The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

There wasn’t a single ancient book here; Gu Shengsheng had come to the wrong place. To find old books, she would probably have to go to an antique market.

’I’ll have to scout one out next time.’

’Still, this place was pretty interesting today.’

’It’s rare to find a place without a single legitimate copy—all pirated books.’

’And most importantly, the booksellers were all elderly men and women.’

A group of elementary schoolers walking by kept glancing at her, as if they found her presence odd.

An old man wearing black-rimmed reading glasses waved her over.

"Girlie, what kind of books do you like? I’ll pick some out for you," he said.

Gu Shengsheng didn’t have anything specific she wanted to buy, so she said reservedly, "I’ll just look around on my own, thanks."

"Oh, don’t be shy! I know exactly what young ladies like you are into. Here, take a look at these."

How to Capture a Man’s Heart

The Vixen’s Training Manual

Understanding Male Logic: What Men Are Really Thinking

Ways to Get a Man Under Your Thumb

...

Gu Shengsheng stared at the books the owner had picked out for her, momentarily at a loss for words.

"No, no, I don’t need these..." she said.

"Sorry, sir, but I don’t really have a use for them right now."

"Ay, there’ll come a day when you need them! And then you’ll regret not studying up. Nowadays, everything is a field of study, young lady. The great wisdom of life, you know?"

"Yes, yes, I know."

In the middle of their back-and-forth, Gu Shengsheng’s hand brushed against a book, and she paused.

[System]

Item: Understanding Male Logic: What Men Are Really Thinking

Era: Modern. No publisher.

Description: This book discusses male-female relationships. An essential tool for any woman pursuing a man. It is recommended that the host acquire this item and study it overnight.

Market Value: Unknown

Emotion Value collected: 101,490. Does not meet the requirement to unlock the next attribute panel.

...

Gu Shengsheng pulled the book out but didn’t see anything special about it.

The owner looked at her and chuckled. "See? I told you it would be useful for a girl like you. When boys come to my stall, I usually recommend How to Catch a Rich Woman’s Eye. Women looking for rich men, men looking for rich women. You can’t go wrong."

Gu Shengsheng, however, was lost in her own world.

The System said the market value was unknown because no one had ever sold this item before. It had even given a detailed description of the contents and recommended she study it.

Gu Shengsheng suddenly found this interesting. ’Could it be that there’s more to the contents than meets the eye?’

’Whether it’s useful or not, I’ll take it home first and figure it out later.’

She took the book and asked the owner for the price.

But to her surprise, the owner was looking around nervously. "Hang on. The city inspectors are coming! We’re not allowed to run street stalls here."

"Let me scan your WeChat QR code to pay you,"

Gu Shengsheng said, but the owner had no time for her. He was already packing his things onto a three-wheeled cart as everyone else around them started to run.

Who wouldn’t be scared!

Gu Shengsheng: "..."

’So no one’s going to pay me any mind, huh?’

Resigned, she took out the last ten-yuan bill she had stashed away and placed it in the owner’s cart.

"Is ten yuan enough?"

The owner replied, "More than enough, more than enough! I still owe you four books. I’ll give them to you next time."

That came out to two yuan per book.

Everyone was in a chaotic scramble, and many books were left scattered on the ground. Gu Shengsheng clutched the book with the pink cover and walked on.

The police really did show up. It wasn’t the city inspectors, but Zhang Lianqing and his colleagues.

Gu Shengsheng was a regular at the station, so she gave a small, reserved wave to greet them.

Zhang Lianqing had been about to ask what she was doing here all by herself, but as he got closer, he caught sight of the book in her hand and was momentarily at a loss for words.

He even seemed to be holding something back.

Realizing this, Gu Shengsheng held up the book with a smile and said, "Just reading more to cultivate my character and learn new things. You need knowledge in all aspects of life."

Zhang Lianqing nodded. "Miss Gu, your hobbies are certainly... unique."

"It’s nothing, it’s nothing. I’m not getting in your way, am I?"

"No."

She mumbled a few more nonsensical things and then left.

’Sure enough,’ she thought, ’no matter your age, you always get flustered when you see a police officer.’

After Gu Shengsheng got home, she sat drinking a glass of water while the viewers in her livestream chat were still making fun of her:

"Streamer, were you just trying to be a clown today? Forget about the fact that you didn’t do any real treasure hunting!"

"And you even got caught with such an embarrassing book! I’m dying of laughter!"

"That handsome officer probably thinks you’re a total weirdo."

"..."

Gu Shengsheng said, "I’m going to take a good look at this book. After all, the old man who sold it to me highly recommended it. And you guys were the ones who told me to go buy something."

The viewers:

"That book is so tacky. I wouldn’t read a tacky book, but a book that’s so tacky it’s bizarre? I have to see it."

"Streamer, this is exactly our kind of jam! Hahaha!"

"Yeah, how cool is that! It’ll probably have some of those angsty short stories about love inside."

Gu Shengsheng glanced at the livestream chat. "You all seem to know a lot about this."

She flipped through it casually and discovered it was a used book. Someone had written some kind of indecipherable characters on the pages with a ballpoint pen.

Many viewers couldn’t understand the characters and were busy condemning the seller for passing off a used book as new.

But then, a comment shot across the screen: "Streamer, I’ll offer you three million for that book. Can you sell it to me?"

Even though the chat was scrolling quickly, the other viewers pushed that comment to the top, and Gu Shengsheng saw it too.

’Three million...’ she thought. ’Interesting.’

’Could this be where the book’s true value lies?’

’It might not be the content, but these handwritten characters.’

Gu Shengsheng wasn’t omniscient; she didn’t recognize these symbols and had no idea what they meant.

Most people in the chat didn’t know either. Aside from that one guy, nobody else seemed to have a clue.

The guy on the other side of the screen was excited, but also a little nervous.

’I discovered it first, so I hold the initiative. I have to find a way to get the streamer to sell it to me. That way... the others who show up later won’t get their hands on it.’

’This is a real treasure... and the kind that laymen can’t even recognize.’

’The longer this drags on, the more expert programmers will show up.’

But after hearing his offer, Gu Shengsheng didn’t continue flipping through the book. Instead, she closed it.

He grew tense. ’Did my eagerness give something away?’

’Sure enough, the livestream chat is full of hidden experts.’

As soon as he made his offer, many of the other "treasure-seeking" viewers started asking questions.

Eventually, many computer experts—tech-savvy people—began to appear in the chat.

As for the page with the ballpoint pen markings, a picture of it had already spread across the internet.

The guy who had spoken up first sent another comment: "Streamer, do you think the price is too low? I can go higher."

On Gu Shengsheng’s end, people in the chat were already starting to explain.

"Streamer, be careful. I asked a friend. This is very likely the ID for a virtual account. It could be worth a lot of money, or it could be worth nothing."

"Streamer, you could probably earn some Big Money from this. To laymen like us, it’s just a string of incomprehensible numbers, but I heard from a professional expert that it could be worth not just millions, but tens of millions."

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