A jar of cookies.
A silence spread across the large room as everyone stared at the glass jar filled with chocolate chip cookies. The cookies were relatively large, and there seemed to be less than 10 pieces inside.
The auctioneer also forgot to speak for a few seconds because of the shock. Gu Yechen had always brought extremely expensive items like his specially-designed suits, expensive antiques, or even pieces of gold and diamonds. Cookies. . . It was very different.
The auctioneer laughed to break the awkwardness and he turned to the audience, "Cookies! Mr. Gu, did you bake these yourself?"
Gu Yechen nodded his head slightly without any change in expression.
"Wow, not only is Mr. Gu handsome and rich, but he also has amazing baking skills! No wonder he is the dream man of all women in Country Z! Let's witness together how much money this jar of cookies is worth!"
"The starting price will be 100 dollars."
He Xinyan's mouth fell open in surprise. 100 dollars? For a jar of cookies? Was he serious? Even though the cookies were made by Gu Yechen, they were still cookies. She could buy almost 10 jars of cookies with 100 dollars.
What happened next made He Xinyan even more amazed. A woman about her age sitting a few rows back raised her auction paddle and called out, "1000 dollars."
He Xinyan wondered if the woman was out of her mind, but then another person called out, "5000 dollars."
"5000 dollars! Number 23 has raised the price! Anyone else?"
Many daughters of rich families had come today because they heard the famous Gu Yechen was also attending. Therefore, even if it was just a jar of cookies, they were going to fight for it.
Plus, they were homemade by Gu Yechen himself! Whoever won the cookies would get to eat cookies made by the king, Gu Yechen!
"7000 dollars!" Another woman called out, and He Xinyan was surprised to see that the woman seemed to be in her 60s already.
"10000!" A man called out, which received a frown from all the women in the room.
He Xinyan's jaw dropped. 10000 for a few cookies?! A thought flashed past He Xinyan's mind, and she raised one eyebrow with a smirk although she knew it wouldn't be possible.
She shouldn't eat the food Gu Yechen cooked for her anymore. She should just save it and sell it to some rich women and she would be rich!
If a jar of cookies was 10000 dollars, then a meal would be at least 100 thousand, right? If she sold 10 meals, she would have a million dollars!
Just thinking about it made He Xinyan excited! However, she was certain Gu Yechen would probably not approve of her brilliant idea.
"20000!" The woman who had bid first raised her paddle once more.
The numbers slowly went up, and with each scream, He Xinyan's mouth opened a little wider. On the other hand, Gu Yechen was calmly sitting in his seat without any reaction.
30000, 50000, 55000, 60000, 61000, 65000, 70000, 75000, 76000, 77000, 80000. . .
He Xinyan scratched her head and realized why the auctioneer had said Gu Yechen was a very generous donor. By the end of this auction, the orphanage would be even richer than her!
After the number had reached 50000, a few people lowered their paddles and stopped calling. By 80000, it was only four people fighting amongst themselves.
When the elderly woman called 80000, the three other ladies hesitated. They were the daughters of wealthy families and their fathers had given them a budget for the auction. For most, it was under 50000, and the number has way surpassed it already.
The woman smiled triumphantly as she looked around the room, almost as if she was saying, 'Gu Yechen's item is mine now.'
"Number 37 has bid 80000 dollars! Anyone else?"
When everyone thought that the bidding was closed, a lady sitting at the very back of the room raised her paddle, "100 thousand dollars!"
Everyone, including He Xinyan, whipped their heads around simultaneously, and a few of the people gasped.
"It's Shen Xiner! The daughter of the Shen family. Isn't she and Gu Yechen. . ."
He Xinyan also recognized the woman. She showed up on television often with her parents as she was the only daughter of the prestigious Shen family.
The Shen family was also one of the largest and most powerful families in Country Z, and they worked together with the Gu family often.
After calling the number, Shen Xiner sat back down proudly with a cold expression. As the only child in the Shen family, of course, she was treated like a princess, and she was like a proud peacock outside.
"Miss Shen has just raised the bid to 100000! Anyone else?"
The elderly woman cleared her throat and looked down. Although she really wanted Gu Yechen's item, 100 thousand dollars for some cookies was a little too much. Plus, fighting with the treasure of the Shen family wasn't a very smart decision.
The Shen family was less powerful than the almighty Gu family, but they were probably in the top 3. Therefore, few people dared to offend them.
Offending the daughter of the Shen family was even worse than offending her parents, as the Shen family practically revolved around Shen Xiner and the Shen Corporation would also be going to her.
Everyone fell silent and they were sure that the cookies would be going to Shen Xiner.
"Going once! Going twice! S-"
"1 million."