Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 155 The Focus of the Audience

Chapter 156 The Focus of the Audience

At this moment, almost all the men on the field turned their attention to this side.

"That's the chairman's granddaughter? She's really beautiful!"

"Don't even think about her, I watched her grow up. The last time I saw her, she was a cute little girl. I never imagined she'd grow up so much."

"She is indeed beautiful, but I still prefer the mixed-race beauty. It's just a pity that she's already taken."

"Both women are beautiful; it's a real feast for the eyes!"

Audrey extended her hand to Zhou Xin and smiled, "Hello Mr. Zhou, I'm Audrey, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Zhou Xin shook hands with her: "Hello."

Marshall, standing to the side, seemed very excited, thinking that Audrey would be the next to reach out and shake his hand, and he couldn't wait to extend his hand first.

To everyone's surprise, Audrey didn't even glance at him, but directly extended her hand to Zhang Jianing: "Hello, I just heard Grandpa say that a great beauty came outside. It seems he's not losing his eyesight after all. You really are beautiful."

Zhang Jianing smiled sweetly, shook hands, and said, "Thank you. My name is Hathaway. You are the real beauty."

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Marshall, standing to the side, once again showed an expectant and excited expression, thinking to himself, "Now it should be my turn to shake hands and get to know you, right?"

Just as he was about to reach out again, and what he thought was a witty remark was on the tip of his tongue, Audrey completely ignored him.

"It's truly remarkable that you've achieved such success on your first gold mining attempt," Audrey said to Zhou Xin with an expression of admiration.

At this point, Marshall could no longer hold back. He laughed and said, "Beautiful Miss Audrey, you've got it wrong. It is true that this is his first time mining, but he hasn't achieved much and is now almost bankrupt."

"Huh?" Audrey's eyes widened in disbelief.

Was he bragging, and even his grandfather was fooled by him?

“That’s right,” Marshall said with a smug look on his face, seeing that the beautiful woman had finally paid attention to him. “I even went with him to survey the land back then. He rented an extremely barren piece of land because it was cheap. I tried to persuade him to stop, but he didn’t listen to me.”

"You must be Mr. Marshall, right? I think you've got the wrong person."

Blair, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up.

Marshall said confidently, "No, no, I was just discussing this with him. I encouraged him not to be discouraged and to be more careful in choosing a location next time. Maybe then we can turn a profit."

At this point, he couldn't resist showing off his achievements this year: "For example, I stumbled before, but I'm doing well now. I've already harvested 500 ounces this year!"

At this point, he once again wore the same expression as Wang Yousheng, ready to receive the amazement of the beautiful woman in front of him.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as he expected. Blair chuckled and said, "Your earnings are indeed quite good, but this Mr. Zhou contributed over two hundred thousand in taxes to the IRS in just one month. I think your earnings are probably only equivalent to his monthly income."

After saying that, she looked at Zhou Xin and asked, "Didn't you show him what you'd gained?"

Zhou Xin smiled and said, "It's really a trivial matter, and I don't think it's worth bragging about."

"You are truly a low-key yet capable gold digger," Audrey said, her beautiful eyes scanning Zhou Xin without any hesitation.

Marshall's expression froze on his face, then shifted to a mixture of shame, anger, and astonishment.

If what they said is true, then my behavior just now was simply like that of a clown.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

I personally surveyed that land, and there was no gold at all. How could he possibly find gold in that rotten land?

That's it! It must be a prank by those guys. They're jealous of my good results and teamed up to mess with me. That must be it!

Thinking of this, he immediately regained some confidence. He scanned the crowd for a moment, then waved and called out, "James, James, come here for a second!"

James was known in the Gold Rush Guild for his composure and good connections, and Marshall knew him too.

James would never do something so pointless; he'll definitely expose Blair and this rookie's ridiculous prank.

"James, this novice gold prospector from the East, claims to have made 500 ounces of gold in a single month! Tell me, how absurd and laughable is that!"

Blair rolled his eyes, genuinely disliking this guy.

"I said, how much gold Mr. Zhou has acquired has nothing to do with you, so why do you look so resentful?"

James laughed and said, "At first we found it hard to believe, but it's absolutely true. The tax bureau is even considering assigning someone specifically to handle Mr. Zhou's tax matters."

James's words finally shut Marshall up, leaving him awkwardly frozen, unsure how to react.

Zhou Xin smiled and said, "Mr. James, there's really nothing worth mentioning."

He understood the principle that a tall tree catches the wind and didn't want to attract too much attention.

However, this matter was destined to be difficult to conceal, because James and his group had already done a lot of publicity for him in the guild group.

At this moment, many people's attention was focused on this area due to the attraction of the two beauties, Zhang Jianing and Audrey.

They hadn't met Zhou Xin before, and someone asked curiously, "James, is this Asian guy the newbie you guys were talking about in the group who pays over 200,000 in taxes a month?"

James nodded: "He is a rising star in our Anchorage Gold Rush Guild, the man most likely to surpass Fairbanks' Parker and become the new king of the gold rush."

"Two hundred thousand dollars in taxes a year means that the monthly harvest must be at least 500 ounces, which is very close to the record held by Parker."

James waved his hand and said, "And you need to understand one thing: his mine is much smaller than Parker's right now. If he had reached Parker's scale, he would have broken the record by now."

The crowd erupted in a commotion.

"Is he really a newcomer? Could he have been a gold rush tycoon in China before?"

"Even so, considering that they had just arrived in Alaska and were unfamiliar with the situation here, such an achievement is still quite remarkable."

"It's unbelievable. I've been panning for gold for over a decade and consider myself very experienced, yet I'm no match for a newcomer who just arrived in Alaska!"

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"Parker has always touted himself as the undisputed king, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens when he's surpassed!"

Zhang Jianing was overjoyed to see her boyfriend become the center of attention. She proudly nestled against Zhou Xin, her smile as radiant as a flower.

Zhou Xin was slightly annoyed; he really didn't want to be the center of attention like this.

Marshall remained standing there awkwardly, watching everyone praise Zhou Xin, his face turning pale and then red, looking extremely flustered.