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THE MAN WHO SOLD HOT DOGS: A Story About Perception!

There is a story about a man who sold hot dogs by the roadside.

He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to
the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.

But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hot dogs. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more meat and got himself a bigger and a better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joined his father.

Then something strange happened. The son asked, “Dad, aren’t you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?” The father replied, “No, but tell me about it.” The son said, “The international situation is terrible. The domestic is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad time.”

The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, and listened to the radio, he ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.

So the next day, the father cut down his order for the meat and buns, took down the sign and was no longer enthusiastic.

Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hot dog stand. And his sales started
coming down rapidly. The father said to his son, “Son, you were right. We are in the middle of a recession. I am glad you warned me ahead of time.”
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A simple little story but it has a lot of truth to it.

The welfare of a business just like the welfare of a person or a family depends upon the attitude of the person in charge, but attitudes are contagious.

Once the words get around that the bad times are coming, like the current global circumstance, and everyone believes it and pulls in his horn and expecting it, it then comes as a matter of course.
The best attitude to take is the one that realizes that the economy has been growing over the last two centuries with all the problems. There have been dips in its growth, of course! But overall, it's been up. And anything with such a remarkable record of growth tends to continue to grow and prosper.

So the best plan is to expect more growth and prosperity in the years ahead, with good judgment. In trying to find the best words, I think "Conservative Optimism" might be used.

THE MONKEY TRAP STORY: Power Of Letting Go!

Monkey-hunters use a box with an opening at the top, big enough for the monkey to slide its hand in.

Inside the box are nuts. The monkey grabs the nuts and now its hand becomes a fist. The monkey tries to get its hand out but the opening is only big enough for the hand to slide in, it’s not large enough for a fist to come back out.

Now the monkey has a choice, either to let go off the nuts and be free forever or hang on to the nuts and get caught. Guess what it picks every time? You guessed it. He hangs on to the nuts and gets caught. … Are we humans any different in this regard?

We all hang on to some nuts that keep us from moving forward in life. We keep rationalizing it by saying, “I cannot do this because . . .” and whatever comes after “because” are just the nuts that we are hanging on to which hold us back.

THE LITTLE BOY AND THE PUPPY: A Story Of Empathy!

A boy went to the pet store to buy a puppy. Four of them were sitting together, priced at $50 each. Then there was one sitting alone in a corner.

The boy asked if that was from the same litter, if it was for sale, and why it was sitting alone. The store owner replied that it was from the same litter, it was a deformed one, and not for sale.

The boy asked what the deformity was. The store owner replied that the puppy was born without a hip socket and had a leg missing.

The boy asked, “What will you do with this one?” The reply was it would be put to sleep.

The boy asked if he could play with that puppy. The store owner said, “Sure.” The boy picked the puppy up and the puppy licked him on the ear. Instantly it was love at first sight and the boy decided that was the puppy he wanted to buy.

The store owner said “That puppy is not for sale!” However, the boy insisted and the store owner finally agreed. Excitedly the boy pulled out $20 from his pocket and then ran to get another $30 from his mother. She obliged and it was a done deal.

The puppy now belonged to the boy. As he reached the door with his new best friend the store owner shouted after him, “I don’t understand why you would pay full money for this one when you could buy a good one for the same price.”

The boy didn’t say a word. He just lifted his left pant leg to expose a large clunky brace. The pet store owner was speechless. The boy finally spoke saying, “I want this puppy and only this puppy at full price; because I know how he feels.”

SOCRATES’ SECRET TO SUCCESS

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Socrates’ shared the secret to success through this story:

One day a bright student wishing to be successful put this question to Socrates.

“Teacher, I have studied many years with you and even though I have learned many things I still have not learned the secret to success or what it really takes to be successful. Please train me in this mystery.”

Socrates looked at his student with a thoughtful expression and after a long pause, he responded. “My son, the secret is within each one of us if we only truly want it. If you walk with me, I will take you to the river of life and show you.”

They walked side by side in silence for a while and upon reaching the river, Socrates spoke. “My son, bend down here by the edge of the river and stare deeply at these flowing waters.”

As the student bent down beside the river Socrates took him by the neck and plunged his head into the water. After only a few seconds (that felt like eternity to the young man), he started struggling to get his head out of the water. He writhed under the grasp of Socrates, gasping for a breath.

After a couple of minutes, suddenly some inner strength burst into the young man and he pushed himself out of the water and gulped in precious air. After a few deep breaths, he composed himself and pondered what had just happened. Was his teacher mad at him? What other reason would he act so strange?

The student blurted out, “Why did you do that?!”

Socrates answered rhetorically, “While your head was underwater, what was the one thing you wanted more than anything in life?”

“To take a breath of air to be able to stay alive,” he said.

Then Socrates revealed his secret, plain as day.

“It is just as I told you earlier, the secret to success is already inside all of us. When you desire success as much as you wanted that breath of air, you will be successful.”

The secret to success is only in wanting and working for it.
This truth is can be applied to any endeavor in our lives. If you are wanting to create more business for yourself and be successful, you will have to work for it. The more you want it, the harder you will have to work at it.

HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT??

SECRET TO GETTING SOMEONE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU: The Story

Once upon a time, there was a young woman who had two boyfriends, Bill and Charlie. Both of them were madly in love with her.
Every Friday night she would go out with Bill and every Saturday night she had a date with Charlie.

This young woman knew that one day she would marry either Bill or Charlie but she was in no rush to take the next step. One weekend, everything abruptly changed.

It started on Friday when she was having dinner with Bill. Right before dessert, Bill proposed to her. The woman was so startled that all she could say was "Let me think about it." Bill was so disappointed that he took her home immediately.

Saturday night, she had her usual date with Charlie. Right after dessert, Charlie proposed to her. The woman was so startled that all she could say was "Let me think about it." Charlie was so disappointed that he took her home immediately.

Later that night, the woman realised that she had to make the biggest decision of her life.
Suddenly, the only person who could help her magically appeared - her Fairy Godmother.

The young woman explained her dilemma and asked her Fairy Godmother if she could help. "Of course I can help," said the Fairy Godmother. This is what you have to do: Get a piece of paper and pen. Next think about the one thing you love most about being with Bill and write it down.
Then think about the one thing you love most about being with Charlie and write it down.

Then read what you wrote about Bill and what you wrote about Charlie, close your eyes and the name of your future husband will magically pop into your mind.

The woman did exactly that and the name "Charlie" popped into her mind. She was ecstatic! She realised that Charlie was the right choice.

Just then, the Fairy Godmother appeared and asked, "Did my magic work?"

"Oh, it worked like a charm, and I realised that I am going to marry Charlie."

The Fairy Godmother wanted to know what she had written about Bill.

"When I am with Bill, he makes me feel like he is the most wonderful man in the whole world."
The Fairy Godmother was confused, "You said that when you're with Bill, he makes you feel like he is the most wonderful man in the whole world, then why are you going to marry Charlie?"

"Oh, that's easy," the woman replied. when I am with Charlie, he makes me feel like I am the most wonderful person in the whole world."

TALKING THE TALK VS. WALKING THE TALK: The 3 Cowboys Story!

Late one night out on a lonesome Texas prairie, three cowboys were sitting around a campfire.
Then the stories began . . .

The first cowboy said, “I must be the meanest, toughest cowboy in the world. Just the other day, a bull got loose in the corral and gored six men to death. I immediately jumped over the fence and wrestled the bull to the ground with my bare hands.”

The second cowboy not wanting to be outdone said, “That’s nothing! I must be the meanest,
toughest cowboy in the world. Just the other day, I was walking down a trail when a 15-foot
rattlesnake slid out from under a rock and made a move toward me. When he was just about to bite me, I grabbed the snake by the neck and choked him to death with my bare hands.”

The third cowboy listened intently and remained silent while he stirred the orange-hot coals in the campfire with his bare hands. 😂😹😁😅

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER. WORK HARD IN SILENCE. LET SUCCESS SPEAK FOR ITSELF.

THE AMAZING SON-IN-LAW (Continued...)

Chapter 141-152

When the two returned home, neither of the women at home was at home.

The mother-in-law Elaine went to the chess and card room to play mahjong before returning, and Claire did not get off work.

So Charlie went back to the bedroom first and took the lightning striker out of the box.

A strong aura came out from the lightning strike.

Charlie sat cross-legged on the ground, placed the lightning strike wood in his palm, closed his eyes slightly, and the “Nine Profound Heavenly Sutra” mental method was running in his body, slowly sucking spiritual energy into his body.

When he opened his eyes, his eyes were exquisite and his aura changed drastically.

The blood dragon thunderbolt wood in his hand is already a little dim.

But even if it loses aura, it still has some strong thunderous breath, which is considered a treasure.

If supported by other treasures, Charlie could now use it to refine some simple magical artifacts.

When I came out of the room, it was already night.

As soon as he arrived in the living room, Charlie heard his mother-in-law snorted coldly and said, “Now that the shelf is big and I don’t have any food, wait for me to serve you, right?”

Charlie smiled wryly and explained: “Sorry mom, I was so tired this afternoon and fell asleep.”

“Hey, did going to the auction exhaust you? Or did Harold exhaust you?” Elaine said angrily.

Charlie was shocked, then shook his head and said, “I didn’t pit Harold, where did you hear the news?”

Elaine snorted coldly, and said, “Of course the Lady Willson called and said, you don’t have to be embarrassed, and Harold was kicked out. The Lady Willson called and scolded me! You said you are a Rubbish. Can you save snacks and cause less trouble for the family?”

Claire said from the side: “Mom, I think Harold was kicked out. He must have caused some trouble himself. It has nothing to do with Charlie. Charlie is not like that.”

“Why is it okay?” Elaine threw his chopsticks angrily: “Harold filed a complaint after he came back, saying that because Charlie got the invitation letter by improper means, after being found out, Zhenbaoge was offended and he was a member of the Willson family. One of them was also kicked out, and the owner of the treasure pavilion was still talking. If the Willson family is not allowed to go in the future, they will break their legs! The Willson family is embarrassed this time!”

Jacob said at this time: “Huh! The invitation letter is fundamentally problematic. I think, Harold must have caused the trouble himself, and he was afraid that his mother would punish him, so he deliberately dumped the pot to Charlie.”

“You’re still here to help this wimpy talk, if you didn’t want to go to that auction, can these things happen?” Elaine glared at Jacob and cursed.

Jacob hurriedly shut up for dinner, not daring to make a sound.

Elaine said impatiently: “He is a waste, what can he have in getting the invitation letter, and now he has offended Harold, I see how he ends up.”

Before she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, followed by a low voice.

“Excuse me, is Mr. Charlie at home?”

Elaine’s face was tense, and he glared at Charlie angrily, “Oops, it must be the Lady Willson who came to Xingshi to ask the guilt. It depends on what you did!

“Let’s take a look first.” Claire also looked solemn, stood up and walked towards the door.

There was no sound in the living room, Elaine and Jacob both stood up nervously, thinking about how to respond.

Charlie’s face was slightly dark, if the Lady Willson turned black and white and brought someone to the door to ask the crime, then he wouldn’t have to give the Lady Willson face!

Chapter 142

Claire opened the door carefully, and asked vigilantly: “What’s the matter with you?”

Charlie frowned, walked to the door with a stride, pulled Claire behind him calmly, and said coldly to the people outside: “You are looking for me?”

A middle-aged man in a straight suit suddenly smiled respectfully after seeing him: “You are Mr. Charlie, right? I am the new manager of Zhenbao Pavilion and I just took office this afternoon.

Charlie looked at a few people in surprise: “Are you from the Jumbo Pavilion?”

“Jumbo Pavilion?”

Claire, who was standing behind him, was also stunned.

The man hurriedly said: “Our pavilion master deeply felt self-blame for Mr. Charlie’s departure. He drove out Harold who was in the middle of the matter on the spot, and also suspended the auction. Treasure Pavilion was not well received, this is us I hope Mr. Charlie can forgive us regardless of the previous mistakes.”

After speaking, the middle-aged man waved his hand behind him.

Several strong men in black immediately carried gifts and put them at the door.

Charlie glanced, and saw that there were so many gifts!

A box of limited edition “Yellow Crane Tower” and a box of 30-year-old Moutai Feitian Liquor!

There is also a pair of antique vases from the Ming Dynasty and a set of tortoiseshell Go!

These gifts are worth over a million!

“Mr. Charlie, this is the mistake of Jumbo Pavilion. The owner of the pavilion is preparing for a new auction with Ms. Song, so he can’t come by himself, so I asked me to apologize for him, saying that he will apologize to you personally when I have the opportunity. Please forgive me. !”

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man bowed deeply in front of Charlie.

Charlie nodded and said, “Okay, put things down.”

The middle-aged man then took out two golden invitation letters from his pocket, handed them to Charlie respectfully, and continued: “This is an invitation letter for the new auction. Please go there with Mr. Willson, this time I promise I won’t let you down again, please give us a chance to make up for it!”

After speaking, he explained: “There is also a special Jumbo Pavilion Royal VIP Card. We only issued ten of this card, which are valid for life. You can enjoy the highest courtesy when you come to Jumbo Pavilion!”

Charlie glanced at the VIP card. The surface of the card was golden, with gold leaf and diamonds.

He said lightly: “I am not very interested in auctions. Ask my dad what he means.”

“Okay.” The middle-aged man hurriedly held the card to Jacob, and said with a smile: “Old Mr. Willson, I’m really sorry today, please be sure to show your face the day after tomorrow.”

“This” Jacob has calmed down from the shock, glanced at the VIP card, and couldn’t help swallowing his throat.

He recognized that this is a limited-level VIP card of the Jumbo Pavilion, which is only issued to members of the cabinet with status, and not for sale at all!

Those who have this VIP card can enter and exit the treasure pavilion freely, and enjoy the highest treatment. All the antiques in the pavilion can be enjoyed at will, and there are also high discounts for purchase.

Jacob couldn’t refuse such a temptation.

Just about to accept it cheeky, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and sn**ched both VIP cards.

I saw Charlie’s mother-in-law, Elaine, grabbing two VIP cards with a smile, and she was so happy that she said: “Since you are here to apologize, I will reluctantly accept these gifts and VIP cards. The auction will be the day after tomorrow. , My husband will go!”

Chapter 143

Elaine was so excited!

These gifts are all money!

She doesn’t know how much the antique is worth, but that box of collection-grade Maotai Feitian is worth 30,000 or 40,000, and this box of 20 bottles is hundreds of thousands!

There are also collections of Yellow Crane Tower ci******es, one of five thousand, one box of fifty, more than two hundred thousand, the two together are worth one million!

Don’t do it for nothing!

And holding these two VIP cards, she still has the capital to show off in front of those old girlfriends!

When Claire saw Elaine’s obsessive attitude, he called helplessly: “Mom”

Elaine glared at her: “What’s wrong? Can’t I accept gifts from others?”

Claire said: “I mean it shouldn’t be accepted. I haven’t figured out what’s going on, how can I accept such a heavy gift from others.”

Charlie said lightly at this time: “This is an apologetic gift and should be accepted.”

The middle-aged man was relieved.

Before coming out, the pavilion master had personally explained that if Mr. Charlie confiscated these things, then he would not have to go back.

Charlie turned his head and saw that Elaine had moved the to***co and alcohol into the house with joy, holding a pair of antique vases and touching and looking under the lamp, he could only shake his head in his heart and said to the middle-aged man: “You go back first. Right.”

“Well, I won’t bother you to rest, Mr. Charlie.”

Charlie closed the door, turned around, but was taken aback for a moment, and said, “You guys are all watching what I’m doing.”

I saw three people in the living room, all six eyes were on him.

The mother-in-law Elaine gave a dry cough and a smirk, and asked: “Charlie, when did you have friendship with Zhenbao Pavilion? Why did they come to our house to give gifts and apologize?”

Charlie shook his head and said: “Mom, you have misunderstood. I have no friendship with them. The reason why they came to apologize is mainly because the service attitude of Zhenbaoge is good. Their employees have made mistakes, and the boss has a better reputation, so they compensate so strongly. “

Elaine was frustrated at once, pulling her face down, and said, “I thought you were a good man, and you could be in favor of big shots. I didn’t expect it was because of the good service attitude of others.”

Claire was a little confused on the side. The other party gave such an expensive gift, is it just because of the good service attitude that he wants to compensate Charlie?

However, after receiving a lot of gifts, Elaine felt better, and finally stopped targeting Charlie, thinking happily in his heart to quickly sell the to***co and alcohol first.

After eating, Charlie cleaned up the dishes in the kitchen, and suddenly received a call.

The one who called was Qin Gang, who had a relationship with both sides and helped.

That jade bracelet was given by Qin Gang.

On the phone, Qin Gang respectfully said: “Mr. Wade!”

Charlie said lightly: “Something?”

Qin Gang hurriedly said: “Thanks to Mr. Charlie’s last guidance, the Qin family has been going a lot in the past few days, and I have to thank Mr. Charlie for his guidance, otherwise our Qin family will be in disaster.”

Charlie said indifferently: “I think it’s not so smooth, right? If it’s so smooth, would you call me now?”

Qin Gang choked and laughed awkwardly: “Mr. Charlie really knows everything like a god. You can’t hide anything from you.”

Charlie smiled lightly, without saying a word.

Sure enough, Qin Gang trembled and said, “Mr. Charlie, please save my Qin family one more time. The Qin family will remember it all my life.”

Chapter 144

His face was pale, and his body trembled slightly, as if in great fear.

Charlie frowned and asked faintly: “Is the jade cracked?”

“Mr. Charlie is worthy of being a master, and you are right again.”

Qin Gang’s voice was extremely pious, and he sighed: “Originally, I followed your instructions and confessed the jade plug, and ordered the people in the family to be vegetarian for seven days without seeing the blood.”

“How can I think that my stupid nephew Steven Qin secretly ate some stewed pigeon soup, and accidentally stained the pigeon blood on the jade plug. The jade plug immediately fell apart. I beat him up and shut it down. At home, strange things still happen!”

Charlie frowned and asked, “What strange thing happened?”

Qin Gang hurriedly said: “Last night was violent and rainy, a sky of thunder struck the courtyard of Qin’s family, scorching a century-old osmanthus tree in the courtyard.”

“Not only that, the tablets of the Qin family’s ancestors enshrined in the ancestral hall fell to the ground for no reason and fell in half. This is a horrible omen.”

Charlie frowned. From the perspective of Feng Shui, planting osmanthus trees in the courtyard is a symbol of wealth and good fortune.

However, the laurel tree was knocked down by the sky thunder, which indicates that the Qin family will be broken.

The ancestral tablet was broken, which was a sign that the Qin family would die.

I really didn’t expect that the evil spirit of this jade plug was so heavy, it was so serious that it exceeded his estimate, it could reach the sky with pigeon blood.

Hearing no reply from Charlie, Qin Gang beat a drum in his heart and pleaded: “Although my Qin family is in business, but I have always been kind to people and have not done anything to harm the world. I beg Mr. Wade to save my Qin family.”

Charlie said, “Qin Gang, it’s not that I didn’t save you, but Yusai’s evil spirit was too heavy. After being carried by Steven Qin for many years, the evil spirit had already enveloped the Qin family courtyard. It was impossible to deal with it with ordinary runes. “

“Then, what should we do? The Qin family has suffered such a disaster, it is really unfortunate for the family!”

Qin Gang sighed, his voice trembling.

Charlie groaned: “The evil spirit will be more fierce when it sees blood, and it is still hot pigeon blood. Now to suppress such a heavy evil spirit, I am afraid that we can only borrow the power of the heaven and earth treasure.”

“Okay, Mr. Wade needs something, even if I lose my fortune, I will definitely get it.”

Charlie said indifferently: “Well, I happen to be participating in the auction of Treasure Pavilion tomorrow. I will go to the auction to see if there are any spiritual objects of heaven and earth. As for whether they can be photographed, it depends on your luck.”

“Okay, let’s trouble Mr. Wade.” Qin Gang, as if caught the straw, repeatedly thanked Charlie.

After speaking, he hurriedly said: “Mr. Charlie, I will send you a premium card tomorrow. If there is any place where you need money, just swipe the card!”

Charlie snorted. After all, he was helping the Qin family, and he couldn’t let himself spend money.

Immediately, Charlie said: “You’d better be mentally prepared. Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures are not so easy to get, but they can’t be found. As for whether there is any auction, it depends on your Qin family’s luck.”

Qin Gang kept expressing his position: “Yes, I will also inquire more privately, but I still have to trouble Mr. Wade.”

After the accident, he also sought out a number of well-known Feng Shui masters, but those people just glanced at the door of Qin’s house, and immediately waved their hands and turned aside.

Now Qin Gang’s only hope of life-saving lies in Charlie.

Charlie really sighed in his heart.

According to numerology, Qin Gang should have done no harm in his life, and should have died safely.

How can I think of God’s will to make people, Steven Qin, a dead star in the family, makes the family restless, if he does not save him, within a year, his Qin family will be destroyed.

Not only him and that Steven Qin, but also his beautiful little chili beauty Qin Aoxue, I am afraid they will die!

Chapter 145

The next day, Qin Gang came to Charlie’s downstairs early in the morning.

He waited until Charlie came out to buy vegetables before he greeted him and handed Charlie a premium card.

According to him, there are hundreds of millions in this card. In order to save the Qin family, even if Charlie spends all the money.

Little Chili Qin Aoxue is also there, but this time Qin Aoxue is not as arrogant as last time.

Seeing Charlie, Qin Aoxue looked respectful.

Since Steven Qin got into trouble, the Qin family has encountered a lot of bad things, and the Old Master’s body has also deteriorated for no reason, and she is dying. She then understands that the only one who can save her is Mr. Charlie Yeye!

After Qin Gang handed the card to Charlie, he knelt in front of Charlie with a puff, and pleaded with tears, “Mr. Wade! Please save my Qin family’s life anyway. It doesn’t matter if I die, but my daughter still small”

Qin Aoxue couldn’t help but reddened her eyes, knelt on the ground, crying and said, “Mr. Wade, please save the Qin family. If possible, I am willing to use my own life in exchange for my father’s longevity!”

Qin Gang said angrily: “What are you talking nonsense!”

Charlie shook his head helplessly, and stretched out his hand to help the two of them up one by one. When Qin Aoxue reached Qin Aoxue, the little girl’s soft and white hands made Charlie uneasy.

After helping the two of them, Qin Aoxue blushed a little, and seemed very embarrassed.

Charlie said: “Don’t worry, I will try my best to make your Qin family survive this catastrophe safely.”

The father and daughter were so touched that they wanted to kneel again, but they were stopped by Charlie: “Okay, those who are kneeling here will have a bad influence. Let’s go first. I’ll let you know if I have news.”

“Thank you Mr. Wade!” The father and daughter left with gratitude.

When Charlie returned home after buying vegetables, the Old Master Jacob hurried forward and said nervously: “Charlie, I just saw you and Qin Gang talking outside the community?”

“Yes, he has something to do with me.”

Jacob couldn’t help but said, “I think he looks ugly, it doesn’t seem like something is good. Did you tell his fortune last time and there was a problem?”

This matter, Jacob has been worried, always feel that Charlie is just talking about it.

Charlie smiled and said: “Dad, Qin Gang came to me to help him get rid of the evil spirits at home. He also gave me a bank card and asked me to help him see if it can be used at the auction tomorrow. s things.”

Jacob stayed for a while and said quickly: “How much does he give you?”

Charlie said casually: “Several hundred million.”

“How many?”

Jacob’s eyes widened, and he was so shocked that he was holding his chest and could not speak. He was almost out of heart disease.

He was anxious to hold Charlie: “Charlie, you must not lie to people! The Qin family gives you so much money, if something goes wrong, wouldn’t the Qin family kill our whole family? Give the money back.”

“Dad, don’t worry, I have a sense of measure and there will be no problems.”

After speaking, Charlie said again: “Dad, this time the matter is of great importance, you’d better not tell Claire and Mom, otherwise, it will be out of control.”

“I know I know”

Jacob knew his prodigal wife too well.

This girl is just a lunatic who wants money and can’t say anything to her.

If she knew that there were hundreds of millions in this card, she wouldn’t care about the Qin family and spend the money first.

That’s hundreds of millions!

When Jacob thought of this number, his heart jumped suddenly, and he persuaded Charlie for a while. After seeing that the persuasion had no effect, he had to sit on the sofa and sigh.

He didn’t believe that Charlie had the ability to help the Qin family solve the problem, and now he was afraid that Charlie would spend the money of the Qin family indiscriminately, and finally be settled by the Qin family.

Now, he can only stare at Charlie at the auction, and don’t let him buy things randomly.

If the Qin family was cheated of so much money, wouldn’t the other party kill his family?

Chapter 146

Early the next morning, Charlie was going to the auction.

Because of the Qin family’s affairs, Jacob was so worried that he hadn’t slept well all night, so he repeatedly told him in the living room.

Charlie said a few perfunctory words, and then asked: “Dad, I heard that there is a final treasure at the auction of Jumbo Pavilion, right?”

“Yes.” Jacob didn’t know why, and said: “I heard it is a valuable treasure, unparalleled in the world.”

After he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and he hurriedly pulled Charlie and told him: “My son-in-law, don’t make the idea of ​​this final treasure. Its starting price is tens of millions. Let’s take a look.”

Charlie knew that his father-in-law was worried that he would use the Qin family’s money, so he smiled and said, “Dad, you are right.

“That’s good.” Jacob was afraid that he would not give up, and added: “But even if you want to shoot, you don’t have your share.”

“why?”

“I went out to inquire about it yesterday. I heard that boss Yu from Xuanjitang was also here at this auction, and he was here for this final treasure.”

Charlie said in surprise: “Xuanjitang is also here?”

This mysterious hall is unknown to no one.

Its owner, Yu Jinghai, is a famous Feng Shui master in the country!

Many celebrities in Hong Kevin have spent a lot of money in line to ask him for fortune-telling.

If you want to ask this Feng Shui master to look at the photos, the cost of one time is not low, all start at seven figures.

If a celebrity wants to buy a magic weapon from Xuanjitang, it will be even more expensive.

However, although the fees of Xuanjitang are expensive, it is said that there are absolutely real materials.

This is located in the iron mouth and bronze teeth of Mr. Jinghai, fortune telling is particularly accurate.

He once predicted to a reporter from the Hong Kevin Ming Pao that two well-known celebrities would be divorced in November this year.

At that time, the two big stars had just finished their wedding. They were so affectionate that the whole country booed his prediction.

I didn’t think that in November, the two celebrities each posted Weibo and announced the divorce notice.

From then on, the name of Xuanjitang spread throughout the country, making people who want to see Master Wade more like a crucian carp.

When people in the entertainment circle mentioned Mr. Yu, they were also in awe.

The head office of Xuan Ji Thompson is in Hong Kevin City, and the owner spent a lot of money to buy a floor in Central Plaza, which shows his pockets.

Unexpectedly, Boss Yu would also come to participate in the auction. It seems that this treasure is inevitable.

So Charlie asked curiously: “What is this final treasure?”

“Then I don’t know, we just can’t buy it anyway.”

Jacob was still nagging, Charlie’s cell phone rang suddenly.

He picked up the phone and heard Warnia Song’s voice.

“Mr. Charlie, my car is parked at your door. Let me pick you up on the way.”

Warnia Song was also afraid that something would happen at this reception, so she planned to follow Charlie and go with him.

Charlie walked out and saw a big red Bentley parked on the side of the road, with a brand-new body gleaming in the sun.

Warnia Song leaned against the car, wearing a bright red tight dress to set off the exquisite curves, wavy curly hair draped over her shoulders, charming and charming, and wearing a pair of sun-shading sunglasses on her face.

Warnia Song saw the two come out, took off her sunglasses, and said, “Uncle Willson, Mr. Charlie, I’m going to the auction of Jumbo Pavilion, and I will pick you up on the way.”

“Oh, it’s Miss Song.” Jacob recognized it too, and said flatteredly: “Miss Song, you are so polite.”

“Yes, you two, please get in the car!” Warnia Song nodded politely and opened the door.

Who can believe that Warnia Song, the eldest of the Song family, took the initiative to open the door for a son-in-law? !

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Soon, the car drove to the exhibition center.

The Convention and Exhibition Center is a circular dome building. The outer circle is filled with shops selling flowers and birds, and the auction room is in the middle.

The convention and exhibition center, newly built last year, is magnificent and antique.

Charlie followed Warnia Song and took the landscape glass elevator to the top of the sixth floor.

As soon as the elevator door opened, an artistic exhibition hall suddenly appeared in front of you. Antique calligraphy and paintings hung on the surrounding walls. This is the auction house.

The auction table in the front is covered with a red carpet, and there are all sofa decks under the stage. The table is filled with foreign wines and fresh fruits for guests to enjoy.

Compared with the last auction, it can be seen that Jumbo Pavilion has made a lot of effort this time. Just leasing and arranging the venue, I am afraid it has spent nearly one million.

Warnia Song’s box was in the middle of the front row, and a group of people was about to move forward, but suddenly heard a noise behind them.

Charlie only had time to turn his head, and was pushed from behind by a few people and was forced to step aside.

He frowned slightly and watched as a group of people came in through the passage. It was a few bodyguards who opened the way.

“Mr. Yu is here too?” Warnia Song exclaimed softly, looking up at the crowd.

The people who squeezed in were all distinguished guests attending the auction, but at the moment they were all surrounded by a middle-aged man with a cold and arrogant face wearing a blue cloth gown, with an extremely respectful look.

Charlie took a look and said, “It turns out that this is Mr. Yu, but this posture is quite good.”

Mr. Yu was hugged by the crowd and walked forward. He drew out a light yellow triangle rune and handed it to the most complimented boss beside him. He said indifferently: “Today you and I are destined, this peace symbol is free You can keep you safe and prosperous.”

“Thank you, Mr. Yu.”

The boss was full of surprises, flattered, took the peace talisman, carried it into his arms like a treasure, and said to the people around: “Mr. Yu’s peace talisman is very good. I have been asking for it every year, thanks to the past few years. Mr. Yu, my business is getting bigger and bigger.”

The surrounding crowd looked jealous, some cheeky begged Mr. Yu, but Mr. Yu ignored them.

The assistant next to Mr. Yu snorted and said to the crowd in a sip of Hong Kevin-style Putonghua: “Do you think that Mr. Yu’s peace charms can be obtained if you want? The minimum cost of asking for peace charms in our mysterious hall is 200,000. One!”

The crowd recovered, and someone shouted immediately.

“It’s rare for Master Wade to come to Aurous Hill City. I would like to give out 200,000 Dollar for a peace talisman, and Master Wade will give it.”

“I want to buy it too! Ask Master Wade to give it a charm.” update the fastest. Computer:

“Mr. Yu’s peace talisman is hard to find. Two hundred thousand is nothing, I will buy five!”

The scene was very lively, and many bosses transferred deposits on the spot to buy Master Wade’s peace symbol.

“Line up, one by one.”

The assistant registered them one by one impatiently, and the scene was very hot.

Charlie couldn’t help but said: “What kind of peace talisman is so expensive, it’s too easy to make money.”

His voice is not loud, but Mr. Yu suddenly raised his head and stared at him with frowning brows.

Mr. Yu pushed away from the crowd, strode to Charlie, took a look and said: “This friend, listen to your tone, do you have an opinion on my safety charm?”

Charlie said lightly: “I don’t think this Ping An Fu is worth so much money.”

Someone in the crowd immediately said: “You know what a bullsh*t! Mr. Yu’s talisman, 200,000 are considered cheap!”

“That’s right! Many people are rushing to buy two million talisman!”

“This kind of hanging silk, it is estimated that you can afford the two-Dollar peace charm in the temple!”

Mr. Yu looked at Charlie, snorted, and said, “You can eat rice but you can’t talk nonsense. The reason why people grow their brains is to think in their heads before speaking. It’s best not to pretend to understand. “
After speaking, Mr. Yu curled his lips in disdain, and walked into the exhibition hall first.

Charlie’s face was indifferent, and he didn’t even see Mr. Yu in his eyes.

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Warnia Song on the side said embarrassingly: “Mr. Charlie, don’t take it to your heart, Mr. Yu has a bigger temper.”

Charlie shook his head indifferently, and said to Warnia Song, “Let’s go in too.”

The guests entered the venue one by one, and the host was Bao Fugui, the owner of the treasure pavilion, and a few words of routine speech on the stage entered the auction.

The auction officially begins!

Due to the temporary cancellation of the last auction, this time there were more lots than last time, and the number of guests doubled.

The first item that the two ladies of etiquette pushed onto the stage with a trolley was an antique copper incense burner, with white mist curling up and smelling fragrant.

The auctioneer introduced: “This is the Songhe Backflow Incense Burner of the Thompson Dynasty. It is one of the treasures given to the painter and calligraphy master Su Dongpo by the Emperor of Thompson Dynasty. The two boxes of ambergris are used by the Thompson Dynasty court and are not allowed to be used by the people. Moreover, the production method has been lost, and it is refreshing to hear, and it has a slight cheering effect!”

After speaking, he motioned to the lady of manners to light incense.

A lady of etiquette wearing a cheongsam carefully dug a handful of incense with a silver spoon to light it.

I saw the white smoke slowly dripping down the incense burner like a waterfall, and the pine cranes on the incense burner were vivid, vivid, and faintly flapping their wings.

A faint scent of scent floated up in the auction hall immediately, and the smell was refreshing, and I couldn’t help but feel refreshed.

Charlie nodded and said: “It is indeed authentic ambergris, refined by s***m whales, and this kind of hand-made incense technology is basically impossible to buy now.”

The auctioneer knocked the gavel twice and said: “The starting price of the Songhe Backflow Incense Burner is 800,000, and the price is increased by 100,000.”

This incense burner is exquisitely made, has a certain collection value, and the auction price is also moderate, and the audience raised placards.

In a short while, the incense burner was auctioned away by a player for 1.6 million.

Immediately afterwards, seven or eight lots were presented, all of which were high-quality antiques.

The atmosphere of the venue was warm, and guests bidding.

Jacob watched it with gusto, but he was shy in his pocket, otherwise he would be itchy and holding a card.

However, Charlie had no interest in losing these collections.

Although these lots are precious, they are limited to collections, and they are of little value to him.

At this moment, the hostess brought a white porcelain plate with a string of purple beads shining in the light!

The auctioneer introduced: “The natural purple pearls of the East China Sea can only be picked out from a thousand beads. The beads are round and uniform in size, which is a rare good product.”

The auction price of this string of purple pearls is not expensive, as long as four hundred thousand.

Charlie raised his head and immediately bid.

“Five hundred thousand!”

Jacob’s eyelids twitched, and he quickly said: “What are you doing with this! The pearl necklace is worth tens of thousands of dollars. This 400,000 is a fool! Don’t shoot!”

Charlie looked at the string of pearls, thinking of Claire in his heart, and said with a smile: “I think Claire is quite suitable for wearing it. Pearls calm the nerves. She has been under too much pressure recently and has poor sleep.

When he heard that he was buying for his daughter, Jacob closed his mouth knowingly what he wanted to say.

The collection value of this necklace is not high, so no one bids.

Just when the auctioneer was about to make a final decision, a voice suddenly sounded.

“Six hundred thousand!”

Charlie looked to the side looking for the sound.

I saw that Steven Qin, who died in the Qin family, showed his head from the side, with a sneer on his face, and said to Charlie: “Sorry, I also fell in love with this necklace!”

Charlie couldn’t help frowning, why is this force too? Isn’t he forbidden by Qin Gang?

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Steven Qin has had a miserable life these few days.

After getting into trouble a few days ago, he was severely beaten by his second uncle and was also banned.

However, with his extreme love for antiques, how can this level of auction be missed.

So, he tried his best to run out to participate in the auction today, but he didn’t expect to see Charlie here again.

He had always been disdainful of Charlie, in his opinion, the second uncle was completely deceived by this kid.

But he didn’t dare to provoke Charlie head-on. Seeing that Charlie was about to shoot the necklace, he immediately bid the price. Although it was useless, it was good to make Charlie uncomfortable.

Charlie glanced at him, then turned his head indifferently, and continued to bid.

“Seven hundred thousand!”

Steven Qin followed closely: “800,000!”

Jacob couldn’t sit still, and said quickly: “Charlie, let’s not shoot, forget it, don’t fight.”

Charlie smiled faintly and said, “Look at how I play with him.”

After speaking, he directly raised his hand: “Eight million!”

The scene was dumbfounded.

Others call 800,000, you call 8 million? Are you poisonous?

Steven Qin was also dumbfounded. d*mn, you don’t play cards according to the routine! My name is 800,000. You should be called 900,000. The maximum is one million. What do you mean by eight million?

Do you have money to burn, or is your brain short-circuited?

Charlie raised his eyebrows towards Steven Qin and smiled, “Mr. Qin, continue!”

Steven Qin sipped: “I’m crazy? Buy this tattered thing for eight million? Forget it, let it be for you!”

Although Steven Qin couldn’t hold his face, he was really unwilling to bid on the basis of eight million.

The value of this bead is as high as 700,000 Dollar. If I really spend more than 8 million to buy it, I can’t be broken when I go home?

Money is not spent like that!

Charlie stared at Steven Qin at this time, and said disdainfully: “Mr. Qin, you withered so soon? It seems that you can’t do it either.”

Everyone laughed.

Steven Qin blushed and said, “You’re so fcking irritating me. I don’t think you can afford it at all. Blind your mother asking for a price and want to lead me to a set? Humph, I have to see how the fck you took out this 800 Wanlai!”

Charlie curled his lips: “If you can’t afford it, just say you can’t. What’s the point of explaining so much here?”

At this time, the auctioneer also dropped the hammer.

“Eight million, deal, congratulations to Mr. Charlie!”

After that, a lady of manners came to Charlie with a wireless credit card machine and said, “Mr. Charlie, please use your card to pay.”

Everyone was staring at Charlie, and Steven Qin sneered: “Charlie, how the h*ll I see you swiping your card! Can you take out 8 million?”

Others were curious as to whether Charlie was so frantic and mad, could he really come up with so much money.

Charlie smiled lightly, took out Qin Gang’s premium card, and finished swiping the card with a bang.

The premium card has no password.

Credit card successful!

The lady of etiquette handed the list to Charlie and respectfully said: “Mr. Charlie, the treasures you photographed will be delivered to you before the end!”

“Good!” Charlie nodded.

Others were shocked!

It seems that he is really rich!

Buying a necklace of 700,000 Dollar at the price of 8 million Dollar, this man is really bold!

At this moment, Charlie looked at Steven Qin and asked with a smile, “Mr. Qin, have you taken this order?”

There was a burst of laughter around, and someone ridiculed: “Mr. Qin, isn’t he in the middle of his family and can’t afford to pay?”

“Haha, I think Young Mr. Qin is too weak to lift the knife!”

“Hahahaha!”

Steven Qin felt hot on his face.

d*mn, this grandson can really come up with so much money!

This time I am really embarrassed!

So he gritted his teeth and said: “Charlie, I will never lose you in the next item!”

Charlie nodded, and said indifferently: “Okay, let’s compare the next one!”

Steven Qin didn’t know where Charlie was so emboldened, let alone Charlie still holding a card from his second uncle in his hand.

Soon, a few more collections were photographed, followed by a semi-finished Tian Huangyu embryo.

Half of this jade embryo is wrapped in rock to show that it is purely natural, and the price is 800,000.

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The naturally formed jade embryo contains a certain amount of spiritual energy, Charlie thought to himself, this thing was just right for Qin Gang to practice evil spirits, and he immediately raised the card.

“900 thousand!”

But as soon as his voice fell, the familiar voice sounded again.

“1000000!”

Charlie turned his head and met Steven Qin’s provocative eyes.

He remained silent and continued to raise his placard.

“1.1 million!”

“120!”

After several times, the price of Tian Huangyu embryos has doubled, and under Steven Qin’s deliberate bidding, it has soared to 2 million!

Many people present also saw that Steven Qin had begun to deliberately target Charlie again.

Everyone was waiting to watch another good show, so they stared at Charlie’s hand.

Charlie slowly raised his placard and said: “Twenty million!”

d*mn it!

The scene is crazy!

Two million is directly called 20 million? It’s the same as before, it’s directly increased ten times!

Steven Qin’s face was extremely ugly.

Is this Charlie dying? Even if you have money, is that money not money? So corrupt?

I am a famous prodigal in Aurous Hill, but even I am not willing to buy something ten times the price.

He hesitated suddenly.

Follow or not?

Follow, then throw away more than 18 million for nothing.

If you don’t follow, Charlie is afraid that he will kill him, and these people are afraid that they will laugh at him.

I have lost face just now, and if Charlie compares it this time, it would be really shameless to come out!

Thinking of this, Steven Qin gritted his teeth and blurted out: “I’m out of 20.1 million!”

There was an exclamation at the scene!

Steven Qin added 100,000!

This is a challenge!

Charlie smiled slightly at this time, and raised his hand again: “I give out thirty million!”

“I go!!!”

“This f*cking crazy!!!”

“This buddy is too rigid!!!”

Two million is 20 million, and 20.1 million is 30 million. Charlie’s handwriting scared everyone on the scene.

Steven Qin also collapsed!

What is Charlie doing? Is he really so rich? Thirty million! I can buy fifteen pieces of this jade! No matter who pays this price, it will be a big taker!

Charlie asked Steven Qin again at this time: “Mr. Qin, come on, continue!”

Steven Qin panicked.

30 million to buy a piece of jade, if you let the family know, you will die!

Sister Qin Aoxue is afraid that she will be crippled for life.

But, so many people are watching

How to do?

Steven Qin’s face was red and white.

The auctioneer bid: “Thirty million once!”

“Thirty million twice!”

The lively audience at the scene began to shout:

“Mr. Qin bid!”

“Mr. Qin, you have to be hard!”

“Mr. Qin, don’t let us look down on you!”

“Mr. Qin, are you really persuaded? You just pretended to be so forceful, and now you are afraid?”

Charlie said with a smile: “Mr. Qin, if you don’t bid, you will lose!”

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Steven Qin was eye-catching at this time, and he hesitated for a moment, but his reason still defeated his impulse.

He said angrily: “I give up!”

“cut!”

“Force!”

“What a shame!”

“What a f*cking shame!”

There was a burst of scolding and laughter at the scene, making Steven Qin face lost.

He even regretted running out today, otherwise, he wouldn’t be so embarrassed.

Feeling extremely embarrassed, Steven Qin was very angry for a while, turned his head and saw Charlie’s teasing eyes, even more furious.

He couldn’t help rushing out of his private room and walked to Charlie to question.

“The surname is Wade, did you deliberately fix me?”

Charlie slowly picked up Sabrina Luochun on the table, took a sip, and said, “No one is forcing you to bid with me. You are the one who insists on doing it against me. If you do, you become angry and angry?”

Warnia Song on the side also said coldly: “Mr. Qin, the auction rules are like this. I would like to accept the bet and don’t come if I can’t afford it.”

Steven Qin gritted his teeth with anger, but he didn’t dare to offend Warnia Song.

“With you!” Steven Qin pointed at Charlie fiercely with his hand, and returned to the box angrily.

Charlie couldn’t help but shook his head. With Steven Qin, the prodigal son, the Qin family thought it would be difficult.

Under everyone’s gaze, Charlie continued to swipe the premium card to pay.

Anyway, it was Qin Gang’s money, and it didn’t hurt at all to spend it.

anyway.

If Qin Gang knew that he had spent so much money because of the prodigal Steven Qin of their Qin family, what would he be like?

Are you afraid that you will kill Steven Qin to relieve your hatred?

Really interesting

One hour later, the auction was nearing completion.

During this period of time, Steven Qin didn’t bid even once, and he was probably afraid of Charlie.

At this moment, several waiters struggled to push a trolley onto the stage with a huge object on it.

Charlie suddenly held his breath and looked up to the stage.

He felt a strong aura! !

At this moment, Mr. Yu in the next box was also refreshed, staring at the lot.

This is the final treasure!

However, when Bao Fugui opened the curtain covering it, the crowd showed disappointment.

Because what was on the cart turned out to be a big, tattered reef with seaweed and dried shells attached to it! !

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and they didn’t understand why Zhenbaoge regarded this broken stone as the finale.

At this time, Bao Fugui explained.

“Don’t worry, everyone, this is the final product of this show, natural clams!”

“This clam is naturally generated on the seafloor. It has been identified that the shellfish has been 100 years old and has been soaked on the seafloor for thousands of years after death. The shell has shown a natural pattern of “”, which is definitely a unique treasure.”

After speaking, he ordered the courtesy lady to wipe off a piece for everyone to watch.

Sure enough, the exposed palm-sized area showed a transparent gold-red color like amber with a “” pattern, which was beautiful.

This time the venue was a complete sensation.

The price of crustaceans in the international arena ranges from 30,000 to 50,000, and the life span of shells is only 20 to 100 years, and this clam has a hundred years of age. It is not easy and it is definitely among the treasures. Treasures.

It is even more rare that it has slept on the seabed for thousands of years, the color is golden red and transparent, and there is a natural 4D pattern. It can be said that it has an excellent meaning and is the top treasure among the clams.

The starting price of this clam is nine million.

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Crowds bid, and soon the price drove up to 12 million.

Many people retire when they know the difficulties, but there are still people who know the goods persevering.

At this moment, Mr. Yu stood up and said loudly: “I’m out of 15 million!”

After speaking, he turned around and bowed his hands to everyone, smiling: “Dear friends, I am here at this auction today, it is for this clam, please give Yu a certain noodle, let Yu a certain time, later I will give everyone a peace symbol as a gift of gratitude.”

Most of the guests present were the bosses. Knowing the reputation of Mr. Yu, they did not dare to offend casually.

If it doesn’t work well, people can make a fool of yourself, and it will make you jump around.

Besides, giving away two hundred thousand one peace charms is not in vain, so although many people are unhappy, they still choose to bear it.

Although Bao Fugui’s face remained silent, he was really unhappy in his heart.

Originally, the auction was for the higher bidder, but Mr. Yu broke the rules.

If the 15 million were taken away by him, it wouldn’t be a big deal for him to make less money, but after the reputation spreads, the prestige of Zhenbao Pavilion in the industry will surely be damaged.

But Bao Fugui also knew that Mr. Yu was very strong and very skilled, so he couldn’t easily offend him, so he could only give up.

Mr. Yu was so proud that he couldn’t hold back his excitement.

For this clam, he did not hesitate to fly to Aurous Hill, after several setbacks, he finally got what he wanted!

What is a mere 15 million?

As long as things get into his hands, he can definitely make a fortune!

Moreover, the scene was indeed silent. It seemed that he had made a move with Master Wade, and no one dared to bid with him!

This is face, this is majesty!

All over the country, who wouldn’t give me a bit of a thin face to Mr. Yu?

It seems that this piece of crustacean, I have picked up a big leak of 15 million!

At this moment, a faint voice sounded again.

“I pay 30 million!”

As soon as this sound came out, the venue was quiet.

Everyone looked at the bidder in unison, with surprise in their hearts.

It’s him again!

It was the young man in ordinary clothes. At first glance, there was nothing extraordinary, but the two bids with Steven Qin were impressive!

The point is that he bid sky-high prices twice and swiped his card for payment both times. It was so awesome!

However, no one thought that this guy would dare to challenge Mr. Yu?

Mr. Yu saw her at a glance, and his face suddenly sank.

At this time, Steven Qin stood up in shock and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Warnia Song didn’t expect that Charlie would suddenly make an offer with Mr. Yu.

She only knew that Charlie had the ability to appraise treasures, but did not know how many assets Charlie had.

She couldn’t help thinking to herself that she didn’t even want to offend Master Wade, this Charlie, wouldn’t she worry about Mr. Yu’s revenge?

It was Jacob who recovered first, and hurriedly pulled him: “Charlie, what are you doing, sit down!”

“Dad, I have a sense of measure.”

Charlie turned his head and said lightly, then raised his head again, his eyes extremely calm.

“Charlie, what do you mean? Want to grab Master Wade’s stuff?” Steven Qin took the initiative and asked coldly.

Charlie smiled slightly: “This is an auction. Everyone can shoot. How can you say that you are robbing others? You are so big, don’t you understand the rules?”

After speaking, Charlie sneered again: “You, you should just sit there and stop talking. Don’t you feel blushing just after losing your face?”

When Steven Qin heard this, he was immediately embarrassed and immediately sat back with a guilty conscience and stopped speaking.

Mr. Yu sullenly, staring at Charlie like an awl, coldly said: “It’s you again! Do you know where I came from Yu Jinghai? Do you dare to sn**ch things from me?”

Charlie sneered and asked him: “I care what kind of chicken bully you are, I will sn**ch it with you today, what?!”