Chapter 186: Monopoly Dice, Income Randomly Multiplied!!
“Thirty thousand.”
Jiang Tao’s fingers fumbled around a row of mahjong tiles.
He casually picked up a “Thirty Thousand” and tossed it to the center of the table.
“…”
Seeing the tile he played, Xu Li put her hand to her forehead, speechless.
Among mahjong tiles, threes and sevens are known as “golden three, silver seven,” and are very valuable.
This is because they can be combined with any other sequential tile to form a straight or a pair.
Anyone who knows a bit about mahjong would generally not easily play these two tiles.
Jiang Tao was casually throwing out threes, fives, and eights today, completely disregarding the usual strategy.
“Oh no! Sorry, Jiang Tao, I won again!”
Du Yongmei, Jiang Tao’s mother-in-law, who was sitting next to him, pushed her tiles forward with a brilliant smile.
In the span of two hours this morning, she had won over thirty hands through self-drawn tiles and winning hands.
Her luck today was even better than Jiang Tao and Xu Li, who were wearing “Heluo Stone”!
“Mom’s luck is too good today! Husband, quickly give me the money~”
Xu Li looked at her mother happily and felt happy herself.
For a pregnant woman, a good mood is beneficial for the fetus in her womb!
Although it hadn’t been confirmed if her mother was actually pregnant.
Xu Li was temporarily treating her as if she were pregnant.
“Oh my, Mom’s luck is too good, I’m under too much pressure from her!”
Jiang Tao was not stingy either. He said with a smile, and quickly picked up the 100 yuan in front of him and placed it before his mother-in-law.
He had already “gifted” his mother-in-law over twenty times this morning, truly acting as a money-scattering boy.
On the surface, his luck seemed a bit poor.
In reality, it was the result of him deliberately letting them win.
With a powerful bug like the Heluo Stone, which increased the “Luck” attribute.
He had several opportunities for a “heavenly win” but quietly dismantled them.
His purpose for playing mahjong this morning was not to play, nor to win money, but simply to be part of the atmosphere.
The main goal was to make his mother-in-law happy.
Losing ten thousand to eight thousand was insignificant to Jiang Tao now.
Clatter, clatter, clatter~
After a round, the four people efficiently pushed their tiles, then re-stacked them and continued the game.
They played until past 11 AM.
Out of the four people present, three were winners, and only Jiang Tao was a loser.
With hands of 100 yuan bets, this money-scattering boy lost over 6000 yuan in the morning.
His mother-in-law was the biggest winner, winning over 3000 yuan.
Xu Li and Xu Sha, the sisters, each won over 1000 yuan.
In the end, Du Yongmei felt a little embarrassed to win hands against Jiang Tao.
“I’m not playing anymore, I’m not playing anymore. My luck is too bad today. If I keep playing, you women will win all my money.”
At 11 AM, Jiang Tao, the biggest loser, proposed to end the game.
“Haha, husband, is it your bad luck or lack of skill?”
“It’s definitely bad luck! My skill is top-notch.”
“…”
Xu Sha shook her head looking at her brother-in-law’s stubborn words, thinking to herself, brother-in-law’s skill at letting others win is indeed top-notch!
In the span of the morning, he personally gifted points to all three opponents.
He was completely a money-scattering boy.
“Haha, time is almost up, it’s time to make lunch.”
“Jiang Tao, are you going to rest at home, or come with us to the supermarket?”
Du Yongmei, the biggest winner, naturally had no objections and looked at Jiang Tao with increasing benevolence.
“I’ll wait for you at home.”
“By the way, Mom, I really like this dice, can you give it to me?”
“I’ll buy you a better set of mahjong tiles another day.”
Jiang Tao had been deliberately losing hands all morning, cultivating his strategy.
Only now did he reveal his true intentions, pointing his “sword” at the mahjong dice.
He reached out, picked up the dice that emitted a dim golden light in his vision from the table, and made his request.
“If you want it, take it! We’re mother and daughter, no need for thanks. I have several spares!”
Du Yongmei had won over 3000 yuan this morning and was in a great mood, so she didn’t care about a small dice.
She could buy two of those things for a dollar on Pinduoduo.
“Then I’ll take it. Thank you, Mom.”
Jiang Tao casually tossed the dice in his hand a few times, a bright smile on his face as well.
For people like his mother-in-law, who didn’t have an intelligence system, this was just a very ordinary dice.
When they held it, it only had the function of entertainment and rolling a number.
But for Jiang Tao, it was a special item comparable to a protagonist’s golden finger in a web novel, and it was of great significance!
Xu Li and Xu Sha didn’t find it odd at all that Jiang Tao would ask his mother for a dice.
Such trivial matters, which couldn’t even be considered trivial, didn’t even enter their minds.
“Look at you being so polite. You smoke and look at your phone at home. We’re going to the supermarket to buy things, and we’ll make dumplings for you when we get back.”
Du Yongmei said, while starting to clear the mahjong tiles on the table, and Xu Li and her sister also helped.
Soon after the mother and daughters finished tidying up the mahjong tiles, they left for the supermarket for some serious shopping, chatting and laughing.
Click~
The room door closed, and Jiang Tao was left alone at home.
Only then did Jiang Tao’s gaze return to the dice in his hand.
【Detected that there are no other observers around the host. Bind special item and activate random attribute?】
Seeing the prompt on the system interface, Jiang Tao reflexively felt a slight pain in his thumb.
“I won’t use that one this time, I’ll use another.”
Jiang Tao skillfully opened the back of his phone, took out the needle inside, pricked his index finger, and squeezed out a drop of blood.
Then, he dipped the dice in his hand into the drop of blood.
In Jiang Tao’s vision, a faint red misty haze enveloped the entire dice.
【Binding successful! Activating random attribute, please wait…】
【Attribute activated, please refresh the interface!】
Seeing the prompt on the system interface, Jiang Tao refreshed it.
【Item Name】: Monopoly Dice!
【Attribute】: Income Randomly Multiplied!
【Effect】: The host can roll the dice once daily. Business income, excluding system intelligence, will be randomly multiplied!
“Daily business income will be randomly multiplied!”
After reading System Brother’s explanation of the 【Monopoly】 Dice, Jiang Tao’s breathing quickened.
Income randomly multiplied!
The effect of this Monopoly Dice is simply heaven-defying!
【Your business income today is 18,600 yuan. Do you want to immediately roll the Monopoly Dice?】
“No!”
In his excitement, Jiang Tao did not wantonly use up his one daily roll opportunity.
Only half a day had passed today.
This 16,600 yuan in business income was from funds Jiang Tao had previously purchased based on intelligence and the half-day income from Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles.
To double it, he would definitely have to wait until the end of business hours to double it, thereby maximizing his profits.
“This Monopoly Dice is incredibly powerful!”
“The only slight drawback is that the randomly multiplied income does not include income from special items like the Money-Attracting Golden Toad or the BAIC EU5.”
“It seems I need to put more effort into my career in the future and develop more of my own businesses.”
After interpreting the system’s explanation of the 【Monopoly Dice】, Jiang Tao’s passion for investing and making money was instantly ignited.
With this 【Monopoly Dice】, it was equivalent to adding an insurance policy to his entrepreneurship.
It was also a huge beneficial buff!
Even if he adopted a strategy of low profit margins and high sales volume to increase his business income.
He could still double his profits through this 【Monopoly Dice】.
Even if he was very unlucky and rolled a 1, it could still increase his profits by 100%.
If he was very lucky and rolled a 6, that would directly mean a 600% profit!
With a powerful weapon like the 【Monopoly Dice】 that could double profits.
Jiang Tao’s entrepreneurial journey in the future would be greatly simplified, directly entering easy mode!
“Dad and Mom have almost learned how to make the barbecue sauce.”
“Next, I should find a suitable storefront and tentatively set up a barbecue restaurant for them.”
“I’ll fully fund this barbecue restaurant. If it makes money, it should be randomly multiplied, right?”
Jiang Tao walked onto the balcony and opened the window a crack, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
While puffing on the smoke, he pondered his future investment and development directions.
The Jiang Family Eight Treasures Pickles and Delicious Barbecue Sauce, the two flagship products from Jiang’s Food Factory, would require increased promotion in the future.
In terms of salespeople, more effort needed to be put into recruiting a few more sales representatives to go out and develop business.
Also, Xu Sha’s online live streaming channel needed to be implemented and put into operation as soon as possible.
The higher the income from Jiang’s Food Factory, the greater the benefits Jiang Tao could obtain through random multiplication!
The 【Monopoly Dice】 was simply a “cheat code” for Jiang Tao to quickly accumulate wealth!
Xu Li and her mother and sister returned about an hour later.
They were carrying bags and packages, and besides some fruits and vegetables, they had also bought quite a bit of cooked food.
After putting down the things, Xu Li and her mother went to the kitchen to busy themselves with kneading dough and chopping filling.
Shortly after, their father, who had gone fishing, also returned, having caught a carp weighing over 2 jin.
The father, an avid fisherman, was also quite skilled at preparing fish.
After cleaning the fish, he sliced the fish meat and made a pot of fragrant pickled fish.
Today’s lunch included fish, shrimp, beef, and a black chicken, making it exceptionally rich and comprehensive.
“Mom, eat this~”
“This, and this~”
Xu Li kept picking up food for her mother, as if afraid she wouldn’t eat enough.
“Look, it’s my eldest daughter who knows how to cherish her mother!”
Her mother-in-law enjoyed her eldest daughter’s attentive service of picking up food, smiling brightly and feeling extremely happy.
It was not in vain that she had always favored her eldest daughter over the years.
“Husband, here’s shrimp for you.”
Xu Li said, placing a peeled shrimp on the plate in front of Jiang Tao.
Looking at the loving couple, Xu Wencheng and Du Yongmei felt very comforted.
The meal concluded in an extremely pleasant atmosphere.
The father-in-law didn’t stay home for long before he took his fishing gear and went out fishing again.
Xu Li drove her mother and sister to Wanxiang Hui to go shopping.
Jiang Tao, having nothing to do, went home to take a nap.
Ring ring ring—
At 3 PM, Jiang Tao was woken up by the sound of his phone ringing.
He picked up his phone and saw it was a call from the repair department manager at the Mercedes-Benz dealership.
“Hello.”
“Yes, it’s repaired, right? Have someone deliver it to me. The address is…”
Upon answering the call, he was told that the Mercedes-Benz GLS he had sent for repair was ready.
Jiang Tao was too lazy to drive it himself, so he asked the dealership to deliver it to the downstairs of his residential complex.
After a brief conversation on the phone, Jiang Tao rubbed his eyes and sat up from bed.
After getting up and washing his face in the bathroom, he felt much more awake.
After washing up, he sat in the living room and waited for about half an hour before receiving a call from an employee responsible for delivering the car from the dealership.
He had already driven the car downstairs.
Jiang Tao took two packs of Huang Jin Ye Da Tian Ye cigarettes from the drawer and put them in his pocket before going downstairs to pick up the car.
As he stepped out of the building entrance, Jiang Tao saw a young man in a black suit and white shirt standing next to the car door of a black Mercedes-Benz GLS.
The young man also saw Jiang Tao coming out of the building entrance.
Their eyes met, and both showed a look of surprise.
“Jiang… Jiang Tao!”
“Shan Yang? How is it you! I thought your voice sounded familiar just now!”
Jiang Tao walked a few steps and stopped in front of Shan Yang, examining his old classmate.
Shan Yang was Jiang Tao’s classmate for all four years of university, nicknamed Shan Yang.
This guy was a native of the Capital City and returned there to develop after graduation.
They had only stayed in touch for the first three to four years after graduation.
Once they all got married and started focusing on their own families, their relationship gradually faded.
The class group chat, which used to have over 999+ unread messages a night, now had very few people speaking in it a month.
“Old Jiang, Old Jiang, you’ve really made it now, you’ve become a distinguished Mercedes-Benz owner.”
Shan Yang looked at Jiang Tao’s designer clothes and his status as a distinguished Mercedes-Benz owner, and immediately looked at his former classmate with newfound respect.
Colleges like the second-tier ones where Jiang Tao and Shan Yang graduated from didn’t have much competitiveness in society after graduation.
Seven to eight years after graduation, Shan Yang knew of only Jiang Tao as someone who could afford a Mercedes-Benz!
“Haha, I can’t compare to a distinguished second-generation rich kid from the Capital City like you! Did you change your phone number?”
“You did too.”
“Haha, then let’s add each other again. In this vast Capital City, it’s a kind of fate for us two brothers to meet again.”
“Absolutely. You’re a distinguished Mercedes-Benz owner now, I’ll have to flatter you more from now on!”
“Don’t talk nonsense. Someone like me, an outsider, should be the one flattering a second-generation rich kid like you.”
“What second-generation rich kid am I? The houses are all my parents’. I only have the one apartment I live in, nothing else.”
The two chatted for a bit and re-added each other’s phone numbers to their contact lists.
Shan Yang suddenly said, “Oh right, Jiang Tao, I saw you post several running videos on your Moments. Have you started running too?”
Jiang Tao smiled and said, “Yes, one reaches middle age and has no choice, so one soaks goji berries in a thermos cup, runs, and exercises.”
“Exactly! I also run 8 kilometers every morning. The benefits of running are truly too many! Only those who have run and persevered can truly know.”
Shan Yang asked with a smile, “I have a running group here, are you interested in joining? The running group is full of runners who enjoy running.”
“We can exchange running tips in the group, track our workouts, and motivate each other.”
“Moreover, our running group has cooperated with quite a few sports brands, so we can get significant discounts when buying equipment and consumables.”
“Sure! Then add me.”
Jiang Tao intended to develop in the area of running in the future, so he was willing to make friends with like-minded runners.
“Alright! I’ll add you to the group right away.”
Shan Yang said, pulling out his phone, finding Jiang Tao’s WeChat, and adding him to a running group called “Hong Fu Yuan Running Group.”
“Huh, Hong Fu Yuan Running Group? You live in Hong Fu Yuan?”
Jiang Tao looked at Shan Yang in surprise after seeing the name of the running group.
Hong Fu Yuan Residential Area is right next to Bai Ge Zhuang New Village.
The two residential areas are less than 1000 meters apart, with the vegetable market that Jiang Tao’s parents often visit in between.
“Yes, otherwise I wouldn’t have invited you to our running group!”
“The running group has a weekly run every weekend, you can participate more, feel the atmosphere of the group, and meet more friends.”
“There are quite a few great runners in the group who have broken the 3-hour mark in marathons. You can consult them about any running-related questions or injuries.”
“Okay, I’ll definitely participate when I have the chance.”
As Jiang Tao nodded and agreed with a smile, he also activated the 【Bole】 title to check Shan Yang’s information.
【Name】: Shan Yang.
【Talent】: Online Sensitivity.
【Professional Direction】: Live Stream Operations （5 Stars） Car Repairman （2.5 Stars）.
