Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 204 Don't you have any children of your own?

Jiang Changbin had long heard that Du Anrao, this so-called great-uncle, doted on her, but he didn't think so.

For those in positions of power like them, interests come first, and feelings always come second. Not to mention that the so-called kinship between Du Anrao and him was a far cry from what they thought, with blood ties that were barely distant.

Compared to relatives and family, their relationship is more like that of business partners.

But today he suddenly wasn't so sure. That was a billion dollars, a billion dollars that could bury people alive right now.

He took out so much money without hesitation, simply because his little cousin said she liked it and wanted it.

Isn't this painful? They're practically spoiling her rotten!
"This is what my parents and I just raised, only 30 million. It has already been transferred to you, please remember to accept it."

Jiang Changbin touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

This 30 million is really a drop in the ocean compared to Du Anrao's ultimate goal of 2 billion.

"Thank you, cousin!" Du Anrao had probably guessed Jiang Changbin's thoughts, and his thanks were sincere.

When she went to the Jiang family for dinner before, her aunt mentioned that her cousin's savings were almost all invested in the company he was working with Yu Qingting, and that the money wouldn't come back in the short term.

This 30 million is probably the only working capital they have left, and they may have even lent some out.

Once she gets through tonight, I'd better hurry up and return the money!

Seeing that Jiang Changbin had spoken, the Qiu family mother and son were not to be outdone: "Miss An, don't forget us. You said you wanted to borrow money from me before we entered."

"If you two are willing to help, that would be wonderful."

"I've already had someone expedite the confirmation of funds. If all goes well, we should be able to come up with 100 million."

Despite the Ya Yu family's large size and influence, the company's market value and personal assets are two completely different things.

The fact that the two of them were able to scrape together 100 million yuan on short notice fully demonstrates their sincerity.

After giving the cards to both sides, Xi Jingyue stopped teasing Du Anrao and directly held out his hand to her: "Your card number."

"Here it is!"

"I'll have someone deposit 500 million into it."

Du Anrao's eyes shone even brighter, and he looked at Xi Jingyue as if he were looking at a golden, shining savior.

[As expected of the kind and warm-hearted Mr. Xi, he never lets you down when it matters!]

Jiang Changbin: "..." This person is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely horrible and has ulterior motives towards his little cousin. Who would lend someone 500 million yuan at once? Are they crazy?!
With the help of Xi Jingyue and the others, most of the bidding funds problem was solved, but there was still a shortfall of three to four hundred million.

Du Anrao calculated the amount of money he had left and decisively chose to recruit people in the group.

"Brother, brother, lend me some money."

"Second brother, second brother, lend me some money." "Third brother, third brother, lend me... oh, never mind, it's good enough that you don't borrow money from me."

"Fourth sister, fourth sister, lend me some money."

Du Yihan: "???" What do you mean? Are you looking down on all those globally limited edition items in your third brother's garage?
"Mom and Dad, can I get some pocket money in advance? How much? The more the better. You can even give me an advance until after I die. I will try my best to live until then."

Jiang Changbin and the others, who had been sitting on the sidelines listening to the whole story of Du Anrao borrowing money, were speechless. "Cousin (Miss Du), aren't you afraid of getting beaten up by your family when you get back?"
Du Anrao thought she was borrowing money from her family, but little did she know that the moment she sent the message asking for money, the news that she was short of money spread throughout the family group chat.

"Is An'an short of money? Brother, I'm not trying to be nosy, but I have to criticize you for this. How can you let An'an be short of money while she's out and about? You and your wife aren't very good parents. Quickly send me my baby's bank account number." This was from the well-known wealthy woman, Aunt Lian Shuang.

"Lian Shuang is right. When children are away from home, they can't lack money, so where is the bank card number?" This was from Aunt Wu, who had just solved a family's problem and didn't know how to express her gratitude.

“It’s rare to see this little girl asking for money; she must have encountered something extremely important that can’t be delayed. Hurry up and send me her bank account number. Why do we have to keep asking her? Are you trying to drive us crazy?” This was the impatient Fourth Aunt.

Before the Du family members could even speak, messages flooded the group chat, all asking for bank card numbers. Anyone who didn't know better would think it was some kind of charity donation event.

That's bad enough, but when everyone came out to ask for their bank card number, they couldn't resist taking the opportunity to kick them while they were down, criticizing them for being irresponsible parents and brothers.

The Du family members, who had been burdened with countless "infamy" all night, were speechless. "If it weren't for this whole mess, we wouldn't have known that there were so many people secretly trying to take our child away from us. It's outrageous! Don't you have any children of your own?"

Du Anrao was unaware of the chaotic little incident in the family group chat. After sending the message to borrow money, she focused her attention back on the auction on stage.

The bundled auction of the wasteland in the northern suburbs did not completely deter the large companies that were determined to acquire the lakeside area in the southern district. In just a few minutes, the auction amount had soared from the initial 100 million to 400 or 500 million.

In such a high-society arena, money seems to become a small number that can be easily spent.

Seeing these people recite terrifying numbers without batting an eye, Jiang Changbin realized that he had been too inexperienced before.

Before this, he and Yu Qingting had attended private parties specifically for networking with big shots in order to attract investment. However, compared to that superficial extravagance, the current scene of money being spent like paper was clearly more alarming, especially when he himself stepped into this vortex of fame and fortune.

Du Anrao joined when Du Weishua shouted out 500 million.

"Five hundred and ten million."

Du Anrao's sudden entry drew the attention of many present. After realizing that most of the people still bidding were from large family businesses, most guests wisely gave up bidding.

Firstly, compared to these powerful and influential families, their meager gains were nothing, so they didn't want to embarrass themselves. Secondly, they wanted to do these people a favor, even if it wasn't exactly flattery, at least they wouldn't offend them.

This made the three members of the Du family, father and sons, who were mixed in with them, very conspicuous, like a bird that would soon be killed.

Before these few troublemakers could be suppressed, Du Anrao emerged again.

Du Tianci reacted the most, almost standing up and shouting at people.

In his view, Duanrao's move was simply retaliation for his earlier deliberate price gouging.

What infuriated him even more was that he felt Du Anrao had a lot of confidence when she asked for that price, as if she really had that much money. This realization made him so jealous that his face twisted, and he felt so bitter that he almost spit fire.

(End of this chapter)