Chapter 2: The first day after the character collapse
In order to save her life, Qin Qingqing grabbed a handful of fruit candies for her adopted son.
The fruit candies were stuffed into his palms...
She realized it belatedly: Damn it! Her image has collapsed!
Her legs went limp and she fell onto the seat with a thud.
But...
I didn't have the mood to care whether I was hurt or not.
She had a gloomy face, and her mind was full of the system's "electric shock punishment" - it was all over, she had destroyed her original character in front of the target of the task... I'm afraid this task 1 is scrapped, right?
[bite--]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully delivering the required plot lines and completing the main plot mission 1.]
[Get pension of 100,000~]
An abrupt system sound.
But Qin Qingqing was stunned——
[What?]
[Ahem, congratulations to the host for completing the mission.]
[This is the host's first mission. Although it has some minor flaws, it has said all the necessary lines. It's not bad.]
In her mind, the system encouraged her with its cold mechanical voice...
[I hope you will continue to do so in the future~]
Qin twitched the corners of his lips gently.
[I was asking about the “pension” part…]
[Oh, as a conscientious system, I will not let the host work for nothing.]
[From now on, as long as the host concentrates on completing the plot mission, I will exchange the corresponding amount of world currency for you...]
The system opened with a chill——
Of course, it will not tell the host: the matter of "pension" was adjusted after it searched the meaning of "Zhou Pa Pi" mentioned by the host before.
It is not the evil landlord named Zhou!
[You still have a conscience~]
Qin Qingqing listened to the system's explanation and understood it almost instantly -
It turns out that as long as she completes the prescribed plot, she will not be bound by the system!
And you can also earn a pension!
She immediately felt much better!
But——
When I looked up, I saw Lu Liye standing there holding a candy.
Perhaps due to the good mood, the violent eldest son was not so scary in Qin Qingqing's eyes!
She smiled and narrowed her eyes.
Reach out again...
Grab a handful of sweet gummy candy.
"Don't you like eating fruit candies? Then eating this will fill your stomach..."
She hadn't finished her words yet.
He was stopped by a look from Lu Liye.
There was blatant sarcasm in Lu Liye's eyes.
He stretched out his hand, spread it out——
The fruit hard candy in the palm of his hand fell to the ground with a "bang".
"Oh……"
He sneered.
“…”
Qin gently shrank his neck and gradually put away the smile on his lips.
Then I heard him say——
"Why do you have to say these incomprehensible words?"
"Don't you just want to keep me hungry for another five days?"
"knew……"
He dropped this sentence.
Then I turned around and went upstairs——
A complete attitude of "accept everything that comes".
But in his eyes, there was a lot of anger...
"ah?"
No, no...
My son, the line "Hungry for another five days" was a task issued by the system! It was not what I really meant!
Qin Qingqing wanted to explain.
But he failed to keep up with his eldest son.
Her words were all stuck in her mouth.
Then I heard a clear female voice coming from the staircase.
It’s the new guy who complained before.
"Master, how could you treat Madam like this?"
"?"
Lu Liye frowned.
But——
She had to stop in her tracks because the new maid blocked her way.
"The lady is beautiful and kind..."
"That sentence of 'I'll be hungry for another five days' must have been said in anger!"
The maid seemed to know the lady very well; she explained to the lady and the young master...
But all I could hear around me were the inhalations of my companions.
During this time, there were also their whispers -
"Isn't this new guy too brave?"
"She really doesn't know... the true face of the lady?"
"I bet a bag of spicy strips that the lady must be sincere when she said 'I'll be hungry for another five days'; 'I'll eat candy as a cushion' is just a joke..."
"No! It's a humiliation! Naked humiliation..."
"Last time, she mistakenly thought that the young master had damaged her skirt. Didn't she first order the young master to fast for a few days, and then... as a kind of alms, rewarded him with a few pieces of candy?"
"Is there such a thing?! Did the young master eat?"
"I was just about to eat... and then I was mocked and humiliated by that woman!"
"Alas……"
The servants sighed.
Lian...
The new servant, who was trying to stand up for the lady, had a look of embarrassment on his face.
Can--
The complaints there not only continued, but became more and more excited and louder.
"And the time before that, she insisted on riding her motorcycle to take the young master to school. She ended up oversleeping and complained that the young master left first... When she came back, she made him kneel all night as punishment."
"As a result, the next day, the young master's knees were so swollen that he couldn't even walk... She mocked him again before leaving in style."
"That time, the young master took a full week of sick leave."
"Ah... I don't know about that... But it sounds like the Madam is becoming more and more perverted."
"Well, isn't it?"
The servants kept talking, shaking their heads.
The truth is: there are countless such incidents. If they really want to talk about them, they probably can't finish talking for days and nights...
“…”
The new servant's face became even more embarrassed.
Lu Liye ignored her, but turned around and glanced at Qin Qingqing sarcastically——
"You won't let her go away?"
It was obvious that he thought that this servant was instructed by Qin Qingqing.
"Go down."
Qin Qingqing waved her hands with a look of despair...
He watched the newlyweds leave like quails, and then he stood in front of Lu Liye with a complicated expression.
Qin Qingqing really didn't agree with what the original owner had done before. But it was also true that there was no way to argue...
All she could do was try to explain what had happened this time.
At least, she had to let her adopted son know that she really didn't want him to "go hungry for another five days."
otherwise……
His body really can't take it!
As for how to explain it?
Qin Qingqing recalled the classic images of loving mothers in TV dramas...
She unconsciously hunched her back and her hands trembled slightly.
As soon as he raised his head, his face was full of sorrow.
As soon as I opened my mouth, I said...
"My son..."
“?!”
“Puff—cough cough cough!”
"My old swan..."
"Madam, is she possessed by evil spirits?!"
Before Lu Liye could react, the servants scattered like birds and beasts as if they had seen a ghost!
“…”
Qin Qingqing had just gotten into the role when she was instantly ruined by the servants.
but--
When she raised her eyes, she met the same suspicious looks from the servants who had left the country.
"Are you possessed?"
Lu Liye frowned and spoke coldly.
“…”
Qin Qingqing was suddenly silent.
Only later did I realize——
Is the “loving mother figure” reference I just picked too exaggerated?
Qin Qingqing's repeated inexplicable words had gradually reduced Lu Liye's patience.
At this moment...
She fell into a brief silence, which made Lu Liye run out of patience.
He raised his feet and prepared to go upstairs by bypassing Qin Qingqing——
Qin Qingqing...just took on a "broken jar" attitude.
"Land out of the wild!"
"Stop right there!"
Qin Qingqing herself didn't expect...
In her desperation, she dared to speak to her eldest son in this tone.
It’s over, it’s over…
He won't leave even more angry, will he?
Can--
no.
Although the anger in Lu Liye's eyes was gradually increasing, he still stopped.
After all, to him, the woman's current state was considered normal...
See, she is angry again.
This time, after letting him “go hungry for another five days”, he will be made to “kneel for another two days”?
Or directly...
Get him out?
Lu Liye couldn't help thinking.
Raise your eyes——
But he took in the expression on her face.
He was stunned.
At once……
Seeing that woman with a face that looked as if she was ready to die, she raised her voice.
"Believe it or not!"
"I don't intend to let you go hungry for another five days!"
"I!"
“I, I, I…”
"Just take that as my angry words and enjoy your meal!"
Qin Qingqing was afraid that her adopted son would leave without listening to her explanation, so she just shouted out all her thoughts.
Then she rushed ahead of him, moved away—and slipped away!
God knows——
She had done her best to finish saying all that while enduring the death gaze of her adopted son...
No big deal, I can just wait until she calms down and think of other solutions?
With this frivolous thought in mind, Qin Qingqing ran from the stairs to the door of her room in one breath...she was already panting.
She quickly opened the door and went in, then collapsed on the bed in an instant.
I just came back...
Complaining madly about the system again!
[Tong, Tongzi…]
[You know our cheap son... No! A rebellious son!]
[Do you know how scary the look in our rebellious son’s eyes was just now? ? ? He seems to be planning to “kill his mother” again…]
[Wuwuwu...I actually think...electric shock punishment is much better than this!]
Then, her inhumane system came out and said something sarcastic.
[Huh? What does the host mean... Have you ever been "punished by electric shock"?]
[……snort!]
Qin choked lightly.
She quickly wrapped herself in the fragrant and soft quilt - she didn't want to pay attention to the system anymore!
Can--
She couldn't really let her son "go hungry for another five days". Anyway, Task 1 had been successfully completed, right?
Qin Qingqing slowed down and went to find the housekeeper for this purpose.
She had to tell the housekeeper directly—
"Ask the kitchen to make a bowl of clear soup noodles for the young master."
"?"
"Madam...didn't you just say that you wanted the young master to starve for another five days?"
The butler looked strange.
Qin Qingqing raised her eyebrows!
"Then didn't you hear me say later that it was just something I said in anger?!"
“…”
The butler frowned in embarrassment.
He heard it.
But he was worried: Would the lady go back on her word soon?
After all——
She has had a strange temper for a long time.
Qin Qingqing quickly understood the butler's doubts from his silence.
Everything went dark before her eyes!
He also expressed deep helplessness at the original owner's unreliability...
After a long time, she sighed.
"Go ahead."
"I'm serious this time. I won't go back on my word again."
"After all——"
"He is my own son. I can't possibly starve him for another five days, right?"
These words really touched the housekeeper's heart!
Poor parents all over the world...
He no longer had any doubts—
Instead, he lifted his feet and went to the kitchen.
"etc……"
"Don't mention me when you deliver the noodles."
Otherwise, she was worried that he wouldn't eat...
Qin Qingqing thought of the fruit candies that were thrown away and gave a special instruction.
"Yes, ma'am."
"Don't worry!"
The butler patted his chest and guaranteed it!
Looks very reliable.
After getting the butler's assurance, Qin Qingqing returned to her room with peace of mind...
She didn't know that the dog sneaked back to her room:
Before, after she said those words and left, the hostility in her son's eyes had gradually disappeared completely.
Instead...
It's puzzling.
Deeply puzzled.
He... stared at her closed door for a long time, then went back to his room with a frown...
Lu Liye was unexpected.
Unexpectedly: the woman would say that she didn't want to starve him for five days.
What I didn't expect was that she would say that it was just a momentary angry remark.
And her expression of "ready to die calmly"...it's like she's possessed.
Lu Liye was lost in thought.
then--
Then I heard a knock on my door.
"Young Master..."
It's the housekeeper.
Lu Liye stood up and opened the door.
At once--
The housekeeper stuffed a tray in my hand.
On the tray was a bowl of hot clear soup noodles...
The aroma of noodles and scallions rises with the hot steam.
And it penetrated everywhere, spreading into Lu Liye's room——
His face darkened.
It's just a conditioned reflex to throw the things back to the housekeeper.
After all, the woman had said—
Let him starve for another five days.
"Eat, Master."
The butler had no choice but to speak.
"My wife asked me to send it here..."
"She was just speaking in anger today."
“…”
Lu Liye froze.
In the end, he didn't throw the tray away.
The door was closed by him.
After a long time, outside the door——
There is a tray again.
On the tray, there was an empty bowl with all the noodles eaten...