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"I don't think so, but she said it was the waiter."

Shen Lian hurriedly said.

"Is that so? What's her name? "

Xiao Mei Er asked him in confusion.

"Oh, after she brought me here, I, I didn't have time to ask her what her name was before she left."

Shen Lian said helplessly.

"En..." Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore! "

As Xiao Mei Er spoke, she continued, "Since you are already here, follow me in. The auction is about to begin."

Xiao Mei Er brought Shen Lian into the villa as she said that.

After entering the villa, Shen Lian discovered that the villa looked like a pure European style, with a pointed roof and five consecutive steps. Inside, it was a typical classical Chinese decorations.

Inside the door was a hall. After passing through the hall, they arrived at a spacious living room. The inside of the room was filled with exquisite carvings of mahogany furniture.

The Qing Dynasty's window frames and screens, as well as the ancient frames in the late Ming Dynasty, were filled with all kinds of antiques. From this, it could be seen that the owner of the villa had a preference for the classical Chinese art.

"Sister Mei'er, is the antique auction held in this villa?"

In his impression, the auctions should be held in the spacious halls. Furthermore, there should be a large number of spectators, making the scene quite lively.

"That's right! Do you think that only a bustling auction is considered as an auction? "

Xiao Mei Er saw through Shen Lian's doubt and smiled. "This auction is being held internally and not many people are participating, but they are all people with status and background! "There are also famous people in the antiques industry, and the things that they take are rather rich, that's why I called you over to broaden your horizons."

"Oh! So that's how it is. "

Shen Lian finally understood the situation.

"Alright, let's go up."

As Xiao Mei Er spoke, she brought Shen Lian to the second floor of the villa … When he reached the second floor, Shen Lian noticed that it was rather lively there. There were already more than a dozen people seated in the huge living room.

On both sides of the wall, there were rows upon rows of wooden shelves, which were covered with all kinds of porcelain, jade artifacts, gold and silver vessels, and calligraphy and painting scrolls.

Shen Lian took a look and realized that he did not know most of the people present, but there was one "acquaintance".

Shangguan Zhiyun!

Seeing Xiao Mei Er bringing Shen Lian in, Shangguan Zhiyun's expression immediately darkened.

Upon seeing Shen Lian, Shangguan Zhiyun immediately thought of that night when he bet with Shen Lian on the Jadeite Ore Stone and lost to him by tens of millions.

To Shangguan Zhiyun, losing that gambling stone was definitely a huge blow!

Therefore, Shangguan Zhiyun had long hated Shen Lian to the core and had been looking for an opportunity to take revenge on him.

If it wasn't for the fact that today's auction was an important occasion for the auction, Shangguan Zhiyun would have launched an attack on Shen Lian a long time ago.

Xiao Mei Er was naturally aware of the grudge between Shen Lian and Shangguan Zhiyun. Furthermore, she had also participated in the matter of the stone gambling, and had taken quite a lot of money from Shangguan Zhiyun's loss.

Thus, Xiao Mei'er knew that Shangguan Zhiyun also had a big opinion of her and even had a bad heart. It was just that due to her identity and background, she didn't make a move … " I say, Xiao Mei'er, only industry insiders can participate in this auction. Why did you bring in someone of unknown origins? "

Shangguan Zhiyun was confused as he looked at Xiao Mei'er.

"Shen Lian is also an insider in the industry!" Why can't he attend? "

Xiao Mei Er immediately retorted.

"Isn't this kid just trying to make a fool of himself? When did he become an industry figure? "

Shangguan Zhiyun had an expression of disbelief.

"Hehe, I forgot to tell you, Shen Lian and I are now partners. Of course he can be considered a member of the industry. "

Xiao Mei Er said with a smile.

"Hehe, Young Master Shangguan, we meet again."

Looking at Shangguan Zhiyun, Shen Lian stared at him with a sullen look, as if he was very unhappy. He naturally knew why he was like this, but he couldn't help but greet him, and then he smiled, "I've just started my profession. I've come here purely to study and observe."

"A person like you knows how to take advantage of the situation. What can you learn?"

Shangguan Zhiyun disdainfully snorted. He had always felt that his loss on that stone bet was unfair. He had even thought that Shen Lian was just lucky.

Nothing more.

"Hehe, you're right, I came here this time to see if there are any loopholes I can take advantage of. I'm really looking forward to young master Shangguan, and if there are any benefits for me to take advantage of."

Shen Lian joked to Shangguan Zhiyun in a tone like this. Since the other party was holding a grudge, there was no need for him to be polite with him.

"You …"

Shangguan Zhiyun was so angry by Shen Lian's words that he almost flipped the table. However, thinking about the fact that this was an auction and someone else's territory, he could only forcefully hold it in.

"Alright, let him be. Let's go over there and take a seat."

Xiao Mei Er did not care about Shangguan Zhiyun's murderous gaze and led Shen Lian to a side. They then found two seats and sat down.

After the two of them sat down, a middle-aged man in a traditional Chinese suit walked out from behind a screen. He said to the crowd in a clear voice, "Sister Hong, the auction can now begin."

After a short announcement, the middle-aged man turned around and disappeared behind the screen.

"Ugh …" Sister Mei'er, who was the Big Sister Hong that person mentioned just now? "

Shen Lian whispered to Xiao Mei Er beside him.

"Oh, elder sister Hong, she is the master of Yun Xuan! This time's auction, she was the one who started it. "

Xiao Mei Er said.

"Oh …" Wasn't this elder sister Hong very … "Powerful?"

Shen Lian curiously asked.

"Hur hur, that's right!" She's amazing! If you have offended her, you will not even know how you died. "

Xiao Mei Er laughed softly.

At this time, another person walked out from behind the screen.

It was an old man with a head of silver hair. He wore a white Tang suit and had a plain and thin face, especially his two eyes, which were long and thin. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, but his gaze was like a knife.

After that old man appeared, everyone present stood up and greeted him courteously and respectfully.

The old man also smiled and clasped his fists towards the crowd. Then, he sat down in the middle of the table.

"Sister Mei'er, what is the background of this old man?"

Shen Lian could tell that this old man was not simple, so he asked Xiao Mei Er curiously.

"Oh, he's called Tang Dongping, also known as Tang Zheng. He is an expert in the field of antiques, not to mention in Jiangdu, the first person the entire province wants to find an expert in appraising antiques is definitely him."

Xiao Mei Er introduced to Shen Lian.

"Tang Dan …" "What do you mean?"

Shen Lian curiously asked.