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

Chapter 86

They came to the provincial capital without telling anyone else.

How did Lin Ling end up here too?

Lin Tianwu felt a surge of irritation. He was determined to acquire Wu Daozi's ancient painting and did not want anything to go wrong.

Su Qingyan snorted coldly: "Look at their attitude, do they really think they're some big shot?"

“This is the provincial capital. His strength is not enough to be considered, let alone the fact that he is the CEO of a multi-billion dollar group who is practically sidelined.”

"It's alright, just treat them like flies." Lin Tianwu looked at Lin Ling, who was the center of attention, with envy in his eyes and sneered, "Let him be arrogant for a while longer."

"In less than three years, he will be watching us being the center of attention."

Yang Mengyu also noticed the two of them, her eyebrows furrowing slightly: "Why are they here too?"

"I expected this." Lin Ling smiled faintly. "Lin Tianwu also came for that ancient painting, but unfortunately I won't let him have his way."

"Is he also sure this ancient painting is real?" Yang Mengyu's face showed more doubt: "It's clearly an ancient painting whose authenticity is uncertain, so why are you and he so sure?"

Lin Ling smiled and said, "Because both he and I know the origin of this ancient painting."

At this moment, a young man in a well-tailored suit walked over and shook hands with Lin Ling: "President Lin, I've heard so much about you!"

Lin Ling smiled. The person who came was Lai Qing, the young master of Tianxing Auction House: "Young Master Lai, then please lead us in."

Lai Qing laughed: "You're too kind, you're too kind. It's an honor for Tianxing Auction House that President Lin has graced our hall with his presence."

During their pleasantries, Lai Qing personally led them into the auction hall and arranged for them to sit in the VIP seats at the very front.

Lin Tianwu and Su Qingyan couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy upon seeing this scene.

Lin Tianwu gritted his teeth coldly: "Once I acquire the ancient painting and win the favor of the mayor, let's see if you still dare to be arrogant in front of me."

The auction began soon.

This was a relatively small auction, with most items fetching a maximum price of less than 30 million.

Lin Ling continued chatting with Yang Mengyu, showing no intention of making a bid.

This inevitably made Lin Ziwu nervous.

Could it be that Lin Ling also came for that ancient painting?

After more than half an hour, we finally arrived at the last and most important item.

The young and beautiful auctioneer sweetly introduced the painting of a fisherman fishing, and also informed her of the specific risks involved.

Everyone at the scene was in an uproar.

An ancient painting whose authenticity is uncertain had a starting bid of 30 million!

Who would be foolish enough to take that picture?!

However, some people who had already heard the news made bids with a try-it-out attitude.

"Since no one else is bidding, I'll take it for thirty million!"

"Thirty-one million!"

Thirty-two million!

Everyone was making tentative bids, but no one dared to spend a large sum.

When the price reached 40 million, the room fell silent; no one dared to bid any more.

"The seller is just a retired old man from a power plant. How could he possibly have obtained an authentic work by Wu Daozi?"

“I just checked his background. His ancestors were all poor peasants, not even landlords. It’s definitely not something he inherited from his ancestors.”

"Who gave him the courage to put this fake painting up for auction?"

Seeing that Lin Ling hadn't made a bid, Lin Tianwu breathed a sigh of relief and announced loudly, "Forty-one million."

Having said that, he confidently waited for the auction to go through.

At that moment, a discordant voice rang out: "Forty-five million."

Everyone looked and saw Lin Ling sitting in the VIP section.

The scene erupted in uproar; someone was actually willing to pay 45 million for an ancient painting whose authenticity was uncertain.

Do you have so much money you don't know what to do with it?

Lin Tianwu's expression changed drastically, his face instantly turning bright red as he glared at Lin Ling.