Although Du Xixi herself lacks experience, she has a wealth of knowledge to study, and her sense of smell and taste are extraordinarily good. Others might find a bunch of faults with her, but she could also pick them out in others, it’s just that she has more of her own. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

To put it truthfully, Du Xixi’s culinary skills cannot be separated from her talent and effort, nor can they be separated from the faults others have pointed out for her.

But the gourmet food scene of the Star Era is just starting, and the best culinary experts Du Xixi can find are the professors of the Food Department. But even for them, including He Yuan, they are not yet at the level to point out faults for Du Xixi.

If there really were a spark of inspiration collision, Du Xixi worries that others might burst with creative sparks while she remains a stagnant pool of water.

The hovercar came to a steady stop, and Jia Yi personally opened the door for Du Xixi. Then, this mechanical soldier witnessed Du Xixi, who was all smiles just a few minutes ago, now suddenly clouded with gloom, deeply sighing, "Invincible, lonely..."

After saying this, Du Xixi walked in with heavy steps, her back inexplicably lonely.

Jia Yi: ...

What happened in just these few minutes?

Ke Lian had already returned to the Military Department to resume duty. New recruits are inducted into the department at the end of June every year. Ke Lian, feeling itchy this year after seeing those new recruits who were all exceptionally skilled and seemingly a few troublemakers who caught some naïve officers off-guard, directly applied to train the new recruits.

Ke Lian hadn’t trained new recruits for several years, primarily due to lack of time, and secondly, because training new recruits is something that plenty of officers can be entrusted with. Entrusting such a task to an Imperial Marshal like him was really overkill.

But Ke Lian applied himself, and the Minister of the Military was happy to grant him face and approved it directly.

Du Xixi’s collaboration with the Military Department’s canteen was not yet over. On previous occasions when she went to the Military Department, she saw them from a distance several times, and didn’t see any troublemakers, just a bunch of new recruits who were exceptionally obedient under Ke Lian’s command, not as difficult as rumored to be.

Of course, could their "obedience" be because it was Ke Lian leading them?

Ke Lian wouldn’t get off work until nearly four, and Du Xixi returned just after three. At home, only Ke Xing and Miao Miao were playing in the living room with the three children. When Du Xixi came back, both Yiyi and Er Er immediately saw her, excitedly running over, each hugging one of Du Xixi’s legs, so affectionate.

"Mom, why did you come back so late? Was it Auntie He Yuan keeping you?" Yiyi spoke without reserve, saying anything that came to her mind, "Dad said we have to be careful of those uncles and aunties, don’t let them take you away! Mom, be careful, don’t let Auntie He Yuan take you!"

"Yeah, Dad especially told us to be careful of those aunties, he said they’re more likely to take you away!" Er Er nodded in agreement, looking up with an innocent and serious little face.

What has Ke Lian been teaching the children! Du Xixi’s temple throbbed, as she first bowed her head to pat the heads of the two children, then softly said, "Be good, let me go first!"

Yiyi and Er Er obediently let go, not noticing the slight stiffness in Du Xixi’s smile, then took her hand, one on each side, pulling her toward the sofa.

On the sofa, Ke Xing and Miao Miao were both giggling, clearly amused by Yiyi and Er Er’s "childish honesty." Ke Xing was especially "over the top," asking before Du Xixi even had a chance to sit down, "Xixi, did you get taken away today? If you were kept away the whole day, it must have been a joint effort of He Yuan and the others!"

Miao Miao laughed even more heartily, bending over next to Du Xixi, chuckling as she said softly, "So how did you escape, Miss? Did the gentlemen mecha soldiers help out?"

Du Xixi said helplessly, "Dad! Miao Miao! Why are you adding fuel to the fire!"

"What’s going on?" Ke Lian came in right at that moment, hearing the room filled with laughter before he even had a chance to change his shoes. Seeing Du Xixi’s helpless expression, mixed with a bit of anger and amusement, made him even more curious, "Didn’t Xixi go to Blue Star University? Is there something up at Blue Star University?"

"What’s going on?" It might have been better if Ke Lian hadn’t returned just then. As soon as he did, it triggered Du Xixi’s anger. She stood up and "viciously" poked Ke Lian in the waist, apparently fierce but without any real force, "It’s all because of you, telling the children all sorts of strange things! If they remember it and say it in front of others, you’ll have to explain it yourself."

As a father, teaching nothing good day to day, but plenty about abductions and the like. Those in the know would naturally understand it’s Ke Lian’s possessiveness over Du Xixi, but outsiders might think Ke Lian is deliberately "leading the children astray!"

Du Xixi sighed with her hand massaging her forehead, seeing the two children looking at her in a daze, and suddenly her anger subsided, weighted down by her heart, leading her to sigh again.

Better not let Ke Lian teach the children in the future.