Chapter III Auctions
Yang Wenbin was a little helpless. But he replied anyway. YANG Wenbin. It's a doctor."
"Doctor. So handsome." Luo Yan had a fine light in his big eyes." I've wanted to be a doctor since I was a kid."
Yan Junli sneered on the side. Why did you want to do so much when you were a kid?"
Luo Yan grimaced at Yan Junli. Hum. I want you to take care of it."
Yang Wenbin couldn't laugh or cry at these two naïve people. He patted the shoulders of the people on both sides." Ok ok. You don't get hungry when you quarrel. Let's go eat."
"Yes, yes." Luo Yan happily agreed. Hey, speaking of which. The restaurant should be very lively today. I remember it was in ...... Yes. Here and here."
didn't wait for Yang Wenbin to ask. Luo Yan pulled Yang Wenbin to a billboard.
"This is it."
"Charity Auction." Yang Wenbin bent down. Read the contents of the billboard." Do you have old things that are sitting idle. Do you have enough love. You are cordially invited to participate in the Empress Sea Charity Auction. All proceeds from this auction will be donated to the families of the dead and injured in the shipwreck. Help them get through it."
"Charity auction." Yan Junli came over curiously. Can anyone participate in the auction or bid?"
"It seems like yes. Guests can place bids on the auction. You can also auction off your own items as merchandise. It says that the auction will be held in the restaurant at half past seven in the evening. Those who wish to participate can go to the box in advance to prepare." Yang Wenbin looked at Luo Yan. How. Do you want to participate in the auction?"
"I don't have anything I can get my hands on to auction. I just think it's interesting." Luo Yan said.
"I'm interested. It's a pity that I came out this time. I don't have anything of value." Yang Wenbin said regretfully.
Yan Junli pondered for a while. said." Something to say. I have one thing. You can put it up for auction."
"You." Yang Wenbin was a little surprised. Aren't you thinking...... How's that going to work?"
Yan Junli waved his hand. It doesn't make any sense for me to hold it anymore. It's just a sad memory for no reason. With its sentimental nostalgia. Why don't you donate it to help those in need?"
Yang Wenbin couldn't help but sigh. Smile on." You."
Only Luo Yan stared at her with a pair of big eyes that were dripping. I don't understand what you're talking about. But it's very powerful. I'm going to go with you."
The private room is located in the northwest corner of the restaurant. The three of them walked in and took a look. There are already quite a few people sitting inside. There are a few different things in front of me. Presumably they were all used for bidding. Yan Junli and the three of them found a place and sat down. I saw the service manager Yin Mingxu who stood at the front when they got on the boat.
"Thank you for your support of our event. Please place the items you want to participate in the auction in the upper left corner of the table. Then fill in the story of the item on the manuscript paper provided by us on the table. I believe. Every old thing in everyone's hands has its own value and story. Please share them with everyone. I hope these stories will impress the bidders. It also allows more people to dedicate their love."
Soon. The people in the box began to bow their heads and write. Yan Junli took out the old fountain pen from his pocket and put it on the table. I began to frown at the blank manuscript paper. It took a long time to start writing.
"What did you write?" Yang Wenbin leaned over curiously to look."' Five years ago Montblanc fountain pen. Although there is significant wear and tear. But still the writing is smooth. Good performance.'What kind of nonsense are you writing. Did they ask you to write a description of the item?" Yang Wenbin couldn't cry or laugh.
Yan Junli said innocently." What else would you write if you don't write this? How can I know all those crepe things."
"People are asking you to write. Oops forget it. Pen me." Yang Wenbin couldn't help but break up and snatched Yan Junli's pen and paper. I wrote it.
"Look at you. Why are you like this?" Yan Junli shook his head helplessly. OK, OK, OK. You have the writing you write. I'm not going to rob you."
While Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli were talking. Luo Yan looked around boredly. Then it cried out as if a new continent had been discovered.
"Ahh That."
Luo Yan's voice was so loud that all the people around him looked at him.
"Shhhhhh Yan Junli hurriedly glared at Luo Yan. What are you doing?"
Luo Yan hurriedly covered her mouth. Leaned over and said. You see, you see. A man and a woman in the row in front of us are holding something."
Yan Junli followed Luo Yan's gaze. Seeing a man and a woman in the front row. I look like I'm fifty years old. Men are very obese. And the beard looks a little scruffy. And women are thinner. Both the cheekbones are high and the brow bones are high. Very sleek. On the table in front of the two of them is a delicate jewelry box. Inside the box is a string of silver necklaces. It's been some years. The sterling silver part is somewhat blackened.
"What's going on?" Yan Junli is inexplicable." Isn't it just a necklace?"
But Luo Yan was very excited. Wrong wrong. That's definitely not your average necklace. I've definitely seen it somewhere."
"You can be quiet." Yan Junli glared at her again. I can't wait to reach out and cover the mouth of this uneducated little girl." No matter how I look at it, it's an ordinary necklace. Nothing special."
"No, no, no. This necklace is definitely an extraordinary antique artifact. It's so strange to be at this kind of auction.."
Luo Yan's voice just fell. The door to the box suddenly opened. Walked in a man in a white dress. Young woman looking in a hurry.
"Hey." Yan Junli touched Yang Wenbin with his elbow. Motioning for him to look up." Look at her. Isn't it Zhu Bairong we saw when we first got on the boat?"
Yang Wenbin stopped his pen and raised his head. The person who walked in was really Zhu Bairong. She looked hurried. His eyes swept among the guests. Walk towards the pair of men and women in the front row with a clear goal. One snatched the box containing the necklace.
"Zhu Bairong. What are you doing?" The thin woman stood up all at once. The cry is very high-pitched.
"What do I want to do. I should ask you that." Zhu Bairong's face was very ugly." Why did you steal 'Drunk' without my permission? This is my necklace."
The fat man cleared his throat. BAI Rong. First. It's your father's thing. Not your thing. Second. Didn't you say that. This chain is not something auspicious. Its curse will bring misfortune to our entire family. Originally, your uncle was going to throw this thing away. We thought we might as well auction it. Can you help a little more......"
"Shut up. That's my stuff. Don't rob me, any of you." Zhu Bairong's voice became higher and higher. She tried her best to protect the necklace box on her chest." Don't even think about selling it."
Talking. Zhu Bairong ran out of the box with the box. The fat man and the thin woman originally wanted to get up and chase them out. But then it seems to be a loss of face. In the eyes of the people in the full box, he sat down.
"What happened to that woman just now?" Luo Yan muttered. There was no hiding of his disgust in his tone.
This sudden storm passed quickly. The guests in the box have written the manuscript paper in front of them. Hand it in. When Yang Wenbin finished writing, there were no more people left in the box. It was Yan Junli who repeatedly urged Yang Wenbin to hand over the manuscript paper to Yin Mingxu.
"That's a good job. Thank you for participating. The refugees who are sponsored will be happy." Yin Mingxu said with a smile.
"Where. Participation in charitable activities is deserved." Yang Wenbin shifted the subject while prevaricating. Speaking of which, though. It's true that it was Miss Zhu Bairong who just broke in, right? What the hell is going on......"
"That's it. It's too rude." Luo Yan also protested.
"This one." Yin Mingxu smiled bitterly. I've heard a little bit about it, too. The couple who just sat in the front row of you. One is Zhu Bairong's uncle. One is her aunt. They are called Zhu Haoran and Mao Yingqin. It all started with the necklace. It is said that this was found by the old man of the Zhu family on his last voyage. It is a jewel of the Victorian period of England. It's called 'Drunkenness.' It's a legendary cursed necklace."
"The Cursed Necklace."
"I don't know if it's true or not. But there seems to be a legend that says that anyone who wears this necklace. All of them died violently and inexplicably. And that's not all. The families who have handled this necklace are all gone. I heard that after the death of Mr. Zhu. The necklace was brought back. Zhu Bairong is particularly fond of it. It's just sick to the point. Zhu Haoran and they were worried that the curse of the necklace would bring misfortune to the family. I've always wanted to make a move. But Zhu Bairong always protected it. It's like being cursed."
"That's terrible." Yan Junli shrugged. Apparently he is an unbeliever.
"Believe it or not." Yin Mingxu patted Yang Wenbin and Yan Junli on the shoulder. Walk through between the two." I'm going to get ready for the auction. The auction will start as soon as it starts. Go over there."
The goods at the auction are varied. Some of them are worth a lot of money. Some look worthless. But full of memories. One of the lots even had a half-broken pencil.
"This lot is from Ms. Hua. Ms. Hua said. This pencil was a gift from her husband when he first met her in elementary school. She has remained until now. And now she and her husband are both seventy-five years old."
The audience burst into thunderous applause. The last half of the pencil was photographed at a height of 7,000 yuan.