Chapter 1300


    "They''ve been asking around, and this set is specifically handmade by a master craftsman. Look!"


    Austin revealed a delicate- looking box as he spoke.


    Dominic scoffed lightly and put up a faint smile. "These days, anyone can call themselves a master.


    Which master is this?”


    Any ordinary person would have been discouraged after hearing this, but it was just another day for


    Austin. He had already mentally prepared himself for this. He kept his smile, removed the teapot set,


    and said, "Look! It looks like a pumpkin."


    Dominic nced at it but said nothing. However, that was already considered a perfect reaction. Since


    the older gentleman did not scold or shun Austin, the teapot set caught Dominic''s attention.


    Back then, Austin was still determining what Dominic liked. Austin would often bring over things from


    traveling abroad, be it expensive calligraphy, paintings, or antiques. Ultimately, Dominic would throw


    them all out.


    After countless scoldings, Austin gradually figured out what Dominic liked.


    He did not like any foreign items. If Austin tried to oversell the items, Dominic would begin to criticize


    the foreign countries.


    Dominic cared not for the price of the items, either. He only loved two things, growing medicinal herbs


    and making tea.


    Therefore, Austin would only bring back tea and teapots whenever he returned. After all, no matter how


    precious and rare the herbs he found outside, the older gentleman probably had them already.


    “All right, now. You seem to be on edge these days. What''s going on?” Dominic waved the cattail fan in


    his hand and went straight to the point. He knew Austin would note over for no reason. Austin


    understood medicinal herbs well, but his mind was too slick. There was always a reason behind


    everything he did.


    Each visit to Dominic served its own purpose. Dominic would turn a blind eye as Austin’s granduncle


    and asionally advised him.


    Austin used Dominic''s knowledge correctly, it was good that youngsters like him were willing to learn.


    However, he had been too diligenttely.


    "I can''t hide anything from you, Granduncle!” Austinughed and said, "So, I''ve been thinking about


    how useful medicinal herbs are, but is there any way we can retain the medicinal properties of the


    herbs when it''s vtile? That way, people would easily take in the medicinal properties just from


    breathing in the fumes.”


    Dominic immediately fell silent. He stopped fanning himself and straightened up while staring at Austin.


    Being stared down quietly made Austin very ufortable, so he quickly broke the silence.


    "Granduncle, did I say something wrong?"


    "Are you a part of the project the research institute is conducting?” Dominic asked bluntly.


    This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    Austin was startled. "You know about the experiment?”


    "Of course I do! My app-"


    ‘Apprentice, Lily, told me about it.’


    Dominic managed to hold back his worlds in time. He rubbed his neck and continued ufortably, "I


    heard about it long ago. It seems like it''s been going on for quite a while. What''s wrong? Isn''t it over


    yet?" ''So, Austin is part of the project. It''s no wonder Lily brought him up the other day.’