The system only arrives when you're old? Then let's create a super-rich family!

Qin Ziyang stood alone in front of the French windows for a long time. The neon lights of the city outside the window made his eyes blurry. Wang Bai's words of suppression and warning were stuck in his heart, making him feel suffocated.

A soft, light footstep slowly approached from behind, followed by a gentle, soft female voice that pulled Qin Ziyang back from his wandering thoughts.

"My family came looking for you?"

Qin Ziyang slowly turned around, raising his eyes to meet Wang Zhaoyue's worried gaze. His expression quickly recovered, and he nodded gently, his tone calm and composed:

"Yes, Uncle Wang just met with me alone."

The moment Wang Zhaoyue heard the words "Uncle Wang," she understood everything.

Her father had always been stubborn, convinced that Xie Mingqiu of the Xie family was the perfect match for her. Seeing her spending so much time with Qin Ziyang, there was a good chance he would come and give her a warning, especially since she had Qin Ziyang carry her back to the hotel last night...

She walked to Qin Ziyang's side and leaned closer to him. Their shoulders touched tightly as they looked out the window at the myriad lights of the city.

Wang Zhaoyue understood the inner turmoil and concerns Qin Ziyang was experiencing.

She spoke softly and gently, her voice carrying a soothing power.

"You don't need to take my dad's words to heart. He doesn't have much real power in the family. My eldest brother is in charge now, and Grandpa dotes on me the most. As long as I plead for you, the Qin family won't have any trouble, and no one will dare to make things difficult for you."

"Even the Xie family wouldn't dare."

She turned her head, her nose almost brushing against Qin Ziyang's shoulder, a faint smile appearing in her eyes:

"So what you should be worried about is never what my dad said, but whether I'm happy this month."

Qin Ziyang's heavy heart instantly dissipated, and he turned his head to meet Wang Zhaoyue's gaze.

The moment their eyes met, an unspoken understanding arose between them, and they simultaneously curved their lips into clean and hearty smiles.

Qin Ziyang gently shook his head, hiding all the worries that Wang Bai had brought him, and deliberately adopted a mischievous, boyish demeanor.

He stood up straight, raised his hand in a perfect salute, and said in a strong, clear voice, "Yes, my dear Miss Wang!"

Wang Zhaoyue's beautiful eyes widened slightly, feigning a hint of anger. Her cheeks puffed out gently, giving her an angry look. However, her delicate eyebrows and fair skin, accentuated by a touch of anger, not only lacked any intimidating power but also made her look like a bewitching enchantress, extremely alluring.

Qin Ziyang's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably, his heart pounding with excitement. He deliberately raised his voice and boldly changed his address: "Yes, my Zhaoyue."

This statement, which seemed to assert sovereignty, indeed amused Wang Zhaoyue.

The feigned anger on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a radiant smile, her eyes shining brightly.

"Let's leave Jiangnan and travel to famous historical sites all over the country. If my dad is still not satisfied and keeps pressuring you every now and then, we'll change cities every day and make him follow us around like a dog, exhausting him."

Qin Ziyang grinned broadly, his eyes filled with relaxed joy: "Okay! Let's go on a trip!"

The most important thing right now is to appease Wang Zhaoyue; nothing else matters.

"We'll set off tonight. This time, we won't be bringing any friends, just the two of us," Wang Zhaoyue said softly.

"No problem, I'll go talk to Xiang Lin first and give him a long vacation while I'm at it." Qin Ziyang replied and walked towards the door of the private room.

Wang Zhaoyue stood quietly in front of the French windows, watching his receding figure, murmuring softly to herself, her tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible regret:

"If only your family had another ten trillion..."

She knew that the Qin family's current size was only on par with the Yuan family in Jiangnan, but the Yuan family's level was nothing in the eyes of the top families in the capital.

The bottom line set by the Wang family internally is that the family of the marriage partner must have a net worth of at least 20 trillion yuan to be considered an equal.

Qin Ziyang paused for half a second as he stepped out of the private room, his fingertips curling slightly. Then, as if nothing had happened, he continued walking forward naturally, pretending not to have heard the whisper behind him.

He also hoped that the Qin family's assets would multiply several times over, giving them the confidence to rival the Xie family, and that he could openly pursue Wang Zhaoyue without being suppressed or looked down upon by others.

But he had already given up taking over the family business, only wanting to live a carefree life. He couldn't burden his beloved grandfather and elder brother, nor could he drag the entire Qin family into the vortex of confrontation with the top families.

He cannot be so selfish.

But he could enjoy this time that belonged only to him and Wang Zhaoyue, and that was enough.

Thinking this, Qin Ziyang's steps became lighter and quicker.

...

Auction hall on the sixth floor of Shengshi Baida Building, Beijing

Zhao Manjun and the housekeeper stormed off in a huff, their faces full of anger. Qin Zheng sat upright in his seat, the pent-up resentment of decades vanishing from his heart, replaced by a sense of ease and relaxation.

Standing in front of the jade display stand, Qin Jianjun narrowed his long, narrow eyes slightly after hearing the message relayed by Xie's attendant, and secretly weighed the matter in his mind.

For Xie Zhan to be so fawned over and regarded as a powerful patron by Wang Qi, who is worth trillions, his status and background must far exceed those of ordinary tycoons, and he should not be underestimated.

Just as he was about to tone down his sharpness and deal with the situation cautiously, he heard steady footsteps behind him. Lu Cheng'an quietly walked to his side, leaned down, and whispered a reminder.

"Young Master, the Master has instructed you to find more treasures to help with the Third Young Master's marriage in the future."

Upon hearing Qin Zhengrang's words, all of Qin Jianjun's concerns vanished instantly, and he instinctively straightened his back, exuding confidence.

Since Father has said so, the meaning is crystal clear: tonight, no matter who the other party is or what their status is, the Qin family must not be disgraced in the slightest.

"I understand." Qin Jianjun chuckled lightly, glancing at Wang Qi, whose face was arrogant, his tone casual:

"The people who support you are not as influential as those who support me."

Wang Qi assumed Qin Jianjun was just bluffing and had nowhere else to turn, so he didn't bother arguing any further. He turned to the person in charge of the booth and loudly announced his offer:

"Five hundred million."

After quoting the price, he glanced at Qin Jianjun with a provocative look, a mocking smile playing on his lips:

"It's your turn to make a bid. I want to see if your confidence is as strong as your words."

The booth manager, concerned that Qin Jianjun, who was from out of town, might not be familiar with the bidding rules, thoughtfully offered a reminder:

"Sir, the minimum bid increment for this treasure auction is one million."

After listening, Qin Jianjun waved his hand dismissively, his tone casual yet domineering:

"One million is too little, it's not fun at all. Let's change the rules: from now on, every bid increase will start at least at one hundred million. How about that?"

Before he could even finish speaking, he gave no one else time to react and loudly shouted, "Six hundred million!"

He immediately raised the price by 100 million, causing an uproar among the nearby guests, with a cacophony of discussion erupting from one after another.

"My God, adding 100 million all at once? This guy's got some serious money to burn!"

"They're probably too naive to think they can use this method to overwhelm Wang Qi. Wang Qi has a trillion-dollar company under his control and won't be intimidated by such a trick."

"So what if he raises the bid by a hundred million? I bet he'll only last two more rounds before he backs down!"

The crowd was discussing the price increase rules, while Mr. Li, standing to the side, sneered, his tone full of malicious schadenfreude:

"More than worrying about how much the price should be increased, I'm curious how the organizers will deal with him if he quotes an exorbitant price but can't come up with the corresponding funds."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qi's eyes darkened further, and he echoed with a cold laugh, his words carrying a chilling ruthlessness:

"If you can't come up with the money, just throw it into the river outside the city to feed the fish. The rules in the capital don't allow people to arbitrarily inflate prices and play tricks on the powerful."

After saying that, he stared intently at Qin Jianjun, his lips barely moving before he blurted out an even higher bid: "Eight hundred million!"

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The entire audience gasped in shock.

"President Wang directly increased the price by 200 million in one go; this is giving them a taste of their own medicine!"

"The true market value of this jade Buddha is only three or four hundred million. Even with a 50% premium, it would only fetch a maximum of five hundred million. Wang Qi is offering eight hundred million directly, clearly putting the other party in a dilemma!"

"If this out-of-town kid dares to keep bidding, he'll have to offer at least a billion, which is a complete loss for him; if he stops now, all the dignitaries present today will laugh at him, and he'll lose all face!"

"I think he deliberately inflated the price to rip off Boss Wang. He's a narrow-minded nouveau riche from the bottom of society, and he's delusional to think he can go head-to-head with the local tycoons in Beijing. He's just overestimating himself."

Hearing the jeers rising and falling around him, Wang Qi was certain that Qin Jianjun had already decided to back down. Just as he was about to speak up and deliver a sarcastic remark, a calm and steady male voice suddenly rang out, interrupting him.

"1.2 billion".

As soon as the three words "lightly" were uttered, the mocking expressions on the faces of the group of wealthy young and middle-class people in Beijing, who had just been laughing and watching the spectacle, instantly froze, turning into incredulous astonishment, and the entire room fell silent once again.

"Is he crazy? He just raised the price by 400 million in one go! 400 million in cash, just like that?"

"Anyone can make a verbal bid, but it's hard to say whether he actually has 1.2 billion in liquid funds. I suggest the organizers step in immediately to verify his funds and not let him recklessly raise prices and disrupt the auction order!"

Qin Jianjun stood with his hands behind his back, his posture upright, his eyes filled with composure and arrogance, loudly repeating his earlier assertion:

"As I said before, the difference in our financial resources is like that between an ant and the sky."

Wang Qi slowly shook his head, his face full of disdain, and sneered loudly:

"It's just a few empty words. You think you've got the victory in the bag after listening to a few flattering words from others? Don't forget this is the capital! Who here can't come up with 1.2 billion? It's just a bit of spare cash."

"If you're so arrogant, what if I directly quote two billion? What are you going to do? Shout three billion? You can't just casually pull out three billion in working capital. You're all talk and no action."

The local tycoons, who had just been stunned by the 1.2 billion bid, realized that many of them hadn't changed their expressions at all, and their mocking smiles remained.

They all came to their senses at that moment and felt utterly humiliated.

As native Beijing merchants, they were astonished by the price quoted by an outsider from another province. If word got out, the entire Beijing business community would laugh at their narrow-mindedness.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Qin Jianjun with a hint of amusement and malicious schadenfreude, waiting to see him be forced into an awkward position by the exorbitant bid.

Wang Qi took a deep breath and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Two billion!"

The offer of two billion resounded throughout the exhibition hall, immediately eliciting a chorus of compliments and praises.

"As expected of President Wang, he's incredibly wealthy and doesn't care about the premium at all!"

"Spending two billion to acquire a jade Buddha statue, solely as a birthday gift for the Wang family patriarch—no one in Beijing can match this level of extravagance!"

"This mere out-of-town brat dares to provoke Boss Wang! Let's see how he gets out of this!"

Wang Qi thoroughly enjoyed the praise from the crowd. He arrogantly raised his head, let out a cold snort, and looked at Qin Jianjun provocatively:

"Go ahead and keep going if you dare. Don't back down now. A man can't say he can't do it."

All eyes, filled with mockery, scrutiny, and amusement, fell upon Qin Jianjun, yet he showed no sign of panic, remaining calm as he slowly spoke:

"Seeing how anxious you all are, since you want to raise the price, then I'll grant your wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his voice and announced the price with crystal clarity, making everyone in the room's eardrums vibrate.

"Three billion!"

With this bid, the expressions of those middle-class tycoons finally changed slightly.

"I didn't realize he was such a proud person."

"I think he's planning to disregard everything and fight Mr. Wang to the bitter end."

"Does he deserve it? Mr. Wang's net worth is in the trillions. Let alone 3 billion, even 30 billion is just small change to Mr. Wang."

Wang Qi clicked his tongue twice, his eyes showing an even stronger sense of amusement.

He truly hadn't expected this person to be so reckless, and with a smile, he quoted a price:

"Fifty billion."

"I want to see how much wealth you actually have. Don't just talk the talk, that's too boring."

Qin Jianjun said casually, "As you wish."

"Ten billion!"

(There will be one more update today, please feel free to urge me to update!)