Xiao Yan looked at the silent Xiao Ding and held back his questions about Yao Lao. "Big Brother, why don't we find a few more people to help you?"
Xiao Ding looked up, exhausted. "Perhaps it's time we did."
Xiao Ding immediately ran through the candidates in his head, then looked up at Xiao Yan and asked, "Third Brother, I'm planning to delegate the Vientiane Auction House's affairs to Ya Fei. What do you think?"
"Ya Fei? She certainly has a talent for business, and she's one of our own. Giving her a little more responsibility would work." Although Xiao Yan had barely interacted with Ya Fei, the famous flirtatious supporting heroine of the original story, he still remembered that she had shown outstanding business acumen in her storyline. She was indeed a suitable choice to help ease Xiao Ding's burden.
"Good, then I'll hand the Vientiane Auction House's affairs over to her later. Elder Hai really has no talent for management. Otherwise, how would things have come to this..." Xiao Ding could not resist grumbling.
Xiao Yan chuckled and patted Xiao Ding's shoulder. "The capable shoulder more work."
Xiao Ding was not fooled and exposed him outright. "The suckers shoulder more work."
Xiao Yan immediately changed the subject. "Anyway, Big Brother, could you tell me in detail what Teacher actually did?"
Xiao Ding nodded and gave him a detailed account of Yao Lao refining a Tier 9 Medicinal Pill in the Pill Region, leaving out nothing about the enormous sensation it had caused or the impact it had brought.
At the end, Xiao Ding summed it up. "In short, during the seven-odd months you spent in seclusion, we finished all the preparations for the auction. All we're missing are a few heavyweight auction items that are still with you.