The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System
Chapter 33: Excuse Me, I Have to Pay Taxes

Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Excuse Me, I Have to Pay Taxes

"..."

Gu Shengsheng stared at the two million yuan. Just as she was about to say she should return it, the woman turned and left.

Zhang Lianqing walked over. "Miss Gu, don’t overthink it," he said. "It’s reward money. If you don’t take it, it’ll just be turned over to the state anyway."

Gu Shengsheng immediately put the money away. ’In that case, I’ll take it.’

After all, she had to look out for her own interests.

Conveniently, the amount of shock value Gu Shengsheng earned from this incident was still climbing.

The System’s numbers were ticking up rapidly, but it still wasn’t enough to level up. ’I’ll probably need one more appraisal with a big enough audience to upgrade,’ she thought.

Treasure Appraisers each had their own specializations. What set Gu Shengsheng apart was her versatility. Thanks to the System, she could identify all sorts of new and unusual things.

Otherwise, when it came to deep expertise, she couldn’t compare to the established masters.

With that thought, things were pretty much wrapped up. As she was leaving, Gu Shengsheng said to Zhang Lianqing, "I hope we don’t see each other again."

Zhang Lianqing nodded. "That’s fine, as long as you don’t break the law, Miss Gu. Otherwise, the next time we meet, I might be slapping a pair of silver cuffs on you."

"..."

Why did she suddenly feel a chill run down her spine? ’I have a bad feeling about this.’

—

Meanwhile, on Lu Shijing’s end, he had just received a message from Lin Kai five minutes prior, reporting that Gu Shengsheng had entered the police station.

He frowned, thinking this invisible good-luck bride was not only a troublemaker but also a magnet for it. He briefly considered whether he should just get rid of her.

Just then, Lin Kai sent another message: "Boss, Miss Gu is out of the station. And she walked away with a two-million-yuan reward."

"Miss Gu is seriously amazing! Other people go to the police station to deal with official business; she goes there to make money. Boss, maybe you should just let her support you."

Lu Shijing: "Get lost."

"Stop investigating her." In any case, she was the daughter-in-law his grandmother favored. As far as Lu Shijing was concerned, he didn’t care either way.

His grandmother had worked in intelligence when she was young. Knowing that she was the one his grandmother approved of, he was now merely curious about what Gu Shengsheng was truly capable of.

Lin Kai sent back a crying emoji. "Boss, have you forgotten I’m a spy now? Lu Chaoyang wants me to monitor everything Gu Shengsheng does, every single day."

"This is literally my job! Did you really think I’m this much of a gossip by choice?"

’I’m not some gossip columnist. If I wanted to gossip, couldn’t I just do it on my own time? Why do I have to suffer like this?’

Lu Shijing: "..."

"Remember to downplay Gu Shengsheng’s actual abilities. Let Lu Chaoyang think she just got lucky."

"Roger that. Boss, this is the first time you’ve shown so much concern for a woman. It’s so sweet I could cry! You’re even sweeter than the overbearing CEOs in the novels I read."

"Say one more word and you can go on a business trip to Guinea, Africa."

He rested his fingers on the table, carefully mulling over Gu Shengsheng’s appraisal today and her helping that woman expose a mistress.

’It seems this Gu Shengsheng is more than meets the eye.’

On the surface, it looked like Gu Shengsheng got lucky and had help from her viewers. But Lu Shijing knew that for someone like her, pulling this off so successfully was definitely no coincidence.

The appraisal wasn’t a coincidence, her timing wasn’t a coincidence, and the way she guided her fans certainly wasn’t a coincidence...

She was someone who could handle everything perfectly.

Lu Shijing pulled up her stream and watched it several more times before turning off his phone. He went back to his work, preparing for the company’s domestic IPO.

He still didn’t give someone like Gu Shengsheng much thought.

Or rather, she hadn’t yet done anything worthy of his attention.

Gu Shengsheng, for her part, had no idea such a person had his eyes on her. The moment she started her stream, her viewers flooded the chat.

"Streamer, you’re trending!"

"Streamer, check Weibo, quick! A ton of people are talking about you and saying nasty things."

#PanGardenAppraisalStreamerActsHeroically#

#FemaleStreamerTakesTwoMillionReward#

...

Gu Shengsheng watched as she, a nobody, shot past a crowd of celebrities to claim the number one spot on the trending charts.

But the comments weren’t kind. Many were even saying she had planned the whole thing for financial gain, that she only did it to get her hands on the reward money.

"This Pan Garden streamer is just trying to make Big Money by copying that other streamer! I refuse to believe you can get that rich just by finding a few overlooked treasures."

"I heard this isn’t the first time. Back when that big-shot appraisal streamer was in Rui City, she stole half of his fans. You can see she’s got the ambition of a wolf—she’s no good."

"They’re all scammers, just trying to trick us into spending all our money until we go broke! Don’t fall for it, people. Anyway, there’s definitely something wrong with this Gu Shengsheng!"

"..."

Of course, many of Gu Shengsheng’s fans were speaking up in her defense as well.

Just then, Gu Shengsheng happened to scroll to a post where Qin Shou was going ballistic on Weibo. It had been pushed to the top, because he was the major appraisal influencer from Rui City who had lost half his followers to her.

He had posted: "What the hell did our appraisal streamers ever do to you people?"

"You idiots! I don’t know shit about Gu Shengsheng’s personality, but her appraisal skills are ridiculously good. In any case, she’s way better than me!"

That was just the kind of person Qin Shou was. Once he made up his mind about something, he was all in.

Now, he had become the main target of the online mob.

Gu Shengsheng glanced at it and then closed the app. She had no desire to waste time explaining herself to the court of public opinion.

Back in her stream, her viewers asked:

"Streamer, don’t pay any attention to that Weibo cesspool. So, are we off to make our next million, or what’s the plan? We’ll follow you wherever, Streamer!"

"We’re taking a trip to the tax bureau."

Gu Shengsheng announced.

"I’m going to pay my taxes. When you earn this much money, you have to pay your taxes. The process needs to be done right."

They’d seen all sorts of things on livestreams, even paranormal investigations, but this was the first time they had ever seen someone broadcast themselves paying taxes.

"Awesome! If only celebrities could be like you."

Gu Shengsheng said, "I just do my own thing. It has nothing to do with anyone else."

But having earned nearly five million, Gu Shengsheng ended up paying over one million in taxes.

She didn’t even flinch at the cost. "This is what I owe," she said. "Don’t feel bad for people who make money and evade taxes. In the end, it affects all of us. Our public services will disappear."

After she said that, even more gifts flooded the stream. The "Carnival" icons in Gu Shengsheng’s chat were flying across the screen.

Her Treasure Buddies might be a quiet bunch who didn’t usually comment much, but when it came to sending gifts, their actions spoke louder than words.

"That’s all for today’s stream. I’ll be back tomorrow."

"I’m going home for dinner now."

’I went to the police station today, so Lu Chaoyang’s faction probably already knows.’

The second branch of the Lu Family was always looking for faults with Gu Shengsheng, like a bunch of lunatics.

’They’d probably be dying to get rid of her right now.’

Gu Shengsheng first stopped to eat a large bowl of rice noodles, only heading back after she was full and satisfied.

’That way, I’ll be ready to argue with Second Madam Lu when the time comes.’

’As long as I have energy, I can handle anything. And if it comes down to it, I’ll fight whoever gets in my way.’

’Ever since my mental state took a turn for the worse, I’ve actually felt a lot more cheerful.’