After being reborn, I refused to be a sucker, and my whole family was dumbfounded.

Chapter 675

"Why don't you help us see if there are any collectible items at today's auction?"

She wanted to use this opportunity to set a trap for Lin Ling and embarrass him in public.

"I don't know much about antiques, so I won't embarrass myself by offering my knowledge."

Lin Ling rejected Su Qingyan's suggestion outright, giving her no chance whatsoever.

Su Qingyan was annoyed that Lin Ling wasn't taking the bait, but she didn't give up.

"Lin Ling, are you scared? Afraid of misjudging someone and losing face?"

"Miss Su is joking. What do I have to be afraid of?"

"It's just that I have no interest in these so-called antiques."

Lin Ling was well aware that these so-called antiques were just a formality; the real item up for auction was the land itself.

He already has the biggest piece of the pie; he doesn't need to participate in this boring game at all.

"Lin Ling, if you don't dare to look, just say so. Why make so many excuses?"

"That's right, Mr. Lin. If you don't dare to look, just say so. We won't laugh at you."

Shi Ganxian also added fuel to the fire.

They all hoped that Lin Ling would participate in the auction, preferably by buying a worthless antique at a high price, so that they could see Lin Ling make a fool of himself.

However, Lin Ling remained unmoved.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's final auction item is an authentic work by the Tang Dynasty calligrapher Zhang Xu."

The beautiful host's voice rang out again, drawing everyone's attention.

"The starting bid for this calligraphy is three million!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, a low murmur arose from the audience.

Three million? That's a high starting price?

"This calligraphy... I don't see what's so good about it."

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't talk nonsense."

Lu Yinan looked at the calligraphy on the stage and sneered inwardly.

She had some knowledge of calligraphy and knew that although the piece was authentic, its artistic value was not high and it was not worth three million at all.

Lu Yinan originally planned to use this calligraphy to set a trap for Lin Ling, but seeing that Lin Ling was not falling for it, he temporarily gave up the idea.

Lin Yunfeng and Lin Yunxia exchanged a glance; they too had noticed the unusual nature of the calligraphy.

"Lin Ling, aren't you very rich? Why aren't you bidding?"

Lin Yunfeng suddenly spoke up in a provocative manner.

"Could it be... that he's just showing off?"

"That's right, Lin Ling, aren't you known as the richest man in Nanzhou? How come you can't even bear to spend this little bit of money?"

"Could it be that business has been slow lately, and you're having cash flow problems?"

Lin Yunxia deliberately used an exaggerated tone in an attempt to embarrass Lin Ling.

Lin Tianwu stood to the side, coldly watching Lin Ling: "Some people just like to put on a brave face when they're actually empty inside."

Despite the repeated mockery from the Lin family members, Lin Ling remained unfazed.

"Gentlemen, this auction is all about mutual consent. If I don't want to buy, do you expect me to be forced to?"

"Besides, even if I had money, I wouldn't need to spend it on something so worthless."

Lin Ling showed no politeness, causing Lin Yunfeng and the others to change their expressions.

"What...what did you say?!"

Lin Yunfeng was so angry that her face turned pale.

"This is an authentic work by a Tang Dynasty calligrapher! How dare you say it's worthless?!"

"Exactly! Lin Ling, do you even know anything about calligraphy? If you don't, don't talk nonsense!"

Lin Yunxia also said angrily.

“I don’t understand calligraphy, but I do know what’s valuable and what’s worthless. In my opinion, this piece of calligraphy is worthless.”

"you......"

Lin Yunfeng and Lin Yunxia were rendered speechless by Lin Ling's retort.

Seeing this, Lin Tianwu snorted coldly: "Lin Ling, you don't need to argue here. If you don't buy it, someone else will. This calligraphy naturally has its value."

"Really?"

Lin Ling glanced at Lin Tianwu: "Since you put it that way, then go ahead and buy it."

Lin Tianwu was speechless after Lin Ling's words; Lin Ling had actually turned the tables on him.

Shi Gandang and Shi Ganxian originally wanted to use the Lin family to provoke Lin Ling into taking action, but they did not expect Lin Ling to be so unyielding.

"Mr. Lin, you are too modest."

Shi Gandang spoke up, "With your wealth, buying this calligraphy would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?"