"Fortunately, it’s just the ordinary transparent plastic bottle that’s missing from the outside." Luo Shufan added.

He remembered clearly that Luo Qianqian had forbidden aluminum cans and colored plastic bottles from appearing.

It’s said that Luo Qianqian tossed the aluminum cans into some ruins. Who would dare to go there? If people found out they’d been to that ruin, imagine the chaos it would cause... After all, possessing treasure brings trouble.

"Let’s go back and check. If it doesn’t work out, we can resell some of it." He Wenyu sighed, looking helpless, feeling sorry for the person who bought it at a high price, but it was better than making Luo Qianqian unhappy.

At worst... increase the price on top of the auction price.

Perhaps because it was quite rare, it was surprisingly auctioned off at the price of two hundred taels.

He Wenyu gulped: "Then let’s set the price at two hundred and ninety-nine taels."

"That’s really steep." Luo Yanhai smirked, but soon he grinned: "But I like it."

The principle that rarity commands a premium, they naturally understood.

However, after some time, they realized that most of the things at the auction were useless, which dampened their spirits, so they went ahead and settled the payment for the Beauty and left.

Even with He Wenyu, a lady, in this four-member group, the Beauty still appeared timid, as if she was very scared. Her long hair covered most of her face, and the hair that reached her calves swayed with the wind, adding a frail charm to her.

He Wenyu hurriedly moved closer, chasing away the curious Luo Yanhai: "Don’t be afraid, we’re not bad people. Where’s your home? We’ll take you back."

She didn’t think Luo Shufan would really buy a little girl to serve him, as he always ran around serving Luo Qianqian like a lackey at home.

The Beauty didn’t speak, just kept her head down, not even daring to look at He Wenyu.

"Uh... Fifth Brother, I feel like you’ve picked up a burden?" Luo Yanhai whispered, pulling Luo Shufan aside.

"At worst, we can consider it as finding a companion for Shiqi, bought a real-life doll, to change clothes and comb hair for." Luo Shufan took it in stride, completely unconcerned.

However, compared to that, he preferred to send this Beauty home. By offering a gesture of kindness to this world, might it one day return kindness to Luo Qianqian?

Luo Yanhai was momentarily speechless, and looking again at the Beauty with dainty steps, didn’t she seem just like a big doll?

Thinking about it that way, he burst into laughter: "No one else should have ever played with such a high-level doll, right?"

"Haha..." Luo Shufan rolled his eyes and said softly: "Grandma, Eldest Aunt, Second Aunt..."

"Uh, that’s true." Considering that Luo Qianqian was treated like a big doll back then—new clothes, new shoes, hair braiding, and even going to cover her with a quilt at night...

But looking at this Beauty’s timid appearance, he had some doubts. Could they really get along well?

When Luo Qianqian saw this Beauty, she stared dumbfounded in the courtyard, then shouted without a care: "Grandpa! Grandma! Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle! Brothers! Come out quickly, there’s a beauty here!"... 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"What’s the situation here?" After seeing the Beauty, Yue Tingyu looked confused. This little girl was really pretty, but why did it feel like she was soulless, a bit wooden?

He Wenyu explained what had happened at the auction, also mentioning the plastic bottles in passing.

"So such a pretty little girl could be bought with just a few plastic bottles? That’s really cheap." Luo Qianqian clicked her tongue and shook her head, frowning slightly at the dazed-looking girl: "But somehow, she doesn’t seem like she should be this way. Let’s take care of her for now. After all, we’re bored anyway, and wait till her family comes for her." The only ones at home were Xiao Tian and Mr. Black Cat, and even teasing the cat and walking the wolf had become dull.

"Want some food?" Luo Qianqian took out a piece of bread. After all, it wasn’t mealtime, and nothing delicious was prepared.

The Beauty seemed hesitant as she looked at the bread in her tiny hand, appearing somewhat bewildered. What is this? Why didn’t she recognize it...

Luo Qianqian unwrapped it, split the bread into two, took a bite herself, and then handed the other half to the Beauty: "Eat it."

The Beauty obediently took it, took a small bite, tasted it, and then started eating in earnest.

Luo Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief: "It’s fine, easier to coax than An Hao. An Hao’s just a naughty child who doesn’t listen, refuses to eat meals, and just loves snacks."

Luo Shufan, sitting a bit further away, lightly shook his head: "And you’re saying An Hao is hard to coax? You haven’t seen what he’s like in front of us!"

"Can’t you not talk bad about your brother behind his back?" Luo Qianqian wasn’t happy, huffing, "An Hao is quite good, like me, lively."

"Oh, please, if he’s got a mind like yours, constantly daydreaming, won’t he lead our nephew astray?" Luo Shufan pouted and casually pulled out an apple, taking a bite: "Actually, we should start an auction ourselves? Buying and selling human beings just feels wrong."

"It’s not impossible, but the auction seems a bit low-end. Since we’re planning to enter the business world, let’s go for a high-class auction, a cultivator’s auction house. This way, our commission will be higher..." Luo Xihan chuckled, raised an eyebrow, and gave Luo Shufan a look: "Get a plan together, and we can start planning when we’re ready, but about the location..."

"Second Uncle, no rush, don’t put all your energy into it, okay? By the way, Mazi, did you win the match yesterday?" Luo Qianqian took out candies and cookies for the Beauty, multitasking by chatting with others.

"Yes, yes, the important thing now is the competition. Don’t worry, we’ll definitely concentrate and try our best." Luo Xihan laughed heartily at his niece’s dissatisfaction, startling the Beauty into a shiver; she almost tossed the cookie, but luckily Luo Qianqian was quick to catch it.

"...We had a bye." Wang Mazi gained a newfound understanding of Luo Qianqian’s poor memory.

Uh... Luo Qianqian awkwardly continued feeding, no wonder no one had asked this question, how could she forget it? Maybe her brain could use some walnuts or something to supplement it.

"So we’re going to care for her until she decides to go home herself?" Bai Yizhu pointed at the Beauty, looking incredulous.

Picking up cats and dogs was fine, but now they brought back a person?

"By the way, where’s Lin Jiayou?" Luo Xisi also curiously looked at the four of them. Wasn’t today supposed to be about investigating Lin Jiayou’s whereabouts?

Why did they end up at the auction?

"He’s injured; I expect he’ll be back once he’s healed." Luo Shufan and Luo Yanhai dared not tell the elders the truth, like Lin Jiayou recuperating in the Eldest Princess’s bed. They didn’t have the guts to say such things.

To avoid Lin Jiayou being disliked when he returned.

But hearing he was injured, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. During this time, they had considered the worst-case scenario, so hearing he was injured was somewhat good news, indicating no life-threatening danger.

Once reconfirmed there was no danger to his life, they didn’t care much more. After all, he was an adult.