The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

He noticed a small, bloody cut on her finger and handed her an ointment. "Use this."

"..." Gu Shengsheng wasn’t much of a cook; she had just cut herself while chopping vegetables.

"If you had brought this any later, sir, my cut would have already scabbed over." Gu Shengsheng glanced at the wound, unconcerned.

But seeing her neighbor’s insistent gaze, she accepted it.

She quickly shut the door. ’Did my neighbor take the wrong medicine today or something?’

Lu Shijing stood at her door. He had deliberately found something to occupy his grandmother and Lu Linlin so he could come over and check on her.

But it seemed she didn’t really like talking to him.

Having never been treated like this before, Lu Shijing couldn’t help but feel dejected. ’Am I really that unlikeable?’

Still, seeing that she was truly fine, he decided to let it go. ’Next time, if she goes anywhere dangerous, I have to stop her if I can.’

As for why he was so worried about her... he didn’t know either. ’Maybe it’s because we’re in the same boat. At the end of the day, she’s part of the family.’

With that thought, Lu Shijing stopped dwelling on it, gathered his things, and headed to the office.

Not long after he left, Gu Shengsheng emerged, full and satisfied. She had to admit, the food from her neighbor-friends was truly delicious.

’I’ll have to ask where they bought it next time.’

’The restaurant food is this good, and I can’t cook. Wasn’t I born to order takeout?’

Gu Shengsheng walked toward Pan Garden. Half an hour later, she took out her phone and started her livestream. "Pan Garden, I’ve arrived."

"You all said it wouldn’t be crowded, but... it’s a total sea of people!"

When Gu Shengsheng had asked, everyone had sworn up and down that it wouldn’t be busy.

Only now did Gu Shengsheng realize she’d been deeply deceived.

It was too late to leave now; it wouldn’t be worth it.

’No matter. More people just means it’s a bit of a squeeze. Finding treasure is still all about having a good eye.’

Gu Shengsheng headed inside, and a shopkeeper she’d bought from before greeted her at the entrance.

"Little lady! Hey, back at Pan Garden again!"

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "Yes, Auntie. You still remember me."

"Haha, how could I forget? You’re Pan Garden’s God of Wealth! Thanks to you, everyone’s been making a killing lately! With all the foot traffic you bring, all of our revenues are soaring!"

"It’s good you’re here, come back often! You’ve got your stream running, right? Tell more of your followers to come on over!"

The auntie was beaming, not at all worried about Gu Shengsheng coming to snag a good find.

Pan Garden was always a mixed bag, full of both treasures and trash.

If someone could find a hidden gem, that was their own skill. Besides, the vendors made plenty of money regardless.

Especially her stall—after this young lady picked up a genuine antique there, all of her other wares sold out!

Gu Shengsheng passed several more stalls but didn’t see any items of interest.

The viewers in the livestream chat were getting impatient:

"Streamer, have you still got it or not?! We haven’t seen you find a single thing today."

"Yeah, on other days you usually jump right in. It’s crowded and lively today, and streamers in other channels have already found tons of stuff."

"Come on, streamer, step up your game! Go crush the other streamers’ viewership numbers!"

"..."

Gu Shengsheng paid no attention to the live comments, her eyes fixed on the merchandise.

Perhaps because so many people had been visiting the Antique City lately, many owners were restocking quickly. Before, most fakes were at least two weeks to half a month old.

Now, "fresh" fakes, hot off the production line from just two or three days ago, were showing up.

Gu Shengsheng stopped at a small, less crowded stall. She looked at a collection of small clay figures with square faces, shouldering what looked like spears or guns.

She asked, "These little clay figures... they aren’t supposed to be Terracotta Warriors, are they?"

The vendor, dressed like an old farmer, instantly perked up. ’This girl looks like she’s got more money than sense!’

He said directly, "That’s right! These are Terracotta Warriors from the Qin State. You know Emperor Qin Shi Huang, right? These were taken right out of his tomb. Every single one of these is priceless."

"I have several here, all sourced through my own private channels. How about I sell you one, miss? It would make a great souvenir."

"You don’t find genuine articles like this anymore. Only ninety thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight! How about it?"

The shopkeeper sighed as he spoke.

Gu Shengsheng: "..." She casually picked one up. "This little clay figure is carrying an AK-47. Don’t tell me Emperor Qin Shi Huang time-traveled to the modern era and brought a gun back with him?"

"That’s right! You’ve got a sharp eye, miss!" The old farmer had been trying to think of an excuse, but after what Gu Shengsheng said, he just laughed awkwardly.

He said sheepishly, "Ah, forget it, forget it. We made these ourselves, they’re just handicrafts. Give me nine thousand eight, and it’s yours. How ’bout it!"

"Such a straight shooter."

Gu Shengsheng’s livestream chat was about to die from laughter.

"I’m starting to think these Pan Garden vendors have a personal beef with Emperor Qin Shi Huang!"

"If Emperor Qin Shi Huang had a bunch of powerful guns back then, would we even need to learn English? The whole world would be learning Chinese instead."

"Death to the foreigners... and their language! (Pictured: My grad school English exam, all answers wrong)."

"Streamer, hurry up and find another stall. This guy sees you’re young and is just trying to rip you off! But I have to admit, he was so serious and secretive, I almost thought it was real."

"He’s just preying on our trust in society, WAAAH... It’s so hard being a college student."

"..."

Before Gu Shengsheng could say anything, a middle-aged man appeared at the vendor’s stall.

The man was holding a white jade cup, examining it from every angle. Then, with a look of great conflict, he asked, "Boss, how much for this?"

"Two hundred thousand, and not a penny less. I was just joking with the young lady about that little trinket earlier, but this thing is the real deal. This white jade cup is the crown jewel of my humble stall."

The man’s face fell. He hesitated, then asked, "Will you sell it for one hundred thousand?"

"No sale! Get lost, scram! If you’re not buying, then leave."

Gu Shengsheng saw how fierce the vendor was now—a completely different attitude from how he’d treated her—and she instantly understood what was happening. This was just another kind of scam.

The viewers in the chat started urging her on: "Streamer, I think this one’s real! You can’t expect to snag a bargain every time. If the price is close, you should just take it!"

"Yeah, that middle-aged guy has been appraising it for a while now. I just saw him find a bunch of good stuff at other stalls. It was in someone else’s video."

Gu Shengsheng typed a reply: "He’s also there when other people find treasures, and he always manages to get his hands on genuine articles. Is it possible that he’s in cahoots with the stall owners?"

The viewers:

"Wait, so it’s another scam?!"

"This vendor’s stall is so small, but his scams are so elaborate! He’s already tried to pull two on you, streamer!"

"Is this what they call a two-man act?! We totally fell for it, hahaha! So what’s the plan, streamer? Are we just gonna walk away?"

They all sounded so anxious.

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