Dong Xuebing’s apartment . Dong Xuebing and Qu Yunxuan were celebrating in the living room .
“Here’s to our auction’s success! Cheers!”
“Cheers! Aunt Xuan, don’t drink too much . ”
“It’s fine . I am happy today… Here… eat more . ”
After a few rounds of drinks and food, Dong Xuebing rests on the sofa as he waits for Qu Yunxuan to finish washing the dishes . After she finished cleaning the dishes, Dong Xuebing patted his lap, signaling Aunt Xuan to sit on it . If it was other days, Qu Yunxuan would ignore him, but today, she only gave him a stare and sat on his lap after taking off her apron . Dong Xuebing hugged her waist and asked . “Has the company settle the accounts? How much did we make from the auction? The Company should have at least 5 million now?”
Qu Yunxuan brushes Dong Xuebing’s fringe and laughed . “5 million? It’s too little . ”
“… Then how much is it?”
“The money from the jade hairpin and the wild ginseng is almost 5 million and with the commission from the other items, the total after-tax is around 9 million RMB . Even if it did not exceed 9 million, it would not be lesser than 8 . 5 million . ” Qu Yunxuan smiled . “If we include our company’s physical assets, our company is worth 10 million . ”
Dong Xuebing was overjoyed . “We are multi-millionaire now?”
Qu Yunxuan nodded . “This feels like a dream . ”
Dong Xuebing seized the opportunity to give Aunt Xuan a slap on her butt . “Is it painful? If it is, then you are not dreaming . ”
“Don’t be rude to your elders!” Qu Yunxuan gave Dong Xuebing a stare as she rubbed her butt . “Don’t think I don’t dare to hit you!”
“Can you stop saying you will hit me? You never hit me once . ” Dong Xuebing laughed and grabbed Qu Yunxuan’s hand as she tried to hit him . “Ok… I’m sorry… I’m sorry… Oh, didn’t I ask you to buy a car? Have you bought it?”
Qu Yunxuan leans against Dong Xuebing . “I just got the number . ”
“Oh, I forgot it is hard to get a number plate in Beijing . Eh, you got a number plate? You are fortunate . ”
“I used my mother and relatives’ identification cards to increase the chances of getting the number plate . I got it after two draws . ” Beijing’s traffic is a big headache for the leaders, and the relevant ministries come up with this policy . People in Beijing can buy cars, but they must draw lots for the number plate . Without a number plate, the vehicle cannot be driven on the roads . Sometimes the wait for a number plate is 5 to 6 months .
“What are you waiting for? Let’s go and buy a car now . ”
“What’s the hurry?”
“Let’s go . We got nothing to do anyway, and I can offer you some suggestions . I will be going back to Yan Tai County tomorrow . ”
Qu Yunxuan looked at Dong Xuebing . “It will be Labor Day holidays soon . You are not staying in Beijing?”
Dong Xuebing laughed . “There are holidays for Labor Day, but in Public Security, there are no holidays . Even if it is the Lunar New Year and there is an urgent mission, I still got to return to the bureau even if it is in the middle of the night . But if there are no missions, I will spend the holidays here in with you . ” Dong Xuebing is worried if something happens in the area under his jurisdiction .
After reaching downstairs, Dong Xuebing and Qu Yunxuan boarded his Buicks MPV .
Qu Yunxuan asked worryingly . “You drank earlier . Let’s walk over there and don’t drive . ”
Dong Xuebing replied . “It’s only a few glasses of beer . It’s fine . ”
“What if you get into an accident?” Qu Yunxuan can hold her alcohol better than Dong Xuebing . “Let me drive . Move over to the passenger seat . ”
Dong Xuebing thought for a while and did not reject Aunt Xuan’s offer .
Qu Yunxuan seldom drives, and after familiarizing with the car, she drove it out of the neighborhood . “This is a good car . The exterior is nice and the performance is good . Is this your bureau’s car?”
Dong Xuebing nodded . “I borrowed it from the bureau . ”
“You can drive foreign number plate vehicles into the 4th ring?”
“At most, I will get some fines . ” When Dong Xuebing drove into Beijing to get the packaging for his wild ginsengs, he was stopped by the traffic police twice . But he showed his work pass to the traffic police, he was allowed to go . They are all from the same ministry, and the traffic police will not make things difficult for him .
East Bridge, an automobile 4S shop .
Dong Xuebing and Qu Yunxuan asked the staff, and the shop closes at 8 pm .
After walking around the shop, Qu Yunxuan rested her eyes on a Honda MPV . She asked the salesperson about the specs of this vehicle and asked Dong Xuebing . “Xiao Bing, let’s pick this Odyssey . The price is reasonable at around 200,000 RMB, and the specs are good . It is as good as the MPV you are driving, and it is a 7-seater . It will be convenient to use it for work . ”
Dong Xuebing shook his head . “This car is too big . You don’t look good if you drive this car . ”
Qu Yunxuan replied . “This Odyssey is shorter than your car and has a sleek design . ”
Dong Xuebing did not reply and turn to the salesperson . “Where are the Mercedes? Bring us over to take a look . ”
“It’s upstairs . This way, please . ” The salesperson walked in front to show them the way .
Qu Yunxuan gave Dong Xuebing a stare . “Domestic made Mercedes? Even the cheapest C class cost around 300,000 RMB . If we go for the highest package, it will be almost 400,000 RMB . It is too expensive . ”
Dong Xuebing laughed . “Why are we buying the C class? We must at least get an S class . ”
Qu Yunxuan pinched Dong Xuebing’s butt . “Are you drunk? We don’t need to get such an expensive vehicle!”
Dong Xuebing pushes Qu Yunxuan’s hand from his butt . “We got money now, and we must spend it . We can just earn it back in the future . Furthermore, our company is worth almost 10 million now and have enough liquid cash . We will not face any cash flow problems now and it’s not a big deal to spend 1 million . You are the boss of Yun De Auction Company and you have an image to keep up with . People will laugh at you if you, as the boss, drive an Odyssey . ”
Qu Yunxuan grumbled . “But Mercedes is too expensive . How about Audi? Audi A6 or A4 will do . ”
Dong Xuebing refused . “I want Mercedes, and you must listen to me . Haha, I also want to drive it when you are not using . ”
Qu Yunxuan was slightly pissed for Dong Xuebing spending money like this .
When they reached upstairs, Qu Yunxuan’s eyes were glued to the Mercedes on display . She ran towards the cars, leaving Dong Xuebing by himself . The exterior designs of Mercedes cars are too attractive . In the end, Qu Yunxuan picked a silver-colored S class Mercedes Benz, S350L, CGI, 3 . 5L, 7-Speed Automatic transmission, 306 HP, 4 doors 5-seater . The retail price of this car is 1 . 3 million RMB .
Dong Xuebing looked at Qu Yunxuan . “You like this model?”
Qu Yunxuan sighed and did not say a word .
Dong Xuebing pulled her aside . “What’s the meaning of that sigh? You like this or not?”
Qu Yunxuan loved this model, but she finds it too expensive and would rather spend the money on the company .
Dong Xuebing understand from Qu Yunxuan’s facial expression and called the salesperson over . “Is there any S350L for us to test drive?”
“I’m sorry . We don’t have any S350L available . ”
Dong Xuebing thought for a while . “Ok . We shall not test drive this car . Can I drive back the car today?”
The salesperson was stunned . “We do have brand new cars in our warehouse, but I’m afraid you cannot drive it back today . The earliest is the day after tomorrow . ”
“Ok . We will take this model . ”
“Xiao Bing!” Qu Yunxuan had an angry expression on her face .
Dong Xuebing held her hand . “Didn’t I say this car is a gift to you? You must accept it . ” Since Dong Xuebing knows Qu Yunxuan likes this S350L model, he decided to buy it for her . This is a good car and Dong Xuebing also loves it .
10 pm .
Dong Xuebing’s apartment’s bedroom .
Qu Yunxuan was panting and exhausted as she laid on Dong Xuebing . “Thank you . ”
Dong Xuebing covered both of their naked bodies with his blanket . “What’s there to thank me for?”
“Thank you for giving me that car . I really love it . ”
“I knew it . Your eyes were glued to that car earlier . ”
Qu Yunxuan laughed . “Nonsenses . My eyes are not glued to it!”
Dong Xuebing gave her a hug and kissed her forehead . “Good to know you like it . After the paperwork is completed and you got the car on the day after tomorrow, let me drive it . ”
“But it is too expensive . It cost more than 1 million . ”
“We can earn it in the future . ” Dong Xuebing said . “Oh, you don’t need to transfer me the money for the wild ginseng and white jade hairpin . I don’t need to spend the money anyway . If I need it, I will ask you about it . You can use the money on the company’s operations and prepare for our next auction . ”
“Ok . We should start preparations for the Spring Auction next month . ”
Dong Xuebing asked . “We are also going to organize a Spring Auction . ”
“We are not strong enough yet, but I am thinking of ways . If we don’t organize a large-scale auction, people might look down on our company . ”
“Then organize one . Today’s auction had increased our reputation, and you can try collecting some items now . ”
“I don’t have any prized items for auctions, and large-scale auctions like Spring Auctions needs a main attraction . No one is interested in small collector’s items . ”
Dong Xuebing also felt this way . It is not easy to hold a large-scale auction .
“Xiao Bing . ” Qu Yunxuan suddenly remembered something . “You know a lot about crystals, and you know whether if there are Chicken bloodstones in the mine . Do… do you know about jade stones? The prices for crystal jade are ridiculously high . A piece of Icy jade can fetch a few hundred thousand . If you can get a few pieces of Icy jade, we will have no problem holding a Spring Auction . ”
Does Dong Xuebing know about jade?
Of course! He is an expert!
Dong Xuebing replied happily . “Good idea . If you don’t remind me, I had forgotten about jade stone gambling . But I got to work, and there are limited jade stones in Beijing . Ruili is too far and I can’t fly over… Hmmm… . Xiao Xuan Xuan, how about you ask your staff to buy the uncut jade stones back from Ruili, and we will cut the ones I picked and sell the rest . Even if there are losses, it will not be high . What do you think?”
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