Chapter 138: Dabao Binds the “Do Good Deeds, Have Great Luck” System

Qiu Yinuo’s smile began to crack. As expected, this mischievous child wasn’t as easy to fool as a one-year-old.

“Dabao, what are you saying? Am I not your gentle, beautiful, considerate, and kind mother?”

Dabao shivered instinctively and mumbled, “Mom, just talk normally.”

Though his words were unclear, Qiu Yinuo understood them perfectly.

“Alright then, Mom has a piece of great news for you. But you mustn’t get too excited when you hear it.”

Dabao had a bad feeling about this. “What good news?”

“Mom picked a system that’s just perfect for you. If you think it’s okay, go ahead and bind it with Menghua!”

Dabao tilted his head. “Mom, what kind of dirt does Menghua have on you?”

Qiu Yinuo: “……”

He really was her son—spot on with just one guess.

“Are you going to bind with a system too?”

The words ‘No way in hell’ nearly slipped out, but she swallowed them back just in time.

Forcing a smile she thought looked kind and understanding, Qiu Yinuo said, “Mom just thinks Dabao is old enough to start carrying some responsibilities for the family…”

Dabao instantly panicked and let out a flurry of frantic babbling, unable to form a proper sentence.

Finally, he stuck out one chubby finger and jabbed it at himself repeatedly to wordlessly say—I’m only one year old!

What kind of joke was this? Asking a one-year-old to take on family responsibilities?

Qiu Yinuo grabbed his chubby finger and smiled. “Alright, Mom knows you’re a brave and dependable little man. That’s why I’m giving you this opportunity to carry the family forward.”

Dabao scrambled to get up and run, but before his stubby legs could move an inch, he was scooped up tightly into his mother’s arms.

“Dabao, my sweet son,” Qiu Yinuo cooed, holding him tight, “just say yes to Menghua, okay? Back then I was trying to save someone, and that sly little system used it to threaten me. Just help Mommy out, alright?”

Dabao stared in disbelief at his mom, who was just a hair away from rolling on the ground like a tantruming child. For the first time in his life, his expectations of parenthood were completely shattered.

He had always thought of dads as dignified figures, and moms as warm and forgiving.

Now, being held by a mom who looked as if she might burst into tears at any moment, he felt like the world no longer made sense.

Qiu Yinuo clung to her despairing son like a child denied candy. “Dabao, you know Erbao is a local-born. He really is only one year old. The only person I can rely on now is you.”

“Please? If you don’t agree, I’ll annoy you every single day from now on.”

Dabao used all his strength to push her away, but she didn’t budge an inch. Instead, she hugged him even tighter.

“Mom, can you act like a normal mom? And stop rubbing your face on mine,” he groaned, feeling like one of those poor people in his past life being smothered by overly clingy golden retrievers in viral videos.

Qiu Yinuo pouted in dissatisfaction.

It was hard to believe someone in her twenties could act so childishly without any sense of shame.

Actually, with her soft cheeks and slightly rounded face, she looked adorably childish.

Dabao blinked in a daze, unable to understand how his mom could be so different from everyone else’s.

“Who says moms have to act a certain way? Your mom is just like this. Dabao, my precious boy, please say yes. Please?”

Hiding in the space, Menghua couldn’t bear to watch any longer. It silently raised its thick panda paw and covered its eyes.

Too much. Just too much!

Humans really knew how to play.

It had assumed she’d take on the usual motherly authority—if not a firm command, then at least a little pressure to make Dabao bind the system.

Who would’ve thought she’d resort to snuggling and acting shameless! That level of childishness was something else.

Dabao only felt that his little heart inside his chest was beating with delight.

It was the strange, unfamiliar feeling of being needed. Both foreign and oddly exciting.

His tiny face remained tense as he forcibly suppressed the upward curve of his lips.

With Qiu Yinuo clinging and kissing him like crazy, Dabao finally agreed with a performance of reluctant acceptance.

“Well, it’s true. I’m the only man left in the family who can carry the burden. You’re my mom—of course I’ll help you.”

“So… that means you agree?”

“Mm-hmm,” Dabao pouted. “What kind of system do you want me to bind with?”

Even though she had obviously tricked him, Dabao still believed—deep down—his mom would never truly harm him.

“The ‘Do Good Deeds, Have Great Luck’ system.” Qiu Yinuo clapped her hands and summoned the system. “Menghua, come explain it to Dabao.”

At this point, 3224 no longer cared how silly the name Menghua sounded. It happily rolled out of the space.

Dabao stared in shock and pointed at the sudden appearance of Menghua. “Ah, ah, ah! It can come out?”

Menghua grumbled to itself: I’m not your private space property, of course I can come out.

“Won’t people see it?”

“Relax, only you two can see me.” Wasting no time, Menghua energetically began explaining the system. The first lure it threw out? Complete a task, and you’ll get a crispy, golden fried chicken drumstick.

A fried chicken drumstick!

Mother and son instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva in perfect sync. Sure, they’d eaten chicken before, but since arriving here, they hadn’t had anything fried.

Oil here was precious. People barely used it for cooking, let alone for deep-frying.

They thought back to the fried chicken from their past life—crispy skin, slathered in thick honey mustard sauce…

Sluuuurp!

And this time, Dabao wasn’t the only one drooling.

Qiu Yinuo asked eagerly, “Can we choose which sauce to use?”

Menghua proudly lifted its head. “Of course. We’ve got over ten kinds of sauces for hosts to pick from.”

Dabao raised his chubby little hand. “I wanna bind! Quick, quick!”

He couldn’t wait a second longer.

Menghua spun in joy.

Ding! “Loading host’s system. Connecting to main server. Please wait…”

Ding! “Host: Shao Xingchen. Would you like to bind the ‘Do Good Deeds, Have Great Luck’ system?”

A control panel appeared before Dabao, with two options underneath.

“Host, please click ‘Yes.’”

Dabao couldn’t hold back anymore. He reached out his little hand and clicked ‘Yes’. Instantly, a progress bar began to load.

When it finally reached 100%, a cheerful chime rang out.

Ding! “Binding complete! Hello, host. I am your exclusive system—Menghua.”

Dabao: “……” Absolutely shameless.

Qiu Yinuo: “……” Could a system be any more spineless? It even changed its own name voluntarily.

“I want a fried chicken drumstick! Hurry up and give me my first mission!”

“Alright. Please complete your first task: Go to the toilet at the east end of the village and deliver toilet paper to Grandpa Li. Reward: one fragrant, crispy fried chicken drumstick.”

Dabao, who had been eagerly waiting for his grand debut: ???

Qiu Yinuo couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.

Menghua tilted its head in confusion as Dabao stood frozen. “Dabao, why haven’t you gone yet?”

Fuming, Dabao plopped down and started kicking his legs. “How is that a good deed!? I have to smell the stink of the toilet? How can I eat a fragrant fried chicken drumstick after that?”

Qiu Yinuo, not showing a shred of motherly compassion, said cheerfully, “Dabao, it’s okay—Mommy can eat it for you!”