Zeng Li showed a talent for music at a very young age, and studied with Lin's mother for a long time. Whenever Liang Wenbo saw Zeng Li get praise from Lin's mother after playing a tune, he bred an emotion called "envy, jealousy and hatred".

Mo Fan listened to Liang Wenbo's explanation, chuckled and shook his head. Knowing that this so-called jealousy is just a child's nature, it is nothing more than wanting to get more love from Mother Lin. Now that they are such big people, where can they be jealous and hate because of this.

Liang Wenbo may have a lot of problems, but he is still very open-minded, when he meets someone stronger than him, he will only appreciate and admire, and he will never be jealous of his ability, otherwise the person he hates the most should be Lin Ruoxi. He ridiculed Zeng Li for being Lin Ruoxi's brainless fan, but he didn't know that he was the same, and he was probably ranked ahead of Zeng Li.

Not long after, the banquet began, and Zeng Li also returned.

The waiters came in through the side door with a trolley and walked to the various tables. The banquet adopts a typical Western-style meal system, and there are two to three waiters at each table to serve everyone, adding wine and dishes to the plate. As the carts came in batches, the dishes in front of everyone kept changing, but the dishes were both Chinese and Western.

During the banquet, everyone chatted some gossip, and Liang Wenbo and Zeng Li exchanged a few words from time to time. Zeng Li said that the wine in the evening had been prepared, and it turned out that he would leave to arrange the backyard. Liang Wenbo said, you have to get up and it's not over. Zeng Li said, since you have such a big opinion, then don't drink it, it just so happens that there is not much wine. Liang Wenbo said, do you need to mention it vigorously, as if you have a few bottles of wine. Zeng Li said, I don't have a few bottles, only one bottle, if you have it, you can also say it.

When these two people were arguing, no one helped or dissuaded them, and everyone watched it lively. Only Lin Ruoxi turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear to this, as if she was the only one at this table.

Mo Fan felt that it was really interesting for these two guys to get together, this kind of mutual attack was just a way to express closeness, and many people were like this. If they really don't like each other, they won't pay attention to each other at all.

He couldn't help but envy Liang Wenbo's childhood, with a sister, a playmate, a tough girl, and maybe some other children, how hilarious it was.

After Zeng Li gained the upper hand again, he no longer paid attention to Liang Wenbo, and asked Lin Ruoxi instead: "Sister, are you with everyone at night?"

Lin Ruoxi put down the tableware in his hand, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said, "No, I want to go back." ”

Zeng Li nodded, his face could not hide the disappointment, and asked Mo Fan again: "Little Brother Mo, what about you?"

Xu Jingshan interjected: "Mo Fan, if you also leave, it will be boring." ”

Mo Fan smiled: "Of course I'm not leaving, I'm going to play in Qianzhou for two days." ”

Zeng Li smiled at Mo Fan, with a pleading expression in his eyes.

Mo Fan thought to himself, is this worthy of me? I felt that Liang Wenbo clicked on my waist, and heard the guy whisper: "You let Lin Ruoxi stay for one night, and let Xiaoxiaocao go with her tomorrow morning." ”

It turned out to be playing with the idea. But you don't want to think about it, is Dong Weiwei such an uninteresting person? If she wants to make peace, you and the little cabbage will be out of play for a long time. This reason is just a disguise, it is nothing more than to let Lin Ruoxi rest and relax, don't run around all night and work so hard.

He turned around and asked Liang Wenbo softly: "You are not at home, who will take care of your aunt?"

Liang Wenbo said: "There is Aunt Qing." ”

Mo Fan couldn't help but be surprised, but then he was relieved. Liang Wenbo is often not at home, his parents and Lin Ruoxi are very busy, there must be someone at home who is very familiar with Lin's mother to take care of her, but I didn't expect this person to be Xu Qing. But who else can it be other than the third lady of the Liang family? It can only be said that Chairman Liang is too capable, and the third lady of the Liang family is also amazing, and Mother Lin has forgotten so many people, but she still remembers her.

After thinking about it, he said, "It doesn't work for me to speak, you tell her yourself." ”

Liang Wenbo said: "My words are even more useless, you can try it for the time being." ”

Mo Fan was a little helpless, turned his head and said to Lin Ruoxi: "Since you are out, relax and leave tomorrow morning." ”

Lin Ruoxi glanced at him and said, "Let's talk about it again." ”

Mo Fan said: "What's the matter? Do you still have to have a meeting to study and study? Rest and relax, you have the spirit to do what you want to do when you go back tomorrow, why are you running around at night?"

Lin Ruoxi was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." ”

As soon as they heard that Lin Ruoxi had changed their minds, everyone's eyes looking at Mo Fan suddenly changed greatly, Zeng Li's eyes had more admiration, and Liang Wenbo secretly gave Mo Fan a thumbs up under the table.

Mo Fan shook his head helplessly. Lin Ruoxi is such a shrewd person, you are slapping your eyes and biting your ears, when she doesn't know what the hell she is doing? She is just a mouthpiece, even if she sells face, she is also selling everyone's face, how much does it have to do with herself?

When the dessert was served, the light in the hall became dimmed and the lights on the table in front of it brightened. At the same time as the dessert, there is also a number plate for bidding, and everyone has one. This small sign, Mo Fan can't hold it up now, and he can only be a spectator.

The music that had been playing in the banquet hall stopped, and a master of ceremonies came on the stage, made a brief opening speech, and then invited Ji Guanghong up, and there was a round of applause in the audience.

Ji Guanghong did not go into a long speech, but briefly explained the reason for initiating this charity auction.

This summer, parts of Jiangnan province were hit by devastating floods, with many villages flooded. Although the floodwaters have receded and the victims have been resettled, there is still a long way to go. The funds raised will be used to build schools in the affected areas and to support children and students who have lost their financial resources in the floods.

In order to ensure that the funds are spent, a special organization will be set up to manage it, all members of this organization will be appointed by donors, and only observers and coordinators will be sent by government agencies.

Ji Guanghong said that all of you here are experts in managing funds, and you can manage them better and more effectively. In fact, as we all know, the main reason for this is that there have been doubts about the whereabouts of various donations in the society recently.

In the end, Ji Guanghong thanked the guests present, said a lot of praise, and returned to his seat in a round of applause. Next, the master of ceremonies invited the auctioneer of the field, and the auction officially began.

This charity auction is different from the auction in that all lots are donated by bidders, and bidders do not have to pay a deposit. When you see an auction item you like, you can still bid freely, but there is an unspoken rule in this, that is, what you donate should be worth as much as what you auctioned. Otherwise, if you donate a million-dollar object, but you take back a 10-million-level object, it will make people question whether you are here for charity or treasure hunting. Although there are probably only a few people who are purely for the purpose of charity, who would be willing to lose face on such an occasion.

If the auction item is not accepted, it will also be auctioned back by the donor himself, so that there will be no unsuccessful auction. But who can sit here, who doesn't have a few friends, there is always someone to help raise a few prices, if it is completely cold, it is also very shameless. It doesn't matter if friends buy each other and exchange it back in private, this auction is more symbolic than practical, and it is essentially a fundraiser.

Similar to a normal auction, the order of the lot items is based on the reserve price, and the more valuable the item, the later it will appear. The first auction item was a jade pendant with a reserve price of 1.6 million yuan, and finally sold for 2 million yuan.

For the rich people here, spending 2 million to buy something is just a small meaning, but shopping is a value conversion, and donating the money is another matter. And it's not to show off your wealth and show off your wealth, it's also important to put yourself in the right position, too much swagger will cause trouble.

More than a dozen auction items were jewelry, and Mo Fan wanted to doze off when he saw it.

In the case of a regular auction, bidders will have a list of items to be auctioned. In the exhibition of the items before the official start of the auction, the auctioneer will make a vigorous introduction to the lot (which can also be considered a fool). Tonight's auction items are all put together on an ad hoc basis, so naturally there will be no list. And it seems that because there is no commission, the introduction of the auctioneer is quite simple.

The people present are all well-informed, as long as it is not too obscure objects, or antiques whose authenticity is difficult to distinguish, everyone will have a similar valuation in their hearts. And people at this level, and on this occasion, they will not use fakes and defective products to deceive everyone, if this is spread out and lose their identity, if they are used by someone with a heart, the company's stock will immediately plummet.

However, things like antiques, calligraphy and paintings, even if they are identified by experts, may not be insured, and there have been no such scandals in the past. Therefore, in tonight's auction, gemstones and ornaments account for the majority, and this kind of thing is always easier to identify than antiques.

Liang Wenbo also felt a little bored, turned his head and said to Mo Fan: "Why do you say that women like all kinds of gemstones?"

Mo Fan said: "Probably women are born to like shiny things." Seeing that Dong Weiwei and Song Jiaying were really interested, and then looked at Lin Ruoxi beside her, she added: "There are always exceptions." ”

Liang Wenbo smiled and said, "In fact, there are a few things that are still worth collecting." ”

Mo Fan said: "I really don't understand this, and I don't have a hobby in this area." ”

The two chatted with each other, and suddenly heard the auctioneer say that the next auction item was a painting of Tang Bohu, and they both came to their senses.

I saw a staff member bring a tray, and the auctioneer's assistant picked up the scroll on it and carefully unfolded the scroll. This is a horizontal axis landscape painting, the size of the painting is not very large, and it is difficult to see it from a distance. A large screen on the stage shows a close-up image of the painting, giving close-ups of several local locations.

(End of chapter)