The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

Gu Shengsheng looked at Yang Jiao’s radiant demeanor, a huge difference from their first meeting.

She nodded. "Alright."

"If you ever start your own business, remember to ask me to be your partner," Gu Shengsheng offered.

"Deal!" Yang Jiao raised an eyebrow. Her eyes were now filled with nothing but ambition.

After finalizing the deal with Gu Shengsheng, she left with the Infinite Blue.

As for the Infinite Blue, Gu Shengsheng was rather curious to see how Yang Jiao would package and sell it.

Watching Yang Jiao leave, Mrs. Lu Sr. looked full of regret. "I came here just to see the ring you made, I didn’t expect it to be bought so quickly. I was actually thinking of buying it myself."

Gu Shengsheng smiled. "Grandma, you have so many rings, you don’t need this one. Were you worried I wouldn’t be able to sell it, so you were thinking of giving me some business?"

At these words, Mrs. Lu Sr. quickly denied it. "Nonsense! Grandma has the utmost faith in your success. I’ve never doubted you."

"The things you make are beautiful, and you can tell they’re high-quality at a glance. I’ve lived a long life; I can still tell what’s good and what’s not."

At this, the old woman looked rather smug. ’I knew my granddaughter-in-law was talented from the start, which is why I tried every trick in the book to marry her into the family.’

’Seeing her now, she really is incredible.’

’A young woman should be just like this, not one bit inferior to those boys. She’s even more capable than most of those second-generation heirs who run companies.’

The old woman took her hand and said, "Shengsheng, Grandma truly adores you."

"You poor child. If I had known how capable you are, that you don’t need to rely on the Lu Family, I never should have married you into our family, married you to Shi Jing."

"Although none of us want to believe it about Shi Jing, he’s most likely gone. There’s nothing we can’t let go of."

"Grandma was truly selfish in this matter, and I apologize to you."

Gu Shengsheng quickly took her grandmother’s hand. "It’s alright. Coming to Beijing City might be the freest I’ve ever been."

"Not all biological parents love their own children." Then, Gu Shengsheng said, "Grandma, can you do me a favor?"

"I was raised in a village before being taken in by the Gu family. They’re using my relatives there to threaten me. Could the Lu Family help look after them for me?"

"Of course," Mrs. Lu Sr. said. "I’ll send someone to check on them tomorrow. That relative of yours was very good to you. She’s your grandmother too, so I should call her ’old sister’."

Don’t be fooled by Mrs. Lu Sr.’s usual frivolousness and lack of decorum; when it came to matters like this, she didn’t hesitate to take charge.

After all, she was the matriarch of the Lu Family. No matter what, she still had that air about her.

Then, Lu Linlin yawned. "Grandma, if you’re not going to do anything, I’m going back to sleep."

"My sister-in-law is perfectly fine here by herself, you don’t need to worry."

"No, you’re staying here too. Shengsheng is living here alone. What if your brother comes back as a ghost at night to scare her? You and I will stay here to suppress him."

"Got it?"

Lu Linlin: "..." She was speechless.

Gu Shengsheng looked at the old woman’s mini suitcase. "Grandma, did you really get into a fight?"

"Er... yes. Those unfilial sons, they were giving me such a headache. I couldn’t stand being there anymore, seeing their ugly, annoying faces. At my age, I can’t put up with this stuff."

"You won’t find me annoying too, will you? I’m very quiet. It’s Lu Linlin who’s no good, always raising a ruckus."

Lu Linlin didn’t even want to speak anymore. ’Grandma is always the first one to throw her teammates under the bus.’

Gu Shengsheng propped her cheek on her hand, looked at the old woman, and asked directly, "Grandma, is there something you need my help with?"

"No."

"No."

Lu Linlin and the old woman said in unison.

’I was just asking casually, but now I know something’s fishy even with my eyes closed.’

Gu Shengsheng cleared her throat. "Linnin, if you don’t talk, I won’t go out and have fun with you next time."

Lu Linlin immediately caved. "It’s not me, it’s Grandma! She wanted to ask you to look at a painting and calligraphy scroll for her. Grandpa bought it when he was alive, and she doesn’t know if it’s real or fake. She wanted to bring it for you to see."

"That’s right, that’s what it is. That old man gave it to me back in the day. I couldn’t understand it, so I just tossed it aside. Later, when I found out it was an authentic work by Qi Baishi, I put it away for safekeeping. He probably spent a fortune on it."

"But today, I was watching your livestream, and some viewers said they saw another user in this same residential complex who has the authentic piece on display in their home. Linnin clicked on it and said it looks exactly the same as the one in my room."

"I didn’t believe it at first, but then I looked at the picture and the video... oh my, it really is the same."

"That bastard, your grandfather... don’t tell me he tricked me back then and gave me a fake!"

The old woman was getting anxious.

Usually like a playful old child, she was genuinely panicked now. ’If the piece she’d treasured for so many years turned out to be a fake, she’d curse that dead old man in his grave for three days and three nights.’

Gu Shengsheng patted her grandmother’s back. "It’s okay, Grandma. First, let me see what it is. And do you remember where it was purchased?"

"Buy... I remember buying it. It was at a Beijing City auction house many years ago. Your grandfather and I had just had our arranged meeting, and we were there. He spent a fortune and bought it for me on the spot."

"What was his name? Gao Liu. That kid handed the item to us back then. Seems like he’s become quite important now. I saw him during your livestream when you were retrieving that treasure."

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "He appeared with Zhao Dehai back then. He’s the director of the Beijing Museum now. That makes things easier."

"Even though the person with that viral painting lives in the same complex, it would be awkward for us to go over privately. It would be better to have Director Gao Liu go. He can represent the Beijing Museum."

As she said this, Gu Shengsheng was already making the call.

The more the old woman looked at her granddaughter-in-law, the more pleased she was.

Lu Linlin said speechlessly, "Grandma, wipe your drool. My sister-in-law isn’t yours, she’s my brother’s."

"Your brother’s dead, so it’s fine."

No matter where she was, the old woman always had to find people herself and take care of others. But in front of Shengsheng, she was the one who felt like an old woman who needed to be cared for.

’This feeling is quite nice. It just goes to show that the other three branches of the family she’s been supporting are all trash.’

’In the future, she’d just raise Shengsheng as her own granddaughter. When the time comes and Shengsheng meets someone she likes, she’ll play matchmaker.’

While she was thinking this, Gu Shengsheng was already examining the scroll.

She spread the item out on the table and then began using the tools she had bought earlier that day.

After carefully examining it with a small magnifying glass, Gu Shengsheng frowned. "From a cursory look, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with it."

"This is Qi Baishi’s *Flowers and Insects Album*. The bidding started at over eighty million, then it was called up to one hundred million. The final sale price was about 150 million."

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