FE-Chapter 65: Juzi: I Wish I Were a Rich Woman

FE-Chapter 65: Juzi: I Wish I Were a Rich Woman (2500 words)

The next morning, the sky in Mingdu gradually brightened.

The honorable Miss Meng brought Huo Yuhao, who was regarded as a gigolo by the other students, to the luxurious box of the Sun and Moon Auction House.

This auction house is called Haoyue Auction House. It is located near the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. It has a long history and can be considered an old auction house.

Haoyue Auction House is specially opened for students of the academy. Only students and teachers are allowed to participate, while idle soul mentors in society are prohibited from entering.

"Huh? Weird... He always gets up early and eats breakfast with us, so why haven't we seen him today?"

"Hey Yuhao, didn't you get enough rest last night? Your collar is so messy."

Meng Hongchen was wondering why she hadn't seen Brother all morning when she suddenly noticed Huo Yuhao's crooked collar.

She walked up to him, grabbed Huo Yuhao's collar, and straightened it.

"Hey, don't mention it, Sister Meng."

Huo Yuhao waved his hand and laughed. "After sending you back to your room last night, Brother Xiao insisted that I draw him a pure love comic. He also wanted a physical book version so he could keep it after reading it."

"I wanted to make an excuse to refuse, but Brother Xiao stuffed me with a handful of pills and knew how to use the bond relationship."

"Tell me, Yuhao, as my sister's boyfriend, you can't even satisfy the little wish of your future brother-in-law..."

Huo Yuhao sighed slowly, not expecting that Xiao Hongchen, who prioritized protecting his own "cabbage," would take the initiative to use the identity of his brother-in-law and say it so frankly.

"Pfft~" Meng Hongchen suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled. "So you guys spent the whole night working on the comics?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Brother Xiao said so, and with his diligent assistance, I worked until midnight and drew two comics for him."

"I didn't sleep either. I practiced until this morning, and after washing my face, I came to this auction house with Sister Meng."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao stuffed a refreshing pill into his mouth.

"Brother Xiao hasn't gotten up yet. I guess he was too excited after last night."

Meng Hongchen took out a bottle of nutrient solution and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

"Well, it's quite good to let Xiao call himself my brother-in-law."

Meng Hongchen clenched her fists and comforted him happily. "Yuhao, your hard work last night was not in vain!"

Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded, took the nutrient solution handed to him, opened it, and drank a few sips.

He suddenly felt refreshed.

Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao stood in the corridor outside the box. Through the one-way glass with a peculiar texture, they could see students constantly entering the auction hall and sitting in the seats they had reserved in advance.

In this auction exclusively for students, the starting prices of most items are relatively low, akin to the state paying money to provide benefits to students.

The students bid against each other with moderate intensity, and the final transaction prices were much lower than the market price, making it a special auction opened for students out of friendship.

Of course, the items being auctioned were not as rare as those in top auction houses where treasures gather.

However, they were sufficient for students, and the quality was absolutely good.

Even some students who were not very wealthy could buy high-quality elixirs and rare metals.

Meng Hongchen smiled and said, "Yuhao, the auction will start in half an hour. Please wait for me. I will go buy some snacks and drinks."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. When he agreed to give Illustrious Virtue Hall part of the patent, he received a little incentive money from the hall master. Now he had a bit of money.

If he wanted to buy some high-end items, he wouldn't be short on cash.

At worst, a wealthy woman is sitting next to him. If he likes something good, Meng Hongchen might boast about her ability to pay without waiting for him to ask.

At that time, Xuan Ziwen brought several students to the corridor outside the luxurious box.

Huo Yuhao took the initiative to greet him politely. "Hello, Mr. Xuan."

Xuan Ziwen looked up and saw him, a slightly happy expression crossing his face. "Yuhao, you are here too."

"I was just thinking of discussing with the hall master about letting you stay in my laboratory so I can take care of you for a while."

Behind Xuan Ziwen stood Juzi, who was originally sleepy, with a bit of intellectual and innocent temperament, looking a little lazy, as if she had not woken up.

After hearing Xuan Ziwen's words, she seemed to come to her senses.

Curiosity and inquiry filled the eyes behind her thin orange-framed glasses, but before Teacher Xuan could introduce her, she felt embarrassed to look directly at Huo Yuhao. She lowered her eyes and whispered something to Ke Ke beside her.

Xuan Ziwen signaled Huo Yuhao with his eyes, then turned around to introduce him to his students.

"He is the student I told you about, the one who almost became my disciple; his name is Huo Yuhao."

Huo Yuhao smiled warmly at Xuan Ziwen's students. "Hello, seniors."

"Juzi, Keke, is he the person you often talk about in your spare time?" A somewhat low voice asked.

A tall man with a sturdy build and dark skin stepped forward. It was one of Xuan Ziwen's students, Wang Shaojie.

He had seen Huo Yuhao's portrait on the creative list before, so he only said this to make himself noticeable.

Seeing Ke Ke nodding, Wang Shaojie, with an impressive posture and a bit of showmanship, strode forward towards Huo Yuhao.

"Xiao Huo, nice to meet you. My name is Wang Shaojie. You can call me Brother Jie from now on."

Wang Shaojie extended his hand, looking very familiar, and laughed.

Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows. Xiao Huo?

Interestingly, someone calls him that. Interesting.

Moreover, this person is Wang Shaojie, who originally sought trouble with Huo Yuhao in the original novel but was eventually used by Huo Yuhao to establish his authority by taking over the throne, which left him with psychological trauma.

Huo Yuhao didn't take it too seriously, though. He said absentmindedly, "I don't know if you can withstand two flame lotus bombs."

Hmm? What the hell??

While Wang Shaojie stared in confusion, a bright laugh rang out.

"Haha, Yuhao, those two volumes of the pure love version of The Six-ringed Soul Emperor's Female Tenant that you gave me last night are really good."

"I was so fascinated by it."

Xiao Hongchen exclaimed excitedly as he walked to Huo Yuhao's side and nonchalantly pushed Wang Shaojie aside.

"Can you finish seven or eight volumes tonight? I'll beg you for it." Xiao Hongchen put his arm around Huo Yuhao's shoulder, his tone sincere.

Wang Shaojie stood aside, shocked.

How could he not know Xiao Hongchen? He was the eldest son of Mingde Hall and was known as the greatest genius in the empire in a thousand years.

Wang Shaojie was suddenly startled, and his expression changed immediately. He managed a smile, but his lips trembled slightly.

"Brother Huo?"

"Don't call me so affectionately, just call me Brother Huo." Huo Yuhao smiled calmly.

Wang Shaojie hurriedly replied, "Look at what you said, Brother Huo. You must have amazing talent to be praised so highly by Teacher Xuan."

"I usually don't recognize anything, but students like you with good qualifications—if you hadn't just entered the school and come into contact with soul guidance devices late, the assessment of a second-level soul mentor would be a piece of cake."

Wang Shaojie may not have recognized much, but he had connections stronger than his own.

When facing ordinary students, he could still show off and act arrogant by relying on his distant royal family ties.

However, when facing a top noble like Xiao Hongchen, he knew better than to push too hard. After all, a man who knows the times is a hero.

Xiao Hongchen then realized that the person he had just pushed away was someone of significance.

Just now, his focus had solely been on Huo Yuhao, and he hadn't noticed Wang Shaojie next to him.

Seeing the other party's reaction and the two very different titles of "Xiao Huo" and "Brother Huo," Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but frown. "What's going on?"

"Teacher Xuan, did anything unpleasant happen between your student and Yu Hao just now?" Xiao Hongchen asked, looking at Xuan Ziwen with a serious tone.

Wang Shaojie suddenly became nervous, sweat breaking out on his back.

Huo Yuhao briefly recounted the process of his transformation from "Little Huo" to "Brother Huo," which was uneventful.

Wang Shaojie had been rather friendly in his greeting and had asked people to call him Brother Jie, but referring to Huo Yuhao as "Xiao Huo" implied a preconceived notion that he regarded Huo Yuhao as his younger brother.

Xiao Hongchen glanced at Wang Shaojie with some displeasure and said coldly, "Be more careful next time."

"Senior, just call me Yuhao." Huo Yuhao smiled politely.

Wang Shaojie nodded repeatedly. "Okay, Brother Xiao, okay, Brother Huo."

At this time, Ju Zi, who was wearing thin-framed glasses and looked innocent, poked her head out from behind Xuan Ziwen.

"Um... are you the Huo Yuhao that Teacher Xuan has been talking about these past few days?"

Juzi said softly, "My name is Juzi, and my martial soul is the same as my name, also Orange. I'm currently a level 4 soul engineer, and I'm glad to meet you."

Huo Yuhao's eyes moved slightly as he looked at her. Juzi spoke in a weak tone, appearing timid, and was far from having a complete presence.

In the original novel, Juzi received heavy criticism and provoked much controversy due to her green tea tactics that deceived Huo Yuhao.

But it was undeniable that the complete Juzi was indeed very capable and successful.

From a commoner of the Sun Moon Empire, she gradually rose to become the Crown Princess, the Regent Princess, the Sun Moon Queen, and finally the Commander-in-Chief of the Sun Moon Armies, the Emperor and Queen, and the God of War.

Xuan Ziwen pushed Ju Zi in front of him: "This is my student, Ju Zi. The soul guidance device she made is also very creative."

"Wait until I ask the hall master to bring you here for a while. After you come to our laboratory, maybe you and Ju Zi will have a lot of common topics."

Huo Yuhao looked at Ju Zi and smiled politely. "Hello, Ju Zi."

Ju Zi did not dare to look Huo Yuhao in the eye and continued speaking softly as she lowered her head.

"Yuhao, I heard from Teacher Xuan that your large-caliber explosive gun soul guidance device may have something in common with the principle of my transformation of a soul guide bomb."

Huo Yuhao did not hesitate and, following Juzi's words, replied, "If I can learn from Teacher Xuan, I will exchange knowledge in this area with Senior Juzi."

At that moment, Meng Hongchen returned after buying drinks and snacks.

Meng Hongchen handed a bottle of drink to Huo Yuhao and her brother, then, with a straw at the corner of her mouth, walked forward and naturally held Huo Yuhao's wrist.

"Teacher Xuan, what do you want to talk to Yuhao about?"

Xuan Ziwen waved his hand and smiled, "Nothing. I brought my students to the auction house today and happened to meet Yuhao."

Wang Shaojie was sweating profusely when he saw how good Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen's relationship was.

He was also a little shocked, but after seeing Huo Yuhao's exceptional appearance, he seemed to understand something. A guy like that was the type that wealthy ladies would want to keep.

Fortunately, Brother Huo was very alert just now and shouted quickly.

Meng Hongchen blinked playfully. "Since Teacher Xuan has nothing to do, let's go back to the box first."

Xuan Ziwen nodded with a gentle smile.

Immediately, the Hongchen siblings and Huo Yuhao, regarded as a gigolo by Ke Ke and Wang Shaojie, entered an elegantly decorated box.

Xuan Ziwen led the students to the exclusive box he had reserved.

Keke pulled Juzi aside. "Juzi, did you look carefully just now? The real Huo Yuhao is much better looking than the portrait on the creative list."

Juzi whispered, "I didn't dare to look at him too carefully just now, but I secretly took a few glances, and he does look good."

As she spoke, Juzi felt a sour sensation in her teeth for some reason. She conjured up a soft inflatable orange and squeezed it hard; then it bounced back, and she squeezed it again.

"That's the dean's granddaughter. The people Junior Yuhao associates with are so powerful."

Keke sighed softly. "Who said it wasn't? Just now, Wang Shaojie saw Xiao Hongchen coming over and was so scared that he immediately changed his words to call him Brother Huo."

Wang Shaojie snorted softly when he heard that. "What do you know? This is called following the most sincere thoughts in my heart."

Do you know his desire for a true royal identity? If he can build a good relationship with Huo Yuhao, it is possible that one day in the future he can restore the glory of his Wang family.

Ke Ke thought for a moment. "It seems that Miss Meng likes that style."

Juzi pursed her lips. "Who doesn't like that? I wish I were a rich woman who spends money like water."

…

In the box where the Hongchen siblings and Huo Yuhao were, the three of them sat on the leather sofa, enjoying drinks and snacks.

"Yuhao, I heard from Grandpa that a team of soul mentors returned from the seaside during the holiday."

Meng Hongchen smiled slightly. "They brought back a batch of precious new goods, which are their adventures at the seaside. They will be auctioned today."

Xiao Hongchen patted his chest and laughed generously. "Yuhao, just tell me what you like today, and I will pay for it. Just like you drawing pure love comics for me."

"Although the items that appear in the auction exclusively for students are not on the level of rare treasures, ordinary treasures or core arrays that evolve from simple to complex can all be bought here."

Soon, the auction began.

As the beautifully dressed auctioneer entered the venue, her clear, melodious voice was transmitted to every corner of the auction hall through the soul guide.

"Hello, teachers and students. Welcome to the student-only auction sponsored by the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. I am today's auctioneer, Yueyue."

"Please appreciate the first item of today's auction."

On the large soul guidance device screen in front of the auction hall, a dull-looking black crystal appeared.

The name of the auction item was marked on it: Millennium Whale Glue.

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