"Yes, Dad, the auction items we had put aside, the sellers have already withdrawn them. We don't even have a final item to auction now!"
Qiu Tianhong chimed in, his tone full of grievance.
As a company specializing in auctions, Ru Shuang Group's most important assets were its reputation and efficiency. The sellers who brought their treasures for auction were mostly in need of money, weren't they?
If this delay continued, Ru Shuang Group would be completely disgraced.
At that point, bankruptcy wouldn't be far off.
"Hanying, weren't you in charge of this matter? How did it turn out like this?"
Hearing the father and son, Qiu Mingfei and Qiu Tianhong, pour out their woes, the elder Mr. Qiu frowned and looked at Qiu Hanying beside him.
He had always trusted Qiu Hanying's capability, but what had happened now? How had things escalated to this point?
This auction was crucial for the future of the entire Ru Shuang Group.
If it truly failed, it would be incredibly difficult for them to rise again.
Especially now, with Tiancheng Group suddenly emerging, possessing both connections and credibility, it was a significant blow to their Qiu family.
"Grandpa, the company was inexplicably haunted before, so I decided to postpone the auction for safety reasons."
"After that, my cousin and uncle have been in charge of subsequent matters. I'm not clear about the specifics."
Hearing Qiu Tianhong's complaint, Qiu Hanying clenched her fists, her expression filled with indignation.
She understood that Qiu Tianhong and Qiu Mingfei were clearly targeting her.
Although the company had been haunted before, Lin Chen had resolved the issue of the ghostly haunting. However, Qiu Tianhong and his son had used this incident to seize power from her.
More importantly, Qiu Tianhong and Qiu Mingfei, driven by greed, wanted to take this opportunity to increase the auction commission.
As a result, many regular auction patrons were lost, choosing to cooperate with Tiancheng Group instead.
Yet, when these two realized the trouble they were in, they had shifted the blame onto her!
"Hmph, Qiu Hanying, are you suggesting that we ruined the auction? If you hadn't announced the postponement, would all these subsequent events have happened?"
Qiu Tianhong snorted, directly interrupting Qiu Hanying.
To him, raising the commission temporarily was simply an attempt to make more money during this opportune moment.
After all, the final auction item had been an ancient sword, a treasure rarely seen in centuries.
Who would have thought that after a mere five percent increase in commission, these people would turn their backs on them?
Simply bad luck!
"Alright, less talk. The most important thing now is to overcome this immediate crisis."
"Our auction must be held within a week, and we must find valuable auction items. Otherwise, our Qiu family will be overshadowed by Tiancheng Group!"
Hearing Qiu Tianhong's words, the elder Mr. Qiu had already understood everything.
However, to him, Qiu Hanying was still a woman, destined to marry out eventually.
But Qiu Tianhong and Qiu Mingfei were male heirs of the Qiu family, which could not be changed. Naturally, he began to show favoritism.
"Father, actually, I've already contacted a major seller. He has a blue and white porcelain vase worth hundreds of millions. If it's used as the final auction item for this auction, it would be perfect."
"However, he insists that I be responsible for the auction, stating that he doesn't trust anyone else."
"But aren't the Qiu family's auction houses currently managed by your niece?"
Qiu Tianhong put on a show of difficulty, but his underlying meaning was exceptionally clear.
If they wanted the star auction item, there was no problem, but the Qiu family's auction houses had to be handed over to him!
"Cough, cough. If that's the case, then Hanying, for the sake of the Qiu family, why don't you hand over the auction house for now?"
Seeing that Qiu Tianhong had said so much, the elder Mr. Qiu then looked at Qiu Hanying and directly gave an order.
"Grandpa, the auction house in Hangcheng should belong to me, shouldn't it? You don't have the right to take what's mine."
Hearing the elder Mr. Qiu's words, Qiu Hanying looked wronged.
The Qiu family's headquarters was originally in Zhejiang province, not Hangcheng. She had established Ru Shuang Group in Hangcheng precisely to avoid excessive involvement with Qiu Tianhong and others.
But now? They couldn't manage their business in Zhejiang and were eyeing her auction house. Was this how people treated each other?
"Hanying, what are you talking about? Wasn't the money you used to establish Ru Shuang Group from the Qiu family?"
Seeing Qiu Hanying's refusal, Qiu Tianhong's face immediately fell.
He had specifically invited the elder Mr. Qiu this time to get his hands on the Ru Shuang Group's auction house!
For Qiu Tianhong at this moment, their business failure in Zhejiang was ultimately due to the lack of an auction house. They had to rent venues for every auction, which led to their downfall.
Securing their own auction house now would undoubtedly ensure their success.
"Heh heh heh, Uncle, before I took over the Qiu family's auction house, you were losing money year after year. It took me five years to earn three hundred million."
"But what about you? You only knew how to enjoy yourselves and even gambled away the money I intended to use to buy the auction house. When I left the Qiu family, I only took my twenty million in dividends."
"What? Now that Ru Shuang Group has grown, you're eyeing it again? Why don't you just drink my blood?"
As Qiu Hanying spoke, she felt increasingly wronged, and tears began to well up in her eyes.
In front of others, she was a frosty female CEO, but here in this living room, weren't these her blood relatives?
And yet, now that her Ru Shuang Group was just showing signs of life, her uncle had come.
Wasn't this like drinking her blood?
"Cough, cough, cough. Hanying, no matter what, you are from the Qiu family. Aren't your uncle and the others doing this for the development of the Qiu family?"
"As a junior, you should be more understanding of your uncle's difficulties! How can you speak to them like this?"
Hearing Qiu Hanying's complaints, the elder Mr. Qiu immediately flushed with embarrassment.
He knew very well that what he was doing to Qiu Hanying now was indeed a bit excessive.
But there was no other way. If they couldn't turn things around this time, the Qiu family would truly be finished!