Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

Chapter 566 - 268: The Nine Fish Painting’s Special Attribute—Vividly Lifelike! (Part 2)

"Hahaha, sure! It’s been a while since we had a drink together, no time like the present—let’s do it today."

"By the way, a few friends just gave me some fish, Brother Lü, go grab something to carry them, I’ll give you a couple."

Even though Jiang Tao now had assets worth tens of millions, he’d never thought about drifting apart from Lü Qian.

He’d gained quite a bit thanks to Lü Qian.

Like that Meile Pearl he sold for more than eighty thousand, and the Delicious Pickle Jar that became a backbone for Jiang’s Food Factory.

And that meteorite he fished out by the pond and sold for seven or eight hundred thousand.

You can’t forget where you came from!

"Yo ho! These fish look pretty good! Not like those ones raised on a farm, these are the real wild deal!"

Lü Qian could tell at a glance that the carp in Jiang Tao’s bucket were different from the ones farmed in ponds.

Jiang Tao laughed, "I don’t know much about them. We’ll stew them tonight and see how they taste."

"Alright, you’re straightforward! Old Lü likes making friends with forthright people like you!"

"Tonight bring along your parents, your sister, and your father-in-law—the whole gang."

"My place isn’t that roomy, but we’ll fit two tables, no problem."

Lü Qian said this while putting down his trash bag.

He turned and went into his kitchen, bringing out a red bucket identical to Jiang Tao’s.

"Here, take all four—there’ll be a lot of people tonight, two just won’t be enough."

When Jiang Tao heard Old Lü planned to throw a big dinner, he just handed over all four black carp.

"Haha, that’s exactly what I was thinking! You’re a good kid, always know how things ought to go!"

"I’ll organize, I’ll call your parents and the others, just make sure you show up tonight."

Lü Qian had visited Jiang Tao’s family a few times, and by now was already friends with Jiang Wen and the rest.

If Lü Qian sets things up, everyone will show him respect.

Jiang Tao nodded with a smile, "Alright! I’ll be there tonight."

"Oh, Xiao Jiang! We’re so caught up with the reunion and setting up drinks, I almost forgot the main thing."

Lü Qian suddenly slapped his forehead, saying:

"Remember before Qingming Festival, when we talked about my nephew’s wife’s little courtyard?"

"Yeah, I remember."

Jiang Tao nodded—the evening before Qingming Festival, he’d had dinner with Lü Qian, and picked up some info.

Lü Qian’s nephew’s wife planned to sell her old house here in Xiaoshanhe and retire to her hometown.

Lü Qian had brought Jiang Tao to check out the courtyard: 15 meters long, 10 wide, so 150 sq. meters of land.

The lady, Sun Xiangxiang, had asked for 2.3 million.

But the system gave a bottom price of 2.1 million, twenty thousand less.

So the price didn’t meet, and Jiang Tao hadn’t bought it then.

Now, half a month has passed since those talks.

Sun Xiangxiang’s old house still hadn’t been sold.

Last night, she finally came around, ready to drop the price and stick to Jiang Tao’s original offer of 2.1 million.

Only, contacting Jiang Tao herself made her feel a bit embarrassed.

After all, she’d rejected him so firmly before.

Suddenly dropping the price now felt like begging Jiang Tao to buy, kind of awkward.

So Sun Xiangxiang found Lü Qian as the go-between, hoping he’d pass along her message.

"Xiao Sun said she’ll sell you the house for your price—what do you think..."

It’s been half a month, Lü Qian wasn’t even sure if Jiang Tao still wanted to buy that courtyard.

"Sure! Just like I said before. When can she come over to sign?"

Jiang Tao was as decisive as ever.

The info back then said this property would appreciate by 1000%.

Buy it now for 2.1 million, make 21 million in the future!

With that kind of return, Jiang Tao wasn’t about to hold a grudge over her earlier rejection.

Who says no to money!

"You busy this morning? If there’s nothing urgent, I’ll call her now."

"She’s here around Xiaoshanhe anyway, probably can meet you very soon."

Lü Qian was still as enthusiastic as always.

"Sure! Thanks Brother Lü, give her a call, I’ll wait here for her."

Jiang Tao really didn’t have anything pressing to do this morning.

Getting cars for Xu Li and Yuan Mengqi wasn’t a rush.

As for that beauty salon up for sublease mentioned in last night’s info—

Jiang Tao had already sent Yuan Mengqi and Yuan Mengjie to talk with the landlord, didn’t need to go himself.

"Alright! Let’s sit inside and relax, have some tea."

"An old buddy just gave me a tin of good tea; I don’t even drink it myself, but you’re in luck today."

Lü Qian said, and ushered Jiang Tao into his house.

As soon as he stepped inside, Jiang Tao saw Ma Dongmei sitting on the sofa, sewing clothes.

When she saw Jiang Tao walk in, Ma Dongmei instantly broke into a warm smile and got up to greet him.

She greeted Jiang Tao in her own way, showing him a heartfelt welcome.

"Good morning Aunt Ma! Haven’t visited you in a while, I just got back from my hometown."

Jiang Tao greeted Ma Dongmei, laughing as he explained why he hadn’t stopped by recently.

"Mmm, ah ah ah..."

Ma Dongmei quickly signed; seeing Jiang Tao, her fellow townsman, was like seeing relatives from home.

"Xiao Mei says she knows already—Jingjing told her."

"And tonight, let’s have Jingjing join too; she hasn’t come by in over a week."

Lü Qian translated for Jiang Tao and Ma Dongmei, smiling as he spoke.

Then he pulled out an old flip phone, looked up Sun Xiangxiang’s number, and dialed.

"Hello, Xiao Sun, it’s your Uncle Lü. Just bumped into Xiao Jiang, and talked again about your courtyard..."

Lü Qian called Sun Xiangxiang, chatted for a bit, and asked her to come over in person.

Really, there wasn’t much left to discuss.

As for the house and the price, they’d already gone over everything—it was just the price that didn’t agree before.

Now both agreed, so all that’s left was signing, processing, and payment.

"Alright, Xiao Jiang—Xiao Sun said she’ll be right over, so just wait a bit."

"How come you stayed at your hometown so long this time? Something up?"

After hanging up with Sun Xiangxiang, Lü Qian started chatting with Jiang Tao again.

"Nothing much, just invested in a small project back home..."

Jiang Tao sat and chatted with Lü Qian and Ma Dongmei for about ten minutes or so.

Sun Xiangxiang finally arrived.

After half a month, Sun Xiangxiang looked way more worn out, her expression bleak.

"Uncle Lü, Mr. Jiang, sorry to keep you waiting."

Sun Xiangxiang, coming in, greeted Lü Qian and Jiang Tao.

The "take it or leave it" attitude she had with Jiang Tao last time was all gone, replaced by friendliness, even a bit of humility.

"Xiao Sun, come have a seat, you and Xiao Jiang have met before, so I won’t introduce you."

"You’re both busy, so let’s skip the chit-chat and get down to business."

Lü Qian was always a no-nonsense guy, didn’t like beating around the bush or dragging things out.

He jumped straight to the main point.

Jiang Tao and Sun Xiangxiang really didn’t have much left to say—price was settled, just sign and transfer money.

From a little past ten in the morning, they were busy till noon around twelve.

With Lü Qian and a Xiaoshanhe Village official as witnesses, Jiang Tao and Sun Xiangxiang signed several contracts.

Once the contracts were signed, Jiang Tao quickly transferred the money to Sun Xiangxiang on the spot.

To him, 2.1 million was no big deal now.

He had over ten million in easily accessible funds in his bank account.

For that courtyard, Jiang Tao planned to renovate it and use it as dorms for Jiang’s Food Factory.

Right now, the dozen or so factory workers were crowded into two shipping containers—way too tough.

The factory staff were all fellow villagers Jiang Tao had hired from his old hometown.

Spending a little to improve their living conditions, Jiang Tao doesn’t mind at all.