The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System
Chapter 38: Buying a Wrecked Place with All Her Savings

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Buying a Wrecked Place with All Her Savings

Rong Desheng. The name alone brought one thing to mind: money.

During the period of the Republic, he opened countless businesses of all sizes, and his real estate holdings were innumerable.

His most famous property wasn’t this one, but his ancestral home, which had already been turned into a historic residence and tourist attraction.

Looking at the deed, there was no mistake. This place belonged to him.

Market value: unknown...

’Now this is interesting.’

Gu Shengsheng figured that if the System still recommended she acquire it despite its unknown market value, there had to be some kind of secret.

But looking at the pile of ruins now, it wasn’t exactly easy to go inside or even get a closer look.

Even though it was dilapidated, it was still surrounded by high walls.

If she wanted to go in and investigate, she would ultimately have to buy the lot herself.

The only question was whether it was worth it.

Although it was just a ruined plot, its location in a traditional courtyard complex meant the price wouldn’t be low.

She had to inquire with the Land Management Bureau. Since the place had been unoccupied for so long, she needed to ask if it was possible to buy it.

Just as Gu Shengsheng was about to make a call, the mung bean milk vendor, seeing she hadn’t left yet, asked warmly, "Miss Gu. Is there something else you need?"

"This place is no good. If you want to buy a house, you should buy one somewhere else. The location is bad, and it’s said to be haunted. The kind of place where people have seen ghosts at night."

"Whatever you do, don’t get yourself stuck in this."

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "It’s alright, sir. I don’t plan on living here. I’ll find a quiet place to buy a house in the future. I can’t really afford one right now anyway."

"I just want to buy the land."

"Aiya, suit yourself then, suit yourself."

The vendor said no more. He had said his piece. He figured that at this point, she was probably just a rich girl with money to spare.

Gu Shengsheng made the call and said she wanted to buy the property in the courtyard area, the one that had belonged to Mr. Rong Desheng.

At first, the person on the other end didn’t know who Rong Desheng was. Then Gu Shengsheng added, "It’s the one in the far corner, the really dilapidated one. I asked the neighbors, and they said no one lives there."

Upon hearing this, the person on the other end sounded delighted. "Miss Gu, you really want to buy this place?"

"One of our staff members will come over to speak with you in person. Please wait right where you are."

"Okay."

After agreeing, Gu Shengsheng noticed her phone was flooded with messages from the streaming platform asking why she wasn’t live.

She quickly turned on her stream and greeted her viewers, "Hello, my treasured friends! I forgot to go live today; I was too busy heading out."

"Host, where are you scavenging? Why is everything behind you in pieces? Where did you go, Host?"

"We all thought you were at Pan Garden treasure hunting, but our fellow fans there said they haven’t seen any girls streaming."

Gu Shengsheng smiled and said, "I happened to find a land deed from the Republic period, so I came here to check it out."

Everyone: ???

"Host, did you fucking find someone’s land deed, track down the original address, and move right in because the house was still there? And now you’ve got yourself a vintage-style house?"

Listening to her viewers’ wild imaginations, Gu Shengsheng said helplessly, "Everyone, please get a grip, okay? A deed from the Republic period only has collection value now; you can’t exchange it for a house. You could before the fifties, but definitely not anymore."

"Don’t get too excited, everyone. I was just bored, happened to find a good deal on it, and came over to take a look."

Her viewers were getting worked up:

"When is it ever *not* you finding a treasure? I used to actually believe you were an incompetent fool. Now I’m just speechless. We were such idiots."

"But Host, this time might be a bust. Since the deed is useless, why are you buying the property? Don’t tell me it’s ’fate’ or something. We’re not three-year-olds anymore. We’re five."

"Exactly! There are too many people treasure hunting at Pan Garden today, and you didn’t even go. I heard even the heiress of the Lu Group is going to check it out. By the time you get there, you’ll be too late!"

Gu Shengsheng: "..." ’She remembered Lu Linlin posting on Weibo about going to Pan Garden, but in reality, she was probably still asleep and couldn’t be woken up even at noon.’

’Trust her? Not a chance.’

"I’ll go to Pan Garden another day. Today, I’m buying this land."

As she spoke, the staff member arrived and met up with Gu Shengsheng.

He was all smiles. "Miss Gu, while we are very eager to sell this property, I need to be clear with you to avoid any future disputes."

"The thing is, this place is really no good. The feng shui is bad, and it’s not practical. A few years ago, a contractor took on the project. Later, both that contractor and the boss in charge of the renovation skipped town."

"So for you guys, it’s just a mess you want to get rid of, right?"

Gu Shengsheng said this with a knowing smile. "In that case, you should give me a discount."

"I’m genuinely interested in buying the property here."

"This place isn’t cheap. Even though no one wants it, it’s still in the traditional courtyard district. Let me put it this way: 700,000 yuan would barely be enough to buy a bathroom here."

"That’s enough to buy a brand-new loft apartment in a second-tier city."

"The area isn’t very large, and the surrounding properties have mostly been renovated. There isn’t much you can do with a dilapidated plot like this, Miss Gu."

"If you want to buy it, it’ll be at least twelve million."

"..." Twelve million yuan. That was still a bit tight for her right now. It was almost everything she had, with just a little left over for spending money.

She only had this ten million because of the bet she’d won against Mrs. Yang at the banquet, when Mrs. Yang had tried to act tougher than she was.

Otherwise, she really wouldn’t have had enough money.

But even so, the cost of just this plot of land would wipe out almost all the savings she had accumulated over this time.

It just went to show how many people struggled to get by in Beijing City. For an ordinary person, buying a house was a luxury.

A viewer who lived in Beijing City also chimed in, "Host, twelve million is actually really cheap. That’s not much, and who knows, the land might become useful later on."

"But since the Host has decided to do it, I have a feeling she’s going to make Big Money. I’m a die-hard fan of the Host."

"I can already feel it, the Host knows how to make money from money. She’s a badass at earning cash!"

Hearing all this, Gu Shengsheng really wasn’t so sure. She was sure of one thing, though: she had the money.

Of course, there was always a chance she could lose. If she lost, she lost. She wouldn’t beat herself up over it.

Gu Shengsheng asked, "If I pay in full, all at once, can I get a discount?"

The man was a little surprised. ’Who would have thought this young lady could casually pull out so much money?’

He said, "A discount is possible."

"11.5 million. That’s a one-time payment, with no interest or anything like that factored in."

"Deal."

Gu Shengsheng’s actions were all very swift, which left the staff member feeling a bit helpless. He even felt certain she would regret it.

’The young lady is too impulsive with her money.’

As the man was leaving, he looked back at her with a sympathetic gaze, his expression full of resignation.

’What era is this?’ he wondered. ’How can there still be such a naive, sweet, and clueless girl?’