Chapter 327

The auction will be divided into two halves, with the end of the first half and a ten-minute break in between.

Li Du and Sophie were about to go out to get some air, when Malathai blocked them and said, "Man, are you here to participate in our charity auction today?"

"Of course, you have already seen that I have been sitting here." Mr. Li didn't know what he was going to do, but he knew that he was going to play tricks.

Maratha smiled contemptuously: "Oh, really? I thought you were here to mess with our event lunch."

As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders again to make an understanding expression, and continued: "Of course, it doesn't matter if you have an event lunch, because today's theme is charity."

Hearing what he said, Sophie said dissatisfiedly: "Malathai, pay attention to your wording, are you here to deliberately provoke me? I don't understand, why are you so unmannered?"

It's not that Marathay likes to provoke people, but American culture is just like that.

American men, especially young people, like to label themselves as tough guys. They will exercise their bodies to be strong, they will love brutal sports, and they will bully those who are weaker than themselves.

Bullying is the law of survival for young Americans. You can also know from watching American dramas and Hollywood movies. The handsome and elegant protagonists must have been bullied by campus bullies in school.

Not to mention that Li Du once embarrassed Marathai and won Sophie's favor, even if there was no such relationship, Marathai would still dislike him.

Racial discrimination is a problem that Americans have been emphasizing, and it is also the biggest problem in society.

Li Du has been abroad for more than a year and a half. What he feels most is the low status of the Chinese in the United States, and everyone wants to step on them.

Marathai is a very conceited man, which is what Sophie dislikes about him.

He thought that he could win Sophie's heart by showing his muscles and toughness in front of Sophie. In fact, this trick was useless to Sophie. Female doctors had been exposed to many violent incidents due to their work, and this was the kind of person they hated the most.

Such a simple question, Li Du, who is new to the love scene, noticed it when he first met Sophie, but Ma Latai never saw it.

Even if he could see it, he would not change himself, because toughness, roughness, and toughness were what he considered a man's charm, and he was proud of these personalities.

Therefore, after being accused by Sophie, Malartai raised his head and said: "No, I am not without grace, I am not weak or cowardly, Sophie, you never know me correctly, which makes me very sorry."

Sophie smiled: "Oh, maybe so, but it makes me feel lucky."

Maratha left angrily. Before leaving, he glared at Li Du and said, "I'm glad I can help you, buddy. Let's eat more for lunch later."

When he left, Sophie said, "I'm sorry, Li, Marathai is just so childish. I don't understand why he hasn't matured as he grows older?"

Martin laughed and said, "Aren't all the young people in Flagstaff City like this? Time will teach them the correct attitude towards life."

Li Du smiled wryly and nodded, he really suffered a disaster without reason.

However, the things he photographed before are really useless to him. When something that looks valuable appears, he will spare no effort to use small flying insects to check the situation.

It's a pity that those things only look valuable, and he can only throw them away when he buys them back. In this case, how can he get rid of them?

The second half of the auction started, and the first lot that came up was very interesting, consisting of more than a dozen heavy books.

The auctioneer introduced that these books are the 1990 edition of the "Encyclopedia of Bible Interpretation", donated by the Martins, and they are well preserved. The starting price is 440 yuan.

This set of encyclopedia is of great value to believers. It interprets the "Bible" from all aspects of life, science and education, culture, customs, etc. It is very interesting and suitable for believers to watch.

Li Du shook his head, it was useless to him again, he didn't need to quote.

Sophie made a price once, which was to save face for her parents and make the bidding look more intense.

Maratha made another move. He chased and fought hard all the way, biting the price tightly. In the end, the encyclopedia fell into his hands, and the transaction price was 860 yuan.

When the lot was sold, everyone applauded. Li Du heard Martin whisper: "It's a pity, this set of books will be shelved in the future. It's better to let Sophie get it for 440 yuan."

Mrs. Martin glared at him and said, "Don't be like this, how bad is it to be heard? But it's a pity, we have carefully preserved this set of books."

Li Du smiled secretly, the old couple were very interesting.

The following items were taken out one by one, and all of them were sold off. Nothing was unsold. No matter the price was high or low, the believers were actively bidding.

Halfway through the auction, a young girl held out a plate containing a small green box, a bit like a girl's cosmetic box.

Seeing the box, Sophie smiled happily and said, "Look, this is the item I donated, a lipstick box. This thing is very beautiful. I don't know how much it will be auctioned."

The green box is only half the size of a palm, and the whole is made of jade or jade. The edges are wrapped in black enamel, and red and blue gems are inlaid on it, which looks very beautiful.

Li Du asked, "How much did you pay for this lipstick case?"

Sophie said: "I bought it for 100 yuan from a decoration store that was closing down when I was studying in Phoenix. The boss said it was Burmese jadeite, but it was obviously fake. How can the jadeite box be so cheap?"

The auctioneer also started to introduce, emphasizing that the jadeite and gemstones on the box were unknown, and then quoted a price of 50 yuan.

Li Du looked at the big screen, and there was a close-up of the small box on it. After seeing the red, green and blue gemstones on the box, he thought of a jewelry culture he had read in a book before, so he let the little flying insect out .

The little flying insects were not attracted to the box, so its existence time should not be long.

Li Du let it fly over and used the ability to recreate the old time. The reason for this was that he felt that the box was not made of crude artificial jade, but more like real ones.

The ability of the little flying insect was used, and scenes from the old days reappeared.

The first thing that appears is someone polishing the box and writing the name on the bottom of the box. The surrounding environment is very elegant, with complicated instruments and exquisite blueprints.

On the table where the box was located, there were still some large or small pieces of jadeite. Looking down, someone opened the safe and took out some crystal clear gem pieces from it.

After these gem fragments were carefully polished, they were finally inlaid on the box, and the box was wrapped in soft deerskin and sent to the plane.

Seeing this, Li Du became excited.

What excited him was not that he discovered a valuable thing, but that his vision had improved!

Usually, when he is not participating in auctions, he has been working hard to read books and materials. Obviously, doing so is right and can make him stronger.

The auctioneer started to shout the price, Li Du relaxed his body, he was ready to sell.