Chapter 16 — Being vetoed by all the judges, I deleted the manuscript and the whole embroidery world went crazy

I looked at the closed gate of Cam Tu Phuong. After a few seconds of silence.

“I will come.”

Khuong Dao immediately grabbed the phone.

“What are you going to do?”

"Hua Man Thanh is now a dog out of a fence!"

The phone was hung up. Director Chau stepped down from the car. Behind him was the driver sent by the old lady of the Song family. I narrated the whole incident. Director Chau frowned.

“The old dyeing factory is located in a remote area.”

“You can't just rush in.”

The driver spoke up:

“The old lady told me.”

"Wherever Ms. Lam goes, people from the Tong family will follow."

I shook my head.

“If she sees someone else.”

“She will burn the original.”

La Van suddenly spoke up:

“The old dyeing factory had two entrances.”

“The front gate is close to the river bank.”

“The back gate connects to the abandoned warehouse.”

“A while ago, master took us to dye cloth.”

“I know the way.”

Khuong Dao immediately said:

“Then I'll go around to the back door.”

I looked at her.

“Don't be rash.”

Khuong Dao's eyes were red.

"She took your mother's things and threatened her."

“How can you tell me to calm down?”

“Lam Van, you can endure it.”

“But I can't stand it.”

La Van took a deep breath.

“Let me go through the back door.”

“Now master hates me.”

“I probably wouldn't have thought that you would dare follow me there.”

Right at that moment. Advisor Tien sneaked back. Khuong Dao immediately discovered it.

“What are you running?”

He turned around and left. But they were stopped by the driver of the Tong family. I stepped in front of him.

“What else does Hua Man Thanh arrange?”

Stiff-necked Money Advisor.

"I do not know."

Khuong Dao snatched the scroll of embroidery in his hand. A bus ticket fell to the ground. Director Chau picked it up.

“Tonight's bus goes to Lam Thanh.”

La Van immediately understood.

“She intended to sell the original to the Lam Thanh Embroidery Association.”

“They have long wanted to oppress the embroidery industry in To Thanh.”

Advisor Tien's face immediately turned gray. I looked at him.

“So the old dye factory was just to buy time?”

He was silent. Khuong Dao was so angry that he kicked him. I gave the bus ticket to Director Chau.

“Hua Man Thanh is not at the dyeing factory.”

“She will leave from the West station.”

Director Chau immediately called someone to the station. But I still walked towards the old dye factory. Khuong Dao was impatient.

“Why are you still going there?”

I looked into the distance.

“The original may be on her.”

“It could also be in the dyeing factory.”

“She won't take everything with her.”

La Van followed.

“I lead the way.”

The old dyeing factory is located on the river bank west of the city. The wall has peeled off in large pieces. On the gate hangs a rusty lock. I pushed the door and walked in. There was still the smell of old dye in the air. In the middle of the yard is an iron pot. The inside was full of ash and half-burnt paper. Khuong Dao rushed forward.

“Did she burn it?”

I squatted down. Use tweezers to pick up a remaining piece of paper. There is still half a phoenix eye left on it. But the outline is completely different from my memory. Director Chau also just arrived. His face was extremely heavy.

“Is this the original?”

I looked for a long time. Then shake your head.

"Not."

“This is just a copy.”

Khuong Dao breathed a sigh of relief. Then angrily cursed:

“She really dared to burn.”

Right at that moment. From the inside of the house came La Van's voice.

“There's something here!”

At the bottom of the old wooden cabinet is hidden a small box. Inside are some leaves old letter. The handwriting on the envelope is my mother's. I opened the first letter.

“Man Thanh.”

“Van Van has very steady hands.”

“But her heart is too soft.”

“If I am no longer there in the future.”

“Please don't let her enter the circle of fame and fortune too early.”

I opened the second letter.

“The original phoenix eye will be returned to Van Van.”

“I will not hand over to any embroidery guild.”

“If you truly love her.”

“Please protect your right to sign with your own name.”

The third letter only had half left.

“Someday if you get greedy…”

“I don't blame you for being poor.”

“I only blame myself for looking at the wrong person.”

I clenched the paper in my hand. Don't say a word. Khuong Dao burst into tears.

“Your mother saw it all.”

Director Chau said in a deep voice:

“There are these letters.”

“Hua Man Thanh can't deny it anymore.”

I carefully put the letter in my pocket.

“She didn't run away because she was afraid of these things.”

La Van took out an old, faded photo from the back of the cabinet. A young Hua Man Thanh was standing next to my mother. Between the two of them is a phoenix eye scroll. On the back of the photo there is a handwritten note. Gifted to my beloved daughter Lam Van. The legacy of her mother, Tham Lan. After reading it, Khuong Dao was stunned.

“Tham Lan?”

Director Chau suddenly looked at me. His face changed drastically.

“Is your mother's name Tham Lan?”

I nodded. Principal Chau took a deep breath.

“Tham Lan…”

“The last inheritor of the Tham family's phoenix eye technique.”

“The lost secret technique of the To Theu world that year…”

“It's your mother.”

“No wonder, as soon as you saw that piece of antique, you immediately understood.”

Right at that moment. Outside the yard, the sound of car brakes suddenly rang out. The driver of the Tong family rushed in.