Chapter 227
As they were touring the rooms, Director Niu’s booming voice rang out from the garden below.
“Everyone, please gather immediately in the garden! Everyone, please gather immediately in the garden! The room auction is about to begin!”
Looking out the window, long tables and a row of chairs had already been set up in the garden, with a whiteboard and podium at the front of the main table.
Director Niu, who had just been wearing work clothes, now wore a proper suit with a bow tie, exuding the air of an auctioneer.
“Auction?” Xiao Jingxi thought for a moment, then his face fell.
Not good!
All eight guests sat neatly at the long table.
The assistant director, dressed as a butler, appeared carrying trays, serving each guest drinks and fruit plates in turn.
The presentation was quite formal.
Xie Mi sipped the specially made bright blue cocktail, bit into a crisp, juicy cherry, and squinted her eyes in satisfaction.
“This season’s treatment is really nice.”
“What’s nice about it? Why do I only have a glass of water?” another voice sounded.
It was Lai Bingxuan, sitting at the other end of the table.
She held up the plain glass of water in front of her with disdain and complained to Director Niu, “Why are you still giving differential treatment?”
Qiu Chengye, who had been about to complain about only having juice, immediately looked gleeful. “Looks like you can only drink plain water.”
“What did you say?!” Lai Bingxuan jumped up, her golden-slapped hands itching to strike.
But she was quickly restrained by the staff dressed as servers.
“Quiet! Quiet! This is an auction site. Guests, please maintain order!” Director Niu cleared his throat and said in a serious tone.
“This auction will assign room membership levels based on each guest’s funds. Naturally, the guest with the most funds, Teacher Xie, becomes VVVIP and enjoys the top-level treatment.”
“In contrast, the guest with the least funds, Actor Xiao, gets nothing.”
No sooner had he finished speaking than Lai Bingxuan turned to look at Xiao Jingxi sitting next to her.
Indeed, Xiao Jingxi’s table was completely empty — not even a cup.
He clenched his jaw, trying to suppress the frustration written all over his face, forcing a smile — after all, he couldn’t let the audience think he wasn’t playing along.
[Hahaha, this is interesting!]
[Is this simulating a class system? So real.]
[Not even a cup of water? It’s so hot, if Brother Jingxi’s throat gets ruined, how will you compensate!]
[Sob… poor brother…]
[Hey, if his throat gets ruined, he can still use sign language. It’s not the first time anyway.]
[Hahaha, savage!]
“So the room auction means we have to bid to get the room we want?” Liu Woxing asked.
“Yes, exactly! I’m sure after touring the rooms, everyone has noticed the differences. The first-floor rooms are one-star, with only basic furniture, some even without windows.”
“The second-floor rooms are two-star, equivalent to a high-end room in a five-star hotel, with wide-view floor-to-ceiling windows and private bath facilities.”
“The third-floor rooms are three-star, equivalent to a presidential suite in a seven-star hotel, comparable to a luxurious single-level apartment.”
As Director Niu spoke, he posted photos of each room on the whiteboard beside him. “These are today’s auction items.”
“Next, we’ll announce each guest’s current funds.”
“From most to least: Teacher Xie – 70,106.99 yuan; Mr. Shen – 50,000 yuan; Teacher Liu – 21,050 yuan; Teacher Xu – 15,500 yuan; Teacher Yu – 7,500 yuan; Teacher Qiu – 5,001 yuan; Miss Lai – -1,050 yuan; Actor Xiao – -9,000 yuan.”
[They shouldn’t have announced the last two.]
[Give Miss Lai a little cover, hahaha.]
[OK, Teacher Xie’s officially rich.]
[My CP is in the top three! Awesome!]
[Can’t imagine how exciting the villa life will be for the others.]
After the funds were announced, everyone’s expressions were priceless.
The most prominent was Xiao Jingxi — a pale, defeated aura surrounded him, sitting there felt like an insult.
“Destroy me… I’m really exhausted.”
“Why are we using an auction?! Didn’t we do tasks last season? We should still be doing tasks this time! You never said living allowances would affect room allocation; otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have gone easy today! I don’t accept these rules!”
Qiu Chengye, worried he might end up in a first-floor room, immediately caused a scene.
However, when Director Niu produced a yellow card warning and said continued disruption would disqualify him, automatically assigning him the worst room, Qiu Chengye shut up and sat down.
[Brother Kitty, talks tough but scared of trouble.]
“Living allowance is crucial for later life in the villa. Will you save it for later, or spend it all to secure your desired room? Think carefully, everyone.”
“Now — the room auction officially begins!!”
Director Niu slammed the auctioneer’s gavel with force, putting on quite the show.
“The first room, second floor 201, boasts the widest floor-to-ceiling window view on the second floor, and even comes with a luxury coffee machine. The starting bid for this room is — 1,000 yuan!”
“2,000!” Qiu Chengye almost immediately raised his paddle.
Liu Woxing lifted her paddle lightly. “5,001.”
Boom! A one-hit knockout!
Like a thunderclap, Qiu Chengye froze in place.
5,001 — his entire net worth.
His game was over instantly.
[Hahaha, what a rush!]
[Start and finish, I’m dying laughing.]
[A little game experience, but not much.]
[Sister Liu didn’t do that on purpose, did she? How did she bid exactly this number, hahaha!]
[Definitely on purpose. Not 5,000 but 5,001. No extra chance for Brother Kitty, hahaha.]
[Ah! Awesome! This season is Sister Liu’s season!]
Qiu Chengye immediately shot daggers with his eyes, murderous intent toward Liu Woxing.
But Liu Woxing completely ignored him, smiling gracefully as she looked ahead. Elegant, truly elegant.
“Anyone else want to continue bidding? 5,001 once, 5,001 twice, 5,001 three times. Sold! Congratulations to Teacher Liu for winning room 201!”
