The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System
Chapter 26: Winning 10 Million from Mrs. Yang!

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Winning 10 Million from Mrs. Yang!

"Why wouldn’t I dare?"

Mrs. Yang smiled. "A bet it is. But can you really find an expert? Don’t just bring some unknown nobody. They have to be convincing—from an auction house, at the very least."

Gu Shengsheng chuckled and said, "To appraise your item, even an auction house’s qualifications aren’t good enough. I’ll just find someone from a research institute."

Her words were met with even louder laughter from the crowd.

’She can’t even find the owner of an appraisal firm. What gives her the audacity to go straight for a research institute?’

’You have to understand, even the tycoons present might not be able to invite five experts, even with their connections in the appraisal world. These appraisers are all eccentrics. Who has that kind of network?’

’This woman from the Lu Family is simply delusional. She must have a case of megalomania.’

Just then, Gu Shengsheng sent a WeChat message to Zhao Dehai. Not even ten minutes later, a group of more than ten experts from the research institute arrived.

Seeing a large group of older men in lab coats approaching, Gu Shengsheng went to greet them. No one could hear what was said, but they all saw the men walk over to inspect the item.

Before they began, they presented their credentials to Mrs. Yang. Mrs. Yang, naturally, didn’t dare to take them, and her hands were trembling.

Yes, she recognized these men. Her husband’s company had some collaborations with them, so she had met them before. But they didn’t remember her at all.

So, she forced a smile and said, "Oh my, for such a small matter concerning our Yang Family, we’ve troubled all you researchers to come all this way. I’ve put you out. I’ll be sure to host a dinner for you all next time!"

By saying this, she wanted everyone to think that the Yang Family had invited these men. What could they possibly have to do with a little girl like Gu Shengsheng?

But one of the stern-faced men said, "We were invited by Miss Gu."

They were all familiar faces. Lu Linlin could just snap a picture and run a search online to find countless articles about them.

’This sister-in-law of mine! Not only is she beautiful, she’s also so incredible!’

The more she thought about it, the more excited she became.

"Is this that black jadeite?" one expert asked, then seemed to lose all interest after a single glance.

"Yes," Mrs. Yang cut in before Gu Shengsheng could speak. "I spent ten million on this piece. It’s going to be used as an exhibition item. What do you think?"

At her words, several of the researchers’ faces clouded over.

The one in the lead spoke up directly. "Mrs. Yang, it’s a real shame you spent ten million on this. The material inside is almost all low-grade Guatemalan jadeite; there’s no high-quality material to be seen. Just look at the color—didn’t you notice it’s far too green under the light?"

"This color isn’t natural at all. It’s the result of chemical treatment."

After he said this, Mrs. Yang looked like she was about to collapse.

She had truly, utterly humiliated herself this time.

’But how could this be!?’

"So, how much do you think it’s worth? That Miss Gu just said it wasn’t worth more than thirty dollars. What a joke..."

Before she could say more, one of the hot-tempered researchers snapped, "This thing is worth ten dollars, tops!"

"Mrs. Yang, if you don’t know something yourself, you should listen to others’ advice and experience! You’re told the truth, and you don’t even recognize it, only to end up calling us over."

"In the future, I hope you’ll conduct yourself with more dignity, Mrs. Yang. We will have to reconsider our partnership with the Yang Group. After all, if this item were to be exhibited, our research institute would also bear a certain degree of blame."

With that, they stormed off.

Simply appraising such an item, they would only have thought it a pity that someone had been scammed.

But this wasn’t just some ordinary person; the Yang Group was in the business of cultural relics and antiques. How could the lady of such a house be so ignorant!

Mrs. Yang pulled Yang Jiao over.

Pointing at her, she began to scold her, "You’re responsible for so many procedures at the company! Did you deliberately screw this up?!"

Yang Jiao crossed her arms and looked at her coldly. "Has the dog started biting people at random? This was brought by your own assistant. You can’t possibly blame me."

"Besides, I’ve only ever managed the marketing department. I don’t have access to these kinds of items."

After speaking, Yang Jiao looked at Mrs. Yang and said, "Stop making excuses. You’re just embarrassing the Yang Family."

Her adoptive mother had always been the one to say such things to her. Now, Yang Jiao finally had the chance to say it back.

’And she had Gu Shengsheng to thank for all of it.’

Gu Shengsheng walked over, meeting the eyes of a mortified Mrs. Yang, who clearly wanted to flee.

"Mrs. Yang, we bet ten million on your judgment. You’ve lost."

Then, she very casually opened her WeChat payment QR code.

The people around them all looked like they were enjoying the drama. They were forcing her hand, and there was no way for Mrs. Yang to back out now.

Even though everyone there was wealthy, ten million was no small sum. Besides, she had already lost ten million on the "treasure," and was now being ridiculed for buying a worthless piece of junk.

Now she had to pay out another ten million. The more she thought about it, the more resentful she felt.

Just then, Gu Shengsheng took out her phone and played a recording.

It was the sound of Mrs. Yang agreeing to the bet, every word crystal clear. There was no way to deny it now.

Gu Shengsheng watched her face turn ashen, then smiled and said, "If you’re not satisfied, Mrs. Yang, I have a video version as well."

"That won’t be necessary!"

After transferring the money to her, Mrs. Yang quickly left.

Now, they had completely fallen out.

Gu Shengsheng had done nothing but show up to a banquet, summon a team of experts, and walk away with ten million from a notorious tightwad like Mrs. Yang, all while knocking her completely off her high horse.

News of this incident spread like wildfire through the circles of high-society wives.

As for those who had previously spoken ill of Gu Shengsheng, they now felt they had severely underestimated her.

At first glance, something like this might seem like luck, but over time, people would realize she had real skill.

Otherwise, it would be impossible.

Gu Shengsheng’s System also quietly leveled up.

[System]: Emotion Value recovered +498. Total Emotion Value recovered: 2000. Next upgrade requires 4000 Emotion Value. Host, please prepare in advance.

[System]: Congratulations, Host. You have obtained Fabric Panel Attribute *1.

’Fabric Panel Attribute? What’s that?’

The System then began to explain. She could now appraise various fabrics, such as Shu embroidery, Xiang brocade, textiles brought back from Zheng He’s voyages, and even fabrics from the eras of Emperor Wu of Han and the Tang Dynasty.

Gu Shengsheng: "..."

’Well, this function isn’t very useful for now. I just want to encounter more artifacts so I can gain more appraisal skills.’

’This System is practically an encyclopedia of appraisal.’

’I hope I can get more livestream fans... I need to come up with more ideas.’

Gu Shengsheng felt the banquet was about to end. Mrs. Lu Sr. had already sent someone over to act as a mediator.

’What a cunning old woman. The Lu Family was hosting this banquet, after all. When I was being wronged, the old lady must have been hiding in the back, watching the show.’

’She was probably enjoying it, munching on sunflower seeds!’

Gu Shengsheng had no idea what this matriarch of the Lu Family was up to. She even had a feeling that the old woman had known about her appraisal skills all along.