Broke Girls, Tenfold Returns by Ethan Crowe

Bai Li has spent three relentless years climbing Shanghai’s corporate ladder. Just when he finally earns a manager’s title, he misses his flight home for Lunar New Year and is forced onto an overcrowded long-distance coach. All he wants is to survive another holiday filled with nosy relatives, questions about his salary, and former classmates eager to flaunt their success. Then three penniless, neon-haired troublemakers turn the journey into chaos. Hoping to buy himself a little peace, Bai Li pays for their food. Instead, a notification sounds inside his head. [Eligible investment target detected.] [Tenfold cashback credited.] [Affection increased. Current relationship: Friend.] The rule is simple: spend money on a valid target, receive multiplied returns, and raise her affection to unlock rewards that money alone could never buy. What begins with one cheap meal becomes the most profitable investment of Bai Li’s life. Now he is heading home with three unexpected companions and a system that makes him richer every time he spends. Bai Li has no intention of returning as the same exhausted office worker who left. This Lunar New Year, everyone waiting to judge him is about to witness a very different homecoming.