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Chapter 164 New Intelligence: Black Bull BBQ's Annual Pass and Secret BBQ Sauce! (3-in-1, please subscribe~~)

7pm.

A table of delicious and visually appealing dishes was served.

This wasn't Du Ennan's first time visiting their home; she had already become familiar with Mr. and Mrs. Jiang and was no longer reserved.

In addition, she is now Jiang Xue's godmother, so everyone treats her like family.

Everyone laughed and chatted freely, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

"Xiao Du, when is your due date? I think it's coming soon."

Looking at Du Ennan's belly, which bulged like a little ball under her maternity dress, her mother, Tian Xiaomei, asked with a smile.

"Yes, it'll be soon. My due date is April 10th, and I'll be able to give birth in about 20 days."

"You don't know how hard it is to be a mother until you become one. This little one has really worn me out."

Du Ennan gently stroked her belly, complaining, but her face shone with maternal radiance, overflowing with happiness.

Xu Li laughed from the side, "Nannan, I've already reserved this godmother position, and there's no going back."

Du Ennan laughed and said, "Even if you want to back out, I won't agree! I've already decided on you as my godmother."

Jiang Xue asked curiously from the side, "Godmother, is it a boy or a girl in your belly?"

"We'll only know after the baby is born; it's a 50/50 chance."

Although Du Ennan has many ways to find out the child's gender, there is no need for it.

This is her husband's posthumous child. Whether it's a boy or a girl, it will be her and her husband's only child.

She will never marry again in her life; all her thoughts and love will be devoted to this child.

The meal was a pleasant one, and the conversation quickly shifted from the children to everyday life, with occasional touches on work-related matters.

"By the way, Ennan, we went to Black Bull BBQ in your area for a buffet this afternoon."

"Have you ever looked into the daily turnover and profit margin of a restaurant the size of Heiniu Barbecue?"

Jiang Tao looked at Du Ennan and asked a question out of curiosity, though it was just a casual question.

It would be best to get some useful information, but it doesn't matter if we don't.

"You've come to the right person. I've talked to Mr. Tian, ​​the owner of Black Bull Barbecue, about this."

Du Ennan put down her chopsticks, looked at Jiang Tao, and said:

"Heiniu BBQ serves about 800 to 1000 customers a day, with an average cost of about 300 yuan per person."

"Daily turnover is between 24 and 30 yuan. After deducting labor costs and rent, the net profit is around 35%."

Jiang Tao silently did some mental calculations.

Based on a minimum turnover of 24.

With a net profit margin of 35%, you can earn around 84000 yuan a day.

This result was somewhat unexpected.

Such a large store, its earning power wasn't as exaggerated as he imagined.

The "Lucky Toad" and the "BAIC EU5" can bring him a net profit of 2 yuan a day.

It's about a quarter of the profit of Black Angus BBQ.

Even triggering just one piece of high-value intelligence would yield rewards far exceeding what Black Bull Barbecue could provide!
Without comparison, there's no harm done; as expected, Brother Tongzi is much more powerful!

From now on, let's focus on the daily intelligence system!

Developing real industries was merely a side effect.

Just consider it as giving yourself and the people around you something to do.

Life is about taking risks; as long as life continues, the struggle will never end.

Having nothing to do every day isn't a good thing either.

When I heard Jiang Tao and Du Ennan talking about self-service barbecue.

Jiang Wen and Tian Xiaomei would occasionally chime in with questions about opening a shop, appearing quite interested.

Jiang Tao and Jiang Bing smiled without saying a word, it seems the old couple were still quite determined to open a barbecue restaurant.

The meal lasted from around 7 p.m. until about 8:30 p.m.

Mom and Xu Li put all the dishes and chopsticks into the dishwasher in the kitchen.

With the dishwasher, things became much easier for them.

After cleaning up the dishes, Mom washed some fruit and made a fruit platter.

Durian, strawberries, blueberries, cherries, apples, bananas—all kinds of fruits are available.

Now, Jiang Tao's family can finally enjoy fruit freedom; they can buy whatever they want to eat without worrying about the price.

Xu Li loves durian, but she used to only buy it once a month, and even then, it was just a small segment.

Even if she flaunts herself every day, Jiang Tao can still support her.

They ate fruit and chatted idly, creating a lively and pleasant atmosphere.

Around 9:30, Du Ennan's driver came to pick her up.

Jiang Tao and Xu Li escorted her downstairs.

"It was another pleasant dinner. Lily, Jiang Tao, thank you."

Beside a black Maybach, Du Ennan gently stroked her hair, which was ruffled by the evening breeze, and smiled as she thanked Jiang Tao and Xu Li.

She was very happy at the dinner party tonight.

What you eat isn't important; what matters is the atmosphere and the experience.

Xu Li said coquettishly, "Why are you being so polite with us? You're just saying such formal things."

"Hehe, that's true. You guys are my best friends, without a doubt."

Du Ennan smiled gently, feeling incredibly fortunate to have made friends like Jiang Tao and Xu Li.

From childhood to adulthood, she lived a life of comfort and privilege under the protection of her parents.

My parents will buy me whatever I want, and I can get whatever I want very quickly.

Materially, they are extremely wealthy.

But on a spiritual level, it is very lacking.

She doesn't even have a single real friend.

Most of her so-called friends were only friends with her because of her family background.

His purpose was simply to obtain various benefits from her.

Du Ennan could clearly sense that utilitarianism.

Jiang Tao and Xu Li's financial situation is much worse than that of many of her friends.

But when Du Ennan was with the two of them, she felt no ulterior motives, only sincerity.

Moreover, she and Xu Li got along very well in all aspects and had a great rapport.

Although they haven't known each other for long, Xu Li has already become Du Ennan's best friend and confidante!

Because of her affection for Jiang Tao, her goodwill towards him also increased significantly.

[Ding! Congratulations! Your friendship with Du Ennan has reached 90 points, making you best friends.]

Congratulations! You've won a Friendship Boat and a cash prize of 999999 yuan!

Suddenly, the azure blue system interface appeared with two notification messages.

Jiang Tao felt a surge of secret satisfaction upon seeing the notification on the system interface!
Although I don't know what the "Friendship Boat" is, the cash reward behind it is real!

999999, just one dollar short of a million!
This reward came out of nowhere, it was so sudden, it was like a pie falling from the sky!

hum~~~
Feeling his phone vibrate in his pocket, Jiang Tao thought to himself, "It must be the cash reward from the system that has arrived!"
Another million in profit!
In addition to the 100 million yuan check and the watch and gold chain that Zhang Chao's mother brought today.

In addition, there's the income from the blueberry bonsai business and the income from selling cattle at the cattle farm.

All income added together, Jiang Tao's income today is conservatively estimated to be over 300 million!

Although this doesn't happen often, it's still a pleasant surprise when it happens occasionally.

"After becoming close friends with Du Ennan, I received a reward of 100 million yuan. What about the others...?"

"If I become close friends with someone, will I receive the same amount of reward?"

His eyes were fixed on the prompts on the system panel.

A thought suddenly struck Jiang Tao, and his mind began to wander.

You can get a cash reward of 100 million yuan for making a friend.

This seems like a good way to make money?

As the saying goes, having more friends makes life easier, and making more friends is never a bad thing.

It would be even better if we could trigger a reward like today's again!
“It’s still worth a try!”

Jiang Tao secretly came up with an idea.

He has quite a few friends.

Zhang Chao, Liu Zhiyuan, Shan Yufei, Wang Lianming, and his sister-in-law He Fang.

Thinking of Wang Lianming and He Fang.

Jiang Tao has recently been in contact with the two of them.

He Fang's surgery was successful, and she has been discharged from the hospital and returned to her hometown to recuperate.

The big house in her hometown is definitely better than the small apartment in Beijing, and it would be more conducive to her recovery.

"I don't know how this friendship value is calculated."

“I’ve known Brother Wang and Xiao Liu for so many years, do you think I’m not as close to Du Ennan as I am?”

"I don't understand, I don't understand, I'll just have to figure it out slowly."

Unable to figure out the pattern for the time being, Jiang Tao gave up on thinking about it.

You'll know how it works once you try it.

While Jiang Tao was pondering how to make more friends in the future, Du Ennan and Xu Li chatted for a few more minutes before the group reluctantly waved goodbye.

I watched as the Maybach carrying Du Ennan disappeared into the night.

Jiang Tao and Xu Li then turned and walked towards the stairwell.

When the two got home, it was around 10 p.m., and Jiang Xue was already a little sleepy.

Xu Li first took her to the bathroom to wash up.

Jiang Bing is also staying put tonight.

Just like back in her hometown, Jiang Xueshi slept in the same room.

The family took turns washing up, and Jiang Tao was always the last one to finish.

By the time he finished washing up, it was already past 11:30 p.m.

As usual, I spent another hour on the second-child plan.

Xu Li fell asleep quickly after being exhausted.

Jiang Tao casually switched her to [Sleep Mode] before opening the intelligence system interface to check today's intelligence.

Today's Intelligence 01:
You dined at Black Bull BBQ yesterday and obtained relevant information—

关注黑牛烧烤的V信公众号，并于晚上0点43分10秒~0点43分15秒之间进行抽奖。

You can get a Black Angus BBQ annual card worth 9 yuan!
……

"A Black Angus BBQ annual membership card worth 9 yuan?"

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

Although compared to the gold bars worth more than 360 million yuan that were previously hidden in the villa.

A 9 yuan annual membership to Black Angus BBQ is nothing to brag about.

But that's still 9 yuan.

Many people work hard for a year and still don't earn this much money.

Even a mosquito is still meat, so we should pick it up!
"Can you really win big prizes in a WeChat official account lottery?"

Jiang Tao muttered something under his breath, picked up his phone from the bedside table, and started searching for the official WeChat account of Black Bull Barbecue.

Yesterday, when they were dining, the waiter also mentioned the lottery information to Jiang Tao and his group.

Follow Heiniu Barbecue's official WeChat account; for every 300 points earned, you can participate in a lucky draw.

Points are earned through spending; 1 dollar corresponds to 1 point.

After finding the official WeChat account of Heiniu Barbecue, Jiang Tao chose to log in using his own mobile phone number.

After successfully logging in, he found that he had 918 points, which allowed him to participate in 3 lucky draws.

“要在0点43分10秒~0点43分15秒之间抽奖才能中奖。”

"You only have 5 seconds, don't miss it!"

Just in case, Jiang Tao set an alarm for 0:41 and another for 0:42 on his phone.

Five seconds passed in the blink of an eye.

Missing those 5 seconds means missing out on a buffet year pass worth over 9 yuan. Being cautious is understandable.

After setting his alarm, Jiang Tao continued to look at the next piece of intelligence.

Today's Intelligence 02:
You dined at Black Bull BBQ yesterday and received relevant information—

Black Bull BBQ's secret barbecue sauce is made with a special recipe.

This formula has been systematically analyzed and optimized, which can significantly improve its quality!
……

"The secret recipe for Black Bull BBQ's special barbecue sauce?"

Upon seeing the second piece of intelligence today, Jiang Tao's eyes lit up once again!
The last recipe he obtained that could be analyzed and optimized was Jiang Yi's family's secret recipe for eight-treasure pickles.

After Tongzige's analysis and optimization, the quality has been improved again.

The pickled vegetables also taste even better.

This time I came across another piece of information related to barbecue sauce.

The quality of the barbecue sauce at Black Angus BBQ is already quite good.

If Brother Tongzi analyzes and optimizes it again...

That’s okay!

"When I open my own barbecue buffet using this barbecue sauce, the business will definitely be more popular than Black Bull Barbecue!"

"Even if this barbecue sauce were produced and sold as a standalone product, its future prospects would be very promising!"

"The problem is, how do we get our hands on their formula?"

"Since it's someone else's secret recipe, they certainly wouldn't reveal it easily."

“It would be very difficult to deduce the production process by simply analyzing the finished barbecue sauce.”

"If it could be deduced so easily, it wouldn't be a secret recipe."

"Go to their door to buy it? I don't know if they'll even sell it to me? And how much will they ask for?"

Various thoughts raced through Jiang Tao's mind.

He definitely won't give up on the secret recipe for Black Bull BBQ's meat sauce easily; he'll definitely get his hands on it.

I don't mind paying some money.

20? 30? 50?
As long as the other party doesn't ask for an exorbitant price and it doesn't exceed 100 million, Jiang Tao can accept it.

With the eight-treasure pickles as a reference, this barbecue sauce will definitely be just as good!
Even if you spend eight million to buy the other party's formula, you can break even in less than a year, maybe even in just six months.

After that, it was pure profit!
This project is definitely worth trying.

"I'll ask Du Ennan when I have some free time tomorrow. She seems to have a good relationship with the owner of Black Bull BBQ."

"Let's look at the next one..."

Let's put the barbecue sauce recipe aside for now.

With a thought, Jiang Tao continued to look at the last piece of intelligence for the day.

Today's Intelligence 03:
You had contact with Jiang Bing yesterday and obtained relevant information—

When you put Jiang Bing into [Sleep Mode], she was doing some kind of handicraft.

Tomorrow morning at 7 a.m., she will face the ultimate social death of her life.

……

"That third brother is really..."

Upon seeing the last piece of information, Jiang Tao sighed and remained speechless.

He was quite speechless about his third son's quirk.

What to do now?

Who cares? They're both adults now.

Even though they are siblings, they still need to avoid suspicion.

If we ignore her, she will face the ultimate social death of her life.

I also bear some responsibility for this.

I was the one who put her into [deep sleep mode].

Through the incident with his third child, Jiang Tao gained a clearer understanding of the effectiveness of the "deep sleep mode".

This thing has a sleep-aiding effect comparable to hypnosis; it's practically a nemesis of insomnia!
I hesitated for a while.

Jiang Tao finally put on his pajamas and got out of bed, ready to save face for the third brother.

He pushed open the bedroom door, walked out to the door of Lao San and Jiang Xue's room, and went inside.

The room was pitch black, and only the outlines of two figures, one large and one small, could be seen lying on the bed.

Jiang Tao walked to the bedside in the dark, covered the larger outline with a blanket, and then turned and left.

I went back to my bedroom and lay down on the bed.

Jiang Tao scrolled through his WeChat Moments while waiting for 0:43 to arrive.

"Huh, it's so late, why isn't Du Ennan asleep yet?"

Jiang Tao was slightly surprised when he saw a post Du Ennan had just made on his WeChat Moments a minute earlier.

While others fall asleep the moment their head hits the pillow, I start contemplating life the moment my head hits the pillow. My brain must be set to nighttime activity mode!!!

From the three exclamation marks at the end of her post, Jiang Tao could see her helplessness and breakdown.

It seems that Du Ennan is having trouble sleeping.

Moreover, Du Ennan wasn't the only one in her WeChat Moments suffering from insomnia; He Jinghe was also among them.

[I won't sleep until the moon sleeps, I'm a bald little baby!]

Looking at my two friends on WeChat Moments who are struggling with insomnia.

Jiang Tao's idea of ​​opening a bed and breakfast themed around "sleep" grew even stronger.

[Sleep Mode] does not require him to enter someone else's room to activate.

Within a certain range, he can spend 66 yuan to activate this mode for others, allowing them to quickly fall into a deep sleep.

Furthermore, waking up refreshed after a deep sleep is much better than waking up from normal sleep.

This mode significantly improves sleep quality!
This is especially true for those who suffer from insomnia, particularly severe insomnia.

This mode is simply a "miracle cure"!

Moreover, the way to activate [sleep mode] is very discreet, and no one else will notice.

The only slightly troublesome thing is that Jiang Tao has to turn on this [sleep mode] himself.

In this way, if Jiang Tao wants to open this kind of homestay, he himself needs to be closely tied to the homestay.

Without him, the guesthouse really couldn't operate!

"Forget it, there's no end to making money, so I'd better not get involved in this sector."

The thought of guarding the store every day made Jiang Tao immediately dismiss the idea.

It's not worth sacrificing your freedom for a little money.

There will be many more opportunities and ways to make money in the future.

A single high-value piece of information that pops up randomly can be worth a year's worth of work running a business.

Time flies when you're scrolling through your WeChat Moments and letting your mind wander.

buzzing-

The first alarm on his phone went off, and Jiang Tao quickly logged out of his WeChat Moments.

Find the official WeChat account of Heiniu Barbecue, click on it, and then click on the lottery page.

Then, Jiang Tao looked at the green Submariner on his wrist and began to wait for his "lucky moment" to arrive.

When the minute hand reached 0:43 and the second hand ticked to 10 seconds, Jiang Tao decisively clicked the lottery button on his phone screen!

shhhhh--

The pointer on the lottery page spun, and then the words "Thank you for participating" popped up!

"Damn it! I didn't get it!"

Each draw takes 2 seconds, and there are only 3 seconds left!
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Tao quickly clicked the lottery draw again!
shhhhh--

The pointer on the lottery page started spinning again.

Congratulations on winning a Black Angus BBQ annual membership!

"Phew! I finally got to draw you!"

Seeing the notification on his phone screen, Jiang Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief!
I clicked on the details of the "Black Bull BBQ Annual Pass" to take a look.

Holders of Heiniu BBQ annual cards can enjoy one free meal per day when dining at Heiniu BBQ.

This card is for one person only and cannot be shared with others.

The annual pass that Jiang Tao won has not yet been verified with his real name.

Simply fill in your mobile phone number and identity information to complete the final step of authentication and activation.

Jiang Tao wasn't very interested in this annual pass.

Eating at a buffet once in a while is fine, but he really can't stand eating it every day!
Immediately, Jiang Tao opened Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace for secondhand goods) and prepared to list it for sale.

First, enter "Black Cow BBQ Annual Card" in the search box.

This search revealed that there really were some, and not just one, but seven or eight!
It seems there are quite a few lucky people like him who got the annual pass.

Moreover, all of these cards were actually sold!

The price is between 5.5 and 5.8.

Jiang Tao didn't know if these were real transaction records, sellers creating hype, or merchants repurchasing their products.

He had no way of verifying any of these things.

"55,000... that's alright! It's about half price."

"If this thing falls into the hands of a foodie, they can enjoy a big meal at half price every day, which is very cost-effective."

"Let's try listing it at 5.8 first! Even if it sells for an extra 3000, that's still 3000!"

After a quick check, Jiang Tao followed the example of the sellers he found and posted a resale notice.

Priced at 5.8, no bargaining.

After the items were sold out, Jiang Tao put down his phone, turned around, and hugged Xu Li.

I spent another 66 yuan to activate [sleep mode] for myself as well.

Time to sleep!
……

7 a.m. the next day.

The door to the room where Jiang Bing and Jiang Xue slept opened, and Xu Li stepped inside.

Seeing her sister-in-law and daughter sleeping soundly, one lying down and the other upright, Xu Li smiled.

"Xiao Bing, Xiao Xue, wake up!"

"The school bus will be downstairs soon!"

Xu Li walked to the bedside, grabbed one of their noses with each hand, and started waking them up.

Soon, Jiang Bing and Jiang Xue both woke up.

"Mom, there are still a few days until Sunday! School is so tiring!"

Jiang Xue sat up from under the covers, pouting and muttering something.

The little guy doesn't want to go to school five days a week; he's practically a morning procrastinator.

"Second sister-in-law, I don't start work until 9 o'clock. Let me sleep for another hour. Don't save any food for me, you can eat by yourselves."

Jiang Bing was even lazier than Jiang Xue; she turned over and was just about to go back to sleep.

Suddenly, feeling something was wrong with her body, she shuddered and her eyes snapped open!

Seeing that she was properly covered with a blanket, Jiang Bing's heart, which had almost jumped into her throat, finally settled back into her chest.

But the expression on his face kept changing from red to blue, a strange mix of embarrassment and awkwardness!
Great!
How could I have done that last night...?

How did I suddenly fall asleep!
Luckily, I had covered myself with a blanket.

Otherwise, if my second sister-in-law saw this, it would be an absolutely disastrous scene!
"Skipping breakfast is bad; it can easily lead to gallstones."

"If you want to sleep, you can sleep for another half hour. Your second brother hasn't woken up yet. I'll wake you up later."

"Xiaoxue, hurry up and get dressed. The school bus will be downstairs in half an hour."

"Ugh! Why can adults sleep in late, but kids can't?"

Although Jiang Xue complained and was unhappy,

But she didn't stop dressing at all, and quickly put on her school uniform.

Xu Li skillfully tied Jiang Xue's hair into a bun in front of the dressing table, and the mother and daughter went out chatting and laughing.

After watching the two leave, Jiang Bing, no longer caring about sleeping in, hurriedly began to clean up the mess.

(End of this chapter)