Chapter 170: Protector Of Sisters And Advanceable Rewards!
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Tao continued walking towards the village entrance.
He found the Mercedes-Benz GLS parked at the village entrance, opened the car door, and got in.
Ring ring ring—
As Jiang Tao started the car and was about to move, the car phone suddenly rang.
Seeing the caller ID displayed as “Jiang Yi,” Jiang Tao was a bit surprised.
“Hello, Teacher Jiang.”
“Oh, it’s okay, no need to deduct salary. Everyone has inconvenient times.”
“No need to apologize for such a small matter, it’s just a trifle.”
“Alright, you’re busy, bye-bye.”
Ending the call with Jiang Yi, Jiang Tao frowned slightly, feeling that something was very unusual today.
The staff at Aidi Kindergarten do not work overtime.
But Jiang Yi just called saying she had to work overtime.
Connecting this to the intelligence he saw last night about Jiang Yi.
It seems she is really in trouble now…
However, Jiang Tao has no connections at Aidi Kindergarten.
He is also unable to help with Jiang Yi’s current predicament.
A school, a place that should be full of sunlight and hope, also has dark corners that the sun cannot reach.
With a sigh in his heart, Jiang Tao started the car and drove towards Bai Ge Zhuang New Village residential area.
In less than ten minutes, he arrived at the Jingkelong Supermarket entrance by the residential area.
Jiang Tao found a vacant spot by the roadside and parked the car.
He got out of the car and walked towards the supermarket entrance.
In the afternoon, it was the busiest time for the Jingkelong Supermarket.
And the anniversary event was still ongoing.
Inside the supermarket, people were shoulder to shoulder, a bustling and lively scene.
Finding someone in such an environment was a true test of eyesight.
Fortunately, Xu Li stood out from the crowd, no matter the environment.
Jiang Tao entered the supermarket and saw her within five minutes.
She was wearing a layered striped sweater on top, paired with a light-colored skirt.
A simple outfit that was both warm and perfectly highlighted her gentle temperament.
As if by telepathy, Xu Li turned her head and saw Jiang Tao as well.
A captivating smile bloomed instantly on her pretty face.
The young men next to them, pushing shopping carts and accompanying their girlfriends or wives, were also instantly drawn to Xu Li’s smile.
Xu Li was already very beautiful, and with her height of 1.72 meters and model-like figure.
She was an eye-catching presence wherever she went.
The killing power of her turnaround smile directly stunned the males within a 10-meter radius centered on her for 3 seconds.
This caused many young girls and wives to give their partners a roll of their eyes.
“Husband~ we’re here.”
Hearing Xu Li’s sweet “husband,” a large number of heartbreaks seemed to shatter in the supermarket.
Everyone’s gaze followed Xu Li’s to focus on Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao’s height of 1.82 meters, combined with his handsome and sculpted features, and the changes brought about by his recent exercise.
He looked full of spirit and gave off a vibrant feeling.
Compared to the middle-aged men around him who were either pot-bellied or bald, the contrast was too obvious!
Impressive!
Upon seeing Jiang Tao, the crowd’s jealousy turned into admiration and respect!
“Jiang Tao, I heard Lily say you made barbecue sauce yourself? Is it the recipe Vivian gave you? You learned it so quickly?”
Du Ennan also smiled and greeted Jiang Tao, her tone filled with disbelief.
She had been present when Jiang Tao bought Tian Wei’s barbecue sauce secret recipe.
It hadn’t even been 3 hours since she got the recipe.
She had mastered the recipe and made barbecue sauce so quickly?
Jiang Tao smiled calmly and said:
“Yes and no. I made some adjustments to the recipe Tian Wei gave me, and the taste is quite different.”
“Let’s all try it tonight and give me some feedback.”
“You adjusted the recipe?”
Du Ennan was stunned when she heard Jiang Tao’s words.
You bought a recipe for over 200,000 yuan, and instead of following it diligently, you decided to improvise?
What was the point of that!
Jiang Tao chuckled and said, “Yes, I made some subtle adjustments, but the result seems quite good.”
“Really! Now that you mention it, I’m a bit excited to try your barbecue sauce!”
Du Ennan’s interest was piqued by Jiang Tao’s words.
“Husband, you’re amazing!”
Xu Li also giggled and gave Jiang Tao a thumbs up.
Although she hadn’t tasted Jiang Tao’s barbecue sauce yet.
But seeing the confident expression on Jiang Tao’s face, it was clear he was very confident in his barbecue sauce.
She also had a mysterious trust in Jiang Tao, believing he could accomplish anything he set his mind to.
The three chatted for a while and continued their pleasant shopping trip.
“By the way, husband, I bought some original cut beef rolls from a fitness streamer the other day, and they were delivered this afternoon. We just need to buy a little less now.”
“Are things bought online reliable? Don’t those streamers only rip people off?”
“Don’t worry! This streamer has good character and reputation, unlike Big and Little Yang and the others.”
“Nannan, is there anything you want to eat? Make yourself at home here, don’t be polite.”
“When have I ever been polite with you? Oh, there’s abalone lobster over there, let’s get one.”
“Sister, you’re really not being polite!”
Jiang Tao looked at the Australian red lobster swimming leisurely in the water tank. It weighed at least three to four pounds, and one would cost over a thousand yuan.
Du Ennan laughed, “Haha, are you feeling the pinch already? How about I pay?”
“Okay! You said it yourself, no one forced you.”
Jiang Tao agreed readily.
“Jiang Tao, you, hahaha…”
Du Ennan was amused by Jiang Tao’s stingy demeanor.
Xu Li quickly covered her face, pretending not to know him.
Of course, Xu Li ended up paying in the end, as she hadn’t finished using the 4,999 yuan shopping card Jiang Tao had drawn earlier.
When the three returned home, it was already past 6 PM. Mom, Dad, and the third sister had all returned from work.
Jiang Xue did not go to Jiang Yi’s place for tutoring today and was also home.
After a brief greeting, Xu Li and Mom went to the kitchen to wash vegetables and prepare for the meal.
Jiang Xue pulled Du Ennan into her room to show her her plush toy kingdom.
Jiang Bing, clamoring for dessert, volunteered to take Jiang Tao’s car key to buy a cake.
Only Jiang Tao and a smiling Jiang Dad were left in the living room.
“Dad, do you have some good news to tell me?”
Jiang Tao asked with a smile, seeing his father’s hesitant expression, waiting to be asked.
“Son, guess how much our stall’s revenue was today?”
Jiang Wen raised his eyebrows, a hint of excitement on his face.
“10,000?”
Jiang Tao casually guessed a number.
If they could maintain a daily revenue of 10,000 yuan, the total revenue for the month would be 300,000 yuan.
Achieving this revenue at the beginning of business was quite good.
Jiang Wen smiled and said, “Less.”
“Less? 20,000?”
Jiang Tao boldly increased his guess by another 10,000.
“Still less.”
“30,000?”
The expression on Jiang Tao’s face was already a little surprised.
Today was the first day Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles were officially on sale, and the revenue exceeded 20,000.
The pre-sale publicity for Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles was limited, though not entirely absent.
They had only given out some free samples and hadn’t spent much money.
Achieving this result was truly beyond Jiang Tao’s expectations.
“30,000 is a bit too much, it was 27,800 in total.”
Old Jiang, seeing that his son couldn’t guess, was getting impatient and had to “spill the beans” and announce the answer himself.
“27,800? Not bad, not bad. If this sales volume can be maintained, selling a million a month won’t be a problem.”
Jiang Tao was very satisfied with the performance on the first day of Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles’ official sale.
Although a large part of the credit was due to the generous opening promotions, it did not diminish the fact that it was a good start.
For a new company established less than a month ago to achieve hundreds of thousands, or even millions, in sales performance was also very rare.
“One day, almost 30,000 yuan was sold. This business is too popular, I never even dreamed of this before!”
Recalling the bustling scene of customers flocking to the store today, Old Jiang couldn’t help but exclaim.
Last year, he worked odd jobs with a contractor at home, and after deducting food, drink, and all living expenses, he only saved a little over 30,000 yuan!
Now, the store’s daily revenue was almost catching up to the hard-earned money he made working hard for a whole year!
The difference was too great!
“This is just the beginning. The revenue will only get higher in the future.”
Jiang Tao’s smile was filled with composure and confidence.
“By the way, Dad, I found two helpers for you and Mom. They should be here in the next two days, and you two can have some leisure time.”
“Oh? You hired workers?”
Jiang Wen looked at his son curiously. Honestly, he also felt that the factory should hire some workers.
He and Mom were running between the food factory and the vegetable market every day, and they were starting to feel stretched thin.
Jiang Tao nodded, “Yes, I asked Jiang Jiaqi’s parents to come over.”
“It’s Jian Jun and Wen Yan! They both work well, and they are honest and reliable people.”
Jiang Wen nodded. He highly appreciated the character of Jiang Jiaqi’s parents and had no objections to hiring them.
After discussing hiring, the father and son engaged in a discussion and vision for the future of Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles.
In the future, the Jiang Family Food Factory would need to hire more people.
Dad’s intention was to prioritize hiring people from the Old Jiang family lineage.
Bringing his relatives to prosper together would give Jiang Tao’s lineage more prestige in the village.
Moreover, relatives were all known to them, making them reliable to work with.
The salary and benefits at Jiang’s Food Factory were not particularly great in a big city like the Capital City.
However, for the villagers in Jiang Family Village, it was definitely a rare and good job.
Jiang Tao was indifferent. The Jiang Family Food Factory was just a “hobby” subsidiary for him.
Since Dad had spoken, he would give him face. Let him play however he wanted!
With the Eight Treasures Pickles recipe, optimized and analyzed by System Brother.
And the three “killer moves” of the Delicious Pickled Vegetable Jar and Delicious Barbecue Sauce.
As long as they didn’t intentionally court disaster, the future of Jiang’s Food Factory was bound to be financially prosperous!
While father and son were chatting, Tian Xiaomei and Xu Li had finished processing all the ingredients and were gradually bringing them to the dining table.
Jiang Wen saw this and got up to help.
Ring ring ring—
Just as Jiang Tao was about to get up, his phone suddenly rang.
He took out his phone and saw the caller ID displayed as “Third Sister.”
“Third Sister, did you drive back to our hometown to buy the cake? You’ve been gone for so long.”
As soon as he answered the call, Jiang Tao casually grumbled.
It had been almost an hour since Third Sister left to buy the cake.
“Second Brother, I, I, I had a car accident, come here quickly.”
A nervous and tearful voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Where are you? Are you alright?”
Hearing Third Sister’s words, Jiang Tao instantly tensed up and walked towards the door with the phone in his hand.
Although Third Sister was usually timid, she had good judgment and wouldn’t joke about such things.
“I’m right at the entrance of the residential area. I’m fine, but the car…”
“It’s good that you’re fine. Even if the car is totaled, it doesn’t matter. We have full insurance. I’m coming right over.”
Hearing Jiang Bing’s words, Jiang Tao’s heart that was in his throat finally settled.
In his heart, his sister’s importance far surpassed that of a car.
Let alone a Mercedes-Benz GLS worth over a million, even losing a Rolls-Royce worth tens of millions would be less important than his own sister.
“What’s wrong, husband?”
Xu Li, carrying a plate of beef rolls out of the kitchen, saw Jiang Tao’s serious expression and asked with concern.
“Third Sister had a small car accident at the entrance of the residential area. I’m going down to take a look.”
“Is she alright! I’ll go with you!”
As soon as Xu Li heard that Jiang Bing was in trouble, she quickly put down the plate she was holding and began to untie her apron.
“What’s wrong, Second Brother? Lily, what happened? I heard you talking about Third Sister…”
Mom also overheard Jiang Tao and Xu Li’s conversation and asked with concern.
Jiang Tao comforted her, “It’s okay, Mom. Just a small car accident. Lily and I will go handle it and be back soon.”
“That Third Sister really doesn’t make anyone worry!”
“Her driving skills are terrible, and she always likes to show off! When she gets back, I’ll give her a good scolding!”
Although Tian Xiaomei complained, she was also very worried about her third sister.
This was probably the love-me-and-criticize-me attitude of a mother!
“It’s okay, Mom. She drives often, who can guarantee they’ll never have an accident? As long as she’s alright, it’s all good. We have insurance.”
“You and Dad wait at home. We’ll be back soon.”
While speaking, Jiang Tao had already changed his shoes and put on his jacket.
“It’s okay, Mom, we’ll be back soon.”
Xu Li also waved goodbye to her in-laws and turned to leave with Jiang Tao.
The two took the elevator downstairs, got into the BAIC EU5 parked downstairs, and rushed towards the entrance of the residential area.
From a distance, Jiang Tao saw a large crowd gathered at the entrance of the residential area, watching the commotion.
“Wow, two Mercedes-Benzes crashed into each other. It’ll cost at least a hundred thousand to repair both cars.”
“That white car looks like it was just bought, it doesn’t even have license plates yet, and it’s already been damaged.”
“What bad luck, a new car turned into an accident car. I’d be furious too.”
“That black car looks new too.”
“Clearly, the black car is entirely at fault. The young girl was driving quite aggressively.”
Jiang Tao parked the car by the roadside, and he and Xu Li got out and walked quickly towards the crowd.
Listening to the crowd’s discussions, Jiang Tao was indifferent to the car damage, as long as Third Sister was fine.
“Make way, please make way.”
“Everyone, please make way, thank you.”
Jiang Tao and Xu Li squeezed to the front and saw a black Mercedes-Benz GLS and a white Mercedes-Benz E300 with their hazard lights flashing, parked at the main entrance of the residential area.
From the scene, it appeared that the Mercedes-Benz GLS rear-ended the Mercedes-Benz E300 coming from the opposite side of the road while turning into the residential area.
Turning yields to straight-ahead traffic, so the Mercedes-Benz GLS was entirely at fault.
“Are you f**king blind! This is my brand new car, what the f**k are you driving like!”
“Sorry, what good is an apology!”
“My new car doesn’t even have plates yet, and you’ve crashed it into this state!”
“Damn it.”
At the accident scene, a burly man, about 1.9 meters tall, was yelling at Jiang Bing, his language filled with profanity.
It was evening, and the outdoor temperature was at most around four or five degrees Celsius, but the burly man was only wearing a black short-sleeved shirt.
His large biceps on his arms looked quite intimidating.
Beside the burly man were two other men in sportswear, who looked like his friends.
Although the onlookers sympathized with the petite Jiang Bing, who was facing the burly man.
No one dared to speak up for her at that moment.
Everyone had an indifferent, spectator’s mentality.
【 Ding! You have triggered a special mission 『 Protector of Sisters 』! 】
【 Protector of Sisters 】: It is a brother’s undeniable duty to protect his sister from harm!
【 Mission Reward 】: Physique +10 points （ (Can be advanced) ） Charm Value +10, Cash 1,000,000, System-level Freestyle Combat! （ (Can be advanced) ）!
The moment Jiang Tao saw Jiang Bing, a sapphire system interface suddenly appeared, displaying a new mission notification!
Without time to examine the mission notification, Jiang Tao strode forward and stood between the burly man and Jiang Bing.
Jiang Bing looked up and saw the familiar silhouette, and her eyes immediately turned red.
“Second Brother!”
With the cry of “Second Brother,” the tears in Jiang Bing’s eyes instantly flowed like a dam breaking.
Ever since she was little, every time she was bullied, it was Second Brother who stood up for her.
As long as Second Brother was there, no one could bully her.
“Don’t be scared, Xiao Bing. Your Second Brother will resolve this.”
Xu Li followed closely behind Jiang Tao, stepped forward, took Jiang Bing’s hand, and comforted her softly.
“You’re her brother, right! How was your sister driving? Does she have a license! What have you done to my new car!”
The muscular youth saw Jiang Tao suddenly appear, but he was still cursing, clearly not having calmed down.
His two companions, however, looked at Xu Li, who was comforting Jiang Bing, with a hint of amusement, a flash of admiration in their eyes.
A top-tier talent like Xu Li, with her excellent figure, looks, and temperament, was easily recognizable even in the beautiful city of the Capital.
“Buddy, watch your mouth. Accidents happen, so let’s resolve this properly. Don’t curse.”
Jiang Tao frowned slightly, concerned about the manners of the burly man in front of him.
“You say it so easily. This is my brand new car that I just picked up today!”
“Resolve it? How? Are you going to buy me a new one!”
Wang Tianheng’s car, which he had owned for less than half a day, had been rear-ended, making it difficult for him to speak calmly with Jiang Tao.
His words were immediately filled with profanity.
While cursing, Wang Tianheng also reached out and pushed Jiang Tao’s chest, forcefully shoving him in the left chest area.
“It’s starting, it’s going to start!”
“Although he’s wrong for hitting his car, it wasn’t intentional. This big guy is being a bit unreasonable.”
“The big guy clearly works out. If it really comes to a fight, the brother and sister opposite don’t stand a chance, especially since they have two helpers beside them.”
“I don’t think it will come to a fight. The skill difference in a 3v3 is too great. You can only consider yourself unlucky when encountering someone like this.”
Seeing Wang Tianheng start to push and shove Jiang Tao, the onlookers widened their eyes, their hearts filled with anticipation for what might happen.
“Are you mute! I’m asking you! Give me a clear answer on how to resolve this!”
Seeing Jiang Tao remain silent, Wang Tianheng pushed his right shoulder again, escalating from verbal conflict to physical conflict.
Jiang Tao lowered his gaze to look at the spot on his shoulder where Wang Tianheng had pushed him, then looked up at Wang Tianheng, his gaze gradually turning cold.
【 Do you want to advance 10 Physique points? 】
“Yes!”
【 Advance successful! Your current Physique is 73 points （ Strong! ） 】
【 Do you want to advance System-level Freestyle Combat? 】
“Yes!”
【 Advance successful, congratulations on obtaining System-level Freestyle Combat skill! 】
The moment he saw the notification, Jiang Tao felt a thunderous roar in his mind as a stream of information containing thousands of combat techniques appeared out of nowhere.
This stream of information was instantly absorbed and imprinted into Jiang Tao’s mind.
He instantly transformed from a complete novice with no combat foundation into a battle-hardened fighting expert.
The feeling was incredible; it was difficult to describe in words how Jiang Tao felt at that moment.
At this critical juncture, with the advance of 10 Physique points and System-level Freestyle Combat, Jiang Tao’s confidence instantly soared.
“Mute! Say…”
Wang Tianheng, seeing Jiang Tao’s daze, thought he was intimidated. This time, he became even more outrageous and even swung his hand towards Jiang Tao’s head!
The next moment, Jiang Tao, as if by reflex, grabbed and twisted Wang Tianheng’s arm with both hands.
Then, he turned his body towards Wang Tianheng, simultaneously exerting force in a straight line from his waist, shoulders, and arms.
Whoosh!
Bang!!!
The tall and strong Wang Tianheng was directly thrown onto the road in front of them by Jiang Tao with an over-the-shoulder throw!
“Holy crap!!!”
“What just happened!”
“That shoulder throw was so smooth, it was f**king amazing!”
The surrounding crowd was stunned by what they had just witnessed.
After recovering from their shock, everyone looked at Jiang Tao with changed eyes.
Jiang Tao’s movements were even more fluid than those of martial arts movie stars.
Although slightly violent, it gave a pleasing aesthetic beauty.
“You f**king dared to touch my buddy!”
“Kid, you’re looking for death!”
Seeing this, Wang Tianheng’s two friends simultaneously roared and charged at Jiang Tao from either side.
Jiang Tao, having advanced 10 Physique points and System-level Freestyle Combat, remained unfazed upon seeing their actions, even showing a hint of disdain.
At this moment, in his eyes, two weaklings with only 34 Physique points were launching flawed attacks at him with their fists.
Jiang Tao first kicked one of them in the stomach.
Then, with a high roundhouse kick, he kicked the other directly in the nose.
*Pfft*~~
The man’s nosebleed gushed out instantly, drawing a bright red arc in the air.
That’s it?
At this moment, Jiang Tao actually felt like he hadn’t had enough.
These guys were all muscular, but they weren’t very durable!
Wang Tianheng and his two friends were also stunned.
Three people ganged up on one person, and they got beaten up?
If this got out, wouldn’t their image as fitness strongmen be completely ruined?
