Chapter 53: With System Brother, Life Is Getting More Promising!
Full of food and drink.
It was past one in the afternoon when Jiang Tao returned to his rental room.
During the meal, he had a few drinks with Lu Qian and Ma Dongmei.
Now, with his head feeling groggy, he couldn’t be bothered to go out wandering around anymore.
Jiang Tao only found out today that Ma Dongmei, who looked quiet and demure, actually had a good capacity for alcohol!
Women who drink are already a minority, and those with a good capacity for alcohol like Ma Dongmei are even rarer.
Ring ring—
Just as he was about to lie down for a midday nap, Jiang Tao’s phone rang.
Picking up the phone, he saw the contact name was “Third Sister.”
“Hello, Third Sister…”
“Guess what? How old are you, still playing such childish games.”
“Hurry up, state your case if you have something important, otherwise, dismiss the court.”
“Over 2,000 orders, and only sold a little over 70,000?”
“Oh, if you put it that way, then that’s not bad. You handle the arrangements.”
“Find people if you need to, ship the goods as you should, do you have enough money? If not, I’ll transfer some to you.”
“Alright, alright, that’s settled then. You handle it, bye bye.”
Jiang Tao was quite confident in his sister’s abilities and didn’t worry about her tricking him.
After briefly giving instructions over the phone, he hung up, got into bed, pulled up the quilt, and started his nap.
He slept until around 3:30 in the afternoon when Liu Zhiyuan’s phone call woke him up.
Liu Zhiyuan and the other two had finished selling all the stockpiled Satsuma Mandarins, thus ending their battle.
Around 4 PM, Liu Zhiyuan, Shan Yufei, and Zhang Chao gathered again at Jiang Tao’s rental room.
The last batch of Satsuma Mandarins today sold for a total of a little over 137,400.
Jiang Tao, with his 71% share, received 97,554.
Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei each received 19,236.
The remaining 1,374 was Zhang Chao’s salary, which Jiang Tao topped up to 3,000 out of his own pocket.
Although it was less than a day, Jiang Tao still gave Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei 1,000 yuan each as salary.
“The Satsuma Mandarins are sold out, and this operation has concluded perfectly. You’ve all worked hard these past few days, rushing out early and coming back late.”
“Tonight, after visiting Brother Wang at the hospital, you can choose the place. Let’s have a farewell dinner.”
For this Satsuma Mandarin project, Jiang Tao invested 250,000 and earned a total of nearly 750,000, with a net profit of around 500,000.
In just 5 days, he earned 500,000!
Without the intelligence provided by System Brother, it would have taken Jiang Tao at least seven or eight years to earn 500,000.
And that would have been under very frugal conditions.
If he lived like he does now, eating out every day and smoking Huanghelou cigarettes, he probably wouldn’t have saved 500,000 in his lifetime.
Besides the Satsuma Mandarins, Jiang Tao had also reaped 40,000 from Alipay, sold about 70,000 worth of lottery tickets, and won another 20,000 from scratch cards in the past few days.
And then there are the Ultraman Hair Clips his younger sister Jiang Bing is selling; after this project, they’ll make another big profit.
Jiang Tao felt that with System Brother, his life was becoming more promising!
Liu Zhiyuan and the others didn’t say any sentimental words.
This time, Jiang Tao had helped them earn over a hundred thousand, and they all remembered this kindness in their hearts.
The group chatted idly at Jiang Tao’s place until past 4 PM, then they all headed out and went downstairs.
They bought milk, fruit, and other items at Yu Dongdong’s supermarket.
The group then went together to Jishuitan Hospital to visit Wang Lianming and his wife, He Fang.
After just a few days, Wang Lianming looked like he had aged over ten years, his expression incredibly haggard.
Seeing Jiang Tao and Liu Zhiyuan and the others, Wang Lianming was deeply moved, his eyes welling up with tears.
He Fang’s condition was also far from her previous radiant self; she looked somewhat listless.
Due to daily chemotherapy treatments, she had suffered severe hair loss and had shaved her head completely.
Upon seeing He Fang, the phrase ‘illness strikes like a landslide’ instantly came to Jiang Tao’s mind.
Seeing He Fang’s poor condition, Jiang Tao and the others did not disturb them excessively.
After spending over forty minutes in the ward, they took their leave.
Wang Lianming escorted them all the way out of the inpatient building.
Liu Zhiyuan and the other three left first, while Jiang Tao stayed behind to talk with Wang Lianming alone.
“Brother Wang, hasn’t Sister-in-law’s surgery been scheduled yet? Is it a lack of funds or something else? How much more is needed, I can give you some.”
Wang Lianming was practically a mentor to Jiang Tao when he first entered the industry, helping him significantly during his most difficult early days.
Jiang Tao still remembered that in his first year, he had to pay off his car loan for a new car, and Xu Li had also incurred significant expenses due to difficult labor during childbirth.
Around this time of year, with the Spring Festival approaching, after paying his car loan for the month, Jiang Tao was left with less than 1,000 yuan.
Without a word, Wang Lianming gave him 10,000 yuan, telling him to go home and have a good Spring Festival.
Jiang Tao would remember Wang Lianming’s kindness for a lifetime.
Now that Wang Lianming and He Fang were facing difficulties, Jiang Tao naturally wouldn’t hesitate to offer his help.
After receiving the final payment for the Satsuma Mandarins today, the funds in his account were nearing 400,000.
Moreover, after completing the Ultraman Hair Clip project, he would have another 100,000 or so coming in.
Even if Wang Lianming asked to borrow one or two hundred thousand, he would lend it without hesitation.
“Thanks, Jiang Tao, my good brother.”
Wang Lianming’s eyes were red as he patted Jiang Tao’s shoulder.
Besides himself and He Fang’s parents, Jiang Tao was the first person to proactively ask if he had enough money and offer to lend him some.
“Sigh! This time it’s not about money. We have enough funds, but we just can’t get the surgery scheduled.”
“A patient in our ward has been waiting for over a month, and still hasn’t been able to schedule surgery.”
“Sigh! People like us, with no money and no connections, find everything so difficult!!”
As Wang Lianming spoke, his clouded tears began to stream down.
In these past few days, due to his wife’s illness, Wang Lianming, this iron-willed man, had shed tears more than once.
“…”
Hearing Wang Lianming’s words, Jiang Tao also felt helpless.
Wealthy individuals could opt for special care, paying several times more for the same surgery, which would expedite the scheduling.
Those with influence and connections could also use them to cut to the front of the line.
Ordinary people like Wang Lianming, with limited funds and no connections, could only wait.
If they couldn’t wait any longer, they would have to settle for transferring to a hospital where surgery could be arranged.
“Sister-in-law is blessed, she will get better, everything will get better.”
Jiang Tao reached out and patted Wang Lianming’s shoulder, comforting his older brother.
The two chatted for a while longer, and then Wang Lianming returned upstairs to look after He Fang.
Jiang Tao turned and went outside to meet up with Liu Zhiyuan and the other two.
The “Satsuma Mandarin Dream Team” had their final gathering, this time at a four-star hotel in Huilongguan.
The standard had significantly improved compared to the Wang Cai restaurant in the urban village.
The meal cost Jiang Tao over 1,500 yuan.
After dinner, Zhang Chao arranged for them to go to a nearby KTV and sing for over three hours.
After singing, Liu Zhiyuan, Shan Yufei, and Zhang Chao, the three brothers, went to an internet cafe to play all night.
Jiang Tao, being in his mid-thirties, no longer participated in the activities of the younger generation.
He took a taxi back to his rental room in the Xiao Shahe Urban Village, arriving exactly at midnight.
Upon entering and taking off his jacket, Jiang Tao’s mind stirred, and he opened the intelligence system to check today’s intelligence.
