Chapter 509: You’re Overthinking It

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Huang Baifu’s expression changed unpredictably, his gaze flickering, "Kid, I’m willing to pay, in exchange for my kneeling down!"

"Oh?" Xu Yang raised his eyebrows, "That’s not impossible, how much are you willing to pay?"

He and Huang Baifu originally had no deep grudge, it was just a minor grievance between Wang Xiaocong and Huang Baifu.

Even if he wanted to take revenge for Wang Xiaocong, it wouldn’t be appropriate to offend the other party to death.

If he really insisted on making Huang Baifu kneel, it would be the kind where Huang Baifu is offended to the point of no return.

The Huang Family might then see him as an enemy and target him in the future.

That would be very disadvantageous for him.

He did not want to see that happen.

Huang Baifu let out a sigh of relief. Read new chapters at NovelBin.Côm

A problem that could be solved with money was not a problem.

He said, "Your painting is valued at 150 million, so I’ll give you 150 million, how about that?"

Xu Yang shook his head, "You are the son of Asia’s richest man, I don’t think your kneeling is worth just 150 million."

Huang Baifu said, "200 million!"

Xu Yang still shook his head, "Still not enough."

Huang Baifu frowned, "Then how much do you want?"

Xu Yang smiled slightly, "I don’t want too much, in our country, there’s a saying about ’six six big smooth’, so just 660 million will be fine."

"What!" Huang Baifu’s eyes widened in anger, "You actually want so much, why don’t you just rob someone?"

Xu Yang chuckled, "Do you think it’s too much? I haven’t even mentioned our country’s ’prosperity, prosperity, prosperity’ saying, which would be 888 million. Which one do you prefer?"

"You..." Huang Baifu was fuming, "Not only mentioning ’six six big smooth’ but also ’prosperity, prosperity, prosperity,’ that’s even worse than robbery!"

Xu Yang said with a grin, "So do you agree or not? If you don’t agree, let’s stick to the original arrangement, you kneel down and call me Grandpa, and it won’t cost you a penny."

"You’re ruthless!" Huang Baifu gritted his teeth, took out his cellphone, asked Xu Yang for his bank account information, and transferred 660 million to Xu Yang!

"Thank you!" Seeing the 660 million credited to his account, Xu Yang was thrilled.

He had just made 150 million, and now he had banked another 660 million.

He had earned 810 million already without even bidding for the ’Heart of the Ocean.’

For the upcoming bid for the ’Heart of the Ocean,’ he probably wouldn’t even need to spend so much.

Huang Baifu didn’t speak again, he just snorted coldly, stepped off the stage, and returned to his VIP seat.

Xu Yang also stepped down and went back to his seat.

"Husband, you’re so awesome," Zhao Yuxin hugged Xu Yang’s arm, her eyes sparkling with stars.

"Of course, who else would be your husband?" Xu Yang said proudly.

"My husband, hehe!" Zhao Yuxin’s eyes narrowed into crescents.

"Xu Yang, with this skill, you truly have no equal. Just with this ability, you could go to any major auction house in the future and definitely make a fortune," Wang Xiaocong admired with a click of his tongue.

"Finding a bargain isn’t that easy, there have to be bargains to find, and this kind of situation is rare," Xu Yang shook his head.

"That’s true," Wang Xiaocong nodded.

The auction continued.

Half an hour later, it was time for the grand finale, the ’Heart of the Ocean’ necklace.

"The ’Heart of the Ocean’ necklace is…" The auctioneer introduced the ’Heart of the Ocean’ necklace, then said, "A starting bid of 10 million, with each bid increase not lower than one million!"

No sooner had his words fallen than people started bidding fervently.

"20 million!"

"30 million!"

"50 million!"

"..."

In a short time, the price soared to 100 million.

Because everyone knew, it wouldn’t be so cheap.

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"The Heart of the Ocean is worth at least one billion."

"At such a price, those millionaires with only a few hundred million to their name could only watch the excitement."

"It wasn’t until the price surpassed two billion that the bidding finally slowed down."

"Only a handful of people were still bidding."

"Two billion three hundred million!" said a middle-aged man seated in the VIP area.

"Three billion!" Huang Baifu declared with vigor. "I must have this necklace, and I would appreciate it if everyone could show me some face!"

He had come to the auction specifically to secure the necklace to give to the young miss of an official major family in the country.

He was pursuing the young miss to achieve a union between their two families.

In that case, the status of his family as the richest in Yaxi Country would become even more secure.

His own position within the family would also be extremely stable.

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and then gave up bidding.

He and Huang Baifu were both from Yaxi Country.

He wasn’t afraid of people from other countries, but the Huang Family was the richest family in Yaxi Country, and he didn’t want to cause conflict with Huang Baifu.

Huang Baifu was worth the face he gave him.

No one else bid after that, as the price had already exceeded their expectations.

Previously, another Heart of the Ocean was auctioned at a house in Ouyu, which, converted into Hua Xia currency, was about 280 million.

Now that it had reached three billion, there was no need to bid any longer.

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"Is there anyone else who would like to raise the price?" the auctioneer asked.

"No one is bidding, so this necklace is mine. Hurry up and bring down the hammer," Huang Baifu laughed heartily.

However, just as his voice fell, another voice rang out.

"Three billion one hundred million!"

Whoosh!

All eyes turned to the source of the bid, Xu Yang.

In their eyes, a hint of excitement was barely concealed.

Huang Baifu had just deliberately increased the price, trying to make Xu Yang overspend, but he wasn’t successful.

Yet that action was certainly intended to make Xu Yang bleed money.

So, was Xu Yang’s bid a spiteful attempt to drive up the price on Huang Baifu, or did he genuinely want the necklace?

Besides, there was already tension between the two over the kneeling incident.

Now that they were clashing again, the spectacle was even more intriguing.

The crowd had the mindset of onlookers enjoying the drama.

Huang Baifu looked at Xu Yang with a stern face. "Kid, are you intentionally going against me?"

Xu Yang glanced at him and said indifferently, "You’re overthinking it. I came to this auction specifically for the Heart of the Ocean necklace. That painting earlier was a pure fluke. If you don’t believe me, Wang Xiaocong can vouch for me."

Wang Xiaocong immediately said, "That’s right, I can testify to that. He’s buying the necklace as a gift for his wife. He came to Haiyue Island to take wedding photos with his wife. They’re getting married when they return, and it’s his wedding gift to her!"

Huang Baifu’s face turned unsightly.

The words spoken by Wang Xiaocong were likely true.

He had just inquired about Xu Yang’s situation through friends in Hua Xia and knew that Xu Yang and Zhao Yuxin were legally married but had not yet held their wedding ceremony.

However, the necklace was crucial for his pursuit of the young miss from the official major family in the country; he had to win it!

"Then let’s see who has the better skills!" Huang Baifu snorted coldly. "Four billion!"

Xu Yang said coolly, "Four billion one hundred million!"

Huang Baifu shouted, "Five billion!"

Wang Xiaocong snickered and said, "I say, Huang Baifu, why are you shouting so loudly? It’s only five billion. Are you trying to scare Xu Yang into not bidding? Don’t forget, Xu Yang just made six billion six hundred million off you!"