Chapter 168: Special Mission Compassionate Parents’ Hearts And Generous Rewards!
Although Jiang Xue was present, Jiang Tao and Jiang Yi couldn’t be considered an unattended man and woman.
However, in the middle of the night, with two people of opposite genders together, the atmosphere was somewhat ambiguous.
Jiang Tao didn’t wait for Jiang Yi to change her clothes before washing cherries for himself and Jiang Xue.
When she suggested going back to her bedroom to change, he directly took a pouting and reluctant Jiang Xue downstairs and left.
By the time the father and son returned home, it was already around 10 PM, a little later than usual.
His parents had already finished their wash-up and were waiting in the living room.
Xu Li and Jiang Bing also returned home one after the other.
They had already washed, so there was no need to wash again.
The family chatted casually for a few minutes and then went to their respective rooms to sleep.
11:58 PM.
When Jiang Tao activated green Sleep Mode green for the whole family, he hoped the third child wouldn’t cause any more trouble.
After midnight, three new pieces of intelligence were refreshed.
【Daily Intelligence 01】:
You had contact with Xu Li yesterday, and obtained relevant intelligence—
Xu Li has been unable to get pregnant for a long time, and she is worried if there is a problem with her body.
In reality, both of your bodies are healthy; it’s just that fate hasn’t arrived yet.
…
Seeing the first piece of intelligence for the day, Jiang Tao turned to look at Xu Li, who was sleeping soundly beside him.
“Silly wife, these things can’t be rushed.”
Jiang Tao reached out and gently caressed Xu Li’s smooth, silk-like shoulder, which was exposed outside the quilt. A happy and content smile played on his face.
He was very satisfied with his current life status and wasn’t in too much of a hurry to have a second child.
With a thought, he continued to review the second piece of intelligence for the day.
【Today’s Intelligence 02】:
You had contact with Jiang Bing yesterday, and obtained relevant intelligence—
Jiang Bing’s good friend Li Susu wants to borrow 80,000 yuan from her to open a clothing store, but has no intention of returning it.
…
“What kind of good friend is this? She’s trying to drain the third child’s coins!”
“The third child’s judgment in choosing friends isn’t great.”
“80,000 yuan is still money; it can’t be given away to outsiders for free. I need to give her a few pointers tomorrow.”
After reading the second piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao muttered a couple of complaints in his heart before continuing to read the third.
【Today’s Intelligence 03】
You had contact with Jiang Yi yesterday, and obtained relevant intelligence—
Han Mei invited Jiang Yi to a private dinner party hosted by a school board member, but she refused.
Han Mei felt displeased and would make things difficult for her at work.
Helping Jiang Yi resolve this trouble can gain her favor and friendship.
…
“…”
Seeing the third piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao was immediately speechless.
The three pieces of intelligence refreshed today were far from the ones from the previous few days!
Not a single piece of high-value intelligence that could be immediately cashed out.
“Jiang Yi is being made difficult by Han Mei…”
Upon seeing the information mentioned in the intelligence, an image of a middle-aged woman with short curly hair and rose-colored glasses appeared in Jiang Tao’s mind.
When he and Xu Li went to Aidi Kindergarten for an inspection, it was Han Mei, who was in charge of admissions, who received them.
Afterwards, Han Mei arranged for Jiang Yi to receive Jiang Tao and Xu Li.
Jiang Tao still had some impression of Han Mei.
Judging by her appearance, that woman was clearly very smooth and calculating.
“Inviting Jiang Yi to a school board member’s private dinner party is probably to set up the principal.”
“Jiang Yi’s ability to resist pressure and refuse is quite in line with her personality.”
“However, she has now offended Han Mei, and her life at Aidi will likely be difficult from now on.”
“Jiang Yi’s favor and friendship… The key is how can I help her?”
For a moment, Jiang Tao was also troubled.
He only learned about Aidi Kindergarten as an institution when he was looking for a school for his daughter.
He only knew Jiang Yi at the school and had no other connections or resources.
He wanted to help Jiang Yi, but didn’t know how.
“Forget it, I can’t come up with any ideas just thinking about it. I’ll take it one step at a time.”
“If she really can’t continue at Aidi Kindergarten, at worst, I’ll help her find a job.”
“Given Jiang Yi’s qualifications, finding a job with a higher salary than Aidi Kindergarten won’t be difficult.”
“It’s getting late, time to sleep, sleep.”
After finishing the three pieces of intelligence for the day, Jiang Tao finally turned off the system interface.
He turned around, put his arm around Xu Li’s waist, and began to sleep.
The next morning.
After the family had breakfast, they each headed to their respective posts to start a new day of work.
His parents continued to go to the food factory to pickle Eight Treasure Pickles, and then returned to the vegetable market to continue offering free samples.
Although they hadn’t earned any money in the past few days, the reputation of Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles had truly spread throughout the Bai Ge Zhuang New Village residential area.
The unique flavor of Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles had received unanimous praise.
From the opening of the shop in the morning to its closing in the afternoon, hundreds of customers visited daily to pick up small sample portions.
Jiang Tao accepted Du Ennan’s suggestion and created several WeChat groups for Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles.
In just a few days, two large groups of 500 people each had been filled, gathering thousands of potential customers from the surrounding residential areas.
Today is the first day of official sales, and the price remains at 99 yuan per pound, as set by Jiang Tao.
No concessions would be made on the price.
If the price were lowered, it would be difficult to raise it again.
However, during the new store’s opening discount promotion, all customers who joined the groups could enjoy a buy-one-get-one-pound offer as a transition.
The normal price would be restored after the promotional period ended.
This would give customers a buffer period to gradually accept the price of Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles.
Quite a few customers, after hearing the news posted by Jiang Tao in the group, chose to leave.
These customers were not the target audience for Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles, and Jiang Tao would not try to retain them.
The price of Eight Treasure Pickles dictated that there wouldn’t be too many customers; Jiang Tao had long been aware of this.
Moreover, he didn’t need to capture all customers; capturing a small portion was enough.
Offline physical store sales were one aspect; in the future, Jiang Tao also planned to develop online sales channels, walking on two legs.
The food factory could only produce about 500 catties of products every two days, with a low output and not a large sales target.
To maximize profit, Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles could and must follow a “boutique route.”
Moreover, with the optimized recipe provided by System Brother and the dual support of 【Delicious Pickled Vegetable Jar】.
Jiang Tao would even be unwilling to sell it cheaply.
Jiang Bing, as usual, continued to go to the greenhouse in Cui Village to sell blueberries.
In the morning, Jiang Tao went to Black Ox Barbecue again.
He tried to see if System Brother could directly analyze and optimize Black Ox Barbecue’s secret barbecue sauce as a loophole, but there was no response.
It seemed that, similar to learning the secret recipe for Eight Treasure Pickles from Jiang Yi earlier.
He first needed to learn the recipe for Black Ox Barbecue’s sauce before System Brother could analyze and optimize it.
It appeared that the money for purchasing the recipe was unavoidable.
At 11 AM, Jiang Tao took the internal employee elevator at Wanxiang Hui to the top floor, the 7th floor.
Led by a staff member, he arrived outside Du Ennan’s office and knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Hearing Du Ennan’s voice from inside, Jiang Tao gently pushed the door open and entered.
“Eh, Jiang Tao, it’s you. Didn’t Lili come with you?”
Du Ennan, seeing Jiang Tao push the door open and enter, smiled and stood up to greet him, asking about Xu Li’s whereabouts.
“Haha, aren’t you welcome when I come alone?”
Jiang Tao didn’t stand on ceremony, laughed a couple of times after entering, and sat down on the guest sofa by the wall.
“You, you must be here for a reason! Tell me, what do you need me for?”
Du Ennan also said with a smile, walked out from behind her desk, and sat on the sofa opposite Jiang Tao.
“As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, Ennan!”
“It’s like this, Ennan. Yesterday, when Lili, the third child, and I went to Black Ox Barbecue downstairs, we found that their secret barbecue sauce tasted great.”
“You know their boss, Manager Tian, right? I wanted to ask Manager Tian if they sell their barbecue sauce.”
Jiang Tao didn’t beat around the bush with Du Ennan and stated his purpose for coming directly.
“What are you buying Black Ox Barbecue’s sauce for? Do you want to open a barbecue restaurant too?”
Du Ennan looked at him with surprise and confusion upon hearing Jiang Tao’s words.
“I have that consideration.”
Jiang Tao smiled frankly, not concealing his true intention.
He indeed wanted to open a barbecue restaurant for his parents.
It could not only fulfill their dream of opening a shop but also serve as his own career to develop.
If he could get the secret recipe for Black Ox Barbecue’s sauce and then have it analyzed and upgraded by System Brother.
The quality of the barbecue sauce would undoubtedly reach a new level.
At that time, it would be hard for his own barbecue restaurant not to be popular, and it would surely attract a constant stream of customers like Black Ox Barbecue.
Becoming an internet celebrity restaurant would only be a matter of time.
“Since you have this idea, then I’ll introduce you to Manager Tian and help you connect.”
“As for their special recipe, you know it’s special, it’s the core technology of their barbecue restaurant.”
“Whether they sell it to you or not is beyond my control.”
Du Ennan looked at Jiang Tao with a smile. She liked people like Jiang Tao who were ambitious and daring.
For her, introducing Jiang Tao to Manager Tian of Black Ox Barbecue was not a difficult matter.
She was happy to do Jiang Tao a favor.
Jiang Tao nodded and said, “Then please contact Manager Tian for me, Ennan.”
“Okay, I’ll call her right now.”
Du Ennan was very prompt and earnest in handling the request from her in-law, Jiang Tao.
She immediately got up, went back to her desk, picked up her phone, found Tian Wei’s number, and dialed.
Ring ring ring—
The call was connected quickly, and a clear and pleasant female voice sounded from the other end.
“Hello Ennan, the sun must have risen from the west today. This is the first time you’ve called me proactively since we’ve known each other.”
“Is it the first time? You must have misremembered. How can I recall calling you several times? Are you at the shop today, Weiwei?”
Du Ennan said with a smile to Tian Wei and immediately got to the point.
“That’s perfect. I have a good friend who is very interested in your shop’s barbecue sauce and wants to talk to you in person. Do you have time now?”
“Hehe, then I thank you for giving me such face. Let’s go for a beauty treatment together another day.”
“Okay, I’m in my office, you can come up, I’ll be waiting for you.”
After a brief conversation with Tian Wei on the phone, Du Ennan hung up, looked at Jiang Tao with a smile, and snapped her fingers.
“Done.”
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “Thanks, Ennan. I’ll treat you to a meal another day.”
Du Ennan smiled and said, “Not another day, how about today? Let’s go to your place again.”
Jiang Tao laughed heartily and said, “Haha, alright, no problem! You’ve helped me so much, I should treat you well.”
“If I come every day, will you get annoyed with me?”
“Whether Lili and the others are annoyed with you, I don’t know, but I will definitely be annoyed.”
“Ah?”
“Haha, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, I definitely won’t be annoyed.”
“I think you accidentally said what you really think.”
“Heaven and earth as my witness, it was absolutely a slip of the tongue!”
Du Ennan and Jiang Tao’s friendship level had reached 90 points, earning them the title of “Close Friend.”
Furthermore, the two were in-laws.
Jiang Xue recognized Du Ennan as her godmother, and Du Ennan’s unborn child would have to call Jiang Tao and Xu Li godfather and godmother.
The two families were now even closer, their relationship was excellent, and they could joke around freely.
“By the way, Ennan, are you still having insomnia lately? I see you often post updates on your Moments in the middle of the night.”
As they chatted, the conversation turned to Du Ennan’s long-standing insomnia problem.
“This is an old habit of mine. I’m used to it. When I’m too tired to stay awake, I just fall asleep.”
Du Ennan smiled helplessly. She actually knew the reason for her insomnia.
After her husband sacrificed his life in the line of duty, for a long period, her mood was very low, filled with depression and anxiety.
Various negative emotions plagued her for over two months, and due to a bout of depression, she almost reached a dead end.
While hospitalized for depression, Du Ennan accidentally discovered she was pregnant.
It was the life within her womb that helped her emerge from the dark haze that had enveloped her life, helping her overcome depression and be reborn.
Although she regained hope for life and was no longer dispirited, her old problem of insomnia had not improved much.
Jiang Tao saw the dark circles under her eyes and her lack of energy, so he asked casually.
As an in-law, showing appropriate concern for Du Ennan was only right.
Jiang Tao continued to ask, “Does the hospital have any good solutions?”
“The doctor said I need medication for this condition, but for the health of the baby in my belly, I can hold on.”
Du Ennan gently stroked her bulging belly with a slight smile, her face shining with maternal love.
【Ding! Congratulations on triggering the Special Mission 『Compassionate Parents’ Hearts』!】
【Task Name】: Compassionate Parents’ Hearts.
【Task Content】: Help Du Ennan overcome her sleep disorder and improve her sleep quality.
【Task Reward】: 660,000 yuan cash, Physique +5, Charm Value +3!
Just as Jiang Tao opened his mouth to say something, the system interface suddenly appeared without any warning.
A special mission panel appeared on it.
“Compassionate Parents’ Hearts?”
“Special Mission!”
Seeing the special mission panel that suddenly appeared, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up, and his heart rejoiced!
Originally, he had just asked casually, out of concern for Du Ennan’s sleep quality and health.
Now, he had accidentally triggered a special mission, and upon completion, he could receive a generous reward.
This meant that he absolutely had to help with this matter!
Moreover, this matter was very simple for him.
He only needed to spend 66 yuan to enable green Sleep Mode green for Du Ennan.
If it doesn’t work once, then twice, three times, four times.
This mission was entirely a “freebie” for Jiang Tao, with a difficulty level of only “easy”!
Jiang Tao thought for a moment, looked at Du Ennan, and said, “Ennan, do you know about hypnosis?”
“I’ve tried it, it didn’t work for me.”
Du Ennan shook her head with a bitter smile.
With her financial resources, she had tried many methods to treat her insomnia, but none had been effective.
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “Hehe, that’s because others are not skilled enough. Would you like to try my skill?”
“You? You know hypnosis? Jiang Tao, are you joking with me?”
Du Ennan looked at Jiang Tao with a surprised expression, full of disbelief.
They had known each other for about a month, almost two months.
It couldn’t be said that they knew each other inside and out, but they had some understanding of each other’s simple background and character.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have become close friends.
The fact that Jiang Tao knew hypnosis was truly beyond Du Ennan’s expectations.
“Hehe, this is a little skill I learned from my master. Don’t mention you, even Xu Li doesn’t know.”
“Moreover, I’m still in the theoretical stage now and haven’t practiced it yet, so the specific effect is unknown.”
As Jiang Tao spoke, he waved his hands in front of Du Ennan, showing his fingers.
“So you want me to be your guinea pig!”
Hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Du Ennan burst into laughter and gave him a charming sidelong glance.
“Trying it won’t cost you anything, and perhaps I can truly help you completely solve your insomnia problem! Let’s see how you thank me then.”
In Du Ennan’s eyes, the confident smile on Jiang Tao’s face was a bit of “mysteriously confident.”
Regarding Jiang Tao’s master, Old Sun, who had passed away, Du Ennan had heard about him from Xu Li.
In a sense, Old Sun had been a great benefactor to the Old Jiang family.
Because they owed Old Sun a debt of gratitude, the Old Jiang family gained the capital to settle down and take root in the Capital City.
Old Sun’s five apartments and over two million yuan in deposits allowed Jiang Tao and his parents to work seventy to eighty years less, achieving a leap in social class in a short period.
Du Ennan smiled and said, “If you can really cure my insomnia without injections or medication, I’ll give you whatever you want. I really want to have a good night’s sleep.”
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “Okay, there’s no better day than today. Tonight, Xu Li and I will come to your place to arrange it.”
“Are you serious?”
Seeing Jiang Tao’s serious expression, not like he was joking, Du Ennan was somewhat surprised.
She had just been making polite conversation and joking with Jiang Tao.
Even top-tier hospitals were helpless with her condition, let alone a “barefoot doctor” like Jiang Tao.
Du Ennan had always thought Jiang Tao was joking with her and didn’t take it seriously.
But judging by Jiang Tao’s appearance, he was actually going to help her treat her insomnia!
“Of course it’s true. Do you think I’m babbling nonsense?”
Jiang Tao was amused by Du Ennan’s reaction and said:
“No, Du Ennan, in your heart, am I that unreliable? How could I joke about something like this?”
“Uh… not really, it’s just… I feel quite surprised. You’re quite multi-talented, hehe.”
Du Ennan covered her mouth and smiled, saying:
“Alright then, I’ll be your guinea pig and let you practice.”
Jiang Tao added:
“You can rest assured about safety. There will be absolutely no side effects for you or the baby in your belly. I can guarantee this.”
“Yes, I believe you.”
Du Ennan also nodded with a smile.
If she hadn’t fully trusted Jiang Tao, she wouldn’t have agreed to be his guinea pig.
Knock, knock, knock—
While they were talking, the door was knocked from the outside.
Du Ennan looked at the door and said softly, “Come in.”
Creak!
The office door was pushed open from the outside.
A tall woman with delicate, three-dimensional features, who looked to be in her thirties, walked into the office with an elegant gait.
On top, she wore a brown plaid lapel shirt jacket that looked very stylish.
Underneath the jacket was a light gray Base Layer Shirt.
On the bottom, she wore a pair of washed-blue wide-leg Jeans and Bvlgari high-heeled shoes with square diamond embellishments.
The woman wore delicate makeup, and her hair was mid-length, reaching about to her chin.
The curl of her hairstyle was natural and soft, with the ends slightly tucked inward, appearing very refined.
This hairstyle was both fashionable and elegant, and it also effectively enhanced her facial features while adding a touch of feminine charm.
The deep brown hair color was also very harmonious with her overall makeup and outfit.
Tap, tap, tap—
The heels of her shoes made a clear and pleasant sound on the floor.
“Ennan, is this your good friend?”
Tian Wei smiled as she entered and greeted Du Ennan, her gaze falling on Jiang Tao, who had just stood up from the sofa to greet her.
Seeing Jiang Tao stand up to greet her, Tian Wei was quite satisfied with his demeanor. His handsome face easily gained favor with women.
“Hello Manager Tian, it’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Jiang Tao. I hope for your guidance.”
Jiang Tao smiled and greeted Tian Wei without being subservient or arrogant.
Although he really wanted Tian Wei’s recipe, he wouldn’t stoop to flattering her.
“Hello Jiang Tao, my name is Tian Wei.”
Tian Wei walked up to Jiang Tao and proactively extended her hand for a handshake.
Her straightforward personality perfectly matched her appearance and attire.
The whole person, from the inside out, gave off a very straightforward impression.
“Hello Manager Tian.”
Jiang Tao extended his hand and shook Tian Wei’s, releasing it quickly, showing good manners.
Du Ennan, the owner of the office, smilingly welcomed them both:
“We’re all insiders, let’s sit down and chat slowly.”
“Manager Tian, please.”
“Manager Jiang, please.”
Jiang Tao and Tian Wei looked at each other and smiled, sitting down on the sofa by the coffee table almost simultaneously.
“Jiang Tao, I’ve called the person for you. The rest is up to you.”
Du Ennan looked at Jiang Tao with a smile. This statement, while seemingly passing the buck, was actually helping Jiang Tao.
She directly steered the conversation to the main topic, skipping the tedious small talk phase.
“Manager Tian, does your company’s barbecue sauce recipe sell?”
Jiang Tao didn’t waste any words with Tian Wei and got straight to the point.
Hearing that Jiang Tao was after the barbecue sauce, the narrow phoenix eyes of Tian Wei blinked slightly.
