[Damn you, you rotten old hag! How dare you sell my maternal grandfather's things! I'll fleece you dry today! System, do you have an appraisal cheat?]
System: [Appraisal is a bit beyond me. I've just spent so long beside the Heavenly Dao that these things look familiar!]
Perfect!
"Madam, the Jade Hairpin is here."
"So this is the Jade Hairpin?"
Jiang Shuyue snatched the box first and shook it hard. [I've used every ounce of strength I've had since I was a suckling babe. It should be broken now, right?]
System: [It's broken, it's broken. It's already been pulverized.]
Jiang Shuyue let out a long breath and confidently opened the box. "Oh my, why is there a pile of powder? Second Aunt, even if you don't want to give me a present, surely you don't have to give me a handful of powder?"
"Wh-what happened?"
Second Aunt looked at Madam Chen, who looked just as bewildered.
Nanny Chen panicked too. "No, this old servant clearly brought a hairpin."
Jiang Chen said, "Then are you saying my little sister is lying? Or that she shook it to pieces?"
Zhou Sesong said, "What a joke. My mother is a delicate woman who couldn't even kill an ant normally. If you're going to frame someone, at least come up with something plausible!"
Second Aunt began to panic.
True, this country girl had only been with Zhou Yunshen for a few days. He could do it, but this girl absolutely couldn't.
Was it Nanny Chen? That was impossible too.
She was utterly loyal and would never do such a thing.
"Th-there must be some misunderstanding."
"It seems Second Aunt really doesn't like me. We've been here so long, yet you haven't even invited us inside to sit down, and even your welcome gift is