Thomas Varley was shocked.
Deep down, he had quite a fondness for this maid, Mia.
The current cold-faced reprimand was just for show in front of the Varley Clan’s elderly couple.
Even if he drove Mia away, Thomas was considering housing her secretly.
He planned to find an apartment outside for Mia to live in.
Given his wealth, providing for a maid—or even a rising actress—was more than feasible.
Unfortunately, Mia didn’t understand his deeper intentions and dared to confront him on the spot.
Thomas hastily defended himself, “Sir, Ma’am!
Don’t listen to this girl’s nonsense!
She’s slandering me!
There’s nothing between us!”
Mia stood up, sneering at Thomas, “Nothing between us?
Do you dare to pull your pants down!
Let everyone see if you have a peach-shaped birthmark on your rear end.
If we’ve never been intimate, how would I know about it…”
She was about to continue when Sally sternly interrupted her, “Shut up!”
Sally, with a chilly expression, said to Mrs.
Varley, “Ms Varley, do you plan to let Brightan listen to such unseemly matters?
Aren’t you worried about polluting the child’s mind?
Staining Brightan’s ears!”
Mrs.
Varley, though admonished by Sally, couldn’t argue back since Sally made a valid point.
She quickly had her aides take Brightan out.
Sally then turned to Steward Varley, “The evidence is clear; shouldn’t this morally corrupt, deceitful lackey be also dismissed from the household?”
Ms Varley always loathed such indiscreet relations.
At this moment, she looked at Steward Varley with displeasure.
Thomas sweated profusely.
He knelt down with a thud, crawling on his knees before Mr.
Varley, crying, “Sir, I was wrong!
I shouldn’t have been foolishly seduced by that girl!
But I’ve always been loyal to the Varley Clan, to you, Sir, and Madam!”
Mr.
Varley sighed deeply, being a nostalgic person.
Having Thomas with him for over 20 years, he still had feelings about it.
Just as he was about to say something.
The maid Mia said on the side, “Loyalty?
What loyalty!
Thomas Varley has been secretly siding with the second house, he…”
Indeed, the saying “The most venomous is the heart of a woman” has some truth to it.
Mia had decided to let it all out and take Thomas down with her.
“Bitch, you dare speak!”
Thomas was beside himself with rage.
He knew if this girl explained all his dealings with the second household, he’d have no place left in the Varley Clan.
In a fit of anger and hatred, he swung a vicious kick at Mia’s stomach.
Mia rolled her eyes and fainted on the ground.
Then Thomas started swearing various pledges to the Varley family to prove his loyalty.
Sally found it intolerable and returned to her courtyard.
She believed that not only herself but the Varley family too could see that everything Mia said was true.
Thomas Varley was definitely up to some unspeakable business with the second house behind the scenes.
But whether to take stern actions against Steward Varley or turn a blind eye?
Sally was only concerned with Little Bun and her aunt.
And perhaps her comatose husband too.
The rest, whether they were fooled by their subordinates, was none of Sally’s concern!
She believed in making her dreams come true herself.
Even if the Varley Clan fractured due to trusting the wrong people, Sally wouldn’t bat an eye.
At the same time, Sally believed that Thomas Varley was evidently a ruthless person.
Mia’s life was in danger; she might even be silenced for good.
But again, that was none of Sally’s concern.
For a woman like Mia, being silenced would be her own fault.
Sally didn’t even have the slightest interest in paying more attention.
…
During dinner, Sally heard two pieces of news.
First, Steward Varley was penalized with a year’s wages as punishment.
He was also demoted from head steward to a regular steward.
His real power was significantly reduced.
Second, that Mia was dead, said to have committed suicide out of guilt, afraid to face people, by hanging herself in the woods nearby.
This was evidently a “forced suicide.”
Sally’s gaze remained unchanged as she continued with her tasks.
At that moment, she was in the study of her courtyard.
A giant desk in front of her was scattered with fragments of porcelain.
It was unmistakably the Northern Song Ru Kiln bowl that Mia had shattered!
…
When the bowl was shattered, Mr.
Varley was heartbroken.
Unable to bear seeing it, he had the servants clean up the fragments.
After leaving the study, Sally instructed the robot number one to retrieve these fragments from the trash.
Now they lay neatly on the desk.
Mia indeed used all her strength, turning a whole porcelain bowl into 137 pieces!
Some the size of a bottle cap, but some as small as a fingernail!
Sally first carefully observed every piece of porcelain.
On a complete porcelain object, every part has different thickness.
The color, shape, and patterns also have subtle differences.
Sally spent half an hour becoming intimately familiar with every shard.
Then, she began to act!
Washing, matching, bonding, repairing, leveling, coloring, simulating glaze, antiquing!
Every step Sally took, she was meticulous and steady!
Four hours later!
As the moon reached its peak, a wondrous scene unfolded!
Originally shattered Northern Song Ru Kiln bowl was restored as good as new!
The smooth white body shone like jade, akin to moonlight casting its pure glow, making it impossible to look away.
There wasn’t a single crack visible!
Was this really just technique?
This was magic!
The five great kilns of the Song Era: Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, Ding. The source of this chapter is g.com.
Every piece of heirloom is a treasure of art.
“To break such a porcelain, even if Mia dies, it wouldn’t be unjust.” Sally was very pleased with her work.
Since ancient times, the art of repairing porcelain has accompanied its creation.
Unfortunately, many exquisite techniques have been lost to time.
If Sally’s miraculous craftsmanship were known, it would surely shock the world.
Mr.
Varley spent 147 million Hong Kong dollars on purchasing this piece.
If it re-entered the auction now, the starting bid would be at least 300 million!
Some might find this unbelievable.
Isn’t it just a piece broken and then repaired?
How could it be more valuable than before?
It’s quite understandable.
The value of artifacts, beyond their historic age, lies more importantly in their artistic value!
The Han Dynasty’s Imperial Jade Seal is priceless.
Yet, if you bring a Han Dynasty fire poker, it’s still just a fire poker.
No one would give it a second glance.
The Northern Song Ru Kiln bowl, restored by Sally herself, follows this exact logic.
Beside the historical and craftsmanship value, it now bore the miracle of perfect porcelain restoration!
Three hundred million isn’t excessive at all!
And history has examples of such occurrences.
Once, at a Sotheby auction, two identical Song Era Ru Kiln meiping vases were auctioned together.
One sold for 8 million, the other for 30 million.
Where was the difference?
The other meiping vase was broken and then restored.
The restorer left his mark, Henry Kim.
Yes, indeed, the “Jade Arm Craftsman” from Water Margin, responsible for creating military tokens and seals.
…
Sally was very satisfied.
This single Northern Song Ru Kiln bowl could lead Sally to financial independence.
If she had found it earlier, she wouldn’t have to stress over financial issues.
Nor would she have had to marry a comatose husband to bring good luck.
Of course, had she not come to the Varleys, Sally wouldn’t have encountered such an opportunity.
Moreover, artifacts like these are not easy to sell.
Once sold, it would draw global attention.
Sally didn’t want to be so conspicuous for the time being.
So she decided to temporarily keep the Northern Song bowl in her possession.
As for whether to return it to Mr.
Varley?
Sally didn’t even consider it.
Why should she?
He threw it away as garbage, so why return it?