The California customs warehouse auction was scheduled to start in mid-September. From the end of August to mid-September, there were no more warehouse auctions that interested Li Du, but there were frequent real estate auctions in Los Angeles during this time.
Last time, Hans had ambushed Logan's party and Li Du had gotten a few houses. This trick wouldn't work anymore, as Logan would be wary of all strangers.
On the first Friday of September, there was another auction.
This time, the auction was held in downtown Los Angeles. Li Du, Hans, Sophie, and Barbara went together. The two men attended the auction, and the two women went shopping together.
Barbara had hardly left Riverdale before, and had never left Arizona. This was the first time she had seen a bustling city like Los Angeles.
She was like a country girl who had just come to the city, and was astonished by everything.
Previously, Sophie had taken her to Montana Avenue, the most high-end shopping street in Santa Monica. When Barbara had seen the prices there, she had exclaimed repeatedly.
When they reached Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, Barbara could hardly scream. She could only say weakly, "God, a cake in front costs 120 dollars, and a shoe here costs — God! Eight thousand dollars?! The price of the things in this mall is equal to the price of the whole town! "
The salesgirl who accompanied them smiled and said nothing. She was highly professional and would not laugh at any customer, but if there was no sales value, she would not be very enthusiastic.
These people had been through a lot, and they could roughly judge the purchasing power of a person at a glance.
A girl like Barbara exuded an almost shabby simplicity from head to toe. Even if she didn't speak, the salesgirl could guess that she wouldn't be shopping in the store and was probably just here to broaden her horizons.
She liked a pair of high heels, which she had never seen in Riverdale, but the price made her flinch.
Sophie sensed that she liked it and said, "It suits you. Buy it."
Barbara shook her head. "No, I don't want it."
Sophie chuckled. "Don't worry about the price. You may not know your fiancé's net worth, but he can support you to wear a pair of these shoes every day until you are a hundred years old."
The shop assistant next to her smiled and cursed in her heart. She had seen a lot of pretentious girls, but it was rare to see one with such temperament.
Barbara made up an excuse. "No, look at these shoes. They have lambskin soles, don't they?"
The shopping guide nodded and said, "Yes, madam. This is made from the sheepskin collected from the exclusive ranch in the South Island of New Zealand. It went through 18 processes and was made by the French fashion master, Jean Redi."
Barbara said, "It's not just any kid's skin. It's not suitable for making shoe soles because it's too soft and can easily be damaged by abrasion."
The shop assistant was taken aback and said, "Wear and tear? How could it be damaged? These shoes are specially made for the red carpet. The red carpet won't wear the soles. "
Barbara's eyes widened. "For the red carpet? Spending so much money on a pair of shoes just to walk the red carpet? But how many times can a person walk down the red carpet? "
She turned to Sophie and asked, "When is the red carpet?"
Sophie took out the palladium card Li Du had given her and handed it to the shop assistant. She smiled and said, "When you get married, and when I get married."
The shop assistant was a little stunned for a moment. She had seen palladium cards many times, but she did not expect this plainly dressed girl to have one so easily.
Soon she realized that she had been wrong. A girl with such temperament would not be pretentious. She was really something.
Li Du looked at the time, tapped on his watch, and said, "Let's go to the auction first. Let them walk around here."
Hans went over and rubbed Barbara's head. He smiled and said, "Tell Sophie what you like. Don't be shy, or Sophie will be angry. She hates girls who are not real enough."
Barbara smiled and said, "I'm very real. I'm not someone in movies, TV shows, or books. I'm standing right here."
It sounded like a joke, but Li Du knew she was serious.
Now he knew that Barbara's birth had not been smooth. Her brain had been stunted because of a temporary lack of oxygen. She was not stupid or had a low IQ, but in many ways she was like a girl.
The reason Barbara's family was so angry when they saw Hans with her was that they thought Hans had cheated the girl to get her.
Now, Hans had been showing extreme devotion, so Barbara's family accepted him and were ready to hold a wedding for the two of them.
Walking out of the shop, Li Du took a taxi to the Los Angeles Housing and Urban Development Authority.
He asked Hans, "When are you going to get married?"
Hans asked, "What about you?"
Li Du said, "If nothing goes wrong, next year."
Hans laughed. "Then I'll also be next year. How about we hold a wedding together? The more the merrier. "
Li Du nodded and said, "Of course, no problem."
At the entrance of the Housing and Urban Development Authority, Dickens and his party were already waiting.
Li Du greeted them and said, "Come on, guys, there are a total of 21 houses this time. I hope we can get something today. This is my summary of the houses. You guys discuss how to distribute them."
"Wow, that's a lot of houses," Ollie laughed.
Dickens patted his chest and said, "I've prepared enough money. The previous two houses just happened to be sold. Today, I'm going to go on a killing spree!"
There were people waiting for them to go on a killing spree. Logan came to the hall early, which was rare. Many of the local Los Angeles house-pickers stood beside him, like a wolf king with a pack of wolves.
Logan looked at his phone leisurely. The house-pickers around him stared at Li Du and his party as if they were enemies. They all looked like they were going to take care of them.
The auction began. The first house was quite valuable. The starting price was only 140,000, but Li Du estimated that it could sell for 240,000.
Ollie bid, "150,000!"
Someone on Logan's side bid against him. He raised his hand and said, "151,000!"
Some of the house-pickers who were not involved in the matter were also interested in the house, so they also bid.
There were also ordinary buyers. Some of them had come for the house, so they continued to bid. "160,000!"
These ordinary buyers were unfamiliar faces. Logan immediately followed up with a bid. "161,000!"
It was clear that they would rather kill the wrong house than let it go.
Ollie actively bid. After more than ten rounds of competition, the price reached 200,000. At this time, ordinary buyers gave up competing. Some people came specifically for the house, but when they saw that they could not buy it, they turned around and left.
200,000 was within Ollie's acceptable range. He bid again, "210,000!"
He raised the price by a large margin, and the house-picker beside Logan also raised the price. "220,000!"
There was not much profit to be made. Ollie gritted his teeth and said, "230,000!"
The other party responded again, "240,000!"
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