bookcurios Chapter 222 Exorbitantly Priced Glass
Chapter 222 Exorbitantly Priced Glass
Chapter 222 Exorbitantly Priced Glass
The appraiser stepped forward for a quick look, and out of professional ethics, still advised:
"Miss, I don't recommend you buy this."
Similarly, the appraiser was puzzled as to why glass would appear at this exhibition, and immediately contacted Song Xu, the person in charge of the Shancheng Group.
"What do you mean? Are you looking down on me? It's only 888 million?"
Liu Ziqing said arrogantly, "This amount of money is a lot to them, but it's just a drop in the ocean to me."
"Swipe the card! Get this piece of jewelry out for me!"
Liu Ziqing didn't care about anything else. She wanted to buy it without even looking at it. Now she was only thinking about how to vent her anger and kick Lin Fan and his gang.
The appraiser said helplessly, "Miss, this is beer—"
"Buy, buy, buy! If you don't buy it, you'll take my surname!"
Gu Xinyan stepped forward and interrupted, "I don't believe you dare to spend 888 million to buy this thing!"
Lin Fan and Su Ruowei lowered their heads, suppressing their laughter. They hadn't expected Gu Xinyan to have this side to her.
Liu Ziqing snorted coldly: "Is 888 million a lot?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that you are lower-class people who haven't received higher education, so you must think this is a lot of money."
"Excuse me, but I am from England, which is different from yours."
Lin Fan held his breath and silently noted down Liu Ziqing's actions, planning to settle accounts later.
Gu Xinyan said speechlessly, "No wonder he dyed his hair yellow; he doesn't even recognize his ancestors anymore."
Liu Ziqing raised her middle finger at Gu Xinyan: "You're a lowlife! Say whatever you want."
After saying that, she pointed to the glass display case: "This one, take it."
Ok?
What is this?
Liu Ziqing discovered something in the display case: wasn't this a piece of glass?
In an instant, Liu Ziqing's pretty face turned bright red, and her raised hand trembled with hesitation.
To buy or not to buy? This is clearly just a piece of glass!
Buying it would be a huge waste of money, while not buying it would be a slap in the face.
"What's wrong with you? Isn't 888 million just a drop in the ocean for you?"
Gu Xinyan smiled and stepped forward to add insult to injury: "Aren't you the legendary upper class? British citizen? Higher education?"
Liu Ziqing was caught in a dilemma, and after struggling for a long time, she finally managed to utter a single word: "Buy!"
She's spending 888 million to buy a piece of glass now, purely to prove a point.
"Are you sure?" the appraiser asked doubtfully.
Liu Ziqing took a deep breath and nodded heavily.
Gu Xinyan covered her mouth and laughed, "Impressive! No wonder you're from the upper class."
The mockery was palpable, and seeing Liu Ziqing's ashen face, Su Ruowei almost burst out laughing.
as big as World, nothing is nonexistent.
"Yours—"
The appraiser held the shards of the beer bottle, thought for a few seconds, and then said, "Your glass."
Liu Ziqing took the glass and squeezed out through gritted teeth, "Swipe the card!"
The appraiser awkwardly reached out to take the card from Liu Ziqing's hand, but after a few tugs, he found that Liu Ziqing was holding it tightly.
"What's wrong? Regretting it?" Gu Xinyan sighed, "It's not too late to regret it now. It's not worth spending 888 million on a piece of glass!"
Liu Ziqing feigned composure and scoffed, "Regret? Which eye of yours sees me regretting it?"
"Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?" Gu Xinyan said playfully.
Liu Ziqing sneered, "You need to think about such a small amount of money?"
"Money can't buy happiness. I'll buy whatever I want. You lowly people just can't understand!"
After saying that, Liu Ziqing reluctantly let go of her hand, and the appraiser took the bank card and swiped 888 million yuan.
Liu Ziqing put the glass shards into her bag, feeling as if her heart was bleeding.
"By the way, Ruowei, your birthday is next month. I'd like to take this opportunity to give you a gift."
Gu Xinyan spread her arms wide and said with a smile, "Pick any piece of jewelry in this exhibition hall."
Su Ruo smiled and said, "So generous?"
"Who told you to be my best friend?" Gu Xinyan said with a smile.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Su Ruo smiled and glanced at Gu Xinyan.
"What does this mean?" Liu Ziqing was about to mock Gu Xinyan when she heard Gu Xinyan's outburst.
Gu Xinyan glanced at Liu Ziqing and smiled, "I forgot to introduce myself."
"This exhibition is a collaboration between our Gu family and Shancheng Group. I am Gu Xinyan from the Gu family."
"Dear customer, please feel free to tell us what else you'd like to buy, and we guarantee your satisfaction!"
Liu Ziqing was shocked, her feelings a mix of emotions: "You, you tricked me? You actually sold me a piece of glass for an exorbitant price? You swindler! I'm going to sue you."
Gu Xinyan waved her hand: "What do you mean by 'scheme'? I've been advising you not to buy it."
Liu Ziqing gritted her teeth fiercely, almost biting off her back teeth: "Fine, you've got guts!"
Gu Xinyan did mention earlier that it was glass and repeatedly advised her not to buy it, so it doesn't constitute fraud.
For the sake of saving face, Liu Ziqing was willing to be taken advantage of rather than return the goods.
"I won't bully you. You can return the goods to the Gu family anytime. Consider it a small privilege for you, the 'upper class'," Gu Xinyan said with a smile.
"No need!" Liu Ziqing waved her hand dismissively and stormed out of the exhibition hall.
Just then, Song Xu arrived late and approached the appraiser, asking:
"What's wrong? Is there something urgent that you suddenly called me over?"
Song Xu saw Lin Fan and his group again and nodded to them.
The appraiser pointed to the empty display case and said helplessly, "Did you put a piece of glass here?"
Song Xu smiled awkwardly: "Yes, yes, I put a piece of glass there. I even specifically marked it as a shard of glass and put a price tag of 888 million."
"I'm just afraid someone will misunderstand and buy it."
Looking at the empty display case, Song Xu asked in confusion, "Where's the glass?"
The appraiser gasped: "Someone just bought it—"
Song Xu gasped in surprise: "Bought it? Who bought it?"
Gu Xinyan suddenly said, "It's okay, a rich person bought it, she's not short of money."
"Local tycoon?"
Song Xu scratched his head: "Are you sure he's a tycoon and not an idiot?"
Afterwards, Gu Xinyan explained what had just happened to Song Xu, and Song Xu immediately chased after her to find Liu Ziqing to get a refund.
Song Xu was afraid that if this matter were investigated, he would be considered negligent and punished.
Lin Fan and his two companions continued browsing the exhibition, while Su Ruowei also picked out a simple piece of jewelry.
Although Gu Xinyan had spoken up, and it was as a birthday gift, Su Ruowei still couldn't bring herself to 'take advantage' of her best friend.
As noon approached, Su Ruowei began to panic again; the recruitment meeting in the afternoon was the real purpose of her trip.
Su Ruowei glanced at the headcount tally in the morning. Nearly a thousand people participated in this recruitment event, making it a highly competitive field. She felt somewhat unsure of herself.
"I'll go prepare for the recruitment meeting this afternoon first, and then we'll browse the exhibition after that," Su Ruowei said to Gu Xinyan.
Gu Xinyan grabbed Su Ruowei's hand: "Don't rush. There's a big show at 12 o'clock sharp. You can prepare after you've watched it."