"Jin Fu, are you starting to make it already?" Yan Xia didn't know how to weave bamboo baskets, but she had seen it before. You need to dry the thick bamboo in the sun and then cut it into thin strips with a cleaver before you can start weaving. The freshly cut bamboo is damp, and it will get moldy if you weave it directly.

"No, it's not dry yet. My son removed the bamboo sheath first. He had nothing to do, so weaving it will be easier with fewer steps." Jin Fu's hands never stopped moving as he spoke.

He's really hardworking and honest.

After he removed the green skin from several bamboo stalks, Guihua finished cooking the mushroom soup. She didn't add salt, but fortunately, the mushrooms were fresh enough, so it tasted pretty good.

“Here are four steamed buns, one for each of you. I’m not hungry, I just need a bowl of soup. Eat your fill, and tomorrow we’ll go up the mountain to chop wood to make some stools and tables for the house. Otherwise, we’ll have to squat to eat, which is exhausting.”

Yan Xia wasn't hungry, but her four children all thought she was deliberately not eating, and they were all deeply moved, their eyes even reddening.

"Mother, I'm not hungry, you eat. I ate too much today." Jin Fu put the steamed bun in his hand into Yan Xia's bowl.

"Mom, I'm not hungry. I'm full after drinking the soup. You eat, Mom." Guihua imitated her older brother, stacking her own steamed bun on top.

"Mother, I also..." Jin Lu was interrupted by Yan Xia before he could finish speaking.

She returned the two steamed buns from the bowl to them.

"Mother is really not hungry. Eat quickly. We still have physical labor to do tomorrow. It rains a lot in the summer. We'll patch up the roof of the dilapidated temple tomorrow so that the bedding won't get wet if it rains suddenly. You can't go without eating your fill. Mother is going out for a walk."

After Yan Xia finished speaking, she put down her bowl and went out the door.

The four children were left behind, looking each other over.

“Mother doesn’t want us to go hungry. She must not have eaten enough. We only have Mother left. From now on, we must listen to Mother, do more work, and not upset her.” Jin Fu, as the eldest brother, spoke up, and his younger siblings naturally agreed.

After finishing their meal, the group washed the pots and pans thoroughly, then boiled some water. By the time their mother returned, the water had cooled down, allowing her to wash her face and feet.

Since there were no extra basins, I had to make do with the vegetable washing basin. When I finished washing my face, I would just rinse my feet while emptying the basin.

Soaking my feet is out of the question; I don't have the means.

Jin Fu plans to go up the mountain tomorrow to cut more wood to make a foot basin for his mother.

Yan Xia was unaware of this; she was strolling to the village entrance when she heard a 'buzzing' sound in her mind.

Startled, she immediately found a secluded corner and tried to activate the system.

[Little Fatty, is that you?]

Where are you? Are you there?

[If you're not going to say anything, I'm going back to sleep, okay?]

Just as Yan Xia was about to give up after saying several sentences...

The system finally responded.

[It's me... Waaaaah, Host, I'm going to be put in solitary confinement! I'm so scared, I heard it's really dark there.]

Fatty was crying pitifully, but unfortunately Yan Xia couldn't see it.

Don't cry. What happened? Can I go back?

"You can't go back. The system says your arrival has affected this small world. You must live your entire life in this world before you can return to your original world..." The system's soft voice was tinged with guilt.

[I'm sorry, host. It was my fault. I made a mistake, and the system will punish me. But for your sake, I tried my best to make amends, so you're no longer a child-rearing system!]

【What's the meaning? 】

Yan Xia was dumbfounded. Could the system still be modified?

[My Lord, the system has put me in the Favorability Value Department. After all, there are no infertile lucky ones in this world, so having children is pointless. I've also helped you get into the system shop. From now on, you can just use points to redeem things in the shop!]

What are "favorability points" and "points"?

Yan Xia continued to ask.

[If someone's favorability towards the host reaches 60, they will automatically become a target. Upon reaching 100 favorability, they will become 100% loyal to the host. At that time, the system will reward the host with points. 100 points per person can be used to purchase various items in the shop. Conversely, a negative favorability value means that person harbors ill intentions towards the host, so the host should be careful.]

[Will I still receive the reward I was promised when I return to my own world?]

You should know that she only did the tasks to earn money.

[Yes, some do. The reward is 1 point to 10,000 points, meaning the host receives one million real-world points for successfully winning over a single person. And even if you run out of points, it's still counted towards your reward.]

One million?! Holy crap!

Yan Xia had never seen so much money before. She has four children now, and if she can win them over, that's four million yuan, enough to buy an apartment. My God, this money is really lucrative.

Yan Xia's eyes became even brighter.

She felt like countless bills were beckoning to her.

[Hey Fatty, show me what's in the shop.]

【Alright, host.】

The next second, a semi-transparent panel appeared in front of Yan Xia again. Only she could see it. The panel had various products, similar to a modern online shopping platform, including various grains, snacks, desserts and drinks, as well as clothes, furniture and so on. As Yan Xia swiped, the products became more and more high-end.

Baby-Generating Pills, Whitening Pills, Height-Increasing Potion (10cm), Sleeping Pills, Honesty Potion, Quintuplets Powder, Exorcism Talismans, X-ray Glasses, Secret Recipes for Terminal Illnesses, Complete Guide to Sword Flight Techniques, Fighter Jets, Teleportation Talismans, Teleportation Arrays, Spaceships, Missiles, Light Energy Cannons...

Yan Xia was dumbfounded.

This online store is amazing! It has everything from the future to ancient times, even things from the cultivation world.

Unfortunately, she couldn't afford the points required for any of the items.

Even the cheapest steamed bun costs 1 point.

Her score was 0.

[Hey cutie, how about you give me some points? Look at what you've done to me, I'm dressed up like a middle-aged woman right after I arrived, and I've never even been in a relationship.]

Yan Xia's eyes lit up, and she began to coax the system.

[Huh? Giving away points? Master, the system will probably scold me.]

[No, as long as you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who would know? Here's the deal: I only need 100 points, then we're even. I won't blame you for sending me to this place anymore.]

One hundred points is too much, how about twenty?

【eighty! 】

【thirty】

【ninety! 】

【forty】

【one hundred! 】

[Host, you're cheating! Why is it increasing? It's only up to fifty points now, and these points can't be considered a monetary reward; they can only be used to buy things in the shop.]

[Okay, okay, deal!]

The chubby boy nodded helplessly, and then Yan Xia's points account became 50.

[Host, I'm going to be put in solitary confinement. I won't be out for three years, but don't worry, the system is all automated. Oh, by the way, you can enter and leave the space at any time. If you encounter danger, just hide here, but don't let any living creatures other than yourself in here~ Take care, host, I'm leaving.]