Chapter 149: Special Mission: Hero Saves Beauty And Generous Rewards!
It was 8:10 AM.
Inside the tiered lecture hall of the Communication University’s Broadcasting Department.
He Jing was intently listening to the lecture when her phone suddenly vibrated in her pocket.
Nowadays, besides logging into certain software that requires sending verification codes.
Decent people rarely use the SMS function.
Unless it’s one of those scam messages sending you suspicious links.
At first, He Jing didn’t pay much attention and was too lazy to take her phone out of her pocket.
It wasn’t until after a class ended that He Jing finally took out her phone to check.
【Hello He Jing…】
Seeing that the sender knew her name, He Jing frowned slightly.
By the time she finished reading the entire message, her expression had turned quite grim.
She replied to the message asking who it was, but received no response.
She looked around, suspecting someone was playing a prank.
Had the landlord installed a surveillance camera in her room??
How could Grandpa Wu, with his kind face and age older than her own grandfather…
He Jing’s hand holding the phone trembled slightly.
Her heart refused to believe that what was mentioned in the message was true, yet she was afraid it was true.
At the same time, she was also relieved that she had stayed at her older female cousin’s home last night and hadn’t returned.
Such matters concerning personal privacy and security could not be taken lightly in the slightest.
It’s better to believe it might be true than to believe it’s not!
After school today, it was very necessary to find someone to check things for her!
What if…
Once the seed of doubt is sown, it will take root and sprout in the heart.
He Jing’s mood was completely disrupted, and she could no longer focus on the class.
She was well-liked by her classmates, and before today, no one had ever played such a joke on her.
Although she had doubts about the sender of the information.
The sender’s words were full of care for her.
He Jing’s intuition told her that the person who sent her the message genuinely cared for her and was trustworthy.
Perhaps it was her roommate?
To avoid offending the landlord, they sent her an anonymous message?
“Forget it, my rent is almost due anyway, I’ll find a new place!”
After thinking it over, He Jing didn’t even have the courage to confirm and immediately thought of moving out.
…
It was 8:48 AM.
Jiang Tao didn’t rush to drive away after going downstairs.
He first went to the BAIC EU5 he had bought for his father.
In his field of vision, a sapphire blue virtual screen the size of a computer monitor was displayed on the roof of the BAIC EU5.
The screen displayed a pile of gold coins, showing an amount of 10,000 yuan that could be collected.
Jiang Tao directly chose to collect it.
Buzz~
A text message alert for 10,000 yuan arriving in his account was received on his phone.
The money-attracting golden toad and this BAIC EU5 were like Jiang Tao’s two cash-generating milk cows.
A guaranteed income of 20,000 yuan per day.
In a month, without doing anything, he could earn 600,000 yuan, which was simply too awesome!
If it weren’t for System Brother, these two cash-generating milk cows might not have been anyone’s golden finger.
After collecting the money, Jiang Tao hummed a tune as he walked towards the Mercedes-Benz GLS.
He got into the car and sped out of the residential area.
It took 15 minutes for the Mercedes-Benz GLS to stop near Building 26, Long Ze Yuan.
Jiang Tao got out of the car, carrying the steamed pork dumplings and soy milk he had just bought from the breakfast shop outside the residential area, and entered the hallway.
He took the elevator to the 12th floor and stopped at the door of 1203, knocking on the room door.
After waiting for about three minutes, the room door finally opened.
Jiang Bing, with messy hair and wearing loose pajamas, appeared at the door.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk…”
“Third sister, I’m not saying this to be mean, but it’s a wonder you’d find a boyfriend looking so disheveled.”
“If you can’t find one, so be it, who cares.”
Jiang Bing scratched her head, looking indifferent.
“Hurry up and wash your face, then I’ll take you to see the goods.”
Jiang Tao closed the room door after entering.
“Okay.”
Although Jiang Bing was a bit reluctant, she quickly went to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth.
She never wore makeup, which saved her a lot of time, and she finished washing up in less than 10 minutes.
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, she devoured all the steamed pork dumplings and the cup of soy milk Jiang Tao brought.
After eating and drinking their fill, the brother and sister went downstairs together.
Jiang Tao drove his third sister towards Cui Village.
It was 9:38 AM.
The Mercedes-Benz GLS stopped outside a greenhouse that Jiang Tao had leased from Xu Xinlei.
The surrounding greenhouses were all equipped with surveillance cameras.
Even if no one was watching at night, there was no need to worry about theft.
Jiang Tao took out the key from his pocket, opened a small door on the greenhouse door, and led Jiang Bing inside.
“Wow… so many blueberry trees, so many blueberries!”
“This is the first time I’ve seen so many blueberries!”
As soon as she entered the greenhouse, Jiang Bing was instantly stunned by the sight before her.
As far as the eye could see, her vision was filled with green branches and blue fruits of various sizes.
100,000 blueberry potted plants gathered together truly looked a bit overwhelming!
Jiang Bing couldn’t help but take out her phone, snapping a flurry of photos and recording several videos.
“…”
Looking at the densely packed 100,000 blueberry potted plants, Jiang Tao couldn’t feel happy at all!
Although System Brother would mark the 4 mutated blueberry plants.
It wouldn’t be easy to find them among 100,000 plants!
Making money is never easy!
There was no other way, just search!
Jiang Tao said a few words to his third sister, and then began a carpet search, weaving through the sea of blueberry potted plants, like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Hard work paid off. After searching for about an hour, Jiang Tao finally found the first mutated blueberry plant and stored it separately.
“Second brother, what are you looking for? Why are you taking this pot out separately?”
Jiang Bing looked at the single blueberry potted plant Jiang Tao had taken out, with a puzzled expression.
This blueberry plant was still in its flowering stage and had not yet fruited. In Jiang Bing’s opinion, it was no different from the other blueberry potted plants.
Jiang Tao couldn’t be bothered to explain in detail to his third sister and said:
“You wouldn’t understand even if I told you. Help me mark this pot, and put it aside separately later. Don’t let anyone take it, I have a big use for it.”
“Oh, I got it.”
Seeing how serious and earnest her second brother was, Jiang Bing no longer asked questions and obediently nodded to show she understood.
The morning quickly passed.
As noon approached, Jiang Tao finally found the second mutated blueberry potted plant.
According to the price of 200,000 yuan per pot mentioned in System Brother’s intelligence.
He had already earned 400,000 yuan this morning, with remarkable achievements!
Jiang Bing had also listed the blueberry potted plants on all 8 of her online stores.
The price per pot was 24 yuan.
In the morning, Jiang Bing’s several online stores had a few successful transactions, a total of 9 orders for 12 pots.
At 12 PM, Jiang Tao took Jiang Bing to find a restaurant in Cui Village that looked clean and hygienic.
They ordered four dishes and a large bowl of rice each, and dug in!
“Second brother, with 100,000 pots, can we sell them all? The sales volume doesn’t seem very good!”
While eating, Jiang Bing also voiced her concerns.
Only 12 pots were sold this morning. If they could sell 40 pots in a whole day, that would be good.
At this sales rate, it would take ages to sell 100,000 pots.
“Don’t worry, the time hasn’t come yet. When the time is right, the daily sales volume will increase hundreds or thousands of times!”
Jiang Tao picked a slice of meat from the boiled sliced pork in hot chili oil with his chopsticks, a confident smile on his face.
Looking at her second brother’s confident demeanor, Jiang Bing thought of their previous collaborations.
Although she didn’t know why her second brother’s predictions were always so accurate.
The facts proved that her second brother’s grasp of the market and his taste in product selection were indeed very sharp!
Therefore, although she had some worries, she was more willing to believe that her second brother would succeed this time too!
The brother and sister chatted while they quickly finished lunch. Jiang Tao went to the service desk to pay the bill, which cost 130 yuan.
Although it was a bit expensive, the taste of this place was quite good, and it didn’t disappoint.
After eating, the siblings returned to the greenhouse.
Jiang Bing started her work mode with her notebook in the greenhouse, responding to customer inquiries in the store backend.
Jiang Tao continued to search for the remaining two mutated blueberry plants.
The afternoon also passed quickly.
Hard work paid off. Jiang Tao finally found the 4 mutated blueberry plants marked by the system among the 100,000 blueberry potted plants.
He attached tags to the 4 blueberry potted plants and placed them in a simple office room at the entrance of the greenhouse, not daring to move them rashly.
Jiang Tao had never grown these things before and didn’t know their habits.
Therefore, it was best to stick to the original plan and let them stay in the greenhouse!
He didn’t want the 800,000 yuan that was within his reach to fly away!
At 6 PM, Jiang Tao and his third sister left the greenhouse together and drove home!
Along the way, Jiang Bing chattered incessantly, her topics mostly revolving around food, drinks, and entertainment.
When they returned home, their father and mother had already returned from work, and Jiang Xue had also returned from school.
Earlier in the morning, Jiang Bing had mentioned to Xu Li that she wanted to eat hot pot.
Xu Li had already bought various hot pot ingredients in advance.
Freshly sliced lamb rolls, beef rolls, as well as various vegetables and meatballs.
The whole family ate hot pot and chatted, creating a lively atmosphere.
After eating hot pot, it was still early, just past 8 PM.
Jiang Bing suggested going to Wanxiang Hui to watch a movie, which was met with a positive response from Xu Li and Jiang Xue.
Their father and mother didn’t want to join the young people’s entertainment activities and went to visit Old Sun’s house.
With no other choice, Jiang Tao had to act as their driver, taking them to the Wanda Cinema at Wanxiang Hui.
There weren’t any particularly critically acclaimed new movies recently.
Xu Li and Jiang Bing bought three large buckets of popcorn and three large cups of milk tea and took Jiang Xue to watch “Princess Snow White”.
Jiang Tao bought a movie ticket for “A Chinese Ghost Story” and entered screening room 4 with a cup of milk tea in hand.
Wanxiang Hui was a bustling commercial area with many large residential communities nearby, so the cinema had good occupancy rates.
Even for a remake of an old movie like “A Chinese Ghost Story,” there were quite a few middle-aged viewers like Jiang Tao who came to support it and reminisce about “Brother.”
When they watched this movie back then, their home television was still a black and white “big butt” model.
Compared to watching it on the big screen in the cinema, the feeling was naturally worlds apart.
Although the lights in the screening room were a bit dim, Jiang Tao easily found his seat number.
“Excuse me, miss, could you please let me pass?”
Jiang Tao looked at the woman blocking his way, her long legs encased in shark pants, and softly greeted her.
The woman was wearing a black baseball cap and a mask, and was looking down at her phone.
From Jiang Tao’s angle, he could only see that her face was small, but he couldn’t discern her features.
“Huh, Jiang, Jiang Tao.”
Jiang Yi, who was sitting in seat 18 in row 5, looked up and was slightly taken aback to see Jiang Tao in front of her.
“Teacher Jiang, why are you here? Are you here with friends?”
After hearing Jiang Yi’s voice, Jiang Tao recognized her from the pair of narrow, beautiful eyes exposed by her face and greeted her with a smile.
“No, it was a ticket from the school. I happened to be free tonight, so I came over. Sorry for blocking you.”
While speaking, Jiang Yi moved her legs to let Jiang Tao pass and curiously asked:
“Are you alone? Where are Xiao Xue and her mother?”
“She’s watching ‘Princess Snow White’ with her mother and aunt. I came to watch Brother by myself.”
As Jiang Tao spoke, he moved past Jiang Yi and sat down in the empty seat to her right.
“Oh, you like Brother too…”
Jiang Yi saw Jiang Tao sit next to her and thought about how his wife was watching a movie in another hall with their child, and suddenly felt a bit awkward.
Although she hadn’t done anything and only felt grateful towards Jiang Tao, she didn’t have any other thoughts.
Even though she had a clear conscience, she still felt a bit awkward.
“What a coincidence, we’re even neighbors.”
After sitting down, Jiang Tao showed his ticket stub and couldn’t help but marvel at the wonders of fate.
“It is a bit coincidental…”
Jiang Yi smiled shyly. She wasn’t so narcissistic as to think Jiang Tao had deliberately created this coincidence to run into her.
“How is your niece doing?”
Jiang Tao also sensed Jiang Yi’s slight awkwardness and smoothly changed the subject.
“The surgery was very successful. Thanks to you this time, my brother and An An both want to thank you in person.”
When talking about her niece Jiang An’an’s surgery, Jiang Yi’s eyes no longer held hesitation and awkwardness, only gratitude.
150,000 yuan was a significant amount for Jiang Yi and her family.
They couldn’t borrow that much money from friends and relatives.
Yet Jiang Tao had voluntarily lent it to them.
Jiang Yi would remember this kindness for her entire life.
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “We can talk about thanks later. First, focus on recovering from the illness. If you need any more money, you can tell me.”
“No, no, we have over 40,000 yuan left after the surgery, which should be enough for the later recovery.”
“I will repay your money as soon as possible.”
“You can take your time repaying my money, no rush.”
Jiang Tao even wanted to say that the money didn’t need to be repaid.
But he was afraid Jiang Yi would misunderstand, so he didn’t say it.
Ever since he encountered Jiang Yi at Aidi Kindergarten, he had triggered 3 pieces of intelligence related to her.
From the three pieces of intelligence related to her, Jiang Tao learned that a Patek Philippe Nautilus watch sold for over 2 million yuan.
He also obtained for free an original secret recipe for Eight Treasure Pickles that was recognized and successfully upgraded by the System.
And then there was the shockingly high rate of return on investment related to her niece, Jiang An’an.
Compared to the value of the three pieces of intelligence triggered by Jiang Yi, the 150,000 yuan medical expenses he lent them were insignificant.
The two chatted in low voices for a while. The movie on the screen began to play, and the noisy chatter in the cinema subsided.
After the movie started, Jiang Tao and Jiang Yi also stopped talking and turned their attention to the big screen to watch the film.
However, Jiang Yi found it difficult to immerse herself in the movie that was playing.
Her gaze kept involuntarily drifting towards Jiang Tao sitting next to her.
Her mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts.
Although nothing had happened between them and everything was clear.
But when she thought about the scene of them walking out of the screening room together after the movie and encountering Xu Li and Jiang Xue…
Awkward, extremely awkward, so awkward it made her scalp tingle!
This is not a place to linger!
“Um, Jiang Tao, I have something to attend to, so I’ll leave first. You enjoy the movie.”
After watching for about an hour, Jiang Yi hadn’t really paid attention to the movie at all.
She felt that enough time had passed, so she bid farewell to Jiang Tao and prepared to leave.
“Oh, Teacher Jiang, take care.”
Jiang Tao softly echoed, smiling and nodding to show he understood, knowing that Jiang Yi was doing this to avoid suspicion.
“Okay, goodbye.”
Jiang Yi smiled, stood up, put on her small bag from the seat, and turned to leave.
Jiang Tao watched Jiang Yi’s retreating figure disappear at the entrance of the screening room.
Just as he was about to retract his gaze and continue watching, he suddenly noticed that Jiang Yi had hurriedly returned.
“Huh?”
Seeing Jiang Yi returning, Jiang Tao was slightly taken aback.
“Teacher Jiang, Teacher Jiang…”
When he saw a burly bald man with a finger-thick, gleaming gold chain around his neck following closely behind Jiang Yi into the room.
Jiang Tao seemed to understand what was going on.
“Jiang Tao… can you help me? Please.”
While Jiang Tao was stunned, Jiang Yi had already stood in front of him.
Her beautiful eyes looked at him pleadingly, appearing weak, helpless, and pitiable.
【Ding! Congratulations on triggering the Special Mission 『Hero Saves Beauty』, do you wish to accept it immediately?】
While Jiang Tao was stunned, a system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.
In the next second, a sapphire blue screen flashed into existence.
The screen displayed the complete information of this special mission.
【Task Name】: Hero Saves Beauty
【Task Content】: Help Jiang Yi get rid of her persistent pursuer.
【Task Reward】: Charm Value +1, Physique +1, Jiang Yi’s Favorability +10, Money +188888!
Jiang Tao quickly scanned the task content and rewards on the task panel.
Of course, his focus was always on the task rewards!
He didn’t know the function of Charm Value and Physique, but they were surely beneficial.
Jiang Yi’s Favorability +10… skip!
Jiang Tao was more interested in the final monetary reward!
188,888!
Earning over 180,000, almost 190,000 yuan, just by watching a movie!
Money delivered to his doorstep was money earned for free!
Teacher Jiang was truly his “little lucky star,” bringing him wealth again!
“Accept mission!”
As Jiang Tao accepted the mission with a thought, he also stood up from his seat.
“You sit in my seat.”
Jiang Tao reached out and grabbed Jiang Yi’s hand, guiding her to his seat.
He then shifted his feet to stand in front of Jiang Yi.
The moment their palms touched, it felt like an electric current had surged from Jiang Yi’s palm throughout her entire body, making her scalp tingle.
This was the first time Jiang Yi had experienced such a sensation, and her heart pounded like a drum, more than doubling its beat.
Looking somewhat dazed at Jiang Tao’s broad and upright back, Jiang Yi inexplicably felt a sense of security.
The fear and unease in her heart also subsided considerably.
As Jiang Tao and Jiang Yi exchanged positions.
The bald man who had been chasing Jiang Yi also came over, but his path was blocked by Jiang Tao.
They stood in the aisle, confronting each other. The bald man was about three centimeters shorter than Jiang Tao.
However, his robust physique made it seem like he could stuff Jiang Tao into his body like a set of smaller nesting dolls.
The two said nothing, but the surrounding people could feel a palpable tension in the air, as if it were filled with gunpowder.
Even though their view was blocked, the audience in the back row did not complain; everyone wore expressions of onlookers ready to witness a spectacle.
An old movie is never as exciting as two men fighting over a woman!
Those who enjoy watching drama never want the show to end.
Many onlookers who noticed the commotion here were hoping the two would get into a fight on the spot!
“Who are you! Get out of the way!”
Gao Meng saw Jiang Tao blocking his way and snorted coldly, feeling very displeased.
He had clearly seen Jiang Tao and Jiang Yi interacting just moments ago.
He had been pestering her for months without even being able to hold her hand.
And this guy, as soon as he arrived, started getting close to his Teacher Jiang.
Gao Meng felt like he had been cuckolded in front of his own eyes!
Of course, this was just his wishful thinking.
“I am Jiang Yi’s boyfriend. I’d like to ask who you are! Why are you chasing her?”
Jiang Tao was no pushover in his youth at school; he would stand his ground when necessary.
Although the bald man in front of him was much more muscular, he didn’t fear the opponent in terms of combat ability and retorted dominantly.
“You’re Teacher Jiang’s boyfriend?”
Gao Meng heard Jiang Tao’s words and looked at him disbelievingly.
Before he started pursuing Jiang Yi, he had inquired with other teachers in his son’s class, and Jiang Yi was single!
During the three months he had been relentlessly pursuing Jiang Yi, she had used the excuse of having a boyfriend to fend him off, but he had ignored it.
Because he had never seen Jiang Yi’s so-called boyfriend in over three months, the lie fell apart.
“Parent of Gao Xingxing, please stop bothering me in the future. I’ve told you many times that I have a boyfriend.”
Jiang Yi also stood up from her seat, as if to declare her status, and linked her arm with Jiang Tao’s, clearly rejecting Gao Meng’s pursuit once again.
“Does he often harass you?”
Jiang Tao turned to look at Jiang Yi, appearing very angry.
You have to admit, his acting was flawless and quite convincing.
Jiang Yi explained in a small voice:
“Not really often, don’t misunderstand. Mr. Gao is a parent of one of my students. We just happened to run into each other.”
Gao Meng, standing beside them, saw their intimate behavior and the fact that they were watching a movie together.
It didn’t seem like they had just found a random person to act as a shield.
At this moment, he couldn’t help but wonder.
Could it be that Teacher Jiang really had a boyfriend?
The surrounding onlookers listened to their conversation and roughly understood what was going on.
Everyone stopped watching the movie and began whispering among themselves, discussing the relationship between the three.
At this moment, the most awkward person was naturally Gao Meng, the “third party” trying to interfere in someone else’s relationship.
He touched his bald head and, without saying goodbye, turned and strode towards the exit of the screening room.
He couldn’t stay here for too long; his daughter was watching “Princess Snow White” in the next hall.
