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

"That's strange! It's only a little past seven in the evening, why isn't the loudspeaker at the village entrance working?"

After dinner, Wang Xiuying, the mother, took a plate of melon seeds and, as usual, wanted to go to the village square to join in the fun, but found it unusually quiet outside.

In the past, this time of day would have been dominated by "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" and "The Lasso," with dozens of middle-aged women stomping three layers of dust on the cement floor.

But today, the square was empty, with only a few children chasing and playing.

"Sooyoung, why are you still doing that stuff? You're so outdated!"

Aunt Zhang from next door poked her head out of her house and waved to Wang Xiuying with a mysterious look on her face.

"Come on, let me show you something new!"

Wang Xiuying followed Aunt Zhang, completely bewildered, all the way to the brightly lit side hall of the ancestral hall.

Before she even stepped inside, the various maniacal laughs and background music emanating from within made her stop in her tracks.

The commotion was much more lively than square dancing!

She peeked inside and, wow!

The senior activity center was packed!

The village's most respected elder, Uncle San, was now sprawled out on a massage chair, holding a large tablet in his hands. He was groaning as the chair massaged him while watching a funny video on the screen, laughing so hard he was practically drooling.

On the other side, Grandma Wu and several old friends sat together, each holding an iPad, playing "Dou Dizhu" (a popular Chinese card game), shouting "Royal Flush!" and "Spring!" Their excitement was even greater than when they were allocated land back then!

The entire activity center has become a large-scale scene of elderly people failing to quit internet addiction.

Square dancing?

What kind of outdated entertainment is that?

Nothing feels as comfortable as lying down in air conditioning, scrolling through short videos, and having a machine give you a massage!

"Wow! Grandpa! Your video is going viral!"

Jiang Chen's younger sister, Jiang Ling, let out a gasp, attracting everyone's attention.

Grandpa Jiang Wanshan was sitting upright, holding a tablet. On the screen, he was playing his first Douyin video.

The video content is extremely simple.

He was sitting in the massage chair, looking completely relaxed.

The accompanying music was the incredibly joyous "Good Days".

The copywriting is even simpler: "My grandson bought me a massage chair, it's awesome!"

This video, which is less than ten seconds long, already has several thousand likes!

The comments section was even more lively.

"I'm so envious! What an amazing grandson! Does he even need a grandfather?"

"Sir, your chair looks so high-end, even better than the one in my boss's office!"

Jiang Wanshan looked at the comments and said, "Just random shots, just random shots," but the corners of his mouth were stretched so wide they almost reached his ears.

He had never been praised like this in his entire life. The feeling of being noticed and praised by strangers was novel and intoxicating!

The elderly have found new spiritual sustenance, and the atmosphere in the village has changed.

In the past, when everyone got together, they would talk about Zhang's family or Li's family. If your chicken went missing today, or if his dog ate an extra bite of food tomorrow, they could argue for half a day.

Now, the greetings that the elderly use when they meet have all become:

"Hey bro, did you gain any new followers today?"

"Hey, my video from yesterday went viral! Go give it a like!"

"My granddaughter just taught me how to use video editing software. I'll post a transformation video tonight!"

This kind of spiritual abundance and happiness is more effective than eating any delicacies or taking any elixir.

The elderly people in the village are visibly getting healthier and healthier every day, and they walk with a brisk pace.

Of course, while some are happy, others are sad.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Jianmin, the second uncle, was almost red with envy.

He also wanted to go in and experience the massage chair that was said to be able to make people feel like they were flying, but he was stopped as soon as he got to the door.

The main entrance to the activity center has been equipped with the latest facial recognition access control system.

Jiang Jianmin leaned his face closer.

"drop--"

The door wasn't open, but an electronic female voice came from the speaker next to it:

"Warning! Dishonest user detected, entry prohibited! Your family reputation score is too low, please recharge... oh no, I mean improve it immediately!"

Jiang Jianmin's old face instantly turned a deep liver color.

He then remembered that Jiang Chen had mentioned in a previous meeting that this activity center was linked to everyone's "family reputation score".

Anyone who has previously engaged in malicious solicitation, spreading rumors, or disrespecting elders will have their credit score reduced.

Jiang Jianmin is clearly a VIP customer on the blacklist!

A suppressed chuckle came from the surrounding area.

Jiang Jianmin felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown out on the street for all to see; he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

He pointed at the tightly closed door, so angry he jumped up and down, cursing loudly:

"Why won't you let me in! I'm a member of the Jiang family too!"

"Jiang Chen! This is discrimination! I'm going to sue you!"

However, no matter how much he shouted, the door did not budge.

Finally, Jiang Jianmin got tired of cursing and, looking at the bursts of laughter coming from inside, he gave up.

He leaned against the wall, panting heavily, his eyes filled with resentment.

Finally, he gritted his teeth, as if making an extremely difficult decision, and said fiercely to the air:

"It's just a reputation score! Just wait!"

"Starting tomorrow! I, Jiang Jianmin, will be the most filial son in Jiangjia Village! I will wash my parents' feet every day!"

"I'm going to sit on that massage chair until it's worn smooth!"

This week involved everything from equipment procurement and renovation to hiring college student service staff, plus utilities, internet fees, and daily operations.

Jiang Chen invested a total of five million yuan in cash into this digital activity center for the elderly.

It was late at night.

Jiang Chen sat alone in the most comfortable zero-gravity massage chair in the activity center and closed his eyes.

It feels so good to spend money.

But he knew that the best was yet to come.

Sure enough, the familiar and pleasant system notification sounded in his mind right on time.

[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully addressed the spiritual emptiness, information isolation, and potential safety hazards of the aging family group by introducing modern technology and supplementing it with humanistic care!]

[The system has detected that your action has greatly enhanced the happiness and sense of belonging of family members, resulting in an epic boost to clan cohesion!]

[System in progress...]

[Judgment: Your actions perfectly exemplify the highest filial piety and family responsibility of "respecting the elderly as one would one's own parents"! This investment possesses immeasurable long-term value!]

[Ding! The "Family Cohesion" special event has been triggered! The system will award you an exceptional special reward!]

[Settling your payment...]

[Consumer Item: Construction and operation of digital activity centers for the elderly...]

Total spending: 5,000,000 yuan.

[Ding! Special event reward triggered: "Family Cohesion"!]

Jiang Chen's heart began to race uncontrollably.

He knew that this reward would be extraordinary.

The value of this investment can no longer be measured by money alone.

The system understands this as well.

Therefore, this reward is a combination!

[Reward 1: Cash rebate!]

[Ding! Based on the profound social significance and humanistic value of your investment, the system has determined that a 10x bonus has been activated!]

Cashback amount: 50,000,000 yuan!

[Your funds have been automatically deposited into your Citibank offshore confidential account!]