Hearing the chattering and ridiculing around her, Luo Qing was very nervous for a while, as if she was back in the auction hall, and she was surrounded by a group of trolls to attack the scene. It seems that he will be at his house again, and he is being pointed at his nose and abused by his mother.

But listen closely, the sounds that surround her, although a little exaggerated and intense, are not malicious, at least not so direct that she can hear them.

After relaxing a little, I put on a comfortable posture and listened quietly to these people chatting.

Because she couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all, and because she couldn't get into the topic at all, she really had nothing else to do except sit still. But just sitting in a daze, Luo Qiong felt that he was too stupid, so he took the fruit plate and peeled them one by one for the big boy who was lying on his lap to sober up. She's going to have to do something to pass the time.

Because she had heard that it would be better to eat red grapes after being drunk, she slowly peeled them off with her hands that were as smooth as mutton fat jade.

Although Luo Qiong didn't say a word from beginning to end, but just smiled and listened, her every move clearly fell into the eyes of everyone present. Whether it was a wine escort or a guest, they all clearly watched her every move.

Slowly, someone pointed at Luo Qiong and whispered, and this time the voices rushing towards her were almost all kindness.

No matter in that era, let you not have a bad evaluation of a girl who is quiet and good at listening.

I don't know who started the first group of people to start talking about all kinds of scandals about Howard, and in what kind of posture, once they talk about it, they can't stop at all. I never thought that the old man who looked like a fairy was such a ruthless character, and he did so many unconscionable things in secret.

For a while, Luo Qiong was a little indignant.

One of the girls said: "Thinking that the Han family was killed and owed a large amount of debt, Han's father was almost chased to death by the creditor. Miss Han is such a gentle and kind soft girl, crying and running to beg Huo Dehua to postpone her father for two days. But do you know how that disgusting old man took advantage of people's danger? He told Miss Han that if she stood in the most crowded place in the whole city, she would stand for 24 hours. Then, he let the debt sit on hold for a few days. ”

"Do you know what it means for a girl to appear in the public in such an era when it has not yet opened up? That would be worse than killing her directly. Although for the sake of her father and brother, Miss Han finally did what the salty old man ordered, but immediately committed suicide by taking poison afterwards. ”

"But that's not the most hateful thing about Howard, it's the worst thing about that old man. Obviously agreed to suspend the debt, Miss Han just died on the front foot, and he immediately asked someone to continue to chase the debt. forced the Han family of five to hang themselves collectively. ”

As soon as the voice fell, the entire small circle collectively fried the pot.

Then, another girl said: "It's his Howard master, and he once had a kindness to him." But so what, after using it and squeezing out the last bit of value, I just played the hand of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge...... In the end, he forced his master's family to be cornered, and finally could only commit suicide by jumping into the river together as a family of three, which ended in tragedy. ”

One bad piece of bad information about Howard was passed out, of course, the most exciting thing was that after he spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, he came to help the three concubines. Uncle Ma is right, since capital came to this world, every pore has dripped blood and filth from beginning to end. Almost all countries, all families, will not have a clean path to rise in the first place.

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"I heard you all talk about Howard being stingy, but today his hands and feet don't seem to be like a stingy person, and he can donate a heavy weapon worth five million, so he is not a stingy person no matter how you look at it." When the topic shifted to Howard Ward's strength, a newcomer who seemed to have just entered the industry asked curiously.

As soon as the voice fell, almost the audience laughed, and it took a while for someone to answer this, and it really didn't seem to understand anything.

"In our business, although the status and status are not high, because we often come into contact with those who have status, we will get some reliable inside information from time to time. Not long ago, I heard that there was a vacancy in Beijing, and the price of the listing was not much or exactly five million. ”

As soon as this person's words fell, someone else immediately helped her to replenish it. "No, I haven't heard of Mr. Howard having any hobbies of collecting on weekdays. You say, how could a heavy weapon worth five million come out of thin air with an uproar? The snuffbox was not so much his own, but rather that the people who wanted to stuff money into him borrowed it temporarily. As for where the snuffbox will go, no one cares at all. ”

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Listening to these people talking about the dark side of Howard and recalling the silence of people in the face of Howard at the auction, Luo Qiong remembered a sentence he had seen at Yao Jing. It is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.

Gentleman, even if you offend him, there will be no serious consequences. But the villain, the villain who will be revenged, has a holiday with this kind of person, then he will definitely be hacked from behind. Especially a master of intrigue like Howard.

Today they are here not to represent the will of the individual, but the will of the group, the whole family. And today, before today, whether it was Sun Xiaoyou or Luo Qiong, the two of them all stayed in the inner house in peace. It is precisely because of this that almost no one knows them in the whole society, and they have no influence in society at all. These people have no friendship with her at all. For the sake of a mere stranger, to offend a villain who will be avenged, as for it?

Then take 10,000 steps back and say that in normal communication between people, no one has the obligation or responsibility to bear 100% for whom. If she Luo Qiong doesn't even have the simplest ability to protect herself, why is it worth associating with others.

What's more, no matter how excessive Howard is today, it is limited to verbal exchanges, that is, verbal cannons.

As for Luo Qiong, isn't there already a Huo Jing jumping out to help her?

She's not the totally helpless kind, either.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel relieved. Shift your attention to more places, first by secretly looking at other tables, and then by looking around the audience if you are more daring. Then, Luo Qiong found that compared with those wine companions in other circles, the people in her circle were younger, not to mention, and they all looked quite extraordinary. Whether it is conversation or temperament, mixed in the uneven wine escort team gives people the feeling of standing out from the crowd. These are supposed to be children born into some kind of family with great origins.

Even, even after the big family.

How did the children who came out of such a family get on the periphery?

Touching her doubts, Wang Aiyi, who had already drunk alcohol, shook a little and said: "Don't look around, I told you that they are not simple, all of them are not simple...... It turns out that some of these people are really after everyone, but at a certain time in the past, the family was down. Because their parents were in a lot of debt, they had to go to the drinking field and exchange their youthful lives for money to support their families. As for others, they are the illegitimate children of wealthy families who were expelled from their families because of the scandal.

Because they used to live in that environment, they didn't know anything but spending time and drinking. Therefore, when the mother was expelled from the family along with them, she could only earn money from this aspect to support the family.

These people who came out of the big family, not to mention anything else, their temperament and upbringing are really not comparable to ordinary people.

Because of the reference to Western practices, the party of the upper class generally lasts until the early hours of the morning, and when a group of people drank until about two o'clock, Huo Jing, who had stopped the nosebleed, walked out. Directly join Luo Qiong's small circle.

Seeing the child's expression of wanting to speak, Luo Qiong knew how to get up and go to a relatively secluded place with him.

After looking left and right to confirm that there was no one around, Huo Jing lowered her head and said quickly and hurriedly. "I don't know what Miss Sun's arrangements are for the rough stone that she bid for today...... If you can...... I mean, if you want to trust me, I can design and process that rough for you......" The boy looked rather uneasy as he said this.

Yes, my father treated Miss Sun like that a few hours ago.

Although the whole incident has nothing to do with him Huo Jing, although in the whole incident, he Huo Jing is also a victim. But how to say it, as the son of a father, he has a suspicion that he can't get rid of.

If Miss Sun had doubted and trusted him, all of this would have made sense.

"Okay." It's just a simple sentence, no fancy, no more words, just the simplest trust. Unreserved trust.

For a while, Huo Jing was a little carried away with joy. After taking out the laptop he carried with him, he clicked on a rough stone processing software, and showed Luo Qiong several treatment plans in a row with the roughest model. "I'm sorry, but I didn't do enough because of the tight schedule...... I should dye them and show them the beautiful floating flowers inside, so that Miss Sun can better understand my plan...... If you are willing to wait, I will submit the complete plan to you within 24 hours. The kid said crampedly.

Although he put on a serious and careful attitude, reading and listening to one plan after another, to be honest, Luo Qiong didn't know anything about the plans proposed by Huo Jing. But at this time, it's rude not to say something. racking his brains to recall the bits and pieces about the processing of raw stones that he heard at the banquet just now, he said a little hesitantly: "That, how to deal with cracks." "As long as it is a natural rough stone, it will never escape the magic barrier of cracks. Just like human beings, they will never escape the torture of their demons.

"That's easy to do," Huo Jing said with a sunny smile, "although in ancient times, cracks in the rough stone were indeed a big challenge for craftsmen. But how to put it, the stars are changing today. When technology has advanced to the point where it is now, cracks are really not a thing. Let me tell you, I have a lot of advanced equipment in my hands, which can not only scan the cracks in the rough stone, but even complex organic matter such as the human body. ”

Speaking of the advanced instrument in her hand, Huo Jing was so excited that her whole face changed color.

Probably because of his advanced age, Howard walked out in front of his subordinates, and it seemed that he was going to leave the field early.

Seeing that his son and Sun Xiaoyou were chatting so happily, he couldn't hold back his emotions for a while, and snorted heavily. But he just snorted, and then hurriedly stopped, and now he had no intention of rushing to do something.

As early as a few hours ago, the reason why he was so rampant and unscrupulous to bully Sun Xiaoyou was nothing more than because this girl had just arrived and was isolated and helpless. But now, after a whole feast, she has integrated into a small circle.

If you rush up to do something now, then it will not only be Sun Xiaoyou's face, but the face of everyone in the entire small circle. Even if he is as arrogant as him, he does not dare to do that kind of thing that will anger the masses.

Therefore, I can only snort a few times, flick my sleeves, and stop there.