The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

He found it incredible that such a large family could be so magnanimous as to simply ignore Gu Shengsheng.

Most importantly, the He Family seemed to be secretly targeting him recently... So where exactly had things gone wrong?

Just then, Mrs. Lu Sr. walked over and stood there, looking at Lu Chaoyang.

Lu Chaoyang didn’t react at first, pausing for a moment.

Then he called out, "Grandma."

"Chaoyang, do you remember when you took over the Lu Group? I said that if you had any objections, you should bring them to the family."

"And then, when you took my shares and your First Aunt’s, I told you that since you decided to bear the burden alone, you were not to ask us for help in the future. Correct?"

"...Yes, Grandma." Despite the old woman’s age, her words made Lu Chaoyang break out in a cold sweat.

"I’m sorry, Grandma, I..." Just as he said this, Mrs. Lu Sr. swung the cane she was carrying and struck him across the back of his legs!

With a loud WHACK, Lu Chaoyang fell to his knees.

Wang Shufen quickly grabbed the cane. "Mom! Mom! What are you doing?"

"Why are you hitting Chaoyang? He’s the Family Head of the Lu Family now, not who he used to be!"

At that moment, Lu Chaoyang’s father, the second son of the Lu Family, pulled Wang Shufen back, his face ashen. "Don’t you get it? This is because of you! Stay out of it!"

Wang Shufen was confused, but she didn’t dare say another word.

Mrs. Lu Sr. looked at Lu Chaoyang, her voice steady and powerful. "This first strike is to tell you that you’re a useless coward! When something goes wrong, you have your mother come find me. How old are you? Three?"

"Lu Chaoyang, you are the Family Head. You’re the one who seized the company. You used underhanded schemes to get it, so you should be able to protect it! If you can’t, what’s the use of coming to me?"

Then she struck him across the back with her cane!

This blow was even heavier, and Lu Chaoyang had to brace himself on the ground with both hands.

"This second strike is to tell you that you’re a good-for-nothing!"

"All I did was spend a few tens of thousands to create some buzz for the company. For someone capable, this could have been an opportunity for the company to rise. Back when Shi Jing took over, how did your grandfather test him?"

"You’re not even one-ten-thousandth of the man Shi Jing was!"

Just as she raised her cane for the third strike, Lu Chaoyang grabbed it.

His eyes were filled with resentment. "It’s because Lu Shijing is dead! That’s why you all think that dead man was better than me at everything!"

"If Lu Shijing were still alive today, he wouldn’t necessarily be better than me! Is the market today the same as it was back then?"

"Grandma, you’re all just biased! You never see my efforts!"

Mrs. Lu Sr. swayed, so angry she could have laughed.

Gu Shengsheng and Lu Linlin supported her, one on each side.

The old woman raged, "I’ve been far too easy on you! Your company can barely last another half a month at best, and it might not even last that long, you know?"

"How do you have the gall to say we’re biased?"

Standing to the side, Lu Linlin’s mood also seemed off. Gu Shengsheng looked at her. "Linnin, what are you going to do?"

"Don’t add to the chaos. It’s messy enough as it is."

But Lu Linlin just said, "Don’t worry, sister-in-law. I know what I’m doing."

"I’ve had a belly full of anger all day with nowhere to vent it."

With that, she let go of her grandmother.

She went straight to the liquor cabinet, grabbed a bottle of red wine, and started chugging it.

Everyone else was still focused on Mrs. Lu Sr., so not many people saw her.

Then, with her face flushed red, she walked up to Lu Chaoyang, bottle in hand.

And smashed the bottle over his head!

"What the—!"

Mrs. Lu Sr. blurted out an internet slang curse. Gu Shengsheng had been mentally prepared; this was... within her expectations.

’She knew Lu Linlin wanted to go wild, but she hadn’t expected her to go *this* wild. And it looked like she wasn’t done yet.’

Next, blood started gushing from Lu Chaoyang’s head, and Second Madam Lu screamed nonstop, "AHHHH! Call the police! Help!"

"Lu Chaoyang, you’re not even fit to be called a scumbag! Pfft. With a useless psycho like you in charge, the Lu Group should have gone bankrupt long ago."

"Yours truly is the eldest young lady of the Lu Family, and my grandmother is the matriarch of the Lu Family, not part of your Lu Group! Pfft, you disgusting, repulsive piece of trash!"

Seeing Second Madam Lu wailing, she pointed the remaining half of the broken bottle at her. "How dare you talk about my brother, my sister-in-law, and my grandma? And you’re always bullying my mom?"

"Look at you, acting like some harlot from a brothel. When have you ever acted like a lady from a prestigious family like us? A mistress is a mistress, and my Second Uncle just loves mistresses like you!"

Gu Shengsheng: ’...’ ’As expected of Linnin, an equal-opportunity destroyer.’

By now, the Lu Family’s second son had already called over several bodyguards, who restrained Lu Linlin.

Sure enough, after being so aggrieved today, how could Wang Shufen let things go, especially when Gu Shengsheng hadn’t even started her own show yet?

She pointed at Gu Shengsheng and said, "This is all because you married in to ward off bad luck! Your fate is too hard! Our Lu Family is falling apart because of you! Get out!"

Gu Shengsheng just said, "Oh?" then added, "I married in to ward off bad luck, and while the Lu Group didn’t get better, the first branch of our Lu Family certainly did."

Madam Lu spoke up, a rare occurrence. "In such a short time, Shengsheng was able to buy a siheyuan courtyard house all by herself, get to know so many important people from the Bureau of Cultural Relics, and build such an impressive network."

"The amount of money she makes in a single day is probably more than the Lu Group makes in a month. And you, the second branch, aren’t you living off the foundation my son left behind?"

"I only have one daughter-in-law, Shengsheng, and I am very satisfied with her. As for your second branch... who cares about you?"

Wang Shufen was stunned, unsure how to retort.

Suddenly, Gu Shengsheng had a realization and pulled on Madam Lu’s arm. "Mom, I just remembered something. That day Grandma and I went to see that master, he said I can only influence the fortune of our own branch of the family."

"If the second branch wants their fortune to improve, it probably depends on them. With no new life in their family, how can things possibly get better?"

Madam Lu quickly understood Gu Shengsheng’s intentions.

She looked at the Lu Family’s second son. "Second Brother, is there still no news from Second Sister-in-law? Didn’t you go for a check-up after Shengsheng mentioned it last time? Didn’t she say her fortune looked grim?"

The normally good-tempered second son suddenly became a bit irritated. "She needs more time to recuperate. Nothing yet."

Gu Shengsheng sighed. "You see? The master said your branch of the family needs to have a second child to change your luck. The way things are now is only to be expected."

Who could stand being pressured to have a child twice by someone from a younger generation?

Second Madam Lu was furious!

"Gu Shengsheng, your own husband is dead! You’ll never be able to have children in your life, and you have the nerve to rush me?"

Gu Shengsheng put on a sorrowful expression.

"You’re right," she said.

"I can’t have children, and so many young women these days aren’t having them either. Doesn’t that mean their KPIs are all on you now? If you have a few more, you’ll be rescuing thousands of young ladies."

Madam Lu suppressed a laugh. "Second Sister-in-law, you truly are blessed."

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