Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1847: Chapter 1750: Purpose

This item is not small, standing at about sixty to seventy centimeters tall, it is a cluster of vividly red Red Coral Fossil!

Even foreigners know that this thing can absolutely count as an exceptional treasure.

Huo Sining did not expect that the first item Li Hang would choose was a cluster of Red Coral Fossil, because Li Hang was the first to enter the room, and once inside, he picked the first item, so Huo Sining didn’t know what Li Hang picked. Seeing this cluster of Red Coral Fossil now, her heart suddenly sank.

It wasn’t the first time Huo Sining had seen this Red Coral Fossil. In fact, when her ”Jubao Pavilion” antique shop first opened, she had already exhibited a Red Coral Fossil, standing about one and a half meters tall, as the store’s treasure.

That Red Coral Fossil was brilliantly colored, with natural patterns. Huo Sining had dug it out from undersea mud. After being displayed at Jubao Pavilion, it gained fame within half a day, attracting many curious visitors and even sparking a competitive bidding war, with someone offering two million to acquire that sea spirit.

Huo Sining didn’t sell that Red Coral. She didn’t lack money, but once a good item was sold, it would be hard to come across another.

Compared to the Red Coral at Jubao Pavilion, the one before her now was less impressive. Whether in height, size, or color, it fell far short of the one she had.

However, even if it was inferior, this Red Coral could at least fetch over five million, making it an extremely expensive gift for Master Li’s birthday banquet.

Originally, Huo Sining was quite confident that she could secure victory in this item selection phase, but now she felt a bit uncertain.

A Red Coral worth five million, plus that Dahongpao Chicken Bloodstone Seal, together these items valued over ten million. While the items in her possession were historically significant, to fetch such prices would require finding a genuine enthusiast. For someone unknowledgeable, those items would be worthless.

Despite a rough start, Huo Sining didn’t panic. Even if she lost this item selection phase, there was still the appraisal phase where she might not lose.

At this point, the guests who were momentarily blinded by the stunning Red Coral finally recovered their senses. Many began whispering and discussing, wanting to know who the guest was that presented the Red Coral Fossil as a lavish gift. It was truly an extravagant gesture.

There were praises of how beautiful and grand the Red Coral was, with voices marveling at its rarity. Over at the Glazed Li Family, everyone wore expressions of smugness, as if afraid others wouldn’t realize the Red Coral was their gift. Li Hang, in particular, tilted his chin up with a proud and arrogant demeanor.

Now, Huo Sining fully understood. She wondered why Li Hang had suddenly proposed to compete with her; now she saw the purpose!

The Li Family is a prestigious family. Under normal circumstances, the gifts they receive would be quietly taken to the storeroom, and then an inventory would be written by the servants and handed to Master Li. Subsequently, the return gifts would be decided based on the inventory list.

In this way, outsiders wouldn’t know what each family gave as birthday gifts.

The Red Coral was indeed beautiful, but with the Glazed Li Family’s personality, they wouldn’t send such a lavish gift to Master Li’s birthday without a commotion.

Hence, Li Hang proposed a treasure appraisal with Huo Sining, intending to unveil their lavish gift at an opportune moment for everyone to see.

This way, they could earn a reputation for generosity for the Glazed side, making Li Hang and other visitors from Glazed stand out; and provide a reason for the following excessive demands that Glazed would make on the Li Family of America. Master Li, for the sake of face, wouldn’t decline outright.

These people were playing their cards well. Of course, Li Jun couldn’t be unaware of their intentions. So, when the Red Coral was revealed, the expressions on the Glazed crowd made Li Jun and his father instantly realize their motives, their faces immediately darkened, looking at Li Hang and the others with eyes full of gloom and anger.

Master Li’s gaze flickered slightly, even though he was old, he wasn’t senile and understood his brother’s intentions. However, he snorted internally, thinking his brother must be dreaming to trade these petty rewards for a stake in his Li family shares. Did his brother think he was too old and his brain was not working?

Master Li glanced at his brother, seeing him also sporting a self-satisfied look, and couldn’t help but shake his head silently.

He had separated from his brother decades ago, each of them striving in different places. Back when they lived together, he didn’t find anything wrong with his brother. Now that they were old, he realized that a person’s mind and vision determined how far they could go. His brother hadn’t achieved much in Glazed, largely due to his short-sighted and arrogant personality.

Master Li didn’t speak, his eyes falling on the Red Coral, observing it briefly before shifting his glance to the other two items. Seeing the smaller than a palm-sized seal next to the Red Coral, his body suddenly halted, and then this old gentleman became wide-eyed, surprisingly standing up from his seat.

”Grandpa, what’s wrong?”

Li Yu, sitting below, seeing her grandfather suddenly stand up, with a seemingly excited expression, was somewhat perplexed and couldn’t help but ask.

Prompted by his granddaughter, Master Li remembered the occasion. The two young men were still competing on stage. Under such circumstances, he couldn’t abruptly walk over and disrupt their competition.

With this thought, Master Li’s face softened, forcibly suppressing his inner excitement, and slowly sat back down, yet his eyes remained fixed on the red seal over there, unwilling to look away.

Naturally, Li Hang did not miss Master Li’s out-of-character action. He thought Master Li was so excited because of the Red Coral he brought, feeling even more proud and thought, Grandfather hadn’t his uncle said that nothing could catch the eye of the great-granduncle? It seems not; just a Red Coral was enough to make Master Li nearly drop his eyes.

Thinking this way, Li Hang couldn’t resist glancing over at Li Jun before raising a hand and quickly unveiling the red silk ribbon in front of him.