vrcanaries Chapter 133 It’s them
Chapter 133 It’s them
When Xu Youyou bought the jade pendant at the auction, she also kept various auction handover materials.
He Zhilan's face immediately turned grateful, and he said, "Miss Xu, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Just take a picture."
Xu Youyou was also very decisive. Although she didn't know what the He family's partnership was for, she still called the housekeeper Sister Zhang on the spot and asked her to take pictures of all the materials.
He Zhilan didn't care at all that the transaction price marked on the handover materials was 12 million. After receiving all kinds of supporting documents sent by Xu Youyou, she immediately forwarded them to a small group called "He Family Future".
In less than thirty seconds, the small group exploded, and some people even sent dozens of crying emoticons on the spot.
Xu Youyou smiled and said, "Come to think of it, your family is a family of antique collectors. Don't you usually pay attention to auctions? Otherwise, you should have noticed this jade pendant a long time ago."
There were many people attending the auction in Shanghai, and Xu Youyou also met a few acquaintances from that time today.
He Zhilan said, "Of course we're paying attention to the auction, but the Qilin Jade Pendant has this ability. Before it completes its mission, it will precisely avoid us until it reaches the hands of the destined person."
"For example, my third cousin was originally going to this auction, but as luck would have it, his wife had an argument that day and he was busy trying to appease her, so he didn't make it."
Xu Youyou suddenly remembered an old incident at the Jade Museum: "It seems someone in your family has asked Ms. Cen Mingzhu to find this jade pendant."
He Zhilan nodded and said, "The Cen family is deeply involved in the jewelry industry and has business dealings with my third cousin's mother's family. It's not surprising that someone commissioned her to do this. However, she certainly didn't say who was looking for this jade pendant, right?"
Xu Youyou nodded. It was true. Cen Mingzhu had just said something that seemed to make sense. She had thought that a buyer would come soon, but she waited and waited but no one showed up.
He Zhilan explained, "According to the rules, those who are interested in competing for the position of family head cannot openly inquire about the Qilin Jade Pendant, but privately, they all use their own methods."
"But the Qilin Jade Pendant will only recognize the most capable young people in the He family. Even if they get some information by accident, as long as the Qilin Jade Pendant doesn't agree, these information will be covered up intentionally or unintentionally."
The more Xu Youyou looked at the jade pendant, the more reluctant she felt to part with it.
At this time, Cen Mingzhu, who was in Shanghai, was looking at the jewelry designs for the new season when she suddenly slapped her forehead.
"Yes, that jade pendant! I almost forgot to inform He Lao San."
Cen Mingzhu has always been smart and capable. She herself found it a little strange that her memory was so bad this time. She shouldn't have forgotten such an important thing for several months.
When she hurriedly called He Lao San, the other party on the other end of the phone could not hide his disappointment, but he still tried his best to maintain his decency:
"Thank you for your reminder. Was the buyer a young woman named Xu? She spent 12 million on it?"
Cen Mingzhu was shocked: "Have you seen her?"
"My cousin saw her and bought the jade pendant."
He Laosan's voice was hoarse, and Cen Mingzhu could feel his loss even through the phone.
"Wouldn't it be better for your cousin to buy it? Speaking of which, why is this jade pendant so important? It seems like everyone in your He family is looking for it?" Cen Mingzhu asked curiously.
When she received the commission, the other party offered her a price that she could not refuse.
Now that He Lao San already knows the relevant information, this price is naturally invalid. Cen Mingzhu feels more and more annoyed about her bad memory.
Although He Lao San lost the battle for the position of family head, he would not betray the He family. He made up an excuse and said, "The jade pendant was my grandmother's favorite. She was very disappointed when she lost it, so we tried to find it back."
Cen Mingzhu didn't think much about it after hearing this and comforted him, "It's a good thing that your eldest cousin has been found. All the children of the He family are filial. Your grandmother will definitely be very happy when she knows about this."
After He Lao San hung up the phone, the look of loss on his face was still hard to conceal. His mother said, "It's just a jade pendant. He Zhilan can find it if he wants. Could your grandfather really let a little girl become the head of the He family? You are the eldest grandson of our He family. The family business must be handed over to you!"
But as soon as she said this, both He Lao San and He's father looked at her with disapproval.
"The He family never favors boys over girls. Mom, please don't say this again. Grandpa will be unhappy if he hears it." He Lao San said in a muffled voice.
Mother He frowned, "Girls have to get married sooner or later. I can't let the entire He family serve as her dowry. If you really want Lan to inherit the He family, I will definitely make a scene!"
He's father said firmly: "If Lan girl becomes the new head of the family, I will be the first to support her! If you make trouble, I will divorce you!"
He's mother widened her eyes and looked at her husband in disbelief, as if she had seen a monster.
He Lao San also knew the difference between the important and the unimportant, and knew how disastrous the consequences would be if he chose the wrong side. "Mom, after you divorce Dad, I will still call you mom, but I won't continue to fight with Sister Lan."
Mother He was so angry that her nose was crooked, but she finally compromised: "You all talk like the Riddler, using me when you need help, and kicking me away when I can't help! If you don't want to fight, then don't fight. It's like I'm begging you to be the head of the family!"
Such quarrels occurred one after another in several small families of the He family, but without exception, no one intended to continue fighting for the inheritance rights, no matter how hard others instigated them.
He Zhilan transferred the money very quickly. Before the auction even started, the huge sum of money was transferred to Xu Youyou's account through the finance department.
What was even more surprising was that the money was after-tax, and He Zhilan's finance department even showed Xu Youyou the freshly issued tax payment certificate.
This is the second person besides Lu Jingyao who has made a deal with Xu Youyou using his after-tax income.
With such a huge investment of real money, Xu Youyou saw the He family's determination to seek cooperation, and she also admired He Zhilan even more.
Lu Jingyao didn't expect that he had only given his space to He Zhilan for more than ten minutes, but his closest position to Xu Youyou was no longer secure.
He Zhilan stuck close to Xu Youyou, acting as if they were inseparable. Even He Zhiting was pushed into the corner. If you didn't know, you would probably think that these two were close friends who had known each other for more than ten years.
"Ms. He, doesn't your He family have any antiques to sell?" Lu Jingyao felt that He Zhilan was particularly annoying and wanted to send him away.
He Zhilan smiled and said, "The items that the He family wants to auction have already been registered."
After perfunctorily dealing with Lu Jingyao, He Zhilan immediately leaned over to Xu Youyou and said, "Youyou, you've been here with me the whole time. We haven't really explored other antique halls. I'll take you to look at other collections. An old gentleman brought the emerald-feathered phoenix crown that belonged to Empress Xiaoke of the Ming Dynasty."
Xu Youyou really became interested.
Lu Jingyao couldn't help but frown. He was not from an antiques family, so he could never compete with people in the circle for this kind of information.
He Zhilan glanced at him proudly and firmly took the position to Xu Youyou's right.
But they had just taken a few steps when they ran into the Gu siblings coming out of the lounge.
Gu Yuji looked lazy, with a look of satisfaction in the corners of his eyes.
Gu Xueying's eyes were red and her gaze was evasive, making her look like she had been crying.
He Zhilan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the brother and sister.
He Zhiting's enemies were extremely jealous when they met. He pulled He Zhilan's sleeve and complained fiercely: "Sister, they are the ones who bullied me!"