The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

Mrs. Lu looked at Gu Shengsheng, smiling as she took her hand. "It’s just building a house, right? Shengsheng, Grandma supports you."

Gu Shengsheng was a little surprised. She had been wondering how to bring this up with the Lu Family.

’After all, I married into the family to ward off bad luck. What if the Lu Family feels that someone like me doesn’t deserve her own house?’

"I also fought my way up on my own back then, before I met Shi Jing’s grandfather. I had my own house for security at the time, too. Out in the world, we were adrift, like rootless duckweed."

"You work hard and earn money precisely so you can have a place to call your own, right? Of course, it’s great for a husband and wife to work together, but you also need a little place that belongs to you and you alone."

Lu Linlin nodded. "Yes! Sister-in-law, you can build it wherever you want. I’ll come stay with you then. I’ll have another little crash pad!"

Gu Shengsheng felt waves of warmth radiating from the old woman.

She said, "Thank you, Grandma."

’She was truly grateful. Grateful to have an elder who understood her so completely.’

Before this, Gu Shengsheng had been prepared to fight a brave, lonely battle all by herself.

But her life after marrying into the family for good luck wasn’t as bad as she had imagined. In fact, she had felt an incredible amount of warmth.

Mrs. Lu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

After a moment of thought, Gu Shengsheng decided to tell her everything that had happened at the private auction that day.

Then she asked, "Grandma, I didn’t hold back with Lu Chaoyang today. I’m not sure if that will have a negative impact on our Lu Family?"

The old woman’s expression was calm at first, but after hearing the story, her entire face turned cold.

"They’ve brought utter disgrace to the Lu Family name! But now, the Lu Group is almost entirely in Chaoyang’s hands."

"This time, he’s just playing with fire and is bound to get burned. Shengsheng, you don’t need to get involved or worry about it."

"I don’t bother with it anymore. The Lu Group has little to do with your mother-in-law or me now. My income comes from what your grandfather left me, and your mother-in-law also has her own investments."

"The Lu Group became so successful thanks to Shi Jing’s hard work. When he had his accident, Chaoyang was already the vice president and was closest to him. That’s why your mother-in-law and I both strongly recommended him."

"At the time, we thought of him as family and didn’t have any reservations. Now, the person we’ve wronged the most is Shi Jing."

As she said this, the old woman’s eyes filled with guilt.

"But never mind that. The Lu Group was bound to go through something like this eventually. I foresaw it a long time ago."

"Forget it. Let’s not meddle in the Lu Group’s affairs, and you shouldn’t either. Just live your own life well and save up your money. When the time comes, Grandma and your mother-in-law will move in with you."

Hearing this, Shengsheng smiled and said, "Okay!"

’This feeling of being supported so wholeheartedly... it’s really nice.’

That night in bed, Grandma insisted on coming over to squeeze in and sleep with Gu Shengsheng.

Then, she sent Gu Shengsheng more than thirty contacts.

They were all for interior designers, foundation contractors, bricklayers, ceiling installers, painters, plumbers, electricians...

There was a contact person for every nook and cranny of the house.

Gu Shengsheng looked at the contact list, then at her grandmother in disbelief. "Grandma, I had no idea you were so well-connected!"

The old woman hugged her right arm with both hands and said proudly, "When it comes to building and renovating houses, I know a thing or two. I personally handled the renovation of our old family home."

"When you have time in the next few days, go and buy the other half of the land plot. Check the market price. If not, I can go with you, or I can just buy it..."

At this, Grandma shrank back a little. "I won’t do anything, I won’t. I’ll just watch..."

"Anyway, I’m just an idle old woman. I can help you supervise the renovations, the bricklaying, and all that, right?"

"Of course, but it’ll probably be exhausting. Grandma, why are you so excited?"

The old woman couldn’t stop laughing. "I’ve been watching your livestreams recently, and I’ve gotten interested too. When the time comes, I’ll go watch you renovate the house every day, and I’ll livestream it too. That’s called piggybacking on your popularity!"

The two of them lay there, laughing nonstop.

「A good night’s sleep.」

The next day, Gu Shengsheng got up and started fiddling with the various bits and pieces, about a dozen or so items in total.

She put them all together for bonding and artifact restoration.

The old woman muttered at the doorway, "When she builds her own house, I’ll have to get her a bigger workshop, just for this kind of work."

When she worked, she became so absorbed that she forgot everything else. She worked day and night for about a week and finally finished everything.

After that, it was mostly a matter of airing them out to let the smells dissipate.

After this, Gu Shengsheng took a photo of each artifact and posted it to her social media feed with the caption: "New acquisitions. DM for price."

She posted it simply like that, and soon, Lin Kai gave it the first ’like’.

He sent a screenshot to Lu Shijing.

He wrote, "Boss, are you going to buy out the whole lot?"

"Isn’t the whole point of being an overbearing CEO to buy up everything your wife sells?"

Lu Shijing: "...Just ask about them."

Lin Kai immediately went to do it, but Gu Shengsheng’s messages were already flooding in.

Zhao Dehai claimed three of them, Pan Bowen said he wanted them all...

Zhang Sanwang said he wanted two, Qin Guocheng wanted four, and there were still many unread messages.

By the time she saw Lin Kai’s message, Gu Shengsheng could only reply, "Sorry, they’re all gone."

Lin Kai sent a screenshot to Lu Shijing. "Boss, you were too slow."

’This was the most pathetic overbearing CEO he’d ever seen... couldn’t even react faster than those old-timers in the antiques circle.’

Gu Shengsheng arranged for them to come see the artifacts in person and planned to wait for them at home.

The old woman eagerly volunteered, "I won’t go out today. I’ll watch over things for you."

"Don’t worry, this old lady won’t scare anyone off. I’ll just act as an attendant."

Lu Linlin, who had also seen the post, quickly raised her hand. "Sister-in-law, if you won’t take us to the market, you at least have to let us see how much fun this artifact-viewing business is."

"Alright, then I’ll go out and look at the land."

After arranging the viewing times with the buyers, Gu Shengsheng headed out, making her way to the place where she had previously claimed the land from her Republic-era deed.

Although this area was also filled with courtyard homes, the location was quite remote. Otherwise, someone would have bought the land already.

Gu Shengsheng remembered that there was a large, abandoned villa nearby.

She would go ask about it now.

When she arrived, the Bean Juice Shop Owner was already there, waiting early to see what all the excitement was about.

The young woman from the Land Bureau, dressed in a blouse and carrying a briefcase, was also waiting.

Her face lit up in a wide smile when she saw Gu Shengsheng.

"Miss Gu, have you set your sights on this property now? We haven’t been able to sell it. What are you planning to buy it for? Think you’ll be able to dig up some treasure this time, too?"

The young woman’s eyes sparkled as she spoke.

Gu Shengsheng replied helplessly, "I just want to buy it to piece together enough land to build my own courtyard. I was thinking it’s less crowded and more peaceful here."

When she said this, the young woman from the Land Bureau froze.

The Bean Juice Shop Owner’s expression soured as well.

The Bean Juice Shop Owner said bluntly, "Go buy somewhere else. It’s not a good place to live. Haven’t you noticed that no one lives around here? Why do you think this specific area is empty?!"

The young woman was also honest. "Miss Gu, to tell you the truth... that small hill behind this area is a graveyard."

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