With a plan in mind, Shen Qiang made a trip to Treasure House, as the store had previously been in operation and was already fully staffed in terms of decoration and personnel. However, as the new owner, Shen Qiang did not want to continue using the old store name.

After discussing with Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping, it was decided that Sun Kaiping would be responsible for the store's redecoration, while Boss Ma would communicate with the existing employees to see if they were willing to stay on. For those willing to stay, they would be paid even during the break period, whereas those who chose to leave would be let go.

Above all, it was important to find a competent professional manager.

Finding the right candidate for this position proved difficult.

Antiques are different from other industries. To hire a manager for an antique shop, the requirements are undoubtedly high. First and foremost, the person's character must be good, because while you insist on not selling fakes, they might go behind your back and sell a high-quality replica, which would immediately ruin your reputation.

Besides that, they also need to have expertise in the field.

What era the antiques are from, approximately how much they are worth, how to discern authentic pieces, and to simply perform some item appraisals.

These are all fundamental requirements.

Anyone who cannot meet these criteria would be a disaster as the manager.

Therefore, it was difficult to find someone suitable at the moment.

This matter could only be left to Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping to keep an eye on.

Having arranged all of that,

Shen Qiang bought two motorcycles over the next two days.

One was a high-powered racing bike, and the other was a lightweight off-road bike.

He bought these two motorcycles because they were convenient to use, and in special situations, he wouldn't face the problem of being unable to get to where he needed to be because the car wouldn't start.

Besides that,

Shen Qiang went to a cemetery in the suburbs.

From a distance, he watched Gao Hui, overwhelmed with grief, holding a funeral for her husband and mother-in-law.

By her side appeared a particularly beautiful young woman, who, if Shen Qiang guessed correctly, should be the campus beauty and younger sister she had mentioned introducing to him. However, he wasn't in the mood to pay attention to her,

and didn't even bother to see what she looked like.

In the following two days, besides that, Shen Qiang devoted most of his time and energy to stabilizing his Realm Cultivation.

After all, Shen Qiang had now completed his Qi Condensation cultivation. Once his realm was stable, the next step would be Foundation Establishment. Once that was achieved, Shen Qiang would be able to use the acupuncture techniques passed down from his medical inheritance and refine some Primary Level elixir pills, which would undoubtedly result in a qualitative leap for him.

The third day was Friday.

It was also the day of the Wan Xinhe Sheng auction.

When Xu Nan met Shen Qiang, he told him earnestly that the Jing Family had issued a death notice stating that Jing Haotian had died unexpectedly, and the cause was unclear.

Shen Qiang just smiled and didn't catch on.

The Jing Family wanted to save face, Shen Qiang wanted security, and the Dragon Group wanted stability.

In that case, passing messages privately was meaningless.

While attending the auction, Shen Qiang received a call from the personnel department of the Medical University Affiliated, requesting him to report to work promptly at eight o'clock on Monday morning.

Having nearly forgotten about this matter, Shen Qiang pondered for a long time but decided to go and have a look. After all, working at the Medical University Affiliated had once been his dream.

Throughout the entire auction, Shen Qiang was somewhat absent-minded.

Wan Xinhe Sheng sold many good things, but Shen Qiang was essentially not interested, if not for the need to raise funds to buy Illusion Butterfly Silk from Cheng Xinyi.

Shen Qiang probably wouldn't even be interested in taking a look.

Jade Cream, Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment, the prices are still firm.

But the junk magical treasures of Qian Shanxue, their selling prices are truly *****.

Ordinary spiritual artifacts priced at a million, half were sold at the base price, forty percent went unsold, and only ten percent fetched a small premium.

Middle-grade spiritual artifacts did better, all were sold.

As for the top-grade spiritual artifacts, the premium was surprisingly higher than Shen Qiang had imagined.

Their prices even far exceeded those of the lower-grade magical treasures.

Meanwhile, much to Shen Qiang's surprise, that middle-grade magical treasure was sold for a whopping 80 million yuan.

All in all, the auction concluded, and Qian Shanxue's magical treasures brought in 180 million yuan. After deducting the fees and adding the 30 million yuan in her bank card, it just reached 200 million yuan.

Only after securing this sum did Shen Qiang finally feel relieved.

Back home, Shen Qiang made a special trip to the cultivation garden.

The petite golden cicadas, perhaps due to cultivating the Daluo Heavenly Tribulation Heart Sutra, although small in size and akin to a blooming young girl, their thoughts and demeanor also became increasingly girl-like. Faced with Shen Qiang, they were incredibly shy.

But that's also understandable since they had no clothes.

The next day was Saturday, the day when Cheng Xinyi Auction House held their auction.

Shen Qiang got up early, went downstairs, and received a call from Sun Kaiping, who along with Boss Ma was waiting for him.

Hurriedly arriving at the Antique Street, the three of them grabbed a quick bite before heading directly to Cheng Xinyi Auction House.

From the location perspective, the spot Cheng Xinyi occupied wasn't great, being opposite the western end of the Antique Street, certainly not as prominent as Wanxin Hesheng.

But the advantage was its size.

The facade appeared much grander than that of Wanxin Hesheng.

The three of them had just arrived at the entrance of Cheng Xinyi.

They immediately spotted the boss of Treasure House and the eldest son of the boss of Ancient Moon Pavilion.

"Oh, isn't this the unflinching billionaire spender Shen Qiang?" the boss of Treasure House said with a smile, "When I passed by Treasure House on my way here, it wasn't open, yet you show up here. If I'm not mistaken, it seems you've lost your gamble."

The son of the boss of Ancient Moon Pavilion said cheerfully, "170 million isn't a small figure, it's normal to not be able to cope. I thought you would sell your antiques at Wanxin Hesheng Auction House, but it turns out you only had your names registered there. So now encountering you here, without a doubt, you're here to sell something."

Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping both grinned from ear to ear.

Shen Qiang, not interested in dealing with them, said, "Move aside, don't block the way."

At that, the boss of Treasure House laughed, "Honestly, Cheng Xinyi's commissions are high. If you're really struggling, you can call me. I can offer a lump-sum purchase for your shop and all the antiques. How about one billion yuan?"

Shen Qiang was amused by his words, "You seem to have made a formidable offer, but unfortunately, that price is not convincing at all in front of me. Let alone the shop and all the antiques, even for the powder celadon embossed dragon-patterned jar that I discovered among those pieces of junk, you couldn't afford."

"So now, watch my lips carefully as I say, move!"

"Powder celadon embossed dragon-patterned jar?" the boss of Treasure House frowned, pondering.

The son of the boss of Ancient Moon Pavilion chuckled, "Bragging doesn't cost taxes, it's easy to talk without feeling the pain. You can boast all you want, but it still won't hide the fact that you're here to raise funds by selling things. If it's painful, just say it. I can help you out."

Shen Qiang smiled and walked past them nonchalantly, "Don't imagine others in such a dire state; it will only end up embarrassing you."

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