146 Steady Profit

Shi Mu didn’t think there was anything wrong with what he said. He promised her openly, “As long as you like it, I’ll buy it all for you.”

Yuan Yi poured him a glass of wine helplessly and said in amusement, “Alright, alright. I won’t snatch it from you anymore. You can pay the bill, okay? If you want the things I buy later, you can settle the bill too, Brother Shi Mu.”

“Go away.” Shi Mu picked up his wine glass and rolled his eyes. “I only care about my sister. I don’t care about you.”

“I was just joking.” Yuan Yi was too familiar with him and did not take his attitude to heart at all. He smiled and pointed at the big screen in the private room to introduce it to Shi Man. “We’re not in the lobby. We can see the live broadcast from here later. If you want to buy anything, enter the price on the machine in the middle of the table and the host will receive it.”

“Okay.” Shi Man nodded, thinking that the auction in this book was not much different from the auction she had experienced in her previous life.

The first two items were just to garner attention. They were bought without additional bids. It was not easy for her to wait for the wood segment. Shi Man ate the nuts slowly and stared at the first piece of wood carried up on the screen, her eyebrows twitching.

“What do you think of this piece of wood?” Yuan Yi did not know much, but he inexplicably felt that Shi Man should know very well and could not help but ask her curiously.

Actually, the main bet was on the rosewood. If one used a large sum of money to buy a good rosewood, the price would increase dozens of times, allowing one to become rich overnight.

Of course, there were also unlucky people who would end up with wood of low quality. The money lost was enough to make one’s heart ache.

Wood gambling was the same as precious stone gambling. The buyer could only look with his eyes and rely on superficial observation to determine the size and quality of the solid wood inside.

The wood that was put up for bidding was of medium quality and was definitely profitable, but it was not enough to catch Shi Man’s eye.

She took a closer look and had a plan in her heart, but she could not make it too obvious. She could only say tactfully in the words of an outsider, “This wood looks too thin and small. It can’t be sold for a good price.”

Yuan Yi smiled helplessly. How could he not tell that she said this on purpose?

Ever since he found out that her marksmanship was superb last time, he no longer treated her as an ordinary only daughter of the Shi family. Instead, he began to probe her strength.

This was also the reason why he specially brought her to the auction.

Shi Mu did not suspect anything. He sat at the side and drank red wine. He nodded in agreement. “Yes! Sister makes sense! Such a thin and small piece of wood is obviously worthless. The starting price is actually 20,000 dollars. They’re really fooling people like they’re idiots. Who would buy it!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the machine in the host’s hand emitted a soft sound. He looked down and quickly said with a smile, “Room 5 bids 50,000!”

“Damn! Someone really bought it!” Shi Mu continued to stare at the screen in disbelief, wanting to see how many fools would be easily fooled.

He did not understand the meaning of betting on wood. He only felt that this piece of wood looked useless. It was better to buy a big tree and plant it in his manor. At least it could cool one down in the summer.

The bid was quickly raised to 100,000. Many people who followed suit gave up and did not intend to invest too much money in this.

After all, betting on wood was not popular in the country. Recently, there were many merchants who sold wood to fake it and used all kinds of methods to cheat money. Therefore, even if the people at the auction were either rich or noble, they were unwilling to spend this unjust money.

In the end, the first piece of wood was bought by the VIP in Private Room Five for 100,000 dollars. According to the rules, the host would cut the wood off on the spot and let everyone see the quality inside.

Now, everyone’s hearts were clenched. Most of the people here today were actually here to pick up scraps. The first piece of wood in this gamble was undoubtedly a touchstone. If it was of good quality, then all of them would have an idea and be tempted to bid in the subsequent rounds. If it was fake, then the people behind would have to consider it carefully when bidding again.

Fortunately, the content of the rosewood in this wood was not bad, and the quality was medium. If it was flipped for a profit, the price could be increased by ten times.

The wood was covered with a red cloth by the host and sent to Private Room Five by the staff.

This time, everyone present immediately became restless. The piece of wood that the person had bought just now was definitely profitable. They could not help but regret their judgment.

Shi Mu was so shocked that he didn’t even know that the nuts in his hand had fallen to the ground. He looked at his sister in a daze and said, “Is this thing so valuable? Why don’t we buy one next?”

“There’s no hurry.” Shi Man peeled off a pine nut and stared at the screen calmly. “The real good things must be kept for subsequent bids.”