Xie Cheng'en, Are You Too Broke to Live?

People from the various powerful families arrived quickly; before long, a large number of people had gathered in front of the mansion.

Right in the middle of the entrance, there was a long table, placed across the road.

Zhou Wanwan sat steadily on the stool behind the table, leaning back like a gatekeeper. Anyone who wanted to enter had to get past her first.

The first family to arrive was stopped as soon as they were about to step inside.

Someone nearby spoke up to explain:

"Today's treasure appreciation event has an additional rule: all the collectibles brought in by everyone must be inspected first."

Only genuine products are allowed inside, to prevent counterfeit goods from sneaking in and breaking the rules of the event.

The family member was taken aback and looked at Zhou Wanwan, saying, "Isn't it a bit too frivolous of you to have a six-year-old child do the appraisal?"

Zhou Wanwan said calmly:

"I'll appraise your treasures for free, without charging a penny."

If all your items are genuine, what are you afraid of?

Looking in the direction she was standing, everyone saw a wooden sign on the table with five words written on it: Free Appraisal Center.

The young men from prominent families immediately waved their hands, repeatedly declining, "No need, no need, we don't need an appraisal, no need to trouble you, young lady."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wanwan coldly snorted and said:

"What, are you scared? The rules are here today: everyone who wants to enter the venue must have all their collectibles appraised."

If counterfeit goods are smuggled in, it won't just be your family that loses face; it will lower the overall standard of this treasure appreciation event.

One young master from a prominent family brought out his family's most prized possession.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the treasure, frowned slightly, took out a magnifying glass, and examined it closely.

After a long pause, he slowly spoke, "A Tang Dynasty gilt jade pot with a design of intertwined auspicious beasts and vines, worth over 800,000 taels of silver, is quite a rare treasure."

This Tang Dynasty is not that Tang Dynasty.

This world is fictional, but it overlaps with several eras from the previous life, including the Tang Dynasty.

The young master from the noble family nodded repeatedly and said:

"Hey! You're really something, girl! This really is from the Tang Dynasty, worth over 800,000 taels of silver!"

I'd like to see today if anyone is willing to take it.

This is also the reason why many young masters from prominent families have come here today.

They've come here to find buyers.

Zhou Wanwan asked, "Does anyone else want to come in?"

Everyone nodded quickly and took out all the treasures.

The treasures brought out by these aristocratic families were mostly genuine, and many were priceless.

Zhou Wanwan almost drooled, and the Old Ancestor nodded in agreement, saying, "Excellent, excellent! These are of such high quality! Take them all back! Take them all back!"

Zhou Wanwan quickly waved her hand and said, "Isn't it inappropriate? Forget it, I can't possibly do that."

The Old Ancestor rolled his eyes and said, "These powerful families are all rolling in money; why not take it if it's too good to pass up?"

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "I won't offend others unless they offend me. Some young masters from noble families are quite nice."

Before the Old Ancestor could finish speaking, Xie Cheng'en walked in carrying a bottle. He looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Get out of my way right now!"

Zhou Wanwan looked up at Xie Cheng'en and said, "See? You have to pass my assessment before you can go in today, otherwise you won't be able to get in."

Xie Cheng'en snorted coldly and said, "I'll count to three. If you don't get out of here, I'll flip this table over."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Then why don't you try lifting it up?"

Xie Cheng'en shouted, "Guards, take her away!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the bottle in his arms shattered with a loud "bang".

Zhou Wanwan was startled and quickly took two steps back, saying:

"Did everyone see that?"

"There's something wrong with his bottle, Xie Cheng'en. Are you trying to scam me?"

Xie Cheng'en looked at the bottle, his face turning red with anger:

"Do you know what this is? This is a treasure from the Tang Dynasty palace, called Gilt Auspicious Beast Jade-Necked Vase, and it's the only one of its kind in the world!"

It cost a fortune to acquire, worth a million taels of silver, how precious it is.

"A priceless heirloom, shattered out of thin air! It must be a trick you played."

Zhou Wanwan sneered:

"Trying to stage an accident? Everyone saw clearly that the bottle was in your own hand the whole time, and it shattered from your hand."

"I haven't even bothered with you yet, and you're already turning around and blaming me? That's absurd."

Xie Cheng'en, his neck stiff, said, "I had almost put the bottle on the table when it exploded."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Xie Cheng'en, are you so desperate for food? You're just standing there begging for it? What are you dreaming of?"

The young ladies from prominent families nearby covered their mouths and laughed.

Xie Cheng'en glared at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Get out of my way right now!"

Just as Xie Cheng'en's fist was about to land on Zhou Wanwan, there was a sudden "crack" sound.

He felt as if something was grabbing his wrist, and then, in front of everyone, he kept slapping himself.

Xie Cheng'en cried while fanning himself, "Waaah... Zhou Wanwan, what kind of sorcery did you use? Make this thing stop right now!"

Zhou Wanwan raised her head and said helplessly:

"Xie Cheng'en, are you even being reasonable? You slapped yourself like that, okay?"

Look at yourself now, how are you any different from a shrew?

Xie Cheng'en sobbed, "Zhou Wanwan, you're bullying me so much, waaaah..."

Zhou Wanwan looked up at Xie Cheng'en, who was in his teens, and said, "Right, you don't bully people?"

Lingbao popped out of the pocket and said, "You only know how to bully us medicinal herbs."

Lingbao has been asleep for a long time. It's unclear whether it's because Zhou Wanwan supplied it with too much energy or because of its own evolution.

Anyway, a lot of its whiskers fell off.

Zhou Wanwan planted all of these tendrils in the ground, and they all survived.

In addition, it occasionally supplies some spiritual energy, so these tendrils grow very quickly, some of them are already five years old.

Xie Cheng'en glared at Lingbao and said, "Don't think you're so great just because you have a backer now. Believe me, I can boil you alive anytime, anywhere!"

Lingbao scoffed, "You're just a newbie who can't even hold a bottle. You're useless."

Xie Cheng'en roared in anger, "You useless piece of trash! Don't think you can get ahead just because you're with Zhou Wanwan. One day I'll catch you and boil you into a potion!"

Lingbao continued to belittle him, saying, "Even if you boil me into a medicinal soup and drink it, it won't cure your illness. You useless man."

Xie Cheng'en was furious. "Who are you calling useless? Who are you calling useless? You stinking radish, I'll beat you to death!"

Zhou Wanwan didn't say a word, and then she saw Xie Cheng'en talking to himself.

Everyone was stunned. The noble ladies couldn't help but whisper, "What on earth happened? Why does Xie Cheng'en seem so crazy?"

"Could it be that Zhou Wanwan has driven him crazy?"

"Anyway, I think he's a bit mentally unstable. He kept talking to himself, and that vase just suddenly exploded. It scared me to death."