Chapter 207

Chapter 207: Robbing Relatives

If there was one thing Du An Rao was not scared of, it was this proof-of-funds check. Before she even raised her paddle to enter, she had already confirmed things with Xi Jing Yue and the others.

All the money they promised to lend her had already been transferred into her card. With the amount Du De Sheng had prepared for her, this card had at least 1.6 billion on it. That was enough for her to keep bidding for several more rounds.

But this card was given to her by Du De Sheng. She could not see the transaction records. So except for that 1.6 billion, she was not sure how much more her parents and her brothers and sisters had sent her.

The main reason she agreed to the auction house’s request to come in for the check was to see if the card balance had already reached 2 billion, enough for her to win the two plots of land.

The one doing the check for her was a pretty young lady in her early twenties. When she saw Du An Rao, she gave a polite, standard smile at once and said: “Hello, Miss Du. It is an honor to serve you today. Which cards do you need us to check?”

“Just this one.” Du An Rao handed her the black card that Du De Sheng had given her.

“Only this one?” The young lady confirmed again, then swiped the card and said: “Please enter your password.”

Du An Rao took the card reader and tapped a few times. Right after that, a long string of numbers appeared on the screen.

The two people in the box stared at it and their faces froze.

“Miss Du, your proof-of-funds result is out. The balance on this card is 2,327,539,541.”

“Hahaha, that is pretty nice. Such a long row of numbers, with so many zeros.” After saying that, Du An Rao suddenly seemed to realize something. Her whole body went stiff.

[How much did you say?!!!]

Her first thought was that Du De Sheng had sent her more money again. She did not even stop to think about it. Right in front of the young lady, she called him.

“Granduncle, did you send me more money again?”

“…No. Is 1 billion not enough? Wait a bit, I will tell someone to send you some more right away.”

Du De Sheng was busy having a romantic time with his wife and had completely missed the big family group chat “team building event.” He had not even asked what she wanted to buy. When he heard her question, he wanted to send her more money at once.

Du An Rao got scared and quickly refused: “No, no, that is enough. It is really enough!”

After much begging and persuading, she finally stopped the President from sending her even more money. She let out a sigh of relief, but now she knew for sure that this money was not from him. Besides him, the only ones left were…

“Mom, Dad, brothers and sisters, did you go rob a bank?”

“You silly child, what nonsense are you saying? How can robbing a bank be as fast as robbing relatives? Do not worry. That is all pocket money from your uncles, aunts, and cousins. Just spend it first. At worst, when New Year comes, your dad and I will give their kids bigger red envelopes.”

Du An Rao: “???”

[Wow. Whose pocket money is measured in billions? And Mom, Dad, how many relatives did you ‘rob’ to gather this much ‘pocket money’ for me? Am I really not going to get called in for tea tomorrow because my card suddenly got a bunch of huge unclear transfers?]

Xi Jing Yue and Jiang Chang Bin had just walked in when they heard these complaints from her. The corners of their mouths twitched hard.

“All done?” Xi Jing Yue asked.

“All done, all done.” Hearing his question, Du An Rao came back to herself. She was about to take back the card when she suddenly thought of something and gave a silly little laugh: “Can you help me check it one more time?”

The young lady was a bit confused, but still swiped the card for her again. This time, the amount was…

“The balance on your card now is 2,350,629,541.”

Du An Rao: “???”

[Wow, wow. It has only been a few minutes and it went up this fast. Mom and Dad were right. This is faster than robbing a bank.]

“No, I cannot let them keep sending money like this.” If this went on, she really would not be able to pay them back.

“Mom, Dad, please send a message in the group for me. Tell them the money is enough and they should stop sending. Also thank the uncles, aunts, and cousins for me. When New Year comes, I will give them all big red envelopes!”

“This is already enough? All right, all right, I will tell them now.”

Only then did Du An Rao finally relax. She turned her head and met two very strange looks.

“Wha… what is it?”

“Nothing. Let’s go back.”

“Mm.”

Letting go of the big stone in her heart, Du An Rao happily followed after Xi Jing Yue.

Behind them, Jiang Chang Bin walked with a face full of sadness. The relatives on her uncle-in-law’s side were too powerful. It made him, as her brother, look useless. No, he had to work hard and make more money as soon as possible. If he could not be a rich second generation, he had to become the rich first generation that his sister would see as steady and reliable.

Du An Rao still did not know that her overpowered relatives had, without meaning to, shocked and pressured her older cousin so much that it indirectly led to the birth of a new “chosen” office worker.

When she walked out of the box, the father and two sons of the Du family in the next box also happened to come out. The two sides ran right into each other in the hallway.

Du Tian Ci’s face was glowing red. He had probably been excited by the highest balance he had ever seen on his bank card. When he looked at Du An Rao, there was a bit of condescending scorn in his eyes.

“So? Got caught pretending to be rich, little bumpkin? I told you, there was no way she could have that much money…”

For once, Du An Rao rolled her eyes helplessly and could not even be bothered to argue: “Let’s go. I do not have time to listen to a dog barking. I need to hurry up and finish this and go home. Grandfather and Grandmother are still waiting for me at home. If I come back late, they will stay up with me again.”

Xi Jing Yue and Jiang Chang Bin had no objections. They stood on either side of her and walked straight past the three men.

Du Tian Ci’s face turned dark green with anger: “Who are you calling a…”

“Enough. The important business comes first. You were the one who called her a bumpkin. When we finish the task that Mr. gave us, then forget about her. Even your second grandfather will have to give us some face. How could we not be able to handle her then?”

“Dad is right. Little brother, you are too quick-tempered. How can you work under Mr. like this? If you fail the task and also make him mad, that will be bad.”

“You…”

“Enough, can you two not argue for once?” Du Wei Shuai glared at his two sons and walked off first.

Du Tian Ci snorted and hurried to catch up. Because of this, he missed the way the eldest young master’s eyes suddenly turned dark and gloomy.

This little scene between the father and sons did not matter to Du An Rao, and she did not care. After she went back with Xi Jing Yue and the others, the other guests who had accepted the proof-of-funds check also returned one after another.

Manager Wen was still standing on the stage. He listened to the report from the people below and then said with a gentle smile: “I am very sorry for wasting everyone’s time. The proof-of-funds checks for the guests who want to keep bidding in this auction have all been completed. Our employees have confirmed that the assets under each guest’s name are fine. Thank you for your cooperation. Now, we will continue with the bidding on the last lot.”

As soon as he finished, Du Tian Ci once again jumped up like a clockwork frog: “That is impossible!”

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