Chapter 94: Poetry In The Mind, Confidence In The Stance!
Jiang Tao was not very surprised when he saw his wife’s younger sister, Xu Sha.
After all, the intelligence about Wang Xiaobai making money was refreshed through Xu Sha’s “beauty buff,” Wang Xiaohong.
1000% profit, 10 times the profit!
After this deal was done, Jiang Tao’s gross profit was over 1.8 million!
Even after deducting all sorts of costs, the net profit in hand was conservatively estimated to be over 1 million!
A chance encounter at KFC led to an opportunity to earn millions.
Life truly holds surprises everywhere!
Jiang Tao now even found his wife’s younger sister a little cute!
“Good morning, Mr. Jiang.”
Despite her surprise, Wang Xiaobai regained her composure and respectfully greeted Jiang Tao.
Xu Sha looked at her admired sister, Wang Xiaobai, behaving so respectfully in front of Jiang Tao, her expression complex.
Wang Xiaobai was just a grassroots salesperson at Keze Culture.
But through her own hard work and dedicated attitude,
her monthly salary remained stable at over ten thousand.
Having only graduated for a little over a year, to be earning this monthly salary,
Wang Xiaobai was considered one of the best among her peers.
In Shi City, many girls of Wang Xiaobai’s age, while appearing to be white-collar office workers, well-dressed and glamorous,
only earned a salary of three to four thousand a month!
Some deceptive companies in office buildings even paid their interns less than the cleaning aunts in the building!
Xu Sha attended a vocational college in Shi City, essentially just to get a diploma.
Upon graduation, she faced unemployment with no clear career path, let alone any advantages.
Among her senior classmates who had graduated a few years prior, those earning over 5000 were considered to be doing well.
Most were just getting by on salaries of three to four thousand.
Once they felt they had “mixed” enough, they would start looking for a partner, get married, and settle down.
Xu Sha greatly admired sisters like Wang Xiaobai who worked hard and achieved success, and always looked up to her as a role model.
And at this moment, her role model was being so respectful in front of her brother-in-law, whom she didn’t think highly of at all.
The impact of this scene on Xu Sha couldn’t be called insignificant.
“Good morning, Xiao Wang, and welcome, Shasha and Xiaohong.”
“Shasha, don’t leave at noon today; let your sister cook your favorite dishes.”
Jiang Tao walked up to the three of them, smiled, and greeted them.
Wang Xiaobai looked flattered and said, “That would be too kind, Manager Jiang…”
“There’s nothing to be shy about; familiarity grows with each meeting. We cooperated well this time, and there might be other opportunities in the future.”
Jiang Tao smiled, thinking to himself that since she brought him over a million in profit this time, it was only right to invite her for a meal at home.
“Then… thank you in advance for your hospitality, Manager Jiang!”
Wang Xiaobai also wanted to build a connection with Jiang Tao. Seeing his warm invitation, she politely accepted after only a token gesture of refusal.
Wang Xiaobai understood the situation clearly: if Manager Jiang hadn’t intended to invite her for a meal, he wouldn’t have said those words.
Since he had, if she continued to refuse, it would be rather unappreciative.
After accepting the dinner invitation, Wang Xiaobai’s gaze shifted to a container truck turning into the village entrance. She then said to Jiang Tao:
“Mr. Jiang, the truck has arrived. Shall I arrange for workers to unload it for you?”
“Yes, unload it in my courtyard.”
“Okay, great!”
While they were talking, the truck driver drove the vehicle to the alley entrance.
After giving instructions to the driver and the two accompanying workers, Wang Xiaobai led them to Jiang Tao’s home to identify the location.
Jiang Tao, meanwhile, returned home with a visibly nervous yet excited Wang Xiaohong and a complex expression on Xu Sha’s face.
Xu Sha remained very quiet during the journey.
Her mind was still replaying the scene, and the repeated “Manager Jiang” from her sister, Wang Xiaobai.
How had he, Jiang Tao, become “Manager Jiang”?
“Shasha, don’t you think your brother-in-law is getting more handsome?”
Wang Xiaohong leaned close to Shasha’s ear, speaking with undisguised delight while repeatedly stealing glances at Jiang Tao walking steadily ahead.
She realized she was suddenly developing a liking for the “uncle” type of man!
“Tch, handsome is…”
Xu Sha’s usual retort about Jiang Tao faltered today.
Can being handsome put food on the table?
The money he earned wasn’t even enough to support my sister and her daughter.
In the past, she could have smoothly delivered this entire string of words.
But today, having witnessed a different side of Jiang Tao that she had never seen before,
Xu Sha felt that continuing to say those things would be self-deception.
“I think your brother-in-law has a lot of presence; he doesn’t seem like the truck driver you described. He seems more like a big boss!”
“Do you think your brother-in-law was always acting low-key at your place, playing the wolf in sheep’s clothing?”
Wang Xiaohong glanced at Jiang Tao again while speaking,
as the saying goes, money is a man’s courage; the more money in his pocket, the straighter his back stands!
This saying was very applicable to Jiang Tao now.
Previously, driving a truck, he worked hard for a month and earned only eight to nine thousand.
Apart from rent and the daily expenses for a family of three, he was lucky to net 4000 yuan a month.
Saving forty to fifty thousand a year.
With low income, he was inevitably frugal when spending money, giving people a stingy impression.
Over time, that “shabby” aura would become more pronounced.
Every time Xu Sha saw Jiang Tao in the past, the words “shabby” would automatically appear in her mind!
He was truly poor and truly shabby. Although Xu Sha was somewhat materialistic, her assessment of Jiang Tao was objective.
In a sense,
for the past thirty years, Jiang Tao had been an unknown figure, struggling at the bottom, and still remaining among the impoverished masses at the bottom.
The struggle of most ordinary people was like crawling through a dark, damp sewer, carrying a heavy load.
Heaven had not left any upward mobility for you.
Only a few lucky ones could seize opportunities and achieve a class leap.
Jiang Tao, who returned home for this Spring Festival, drove a Mercedes-Benz GLS worth over a million, collected gold bars worth hundreds of thousands, and had hundreds of thousands in his bank account.
Although he was far from being a tycoon at this moment,
he had completely departed from the category of the impoverished masses and was now being carried to new heights by System Brother.
And he would fly even higher and further in the future!
True elegance comes from knowledge; money makes a man stand tall.
Sufficient wealth can indeed allow a man to straighten his back, bowed by life, and stand proud!
Xu Sha’s gaze kept stealing glances at Jiang Tao walking ahead.
She could clearly feel that the Jiang Tao who returned this time was very, very different from his past self!
He exuded an air of composure, confidence, cheerfulness, and generosity.
Xu Sha had never used these words to describe Jiang Tao before.
“You two can sit anywhere you like. Make yourselves at home, don’t be shy.”
“Your sister and Xiao Xue went out. I’ll call her to let her know you’re here.”
Jiang Tao led Xu Sha and Wang Xiaohong into his living room, gestured for them to sit, and then picked up his phone to call Xu Li.
He told her Xu Sha had arrived and asked her to plan her time and come back early to cook.
“You two rest here for a bit and watch some TV. I’ll go out and check the goods.”
Jiang Tao nodded to them and turned to go outside to check the inventory with Wang Xiaobai.
“Shasha, your brother-in-law is so handsome and has such great charisma! I’m totally smitten, what should I do!”
After Jiang Tao left, Wang Xiaohong excitedly hugged Xu Sha’s arm, looking completely infatuated.
Xu Sha rolled her eyes speechlessly. “Save it. One of my sister’s toes is more attractive than your whole body.”
“Oh, stop it! Why are you so discouraging!”
“I’m just stating the facts.”
After Jiang Tao left, Xu Sha and Wang Xiaohong immediately felt much more relaxed and began chatting animatedly.
Xu Sha’s gaze would still involuntarily drift towards Jiang Tao and Wang Xiaobai in the courtyard.
“I must have been led astray by that girl Wang Xiaohong; how am I also finding him a bit handsome?”
