Chapter 357 - Bidding against me?
The man who shouted was a greasy middle-aged man in his early forties, his bloated body in a designer suit holding that suit out of shape.
But the man didn't seem to care about any of this, and his gaze was full of disdain as he looked at the sapphire pendant.
He followed up by saying, "You hurry up and say the price, then I'll go transfer the money to you. My wife said she likes the stone, so I'll take it today, no matter how much it costs. Hey, hey, no one will be able to fix it with me today!"
The man was full of ambition, seemingly determined to win the Tears of the Sky sapphire pendant.
The jewellery shop owner, You Yun, twisted his head to look at the man and couldn't help but smile, as he seemed to have seen that this man was nothing but a thug.
"Are you serious, this gentleman?" He asked.
The greasy man grinned and wrapped an arm around the waist of the slender woman beside him and exclaimed, "I've said that, do you think it would be a joke? As long as my wife likes it, I will definitely buy it, so just hurry up and say the price."
The greasy man looked a little impatient, and the slender woman beside her looked at the sapphire necklace as if her eyes were also glowing.
This sapphire pendant was indeed unspeakably beautiful, a fact that no one could deny.
Even Jiang Hao, a layman, was instantly attracted to the sapphire pendant after squeezing through the crowd and seeing it.
Jiang Hao thought to himself that if this pendant were to be worn around Xue Yuning's neck, it would be the perfect match for both Xue Yuning and the pendant.
Jiang Hao was moved to buy the pendant!
Only it seemed that someone had already beaten him to it. Jiang Hao frowned and suddenly opened his mouth to ask the male presenter, "Excuse me, is this pendant priced? Or can I bid on it?"
Jiang Hao's voice was loud, aiming to be afraid that the crowd would be so noisy that the owner, You Yun, wouldn't be able to hear him.
Only after this query from him, almost the entire scene went quiet, and then almost everyone's eyes, in unison, fell on Jiang Hao.
Some people even started whispering, "Oh, who is this guy? What did he just say?"
"I think he said something about bidding? What, he's got his eye on this pendant too?"
"Come on, don't be ridiculous, look at him, he's just a poor student, what's this nonsense!"
The crowd was talking, and many of them even looked at Jiang Hao with a mocking face.
You Yun also turned his head to look at Jiang Hao and frowned, inevitably revealing a sarcastic smile, he opened his mouth and asked, "This little brother, may I ask what you just said? I'm sorry, I didn't hear clearly just now."
You Yun really didn't hear clearly what Jiang Hao said, but looking at Jiang Hao's face and his outfit, he felt from the bottom of his heart that he was just here to watch the fun and didn't take Jiang Hao too seriously.
However, Jiang Hao's next words really made You Yun feel a bit surprised.
Jiang Hao said, "I am asking, can I bid on this pendant?"
Fearing that You Yun wouldn't understand, Jiang Hao explained further, "Because I just heard this gentleman say that he was going to buy this pendant, but I also really like this pendant, so I wanted to ask if I could bid on it."
When Jiang Hao said this, the room was filled with shock!
People who hadn't heard clearly what he was asking at that moment had their faces frozen, looking at Jiang Hao with some surprise, somewhat incredulous.
"What did he say? Is he really asking if he can bid? What kind of joke is that? Haha, this kid is stupid, right?"
"Isn't this kid's joke a bit too big? He wants to bid? Who does he think he is? A rich kid? I don't think so. He's not trying to be a pussy, is he? But you have to have the strength to play hard to get."
There was a low murmur from the crowd, with a burst of sarcastic jeers from time to time.
It was obvious that Jiang Hao's words were too powerful and too ridiculous.
You know, this is a sapphire pendant that is known as the treasure of the shop, those who can afford it are at least big bosses and tycoons, so what's the point of you, a small poor student, coming over to join the fun?
So much so that even You Yun couldn't help but laugh at Jiang Hao's words, but he quickly put away that mocking smile, revealing a faint smile as he asked Jiang Hao, "Little brother, are you serious?"
Jiang Hao nodded with a serious face, "Of course, I want to buy it for my girlfriend."
You Yun let out an oh and spoke, "Of course you can bid, as long as you can afford the price."
Although You Yun's words were more restrained, the meaning was already clear: he did not believe Jiang Hao had the financial strength to do so.
The jewellery was a gemstone, not a piece of glass or a stone that could be bought for a few hundred or a few hundred, but anything that could be called a gemstone would cost several thousand or even several hundred thousand or a million.
You Yun smiled and was about to continue to say something when he was suddenly interrupted by a voice from the side.
"Kid, you haven't taken your medication, have you? Oh, what's the problem, bidding against me? Are you up to it?"
Chapter 358 - 1.88 million
The person who spoke was none other than the greasy middle-aged man who had shouted loudly to buy the pendant earlier.
He had been complacent about the pendant, but the sudden appearance of a Jiang Hao really made him a little surprised, and a little unhappy.
He took a look at Jiang Hao and a touch of contempt appeared on his face.
Not to mention that Jiang Hao's age was already there and he was just a poor student who had just started university.
Even Jiang Hao's aura was not like someone who could afford a pendant at all.
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he couldn't help but walk over to Jiang Hao's side, walked around him and suddenly snorted with laughter again.
"Come on, don't bullshit, hurry up and go stay wherever it's cool for me!" The middle-aged man said sarcastically, "Don't brush up your presence here, I'm telling you, I'm in a good mood today, don't make yourself uncomfortable!"
The middle-aged man thought that he had said so, and as long as Jiang Hao wasn't stupid, he would definitely leave in a huff.
But he was wrong, and very wrong.
Not only did Jiang Hao not leave, but he smiled, looked at him with a stoic face and asked rhetorically, "How am I brushing up my presence? Just now the boss said that the pendant was available for bidding, since you want to buy it and I also want to buy it, then why don't we just compete, trying to drive me away, is it because you're afraid?"
Jiang Hao had no intention of being polite to the middle-aged man, I don't know you, do I need to be polite to you?
And Jiang Hao felt that his words were indeed justified.
However, Jiang Hao's words were a bit too blunt, which directly annoyed the middle-aged man, who pointed at Jiang Hao in anger and shouted: "What did you say? I'm afraid of you? I told you to get lost for your own good, you shameless bastard, don't be so damned uncomfortable!"
The middle-aged man was very concerned about his face, and when a poor student said that, he felt uncomfortable, and his face was very uncomfortable, so of course he wanted to get it back.
But in front of so many people. He didn't feel comfortable doing it in front of so many people.
If this was in some nook and cranny where there was no one, let's see how he would have cleaned up Jiang Hao's mess.
The charming woman beside the middle-aged man, hearing Jiang Hao's words, also looked contemptuous as she pulled the angry middle-aged man and spoke in a low voice, "Oh, why are you angry with a dog like him? He's pretending to bid against you, isn't he? Then let him do it. Are you really afraid of him?"
The woman pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "Think about it, he's a poor student, he's just here to make a spectacle of himself, he wants to compete with you, so let him. You won't even have to scold him, he'll have made a fool of himself, and he'll be laughed at by many people!"
When the woman said this, the middle-aged man seemed to have suddenly understood, and nodded with a simple smile on his face: "Yes, yes, you are right, wife, why didn't I think of that just now? Why didn't I think of that just now? I don't need to be angry with such a little loser. When the owner announces the price, I'll see if he can still be so mad."
Having said that, the middle-aged man grinned and said cockily to boss You Yun, "Alright boss, doesn't this kid want to bid against me? I agree, hey, come on, hurry up and tell me how many tens of thousands of dollars you're selling this pendant for!"
The middle-aged man laughed again and said meaningfully, "I'd like to see if some people will still want to bid with me again when they hear the price later!"
Hearing this, You Yun smiled slightly, looked at Jiang Hao and asked, "Okay, since this gentleman has already agreed, then little brother, I would like to confirm again, do you also agree to bid?"
Jiang Hao had a calm expression on his face, without a hint of nervousness.
"Yes."
Jiang Hao's calmness really surprised You Yun, who had seen a lot of things.
He couldn't help but be a little more curious about Jiang Hao, thinking to himself that this young man was surprisingly a little different.
He couldn't help but start to take an interest in Jiang Hao.
"Well then, since both of you have agreed, then I'm going to announce the price of this Sky Tears Sapphire Pendant!" You Yun looked at the middle-aged man, smiled and shook his head slightly, "Sir, just now you asked me how many tens of thousands of dollars this pendant cost, sorry, I would like to correct you, the unit of measurement for this pendant is not ten thousand!"
You Yun's words could not help but make the middle-aged man's brow furrow as he thought to himself, "Not ten thousand? Then what is it? What's the point of asking for more than 100,000 for such a small pendant?
You Yun cleared his throat and raised his voice a little, as if he wanted everyone present to hear him, and spoke, "Everyone, I will now announce the price of the Tear of the Sky, it's bid at one million eight hundred and eighty thousand dollars!"
As soon as You Yun said this, everyone in the entire jewellery shop let out a gasp of surprise in unison! This was followed by a cacophony of uneasy chatter.
"How much more? One million eight hundred and eighty thousand?"