Chapter 478 — The Kang Family Proposes a Marriage, Part 1

The reason Feng Xiaoxiao had agreed so readily was that Wei Zhao happened to be away from school on business. If she left too, one could only imagine how crushed Tang Zhi would feel! Hmph hmph, going up against her? The consequences would be dire! Feng Xiaoxiao brandished her fist, then turned and headed downstairs. Once outside the school gates, she spotted the Audi A6L waiting there, said nothing, and simply opened the door and got in.

"Xiaoxiao, the person examining you this time is a colleague of mine, a specialist in hereditary diseases!" Once Feng Xiaoxiao was in the car, Captain Feng looked at her affectionately and spoke.

Captain Feng's full name was Feng Tianlong, and he was a special agent.

Because of his work, it was simply impossible for him to be at Feng Xiaoxiao's side every day. It was a regret, but he did not rue it! He had chosen this path, and he would walk it to the end.

"Oh, another specialist." Feng Xiaoxiao responded flatly. She had seen heaven knew how many specialists since she was a child, yet every time she had gone in hope and come away disappointed. She was almost numb to it now.

The time wasted on treatment was better spent recklessly squandering her youth and her life—at least then, even if she died, she would have no regrets.

Feng Tianlong shook his head. Her attitude was within his expectations, and he said no more. In truth, even he had rather lost faith, but so long as there was a single sliver of hope, he wanted his daughter to live—to live healthily...

The plane touched down slowly in Yanjing. Wei Zhao, Guan Xuewen, and Fatso Lai disembarked and checked into a hotel Fatso Lai had already booked in advance.

"Boss, we're only auctioning three Life-Extending Detox Pills this time—isn't that a bit few?" Fatso Lai asked cautiously.

"Rare things are precious, and besides, it's not entirely about the money—it's mainly to make a name," Wei Zhao said with a smile.

"I see..." Fatso Lai knew Wei Zhao was telling the truth, though he did have a selfish motive of his own: with only three Life-Extending Detox Pills, his chances of snatching one would be rather slim, whereas if there were more, wouldn't he still have a shot?

Of course, he certainly could not say this to Wei Zhao, so Fatso Lai could only swallow it down.

Thanks to Fatso Lai having made the arrangements in advance, the auction formalities were handled with ease. One simply submitted the items for auction, the reserve prices, and so on, and it was smoothly done.

The organizers did not even insist that sellers have their goods appraised—appraisal was voluntary, and one could apply or not as one pleased.

Clearly the organizers knew that certain rare treasures could not be appraised on the spot, and that everyone able to attend this auction was a personage of high society; no one was willing to bring in something fake and destroy their own reputation.

Passing off inferior goods as fine did happen, but such one-shot dealings would only damage the seller's reputation—and the Yu family, the organizers, were not to be trifled with. Word had it that a few years back, one seller passed off inferior goods as fine, and afterward the Yu family ruined him utterly...

Still, for Fatso Lai's unknown pills that had never before appeared on the market, no matter how wondrously he described them, the organizers had set a rather low price for him: one million.

Fatso Lai was in no mood to argue; one million it was—when the time came, these things certainly would not sell cheap.

Never mind one million—even for a hundred million, he would have accepted without hesitation.

In Yanjing, at the Xiao family residence, Divine Doctor Kang came calling with Kang Guifeng and Kang Jinglong to visit the two Xiao brothers, Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben.

The Xiao family patriarch had already passed away, leaving Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben as fallen sons of a declining house. Though the Xiao family remained a third-rate clan, the two brothers were still astonished and delighted beyond measure that Divine Doctor Kang had come in person.

"Divine Doctor Kang, sending Brother Guifeng would have been quite enough—why did you come in person too? You do our Xiao family far too much honor!" Xiao Ji was thrilled that Divine Doctor Kang had come. So long as the marriage alliance with the Kang family succeeded, the Xiao family could secure a bank loan and the support of business partners, and their circumstances would improve enormously.

"It just happened to coincide with the Yu family's auction, so I came along as well," Divine Doctor Kang said with a smile.

"The Yu family's auction..." Xiao Ji was slightly taken aback. "Isn't the auction held every year in August?"

"It's been moved up this year. You didn't know?" Divine Doctor Kang was also startled. The Xiao family might be a third-rate clan, but they ought to be on the auction's guest list—so why did their expression suggest they knew nothing about it?

Even an outsider like me has heard about it, yet the Xiao family, who are locals here, actually know nothing about it?

"Know about it... Ha, Elder Brother, the invitation is right here with me. When we were busy handling the old master's funeral arrangements, this matter was set aside, and I simply forgot to mention it." Xiao Ben was a clever man, and after a shadow flitted across his face, he smiled and spoke.

Xiao Ben had merely told a lie. In truth, the Xiao family had indeed never received an invitation, and that was precisely what infuriated him most! The moment the old master died, no invitation came. What exactly did the Yu family mean by this?

"Is that so? So it was with you all along. I thought we had been left off the list." Xiao Ji nodded with a smile. "So it really has been moved up! I wonder, Elder Kang, is there anything at this auction that you are determined to have?"

"Well, the auction catalogue is only released on the day itself, so how could I possibly know?" Divine Physician Kang shook his head with a smile.

Xiao Ben felt another pang of gloom at his words. There was a time when the Xiao family, in its glory, could obtain most of the auction catalogue several days before the auction. He thought of how formidable he and his elder brother had been back then, marking their choices with pen, certain to win them all...

But now, they could not even be bothered to send an invitation! The Xiao family might be poor, but they were still a family of the lowest rank among the great houses. How could anyone look down on them like this?

"That goes without saying!" Seeing that his elder brother wanted to open his mouth and boast of past glories, Xiao Ben quickly spoke first to stop him. "By then I doubt we will be bidding on anything at all. Whether we even attend is uncertain. There is simply too much going on at home!"

Xiao Ben was laying the groundwork for an excuse in advance for his own inability to attend.

"By the way, Guifeng, where are our gifts?" Divine Physician Kang glanced at Kang Guifeng and asked.

"Right here!" Kang Guifeng beckoned to Kang Jinglong at the door, and Kang Jinglong hurried over.

"Uncle Xiao, Second Uncle Xiao, this is a box of the finest wound medicine. A small gift, hardly worthy of mention!" Kang Jinglong respectfully presented the gift box, speaking with deference.

When Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben heard that the gift box contained the finest wound medicine, their eyes lit up at once. A single box of this finest wound medicine had fetched astronomical prices of ten million at auctions in previous years. If sold, it would ease the Xiao family's current pressing troubles.