Chapter 121: New Intelligence: Zhang Chao’s Counterattack, A Poor Kid Becomes Second Generation Rich!
The navigation distance from Jiang Family Village to Bai Ge Zhuang New Village in Pingchang District, Capital City, is 428 kilometers.
We departed at 2:30 PM and stopped at the service area three times in between.
It was already past 8 PM when Jiang Tao drove to Bai Ge Zhuang New Village.
“Brother Jiang, Sister-in-law, Uncle, Aunt, Grandpa Sun, Xiao Xue, you all had a tiring journey.”
Zhang Chao, who had been waiting downstairs at Old Sun’s house for a long time, stepped forward with an eager look to greet everyone.
Zhang Chao had returned to the Capital City early on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year due to an argument with his family.
Jiang Tao asked him to help rent a three-bedroom apartment in the Bai Ge Zhuang Residential Area and hired a cleaner for a deep clean.
Of course, Jiang Tao didn’t let him work for free; he gave him a large red envelope of 3000 yuan to start.
With this large red envelope, and Zhang Chao’s existing desire to curry favor with Jiang Tao, he naturally put his heart and soul into helping him.
“Thank you for your trouble, Zhang Chao. We’ll treat you to a meal once we’re settled.”
Jiang Tao greeted Zhang Chao with a smile, thinking this young man was quite dependable.
Apart from his love for playing and exploring the alleyways of urban villages, he didn’t have any other obvious flaws.
Besides, for a single young man of that age, getting a foot massage wasn’t a heinous crime.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Chao led Jiang Tao’s family towards the building where he had helped rent the apartment.
Building 28, unit 1601.
A spacious apartment with a north-south orientation, three bedrooms, one living room, two bathrooms, and an area of 138 square meters.
The apartment’s renovation was high-end, and the furniture and home appliances were also mid-to-high-end domestic brands.
The rent was 15,000 yuan per month, with a security deposit and three months’ rent paid upfront.
As soon as Xu Li entered, she fell in love with the apartment, thinking how wonderful it would be to buy a house like this in the Capital City!
“Brother Jiang, Sister-in-law, this apartment…”
After entering, Zhang Chao, like a real estate agent, began to introduce the basic situation of the apartment to Jiang Tao and Xu Li.
Of course, these were all things the real estate agent had told him, so he was just relaying the information he had just learned.
“A house this size in the Capital City must cost quite a bit of money.”
When Old Mother Tian Xiaomei entered, she gasped at the luxurious decoration in the room.
“The housing prices in this residential area are about 38,000 yuan per square meter, which is relatively cheap for a place like the Capital City.”
Jiang Tao said with a smile, “If it were in the Second Ring Road area, any residential area would cost at least 100,000 to 80,000 per square meter.”
Old Mother exclaimed, “38,000 yuan per square meter… We can’t even afford one square meter in a year of work. A house this size would take over a hundred years to buy!”
Jiang Tao laughed and said, “Hahaha, you don’t need to work for a hundred years. When your son has money, I’ll buy one like this for you and your father.”
“Don’t talk nonsense, boy. Your father and I are quite happy living in the village. You and your wife should save your money well.”
Tian Xiaomei glanced at her daughter-in-law, fearing she might be upset by this.
Xu Li smiled gently and said, “Mom, if my husband becomes wealthy in the future, you and my father can also settle in the Capital City with us, and we can look after each other.”
“Mom hopes you two can get rich. We’ll talk about it then.”
After a few casual remarks, Xu Li and her mother each went to their rooms to tidy up the bedding.
Although it was a move-in ready apartment, Xu Li preferred to sleep on her own bed sheets.
She had brought three sets of freshly washed ones from her hometown.
One set was for her and Jiang Tao’s room, another for her father-in-law and mother-in-law’s room, and one for Jiang Xue’s room.
Around 9 PM, after briefly settling in, Jiang Tao took everyone downstairs.
He drove them to a restaurant still open on the commercial street near the residential area for a simple meal.
After eating their fill, Zhang Chao took a taxi back to the Xiao Shahe Urban Village.
Jiang Tao drove his family back to the apartment they had just rented.
On their first night in the Capital City, Jiang Xue was not used to it and was afraid to sleep alone, so she slept between her parents.
“Daddy, will we live in the Capital City from now on? There are so many tall buildings here, it’s so big~”
Coming from Jiang Family Village to the Capital City, even though it was just a residential area outside the North Fifth Ring Road, it was far more prosperous than their hometown.
Jiang Xue, who had never left her hometown before, was filled with excitement upon arriving in such a big city.
“Yes, we will live here from now on. When Dad earns money, we will buy our own house.”
“I’ll find a good school for Xiao Xue and have Mom sign you up for a dance class. How about starting this year?”
“Yay yay yay! I can finally learn to dance! I’m so excited!”
Upon hearing that she could learn to dance, Jiang Xue’s eyes sparkled, and she danced with joy.
Xu Li smiled and teased, “Tsk, I bet you won’t like it for more than a month.”
“How is that possible! I’ll like it forever and ever and ever! That’s my dream~”
Jiang Xue put on a proud expression.
“Very good, chase your dreams. Dad will always support you from behind.”
“Thank you, Daddy~ You’re the best, most handsome dad in the world~”
After receiving her dad’s strong support, Jiang Xue planted a kiss on his cheek.
Xu Li tickled her daughter’s nose and said with a gentle smile:
“Remember what you said today. Mom also likes the way you are now, with dreams and aspirations.”
“Mmm! I will definitely become a famous dancer in the future.”
“Mom, you are the mother of a famous dancer.”
“Dad, you are the father of a famous dancer.”
“We’re getting ahead of ourselves. You’re already drawing up grand plans with your mom.”
“What grand plans? Where? Where?”
As soon as Jiang Xue heard about food, her little head darted around, instantly revealing her true nature as a foodie.
Jiang Tao and Xu Li were amused by their little foodie.
They chatted and laughed until past eleven o’clock at night, and Jiang Xue fell asleep from exhaustion.
Xu Li was also tired from the several hours of driving today and soon fell asleep.
Jiang Tao, as usual, waited until midnight for the intelligence to refresh.
【 Today’s Intelligence 01】:
You dined at Yu Xiang Ren Jia Restaurant in Hong Fu Yuan yesterday, and obtained relevant intelligence:
The Golden Toad ornament displayed on the counter at Yu Xiang Ren Jia is an unactivated special item.
Upon obtaining ownership and activating it, you can unlock random attributes.
……
“An unactivated special item?”
“And it can unlock random attributes after activation?”
“This thing is a bit like the golden finger of some protagonist in a web novel!”
Upon seeing the first piece of intelligence refreshed today, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up.
He was already mentally conjuring up some web novel plots.
The male protagonist’s family suffered a misfortune, and the restaurant business was also poor, on the verge of closing down.
His girlfriend, because she was vain and materialistic, cheated on him with some second-generation rich guy.
By chance, while wiping the Golden Toad, the male protagonist accidentally cut his finger.
Then, with a *ding*, the golden finger arrived, and his life began to turn around!
“I must find a way to get that toad tomorrow!”
Recalling his dining experience tonight, Jiang Tao had indeed noticed the bronze-colored Golden Toad on the counter when settling the bill.
But he didn’t think much of it at the time.
Places like restaurants, clothing stores, or even barbershops.
It was very common for any store owner to display ornaments like a lucky cat or a money-attracting golden toad, symbolizing wealth.
Who would have thought that an ordinary money-attracting golden toad was actually extraordinary.
It could be activated and had attributes!
Items like this, which provided some kind of attribute bonus, although their specific value wasn’t labeled, were definitely worth more than tens of thousands of cash.
Just like the “Heluo Stone” that Jiang Tao and Xu Li carried with them; if someone offered hundreds of thousands for it, Jiang Tao wouldn’t even consider it.
The “Luck” attribute wasn’t just reflected in making money.
It could also allow the holder to avoid many disasters, essentially being a very effective protective amulet!
Therefore, in Jiang Tao’s opinion, the Heluo Stone was a priceless treasure.
Let alone hundreds of thousands, even millions… well, he might consider millions.
But it was unlikely anyone would spend tens of millions on his stone.
After reading the first piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao’s mind stirred, and he turned the page to the second one.
【 Today’s Intelligence 02】:
You had contact with Zhang Chao yesterday and obtained relevant intelligence:
Zhang Chao is the long-lost younger son of the owner of Xia Hua Liang Zi in the Capital City.
If you help Zhang Chao reunite with his biological father, you will receive a cash reward of 1 million yuan from his father!
……
“Ah? This…”
Seeing the second piece of intelligence refreshed today, Jiang Tao’s mouth fell open, speechless for a long time.
What’s going on?
Zhang Chao is also the son of a tycoon!
Second Xie Qing Shuai?
Xia Hua Liang Zi in the Capital City…
Jiang Tao remembered that this seemed to be a very famous large chain foot massage parlor in the Capital City.
The fact that the owner was offering a million yuan in cash to find his son indicated that they were not to be underestimated.
“No wonder Zhang Chao likes massages and foot baths so much.”
“Case solved, so their family business is in this industry.”
“He has the genes for it!”
Honestly, seeing this piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao was a bit envious of Zhang Chao.
He was originally a poor village kid like himself, and now he inexplicably became a second-generation rich person?
His father was willing to offer a reward of over a million to find him, and he would surely not treat him poorly after finding him.
“How should I tell Zhang Chao about this tomorrow…”
Jiang Tao began to ponder this question in his mind.
He also just learned from the information mentioned that Zhang Chao was not the biological son of his current parents.
Did Zhang Chao know about this?
What was his relationship with his parents, or rather, his adoptive parents now?
Would it be too abrupt for him to casually tell Zhang Chao about finding his biological father?
But no matter what, Jiang Tao was definitely not going to give up such a good opportunity to make money.
That was a bounty of 1 million yuan, too tempting!
Moreover, this matter was beneficial to all three parties and was a great deed of accumulating virtue!
The father, eager to find his son, found him.
The son, struggling at the bottom of society, also found a wealthy father.
And he himself would receive a substantial bonus.
A win-win-win situation, why not do it!
“Forget it, no more thinking. Let’s sleep first. I’ll find an opportunity to call Zhang Chao over tomorrow and act according to the situation.”
Jiang Tao finished reading the two pieces of intelligence after midnight. With a thought, he closed the system interface and went to sleep!
On his first day back in the Capital City, he triggered another piece of intelligence worth a million. This is a good start!
