CHAPTER 159: CHAPTER 55: PAN-FRIED BUNS (PART 3)

Moreover, Ke Xing couldn’t bear to see his daughter-in-law tire herself out cooking, whether it’s the big one or the two little ones, that’s not something Ke Xing is willing to see.

Besides, Ke Lian would absolutely not agree with it.

Couldn’t he just endure the loneliness in his mouth, instead of letting his daughter-in-law and the robot butler work themselves to death for his little culinary cravings?

Snacks are much more convenient, easy and quick to make, and portable. If Ke Xing feels like eating while he’s out, he can just take some out and eat them anytime, anywhere, instead of needing a table, a chair, a bowl, and chopsticks, and then slowly savoring it like a meal.

Once the idea hit, Du Xixi, just out of the kitchen, eagerly went back in. Ke Lian wanted to follow, but was a few steps too slow, and got shut out by 2569, who had been ordered to close the door, locking him outside the kitchen.

didn’t see the Marshal either; it was just a little puzzled after closing the door, and when Du Xixi asked, it replied, "Ma’am, I think I might have seen the Marshal, but I must have been mistaken."

sounded uncertain, as its door-closing speed was too fast, and it merely saw a glimpse of Ke Lian, perhaps a blurred image caught by the rotating digital screen, so 2569 shook its screen, thinking it probably wasn’t Ke Lian.

Even 2569 thought it was an illusion. Du Xixi, who’s totally back-to the kitchen door just now, naturally didn’t see Ke Lian outside. She chuckled and tapped 2569’s screen, then asked it to help make snacks.

What snacks to take on a trip? Fruit preserves! Dried meat! Twisted pastries!

Already done with dinner and keeping it warm in the thermal box, 2569 wiggled its mechanical fingers excitedly, and under the mistress’s guidance, began kneading dough, slicing meat, peeling fruit...

The fruits are the fresh "harvests" from CD-0329 Star, delivered by the Rob, such as the relatively "delicate" cherries. There were also deliveries from personnel on CD-0329 Star to the Ke Family, like the thick-skinned and hard-to-damage oranges.

If making fruit preserves, they naturally need to be sweet and juicy. Du Xixi picked oranges, tangerines, and hawthorns, these sweet and slightly sour options to add some flavor for Ke Xing when he’s out.

Making dried meat is much simpler, as the slices are first dehydrated to remove internal moisture, then steamed to enhance the texture, and dehydrated again.

Only when putting the meat back in the dryer a second time, Du Xixi would brush a layer of honey, also sourced from CD-0329 Star, on the surface of the dried meat – producing honey-flavored dried meat.

Using the same method, Du Xixi also made chicken, lamb, and beef jerky, in flavors like spicy, fragrantly spicy, and the sweet honeyed ones.

Once the fruit preserves and dried meat were vacuum-sealed and stacked together, Du Xixi realized that CD-0329 Star actually already had quite a few Blue Star ingredients; most of the major categories were covered, with only a small portion still uncultivated, like seafood.

But this wasn’t a big issue, Du Xixi believed that in time, CD-0329 Star’s oceans would eventually cultivate Blue Star’s ingredients.

Du Xixi shook her head to dismiss the stray thought, then turned and began to teach 2569 how to make twisted pastries...

By the time Du Xixi had filled a few large cardboard boxes in the kitchen corner with snacks for Ke Xing, it was time to eat. Du Xixi and 2569 finally stopped, carrying out the dishes.

"Dinner’s ready!" 2569 shouted, covered in some flour from making twisted pastries earlier. Its fluffy appearance was a bit "powdery", and Miao Miao, sniffing nearby, scrunched her nose and turned to sneeze towards the corner.

Yep, it was the flour.

Du Xixi stifled her laughter and told 2569 to quickly clean the flour off in the kitchen, then sat down with Ke Lian’s support, saying to Ke Xing, "Dad, 2569 and I made the snacks, they’re in the kitchen. You can take a look to see if it’s enough. If not, 2569 and I will make more tomorrow for you to take along."

To Du Xixi, actually, those few large boxes of snacks weren’t enough, being just snacks. For ordinary people, they may only taste a bit, but Ke Xing might eat them to fill his stomach.

And Ke Xing’s appetite couldn’t be measured by ordinary standards; those boxes of snacks would barely last a few days, maybe half a month, before Ke Xing could finish them all.

Ke Xing smiled and nodded, feeling that his daughter-in-law was indeed very filial. He replied with a laugh, "You don’t need to make too many. Your own health is most important."

Although Ke Xing greatly anticipated a plethora of snacks, he was still concerned that Du Xixi might tire herself out making them.

Du Xixi leaned against Ke Lian, letting him massage her hands, then smiled at 2569 who reappeared from the kitchen and said, "Most of the hard work was done by 2569; I’m not tired at all."