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

"What? I won a washing machine?"

On the other end of the phone, the mother's voice was filled with unbelievable surprise.

"You lucky kid! Oh my, how much is that worth? We can't take it, why don't you sell it and get some money..."

"mom!"

Jiang Chen interrupted her with a smile, "It's a company benefit, why would I sell it? It's for family use. From now on, you and Dad's clothes, and all those thick quilts, can just be thrown in. They'll be ready to wear right after washing, and you won't have to hand wash them anymore."

He could picture his mother on the other end of the phone, covering her mouth and laughing so hard her eyes were practically slits.

He was completely captivated by the feeling of being able to bring his family the most direct happiness with money.

"Good, good, good! My son is so promising! Keep up the good work at the company!"

"Okay, Mom."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen was in a great mood, and the last bit of gloom brought about by the resignation was completely blown away.

He casually opened WeChat Moments.

The latest update was posted yesterday after he casually resigned and went out for hot pot alone.

A photo of a boiling hot pot is accompanied by the caption: "Only by saying goodbye to the wrong ones can we meet the right ones. Hello, new life!"

There are already dozens of likes and a bunch of comments below.

Some genuinely wished him well in finding a better job, some gossiped about why he suddenly resigned, and others were just casual acquaintances who liked his posts.

Jiang Chen was looking through them one by one when a friend request suddenly came from an unfamiliar profile picture.

The application information was: "Jiang Chen, I'm Lin Fei, do you remember me?"

Lin Fei?

Jiang Chen searched his memory for the name.

Oh, I remember now.

She was a former colleague from a different department. She was quite good-looking and always seemed harmless and serene. She was very popular among men and was privately known as the "Green Tea Goddess".

He and Jiang Chen were only nodding acquaintances, and they had exchanged no more than ten sentences.

Why did she add me?

Although Jiang Chen was puzzled, he still clicked "accept".

It was approved almost instantly, and the other party's dialog box popped up.

[Lin Fei]: Jiang Chen, it really is you! I saw your WeChat Moments, you quit that lousy company? Congratulations! You're finally free from this misery!

Jiang Chen frowned slightly at the overly familiar tone.

[Jiang Chen]: Yeah, I just left.

[Lin Fei]: I knew you were no ordinary person! That Wang Hao is a complete idiot, all he does is exploit us. It's good that you left, unlike us, who still have to suffer here.

She sent a series of sarcastic emojis, quickly building rapport.

[Jiang Chen]: It's alright.

Jiang Chen's reply remained brief; he wanted to see what this woman was up to.

Sure enough, after a few preambles, Lin Fei finally revealed her true colors.

[Lin Fei]: Um... Jiang Chen, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor. I don't know if it's convenient...

[Jiang Chen]: Say it.

[Lin Fei]: Well... I'm a little short on cash this month, and I'm still a bit short of rent. Could you lend me two thousand yuan to tide me over? I'll pay you back as soon as I get my salary next month!

As she spoke, she sent a "pitiful" emoji.

Borrow money? Two thousand?

Jiang Chen looked at the message and smiled.

A few days ago, he wouldn't have been able to come up with even two hundred, let alone two thousand.

And now, he has nearly 170,000 in his account.

However, Jiang Chen is no longer the Jiang Chen of the past.

This system is subtly changing his way of thinking.

With every expenditure, he would subconsciously ask himself: Is it worth it? Will the system give me a rebate?

Looking at Lin Fei's profile picture, a bold experimental idea popped into his head.

This system only says that you can get a rebate for spending money on "true friends and family," but what is the definition of "friend"? Does someone like Lin Fei, with whom I have almost no relationship, who just asked to borrow money, count?

If I transfer money to her, how will the system react?

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's heart beat slightly faster.

He decided to give it a try.

But he doesn't plan to transfer two thousand; that would be too foolish.

He opened the red envelope function and entered an amount that was neither too much nor too little.

50 yuan.

Then, he clicked send.

The moment the red envelope was sent, Jiang Chen immediately held his breath, concentrated, and waited for the system notification sound that might appear in his mind.

one second.

two seconds.

Five seconds.

...There was nothing there.

Just when Jiang Chen thought this "investment" was going to go down the drain, a completely different red panel with a warning message suddenly popped up in front of him!

[System Warning!]

[Host detected making a gift to an "invalid social target"!]

[Target identified: Lin Fei]

[Relationship Determination: Fake social relationship; the other party has malicious intent to solicit.]

[Warning: Any spending or gifts made for this type of goal will not trigger rebates! Prolonged engagement in such ineffective social interactions may lower your overall system rating!]

Malicious extortion!

Ineffective socializing!

Jiang Chen looked at the few glaring red characters on the panel and suddenly realized what was going on.

That's it!

This system even comes with a built-in "green tea detector"!

It can discern the other party's true intentions!

This discovery made Jiang Chen even more excited than receiving tens of thousands of yuan in rebates!

This means that he will never have to worry about being taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives again!

Just then, Lin Fei's message came through, breaking his train of thought.

The other party didn't accept the red envelope; instead, they sent a question mark.

Lin Fei: ?

Jiang Chen: ?

Jiang Chen returned it exactly as it was.

[Lin Fei]: Jiang Chen, what do you mean by this? I borrowed two thousand from you, and you send me a fifty-yuan red envelope? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?

Jiang Chen smiled upon seeing this message.

He couldn't even be bothered to type another word.

He clicked directly on Lin Fei's profile picture, the top right corner, three dots, quick and decisive.

[Delete contact]

[Also, remove me from their contact list.]

【Sure】

The world is peaceful once again.

Having resolved this minor incident, Jiang Chen's thoughts returned to the system rules.

If "fake friends" like Lin Fei are no good, then what about real family members?

Besides my parents and sister, who else is there?

He suddenly remembered someone his mother had mentioned on the phone earlier that day—his uncle, Jiang Jianguo.

In Jiang Chen's memory, his uncle was a typical Chinese farmer. He didn't talk much, had dark skin, and his hands were covered in calluses, but he was exceptionally kind to his family.

When I was a child, my family was poor. Every time I visited my uncle's house, my aunt would cook delicious food for me. Although my uncle was not good with words, he would always secretly slip me a few dollars as pocket money so I could buy candy.

My father had an accident at the construction site once, and my uncle rushed to the hospital overnight without saying a word, taking all the family's savings with him and taking care of everything.

Jiang Chen always kept this kindness in his heart.

My grandfather was sick a while ago, and my uncle's family must have spent a lot of money.

With this in mind, Jiang Chen had an idea.

Instead of making a phone call, he first sent a WeChat message to his mother.

[Jiang Chen]: Mom, how's Uncle doing lately? It's getting cold, has his rheumatism flared up?

The mother quickly replied with a voice message.

"Your uncle, he's the same as always, his pain gets really bad in winter. He was even helping your dad carry rice home the other day. I told him to rest, but he wouldn't listen. Sigh, he's always a worrywart."

Hearing his mother's voice, Jiang Chen felt a lump in his throat.

He immediately opened the shopping app. This time, instead of searching for luxury brands, he directly searched for "far-infrared heated knee pads".

He carefully compared more than a dozen products and finally chose a graphene heated knee brace with the best reviews that claimed to have therapeutic effects and a set of fleece-lined and thickened wool thermal underwear.

The two items together cost 388 yuan.

They're not expensive, but they're all the most practical.

The delivery address I filled in was my uncle's address.

Recipient: Jiang Jianguo.

In the notes, he thought for a moment and wrote: "Uncle, this is Jiang Chen. It's getting cold, take care of yourself."

Click to pay.

【Ding! 】

This time, the system's voice wasn't as impressive as before, but it arrived as promised!

[The host was detected to be a collateral relative (uncle), resulting in an altruistic expenditure of 388 yuan!]

[Behavioral Analysis: The host is grateful for their parents' kindness and proactively helps them resolve health issues. Sincerity level: 100%!]

[Family Rank Determination: Level 2 (Collar Relative)]

[Triggered 2x base rebate!]

[Rebate calculation in progress... 388 yuan x 2 = 776 yuan!]

[Rebates are being distributed...]

Soon, a bank text message arrived.

【尊敬的客户，您的尾号xxxx帐户于11月26日17:30存入人民币776.00元，当前帐户余额170315.80元。】

Although it was only double, Jiang Chen was even happier than when he received a tenfold return.

Because this confirmed his most important conjecture!

This system can really tell who is genuinely good to him!

It's not just a cold, impersonal money-printing machine; it's more like a fair referee and a warm reward.

Only those who are truly connected by blood and kinship, and who are worthy of his devotion, can trigger this gift of wealth.

Jiang Chen's eyes burned as he looked at the long list of relatives' contact information on his phone.

He felt as if he had discovered a huge treasure.

Grandma needs to change her reading glasses.

Grandpa loves listening to opera, so we can buy him the best radio.

My cousin is preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam. Should I also buy her a set of the latest study materials?

However... he suddenly thought of someone.

His second uncle's family, that cousin who had looked down on them since childhood, who would speak sarcastically and boast about his son's good grades and job whenever they met.

If... we spend money on them, how will the system react?

Will they issue a direct warning like Lin Fei did?

Or is it because of the family relationship that they will give a small rebate?

A bold and slightly wicked idea began to grow wildly in Jiang Chen's mind.