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Chapter 1081 Hope She Loses Money in Business?

Leng Shaoting indeed won many jade raw materials from other people's hands.However, because Leng Shaoting bid the same way as Gu Ning, many people turned to look at him because he stood right beside Gu Ning. They believed that he must be Leng Shaoting.Some people thought that he might have bid on behalf of Gu Ning.

Lu Weiwei and Tang Yaxin had the same idea, so they felt utterly uncomfortable, like Leng Shaoting had disappointed them. They were jealous of Gu Ning, so they disliked everything Leng Shaoting did for her.

"What's wrong?" Qi Ziyue asked Tang Yaxin.

"Nothing, I just think the girl named Gu Ning could lose a lot of money if there isn't jade in the jade raw materials that she won," Tang Yaxin said.

Hearing that, Qi Ziyue said nothing. He also hoped that Gu Ning could lose money in business.

"I don't think she can make money by doing this," Ayumi Yamaguchi said. Although Zi Beiying was the one who had offended her, Gu Ning was Zi Beiying's friend, so she hated Gu Ning as well. Saying that, she gave Zi Beiying and Gu Ning a hostile glare.

Zi Beiying turned to look at her at once, and showed obvious disdain. She wasn't afraid of Ayumi Yamaguchi at all.

Ayumi Yamaguchi was furious when Zi Beiying gave her a provocative smile. She couldn't wait to tear Zi Beiying to pieces.

"Ayumi, don't worry. I promise that I'll pay her back for you," Shouta Minamino said to comfort Ayumi Yamaguchi. The hatred he held for Zi Beiying deepend.

Tomorrow was the last lady of the public jade bid, so he had to figure out a way to get revenge on her before that. He wished that they were in Country R right now so that he could easily punish Zi Beiying.

Although Shouta Minamino had failed once, he didn't think that his dirty trick was already exposed, and he kept sending other people to follow Zi Beiying.

Zi Beiying and her bodyguards were clearly aware of it, but they were waiting for a good opportunity to solve this problem.

She wasn't a weak girl, and even got excited about it.

Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin had no intention to get involved in this mess.

It took a long time for the hostess to finish reading the numbers of the jade raw materials that Leng Shaoting won.

The Zhang family and the Lu family had bid for many of the same jade raw materials as Leng Shaoting, and they felt quite disappointed.

…

After the result was revealed, they could go to move the jade raw materials.

There were two ways to deal with the jade raw materials: One was to move them back home, and the other was to cut the jade out and sell the jade.

The host of the public jade bid would arrange trucks to help them move the jade raw materials back home.

It wasn't convenient for Gu Ning to put them into the telepathic eye space now.

If she wanted to cut jade out of them, she could sell the jade at the auction that afternoon. If she wanted to bring the jade away, she had to finish the legal procedures.

There was a lot of jade in the jade raw materials, so Gu Ning decided to move it back to City Teng first.

It only took two hours of driving from Yangon to City Teng.

Gu Ning wasn't interested in other people's results, she simply wanted to join the auction which would be held tomorrow.

Therefore, Gu Ning excused herself from Zi Beiying, then went to pick up her jade raw materials.

Seeing Gu Ning walking away, Zhang Dequan knew that she was going to move the jade raw materials back to City Teng. Nobody was willing to leave so many valuable jade raw materials in the warehouse.

…

Gu Ning borrowed a large truck because she had too many jade raw materials.

She checked them before the truck was loaded, and none of them had been replaced.

No one knew whether there was jade in them, so nobody had replaced any of them.

Although the public jade bid was held by the government of Burma, it didn't mean that it was totally fair and honest.

After all, many people were jealous of Gu Ning.

About an hour later, Gu Ning and the others left for City Teng. She called Zheng Peng on the way and told him to prepare a truck at the border.

Two hours later, the truck left Burma.

Zheng Peng and two staff members were already waiting for them.

They knew that Gu Ning would bring a lot of jade raw materials back, but they were still amazed by the amount.

Zheng Peng knew that there must be many pieces of jade in those jade raw materials.

After moving the jade raw materials onto the truck arranged by Zheng Peng, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting followed him back to City Teng.

Chapter 1082 Bid for the Jade

Gu Ning stayed in the warehouse for a few minutes, then went back to Burma with Leng Shaoting.…

It took a long time for the hostess to finish reading the list of jade raw materials that Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting won, while others only won dozens of jade raw materials.

When it was about 1 pm, the hostess finally finished reading all the numbers. The Zhang family won about 20 jade raw materials, including some that Gu Ning left for them.

The Lu family won the same amount of jade raw materials, but there were only a few pieces of low quality jade in them.

The Zhang family and the Lu family mainly came to strike up a relationship with their potential clients and partners in business, so they didn't care much about the results.

Zhao Yuefeng won 10 jade raw materials in all, and five of them had jade inside.

All of them chose to send their jade raw materials back, while they would stay in Burma for the next day's auction.

…

At 2 pm, some people began to cut jade out of their jade raw materials, but there wasn't much jade of high quality.

That being the case, people began to bid crazily for a violet jade once it was cut out.

Zi Beiying came there for fun, but she couldn't sit still when Ayumi Yamaguchi joined the auction.

Dongfang Ziyu was also competing for the violet jade. The violet jade was covered in dense magical power, but she couldn't absorb it with her eyes like Gu Ning usually did, so she had to buy it. After absorbing the magical power, she could make jewelry with it and sell it.

The violet jade was the size of half a football, and someone offered a million dollars for it at the very beginning.

"1.5 million dollars," Ayumi Yamaguchi said.

"1.6 million dollars," Zi Beiying said.

"1.7 million dollars," Dongfang Ziyu said.

…

As the price of the violet jade went up, more and more people stopped bidding for it. In the end, only Ayumi Yamaguchi, Zi Beiying and Dongfang Ziyu were still bidding for it.

"Five million dollars," Ayumi Yamaguchi said.

Although it wasn't the highest price the violet jade could reach, it was almost there. If the price went higher, it wouldn't be a profitable deal.

"5.1 million dollars," Zi Beiying said. She was challenging Ayumi Yamaguchi.

Zi Beiying enjoyed it when Ayumi Yamaguchi was mad at her. She didn't lack money at all. If the price was too high, she would probably quit.

"5.2 million dollars," Dongfang Ziyu said.

Ayumi Yamaguchi and Zi Beiying were competing against one another, but Dongfang Ziyu really wanted the jade. Dongfang Ziyu knew that they were enemies, but couldn't stop them from raising the price.

"5.3 million dollars," Ayumi Yamaguchi said.

"5.4 million dollars," Zi Beiying said.

Dongfang Ziyu stopped bidding this time. She didn't give up, but wanted to see how high the price was reaching. She was unwilling to waste too much money on it.

"5.5 million dollars," Ayumi Yamaguchi said.

"5.6 million dollars," Zi Beiying said.

…

"Six million dollars," Ayumi Yamaguchi said.

"6.2 million dollars," Zi Beiying said.

"Seven million dollars!" Ayumi Yamaguchi lost her patience.

"Well, fine, it's yours." Zi Beiying decided to quit. She didn't think it was embarrassing, because the jade wasn't worth that amount of money in any case.

Ayumi Yamaguchi paid seven million dollars for it in the end, which wasn't a profitable deal.

"You…!" Ayumi Yamaguchi was furious, but she still laughed at Zi Beiying. "You simply can't afford it."

She didn't lack money either.

"7.2 million dollars." Dongfang Ziyu interrupted them.

Hearing that, Zi Beiying was surprised and looked at Dongfang Ziyu. She thought that Ayumi Yamaguchi was stupid to pay so much money for a piece of jade, but didn't expect that there would be another person willing to pay a higher price for it.

"7.3 million dollars," Ayumi Yamaguchi said without thinking further.

"7.4 million dollars," Dongfang Ziyu said with determination.

Ayumi Yamaguchi opened her mouth, but said nothing. She knew that it was meaningless to raise the price now.

She competed against Zi Beiying not because she liked jade. In fact, compared with jade, she liked diamonds more. She bid for the jade only because Shouta Minamino wanted it.

Shouta Minamino had told her that the jade was worth only six million dollars. If the price was higher than six million dollars, she could give it up. She didn't do that because Zi Beiying was unwilling to quit. Since Zi Beiying already quit now, there was no need for Ayumi Yamaguchi to compete for it.

Ayumi Yamaguchi looked to Shouta Minamino for his opinion, and Shouta Minamino shook his head, so Ayumi Yamaguchi stopped bidding.

Chapter 1083 Another Round

As a result, Dongfang Ziyu paid 7.4 million dollars for the violet jade.

"Miss Yamaguchi, since you're interested in the jade, why didn't you keep on bidding for it?" Zi Beiying crossed her arms on her chest, looking at Ayumi Yamaguchi with arrogance.

"It's none of your business," Ayumi Yamaguchi said in anger.

"Fine." Zi Beiying shrugged.

Within a short time, another jade of the Confederate rose type was cut out.

Zi Beiying stared at Ayumi Yamaguchi with a fake smile on her face. It was obvious that she would compete against her once more if she joined in the bid.

Although this jade wasn't as valuable as the violet jade, it was covered in magical power too, so Dongfang Ziyu focused on it as well. However, as long as Zi Beiying and Ayumi Yamaguchi joined in the bid, its price would definitely be absurdly high.

Shouta Minamino was also aware of this problem, so he bid for the jade this time.

Nevertheless, it made no difference in Zi Beiying's eyes. She wouldn't stop competing against them anyway.

Shouta Minamino was mad, but couldn't do anything about it.

In the end, Dongfang Ziyu got the jade of the Confederate rose type at a very high price.

Shouta Minamino had to give up again.

Dongfang Ziyu hated to see them, because they showed up wherever a piece of jade was cut out.

"Ziyu, they're so terrible!", Wu Shunhua complained. He didn't say it loudly, but in a low voice.

Dongfang Ziyu disliked their behavior, but she had to accept it because she really needed jade with magical power.

Because most jade raw materials with jade of high quality were taken by Gu Ning, there were only a few pieces with good jade left.

Dongfang Ziyu wouldn't buy jade of low quality, because the magical power was weak around it. If it was possible, Dongfang Ziyu would prefer to buy jade of the highest level.

Shouta Minamino, however, didn't have a high standard for the jade.

Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin didn't follow Shouta Minamino around the hall, because they didn't want to compete against him. That would damage their relationship.

After a while, Zi Beiying lost interest and went back to the hotel for a rest. Once she was gone, Dongfang Ziyu felt relieved. Without their cut-throat competition, she could pay less for the jade.

Shouta Minamino was also relaxed.

"She's so hateful!" Ayumi Yamaguchi said to Zi Beiying's back.

"Ayumi, I promise I'll teach her a lesson," Shouta Minamino said to comfort her, but he already said that countless times without actually doing something about it.

Ayumi Yamaguchi had enough of it, so she vented with anger at Shouta Minamino. "How? They're so good at fighting, and the public jade bid will be over tomorrow. We probably won't see them again."

Shouta Minamino didn't know what to say, because it was the truth.

"Shouta, I understand you want to pay her back for me, but don't say that again before you really take action," Ayumi Yamaguchi said.

"All right." Shouta Minamino understood that Ayumi Yamaguchi was in a bad mood.

…

When Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting got back into Burma, it was already 5 pm, so they directly went back to the hotel.

Gu Ning contacted Zi Beiying on the way, and found out that she was in the hotel at that moment.

Since they were all in the hotel, they decided to gather together for dinner that evening.

At 6 pm, they went downstairs to the dining hall.

"Gu Ning, when will you go back home?" Zi Beiying asked Gu Ning.

"When the public jade bid is over tomorrow," Gu Ning said.

"Will you fly back to City B?" Zi Beiying asked.

"Nope, I'll go to City Teng first, then fly to the capital the next day. After that I'll go back to City B," Gu Ning said.

"I'll go with you!" Zi Beiying got excited. "I want to have fun in the capital too."

"Sure, but I don't promise that I'll be able to tour with you by then," Gu Ning said.

"It's not a big deal. I have friends in the capital too, and I can take good care of myself. We can share a meal together when you're free," Zi Beiying said.

"Great," Gu Ning said.

She also wanted to spend more private time with Leng Shaoting.

During the dinner, Gu Ning received a call from a stranger, which she answered.

Chapter 1084 Mu Xuxin Calls for Help

"Hi, who's this?" Gu Ning asked."Hi, Miss Gu, I'm Mu Xuxin, and I'm so sorry to bother you now, but I have no choice." Mu Xuxin apologized to her the moment Gu Ning answered his call.Mu Xuxin had lain in bed for a couple of days before he had gotten better. It was hard for him to accept the fact that his biological son had schemed against him.

During these days, the Mu family was in a big crisis, and his company could barely stay afloat. Mu Xuxin always wanted to find Mu Ye and tell him to stop, but he failed to find him. He had no idea where Mu Ye lived or worked. Therefore, he contacted Gu Ning.

Gu Ning was surprised to hear from Mu Xuxin.

"May I help, Mr. Mu?" Gu Ning was polite. In fact, she clearly knew why Mu Xuxin called her. It must be because of K.

"Well, I need to talk to Mu Ye right now, but he's nowhere to be found. Can you please help me?" Mu Xuxin asked. He didn't know whether Gu Ning was aware of Mu Ye's grudge against the Mu family, so he didn't mention it.

"I'm sorry that I can't make the decision for him, but I can help you by asking for his opinion," Gu Ning said. If K was willing to give Mu Xuxin his phone number, it would be fine.

"Well…" Mu Xuxin understood that Mu Ye would refuse to meet him. However, he was unwilling to give up. "Great, thank you so much, Miss Gu."

Although it was meaningless to talk to Mu Ye now, Mu Xuxin still struggled. He thought that Mu Ye might stop attacking him if he begged him.

Mu Xuxin loved money more than anything else, and he was willing to do anything to save his company. He was reluctant to lose his luxurious life.

…

After hanging up the call with Mu Xuxin, Gu Ning called K.

Obviously, K was unwilling to meet Mu Xuxin, and he also apologized to Gu Ning for bothering her.

Gu Ning didn't actually mind it. Since K wasn't willing to do it, she didn't insist, and she asked him about the game company.

K told her that he hadn't heard any information from the official department yet.

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting said to Gu Ning, "Ningning, do you need my help?"

"Sure, K just made a game, and we registered a game company named High-speed Tech. Once the official department gives us the business license, we can release it," Gu Ning said.

"K? A game company? Is he the famous hacker, K?" Zi Beiying joined their discussion.

Although K was just a title, Zi Beiying thought of the hacker, K, when they talked about computer programs. Nobody in the Internet industry used the same title as K.

"Yeah, you're right," Gu Ning said. "Do you know him?"

"Not really, we just met once before," Zi Beiying said. "He helped us with the system of my family's house. What, is he working for you now?"

It wasn't easy to hire K. He was a handsome young man, but unfortunately he had to spend most of his life in a wheelchair.

"Yes," Gu Ning answered.

"Jesus, it's so unbelievable! With K's help, nobody would dare to attack the computer system of your company," Zi Beiying exclaimed.

It was the truth.

In an era of technology, the computer system of a company was very important. Moreover, with K's help, Gu Ning was able to find any confidential secrets she wanted to know.

K was also good at making money for her. Once the game company was established, they could make tons of money every day.

…

After that, Gu Ning called Mu Xuxin. She told him that Mu Ye didn't want to meet with him.

It wasn't a surprising answer, but Mu Xuxin still felt disappointed.

"Miss Gu, would you please help me by stopping Mu Ye from attacking my business? I know I've hurt him deeply, but I've learned my lesson." Mu Xuxin turned to Gu Ning for help.

"Mr. Mu, I'm just an outsider. I have no right to interfere in your family affairs," Gu Ning said.

"Miss Gu…" Mu Xuxin understood that Gu Ning was unwilling to help him.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mu, but I have to go." Gu Ning interrupted him and ended the call.

Ever since she found out about K's relationship with Mu Xuxin, she didn't have a good impression of the Mu family. Besides, because of what Mu Wenqi did, she hated them.

She would punish Mu Xuxin if K didn't do it. Therefore, she had no sympathy for the Mu family. Mu Xuxin deserved it.

Chapter 1085 Ma Jingshan

Mu Xuxin felt cornered now. He had stayed in the capital for many days now, and he had to go back to City B to manage his company.…

After dinner, Zi Beiying left before Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting to leave them some private time and space.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting then went to have a walk.

When they walked through the hall, they heard people talking about them.

"Look at the young man and the girl over there. They won over 600 jade raw materials!"

"Aren't they afraid to lose money?"

"I heard that President Ma had made many of the same bids as them, which means there could be jade in most of the jade raw materials that they won. Even if you don't believe them, you should believe in President Ma's ability."

President Ma's full name was Ma Jingshan, and he was the vice president of the Jade Association in County Yin, Province Yun, where jade raw materials were abundant.

The Ma family was the largest jade raw material provider in County Yin, and its business had a similar size as well as assets as the three biggest jade raw material providers in City Teng.

However, Ma Jingshan held a higher social status than Zhang Dequan.

Ma Jingshan was the well-known King of Stone-gambling in the jade industry of Province Yun, because he was able to cut jade out of most of the jade raw materials he picked.

Once Tang Aining appeared, people were distracted by her, and gave her the title of Queen of Jade.

Nevertheless, Tang Aining seldom showed up in public, so many people hadn't seen her in real life before.

They thought that Tang Aining would attend this public jade bid in Burma, but she didn't show up. Actually, she did show up but as Gu Ning.

Gu Ning hadn't heard of the President Ma before, but he sounded like an important figure.

After hearing their discussion, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting left the hotel, but they kept on talking about them.

"What? Do you mean that there is a lot of jade in the jade raw materials they won?"

"I think it's highly possible, and they could win a fortune."

Hearing that, others all agreed.

…

At this time, Ma Jingshan was dining with some familiar jewelry businessmen and they talked about the jade bid too.

Ma Jingshan was 55 this year, but was still full of energy.

"Well, I actually also hoped to meet the Queen of Jade today, but I didn't see her." Ma Jingshan was very disappointed. He wasn't jealous of Tang Aining at all. On the contrary, he admired her.

When the person was far better than you, you could only admire him or her.

Tang Aining was an unusually talented gambler, and Ma Jingshan simply relied on his luck. Compared with common people, he was excellent, but he was barely comparable to Gu Ning.

"Since Tang Aining is good at stone gambling, she should come today!" someone said.

"If she really comes, I don't think we have a chance to win good jade raw materials."

"Right, I think she better not come, ha-ha."

Many people agreed.

Although they also ached to meet the legendary Queen of Jade, they preferred to buy more jade raw materials with jade of high quality inside.

They couldn't figure out her skills of stone gambling, but it was true that she was much better than them.

Actually, even if Tang Aining was absent, it still wasn't very likely for them to find good jade raw materials.

"Oh, I noticed a girl named Gu Ning, who won many jade raw materials and she bid a high price for each of them."

"It's probably a coincidence."

…

They all believed that it was a coincidence, but Ma Jingshan had a different idea.

He was curious about Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting. Ma Jingshan didn't think that Gu Ning was able to pay for so many jade raw materials, because she was too young.

"I'm curious to know how many pieces of jade can be cut out of the pile of jade raw materials Gu Ning just won."

"No matter what, it's impossible for her to lose money."

"Right."

Even though they didn't believe in Gu Ning's ability, they believed Ma Jingshan's choices.

Chapter 1086 Baili Zongyang

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting wandered on the street, then noticed Dongfang Ziyu and Wu Shunhua by accident in a nearby restaurant. Gu Ning had doubts that they might be practicing their inner discipline, so she wanted to find out more about them.Therefore, Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting, "Shaoting, I think the man and the woman over there could be those who are practicing their inner discipline. Why don't we go have a seat with them to see if we can find out more about them?"

Hearing that, Leng Shaoting was surprised.

They had just met another man of the Evil Practice yesterday, and they met those who were practicing inner discipline today?

Leng Shaoting trusted Gu Ning. Since Gu Ning thought it was very likely, he believed so.

"No problem," Leng Shaoting said.

Afterwards, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting walked into the restaurant.

The table next to Dongfang Ziyu and Wu Shunhua was vacant, so Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting sat there.

Once they walked inside, Dongfang Ziyu saw them and recognized them.

However, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting pretended that they didn't see them, and ordered two cups of coffee.

Dongfang Ziyu was attracted to Leng Shaoting's outstanding appearance like every normal woman, but she did nothing to bother him.

"Ziyu, look at the young man at the next table. He's even more handsome than Baili Zongyang! He also has an air of power and nobility. I guess he must be a member of the high society in this world," Wu Shunhua said all of a sudden.

Although Leng Shaoting was much more attractive than him, Wu Shunhua wasn't jealous of him. He wasn't a mean person after all.

Wu Shunhua didn't say it loudly, but Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning were still able to hear it.

Gu Ning immediately verified that they came from the cultivation world, because only people from the cultivation world would differentiate themselves from common human beings.

The person named Baili Zongyang that he just mentioned must be a member of the cultivation world too.

"Yeah, he indeed is more handsome than Baili Zongyang, but unfortunately he's just a common human," Dongfang Ziyu said.

They were totally different from common humans. In their eyes, a common human was inferior to them no matter how powerful or rich he was.

Just like how gods and goddesses looked at common human beings, they all believed that they were superior to them.

"Oh, right, why don't you like Baili Zongyang? I think he's a quality man," Wu Shunhua asked.

The Baili family was one of the four dominant families in the cultivation world, and it was actually more influential than the Dongfang family. Baili Zongyang was universally acknowledged as an outstandingly handsome young man, and he was also the sole heir of the Baili family. Countless women were attracted to him.

Nevertheless, Baili Zongyang only liked Dongfang Ziyu, but Dongfang Ziyu didn't like him, which Wu Shunhua couldn't understand.

"Well, I simply don't like him no matter how understanding he is. In addition, he chases me just because he thinks that I'm the only woman who matches him. He doesn't really like me, and he's a self-centered person," Dongfang Ziyu said. "Alright, let's go now."

Dongfang Ziyu didn't want to talk about it. In fact, she did admire Baili Zongyang before, because he was too outstanding to be ignored in the cultivation world. However, when she found out the real reason why he chose her, she didn't like him anymore.

Dongfang Ziyu and Wu Shunhua left after they finished their meal, while Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting's coffee was just placed on the table.

"Shall we follow them?" Leng Shaoting asked.

"No need. We'll see them again at the auction tomorrow," Gu Ning said.

Since they weren't common humans, it wouldn't be easy to follow them without being found out.

That being the case, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting enjoyed their coffee in the restaurant.

Because of Leng Shaoting's outstanding appearance, many girls paid attention to him, but none of them came over to strike up a conversation with him, so Gu Ning didn't mind it.

After finishing their coffee, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went back to the hotel.

Gu Ning received Master Leng's call on the way.

"Hi, Girl Gu, how are you doing in Burma? Is Shaoting taking good care of you?" Master Leng said the second Gu Ning answered his call.

Gu Ning felt touched that Master Leng cared about her.

"Grandpa Leng, I'm well, and Shaoting is taking good care of me. We're good in Burma," Gu Ning said.

"Great!" Master Leng laughed with happiness.

Leng Shaoting felt a little upset that Master Leng only cared about Gu Ning and didn't ask about him, but at the same time, he also felt happy that his grandfather liked his girlfriend.

After hanging up the call with Master Leng, Gu Ning joked, "Are you jealous of me?"

Leng Shaoting squeezed Gu Ning's hand. "Not at all." In Leng Shaoting's eyes, Gu Ning was more important than himself.

Gu Ning beamed, and said nothing.

…

In the capital, Master Leng called Tang Haifeng next.

Tang Haifeng was having a walk in the yard when his phone rang. He was surprised to see the caller's name.

He thought that Master Leng must have found out about Gu Ning's relationship with Leng Shaoting, and wondered what Master Leng would say about it.

Chapter 1087 Engagemen

Although Tang Haifeng didn't think that Gu Ning was inferior to Leng Shaoting, it was about his granddaughter's future happiness, so he was still slightly worried.Tang Haifeng picked up the call a few seconds later. He was worried, but didn't show it in his voice at all.

"Hi, Master Leng, what a surprise!" Tang Haifeng said.

"Hi, Tang, what didn't you tell me earlier that your granddaughter is my grandson's girlfriend?" Master Leng complained. "Do you know how terrible it felt when I was worried that my grandson would stay single forever? Do you think my grandson isn't qualified to marry your granddaughter?"

Master Leng sounded a little annoyed, but he actually wasn't.

Tang Haifeng understood it very well, so he wasn't displeased at all. Instead, he was relieved and excited.

He didn't believe that Leng Shaoting would stay single forever, because countless women wanted to marry him.

Leng Weihua only said that because he thought that Gu Ning was very important.

"Master Leng, it isn't my fault. I always thought that you were aware of it!" Tang Haifeng said.

Hearing that, Master Leng complained again, "Well, Shaoting totally forgot me when he had a girlfriend!"

"Alright, since he has found himself a great girl, I can forgive him. To be honest with you, I already regard Ningning as my grand daughter-in-law, but she hasn't reached the age of consent yet. I wish they could get married right now. Tang, why don't we let them get engaged first?"

Tang Haifeng was surprised to know that Leng Weihua was so satisfied with Gu Ning.

They had talked about the engagement before, and he approved of it too.

"We like Shaoting very much as well. Since they're deeply in love with each other, I think we can gather together someday to have a serious discussion about it. What do you think?" Tang Haifeng asked.

Both of them couldn't wait.

"Ha-ha, ha-ha, great!" Leng Weihua agreed. "I'll fly to City B, and we can talk about it then."

Leng Weihua planned to visit the Tang family in person.

"See you!" Tang Haifeng said with happiness. If Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting were going to be engaged, the Leng family should visit the Tang family to make the proposal. It was the custom.

After that, they hung up the pleasant call.

Tang Haifeng then talked about it with Tang Yunhang and his wife.

Tang Yunfan and Gu Man were still on their honeymoon, so they didn't interrupt them. They would be back home the day after tomorrow anyway.

Tang Yunhang and his wife were also supportive, because they knew a happy marriage required the elders' approval.

…

Leng Weihua, on the other hand, kept it a secret from the other members of the Leng family.

He was the most important figure in the Leng family, and Leng Shaoting didn't get along with the other members of the family, so there was no need for him to share the news with them.

He decided to visit the Tang family with Leng Yuanzhen's family at that time.

…

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting had no idea that their grandfathers were planning to settle their engagement.

The auction was held on the third day.

The bids were closed yesterday and the day before yesterday, but they were all open that day.

Bidders all gathered in the hall for the auction, and the jade would be sold to the highest bidder.

There were two kinds of jade raw materials which were put out for the open bid. One was a complete jade raw material, while the other was partially-cut jade raw material.

It relied on a person's luck and skills to win money by bidding for the complete jade raw materials.

As for the partially-cut jade raw materials, there was a window which showed green on them, which meant it was highly possible to cut out jade from it.

The results of the open bids would be revealed at the site. The winners of the jade raw materials also needed to get a clearance certificate to move them home. Without a clearance certificate, it would be illegal.

The auction would begin at 12 pm, but people all arrived at 10 am.

There were 100 jade raw materials in all, and they were directly placed in the hall for bidders to have a close look.

Gu Ning had Jade Eyes, so she was able to see whether there was jade in them at a glance.

Chapter 1088 Ignore Qi Ziyue

Each of the bidders had to register first, then got a bidding paddle for the auction.Although only Gu Ning would attend the auction, Leng Shaoting and the others also registered. Nobody could have a seat without registration, and standing in the hall wasn't allowed.

Bidders without an invitation letter were classified as common guests, and they could only have seats at the rear rows.

…

When Gu Ning and her friends came to register, they met Qi Ziyue and his friends.

Qi Ziyue and Tang Yaxin didn't dare show any dislike towards Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting this time, but Ayumi Yamaguchi and Shouta Minamino were still unkind.

"Hi, Lord Leng, it's so nice to meet you! I'm the marketing director of the Tang Organization, Qi Ziyue. I'm sorry that I didn't realize it was you until yesterday." Qi Ziyue greeted Leng Shaoting on his own initiative.

Leng Shaoting, however, only gave him a glance and said nothing. He remembered that Gu Ning's master was Tang Aining, who held a grudge against the Tang family and Qi Ziyue, so he had no good impression of them.

He understood that Gu Ning was going to pay the Tang family and Qi Ziyue back.

…

Qi Ziyue felt utterly embarrassed when Leng Shaoting ignored him. He didn't expect that Leng Shaoting would directly ignore him, but even though he was mad, he didn't vent his anger.

Tang Yaxin wanted to greet Leng Shaoting too, but gave the idea up after Leng Shaoting ignored Qi Ziyue.

If there was another man who dared to ignore Qi Ziyue, she would argue with him, but she admired Leng Shaoting, so she did nothing about it. Besides, she had also heard of Leng Shaoting's cold character, so it wasn't strange that Qi Ziyue was ignored.

Ayumi Yamaguchi, instead, mocked Leng Shaoting, because she wasn't aware of his family background. "How could you be so rude? Didn't you hear Ziyue's greeting?"

Hearing that, Qi Ziyue was scared and interrupted Ayumi Yamaguchi at once, "Miss Yamaguchi, it's not a big deal."

He said it in a hurry, so it sounded as if he was criticizing her. He clearly knew that Leng Shaoting wasn't someone that Ayumi Yamaguchi and Shouta Minamino could mess with.

Although the Minamino family was very influential in Country R, it wasn't the most powerful family, while the Leng family was the most powerful family in this country.

Ayumi Yamaguchi was angry when Qi Ziyue didn't side with her. "How…"

Shouta Minamino, however, realized that something wasn't right. Not only was Qi Ziyue quite respectful of this young man, but he was also nervous when Ayumi Yamaguchi interrupted them. It all proved that this young man wasn't an ordinary man. "Ayumi, calm down."

Although Shouta Minamino liked Ayumi Yamaguchi and he tolerated her bad temper most of the time, it didn't mean that he would allow her to cause trouble.

Hearing Shouta Minamino's warning, Ayumi Yamaguchi curbed her anger.

"Lord Leng, I'm sorry. Miss Yamaguchi is a foreigner, and she doesn't know much about the situation here. Please don't mind it." Qi Ziyue apologized to Leng Shaoting at once.

Leng Shaoting remained silent, and ignored him. He never liked people from Country R. Besides, from the beginning to the end, the two people from Country R kept causing them trouble.

Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting at this time, "Let's go now."

"Great," Leng Shaoting said, then left with Gu Ning.

When they walked away, Zi Beiying gave Ayumi Yamaguchi a glance of disdain and said, "Don't think you're superior to others, otherwise you will probably be killed without any hints."

After that, she turned around with pride.

Even if they didn't dare to annoy Leng Shaoting, they couldn't afford the result if Zi Beiying was mad. Leng Shaoting couldn't kill anybody he wanted to, but Zi Beiying could. It was super easy for a powerful munitioner to get rid of an enemy in Southeast Asia.

…

Ayumi Yamaguchi was angry when Zi Beiying said that to her face.

"Ziyue, who are they?"

Once Gu Ning and the others were gone, Shouta Minamino asked Qi Ziyue.

"Lord Leng is the eldest grandson of the Leng family in the capital, and he's also the youngest major general in the military," Qi Ziyue said.

"What?" Hearing that, both Ayumi Yamaguchi and Shouta Minamino were shocked.

They had heard of the number one family in the capital, and a major general was a very high level in the army. They were astonished by Leng Shaoting's social status.

"Miss Yamaguchi, please forgive me for being a little rude just then," Qi Ziyue said.

"It's fine," Shouta Minamino said. He felt lucky that Qi Ziyue had stopped Ayumi Yamaguchi in time.

Even though Shouta Minamino's family was very influential in Country R, he knew that he shouldn't offend the most powerful family in this country.

Ayumi Yamaguchi, at the same time, felt quite regretful. Her family wasn't better than the Minamino family in Country R, so she absolutely had no intention to offend the Leng family.

…

A short while later, Dongfang Ziyu and Wu Shunhua came.

In the hall, all the people who were interested in jade raw materials were present.

The hall was very large and could accommodate about two thousand people.

Chapter 1089 The Auction Begins

Gu Ning left with Leng Shaoting and the others and went to find their seats.

The seats were divided into four areas, A, B, C, and D. Area A was VVIP area; Area B was VIP area, while both Area C and Area D were for common guests.

Gu Ning came here as the boss of Colorful Jade Provider which was an influential jade company in City Teng, so she had a seat in Area A.

Zi Beiying and the others sat in the same area with her.

In order of arrival, they sat in the back rows of Area A, which didn't actually matter.

Qi Ziyue and other people had seats in Area A as well, but they went to see the partially-cut jade raw materials once they entered the hall. Although they didn't know much about jade, they were interested in it.

Dongfang Ziyu and Wu Shunhua didn't have an invitation letter, so they sat in Area D.

The auction would begin in 20 minutes, and many people began to sit in their seats.

When Zhao Yuefeng noticed Gu Ning, he walked towards her. "Hi, Miss Gu, why aren't you going to look at the jade raw materials?"

Gu Ning smiled. "I don't think it's necessary."

Hearing that, Zhao Yuefeng smiled too. He understood that it was easy for Gu Ning to get jade of high quality given her unbelievable ability.

Afterwards, Zhao Yuefeng went back to his seat in Area B.

…

All the guests went back to their seats when it neared 12 pm. Qi Ziyue and the others walked to Area A. None of them dared to be unkind to Gu Ning and her friends now.

At 12 pm, the auction began.

On the stage, a beautiful young woman walked out in a red gown and her beauty stunned many people.

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to today's annual jade auction in Burma. Now please allow me to introduce the rules…" The hostess simply introduced the rules of the auction to the audience.

In fact, the rules weren't complicated.

"Alright, today's auction begins."

Once the hostess made the announcement, all the information of jade raw material No.1 was shown on the big screen behind her.

This jade raw material had a window of green on it, so it was obviously expensive.

It was about 83 kilograms, and the exposed jade was the best old-pit glass jade. Because the diameter of the window was just as large as that of an ordinary cup, bidders couldn't know the type, size, or quality of the jade inside.

However, it was very easy for Gu Ning to find out with the help of her Jade Eyes.

In the jade raw material No.1, there was a piece of jade of old-pit glass type. Moreover, it was very large and accounted for two thirds of the jade raw material.

Its opening bid was a million dollars, and the bid increment couldn't be less than five hundred thousand dollars.

According to the size of the jade in it, Gu Ning thought that its price should be around five hundred million yuan. However, because it was a partially-cut jade raw material, other bidders might stop bidding when the price reached two hundred million yuan, which was nearly thirty million dollars.

They didn't know whether there was really jade inside, so it was highly risky.

In most cases, the outer layer of a jade raw material could be very thick, so people tended to believe that the jade in it was small. Anyway, it was rare to see a bid of over three hundred million yuan.

"Two million dollars."

"2.5 million dollars."

"Three million dollars."

…

"Twenty million dollars."

Before long, the price reached twenty million dollars, and the bidder was Dongfang Ziyu. Although she didn't know how large the jade was in it, she wanted to have a try because it was a jade raw material of high quality.

After the price reached twenty million dollars, fewer and fewer bidders continued to bid for it.

Gu Ning remained silent till now. She planned to wait and bid at the last minute.

Some people who were familiar with Gu Ning, however, hesitated to join the game. They subconsciously thought that there might be no jade in No.1 jade raw material or it wasn't worth the price.

Gu Ning understood that she was affecting their behavior, but she didn't care about them.

"24 million dollars."

"24.5 million dollars."

For now, only Dongfang Ziyu and a jewelry businessman were competing against each other.

Once Dongfang Ziyu made the bid of 24.5 million dollars, the jewelry businessman stopped bidding. It was a very high price after all.

24.5 million dollars equaled 166 million yuan.

Even though the window showed green old-pit glass jade, it didn't mean that there would be valuable jade inside.

"Twenty five million dollars."

Gu Ning finally made her bid.

Hearing that, Zhang Dequan and many other jewelry businessmen who kept glancing at Gu Ning got excited at once.

Since Gu Ning was willing to offer a high price for it, they knew that there must be a very valuable jade inside.

In that case, some of them began to bid for the jade raw material.

Gu Ning actually felt a little uncomfortable because she knew that those jewelry businessmen did it on purpose.

"25.5 million dollars."

"Twenty six million dollars," Dongfang Ziyu said.

"26.5 million dollars," Gu Ning said.

…

After several rounds, the other bidders all gave up, and only Dongfang Ziyu and Gu Ning were left in the game.

Chapter 1090 Ma Jingshan

"29.5 million dollars," Dongfang Ziyu said."Thirty million dollars," Gu Ning said.When the price reached 30 million dollars, Dongfang Ziyu gave up, because it was the highest price she was willing to offer. Besides, Gu Ning had no intention to stop bidding, and the price would only get higher and higher. Although she really wanted this jade raw material, she wasn't sure whether the jade in it was worth 30 million dollars.

Nobody was competing against Gu Ning now, so the hostess opened her mouth after waiting for a few seconds. "Thirty million dollars once. Twice. Any more bids?"

No one answered, and the hostess said, "Alright, sold! Jade raw material No.1 now belongs to bidder A-122."

Gu Ning got it. It was a piece of old-pit glass jade that was worth over 500 million yuan, and Gu Ning only paid 204 million yuan for it, which wasn't beyond her estimation.

Jade raw material No.2 was shown on the screen next. It was also partially cut with a piece of water type jade inside, but its size wasn't big. Therefore, Gu Ning didn't want to bid for it.

Jade raw material No.3 wasn't cut open at all. There was a piece of jade inside, but its quality wasn't very good, so Gu Ning gave it up too.

Gu Ning only wanted jade of high quality if it was a partially-cut jade raw material. She didn't lack jade right now after all.

Because Gu Ning didn't bid, Dongfang Ziyu successfully got two pieces of jade after dozens of jade raw materials were sold at this auction.

Gu Ning wasn't aware that people from the cultivation world also needed the power of good jade to improve their inner discipline, so she thought that Dongfang Ziyu or Dongfang Ziyu's family was involved in the jewelry business.

Without Zi Beiying's interference, Shouta Minamino also won several pieces of jade.

It was an official auction, so Zi Beiying couldn't cause trouble.

…

Gu Ning waited for a long time, but there was still no jade of high quality, so she remained silent.

Although there were many pieces of good jade at this auction, the bidders were all rich people, so the prices were very high.

When the 18th jade raw material was shown on the screen, Gu Ning wanted it. She saw a piece of high-level jade in it.

Its opening bid was 10 thousand dollars and the bid increment couldn't be less than 10 thousand dollars. As time went by, the price rose to over a million dollars.

Gu Ning didn't join the game at the beginning as usual. When the price increased to two million dollars, only a few bidders were left competing for it.

When the price came to three million dollars, only two bidders were left.

Everyone stopped bidding when the price became 3.6 million dollars, but Gu Ning opened her mouth. "3.7 million dollars."

"3.8 million dollars."

"3.9 million dollars."

…

"4.2 million dollars," Gu Ning said.

Some people followed Gu Ning into the bidding, but still gave up in the end. As a result, Gu Ning got it.

She did exactly the same thing in the following rounds once she found jade of high quality in the jade raw materials.

Many bidders followed her, but none of them had enough money or courage to compete against her for the jade.

The auction was divided into the first half and the second half. There were 50 jade raw materials sold in the first half, which took almost two hours. Afterwards, they had a break of half an hour before the second half began.

During the first half of this auction, Gu Ning got three partially-cut jade raw materials and three complete jade raw materials.

She was probably the one who won the most valuable jade.

Dongfang Ziyu won four partially-cut jade raw materials. Shouta Minamino had three partially-cut jade raw materials. Zhang Dequan only had one partially-cut jade raw material and two complete jade raw materials. And Zhao Yuefeng had a partially-cut jade raw material and a complete jade raw material.

Some of the other bidders also got some valuable jade raw materials.

There were far more bidders than jade raw materials at this auction, so it wasn't easy to win more than two jade raw materials per person.

…

The host of the auction provided desserts, fruit, and drinks for the guests at the restaurant next door, and people could have as much as they wanted.

All the bidders were rich people, so the restaurant was luxurious too.

Zhang Dequan, Zhao Yuefeng and others walked to Gu Ning once the first half was over. They kindly greeted each other and chatted casually.

At this moment, Ma Jingshan also walked towards Gu Ning, followed by other members of his family.

Zhang Dequan, Zhao Yuefeng and Ma Jingshan were very familiar with one another. Both Zhang Dequan and Ma Jingshan were members of the Jade Association, so they often met at different meetings.

Zhao Yuefeng was a jewelry businessman and he showed up often at meetings where jewelry businessmen gathered together. Therefore, Zhao Yuefeng and Zhang Dequan weren't strangers. In addition, Zhao Yuefeng had visited the Ma family's jade raw material shop many times before, so he and Ma Jingshan weren't strangers either.

"Hi, Mr. Ma, nice to see you again!" Zhang Dequan, Zhang Binsheng and Zhao Yuefeng greeted Ma Jingshan.

"Nice to meet you too, everyone!" Ma Jingshan was also a very kind man. His sight fell on Gu Ning then. "Miss Gu, nice to see you. I'm the vice president of the Jade Association in Province Yun, and my name's Ma Jingshan. I can see that you're very talented at stone gambling."

Ma Jingshan didn't take Gu Ning lightly just because she was young, because he knew that Gu Ning wasn't an ordinary girl.

"My honor to meet you here, Mr. Ma," Gu Ning said with a smile.