"When You Grow Old" is a new reality show focusing on the lives of residents in a retirement home.
Before the show began, people interviewed netizens and asked what they thought they would be like when they grew old.
The answers were all over the place:
"I'll sleep after eating and eat after sleeping. My biggest outdoor activity will probably be sunbathing."
"I'll lie around in a retirement home with my spouse. I don't ask for much. I just hope she finds a few more old girlfriends and picks fewer fights with me."
"I probably won't have anyone around, just an AI companion."
After the show aired, netizens wanted to see how other people spent their old age, and flocked to the livestream. But the scene in the stream looked like this:
"Holy crap, is this really a retirement home and not some rural life show?"
"How is she brave enough to kill a chicken?"
"How do they all know how to farm? They can fish, too? And hunt?"
"What is that thing with two wheels? What's this? What's that?"
The reality show opened up a whole new world for netizens. They discovered that actual retirement homes were nothing like the ones they'd imagined.
After completing her quick transmigration missions with a whole host of skills, Xia Yinlan returns to reality, only to find that her first challenge is retirement?
She's fine with retiring, but she's used to fine food and has a picky palate, so she can't stand the food available now.
Luckily, she has a lucky-draw System.
No seeds? She'll open a box for some. No tools? She'll figure out how to make them.
If you have a heart that yearns for good food, no difficulty can defeat you.
She never expected that after appearing on a reality show livestream, not only would her retirement home become a hit, but netizens everywhere would call her "Mom" and beg her to take them in.
Even the director, whose temper was as hard as a rock and who cared only about filthy money, fell for her.
The filming period was extended from three months to six months, then to a year.
And every day he followed right behind her, looking up at her eagerly.
"Yinyin, I'll kill the chickens and clean the fish. Don't get your hands dirty."
"The mountain path is steep, Yinyin. Give me your hand, and I'll help you."
"Riding a bicycle is hard on your legs. Yinyin, I'll give you a ride."
Nie Jingzhou is famous in the industry for his foul temper. He has countless fans and plenty of rivals.
When people heard he was going to film a reality show about retirement in some remote backwater, even his rivals couldn't be bothered to hire antis. They were all just waiting for a good show.
As expected, when the livestream first began, countless people came to criticize it:
"What a dump. What the hell is this place? You even have to cook for yourselves. What is this, some kind of documentary about poverty?"
That night, the retirement home's residents gather around a table laden with delicious food, barbecuing and sipping tea. The aroma seems to travel tens of thousands of miles through the screen.
The antis take a sniff: ...Food you cook yourself really does taste good.
"What kind of backward place is this? What are they riding? Can that thing even move?"
When they go out, Xia Yinlan rides her bicycle up and down the mountain without any trouble. The fancy hovercrafts they admire, on the other hand, get stuck outside the mountain and can't go any farther.
The antis are dumbfounded: ...So what if it's scrap metal? Convenience is what matters!
"Xia Yinlan looks so young. Why is she at a retirement home? Come on, she's doing anything to get famous, isn't she?"
Later, the production crew accidentally films a property deed. Not only does Xia Yinlan own the retirement home, the entire mountain belongs to her!
The antis are forced to eat their words: ...Damn, so she'd made enough money and gone back to retire.
"When You Grow Old" becomes a huge hit. With the residents' help, Yunshui Mountain becomes rich in resources, with beautiful scenery and clean waters, and turns into the most livable place in the country.
Netizens rush to sign up:
"I'll volunteer. I don't care about money. Just give me freshly cooked meals and fresh fruit."
"My grandpa's there! Can I visit a family member?"
"Can I... reserve a spot there for my retirement right now?"
"Can I just go there and call her Mom?"
Watching netizens scramble to get in, Nie Jingzhou smiles slightly, then turns and gives an order:
"Keep filming. The contract has no end date."
"What volunteer? I haven't won my wife over yet. I'm the volunteer!"
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is an unbelievably powerful Mary Sue with maxed-out skills and loads of money, so nothing that happens should come as a surprise.
2. The setting is in the distant future. Many plants and animals have gone extinct, so it is normal for people not to recognize them. Don't overthink it; everything serves the plot.
3. This is a slow-paced farming story with few dramatic fights. If that's not your thing, it may not suit your tastes.
[Calm, Collected Female Lead vs. Fake-Sincere Male Lead]
Theme: Create a wonderful life with your own hands
