I couldn't take it anymore; when I went home for Chinese New Year, the family genealogy book ha

Early the next morning.

The village affairs disclosure board was surrounded by layers of people.

Everyone craned their necks, stood on tiptoe, and stared longingly at the brand-new red notice board.

Dressed in a sharp suit, and escorted by Ding Xiu and several security guards, Attorney Zhou solemnly posted a huge notice stamped with a bright red seal.

"Make way! Make way! Don't push!"

The villagers swarmed around the bulletin board, making it impossible to pass through.

"What's written here? Can anyone read it and read it to me?"

An old lady was so anxious that she kept slapping her thigh.

"I'll read it! I'll read it!"

Jiang Shitou, who is nearly two meters tall and as strong as an ox, used his height to squeeze from the back of the crowd to the front.

He cleared his throat, pointed to the large bold characters on the announcement, and read them aloud, word by word.

"Announcement Regarding the Rights and Interests of Members of the Jiang Clan's New Genealogy!"

"To highlight the glory of the Jiang clan and strengthen family cohesion, the ancestral hall and the Jiang Group board of directors have jointly resolved that those listed in the core directory of the new genealogy will enjoy the following rights!"

Jiang Shitou took a deep breath and read out the first rule.

"First! Starting this year, all officially registered family members whose names are written into the core page of the new family genealogy will receive an additional 'Family Prosperity Contribution Award' of one million NT dollars annually, in addition to their regular salary and village collective dividends!"

"boom!"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding loudly in the crowd.

The scene instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Immediately afterwards, a series of uniform, almost ear-shattering gasps erupted.

"How much...how much? One million?"

"Did I hear that right? An extra million every year?!"

"My God! This is like doing absolutely nothing and having a million dollars fall from the sky every year!"

The crowd went completely mad.

One million is still an astronomical figure for these farmers who have only recently escaped poverty and become wealthy.

This money is enough to change the fate of a family for generations!

Jiang Shitou was also startled by the number, but he calmed himself down, pointed to the second one, and continued reading.

"Secondly! For all those included in the genealogy, the village collective welfare fund will fully cover the expenses of birth, old age, illness, and death for themselves and their immediate family members!"

"Newborns will receive a one-time nutritional bonus of 100,000 yuan!"

"Those who are 60 years of age or older can receive a monthly pension of 5,000 yuan!"

"All medical expenses will be reimbursed based on actual costs, with no upper limit!"

"When a member of the clan passes away, not only are all funeral expenses waived, but their family also receives a compensation payment of 200,000 yuan!"

If the first point is a windfall of wealth, then the second point is complete freedom from all worries!

From birth to death, the family takes care of everything!

This isn't a family tree, it's practically a ticket to heaven!

"And one more thing! There's one last thing!"

Jiang Shitou pointed to the bottom of the announcement and shouted it out with all his might.

"Third! All core clan members will be eligible to be enshrined in the 'Heavenly' Blessed Land of the Jiang Clan Ancestral Mausoleum a hundred years from now!"

"The feng shui there is excellent, nestled against the mountains and beside the water. It's a dragon vein location that our Boss Jiang specially invited top feng shui masters from home and abroad to create at a cost of hundreds of millions!"

"Anyone who is not included in the core genealogy, whether a villager or an external employee, is a 'contributor' to the Jiang Group and can enjoy the Group's normal salary and benefits, but shall not be included in the genealogy, shall not be enshrined in the ancestral hall, and shall not be buried in the Jiang family ancestral mausoleum!"

The announcement has been read.

The audience was silent.

Everyone was stunned into a blank mind by these three incredible benefits.

The difference between "core members" and "contributors" is only one word, but the treatment is worlds apart.

This is no longer a simple gap between the rich and the poor, but a division of classes!

Wang Dagou stood on the periphery of the crowd, his mouth watering as he listened.

He grabbed Jiang Chen's sleeve, his face full of flattery, almost crying.

"Chen...Brother Chen...I...I want to talk to you about something, okay?"

"My surname is Wang, but my mother's surname is also Wang. Maybe we were one family five hundred years ago?"

"Look, is it too late for me to change my surname to Jiang? I don't want a million-dollar bonus, just let me be buried in the ancestral grave!"

Jiang Chen was amused by him and kicked him.

"Go cool off somewhere else!"

Although it was a joke, everyone understood what it meant to have their name written into this new family tree.

The impact of this news extends far beyond Jiangjia Village.

Less than an hour.

The mayor of Qingshui Town personally called Jiang Chen's mobile phone.

On the phone, the town mayor's tone was more polite and humble than ever before.

"Boss Jiang... um... I heard your village is compiling a family genealogy? The benefits are so good..."

The town mayor rubbed his hands together and asked cautiously.

"Look... we still have several vacancies in the public sector at our town government... how about we hold them for you? You can find a suitable relative in the village, and we can arrange it directly!"

"Oh, by the way, my wife's maternal grandmother's surname is also Jiang. I wonder if she counts as a distant relative on your side? Hahaha..."

Jiang Chen politely declined the mayor's offer.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the cheerful villagers and shook his head helplessly.

The power of this family tree was greater than he had imagined.

The old men and women in the village all straightened their backs and walked on the road with their chins almost reaching the sky.

When they meet people from other villages, they can't help but clear their throats and casually ask, "Hey, does your village compile a family genealogy?"

That genuine sense of pride and superiority was impossible to hide.

However, amidst this clamor and ecstasy...

Under the shade of the large banyan tree at the village entrance, a man in a tattered jacket with greasy hair was staring intently at the village affairs bulletin board.

It was Jiang Jianye who had previously thrown a banquet in the county town out of jealousy of Jiang Chen, only to be ruthlessly humiliated, and later punished by the system for causing trouble due to laziness.

He looked at the cheering villagers, then at his own mud-stained liberation shoes, his eyes flashing with resentment, jealousy, and unwillingness.

His fists were clenched tightly inside his sleeves.