When Xianyu remained silent for a long while, the bearded man understood.
He probably had so many sweethearts that he couldn't remember their ring sizes off the top of his head.
Ever considerate, the bearded man said:
"No problem, there's no rush. We can discuss it after winning the bid. Just say the word, and I can find someone to resize the ring for you at any time-"
Even if the same ring was given to different people at different times, they could make sure no one noticed a thing.
Xianyu thought it over and agreed.
Would holding hands before we were officially together be too forward?
No idea.
But if we could hold hands, I should be able to figure out her ring size, right? Would that also be the perfect time to confess?
If all else failed, I could ask Baiheng.
"Give me an estimate," Xianyu said. "I'll transfer the Credits to you now."
Since I was already here, I might as well get the confession gift sorted out.
The bearded man: !!!
He was utterly floored.
As an Interastral Peace Corporation executive, what hadn't he seen?
He had met plenty of wealthy people who spent lavishly, but did customers like this-customers eager to pay before the auction had even begun-really exist?!
The bearded man racked his brains, recalling the sale prices of various antiques and jewels to work out an estimate for Xianyu.
Xianyu waited for his quote. As he waited, he suddenly remembered something he had read on the forum about ring prices.
How many months' salary was the ideal amount to spend on a ring again?
Xianyu asked the bearded man.
The man multitasked, answering while working on the estimate:
"About ring prices? I've heard that spending one to three months' salary on an engagement