Chapter 565 - Chapter 565: Chapter 565: Its a Foregone Conclusion_1 (1/2)
Chapter 565: Chapter 565: It’s a Foregone Conclusion_1
“Indeed.” Zuo Lingyue said, “Nineth younger sister is really charitable. As the chairman of the Qunfang Association, you truly deserve everyone’s trust.”
“Yes, Nineth sister has so many ideas, and she has such a tactful heart that I’m rather envious.” Qi Shijing added.
Wei Ruo chuckled: “The second sisters-in-law are too kind.”
Wei Qingwan, standing aside, sneered internally. She was not convinced that Wei Qingruo had stirred up so much trouble for the sole purpose of aiding the disaster-stricken.
She was just doing this to build a good reputation by working with the disaster relief projects!
She had been too naive in the past at Taizhou prefecture, so she had failed to see that Wei Qingruo was a far-sighted schemer.
Her ambition was vast and she had been laying out plans for herself step by step since then.
Unfortunately, she discovered this too late and didn’t plan early enough for herself, which had led to her current passive situation.
Following this, Wei Ruo nodded towards Zhang Yi who was presiding over the stage, signaling him to officially commence.
The auction started with a base price of one Dou of grain, increasing by at least one Dou at each bid, the highest bidder wins.
The items on auction were mostly from the shops Wei Ruo herself operated.
The offerings included a variety of products, from the rouge and face powder of the Daiyue Residence, to the fabric of the Caiyun Room, the thyme of Baili Wine Shop, and the stationery from the Four Treasure House.
All these items had been struggling with sales lately, as their production had surpassed sales, Wei Ruo thus decided to put them up for the charity auction.
The auction proceeded smoothly, and the final price of most items exceeded their storefront prices.
Because when people bid for these items, they considered the grain they were paying as a charitable contribution to disaster relief, which inevitably raised the bidding threshold.
Additionally, in today’s occasion, there was a certain competitive psychology among the crowd.
Wei Ruo had also agreed with Xie Ying in advance that if the price was too low, Xie Ying would bid, helping raise the price, to ensure that the minimum finished price of the item wouldn’t look too bad.
Following the auction, Wei Ruo received a ledger and promises of grain donations from various noble ladies.
With the end of the day’s work and the departure of the crowd, Wei Ruo concluded her activities for the day.
Wei Ruo stretched lazily, planning to return to the Songzhu Garden for a rest.
Suddenly, the figure of Mrs. Yun blocked her way.
Wei Ruo wasn’t surprised, but she was tired that day and wasn’t really in the mood to continue arguing with Mrs. Yun.
“Let’s talk about whatever it is another time,” Wei Ruo said to Mrs. Yun.
“What do you mean?” Mrs. Yun felt hurt.
She certainly didn’t have this attitude towards the lowly wet nurse earlier!
“I know what you want to say, but I can only tell you that things are already set whether you like it or not.” Wei Ruo said.
“Is this your revenge against me? Because you feel I favor Wanwan, that you bring this kind of woman to humiliate me?” Mrs. Yun questioned Wei Ruo.
After enduring her emotions for half a day, they boiled over as she faced Wei Ruo’s cold expression, gushing out like a flood.
“I don’t have the intention to purposely seek revenge on you. Everything I did today is out of gratitude and love for my foster mother, it has nothing to do with you. Whether or not you exist, or how you and Wei Qingwan get along, none of it affects my actions today.” Wei Ruo replied.
“You…you…”
Mrs. Yun, greatly angered, had her chest heaving with her finger pointed at Wei Ruo.