My Husband, a Marshal: Conquering the Stars with My Culinary Arts-Chapter 704 - 237 Orchid Beans_2
"I’m sorry to Sansi."
Other children of the same age should be nestled in their mother’s arms at this age, drinking mother’s milk, and falling asleep sweetly every day. Yet, Du Xixi failed in her duty as a mother. Even after having him, while still recovering in the hospital, Du Xixi worried daily about Ke Lian and the others, neglecting Sansi a lot.
Du Xixi looked down at Sansi for a long time, and when Ke Lian beside her couldn’t help but call her name, she shook her head slightly before placing Sansi into Ke Lian’s arms, making him the father.
Ke Lian had never seen Sansi with his own eyes, much less held him. To Ke Lian, the status of his three children in his heart is indisputable because as long as Du Xixi gave birth to them, he loves them. Yet, the soft, tiny baby nestled in his arms, sleeping sweetly, softened Ke Lian’s heart a bit.
"Sansi is bigger than in the video, looking even cuter." Ke Lian laughed lightly. He had experience holding Yiyi and Er Er, so he held Sansi with ease.
But it wasn’t long before he noticed Yiyi and Er Er eagerly watching their younger brother beside him, and he hesitated, knowing he can’t favor one child over another. So he put Sansi in Ke Xing’s arms, then bent down to attend to the two older twin sons.
However...
Yiyi and Er Er were just watching their brother, and now they’re still watching him. Seeing their brother wasn’t in their father’s arms anymore, they ruthlessly ran to their Grandpa, unmoving, watching their brother who bubbles little spit while sleeping.
Apparently, the father’s status is not as high as the younger brother’s.
Ke Lian: ...
"Hahaha..." Seeing Ke Lian thwarted, Chen Yin naturally laughed the hardest. Not only did he have no intention of catching up or showing concern, but he also leaned on Rob’s shoulder beside him, teasing Ke Lian in a laid-back manner, "Our Yiyi and Er Er are truly good brothers, Ah Lan, don’t you think?"
Ke Lian slanted his gaze at Chen Yin, wrapped his arm around Du Xixi’s waist, and went to talk to Miao Miao. Still, Chen Yin, ignored, didn’t feel awkward, simply touched his nose and followed them.
What was he going to do? It wasn’t to continue facing indifference; instead, like Ke Lian, he wrapped his arm around his wife’s waist, leaving Miao Miao, who was talking to Du Xixi, stunned and looked at Chen Yin with some peculiarity.
To be honest, although Chen Yin and Miao Miao were very much in love, they were young and somewhat shy. Since the outside world pays special attention to this young couple, such an affectionate gesture was rarely made by Chen Yin in public places.
Even though this was in the Ke Family’s courtyard, not really a public spot, there were so many outsiders present that any one of them could look over at any time, making Miao Miao a bit embarrassed.
Miao Miao knew Chen Yin was sulking with Ke Lian. Watching the two grown men’s eyes toward each other nearly spark with fire, she sighed deeply and then exchanged a knowing glance with Du Xixi. Both sisters, in unison, left their men’s arms and walked away, hand in hand.
Let their men sulk on their own; don’t even think of interrupting their reunion!
Ke Lian and Chen Yin: ...
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Ke Lian and the others returning was tremendous news for the Blue Star Empire but seemed like a thunderous blow to other empires with bad intentions.
Most of them had already planned opportunities to deal with the Blue Star Empire, only for Ke Lian and others’ return to suddenly inform them that their plans couldn’t be carried out, rendering months’ efforts and arrangements worthless. Even while Du Xixi was nestled at home, she could hear many "desperate measures" from the outside world.
"Their blatant leap out, isn’t that just waiting for brother to deal with them?" Du Xixi said, holding a plate of fruit, lying leisurely on the sofa, with Ke Lian, currently on a break, occasionally picking some pieces from the fruit platter in front of her to taste.
Ke Lian and others suffered a lot in that world, and the Military Department, being empathetic, naturally wants them to rest well for a few days because the front-line war isn’t over. After they’ve rested properly, they can then contribute robustly to the Empire again.
Ke Lian’s vacation, though only seven days long, was the best holiday period the Military Department could offer him. Shorter would not do justice to Ke Lian’s contributions, yet longer would make the frontline conflicts worrisome.
However, Du Xixi was quite free, and the coursework for the Food Department this semester was already arranged. Uncertain when Ke Lian’s affairs would be resolved, Du Xixi was not scheduled for a single class this semester, allowing her to take better rest while ensuring her status does not affect the teaching quality.
