Reborn As Super Heiress

At that time, Huo Sining had just been reborn not long ago and was scheming to break free from the control of Huo Yong and Xu Lian. Unexpectedly, she discovered a Water-Repelling Pearl within her body, which served as a cheat to find the first turning point in her life.

By selling river mussels, she fortunately encountered Liu Qingdong, who helped her obtain her first pot of gold after her rebirth. As for the Golden Softshell Turtle, Liu Qingdong gathered a bunch of connoisseurs to bid on it, and it unexpectedly sold for a high price of fifteen thousand.

In Huo Sining’s current view, fifteen thousand might be just a meal’s expense for her, but at that time, it was a great fortune.

Back then, she was only eighteen years old and had just completed the college entrance examination. Holding such a large sum of money, it felt unreal to her.

But looking back now, Huo Sining finds her past self both bitter and amusing.

You must know, the Golden Softshell Turtle she caught back then weighed sixteen and a half pounds and was lively. According to Liu Qingdong, the turtle was at least fifty to sixty years old, certainly an old creature.

If Huo Sining were to encounter such a Golden Softshell Turtle now, she definitely wouldn’t sell it like before; even if she didn’t send it to a research institute, she’d keep it herself.

However, Huo Sining is grateful for that Golden Softshell Turtle; without it, she wouldn’t have left Baiyun Village so smoothly or had the courage to venture to S City alone.

Though Huo Sining’s words were vague, the media and newspapers’ sensationalized reports had led the audience to have heard somewhat about her background. They knew she was raised as an orphan in her uncle’s house, subjected to humiliation and mistreatment. Hearing her recount leaving her hometown, everyone couldn’t help but feel poignant.

A lone girl arriving in S City to reach her current status wasn’t something an ordinary person could accomplish. While feeling poignant, they also admired Huo Sining.

Many media reports concocted stories about Huo Sining in Baiyun Village and after she left, but no one would’ve thought this girl relied on a Golden Softshell Turtle to make her way out. Unless the person involved told it, no one would imagine such a thing.

”How much did you sell that Golden Softshell Turtle for?” Hu Yongyuan, curious after learning Huo Sining caught a living Golden Softshell Turtle three years ago, couldn’t help but ask.

Huo Sining gestured with her hand.

Hu Yongyuan instinctively asked, ”One hundred fifty thousand?”

Huo Sining gave Hu Yongyuan a look devoid of humor, ”Do you think that’s possible? Fifteen thousand, for a sixteen and a half pound old Golden Softshell Turtle, probably fifty to sixty years old!”

As soon as she said this, Zhao Guotian sprang from his chair, looking shocked. Yan Xuesong and Chen Qiankun also showed regret, but only Hu Yongyuan choked on his tea, his expression twisted, and his face incredulous:

”What did you say?!”

”Fifteen thousand, how big is yours, and how much did you buy it for?”

Hu Yongyuan’s mouth twitched, and his face immediately darkened. He kept his head down in deep silence.

Next to him, Yan Xuesong chuckled: ”Xiao Hu, don’t compare with Huo; she was in the Bashu countryside, where wild things are abundant. What price could they fetch? Besides, it was three years ago, and she was just a girl; getting fifteen thousand was pretty good.”

Huo Sining, hearing Yan Xuesong, guessed that the price Hu Yongyuan paid for his turtle was definitely not this. She couldn’t help but be curious:

”Teacher Hu, how much did yours cost?”

Yan Xuesong raised five fingers to Huo Sining: ”Six pounds eight ounces, this number.”

Huo Sining was stunned. A six-pound-eight-ounce dead turtle, even if a Golden Softshell Turtle, wasn’t worth fifty thousand. He got fleeced!

Zhao Guotian couldn’t help but interject: ”Xiao Hu’s isn’t unjust; in the Imperial Capital, a Golden Softshell Turtle fetches that price. If I encountered one, I’d pay to buy it. They’re so rare that missing one is regrettable. It’s not that Xiao Hu doesn’t understand the market; it’s that Huo got lowballed. Even three years ago, an old turtle of sixteen and a half pounds, fifty to sixty years old, would’ve fetched six figures in the Magic Capital or Imperial Capital, and even in Bashu, it should’ve been fifty or sixty thousand. Huo, you were cheated!”

Zhao Guotian still looked aggrieved and resentful: ”Had I met you back then, I definitely wouldn’t have been stingy. I would’ve given you fifty to eighty thousand and wouldn’t have let you suffer such a loss.”

Huo Sining couldn’t help but smile and shook her head.

She didn’t feel angry nor believed that Liu Qingdong cheated her. Had she not met Liu Qingdong back then, she might have taken many detours. When he first saw her selling river mussels, Liu Qingdong didn’t hesitate to tell her all about the market for them and even provided a sales route.

If Liu Qingdong had malicious intent to cheat her, he wouldn’t have been so open and forthcoming with that business.

Moreover, when she produced the Golden Softshell Turtle, Liu Qingdong didn’t secretly keep it but gathered old friends for a bid-off, showing he didn’t want to take advantage of her.

The low selling price of fifteen thousand is understandable. In Baiyun Village, though rare, there were probably other Golden Softshell Turtles. The local economy and knowledge were limited, so selling for six figures was impossible.

Earlier this year, in the Imperial Capital, Huo Sining encountered Liu Qingdong again. By then, he had parted ways with Zhao Xian of Juxian Manor in Baiyun Village over differing ideas and had ventured alone to reopen a restaurant.

By then, Huo Sining was no longer the same as before. Upon their reunion, she was calm enough to talk about past events with Liu Qingdong, so she didn’t hide the fact she fled from Baiyun Village.

Liu Qingdong learned the truth and was quite moved, even saying that if he had known her difficulties, he would’ve privately bought the turtle at a high price just to help her. Back then, his financial situation was still comfortable, and he could afford to help.

Such a generous and upright person gave Huo Sining reason to believe he had no ulterior motives in the matter. If he did, it was to let old friends taste such a rare delicacy.