“I don’t want to!”
Qin Wang refused directly without even thinking twice.
This woman was able to cook such atrocious food right in front of Dad Qin.
Who knew if she would poison him when Dad Qin wasn’t around!
Hearing Qin Wang’s answer, Su Qinghe smiled even more brightly. “It’s not that I don’t want to cook for you, you’re the one who refuses to eat!”
【Congratulations Host on completing the hidden mission: Refuse to cook for the male lead. Reward: 200 Nurture Points!】
Su Qinghe: “??!!”
The pleasant surprise had come way too suddenly!
Was this the legendary hidden mission?
The return on investment was way too high!
She had only earned 200 Nurture Points after completing two daily missions before.
Now, just by talking, she had completed a hidden mission and earned 200 hidden points directly!
What was the point of all her hard work cooking earlier, which even left a few heat blisters on her face?
In Qin Wang’s eyes, Su Qinghe first smiled happily, then frowned, then became somewhat angry, and finally looked a bit helpless.
The shifts in her expressions were far too fast and bizarre, putting Qin Wang on high alert as he unconsciously took a few steps back.
Just then, Qin Yu, Su Jianguo, and Su Qingbai walked in together. They carried Su Qinghe’s luggage into the west room and set it down on the floor for the time being.
The three of them made two trips back and forth before bringing everything inside.
Su Jianguo and Su Qingbai had to go to work in the afternoon and couldn’t stay long. They gave Su Qinghe a few more reminders before pushing the handcart away together.
After seeing the two of them off, Qin Yu showed Su Qinghe around the courtyard, pointing out where the kitchen and bathroom were.
Finally, he handed her a tin box.
“What is this?” Su Qinghe asked, looking at the box in front of her.
It had “Biscuits” written on it. Did he just give her a box of biscuits?
“Here is some money and ration coupons for daily use. Keep them. If you don’t feel like cooking, there’s a State-run Restaurant nearby where you can take Qin Wang to eat. The Flour Mill isn’t far from here either, so you can also eat at the Flour Mill’s Cafeteria. I’ll let the old doorkeeper know, so you can just give your name to enter.
I’m quite busy at work and will likely come back late in the evening. At night, you two should just go to sleep and rest as usual—don’t wait up for me.”
Su Qinghe listened attentively and asked only one question in the end, “If I latch the main gate from the inside, how will you get in?”
“There’s also a back door to the courtyard that locks from the outside, so I can come in through there. But don’t worry, the back door is a solid sheet-metal gate. I had someone reinforce it, so it’s impossible to open without a key. The courtyard walls are very high too, topped with embedded glass and broken tiles, so no one can climb over.”
Although Qin Yu said so, Su Qinghe still wasn’t completely reassured. She walked around, saw everything Qin Yu described with her own eyes, and even tested things manually before she was finally put at ease.
With her safety concerns out of the way, Su Qinghe relaxed completely. “Alright! You just focus on your work. I’ll definitely take good care of myself—and Qin Wang.”
“Mm.” Qin Yu nodded and looked at the watch on his wrist. “It’s getting late, I have to head to the factory.”
“Off you go then! Don’t be late! Work comes first!”
Seeing Su Qinghe’s look of urgency, a touch of amusement flickered in Qin Yu’s eyes.
Though young, the little lady was quite sensible.
Before leaving, Qin Yu looked at Qin Wang, his expression growing a bit serious. “Qin Wang, don’t cause trouble, behave yourself. I’m leaving.”
“Dad, I got it.”
When Qin Wang agreed, he put on an exceedingly well-behaved act.
But as soon as Qin Yu left and the two returned to the living room, Qin Wang’s expression shifted immediately.
“Give it to me!”
Qin Wang held out his small hand, his expression arrogant and his tone bossy.
Su Qinghe looked at Qin Wang in confusion. “Give you what?”
“The box with the money and coupons!” Qin Wang said matter-of-factly.
Su Qinghe answered even more matter-of-factly, “No!”
“Why not? That’s my dad’s!”
Qin Wang’s chubby little face was filled with shock.
“Your dad and I are legally married. We are husband and wife, so his things are my things. He handed this box to me himself just now, so it’s mine.”
Su Qinghe’s words came out like rapid fire, leaving the young Qin Wang stunned and speechless.
Only after a good while did Qin Wang finally regain his voice.
“But my dad said that money and coupons are for both of us to eat! Give me my half!”
Qin Wang gritted his teeth. Even if he couldn’t get it all, he had to get at least half!
Su Qinghe reached out and gave Qin Wang’s fair, tender palm a gentle swat. “No! You’re just a kid, what do you need money and coupons for? Tell me what you want to eat or buy, and I’ll buy it for you!”
A little kid carrying around too much money and coupons would only become an easy target for others, which was definitely not a good thing!
Su Qinghe felt she was worrying herself sick over the child’s safety.
But in Qin Wang’s eyes, Su Qinghe was an outright wicked stepmother!
She had just entered the family and was already tightly gripping financial control in her hands.
Qin Wang stared at Su Qinghe with wide, round eyes.
This bad woman definitely wanted to take advantage of Dad Qin’s absence to manipulate him with food and make him submit!
He was a real man—even if he starved to death!
He would never submit!
Qin Wang huffed, turned around, and ran out of the living room back to his own bedroom, slamming the door shut behind him.
Su Qinghe didn’t care either.
Kids this age were at their most mischievous and annoying, so she wasn’t going to lower herself to argue with a brat like him.
Just as Su Qinghe was about to head back to her room to unpack her luggage, she heard the system’s voice again.
【Congratulations Host on completing the hidden mission: Seize financial control and leave the male lead penniless. Reward: 200 Nurture Points.】
Su Qinghe: “???”
Wait!
Aren’t this system’s missions and rewards a bit off?
Although this was her first time binding a system, she had read plenty of web novels in the past!
Normal raise-a-child systems granted Nurture Points by being good to the male lead.
But for her system, it seemed like the worse she treated the male lead, the higher the rewards were!
Is this really a proper Male Lead Nurture System?
Su Qinghe grumbled inwardly, but the system didn’t give any response.
She didn’t know if it wasn’t intelligent or if it just couldn’t be bothered with her.
Su Qinghe carefully reflected on her actions and realized she hadn’t caused any real harm to Qin Wang, so she temporarily set the matter aside.
What was really going on with the system could be looked into slowly later on.
For now, it was better to unpack and arrange her luggage first!
Su Qinghe walked into the west room and took a careful look around, finding both the inner and outer rooms thoroughly cleaned.