My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 497 - 168 Shrimp Dumplings_2
"The kitchen is smoky, be careful not to get choked." Ke Xing had to watch over his two grandsons, so he advised the already risen Du Xixi, then looked down to pry the little Yiyi away from tugging on his trouser leg.
Du Xixi had already changed into a pair of non-slip fluffy slippers, which were very comfortable to walk in, but these fluffy slippers never had the chance to step into the kitchen. It wasn’t because Du Xixi was really choked by the smoke from the kitchen, but because she was stopped at the door by 2569 before she could even step inside.
Seeing Du Xixi about to come in, 2569 hurriedly opened the half-opened window to its maximum, then slid to the doorway and carefully blocked Du Xixi at the door with its mechanical arm: "Madam, the smell inside is too strong, you’d better not come in."
"Even if the smell is strong, I’m used to it." Du Xixi leaned helplessly against the door frame, but 2569 obviously didn’t intend to back down. No matter how much Du Xixi looked at it, it was determined not to retreat and let Du Xixi enter the kitchen.
Du Xixi couldn’t out-stubborn 2569, but she didn’t have to go in either. Just the smell from the doorway was enough for her to identify what delicious food 2569 had made.
"Braised pork ribs, stir-fried vegetables, corn rib soup, and..." Du Xixi closed her eyes to discern the fragrant food, but when she opened them, a teasing smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Your scrambled eggs with tomatoes are burnt."
"Ah!" 2569 didn’t have a nose but could still extract components from the air. It had been so focused on stopping Du Xixi that it forgot to turn off the electric pot switch. Now reminded by Du Xixi, it quickly turned around to look at the scrambled eggs with tomatoes cooking in the pot.
Indeed, they were burnt, the bottom was already a charred mess, and since this pot was non-stick, 2569 scooped out the entire burnt bottom, the whole thing looking like a scrambled egg pancake.
"My scrambled eggs with tomatoes!"
let out a wail, and Du Xixi quickly stifled her laughter, quietly closing the kitchen door. However, when she turned around, she saw Ke Xing holding the two children with a curious expression: "Xixi, what happened to 2569 just now?"
Although 2569 often short-circuits, after short-circuiting, it usually goofs around adorably. It had never wailed so miserably like today, as if its Energy Stone was stolen.
Du Xixi tried hard not to let the schadenfreude show on her face, but it was obvious she failed, almost having "schadenfreude" written all over her face: "It’s nothing, it’s just that 2569 tried to persuade me not to go into the kitchen and ended up forgetting to turn off the electric pot switch, directly burning the scrambled eggs with tomatoes!"
Ke Xing couldn’t help but laugh when he heard this; it was unknown whether he was laughing at Du Xixi’s too-obvious schadenfreude or at 2569’s amusing situation, but laugh he did, and the two little ones joined in as well.
Of course, Yiyi and Er Er were just laughing along, not really knowing what it was about.
Since the scrambled eggs with tomatoes were "sacrificed," there was naturally no appearance of scrambled eggs with tomatoes on the lunch table. After eating, when Du Xixi went to the kitchen for a look, she saw the "remains" of the scrambled eggs with tomatoes in the trash can.
Yes, the mishmash of black, yellow, and red was perfectly burnt.
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In the afternoon, a few guests came to the Ke Family home. Leading was the pregnant Mo Ying, followed by Ye Wenting and the Mo Feng brothers, all seemingly purposely rushing over, with "dusty and travel-worn" perfectly describing them.
It was Ke Lian who informed everyone about Du Xixi’s pregnancy.
Sun Mulin, wearing a colorful suit with a crooked tie, unapologetically collapsed into a single-seater sofa upon arriving at the Ke Family home, showing no restraint even with the elder Ke Xing present, his flamboyant attire making him seem all the more charming.
"Sis-in-law, you and Ah Lan are really quick, I haven’t even found a girlfriend yet, and you’re already having a second child." Sun Mulin lazily tugged at the end of his tie, raising a roguish eyebrow at Du Xixi, but his gaze wasn’t as presumptuous as his posture; he respected this sister-in-law very much, and his eyes shifted away considerately after a brief pause.
Diwu Qian smiled and nodded to Du Xixi, sitting on the sofa where Ke Xing was seated, maintaining his usual genteel demeanor. Adjusting his glasses, he said, "Ah Lan notified us yesterday, really gave us quite a surprise."
"Well, it’s Ah Lan we’re talking about." Mo Feng was a bit carefree as well. He didn’t sit down but stood beside Sun Mulin, leaning against the back of the sofa where Mulin was sprawled. "Our Ah Lan was quick with marriage and the first child, and now the second one is quick too. If the people at the Military Department knew sis-in-law was pregnant again, they’d probably be quite envious."
