My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 501 - 169: Son and Daughter_3

"You still haven’t figured out the gender of this one yet!" Mo Ying tapped Du Xixi’s nose, "Wenteng and I don’t mind whether it’s a boy or a girl, but we’re really curious if your little baby will be a little brother or sister."

"Yeah, sister-in-law, are you and Ah Lan hoping for a son or a daughter this time?" Sun Mulin, feeling particularly jovial after eating, placed Yiyi on his lap and casually grabbed both of Yiyi’s hands, shaking them gently.

Unfortunately, Yiyi wasn’t up for cooperating with this handsome and flashy uncle. Annoyed, he let out an "ah" and, after freeing himself, patted Sun Mulin’s thigh. On his little face, it was clear: Don’t bother me!

"Hey! Are you disliking me?" Sun Mulin pinched Yiyi’s little face, but he wasn’t upset; instead, he found it amusing and tried to grab Yiyi’s little hand again.

Uncle and nephew, one grabbing and one dodging, played enthusiastically.

Du Xixi helplessly glanced at the two, touched her belly, and said, "Ah Lan and I both like sons and daughters. But... I hope it’s a daughter."

Du Xixi didn’t give a reason, but Mo Ying already empathized and nodded: "Daughters are great, soft and more fun than rough little boys, and you can dress them up!"

Although Mo Ying usually appears strong and independent, giving the impression of being capable, in her youth, she was quite a delicate and girly girl, fond of beauty, and with a girlish heart. Working in the Military Department now leaves her little chance to dress up, but if she had a daughter, she could...

Du Xixi agreed and nodded: "Indeed, you can buy skirts, jewelry, do her hair, braid it... Ah, having a daughter is wonderful!"

The two pregnant women mused extensively here, while several men exchanged looks. Especially Diwu Qian, he glanced at the expectant faces of Mo Ying and Du Xixi, pondered for a while before directly lowering his head and said to Er Er in his arms: "Er Er, how about uncle buys you a dress and you pretend to be a girl to satisfy uncle’s curiosity?"

Everyone: ...

Er Er: ...

Inspired by Diwu Qian, Sun Mulin also suddenly bowed his head to the clueless Yiyi: "Baby, how about we discuss something!"

Everyone: ...

Yiyi: ...

Regarding the unreasonable requests of these two eccentric uncles, Yiyi and Er Er gave no response. Fortunately, Ke Xing timely rescued the two grandchildren from the hands of the eccentric uncles, preventing the birth of a black history.

Du Xixi, seeing her two sons still cluelessly pulling at each other’s clothes, helplessly said to Diwu Qian and Sun Mulin: "Why don’t you satisfy your curiosity by finding a wife and having daughters yourselves?"

"There’s just too much delay!" Sun Mulin responded nonchalantly, "Finding a wife takes time, building a relationship takes time. Pregnancy and childbirth take time, and if it’s a son, you’d need time to have another one, right?"

Diwu Qian adjusted his glasses, concisely summarized: "Yiyi and Er Er are pleasing to the eye, so for now, we can consider them as girls, they’re the best choices to satisfy our curiosity."

Du Xixi tried hard to squeeze out a smile, and then... Sun Mulin and Diwu Qian, staring at the tightly closed door of the Ke Family, fell into contemplation.

"Is sister-in-law mad?" Sun Mulin scratched his head and turned sideways to ask, "Should we go and apologize?"

"I think sister-in-law probably wants us to hurry up and find wives to have daughters." Diwu Qian seriously answered the question. In his heart, that’s genuinely what he believed.

"Hmm, makes sense."

After Sun Mulin and Diwu Qian were sent off to "find wives" shortly, Mo Ying and the other two also bid farewell and left. By the time evening came and Ke Lian returned home, Du Xixi told him about this matter, asking whether he preferred a daughter or son.

"If you like daughters, then I like daughters." Ke Lian hugged Du Xixi while Ke Xing took the two children out to the yard for a stroll, whispering softly in her ear, "A daughter just like you, we three will cherish both of you."

"Huh! You know how to talk." Du Xixi snorted, feeling Ke Lian’s reply hit right at her heart, leaving her in a very good mood.

Du Xixi looked up, seeing Ke Lian always looking at her with a smile, a stirring inside her heart, she suddenly stood on tiptoe to give him a peck on the side of his face: "Consider this your reward!"

Ke Lian and Du Xixi were already a deeply affectionate couple, but truth be told, it was mostly Ke Lian taking the initiative between them, as those intimate gestures usually made the girl’s skin a bit thinner than the boy’s. Thus, today’s sudden "reward" from Du Xixi drove Ke Lian into a joyous frenzy.

He foolishly held the place Du Xixi kissed while laughing for quite a while, until Du Xixi, feeling increasingly shy from his laughter, couldn’t help but give him a gentle slap to make him calm down a bit.

Yet, within those few degrees of calmness, there was an undeniable intensity that made Du Xixi blush.

was in the kitchen, grandfather and two grandsons were in the yard, leaving the house empty with just Ke Lian and Du Xixi. Ke Lian and Du Xixi gazed at each other for a long while, and just as Du Xixi couldn’t help but press her lips together, Ke Lian slowly lowered his head.

The evening breeze blew in from the door, brushing past Du Xixi’s face, lifting the wisps of her hair at the temples, gliding gently over the hand Ke Lian used to cup her face.

The itch on the hand though couldn’t compare to the itch in Ke Lian’s heart.