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Chapter 157 The Golden Axe in Hand and Zhang Chao's Father's Phone Call! (3-in-1, please subscribe!~)

Shan Yufei arrived almost immediately after Liu Zhiyuan.

They were not only shareholders of the cattle farm, but also received salaries from Jiang Tao.

As soon as they heard there was a situation at the cattle farm, they came without hesitation.

Not long after, Tian Xiaoguang, Jiang He, and several other members of the Jiang family clan arrived at the cattle farm.

During the Spring Festival, the news that Jiang Tao drove his Mercedes-Benz home had spread throughout the village.

In addition, Jiang Tao invested several million yuan to take over the Tianjiazhuang cattle farm.

He also took over a large supermarket in Lijia Town and gave it to his brother Jiang He and his wife to run.

They even brought his parents and sister to Beijing.

All signs indicate that Jiang Tao has made a fortune and is gaining momentum.

The status of Jiang Tao's branch of the family within the Jiang clan has also risen sharply.

At this point, all the brothers in the same clan in the village were thinking of currying favor with Jiang Tao's family.

Who knows, maybe I can benefit from it in the future?
So even in the dead of night, Jiang He summoned four brothers from his clan with a single phone call.

Fan Debiao was completely dumbfounded when he saw more than a dozen people arriving at the cattle farm one after another.

exposed!
Tonight's operation has definitely been exposed!
Otherwise, there's no way to explain the current situation!
All the lights in the cattle ranch were turned on.

The area was brightly lit, illuminating everything!
Each person had a powerful flashlight and began patrolling and searching the cattle farm.

It's located about one kilometer away from the cattle farm, by the roadside.

On a large semi-trailer truck.

The group looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched the night sky gradually illuminate in the direction of the cattle farm.

"Damn it, could it be that old bastard Fan Debiao has betrayed us!"

"Could we have been tricked by that old man?!"

"I am XXXXX!"

On the trailer, several men were cursing and swearing.

It was clear that tonight's operation could not proceed.

The group started their car and drove off, grumbling and cursing.

……

Baigezhuang New Village Community in Beijing.

Jiang Tao looked at the information reported by his uncle and others in the group chat, and everything seemed normal.

Only then did I feel relieved.

He asked Liu Zhiyuan to find someone to install surveillance equipment at the cattle farm tomorrow.

Make sure the cattle farm is under constant monitoring.

Also, fire that guy named Fan Debiao!

This guy is a traitor who wants to screw me over, so I can't let him live!
The recruitment process at the cattle farm is very casual; there are no labor contracts, and the salary and benefits are only verbally agreed upon.

Don't even dream of N+1 compensation.

If I tell you to do it, you'll do it; if I don't, you're fired.

After finishing up at the cattle farm, Jiang Tao was just about to go back to his room to sleep.

Two more bright blue notification messages suddenly appeared on his retina.

The export licenses to China for beef from 466 US companies expire today, and China has not renewed them.

[Due to policy influences, the domestic live cattle price is expected to reach the target of 24.8 yuan today, and it's time to start selling!]

"The market trend we've been waiting for for a month is finally here!"

Upon seeing the two notification messages flashing on his retina, Jiang Tao clenched his fist excitedly!
I came across this news about the increase in beef prices about a month ago.

After waiting for over a month, the time for harvest has finally arrived!

If this project is successfully completed, he can enjoy the bonus from the "Sharing the Good Fortune" task.

He managed to gather five people, which meant he could get five times the reward!

This is undoubtedly another huge sum of money!
The total investment in the Tianjiazhuang Cattle Farm project was 318 million yuan.

Among them, Liu Zhiyuan, Shan Yufei, elder brother Jiang He, younger sister Jiang Bing, and father-in-law Xu Wencheng each received 20 yuan.

The five people invested a total of 1 million.

The remaining 218 million was invested by Jiang Tao.

The average purchase price for 300 head of beef cattle is approximately 15 yuan per kilogram.

The price has now risen to 24.8 yuan per jin.

Jiang Tao took out his phone, opened the calculator, and did a rough calculation.

2180000 ÷ 15 × 24.8 = 3604266.6666.

That's 360 million!
Then subtract the cost of 218 million.

142 million is the project's profit!
Multiply by five times the base of "Sharing the good fortune".

Jiang Tao will ultimately receive a profit of 710 million from this project!
I decided to do this project during the Spring Festival, and now I've caught this wave of policy opportunities.

It only took about a month in total.

The initial investment of 218 million yuan turned into 710 million yuan, with a net profit of 492 million yuan!
With the funds recovered, Jiang Tao's personal savings will officially surpass the ten million mark!

We're one step closer to buying a villa!
It has only been about two months since that mysterious stone smashed the truck window.

From being over 8 yuan in debt to now having a net worth of tens of millions plus three properties in Beijing.

Life is really getting better, and there's more and more hope for the future!
I went out onto the balcony, opened the window, and smoked a cigarette to calm my excited emotions.

Jiang Tao then returned to the bedroom.

He got into bed, hugged Xu Li, and switched to "deep sleep mode" to fall asleep!
The next morning at 7:30.

When Jiang Tao woke up, the bed next to him was empty; Xu Li had already gotten up.

I got up and sat up in bed, stretched, and immediately felt all the muscles in my body activate.

He went to bed after 1 a.m. last night, so he only slept for a total of 6 and a half hours.

This sleep duration is definitely below the standard sleep duration.

However, thanks to the powerful sleep aid function of [Sleep Mode], it remains undisturbed.

Even though I slept less, I was still full of energy and my mind was clear.

"Honey~ Come out and wash your hands and have dinner."

The bedroom door opened a crack, and Xu Li, wearing a plaid apron, greeted Jiang Tao with a smile from the doorway.

"Just come."

This kind of simple life, where you can see your wife every morning when you wake up, is warm and sweet.

After changing into the clothes Xu Li had placed on his bedside table, Jiang Tao left the bedroom, washed his hands, and sat down at the dining table to eat.

During breakfast, the family of four chatted about nothing more than the renovation of Building 89.

My parents have been frugal their whole lives, and they thought that simply decorating it a little more would be enough; spending too much money would be a waste.

But Jiang Tao and Xu Li had different ideas from them.

Even if we don't talk about luxury, we should at least have a well-decorated interior.

The elderly couple are only in their early 60s this year; they have a long life ahead of them.

Naturally, it needs to be renovated properly to make it more comfortable to live in.

In the end, Mom and Dad couldn't resist Jiang Tao and Xu Li's offer and agreed to their luxury renovation plan.

After dinner, Dad and Mom went out to the processing plant to pickle new eight-treasure pickles.

After repeated practice over this period of time, the two of them mastered the secret recipe and proportions that Jiang Tao had taught them.

Although their skills are not as good as Jiang Tao's, they are very close, almost identical.

With the added bonus from the [Delicious Pickled Vegetable Jar], Jiang Tao basically doesn't need to worry about anything at the food processing plant anymore.

He's completely shirking his responsibilities as general manager now.

Although they had reserved an office for him, he rarely went there.

"Hey, honey, aren't you in a hurry to leave today?"

After carefully wiping the stove and walls in the kitchen, Xu Li went outside and saw Jiang Tao sitting on the sofa in the living room looking at his phone. She asked him a question out of curiosity.

"Honey, come here, I need to talk to you about something."

Jiang Tao waved to Xu Li while placing his phone on the coffee table.

On his phone screen was a trending news item on Weibo that Jiang Tao had just been browsing.

The news report mentioned last night that China did not renew contracts for hundreds of US beef exporting companies to China.

In the comments section of this news article, domestic cattle farmers were incredibly excited and moved to tears!

With the import channels for beef cut off, domestic beef, which had been in a slump for several years, finally saw a glimmer of hope.

"What's wrong? Why are you being so mysterious?"

Xu Li said with a charming smile, then walked a few steps to Jiang Tao's side and sat down with her buttocks pressed tightly against his body.

"We've finally settled down here in the capital."

"Shouldn't we invite your parents to come to Beijing for a few days and let them get to know our family?"

As Jiang Tao spoke with a smile, he reached out and put his arm around Xu Li's slender waist.

"Invite my parents to come to Beijing for a visit?"

Upon hearing Jiang Tao's words, Xu Li's face lit up with joy, but she quickly added:

"Wouldn't this be too much trouble and affect your work?"

There will be a little, but not much.

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "I'll leave the car to you. During the day, you can take them around and have some fun. In the evening, everyone can get together for dinner or something."

"Honey, you're so sweet! I've been wanting my parents to come to Beijing for a few days!"

"But I was afraid of affecting you, so I didn't say it. You really are my husband~"

Xu Li excitedly kissed Jiang Tao several times on the face, so happy she felt like she could fly away.

Although his mother-in-law wasn't very fond of Jiang Tao as her son-in-law before.

But she treated her eldest daughter, Xu Li, exceptionally well, much better than she treated her sister-in-law.

It's only natural for Xu Li to want to invite her parents to Beijing for a trip to show her filial piety.

With Jiang Tao's approval and strong support, Xu Li immediately picked up her phone, found her mother's number, and dialed it.

"Mom~ My husband said he'd like to invite you all to Beijing for a trip. Why don't you let Dad take a few days of his annual leave and come along?"

"Eat, drink, and have fun—all in one place, we've arranged everything perfectly for you."

"Hehe, my husband said you can play and eat as much as you want."

"My husband..."

Xu Li already had a very high level of favorability towards her mother.

Naturally, they wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity to improve Jiang Tao's image in front of his mother.

She kept calling him "my husband," which won him a lot of goodwill.

The mother and daughter talk on the phone almost every day, for at least an hour each time.

Seeing that Xu Li wouldn't be able to finish the call anytime soon, Jiang Tao pointed to the door to signal to her, then picked up his car keys from the coffee table and went out.

Jingle Bell--

Jiang Tao had just stepped out the door when his phone rang.

I took out my phone and saw that the caller ID showed "Little Uncle".

"Hey, little uncle."

Jiang Tao answered the phone casually and greeted his uncle.

"Xiao Tao, a boss came over today wanting to buy 10 of our cows. The price was negotiated down to 24.8 yuan. Do you think we can sell them?"

Tian Xiaoguang's slightly excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

The average purchase price of cattle at the cattle farm was only 15 yuan, but now they are selling for 24.8 yuan, an increase of nearly 10 yuan per kilogram! Ten cattle, weighing about 6000 kilograms, can earn 60,000 yuan in profit just by reselling them!
Even after deducting various feed costs and labor costs, the profit is still quite substantial!
"We can sell it! Let's sell it! At 25 yuan, if someone wants to buy it, we'll sell it."

Jiang Tao agreed without hesitation.

Originally, he wanted to call his uncle to let him know that he could "ship" the goods.

Now my uncle has called first.

"Alright! I'll sell it then!"

On the other end of the phone, Tian Xiaoguang sounded somewhat agitated.

To be honest, he's been under a lot of pressure over the past month or so.

My nephew invested over 300 million yuan in this Tianjiazhuang cattle farm project. What if…

Now that he sees his nephew has made the right bet and is really riding a wave of good fortune, he is happy for his nephew.

The two exchanged a few more words on the phone before hanging up.

After ending the call, Jiang Tao took the elevator downstairs and drove straight to Longquan Cemetery in Nanxingshou.

At 8:45 a.m., Jiang Tao drove to the entrance of the cemetery.

I spent over 300 yuan to buy a large bouquet of flowers and some fruit for the memorial.

Park the car in the cemetery's public parking lot.

Jiang Tao walked for more than ten minutes to reach Lao Sun's tombstone.

"Old Sun, you didn't expect this, did you? I'm here to see you again."

"Today's intelligence was triggered by the memorial service for you. It seems that our bond isn't over yet."

"Okay, here are the flowers. I hope you have a happy time over there. I'm off to make some money."

Jiang Tao first placed the flowers and fruit basket in front of Sun Xiaobao's grave.

Then, with a thought, a 5D stereoscopic map appeared on his retina.

On the map, the green dot marks his current location, and the red dot marks the location of the target item.

The two points are only 50 meters apart, so they are easy to find.

Jiang Tao turned his head and looked around. Among those who came to the cemetery to pay respects to their ancestors early in the morning, his scorpion poop was unique.

He darted into a row of cypress trees behind Old Sun's tombstone.

We quickly passed through the woods and arrived at an artificial river outside the woods.

This artificial river is a feng shui river about 10 meters wide, designed according to feng shui principles within the cemetery.

Feng shui, feng shui, it has both wind and water.

The most expensive graves in Longquan Cemetery cost over a million yuan.

Besides the elaborate monument, there's also the importance of a feng shui layout.

Of course, this "river" is actually somewhat misnamed.

It would be more appropriate to call it a "canal".

It was already early spring, March, and the ice in Hanoi had long since melted.

Visibly, the riverbed was full of silt and rotten branches, and the water was extremely murky.

Clearly, this feng shui river is not maintained or cared for; it seems to be completely just for show.

[With no other observation equipment or observers nearby, should we immediately spend 6666 yuan to remove the target?]

Looking at the information displayed on my retina, then at the murky river water and silt...

Jiang Tao decisively chose to pay to retrieve the items.

In this freezing weather, he had no intention of jumping into a mud pit to retrieve his axe.

He didn't know whether the two axes were buried deep or shallow, and he didn't have any tools to retrieve them.

He had come here today intending to pay to retrieve the axe.

After all, that 1000-gram gold axe is worth at least seven or eight hundred thousand!
It's not a big deal to spend over 6000.

[Payment successful, retrieving items, please check and receive!]

wow~
Suddenly, there was a splashing sound from the ditch in front of me!
Two beams of light, one gold and one silver, emerged from beneath the water!
Jiang Tao subconsciously reached out his hands to grab it.

The two beams of light flew into his hands in a flash.

They felt heavy in my hands; they were the two axes, one gold and one silver, mentioned in the intelligence report!
Without even looking closely, Jiang Tao stuffed the two axes into his pockets.

A 1000-gram gold axe is about the size of a palm.

When you put it in your pocket, only a tiny outline is visible; it's not very noticeable.

Jiang Tao turned around and went back the way he came. After hurriedly passing through the woods, he returned to Old Sun's grave.

Looking around, I found that there were no other family members nearby who had come to pay their respects or sweep the graves.

Jiang Tao returned directly via the same route.

Back in the car, I finally breathed a sigh of relief; the operation had gone very smoothly!
He pulled two axes out of his pocket.

A silver axe isn't worth much; 1000 grams would only be worth around seven or eight thousand yuan at most, which would just offset the money we just deducted.

The golden axe is worth much more!

"Judging by its purity, it's at least 24K gold."

Jiang Tao has been dealing with a lot of gold lately. He might not be an expert in this field, but he's definitely a semi-expert.

"This thing's design isn't very appealing. I should probably sell it while gold prices are still high!"

"While I'm at it, I'll also take a stroll around Panjiayuan and see if I can trigger any information related to antiques."

"I've been there quite a few times, but I haven't triggered any information related to antiques even once. This is very abnormal!"

"Maybe he's really holding back a 'big move' for me!"

After admiring the golden axe he had just acquired, Jiang Tao opened the glove compartment in front of the passenger seat.

He reached into the tissue box, pulled out a few tissues, wrapped the golden axe tightly, and tossed it inside.

Jingle bell bell~
Just as Jiang Tao was about to drive away, his car phone rang.

I saw the string of "8"s on the caller ID and the name in the contact's notes.

Jiang Tao raised an eyebrow, his heart filled with joy!

Wang Minglong!
Zhang Chao's biological father's phone number!

More than half a month has passed since Jiang Tao mailed Zhang Chao's hair to Wang Minglong.

He had been wondering why Wang Minglong hadn't contacted him yet!

The information provided by Brother Tong is absolutely 100% reliable; Zhang Chao is definitely Wang Minglong's son!

Is Zhang Chao's dad here to give him money?
Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Jiang Tao then touched the large screen to answer the call.

"You're Jiang Tao. Where is the owner of the fur you sent me?"

The moment the call connected, a somewhat domineering voice came from the other end.

"Has Mr. Wang already had his DNA verified?"

After hearing Wang Minglong's words, Jiang Tao breathed a sigh of relief.

He was also happy for Zhang Chao.

From a struggling laborer at the bottom of society, he suddenly became the son of a billionaire.

From a struggling working-class person to a glamorous second-generation rich kid.

Think of how many years of hard work you can save!
To be honest, even Jiang Tao was a little envious of Zhang Chao's good luck!

"Yes, it has been preliminarily verified, but it needs to be verified again."

"Furthermore, this time I want to collect evidence in person."

Wang Minglong, on the other end of the phone, was not overwhelmed by the good news of finding his son; he remained rational and cautious.

These days, all sorts of fraud cases are rampant, so it's always better to be safe than sorry.

“Sure! Mr. Wang, give me an address, and I'll take him there now.”

Jiang Tao also fully understood Wang Minglong's caution.

After all, given his wealth and status, the number of people who would want to acknowledge him as their father could probably line up all around the Third Ring Road in Beijing.

Jiang Tao was actually right unintentionally.

After Wang Minglong posted his missing son notice, hundreds of people called the phone number left on the notice every day!
They were all crying and begging to be recognized as Wang Minglong's sons.

Among those people were men and women, old and young.

The older man was even older than Wang Minglong, and insisted that the police station had made a mistake when registering his household registration.

The youngest was only a teenager, and he said he had a growth retardation disorder.

Some are even more abstract and don't even have the correct gender.

Wang Minglong offered a large sum of money to find his son, but a woman even called to claim that she had undergone gender reassignment surgery due to certain special circumstances.

In short, over the years since the hefty reward notice for finding his son was issued, there have been at least several thousand, if not tens of thousands, eager to claim Wang Minglong as their father!
Every day, hundreds of people mail hair to him, hoping to try their luck.

No, at most you'll just lose some hair and shipping costs.

If it were true, wouldn't that mean instant success and complete wealth?
Therefore, the amount of hair samples that Wang Minglong received for testing was also astonishingly large!
The hair samples taken from Zhang Chao that Jiang Tao had previously mailed to Wang Minglong only had their test results available 10 minutes ago.

When he saw the test results, Wang Minglong said it would be a lie to say he wasn't excited.

After all these years, finally there's someone who looks 99.99% like him!

This level of similarity basically confirms that they are related by blood!

However, to be on the safe side, hair samples should be collected in person for verification before it is considered valid.

What if someone colludes with an employee to get my hair and then sends it to me for testing?

While this possibility is slim, it cannot be completely ruled out!
Collecting hair samples in person for verification is still very necessary!
That's why he called Jiang Tao now.

Jiang Tao and Wang Minglong confirmed the time and place for their meeting over the phone before hanging up.

Immediately, he found Zhang Chao's phone number and dialed it.

……

"Crisp and sweet Yantai apples, don't miss out! Try them first, then buy—if you don't like them, you don't have to pay!"

At the Shahe market.

Zhang Chao sat on a plastic bar stool next to the car, smoking a cigarette with some boredom.

A small handheld megaphone placed on the apple continuously played the vendor's calls on a loop.

He started setting up his stall at around 6 a.m., and it's already 9 a.m.

In total, it only sold for about 200 yuan.

After deducting the cost of goods, the profit is less than 50 yuan!

After this big market, I estimate I'll only earn around 200 yuan at most.

"Ugh!"

"If only I hadn't spent money recklessly all these years, I could have saved more money."

"Before the Lunar New Year, I was able to join Brother Jiang in selling oranges and make a fortune."

"I can join Brother Jiang at the cattle farm after the New Year!"

“Now, Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei are no longer from the same world as me.”

"Both brothers made a lot of money following Brother Jiang."

Thinking of the two brothers who used to sell fruit like me every day, they've now been carried to new heights by Jiang Tao.

Zhang Chao felt a mix of emotions.

Jiang Tao gave him two chances, but he didn't seize them.

In the end, all he could do was watch helplessly as his good friend made a fortune.

Jingle Bell--

The cell phone in my pocket suddenly rang.

I took out my phone and saw that the caller ID showed "Mom".

Upon seeing this name, Zhang Chao felt a sudden tightness in his chest for no apparent reason.

(End of this chapter)