[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-dragon-son-in-law-the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-84":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2219966,4014,"Chapter 84: This Jerk is Here Too","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>Soon, the car drove to the exhibition center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exhibition center was a circular domed building. The outer circle was full of shops for flowers, birds, and antiques, and the middle was the auction hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exhibition center, newly built last year, was built with great momentum and antique style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen followed Song Wanting and took the glass elevator to the top floor, the sixth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the elevator door opened, an exhibition hall full of artistic atmosphere appeared before their eyes. Ancient calligraphy and paintings were hung on the surrounding walls. This was the auction hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction stage in front was covered with a red carpet, and below the stage were rows of sofa booths, with tables full of foreign liquor, drinks, and fresh fruits for the distinguished guests to enjoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the last auction hall, it could be seen that the Treasure Pavilion had put in a lot of effort this time. Just renting and decorating the venue probably cost nearly a million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wanting's private room was in the middle of the front row. The group was about to walk forward when they suddenly heard a commotion behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen only had time to turn his head before he was squeezed by a few people from behind and forced to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned slightly, watching a group of people walk in from the passage, led by several bodyguards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Master Yu here too?\" Song Wanting exclaimed softly, looking up at the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people who squeezed in were all distinguished guests attending the auction, but at this moment, they were all surrounding a middle-aged man in a blue cloth gown with a cold and arrogant face, their expressions extremely respectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen took a look and said, \"So this is that Master Yu. This posture is quite well-done...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Yu was surrounded by the crowd as he walked forward. He casually took out a pale yellow triangular talisman and handed it to the boss who was flattering him the most, saying indifferently, \"You and I are fated today. I'll give you this peace talisman for free. It can ensure your safety and prosperity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss was full of surprise and flattered as he took the peace talisman, tucking it into his bosom like a treasure, and said to the people around him, \"Master Yu's peace talisman is very effective. I ask for one every year. Thanks to Master Yu these years, my business has been growing bigger and bigger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding crowd was jealous. Some people shamelessly asked Master Yu for one, but Master Yu ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Yu's assistant sneered and said to the crowd in Hong Kong-style Mandarin, \"Do you think Master Yu's peace talisman is something you can have just because you want it? Others come to our Xuanji Hall to ask for a peace talisman, and it costs at least two hundred thousand each!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd came to their senses, and someone immediately shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's rare for Master Yu to come to Jinling City. I am willing to pay two hundred thousand for a peace talisman. Please grant me the talisman, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to buy one too! Please grant me the talisman, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Yu's peace talisman is worth a thousand gold. What is two hundred thousand? I'll buy five!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was lively, and many bosses transferred money on the spot to place orders for Master Yu's peace talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Line up, one by one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant registered them impatiently, and the scene was explosive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen couldn't help but say, \"What kind of peace talisman is so expensive? This money is too easy to earn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was not loud, but Master Yu suddenly raised his head and stared at him with a deep frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Yu pushed through the crowd, walked up to Ye Chen, looked him over, and said, \"My friend, listening to your tone, do you have an opinion about my peace talisman?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen said indifferently, \"I think this peace talisman is not worth that much money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the crowd immediately said, \"What do you know! Master Yu's talisman is cheap at two hundred thousand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly! Many people are fighting to buy talismans worth two million!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of loser probably can only afford the two-dollar peace talisman from the temple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Yu looked at Ye Chen and sneered, \"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. People have brains so that they can think before they speak. It's best not to pretend to understand when you don't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Master Yu curled his lips in disdain and walked into the exhibition hall first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen looked calm and didn't take this Master Yu seriously at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Wanting on the side said a little awkwardly, \"Mr. Ye, don't take it to heart. Master Yu has a bit of a temper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen shook his head indifferently and said to Song Wanting, \"Let's go in too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guests entered the venue one by one. The host was Bao Fugui, the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion. After he went on stage to give a routine speech, the auction began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction officially started!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the last auction was temporarily canceled, there were more auction items this time, and there were twice as many guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two etiquette ladies pushed the first item onto the stage with a small cart. It was an antique purple copper incense burner, with white mist curling and a strange fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auctioneer introduced, \"This is the Song Dynasty Pine and Crane Backflow Incense Burner. It is one of the treasures bestowed by the Song Emperor to the great calligrapher and painter Su Dongpo. The two boxes of ambergris that come with it are imperial items of the Song Dynasty palace, which civilians are not allowed to use without authorization. Moreover, the production method has now been lost. Smelling it refreshes the mind and has a slight stimulating effect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he signaled the etiquette lady to light the incense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An etiquette lady in a cheongsam carefully dug a small scoop of incense with a silver spoon and lit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw the white smoke flowing down slowly along the incense burner like a waterfall. In the curling smoke, the pine and crane on the incense burner were lifelike, as if they were about to flap their wings and fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint strange fragrance suddenly drifted in the auction hall, making people feel refreshed and relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen nodded and said, \"It is indeed authentic ambergris, refined from sperm whales, and this handmade incense-making craft is basically unavailable now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auctioneer tapped the small wooden mallet twice and said, \"The starting price for the Pine and Crane Backflow Incense Burner is eight hundred thousand, with an increment of one hundred thousand each time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This incense burner was exquisitely made and had a certain collection value, and the auction price was moderate, so people in the audience raised their placards one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the incense burner was auctioned off by a player for 1.6 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, seven or eight more auction items were sent up, all of which were high-quality antiques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere in the venue was enthusiastic, and the guests competed for bids one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Changkun watched with great interest, but he was short of money, otherwise, he would have been itching to raise his placard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ye Chen had no interest in these collections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because although these auction items were precious, they were limited to collection and had little value to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the etiquette lady brought up a white porcelain plate with a string of purple beads on it, shining under the light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auctioneer introduced, \"Natural purple pearls from the East China Sea. Only one can be picked out of a thousand pearl shells. The beads are round and uniform in size, making them a rare treasure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction price of this string of purple pearls was not expensive, only four hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen raised his head and immediately called out the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five hundred thousand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Changkun's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly said, \"Why bid for this! A pearl necklace is worth at most a few tens of thousands. This four hundred thousand is scamming a fool! Don't bid!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen looked at the string of pearls, thinking of Xiao Churan, and smiled, \"I think it's quite suitable for Churan to wear. Pearls soothe the nerves. She has been under too much pressure and hasn't been sleeping well lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that he was buying it for his daughter, Xiao Changkun shut his mouth sensibly, no matter what he wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collection value of this necklace was not high, so no one bid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the auctioneer was about to make the final decision, a voice suddenly sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six hundred thousand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen looked to the side following the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that Qin Aodong, the one from the Qin family who was looking for death, poked his head out from the side, with a sneer on his face, and said to Ye Chen, \"Sorry, I took a fancy to this necklace too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen couldn't help but frown. Why is this jerk here too? Wasn't he grounded by Qin Gang? \u003C\u002Fp>",1560,"2026-06-17T16:51:23.531Z","2026-06-18T03:30:09.135Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f9e82f296a3f5f3d0644b1eff513809e275b7978a9f3ba9a4f634c7ae4fe03e2","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-85","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-83",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]