Chapter 471: Chapter 471: The Auction Begins

Chi Youyou learned afterward that such things are common abroad, along with many actions beyond humanitarian boundaries.

She’s not a savior and can’t manage that much anyway.

However, what the senior brother said was true too. Apart from the KM Auction which allows free, mutual choice, items in other auctions have no say at all.

She wasn’t particularly difficult on the senior brother.

She didn’t even ask who the seller of Amber was, even though she knew if she asked, he would definitely tell her, but it would be very detrimental to the auction.

Auctions sign confidentiality agreements, and without the seller’s permission, they absolutely cannot disclose the seller’s information.

Trust is built on a mutual foundation.

She didn’t even tell him she was there specifically for Amber, she just had Song Shiyu arrange for him to be sent a lot of items she wanted to bid on.

She participated as a seller!

"If you fancy anything, just say it later, treat it as a welcome gift from your senior brother."

"That’s not right! If you say so, senior brother, then I won’t buy anything at all!"

Chi Youyou waved her hand repeatedly.

Cheng Shujin sat obediently on the side, listening to the two of them exchange pleasantries, feeling a bit aggrieved. That was the line he had prepared!

Even though he had previously given Chi Youyou three million, it was compensation for her injury, and he hadn’t formally given her a meeting gift yet!

Even a foreigner knows to give a meeting gift, but he, the big cousin, has never given one...

Fortunately, the auction started, and his attention was quickly drawn to the auction floor.

However, the people sitting downstairs at the auction were still discussing the identities of Chi Youyou and the others.

"Isn’t it said that the eldest daughter of the Cheng Family married a poor boy, a farmer from Huaxia?"

"Back then, Miss Cheng was a famous beauty in M Country, chased by many noble heirs~"

"So curious, that beautiful Huaxia girl is like a delicate porcelain doll!"

"Oh no, John, that’s not what you were saying just now. You were calling her a wild monkey from the countryside~"

"Shut up! I never said anything like that! She’s Darren’s junior apprentice! And a VVIP guest!"

...

Listening to the discussions, Cheng Xueyi could hardly sit still, feeling like she was the most embarrassed person today!

"Xiao Yi, what’s going on? Didn’t you tell me that Chi Youyou was a wild girl from rural Huaxia!"

Lili, sitting beside her, always gentle-faced, now had a hint of anger.

God knows how others looked at them just now, like they were seeing clowns!

"Miss Lili, I’m sorry. I didn’t know my uncle spent so much to create such a scene for them!"

Cheng Xueyi herself didn’t know what was going on, but her intuition told her it was surely the handiwork of the Cheng family’s main branch!

First, they invited Yun, and then they had Cheng Shujin bring Chi Youyou to the auction to show off, just to make a scene for themselves!

As for the reason, it’s probably to let Cheng Ruosheng return while the old master hasn’t woken up yet!

The Cheng Family’s foundation in M Country is deep, but it’s also a thorn in the side of many. Cheng Shihuai must want all Cheng Family children to return and guard the main branch together.

What she didn’t expect was for them to spend so heavily!

Even bribing Darren, the owner of KM Auction!

Lili furrowed her brows, seemingly not quite convinced.

"Xiao Yi, you might not understand Darren well. He isn’t the kind who would act just for money!"

"Perhaps they’ve negotiated some other terms?"

"Forget it, let’s look into it later."

Lili sighed. Cheng Xueyi, this senseless girl, she thought she had a good relationship with Cheng Shujin, but didn’t expect there to be such animosity!

And she can’t even read the atmosphere!

She’ll have to think of a way to get her out of the picture later!

Lili approached Cheng Xueyi only for Cheng Shujin, hoping for a chance encounter without too much obviousness, but it backfired.

The auction officially commenced, and she ended the discussion.

There were many items at this auction she had never seen before. Her father said they were precious Huaxia medicinal materials, among which a type of white truffle was even better quality than the previous ones from I Country, and it had to be won. There was also a type of cantaloupe, with only ten worldwide. Her mother loves eating them, so it had to be won.

"Welcome, everyone, to the KM Auction. We are about to present the first major item today!"

The host on stage worked up the crowd, "As everyone knows, we often start with a star item, so now let’s look at the first auction piece!"

He snapped his fingers; a lady in a dress pushed a cart onto the stage, and the spotlight never left.

Everyone had an auction manual listing all the items for today, but the auction did not follow the order of the catalog.

The order in which items are auctioned is decided by the auction.

Generally, the first item is a popular one to set the stage and create excitement. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"As everyone knows, today’s auction has many new items, and all are popular and rare varieties!"

As the host spoke, he uncovered the red cloth on the cart, "Our first item is a ginseng king weighing 80.3g!"

The red cloth was lifted, and a huge ginseng appeared before the crowd, with the main root alone being 50cm long and the branching roots sprawling, well-preserved.

"Ginseng has always been a representative of precious medicinal materials, great for replenishing vitality, restoring pulses, and prolonging life!"

The crowd was abuzz with exclamations at the sight of the ginseng.

In fact, foreign enthusiasm for ginseng started years ago. In M Country, some cigars contain ginseng, and there are ginseng drinks. They view ginseng as valuable, and Y Country even considers it a miracle anti-aging elixir.

They are more passionate about ginseng than the people of Huaxia.

This is why Chi Youyou, after much consideration, decided to auction this medicinal material.

"Starting bid is 1 million! Every minimum bid increment is 100,000! The auction officially begins now!"

As the bell rang, the numbers below instantly lit up.

"1.1 million!"

"1.3 million!"

...

"4 million!"

Increments of 100,000 quickly climbed to 4 million, still steadily rising.

Even though Chi Youyou was mentally prepared, being at the scene still left her wide-eyed, wondering how it could feel like money was nothing!

Finally, the ginseng king sold for 8 million!

It far exceeded the market value, of course, assuming one could find it outside.

The second auction item was more niche, another medicinal material, a branch of Lingzhi called Purple Cloud Ganoderma.

Chi Youyou didn’t have high hopes, just brought it to amaze the foreigners. Surprisingly, after seeing its deep purple appearance, they were captivated, and the price kept climbing.

She even spotted a familiar figure in the crowd during the auction.