Qi Batian looked a little gloomy, and no one knew what he was thinking. After a while, he broke the silence and said with a wry smile: "Brother Yang, you don't know that Hao'er's mother died of dystocia after giving birth to him. So I always thought that he killed his mother, and that's why I never liked him. Although I knew that his brother had been bullying him, I always watched and did nothing. I didn't expect it to turn out like this. It's really hard for him, but it's my fault, alas!"
As he spoke, Qi Batian looked at Qi Hao with guilt, his eyes wet with tears, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Qi Hao felt uncomfortable all over and was at a loss for a moment, because his father had never been so gentle to him and had never admitted his mistakes.
Yang Kun also sighed. He didn't expect this to be the reason. He took the initiative to resolve the awkward situation and said, "This is all because of the deep love between Patriarch Qi and Madam. And now everything has changed, isn't it?"
"Yes, Brother Yang is right. All of this is in the past. After all, this world belongs to the young. It's time for me to give up my power. Qi Hao, you will come with me and learn to manage the affairs of the Qi family."
"Ah, no, I'm still young and want to play for a while longer. Anyway, you're still young, dad. I'll come back when I'm able, okay?"
Hearing Qi Batian's words, Qi Hao was stunned. He couldn't believe that these were the words his father said. He immediately shook his head violently to refuse.
This made Qi Batian and Yang Kun confused. Didn't he pretend to be a playboy in public and gather forces in secret before? Moreover, Qi Batian knew very well that the forces Qi Hao had gathered behind the scenes were not small. If Qi Delong and Qi Hao fought against each other, Qi Delong might not be Qi Hao's opponent.
Why is he unwilling to help manage the family now when asked to do so
Not only Yang Kun and the other man were puzzled, even Xiaoyun and Lin Yuan, who were eating spiritual fruits, looked at him curiously.
Qi Hao noticed that everyone was looking at him, and he suddenly became nervous. He took the initiative to explain: "On the one hand, it was to avoid being bullied by my brother. On the other hand, I realized that he wanted to assassinate my father to seize power, but I didn't know how he would do it, so I secretly gathered forces to guard against his sudden attack. Now that the truth is out, I can really be a playboy."
"There's a family gathering tomorrow. If you don't go, I'll beat you to death." As he said that, Qi Batian pretended to hit him, but was stopped by Yang Kun. At Yang Kun's signal, Qi Hao agreed.
Not long after that, a fat man with a smile on his face and wearing a pair of glasses came up to the auction table. Although he was fat, his words were quite interesting.
"Everyone is welcome to our auction. I can guarantee that everything we auction is genuine, just like the fat on my body.
Some old friends should know me, and some new friends may not know me, but it doesn’t matter. My last name is Yu Mingpeng, and I am the chief auctioneer and appraiser of the Treasure Pavilion. I will host the auction for you this time, so you can just call me Fatty Yu. "
As expected, Fatty Yu was very popular. As soon as he finished speaking, he was greeted with cheers and applause.
"Hahaha, Fatty Yu, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you're still so fat!"
"Okay, okay, I trust the fat guy."
"Stop talking nonsense and start the auction quickly. No one likes to look at your fat body, hahaha!"
Some people also made fun of Fatty Yu, but Fatty Yu was not annoyed and joked, "Then I won't waste any more time. The auction will officially begin now. Please welcome the first item."