Chapter 276: Chapter 94 First Lesson_3
"We neglected this!" Among the two adult Iron-eating Beasts, the more stable one, who appeared less naive and more intelligent, nodded at Du Xixi and introduced himself earnestly, "I am Old Hei, and this is my younger brother, Old Bai. We are twins."
Compared to Old Hei, Old Bai, as the younger brother, was more sincere and honest. Upon hearing his brother introduce him to Du Xixi, he smiled, revealing a set of large white teeth, and his small eyes surrounded by dark circles disappeared with his smile.
The twin Iron-eating Beasts in front of her were brothers, and Du Xixi had also given birth to a pair of twin brothers. Out of nowhere, Du Xixi felt a closer connection to them, and her smile became much gentler.
"Old Hei, Old Bai, let’s start today’s lesson!" Du Xixi said, and seeing both Iron-eating Beasts nod together, she followed them to the kitchen in this villa.
According to the agreement, before the two adult Iron-eating Beasts could independently make delicacies, Du Xixi would come every morning to teach them culinary skills. Then in the afternoon, it would still be Du Xixi’s livestream time, followed by rest at night.
This schedule looked full, but in reality, Du Xixi was the only one truly busy. She rushed to Old Hei and Old Bai’s villa early in the morning and then had to hurry back to her own villa in the afternoon.
Though it was said to be rest time in the evening, the two clingy little ones at home would surely insist on sticking close to Du Xixi, having been deprived of her company for several days.
But no matter how busy she was, Du Xixi wouldn’t feel troubled by it. Not to mention, this was something she agreed to herself, willing to endure any hardship in silence. Also, promoting culinary delights is something Du Xixi genuinely wanted to do.
If one were to talk about being tired, back when she was pregnant, she was still conducting livestreams. Now, she simply squeezed out the morning rest time to teach the two Iron-eating Beasts culinary skills.
Du Xixi felt it wasn’t much different, right?
But after teaching the two Iron-eating Beasts how to peel potatoes all morning and passing on the simple potato-peeling method to them, Du Xixi collapsed into the back seat of the Hovercar, exhausted.
Ke Lian tenderly placed her head on his lap, letting the Hovercar drive back to the villa in autopilot mode, then whispered softly to Du Xixi, "How about not streaming today? Taking a day off isn’t a big deal."
Ke Lian, having gradually improved his tolerance for alcohol, had willingly taken on the task of escorting Du Xixi to and from her engagements. At this time, it was Ke Lian coming to take Du Xixi home. After lunch, Du Xixi would start her livestream for the day.
However, Du Xixi furrowed her brows, rubbed her head against Ke Lian’s thigh, then found a comfortable position and closed her eyes, speaking wearily, "If I take a day off, it means millions of fans won’t be able to watch my livestream today. What I miss is the opportunity to teach these millions of fans how to cook a dish."
In fact, what Du Xixi would lose far exceeded just that.
Du Xixi’s current number of followers already made her a leading figure on the streaming platform, and with her shareholder status, every one of her livestreams was featured on the homepage, drawing considerable attention.
If it were before, when Du Xixi hadn’t revealed her identity, taking ten days or half a month off from streaming was not a problem. The fans could keep themselves entertained, nourishing themselves from the previous livestream videos. But now that Du Xixi’s identity had been revealed and drawn attention, she couldn’t be as willful as before.
What would be the consequence of being willful? Missing the teaching of one dish, missing one interaction, missing an opportunity to draw attention. With these reductions, the advancement in promoting culinary delights would decrease again.
Du Xixi took a deep breath, her brow furrowing tightly.
She was a bit tired, and she didn’t quite know why she was so insistent on promoting culinary art. Perhaps... she didn’t want her only connection to Blue Star to be severed.
After arriving in this world, any association with the former Blue Star was essentially gone for Du Xixi, except for her own memories and Chen Yin’s recollection. Who else could prove that Du Xixi indeed came from ten thousand years ago? Those courtiers who knew the truth? Ke Lian?
But the courtiers and Ke Lian only heard what Du Xixi and Chen Yin told them, so who couldn’t suspect that Du Xixi and Chen Yin had conspired to deceive them?
Only the cuisine, the undeniable presence in every part of Du Xixi’s life, could remind her that she was the spirit from Blue Star.
Back in Blue Star, making cuisine was a major part of Du Xixi’s life. Coming to the Blue Star Empire, Du Xixi also hoped that a significant part of her life wouldn’t disappear.
Perhaps, even after a long time, the secret that Du Xixi came from Blue Star would remain a secret, forever buried in the hearts of those who knew it. But the cuisine promoted under various pretenses would be invisible evidence—Du Xixi truly came from Blue Star.
Ke Lian gently rubbed Du Xixi’s temple, regretting that he had no talent in culinary skills and could only leave all of this for Du Xixi to handle alone.
He slowly leaned down, planted a kiss on Du Xixi’s forehead, and the swiftly moving Hovercar witnessed the sincerest promise its owner made to the other owner.
"Xixi, if you’re tired, just rest on me for a while."
"I’ll be by your side always."