My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 618 - 208: Success_3
They were all arranged by the Military Department.
Du Xixi greeted the live stream viewers with a smile and moved the camera to let others in the classroom also appear in the frame, seemingly without much thought about it. However, her mind was already racing with doubts.
Maybe she was overthinking it, but from the inexplicable request from the Military Department to the sudden influx of new viewers in the live stream, Du Xixi felt that things were not that simple.
What exactly does the Military Department want to do?
While Du Xixi was wildly imagining many possibilities, in a large conference room of the Military Department, the soldiers watching Du Xixi’s live stream were already covering their mouths in excitement.
"It’s the lady! It really is the lady! I’ve seen the real lady!" A burly officer, evidently a fervent fan of Du Xixi, had already jumped up in excitement, shaking his friend beside him enthusiastically as he shouted out his inner excitement.
His friend was originally very happy too, being a fan of Du Xixi himself. However, before he could get as excited as the person next to him, he was shaken until he was dizzy. Stifling his impulse to retaliate, he gritted his teeth and said, "I know you’re excited, but please don’t forcibly instill your excitement onto me, okay? Any more and I’ll be shaken out of existence!"
The burly officer laughed sheepishly, retracting his hand and scratching his head, saying, "I’m just too excited! You know I really like the lady."
"I know, of course, I know. Back then, you even secretly said you wanted to compete with the Marshal for the lady, right? And then you got caught by the passing Marshal, and ended up practicing for an extra hour that day. How could I not know?" The friend retorted mercilessly, rubbing his head, and helplessly patted the officer’s back, "Next time, please shake someone else. I’m in administrative work, my physical fitness is indeed worse than yours. If you shake me like that again, I might lose my life."
"Hehe, sorry about that..."
Similar conversations were happening around them, and the Minister and Deputy Minister of the Military Department exchanged glances. Aged as they were, they were much more reserved than the younger ones, smiling and watching Du Xixi’s live stream.
"You really came up with a good idea this time. I see those young folks are overjoyed. If the lady mentions Ke Lian later, who knows how excited they’ll get." The Deputy Minister sipped from a cup of strong tea for a boost.
Unlike the Minister, who climbed the ranks with martial prowess, the Deputy Minister was in administrative roles back when he was at the military academy. Although he was top-notch in skills when he was younger, as he aged, he leaned more towards handling military affairs. With the year-end approaching, he was currently at his busiest.
If not for Du Xixi’s live stream, he would’ve been busying himself with some pile of official duties instead of having a tea break.
The Military Minister smiled silently, sipping from his teacup. Indeed, it was his decision to let Du Xixi reveal the news, and he also approved of her live streaming. He did this just to fulfill the wishes of the officers, giving Du Xixi and Ke Lian a chance to show their affection remotely.
Interestingly, nearly 90% of the Military Department was composed of men, and of those, close to 80% were single without much urgency to find a partner. Oddly, they developed an interest in "shipping CPs" somewhere along the way.
Du Xixi and Ke Lian, being their closest CP, were the ones they shipped the hardest. When it was confirmed that Ke Lian would be going to the front lines and wouldn’t return for a long time, many who were shipping them felt regretful, thinking their source of spiritual nourishment would be gone. Even during training, they couldn’t help showing a trace of sadness.
Later, a soldier on leave at home saw Du Xixi’s live stream and found that she made Victory Cake. Praising her, he shared the link in the internal chat group of the Military Department. The group chatted about various topics and eventually veered to the thought of wanting Du Xixi’s Victory Cake to be eaten by Ke Lian.
This would be something that would make CP fans ecstatic, but it wasn’t an easy feat. So, they found a fellow CP fan with a significant rank to subtly persuade the Military Minister, who after much persuasion, agreed to the Food Department’s mission, which was then delivered to the Military Department.
That wasn’t enough; they not only wanted to ship the CP themselves but also wanted the Star Network’s netizens to ship it too. Hence, the request for Du Xixi to disclose this matter was made, aiming to bring to mind the affection between Du Xixi and Ke Lian.
However, Du Xixi evidently was quite "bold" and opted for a live stream directly, which was more exhilarating. Some soldiers who were not busy in the afternoon and able to free up time gathered together to watch, eager to see if Du Xixi would seize this opportunity to flaunt their affection.
The Military Minister fidgeted with the rim of his cup. Though his smile was subtle, the attention and anticipation in his eyes were evident. In fact... he was also a fan of "Ke Lian Xixi."
Who wouldn’t love to ship CPs?
