Chapter 119: New Intelligence, And A 1 Million Reward Arrives!
Tian Family Village Cattle Farm.
“Farm Manager, give me a cigarette.”
“Farm Manager, your nephew is really something. Buying our farm will cost nearly a million!”
“Our Farm Manager’s nephew is a big boss! Haven’t you seen him driving a Mercedes-Benz!”
“And it’s a Beijing plate! Farm Manager, did your nephew buy a house in the Capital City? That’s amazing!”
Several casual laborers at the cattle farm who usually worked with Tian Xiaoguang were now surrounding him, all speaking flattering words.
The former workmates had become the Farm Manager, and their job security was in his hands. They still had to butter him up.
This was the first time Tian Xiaoguang had been so flattered, and he felt incredibly pleased!
“Alright, alright, everyone go back to work. Do things as usual. Although the boss has changed, everyone’s treatment won’t change.”
After reassuring his former workmates, Tian Xiaoguang waved them off to work.
The morning feeding tasks were completed. A few workers could handle the cleaning of the cattle farm.
Tian Xiaoguang was idle and thought of the task his nephew had assigned him.
Returning to his single room, Tian Xiaoguang found a clean set of clothes in the wardrobe, changed, and rode his electric scooter out of the cattle farm.
It took about ten minutes. Tian Xiaoguang stopped in front of a lottery shop, parked his electric scooter, and pushed the door open to enter.
It was nearing noon, and the lottery shop was doing good business, with a few people buying tickets and a few playing scratch cards.
No one greeted Tian Xiaoguang when he entered. He walked directly to the counter and stood behind the customer who was currently buying tickets.
Casually glancing over, Tian Xiaoguang froze as his gaze fell on Tian Mingrong, who was buying tickets.
“Xiao Rong! How could it be her! What a coincidence!”
The moment he saw Tian Mingrong’s full face, an image of a girl with a long braid appeared in Tian Xiaoguang’s mind.
She was the “white moonlight” he had never dared to confess to, despite mustering all his courage in his youth.
She was so beautiful and kind; he was utterly unworthy!
Tian Xiaoguang was even more afraid that if he confessed his feelings, they wouldn’t even be able to be friends anymore.
By his calculation, they hadn’t seen each other for at least 20 years.
Yet, Tian Xiaoguang recognized the woman he had secretly loved for decades at a single glance.
“Huh, you’re, you’re Brother Xiaoguang!”
After finishing a ticket for the customer in front of her, Tian Mingrong looked up and saw Tian Xiaoguang, her face showing surprise at first.
Then, she quickly got up with a smile and greeted Tian Xiaoguang.
“Ming, Mingrong, it really is you!”
“After all these years, you haven’t changed at all, still as beautiful as ever.”
Tian Xiaoguang suppressed his excitement and greeted Tian Mingrong in a calm tone.
“Brother Xiaoguang, don’t tease me. I’m fifty or sixty, an old lady, so ugly.”
Tian Mingrong’s words were somewhat insincere; women, no matter their age, liked to be complimented on their beauty.
Even an eighty-year-old woman would be happy for a long time if you called her beautiful.
Tian Xiaoguang chuckled, “Not ugly, not ugly at all. You’ll always be the village flower of Tian Family Village.”
Tian Mingrong: “Haha, it’s been so many years, Brother Xiaoguang, you’ve learned to flatter people. What are you doing now? Are you married?”
“I’m now…”
Hearing Tian Mingrong ask what he was doing, Tian Xiaoguang straightened his back and said proudly:
“I’m the farm manager at a cattle farm now, responsible for over 100 cows.”
Tian Xiaoguang also felt fortunate in his heart that he had agreed to be the farm manager for his nephew.
Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing to tell Xiao Rong that he was just a cow feeder!
Whether young or old, people become concerned about their image in front of the person they like.
“Wow, Brother Xiaoguang has been doing well these years, he’s even become a farm manager.”
“So-so. I’m just benefiting from my nephew’s connections.”
“No matter whose connections it is, it’s good if you can benefit from them. I can’t even get those opportunities!”
“Xiao Rong, what about you now…”
There was no one else in the shop at the moment, so Tian Xiaoguang and Tian Mingrong, old acquaintances of many years, started chatting.
After almost twenty years apart, their unexpected reunion felt like they had endless things to talk about, and they chatted very happily.
…
Meanwhile.
In Li Family Town, in front of Jian Tao Supermarket, which had been closed for several days.
Zhang Xiaoyan had just finished making a hand-grabbed pancake for a customer when her mobile phone, placed casually on the food cart, rang.
Seeing the caller ID as “Child’s Father,” Zhang Xiaoyan was a bit surprised.
Her husband rarely called her throughout the year; the sun must have risen in the west today.
“Hello, Dad. What’s up? Is something wrong?”
Zhang Xiaoyan answered the phone and asked directly.
“Wife! I have great news for you! Tremendous news!”
From the other end of the phone came Jiang He’s extremely excited voice.
Zhang Xiaoyan picked up the egg bits from the side of the pan and ate them like sunflower seeds while smiling and asking:
“What good news? Did you get a raise?”
“News better than a raise!!”
“Hurry up and tell me, phone calls are free, or you can tell me when you get home tonight.”
“No, no, no! Such great news, telling you sooner will guarantee you’ll be happy all day!”
“Dad, hurry up, don’t play coy, just say it. I’ve waited so long the flowers have wilted!”
“Do you still remember that big bowl our second son brought home from outside?”
“What about it? I remember.”
Zhang Xiaoyan had even fed chickens with that bowl before, so naturally, she remembered it clearly.
“Today, our second son came home, saw the bowl, and thought it looked like an antique. Then he showed it to a friend who deals in antiques, and it really is an antique!”
“What? That thing is… an antique? Dad, you’re not joking, are you?”
Upon hearing her husband’s words, Zhang Xiaoyan found it ridiculous. She didn’t even think much of that broken bowl, and it was an antique!
“No joke! Second son called me then. He said a boss is willing to pay 80,000 for it and wants me to go to his house tonight to discuss it.”
“How… how much?”
“80,000!”
“How much?”
Zhang Xiaoyan’s pupils constricted, her expression one of utter shock.
She worked from dawn till dusk selling fried skewers and breakfast in Li Family Town, earning only about thirty to forty thousand yuan a year!
A broken bowl that her son casually picked up and almost threw away was worth 80,000 yuan!
“80,000! Yes, that’s 80,000! The boss offered 80,000!”
“Wife, our family is also going to have great luck this year! It’s barely past Spring Festival, and we’ve already earned 80,000 yuan!”
Jiang He on the other end of the phone was equally excited.
He worked in a factory, toiling hard, and earned only fifty to sixty thousand a year. This one bowl was worth a year and a half of his labor!
“Then, what are we waiting for! Tell him second uncle to sell it. Sell it quickly! What if they regret it and don’t buy it?”
“Okay, I’ve already told second son to handle the sale as he sees fit. We don’t understand these things.”
“Oh, that’s good…”
The couple chatted for a few more sentences on the phone.
After hanging up, Zhang Xiaoyan’s mood was indeed as her husband Jiang He described: overjoyed and excited!
80,000 yuan was an astronomical sum for their family!
They had inexplicably earned an extra 80,000 yuan.
“His second uncle…”
Recovering from the shock of the unexpected windfall of 80,000 yuan.
Zhang Xiaoyan knew that besides heaven, there was one other person they should thank the most.
It was their son’s second uncle!
If it weren’t for the child’s second uncle’s keen eye for antiques, they wouldn’t have had the chance to earn this money.
Time flew by, and it was evening.
With the end of the Spring Festival holiday, people’s work gradually resumed its normal pace. Jiang He’s days of working overtime to earn money were over.
He finished work at 6 PM and was home before 6:30 PM.
He took a rare bath and changed into clean clothes before heading to his parents’ home with Zhang Xiaoyan.
His parents’ home was still a scene of great festivity.
The entire family, plus Grandpa Sun from the Capital City, was there as if it were Spring Festival.
After a sumptuous dinner, Zhang Xiaoyan and Xu Li chatted with their mother-in-law.
Jiang Tao took his elder brother back to his own home and brought out the bowl he had put away during the day.
“This is it. My friend offered 80,000 for it. Brother, if you want to sell it, he can pay a deposit now.”
Jiang Tao didn’t play games with his elder brother, stating things as they were, without marking up the price.
They were brothers, and there was no need for that.
If he were greedy, he could have taken the bowl himself, sold it, and pocketed all the money, and his elder brother’s family wouldn’t have questioned it.
“Sell it! We don’t understand that stuff. If someone offers money, we sell!”
Jiang He chose to sell without hesitation, as if afraid they wouldn’t want it anymore.
Let alone 80,000, he would have sold it for 8,000, or even 800!
A forgotten broken bowl in their own courtyard could be sold for 80,000 yuan.
Who could refuse such a good thing when it finally happened to them!
“Okay, then I’ll tell him we’ll sell it.”
Jiang Tao nodded with a smile and then, in front of his elder brother, made a video call to Zhang Bo.
Zhang Bo looked at the blue and white bowl on screen multiple times, finally confirming his intent to cooperate and transferred 10,000 yuan as a deposit to Jiang Tao, securing the bowl.
Jiang Tao didn’t stand on ceremony with Zhang Bo. After receiving the deposit, he was about to transfer the deposit and the remaining 70,000 yuan payment for the goods to his elder brother, but he was stopped.
Jiang He waved his hand, “No need to give it to me, second brother. Regarding the cattle farm project, didn’t I borrow 90,000 yuan from you?
Keep this 80,000 for now. I’ll return the remaining 10,000 in a couple of months.”
“I’m not in a hurry for money. You can pay me back whenever you have the funds.”
Jiang Tao didn’t push back with his elder brother and kept the 10,000 yuan deposit for himself.
After discussing business, the brothers chatted for over two hours.
It wasn’t until Xu Li and the others returned from their parents’ home that Jiang He got up to leave.
…
Time quickly passed to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.
In the past week, perhaps Jiang Tao’s luck had run out, or maybe the System Brother was a bit drained after continuously providing high-value intelligence.
Or perhaps the Law of Luck had taken effect.
Out of the 14 pieces of intelligence generated, there wasn’t even a single piece about making money; they were all unimportant.
However, Jiang Tao hadn’t been idle during this time; he had endless things to do every day.
The cattle farm project was planned to acquire 300 head of cattle.
The cattle farm that Tian Jianming sold to Jiang Tao only had 106 head, leaving a deficit of over 200.
Jiang Tao, who always prioritized maximizing profits, naturally intended to acquire all 300 head of cattle.
Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei became cattle dealers, arranged by Jiang Tao to purchase cattle. Their salary was 300 yuan per day, with dividends calculated separately.
This salary and treatment were comparable to their earnings from selling fruit at the market in the Capital City, so they had no objections.
As the number of cattle on the farm increased, the feeding and cleaning tasks became heavier.
Jiang Tao asked his maternal uncle to hire two more workers for the farm.
Work at the cattle farm proceeded in an orderly fashion, and when the time was right, they would make a substantial profit.
Furthermore, Xu Li’s cousin, Xu Jiantao, finally woke up, but he was incapacitated, half-paralyzed.
He would likely spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
The supermarket that Xu Jiantao had opened in Li Family Town could no longer be operated.
So, the uncle’s family approached Jiang Tao and Xu Li, asking if they were willing to take over the supermarket.
That supermarket had been operating for over ten years, with a large base of regular customers and supply channels.
As soon as they took it over, it would be profitable, with an annual net profit of no less than 300,000 yuan.
Such a prime location, if put up for transfer, could be sold in minutes, and a substantial transfer fee would be obtained.
However, to express their gratitude for Jiang Tao saving their lives, Xu Li’s uncle’s family transferred the supermarket to Jiang Tao and Xu Li at a price of 0 transfer fee.
After paying 180,000 yuan for the goods, Jiang Tao gained a new identity besides being the owner of the Tian Family Village cattle farm: owner of Jian Tao Supermarket.
To provide better educational opportunities for his “little cotton jacket,” Jiang Tao planned to take Xu Li and their daughter to the Capital City.
Therefore, he transferred the operating rights of the supermarket to his elder brother and sister-in-law.
The 180,000 yuan for the goods would be owed, to be repaid when funds became available.
Zhang Qian sold breakfast near Jian Tao Supermarket every day and naturally knew how much customer traffic and profit the supermarket generated.
Jiang Tao had essentially handed them a cash cow!
The couple owed Jiang Tao a tremendous favor.
Jiang He resigned from the factory, and Zhang Xiaoyan sold her breakfast cart.
The couple began learning how to manage a supermarket.
After a few days of adaptation, they gradually settled into their roles.
Jian Tao Supermarket’s operations were back on track.
Of course, the biggest piece of good news was that the 10,000 Flying Pig Popcorn Buckets in Jiang Tao’s possession had been sold, marking the perfect conclusion to this project.
With a cost of 200,000 yuan for the goods, plus labor, logistics, etc., the total was only 230,000 yuan, resulting in a net profit of a staggering 1.76 million yuan!
According to the initially agreed-upon profit-sharing ratio, Jiang Bing would receive a profit of 352,000 yuan.
The remaining 1.408 million yuan belonged to Jiang Tao!
The siblings had made a fortune in the Flying Pig Popcorn Bucket cooperative project!
Xu Li, who had participated in the entire project, was filled with emotion.
In just over ten days, they had earned 1.4 million yuan.
On average, that was almost 100,000 yuan per day!
This feeling of rapid wealth accumulation felt unreal to her.
Previously, she couldn’t even earn 100,000 yuan in a year, and now she had earned it in a single day!
From being heavily in debt before Spring Festival to having several million in assets now, it had only been a little over a month.
“Second Brother, eat dragon fruit. Second Brother, eat grapes. Second Brother, eat bananas~”
“Second Brother, let me massage your shoulders and legs for you~”
“If you have any more good projects in the future, please remember your good little sister.”
After the Flying Pig project concluded, Jiang Bing instantly transformed into Jiang Tao’s personal little maid.
Peeling fruit, massaging shoulders and legs were basic operations.
In over ten days, Jiang Bing had also earned 350,000 yuan, more than she had earned in several years!
Through several collaborations, Jiang Bing understood how remarkable her second brother was.
She was determined to stick close to her second brother from now on, never letting go!
Following her second brother meant having meat to eat and big money to earn every day!
Thinking back, earning seven or eight thousand yuan a month before was truly a hard life!
“Xiao Bing, don’t spoil your brother’s habits. Go do what you need to do.”
“Honey, Mom is asking if we want to go see our cousin again.”
Xu Li, who had been packing luggage in the room, came out, smiled, and sat next to Jiang Tao, waving to dismiss Jiang Bing.
“Go ahead. It’s uncertain when we’ll be back next time.”
Jiang Tao planned to leave for the Capital City after lunch at home tomorrow.
Accompanying them would be Xu Li, Jiang Xue, Old Sun, and his parents.
Old Sun had stayed at the Old Jiang family’s home for over half a month and had formed a deep friendship with his father, Jiang Wen.
This time, Old Sun invited Jiang Tao’s parents to the Capital City and promised to show them around.
Fortunately, Jiang Tao’s Mercedes-Benz GLS was a 7-seater, offering ample space, so even with more people, it wouldn’t feel crowded.
Around 2 PM.
Jiang Tao drove Xu Li to Xicheng Huafu to pick up her father and mother, and then they all headed to the Red Cross Hospital.
“Oh, heavens! How did our family end up with such a thing!”
“How can my Jiantao’s life be so bitter~”
When Jiang Tao and his wife, along with her parents, arrived at cousin Xu Jiantao’s ward, Aunt Gao Yunting was sitting by the bed, sobbing and wiping away tears.
Upon entering, Jiang Tao sensed that the atmosphere in the ward was not right.
Uncle’s face was grim as he stood by the window, and cousin Xu Jiantao’s expression was also somewhat desolate.
“What happened, Big Brother?”
“What’s wrong, Sister-in-law?”
Xu Wencheng and Du Yongmei asked with concern.
“Alas! What else could it be? Our unfilial daughter-in-law wants a divorce from Jiantao!”
“What kind of person is she! While Jiantao was in a coma, she went to gamble and was detained!”
“She’s just been released, and after hearing about Jiantao’s situation, she turned around and demanded a divorce. Is she even human!”
“She’s an ungrateful wretch! After decades of marriage, she doesn’t cherish it at all!”
Mentioning their daughter-in-law, Aunt Gao Yunting couldn’t stop crying and was so angry her chest hurt.
Jiang Tao listened from the side, feeling uneasy, and looked at his cousin with sympathy.
Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly in different directions.
There are plenty of women who can share prosperity with you, but very few are willing to stay by your side during poverty or misfortune.
From the conversation between the father-in-law, uncle, mother-in-law, and aunt, Jiang Tao learned that Zhang Qian had already found a divorce lawyer and was in the process of dividing their assets.
Furthermore, Xu Jiantao’s two children would not stay with him; they both wanted to stay with their mother.
After decades of marriage, Xu Jiantao was left with a broken family and the division of a large portion of his assets.
It’s no wonder Uncle and Aunt were furious.
Jiang Tao and his group stayed at the hospital for over three hours before driving away.
They first took the father-in-law and mother-in-law home, and then returned to Jiang Family Village.
“Honey, no matter what happens in the future, I will stay by your side.”
Xu Li, having heard about her cousin’s situation today, felt moved.
Her voice was gentle, but her promise to Jiang Tao was profound.
She couldn’t understand how her sister-in-law could so heartlessly abandon her husband.
“Me too.”
Jiang Tao reached out and took Xu Li’s hand, feeling their familiar warmth.
They looked at each other and smiled, a sentiment of both love and family affection conveyed in their smiles.
They returned to Jiang Family Village around 6 PM and, as usual, went to his parents’ home for dinner.
After dinner, Jiang Bing suggested going to watch Nezha for the fifth time, and she would treat.
This time, she and her second brother had earned hundreds of thousands from the Flying Pig Popcorn Bucket project, which was also partly due to the popularity of the Nezha movie.
Jiang Bing wanted to contribute more to Nezha’s box office record.
Jiang Tao had lost interest after watching it once, but Xu Li and Jiang Xue, who couldn’t get enough of it, went with Jiang Bing again.
Thinking about leaving their hometown for the Capital City soon, Jiang Tao let them have their fun.
He was happy to have some leisure time to himself.
The group returned after 11 PM. After a simple wash-up, they each went to their rooms to sleep.
After Xu Li’s period ended, the battle horns sounded again.
Direct confrontation, flanking maneuvers, rear attacks; when Old Jiang’s stamina waned, he could only resort to a technical approach.
After playing cards, Xu Li quickly fell asleep, but Jiang Tao persisted until midnight for the intelligence refresh.
“I hope today’s intelligence will be useful!”
“Law of Luck, it’s been unlucky for a week, it’s time for some luck!”
“Heluo Stone, it’s up to you!”
Jiang Tao turned the “Heluo Stone” bracelet on his left wrist before mentally activating the system interface.
【 Today’s Intelligence 01】:
You visited your wife’s cousin Xu Jiantao at the Red Cross Hospital yesterday and obtained relevant intelligence—
Xu Jiantao’s two children are not his biological offspring. Suing Zhang Qian can preserve assets and obtain some compensation.
…
“What the hell…”
Seeing the first piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao inwardly mourned for Xu Li’s cousin for 3 seconds.
Two children, neither of them his own!
Xu Li’s cousin had been raising someone else’s children for twenty years!
If one speaks of misfortune, the cousin was actually somewhat lucky.
Without the System Brother’s reminder, he probably would have divorced his wife unknowingly and divided half his assets with Zhang Qian.
Now that he knew the two children were not his biological offspring, Zhang Qian was the party at serious fault in this marriage.
According to relevant provisions of the Marriage Law, Xu Jiantao could indeed sue her for an improper relationship with other men during the marriage.
He could even sue Zhang Qian for bigamy, making it possible for her to leave with nothing!
Although the first piece of intelligence today didn’t earn Jiang Tao much money.
It could save the uncle’s family millions in losses, making it a very valuable piece of intelligence.
After reading the first piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao moved his mind and turned the page to the second.
【 Today’s Intelligence 02】:
You had contact with your maternal uncle Tian Xiaoguang yesterday and obtained relevant intelligence—
Tian Mingrong is already pregnant with Tian Xiaoguang’s child.
Congratulations on completing the 【 Continue the Family Line 】 mission. Rewards are being distributed!
