The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System
Chapter 37: Scoring a Republic Land Deed

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Scoring a Republic Land Deed

Gu Shengsheng understood. She looked at the woman and said, "Second Madam Lu."

"Just how much do you admire me deep down? You’re still thinking about how I helped you yesterday. No need to thank me so profusely. Just be more careful next time."

"We’re family, after all. Just think of it as me doing a good deed."

"..." Second Madam Lu, Wang Shufen, was speechless. ’No, how can this little bitch be so sure that’s what I was thinking about?’

Although she had to admit it was a little impressive, she didn’t think it was *that* impressive.

So Second Madam Lu said bluntly, "I don’t give a damn what you’re on about, Gu Shengsheng. Stop your smooth-talking. Just looking at you is annoying."

"Hurry up and take out the trash. The maids are tired too. Don’t make things difficult for everyone."

After she said that, Gu Shengsheng smiled. "So what if I don’t take out the trash? What are you going to do about it?"

"Second Madam Lu, so what if I don’t know my place and act like I own the house? What can you possibly do about it?"

Gu Shengsheng threw up her hands, looking at everyone with disdain. "Either way, I can’t stand any of you."

"You’re not going to get the best of me over a single bag of trash."

"You won’t take it out? If you don’t, do you really think you’re leaving the house today? Everyone else is out. I’m the one in charge now. Gu Shengsheng, you’re just a bride brought in for good luck. It would be perfectly normal for me to lock you in your room for being disobedient, don’t you think?"

As she spoke, she shoved the trash bag against Gu Shengsheng.

Second Madam Lu was pushing her luck, shoving it right at her.

Gu Shengsheng’s first instinct was to slap her right across the face. ’Has this woman lost her mind?’ But just then, a mechanical voice sounded from the System.

Item: Courtyard House Deed

Era: The period of the Republic

Description: The original site still exists. Suitable for collection.

Market Value: Unknown

...

Gu Shengsheng was speechless. "..."

’That’s a bit strange.’ She looked at the pile of yellowed papers in the trash bag. They all looked like some kind of deeds.

’The fact that the original site can still be found is actually pretty good.’

It wasn’t as if she’d never seen a deed from the Republic period before.

Many deeds from the period of the Republic still exist today. Gu Shengsheng had seen her fair share of them.

A lot of people collected deeds from the Republic period like they were Yuan Datou silver dollars.

But Yuan Datou were better than these deeds. At least Yuan Datou could be sold for cash.

These deeds, however, weren’t so lucky. Many of the original locations had changed, and high-rise buildings had been constructed over them.

Besides, they couldn’t possibly be valid anymore. It wasn’t as if someone would just give you a house because you had a deed from the Republic.

If that were the case, wouldn’t she have just gotten a courtyard house for free?

Of course, that was just a daydream. She dreamed of having a house of her own, but she just didn’t have enough money yet.

’Just a few more days of hard work, and I’ll have enough.’

The thought gave her a new burst of motivation.

This item had an unknown market value and an unknown reclaim value, but it did have an existing original site.

’If it were truly unknown and had nothing to offer, Gu Shengsheng felt the System wouldn’t have flagged it like this.’

She suspected there must be something special about the original site.

So, without a word, she took the trash bag.

"Second Aunt, you’re throwing away all these papers?"

"That’s right. They’re all bad luck. I had someone take a look last night, and they told me to throw out these useless old papers with writing on them. They’re not worth anything. What, have you never seen the world, you little country bumpkin?"

She said with contempt, "I used to think you had a knack for appraising treasures, that you actually knew a thing or two. Now it seems you’re just a worthless good-for-nothing who doesn’t understand a thing."

"You’re an airhead, and you have no worldliness whatsoever."

The disgust in her eyes was plain to see.

Seeing that Gu Shengsheng had taken the trash, she put on her sunglasses and headed out the door. "Remember to take that out to the garbage pile. Better yet, throw yourself in there with it."

With that, she swaggered off, swinging her hips arrogantly.

Gu Shengsheng was speechless. "..."

After the woman was gone, she tucked all the yellowed papers into her bag.

Then she looked at the half-full bag of trash and placed it right back in front of Second Madam Lu’s door.

’Returning it to its rightful owner, isn’t that right?’

When some of the maids saw this, they offered to throw it away for her, saying worriedly, "Miss Gu, you’re new here. We can throw it out for you. Otherwise, Second Madam Lu will just find another reason to pick a fight with you."

"You should be careful."

Gu Shengsheng smiled. "It’s fine. Just leave it at her door. I already took a picture and sent it to her on WeChat."

Gu Shengsheng sent the photo of the trash at the door, then added a message: "My hand hurts, so I can’t carry it. Sorry, Second Aunt. If you think this is a problem, should I ask Grandma to help?"

As expected, Second Madam Lu replied through gritted teeth, "No need. I’ll have someone handle it."

She then prepared to send a curse-filled message to Gu Shengsheng before blocking her.

But she never expected that as soon as she sent the abusive message, a red exclamation point would appear. Gu Shengsheng had already blocked her...

’Damn it... she even beat me to blocking me!’

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

Yes, throughout the entire day, Second Madam Lu not only had to take the old matron for a check-up, but she also had to bottle up her frustration without being able to say a word.

If the Old Madam found out about this, she would be in for a world of hurt!

So, she could only stew in her own anger.

Meanwhile, Gu Shengsheng was walking down the street, holding the papers and examining the deed.

The address was in a neighborhood of courtyard houses. According to the map, there was a *douzhir* stall nearby. She could go try some when she got there.

’I’ve heard *douzhir* is disgusting, but for some reason, I just have to try it.’

Gu Shengsheng memorized the address and headed toward the courtyard house.

When she arrived at the *douzhir* stall, she ordered a bowl. After one sip, an unbearable flavor filled her mouth. To be honest, she felt a little like throwing up.

But she thought that would be rude, so she held it back.

Even so, she still asked the owner, "Sir, I was just wondering, do you know where this place is? My GPS says it’s right around here."

"Oh! It’s not just near us, it’s right behind our place! There’s a run-down old courtyard back there. Never been myself, but nobody lives there. You can just go have a look."

"Great, thank you."

Thanks to the owner’s enthusiastic help, Gu Shengsheng found the place easily. It was completely overgrown with weeds.

She wasn’t sure how to get in, so she asked, "Can I go inside?"

"Gosh, I don’t know! Anyway, no one lives there. You’d have to ask property management for the details. It’s probably fine to take a look, but the gate’s locked. You could walk around the perimeter and see."

"Anyway, the place is really remote, and it’s cold and damp. If it were any good, it would’ve been bought up long ago! Nobody gives a damn about it."

Gu Shengsheng nodded and went back to studying the deed for a long time.

’If this thing is valuable, the most likely reason is that there’s something *inside* it. Of course, that’s just a possibility.’

She continued to examine the deed, hoping to find some relevant information.

Then, her eyes landed on the owner’s name: Madam Shi.

’Madam Shi...’ The name was so familiar. Gu Shengsheng thought hard for a moment, racking her brain and connecting it to the history she had studied. Then it hit her!

’Isn’t that the mother of Rong Desheng, the great tycoon from the Republic period!’