Chapter 80: The Big Shot's Heartwarming Gift

Xiao Cheng was not as easygoing as Bai Lu. Once he spoke, it was like sentencing someone to death.

It was either live or die.

No explanation, no room for maneuver.

Chen Dafu didn't say a word and swiftly moved away with fifty catties of sugar-fried chestnuts, pushing his bicycle like he was escaping for his life.

Being scolded by Chen Chunli to death was just a momentary thing. If he provoked Xiao Cheng here and offended him, he would definitely have a hard time in the future.

Xiao Cheng's fierce and brutal reputation wasn't limited to this new town; it echoed loudly even in their hometown of Qingshui Town.

Whether the rumors were true or false, people said Xiao Cheng was more than just a small-time thug. His brothers were spread all over Pingcheng, and although they didn't often show up, a single call from him could gather supporters from all directions.

There were also rumors of his connections with the head of the Pingcheng police department.

If one offended Xiao Cheng, they wouldn't know who to turn to when they were beaten and left in a sack on the streets.

With the help of Xiao Cheng and the electric chestnut-roasting machine, Bai Lu quickly prepared the afternoon's goods for Wen Xiuyun.

Xiao Wei had already gone to school, and after seeing Xiao Cheng off to work, Bai Lu waited for a while before handing the freshly roasted chestnuts to Wu Xiuyun.

Then, she went back to the vegetable garden to water it.

It hadn't rained for two days, and if she didn't water the newly transplanted seedlings, they would wither.

Between the small river and the vegetable garden, there was a tall bamboo and wood fence with some ivy climbing on it. In the middle of the fence, there was also a lush chestnut tree.

When Bai Lu usually came to pick vegetables, she would enter the vegetable garden from the front yard and go straight to wash the vegetables without passing through the small river or seeing what was on the other side.

She had no idea about the changes on the other side until today.

Now, she needed to go outside the fence to get a long wooden spoon, placed next to the black hard plastic bucket filled with river water, to water the vegetables.

When she raised her eyes and looked, she was instantly stunned.

The opposite side of the river, which should have been barren, was now covered in a large cluster of roses enclosed by bamboo and wood, forming a big circle. The other rose bushes around had been cleared, leaving only the largest and most thriving cluster in the center.

Bamboo and wood of the same length were driven into the ground, with one bamboo alternating with one piece of wood, emerging about half a meter above the grass, forming a fence of interwoven bamboo and wood.

At the top of the bamboo and wood fence was a layer of long gray burlap. It seemed that the bamboo had been sprinkled with powder, and there were powdery particles on the top of the burlap.

The edge of the burlap was nailed with a circle of iron nails to prevent the wind from blowing it away, and the fragrance of the powder dispersed faintly.

There was also a circle of hibiscus flowers transplanted along the fence.

Bai Lu knew hibiscus flowers. There were quite a few planted beside her grandmother's rose wall. The roots, stems, leaves, and flowers of hibiscus all contained the scent of musk, which snakes detested the most.

With both the fence powder and hibiscus flowers, even if a snake had ten lives, it wouldn't dare to approach the rose bushes again.

When the roses bloomed, it would be another beautiful scene, a testament to the only longing in this world, transcending time and space.

A warm feeling surged in Bai Lu's heart.

The sky here was very blue, the water was clean, and the air was fresh. People here had their good and bad sides, but mostly, they were friendly and generous, simple and kind-hearted.

This was a complete world where emotions and desires, joys and sorrows, and the trajectories of all things ran normally.

She seemed to be slowly adapting to life here, no longer so stubborn...

As the sun set, Wang Cuihua returned, pushing her bicycle weakly. The large basket on the back of her bike was already empty, but she looked distressed, showing no signs of happiness.

She didn't even have the strength to knock on the door.

"Knock, knock."

"Bai Lu."

The voice was as weak as a mosquito, in stark contrast to the thunderous noise in the morning. If Bai Lu hadn't been washing vegetables in the front yard, she wouldn't have heard this almost lifeless voice.

The door opened.

Wang Cuihua, who was almost against the door, stumbled forward with a large basket in her arms, almost falling to the ground in the front yard.

In fact, she did fall.

It was the flattened basket that innocently cushioned the impact, separating her from the intimate contact with the cement floor.

Fortunately, the bamboo basket was new, and the green bamboo had excellent resilience. As Wang Cuihua slowly climbed up, the flattened part gradually bounced back to its original state.

"Why is it so hard to sell sugar-fried chestnuts?" Wang Cuihua complained to Bai Lu, who was smiling but not smiling.

"Didn't you sell them all?" Bai Lu glanced at the empty basket, feeling a bit surprised.

Wang Cuihua certainly didn't sell them all and was about to explain while accusing Bai Lu of her wrongdoing.

But before she could speak, another loud voice came even faster.

"Bai Lu, are these sugar-fried chestnuts leftover from yesterday? The taste is so bad, and I can't sell them at all!"

Chen Chunli burst in, supporting her stomach, her face redder due to anger.

Chen Dafu followed her with a basket, keeping his head down and seeming to have been scolded thoroughly.

At the bottom of the large basket, there were still some unsold chestnuts, at least seven or eight catties.

Unable to control her temper any longer, Chen Chunli snatched the basket and was about to throw it on the ground.

Caught in the risk of being scolded again, Chen Dafu, fearing that she would offend Bai Lu, rushed forward and supported the basket as it was about to fall.

The basket was not thrown, and the sugar-fried chestnuts inside didn't spill out. It seemed that Bai Lu had not offended Chen Chunli.

Otherwise, if Xiao Cheng found out, it would be a disaster.

Sighing in relief, Chen Dafu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, nothing serious had happened.

Chen Chunli, who hadn't vented her anger, kicked his leg. "Why support it? You useless guy, just like your brother-in-law, so useless. I can throw a basket; who dares to say anything!"

"A broken basket is worth nothing. We can't sell the chestnuts, and what's the use of this broken basket? I don't even want to touch it. You're just useless, like your brother-in-law, letting people play around!"

Chen Dafu, who had become accustomed to Chen Chunli's habit of kicking people at the slightest provocation, dodged quickly after the first kick and moved several meters away from her.

He avoided her second kick by a hair's breadth, almost colliding with Wang Cuihua.

Wang Cuihua was most afraid of Chen Chunli, the shrew. She usually avoided her and walked a long way around when she saw her, fearing a confrontation. When she heard the sound just now, she had already run far away.

Seeing Chen Dafu moving towards her, she immediately ran behind Bai Lu.

Bai Lu was the safest.

As long as Xiao Cheng was still there, no one dared to offend Bai Lu. Chen Chunli wouldn't dare to bully Bai Lu, even though she was a shrew.

Chen Chunli might not dare to bully Bai Lu, but her anger burst out in mocking words. "Bai Lu, what you did is wrong. We are all family, and the sugar-fried chestnuts you give to others sell so well. The ones you gave me are so hard to sell. What's on your mind?"

As she spoke, she glanced coldly at Wang Cuihua standing behind Bai Lu. "Even a widow as dull as a pig can sell chestnuts. We can't sell them. Who are you trying to deceive?"

Wang Cuihua was scolded as a pig's head but didn't dare to retort. She bit her lip, lowered her head, and pretended not to hear.

If she dared to speak back, Chen Chunli would definitely come up and hit her, as it had happened before.

If she hadn't run fast, her face would have been swollen from the beating.

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 Chapter 79: The Boss is Very Ferocious

Xiao Cheng calmly spoke, "It's dismantled from an electric fan."

Bai Lu couldn't believe it, looking down at the dozens of pounds of things turning in the pot, "Does the engine of an electric fan have such great power?"

Xiao Cheng said, "Modified."

Bai Lu, full of curiosity, asked, "How did you modify it?"

Xiao Cheng explained with the simplest words, breaking down the complicated steps, "First, dismantle the engine..."

"Then..."

"Finally..."

Bai Lu couldn't understand.

But that didn't stop her from praising the boss's skills. With great interest, she continued with another question, "How many pounds can it stir-fry?"

Xiao Cheng added a spoonful of sugar syrup to the pot and replied, "The pot can only hold up to fifty pounds of chestnuts."

Oh... the pot is not big enough.

Bai Lu asked again, "Can it continuously stir-fry chestnuts from morning till night without stopping?"

Xiao Cheng: "As long as there is electricity."

"How did you install it in the pot?"

"Welded it."

"If it's welded, won't it be completely fixed? How can it still move?"

"Added a rotating shaft..."

"What's a rotating shaft?"

"It can rotate in a fixed space without affecting..."

"Oh... I don't understand."

"..."

"Will it break?"

"I can fix it."

"Wow~ You're amazing! Not only can you dismantle an electric fan and transform it into an electric chestnut stir-fry machine, but you also don't need anyone's guidance from start to finish. You succeeded in the first modification, and you can even provide maintenance at any time. You are a magical... you are a universal, unmatched, omnipotent super god!"

Bai Lu genuinely thought Xiao Cheng was impressive.

He could do everything, and even if he didn't know, his learning speed was a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times higher than ordinary people.

Who can guarantee that they will learn something in one go?

Just when you think you're impressive because you learned it in one go, the boss has already learned it with just a glance.

In Xiao Cheng's memory, Bai Lu had not seen him learn welding or disassembling and modifying electrical appliances.

He had only seen it once three years ago when he went to the electrical appliance factory in the southern city to collect a debt.

People are really different.

Sometimes, talent and hard work are not proportional. Even if you don't want to admit it, talent wins at the starting line, and even if you put in a million times the effort, you may not catch up.

So, just give your all to what you do. There's no need to overanalyze, it damages your brain, your spirit, and your heart.

What Bai Lu was most proud of was her academic performance. However, at this moment, someone with learning abilities even more extraordinary than hers appeared, and she couldn't help but be sincerely impressed.

This was probably what they call a natural talent.

No wonder Xiao Cheng would go on to achieve brilliant success in the business world that no one could match or replicate.

However, at this moment, Xiao Cheng's expression was calm as water, indifferent like the wind. He didn't seem overly ecstatic.

But...

Perhaps he was still pleased with Bai Lu's praise. A smile appeared in his usually deep and calm eyes.

Bai Lu looked at the freshly cooked chestnuts, picked one up with chopsticks, cracked the shell at the bottom of the bowl, and ate one.

The taste was excellent, soft, chewy, fragrant, and sweet.

Even better than hand-stirred ones, with sugar evenly distributed.

Bai Lu was so happy that she picked up another sugar-fried chestnut, peeled it, and handed it to Xiao Cheng.

"Try it, it's super delicious!"

Xiao Cheng: "..."

Xiao Wei felt sorry for his big brother.

Clearly, he didn't like sweets, but he was fed sweets every day by Bai Lu. If it wasn't sugar-fried chestnuts, it was maltose water, and occasionally a roasted sweet potato as a late-night snack.

Big brother was really pitiful.

Just when Xiao Wei thought that his big brother, who had been staring at the sugar-fried chestnuts without saying a word, couldn't hold back and was about to reveal that he didn't like sweets, big brother...

Bit into the sugar-fried chestnut!

He chewed it with relish, swallowed it, and didn't say a word clarifying the truth from beginning to end!

Xiao Wei was directly dumbfounded.

Two summers ago, he cooked sweet green bean porridge, mustered up the courage to ask big brother to taste it.

Big brother didn't even look at it and walked away.

He didn't come home for three days.

Later, he found out that big brother didn't like sweets. But now, why?

Why hasn't he revealed the truth yet?

Xiao Wei was stunned, with a sugar-fried chestnut stuffed in his mouth, and when he looked up, he was met with a warm smile.

And a gentle voice: "Is it delicious?"

"Delicious." Xiao Wei nodded.

After chewing a few times, swallowing it, he happily walked away to do his homework.

Before leaving, Bai Lu also rewarded him with a handful of sugar-fried chestnuts, wrapped in old calendar paper to prevent the sugar on the surface of the chestnuts from getting on his hands or burning them.

Xiao Wei put the sugar-fried chestnuts in his school bag to eat on the way to school and on the way home.

If a classmate voluntarily gave him something to eat, he could also reciprocate with sugar-fried chestnuts.

Bai Lu said that this is called mutual benefit, making friends with each other, also known as not owing each other anything.

If there are difficulties in the future and friends help, then they are true friends. If they don't help, they part ways without any hard feelings.

Xiao Wei's understanding was limited, and he didn't quite understand.

But thinking about how Bai Lu would exaggerate big brother's abilities when he couldn't understand what big brother was saying, he thought Bai Lu must be amazing too.

So, what she said must be right.

Chen Dafu came to Xiao Cheng's house to pick up the goods after having lunch. At that moment, Bai Lu was carrying a basket of sugar-fried chestnuts and pouring them into the neatly arranged baskets in the yard.

Her movements were neither light nor heavy, her posture was not rough, and she walked with grace and elegance. Compared to his sister, who only knew how to carry a fire stick, shouting and cursing all over the street, it was like comparing heaven and earth.

Not to mention, Bai Lu also had a stunningly beautiful face, a pair of fair and smooth hands, and the coarse hemp clothes couldn't hide her well-proportioned figure...

Chen Dafu was just mesmerized when suddenly he felt an extremely terrifying low pressure surround him from all angles.

His throat felt like it was being squeezed, breathing was difficult, as if he would suffocate in the next second.

The instinct for survival instantly stimulated his brain.

Chen Dafu regained clarity and saw a tall figure at the kitchen door, holding a basket of sugar-fried chestnuts, but with an extremely gloomy and terrifying expression. His sharp gaze swept across, causing him to tremble and freeze.

Like a mouse fleeing in the forest, being stepped on by the king of beasts, a tiger. Unable to move at all.

"Are you Chen Dafu, who came to pick up the sugar-fried chestnuts for Chen Chunli?" Bai Lu broke the silence.

At the same time, she pulled Xiao Cheng's wrist.

The oppressive atmosphere dispersed suddenly.

Chen Dafu was able to breathe again, immediately bowed his head, dared not look at Bai Lu again, and earnestly answered, "Yes."

"My sister is pregnant and inconvenient to go out to sell sugar-fried chestnuts, so she asked me to come over and help her pick up the goods to sell."

As for how to divide the money after making money and whether he could get any share of the money, it was not something that could be discussed here.

Bai Lu didn't care either. She pointed to the leftmost large basket and said, "Take that basket, it's fifty pounds."

Chen Dafu looked at it and didn't move.

Chen Chunli asked him to take a hundred pounds, but that basket was only fifty pounds. If he took it, he would definitely be beaten to death when he went back.

Even if he wasn't beaten to death, he would definitely be scolded to death.

The two baskets on the right seemed to be a bit more, and although it didn't look like a hundred pounds, it was definitely more than fifty pounds.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Dafu plucked up the courage to say, "I rode a bicycle here, can I take more..."

"Don't take it and get out."

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Chapter 22: Grandfather's Mishap

"The starting bid is two hundred thousand."

Upon hearing the system's announcement, Nan Qiao sighed in amazement. Even leftover materials were worth two hundred thousand...

In front of the glass wall, there were three buttons marked with one hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, and one million respectively.

In other words, the minimum bid increment was one hundred thousand.

Standing in front of the glass wall, Li Yusha saw the blue amounts displayed on the walls of other boxes. After several rounds of bidding, the price had already risen to one million two hundred thousand.

"Yusha, this item is good. You can buy it and make soup for Grandpa. Not only will it be good for his health, but he'll also see you as a virtuous woman who knows how to cook soup. He'll definitely appreciate you..." Li Yusha also wanted this treasure, but other buyers were too aggressive. Despite pressing the button several times for a bid, she couldn't secure it. Eventually, she made a bold move and pressed the button for one million!

At this moment, the whole room fell silent.

"Two million five hundred thousand for the first time!"

"Two million five hundred thousand for the second time!"

"Two million five hundred thousand for the third time! Sold!"

"Congratulations to buyer number 19 for winning a bottle of Heart Comfort Powder!"

Nan Qiao never expected that even leftover materials could fetch such high prices. "Yanyan, can you send me some of your leftover materials in the future?"

Ou Yan looked at her with interest. "Send them to you? Can you use them?"

"Hehe, you can help me use them~" Li Yusha finally managed to secure the treasure, hugging her friend in excitement.

The next items were all ceramics, which didn't interest her, so she left early to go home and make soup.

It was two hours later when the final item appeared.

"Chen Ye, the Yixin Grass is here."

Six fresh green plants rose from the stage, nurtured by special potions and extremely delicate themselves.

"The starting bid is one million."

Qing Mu knew that Si Yechen was determined to get this item, so he directly added one million to the bid.

All the boxes were stunned by the large blue amount displayed in Box No. 1. One million! They were going straight in with one million! It was obvious they were determined to get it!

The other boxes also stepped up:

"Two million five hundred thousand."

"Three million."

"Three million five hundred thousand."

"Four million."

Nan Qiao looked at the situation. "Yanyan, how much should we bid?"

"Add one million."

Nan Qiao pressed the bid button, and the total amount immediately soared to five million!

The whole room was in an uproar.

After all, five million wasn't the price for all six Yixin Grass, but for one! Six of them would amount to a total of thirty million!

Others were no longer willing to compete. Just when Nan Qiao and Ouyan thought they had it...

A big blue amount appeared on the glass wall of Box No. 1: Six million.

Seeing this figure, the entire room was even more shocked! Ouyan and Nan Qiao didn't expect Box No. 1 to bid this high right away.

Box No. 3 wasn't backing down either: "Seven million."

Box No. 1 calmly followed up: "Eight million."

Box No. 3, full of fury: "Nine million."

Box No. 1, unfazed: "Ten million."

...

The whole room fell silent, watching these two heavyweights compete...

Box No. 2 felt inferior, wondering why they were sandwiched between these two giants. It was too embarrassing!

"Yanyan, we can't bid anymore. One Yixin Grass makes one Yixin Pill, and they're only sold for ten million!" Nan Qiao said, looking at Box No. 1, "It seems like someone big is here today, and we can't afford to offend them."

"The Yixin Grass can save Granny Bai's life." Ouyan pressed the bid button again for another million, "Today, I must get it."

"Yanyan..."

"Box No. 3, eleven million."

The whole room gasped, unable to believe that a small Yixin Grass could be auctioned off for eleven million! Who was in Box No. 3? How rich were they?

"Master Chen..." Qingmu didn't expect Box No. 3 to be so persistent, "Are we still bidding? The price has exceeded the value of the medicine itself."

"We're continuing." Chen Ye's voice was cold, his tone chilly, "Increase the gap."

"Yes!"

Qingmu pressed the bid button three times in a row...

"Box No. 1, fourteen million."

With the announcement from the system, Nan Qiao felt infuriated, "This is outrageous! Too much! Is it really necessary to compete with us like this for a few medicinal herbs? Who is in Box No. 1? So rich!"

Fourteen million for one Yixin Grass, and thirty-four million for all six... This wasn't something ordinary people could afford!

"Box No. 3, fifteen million."

Ou Yan pressed the bid button again.

Nan Qiao looked at her friend's slender and beautiful hand, stunned. "Yanyan, are you still bidding?"

The total price had reached ninety million...

Even if they made six Yixin Pills and sold them, they would only break even at sixty million, still losing thirty million!

At that moment, Si Yechen's phone rang.

It was from the steward, Wende Qiu, who took care of his grandfather.

"Young Master Chen, something's wrong! Grandfather had a high fever after drinking the stew that Miss Li Yusha brought. The doctor said his condition worsened, and they're still trying to save him... Would you please come over?"

Si Yechen narrowed his eyes, his tone displeased, "What did she give Grandfather to drink?"

"She said it was a kind of tonic beneficial to the heart..."

"And you just watched?"

"I had no choice. Grandfather was very happy to see her and insisted on finishing it all..."

Si Yechen stood up and left the box.

"Young Master, aren't we bidding anymore?" Qing Mu sensed his displeasure, "Has something happened to Grandfather?"

"He drank the soup Li Yusha made. He's currently in critical condition."

"What? When did Li Yusha start cooking soup? And she went to see Grandfather?" Qing Mu followed Chen Ye, "Why not ask Miss Ou Yan to come and see?"

Si Yechen suddenly stopped in his tracks, remembering the girl with the surgical knife, the one with clear and confident eyes...

"Didn't you have Ou Yan's phone number? Why not call her?" 

Si Yechen glanced at him and then took out his phone.

"Fifteen million for the first time!"

Nan Qiao held her breath, clasping her hands together in prayer: "Don't bid, don't bid..."

"Fifteen million for the second time!"

Ou Yan's beautiful eyes fell on the large glass wall of Box No. 1. They seemed to have no intention of intercepting for the time being.

"Fifteen million for the third time!! Sold!!!"

"Yes!!" Nan Qiao hugged Ouyan in excitement, "We got it! We got it!!"

They didn't expect Box No. 1 to back down so easily, unable to keep up, and dared not continue!

"Congratulations to Box No. 3 for winning six Yixin Grass!"

"Yanyan, we finally got it!!" Nan Qiao was ecstatic.

At that moment, Ou Yan's phone vibrated a few times.

She looked down and saw an unfamiliar number calling.

"It's me, Yechen."

Chapter 21: The Auction Begins

As the fire raged on, the entire hospital turned to ashes.

There was a lingering suspicion that someone deliberately set the fire.

Da Bai: "If I find out that the fire back then was intentionally set to make you suffer in the Bai family, I will not let them off lightly!"

After chatting for a while, Ou Yan noticed that it was almost time, and Nan Qiao should be arriving at the agreed-upon location soon. She went downstairs. "Mom, I'm going out for a bit."

"Okay..." Song Qiaoying wanted to ask her daughter where she was going and whom she was meeting, but she didn't want to bother her daughter. She smiled and asked, "Shall I have old Liu drive you?"

"Mom." Li Yusha couldn't help but speak up, "I already told old Liu just now. He's going to take me somewhere later. I made plans with a friend..."

Song Qiaoying furrowed her brow slightly. "Shall I have old Zhang drive you?"

"Uncle Zhang usually takes a nap after lunch. If he wakes up now, he might not be in good spirits, and it wouldn't be safe for him to drive..." Li Yusha said and glanced at Ou Yan with empathy. "Sister, if you have something urgent, I can also call my friend and cancel, and then let old Liu take you."

"No need, I'll drive myself."

But the Rolls-Royce had been damaged by a truck and was still in repairs. Ou Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Do we have any other cars at home?"

Song Qiaoying was surprised. "How could we not have any cars at home? I'll have the driver take you to the garage. Choose whatever car you like!"

Choose whatever car?

Now it was Ou Yan's turn to be surprised.

Song Qiaoying touched the intercom on the wall and directly contacted the driver. "Old Liu, come over and take Yanyan to the garage."

The entire garage had three floors!

Various top-tier sports cars, limited-edition sedans, luxury RVs... in all sorts of colors.

"What does the family do?" Ou Yan was shocked by the luxury cars before her eyes and finally asked.

"Don't you know, Miss Ou Yan?" The driver was also surprised. He thought that everyone would recognize Mr. Li with that face of his, after all, who didn't know the richest man in the country?! "The master has always been the richest man in Huaguo..."

Ranked first on the list of wealthy families in for twelve consecutive years!

"Since last year, after the master announced his retirement and the young master took over the conglomerate, the young master became the richest man in the country."

Regardless of who the richest person was, they were all from the Li family.

Ou Yan understood. Previously, Bai Zhenhai and Xu Aiqin said her parents were unemployed...

So, this was the kind of "unemployed" they were talking about.

After a while, a flashy sports car sound drove away from the Li family and headed towards the main road.

To avoid attracting attention, Ouyan drove the Bugatti Veyron to a nearby underground garage, where Nan Qiao had been waiting for a while.

When she got out of the car, Nan Qiao's eyes widened, her gaze lingering on the luxury car for three seconds before she asked in disbelief, "Is this your family's car?"

Five consecutive nines, the top customized version of the Bugatti Veyron, only one in the world...

Although Nan Qiao knew that Ou Yan, after acknowledging her roots, lived in the Bi'an Lake Villa in Jing City, such an expensive car wasn't something an ordinary noble family would own...

Nan Qiao covered her heart, as if she had received a great shock. "What's your father's name?"

"Li."

"Li Yuanfu??" Nan Qiao widened her eyes in shock.

"Do you know him?"

"Who doesn't know the richest man in the country? Your luck... is too good, isn't it?" Nan Qiao marveled, "The fool in the Bai family must be regretting it now."

In a top luxury private estate in the outskirts, lights were on.

The estate had a total of thirty-two entrances. When viewed from the sky, it looked like a child's drawing of the sun.

Each car would enter through a different entrance, leading to different garages. After parking, they would take a dedicated elevator to the prepared box.

They wouldn't encounter other bidders on the way, not even after the auction ended.

Because of its privacy and security, tickets for each entry were hard to come by, and everyone was vying for them.

Nan Qiao, the most favored princess of the Nan family, naturally had a way to get tickets.

She and Ou Yan were regulars here.

After parking, they took the elevator to Box No. 3, where everything from wine to snacks was available.

...

It was Li Yusha's first time in such a place. If it weren't for her friend guiding her, she wouldn't have known about the hidden world behind the luxurious private estate.

"Mengqing, how did you find out about this place?" Li Yusha had mentioned to her friend Mengqing at noon, not knowing what to bring to Mr. Si who was sick, and Mengqing suggested coming here.

"I've been here a few times with my brother before. They have everything here at the auction! Later, you can see what Mr. Si likes and bring something back for him. He'll be very happy."

Mengqing was also from a wealthy family. She speculated that while ordinary treasures might not impress Mr. Si, the items appearing at the auction were unique.

"Why haven't we seen any other customers here?" Li Yusha was puzzled.

"They're all in other boxes. There are thirty-two boxes in total surrounding the hall, and the one in the middle is the stage."

"But there's no host on the stage, everything is automated."

"Do you know why each box has a huge glass wall? It's for easy viewing of the items."

"You can see the outside from in here, but you can't see inside from the outside."

Li Yusha listened attentively to Mengqing's explanations, feeling a bit envious. If her five brothers had been willing to bring her here to broaden her horizons...

In Box No. 1, Qing Mu stood next to Si Yechen. He respectfully said, "Young Master, as the finale of the auction, the Heart Comfort Powder will appear at the last moment."

"Okay." The man sitting on the sofa had a deep and elegant voice, exuding an aura of grace and nobility.

He had heard that the Heart Comfort Powder had miraculous effects in treating heart conditions, and he wanted to bid for it to study with the medical experts around him.

"The auction has begun."

The stage in the center slowly opened, and an item emerged.

The system's voice automatically introduced the item's source and value...

The huge electronic glass wall magnified the shape of the item, making every detail clear.

It was a small bottle of Heart Comfort Powder, said to provide a cool and comfortable sensation to the heart when consumed by heart patients. It could be used to brew soup during ordinary times and mixed with water for oral consumption during episodes of illness, providing rapid pain relief.

It had no side effects when combined with any medication.

As the system introduced the item, the Heart Comfort Powder moved along the track on the floor, stopping in front of the glass walls of each box, allowing people to have a closer look.

"Yanyan, isn't this the leftover material from when you made the Yixin Pill?" Nan Qiao exclaimed, looking at the Heart Comfort Powder.

"Yes." Ouyan didn't hide anything and said honestly, "It's called making the most of what you have."

Although its effects were not as good as the Yixin Pill, it still had some medicinal value. It would be a waste to discard it.

 Chapter 88: Reasoning

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