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Zheng Hao and Zhou Yanhuai really learned something new this time. They never expected that auctions could sell not only antiques, but also luxury cars, license plates, pets, and other such items...

Back at their villa, Zheng Hao was still in a state of extreme excitement and dizziness, unable to calm down for a long time.

"Holy crap! Xiao Ge, Lao Zhou, pinch me right now, am I dreaming?"

Zheng Hao paced back and forth in the living room, his face still flushed.

"Brother Xiao, is it really okay to buy those well-trained ones? I saw some that also take medication..."

Zhou Yanhuai frowned as he listened, then raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head.

"If you dare to buy it, let's see if I dare to betray my own family for the greater good."

"I was just asking out of curiosity!"

Zheng Hao knew this was a shameful matter, so unusually, he didn't refute it but instead covered his head and pouted aggrievedly.

Then, with her eyes shining, she moved closer to Li Xiao and plopped down on the sofa. "But Brother Xiao, I saw so many good things at the auction, why don't you buy a couple?"

Zheng Hao was truly amazed by this auction. If he hadn't been broke, he would have already raised his paddle.

"I brought you two along this time to broaden your horizons and let you know just how crazy capital can be beneath this glamorous world."

"As for why I don't buy them... they're just eye-catching trinkets. Whether they're antiques or some other exotic item, buying them is just a decoration to show off. Besides satisfying some vanity, what kind of stir can they cause?"

"And most importantly, do you have money?"

Zheng Hao was taken aback by the question.

"Um, I don't have one, but doesn't my Uncle Li have one?"

Hearing Zheng Hao's outrageous statement, even Li Xiao couldn't help but raise his leg and give Zheng Hao a feint kick.

"My dad's money is my dad's money. What kind of skill is it to flaunt your elders' legacy and act arrogantly?"

"But won't Uncle Li's money still be yours in the future?"

Li Xiao was stunned after hearing Zheng Hao's words; what he said was indeed true.

However, Li Xiao brought the two of them to the auction this time for an educational purpose, and Zheng Hao couldn't let him ruin it.

"Haozi, I'm not taking you to the auction house today to make you envious of the items. The reason I'm taking you there is to let you see firsthand how this world works—how the rich play the game, how the big players control the market, and how people's hearts are led by the nose by greed."

"Whether it's antiques, luxury cars, or even things you wouldn't even dare to dream of, they're all just pawns in the hands of capital."

Zheng Hao scratched his head, seemingly understanding but not quite. The initial excitement he had felt from seeing those exotic auction items gradually cooled down after Li Xiao's words.

After hearing Li Xiao's words, Zhou Yanhua nodded in agreement, subconsciously pushed up his glasses, and his expression became serious.

"Brother Xiao is right. Today's trip has truly shown me what real class barriers are. Without the strength to force your way in, you don't even qualify to be a pawn; you'll just become someone else's meal."

Seeing that his words had indeed had some effect, Li Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

To be honest, this was his first time attending such an auction, and he never expected that even that kind of thing would be sold, and it was even a drug.

However, he didn't want to lose face in front of his brothers, so he turned the auction into a lecture.

"Alright, stop looking so bitter and resentful."

"I'm taking you there to broaden your horizons and inspire your ambition, not to make you timid and hesitant. Rules are made by people, and games are played by people. We don't have the capital now, so we'll accumulate it step by step. We don't understand the rules, so we'll figure them out little by little. Sooner or later, we'll be the ones playing the game ourselves."

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That night, neither Zhou Yanhuai nor Zheng Hao slept well. They didn't know if they were shocked by Li Xiao's grand ambitions or if they couldn't sleep because the things they saw at the auction were too strange.

The next morning, when Zheng Hao rubbed his sleepy eyes, his hair a mess, pushed open the door, leaned over the second-floor railing and looked down, he froze instantly, his jaw almost hitting the ground.

In the open space in front of the house, the villa's butler was standing respectfully.

Behind him stood a dozen or so scantily clad, attractive young women.

Even more outrageous, at the very end of the line stood several stunningly beautiful, blonde, blue-eyed women.

"Holy crap..."

Zheng Hao gasped. The grand ambitions of class barriers and capital management that Xiao Ge had ignited last night crumbled instantly in front of this row of long, white legs, leaving not a trace.

"After soaking in vegetarian soup all day yesterday, it's finally time for some meat today."

Zheng Hao leaned on the second-floor railing, his eyes fixed on the group of long, white legs below, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

This setup and the quality are on a completely different level compared to the mediocre girls in their KTV!

The group of girls with cool, aloof school beauties and alluring, mature women, plus a few blonde foreign women with hot bodies that seemed to ignite the air, made his eyes pop out.

Brother Xiao is really amazing; the quality he found is far superior to the ones he found himself.

Just then, Zhou Yanhuai came in; he had come to ask Zheng Hao to have dinner together.

As soon as he came in, he saw Zheng Hao lying motionless on the railing, staring out the window.

He looked at Zheng Hao with a puzzled expression, then followed Zheng Hao's gaze and glanced into the courtyard.

With just one glance, Zhou Yanhuai's previously dazed mind instantly cleared.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yanhuai was so angry that he trembled all over. He raised his finger and pointed at the row of brightly dressed and energetic girls downstairs, and then pointed at Zheng Hao, who was leaning on the railing and drooling. He was so angry that he could not even speak properly.

"Zheng Hao! You...you're utterly hopeless! We were just taught by Brother Xiao last night to be down-to-earth and to understand the rules of capital operation, and you're up to this mess first thing this morning? What do you think this place is?!"

Faced with Zhou Yanhuai's barrage of insults, Zheng Hao showed no remorse whatsoever. Instead, he straightened his back and displayed an arrogant and domineering demeanor, as if he were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water. This was all something he had discussed with Li Xiao beforehand. He would take the blame, and leave the rest to Brother Xiao.

"Hey, Zhou, what are you saying! Last night, Brother Xiao taught us how to understand capital operations, but he didn't say that capitalists don't need to relax! How can we men go on vacation without bringing girls? That's like eating dumplings without vinegar—what a waste of such a wonderful natural hot spring!"