Chapter 78: Tobacco, Alcohol, Tea, And The Mercedes-benz Gls!
Sun Xiao Bao was helped by Jiang Tao out of the demolition area’s ruins and into the car.
The moment his butt hit the car seat, Sun Xiao Bao’s heart sank and he thought, “This is bad.”
Those ten-plus catties of steel rebar ends, he forgot to take them again!
“Forget it, it seems like wealth is just not in my destiny!”
Thinking of his tragic experience these past two days, where no matter who he called, no one answered.
Sun Xiao Bao was still a bit scared at this moment.
Those ten-plus catties of scrap steel felt like a fishing spot that heaven had specifically set up to catch him, and it had hooked him twice in a row.
From now on, he absolutely, absolutely, absolutely would not pick them up again!
One can fall in a place twice, but not thrice!
If he goes again in the future, he’ll be a dog!
Jiang Tao didn’t know that Sun Xiao Bao in the back seat had already made a vow.
“By the way, Xiao Jiang, it’s so late at night, why did you come here?”
After making a vow to himself, Sun Xiao Bao looked at Jiang Tao, who was driving, and asked curiously.
“I divined it and found you were in danger, so I came to save you, haha, tell me if my calculation was accurate.”
Jiang Tao drove, laughing and joking, with no seriousness on his face.
Sun Xiao Bao’s question genuinely stumped him.
Who, normally, would go to a demolition area at night?
So he could only “read and reply vaguely” in an attempt to get away with it.
“Xiao Jiang, you’re not wrong, my old man and you truly have a connection.”
“If it weren’t for me being a lone star of misfortune reincarnated, with all my relatives meeting bad ends, I would have wanted to adopt you as my godson.”
In the back seat, Sun Xiao Bao looked at Jiang Tao absentmindedly, and then thought of his own grandson.
If his grandson were still alive, he would probably be around this age, right?
“Grandpa, don’t listen to those charlatans tell fortunes.”
“Who says you are a lone star of misfortune reincarnated? I think you have great fortune, a long life, and great luck. Your good days are still ahead.”
Seeing that the topic had been successfully changed, Jiang Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Heh, that’s true. Both times I almost died, you, Xiao Jiang, saved me. You are truly my lucky general.”
“Xiao Jiang, from your accent, you’re not from the Capital City, are you?”
“I’m from Hebei Province, from the old revolutionary base of Ping County. My great-grandfather fought the Japanese, and he was a combat hero who sacrificed himself in the war.”
“A descendant of a martyr! No wonder, I see you have a noble spirit. Your upbringing must have been very good.”
“Are you working or doing business in the Capital City? Where do you live? Renting or bought a house?”
“I’m still renting near Xiao Shahe, and after the Spring Festival, I plan to bring my wife and child over and find a better place to live.”
“It’s great to bring your wife and child over. A family should be together every day.”
“What a coincidence, Xiao Jiang. I happen to have a tenant who just moved out before the Spring Festival.”
“When you have time during the day, I’ll take you to see it. If you like it, you can bring your wife and child to live there.”
“You and your family can live there for as long as you want.”
“Oh, that’s a coincidence! What’s the area? How much is the rent per month?”
“120 square meters, three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, a north-south facing layout. What rent are we talking about between us…”
“No, if you don’t charge rent, I won’t move in. Wouldn’t that be taking advantage of you?”
They chatted all the way, and by the time the Audi A6 drove into Sun Xiao Bao’s building in Bai Ge Zhuang New Village, it was past 2 AM.
It was very late, and Jiang Tao was also really sleepy, so he didn’t stay long.
When he left, Sun Xiao Bao stuffed him with two cases of Moutai and a box of tea.
And a small surprise in addition to the intelligence, four packs of Huazi cigarettes.
The total value of these gifts Sun Xiao Bao gave Jiang Tao was nearly 70,000 yuan!
Moreover, Jiang Tao couldn’t refuse them.
If he didn’t accept them, Sun Xiao Bao would hold him back and not let him leave.
If he refused, it would mean he looked down on Old Sun.
If he refused, Old Sun would go back and get crushed under the floor slab again.
Jiang Tao didn’t actually not want them; he just made a perfunctory refusal a couple of times before “reluctantly” accepting Sun Xiao Bao’s gifts.
Alright, he now had tobacco and alcohol to give to his father and father-in-law for the Spring Festival, saving him the trouble of buying them himself.
With this tobacco, alcohol, and tea, the trunk of the Audi A6 was almost full, and there was nothing else he needed to buy.
As for fish and shrimp, it was better to buy fresh ones back home to cook.
Every year on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Tao’s village has a market, so it’s very convenient to buy things.
Driving out of Bai Ge Zhuang New Village, Jiang Tao found a Home Inn Hotel nearby to check into.
He planned to get a good night’s sleep to recharge, and then set off for his hometown around two or three in the afternoon.
If the journey went smoothly, it would take about 4 hours to get home.
Today was about a month and a half since he last left his hometown.
Jiang Tao really missed his wife and children.
Thinking that he would see his wife and children today, he even smiled in his sleep.
Ring ring ring—
At 10:08 AM, Jiang Tao was woken up by a phone call.
Groggily opening his eyes, he picked up his phone and glanced at it. The name displayed on the screen was “Du Ennan.”
Seeing this name, Jiang Tao instantly became wide awake and sat up from the bed.
Could this sister also be here to thank him?
Thinking of the “friendship of Du Ennan and the ownership of a Mercedes-Benz GLS” mentioned in the intelligence.
Jiang Tao couldn’t help but feel a bit excited.
The tobacco, alcohol, and tea that Old Sun gave him this morning were only worth about 70,000 yuan.
The value of a Mercedes-Benz GLS was over a million!
If the System Brother’s intelligence was accurate, it was equivalent to trading a piece of intelligence for a life and a luxury car worth millions!
At this moment, Jiang Tao’s heart also couldn’t help but race a bit faster.
After taking a few deep breaths to calm his excitement, he swiped his finger and answered the call.
“Jiang Tao, thank you for saving my child, thank you, thank you…”
The moment the call connected, Du Ennan’s sincere voice came from the receiver, repeatedly thanking Jiang Tao.
“Is the child okay? That’s good if they are.”
“Yes, I plan to go back to my hometown this afternoon.”
“Mhmm, okay, yes…”
“Alright, good, then I’ll come over in the morning.”
“…”
They talked on the phone for seven or eight minutes before hanging up.
After the call, Jiang Tao got out of bed and took a shower in the bathroom, feeling much more energetic.
He got dressed and went downstairs to check out.
Jiang Tao drove for half an hour and arrived downstairs at Wanxiang Hui, parking directly in the underground parking lot.
Taking the elevator to the first floor, Wanxiang Hui was still a bustling scene with crowds of people, just like yesterday.
Jiang Tao noticed that the black Mercedes-Benz GLS in the most prominent spot on the first floor had disappeared.
It had been replaced by a GLS of the same model but in sapphire blue.
On stage, He Jing was interacting with a middle-aged woman, livening up the atmosphere, and wished her the same luck as the handsome guy from yesterday to win a grand prize.
The “handsome guy from yesterday” couldn’t help but chuckle at He Jing’s address.
“Mr. Jiang, you’re here! General Manager Du asked me to wait for you here. I’ll take you up directly when you arrive.”
While Jiang Tao was in a daze, the staff member who had taken him upstairs yesterday eagerly stepped forward to greet him.
“Okay, thank you.”
Jiang Tao nodded and followed the female employee to the 8th floor using the internal employee elevator.
It was the same office as yesterday.
When Du Ennan saw Jiang Tao again, she felt completely different from yesterday.
“Jiang Tao, thank you for your reminder, thank you, thank you.”
“I went to the hospital after hearing your words at midnight, and just as you said, the child’s condition was very dangerous.”
“I had just finished my check-up yesterday, and the child was completely normal. My next check-up wasn’t for another five days.”
“If it weren’t for your reminder, I can’t imagine what the consequences would have been…”
As Du Ennan spoke, she was filled with lingering fear, and tears began to fall.
Facing the tearful pleas of a woman he wasn’t very familiar with, Jiang Tao could only offer a few words of comfort from the side.
When talking about her child, Du Ennan seemed gentle and vulnerable.
But when discussing other business matters, she instantly reverted to her persona as a strong female executive.
Jiang Tao witnessed what “acting with great decisiveness and speed” meant.
Without a word, Du Ennan took out a gift agreement and handed it to Jiang Tao to sign.
A Mercedes-Benz GLS worth over a million yuan was given away just like that, with no room for refusal.
Upon learning that Jiang Tao did not have a license plate quota for Beijing, Du Ennan directly gifted him the license plate as well.
Of course, the license plate couldn’t be transferred normally and would still be affiliated with Wanxiang Hui.
Having a Beijing license plate would make it more convenient for Jiang Tao to handle affairs in the Capital City in the future.
