Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 336 - 322 someone lost heavily

Chapter 336: 322 someone lost heavily

Gu Xing is so savvy!

Among previous competitors, many were thrown off by his bids and would deliberately add a few yuan just to be annoying.

Such people are too petty!

It’s truly despicable.

Gu Xing, calm and unhurried, said, "99,000,000 and two yuan."

Hearing this price, Yan Yueqing let out a soft chuckle.

The audience was completely baffled by the sudden extremely low increase in bid from the two, leading to murmurs and discussions.

"Adding one yuan at a time... Do we have such a rule here in the auction? Isn’t it supposed to be at least one thousand yuan increments?"

"This lady must be new here; she probably doesn’t know, right? But Brother Xing following her bid seems to suggest he acknowledges her offer?"

"So petty, adding one yuan at a time... Where did the confidence of increasing by ten million go?"

"When it comes to psyche, Brother Xing has always been skillful! I reckon he guessed the other party’s psychological limit, pushing her step by step, and when she couldn’t handle it, naturally she would offer a revolting price to make Brother Xing back off... Tsk, that’s what happens when a master meets a brawler!"

The auctioneer also felt that Yan Yueqing’s action was petty and silently rolled his eyes, continuing to maintain the process: "99,000,000 and two yuan for the first time! Lady, would you like to continue bidding?"

Yan Yueqing looked meaningfully at Gu Xing: "Mr. Gu seems to really like this stone?"

"Not as much as Miss Yan does."

The remark was both provocative and playful.

After all, Yan Yueqing’s psychological price point was one hundred million; as long as the price didn’t exceed that, she would make a profit from the purchase! For the sake of profit, she wouldn’t just let go of the auction rights to the stone over a momentary gudge!

That’s how auctions work!

Once you have a grip on the price, you can get a hold on your opponent!

Even if they’re now annoying each other by increasing the bid by one yuan, it still doesn’t break any rules; no one can say a thing about it!

Thinking this, Gu Xing even generously said, "If Miss Yan truly likes this stone, just add a bit more, and Gu Mou will absolutely endure the pain of parting with it."

Are you kidding me, is this a challenge to battle?!

It seems both parties are dead set on getting that stone?!

"What’s so great about this stone? The price is almost hitting one hundred million!"

"Hard to say! But from this young lady’s momentum, it looks like she came specifically for the giant stone."

"Judging by her authoritative demeanor during the jade assessment, she probably has some real skill! Otherwise, how could any random stone fetch a price of ninety million?"

"Hey, do you think there’s a chance that the stone might reveal Imperial Green?"

"Give me a break, what kind of rarity is Imperial Green? Is it something you can come across easily? In our T country’s entire raw material market this year, only the big boss in the south got a piece of Imperial Green at the beginning of the year, right?"

"Yeah, the color was perfect, but it had too many cracks. In the end, they barely extracted a small cabochon that sold for over seven hundred million! If this stone can reveal Imperial Green, and a bangle can be carved out of it, it could bring in a profit of sixty to seventy million, covering more than half the cost!"

"I think this young lady has some ideas; maybe the giant stone really will bring a surprise?!"

The discussion among the crowd was incredibly animated.

It seemed everyone subconsciously believed—Yan Yueqing would buy the giant stone!

The focus of their conjecture was on how much she would have to carve out to break even.

But in the next second.

She gently shook her head.

Smiling, she raised her lips in an evidently regretful yet indifferent manner.

"There’s no need for Boss Gu to endure the pain of parting; since you like it so much, I choose to withdraw."

Her crisp words, like a thunderclap out of the blue, left everyone dumbstruck on the spot!

"What? She’s quitting?!"

"Brother Xing spent 99,000,000 and two yuan on that stone?!"

"Isn’t the auction still going? What if someone else bids?"

"Bullshit! Who dares to compete with Brother Xing? Besides, can’t you see they’re gudging each other? The price has long exceeded expectations!"

"Fuck! So Brother Xing wiped out so many opponents, just to be tricked by a young girl in the end?!"

Gu Xing’s smile suddenly froze, his eyes widening in shock as if he heard some wild tall tale, "What did you say?! You’re giving up?!"

Yan Yueqing looked innocently bewildered for a moment, "How so... Just because I participated in the auction means I must insist on sticking it out to the end?"

Jun Yan couldn’t help but hold back a snicker, hurriedly covering his mouth with a small hand to stifle the laugh that was about to escape.

Yan Wang’s reaction wasn’t as over the top as his brother’s, his eyes instead revealing a hint of amusement.

Gu Xing looked from Yueqing to the reactions of the two little ones behind her, and how could he not understand?!

He said angrily on the spot, "Fine, you’re playing me?"

"What have I done to play you?" Yueqing spread her hands, feigning confusion, "I made a fair bid. I didn’t send anyone to eavesdrop on others’ psychological pricing, nor did I drive up the price. It’s just that Boss Gu’s price was more intimidating, which made me choose to back out! Could it be that you’re going to hold a grudge over this, too?"

Gu Xing’s face turned from green to purple.

How could he not understand that Yan Yueqing was being sarcastic?

The one who eavesdropped on the psychological price was his own subordinate; the one who drove up the price was himself! But this so-called "price that was more intimidating"... was only one yuan more!

Yet she withdrew just like that!

After his fury subsided, Gu Xing suddenly felt a twinge of fear—

Had the other party calculated his moves this precisely... could there be something fishy about this stone?

He subconsciously glanced at the boulder.

Seeing Gu Xing’s fearsome expression, the auctioneer’s legs trembled slightly, and he found himself involuntarily saying, "Boss... Boss Gu..."

"Shut up!" Gu Xing knew what he wanted to ask, but at this point, there was no turning back. The auction had gone too far, and it was absolutely impossible to call it off and start over!

Whether it was a blessing or a curse... he would have to swallow it down.

Intimidated by his gaze, the auctioneer finally steadied his nerves and nodded in silent permission, announcing, "99,000,000 and two yuan, once!"

"99,000,000 and two yuan, twice!"

"99,000,000 and two yuan, three times!"

"The auction is closed, Boss Gu wins this boulder!"

As the words fell, scattered applause came from the crowd.

The expressions of the people were quite interesting, most of them with smirks of schadenfreude, eagerly waiting for Gu Xing to split open the stone.

Yan Yueqing pretended to regret, "Such a pity. His bid was too high for me. I can’t afford it, wasting such a good stone... I’ll bring enough money next time to buy it."

Jun Lii went along with her, "Alright, I’ll accompany you next time."

Yueqing nodded, not waiting for Gu Xing to react, and took one cute baby by the hand, leaving straight away.

The auctioneer mustered his courage to descend from the stage, whispering softly, "Brother... Brother Xing..."

Though he was Brother Xing’s man, he worked in this marketplace, and his immediate boss wasn’t just Gu Xing.

If the item had gone through his hands and Gu Xing made a fuss about not paying up, in the end, the boss would come looking for him to fix it.

Thankfully, Gu Xing took a deep breath and viciously threw down a bank card, "Swipe this one."

"Thank you, Brother Xing!" the auctioneer sighed in relief.