The Hidden Dragon In-Law

James Ye was overjoyed and immediately prepared to tuck the "Nine Mysterious Heavenly Scriptures" into his chest.

However, the book instantly turned to powder and disappeared.

But every word from the book was clearly imprinted in James Ye's mind.

At this moment, his fleeing father-in-law was roughly dragged back by several burly men.

Seeing his face red and swollen on both sides, it was clear he had been caught and beaten!

James Ye looked at his father-in-law's sorry state and couldn't help but want to laugh.

This old fellow caused trouble and tried to pin it on him. It was outrageous! Letting him get a bit of a lesson was a fitting punishment.

Christopher Xiao was in an exceptionally sorry state. He had run desperately just now and was exhausted.

But he didn't have car keys, and being older and overweight, he couldn't run fast and was no match for these young men.

So, it didn't take long before he was caught, tied up, and slapped several times. It was truly miserable.

As they dragged Christopher Xiao back, Manager Zhou Liangyun gritted his teeth and said, "Old man, you think you can just run after smashing our vase? You haven't even bothered to find out about Jiqingtang's background!"

The father-in-law said in terror, "I didn't mean to! The vase was too slippery..."

Zhou Liangyun coldly said, "Save your breath! I'll give you until this afternoon to come up with the money. If you can't pay, I'll call the police and charge you with intentional damage to property. With a value of over five million, you'll be in prison for the rest of your life!"

Christopher Xiao was trembling all over, looking at James Ye as if he were a lifeline. "James, my good son-in-law! You can't just leave me to die!"

James Ye helplessly said, "Dad, I don't have that kind of money either!"

Christopher Xiao blurted out, "Then you go to jail for me! The Xiao Family has supported you for so long, it's time for you to repay the favor!"

James Ye thought, how could you even say such a thing?

Just as he was about to refuse, the middle-aged man interrupted, "The debtor must pay his debts. At Jiqingtang, we do business with integrity. Since you broke the vase, you must compensate for it!"

Then he turned to James Ye and said, "You can leave, but you'd better help him come up with the money. Otherwise, by this afternoon, I'll send him to the police station!"

James Ye nodded lightly.

Christopher Xiao was terrified and cried, "Good son-in-law, you can't leave! What will I do if you go?"

Seeing him so scared, James Ye couldn't help but find it amusing.

But of course, he couldn't show it on his face.

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He was thinking of an excuse to leave and let his father-in-law suffer a bit.

But then he suddenly remembered an ancient method for restoring porcelain artifacts from the "Nine Mysterious Heavenly Scriptures." With a thought, he said, "Manager Zhou, if I can repair the Yuhuchun vase, will you let my father-in-law go?"

Zhou Liangyun sneered and said, "Who do you think you are, talking about repairing antiques? Let me tell you, I've already sent photos to an expert in Jinling for appraisal. They said it's impossible to repair it."

James Ye shook his head and said, "The vase is already broken, keeping it won't do any good. Let me try, it won't cost you anything..."

Zhou Liangyun scoffed disdainfully, "Fine, you're stubborn, aren't you? Go ahead! I want to see what you can do!"@@novelbin@@

James Ye said, "Prepare a sheet of rice paper, a brush, and five eggs for me. The eggs must be raw."

Zhou Liangyun, eager to see what kind of joke James Ye would make, didn't hesitate and quickly brought a basket of raw eggs.

But he couldn't help but mock, "I've never seen anyone use eggs to repair artifacts. I'm warning you, don't try any tricks. Either you pay up, or we'll take your father-in-law to court. Five million is enough to keep him in jail for life."

James Ye nodded, "What if I fix it?"

Zhou Liangyun snorted, "If a professional appraisal confirms it's fixed and can recover most of the value, then you can leave!"

"Deal!" James Ye nodded, "It's a promise!"

With that, he stopped talking and picked up the brush, sketching the outline of the Yuhuchun vase on the rice paper.

Then, he cracked an egg, dipped his finger in the egg white, and smeared it on a piece of the vase's fragment, pressing it onto the paper model. He continued picking up pieces and pressing them on, gradually covering the paper model with fragments of the antique...

Everyone held their breath, afraid to disturb his restoration process.

Soon, half an hour passed.

When James Ye straightened up again, what appeared before everyone was a newly restored Tang Dynasty Yuhuchun vase.

He smiled at Zhou Liangyun and said, "You can check if there are any flaws."

Zhou Liangyun picked up the vase, glanced up and down, and then disdainfully said, "Are you kidding me? You think smearing egg whites on it counts as restoration? If I break your leg and smear egg whites on it, will that work?"

"Don't touch that vase!"

At this moment, a clear and urgent voice came from the door.

Following that, a cold and elegant beauty in a white casual suit stepped in.

She had a delicate face, a perfect and tall figure, nearly 1.7 meters tall, exuding a noble aura. Her beautiful eyes scanned the room, filled with cold arrogance, like an ice queen.

Zhou Liangyun's face changed instantly upon seeing her, and he quickly bowed respectfully, "Miss, why are you here?"

The newcomer was none other than Patricia Song, the actual owner of Jiqingtang and the eldest daughter of Jinling's top family, the Song Family.

Patricia Song snorted coldly, her face full of anger, "I was afraid if I didn't come, you'd ruin the store! What's going on here?"

Zhou Liangyun smiled awkwardly and quickly replied, "A customer accidentally broke the vase while looking at it. His son-in-law tried to repair it with eggs, and I was just about to discuss compensation with them."

Patricia Song approached the Yuhuchun vase, observed for a moment, and her expression suddenly changed!

Then she immediately turned back and angrily scolded Zhou Liangyun, "Put it down! Who told you to touch it without understanding it!"

Zhou Liangyun was stunned, "Miss, what do you mean?"

Patricia Song angrily said, "This is a newly restored artifact. Except for the restoration expert, no one else should touch it for now. Don't you even know this rule?"

Zhou Liangyun hesitated, "But... it's just smeared with egg whites, it doesn't count as restoration, right?"

Patricia Song's beautiful eyes were filled with anger as she scolded, "You fool! After this vase was restored, its price would have at least doubled. But because you touched it, we've lost at least two million! Pack your things and don't come back tomorrow!"

She had seen a porcelain plate from the same period as the Yuhuchun vase at an auction in Hong Kong.

The history of that plate was interesting. It was a Tang Dynasty porcelain, broken in the Song Dynasty, and then repaired by skilled craftsmen in the Song Dynasty using the same method.

Because this restoration technique was extremely rare and had long been lost in history, the plate's final auction price was thirteen million, far exceeding its actual value.

Now, this Yuhuchun vase had been restored by James Ye using the lost technique, and its value had soared!

Zhou Liangyun's face turned pale. He never expected that just touching the Yuhuchun vase would cause such a huge loss and cost him his job.

Patricia Song then asked, "Where is the master who restored this Yuhuchun vase? Take me to meet him immediately."