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Chapter 154 Parents' Long-cherished Wish and the 40 Yuan Prize! (3-in-1, please subscribe~~)

Building 89, Baigezhuang New Village Community.

The hard wooden bed in the master bedroom of room 101.

Sun Xiaobao's thin body was curled up in the quilt, and he was sweating from the pain.

The excruciating pain was ravaging his will.

But he gritted his teeth and endured it, treating the pain pump hanging on his body as nothing more than decoration.

The pain pump he wears costs over 800 yuan and usually only lasts for 3-4 days.

Now that this one is used up, and Sun Xiaobao knows that his days are numbered.

So he couldn't bear to change it again, not wanting to waste that money.

It's not that he's obsessed with money or values ​​it more than his life; it's just that his years of thrift and frugality have made him that way.

He had experienced far too much human suffering—the pain of losing his wife, his son, his grandson—and had become accustomed to it.

This little bit of physical pain is just something he has to grit his teeth for; he gets used to it and it doesn't hurt anymore.

How many delicious treats and fun toys could you buy for Xiao Jiang's child with 800 yuan?
While enduring the pain, scenes of spending time with Jiang Tao's family suddenly flashed through Sun Xiaobao's mind.

During the Chinese New Year, he was alone in his cold, empty house, staring blankly at his critical condition notice.

Jiang Tao's phone call inviting him to visit his hometown was like a warm spring breeze, dispelling the chill and loneliness in his heart.

When he received Jiang Tao's call, his first instinct was not to trouble Jiang Tao and he wanted to refuse.

But then I thought, I am already a dying man, why not feel the warmth of humanity one last time before I go?

So he accepted Jiang Tao's invitation and was picked up by a private car and taken to Jiangjiazhuang.

Jiang Tao's parents also warmly welcomed him and prepared various local delicacies for him every day.

Jiang Wen would take him around every day, and take him to chat and play chess with Jiang Tianming next door.

Take him fishing, take him to the nearby activity center to practice Tai Chi.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, Sun Xiaobao was touched by the sincerity of Jiang Tao's family and became their best friend.

After spending half a month in Jiangjiazhuang, he invited Jiang Wen and Tian Xiaomei to the capital.

He is a native of Beijing who has lived there for over sixty years.

This opportunity to act as a tour guide for two friends allowed me to tour Beijing for the first time.

Life is only a little over sixty years long, and I've suffered for over sixty years.

The month or so before his death was the happiest and most joyful time of his life.

Even if he were to die tomorrow, he would have no regrets!
Thinking of those wonderful times, it felt as if the pain lessened a bit, not as intense as it had been just now.

Gradually, drowsiness crept in, and Sun Xiaobao's furrowed brows began to relax.

His breathing gradually became long and even, and he finally fell asleep.

……

The view from the window of apartment 101, building 79 in the residential complex.

After using the "Sleeping Mode" on Lao Sun, Jiang Tao quietly left.

You don't need to be in the same room to activate the "Sleep Mode," as long as you're within a certain range.

It cost 66 yuan to help relieve Old Sun's pain and let him sleep peacefully for one night, which is still a great deal.

In the dim light, Jiang Tao's shadow stretched long. When he got back to his car, he didn't drive away immediately.

I first cracked the window open, lit a cigarette, and continued refreshing the remaining two intelligence reports for tonight.

Today's Intelligence 02:
You had contact with your father, Jiang Wen, yesterday and obtained relevant information—

Jiang Wen and his wife Tian Xiaomei have always longed to own their own restaurant.

But for the sake of your career, they had no choice but to keep it to themselves.

……

"..."

Upon seeing the second piece of intelligence today, Jiang Tao took a deep drag on his cigarette, his expression somewhat complicated.

He never asked his parents what they wanted to do or what they wanted to do.

He was simply wishfully thinking that being good to his parents, arranging easy jobs for them, and paying them high salaries was filial piety.

It turns out that my parents also have their own dreams.

"Opening a restaurant..."

"Once the Babao Pickles company is settled and on track, I'll open a restaurant for you two to enjoy."

Jiang Tao smiled with relief and flicked his cigarette ash out the window.

For him, opening a restaurant for his parents was not a big deal.

With a thought, I refreshed the third one.

Today's Intelligence 03:
You obtained relevant information while shopping at Jingkelong supermarket outside your neighborhood yesterday.

Among the sixth prizes in the lucky draw at Jingkelong Supermarket, there was a scratch-off lottery ticket with a prize of up to 400,000 yuan!
[Note 1]: There are 8 hours and 58 minutes remaining until this scratch card is taken away.

……

"A scratch-off lottery ticket worth 40 yuan!"

Upon seeing the third piece of intelligence today, Jiang Tao's eyes lit up.

Even the fingers holding the cigarette couldn't help but tremble slightly!
Scratch-off lottery tickets with a prize of up to 40 yuan.

Even if you pay a 20% income tax on unexpected gains, you'll still get 32!

This is undoubtedly another piece of extremely valuable intelligence!

It is easy to operate and easy to monetize.

I took out my phone and checked the time displayed on the screen.

It's already 0:19 AM.

In other words, the scratch-off ticket worth 40 yuan will be bought by someone else around 9:17 am tomorrow.

I have to complete the lottery draw before this time.

Jingkelong Supermarket opens at 8:30 a.m., so the time isn't too tight.

"I can't sleep in tomorrow morning, I need to get that scratch-off lottery ticket early."

Jiang Tao flicked the cigarette butt out of the car window and started the car, driving towards his building.

I got home around 0:40 a.m.

Jiang Tao's parents, wife, and children were all fast asleep, and no one noticed that he had left.

I took off my clothes and hung them on the coat rack by the door before going back inside to sleep.

Early the next morning.

After breakfast, Jiang Tao gave his parents the day off, telling them they didn't need to go to the company for the time being.

Jiang Tao used the excuse of going to the supermarket to buy cigarettes to drive straight to Jingkelong Supermarket.

Around 8 or 9 a.m., there weren't many customers shopping at the supermarket yet.

There were no queues at any of the checkout counters.

The prize draw area was sparsely populated with only a few customers participating, unlike the long queues yesterday afternoon.

Jiang Tao pushed a shopping cart into the supermarket.

In the spirit of a quick and decisive action, he directly moved two cases of Wuliangye liquor from the beverage section, spending more than 4000 yuan.

The total bill came to over 4500 yuan, and I received 23 chances to win a prize.

"Thank you for your great support of Jingkelong Supermarket. You have been awarded 23 chances to win a prize."

The supermarket employee in charge of the lottery was named Zhang Limei, and she was a junior manager at the supermarket.

Zhang Limei immediately recognized Jiang Tao as the lucky customer who had won an electric scooter yesterday.

Seeing her regular customers return to the supermarket to make repeat purchases, Zhang Limei's smile was incredibly warm.

"Thank you, may we start the prize draw now?"

Jiang Tao took out his phone and glanced at it; it was already 9:5 a.m.

There are still 12 minutes left before that valuable scratch-off ticket is taken away.

There is plenty of time.

He only needs to draw a sixth prize to get the winning ticket.

"Of course! You can have it now!"

Zhang Limei smiled and said something, then immediately carried the raffle box to Jiang Tao.

Jiang Tao stopped wasting words with Zhang Limei and reached into the lottery box, grabbing a stack of prizes.

After counting out 23 lottery tickets, the extras were put back.

Zhang Limei was also amazed by Jiang Tao's extravagant and unrestrained lottery drawing method.

Upon receiving the lottery ticket, Jiang Tao immediately began scratching it without saying a word.

This time, he's not even hoping to win a big prize like first or second prize.

He only wants to win the sixth prize!

The first prize is just a supermarket gift card worth 5000 yuan.

One of the sixth prizes is a scratch-off lottery ticket worth 400,000 yuan!
Jiang Tao is clear about what's important and what's not!
The first one was a seventh prize, a bag of salt.

The second prize was also a 7th prize, and I won another bag of salt.

The 3rd, the 4th, the 5th...

Jiang Tao quickly scratched all 23 lottery tickets in his hand.

1个1等奖，1个2等奖，1个3等奖，3个4等奖，6个5等奖，11个7等奖！

"Is this gentleman the lucky winner?"

"That's so lucky!"

"I've never seen anything like this before! This is the first time I've ever seen someone win the lottery this many times!"

"This luck is truly incredible!"

Zhang Limei and the others witnessed Jiang Tao's lottery drawing process in its entirety, and they were all amazed.

If they weren't supermarket employees themselves, they would have suspected that Jiang Tao was a shill hired by the supermarket!
Seeing Jiang Tao's incredible luck, the other people drawing prizes nearby also wanted to go back and buy some more items so they could try their luck a few more times!

So many big prizes have been won in such a short time, it seems like the winning rate is very high today!
Some people just watched and observed, but some people actually took action. There were even a few people who had just left the supermarket but went back in!
"..."

Jiang Tao looked at the pile of lottery tickets he had scratched and found that he hadn't won a single sixth prize, and he was speechless!

I have a ton of things I don't want, but none of the things I do want. I don't know if this luck is good or bad.
"Congratulations, sir! You are so lucky today!"

"You're the third person to win the first prize in our event. Could you please take a photo with us later to help with our promotion?"

"Don't worry, if you don't want to show your face, we have prepared a cartoon mask for you."

While Jiang Tao was still in a daze, Zhang Limei stepped forward and offered him her blessings with a warm expression, and asked for his cooperation.

Jiang Tao did not answer Zhang Limei's question immediately, but anxiously took out his phone to check the time.

It's already 9:15 in the morning.

There are only 2 minutes left before that scratch-off lottery ticket worth 40 yuan is taken away!

It's too late for him to go back to the supermarket to buy things and then come back to participate in the lucky draw!
"I can cooperate with your promotion, but beautiful lady..."

Jiang Tao, on a sudden inspiration, looked at Zhang Limei and said:
"Can I exchange a fifth-prize ticket for a sixth-prize prize?" "I usually enjoy playing scratch-off lottery tickets, and I think I'm having pretty good luck today."

Jiang Tao's reasoning is impeccable.

He won so many big prizes early in the morning, and everyone present could see that he was lucky today!
"of course can!"

Zhang Limei readily agreed.

You definitely can't exchange low-level tickets for high-level prizes.

But if you use a high-level lottery ticket to exchange for a low-level prize, you can exchange as many as you want!

Jiang Tao won the fifth prize, which was either a bag of flour worth 30 yuan or rice of the same price, for a total of 30 yuan.

The sixth prize is just a scratch-off ticket worth 10 yuan, and you can exchange it for as many as you want.

"Young man! I'll trade with you! Can't we trade?"

Suddenly, a plump middle-aged woman carrying a canvas shopping bag appeared from the side.

The older woman, holding a lottery ticket that she had just scratched and won a sixth prize, squeezed next to Jiang Tao and wanted to exchange it with him.

"Can we switch?"

Jiang Tao looked at Zhang Limei and asked her a question.

Before Zhang Limei could answer, the old woman said:
"Sure, sure! Of course you can! The supermarket doesn't have a rule against customers exchanging raffle tickets! Miss, am I right?"

There are no such regulations.

Zhang Limei didn't want to argue with the older woman over such a small matter, so she had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

"Here you go, young man! Didn't you want the sixth prize? I wish you the best of luck in winning the grand prize!"

As she spoke, the woman eagerly handed her lottery ticket to Jiang Tao, wanting to exchange it for a fifth-prize ticket.

"Lend your auspicious words!"

With only one minute left, Jiang Tao stopped wasting time talking to the older woman, exchanged his lottery ticket with her, and hurried to the prize redemption area.

In the prize redemption area for the sixth prize, there was a table with more than a dozen different types of scratch-off lottery tickets, all with a face value of 10 yuan.

With time running out, Jiang Tao handed the sixth-prize ticket he had exchanged with the old lady to the staff on site, and quickly began searching for the target scratch-off ticket.

Soon, Jiang Tao found a scratch-off ticket with a dark gold glow from a stack of scratch-off tickets and bought it immediately!

"Dude, I'll take one too."

The moment Jiang Tao tore off the scratch-off ticket that contained the grand prize, a middle-aged man took the stack of scratch-off tickets from his hand.

The man also tore a piece of paper right next to where Jiang Tao had just torn.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Tao felt a chill run down his spine.

The time was exactly 9:17 AM.

If I hadn't intervened, this scratch-off lottery ticket worth 40 yuan would probably have belonged to this stranger!
"Oh, you're Master Zhao."

The more Jiang Tao looked at the man, the more familiar he seemed.

Suddenly he remembered that this was Zhao Huhu, the small business owner who had renovated his stall in the vegetable market!

"Mr. Jiang! It's you! I thought you looked familiar, but I didn't recognize you. It really is you!"

Zhao Huhu also recognized Jiang Tao and greeted him with a smile.

Jiang Tao asked with a smile, "How's the renovation progress at the stall?"

Zhao Huhu laughed heartily, "I estimate it will be finished around 3 p.m. today. You can come and inspect it then."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Mr. Zhao. Let's work together again if there's any work for us in the future."

"Alright! Then I wish Mr. Jiang all the best in his business!"

While chatting with Jiang Tao, Zhao Huhu scratched off the film on the scratch-off lottery ticket in his hand with his fingernail. It was a blank ticket, which he casually threw away.

"Mr. Jiang, you're busy. I've come to buy some things and I need to go back to work."

"Okay, take care, Master Zhao."

To avoid causing a stir, Jiang Tao didn't scratch the lottery ticket on the spot, but instead casually put the ticket he got into his pocket.

The supermarket has very relaxed conditions for its activities, with few restrictions.

Customers who win the sixth prize scratch card can either scratch it on the spot or take it home and scratch it secretly themselves. It's all up to the customer, and the supermarket will not interfere.

Afterwards, under Zhang Limei's guidance, I received my remaining reward.

A supermarket shopping card worth 5000 yuan.

There are also electric vehicles worth around 3000 yuan.

He already won one yesterday, so having more at home is pointless.

Jiang Tao directly exchanged the money with Zhang Limei at an 80% discount, receiving 2400 yuan in cash.

Then there are the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh prizes.

Jiang Tao's shopping cart originally contained only two cases of wine, but now it's overflowing with prizes, resulting in a huge windfall from the lucky draw!
His luck is truly incredible!

The value of river-dug stones continues to increase.

After redeeming his prize, Jiang Tao pushed his shopping cart out of the supermarket amidst the envious gazes of supermarket staff, including Zhang Limei, and a dozen onlookers.

After leaving the house, it took three trips back and forth to finally move all the items from the shopping cart into the trunk of the Mercedes-Benz GLS.

The trunk, which was originally empty enough for one person to sleep in, is now filled with two cases of wine that Jiang Tao bought and various prizes he won in a raffle.

Jiang Tao isn't planning to go to the rented greenhouse today either; he's going to take a day off.

In the afternoon, I'll take Xu Li to visit Old Sun again and see if he has any last words to say.

Jingle Bell--

Jiang Tao was lost in thought. He had just sat down in his car and hadn't even fastened his seatbelt when his phone rang.

I took out my phone and saw that the caller ID showed the words "Third Brother".

Jiang Tao answered the call with a swipe of his finger.

"Hey second brother, what time is it? Why haven't you come to pick me up? I have some really great news for you!"

The moment the call connected, Jiang Bing's loud and boisterous voice came from the other end.

"What good news."

Jiang Tao took out a cigarette case from his pocket, lit a cigarette, and looked quite interested.

Actually, when he saw the call from the third brother, he had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

According to information provided by Tongzige, the market for blueberry bonsai should be booming.

Jiang Bing, on the other end of the line, said excitedly, "Second Brother, just look at today's trending topics and you'll see what's going on!"

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "I won't look. Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'm hanging up."

"Okay, okay, I'll talk, I'll talk! I'm really impressed!"

"Our blueberry bush is trending on social media!"

"Moreover, it even surpassed Wang Feng, who announced the release of his new album on Weibo last night, and directly topped the trending search list!"

"Second brother, do you know how much we sold last night?"

You'll never guess, you absolutely will never guess!

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Bing became more and more excited as she spoke.

Jiang Tao has once again successfully predicted the market trend for blueberry bonsai.

Jiang Bing is now completely convinced of his forward-looking vision and accurate product selection ability!
I've been in e-commerce for several years now.

But compared to my second brother, who's just started in this industry, I'm a complete newbie!
Is this the terrifying talent of e-commerce newcomers?
Could it be that my second brother was a god who "managed online shopping" in his previous life?
Jiang Tao complained, "You know I can't guess, yet you still make me guess. What were you thinking?"

"Hehe, let's add some fun! Second brother, find a place to sit down and hold on tight."

"You'll be very surprised when you hear the numbers I announce later!"

Jiang Tao said impatiently, "Alright, alright, hurry up and announce it. I don't have time to waste on your nonsense."

"How can this be nonsense! This is our cause!"

"If you don't tell me, I'm hanging up."

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you, I'll tell you! From midnight last night until I called you just now, a total of 2489 pots were sold!"

"Excluding the discount coupons from in-store promotions, the total sales amounted to 54758!"

"And sales are still increasing!"

"We might even sell 1 pots today!"

"Second Brother, you're practically a reincarnation of Zhuge Liang! Your market predictions are incredibly accurate!"

Jiang Bing became more and more excited as she spoke on the phone, and at the end she didn't forget to praise her second brother.

This massive influx of traffic was successfully captured by the brother and sister!
Jiang Bing originally thought it would be difficult to sell the 10 potted blueberry plants in the greenhouse in less than a month.

It looks like this time will be brought forward significantly!

If she sells all the blueberry plants sooner, she can start her job as vice president at the food factory sooner.

"Third brother, I have some things to do these few days, so I won't be able to pick you up. You'll have to take a taxi from Cui Village."

"You are now fully responsible for the sales of the blueberry bonsai."

"If you don't have enough manpower, just say the word, and I'll hire a few more for you."

After listening to Lao San's report on the sales situation, Jiang Tao, unusually, used a very serious tone to explain the follow-up work arrangements to her.

"Uh, what's wrong, Second Brother? What happened?"

Jiang Bing also sensed something unusual in her second brother's tone of voice, and her tone became less erratic.

Jiang Tao said in a somewhat heavy tone:
“My mentor has been diagnosed with liver cancer, and it’s in its late stage. He probably doesn’t have much time left. I’m going to take care of things with my parents recently.”

"What! Uncle Sun... he... how could this happen?"

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Bing was equally surprised after hearing about Sun Xiaobao's situation, finding it hard to accept the fact.

Jiang Tao sighed, "Ah, it's all fate. Let's leave it at that for now. You'll have to take good care of things these next few days."

"Okay, Second Brother, you don't need to worry about Cui Village. I'll take care of it. If there's anything I'm unsure about, I'll call you."

"Okay, and one more thing..."

Jiang Tao spoke to his third brother on the phone for another five or six minutes before hanging up.

I started the car and drove back downstairs in the residential area.

Jiang Tao opened the trunk, took all the prizes he had won at the supermarket, and carried them upstairs.

Xu Li was equally surprised to see her husband, who had left empty-handed but returned laden with purchases, shortly after.

After hearing about his lottery results this morning, they exclaimed that he was incredibly lucky.

The supermarket gift card worth 4999 yuan that won the first prize alone is worth the price of admission!
The remaining prizes are basically free!
"There's one more scratch card I haven't scratched yet. I need to catch my wife's lucky little hand to get more coins."

Jiang Tao said with a smile, took out the final scratch-off lottery ticket from his pocket with one hand, and took Xu Li's hand with the other.

Xu Li was also feeling down last night because of Lao Sun's situation.

Jiang Tao wanted to make her happy, so he prepared this little surprise.

His secret stash of money is now close to 500 million.

He wasn't reluctant to spend a 40 yuan scratch-off lottery ticket to make his wife happy.

"Okay!"

Upon hearing Jiang Tao's words, Xu Li's beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement and anticipation, and her face beamed with joy.

(End of this chapter)