Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1922: Chapter 1825: Give Up?

Huo Sining laughed, ”What’s the use of being angry? Should we just not buy it and slink back dejectedly?”

Su Qingqing clenched her fists tightly, glanced at Li Jun and Yue Shuwen, and said awkwardly:

”This Clayflo is too insidious, we absolutely can’t let him be so complacent. Anyway, we mustn’t use the hard-earned money of Huaxia people to cover the fiscal deficit of these Old Americans. Otherwise, even if we buy the items back, those Americans will still call us fools behind our backs!”

Although Li Jun and Yue Shuwen are both Chinese-American, they grew up in America, and now hearing Su Qingqing speak so openly and curse Americans in front of them, Li Jun’s expression instantly became somewhat upset, seeming a bit unhappy.

Su Qingqing clearly knew what Li Jun was thinking, but she couldn’t spare the comfort for him at the moment; she just clung to Huo Sining’s arm, shaking it vigorously:

”Ningning, why don’t we discuss it again with Professor Zhou, analyze the pros and cons here, and persuade the elder to give up this auction? What do you think?”

Huo Sining rolled her eyes at Su Qingqing with some dissatisfaction, ”Give up? You say it so easily. Do you know how much damage those two words can cause to domestic antique collectors and historians who are eagerly anticipating?”

Su Qingqing fumed, ”But we can’t just compromise like this. Where are you going to get so much money alone? A month ago, you already donated three billion. Where will you find this amount of money now? Do you really think you’re a money printing machine? Even if you are printing bills, not at this speed!”

Saying this, the girl turned around, puffed up with anger, and stormed out.

Huo Sining felt somewhat helpless, knowing that Su Qingqing was looking out for her, feeling frustrated about her being trapped by Clayflo for so much money. But given the current situation, Huo Sining indeed didn’t have other options and could only take things one step at a time.

However, Su Qingqing’s words did remind her. If she really wants to play against Clayflo, she certainly can’t beat this old fox who excels at financial games and numerical tricks on Wall Street. The Rothschild Family has been mixing in financial circles for many years; each of them is cunning at least. Huo Sining now feels that even though she won many rounds before, she ultimately fell into the hands of this big boss.

But does she really have to admit defeat?

Huo Sining immediately negated this thought in her heart, and her gaze fell outside the window as her mind spun rapidly, constantly asking herself if there is another way to reverse her current passive situation.

Go and dig for valuable European antiques? Or maybe head out to sea to find those sunken ships from World War II or even earlier, uncover those treasures beneath the ocean, exchange them for money, and then rebuy the antiques and Beast Heads in the Black Market Building?

These methods aren’t unfeasible, but time is too tight. The black market will be auctioned in two days. If she scavenges for European antiques, she doesn’t know how many pieces she needs to find to exchange for one of the twelve zodiac animal heads. Even finding sunken ships at sea would take at least four or five days, and there’s no guarantee of finding a ship with genuinely valuable items. In the current situation, time is too constrained, making these methods impractical.

Seeing Huo Sining’s worried expression, Gu Xu thought she was concerned about the money issue and reached out to hold her hand, saying:

”If worse comes to worse, my company can allocate some funds, or you can talk to the elders at home, I’m sure they would understand. If Chief Lu gives an order, you don’t even need to think of a way; he’ll directly have someone send money over.”

Huo Sining smiled bitterly and said, ”That’s definitely the last resort. Qingqing is right; even if we really want these two Beast Heads, we can’t let Clayflo be too pleased. To put it bluntly, if we buy those two Beast Heads at ten times the price, it will be even harder for other Beast Heads to return to the country in the future. Chances are, the owners of those Beast Heads will reference this black market auction as a benchmark.”

Gu Xu clearly hadn’t thought of this before. Now, with Huo Sining’s reminder, he realized they indeed thought too simply. The issue of the twelve Beast Heads involves too many countries. Just a small move can have widespread consequences. Temporarily securing these two Beast Heads—what does it matter? With the price pushed up, lowering it back down will be difficult, making it even harder to repurchase the other Beast Heads.

But soon, Huo Sining came to terms: ”Forget it, I’m overthinking. Given that Clayflo dares to auction those two items and painstakingly seeks me out to sign this agreement, he’s made such plans all along. Whether or not we win this game today, he’ll still manipulate the auction to increase the price of the Beast Heads.”

”In the antique circle, there’s no wall without cracks. Even with a black market auction, once the transaction price emerges, the news will spread, and no matter our willingness, it will be a fait accompli. In all this, the initiative isn’t even in our hands, and we can’t stop it.”

After understanding these things, Huo Sining gathered Yue Shuwen, Li Jun, and others to start researching the subsequent countermeasures. She downloaded the data of those antiques and relics in the Black Market Building’s display case yesterday. Huo Sining analyzed all these Huaxia antiques and highlighted what she believed to be worth purchasing, then proceeded to discuss the selection issue with several people.

Huo Sining couldn’t bear to give up any of these items because she has a strong desire to possess these Huaxia antiques. If she hadn’t seen them, it would be fine, but now she wishes to take them all back. However, she is aware that the money she has now isn’t sufficient.

Just as everyone was discussing fervently, Su Qingqing, who had angrily stormed out of Huo Sining’s room, suddenly returned with a tablet in her arms and burst in with an exuberant face, shouting to Huo Sining:

”Ningning, I found a solution!”

Huo Sining and others were earnestly discussing the data in hand when they were startled by Su Qingqing’s loud shout.

Interrupted from the meeting, Huo Sining had to put down her pen, lifting her head with a puzzled look at Su Qingqing, ”What solution? What are you referring to?”

Su Qingqing shot a zealous look at Huo Sining, ”Of course about the auction. I’m saying, we don’t need to worry about raising the money anymore. That Clayflo is trying to squeeze money from us, so if we buy his stuff without using our own money, then we’ll be relieved, won’t we?”