After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

Chapter 98 The Auction

Qin Lie also looked in the direction Zhouzhou pointed to, but he didn't see anyone. He was puzzled and asked, "Did you see Ye Lingfeng just now?"

"Yeah," Zhouzhou pointed in a certain direction. "He's over there."

Qin Lie gazed in that direction, but it was empty, and he couldn't see anyone. However, Zhouzhou wouldn't be wrong in what she said, so what was Ye Lingfeng doing there? He remembered that direction led to the underground garage. What did he want to do there?

Qin Lie withdrew his gaze, his expression unchanged, and changed the topic. "Let's go. There's an auction later. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"An auction?" Zhouzhou tilted her head, not knowing what it was.

Qin Lie explained, "It's a place where things are sold, and people bid to get the highest price."

Zhouzhou exclaimed, "Ah," and instantly lost interest. She shook her head and said, "If so many people are fighting for it, the prices must be high."

Zhouzhou held onto her bag tightly and shook her head. "I don't want to go!"

That was a valid point. The prices at auctions were indeed much higher than the normal prices.

Qin Lie didn't care about the money, but he found it amusing to see the little girl clutching her wallet as if she were a penny-pincher. He smiled and said, "Let's go. There are some unique items at the auction that you can't find outside. We'll just go and have some fun."

Alright.

Zhouzhou didn't stop him. She simply leaned against his ear and reminded him, "Dad, let's just look, but not buy anything, okay?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Qin Lie's voice carried a hint of amusement.

As the father and daughter's conversation drifted into the distance, after they left, there was some movement behind the wall. Chen Tuo poked his head out and looked over, feeling somewhat uncertain. "Boss, did that little girl notice us just now?"

Beside him, Ye Lingfeng casually nodded. "Hmm."

Being tall, he could clearly see the appearance of the father and daughter. The little girl spoke, and Qin Lie looked at her with concentration and a hint of doting. Seeing this scene, he suddenly felt a twinge of envy.

After a moment, he regained his composure, averted his gaze, and said, "Let's go."

"Yes."

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Upon arriving at the banquet hall, an assistant handed Qin Lie a list of auction items. Zhouzhou also looked at it curiously.

Seeing this, Qin Lie passed the booklet over to her side, allowing her to have a clearer look.

As he had mentioned, most of these items were unique pieces, including many antiques, which were obviously quite valuable.

Qin Lie casually flipped through the pages and remembered what happened earlier. He casually asked, "Is the Ye family auctioning anything?"

"Yes." The assistant was surprised by how he knew and pointed to one of the auction items. "This one belongs to the Ye family."

Qin Lie looked at it. It was just an ordinary jade bracelet, worth at most a hundred thousand. It wasn't anything particularly rare.

Why would the Ye family send such an item?

The assistant explained, "This is a keepsake of the late Mrs. Ye from the Ye family."

Mrs. Ye, the deceased wife of Ye Lingfeng, An Ya.

He didn't say anything and was about to flip the page when a chubby little hand reached out and pressed down on his hand. He turned his head in surprise and saw Zhouzhou leaning forward curiously, looking at the jade bracelet.

"This bracelet..." She looked at it with an indescribable feeling, finding it strange.

Looking at her, something came to Qin Lie's mind, and he said, "Do you like it? If you do, we'll bid for it later."

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou instantly snapped out of her thoughts. Her small hand felt as if it had been burned, and she shook her bare head vigorously, like a tambourine. "No, no! The things here are too expensive!"

The smile on Qin Lie's face deepened, and he flicked her little nose. "Don't learn from your Second Elder Brother. Money is meant to be spent."

"But it shouldn't be spent carelessly." Zhouzhou hugged him and rubbed against his neck. "Dad, it's not easy for you to earn money."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Lie thought it was fine. He didn't find it difficult to earn money. Money was just a number to him, and he couldn't be bothered to count how much wealth he had—it was too tiring.

But whenever Zhouzhou mentioned spending money, it was as if Qin Er possessed him. He didn't say anything and carried her into the auction.

His seat was in the front row with the best view, and the table had already been prepared with a fruit platter according to his instructions.

The other seats only had one platter, but here, the table was almost full, causing everyone to steal a few more glances.

Upon seeing Qin Lie, everyone felt a bit nervous, hoping that they wouldn't end up bidding against him. After all, who could compete with his financial resources?

Ignoring their changing expressions, Qin Lie put Zhouzhou down and peeled an orange for her, offering it to her mouth.

Zhouzhou skillfully opened her mouth, swinging her chubby legs, and she peeled an orange for him as well, saying, "Dad, you eat too."

Qin Lie didn't refuse and ate it.

Seeing this scene, others were even more shocked, looking at them as if they were witnessing something rare and strange.

Is that Qin Lie from the Qin family?

When did he become a stay-at-home dad?

Unaware of the expressions of the crowd, the father and daughter fed each other, creating a heartwarming scene.

Soon, the auction began, and Zhouzhou's attention was also drawn to it.

The auctioneer enthusiastically introduced the first item, and soon, people started bidding. Each minimum increment was at least a hundred thousand, making Zhouzhou's eyes widen in disbelief.

Are they all spending money? Is it just paper?

This auction is really about grabbing money!

Zhouzhou couldn't help but secretly hide her purse behind her and tuck it under her bottom. She couldn't spend money here!

This was not a place for her, a poor girl who lacked money. She didn't deserve it!

Beside her, Qin Lie glanced casually at the items up for auction, but his attention was quickly captured by Zhouzhou. Every time she heard someone raise the bid, she had a pained expression as if she was the one spending the money. It was quite amusing.

He was looking at Zhouzhou, and others were looking at him. At first, they were afraid that he might be interested in the items they were bidding on. However, they soon realized that he had no interest in the auction at all. His attention was solely focused on the little girl beside him, and his expression was so gentle that it made them suspect he had been possessed.

Just as this thought arose, he cast a sharp gaze their way, cold as a knife, almost sending them away.

It really was him!

The Qin family's "King of the Hell"!

The people snapped out of their daze and dared not look again.

Seeing this, Qin Lie retracted his gaze and handed Zhouzhou a cup of water.

Zhouzhou turned her head, holding something in her hand, unable to accept it, so she naturally leaned closer and took a sip from his hand.

After a while, seeing that others had bid and won items, Zhouzhou glanced at Qin Lie, thought for a moment, took out a black gold card from her purse hidden behind her, and said, "Dad, buy whatever you want with this."

This was the card Grandma Qin had given her at the beginning, which was a supplementary card for Qin Lie. Over this period, Qin Er had sold talismans to her and her family had given her pocket money, all of which was stored inside the card. When she made a contract with Ancestral Master, he wouldn't take it away, so she had quite a bit of money now.

Other kids' dads have it, so her dad should have it too.

Although it pained her to spend the money, she couldn't let her dad lose out.

Unexpectedly, when she said this, Qin Lie raised an eyebrow and teasingly asked, "The things later are quite expensive. They might spend all your money. Are you willing?"

Hearing this, Zhouzhou's face showed a bit of distress, but she still waved her hand and said, "Dad, go ahead and spend it."

She could earn it again.

Seeing how much the little girl was pained but still didn't ask for the card back, Qin Lie couldn't help but let out a light laugh. His brows relaxed, and he felt happy.

At this moment, the auctioneer presented the jade bracelet they had seen earlier.

Qin Lie absentmindedly played with the black gold card with his fingertips, and with a side glance, he noticed Ye Lingfeng walking in.

He really came for it!