“???”
Three question marks popped up over Su Qinghe’s head.
Stepmother?
System?
Male lead?
Raising?
How on earth did these words get connected?
Didn’t she travel back to an alternate historical era?
How did it end up being a book transmigration?
Book transmigration is fine, but while others fall in love with the male lead, she has to be his stepmother!
Su Qinghe felt that this was absolutely ridiculous.
But the mechanical, electronic voice in her mind continued, completely devoid of emotion.
【The binding conditions for the stepmother raising male protagonist system have been met. Host, please become the male lead’s stepmother as soon as possible.】
Su Qinghe hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking the system in her mind, “What are the benefits of binding? What are the downsides of not binding?”
【—】
【Binding the system will unlock the system mall. The mall connects to all the major shopping websites from the host’s previous life, allowing you to purchase anything.】
“Bind!”
Su Qinghe didn’t even want to hear what the downsides of failure would be anymore.
Not having this system was the biggest downside!
On her way here just now, she had already digested the original owner’s memories and gained a clearer understanding of this world and this era.
This was an era that didn’t even have sanitary pads!
Those with money and means would wrap cotton in cloth strips to use as sanitary belts.
Those without money or means could only wrap plant ash in cloth strips.
The original owner was extremely pampered in the Su Family, so her sanitary belt was naturally made of cotton wrapped in cloth strips.
But even so, it was still terrible to use!
A slight movement would cause side leakage!
It was either sticky or stuffy and damp.
Just thinking about it made Su Qinghe feel horrified.
This system had to be bound!
【Host, please become the male lead’s stepmother as soon as possible!】
Although the system’s voice was clearly electronic, Su Qinghe could detect a hint of urgency in it.
Su Qinghe ignored the system and looked at the man opposite her, Qin Yu.
“Director Qin,” Su Qinghe spoke slowly, “shall we go in and register our marriage now?”
Qin Yu’s eyes, dark as ink, stared at Su Qinghe without blinking.
In Qin Yu’s thirty years of life, Su Qinghe was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.
Her eyes were alluring, her breath was sweet as orchids, and she had a beautiful figure.
Most importantly, those eyes of hers were clear and bright, like the brightest stars in the summer night sky.
Just by looking at her eyes, Qin Yu knew she was definitely not a bad person.
Not someone who would act one way to your face and another behind your back.
Not someone who would abuse a child.
That was enough!
“Yes!”
Qin Yu nodded.
“Let’s go in now. Have you brought all the documents?”
Qin Yu’s voice was deep and magnetic, full of charm, just like the overall impression he gave Su Qinghe.
Getting an affirmative answer, Su Qinghe was extremely happy. “Then let’s go!”
What are we waiting for!
System!
Here I come!
Seeing the two of them about to walk inside, Qin Wang immediately grew anxious.
“Dad!”
“Are you really going to marry this woman?”
“Look at how deviously she’s smiling. She’s definitely up to no good!”
“She’ll definitely abuse me when you’re not home!”
Qin Yu frowned slightly. “Qin Wang, either I register our marriage with her, or I send you back to the old Qin Family residence.”
Qin Wang was like a cat caught by the scruff of its neck; although his fur was still bristling, he stopped talking.
But his round eyes still stared intently at Su Qinghe, filled with wariness and defensiveness.
Su Qinghe flashed a bright smile at Qin Wang.
Little brat!
I’ll be your stepmother in a moment!
Mad yet?
Qin Wang was about to die of anger!
But he could only watch helplessly.
The few of them entered the marriage registration office, submitted the prepared documents and letter of introduction, and quickly obtained a marriage certificate.
A marriage certificate that looked just like an award certificate!
Su Qinghe didn’t even spare the marriage certificate a second glance, because the system had successfully bound!
【Congratulations, Host, on becoming the stepmother of the male lead, Qin Wang, and successfully binding the stepmother raising male protagonist system!】
【Today’s Task 1: Threaten the male lead into calling you stepmother】
【Reward: Unlock the system mall】
Su Qinghe: “???”
Is there something seriously wrong with this system?
But whatever!
This task is way too simple!
Su Qinghe looked at Qin Wang and tilted her chin at him. “I’ve registered my marriage with your dad. From now on, I’m your stepmother! Call me stepmother first so I can hear it!”
As soon as she said this, Qin Yu, Qin Wang, Zhang Qiulan, and even the staff member sitting behind the desk were all dumbfounded.
It wasn’t that they had never seen a stepmother before.
But they had never seen a stepmother who threatened her stepson into calling her “stepmother”.
Zhang Qiulan looked at Su Qinghe with a worried face. “Qinghe, what’s wrong with you?”
“Mom, I’m fine! I am his stepmother, after all! There’s nothing wrong with making him call me stepmother, right?”
Zhang Qiulan: “…”
There was nothing wrong with it, but somehow, there was still something wrong with it.
Qin Wang’s small eyebrows furrowed, and the defensiveness in his eyes when looking at Su Qinghe grew even deeper.
This woman is indeed not simple!
She’s playing hard to get, trying to make Dad Qin force him to call her mom.
He would absolutely not let her have her way!
“Stepmother!”
Qin Wang called out crisply.
He even raised his eyebrows triumphantly at Su Qinghe.
How about that?
Dumbfounded, aren’t you?
Hearing him call her stepmother, Su Qinghe immediately beamed with joy.
“So good!”
【Today’s task has been completed. The system mall is now unlocked!】
Su Qinghe suppressed the urge to check the system mall and said to Qin Yu, “I still need to go home and pack my things.”
“Of course. We’ll go with you and help carry your luggage while we’re at it.”
Su Qinghe didn’t refuse either.
If someone was willing to do the heavy lifting, she was only too happy to oblige!
Although the original owner’s room wasn’t large, she really had quite a lot of things.
Qin Yu was riding a bicycle.
Qin Wang sat on the front crossbar, and there was still room for one person on the back seat.
Zhang Qiulan wanted Su Qinghe to sit there.
“Qinghe, go on and sit!”
Su Qinghe refused directly. “Mom, I’m moving to the Qin Family’s home soon, and I want to spend more time with you! Let’s walk back together!”
Hearing Su Qinghe say this, Zhang Qiulan’s heart instantly melted.
This was the daughter she held in the palm of her hand!
She was about to become a stepmother to a bratty kid; she was truly so pitiful!
“Alright! Mom will walk back with you! Let’s have a good chat!”
Listening to their conversation, Qin Yu didn’t force the issue. “Then I’ll ride back first. I know where your house is. The matchmaker mentioned it before.”
“Alright, alright, alright!” Zhang Qiulan agreed repeatedly. “Then, Xiao Qin, you go ahead!”
Hearing how Zhang Qiulan addressed him, Su Qinghe couldn’t help but laugh.
Just a moment ago, she was calling him Director Qin, and now she was calling him Xiao Qin.
Her mom sure adapted quickly!
Qin Yu nodded slightly to the two of them, then rode away on his bicycle with Qin Wang.
Watching the bicycle disappear from sight, Zhang Qiulan hurriedly said, “Qinghe! You’ve been wronged!”
As she spoke, her eyes turned red.
She wasn’t just saying it; she truly felt that Su Qinghe had been wronged!
Su Qinghe quickly shook her head. “Not at all! Mom, I can stay in the city now! Thinking about it this way, isn’t it much better?”
Zhang Qiulan wiped the corner of her eyes and nodded heavily. “That’s true! Staying in the city is more important than anything!”
Su Qinghe: “…”
What does it mean to be pragmatic?
Her mom is the definition of pragmatic!