My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 621 - 209: Red Bean, Love Pea_3

"Sorry, I forgot I was livestreaming." Du Xixi apologized with a smile. But what she said was true; she had indeed forgotten about the livestream because she was so focused on "attending class." If she hadn’t accidentally glanced at the streaming screen just now, she might have left without realizing she was still live.

The comments section naturally erupted with amused remarks. Everyone was familiar with Du Xixi’s temperament, knowing that she rarely got angry and occasionally joked along with them, so no one held back, with several viewers even teasing Du Xixi.

Du Xixi was laughing non-stop from everyone’s teasing when a comment suddenly floated through the middle of the screen. Because it was bright red, it was particularly attention-grabbing.

[— Madam, can I ask you a small question? You didn’t mention the Marshal once while making the Victory Cake. Don’t you miss him?]

The sharp question caused a brief pause in the comments section, and even Du Xixi raised an eyebrow. However, the person who posted it instinctively slapped their forehead, regretting having let their fingers type the question they had in mind.

The person who posted that comment was none other than one of the officers in the Military Department watching the livestream.

He had been a fan of Du Xixi and Ke Lian since they were nearly newlyweds and loved their relationship. He only posted that comment in a moment of urgency because the stream was about to end, and there had been no "dog food" (sweet moments).

The officer’s friend sat beside him, also closely following the stream. Even though he felt that the officer’s comment had a tone of "questioning" Du Xixi, the officer did express what many of their fans felt. For a moment, he couldn’t focus on "criticizing" him, instead holding his breath to wait for Du Xixi’s response.

Du Xixi saw the comment and instinctively thought someone was causing trouble in her stream again. But after carefully reading the comment’s wording, she felt it wasn’t malicious; the person was probably just genuinely curious...

Du Xixi thought for a moment. Regardless of the comment’s intent, good or bad, she needed to respond. She smiled and said, "Of course, I miss Ke Lian. But missing him doesn’t mean I need to mention it all the time. It’s enough to cherish it in my heart and express it through actions."

Thinking of the Space Button she asked the Military Department to send with the supplies made her feel sweet inside. Though she planned to explain it, to prevent people from saying Ke Lian was enjoying food luxuriously during the war, she just smiled at the audience and gently said, "In fact, the Victory Cake is a way for me to express my longing for Ke Lian."

Victory Cake? Everyone was baffled, as it sounded like a blessing for winning battles. Could it be Du Xixi’s longing for Ke Lian hoping he wins battles and comes back soon?

The audience mentally rephrased Du Xixi’s statement, but they still found it a bit forced and awkward.

Fortunately, Du Xixi soon resolved their confusion: "The red bean in the Victory Cake filling represents my longing for Ke Lian."

"On Blue Star, red beans are also called love beans or love seeds, symbolizing the expression of longing between lovers." Du Xixi particularly loved the beautiful symbolism of red beans. Although she didn’t have a lover to send red beans to on Blue Star back then, the thought of the bean’s sentimental meaning felt overwhelmingly beautiful to her.

Du Xixi continued, "It’s said that red beans sprouted from the blood tears of a woman who missed her husband, who was fighting in a war. The tears turned into seeds and grew into a tree, the fruit of which is the red bean."

"I didn’t send Ke Lian red beans directly, but the Victory Cake containing red beans can be considered as my..." Du Xixi smiled gently, her eyes soft with evident deep affection toward Ke Lian, "longing."

Du Xixi successfully showed her affection. She didn’t feel much about it, just normally telling everyone a fact. However, the audience was already in an uproar.

[— Oh my gosh! Red beans have such meaning and story? Love it, love it. I’m going to buy a pound immediately for the girl I like. I’m counting on red beans to get me a girlfriend!

— Upstairs, what are you thinking? A pound isn’t enough; you need at least five or six pounds!

— Five or six pounds? Are you sure that would get you a girlfriend? More like it’ll have her cooking red bean porridge!

... 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

—— Boohoo, I’m so slow. I tried to grab some red beans when Madam mentioned them, but I couldn’t even get a pound, only about a hundred grams. Probably not much red beans, right? I really want to collect love beans...

— Oh, just be content upstairs. I didn’t even get a hundred grams, only saw one "sold out" sign after another, making me so mad.

— Exactly, I didn’t get any at all.

— Thanks for the invite; our Madam’s fans are just too fast. I only wanted to buy some to make porridge (really!), but they couldn’t even spare a grain!

— Sigh, longing? Not even being able to buy the red beans has made me lose the will to live.]