Chapter 170

Seeing Chen Xinyi's attitude, Xiao Ming gained a bit more appreciation for this woman's abilities.

This woman, she's really impressive.

After swallowing such a big loss at his place, she could still quickly adjust her mindset and proactively show friendliness toward him—such magnanimity is something many men cannot achieve.

No wonder, the second young lady of Qingqu is so famous.

A true heroine among women.

"To be able to meet Miss Chen, such a heroine among women, is a great fortune for Xiao in three lifetimes." Since others were so courteous, he couldn't slap their faces in person, so he nodded in agreement.

After that, they exchanged a few polite words, and Chen Xinyi left.

Xiao Ming was then invited by the auction to a five-star restaurant, and after signing all the contracts with the auction, he returned to the villa with his several children.

Returning to the villa, Xiao Yunzhe had not yet recovered from today's exciting auction; upon entering and seeing his father was fine, he hurriedly pulled his father aside and asked, "Dad, how do you have so much money?"

"And it's in US dollars; even if you had money, how could you exchange that much in such a short time?" Xiao Yunzhe asked in shock.

This auction had participants from all over the country, so the organizers uniformly required payment in US dollars.

"No need to exchange; I have funds overseas that I can directly mobilize."

"No matter what currency they demand, I can provide it, because I have foundations." Xiao Ming replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, the several children were stunned; they knew their father's industry spread across the country, but they hadn't expected it to be so extravagant.

"The currencies I can use are those of influential countries worldwide." Then, Xiao Ming told the children roughly how much assets he had in those countries.

The children had known him for a long time and knew he was wealthy, but each time they were still stunned by the magnitude of his assets.

"Dad, you're too amazing; you built your enterprise to this scale in just over twenty years. If you hadn't been so low-key before, you'd definitely be a legend in the business world." Xiao Yunzhe said, full of admiration.

However, in his view, his father is not far from being a legend.

Seeing the children look at him with admiration, Xiao Ming smiled and said, "So you see, what I truly lack most is money. You kids can buy whatever you want, do whatever you please—don't stand on ceremony with me."

"Thank you, Father."

"Thank you, Dad."

The several girls glanced at each other, then happily thanked Xiao Ming.

"Dad, you said we brought those three treasures back to the country this time; when people domestically find out, they'll be overjoyed. I think you might become famous all over the land again." Xiao Yuchun said cheerfully; just imagining her father being praised by tens of thousands made her heart swell with happiness.

"Ah, I'm getting farther and farther from a low-key life." Xiao Ming sighed helplessly; he never imagined that after staying low-profile his whole life, he would become known to everyone in just a few months.

However, these treasures belong to Wuxingguo, concerning the very face of the nation. Xiao Ming is also someone who is conservative at heart; he believes that, as a citizen of Wuxingguo with the ability, he has the duty and obligation to bring Wuxingguo's treasures back home and to uphold the nation's dignity.

He originally thought that if other compatriots also had the capability to retrieve the treasures, he could continue staying low-key; but the result was that even Ma Zong, whose strength was so great, was no match, so he had to step in.

……

The auction had ended, but the heroic deeds of this auction began to spread from then on; Xiao Ming's generous bid spread worldwide in just a few hours.

That night, Ma Zong returned to his hotel, stood on the balcony for ten minutes, then immediately opened his computer and posted a Weibo.

"Here, I want to say sorry to everyone—I failed to secure those three treasures from Wuxingguo as everyone hoped, but fortunately, Mr. Xiao stepped in; with one move he snapped up all three treasures, his bold action is truly admirable—congratulations, Mr. Xiao."

As soon as this Weibo was posted, tens of thousands of netizens exploded in reaction.

Within half an hour, the comments under the Weibo exceeded ten million; within five hours, it shot straight to the hot search list.

"What? Ma Baban failed?"

"Good heavens, I never expected this auction competition to be so fierce that even Ma Baban isn't a match; but what's worth celebrating is that our national father-in-law once again made a bold move, and moreover, he secured all three treasures—how wonderful!"

"Good heavens, our national father-in-law once again dazzled my eyes with his actions."

"Exactly, this is the stature of our national father-in-law—if he doesn't act, once he does he's sure to make a stunning debut; don't say more, national father-in-law, please accept my kneeling."

"So strong—insider news says our national father-in-law, as soon as he made a move at the auction, stunned the whole venue, instantly defeating many powerful overseas bigwigs, such as the second young lady of Qingqu, and the head of the largest Euro-American business conglomerate, Ji Ersi."

"One word: strong."

"Two words: too strong……"

"I'm stunned; I calculated that the three treasures cost a total of 5.2 billion—what does that mean? Over 3 billion RMB, and I can't find words to express my astonishment."

"Over 3 billion RMB? That's money—you can't just pick up leaves overnight; our national father-in-law spent a thousand gold just to bring back Wuxingguo's treasures—how great."

"Our national father-in-law is also too amazing—so much money is beyond what I dare to imagine; it's practically an astronomical figure."

"Good heavens, what did I see? Did our national father-in-law seize all three treasures? Fortunately, they weren't snatched by that gang of foreigners; these treasures originally belonged to our country, were taken by those bandits, and now they've finally returned."

"Having been stolen is already a great humiliation; if they fell again into foreign hands, it would be too tragic—thanks to our great national father-in-law for bringing the treasures back."

Tens of thousands of netizens online excitedly posted their thoughts under Ma Baban's Weibo; many were so moved they had nothing to say, simply posting a clasped-fist emoji, which others followed suit.