Chapter 285: Team Building, Departing For Disney!
【Today’s Intelligence02】:
You had contact with Lin Ranran yesterday and obtained related intelligence—
Lin Ranran’s father, Lin Wei, was set up by four card friends.
Tonight, he will lose all his assets and incur a huge online loan.
……
“Lin Ranran’s father, who is so fond of gambling, really hasn’t changed his ways…”
Seeing the second piece of intelligence that refreshed, Jiang Tao was speechless.
The last time he was in his hometown, he had refreshed intelligence that Lin Ranran’s father, Lin Wei, would be arrested for gambling for the 10th time.
Out of kindness, he told Lin Ranran the news.
Lin Ranran quickly told her father, and he escaped disaster.
Because of this, Lin Ranran’s good impression of Jiang Tao increased greatly, and she further recognized him as her “brother-in-law.”
It hasn’t been long since then, and her father gambled again, and this time he was set up by his card friends.
Not only will he lose all his assets, but he will also incur a huge online loan.
A pitiable person must have something detestable about them!
Honestly, this matter has nothing to do with Jiang Tao, he could completely ignore it.
However…
Thinking of the girl who always called him “Brother Jiang” every time they met.
Jiang Tao’s heart finally softened.
If Lin Wei incurs a huge online loan, it will inevitably affect Lin Ranran in the end.
Yuan Mengjie, her boyfriend, probably wouldn’t stand by and watch his girlfriend’s family fall into the abyss.
“This is the last time, I’ll help you this one time, there will definitely be no next time.”
There can be a first and a second time, but not a third or fourth.
After Jiang Tao made up his mind, he had a thought and focused his attention on the words “Lin Wei.”
The next second, a system interface appeared showing a middle-aged man of short stature, slender build, and somewhat similar in appearance to Lin Ranran.
On the screen, the man’s gaze was fervent, and his expression was very excited.
He looked exactly like the gamblers shown on television who were desperate from losing.
【Lin Wei: 136XXXXXXXX】
Lin Wei’s phone number quickly appeared above the person’s head.
Jiang Tao was too lazy to call Lin Wei. He directly edited a message on his mobile phone and sent it to him.
As for whether he believed him or not, that was his business.
After sending the message to Lin Wei, Jiang Tao’s attention returned to the system interface to review the last piece of intelligence.
【Today’s Intelligence03】:
You had contact with Jiang Yi yesterday and obtained related intelligence—
The “Guitar Self-Study in Three Months” that Jiang Yi ordered online is a special book.
After obtaining ownership of it and studying it, you can acquire the “System Level Guitar Playing” skill.
……
“Huh, another skill-related book!”
Seeing the last piece of intelligence, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up.
He had just obtained System Level Culinary Skills yesterday and hadn’t had a chance to practice yet.
Today, another special book for learning guitar refreshed.
As the saying goes, having more skills is never a burden.
Although it’s not needed now, there might be an opportunity to show it off in the future.
“I must find an opportunity to get this book too, another day.”
After refreshing the three pieces of intelligence, Jiang Tao had a thought, closed the system interface, and prepared to sleep.
Buzz—
His phone, which he had set to silent, suddenly made a sound, and the screen lit up.
Jiang Tao picked up his phone and saw that it was a call from an unnamed phone number.
It was Lin Wei calling!
Jiang Tao immediately knew why Lin Wei was calling him.
It was probably to ask who he was and how he knew he was being set up.
Jiang Tao had never met him before, so he was too lazy to explain much to a degenerate gambler and directly hung up the phone, then turned off his phone.
Anyway, he didn’t need to rush to work anymore, and he basically slept until he woke up naturally in the mornings.
Turning off his phone had no impact on him.
He casually tossed his phone onto the bedside table.
Jiang Tao rested his head on the pillow, reached behind him to hug Xu Li’s waist, and started to sleep.
The effect of 【Insomnia Terminator】 is the same as 『Sleep Mode』.
Jiang Tao entered a sweet dream less than a minute after lying down.
At the same time.
More than 450 kilometers away from Bai Ge Zhuang Residential Area.
In the toilet of a civilian house in Gaojia Zhuang, Ping County.
Lin Wei looked at the hung-up phone, his eyebrows instantly furrowing into a knot.
“It’s off?”
“Who is this person?”
Lin Wei smoked a cigarette while comparing the message this stranger had sent him,
recalling the entire process of playing Zha Jinhua with his card friends tonight.
As the saying goes, the person in the game is confused, but the bystander is clear.
Lin Wei, being in the gambling game, previously just felt that he had “bad luck” tonight.
From when he and a few friends finished drinking at the restaurant around 9 PM until now.
In just over 3 hours, he had already lost more than 30,000, averaging 10,000 lost per hour!
Honestly, an hour ago, Lin Wei was already a bit red-eyed and getting carried away from losing.
In his heart, he no longer thought about how much he would win tonight.
He just wanted to recoup some of his losses and lose less, and he would be grateful.
But the result was that he lost more and more, from over 10,000, to over 20,000, and now to 30,000.
When he saw the message Jiang Tao sent him, Lin Wei instantly felt like he had been doused with a basin of cold water.
His heated emotions instantly cooled down a lot.
Then he used the excuse of going to the toilet to come out alone, intending to call Jiang Tao to confirm.
As a result, Jiang Tao wouldn’t even pick up his call.
“Are those four in cahoots?”
After getting the “answer,” Lin Wei thought about it more and more and felt that tonight’s incident was strange.
Although he couldn’t contact the person who sent him the message, nor confirm the source of the information with him,
Lin Wei now believed that he had been set up.
Those four people were all friends Lin Wei usually played with, and they knew each other well.
One of them, named Liu Bo, would start sweating and shaking when he lost more than 1,000 yuan each time.
His peculiar physiological reactions were often joked about by everyone.
But tonight, besides Lin Wei, who lost the most money, it was Liu Bo who lost a lot of money.
Up to now, there were only two losers and three winners.
Lin Wei lost over 30,000, and Liu Bo also lost nearly 10,000.
Just now, at the gambling table, Lin Wei was constantly thinking about recouping his losses, and his mind was highly excited and concentrated, so he didn’t think carefully about Liu Bo’s unusual behavior tonight.
Now, considering that message, it’s too suspicious!
There’s something wrong!
There’s definitely something wrong!
The more Lin Wei thought about it, the more scared he became.
Due to excessive nervousness, sweat also began to bead on his forehead.
If someone hadn’t tipped him off, he might have lost his underwear tonight!
“Those bastards!”
Lin Wei became more and more angry as he thought about it, glaring towards the main house where the sounds of laughter and joking could be heard.
But then he thought that the four of them were in cahoots, and he was the only outsider.
If he fell out with them, he wouldn’t gain any advantage.
As for questioning them about the setup, they would certainly not admit it.
After struggling in his mind for a while, Lin Wei ultimately lacked the courage to fall out with the card friends in the house.
One of those four was known as a notorious troublemaker in his youth, who would even dare to hit his own father if they disagreed.
If he, an old man, fell out with them, he would definitely not have a good outcome.
“It seems I need to draw a clear line with these people from now on!”
Lin Wei gritted his teeth and ultimately chose to suffer this silent loss, considering it a lesson learned from spending money.
Fortunately, he stopped himself in time after seeing that warning message.
Although 30,000 yuan was not a small sum, it wouldn’t cripple him and was still acceptable.
After thinking it through, Lin Wei returned to the house, used the excuse of having a headache and feeling unwell to end tonight’s gambling session, rode his electric scooter from the yard, and went home.
……
The next morning.
The sun was bright, the sky was clear, and it happened to be a Saturday.
“Daddy! Daddy! Wake up, wake up!”
“The sun is shining on your butt~”
“Old Dad~”
Early in the morning, Jiang Tao was shaken awake by his little cotton jacket.
“It’s only 6 o’clock, I’ll sleep a little longer.”
Jiang Tao picked up his watch from the bedside table, saw that it was still early, and prepared to turn over and continue sleeping.
“Don’t sleep anymore, Daddy, hurry up and get ready!”
“Sister Qiqi and the others are already on their way to our house.”
Jiang Xue kept shaking Jiang Tao’s arm, her little face full of excitement.
Yesterday, when Jiang Tao called Jiang Jiaqi to plan this Disneyland trip, he also mentioned it in the family group chat.
Everyone was very enthusiastic and excited about this Disneyland trip.
After all, not a single person in the group had ever flown on a plane.
This trip to Shanghai, “flying on a plane,” was an incredibly novel experience for everyone.
It wasn’t just the little sleepyhead Jiang Xue who woke up early.
Even Jiang Dad and Jiang Mom woke up before 5 o’clock to start packing and preparing.
Jiang Tao reluctantly got out of bed after being shaken by his little cotton jacket for seven or eight minutes.
The family had breakfast, and it was only 6:30 in the morning.
After washing their faces and brushing their teeth, and changing into a set of clean and fresh clothes prepared by Xu Li, the family went downstairs to meet everyone in the residential area.
“Good morning, Manager Jiang~”
“Good morning, Manager Jiang!”
“Manager Jiang!”
“Uncle Jiang!”
“Brother-in-law!”
“Xiao Tao.”
The group, having gathered downstairs, smiled and greeted Jiang Tao upon seeing him.
Seeing the expectant and joyful expressions on everyone’s faces, Jiang Tao felt that the money spent on this trip was already worth the ticket price.
“Uncle Tao! Expected attendance: 18 people, actual attendance: 18 people. Can we depart?”
After counting the numbers, Jiang Jiaqi walked up to Jiang Tao to report and ask for instructions.
“Depart!”
Jiang Tao waved his hand, and everyone lined up and got onto a minibus that Jiang Jiaqi had called.
“The sun is shining in the sky, flowers are smiling at me, the little birds are saying, ‘Good morning, good morning~'”
Along the way, Jiang Xue and Jiang An’an, the two little ones, were singing and talking happily, full of anticipation for the Disneyland trip.
At 8 AM, everyone got off the bus at Terminal 2 of Capital Airport.
Then, Jiang Jiaqi led the group to the hall to complete check-in procedures and wait for the flight.
Around 9:30 AM.
An Airbus A350 from Beijing to Shanghai took off from the runway and soared into the sky.
“Wow~ It’s so high! Mom, look, the buildings below are like building blocks!”
“Is that Tiananmen?”
“…”
This was Jiang Xue’s first time flying. She was half-leaning against the panoramic window of the A350, looking out at the scenery with an excited expression on her little face.
Jiang An’an next to her also had an expression of excitement and joy, but she was much more restrained, just watching quietly.
Jiang Dad and Jiang Mom had lived in the village for decades and were also experiencing flying for the first time.
However, unlike the excited children, the old couple was trembling with fear from the moment the plane took off.
Jiang Mom’s heart was constantly murmuring “Buddha bless.”
It took 2 hours.
The flight landed smoothly at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. After getting off the plane, everyone followed the crowd out of the exit.
Jiang Jiaqi had already arranged local pick-up service.
Everyone got into a minibus directly after leaving the hall and headed straight for the Disneyland Hotel.
Since they rarely went out, Jiang Tao didn’t care about the cost.
He booked 9 rooms at the Disneyland Hotel, which cost over 4,000 yuan per night, two rooms per person.
By the time they arrived at the hotel, it was already lunchtime.
After getting off the bus, everyone, led by Jiang Jiaqi, headed straight for the influencer restaurant she had booked in advance—Lumière’s Kitchen.
Lumière’s Kitchen was a recreation of the kitchen scene from the Disney animated film 《Beauty and the Beast》.
The waiters inside were also various Disney anime characters.
Jiang Xue and Jiang An’an, the two little ones, were incredibly excited to see the restaurant that looked like it was from a fairy tale.
As soon as they entered, the two children ran towards a mascot wearing long ears.
“That dog is so ugly.”
Jiang Tao whispered to Xu Li beside him, complaining.
A place like Disneyland, full of childlike innocence and fun, was a bit boring for a middle-aged man like him.
Xu Li covered her mouth and chuckled, “Its name is Pluto, Mickey Mouse’s pet.”
Jiang Tao whispered, “A dog is a mouse’s pet, is that reasonable?”
“Okay, we’re here to play with the kids, try to complain less.”
“Husband, haven’t you heard the saying?”
“The whole world is urging you to grow up, only Disney protects your inner fairy tale.”
Xu Li pointed at Jiang Tao’s heart with a slender white finger, smiling charmingly.
She really liked this spur-of-the-moment trip that Jiang Tao had arranged, and she was pleasantly surprised. Her mood at the moment was also very good.
“Protecting the inner fairy tale, huh…”
Jiang Tao watched as several children about the same age as Jiang Xue and Jiang An’an interacted with other mascots in the restaurant, occasionally letting out silvery laughter.
He somewhat understood Xu Li’s words.
If possible, he also wanted his precious daughter to grow up happy like today her whole life.
After growing up, she wouldn’t have to worry about anything and could continue to live happily every day.
Of course, all of this boiled down to money.
If he didn’t have the various intelligence provided by the Daily Intelligence System to quickly make money, he would still be the truck driver he used to be.
It’s possible that his family of three would never have had the chance to come to Disneyland in their lifetime.
“Friends, we’ve arrived at Lumière’s Restaurant. There are so many children here.”
“They are so happy, and I am also very happy, super happy!”
Xu Sha had also started a live stream when she entered the restaurant, taking over 2,000 viewers in her live stream to check out Lumière’s Kitchen.
Jiang Bing, Jiao Jingtong, and the group of young people also took out their phones to take pictures as souvenirs, looking full of novelty.
It was also their first time at Disneyland, and everything felt new and exciting.
The exquisite desserts on the buffet table that looked like they were taken from an animation.
The colored glass on the wall depicting Belle and the Beast dancing was very photogenic.
