Chapter 1785 - All That Wealth Would Still Not Be Enough for You (1/2)

After the Heiress’ Gala ended, all the socialites started to take their leave.

Wen Xinya naturally had no inclination to linger on. She immediately said her farewells to the owner of the Boya Pavilion. “Thank you, Madam, for your great hospitality tonight.”

The Boya Pavilion’s owner’s smile dimmed a little. “Miss Wen’s appearance at tonight’s Heiress’ Gala greatly enhanced the event. I have specially prepared some of our specialty pastries for you to show our gratitude.”

With that, she glanced at the usher by her side.

She was worried that Wen Xinya would really demand some pastries from her, so she had prepared quite a number beforehand.

The usher hurried forward with an exquisitely-wrapped box for Wen Xinya.

“Madam is too kind.” Wen Xinya was somewhat shocked. She was just teasing when she made her earlier request for the pastries. She never expected the owner of the Boya Pavilion to be so thorough in her hospitality.

Nevertheless, she really did enjoy the Boya Pavilion’s pastries.

The owner of the Boya Pavilion looked somewhat weary. “I will have someone deliver the Ru porcelain tea set and the Biluochun tea leaves to your car.”

She had ended up spending a huge sum on Wen Xinya tonight. As a result, she was extremely displeased with her.

She remembered how Wen Xinya had competed against Miss Su during the Heiress’ Gala. Although it was just one round, her performance was exceptional. She could just imagine how Wen Xinya’s reputation would be even more resounding by tomorrow morning.

She felt rather vexed.

But on second thought, the Wen Family wouldn’t be triumphant for long. As a result, her tumultuous emotions settled down.

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The Ru porcelain tea set was a three-piece set. It comprised of two delicate little teacups and an exquisitely-made teapot. Although the Heiress’ Gala had disgusted Wen Xinya, the Ru porcelain tea set was a nice surprise.

“Green as grass, smooth as jade, shimmery as the morning star, delicate as cicada’s wings. It is truly a premium item.”

Leaning across the side table, she could barely tear her eyes away from the tea set.

Although the owner of the Boya Pavilion had promised to give her a Ru porcelain tea set, she never expected it to be such a premium item. No wonder the owner had looked so gloomy as Wen Xinya left the Boya Pavilion.

Anyone would feel unhappy at losing such an exquisite treasure.

Si Yiyan was rather surprised. “It looks like jade but is not, and is even better than jade. It is as lovely as the skies right after the rain, with a green as luscious as rolling hills in the countryside. This Ru porcelain tea set is just as good as the one your Grampy owns.”

Wen Xinya had been eyeing Old Mr. Mo’s Ru porcelain tea set for very long, but he refused to part with it. She could only gaze at it from afar.

The art of creating Ru ware had already been lost, and it was now impossible to buy them on the market. Most of them existed only in the private collections of the wealthy. He had tried to get her a set, but he had no connections in the world of luxury items and failed to do so.

He never expected her to manage to wrangle a set from the owner of the Boya Pavilion.

Wen Xinya said happily, “Say, how much do you think this Ru porcelain tea set costs?”

She wished to know just how much the owner of the Boya Pavilion had sacrificed.

“I remember that in 2012, a Sotheby’s auction for Country Z’s porcelain artwork was held in Harbor City. A Northern Song Dynasty Ru washbasin was auctioned off for 200 million yuan. Your Ru porcelain tea set should fetch at least 500 million, and this is already a conservative estimate.”

The owner of the Boya Pavilion had really suffered a heavy loss!