Thanks to My Tycoon System, Divorced, Remarried, and Making Millions

Six o’clock sharp.

A woman with short hair, dressed in a black suit, strode onto the stage and came to a stop. "Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I am your host and auctioneer for tonight, Linda."

"Before the auction begins, I hope everyone can adhere to the following rules."

"First, please turn off your mobile phones or set them to silent mode to avoid disrupting the auction proceedings."

"Second, all forms of price manipulation are strictly prohibited. Violators will be permanently banned from attending our auctions."

"Third, in the event an item fails to sell, the final unsold item will be given to the guest who has spent the most at this auction."

After laying out the rules, her gaze swept across the faces in the crowd, a warm smile on her face. "Alright, let the auction now officially begin."

"Our first item is the Rose Heart, a piece that once belonged to the European Royal Family. It is inlaid with ninety-nine pink diamonds. A priceless treasure, it will start at 80 million, with each bid increase no less than 5 million."

As Linda finished her introduction, a staff member immediately came on stage, carrying the Rose Heart on a tray.

Jiang Li fell in love with it at first sight and couldn’t wait to bid on it.

However, having never attended an auction before—only seeing them in short dramas and novels—she didn’t rush to call out a price.

As soon as Linda finished speaking, the crowd below began bidding. "90 million!"

"95 million!"

"100 million!"

"110 million!"

Afraid of being accused of price manipulation, Jiang Li remained silent.

When the price reached 5 billion, the number of bidders dwindled until only two people were left competing.

"5.1 billion!"

"5.2 billion!"

Jiang Li, looking bored, raised her paddle. "6 billion."

As everyone knew, those in the front row had assets in the trillions, at the very least.

Who would dare to compete with that?

"6 billion, going once!"

"6 billion, going twice!"

"6 billion, three times!"

"Sold, for 6 billion!" With a bang of the gavel, she announced, "Congratulations to this young lady on winning the Rose Heart!"

Likely to prevent anyone from backing out of a payment, as soon as Linda’s gavel fell, a staff member immediately approached with a POS machine.

Jiang Li took her phone out of her bag, opened her payment QR code, and just like that, 6 billion was swiped away.

Xie Wan knew Jiang Li was rich, but seeing her spend 6 billion without even blinking an eye still left her utterly shocked.

’She’s not just a rich woman; she’s a walking ATM!’

The second item was an ink wash painting. Although Jiang Li wasn’t particularly interested, she thought Shen Yugang might like it and ended up winning it for 80 million.

[System Notification: Host has spent 80 million to purchase an ink wash painting for Jiang Manshu’s husband. Triggering 100x cashback. 8 billion has been deposited into your bank account. Please check your balance.]

Good grief! Hearing the system notification, Jiang Li was beyond shocked.

’So buying things at an auction to give as gifts also counts.’

’In that case, what’s there to hold back for?’

And so, whenever an item came up that one of the men in her family could use, Jiang Li bid on it without a second thought.

By the time the auction was halfway through, Jiang Li had single-handedly won a dozen or so items.

Finally, a man sitting not far from Jiang Li couldn’t take it anymore and questioned her, "Ma’am, if you keep buying everything, what are the rest of us supposed to do?"

Jiang Li blinked innocently. "I’m not stopping you from bidding. Is it my fault you can’t outbid me?"

The man was left speechless. She wasn’t wrong.

He took a deep breath and forced a smile. "But you don’t have to bid on *everything*, do you? Give the rest of us a chance."

As the saying goes, leave a little leeway for others, and you’ll meet again on good terms.

Since the man had put it that way, and considering she had just received a hefty cashback, Jiang Li didn’t want to attract resentment. She shrugged. "Alright, fine. I’ll stop bidding for now. I’ll wait for something I’m really interested in."

The man cupped his fists. "My thanks."

Jiang Li wasn’t very familiar with this world. Seeing the man’s attitude change so drastically for the better, she couldn’t help but wave Xie Wan over. "Is there some kind of special etiquette at these auctions?"

"Simply put, it’s about showing off your social status."

"Even though this is just a charity auction co-hosted by a bank, all the money from the winning bids is donated to the Capital City Red Cross Society."

"And the Capital City Red Cross Society has always been transparent. Who donated, and how much they donated—it’s all recorded clearly for anyone to see. People just need to log onto the website to check."

"The thing is, the Capital City Red Cross Society doesn’t accept other forms of donations; they only accept money raised from auctions like this one. That’s why so many people are bidding so fiercely."

Jiang Li nodded in understanding. No wonder those people looked like they wanted to eat her alive when she was winning all the items.

’So that’s how it is.’

’Other people bid on things for social status, but she was bidding for the cashback.’