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

Chapter 237 The Golden Hen That Lays Eggs
Du Anrao silently pulled his jaw back down, thinking that if he hadn't seen the world, so be it.

This amount was indeed more than she had ever thought she could earn in her entire life.

Most importantly, this is only the current asset; there will be more and more in the future.

My master really raised a golden hen for me that lays eggs—a pure gold hen that lays pure gold eggs!

Xi Jingyue was sitting right across from her. Hearing this, he almost choked. He had to admit that her description was as apt as ever.

"The revenue is basically confirmed to be without any problems, and there are no issues with taxes or expenses either. Everything is perfect, and there are no hidden dangers."

After Mr. Gu finished explaining, the head of the legal team on the other side followed closely behind: "Since its establishment, the auction house has held a total of 273 auctions, with 5,478 items sold. We have reviewed all the sales contracts and there are no problems."

Du Anrao had long guessed that the workload of reviewing this contract would be considerable, but the number still came as a bit of a shock. Looking at the faces of the two rows of people in the room, which were visibly more haggard than before, Du Anrao felt a pang of conscience as a temporary capitalist.

"Thank you for your hard work these past few days. How about this, I'll pay your wages for these past few days, plus a bonus... the bonus will be five times your salary." Du Anrao finished speaking and looked at Xi Jingyue questioningly, "How does that sound?"

Xi Jingyue smiled but remained silent, while the two bigwigs couldn't help but laugh: "Ms. Du, there's no need to be so polite. We have an annual salary contract with the company, which includes this kind of business service. If we are dispatched overseas, there is also a field service bonus. If we were to take another salary from you, you would be willing to give it, but we would feel guilty taking it."

Du Anrao looked surprised and stared at Xi Jingyue for a long time, but in the end she didn't have the courage to ask how much these people's annual salary was. It was definitely not something that a newly rich girl like her with assets of only a few billion could afford. Is this the kind of confidence that only a century-old wealthy family can have?
Xi Jingyue: "..." Don't talk nonsense, it's not as exaggerated as you think.

At this point, all the documents that needed to be reviewed have been reviewed. All that's left is to complete the asset handover with Manager Wen, and then the matter will be settled.

However, just as Du Anrao was about to go out to look for someone, a discordant commotion came 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 no longer works here, I’m still your cousin-in-law and a member of the Wen family.”

“My father and I never intended to exclude you and your cousin from the Wen family, but this is not a place where the Wen family can have absolute power, and it will never become the Wen family’s private property. You should have given up on that idea long ago, and you should have realized your place long ago. You shouldn’t be here anymore.”

"What do you mean by that? So, the rumors are true, and this auction house has changed hands? Who? Who exactly is it?"

Manager Wen's expression changed slightly, and he instantly became wary: "What rumor? Where did you hear this rumor?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Just tell me if you're going to transfer this auction house to someone else."

"This is none of your business."

"Then who should be in charge? My husband is a long-time employee of this auction house and one of its shareholders. Without his permission, no one can transfer the auction house to someone else behind our backs!"

“When my cousin was arrested three years ago for falsifying accounts and embezzling funds from the bank, his dividends were canceled to cover the financial shortfall he had made over the years. For the past three years, my father and I have been helping you, a widow and her children, out of pity. If you don’t want it anymore, you can just tell us. It’s almost the end of the year, and starting next year, we will not give you a single penny.”

"Why should you just refuse to give it to us? That money belongs to us, you have no right to embezzle it! And what about the orphans and widows? My husband is locked up, not dead! You've finally forced out your true feelings, you just can't stand to see our family doing well, you can't stand to see your cousin doing well, you wish he were dead in there."

At this moment, Du Anrao, who was hiding behind the conference room door and watching the drama unfold through the crack, had the exact same expression as Manager Wen. [How could there be such a persistent, obstinate, and uncomprehending oddball? Manager Wen's explanations to her are completely pointless.]

"She's not that she can't understand human language, she's just pretending not to."

Xi Jingyue's sudden voice startled Du Anrao: "Mr. Xi..."

How did Mr. Xi know what I was thinking?

"Because your expressions are very easy to read; everything is written on your face."

"Is...is that so?" Du Anrao subconsciously touched his face. "Okay, you just said she was pretending not to understand?"

"If she really understood, how could she occupy the moral high ground and make unreasonable demands for money? To put it bluntly, her purpose in coming here is to get money. She's afraid that once you take over the auction house, she won't be able to get any more money."

“I see. Judging from what she just said, her husband must be Manager Wen’s cousin, and he used to work at this auction house.”

“Her husband must have been the company’s accountant before.” Mr. Gu watched for a while and then joined the gossip. “Manager Wen just mentioned falsifying accounts. Only an accountant can do that.”

In the midst of their discussion, the woman went from accusing Manager Wen of disregarding family ties to demanding that the new owner of the auction house come out and give her an explanation.

Manager Wen's face turned ashen, and he immediately wanted to order someone to throw the woman out.

Unfortunately, before he could put it into practice, the person in question had already appeared before them.

"How do you plan to get an explanation from them? Will they just give you money directly? Or would it be better to give you the entire auction house?"

"Miss Du... Miss Du." Manager Wen's eyes narrowed slightly. Xi Jingyue and the others hadn't expected her to suddenly appear, and they didn't even have time to stop her.

The woman, Wen's cousin, was also taken aback, then her face darkened, and she said arrogantly, "Who are you? I'm talking to your Manager Wen, what right do you have to interrupt?"

Du Anrao laughed: "You've been clamoring to see me since the beginning, demanding an explanation from me. Now that I've come out to see you, why are you complaining that I'm meddling?"

"When did I ever say I wanted to see you? I wanted to see..." My cousin's words trailed off, and she looked like a chicken whose neck had been stepped on. "You...you're the new owner of the auction house?"

Du Anrao stroked his chin and pondered, "If this auction house doesn't have a second owner, then it should be me."

"How is this possible? You... how old are you?"

"It's alright, I just turned eighteen not long ago."

"Only eighteen? That's impossible!!!"

(End of this chapter)