Chapter 5: Same City Face-to-face Transaction!
Ring ring, ring ring, ring ring—
At 7 AM the next morning, Jiang Tao was woken up by his phone’s alarm.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Jiang Tao had a slightly silly grin on his face.
He had a dream last night.
He dreamed that the watch he listed on Xianyu had sold for 8,000 yuan!
Thinking of this, he first took out the small watch from under his pillow to look at it.
Seeing that the watch was still there and it wasn’t a dream, Jiang Tao finally let out a long sigh of relief.
If he had woken up to find that yesterday was all a dream, that would have been too much of a rip-off!
After looking at the watch, Jiang Tao opened WeChat to check his prize-winning records.
The prize-winning records were still there; everything from yesterday wasn’t a dream, it was all real!
Afterwards, Jiang Tao checked the Xianyu app to see the status of his listings.
The moment he opened the app, Jiang Tao saw that his backend had over a dozen new messages!
In just one night, more than ten people were interested in his treasure, and some were asking for prices.
Among them was a potential buyer from the same city as Jiang Tao, whose nickname was ‘It’s Jing Jing’.
She asked Jiang Tao if they could conduct the transaction in person, wanting to inspect the goods first before exchanging money for the item.
After all, it was an item worth over 8,000 yuan, and it was second-hand.
It was only natural that many people wouldn’t feel at ease without seeing the actual item.
Jiang Tao thought for a moment and replied to ‘It’s Jing Jing’ that an in-person transaction was possible, asking for the meeting location.
Ding dong!
Less than 3 seconds after Jiang Tao sent the message, the other party replied.
It’s Jing Jing: How about Nanluoguxiang Subway Station?
There was a subway line that went directly from Jiang Tao’s place to Nanluoguxiang, which was only about an hour’s journey!
For 8,000 yuan, it was worth the trip!
Jiang Tao immediately replied, confirming the specific time for the transaction with ‘It’s Jing Jing’, setting it for 10 AM today!
It was only a little past 7 AM now, so Jiang Tao had plenty of time.
After getting dressed, he went downstairs and found a lamb soup restaurant on the commercial street in the urban village, indulging himself unusually.
A bowl of lamb offal soup with meat and a crispy baked flatbread cost a total of 33 yuan.
After eating the lamb soup, he instantly felt warm!
He went outside, stepping on the snow with a crunch, and walked towards where he had parked his truck yesterday.
He stopped beside the truck and looked at the shattered windshield, like a spiderweb, and the hole in it.
Jiang Tao’s mouth broke into a happy smile.
An iPhone 15 mobile phone worth over 4,000 yuan, plus a lady’s wristwatch worth over 10,000 yuan.
That was enough to replace dozens of windshields!
Smashing this windshield was totally worth it!
“Jiang Tao, what are you grinning foolishly about over there? You’ve got quite a good attitude, laughing even with your car smashed like this.”
While Jiang Tao was lost in thought, he heard a man’s voice.
He looked up and saw his fellow villager Wang Lianming walking towards him from the front-right, shuffling his feet.
“Have a cigarette~”
Wang Lianming stopped beside Jiang Tao, reached into his pocket, took out a pack of Liqun cigarettes, pulled one out, and handed it to Jiang Tao, then lit one for himself.
“Thanks, Brother Wang~”
Jiang Tao lit his cigarette, took a puff, and said thankfully,
“Brother Wang, are you out working today? I figured with this lousy weather, there shouldn’t be much work.”
“Might as well try, whether it pays off or not. Staying at home is still staying at home, and resting at the market is also resting.”
“What if I get a job! That would cover my food expenses for the day!”
“You’re planning to get your car fixed, right? Alright, you should go. I won’t waste your time. I’m leaving.”
Wang Lianming turned and walked towards his truck, started it up, and drove towards the market.
“Nobody has it easy!”
Jiang Tao looked up at the sky. Although the snow had lessened, it was still falling.
Even in this weather, workers couldn’t rest.
Especially for freelancers like him and Wang Lianming, every day they don’t work is a day they don’t earn money.
Unless there’s a special reason, they generally wouldn’t take a day off.
Even if they had a cold or a fever, they’d still have to go out to work.
If he hadn’t found the Daily Intelligence System.
He would probably have spent his entire life working at Hongxing Wholesale Market.
He would have worked until his late sixties, unable to work anymore, and then returned to his hometown.
Then he would have found a job as a gatekeeper security guard in his hometown to earn a living.
He would have lived to be seventy or eighty, then returned to his hometown to retire and live out his days aimlessly.
The fate of the vast majority of rural people is like this.
Yesterday, when he found the Daily Intelligence System, Jiang Tao felt the gears of his destiny begin to turn.
His life might be about to change from this point on!
“I’m not asking for great wealth, just to achieve financial freedom, to have enough to eat and drink, and I’ll be content!”
Jiang Tao collected his thoughts, brushed the snow off the windshield, opened the car door, and got in.
After starting the car, he drove it directly to an auto repair shop he frequented.
After a bit of bargaining with the boss, the price for replacing the windshield was settled at 680 yuan.
He could pick up the car in the afternoon, around 4 or 5 PM.
Jiang Tao left the car at the auto repair shop and took a bus to Zhuxinzhuang to catch the subway Line 8.
At this time in the morning, it was exactly during the morning rush hour.
The subway was packed, making it incredibly difficult to find a seat.
Jiang Tao put his hands in his pockets, tightly gripping the wristwatch, afraid it would be stolen.
After a shaky hour, he finally arrived at Nanluoguxiang Subway Station, where he had arranged to meet the customer.
Jiang Tao got off the subway with the other passengers.
After getting off, he took out his phone and saw that it was only 9:30 AM.
There was still half an hour before the scheduled meeting time.
Jiang Tao had nowhere else to go, so he found an empty bench and sat down.
He waited for the customer to arrive while admiring the shark pants.
Beijing is indeed a big city; there are many more beautiful women here than in Jiang Tao’s hometown of Ping County.
In a short while, Jiang Tao saw seven or eight beautiful women who were as attractive as his own wife.
Ring ring—
While Jiang Tao was admiring the shark pants, his phone rang, displaying an unfamiliar local number.
“Hello.”
Jiang Tao swiped to answer the call.
“Yes, I am Jiang Tao.”
“Yes, it’s my ID card.”
“It’s my address.”
“Okay, okay, thank you for your trouble!”
“Alright! Goodbye! And I wish you a happy life!”
“I will definitely support your Iced Black Tea every day from now on! I’ll buy your products every day!”
“Okay! Bye-bye!”
Hanging up the phone, Jiang Tao had a joyful smile on his face.
The staff from Iced Black Tea had just confirmed the information with him, saying that the phone he won could be delivered today!
Ring ring—
Just as he hung up with Iced Black Tea, another call came in.
“Hello.”
“I’ve arrived at Nanluoguxiang, Exit B2, right? Okay, okay!”
“Please wait a moment, I’m coming right over!”
“Alright! Call me again if you can’t find me.”
While talking on the phone, Jiang Tao looked at the signs inside the subway station and headed towards Exit B2.
He arrived at Exit B2 of the subway station.
Jiang Tao immediately spotted a tall girl standing by a window, wearing a long white down jacket and a cute pink fluffy hat.
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