OFR – Chapter 31 Ward Rounds.

The price of the four golden arowanas gradually increased, and during this time, Mu Bai closely monitored the process.

Finally, at six in the evening, the auction ended.

The average auction price for the four golden arowanas exceeded two million yuan, with a total sale amount of 8.6 million yuan.

With over 8 million in sales, Mu Bai’s Taobao store was now considered mid-to-high tier.

After the auction ended, Mu Bai marked the arowanas as sold out, prompting many who hadn’t won to ask in the Q&A section when the next auction would be held.

Since there was no fixed schedule, Mu Bai simply stated in the store’s announcement that there would be prior notice if another auction was held.

The golden arowana auction brought more than 30,000 new followers to Mu Bai’s specialty store, giving his future auctions a strong foundation in popularity.

At this point, Mu Bai began contacting the four buyers.

“Hello, our transaction address is **** Dragon Boat Road, Southwest City, Nanjing. If you’re coming to make the exchange, please contact us in advance.”

Mu Bai sent the same address to all four buyers, and the responses were quite similar.

Each buyer expressed that they would rush over immediately.

It seemed that transactions worth more than two million were taken very seriously by the buyers.

Since the transactions could happen quickly, Mu Bai agreed.

The Arowana Forum was a gathering place for Arowana enthusiasts in Jianghai Province, so all four buyers were from Jianghai Province.

Being in the same province, driving wouldn’t take too long.

While waiting for them, Mu Bai went out for dinner and bought four fish tanks, as the golden arowanas needed proper tanks.

After returning to the basement, he placed each of the four premium golden aranas in separate tanks.

Once everything was set, Mu Bai contacted the four buyers on Taobao to ask when they would arrive.

One buyer, who was from Nanjing, wasn’t far away, so they would arrive in about ten minutes. Mu Bai took the tank and left the basement to wait at the pavilion in the community for the exchange.

On their way, the buyers felt a bit nervous, as they were about to purchase golden arowanas worth over two million yuan, an expensive investment.

They were worried that the real fish might disappoint them.

However, once they arrived at the transaction location and saw the golden arowanas in person, all their worries vanished.

The arowanas looked exactly like the photos on Taobao and even more stunning in person!

The buyers were thrilled, repeatedly exclaiming, “It’s worth it! I didn’t expect the golden arowanas to be this beautiful. Your arowanas are amazing!”

Seeing the buyers so satisfied, Mu Bai smiled and said, “Just make sure to confirm the receipt and leave a positive review.”

“Of course, definitely!” the buyers replied, taking out their phones to confirm the receipt and give five-star reviews.

Over the next two hours, all four arowanas were successfully sold, and the buyers were very pleased, making it a smooth transaction overall.

“Dear user, at 8:12 PM on November 30th, an amount of 2,160,000.00 yuan has been deposited into your account ending in 2868. Your current balance is 8,682,111.18 yuan.”

After sending off the last buyer, Mu Bai received the final payment for the arowanas in his bank account.

“Finally, the golden arowanas are sold. What should I do next?” 

From buying the arowana fry to selling the full-grown fish, Mu Bai had been busy for three days. Now that the sales were completed, he finally felt a sense of relief.

With over 8 million yuan in his bank account, Mu Bai started thinking about what to do next. He decided to put off buying a new house until tomorrow since it was already late.

“Oh, I should go see Wang Yuwei. I haven’t checked in on my old classmate in a few days.” Mu Bai had been too busy with the arowana auctions to visit Wang Yuwei’s livestream.

After returning to the basement, he lay on his bed and opened the Huajiao app on his phone.

It was after 8 PM, and the sky outside had already darkened.

In a modest house in Nanjing, Wang Yuwei was still livestreaming. Next to her was a small electric heater radiating warmth.

Wang Yuwei’s delicate face, slightly flush from the heater, looked adorable.

Using the heater wasn’t a ploy to garner sympathy or gifts from her audience. Her rented house simply didn’t have heating. Even though Nanjing is in southern China, the early winter nights were still quite cold, so she had no choice.

Wang Yuwei had received quite a few gifts from her fans recently, but because she wouldn’t get her share until the following month, she still didn’t have much money this month.

She was used to being frugal, so even if she received her share of the gifts, she probably wouldn’t move to a better place.

Saving money for tuition was ingrained in her mindset.

Many viewers in the livestream expressed sympathy for Wang Yuwei still using a heater, though some accused her of trying to gain pity or manipulate her fans.

Wang Yuwei ignored those comments and continued smiling while singing for her fans in the stream.

Recently, she had changed her streaming schedule, broadcasting from 4 PM to 10 PM instead of her usual times.

The reason for the change was to match the schedule of “Cold Tycoon,” her top supporter and undeniable number one fan. She had announced in the stream that the top fan each week could be her “virtual boyfriend” for a week.

This week, “Cold Tycoon” was her virtual boyfriend, so she adjusted her schedule for him.

However, she hadn’t expected that “Cold Tycoon” would disappear for three days, and he hadn’t added her on WeChat either.

This left Wang Yuwei feeling a strange sense of unease and guilt, as if she owed something to “Cold Tycoon.”

After all, he had given her gifts worth tens of thousands of yuan, and she had done nothing in return. Though gifts were voluntary, Wang Yuwei, being kind-hearted, felt uneasy about it and thought she hadn’t earned them.

She wanted to repay him like she had with “Second Brother” before, by chatting with him online in a girlfriend-like manner, but she never had the chance.

Her livestream had gained more viewers lately. A few days ago, six fantasy castles had attracted a lot of new fans, and now there were around 300 to 400 viewers, much better than before.

“You’re still so beautiful, streamer. I wish I could be your boyfriend, but I can’t outbid Cold in the rankings!”

“Cold is so heartless, leaving behind such a pretty and sweet streamer.”

“Poor streamer, still using a heater for warmth.”

“Can you sing ‘Angel Among Devils’? I love hearing you sing that song.”

As Wang Yuwei read through the scattered comments, she smiled faintly and was about to speak when her expression froze, her eyes fixed on the screen.

Suddenly, messages appeared in the stream indicating the entrance of users who had spent over 5,000 yuan, and within seconds, thousands of identical comments flooded the chat.

“The obsession fan club is here to visit!”

Seeing the coordinated messages, Wang Yuwei snapped out of her daze, realising that she was being “visited” by a big streamer on Huajiao.