Chapter 1428: Improving their Crafts (Part 2)
Some of them didn’t even know the kids could access their spaces already.
She blinked and looked at what they were holding. They were a handful of flowers from her garden. Amusingly, when Meatball saw that Pepper had more, he puffed his cheek and brought out another one from his space.
They were giving her flowers. They might’ve seen Garan give her a bouquet before, particularly during mass wedding days, wherein the bouquet was commonly found everywhere, with many shops capitalizing on the events.
One difference in the capitalist Terran practice was that, in Alterra, the usual flowers chosen in bouquets were ones with literal calming effects. The flowers here were also healthier and could be used in teas and scents.
This made the practice much more meaningful, as if the givers were blessing the receivers with health and wellness.
"Aww.... my babies..." she laughed, leaning down to kiss their chubby cheeks, even if they were a bit dirty.
"I will take these, thank you," she said, placing the flowers in her space. "But don’t take any more without permission, okay?
She was afraid they’d make it into a habit. Many of those flower fields were her experimental fields, after all. She’d prefer it if they didn’t go bald every day.
Anyway, after Harold and the others left, Althea carried her babies to the bath. She didn’t allow her husband to join though. He was still in heat and it would make him suffer more to bathe with them.
After this, the husband and wife prepared them for bed, putting their diapers and putting them in their onesies.
Pepper yawned, making a cute little o with her mouth. Yawning seemed to be contagious and Meatball also yawned. Unexpectedly, Garan took both babies in his arms.
"I’ll put them to bed," he said, looking very serious.