Ultimate Village Doctor-Chapter 361 - 391 Li Mengjie’s Suspicion

Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety-One

Li Mengjie knew Han Xu’s character; he appeared humble and polite but was actually very proud.

He was chosen as one of Xichuan’s top ten outstanding young people at a very young age.

Although she did not feel romantic about Han Xu, she admitted that she had not seen anyone among her peers more outstanding than Han Xu.

Given Han Xu’s pride, the fact that he was talking about an auction with such an exaggerated and shocked expression was astonishing.

This piqued Li Mengjie’s intense curiosity, as she was only looking for a conversation out of boredom initially.

She inquired, "Cousin, could it be that there was something extraordinary at that auction? I heard it was just an auction held by a medicinal material company. Besides, you and uncle have even attended big auctions at Sotheby and Christie. Could our little Hechuan auction really be more sensational than those big ones?"

"You’re right, this auction only sold four items, but the total transaction amount reached 1.7 billion, and the two-hundred-year-old Snow Lotus alone was auctioned for a sky-high price of 1 billion," Han Xu said, still seemingly shocked.

One billion! You must know, at his young age, he controls hundreds of millions in assets and is already among Xichuan’s top ten outstanding young people. But assets are assets, and the cash he could mobilize at most might not exceed a few tens of millions—the rest would need bank loans. Not to mention himself, even the entire Han Family would find it difficult to come up with one billion in cash.

One billion in cash was already staggering. Without hundreds of billions in assets, one would not dare to claim they could spend that money, let alone use it to buy a herb that would be gone once used.

Mother Li exclaimed in shock, "Goodness, one billion! Xiaoxu, are you sure there’s no mistake? Who could be so wealthy? Even Hechuan’s richest man, Zhou Yushan, couldn’t come up with that much."

The Li Family was much less affluent than the Han Family.

The total assets of the Li Family barely exceeded one billion, so one billion was even more shocking to Mother Li.

"Exactly, a Miao Frontier woman snapped up that bracelet, even the Tang Family couldn’t beat her. Moreover, the other items at the auction were also sold for sky-high prices: one pill went for five hundred million, and a Jade Bead Bracelet went for one hundred million," Han Xu said with a hint of fervor in his eyes.

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He used to think he was also wealthy.

But only when one is at that kind of event does one realize what real wealth is, what it means to spend money like water really means.

He also had a strong desire to one day reach that level.

To casually toss out billions at an auction, what glory and envy that could bring.

"Tsk tsk," Mother Li said, "Incredible! What on earth is so valuable? I really want to see it for myself."

Even the usually aloof Li Mengjie showed an expression of longing.

Han Xu smiled and said, "The actual items are definitely out of sight, having been purchased long ago. However, I have photos from the auction that were leaked. This is top secret; Bai’s Medicinal Materials has some unknown origins, they’ve blocked the news, and no information about the sensational prices or the items auctioned has come out."

"Really? Cousin, take them out and let me have a look," Li Mengjie said.

Han Xu nodded and took out some photos from the leather bag he carried, "These are privately obtained by me. Just have a look, and don’t let it spread. The people involved in the auction are no simple characters."

"Xiaoxu, we certainly know the importance of this," Mother Li quickly said, aware that those who could casually throw away tens of billions were not to be trifled with.

Mother Li and Li Mengjie began looking at the photos.

The photos were candid shots from the event.

They were of several auction items with some annotations.

Mother Li remarked while looking at a photo, "This doesn’t seem to reveal anything special—how could it be worth so much money? Goodness, these rich people really don’t see money as money. Even if you’re wealthy, you shouldn’t spend like this. I can’t wrap my head around it—ten billion, enough to buy private jets and luxury yachts."

"Ah!"

Li Mengjie suddenly let out a yelp while holding a photograph.

"What’s wrong?" Mother Li and Han Xu both looked at her.

"Oh, no, nothing." Li Mengjie subconsciously pulled at her sleeves and, holding a photo, asked, "Cousin, is this also an auction item?"

Seeing it at a glance, Han Xu replied, "Yes, this is the jade bead bracelet I told you about, the one that sold for a hundred million. What about it?"

"Nothing much, I just think it looks pretty." Li Mengjie said, though her heart began to race. The bracelet looked so similar to the one she had just bought from Long Xiaoshan.

However, Mother Li commented, "Isn’t it just an ice-like level bracelet? Those beads are so tiny, and I can’t see anything particularly extraordinary about the craftsmanship—even emerald green is no better than this, right? Is this bracelet really worth so much?"

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"What Magic Artifact? Do you mean something that’s been consecrated by a Grandmaster to ward off evil, or is it an antique? If it’s an antique, then it might indeed be worth so much."

"No, the Magic Artifact I’m talking about isn’t just a simple consecrated item. This is one forged by a true master, capable of stopping bullets." Han Xu explained.

Mother Li was taken aback for a moment and then burst into laughter, "Xu, when did you start joking around?"

"Auntie," Han Xu said earnestly, "I’m not kidding you. The chairman of Bai’s Medicinal Materials tested it personally during the auction. She wore the bracelet while someone hit her with a brick, and the brick bounced off."

Mother Li looked dumbfounded and said, "Are you really sure? How could such a thing exist in the world? It couldn’t have been some trick designed to deceive you all, could it?"

Han Xu smiled and said, "Auntie, the auction was attended by the rich and the noble, with even the Tang Family of Tianfu present. Who would dare to pull a stunt in front of so many important people?"

"The number one Tang Family of our Xichuan was there?"

"That’s right."

Mother Li said, "I really have seen too little. Who’d have thought such treasures existed in the world—are Celestials from television actually real?"

As she spoke, Mother Li covered her mouth and giggled, her charm still evident at over forty years old.

Han Xu stated, "I don’t know about Celestials, but I’ve seen people who can smash millstones with a punch and snap a tree trunk with a kick."

"The more you talk, the more incredible it sounds. I don’t understand these things; you know much more, Xu. Without you, your auntie would never have known about them," Mother Li laughed.

Han Xu offered a faint smile and, noticing Li Mengjie still staring intently at the bracelet in the photograph, said, "Mengjie, do you like this bracelet a lot? I also wanted to bid on it for you, but unfortunately, I didn’t have that much money. I could only offer ten million, and in the end, the bracelet sold for a hundred million."

"Xu, being able to bid ten million is already quite impressive. Which girl these days is so fortunate? Your uncle only spent tens of thousands to deceive me into marrying him." Mother Li looked increasingly pleased with Han Xu, eagerly playing matchmaker.

"As long as Mengjie likes it, one day I will spend a hundred million to buy her what she wants," Han Xu said with a confident and lofty air.

When he said this, he glanced at Li Mengjie.

Any woman would be incredibly moved to hear a man willing to spend a hundred million for her.

But Li Mengjie seemed as if she hadn’t heard at all.