Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 777 - 772 Tricked Tong Family Members

Chapter 777: 772 Tricked Tong Family Members

After these words were spoken, it was as though they had stirred up thousand-layered waves.

The kid’s eyes turned red in an instant, and when he looked at Gu Chen, his gaze was filled with enmity.

It seemed like he hadn’t expected Gu Chen to dare to provoke him with such a mocking tone.

"7.7 million."

At this moment, he perfectly aligned with Gu Chen’s wishes, raising the price to over 7 million.

The total of 7.7 million, spending so much on a yacht, is too much for the vast majority because, at a minimum cost estimate, you wouldn’t expect such a thing to be worth that much.

The guy in front of them seemed to be possessed.

Without considering all the mess, he just raised the price.

Everyone at this point had a somewhat amused and exasperated expression, especially since they could tell from Gu Chen’s last remark that he was deliberately provoking him.

And, by now, everyone had basically understood what was going on.

From the current situation, it was obvious that Gu Chen had already given up, as it could be heard that he didn’t have enough money to continue in the auction. That’s why he had deliberately irritated the kid earlier.

Gu Chen’s intention was clear for everyone to see: he wanted the kid to keep increasing the bid, but who would have thought that the kid would so stubbornly fall into Gu Chen’s trap.

It was as if Gu Chen was directly controlling him, making him do whatever he wanted.

Buying such a thing for 7.7 million, unless you’re a truly top-tier tycoon, would be a huge loss for a normal businessman.

Although Tong Jingxin had come from Yancheng, everyone knew that 7 million was still not a small amount for the Tong Family.

At this time, Gu Chen chuckled lightly.

He hadn’t thought that the young fellow would be so easy to find, and he had many more things he wanted to say, but unexpectedly, it was all too easy to provoke him.

At this moment, Gu Chen hesitated a bit, considering whether to push the price even higher.

After all, there were only the last 300,000 steps left to reach 8 million.

If he were to add just a little more now, it would completely change the situation.

The auction piece would then be directly priced at 8 million.

This might even become a cap-like auction price in the future, possibly never seeing such a figure again.

It could be said that today’s price was already a milestone record for this auction house.

After careful thought, he decided not to take that risk.

Because he felt there was no point in doing so, and it was very likely to backfire on him.

There’s a saying that goes well, "A cautious captain sails a long ship." All he needed now was just to be a bit more careful.

As for the rest, there was no need for him to worry at all. At a price of over 7 million, letting this fellow buy the yacht would be like giving him a gift.

The auctioneer on stage was also very excited at this time.

It could be said that in all his times hosting auctions, there had never been one that felt as thrilling as this.

"Ladies and gentlemen, 7.7 million for the first time!"

He began the first call out to all the guests present.

No one spoke; they only occasionally glanced over to see if Gu Chen would make another appearance.

But at this time, Gu Chen was just sitting there quietly, as if all of this had nothing to do with him at all; he even started looking at the ceiling out of boredom.

"7.7 million, for the second time. Ladies and gentlemen, 7.7 million for the second time."

He asked again.

At this moment, all the guests present were silent, without a word.

Tong Jingxin, who had just been incredibly impulsive, gradually calmed down.

He watched as the auctioneer was about to bring down the gavel, feeling unusually tense at this moment.

For him, this amount of money wasn’t a trifle, and if he spent so much,

he would surely be questioned by his family as to where the money had gone.

And if he were to disclose this matter, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction within his family.

The Tong Family members were no fools; they would know he spent so much money on a wrecked ship.

It would be odd if they let it slide.

So, under such circumstances,

he was a bit nervous at this moment, and then he focused his gaze firmly on Gu Chen.

"Kid, why don’t you dare to continue bidding? We’ve only just begun, and you’re already backing out?"

As he said this to Gu Chen at the moment, it felt entirely like a provocation.

However, Gu Chen completely ignored him and even started yawning as if he was falling asleep.

After seeing this scene, everyone couldn’t help but chuckle lightly, anyone could tell that Tong Jingxin was doing it on purpose.

Clearly, Tong Jingxin wanted to provoke Gu Chen, to make Gu Chen take over such a mess. However, Gu Chen wasn’t a fool—how could he possibly take on such a broken thing.

So, at this moment, Tong Jingxin’s scheme had failed.

Gu Chen then spoke slowly, "Who would actually spend millions on such a dilapidated ship?

With that much money, you could go overseas and have a private custom build, why bother buying a finished product from an auction? Who knows what other problems this product may have."

Gu Chen suddenly said this at the moment.

After he finished speaking, all the guests present couldn’t help but laugh softly.

Everyone realized that Gu Chen seemed to be cutting to the heart of the matter.

Even at such a time, he continued to tantalize Tong Jingxin.

What was his intention? Of course, everyone could clearly see that this deliberate provocation left them unsure what to say.

Even from their point of view, the situation was becoming uncontrollable.

Tong Jingxin could not fail to hear Gu Chen’s insinuation—Gu Chen was simply telling him that he was being played.

And at that moment, Tong Jingxin’s face darkened.

How could he not understand that he had been tricked?

At that moment, he felt immense regret, wondering why he had been so impulsive to spend millions on such an item.

He was even so angry that he felt nearly disoriented, unable to distinguish the cardinal directions.

"7.7 million for the third time, congratulations to this gentleman, you have obtained this auction item."

Finally, the auctioneer brought down the hammer, and the auction was successful at 7.7 million.

After the auctioneer’s gavel fell, in an instant, everyone’s eyes turned to Tong Jingxin.

At that moment, Tong Jingxin’s face was like a pig’s liver, his expression awkward beyond words.

Basically, anyone with eyes could tell the state he was in at that time.