New Year’s Bragging Contest: The More My Relatives Show Off, the Richer I Get!

[One Heroine + Urban Life + Plot-Focused] Lin Xingfan gets laid off, but then he binds himself to the One-Upmanship Cash-In System. Whenever someone brags or shows off in front of him, the System converts their “sense of superiority” straight into cash and deposits it in his account! When he returns to his hometown for the New Year, his relatives and friends turn their big reunion of one-upmanship into a feast of wealth for him. His cousin brags about his used BMW: “Bet you’re tired of cramming onto the high-speed train, huh?” [Ding! Critical hit ×5. 50,000 yuan deposited. Note: It’s a rental, 300 yuan a day.]! His uncle boasts that his son got a year-end bonus of 100,000 yuan: “How much do you make a month?” [Ding! Critical hit ×3. 30,000 yuan deposited. Note: His son’s actual bonus was only 10,000 yuan.]! A nouveau-riche former middle school classmate waves around a 200,000-yuan watch: “You couldn’t afford this watch in your whole life.” [Ding! Critical hit ×15. 150,000 yuan deposited. Note: Fake, 298 yuan with free shipping from Pinduoduo.]! Faced with everyone showing off, he just smiles and plays along. After all, who’d want to interrupt their own ATM? On the inside, though, he’s screaming: “Come on, brag some more! You’re the reason I might be living in a villa next year.” Then his aunt’s husband pipes up: “My daughter’s marrying a guy whose family got compensation for demolition. I hear their assets are...” [Ding ding ding! Critical hit ×8. 80,000 yuan deposited. Note: They’ve already blown through the demolition compensation.] By the end of the New Year holiday, his relatives and friends had competed to put on a show, and his bank balance had grown and grown.