After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1378 - 1377: Extra Episode – The Culinary Competition

Xia Chuyi paused her hand, which was patting her son’s head. She really wanted to give this ungrateful child a smack.

"Hey, Huo Shiqian, take your son over with you," Xia Chuyi instructed. "I'm an adult, and I need to work on preparing materials to face the culinary challenges from chefs of other nations."

The daily banter between mother and son brought a faint smile to Huo Shiqian's face.

True to her word, Xia Chuyi gathered some of the materials she had prepared earlier and began delving into the culinary characteristics of Fusang, anticipating potential upcoming competitions.

As she read, she became quite engrossed, momentarily losing track of time.

Some time later, Huo Shiqian had finished bathing their son and was about to carry him to bed.

Little Huo Shiwu poked his head out from his father's shoulder, looked toward Xia Chuyi's direction, and furrowed his small brows. "Isn't Mom going to rest?" he asked.

Upon hearing his son, Huo Shiqian glanced at his wife, knowing she had become absorbed in her studies.

"It's alright, Shiwu. You go to sleep first," Huo Shiqian told his son. "Mom will rest a bit later."

Hearing this, little Huo Shiwu's frown deepened, and he extended his hand towards Xia Chuyi.

This was Huo Shiqian's cue to carry his son over.

Huo Shiqian smirked faintly and carried his son towards Xia Chuyi.

As soon as Huo Shiwu was placed in front of Xia Chuyi, he immediately addressed his mom, "Mom, it's time for you to sleep."

"Huh?" Hearing Huo Shiwu's voice, Xia Chuyi lifted her head from her materials.

Then, she immediately saw her dear son, clad in pajamas, with a serious little face staring intently at her.

Seeing this, Xia Chuyi quickly glanced down at her watch.

"Oh, is it this late already?" Xia Chuyi hadn't realized she had been so absorbed in the materials for so long. She put them down, stood up, and ruffled her son's head. "Alright, my little caretaker, Mommy is getting ready to sleep now."

Huo Shiwu frowned again as his mom began to "play around" with him.

However, Huo Shiwu "held his tongue" and didn't say anything further.

Only after Xia Chuyi went to wash up did Huo Shiwu turn his head, hug his dad's neck, and say in his childish voice, "Mom is so silly."

Hearing this, the smile in Huo Shiqian's eyes almost overflowed.

"Yes, Mommy is silly," Huo Shiqian agreed, glancing towards the bathroom where his wife had gone, then looked down at his son. "So, Shiwu and Daddy need to protect Mommy a lot. That way, we can make up for Mommy's 'silliness.'"

The brilliant little Huo Shiwu didn't quite grasp how pampering and protecting Mom related to compensating for her "silliness."

However, little Huo Shiwu felt that his mom's particular brand of "silliness" definitely needed proper protection.

Therefore, little Huo Shiwu nodded solemnly and declared to his father, "Yes, protect Mommy."

Xia Chuyi, who was washing up in the bathroom, was completely unaware that outside, one big and one small were discussing how to "protect" her, this "silly goose."

When Xia Chuyi emerged from the bathroom, Huo Shiwu obediently extended his arms from Huo Shiqian's embrace, reaching for Xia Chuyi.

Seeing her son like this, Xia Chuyi gladly took him and said with a smile, "Come on, son, Mom will take you to bed."

Xia Chuyi's words didn't elicit much of a reaction from Huo Shiwu.

Huo Shiwu simply clung to his mother and said seriously in a childish voice, "Mom, don't work so hard in the future. Shiwu will earn money to support you."