Chapter 257: Rich Madam Yuan Mengqi, Oh No, Rich Sister!
Jiang Tao originally planned to stay in his hometown for three to five more days before returning to the capital.
But often, plans cannot keep up with changes.
He stayed in his hometown, Ping County, for a full 7 days before sorting everything out.
During these 7 days, Jiang Tao bought another 10 houses in Shunning Mansion through Yicheng Real Estate Agency, bringing his total to 20.
After several days of contact and persuasion, Yuan Mengqi was successfully convinced by Jiang Tao and poached by him.
She agreed to become the manager of his catering company in the capital.
Yuan Mengqi’s mother’s surgery was very successful and she recovered well.
Yuan Mengjie and Lin Ranran had also resigned from Qiao Shaguo.
When Jiang Tao returns to the capital, he will bring their whole family with him.
There is still a vacant house in Bai Ge Zhuang, which is perfect for this family to live in.
Furthermore, Jiang Tao’s bonus for acting bravely has also been credited.
The Ping County Public Security Bureau also awarded him a banner.
Jiang Tao also took the time to visit his uncle’s old house.
He spent 100,000 yuan to have System Brother help him bring up a red and white koi that had been alive for 60 years from the bottom of the well.
This red and white koi is nearly 2 meters from head to tail, which is extremely rare!
System Brother’s initial valuation was 1.88 million.
However, Bai Yulan generously bought it directly for 2 million.
She even specially set up a large bathtub in the lobby of the White Magnolia Hotel to keep it.
This giant koi has also become a symbol of the White Magnolia Hotel, attracting many guests from the city to come and see it.
These guests who go to the White Magnolia Hotel are, of course, not just to see the koi; they naturally have to spend money.
The business of the White Magnolia Hotel has suddenly become more than 30% more popular than before.
It will not take a month to earn back the money spent on buying the koi.
It must be said that Bai Yulan has managed to make the White Magnolia Hotel the top-tier hotel in Ping County.
In addition to the extensive connections she has behind her, her ability and vision are also beyond that of ordinary people.
In seven days, Bai Yulan also ordered 80 Insomnia Terminators from Jiang Tao for favors.
According to the information she fed back to Jiang Tao, everyone unanimously praised the effect of the Insomnia Terminators.
Through word-of-mouth promotion, the Insomnia Terminators have gained some fame within a small circle.
Many people purchased Insomnia Terminators from Jiang Tao through Bai Yulan.
In just 7 days, the sales volume has reached 280 units.
Calculated at a selling price of 8888 each, the total sales volume is 2.48 million.
Jiang Tao’s purchase price for one unit from the System Mall was 4444 yuan.
His profit was approximately 1.2 million!
It is a bit of a pity that because the Insomnia Terminators come from the system.
Jiang Tao’s profits cannot be doubled using the Monopoly Dice.
Otherwise, he would have earned even more.
Also, the transfer of the house located in Xicheng Huafu, which Bai Yulan’s mother transferred to Jiang Tao, has been successfully completed.
This house is located in Building 8 of the residential area, and it is the best-located building in the complex.
Furthermore, the floor is also a golden floor, located on the 16th floor.
The apartment layout is also the largest in the complex, at 142 square meters.
It is north-south facing, with four bedrooms, two living rooms, three bathrooms, and a large balcony.
The renovation of the house is also luxurious, exuding extravagance everywhere.
According to Bai Yulan, the renovation alone cost over a million, and the house has never been lived in.
The consumption concept of the rich is truly incomprehensible to ordinary people.
1 million yuan could fully purchase a house of over 100 square meters in a community like Xicheng Huafu.
But it was merely the cost of renovation.
Including the house and renovation, the total value of the house gifted by Bai Yulan’s mother to Jiang Tao is approximately 3 million!
Jiang Tao has made a huge profit this time.
All matters in his hometown, Ping County, have been resolved.
Jiang Tao and Yuan Mengqi and others have agreed to return to the capital on the morning of April 21st, which is tomorrow.
…
Ring ring ring—
Around 3 PM on the 20th.
Jiang Tao had just left the White Magnolia Hotel after delivering 20 Insomnia Terminators to Bai Yulan when his mobile phone suddenly rang.
He took out his phone and saw the caller ID displayed “Class Monitor Yuan.”
“Hello, Class Monitor Yuan, have you packed everything?”
Upon answering the call, Jiang Tao greeted Yuan Mengqi with a smile.
“Really? That was fast. Congratulations on getting back your rightful property. Should we celebrate with a meal tonight?”
“I’m at the White Magnolia Hotel, just leaving.”
“Forget it, I’ll come find you, and I’ll visit Aunt Zhao along the way.”
“Okay, see you later.”
After a brief conversation with Yuan Mengqi on the phone, the moment Jiang Tao’s finger swiped to end the call.
A azure system interface suddenly popped up automatically, displaying three notification messages.
Congratulations on completing the Righteous Judgment mission!
Congratulations on receiving 4.8 million in cash from the equivalent property recovered by Yuan Mengqi!
Your Physique has increased by 5 points, your Charm Value has increased by 5 points, and your storage compartments have increased by 3 slots.
Buzz~
The mobile phone in his hand vibrated.
Jiang Tao raised his hand and looked at the phone screen, which indeed displayed a notification of 4.8 million yuan being deposited.
At the same time, he felt a warm current rise from his dantian, a pleasant warmth spreading throughout his body.
Jiang Tao knew this was a sign of his Physique increasing.
Coupled with the 5 Physique points he just gained, his Physique has reached an astonishing 132 points.
He has become even stronger!
It is no exaggeration to say that with his current Physique and the System-level Freestyle Combat he has mastered.
It would be effortless to perfectly replicate in reality how Wing Chun master Ip Man defeats ten opponents in movies.
“Class Monitor Yuan is truly my lucky charm.”
“In just a few days, I earned 4.8 million from her, averaging about 700,000 per day!”
“Of course, even more precious are the 2 item slots awarded, which would have cost tens of millions to open on my own.”
With the rewards secured, Jiang Tao, feeling pleased, closed the system interface with a thought.
Afterwards, he first went to Xinyu Building, the largest and most well-stocked supermarket in Ping County, to buy some nutritional supplements for the elders.
The shopping trip cost over 4,000 yuan.
For Jiang Tao, who had just received 4.8 million yuan, this expenditure was negligible.
After finishing his shopping, Jiang Tao then drove towards Ping County County Hospital.
10 minutes later, a Mercedes-Benz G-Class with a Beijing license plate appeared downstairs of the inpatient department of Ping County County Hospital.
Yuan Mengqi, who had been waiting downstairs for a long time, smiled instantly upon seeing the license plate.
When the car stopped and the door opened, Yuan Mengqi walked forward with a look of joy to greet Jiang Tao.
“Jiang Tao!”
Yuan Mengqi’s voice was filled with joy, and her smile was so wide that her lips could hardly close.
In this court case, the lawyer Jiang Tao found for her managed to secure a huge sum of 4.8 million from her ex-husband Liu Gang!
After deducting the lawyer’s fees, Yuan Mengqi’s final take was still around 4.6 million!
4.6 million!
For Yuan Mengqi and her family, this was undoubtedly an immense sum of money!
Moreover, the way this money came about was so magical, more absurd than some mindless short plays.
If Jiang Tao hadn’t reminded her.
Yuan Mengqi’s family would never have imagined that someone like Liu Gang could win a prize, let alone a first prize!
Therefore, Yuan Mengqi also attributed a significant portion of the credit for securing such a large amount of property to Jiang Tao.
And it was a very significant portion of the credit!
She knew that if Jiang Tao hadn’t used his connections and influence to exert considerable pressure on Liu Gang.
Liu Gang would not have complied so readily and spat out the millions of yuan he had already acquired.
The lawyer who handled the case also revealed some internal details of the case to Yuan Mengqi.
Without the connections Jiang Tao provided, Liu Gang could have dragged out the proceedings indefinitely on Yuan Mengqi’s own!
A lawsuit could drag on for three to five years.
By then, he would have already transferred all his assets, and even if you applied for compulsory enforcement from the court, you wouldn’t get much money.
Even the lawyer was greatly surprised by the smooth acquisition of 4.8 million in compensation this time.
“Congratulations, Class Monitor Yuan. Should I call you a rich woman from now on?”
Seeing Yuan Mengqi’s happy expression, Jiang Tao also teased her with a smile.
Yuan Mengqi glared at Jiang Tao and said playfully, “Rich woman? Do I look that old?”
“Haha, rich sister, it’s rich sister. I misspoke.”
“Alright, stop teasing me. Others might not know your capabilities, but I do!”
“My two cents are nothing in front of you, no comparison to a true tycoon like yourself.”
Yuan Mengqi looked at her old classmate with gentle eyes.
At this moment, she felt that no amount of gratitude could adequately express her feelings towards him.
The two had reunited after many years, and although they had only interacted for about ten days.
Yuan Mengqi felt that these ten-plus days of interaction were more profound and memorable than spending three years in the same classroom back then.
After all, she was a good student back then.
During her three years of high school, although she was in the same class as Jiang Tao, her mind was entirely focused on her studies.
They were in the same class for three years, and they probably spoke fewer words than they had in these past ten-plus days of interaction.
Moreover, they didn’t have many shared, memorable experiences.
This time, Jiang Tao not only lent Yuan Mengqi money to help her mother with her medical treatment but also bought houses from her, purchasing 20 units at once.
He also used his connections and relationships to help her secure a colossal sum of 4.8 million from her ex-husband!
In just ten days, the income Jiang Tao brought to Yuan Mengqi exceeded 5 million!
In her thirty years of life, her savings had only amounted to two to three hundred thousand.
The 5 million obtained from this lawsuit was an astronomical figure for Yuan Mengqi.
A fortune she never dared to dream of!
All of this was brought to her by Jiang Tao.
If she hadn’t met Jiang Tao, all of this would likely have been out of her reach!
It’s no wonder that strange thoughts kept popping into Yuan Mengqi’s mind these past few days.
She felt that Jiang Tao was her “hero.”
He was the “hero” sent by heaven to her side to rescue her from the mire.
To rescue her from her suffering.
“Haha, Rich Sister, don’t be so modest. Are you afraid I’ll borrow money from you?”
Jiang Tao said with a smile, playfully teasing Yuan Mengqi, as he used his car key to open the trunk.
“I bought some things for Aunt Zhao, please help me carry them up.”
“If you genuinely need money, you can tell me, and I’ll lend you as much as I have.”
Yuan Mengqi said this as she walked towards the trunk of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
Seeing Jiang Tao constantly taking things out, her heart warmed again.
“Thank you, Jiang Tao. You’ve spent money again.”
“Why be so polite? It’s just a small token of my appreciation. Take it.”
Jiang Tao said casually as he handed the two boxes of nutritional supplements to Yuan Mengqi.
Yuan Mengqi took the boxes and said:
“By the way, Jiang Tao, did you see the transfer I sent you? I just transferred some money to your Alipay.”
Jiang Tao closed the trunk and replied casually, “I was driving just now and didn’t notice.”
“Check it later. It’s the 300,000 you lent me before. I didn’t charge you interest.”
Yuan Mengqi said with a smile as she walked alongside Jiang Tao towards the entrance of the inpatient department.
Previously, Jiang Tao had lent her 300,000 yuan for her mother’s medical treatment.
To her, this was a tremendous favor that could not be measured in money.
Therefore, when repaying the money, she did not charge Jiang Tao interest.
Instead, she chose to owe him a favor and repay it when the opportunity arose in the future.
If interest were to be calculated on this loan, the nature of the matter would change.
It would be like saying: I’m returning the money you lent me, principal and interest, so we’re even, no longer indebted to each other.
Jiang Tao said with a smile as they walked, “It’s fine without interest. Treat me to a meal sometime, as a celebration?”
“That’s a must! You can pick the place, not just one meal, I’ll treat you to 10 meals, 100 meals.”
Yuan Mengqi’s smile shone with a captivating radiance in the sunlight.
For some reason, she felt as if she had become more than ten years younger when she was with Jiang Tao.
Her mood also became more relaxed and cheerful.
And…
Yuan Mengqi was unsure if it was her imagination.
Or if it was because she viewed Jiang Tao through a “filter.”
She felt that her old classmate seemed to have become lighter and more handsome again?
In fact, these were not her imagination.
Nor were they related to a “filter.”
During this recent period.
Jiang Tao had completed several special missions, and the rewards all included “Charm Value.”
As his Charm Value increased, his Appearance also improved significantly.
After observing for a while.
Jiang Tao discovered that the “Charm Value” provided him with an all-around enhancement.
It wasn’t just affecting his temperament.
His facial features were also subtly being adjusted.
For example, Jiang Tao’s original lips were inherited from his father, Jiang Wen.
If you don’t look closely, you wouldn’t notice anything.
But upon careful observation, his lips were actually a bit thick.
After his Charm Value increased by several tens of points.
Jiang Tao noticed that his lips had become thinner.
The shape of his lips also became more perfect than before.
His eyebrows also became denser and more shapely.
The bridge of his nose was also a tiny bit higher than before.
These subtle, gradual changes.
Even Xu Li, who slept in the same bed as Jiang Tao every day, didn’t notice.
Everyone thought it was Jiang Tao’s temperament and his attire that had changed.
Thus, his overall impression was different.
No one thought that Jiang Tao’s facial features had changed.
But this, precisely, was the truth.
