CHAPTER 468: CHAPTER 158 EXCESS FLESH_3

"You said it!" Ke Lian really got interested in snakes, seeing Du Xixi charmingly smiling, he raised his hand to tuck her stray hair behind her ear while gently watching her, "You must not forget this in the future."

Du Xixi rolled her eyes at him playfully, didn’t say anything more, and seeing Ke Xing on the main seat starting to eat, she eagerly picked up a piece of loach, blew on it lightly, and then put it in her mouth.

This stewed Shengqiao was kept warm in the pot, and the clay pot also retained heat, so even after blowing on it, it was still a bit hot when she put it in her mouth. However, the crispy and tender texture of the loach followed immediately, making the heat irrelevant.

Just a moment ago, Du Xixi had a lot of gourmet thoughts about snakes in her mind, but as soon as the loach entered her mouth, she temporarily forgot about the snakes. She squinted her eyes and sighed with pleasure, only to hear Ke Xing and Ke Lian let out similar sighs.

Du Xixi just laughed, looked at Ke Lian and Ke Xing several times, and seeing that they really enjoyed the stewed Shengqiao, even took out the pork belly to taste carefully, her mood also improved greatly.

She had eaten stewed Shengqiao before; on Blue Star, similar delicacies were eaten until one was tired of them. But for Ke Xing and Ke Lian, this stewed Shengqiao was a ’special forces soldier’ among delicacies, and they savored every inch of the flavor, wishing they could swallow even the soup in several sips.

"Xixi, let’s also have this tomorrow!" Ke Xing was one who quickly shifts interests; a few days ago, he was obsessed with Yangzhou Fried Rice, but today, he was enamored by the stewed Shengqiao. Du Xixi nodded in agreement and even pointed her chin at 2569 standing by, "Tomorrow I’ll teach 2569 to make it, aiming for him to be able to do it on his own in the future."

Stewed Shengqiao mainly emphasized ’stewing’ and ’knocking’, and for a robot like 2569, what he’s most adept at is controlling various data. Though the food prepared this way may seem somewhat mechanical, the taste wouldn’t be compromised, and when Du Xixi wasn’t around, 2569 became the Ke Family’s source of gourmet food.

"Good! Good!" Ke Xing immediately smiled happily. After eating, he just wanted to sit still. But today, while rubbing his belly, he accidentally felt his slightly plump stomach, making the former General Ke Xing stiffen instantly.

Honestly, Ke Xing always maintained a pretty good physique, after all, he is a former elite from the Military Department, his standards for himself aren’t really about just resting after retirement.

But since Du Xixi had a child, made gourmet food, and enjoyed meals and the company of grandchildren every day, Ke Xing officially entered a retirement mode, eating and drinking as he pleased, fooling around not realizing he had forgotten about maintaining his physique.

After feeling the layer of fat on his belly again, Ke Xing’s kind face rarely showed a hint of ferocity. No way! Exercise must be put back on the schedule!

Otherwise... otherwise, what if his old comrades laugh at him when he meets them in the future!

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Rest days always pass faster than tiring days. Du Xixi rested at home for another day, using an afternoon to teach 2569 to make stewed Shengqiao, and by the next early morning, she had to return to the Food Department to teach.

It was quite a coincidence that Du Xixi’s next class on Monday was Zhang Ye’s. As she walked out of the classroom with her lesson preparation book, she happened to run into the drowsy-looking Zhang Ye coming downstairs.

"Did you just take a nap?" Du Xixi and Zhang Ye stopped their steps. The students had already gone to the next classroom to prepare for class, so there was no need to worry about anyone eavesdropping on the conversation between the two professors.

Zhang Ye nodded, then yawned, looking still not fully awake, but he was holding a cup of strong tea in his left hand, seemingly to refresh himself.

Zhang Ye softly said, "I’ve been too regular with my schedule lately. Last night, just stayed up late to do some class work, and today I’m a bit unaccustomed."

The work at the Cultural Relics Bureau indeed is day and night reversed, even busy for ten days or half a month without rest, but Lin You wouldn’t allow the professors from the Food Department to ’overwork’, urging them to go back to rest at dusk, which led Zhang Ye and others to slowly develop good living habits.

Du Xixi frowned slightly. Professor Zhang Ye, who introduced and applied knives, seemingly had not intended to properly prepare for classes from the start, only occasionally listing the general course content arrangement, to prevent students from getting too confused.

How did Zhang Ye start preparing lessons after a trip to the Cultural Relics Bureau? Could the Bureau still be concerned about a former employee’s work status? That’s too considerate.

"Why did you suddenly start lesson planning? Cultural Relics Bureau tasked you?" Du Xixi and Zhang Ye had a pretty good relationship, seeing Zhang Ye genuinely looked tired, she asked with concern, "Won’t you have any problem with your class later?"

Being so sleepy, Du Xixi even worried he might doze off during the class.

Zhang Ye waved his hand, blinked his somewhat dry eyes and said, "The Cultural Relics Bureau called me about some past work handovers. They’re busy researching some Kesi thing recently, how could they have time to care if I prepare lessons or not?"

"Then why are you preparing lessons? Was it a student’s request?" Du Xixi said warmly, with a smile reflecting in her eyes.

Previously, Chen Yin asked Du Xixi to visit the Cultural Relics Bureau to check if some remnants of Kesi had appeared, and Du Xixi personally went to verify this fact. Afterward, the Bureau invested considerable manpower and resources, determinedly researching the specific Kesi techniques.