Chapter 248: Hinting At Bai Yulan Constantly!
Jiang Tao slept until he woke up naturally.
He picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table and glanced at it; the time was already 8:12 AM.
“Comfortable~”
Getting out of bed and stretching, Jiang Tao felt satisfied with his physical condition.
After sleeping for nearly 8 hours in **Sleep Mode**, it felt like his body was fully charged, giving him a sense of boundless energy.
His mental state was also excellent.
The only thing he felt slightly uncomfortable about was being a bit hungry.
*Gurgle gurgle—*
Jiang Tao’s current physique had reached 115 points, far exceeding that of an ordinary person.
Correspondingly, his body’s various functions and metabolism also far surpassed ordinary people.
To this day, his appetite had more than doubled, and he got hungry very quickly.
No wonder some fantasy novels talked about “poor scholars, rich warriors.”
Martial artists who practiced martial arts consumed far more daily than scholars who studied.
They also needed to supplement a large amount of high-quality protein and had much larger appetites than scholars.
Furthermore, injuries from falls and bumps also cost money to heal faster.
“Right, Delicious Clay Pot!”
Jiang Tao suddenly remembered the **Delicious Clay Pot** he had just obtained yesterday.
With a thought, he opened the warehouse interface of the system panel and looked at the fourth storage compartment.
**Delicious Clay Pot** × 11!
As expected!
The **Delicious Clay Pot** had increased from one to eleven!
Fortunately, identical items could be stacked.
Otherwise, Jiang Tao’s storage compartments wouldn’t be enough to hold so many clay pots.
With a thought, Jiang Tao reached his hands into the fourth storage compartment.
The next second, as if by magic, he directly took out 10 clay pots stacked together from the system warehouse.
**Delicious Clay Pot**: Delicious +3!
Above the clay pot, its attributes were displayed.
Although it also had the attribute of Delicious +3, it lacked the “splitting” attribute.
In other words, these clay pots could only increase deliciousness.
They could not split into more clay pots like the first one.
Jiang Tao actually knew this.
If the split clay pots could split again, the scene would be too out of control.
1 becomes 10, 10 become 100, 100 become 1000…
In less than a month, everyone in the world would have a clay pot.
In less than a year, the entire Earth would be filled with split clay pots.
“10 per day, 300 per month, enough for a shop.”
Jiang Tao thought as he put the 10 split **Delicious Clay Pots** into an empty box.
Afterward, he went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth.
After cleaning himself up and changing into clean, fresh clothes, he went out.
*Ding~*
Less than a minute after Jiang Tao pressed the elevator button at the elevator entrance, the downward elevator to his right stopped.
The elevator car door opened, and there were already eight or nine people inside, already packed shoulder to shoulder.
Seeing this, Jiang Tao intended to wait for the next elevator; he wasn’t in a hurry to go out, so he didn’t step forward.
“Manager Jiang, this way, there’s still a little space here. Everyone squeeze in and let Manager Jiang on.”
Suddenly, a woman’s voice came from inside the elevator.
Jiang Tao looked in the direction of the voice and saw Liu Huifang, squeezed inside the elevator, waving at him.
Jiao Jingtong had already become an employee of Jiang Tao’s company, earning a high salary and enjoying top-tier benefits.
Liu Huifang, as a mother, if not grateful to her daughter’s boss, at least owed him respect and enthusiasm.
“No need, you all go down first. I’m not in a hurry, I’ll wait for the next one.”
Jiang Tao stood still, waved at Liu Huifang with a smile, acknowledging her.
After all, she was the family member of an employee in his company. It was polite to respond when she greeted him.
“Manager Jiang, please come, please come, there’s still room for one more person.”
Besides Liu Huifang, an old man around fifty from the outer side also recognized Jiang Tao.
He had gone downstairs yesterday to see off Jiang Tao’s father-in-law’s family.
Of course, he recognized Jiang Tao, but Jiang Tao had no impression of him.
The old man said, while squeezing further inside, making space at the doorway.
“Manager Jiang, hurry up, hurry up, one trip is going down.”
The old man waved enthusiastically at Jiang Tao.
“Alright then.”
Jiang Tao couldn’t refuse the other person’s kindness anymore, so he stepped into the elevator.
*Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep—*
However, as soon as Jiang Tao entered the elevator, the overweight alert sounded.
The elevator was overloaded!
“Never mind, you all go down first. I’ll wait for the next one.”
Jiang Tao said as he prepared to exit, but suddenly a figure shot out before him and waved, saying:
“Manager Jiang, you all go down first. I have plenty of time, no hurry to go downstairs!”
Jiang Tao recognized the speaker as an auntie and said apologetically as he prepared to exit the elevator:
“Don’t do that, Auntie, it’s too awkward. I was the last one on.”
“Close the door, Lao Liu, close the door. You all go down!”
The auntie, while pushing Jiang Tao back into the elevator, gestured to another auntie of similar age to close the door.
Inside the elevator, other people who didn’t know Jiang Tao looked dumbfounded.
Who is this guy?
In the past, when the elderly in the neighborhood took the elevator, they always relied on their age to make young people give them seats.
Was the sun rising from the west today?
How could everyone be so considerate?
Amidst the auntie’s urging from outside the elevator, the car door closed and continued to descend.
Those in the elevator who knew Jiang Tao greeted him enthusiastically, so warm.
Jiang Tao had now become a “star” in Xu Li’s building.
When the elevator opened on the first floor, everyone rushed out.
Jiang Tao didn’t say much to Jiao Jingtong’s mother.
After a simple greeting and farewell, he went out to find his car in the residential area.
After finding the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, Jiang Tao opened the car door, got in, and drove towards the main entrance of the residential area.
Three minutes later, the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon stopped in front of a popular breakfast shop near the residential area.
After parking the car, Jiang Tao walked into the breakfast shop.
“Boss, two steamers of steamed pork dumplings, one each of pork and scallion, and leek and egg.”
“One bowl of wonton soup, with extra cilantro, and two tea eggs.”
Jiang Tao entered, found an empty seat, and waited for less than five minutes before an auntie brought him the ordered breakfast.
Although he was now worth tens of millions, he didn’t have many particular preferences for breakfast.
He could enjoy the grand meals at high-end hotels like the White Magnolia Hotel, and he could also eat with relish at small roadside breakfast shops like this.
After all the dishes were served, Jiang Tao opened a pair of disposable chopsticks and began to feast!
While eating breakfast, he planned the things he needed to do today in his mind.
Although he hadn’t officially worked during this period, he actually didn’t have much free time.
He had quite a few things to do today.
First was signing the contract with Yicheng Real Estate as scheduled.
Chai Zijie and his team had already negotiated for 10 houses, exactly half of Jiang Tao’s target.
Although this meeting had been postponed repeatedly, Chai Zijie didn’t dare to complain.
Firstly, Jiang Tao was the biggest client their real estate agency had encountered in many years.
Although the houses in Shunning Mansion were cheap, 20 houses of the largest size would still cost over ten million yuan!
Moreover, Jiang Tao would pay in cash, without needing a bank loan!
In Ping County, there were very few people who could produce ten million yuan in cash!
Secondly, he had seen Jiang Tao in the General Manager’s Office of the White Magnolia Hotel yesterday.
Observing his interaction with Bai Yulan, Chai Zijie intuitively felt that their relationship was not ordinary.
Such a wealthy and well-connected big shot was someone Chai Zijie would try to curry favor with!
Besides buying houses at Yicheng Real Estate, Jiang Tao also needed to recruit people from Qiao Shaguo and find a way to get Bai Yulan’s family’s pillows.
While eating, Jiang Tao directly found Bai Yulan’s contact information on WeChat.
Carefully choosing his words, he composed a message and sent it.
At the same time.
In Anna Creek Town, at Bai Yulan’s villa.
*Whoosh~*
Bai Yulan, wearing a pale blue silk pajama set, pulled back the curtains, allowing the sunlight to stream onto the wooden floor inside the room.
The morning sun also cast its glow on her face.
Under **Sleep Mode**, she had slept directly from around 4 PM yesterday until 8 AM today.
For someone like Bai Yulan, who suffered from chronic insomnia and severe sleep deprivation.
It wasn’t just one or two uses of **Sleep Mode** that could restore her chronically depleted spirit and energy.
Although sleeping for 16 hours was a bit exaggerated, it was beneficial and harmless to her body.
At this moment, she felt invigorated and refreshed.
Even the air outside the window felt fresher, as if it had a faint sweet taste.
The gentle breeze blowing into the room lifted the strands of hair from her forehead, as soft as an invisible hand caressing her face.
At this moment, Bai Yulan’s mind suddenly recalled the scene of Jiang Tao giving her a sleep-aid massage yesterday.
She remembered his hands, which seemed to possess magical power.
Wherever his hands passed, that tingling, electric shock-like sensation was incredibly comfortable.
Bai Yulan was not short of money; she was a regular customer at a high-end beauty salon in the city with an annual spending of over 500,000 yuan.
She received facials, body maintenance, and massages.
The technicians at that high-end beauty salon were also top professionals in the industry, with exceptional skills.
But compared to Jiang Tao’s massage, they paled in comparison, not even in the same league!
However, Bai Yulan couldn’t immediately tell if Jiang Tao’s technique was truly that amazing, or if it was her physiological reaction to contact with the opposite sex.
After all, she usually had female technicians for her massages.
Jiang Tao was the first and only male who had intimate physical contact with her.
*Ding dong~*
As Bai Yulan’s thoughts wandered, her mobile phone on the dressing table suddenly rang.
Snapping back to reality, and thinking about what she had just been thinking, Bai Yulan suddenly felt a little abnormal.
Composing herself, Bai Yulan turned and walked with light steps to the dressing table, picking up the latest three-fold mobile phone lying there.
After unlocking the screen, Bai Yulan saw a message from Jiang Tao, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curve into a smile.
**Sister Bai, I visited your home yesterday and really liked the pillows on your living room sofa.**
After sending the message, Jiang Tao sent an emoji of a person winking with “crazy hint” written in a speech bubble.
Seeing Jiang Tao’s message, Bai Yulan smiled and typed a reply on the screen keyboard with her slender white fingers.
**The pillows were bought at IKEA in the city. If you like them, I’ll give you 10 new ones.**
After sending the message, Bai Yulan added a “smiley face” emoji.
The more she looked at it, the more she felt this emoji perfectly matched her current mood, and the curve of her lips widened.
Jiang Tao: **I don’t want new ones, I want the ones on Sister Bai’s sofa.**
Seeing Jiang Tao’s reply, Bai Yulan’s expression froze, and a look of confusion appeared in her beautiful eyes.
“What does he mean? Why does he only want those on my sofa?”
Bai Yulan: **???**
Bai Yulan sent a few question marks.
**They’ve been with Sister Bai for so long, they must have absorbed a lot of Sister Bai’s aura.**
**And Sister Bai is destined for great wealth and prosperity in this life, possessing good fortune. I want to absorb some of Sister Bai’s luck too.**
Jiang Tao’s explanation fit the “fortune teller” persona he had established earlier when reading Bai Yulan’s palm.
Bai Yulan: **Given how eloquent you are, I’ll give you the pillows from my home. You must take good care of them.**
After sending the message, Bai Yulan added a “smiley face” emoji.
Being praised so early in the morning, Bai Yulan’s already good mood became even better.
Jiang Tao: **Sister Bai is generous!**
**Consider it thanks for your sleep-aid massage last night. By the way, are you free tonight? I’d like to have another good night’s sleep before you return to Beijing.**
Bai Yulan looked at the message she had sent, and her heart suddenly beat rapidly a few times.
**OK! Absolutely, consider it thanks for sending me the pillows.**
Seeing Jiang Tao’s prompt reply, Bai Yulan’s rapidly beating heart calmed down significantly.
Perhaps, she was overthinking it.
He had a wife, and she was very beautiful.
Perhaps, he truly just treated her as a friend and client?
Thinking of this, Bai Yulan felt a slight sense of loss.
The two chatted back and forth for another ten minutes before ending their conversation.
Bai Yulan immediately went downstairs and instructed a nanny auntie to pack all 8 pillows from the living room sofa into clean bags.
She then instructed the driver to deliver them to Jiang Tao at Xicheng Huafu.
At the breakfast shop.
Jiang Tao chatted with Bai Yulan while eating breakfast.
“Success!”
Seeing Bai Yulan’s reply.
Jiang Tao popped the last steamed bun into his mouth and swallowed it whole.
He happily finished his breakfast for the day.
In the time it took to eat a meal, he had obtained the pillow mentioned in the third piece of intelligence for today.
“I wonder what attribute this pillow will have?”
Jiang Tao scanned the QR code to pay, his heart already anticipating the attributes after binding and activating the pillow.
