Ahem, in fact, Su Mingzheng just wanted to show a decent attitude. In a place like this, everyone still needs to pay attention to etiquette.
Following Su Mingzheng's guidance, the two approached a conference hall on the third floor. This conference hall was currently the only place in the entire building where Su Ronghan heard the most voices and saw the most people. There was obviously some activity, and It should be the destination.
There was a counter at the entrance of the conference hall. The receptionist was wearing a tuxedo and wearing white gloves on her hands. She greeted the two people gently and politely.
Su Mingzheng took out a card from her thin wallet and handed it to the receptionist. Soon she changed it to a number plate with red characters on a white background. Su Ronghan saw clearly that the card was not the credit card she saw most today, but an ID card. What activities require identification? The number plate says 22.
"This is today's auction catalog, please refer to it." The welcoming lady held up a book with bright and lively cover design and exquisite printing in her hands.
Hearing the keyword, Su Ronghan suddenly looked up, searched, and saw the brown-backed white notice on the other side of the entrance, which read: "Auction of Private Collections." 』The small art design with white characters is not ostentatious at all.
Sister──she said she wanted to buy something for me, do I need to buy it at the auction...?
Su Ronghan felt like she was going to explode.
The uneasiness in my heart completely expanded.
Regardless of whether her sister was about to explode, whether she was like a dangerous hydrogen balloon, and whether her heart was rolling with panic or not, Su Mingzheng had no idea at all. She elegantly found a seat slightly behind the center for the two of them. Come down.
The whole occasion was very orderly. Even if someone wanted to talk to each other, they would keep their voices down so as not to disturb others. The lights in the auditorium of the conference hall were not very bright, so that the bidders would not see each other too clearly, but the stage in front was bright. Dazzling.
"Sister..." Su Ronghan finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and her voice was a little hoarse: "Is this too exaggerated...?"
"Why do we buy things..." After buying something at an auction... Su Ronghan really wanted to say it loudly, but the occasion was too depressing and she couldn't do it.
Isn't the so-called auction a very expensive place where super rich people compete with each other for price? Do you need to go to a place like this to buy something for me? I was completely unprepared!
"Don't think too much." Su Mingzheng stretched out her hand to smooth the fur of the little white rabbit again. Seeing that her fur was really going to explode, she continued.
"This is just a casual auction for everyone to exchange interesting collectibles. It's really not a high-consumption place!" Su Mingzheng made it clear directly.
"Look at the catalog. If there's anything you like, we can bid on it."
"Look, it's only tens of thousands of yuan! There are still thousands of yuan..."
"I don't want it!" Su Ronghan lowered her head and refused stubbornly. I have already spent too much money on my sister today, and I am not really being taken care of.
"Ahem." Seeing the stubborn and arrogant sister, Su Mingzheng thought it was a bit cute, but she still wanted to cheat. "The rule here is to pay a deposit before bidding. I have already transferred the money before I came. If there is nothing, If you buy, you can’t get your deposit back.”
"What!" Su Ronghan, who was still burying her head like an ostrich, looked up at Su Mingzheng in panic, making Su Mingzheng feel a little guilty.
"Really?" Su Ronghan was really nervous.
"How much is the deposit?" she asked weakly.
"Fifty thousand yuan." Su Mingzheng maintained a calm attitude and made a five with the palm of his hand. In fact, it is really this number.
"Ah..." The girl's eyes became pitiful, and her hands tightly grasped the fabric on the front of her clothes.
Su Mingzheng silently poked her sister with the auction catalog.
"Then... buy it..." The girl took the book and opened the first page. Her reluctant attitude was more difficult than asking a child who doesn't like to read to open a textbook. After a minute, as if she suddenly thought of a way, she raised her head again. Looking at Su Mingzheng, her eyes regained their vitality, "Sister, what do you want?" It seemed that she wanted Su Mingzheng to buy something by herself.
Su Mingzheng leaned her elbow on the back of the chair in front of her, supported her chin with the back of her hand, and turned sideways to look down at her sister who was reading, studying her expression.
"Is it so difficult?" Su Ronghan didn't know how to answer her sister's slightly serious tone, and her heart started beating fast.
"Do you consider the Su family where you live now as your own home?"
"If it's your own home, your own room, why wouldn't you want to decorate it?"
Su Mingzheng suddenly sat up straight, looked away, and stroked the top of Su Ronghan's head.
"Many of the joys in life exist in your own home, especially your own room. You should try to experience this kind of fun."
Such philosophical words came out of Su Mingzheng's mouth so naturally, and she convinced Su Ronghan unconsciously. Su Ronghan, who always lives in a rented house and keeps the simplest furniture at all times, has never thought about this truth.
"Pick out two decorations for your room, okay? A room without decorations doesn't look like a girl's room."
Lowering her head to hide her expression, Su Ronghan secretly curled her lips, feeling sweet in her heart.
Sister, she really indulged me, and she softened her tone in the end. It was completely different from the beginning, Su Ronghan couldn't help but think to herself.
"I know!" Su Ronghan straightened her back and nodded seriously, just like a hard-working child saying she would work hard, but then she blinked and smiled, "Sister, you just lied to me about the deposit, right? ?”
Su Mingzheng opened her lips slightly, "Were you discovered?"
"If it were true, you wouldn't use other words to persuade me." You would just keep mentioning 50,000 yuan to pressure others to comply.
"Hey, occasionally I want to say something philosophical and show off my qualities."
"Sister," Su Ronghan looked at her sister diligently.
"What?" I didn't lie about anything else, that is, the deposit will actually be refunded.
"I regard the Su family as my own." The girl's eyes were shining, very direct and stubborn, and she held on to Su Mingzheng.
Su Mingzheng was embarrassed. This was a rare opportunity. Why do you look at people like this? She secretly complained in her stomach.
Su Ronghan looked at the catalog with relish, and Su Mingzheng also became happy when she saw such a scenery. When her sister came over to tell her what she liked, she followed her and the two sisters whispered.
"I like this, it's so cute." Su Ronghan pointed to a penguin in the catalog.
"Let me take a look -" Su Mingzheng identified the material of the penguin, "The body of obsidian, the belly of white crystal, the eyes of black pearls, and the claws of silver should be these materials." The important thing is that this penguin is well carved. It's cute and silly. In the catalog, a small red scarf was specially put on it, which makes it look particularly Christmassy.
"Sister, can you recognize these gems?" Su Ronghan raised her eyebrows in surprise. Su Ronghan once again confirmed that there were only pictures on this page of the catalog and no description of the materials. She turned to the next page and found that the creative material in the description was exactly what Su Mingzheng said. It was just right.
"I know a little bit about gems." Su Mingzheng raised one corner of her mouth persistently. In fact, these are not precious gems, but the creator's hard work made them into lovely works.
There are many gem-related works of art in the catalog, including jadeite, tourmaline, emerald, fancy yellow diamond, ruby, and sapphire, but the second piece Su Ronghan chose is:
"This is so weird, a fish fossil? Is it a real fossil? It's said to be from the Eocene period 50 million years ago. It's so ancient─"
"Do you like animals?" Su Mingzheng laughed at her sister's cuteness, and the two things she picked were related to animals.
Su Ronghan was a little surprised at first, but soon nodded.
"Then do you want to keep a pet?" Little White Rabbit Keep Little White Rabbit? Or raising cats and dogs?
The little white rabbit shook his head vigorously and replied seriously: "Actually, what I like are wild animals. What I really like should be: nature."
"Then, after you finish college, will I take you and my friends to go camping in the wild? We will occasionally do this kind of outdoor activity. My jeep will come in handy when we go to the wild. Hey, you still have a few more Have you finished your monthly exams?"
"Well... there are still eight months left..." The exam will be held in July next year, and it's only the end of October now.
"We have to wait until then." Camping always requires several consecutive days of vacation, so it is not suitable to kidnap people before the exam. "It's still a long time, so don't work too hard every day. It doesn't matter if I bring you out like I did today."
Amidst the whispers of the sisters, the auction was announced, and an old uncle with gray hair but witty words and wearing a tuxedo walked onto the stage.
The introduction of the auction items he carried easily had the effect of advertising the auction items, and the auction process quickly started.
When it was almost Su Ronghan's turn to choose the Brazilian jewel bird, Su Mingzheng pulled up her sleeves and made a battle-ready stance.
During the actual auction, a young man also fell in love with the penguin, maybe he wanted to buy it as a gift for his girlfriend, and he was particularly murderous when he snatched it. Of course, Miss Su was not losing her momentum, and she frequently raised her cards to compete with him.
"There will be a price increase on the 22nd."
"One more price increase on the 39th." The host followed the quotation.
What made Su Ronghan panic was that the price was not called out. In TV dramas, don't they always call out how much to add? Why are they just raising signs silently here? She secretly tugged on Su Mingzheng's sleeve and said, "Sister, how much does it cost to raise a sign once?"
"The rule is 10% of the reserve price." It would be too noisy to shout out the price every time. At auctions, everyone only needs to hold up their placards.
Su Mingzheng held up the sign again.
Penguin's base price is 6,000 yuan, and the 10% is 600 yuan. Su Ronghan's heart trembles with the rising prices of 600 to 500 yuan, and it seems to be beating erratically.
"The price increased once on the 22nd, and the highest price now is 7,800 yuan on the 22nd." Being a host requires mental arithmetic and remembering the price clearly at all times. Of course, the staff behind the scenes will also remind him.
At this time, No. 39 was already glaring at Su Mingzheng frequently, but Miss Su was not afraid of spending money. After the man increased the price, she calmly raised the number plate without hesitation.
"9,000 yuan, is there anything higher than 9,000 yuan?"
The man raised his card with difficulty again.
Miss Su is not rigid in doing small things. Whether it is 10 million yuan at the charity dinner auction or 10,000 yuan here, they are all treated on the same scale. She finally raised the price.
"12,000 yuan." It's not impossible to shout out the price in person, but it's just a bit arrogant in this situation, which easily attracts everyone's attention. In the end, if you don't bid enough, you will be embarrassed.
Finally gave up on the 39th...
Miss Su, who was shouting the price arrogantly, sat down again, listened proudly to the host's announcement three times and then knocked the gavel.
Although 600 yuan was more than half of her pocket money for half a week, and it was spent just by raising the signs, but Su Ronghan was even more excited: the auction seemed to be fun, and she decided to hold the signs by herself next time.
