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

It was late at night.

Jiang Chen sat in his study, opened his laptop, and began to calculate all the expenses for this "smart agriculture" project.

Land leveling and heavy machinery rental fees: 80.

Special steel and glass greenhouse main structure: 210 million.

Complete IoT intelligent control system and equipment: 150 million.

The first batch of high-quality seedlings and nutrient solution purchased: 80.

All things considered, the total cost was 520 million yuan.

Seeing that this huge sum of money, enough to buy ten houses in the county town, had been turned into that "big toy" in the back mountain, Jiang Chen didn't feel any heartache at all.

He leaned back in the boss's chair, closed his eyes, and waited quietly.

Sure enough, the familiar and pleasant system notification sound arrived as promised.

This time, even the system notification sounds seemed to carry a touch of indescribable warmth compared to the past.

[Ding! Detected that the host, in order to eradicate the lumbar muscle strain left by her mother due to years of hard labor, has spared no expense in building a high-tech laboratory-scale smart agricultural facility!]

The system has detected that your actions represent not only material investment, but also the deepest and most considerate love for your family!

[System in progress...]

[Judgment: Your actions are the ultimate and most modern interpretation of "filial piety"! At the same time, it's a devastating blow to the traditional, inefficient agricultural model! You not only solved your mother's illness at its root, but also laid an indestructible foundation for the future of your family business!]

A series of compliments made Jiang Chen's smile grow wider and wider.

[Ding! Triggered the dual golden attributes of "Extreme Filial Piety + Agricultural Infrastructure"!]

[System Overall Rating: S++! A true role model!]

[Activating critical hit multiplier for you...]

[Ding! Based on the profound social significance and irreplaceable humanistic value of your investment, the system has determined that a 20x super-explosive return has been activated!]

Twenty times!

Jiang Chen's breath caught in his throat!

[Ding! 20x super bonus rebate has been activated!]

Cashback amount: 104,000,000 yuan!

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

One hundred and four million!

Jiang Chen looked at the account balance on his mobile banking app, which had officially broken the 200 million mark, and felt his heart skip a beat!

He let out a long breath, and every pore on his body opened up.

Is this the reward for filial piety?

That's a bit too simplistic and crude!

However, the surprises were not over yet.

For acts of kindness of this magnitude, the reward can never be just money.

[Ding! In addition to the cash reward, the system has detected that your behavior indicates immense potential to launch a completely new industry! Therefore, you are hereby awarded a strategic-level special item reward!]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained a special item—[Beginner Plant Growth Solution Recipe]!]

Jiang Chen's eyes snapped open!

coming!

The real gem has arrived!

He immediately opened the item description.

[Item Name: Basic Plant Growth Solution Recipe]

[Item Type: Permanent Knowledge Recipe]

[Item Description: A recipe for a plant nutrient solution that surpasses current Earth's technological level. The host can purchase the raw materials and prepare the solution according to the recipe.]

[Formula Effects: Nutrient solutions prepared using this formula will produce the following amazing effects when used for hydroponics:]

[Effect 1: The crop growth cycle will be permanently shortened by 30%! Crops that originally took 100 days to mature will now only take 70 days!]

[Effect 2: The taste, sweetness, and appearance of crops will be improved by 50%! Ordinary tomatoes will have the sweetness of premium fruit tomatoes! Ordinary strawberries will have the taste of top-quality Dandong strawberries!]

[Effect 3: Long-term consumption of crops grown with this nutrient solution will have a weak but lasting effect on strengthening the body and prolonging life!]

Jiang Chen looked at the three incredible attribute descriptions and his eyes flashed with a terrifying light!

This is hardly a nutrient solution formula!

This is clearly a money-printing machine that never stops! A gold mine that can never be fully mined! A key that can pry open the entire landscape of modern agriculture!

"Chen'er! Chen'er, come quick! This thing... isn't it sentient?!"

Just as dawn was breaking, Wang Xiuying's exclamation came from the huge glass palace on the back mountain, her voice filled with three parts shock and seven parts disbelief.

Jiang Chen had just returned from his morning run when he heard the noise and went inside with a smile.

Inside the greenhouse, which maintains a constant temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, the air is warm and spring-like, filled with a refreshing and sweet fruity aroma.

I saw my mother, Wang Xiuying, squatting in front of a row of stainless steel planting racks, pointing at the bunches of fruit hanging on them, her eyes wide like saucers.

In just half a month.

Those "red strawberries" that were originally just unripe fruits are now fully ripe.

Sunlight streamed through the glass dome, making each strawberry look like a large, sparkling ruby.

"Mom, this isn't called becoming a spirit, this is called science."

Jiang Chen stepped forward, casually picked a pearl, and offered it to Wang Xiuying's lips.

"Try it, the first batch of treasures you grew yourself."

Wang Xiuying looked at the excessively large strawberry, opened her mouth with some skepticism, and took a small bite.

next second.

"Ugh—"

An indescribable, explosive sweetness instantly exploded on her taste buds!

It's not the cloying sweetness of saccharin, but a refreshing sweetness with a rich floral and fruity aroma and extremely complex layers of flavor!

"Sweet! So sweet!"

Wang Xiuying ate the whole strawberry in a few bites, licking the juice off her lips, and then looked at Jiang Chen with a look of lingering satisfaction.

"Chen'er, these strawberries... how come they're sweeter than the most expensive honey?"

"And...why do I feel so warm all over after eating, and even my lower back doesn't ache as much anymore?"

Wang Xiuying stretched her waist and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Jiang Chen chuckled inwardly, but put on a serious face and said nonsense, "Mom, you wouldn't understand."

"This is what you call cutting-edge technology... oh no, it's the pinnacle of technology!"

"Our nutrient solution contains many beneficial trace elements, all extracted from Changbai Mountain ginseng. They can strengthen the body and improve blood circulation!"

"Eat this every day from now on, and I guarantee you'll grow younger and younger!"

"Really?"

Wang Xiuying was skeptical, but the comfortable feeling in her body was undeniable.

She picked another one, put it in her mouth like a precious treasure, and her wrinkles beamed with joy.

Seeing his mother's happy expression, Jiang Chen took out his phone and snapped a few close-up photos of the rows of bright red strawberries.

Then, he edited a post on his WeChat Moments and posted it.

The picture is a nine-grid grid of beautiful strawberry photos, each one making your mouth water.

The accompanying text was just a simple sentence:

"The strawberries I planted for my future boss's wife are ripe, but unfortunately she's still lost and can't find her way home."

This post on WeChat Moments was like a depth charge dropped into a calm lake.

Within ten minutes, the comments and likes below exploded.

Childhood friend Li Qiang: "Holy crap! Brother Chen! Did you inject hormones or take some kind of magic pill with these strawberries? They're huge!"

High school class beauty Li Jing: "Jiang Chen, when did you learn to be so romantic? [shy]"

Even his ex-girlfriend Su Weiwei, who was far away in Shanghai, clicked on Jiang Chen's profile picture late one night, looked at the picture over and over again, and then looked at the box of small, sour, ordinary strawberries that she had bought for more than a hundred yuan on her desk. Her eyes suddenly turned red.

Jiang Chen ignored the controversy on his WeChat Moments.

He discovered that the greenhouse had not only become his mother's "happy farm," but also a "high-end tourist attraction" in the eyes of visitors.

More and more tourists are drawn to this futuristic glass building on the back hill.

Through the glass, they looked at the rows of strawberries hanging with plump fruit, and their mouths watered.

"Boss! Boss! Are you selling these strawberries? They look so delicious!"

"Yes! Let's sell some! How much per pound?"

Tourists gathered at the entrance of the greenhouse, chattering excitedly.

Upon hearing that she was selling them, Wang Xiuying felt a pang of reluctance and tightened the small basket of strawberries around her neck.

"This...this is for my son, it's not for sale!"

In her eyes, these are all "treasures" that can strengthen the body and are very precious!

Jiang Chen walked over with a smile and put his arm around his mother's shoulder.

"Mom, sell! Why won't you sell?"

Jiang Chen pointed to the strawberry vines that were still blooming and bearing fruit, and said confidently, "These things, using my exclusive formula, grow faster than chives! One crop after another grows!"

"You're all alone, how could you possibly finish all that? It's just a waste to leave it there."

"We must let people all over the country taste the miraculous fruits of our Jiangjia Village!"

Under Jiang Chen's persuasion, Wang Xiuying reluctantly agreed.

As a result, Jiangjia Village has added another high-end specialty to its tourism product list, attracting all tourists – [Jiang's Fairy Strawberry].

Jiang Chen's pricing was even more straightforward and blunt.

"Thirty yuan per jin, no bargaining, no free shipping, limit of two jin per person!"

This price is simply outrageous at a rural market!

But instead of complaining about the price, the tourists bought even more aggressively!

"Give me two pounds! No! I want four pounds! I'll use my wife's ID to buy two more pounds!"

"Don't push! Someone stepped on my foot! Boss! Weigh me first!"

The limited supply of 100 kilograms of strawberries per day was snapped up in less than half an hour.

The tourists who managed to snag a treat immediately started eating it, and their expressions of shock at the deliciousness became the best living examples of their lives.

For a time, "Jiangjia Village's miraculous strawberries" became the hottest topic in the local community of Jiangning County.

Just as the greenhouse business was booming and Jiang Chen was preparing to expand production,

That afternoon, several black cars with out-of-town license plates slowly drove up the brand-new Jiangwanshan Avenue at the entrance of the village.

The car came to a stop, and the door opened.

Several middle-aged men with slicked-back hair, wearing cheap suits, and carrying briefcases got out of the car.

They stood at the village entrance, looking at the newly renovated Jiangjia Village and the endless stream of tourists.