CHAPTER 467: CHAPTER 467: I WANT YOU TO BE MY MOMMY

After they have passed away for a hundred years, their descendants will still survive in this world.

The system was silent for half a day, just when Qin Xiangnuan thought the system was going to ignore her again, a line of text appeared from the system.

"I want to be your child."

"Ah!" Qin Xiangnuan’s eyes widened, and it took her a long time to react.

"System, what are you talking about?"

"I want to be your child, I want to be human." The system unleashed a long string of text, and Qin Xiangnuan rubbed her forehead, feeling a throbbing pain between her brows. Really, in her two lifetimes, the most bizarre thing was this.

My God, can someone tell her what on earth is going on? The system actually wants to be her child, this isn’t a joke, right? Did she hear wrong, or was it a hallucination, or is she dreaming?

She emerged from the system still feeling dizzy and confused.

After a thorough negotiation with the system, she learned many things she never knew before, and she gained some understanding of the system’s history. How the system was formed, the system itself does not know; but this question shouldn’t be dwelled upon. She had already experienced rebirth, so nothing else could feel strange.

If that’s the case, then how the system came into existence doesn’t really matter, does it?

The system said it could place its memories on an unborn embryo. Once the child is born, it would be the system. Once the child grows up, Yiyi would awaken, and it would remember that it was once a system. Of course, there is a downside; once the system’s memories are restored, the system will disappear from Qin Xiangnuan’s side and return to the real system. By then, the system would truly be a complete system. As for what happens after, once the body it reincarnated into dies, it might find a new host again.

The system just wanted to be human once. It had always been looking for hosts, but all the hosts only knew how to take without giving back. The system nurtured every host with all its heart, but what it received was merely the energy needed for normal operations.

It had always wanted to be human, to be its own master, to nurture itself. But its energy had never been sufficient; the energy given by those hosts could barely maintain operations. It wanted more energy, yet people would negotiate conditions, many of which it couldn’t meet or didn’t wish to.

Only with Qin Xiangnuan did it receive energy lasting for hundreds of years into the future, so it decided it wanted to be human, it wanted to be Qin Jinuan’s child. It liked this host very much and knew that as her child, it would definitely have a good life.

Although it was not human, it knew that reincarnation was a skillful act, so it wished to be reincarnated through Qin Xiangnuan, to call her "Mommy".

This idea was really, quite unimaginable, bizarre, and Qin Xiangnuan felt like she was almost driven crazy by the system’s sudden actions.

However...

She took out a small medicine bottle from her body, inside which were tiny pills, given to her by the system for free. To say it was free was also because the system wanted to become human, so it needed to ensure her body was in good health.

This medicine was commonly known as a fertility aid.

The system said that because she was abandoned as a child and nearly froze to death, it would be very difficult for her to have children in this lifetime. Now, recalling the system’s words, Qin Xiangnuan broke out in a cold sweat. If a woman couldn’t bear children, could her life be complete?

She wanted to have a child, a child with Jian Zhiqing, not just because the child would be hers but also because it would be Jian Zhiqing’s. Although she knew Jian Zhiqing wouldn’t blame her if he knew she couldn’t have children, and he would take the blame upon himself, how could she be so selfish?

Holding the medicine bottle tightly, with these pills, at least she could still have a child. If it was a child with the system’s memories, it might not be so bad. This child’s future achievements would definitely not be low, as per the old saying, it would bring honor to its ancestors.

Qin Xiangnuan hadn’t revealed any of this to Jian Zhiqing, and all of it was pressed deep within her heart. Perhaps this secret would rot in her stomach for her entire life.

The medicine is taken once a day, and it’s not too hard to swallow, actually almost tasteless, she just had to keep taking it. She placed the medicine in a drawer, a typical product without any branding,但 in terms of food safety, there was no need to worry.

Although the system’s products were unbranded, they were unmatched in this world, assured to be highly effective medicines.

Every day, newspapers and television broadcasts focused on the SARS epidemic – the severity in various places, areas that were now restricted from entry. Just like in her previous life, the Capital City was a severely affected area. Anyone coming in or going out had to be quarantined and had their temperatures checked constantly.

Jian Zhiqing also bought a thermometer for the house, checking their temperatures several times a day to avoid unknowingly catching a fever that could turn into pneumonia. Of course, it was a routine; his workplace required daily checks as well, but it wasn’t emphasized much at home.

The stocks of disinfectant at home were used up rapidly, needing a new bottle at each of the three stores daily, amounting to over 90 bottles a month. Disinfectant was extremely hard to buy now, but fortunately, they had stocked up early; otherwise, they wouldn’t know where to find more.

Everyone lived in trepidation, simply hoping that SARS would pass soon. However, the number of patients and deaths continued to rise daily, gradually shattering people’s confidence, and fear of the disease deepened.

Qin Xiangnuan calculated the time; just a few more months to endure. After a few months, SARS would pass, and they could return to normal life.

But this year, every household had a grim existence, especially those living in the Capital City. Some had family members still quarantined, and the cultural and economic impact was tremendous. Finally, starting in May 2003, the number of infected patients began to drop, those infected gradually recovered and were discharged from hospitals, and when infections dropped to zero, the SARS epidemic officially ended.

Major shopping malls began to operate normally, entertainment facilities restarted, and the economy gradually improved.

Qin Xiangnuan prepared the latest season’s clothes for her store and then stopped managing it, allowing Jian Zhiqing to maintain his regular schedule of work. The internet café’s business also began to improve day by day; it had been affected during SARS, but the impact was negligible. After all, their operational costs were low, and the business downturn over the past few months was easily manageable, they even managed to earn a small profit of a few thousand yuan.