Zuko was momentarily distracted and accidentally choked on the drink.

After closing the supermarket for the night, Lina locked the door and headed home with Zuko. Everyone in the family had already gone to sleep.

Zuko was about to move the folding bed to the porch when Lina softly stopped him. “Um…”

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

“Well, are you hungry?” Lina lowered her head. “Let me prepare something for you to eat before you sleep.”

Upon saying that, she turned and entered the kitchen.

Zuko stood alone on the porch, feeling a gentle breeze blowing. There seemed to be a sweet tinge in the air.

After a while, Lina came out of the kitchen with a late-night snack. When Zuko caught a whiff of the aroma, his stomach could not help but growl.

“Come and eat!” Lina smiled and handed him a spoon.

risotto. Zuko paused for a moment, and Lina explained, “The lobster you bought that day, my dad didn’t eat it, and

a bit stunned. He had never known that risotto could be so delicious, especially with the addition of

is it?” Lina asked,

replied with a

across Lina’s eyes.

but showed through his action of devouring the rice that it was incredibly

door to the master bedroom downstairs opened, and

you doing?” Melissa glanced into

and the plate of risotto being eaten, she instantly understood what was going

meaningful look. “Lina, come to the kitchen

can’t you do it yourself?” Lina

I asked! Why

irritated tone, “Not sleeping and making food for him in the middle of

and looked at

her daughter’s hand. There were a few red marks on the back of her fair and tender hands from the speckles of hot oil. She

hands… got burned like this! I raised you all these years just

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