The Hidden Myth of Ji Dara - Chapter 169

“It slaps my taste buds… Natural and fresh but also a little bit liquorish…” Dara commented as he opened his eyes to see a smug grin on Aunt Lin’s face; “You made this!?” He asked in apparent surprise as Aunt Lin nodded; “What do you think?” She asked as he nodded his head with an impressed smile… “This is immaculate… Can you mass-produce this?” “Um… It takes only about ten minutes to make this jug, but if I had more hands, we should be able to make at least five of it in as much time…” “I’m definitely getting you more hands… As a matter of fact, I think it’s time you stop getting your hands dirty and instead have people do it whilst you simply supervise…” “Meh… Then what would I be doing with my free time?” “I don’t have any other thing to do, and I would just be bored and alone most of the time… If only I had-” Aunt Lin was halfway into her speech when her eyes widened and she abruptly paused; “Eh? What is it?” “Nevermind… I’m just glad you liked it…” Her eyes dimmed slightly and her voice trailed off, but Dara was no kid anymore and understood where the rest of the statement was going; ‘I really didn’t know this is how she mostly felt when I’m not around…’ He thought to himself; ‘No wonder she is always very active, happy and clingy whenever I’m around…’ He thought before taking another bite and feeding it to her, but that still didn’t cheer her up, so he tried to figure out a way to do so, and when he couldn’t find some, he simply shut his eyes… Aunt Lin saw this and thought perhaps she had ruined his mood with her actions, but just as she was about to speak, he abruptly opened his eyes and smiled at her; “Do you want to hear a joke?” Aunt Lin was slightly taken aback before she chuckled slightly and replied; “Okay!” Her mood improved as she was actually loving the new him… The usual Dara would still be snoozing his balls off by this time, but now, not only was did he wake before her, but he also brought her breakfast in bed, and was about to tell her a story; little actions that made her feel special, loved and happy; “How do mountains see?” Aunt Lin was stumped by the question, but after thinking hard for a while she couldn’t come up with an answer; “I don’t know…” “They peak!” He laughed whilst she simply smiled at the cheeky answer; “Do you want to hear more?” Aunt Lin bubbled her head; “Why did the fire fall in love?” Aunt Lin obviously had no