The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

"Don’t let those old bastards buy everything!"

Qin Guocheng repeated this a full three times.

Thankfully, he wasn’t right next to Gu Shengsheng, though it sounded like he was about to leap out of the phone. ’Otherwise, my ears would be shot, wouldn’t they?’

...

At this point, the Bean Juice Shop Owner, who had been standing by the wellhead, had effectively become the Well Guardian.

He’d also become the go-to person for directions.

People had been arriving one after another, and without exception, they all held up a photo of the young woman who had jumped in. They asked if he had seen her, where she was now, and what she was doing.

He would just point at the wellhead, indicating that she’d jumped down there, and they would proceed to jump in after her without a second thought.

In any case, the Bean Juice Shop Owner had gotten used to it.

He just felt that these people weren’t quite normal. At first, he would explain that it was just a dry well with nothing inside.

But they would just look at him like he was an idiot.

As if he were the fool. So, eventually, the Bean Juice Shop Owner stopped trying to explain.

But now, he was starting to get suspicious himself. ’So many people have jumped down there, and none have come out,’ he thought, ’How can one broken-down well hold that many people?’

Thinking about it that way, he had a sudden epiphany.

’That young woman must have found the treasure. Is she really that incredible?’

’I was just spouting nonsense before, but I can’t believe she actually did it!’

Without another moment of hesitation, the Bean Juice Shop Owner jumped down to see the excitement for himself. There was no other reason for it—Huaxia people just love a good spectacle. It’s a point of pride, baked into their very bones!

’I’m broke, so what’s wrong with wanting to watch a bit of drama?’

When the Bean Juice Shop Owner got down, he saw, just as he’d expected, quite a few people milling about. Then, Gu Shengsheng crawled out of a small, dark passage.

She announced, "Everyone, come on in through here."

On her wrist was the lamp, which was bright enough to illuminate the area for miles around.

As people streamed in continuously, Gu Shengsheng was surprised to see that one of the first to arrive was the young lady from the Yang Family whom she had met at a banquet: Yang Jiao.

Gu Shengsheng had a vague recollection of her and had gotten the sense that she wasn’t a bad person.

So she looked at Yang Jiao and asked directly, "Miss Yang? What brings you here too?"

"As you know, Miss Gu, my family is in the jewelry business. I know a little about appraisal myself, and when I saw your livestream, I came over to procure some new stock for us."

"Oh!" She nodded. ’Since she’s a client here to acquire goods, I certainly won’t turn her away!’

Then, Zhao Dehai hurriedly exclaimed, "Save them for me! Save the special coins for me!"

"I’ll take them to be stored at the Cultural Relics Bureau. I’m talking about those Big Money coins, and the Yuan Datou! I’ve already got my eye on several of the Yuan Datou."

Indeed, everyone wanted to pick out the rarest pieces.

They had also come to see if the large chest contained even more items they needed.

Next, a middle-aged man whom Gu Shengsheng didn’t recognize, Gao Liu, stood watching Zhao Dehai with his arms crossed. He was likely the director of the Beijing Museum.

Gao Liu spoke with a hint of disdain, "You’re from the Cultural Relics Bureau, yet you’re scrambling for these things here? Don’t tell me the Beijing Museum doesn’t need them?"

Many people in the crowd began to look at Zhao Dehai with contempt as well.

Everyone had their eyes on these items now. When the time came, it had to be a fair competition.

Gu Shengsheng couldn’t just sell to someone because she had a good relationship with them. That would be a complete disregard for the rules.

Don’t be fooled by how friendly everyone usually was with each other. When profit was on the line, there were no saints in the room.

People who had been chatting amicably just moments ago could turn on each other in an instant, their friendly relations shattered.

But that was no problem for the thick-skinned Zhao Dehai. "What’s the big deal? I’m well aware it comes down to who has the better skills. We’ll just see who’s more capable when the time comes."

"For now, let the experts from my Cultural Relics Bureau have a look and determine if Miss Gu’s items are actually authentic."

Though it was an expert appraisal, it was really just a formality.

Everyone who had come to inspect the goods, especially those in the antique business, was as sharp as a tack. If the items weren’t genuine, why would they possibly want them?

And so, Zhao Dehai shot Gu Shengsheng a reproachful look.

’Why couldn’t she have done a private deal? Then I could have pulled some strings.’

’Now that everything’s out in the open, our Cultural Relics Bureau won’t be able to get any special advantages.’

’I thought coming early would be a good thing, but I didn’t expect to be one of the last to arrive.’

’Everyone here is just way too competitive.’

’Normally, they all claim they can’t stand Gu Shengsheng and never watch her livestreams. But who would have thought? After a single update from her stream, the very people who swore they’d never watch showed up faster than anyone else.’

Zhao Dehai cursed their hypocrisy in his head over and over.

But it did nothing to cool his frustration.

Meeting his gaze, Gu Shengsheng was speechless. "..."

’Seriously, this really has nothing to do with me.’

’There’s no way to predict this kind of thing. It was all completely unexpected.’

Of course, the 12 million yuan she had spent wasn’t just some capital for trial and error. Her bet just happened to be the right one.

She had paid such a high price to choose this location not just because of the System, but also because she had traveled back from the future. She remembered that in this timeline, a basement full of treasure boxes was discovered right here.

After much speculation and all sorts of calculations, she had finally estimated her odds of success at 50% and convinced herself to spend her savings.

A fifty-fifty chance of success.

And now, it was clear her gamble had paid off.

Now that all these people had arrived and were fighting over prices, Gu Shengsheng was naturally delighted to see it.

’I definitely can’t take these things with me. It might even put me in danger. Too much money isn’t safe.’

’And too many antiques is even more dangerous. Besides, they lose their value. Scarcity creates value—that’s the most basic principle.’

Therefore, Gu Shengsheng planned to sell everything today.

To get a good price, she couldn’t just do things randomly. She had to carefully orchestrate the sale to make them spend the maximum amount of money.

So, Gu Shengsheng decided not to open the rest of the boxes just yet...

She watched as the first few people began to fight over a handful of rare Big Money coins.

Then she announced, "If everyone wants them, it’s simple: highest bidder wins."

Instantly, the tension between several of the bidders became palpable.

The first to speak was Li Bai. He declared, "For the three Big Money coins, I’ll pay 800,000."

Zhang Sanwang hesitated, not saying a word, but Yang Jiao was quick to jump in. "I’ll bid 2 million."

She was determined to win these three items.

Of course, after she made her bid, the expressions on the faces of those from the Cultural Relics Bureau and the Beijing Museum grew even more grim.

Two million was simply too expensive.

Then Zhao Dehai said, "The Cultural Relics Bureau is on a tight budget recently. We can’t get that kind of money approved. So, Shengsheng, we’ll pass on these three for now."

"We’ll see if there’s anything else."

The people from the Beijing Museum didn’t say anything either.

The highest bidder wins.

Since they had given up, they had no complaints about Yang Jiao winning the items.

"Young lady, we understand the value of these collectibles," one of the men said. "And once everything in Gu Shengsheng’s chests enters circulation, the market price will adjust. There’s no way you’ll make a two-million profit on these pieces."

"In fact, you might even end up losing a lot of money. You’re not fond of the appraisal world, so why are you wading into these muddy waters?"

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