Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 465 - 464 Too Crazy

Just when the auctioneer was brimming with confidence and waiting for the moment to call out the final bid.

An extremely untimely hand raised a bidding paddle that no one had expected.

When the auctioneer saw the suddenly raised paddle, he could hardly believe his eyes.

The auctioneer thought that none of the big shots present had "silly brains."

If they had "silly brains," how could they possibly have such high status?

Even Mr. Zhao, the rich tycoon, wasn’t considered a fool.

So, under these circumstances, which foolhardy person would raise their paddle to compete with Elder Su for Tang Bohu’s "Riding Donkey Thoughts" painting?

The auctioneer did not think anyone had the strength to compete with Elder Su of the Su Family.

At an auction, strength is the most important thing.

Without it, you shouldn’t do things beyond your capabilities.

Otherwise, you’re likely to be humiliated.

The auctioneer blinked, as if to make sure what he saw was not an illusion.

Unfortunately, the auctioneer found that the unwelcome paddle was indeed not an illusion.

That paddle was still stubbornly raised, simply because the auctioneer had not followed the normal procedure to call out a new bid upon seeing it.

Boss Gu?

This time, the auctioneer took a serious, careful look at the person still holding up the paddle.

The auctioneer recognized him, it was Old Man Gu who sat in the last row at the very end, raising the paddle in his hand.

Has Old Man Gu gone mad?

From his seat alone, the auctioneer understood Old Man Gu was ostracized today among these magnates.

Still, he had not expected Old Man Gu to actually have the courage to vie with Elder Su for Tang Bohu’s "Riding Donkey Thoughts."

Could it be that Old Man Gu had been sitting there all along, just waiting for this opportunity?

The auctioneer felt that he had a vague grasp of Old Man Gu’s thoughts.

It seemed that Old Man Gu and his grandson’s seating today must also be related to Elder Su.

The auctioneer was unaware of the scene that had unfolded earlier in the auction hall.

Therefore, the auctioneer could only speculate on his own.

Because Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu were sitting in the very last row.

Effectively, aside from the auctioneer, everyone else in the venue was sitting with their backs to Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu.

So, no one else noticed that Old Man Gu had raised his bidding paddle at this time.

A look of difficulty appeared on the auctioneer’s face.

To be honest, the auctioneer did not want anyone to raise their bidding paddle at this point.

The auctioneer was already prepared to call out the final bid and then pound the gavel.

The auctioneer felt conflicted and even thought about pretending not to see Boss Gu’s raised paddle.

But after glancing at the cameras in the auction hall, the auctioneer abandoned this idea.

The auction was selling valuable items, and the entire auction process was being recorded.

Therefore, the auctioneer didn’t dare to actually pretend not to see Old Man Gu’s paddle and simply call out the last bid.

After all, it was Old Man Gu who would be offending Elder Su.

The auctioneer consoled himself inwardly.

The auctioneer really didn’t delay in calling out the bid at all.

The auctioneer believed that Elder Su understood this as well.

He cleared his throat, and the auctioneer reluctantly called out content that wasn’t what everyone was expecting.

"Boss Gu raised his bid, the offer is ninety-six million."

The voice truly did not reveal any hint of excitement from the auctioneer.

With an air of just going through the motions, the auctioneer only hoped that Old Master Su wouldn’t vent his anger on him.

"Old Man Gu?"

Upon hearing the auctioneer’s words, the crowd, who had been ready to start clapping to celebrate Old Master Su winning Tang Bohu’s "Returning on a Donkey," turned their heads in disbelief.

Seeing Old Man Gu still stubbornly holding up the bid paddle, the expressions on everyone’s faces went from initial disbelief to disgust.

All those present at the auction were aware of the scene where Old Man Gu had shown disrespect to the young master of the Su Family.

Of course, they also knew why Old Man Gu was sitting in the last row.

Wasn’t it because he had offended Young Master Su, offended Old Master Su, and was ostracized by everyone that he received this treatment?

But nobody expected Old Man Gu to be so lacking in perception.

Even at this stage, he was actually thinking of competing with Old Master Su for the last auctioned item.

Everyone wondered if Old Man Gu’s brain had become muddled due to the provocation, leading him to act foolishly.

Or was it that Old Man Gu had reached an age where he was totally oblivious to how the world worked?

You’d say a calf doesn’t fear a tiger because it’s ignorant.

But Old Man Gu was no spring chicken, and it’s not like he didn’t know Old Master Su.

It seemed inconceivable that he’d make such a baffling move.

"Do you think Old Man Gu has gone crazy?"

"How would I know? But it does look like he’s pretty close."

"I can’t figure out what Old Man Gu is thinking. Wasn’t offending the young master earlier enough? Now he wants to provoke Old Master Su too?"

"Does Old Man Gu no longer wish to stay in Huadong City?"

"We definitely can’t understand what Old Man Gu is thinking. Otherwise, wouldn’t we be as foolish as he is?"

...

As soon as everyone saw it was Old Man Gu who had unexpectedly made a bid, they started gossiping without any courtesy.

After all, in everyone’s eyes, Old Man Gu had lost his reason by this point.

To a person who was practically "sentenced to death," courtesy was of course unnecessary.

"Grandfather, you want to bid for Tang Bohu’s ’Returning on a Donkey’?"

Just like everyone else, Young Master Gu couldn’t believe it.

Now, Young Master Gu finally understood why his grandfather had been so unwilling to leave.

Turns out, the answer lied here.

Yet, Young Master Gu still felt his grandfather’s actions were too reckless.

Look at the others; because of Mr. Fook’s bid, everyone sensibly refrained from participating in the auction anymore.

Wasn’t this the moment when everyone should be waiting for the auctioneer to strike the gavel, then deliver the most enthusiastic applause to Old Master Su?

Even though Young Master Gu knew he was being ostracized,

he too had prepared himself to applaud.

Young Master Gu was aware of the Su Family’s strength and influence.

Honestly, Young Master Gu wanted to continue living well in Huadong City.

A good life certainly needs financial support.

Thus, Young Master Gu had no intention of further offending the Su Family.

To offend the Su Family was to offend the entire business circle of Huadong City.

The final result was certainly not what Young Master Gu wanted to see.

"Otherwise, do you think I would be willing to stay here?"

Old Man Gu was obviously very dissatisfied with his grandson’s questioning.

The words of others did not seem to be intended to avoid Old Man Gu at all.

Therefore, Old Man Gu heard all those "evaluations" of himself loud and clear.

Since Old Man Gu could not lash out at everyone, he could only tell himself that once he had secured the Tang Bohu’s "Thoughts on the Way Home on a Donkey" and taught Su Junqiang a lesson,

Old Man Gu felt that these people’s attitudes would change.

He wouldn’t dare to say that these people would fawn over him in front of Su Junqiang.

At the very least, Old Man Gu felt that these people wouldn’t dare to speak lightly of him.

After all, Old Man Gu knew that not a single person in Huadong City dared to "compete" for anything with Su Junqiang.

By now, Old Man Gu felt that he understood Su Junqiang very well.

In Old Man Gu’s view, Su Junqiang no longer had the sharp edge he had back when he was in charge of the Su Family consortium.

On the contrary, Su Junqiang now seemed more benevolent.

That’s why Old Man Gu was so confident in bidding for the authentic Tang Bohu painting.

Old Man Gu thought to himself that if he hadn’t seen Mr. Fook raise the paddle beside Su Junqiang, he wouldn’t have decided to make such a bold move.

However, seeing his grandson completely misunderstand his intentions, Old Man Gu’s anger naturally found a place to be vented.

"But Grandpa..."

What Young Master Gu wanted to say was that Elder Su was interested in Tang Bohu’s "Thoughts on the Way Home on a Donkey."

With the strength of the Gu Family, competing with Elder Su in a bidding war was simply unrealistic.

As the words reached his lips and he saw the displeased expression on his grandfather’s face, Young Master Gu didn’t dare say anymore.

Today, he had already annoyed the old man many times.

Young Master Gu felt it was better not to say anything more.

After all, if his grandfather ended up losing to Elder Su, Young Master Gu didn’t think there was anything shameful about it.

On the other hand, if his grandfather did manage to acquire the authentic Tang Bohu painting, Young Master Gu would find it surprising.

Of course, Young Master Gu had also faced his grandfather’s displeasure several times today.

Naturally, Young Master Gu harbored some discontent towards Old Man Gu.

If you are willing to shame yourself, don’t blame me for not warning you.

Young Master Gu silently said to himself and wisely shut his mouth.

"Hmph"

Seeing his grandson not saying anything that would displease him, Old Man Gu turned his head away.

If Young Master Gu dared to offer more "harsh truths" at this time,

Old Man Gu believed he wouldn’t even wait to return to the Gu Family home but would deal with the "disrespectful" grandson right there at the auction.

Because now Old Man Gu was the center of everyone’s attention.

Old Man Gu certainly couldn’t let others see that even his own grandson doubted him.

If that were the case, how could Old Man Gu have any confidence to compete with Su Junqiang in the bidding?

...

"Grandpa, it looks like Old Man Gu isn’t giving up,"

Su Mu had also noticed Mr. Fook raising the paddle behind Ah Fook and understood it was Old Man Gu who had tried to mock him at the beginning.

Su Mu glanced at Old Man Gu sitting in the back row and turned his head to speak to the elder of his family.

"Xiao Mu, do you think there’s anything good about Tang Bohu’s ’Thoughts on the Way Home on a Donkey’?"

Unexpectedly, Elder Su did not pick up on his grandson’s comment but instead posed a question of his own.

It seemed as though Old Man Gu, whom Su Mu had just mentioned, was as irrelevant as thin air to Elder Su.

Without furrowing his brow in the slightest, Elder Su directly skipped over the topic Su Mu had brought up.

Faced with his grandfather’s odd question, Su Mu gave Elder Su a look.

Elder Su wore an expression of utter seriousness; there was no indication that he was joking with Su Mu.

"Grandfather, I don’t know much about antiques; I’m the one who should be asking you, right?"

Su Mu had come today to accompany Elder Su.

The painting "Thoughts on Returning Home by Donkey" by Tang Bohu was also something Elder Su had taken a liking to.

Now that Elder Su was asking him this question, Su Mu felt perhaps his grandfather was getting things backward.

After all, in Su Mu’s view, even if the painting bore Tang Bohu’s name, it didn’t necessarily spark his interest.

"Well, the painting is good, but it’s not something your grandfather must possess," Elder Su nodded, not insisting that Xiao Mu provide an answer.

In fact, Elder Su already had an answer in mind.

The way Old Man Gu acted today was not something Elder Su had anticipated.

However, since Old Man Gu had shown up, Elder Su obviously didn’t mind teaching him a lesson.

It is natural for everyone to bid at an auction.

It is just because of that little incident at the beginning that Elder Su naturally understood Old Man Gu’s bidding was not a matter of normal competition.

Elder Su realized that having stayed home for a long time, some people began to assume he had lost his temperament.

Since Old Man Gu hadn’t learned his lesson from that incident, Elder Su certainly wouldn’t mind giving him a more lasting impression.

Elder Su felt Old Man Gu must have grown old and confused.

If he insisted on repeatedly seeking attention from him,

"Grandfather, you surely aren’t thinking of yielding to Old Man Gu?"

From his grandfather’s words, Su Mu sensed that Elder Su was no longer determined to acquire the painting "Thoughts on Returning Home by Donkey" by Tang Bohu.

But Su Mu felt that there was another meaning hidden in his grandfather’s tone.

Hence the question from Su Mu.

Su Mu always believed that with his grandfather’s temperament, he certainly wouldn’t give up the bid for Tang Bohu’s authentic work just because of Old Man Gu’s bid.

If it had been someone else, Su Mu thought there might be a slight chance.

But he believed that Old Man Gu wouldn’t be that lucky person.

Although Su Mu didn’t spend much time with his grandfather growing up.

They were still family after all.

Blood is thicker than water, and Su Mu understood his grandfather quite well.

Especially after Su Mu reclaimed his true identity and moved back to the castle to live with his grandfather.

He had come to understand Elder Su even better.

The question Su Mu asked also carried a hint of jest.

After all, Su Mu wouldn’t believe that his grandfather would let someone as narrow-minded as Old Man Gu get the painting "Thoughts on Returning Home by Donkey" by Tang Bohu.

Su Mu felt that with Old Man Gu’s character, he simply did not deserve to own an authentic piece by Tang Bohu.

It wasn’t that Su Mu was prejudiced against Old Man Gu.

He had yet to encounter someone of such advanced age who would employ sarcasm against a younger person he didn’t know.

And all just to elevate himself.