It was already late when Qin Qingqing received the message from the housekeeper.

　　“Buzz——”

　　She heard her cell phone ring.

　　Then she casually glanced at the information on the screen.

　　[Madam, don’t worry…]

　　[The young master ate all the clear soup noodles.]

　　”!”

　　She jumped up from the stool with a “whoosh”!

　　The system was shocked.

　　”Host, are you okay?”

　　Its mechanical sound was tinged with surprise.

　　”No, it’s okay.”

　　Qin blinked gently.

　　Just holding the phone and smiling foolishly…

　　It’s time for the big boy to eat.

　　Does that mean that he won’t faint from hunger because of her “harsh treatment” anymore?

　　Then… wouldn’t it be possible to avoid the plot point where she was kicked out by the kid’s father? !

　　Yay!

　　She is a little further away from the tragic ending of “picking up trash at a young age”!

　　This thought just came to her mind.

　　I was awakened by the confused system…

　　”Host, are you thinking about something else?”

　　”Even if Lu Liye doesn’t eat; even if Lu Bai follows the established plot and makes you leave the house with nothing… you will not be reduced to the situation of ‘picking up garbage’.”

　　”Don’t forget…”

　　”I will release story missions from time to time.”

　　”And you, as long as you speak the lines 100% of the time as required by the plot, you will receive a pension from me. With a pension, why do you need to pick up trash?”

　　“…Yes.”

　　Qin Qingqing was stunned.

　　According to the plot, she will be hated by Lu Liye and kicked out by Lu Bai… but at the same time, she can also get a pension provided by the system.

　　From this perspective, it seems more comfortable to follow the plot and complete the tasks.

　　But–

　　Whenever Qin Qingqing thought of the prescribed plot lines, she would think of her adopted son’s eyes full of hostility…

　　I will also think of his pale face.

　　She felt strangely guilty.

　　She vaguely felt that she couldn’t do this…

　　At least, don’t listen to the system; just complete the story mission honestly.

　　after all–

　　At the beginning, he asked his son to go on a hunger strike for 5 days.

　　Who knows what’s next…

　　What more vicious plot will appear?

　　Qin Qingqing frowned when she thought of this.

　　Then I heard the system speak in a very alert voice…

　　”Host, what do you want to do?”

　　”!”

　　Qin was stunned.

　　Oops, oops…

　　She forgot that Tongzi could hear her complaints (her true thoughts) at this moment.

　　She tried to fix the problem.

　　”I just want to sleep.”

　　”Didn’t you look outside? It’s already dark.”

　　“…”

　　The system fell into a brief silence.

　　Then, he spoke earnestly:

　　”Host, do you know that if you fail to complete the task, you will be punished by electric shock?”

　　”So, don’t try to challenge my bottom line.”

　　“Understood!”

　　”This is just my little complaint. I will complete the task well.”

　　Qin Qingqing blinked innocently——

　　”Don’t you know that I have always been timid and obedient?”

　　“…It would be better this way.”

　　The system said this and said nothing more.

　　Qin Qingqing also fell silent for a while.

　　I tried to speak…

　　”system?”

　　There was a brief silence in response to her.

　　It’s like…

　　The system seemed to have been disconnected because of her thoughts.

　　but–

　　Qin Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.

　　It was indeed offline for a short time.

　　Before Tongzi, when she changed her clothes and went downstairs, he briefly disconnected from her – mainly to protect the host’s privacy.

　　Now, it just happened to help Qin Qingqing.

　　She might have…

　　There is a way.

　　But now is not the time to think about it.

　　Just in case, she cleared her mind…

　　Communicated with Tongzi again (to fool Tongzi).

　　“System system!”

　　”Are you online? If you are, please chime in~”

　　”……squeak.”

　　The system voice paused for a moment before reappearing.

　　”So we have a deal then?”

　　”I continue to complete the task, and you ignore my complaints?”

　　Qin blinked gently.

　　”……good.”

　　”As long as you complete the task obediently.”

　　The system responded.

　　Qin Qingqing nodded heavily…

　　she casually picked up her pajamas, looking like she was very sleepy and was about to change clothes and go to bed.

　　”Don’t worry! I will!”

　　”Good night?”

　　”……install.”

　　The system dropped a word and proactively disconnected from the host.

　　Qin Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief!

　　She has a solution –

　　She could finish the required plot lines without paying attention, and then turn around and make up for the loss by appeasing her target…

　　In this way, can’t she avoid the “electric shock punishment”, get the system pension, and avoid “picking up trash at a young age” in the future; and can also ensure that the task object is not harmed?

　　She still remembers——

　　When she handed the candy to her adopted son, she had already said the prescribed plot lines; the system had no way to restrict her subsequent actions.

　　She sorted out her thoughts and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this “repairing the fold after the sheep have been bolted” plan was 100% feasible.

　　Wuhu~

　　Great! Only children make the choice, adults want them all!

　　Qin Qingqing held this thought in her mind and slept till dawn…

　　Seven o’clock in the morning –

　　She was awakened by the system’s notification sound.

　　The system hastily gave her a new task early in the morning!

　　[bite–]

　　[Main storyline mission 2, please check.]

　　“Tong, Tongzi?!”

　　Qin Qingqing woke up instantly.

　　”Didn’t I just slack off for a while last night?”

　　“You, you, you…”

　　”Are you giving me a new task so early in the morning?”

　　The system is also innocent——

　　”Who asked Lu Bai to go back to the Lu family with a folder so early in the morning?”

　　”Lu Bai…”

　　”Isn’t he the one who kicked me out?”

　　When Qin Qingqing thought of this, her whole face wrinkled.

　　”yes.”

　　”But now, he is carrying a briefcase back home. What do you think is in the bag?”

　　The system made a faint sound.

　　“?!”

　　Qin “brushed” lightly and “resurrected” from the bed.

　　”What’s going on…”

　　”Didn’t our son eat noodles last night?”

　　”Why did Lu Bai come back to hand in the divorce agreement?”

　　She pulled her hair in confusion.

　　”Could it be that my son has finished his noodles…”

　　”Or he fainted due to physical weakness. Did the housekeeper tell Lu Bai about his fainting?”

　　She paused pulling her hair.

　　Then I heard the system say very honestly—

　　”……have no idea.”

　　Qin frowned slightly.

　　The system then explained in its mechanical voice.

　　”I just heard: the passing servants discussing Lu Bai.”

　　”It is also detected that this should be the best time to release the main storyline mission 2…”

　　”As for the rest, I really don’t know.”

　　”oh……”