My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 595 - 201 Expedition
Du Xixi’s angry and displeased expression paused for a moment. She reached out to accept the care from her brother, and the discomfort caused by being surrounded by reporters finally dissipated somewhat.
The mask’s color was very pink, which Chen Yin always thought Du Xixi would like—no matter how many times Du Xixi explained that she actually didn’t care for pink, Chen Yin always thought so. The mask’s material was very soft, but it was somewhat thick when worn. However, it didn’t make Du Xixi feel suffocated; instead, it was very light and comfortable.
"Hmph, my brother treats me well," Du Xixi snorted playfully, lifting her head, finally showing signs of a better mood, just as Ke Lian walked in.
He had already calmed the anger he showed earlier, returning to his usual gentleness. After he embraced Du Xixi from behind, he said jokingly, "It was because I told Your Majesty about your situation that Your Majesty remembered to make you a mask. Why are you only praising Your Majesty and not me?"
Du Xixi was angry earlier because she felt Ke Lian, the Imperial Marshal, was associated with the "military" aspect of the Military Department that caused trouble, so she ignored him in displeasure.
But Du Xixi’s anger had mostly subsided now, so she wouldn’t continue venting on Ke Lian. After pouting, she said, "Praise you? The mask was custom-made by my brother; if you want me to praise you, why didn’t you first custom-make a few masks for cooking for me?"
Seeing Du Xixi’s temper had returned to her spoiled demeanor in front of him, Ke Lian knew her emotions had largely recovered, so he didn’t plan to bring up the troublesome reporters. He simply laughed and pulled down Du Xixi’s mask, gently kissing her on the cheek.
"You!" Du Xixi’s "unreasonable mischief" was something Ke Lian liked very much. He pinched her cheek gently enough not to leave even a faint red mark, saying, "You know, in the interstellar world, masks are usually optional items. We’ve almost not kept them around for a millennium, so I just didn’t think of using them."
When Du Xixi was still on Blue Star, a severe virus pandemic happened. To protect everyone, staying home was the norm, and going out meant masks were indispensable. Everyone met with wide eyes above masks. By the time Chen Yin went to Blue Star, the pandemic was somewhat under control, so his outings were relatively free, but he still wore a mask every day.
Because of this, when Du Xixi couldn’t smell smoke, Chen Yin immediately thought of masks. But normal masks have limited effectiveness against smoke, which are useless for Du Xixi, so Chen Yin had them modified to not only block smoke but even block harmful gases, keeping them outside the mask.
This was a newly developed air isolation technology, selectively blocking gases while allowing free airflow. If it were announced, it would cause a stir in All-Star.
However, utilizing such cutting-edge technology on Du Xixi’s mask was something Chen Yin didn’t mind. Du Xixi was unaware, thinking it was just an ordinary mask... at most, it looked better, was made of better materials, and was more comfortable to wear.
Du Xixi raised an eyebrow, knowing Ke Lian’s words were true, not planning to bother Ke Lian about this "difficulty," she snorted again, gently pushing Ke Lian away: "Get out of here, don’t disturb me from cooking something delicious. If you’re free, go upstairs and help dad with the kids."
Du Xixi genuinely felt relaxed after having kids, especially after weaning them. She didn’t need to worry much about their food, clothes, and living. Ke Xing, who managed to raise Ke Lian alone back when, indeed had extraordinary child-rearing skills. Yiyi and Er Er, every day with their grandfather, practically didn’t need much help from Du Xixi and Ke Lian as parents.
Du Xixi and Ke Lian worried that this might tire out Ke Xing, but Ke Xing enjoyed it, feeling that his life after retirement was quite dull, besides going out to "date" old friends, was traveling around All-Star, and surely there would come a day when it would get boring.
Taking care of the kids made every day feel different, watching Yiyi and Er Er grow a bit day by day, transforming from little ones lying in his arms to running all over the place and talking, which was fascinating, even more so than raising Ke Lian back in the day.
Ke Xing: Ah Lan was too obedient as a child, not interesting at all. It’s still my Yiyi and Er Er who are fun.
