Ch 325: Initial Results

Yu Duoduo’s eyes darted around, avoiding the gazes of her six husbands. Finally, she gave a perfunctory reply, “Let’s talk about this later. For now, hurry up and eat!”

Having finally earned a rare perk, how could the six of them let this opportunity slip by?

“Duoduo, you’re definitely still upset with me. I know I messed up, and I regret it so much!” Bai Yunyi, ever the sly fox, was the first to speak.

“Duoduo, you must be fed up with me. I’ll work harder from now on, graduate early, and stay by your side!” Lezheng Kexi couldn’t hold back, blurting out anxiously.

“Yeah, Duoduo, are you tired of us?” Lou Jingyu, no matter how bold and flamboyant he was outside, always carried a hint of worry and fear in front of Yu Duoduo.

“No! Don’t overthink it!” Yu Duoduo immediately shot down the idea.

“Then why won’t you make it up to us, Duoduo? It’s just a hug!” Jimo Yao wasn’t about to give up on this.

“Well…” Yu Duoduo was at a loss for words. She couldn’t exactly admit she was too embarrassed, could she?

“Don’t pressure Duoduo. She’ll definitely treat us all fairly, so don’t worry!” Oh, look at that—Leng Ruoheng had picked up some sly, teasing rhetoric too!

Yu Duoduo: …

Before Yu Duoduo could even finish processing her thoughts, Shi Yichen jumped in!

“Duoduo, is Second Brother not good enough for you? You don’t need me anymore!” Shi Yichen’s words hit her hard, filling her with guilt. After all, he hadn’t just saved her life—he was the first person she met in this interstellar world and the first to treat her kindly.

“Second Brother, you know you’re special to me. Don’t say things like that again!”

“So, in Duoduo’s heart, the rest of us don’t matter?” Lu Chenyao couldn’t help but sound a little sour.

Yu Duoduo put down her chopsticks, her hand fidgeting with the hair on her forehead as she let out a silent sigh.

“You’re all important to me! But Second Brother is different—you know he saved me. Without him, there’d be no Yu Duoduo. I hope you can all understand that!

But you can see in our daily lives that I don’t treat Big Brother Leng or Second Brother Shi any differently. You’re all the same to me.

As for this compensation—can any of you honestly say that those who come home early haven’t gotten a private hug from me?”

At this, the eight cubs couldn’t sit still anymore. “Mommy, we’re sorry! We were wrong! We shouldn’t have…”

“It’s my fault. As the older brother, I didn’t stop them—I even encouraged it. Mommy, don’t be mad!” Fanfan, feeling ashamed, ran over to Yu Duoduo, hugged her leg, and apologized.

The six husbands felt a pang of regret, but they didn’t want Yu Duoduo to be upset. One by one, they lowered their heads and apologized.

Ding-a-ling! A sudden sound broke the awkward silence.

Such a simple, unadorned ringtone could only belong to Jimo Yao. All eyes turned to him.

Under everyone’s gaze, Jimo Yao opened his optical brain and saw it was a video call from Aunt Xi.

“Xiao Yao, I’ve got great news—my husband’s pregnant!” Jimo Xi’s cheerful voice filled the entire dining room.

The joy of impending motherhood made Jimo Xi unusually chatty.

“Xiao Yao, I can’t thank you enough. And not just you—I owe so much to your wife-master, Yu Duoduo!

I never thought I’d have my own child in this lifetime!

Xiao Yao, this proves those plants of yours really work wonders for fertility. At least, they’ve worked for me!”

Aunt Xi seemed to remember something and, without waiting for Jimo Yao to respond, asked, “Xiao Yao, things are happening on my end. What about those participants you selected—any progress there?”

That’s when it hit Yu Duoduo—they’d set up a military recruitment order for this experiment. She wondered how it was going.

Jimo Yao thought for a moment before replying, “Other people are handling that. I haven’t been involved. I’ll check on it tomorrow!”

As soon as he finished, Jimo Yao noticed Yu Duoduo beside him, looking troubled.

He quickly ended the call and turned to her.

“Duoduo, what’s wrong? Why do you look so upset?”

Yu Duoduo voiced her concern.

“A Yao, what did you say? I just want to know how the military recruitment order is doing.”

It was the same answer he’d given before, and while he’d thought it was fine earlier, hearing it from Yu Duoduo made him realize his mistake.

Jimo Yao immediately contacted the soldier in charge of the recruitment order and asked for details.

After a six-minute conversation, Jimo Yao got the full picture.

“Duoduo, I’ve got the details. Several families already have cubs of their own. But since the numbers are still small, we can’t definitively prove the ingredients promote fertility. We’ll have to wait until more people conceive cubs before we can say for sure.”

Hearing this, Yu Duoduo didn’t press further. She could only wait for more good news.

Overjoyed, Jimo Xi shared her husband’s pregnancy with a few respected royal elders and Emperor Jimo, spreading the news throughout the imperial family.

This sparked a mix of reactions—some were displeased, some were thrilled, and others were envious.

Another ding-a-ling rang out, and Jimo Yao saw it was his imperial brother calling.

“Xiao Yao, Aunt Xi just contacted me—I honestly didn’t expect this. That recruitment order you set up is really paying off. Once the experiment’s done, I bet a ton of people will come looking for you.

Keep your wits about you—don’t let anyone take advantage of you!”

“I know! Once the experiment wraps up, I think we’ll have solid results. When that happens, we just hope the empire steps in so people don’t think we’re pushovers they can all take a piece of.”

“Good, good! No problem, that’s a small matter! Xiao Yao, on behalf of the empire’s people, I thank you!”

Jimo Yao saw Emperor Jimo rambling on and wanted to hang up, but he couldn’t just yet!

“No need to thank us. As an imperial marshal, when I have the ability to help the people, it’s my duty to step up!

Imperial Brother, have you eaten yet?”

“Me? I’m eating right now!”

“We’re eating too, so we won’t disturb you, Imperial Brother. Enjoy your meal!”

This time, he didn’t hesitate—straight to hang up!

Smelling a business opportunity, Bai Yunyi spoke up. “Marshal, how about letting our Bai Clan handle the sales of these ingredients afterward?”

Before Jimo Yao could reply, Lu Chenyao chimed in, “I think we could process these ingredients into potions. It’d maximize their use, plus make them easier to transport and store!”

“We talked about this before—it seems we can’t isolate a single specific effect!” Jimo Yao suddenly recalled a past discussion.

“We can’t have healing potions and fertility potions be the same thing, can we?”

At that, an idea flashed through Yu Duoduo’s mind.

“So, you’re saying one potion could cover multiple effects?” Lezheng Kexi asked in shock.

“Then why haven’t I gotten pregnant yet?”

Lou Jingyu added, his tone tinged with a hint of grievance.