76 Expensive Cookies

76 Expensive Cookies

'A jar of cookies.'

'A silence spread across the large room as everyone stared at the glass jar filled with chocolate chip cookies. The cookies were relatively large

and there seemed to be less than 10 pieces inside.'

'The auctioneer also forgot to speak for a few seconds because of the shock. Gu Yechen had always brought extremely expensive items like his specially-designed suits

expensive antiques

or even pieces of gold and diamonds. Cookies. . . It was very different.'

'The auctioneer laughed to break the awkwardness and he turned to the audience

"Cookies! Mr. Gu

did you bake these yourself?"'

'Gu Yechen nodded his head slightly without any change in expression.'

'"Wow

not only is Mr. Gu handsome and rich

but he also has amazing baking skills! No wonder he is the dream man of all women in Country Z! Let's witness together how much money this jar of cookies is worth!"'

'"The starting price will be 100 dollars."'

'He Xinyan's mouth fell open in surprise. 100 dollars? For a jar of cookies? Was he serious? Even though the cookies were made by Gu Yechen

they were still cookies. She could buy almost 10 jars of cookies with 100 dollars.'

'What happened next made He Xinyan even more amazed. A woman about her age sitting a few rows back raised her auction paddle and called out

"1000 dollars."'

'He Xinyan wondered if the woman was out of her mind

but then another person called out

"5000 dollars."'

'"5000 dollars! Number 23 has raised the price! Anyone else?"'

'Many daughters of rich families had come today because they heard the famous Gu Yechen was also attending. Therefore

even if it was just a jar of cookies

they were going to fight for it.'

'Plus

they were homemade by Gu Yechen himself! Whoever won the cookies would get to eat cookies made by the king

Gu Yechen!'

'"7000 dollars!" Another woman called out

and He Xinyan was surprised to see that the woman seemed to be in her 60s already.'

'"10000!" A man called out

which received a frown from all the women in the room.'

'He Xinyan's jaw dropped. 10000 for a few cookies?! A thought flashed past He Xinyan's mind

and she raised one eyebrow with a smirk although she knew it wouldn't be possible.'

'She shouldn't eat the food Gu Yechen cooked for her anymore. She should just save it and sell it to some rich women and she would be rich!'

'If a jar of cookies was 10000 dollars

then a meal would be at least 100 thousand

right? If she sold 10 meals

she would have a million dollars!'

'Just thinking about it made He Xinyan excited! However

she was certain Gu Yechen would probably not approve of her brilliant idea.'

'"20000!" The woman who had bid first raised her paddle once more.'

'The numbers slowly went up

and with each scream

He Xinyan's mouth opened a little wider. On the other hand

Gu Yechen was calmly sitting in his seat without any reaction.'

'30000

50000

55000

60000

61000

65000

70000

75000

76000

77000

80000. . .'

'He Xinyan scratched her head and realized why the auctioneer had said Gu Yechen was a very generous donor. By the end of this auction

the orphanage would be even richer than her!'

'After the number had reached 50000

a few people lowered their paddles and stopped calling. By 80000

it was only four people fighting amongst themselves.'

'When the elderly woman called 80000

the three other ladies hesitated. They were the daughters of wealthy families and their fathers had given them a budget for the auction. For most

it was under 50000

and the number has way surpassed it already.'

'The woman smiled triumphantly as she looked around the room

almost as if she was saying

'Gu Yechen's item is mine now.''

'"Number 37 has bid 80000 dollars! Anyone else?"'

'When everyone thought that the bidding was closed

a lady sitting at the very back of the room raised her paddle

"100 thousand dollars!"'

'Everyone

including He Xinyan

whipped their heads around simultaneously

and a few of the people gasped.'

'"It's Shen Xiner! The daughter of the Shen family. Isn't she and Gu Yechen. . ."'

'He Xinyan also recognized the woman. She showed up on television often with her parents as she was the only daughter of the prestigious Shen family.'

'The Shen family was also one of the largest and most powerful families in Country Z

and they worked together with the Gu family often.'

'After calling the number

Shen Xiner sat back down proudly with a cold expression. As the only child in the Shen family

of course

she was treated like a princess

and she was like a proud peacock outside.'

'"Miss Shen has just raised the bid to 100000! Anyone else?"'

'The elderly woman cleared her throat and looked down. Although she really wanted Gu Yechen's item

100 thousand dollars for some cookies was a little too much. Plus

fighting with the treasure of the Shen family wasn't a very smart decision.'

'The Shen family was less powerful than the almighty Gu family

but they were probably in the top 3. Therefore

few people dared to offend them.'

'Offending the daughter of the Shen family was even worse than offending her parents

as the Shen family practically revolved around Shen Xiner and the Shen Corporation would also be going to her.'

'Everyone fell silent and they were sure that the cookies would be going to Shen Xiner.'

'"Going once! Going twice! S-"'

'"1 million."'