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

Chapter 241 can be thought about now.
The ancients said that one should marry a virtuous wife, and there is some truth to that.

When a family works together, there's nothing they can't accomplish. Conversely, if someone in the family deliberately drags everyone else down, even if someone in the family has the ability to move mountains, they still can't move those mountains.

"Is that really so?" Manager Wen suddenly looked at Xiang Qiufu, his expression momentarily contorted with anger and rage.

Before this, he had always found it strange that his second uncle and aunt, with such character, could raise such a cunning and deceitful person. Moreover, before that incident three years ago, his cousin had always been a decent, honest, and straightforward person in his eyes, and he could never imagine that he would do anything for money.

But with witnesses and physical evidence in front of him, my cousin confessed to what he had done.

Facts speak louder than words. Manager Wen simply assumed he had misjudged the situation and learned a lesson, never expecting there to be such reasons behind it all!

"What do you take my cousin for?"

"Of course it's an ATM."

Manager Wen stumbled, feeling as if he had unintentionally taken a sharp stab to the heart for his cousin.

Unaware that he had accidentally injured an ally, Du Anrao strolled out from behind Xi Jingyue, ignoring the venomous glare he cast at Qiu Fu, and said meaningfully, "A person's fortune in this life is predetermined. You've used up all your good fortune in meeting your husband's family and becoming one with them. Now that you've ruined almost everyone, your good fortune has run out."

"How dare you curse me! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

"If your forehead is dark and your head is covered in blood, within three months, you, your son, and even those close to you will face great misfortune."

Hearing this, Xiang Qiufu was both angry and terrified: "It's one thing for you to curse me, but you even dare to curse my son! I'll fight you to the death!"

Unfortunately, the bodyguards already knew that the auction house had changed hands today, and for the sake of their jobs, they couldn't let her harm the boss right under their noses.

When Xiang Qiufu's struggles proved fruitless, she turned her attention to Manager Wen: "Wen Youen, are you just going to watch an outsider bully your sister-in-law and curse your cousin's own son? How can you face your cousin, your second uncle, and your second aunt like this?"

"You dare mention my cousin, you dare mention my second uncle and aunt!"

If Xiang Qiufu didn't mention these three people, fine, but as soon as she did, Manager Wen felt his anger surge to his head.

His second uncle and aunt were such good people, but in the end they got such a daughter-in-law who not only broke up their family, but also ruined their only offspring, and his cousin even got into jail because of it.

If he didn't know the truth, he might have actually pleaded for her and protected her out of consideration for his second uncle and aunt's family. But now he wished she were dead!
"Meeting my cousin and my second uncle and aunt is the greatest blessing of your life, but meeting you is the greatest disaster of theirs. You lot, throw her out. From now on, she is not allowed to set foot in the auction house again. If she dares to cause trouble, call the police!"

"Wen Youen, you dare to treat me like this? You'll regret it. You're ungrateful and bully the weak. You'll get your comeuppance sooner or later, you'll get your comeuppance sooner or later!"

Seeing that things had come to this point, Manager Wen realized that the woman was still unrepentant, cursing everyone even as she was dragged out of the auction house, her eyes growing increasingly dark.

"I want to see who gets their comeuppance first."

He then turned to Du Anrao and apologized: "I'm sorry, Mr. Du, it's just a small family matter that you found amusing."

After what had just happened, Manager Wen's gaze towards Du Anrao became noticeably more respectful.

Du Anrao didn't seem to care much, waving her hand and saying, "It's alright, every family has its own troubles. There are so many oddballs in this world, and life is so long, you're bound to encounter a few. Take it easy." Manager Wen could tell she was trying to comfort him, and a smile appeared on her face.

"By the way, you just said that you and your father never thought of excluding them from the Wen family."

"……Yes."

"Now you can think about it. If you don't sever all ties with them, your Wen family will be dragged down sooner or later. How you choose to proceed depends on whether you two care about the business empire you've worked so hard to build and whether you care about your other family members."

[When I get back, I'll find a reason to report that fake expert who's stealing and selling genuine antiques. If I remember correctly, he'll be taking a batch of antiques abroad in the next few days; we can't let him get away like that. As for the Wen family, I've already been so blunt; if you still don't run away quickly, don't blame me.]

In the story, Xiang Sida is just a background NPC used to give Du Qichang experience points. He doesn't get much attention, so it's impossible to mention Xiang Qiufu's relationship with the Wen family, let alone whether Xiang Sida's matter is related to the Wen family or the auction house.

However, Du Anrao felt that given the chaotic situation in the capital at the time, it would not be easy for their auction house to remain unscathed.

If we don't take this opportunity to cut ties with the Xiang siblings as soon as possible, it will be difficult to extricate ourselves once they get into trouble.

Manager Wen was shocked to hear her say that, and his attitude towards Du Anrao became fearful and apprehensive: "Okay, I will ask for leave to go back and discuss this with my father in a while."

Du Anrao gave the other party an approving look that said, "You are a promising young man." Xi Jingyue, however, keenly noticed the gradual change in Manager Wen's attitude towards Du Anrao. Considering the connection between Du Anrao's master and the Wen family, he couldn't help but chuckle.

The little girl proved herself by accident today and also gained the approval of the Wen family heir.

From now on, even if she doesn't appear at the auction house or interfere in its affairs, the Wen family will not dare to fool her.

Completely unaware of the shock his actions had caused to everyone at the auction house, Du Anrao suddenly realized something and slapped his forehead.

"Oh right, and this too." With that, she turned and ran into the meeting room.

Seeing this, Manager Wen and the others hurriedly followed. As soon as they entered, they found that Du Anrao went straight to the five thousand auction contracts that the lawyer had brought earlier and buried himself in searching through them.

Fortunately, although there were many contracts, the signing date was marked on the cover for easy reference.

Du Anrao followed these dates and quickly found four or five contracts.

"We need to retrieve these auction items as soon as possible."

Manager Wen quickly stepped forward, took the contracts, and looked them over, somewhat puzzled: "Is there something wrong with these auction items?"

“These items were genuine when they were auctioned, but after the contracts were signed with the customers and the payment was settled, they were switched out and the items that ended up in the customers’ hands were fakes. This is a mistake on our part as auction houses, and we need to rectify it as soon as possible, otherwise it will have a huge impact on both the reputation of the auction houses and our future finances.”

"what?!"

(End of this chapter)