No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1574: Too Many People
"There are too many people, I can’t see the road clearly."
Speaking thus, she then raised her head again.
Wayne Lane saw a pair of eyes distinctly black and white, and lips too brightly colored.
Such a face, no matter where it was placed, was a bit too dazzling and heart-piercing.
Wayne Lane reached out his hand, "Hold me."
Hannah looked down at his hand, then held onto his... sleeve.
Feeling the pull from the sleeve, Wayne Lane’s lips curved slightly, a faint smile in his eyes.
"Let’s go."
"Okay."
This time, Wayne Lane slowed his pace, also trying to avoid the more crowded areas.
...
The closer to the auction venue, the livelier it got, and the facilities seemed to be much better.
There were many shops on the streets, and quite a few hawkers selling, mostly Bruce’s local specialties.
Visitors from other planets were mostly interested in these, of course, some were here specifically for the auction happening in two days.
The auction venue was only open in the morning and at night, but at this moment, the venue was still closed, with promotional videos for this auction and some of the main auction items playing on the outdoor displays continuously.
The auction items were categorized as primary, intermediate, high-level, and rare.
The rare auction items were the least seen.
The items introduced on the display at the moment were all quite normal, either jewelry or antiques.
But these were only on the surface, if one wanted to access the deeper auctions, they would need to pay a sufficient membership fee and have someone to vouch for them.
Of course, this time Hannah and Wayne Lane’s target was solely the Meng Ling flower.
The Meng Ling flower was only a primary auction item, so it didn’t appear on the display, and it was also not yet apparent how many people wanted to bid for it.
"What if there are too many bidders and we don’t have enough money?" Hannah asked.
This time, they had brought only cash.
A high-quality Meng Ling flower’s price is usually around six to eight gold coins, and of course, it could be driven higher at the auction.
Typically, a single gold coin would suffice for an ordinary family’s yearly expenses, and such Meng Ling flowers are even more extensively planted in the palace because the queen is fond of them.
Regarding the issue of not having enough gold coins, Wayne Lane had already prepared, "If it’s not enough, we’ll just put it on the tab."
Bruce’s auction allows putting purchases on a tab, paying later, as long as your status is sufficient.
"Put it on a tab? Whose tab?"
According to the academy’s rules, they could not reveal their identities or use the name of the Mecha Academy during this trip.
Wayne Lane turned to look at Hannah with her hat-covered head, his voice faint, "Put it on Sheffield Benedict’s tab." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Sheffield Benedict’s family runs a restaurant in Mo City, and he holds an important position in the palace, with his yearly account turnover able to buy several dozens of fields of Meng Ling flowers.
So using his name for the tab would absolutely work.
Hannah, supporting her head, looked over and asked Wayne Lane; "Has Sheffield Benedict been to Bruce before?"
Only those who have spent money at the auction before are eligible to put purchases on a tab.
Wayne Lane said he had been, "Two years ago, he came on behalf of the royal family and bought a gemstone at the auction."
A gemstone?
Hannah’s eyes lit up, "What kind of gemstone, was it beautiful?"
Wayne Lane turned around, meeting Hannah’s gaze, looking at her pair of distinctly black and white eyes in the light, his voice unconsciously softer, "Yes, very beautiful."
Sheffield Benedict was good at socializing since he was young, and as he grew up, his dealings with people became even more gracious and polite, yet not worldly or slick.
