Liu Ji seemed to have a dog's nose, smelling the fragrance and returning home.
"Wife, what are you guys making? It smells so good! I smelled it from a distance."
Liu Ji strode into the house, washing his hands while loudly asking with curiosity.
Qin Yao and Mrs. Li had just taken the freshly baked cake out of the oven. Upon hearing him, Mrs. Li replied with a smile, "Master's back! The madam and I were trying to bake a cake, it just came out of the oven. You came back just in time."
Qin Yao chimed in, "Yes, perfect timing, you get the first bite."
Liu Ji wondered if such a good thing could be true. Was he sure they weren't trying to poison him?
But the aroma was indeed inviting, surely it couldn't taste bad, so Liu Ji agreed cheerfully, "Alright, let me taste it."
The bake wasn't quite perfect yet, the cake's surface was burnt, brown and black, not much to look at.
