Golden Scale [EN]: Chapter 24

“Zuo Wei, weren’t you the main hammer [auctioneer] at ‘China Trade’?” Hou Longtao wiped his mouth with a paper towel. “Nonsense, a talent like me is of course the main auctioneer. I’m on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and someone else is on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.” Zuo Wei was a very hardworking person, and a bit shrewd. Before graduating from university, he was a gofer [errand boy] for the boss of “China Trade,” and later he simply dropped out of school and worked his way up to the position of chief auctioneer. Although he wasn’t even twenty-five years old, he was already one of the most trusted people of the “China Trade” boss.

“Do you have a way to make an auction item sell at the starting price?” “What are you interested in? Don’t you only like women? Haha. But under normal circumstances, we have no way to control the final transaction price.” Zuo Wei was considered an old-timer in this business, and what he said should be reliable.

Hou Longtao was extremely disappointed to hear this. He understood very well that there were many people with better judgment than him. If that thing were really auctioned, there would be many people bidding, and it wouldn’t be solved with 1.5 million yuan. “I have my eye on a tailpipe emission control device.”

“That thing, I know about it, I happen to be the main auctioneer for it.” “You remember? Is your brain that good? You auction so many things every day, do you remember them all?” “No,” Zuo Wei took a sip of tea, “That consignor is a complete idiot, arrogant despite having no ability. I was the one who negotiated with him.” It sounded like Qu Peng. “How did you negotiate?” “That idiot is called Qu Peng. He brought the item to be auctioned, and I had to give him a starting price first. When I looked at the items, it was missing an authoritative department’s valuation. We usually use that valuation as the starting standard.”

“So what did you do?” “Our company can provide valuation services, and the fees are very fair, ten percent. That is, if the item is transferred at the appraised price or a higher price at any time within three years, we have the right to collect ten percent of it at one time.”

“If it sells for 100 million, 10 million is yours?” “Exactly.” “Damn, that’s really black-hearted [unscrupulous].” “Bullshit, that’s the price in our industry. Sometimes it’s because of this valuation that it can be sold for ten times higher than their own estimate. Ten percent is nothing,” Zuo Wei said, displeased.

“Okay, okay, I don’t understand, you go on.” “Qu Peng, just like you, thought it wasn’t worth it, and I couldn’t be bothered to explain it to him. That grandson [jerk] was especially annoying. I directly gave him the lowest price for a technology patent, 800,000 yuan. That’s the rule, without an assessment, that’s the price. I didn’t expect that grandson to be quite happy; he really is an idiot. Generally speaking, good technology patents can be sold for tens of millions of yuan.”

“What if his patent really isn’t worth that much? If you give him 800,000 yuan, wouldn’t no one buy it?” “That’s none of our business; we still collect the handling fee. He’s the one who’s out of luck. Are you really interested in that thing?”

Hou Longtao nodded, “You really have no way?” “It’s not that there’s no possibility at all, but I would bear some risks.” “Tell me quickly.” “Our company’s practice is to auction industrial technology patents in the morning, and arts and crafts and jewelry in the afternoon. Occasionally, there are more famous works of art in the evening. These are unwritten rules.” Zuo Wei lit a cigarette. “There’s a reason for doing this. It’s a bit difficult to get those rich guys who have nothing to do after eating to bring their money out early in the morning to show off their wealth, so jewelry and the like are placed in the 3:00 PM session. I can drag what you want to that session to auction; those blockheads [idiots] who don’t even have a middle school education level will definitely not bid.”

“That’s great, let’s do that then.” “Hey, I can do that, but I shouldn’t do that; it’s against industry rules. If I really do it, and Qu Peng sues me, I won’t be able to stay in the auction circle anymore.” Zuo Wei rolled his eyes.

“Hehe, if you help me with this, will I treat you badly? If you get fired, come work for me; the future will definitely be no worse than being an auctioneer.” Hou Longtao suddenly leaned back, looking at Zuo Wei with a sidelong glance, “You little brat, were you just waiting for me to say that?”

Zuo Wei smiled, “I didn’t expect it took you so long to figure it out. Let me put it this way, I’ve been in the auction circle for almost six years, a chief auctioneer, something many people wouldn’t even dare to dream of, but there’s no room for advancement anymore. From the time I was in school, I could tell that you weren’t a bird in a cage; you would spread your wings and fly sooner or later. I’d rather take a chance with you than continue to live like this; I need new challenges, do you understand what I mean?”

“Good, very good.” Hou Longtao clapped his hands, “After you finish this, resign. I happen to need someone to go to Europe and the United States to register that patent, what do you think?” “But my English isn’t good.” “Didn’t you want new challenges? It’s not hard to find translators over there, and there are plenty of Chinese lawyers; you handle it yourself.”

The two of them settled the matter, but Hou Longtao was still not satisfied, “If you keep it for a second auction, will there be an opportunity for even greater price reduction?” “You’re really greedy; our company’s rule is that if it’s kept for a second auction, it’ll be auctioned again the next day, and I won’t be the main auctioneer then.” They discussed the details a bit more before ending dinner. “Send me home.” Hou Longtao tugged at his collar; he wasn’t wearing much. Usually, he would get out of the car and go straight into the house, and get into the car as soon as he left the house, with only a suit inside his wool coat.

Zuo Wei glanced at his watch, “It’s too late; I have to pick up my girlfriend, her night school is about to let out, it’s not on the way, you can stroll home yourself.” “Wang An, I’m your boss.” “Not yet, haha.” The white Cherokee drove away. “Damn it.” Hou Longtao shrugged his shoulders; luckily it wasn’t too far from home, he could get there in a few steps. Taking a taxi was too wasteful; he wasn’t the kind of young master who spent money lavishly…

After walking in the cold wind for a few minutes, he was already near Xibianmen [a place in Beijing], and he couldn’t take it anymore, “Damn it, Hu Ergou that grandson can really endure; now I know the suffering he endured, damn.” Inadvertently turning his head, he saw the “Yuntian” arcade under the bridge was crowded with people; the business was very good. With a thought, he pushed open the glass door and walked in.

The boys, seventeen or eighteen years old, at the entrance were all from this area, and immediately recognized Hou Longtao; his reputation was now even greater than a dragon’s. “Yo, Brother Tao, what brings you here?” “Just taking a look; I haven’t been to an arcade in a long time; I’ve almost forgotten what it looks like.”

The scale of “Yuntian” wasn’t large, and the equipment wasn’t bad, but there was still a smoky atmosphere. Hou Longtao really missed this feeling. A kid handed him a cigarette, “Brother Tao, have a smoke.” “Do you know everyone here?” After another kid lit it for him, Hou Longtao asked. “We know most of them; they’re all from our area; we get familiar after coming here often.” “Good, that’s good; people from the same area should stick together; it’s not easy to be stepped on by people from other areas.” Hou Longtao glanced around and found that the third machine on the right was “Samurai Shodown” [a fighting game], “Do you know who plays ‘Samurai Shodown’ well?”

“‘Samurai Shodown’? Zhao Zhenyu plays well; he’s the kid using the right joystick right now; he’s been playing since six o’clock, one coin, and he hasn’t come down yet. A few days ago, some people from other areas came to challenge him, and they were all ‘beaten’ away.” Someone pointed to a boy wearing purple baggy pants.

“Help me call him over.” Hou Longtao pulled over a plastic chair and sat down. A kid went over, squeezed into the circle of onlookers, and patted Zhao Zhenyu, “Hey, someone’s looking for you.” Zhao Zhenyu was in the middle of an intense game and didn’t move, “Don’t bother me, who’s looking for me? Tell him to wait a bit.” He didn’t even move his eyes.

“Are you tired of living? Hou Longtao, Brother Tao is looking for you.” He pushed the back of his head. “Ah!?” Zhao Zhenyu was startled, turned his head, and saw Hou Longtao sitting near the entrance beckoning to him with his index finger, and quickly walked over. “Hey, guess you lost.” His opponent shouted. “Don’t fucking talk nonsense, I’ll beat you to death.” He didn’t forget to curse as he walked.

From shouting wildly to nodding and bowing, it was just a matter of moments, “Brother Tao, you’re looking for me?” “Sit down, I want to chat with you.” Hou Longtao pointed to the chair next to him, “I hear you play ‘Samurai Shodown’ well.” “Hehe, after I started playing that, I’ve never lost.” The kid was very proud.

“Don’t brag to me, I have serious business for you to do.” Hou Longtao turned his head, with no smile on his face. “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare brag to you.” Zhao Zhenyu saw his expression and remembered that the person talking to him now was a gang leader, and quickly put away his arrogant look, “You can ask them, I’m not lying, people who come here often know, I’ve challenged several arcades.”

“How old are you?” “Almost seventeen.” “Where do you go to school?” “Subway Technical School.” “Do you have classes every afternoon?” “Only on Mondays and Tuesdays.” “Are you interested in helping me with something? It’s definitely not illegal, and it’s not dangerous,” Hou Longtao held out three fingers, “The reward is three thousand yuan.”

Even if he didn’t get paid, Zhao Zhenyu wouldn’t dare to refuse, let alone when he could earn money, so he naturally agreed readily. Hou Longtao explained each step to him, confirmed that he understood everything, and got up, “This matter is very important to me; if you get it done, you can tell people you know me in the future.” Although he didn’t say what would happen if he didn’t get it done, Zhao Zhenyu understood that he would definitely not have a good time…

It was already past eleven o’clock when he got home, “Mom, are you still not asleep?” Hou Longtao poked his head into his parents’ bedroom and saw that his mother was still watching TV. “You haven’t come back, of course I have to wait for you.” “Okay, Mom, I’m back now, I’ll take a shower and go to sleep.” “Wait a minute, Ru Yan is in your room; she’s been waiting for you for several hours.” Ru Yan was the only woman he had brought home. Hou Longtao felt that her age was the most suitable for meeting his parents, and because her father was sick all year round, she knew how to please elders, and was both sensible and good at housework. Sure enough, Hou Longtao’s parents quickly regarded her as their future daughter-in-law, but who knew she was just one of their son’s many women.

Hou Longtao pushed open the door and entered his room. Ru Yan was lying on the bed, already asleep. Perhaps because she wasn’t covered, she was a little cold, and her slender body was curled up into a ball, her buttocks wrapped in jeans protruding backward, which was very charming. He sat down beside her, bent down and kissed her face, “Ru Yan, Ru Yan.”

“Hmm…” The woman’s body stretched out, rubbed her eyes, and woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her lover’s face close at hand, and stretched out her soft and weak arms to hug Hou Longtao’s neck, “Brother, you’re back.” Hou Longtao held her beautiful lips and sucked a few times, “Have you been waiting for me for a long time?”

“Yeah, I went to the bathroom this afternoon and you disappeared, I thought you would be back soon, you didn’t even tell me, where did you go for so long?” “I went to see Zuo Wei, and talked about the auction, why didn’t you call me if you wanted to find me?” “It wasn’t anything, I just missed you when I couldn’t see you, and I was afraid you were doing something important, so I didn’t bother you.”

Hou Longtao pulled Ru Yan up and hugged her tightly, “My good baby, you’re so well-behaved. Tell me, what did you go to the bathroom for?” The woman was embarrassed by the question, “Wh…what did I go for? What are you doing? What else can you do in the bathroom?” “I don’t know, you tell me.” Finally understanding that he was teasing her, “Bad brother, I hate you.”

“Tell me quickly.” The man was still acting like a rogue, not giving up. Actually, Ru Yan went to the bathroom to touch up her makeup that afternoon, but she knew what her lover wanted to hear, but she was too embarrassed to say it. She punched him in the chest, “You smell so strongly of smoke, go take a shower.”

Hou Longtao smiled and got up, took off his coat and hung it in the closet, “You take off your clothes and wait for me, cover yourself with the quilt, don’t get cold.” “Okay.” Ru Yan agreed, and sat on the edge of the bed to take off her white cotton socks. The man turned his head again before going out, “Baby, leave your underwear for me.” The beauty glanced at him shyly, without answering.

After coming out of the bathroom, knowing that his parents were already asleep, he only wore a pair of briefs. When he got to the room, Ru Yan was already lying in the quilt, only revealing her beautiful head. Hou Longtao quickly got into the quilt, “It’s really cold.” The woman quickly hugged him, using her body to warm him, “Really, have you forgotten how I told you last time?”

The two hugged each other and kissed passionately, greedily sucking each other’s tongues and exchanging saliva. By the time they separated, they were both panting. “Ru Yan, you’re so passionate today.” “I…I’m going to get my period in a couple of days, and I won’t be able to be close to you for another week, I…I miss you.” Before Hou Longtao could take further action, the woman had already started licking his neck. Slowly going down, before long, her straight long hair disappeared into the quilt. He had done this to Xue Nuo a few days ago, and now Ru Yan was doing this to him, it really was taking turns “being the host”.

In the darkness, Ru Yan used her tongue to search her lover’s body, feeling his firm chest muscles, “My husband is so strong, so safe, so happy.” Her soft tongue licked his nipple, gently sucking a few times, originally not planning to stay there for long, but suddenly realized that the man’s nipple had hardened in her mouth, which she had never noticed before. Like a curious girl discovering a new continent, Ru Yan loved this new “toy” very much, constantly sucking, kissing, and gently biting it. Hou Longtao was very happy, feeling both numb and comfortable. He closed his eyes and put his hands into the quilt, stroking the woman’s head and face.

Encouraged by her lover’s silent encouragement, the beauty licked even more vigorously. The man could feel two streams of saliva flowing down his chest from his nipples. More than ten minutes passed, and Ru Yan was still playing tirelessly. Her head was gently pushed, and she immediately understood, reluctantly kissing downwards. His erect penis had already poked out of his briefs. The woman held it, stroked it a couple of times, licked it carefully, and took the large glans into her mouth, drawing circles on it with her tongue. Hou Longtao felt the woman turn over in the quilt, and sure enough, a full buttock wrapped in pure white panties was revealed.

The man grabbed it and stroked it lovingly, the snow-white skin was as smooth as silk, the feel was really great. He pressed his finger on the vulva, and immediately there were wet marks showing through. With Ru Yan’s cooperation, he pulled off her beautiful panties, licked the fluid sticking to her crotch into his mouth, and in the fragrance filling his nose, there was also a slight, imperceptible musty smell, which further stimulated the man’s senses.

Hou Longtao separated the beauty’s buttocks, touched her delicate anus with the tip of his tongue, and gently blew upwards. “Mmm…” Ru Yan twisted her butt, not because she still had resistance to her lover playing with her anus, but because it was really comfortable and stimulating.

The man’s entire tongue was pressed against her slightly parted, moist labia, licking and sucking. The woman’s sweet body fluid flowed into his mouth and into his stomach, even the finest wine could not compare to such a delicacy, right?

With the help of the elixir, Hou Longtao never restrained himself during sex, anyway, he could fight again soon. He forcefully sucked Ru Yan’s cave, no longer moving, and lay back after a while. The woman turned around, looking at him charmingly, and swallowed the semen in her mouth with a “gulp”.

“Is it good?” He put his arms around her. Ru Yan kissed her lover’s cheek, “It’s not good, it’s salty.” “Do you like it?” “I like it.” It’s not good but she likes it, some women, once they have given their body and mind, the entire meaning of their existence lies in the man they love, this long-legged beauty was one of this kind.

“Baby, get on top.” Hou Longtao pushed Ru Yan’s slender waist. “Don’t you need to rest for a while?” “Rest for what? You’re so sexy and charming, just looking at you makes me excited, especially since you’re just lying in my arms with a bra on.” The woman happily reached out and touched it, and the sticky penis was indeed erect again. She pulled open the quilt, helped her lover take off his briefs, straightened his big penis, and slowly sat down, looking down at her tender labia gradually taking her lover’s majestic sexual organ into her abdomen. Both of their bodies were fiery, without any feeling of coldness.

“Ah…” Feeling her uterus being pushed upwards by the glans, the woman felt so happy. First, she put her hands on her thighs, using her waist to move her soft buttocks back and forth, and when her uterus was rubbed until it was numb, she supported her lover’s chest and moved her vulva up and down on his flesh rod.

“Brother…so hard…ah…you’re really…really hard…pushing me to…to heaven…brother…” Wave after wave of pleasure made this “cold beauty” extremely passionate. Hou Longtao held her buttocks with both hands, watching her straight long hair block her cheeks, only occasionally seeing her fiery face, with only the word “beauty” in his heart.

Ru Yan’s movements became more and more difficult, her lack of strength and the approach of orgasm were both taking effect. The man sat up, holding her slender waist, helping her move. He unhooked the hook on her back, took off her bra, and two full fruits jumped out, the pink nipples shyly standing tall.

Hou Longtao held the woman with one hand, and reached down with the other, gently and softly inserting his finger into her anus, constantly digging in coordination with the rhythm of the penis going in and out. His mouth was pressed against her neck, kissing her hard, “Baby, you’re so beautiful, I love fucking you so much.”

Ru Yan hugged her lover’s head, aimlessly stroking, pinching, and grabbing his hair with both hands, and rubbing her face on his head, “Brother…I’m going to…going to lose it…fuck…fucking is so comfortable…I…I don’t want to come…I…I still want you…want you to love me…ah…ah…” Between this loving couple, orgasm was no longer as important as the process of possessing each other’s body and mind, and they hoped to be able to continue to be romantic in a world without time limits forever. Even so, a ball of fire still leaked out from the beauty’s belly, burning the love fire of the two even more fiercely…

The next morning, Ru Yan discovered that there was a very obvious diamond-shaped hickey on her neck, “Bad brother, look, how can I go to the company like this?” “It’s okay, don’t I have a high-necked sweater of yours here, just block it, it won’t ruin your ‘cold beauty’ reputation.”

“You’re so mean.” She pinched the man’s thigh hard. “Ah ah ah…” Hou Longtao was in so much pain that tears almost came out. Looking at the way they flirted, they were really a well-matched couple…(Golden scales are not things in a pond) [meaning: a talented person will eventually rise above their circumstances].