Jean wasn't actually this busy in the past.
When Grand Master Varka was still around, although she was the Dandelion Knight, Jean had already begun to serve as the Deputy Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, responsible for handling various incidents within the city and its surroundings.
But because the Knights of Favonius was full of talented people at that time, and with the Reconnaissance Knights responsible for city security and monster searches outside the city, even as Deputy Grand Master, with the Grand Master responsible for the final decisions on major incidents and a clear division of labor within the Knights of Favonius,
Jean wasn't so busy that she couldn't rest.
She even had time to enjoy pleasant afternoon teas with Lisa.
But unfortunately, with certain events occurring, the Reconnaissance Knights were on the verge of disbanding, causing the Knights of Favonius to almost lose abilities like reconnaissance, exploration, and tracking, which regular Knights of Favonius did not possess.
In addition, to face the diplomatic pressure from Snezhnaya,
Grand Master Varka personally led a team to Nod-Krai to hunt down monsters threatening Mondstadt.
Under these circumstances,
Jean, who was originally just a deputy, had to take on the responsibilities of the Acting Grand Master.
To prevent damage to the reputation of the Knights of Favonius due to improper handling of incidents, she simply took on all the tasks that should have been assigned to subordinates.
Even small matters like finding a lost pet cat
had to be personally reviewed and then signed off to other Knights of Favonius to complete.
In short, Kai had no way to deal with his wife's overly strong sense of responsibility.
"Then... then shall we begin?"
Looking at Kai's frosty face beside her,
Jean sat upright at her desk.
After a slight hesitation, she finally let out a helpless sigh.
"Mhm, come on."
Nodding his head.
Kai dragged a chair over from the side, sat casually beside her, and said leisurely, "You tell me the matter, and I'll give you suggestions."
"Okay..."
Although she didn't think her husband had the ability to handle internal affairs,
Jean also knew that he was truly angry today.
Feeling extremely nervous internally, she didn't have time to dwell on these issues. Anyway, at most, she would just review them again, so she casually picked up a document and began to read.
"First, the report from the City Guard. Due to the influence of Stormterror, many outdoor billboards placed outside the city have been blown to various places, and houses are severely damaged."
"I'll go to the site for the specific situation..."
"Sit down properly!"
Seeing Jean, who couldn't control herself and wanted to go to the site as soon as she started working, Kai glared at her in annoyance.
He directly took the document, quickly read it, and then said,
"Does this kind of thing require you to go personally?"
"Let the City Guard organize personnel to register businesses separately, check the loss of outdoor billboards, and then send people to search based on the registration results. Wouldn't that be enough?"
"The same goes for damaged houses. The City Guard is responsible for registering the damage. If anyone is severely damaged and homeless due to this disaster, the church can assist in providing housing."
"Of course, when we go back later, we can pass through the city to comfort the people. That's it."
"This..."
Staring at Kai's serious face,
Jean gently squeezed her palms, feeling completely unable to refute him.
From any angle, Kai's handling method had no problems. Even if Jean herself made the decision,
although she would definitely go to the site immediately, based on experience, the conclusion she would reach would not be much different from this.
Under these circumstances... after hesitating for a while, Jean finally nodded.
She began to approve the document.
"Next item."
"Stormterror's sudden attack damaged trade routes. The road to Springvale is now completely cut off. If it's not cleared, future meat supplies may be affected."
"Additionally, according to intelligence, Hilichurl have been overly active recently, frequently appearing near the existing trade routes, which may make this matter even more difficult."
"Deploy Knights of Favonius to clear obstacles along the trade route and also clear out the Hilichurl. There's no need to rush with meat supplies. The city's reserves can last for a few days without much impact. It will only take one day to clear the trade route to Springvale."
Seeing Jean's expression, which again suggested she wanted to personally go and inspect the trade route, Kai knocked on the table in annoyance and immediately offered a solution.
"I see... That's true, but Kai, how do you know how many days the city's meat reserves can last?"
Jean muttered thoughtfully, but while approving the document, she was still a little confused about this question.
"Because I once bought wild boar meat that had been stored for three days, and Springvale usually delivers fresh meat twice a week, right? If I'm not mistaken, it was just delivered yesterday?"
Kai answered somewhat proudly.
"I'm basically in charge of grocery shopping at home. This is common sense, okay?"
"Next item."
"Cough, cough… Thank you, Kai, for your contributions to our home."
Hearing that this was the reason, Jean blushed and lowered her head, quickly moving on to the next document.
"Over at Dawn Winery…"
"Contact Diluc directly about this. Next item."
"…"
With Kai's assistance, Jean's speed in reviewing documents reached its highest efficiency ever.
In just a few hours, almost all the reports that had piled up were cleared.
Looking at the empty desk, a feeling of extreme unfamiliarity quietly filled Jean's heart. She glanced at Kai, who was stretching beside her.
Jean thought for a moment and couldn't help but say, "Kai, I'm still a bit worried about the trade routes. Perhaps I should still…"
"Huh?"
"I just finished helping you with the documents, and now you want to go yourself again?"
Kai gave her a cold look. Seeing Jean's worried expression, he said exasperatedly, "Leave that kind of thing to the Cavalry. What threat can a few scattered Hilichurl pose?"
"But I still…"
"No!"
Finding that Jean was still worried and intent on going herself, Kai slammed his hand on the desk and quickly leaned towards her.
He put on a fierce expression and said, "The trade routes? Leave them to the Cavalry. I have the final say on this."
"But I'm the Acting Grand Master…"
Jean protested softly, but it clearly had no effect against a determined Kai.
Kai lifted his face and reached out his hand, cupping Jean's chin.
Looking at his wife, whose face was flushed and clearly a bit shy, he said coldly, "Go home, good girl and rest, do you understand?"