Chapter 311: It’s Pocket Money For You!
Supermarket Fa’s net profit for the year is about 30 million.
Even if he only gets 5% of the shares.
He can earn about 1.5 million in revenue a year.
Doing nothing, earning 1.5 million a year.
Jiang Tao never dreamed of such a good thing before!
But now, he was only slightly surprised, without much emotional turmoil.
In a good luck scenario, he can earn several 1.5 millions in a day.
It’s even possible to earn a dozen or dozens!
Of course, these shares are nothing to Gu Hongsheng.
Supermarket Fa is just one of many industries under his name.
The supermarket’s annual profit is less than one-tenth of his total income.
If Jiang Tao hadn’t bravely helped out today,
his precious daughter Gu Yao might have been killed by that lunatic.
For the savior of his precious daughter, Gu Hongsheng naturally wouldn’t be stingy and had to show his appreciation.
Of course, if Jiang Tao were just an ordinary person, he wouldn’t have been so generous.
At most, he would have given him several hundred thousand in cash as a reward.
But before meeting Jiang Tao, he had watched the supermarket’s surveillance and seen Jiang Tao subdue the knife-wielding attacker.
He also learned from his assistant that Jiang Tao was a popular streamer with millions of fans.
All signs indicated that Jiang Tao, who saved his daughter, was definitely not simple.
Giving Jiang Tao 5% of the shares was to thank him for his bravery and to befriend him.
“Mr. Jiang, please don’t refuse. My wife passed away early, and my daughter is my everything.”
“If it weren’t for you today, my Yao Yao…”
“Alas! Troubled times, troubled times!”
“This year is my and Yao Yao’s zodiac year, and misfortunes just keep coming!”
Gu Hongsheng sighed and shook his head, his old face filled with sorrow.
Fortunately, Jiang Tao acted in time today. Although Gu Yao was injured, her life was not in danger.
She fainted earlier simply due to significant blood loss.
After being treated at the hospital, Gu Yao had already woken up and was out of danger.
“Mr. Gu’s kind intentions, I will not decline.”
Jiang Tao had no reason to refuse shares he received for free.
Why refuse something for nothing!
Xu Li, sitting next to Jiang Tao, felt her panic subside and her excitement return.
Because of the shopping card, she basically made Supermarket Fa her go-to supermarket.
She knew much more about Supermarket Fa than Jiang Tao did.
Supermarket Fa’s customer traffic had recently increased significantly, and as a regular customer, she could feel it.
How much money does such a booming business supermarket make in a year?
Doing nothing, receiving 5% of the share dividends for free each year.
This kind of good fortune was like pie falling from the sky!
“It’s deserved, Mr. Jiang…”
“Why don’t I call you Xiao Tao then? Calling you Mr. Jiang all the time feels too distant.”
Gu Hongsheng looked at Jiang Tao, signaling his desire to build a friendship again.
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “Of course, I am honored to know a successful person like Mr. Gu.”
Gu Hongsheng waved his hand and said, “Oh~ Don’t call me Mr. Gu anymore. If you don’t mind, call me Brother Sheng.”
“Alright, then I’ll call you Brother Sheng from now on.”
Jiang Tao readily accepted Gu Hongsheng’s suggestion.
This Mr. Gu looked about the same age as his father, truly an elder brother.
Jiang Tao didn’t feel anything inappropriate about it.
Uncle Lu, who was decades older than his father, had also become his Brother Lu; it was just a term to express a relationship.
“Xiao Tao, Sister-in-law, I won’t say much more. I need to go to the hospital to be with our Yao Yao.”
“Although she is out of danger now, she truly was frightened when she walked through the gates of hell.”
Gu Hongsheng said as he stood up from his seat, looking sincerely at Jiang Tao and Xu Li.
“I’ll find a suitable time another day, Brother will treat you and Yao Yao to a good meal, and show our gratitude.”
“When Yao Yao is better, Lily and I will go see her at the hospital.”
Jiang Tao stood to see him off, knowing that it wasn’t a good time to visit Gu Yao.
“Go well, Brother Sheng.”
Xu Li also stood up, bidding farewell to Gu Hongsheng in a gentle tone.
“Xiao Tao, tomorrow you should go to the office area behind the supermarket. I will instruct the manager about the share transfer.”
“I won’t say any more. Thanks.”
Gu Hongsheng patted Jiang Tao on the shoulder, his eyes full of gratitude.
“I’m leaving.”
With that, Gu Hongsheng turned and walked towards the door.
Jiang Tao and Xu Li followed closely, and they all left together.
After watching Gu Hongsheng get into a black Maybach and drive away, Jiang Tao and Xu Li, seeing that it was getting late, decided to go home.
Due to the incident at the supermarket, they hadn’t bought any ingredients today.
But thinking about owning 5% of the supermarket’s shares, Xu Li felt a little gleeful.
“Husband, for such a big supermarket, how much will 5% of the shares be worth in a year?”
Xu Li smoothly looped her arm around Jiang Tao’s, pulling his arm to her chest, with a look of a little money-lover on her face.
Jiang Tao smiled and explained to Xu Li, “When you went to the restroom earlier, Brother Sheng said Supermarket Fa’s annual profit is around 30 million.”
“30 million a year, 5% is… 1.5 million!”
“Meaning, we don’t have to do anything and can get 1.5 million in dividends a year?”
Although she knew Supermarket Fa’s business was good and made a lot of money annually.
But after actually calculating how much her shares would earn in a year, Xu Li was still a little excited.
“Yes, it’s about that much.”
Jiang Tao’s expression was much calmer; these shares were no longer enough to excite him.
“It would be great if our family had this income in the past…”
Xu Li’s face was full of longing.
In the past, when Jiang Tao was working hard and frugally in Beijing, he could save at most fifty to sixty thousand yuan a year.
Now, without doing anything, he could get 1.5 million in dividends a year.
The difference between the two was immense!
“Heh, we’ve suffered all our hardships in those 10 years. We won’t have to suffer any more in the rest of our lives.”
Jiang Tao smiled and put his arm around Xu Li’s slender waist, with a smile of remembering past hardships.
“By the way, wife, let the Supermarket Fa shares be transferred to your name. Keep the annual dividends for your pocket money.”
“That’s 1.5 million! Can I spend that much in a year? Am I that extravagant~”
Xu Li gave Jiang Tao a playfully reproachful look, but her heart was filled with sweetness.
She tightened her grip on his arm, her embrace seemingly reshaping the two mountains of Taihang and Wangwu.
“I’ll be responsible for earning money to support the family, and you and Xiao Xue will spend it. Isn’t money earned to be spent?”
“Oh right, did you look at houses today? Did you find any you liked?”
“Haven’t looked yet. This morning, I went for a prenatal check-up with my mom and our aunt.”
“Was everything okay?”
“Everything is fine, development is normal. Why is my stomach this time…”
When discussing the prenatal check-up, Xu Li touched her stomach with a slightly aggrieved expression.
Recently, apart from her menstrual period, she and Jiang Tao had been working hard every day, but with no results.
“The doctor said we’re both fine, it’s just not the right time yet. When the time is right, it will happen naturally.”
Although Jiang Tao was comforting Xu Li, he was also comforting himself.
He was also puzzled why he and Xu Li hadn’t been able to conceive for so long.
Ring ring ring—
As soon as Jiang Tao finished speaking, his phone rang.
He took out his phone and saw the caller ID was “Chaozi.”
“Hello Chaozi.”
Jiang Tao slid his finger to answer Zhang Chao’s call, and Zhang Chao’s familiar voice came from the other end.
“Brother Tao, I’m at your residential area’s entrance. Do you still need anything?”
“You’re at the entrance of the residential area? I see you. My wife and I are just outside.”
Jiang Tao glanced over and saw a brand new black BMW X7 parked at the entrance of the residential area.
He had seen photos posted by Zhang Chao on Moments and recognized it as Zhang Chao’s car at first glance.
Walking quickly to the BMW X7, Jiang Tao reached out and opened the rear door, letting Xu Li get in first, followed by himself.
“Brother Tao, Sister-in-law, long time no see.”
“I’m really sorry, I just took over the store and still have a lot to learn.”
After greeting Jiang Tao and Xu Li, Zhang Chao apologized to them.
Although he was now different from before, having transformed from a poor country boy into a rich second-generation heir in the capital.
His biological parents bought him a house, a car, and also gave him a reasonably sized foot massage parlor.
But Zhang Chao hadn’t forgotten Jiang Tao’s kindness and had no intention of distancing himself; he still respected him as always.
If it weren’t for Jiang Tao’s advice and persistence back then, Zhang Chao wouldn’t be where he is today.
Everything he has achieved today is thanks to Jiang Tao!
“It’s okay, stabilizing the store is the most important thing right now.”
Jiang Tao smiled; he didn’t mind that Zhang Chao couldn’t visit him more often.
“How’s business at the store, Chaozi?”
Xu Li was happy for Zhang Chao seeing his changes.
“It’s okay. Sister-in-law, how have you been lately?”
“Everything is fine.”
As they chatted, Zhang Chao started the car and drove them towards the residential area.
Ring ring ring—
The BMW X7 had just arrived downstairs and hadn’t even parked steadily when Xu Li’s phone rang.
She took out her phone and saw the caller ID was “Qi Qi.”
“My cousin is here too!”
Xu Li smiled and said to Zhang Chao, who was in the driver’s seat, then slid her finger to answer Fang Qi’s call.
“Hello, cousin, I’m downstairs at your place.”
“I bought some things for uncle and aunt. Can you ask brother-in-law to come down and pick me up?”
The moment the call connected, Fang Qi’s voice came from the other end.
“I see you, Qi Qi. Your brother-in-law and I just arrived downstairs.”
While Xu Li was speaking, Zhang Chao had already steadily parked the car in a vacant spot.
The parking spaces in Bai Ge Zhuang Residential Area were completely insufficient; those without parking spaces simply parked on the roadside.
Fortunately, the internal roads of the residential area were quite wide, so even with cars parked on both sides, it wouldn’t affect normal traffic.
*Click*~
Xu Li opened the car door and waved to Fang Qi, who was standing by a red Mazda 3 not far away.
“Qi Qi.”
“Cousin!”
Fang Qi turned her head and saw her after hearing Xu Li’s call.
Xu Li was 1.72 meters tall, and with the high heels she was wearing today, she appeared even taller.
She was always a striking presence wherever she went.
Seeing Xu Li get out of a brand new BMW X7, Fang Qi’s eyes showed unconcealed envy.
Fang Qi’s family in the capital were just ordinary citizens.
They lived in an old residential area bought by her grandparents’ generation.
Even for natives of the capital, current housing prices were daunting.
Faced with houses costing millions, even scraping together a down payment wasn’t easy.
Luxury cars like the BMW X7, costing hundreds of thousands or even millions, were something Fang Qi could only envy.
With her current income, even if someone gave her a BMW X7 to drive for free, she couldn’t afford the daily fuel, insurance, and maintenance.
“Huh? Didn’t Brother Jiang Tao drive a G-wagon when he went to the bank? Did he change cars again?”
Fang Qi felt a slight doubt, but more so envy.
*Click click*~
The sound of two more car doors opening.
The driver’s door and another rear passenger door of the BMW X7 opened.
Jiang Tao and Zhang Chao also got out.
Seeing that the person getting out of the driver’s seat was not her brother-in-law Jiang Tao but a strange young man.
Although this young man was not as tall as her brother-in-law Jiang Tao, and his appearance was a bit lacking, he was still quite handsome.
Moreover, complemented by the light gray suit he was wearing, his demeanor was quite good.
When her gaze fell on Zhang Chao, Fang Qi suddenly felt a flicker of anticipation.
“Could this guy… could he be the blind date that my cousin was going to introduce me to?”
With this possibility in mind, Fang Qi’s gaze towards Zhang Chao became more scrutinizing.
While Fang Qi was observing Zhang Chao, Zhang Chao was also observing her.
Fang Qi was 28 years old, three years older than Zhang Chao, and looked more mature.
Moreover, she had the mature older sister charm that Zhang Chao liked.
Although Fang Qi’s looks weren’t top-tier among the women Zhang Chao had met so far, she gave a sense of being honest and down-to-earth.
As for height.
Fang Qi, at 1.65 meters, and Zhang Chao, at 1.75 meters, were a good match.
On their first meeting, Fang Qi and Zhang Chao both had a good impression of each other.
Both felt a desire to get to know each other further.
“Qi Qi, Zhang Chao, it’s better to arrive on time than to arrive early. It seems your fate is quite deep.”
“We met downstairs before even entering the house.”
“Qi Qi, this is the Zhang Chao I told you about. Chaozi, this is Fang Qi, my cousin.”
Xu Li said with a smile as she walked towards Fang Qi, gently introducing them to each other.
“Hello Fang Qi, I’m Zhang Chao, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Zhang Chao generously extended his hand to shake Fang Qi’s, his expression and demeanor well-managed.
The executive training sessions his mother had arranged for him in recent days were not in vain.
Zhang Chao left a very good first impression on Fang Qi.
