Chapter 75: New Intelligence: Du Ennan’s Friendship And Mercedes-benz Gls Ownership
After listening to Du Ennan’s explanation of the event rules.
Jiang Tao’s originally excited mood instantly became less so.
He inwardly exclaimed, “I was careless, I didn’t dodge.”
Ownership becoming usage rights, the psychological gap is quite significant!
Before today, Jiang Tao genuinely didn’t know that lucky draw events also involved the anti-unjust competition law!
50,000 cash, or 3 years of usage rights, which one to choose?
If Jiang Tao were still the truck driver who used to haul goods at the Hongxing Second-hand Furniture Wholesale Market.
He would definitely choose 50,000 cash with his eyes closed.
With his previous income level, how could he afford a luxury car like a Mercedes-Benz GLS?
The comprehensive insurance alone would cost tens of thousands annually, consuming his entire salary.
Moreover, he would have to use 95# high-octane gasoline for refueling, which would also add up to a considerable amount of money each year.
Now, Jiang Tao was somewhat hesitant between the two.
50,000 yuan wasn’t a large sum for the current Jiang Tao.
Besides, he already had a plan to purchase a Mercedes-Benz GLS.
If he chose the 3-year usage right, he could drive his dream car in advance, which seemed not bad.
Although the surprise was halved because ownership turned into usage rights, it was still a surprise.
For a moment, Jiang Tao also felt hesitant and didn’t give an immediate answer.
“If Mr. Jiang can’t make up his mind for now, you can go back and consider it overnight.”
Du Ennan was saying so much to Jiang Tao only because he had given up his seat to her on the subway before, and she had a good impression of him.
Seeing his hesitation, she gave him even more time to consider.
If it were someone else, she wouldn’t bother wasting her breath.
“Alright, I’ll go back and think about it carefully, and give you my reply tomorrow.”
Jiang Tao didn’t make an immediate decision, gave a sheepish smile, and got up to leave.
Du Ennan escorted Jiang Tao to the door and watched him walk to the elevator area before turning back to her office.
The gap between imagination and reality made Jiang Tao’s mood a bit low, so naturally, he wasn’t in the mood to shop further.
He directly took the elevator down to the underground parking lot and drove away in his Audi A6 in a dejected manner.
“After all, it’s more comfortable driving my own car…”
While driving, Jiang Tao sighed inwardly once again.
Although the old Audi A6 was inferior to the Mercedes-Benz GLS in all aspects, it was his own.
Driving one’s own car and driving someone else’s car felt slightly different.
It was like in the story of the little prince and his rose.
There were so many roses in the world, why did the little prince only love his own.
Because that rose was exclusively his.
Just like there are so many beautiful women in this world.
For Jiang Tao, the alluring and scantily clad girls on Kuaidou were at most for appreciation, to improve his own aesthetics.
In his heart, he only loved his silly wife, Xu Li.
As soon as the Audi A6 drove out of the underground parking lot of Wanxiang Hui, Jiang Tao had pretty much made up his mind.
However, since he said he would consider it overnight, he wasn’t in a hurry to reply to Du Ennan immediately.
In the days leading up to the Spring Festival, Jiang Tao didn’t plan to haul goods anymore.
After a year of hard work, he would consider it as taking a couple of days off in advance.
Moreover, ever since he had the System Brother’s assistance.
Jiang Tao felt that it was good for him to go out and explore more.
Casually triggering a piece of earning intelligence could be worth several months, or even several years of his previous work!
He didn’t have any other important matters today.
Jiang Tao directly drove to the Huilongguan wholesale market to start purchasing New Year goods.
In previous years, Jiang Tao would buy at most two or three jin of pistachios, which cost fifty to sixty yuan per jin, just for his wife and child to try.
This year, he directly bought a large bag, so his wife and child could eat as much as they wanted.
For pecans, almonds, cashews, pine nuts, etc., he bought a large bag of each.
If they couldn’t finish them, they could be shared with his parents, and they would look good when entertaining relatives during the Spring Festival.
Then there were sunflower seeds, candies, and some Beijing local specialty products that Beijingers never bought.
After a shopping spree, it cost Jiang Tao over 4,000 yuan, with more than ten large and small bags filling the trunk.
At noon, he randomly picked a restaurant in Huilongguan for lunch.
After eating his fill, Jiang Tao first drove back to Xiao Shahe to load the case of Feitian Moutai gifted by Sun Xiao Bao into the trunk.
After briefly packing two changes of clothes, he drove directly to Panjiayuan.
In the afternoon, he didn’t go anywhere else, just wandered around the Antique Street.
The purpose of wandering was naturally to trigger some intelligence related to antiques and collectibles.
In recent times, Jiang Tao had been to Panjiayuan quite a few times.
But he had never triggered any intelligence related to antiques.
He really didn’t believe it and became fixated on Panjiayuan.
He wandered until nightfall, and Jiang Tao directly checked into a large bed room at Hanting near Panjiayuan and took a comfortable hot shower.
With his current income, spending one or two hundred yuan to improve his quality of life was entirely acceptable.
Around 8 PM, Xu Li’s video call came through.
The screen of the mobile phone flickered, showing Xu Li lying on the bed.
“Husband~ Huh, you’re staying at a hotel again?”
Xu Li saw the scene in Jiang Tao’s room, pointed at him with her finger, and pouted her nose, saying:
“If you dare to fool around with other women outside, when you get back, don’t expect me to spare you~”
“You scoundrel, your mind is always on other things.”
Jiang Tao was amused by the fierce soul beneath his silly wife’s pure appearance.
“Husband, I’m going to your mom’s place with Xiao Xue for dinner tonight.”
“Your mom said sister-in-law seems to be unexpectedly pregnant again, and she’s planning to have it.”
“Sister-in-law said she feels this time it’s definitely a daughter.”
“Husband~ Don’t you think our family is a bit small?”
After some playful banter, Xu Li started chattering about the things that happened to her that day.
Although she lived in the village, Xu Li’s life was quite rich and colorful, and she often got to hear gossip.
And today, the gossip reached her elder brother and sister-in-law.
Elder brother Jiang He and sister-in-law Zhang Xiaoyan had been married for over ten years.
Their eldest nephew was already in junior high school this year, and their second nephew was seemingly in fourth grade.
This time she was pregnant with their third child.
In rural areas, although three-child families are not common, there are still some.
Families with two daughters want to try for a third child, hoping for a boy.
Families with two boys want to try for a third child, hoping for a girl.
Perhaps due to differing views, rural people have a much stronger obsession with having both sons and daughters than city dwellers.
Jiang Tao and Xu Li had been married for over seven years, so by rights, they should have had a second child long ago, and Xu Li had always wanted one.
But Jiang Tao always felt the pressure was too great, and felt it was good enough to raise their little cotton jacket well.
He also wanted a son, but his strength didn’t allow it!
Now that Xu Li brought up the old topic again, Jiang Tao also felt a stir of desire.
With his current earning capacity, having another son and achieving both a son and a daughter wouldn’t seem to be too much pressure.
The couple chatted until past 10 PM before ending the call, and they reached a preliminary consensus on a plan to conceive during the Spring Festival.
After ending the call, Jiang Tao scrolled through his Moments feed from beginning to end, and then engaged in his daily aesthetic improvement training.
Just after midnight, new intelligence refreshed.
【Today’s Intelligence 01】:
You had contact with the Moutai gifted to you by Sun Xiao Bao today, and obtained related intelligence—
Sun Xiao Bao has been pinned under a floor slab in the Bai Ge Zhuang Demolition Area for 2 days and 5 hours, and is currently in a state of extreme weakness.
Go to the rescue, and you will receive 34,000 yuan worth of alcoholic drinks and 30,000 yuan worth of tea as a thank you.
【Today’s Intelligence 02】:
You had contact with Du Ennan at Wanxiang Hui Shopping Plaza yesterday and obtained related intelligence—
Du Ennan’s fetus has an umbilical cord wrapped around its neck three and a half times. If not treated promptly, it will suffocate and die within 24 hours.
A kind reminder will earn you Du Ennan’s friendship, and a Mercedes-Benz GLS gifted by her.
