Chapter 38: No Chance Left, Still Acting Tough!
"Alright, stand up," Ling Fan nodded.
"Thank you, boss!"
"However, you’re not yet qualified to be my subordinate. Start off as an honorary little brother!" Ling Fan shook his head.
He Feichen’s talent was mediocre, not enough to catch his eye even for a minor role.
"What?" He Feichen was stunned. He didn’t even qualify to be Ling Fan’s minion?
This guy instantly felt depressed. The 37th ranked expert on the Star Plucking List was being despised?
Zhou Tianlu, Yun Fei, and Chen Ling were all bewildered, their eyes on Ling Fan filled with complexity.
"My god, Young Master He, who hailed from Zhongnan Mountain, isn’t qualified to be Young Master Ling’s little brother? Then what am I, not even worth a fart?" Zhou Tianlu was even more disheartened.
Yun Fei looked at Ling Fan, a hint of admiration in her eyes, "It seems... following Young Master Ling wouldn’t be so bad, but I wonder what kind of person he is!"
Chen Ling was dumbfounded, feeling that the world she knew had changed. She suddenly realized that the circles Ling Fan moved in were completely different.
Suddenly, she felt that calling him ’daddy’ that morning wasn’t in vain; calling him that a hundred more times would still be worth it!
In her excitement, Xiao Chubing’s eyes moistened slightly. "Grandpa, I misunderstood you. The husband you found for me is so outstanding!"
"The auction is about to start; let’s go in!" Yun Fei stabilized her emotions and reminded everyone.
Ling Fan led the way, with Yun Fei guiding him in front, flanked by Xiao Chubing and Chen Ling, and Zhou Tianlu and He Feichen following, they entered the hall in single file.
As they just walked into the auction hall, Yun Fei about to lead Ling Fan to their seats, her expression suddenly changed, becoming tense.
Ling Fan glanced around the hall, which was packed with hundreds of people. It wasn’t just the Huang Laoji brand being auctioned today but also some pawned items, many were there looking for bargains.
"What’s wrong?" Ling Fan asked curiously.
"I apologize, Young Master Ling, we arrived a bit late and I didn’t reserve enough seats, so the front row only has two seats left!" Yun Fei said self-reproachfully.
Then, Chen Ling spoke up, "Young Master Ling, you and President Xiao take the front seats, we can find seats anywhere else!"
"Yes, Miss Chen is right. Young Master Ling, you and your sister-in-law go ahead," Zhou Tianlu and He Feichen chimed in from the side.
Ling Fan waved his hand, "It’s not that troublesome. Yun Fei, you go ahead with your duties. You two take those seats, and the three of us will find some other place."
Ling Fan found a secluded spot nearby with the two women, as he couldn’t possibly leave Chen Ling alone.
After a moment of hesitation, Yun Fei, who had to go on stage, said, "Let’s listen to Young Master Ling, you two go on ahead!"
Zhou Tianlu nodded, pulling He Feichen with him.
"The boss seems quite approachable!" He Feichen noted with curiosity, something he himself would never do.
"Hehe, Young Master Ling is a great hermit in the marketplace!" Zhou Tianlu said mysteriously.
From a distance, Xu Sicong stared over.
"Damn, am I seeing things? Look, who is that?"
"Hmm? Xiao Chubing, and isn’t that the legendary loser son-in-law of the Xiao family?" Feng Qiang frowned, having not seen Ling Fan before.
Zhang Xu was surprised, "How did he get here? Yes, he is the loser who married into our family, apparently personally attended by President Yun?"
Xu Sicong sneered, "Look, they separated!"
"Haha, Zhang Xu, you’re right. That loser certainly seems like a paper tiger. The Zhou Family isn’t even frightened by him.
Why else would Zhou Tianlu sit in the VIP seats, while that idiot sits with two beauties in a corner?" Feng Qiang snickered.
"Brother Feng, you’re exactly right. Watch how I deal with this idiot later. Damn, I’m going to knock his teeth out!" Xu Sicong gritted his teeth ferociously, still furious from the slap he received in the morning at the sight of Ling Fan.
At that moment, Yun Fei took to the stage, now dressed in a pale purple sequined evening gown, shimmering under the lights like a major star.
"Yun Fei really is beautiful, damn, I would live a few years less to spend a night with her," Xu Sicong licked his lips.
"Easy, kid. Don’t start what you can’t finish. President Yun’s connections aren’t simple; my dad mentioned there might be some link to Zhongnan Mountain," Feng Qiang joked.
"Cough cough...you don’t need to remind me!" Xu Sicong’s gaze never left Yun Fei.
"Today’s first auction item is the centuries-old brand ’Huang Laoji’..." Yun Fei began introducing from the stage.
The bidding for ’Huang Laoji’ was originally set to be last, but she didn’t want to delay Ling Fan’s time, so she changed the rules temporarily.
As soon as the auction started, Zhang Xu immediately raised his paddle, "One billion!"
One billion was the starting bid, and the Feng Family was determined to win today’s bid; this task was assigned to Feng Qiang.
Yun Fei unconsciously looked in Ling Fan’s direction on the stage, "Any other bids?"
The auction was basically pre-determined, and everyone tacitly understood; no one would cross the Feng Family, so not a single person spoke up.
"Chen Ling, raise the bid, until we win it!" Ling Fan instructed.
"What?" Chen Ling looked towards Xiao Chubing, somewhat panicked.
"Ling Fan, I don’t have that much funds available!"
"Just keep bidding; I have it!" Ling Fan said with a slight smile.
Xiao Chubing had no choice but to agree and nodded at Chen Ling.
"Second call, any other bids?" Yun Fei wondered to herself, "Did I guess wrong?"
Chen Ling gritted her teeth, her voice trembling a bit, "Eleven billion!"
"Hmm?" Feng Qiang raised his eyebrow and turned to look.
Not just Feng Qiang, everyone in the hall turned their heads towards the source of the voice.
"Damn, there’s a show to watch today, who is this, daring to challenge the Feng Family?" someone muttered.
Xu Sicong smirked, "Brother Feng, looks like this kid came here today to challenge you. Is he really that rich?"
Zhang Xu’s eyes brightened, "I’m not sure how much money he has in his pocket? Even selling Xiao Chubing’s Tian Yun isn’t worth a billion, I know what’s going on, he must have used his last chance, the money isn’t his."
"Hehe, I just said, but Brother Feng, this might be tough for you, today’s bidding might not go as smoothly," Xu Sicong chuckled.
A dark flash crossed Feng Qiang’s eyes, "Don’t speak ill of fortune, I don’t believe his last favor is that valuable? Would someone really smash tens of billions out?"
"Zhang Xu, follow!"
Zhang Xu complied and then shouted twelve billion.
The two parties then engaged back and forth, directly escalating the bid to twenty-one billion!
Ling Fan’s side was determined to get ’Huang Laoji’.
Everyone present was stunned, this was seriously a battle, who was this with such an iron head, not afraid at all of offending the Feng Family!
Zhang Xu wiped a cold sweat, this idiot has gone mad, can he really bring out so much money?
"Young Master Feng, still following?"
Just then, Ling Fan looked over disdainfully, his face provocative, and even flashed his middle finger.
Feng Qiang exploded immediately, "F*ck his mother, raise it to thirty!"
Ling Fan continued to add another billion and flashed his middle finger again.
"Zhang Xu, raise it to forty, and if he raises again, just let it be!" Feng Qiang gritted his teeth, having money doesn’t mean wasting it like this.
"Young Master Ling, still raising?" Chen Ling was now numb.
"Stop raising, screw that!"
"What?"
"What what, buying it for ten billion is a gain, at fifteen billion it’s not a loss, twenty billion is already the limit, now it’s forty billion, still bidding for what?
You could buy a decent company directly with that, this moron spending forty billion on a declining trademark, won’t he get his legs broken when he gets home?" Ling Fan scoffed.
Xiao Chubing and Chen Ling looked at each other, realizing Ling Fan was just causing trouble.
"Brother Feng... it seems like they aren’t bidding anymore!" Zhang Xu was a bit dizzy.
"What did you say?" Feng Qiang snapped to attention, his eyes immediately turning red.
Jumping up, he pointed at Ling Fan and cursed, "F*ck your grandmother, you don’t even have a chance left, still acting tough, watch me kill you!" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Then he angrily looked at Yun Fei, "I suspect he’s deliberately causing trouble, I request Yun Xuan to verify his funds!"