Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

"Twenty million!"

Lin Wan's eyes widened instantly.

Although she is the store manager of Huaxia Gold's flagship store, and the store's monthly turnover is nearly ten million yuan, that is the company's money and is completely different from her personal income.

She works hard all year and only earns a little over 200,000 yuan.

Xu Xing could casually buy a damaged artifact, repair it, and then sell it for nearly 20 million.

The speed at which she was making money completely overturned her understanding.

Lin Wan sat on the edge of the bed, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind.

Why not just quit your job, marry Xu Xing, and become a housewife? Wouldn't it be better to stay at home and take care of your husband and children every day than to work yourself to death at the company?

But she ruthlessly extinguished the thought as soon as it popped into her head.

It took her six years to climb from an ordinary shop assistant to the position of manager of the provincial flagship store.

Only she knows the hardships and sacrifices she made.

She wouldn't be willing to give up like this.

Moreover, her relationship with Xu Xing was not yet stable enough for her to give up her career.

Lin Wan shook her head to clear her mind of these random thoughts, then got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Xu Xing was oblivious to her thoughts; his attention was entirely focused on the gui-shaped incense burner.

He carefully placed the porcelain into a cardboard box, stuffed it tightly with his clothes to ensure it wouldn't shake or collide during transport, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

If he came out alone, he could just put him into his dantian space, but with Lin Wan here, it won't work.

The next morning, the two packed their things, checked out of the hotel, and called a private car to return to Chang'an.

The car first drove to the Huaxia Gold branch building, where Lin Wan got out, retrieved her own car, and said goodbye to Xu Xing.

"I'm going back to the shop now. Be careful on your way."

"Okay, let me know when you arrive."

The two drove away separately.

After returning to Yunxi Terrace, he called Zhu Yong and Liu Jian respectively to inform them that they would be at work as usual the next day.

Then, he took out a set of tools he had bought a few days earlier and took the gui-shaped incense burner out of the box and placed it on the cushioned desk.

The next step is to remove those rough staples.

Xu Xing put on professional goggles, turned on the shadowless lamp, and adjusted the light to the most suitable angle.

He first carefully observed the position and driving depth of each staple.

There are a total of seventeen staples, distributed at the break and along several main strike lines.

Six of the staples were driven too deep, damaging the inside of the tire.

There are also three metal staples that are positioned off the break line, purely for aesthetic purposes. They do not help with the repair and instead damage the integrity of the glaze.

Xu Xing shook his head, inwardly criticizing the porcelain mender. This guy was a complete novice; he didn't even understand the basic principles of porcelain mending.

That collector who broke it was an idiot; he actually hired a shill to repair such a thing—what a waste!

He took out a special diamond file and a miniature grinder and began to remove the staples one by one.

The staples are made of brass, and over the decades they have become firmly bonded to the porcelain body.

Forcibly pulling it out could cause even greater damage to the fetus.

The correct procedure is to first grind off the heads at both ends of the staple, then use a micro drill bit to drill extremely fine holes around the staple body to break the bond between the staple body and the base, and finally gently pull it out with tweezers.

Xu Xing's movements were very steady, and his fingers hardly trembled at all.

The diamond file rubbed back and forth on the staple head, making a soft rustling sound.

Metal powder fell in a flurry, shimmering with tiny sparkles under the shadowless lamp.

The cap of the first staple was ground off to expose the staple body inside. Xu Xing then replaced it with a micro drill bit with a diameter of 0.3 mm and began drilling a hole in the gap between the staple body and the jig.

The drill bit rotated at high speed, emitting a slight humming sound.

Xu Xing's eyes were fixed on the drill bit, and his X-ray vision was activated at the same time, allowing him to see through the surface of the porcelain body and clearly see the trajectory of the drill bit's movement inside the body.

He precisely controlled the depth and angle of the drill bit, ensuring that only the mating surface between the nail body and the matrix was damaged without harming the surrounding matrix.

This process requires a great deal of patience and dexterity.

It takes an average of fifteen to twenty minutes to grind the head of a staple, drill a hole to loosen it, and finally pull it out.

It took more than four hours to slowly move the seventeen staples.

When the last staple was gently removed with tweezers and placed on the tray beside him, Xu Xing let out a long sigh of relief and moved his somewhat stiff fingers.

Seventeen metal staples were lined up on the desk, their dull brass gleaming under the light.

The gui-shaped incense burner had now completely shattered into several broken pieces of porcelain, lying quietly on the velvet cloth, waiting for its rebirth.

Xu Xing picked up the largest piece of the fragment and aligned the broken edge with the light.

Without the rivets to conceal it, the texture of the tire is completely visible.

It exhibits typical characteristics of late Kangxi period official kiln porcelain, a stark contrast to the rough, grayish-yellow body of the Shunzhi period.

Xu Xing smiled.

This consignment has finally revealed its true nature.

He carefully put all the fragments into the shockproof box, then packed up his tools and ordered takeout to eat.

……

The next morning, Xu Xing arrived at the Chengxinzhai Restoration Center on time.

He went to the porcelain group first and saw that Zhu Yong and Liu Jian had already arrived early and were organizing their tools.

Good morning, XCMG!

Good morning, XCMG!

Upon seeing Xu Xing, the two immediately put down what they were doing and stood up straight.

Xu Xing nodded and said, "Today, let's restore that Yongzheng blue and white lotus scroll vase first. You guys do the preparatory work first, I'm going to General Manager Wang's office."

"Okay, XCMG!"

Xu Xing turned and walked out of the porcelain section, took the elevator to the 23rd floor, and arrived at Wang Benquan's office door.

He knocked on the door, and Wang Benquan's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Pushing open the door, Wang Benquan was sitting behind his desk reading documents. Seeing Xu Xing, he immediately put down the documents, stood up with a smile, and said, "Mr. Xu is here? Please have a seat!"

Xu Xing sat down in the chair opposite him, and without any formalities, took out the fragment of the Gui-style incense burner and the booklet of its circulation from the shockproof case he had brought with him, and placed them on the desk.

"Mr. Wang, I found something on the antique street yesterday and would like to ask you to take a look at it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Benquan immediately became interested.

He had known Xu Xing for so long, and this was the first time he had ever seen Xu Xing ask him to take an eye on something.

He put on his reading glasses, picked up the booklet and flipped through it. Seeing the handwriting and records from different eras, he nodded: "It has a clear provenance; this booklet is fine."

Then he picked up a fragment and examined it closely under the light.

At first, he looked relaxed, but when he saw the texture of the fetus, his brows gradually furrowed.

He put down the shard and picked up another piece, examining it repeatedly until his expression grew increasingly grave.

"XCMG, this embryo..."

Xu Xing smiled slightly: "Judging from President Wang's reaction, my guess was correct. The characteristics of this body should be found only in high-quality official kiln pieces from the late Kangxi period."