coming out with glowing faces.

There were many people surrounding them in front of and behind them. They all seemed to be traveling in the same industry, and they looked at them with envy and jealousy.

After Uncle Tang, Mr. Guo, and the others briefly dealt with each other, they walked in their direction.

“Miss Si, you must treat me and Mr. Guo to a good meal tonight, hahaha…” Uncle Tang said as he got into Tang Xu’s car.

Seeing that Si Si was still stunned, Mr. Guo greeted: “Girl, stop being stunned. Let’s get in the car and talk.”

Si Si nodded dully and got into the car with the two old people.

As soon as she sat down, Uncle Tang laughed heartily again: “Miss Si, try to guess it, how much did these four paintings and calligraphy cost?”

How could Si Si guess this question?

She doesn’t know much about antiques, especially the calligraphy and paintings of Daqi Kingdom. Before today, not only her but also the two old men in front of her didn’t know the value.

However, to spoil Uncle Tang’s interest, Si Si still guessed a number: “Uncle Tang, is it more than 100 million?”

Mr. Guo on the side looked anxiously: “How can it be 100 million? You underestimate your father’s collection.”

Si Si’s eyes widened: “Then how much is it?”

Seeing the little girl’s anxious look, Uncle Tang couldn’t bear to tease her anymore.

“Girl, these four calligraphy and paintings were sold for a total of 420 million today.”

“What? Uncle Tang, did you say it wrong?” Si Si’s ears always felt that this number was not so real.

Seeing her questioning, Mr. Guo reminded: “Girl, your Uncle Tang didn’t lie to you. Today’s auction will be replayed on the news in the evening. Then you can see that the calligraphy and painting are the most popular in today’s auction.”

Before this, Si Si’s idea was that these calligraphy and paintings could be sold for more than 100 million. She would be satisfied if she could get tens of millions.

She never expected that four calligraphy and paintings could fetch so much money.

The half she got was more than enough to repay the bank loan, and it should even be enough to help Qi Mohan buy supplies for another half year.

Si Si was so excited that she almost burst into tears: “Uncle Tang, Mr. Guo, whatever you want to eat tonight, I’ll treat you.”

Uncle Tang was joking when he said this at first. He has a long life, so there was no reason for a little girl to treat him. What’s more, he and Mr. Guo also made huge profits from it.

The money they earned today, not to mention the investment, was more than the profit from any business.

Not only Si Si was not calm, but Uncle Tang and Mr. Guo were also the same.

They were already older and had such a large income. Now they can achieve financial freedom even after they retire.

“I’ll treat you to this meal tonight.” Uncle Tang said cheerfully.

“No, no, no, I’ll invite you.” Mr. Guo was not to be outdone.

“Old Guo, even if you take the business from me, why do you have to take the treat from me?” Uncle Tang was unhappy.

“I make money, what’s the problem with treating the guest?” Mr. Guo said back.

“You make money, don’t I make any money?” Uncle Tang became more and more unhappy as he talked.

Seeing that the two old men were about to argue, and their faces turned red, Tang Xu quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

“Uncle, Mr. Guo, we will discuss the treat later. Si Si has been waiting here for several hours. Shouldn’t you settle the score first?”

As expected, these words worked, and the two old men did not quarrel.

Uncle Tang said: “The price of my two calligraphy and paintings is exactly 200 million. I will transfer 100 million to your account now.”

After saying that, Uncle Tang started to fiddle with his phone with his head down, transferring money to Si Si.

 


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