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

Chapter 231 What a vicious curse!
Du Anrao, holding Xi Jingyue's hand, walked out of the Zhenxiu Restaurant without daring to look back. Only after confirming that he was completely out of the sight of the Fu family did he breathe a sigh of relief, clutching his chest as if he had survived a disaster.

Seeing this, Xi Jingyue felt both helpless and amused: "Are you that scared? She's not going to eat you."

"She won't eat me, she'll just devour me whole." Du Anrao glanced at Xi Jingyue with a wry smile. "Mr. Xi, have you ever heard of the three great curses of the New Year?"

"What three great curses?"

"You're working now, right? How much do you earn each month?"

Xi Jingyue: "???"

"Is the child in school now? How are their grades?"

Xi Jingyue: "..."

"You're getting on in years, have you found a partner yet?"

"...Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?"

“Not an exaggeration at all!” Du Anrao was very dissatisfied with Xi Jingyue’s dismissive attitude, and casually pushed Du Bixiao forward, “This cousin has experience, you should ask her!”

Du Bixiao: "???" Why are you dragging me into this?
But when he met Du Anrao's expectant eyes, his heart immediately softened.

"Yes, I can testify, it is indeed quite terrifying. And most of the time it's not just one person asking, but a group of people asking or asking one after another, a kind of relentless questioning."

Xi Jingyue: "..." Enough already, stop talking, it sounds more and more like Zombie Apocalypse!

"Speaking of which, it's only a matter of time before Mr. Xi encounters this situation at his age. I hope you can still be as calm as you are now when the time comes..." With the thought of "Come on, let's hurt each other!" Du Bixiao looked Xi Jingyue up and down and said with no small amount of schadenfreude, "Calm down."

Xi Jingyue: "..." What a vicious curse! So that's what the girl meant by curse!
For the first time in his life, the poor CEO Xi experienced the wickedness of the world and silently shut his mouth, not daring to utter a sound.

Seeing this, Du Anrao wanted to laugh but had to hold it in, so he considerately changed the subject: "I'm sorry, I was originally planning to treat you to dinner today. Thank you for your generosity last night, which saved me from a tight spot. By the way, could you tell me about the auction house handover..."

Who would have thought that so many things would go wrong halfway through? We ate a lot of meals, but we didn't discuss anything at all!
Xi Jingyue didn't seem to care: "It's alright, these are all unexpected situations. You didn't expect this to happen, so it's not your fault. Besides, although it was supposed to be a dinner party, I really enjoyed the meal today. The food at this restaurant is indeed quite good, and the rumors weren't exaggerated."

"As for the handover, have you already decided to take over the auction house?"

Seeing that Xi Jingyue was not affected by today's events, Du An breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious.

"Yes, I confirmed with my master last night that the auction house was indeed an asset he arranged for me to acquire, and he also insists that I take it back now."

Actually, what Master said was: "You're eighteen now, an adult, and you can't keep sponging off your parents. It's expensive to live away from home, so I've set you up with a business so you can support yourself. Otherwise, you might get caught up in the temptations of the outside world, spend money recklessly, and starve to death. That would be a disgrace to me, your master."

Xi Jingyue and Du Bixiao: "..." No wonder this girl (little cousin) always says her master is unreliable, this is too much...

However, while her mouth might be a bit sharp, her love for her disciple was undeniable. After all, not everyone can casually gift their junior a property worth hundreds of millions, occupying most of a mountainside. In some ways, her master was truly a remarkable person!
Du Bixiao listened to the gossip for a while before belatedly realizing what was going on: "Your master? And an auction house? Is it the Duobaoge Auction House from yesterday? You're going to take over the auction house? What about the Wen family..."

Du Bixiao and Du Desheng communicated in a one-way manner. Last night, Du Anrao paid the money and went to the private room with the Wen family father and son. Du Bixiao went out to find a car in advance and missed a part of the conversation. Du Desheng did not tell her about it afterwards.

"Well... it's a long story. To put it simply, my master knew the Wen family and helped them out a few years ago, which made them owe him a favor. To repay that favor, the Wen family opened the auction house we have now and have been managing it for many years. They're just waiting for me to come of age so they can transfer it to my name."

After hearing Du Anrao's words, Du Bixiao stood there dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.

Seeing this, Du Anrao waved his hand in front of her: "Sister..."

"Wait a minute, let me calm down. You said your master made the Wen family owe a favor, and the Wen family opened the Duobaoge Auction House to repay this favor. They've been running it for so many years, making it big and strong, just so that it can be transferred to your name after you come of age."

"Correct."

"...How much of a favor must that be?"

"Something like... a life-saving grace?" Du Anrao thought for a moment, then added, "And it can be considered a life-saving grace for their entire family."

Du Bixiao: "..." Well, if it's really such a big favor, then it makes sense.

"So, you invited him to dinner so that you could use his people to help you take over the auction house."

"It's just about sorting out the auction house's accounts over the years and going through the procedures, since I have no experience with this kind of thing before."

“Asset transfers should indeed be handled with caution, but…” Du Bixiao’s gaze swept between the two of them, “You seem to trust him quite a bit.”

Du Anrao was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned to look at Xi Jingyue. Yes, there were other options, but her first reaction after encountering a problem was to ask this person for help, and she took it for granted that he would definitely help her. This was the case before at the auction house, and it is the case now. Why is that?
After thinking for a long time, Du Anrao finally came to a relatively reliable conclusion: "Mr. Xi is a good person."

Xi Jingyue: "..." Did he get friend-zoned?
Du Bixiao choked, her lips twitching as she hesitated, finally managing to utter only one sentence: "I hope you can live up to An'an's trust, otherwise..."

Otherwise, your entire family will unite to tie me up and throw me into the sea to feed the fish.

Having already witnessed Du Anrao's influence within the family, Xi Jingyue silently completed her sentence in his mind, but remained outwardly calm: "Miss Du, rest assured, since An'an trusts me, I will certainly not let her down. I have already sent my company's finance and legal team over, but the two places are quite far apart, so they may not arrive until tomorrow. I will introduce them to you when they arrive."

Du Anrao was somewhat surprised. He thought the financial lawyer Xi Jingyue mentioned was local, but he didn't expect that he would have to come all the way from out of town.

"Actually, it doesn't have to be so complicated. My great-uncle has people to help out."

"It's too late, they should already be on the plane."

Du Anrao: "???" Are the people in your company this efficient?

(End of this chapter)