Chapter 237

Chapter 237: A Hen That Lays Golden Eggs

Du An Rao quietly closed her hanging jaw and thought that if she had never seen the world, then so be it.

This amount of money was truly something she had once thought she could never earn in her whole life.

The key point was that this was only her current assets. In the future, the number would only grow.

[My Master really raised a hen that lays eggs for me, a hen made of pure gold that lays pure gold eggs!]

Xi Jing Yue was sitting across from her. When he heard this, he almost choked. He had to admit that her description was, as always… very accurate.

“The income side is basically confirmed to have no problem. There are no issues on taxes or spending either. Everything is perfect. There are no hidden risks.”

After Mr. Gu finished his report, the boss of the lawyer team on the other side quickly followed up: “Since the auction house opened, the president has held a total of 273 auctions, and 5,478 items have been sold. We have already reviewed all the sales contracts, and there are no problems.”

Du An Rao had already guessed that checking these contracts would be a huge project, but when the numbers came out, she still couldn’t help clicking her tongue. When she looked at the two rows of people in the room, whose faces were visibly more haggard than before, her conscience as a brand-new capitalist hurt a little.

She said: “Thank you for your hard work, really, you have all worked hard these past few days. How about this, I’ll pay your salaries for these days, and also give you a bonus… the bonus will be five times your daily salary.” After she spoke, she looked at Xi Jing Yue to ask: “How does that sound?”

Xi Jing Yue only smiled without speaking, but the two bosses couldn’t help laughing as they said: “Miss Du, you don’t need to be so polite. We signed annual salary contracts with the company, and this kind of work is already part of our duties. When we’re sent out like this, there is also a separate fieldwork bonus. If we took your extra salary on top of that, even if you were willing to give it, we’d feel guilty taking it.”

Du An Rao looked surprised. She stared at Xi Jing Yue for a long time, but in the end didn’t dare ask how much their annual salaries were. In any case, it was definitely not something a newly rich upstart like her, with only a few billion in assets, could afford. Was this the confidence only a century-old wealthy family could have?

Xi Jing Yue: “…Don’t talk nonsense. It’s not as exaggerated as you think.”

By this point, all the documents that needed to be reviewed had been checked. They only needed to do the asset handover with Manager Wen, and then this matter would be settled.

However, just as Du An Rao was about to go out to find him, an unpleasant quarrel sounded from outside the door.

“Why are you here? Didn’t I tell you not to come here again?”

“Why can’t I come? Even if my husband doesn’t work here anymore, I’m still your cousin-in-law and a member of the Wen family.”

“I never thought of kicking you and my cousin out of the Wen family, and neither did my dad. But this place is not run by the Wen family alone, and in the future it will definitely not become the Wen family’s private property. You should have given up on that idea long ago and seen your own place clearly. You shouldn’t keep coming here.”

“What do you mean by that? So the rumors are true? This auction house changed owners? Who? Who is it?”

Manager Wen’s expression changed slightly, and he suddenly became alert as he asked: “What rumors? Where did you hear those rumors?”

“You don’t need to worry about that. You just need to tell me whether you’re really going to transfer this auction house to someone else.”

“This is none of your business.”

“Then whose business is it? My husband is a veteran of this auction house and one of its shareholders. Without his permission, no one has the right to transfer the auction house to someone else behind our backs!”

“Three years ago, when they found out my cousin falsified the accounts and siphoned off company funds and he was arrested, his share of the dividends was already canceled to fill in the hole he left in the funds for those years. For these past three years, my father and I only gave you extra money because we pitied you as a widow and child. If you don’t want it anymore, just tell us clearly. It’s the end of the year anyway. Starting next year, we won’t give your family another cent.”

“Why do you get to say you won’t give it and then just stop? That money was ours to begin with. You have no right to pocket it yourself! And what widow and child? My man is jailed, not dead! So you finally forced your true thoughts out. You just can’t stand seeing our family doing well. You can’t stand seeing your cousin doing well. You wish he would die in there!”

At this moment, the expressions on Du An Rao and Manager Wen, who were hiding behind the conference room door and watching the show through the crack, were almost exactly the same.

[How can there be such a clingy, unreasonable weirdo who pretends not to understand human speech? Everything Manager Wen is saying to her is like playing music to a cow.]

“She doesn’t fail to understand human speech. She’s pretending not to understand on purpose.”

Xi Jing Yue suddenly spoke, startling Du An Rao. She whispered: “Mr. Xi…”

[How did Mr. Xi know what I was thinking?]

He said: “Because your expression is easy to read. Everything is written on your face.”

“R-really?” Du An Rao subconsciously touched her own face and said: “Alright then. You just said she’s pretending not to understand?”

“If she really understood, how could she stand on the moral high ground, make a scene, and demand money? To put it bluntly, she came here for money. She’s afraid that once you take over the auction house, she won’t be able to get any more.”

“So that’s how it is. From what she just said, her husband should be Manager Wen’s cousin, and he used to work at this auction house.”

“Her husband was probably the company accountant before,” Mr. Gu had been watching for a while and now joined the gossiping crowd. “Just now Manager Wen mentioned falsifying accounts. Only an accountant can do that kind of thing.”

While they were talking, the woman had already gone from accusing Manager Wen of ignoring family ties to yelling that the new boss who took over the auction house had to come out and give her an explanation.

Manager Wen’s face was dark, and he immediately wanted to call someone to throw the woman out.

Unfortunately, before he could act, the person in question had already appeared in front of them.

She asked: “And how exactly do you want someone to give you an explanation? By sending you money straight away? Or would you prefer if we just handed the entire auction house over to you?”

“Du… Miss Du.” Manager Wen’s eyes narrowed slightly. Xi Jing Yue and the others had not expected her to suddenly rush out, and they hadn’t had time to stop her.

The Wen clan sister-in-law also froze for a moment, then her face sank. She raised her chin arrogantly and said: “Who are you? I’m talking to your Manager Wen. When is it your turn to cut in?”

Du An Rao laughed and said: “Haven’t you been shouting this whole time that you wanted to see me and wanted me to give you an explanation? Now that I’ve come out to see you, why are you suddenly saying I’m meddling?”

“When did I ever shout that I wanted to see you? The one I wanted to see is clearly…” The cousin-in-law’s words stopped abruptly. She suddenly looked like a chicken whose neck had been stepped on. “You… you’re the new boss of the auction house?”

Du An Rao stroked her chin and thought aloud: “If this auction house doesn’t have a second boss, then I guess it would be me.”

“How is that possible? H-how old are you?”

“Not that old. I just turned eighteen not long ago.”

“Only eighteen? That’s impossible!!!”