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Chapter 175 Jiang Yi's favorability increases, meteorite acquired! (3-in-1, please subscribe~)

12:13pm.

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class slowly drove into the B2 parking lot of MixC Mall.

Jiang Tao found an empty spot to park the car, and got out with Jiang Yi.

Take the elevator from the underground parking lot directly to the 5th floor, the food court, and you'll arrive at the entrance of Meizhou Dongpo restaurant.

Jiang Tao had booked a private room and food and drinks here in advance.

After confirming their identities at the service desk, he and Jiang Yi were led by a waiter into a very elegantly decorated private room.

I waited for about ten minutes.

At 12:23, seven minutes before the agreed time, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

Han Mei didn't dare to be presumptuous and arrived at the appointment a few minutes early.

Seeing Jiang Yi sitting with Jiang Tao, Han Mei had mixed feelings. It seemed that she would no longer be able to control Jiang Yi in the future.

There was no way to force her to give in anymore.

On the way here, Han Mei thought about many things, her mind filled with countless thoughts.

She wondered how Jiang Tao would use her weaknesses to coerce her and how he would blackmail her.

But what she imagined did not happen.

Jiang Tao treated Han Mei very gently and didn't mention the incident at all, as if it had never happened.

At first, Han Mei was a little reserved, and of course, she was more nervous and scared.

But gradually, after sensing that Jiang Tao meant her no harm, her tense nerves relaxed considerably.

This was also the first time Jiang Yi had dined at the same table as Han Mei.

In addition, the relationship between the two has been tense and disharmonious recently.

At first, she didn't talk much and seemed quite reserved.

Gradually, under Jiang Tao's guidance, Han Mei and Jiang Yi relaxed a lot.

Overall, the atmosphere at lunch today was fairly harmonious.

Jiang Tao didn't say anything, but Han Mei knew what she had to do from now on.

We won't say we'll treat Jiang Yi like a little princess, but we absolutely, absolutely cannot suppress or target her anymore!
The meal lasted from 12:30 pm to a little after 1 pm, a total of only forty minutes, less than an hour.

Jiang Yi has a class at 2 PM.

After the meal, Jiang Tao drove her to the gate of Eddie Kindergarten in his Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

"Jiang Tao, thank you for today. You've gone to so much trouble for me, so this meal is on me."

As Jiang Yi was about to get off the car, she looked at him gently and expressed her gratitude once again.

Jiang Yi's favorability towards you has increased by 5 points, now standing at 79. (Good Friend)

[Keep it up! Your friendship with Jiang Yi has reached 80 points!]

"80 points, just 10 more and it'll be done!"

Seeing that his friendship with Jiang Yi had increased to 80, Jiang Tao was secretly delighted, realizing that his morning's work had not been in vain.

This meal was definitely worth the price of admission!
After regaining his senses, Jiang Tao smiled and said:
"Don't worry about it, it's just a meal. It doesn't matter who pays. You can treat me another day."

Jiang Yi also laughed and said, "Yeah, I owe you another meal."

"Don't you still have class? Time seems to be running out, you should go quickly."

"Ah! Oh, okay, I really have to go now, bye-bye~"

Upon hearing Jiang Tao's reminder, Jiang Yi waved to him in a panic, turned around, and ran towards the school gate.

After watching Jiang Yi enter the door, Jiang Tao returned to his car and drove away.

"What are we going to do this afternoon...?"

"Oh, right, let's go to Wumart and buy a batch of ingredients for barbecue sauce!"

"Over the next few days, I started training my parents to make barbecue sauce."

"The only problem now is that I can't teach my parents how to select raw materials."

"Also, tell Jiang Jiaqi to register the product's name and patent as soon as possible."

As Jiang Tao drove, he was mentally planning the delicious barbecue sauce.

It took him about half an hour to drive to the largest Wumart supermarket in Huilongguan.

However, the situation is not very good.

He spent more than half an hour picking through the vegetables, but only managed to pick out less than 20 kilograms of tomatoes.

There were more onions, but not many; after weighing, it only weighed 31 jin (16.5 catties).

The amount of grains was pitifully small, only a mere 9 jin (4 catties).

Fortunately, garlic makes up the smallest proportion of the delicious barbecue sauce, which is just enough!
Other ingredients, such as butter, chili powder, sea salt, pepper, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and yellow mustard, are not as strictly required.

But not just any brand will do.

These materials must be purchased strictly according to the brands mentioned in the recipe provided by Brother Tongzi.

Although seasonings from different brands at the same price point may taste similar, the resulting barbecue sauces can taste quite different.

With so many different brands of seasonings randomly combined, the difficulty of stealing the secret recipe increases hundreds of times!
After buying the materials, I pushed a shopping cart full of supplies back to the underground parking lot and loaded everything into the trunk.

Afterwards, Jiang Tao went to a Yonghui supermarket, a Hema supermarket, and a RT-Mart nearby.

If one isn't enough, we'll make up for it with quantity; let's spread the love and benefits among more families.

After a major shopping spree, Jiang Tao spent nearly 1 yuan.

They managed to procure enough raw materials to last for several days.

This first batch of materials will serve as "teaching materials" for parents to practice with.

Around 6 p.m., Jiang Tao drove to the food factory.

At this time normally, Jiang Jiaqi would have already finished get off work and gone home, and the food factory would be locked up.

Today, her parents have just arrived, and she's helping them make the beds and such.

With the help of Jiang Jiaqi and her family of three, Jiang Tao unloaded a large amount of supplies from the trunk onto a wooden pallet placed on the floor of the control room.

After unloading the truck, he went to Jiang Jianjun and Yang Wenyan's dormitory for a walk.

There is a bunk bed left by the previous tenant in the dormitory, which can sleep two people.

Some of the bedding on the bed was brought by Jiang Jianjun and Yang Wenyan.

Another portion was purchased by Jiang Jiaqi with them in the afternoon.

After chatting with the family of three for a few more minutes, Jiang Tao drove to Xiaoshahe urban village.

We haven't gotten our hands on that meteorite worth 88 yuan in the puddle yet.

He was somewhat worried.

We need to get our hands on it as soon as possible so we can secure our profits.

After parking his car at the village entrance, Jiang Tao first went to the Pangdongdong Supermarket in the urban village to buy a set of cheap work clothes and a pair of high-top black rubber shoes.

He changed out of all his new clothes.

He was going to go down into the mud pit later, and he couldn't bear to part with the outfit that Xu Li had bought for him for more than 5000 yuan.

A set of work clothes and a pair of rubber shoes only cost a little over 200 yuan. If they get dirty, you can just throw them away without feeling bad.

Around 7 p.m., when it had gotten dark, Jiang Tao returned to the waterhole.

In his field of vision, near the center of the puddle, a pale blue light shot straight up from the bottom of the puddle into the sky.

The markers weren't so obvious when he observed them during the day, but they became very noticeable at night.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, Jiang Tao jogged down the roadside and rushed to the bottom of the pit.

In the dim light, Jiang Tao stumbled along towards the location marked by the blue pillar of light.

"Damn it, we're already a small-time tycoon with assets of over ten million, and we still have to do these dirty and tiring jobs ourselves."

As he walked towards the blue beam of light, Jiang Tao muttered to himself, feeling extremely reluctant.

If my eldest and youngest nephews were here, they could have taken care of the dirty and tiring work.

Jiang Tao had complete peace of mind regarding his two nephews.

Splash, whoosh, splash...

"Damn, it's really cold."

It's only late March, not even April yet.

In Beijing, the temperature is only around four or five degrees Celsius in the early morning and evening.

Although the ice had melted, my hands and feet still felt icy cold when I stepped into the puddles wearing rubber boots.

But for the sake of 88 yuan, Jiang Tao was willing to endure this little hardship.

Blah, blah, blah...

After walking for about three minutes, stumbling along, Jiang Tao finally arrived at the location marked by Brother Tongzi, standing next to the blue pillar of light.

Should I spend 6666 yuan to retrieve the target item hidden here?

"..."

Since he was already there, Jiang Tao didn't immediately spend money to retrieve his belongings.

What if the meteorite wasn't buried very deep, and you could just reach out and grab it?
Wouldn't that save me more than 6000 yuan?
Thinking of this, Jiang Tao bent down and reached into the mud in the puddle.

I touched it for about ten minutes, but found nothing.

In the end, somewhat reluctantly, I chose to pay 6666 yuan to retrieve the item.

[Other observers detected nearby. Retrieval failed. Please try again later.]

"Damn it, who's so eager to watch the show..."

Jiang Tao looked toward the shore, where he was now about 60 or 70 meters away.

In addition, it was already evening, and it was quite dark, so the people on the shore were nowhere to be seen.

Similarly, if someone on the shore were looking into the puddle, they probably wouldn't be able to see him clearly anymore.

However, Tongzige warned that there were observers present and the items could not be retrieved.

He had no choice but to continue waiting patiently.

He first pulled his feet out of the puddle and found a relatively dry place to stand.

[Other observers detected nearby. Retrieval failed. Please try again later.]

"Who the hell is staring over here like they have nothing better to do? Aren't they going home for dinner this late?!"

At this moment, Jiang Tao experienced firsthand what it means for time to drag on endlessly.

He hasn't even eaten dinner yet because of this meteorite.

Today he truly experienced what it feels like to be starving and freezing!
Please try again later...

Please try again later...

In just five minutes, Jiang Tao tried no less than a hundred times.

Finally, on the 101st attempt, with a splash, a black stone, no bigger than a palm and shaped somewhat like a heart, emerged from underwater.

Jiang Tao reached out and caught the stone in his hand.

This should be the meteorite from the distant asteroid belt region of Jupiter and Mars mentioned in today's intelligence report.

It was pitch black, had a rough texture, and looked rather ordinary.

"You're such a tiny thing, worth 88?"

Jiang Tao examined the meteorite in his hand closely, but couldn't figure it out.

He put the meteorite in his pocket and started to retrace his steps. Under the cover of night, pedestrians hurried along the riverbank, and no one paid any attention to the actions of this stranger.

After Jiang Tao got ashore, it was already past 7 p.m. when he returned to the parking spot at the village entrance.

After quickly changing out of his work clothes and rubber boots, Jiang Tao put back on his clean and presentable casual clothes.

He also took out the meteorite that was in his work clothes and put it in a wooden box.

He doesn't plan to keep this thing. He'll make time to go to Panjiayuan tomorrow and see if Zhang Bo's family will accept it.

After dealing with the meteorite, Jiang Tao drove home at a little past 7:30 p.m.

He had already called Xu Li and the others in advance, telling them not to wait for him to eat and to just leave him some.

"Honey, you're back! It's so late today, you must be tired. The rice is still in the pot, I'll go heat up the dishes for you."

As soon as Jiang Tao got home, Xu Li started busying herself with heating up the stir-fried dishes she had prepared in advance for him in the microwave.

In less than 10 minutes, Xu Li placed a dish of shredded pork with garlic sauce, a small portion of beef, and a small portion of boiled fish on the table in front of Jiang Tao.

"It smells so good! This boiled fish is definitely made by my wife."

Jiang Tao praised him with a smile, then picked up a piece of sliced ​​fish and put it in his mouth.

Numbing, spicy, fresh, and fragrant.

It's so delicious it's heavenly!

Xu Li's cooking skills are definitely the biggest obstacle on Jiang Tao's weight loss journey.

"Hehe, when I saved food for you, I specifically left about half of the fish for you. Aren't I nice to you?"

Xu Li sat in the chair opposite Jiang Tao, her elbows resting on the table, smiling sweetly at him.

She watched the man she loved most eating the food she had cooked and listening to his praise of her.

Xu Li felt both happy and accomplished.

My mom always says that if you want to keep a man's heart, you have to keep his stomach.

Xu Li learned excellent cooking skills from her mother, Du Yongmei, from a young age.

When I'm at home and have nothing to do, I sometimes study recipes or watch cooking videos.

Hard work pays off.

Through years of accumulation, Xu Li's culinary skills have now reached a very high level.

"My wife still loves me the most; that's what a true wife is."

Jiang Tao smiled and gave Xu Li a thumbs up, then picked up a piece of boiled beef and put it in his mouth to chew.

"This is Ken's dad's cooking."

"Yes, you guessed right. Dad's boiled beef is just as good as the ones advertised in five-star hotels."

“If he went to open a restaurant with Mom, he would definitely make money.”

Xu Li also highly praised Jiang's father's cooking skills.

"Have you all eaten?"

"Yes, Mom and Dad said they're going to visit Jianjun and Wenyan at the food factory. I'll wait for my husband at home."

Did Xiaoxue go to Teacher Jiang's place again today?

"Yes, Teacher Jiang made dumplings for her today. Your daughter is really pampered at Teacher Jiang's house. Whatever she wants to eat, she gets made for her."

"Wow, that's quite a lot of face."

"Where's the third brother?"

"The third brother went to her new house to pack his things. Her new house is almost ready to move in anytime."

"After she moves, we'll have her treat us to a meal and help her warm her new home."

"Hehe, that's what I was thinking too! Nannan told me about a private chef restaurant with a special flavor, let's go there to eat."

The couple started discussing how to get their third son to treat them to a meal.

"By the way, honey, my parents and Sasha are coming over this weekend."

“My dad is going to take 5 days of annual leave this time, plus two weekends, so he can have a 9-day break.”

As we chatted, the topic turned to my father-in-law's family's trip to Beijing.

Jiang Tao nodded and said, "Yes, we'll have to treat them well then. By the way, have the tenants in Building 62 moved out yet?"

Xu Li smiled and said, "Yes, yes, we've finished moving everything today. I went over to take a look, and the cleaning was pretty good, so I refunded the deposit in full."

Jiang Tao joked, "Why didn't you take a lamp over and check the floor and window frames and stuff?"

"Tch, do you think your wife is such a tasteless person? How could I possibly do something like that!"

Xu Li gave Jiang Tao a coquettish glare; she would never do something as immoral as using a lantern to determine the extent of the damage.

"We still have one day tomorrow, so I'll go with you to buy some new bedding and other household items."

"Your parents can stay there for now when they arrive."

"It's definitely more comfortable to stay at home than in a hotel."

"Mmm! Thank you, honey~ You're such a good husband."

After hearing Jiang Tao's words, Xu Li looked at him with a smile, feeling as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "Silly girl, your parents are my parents too. Isn't this just what we should do? Why thank me?"

"Mmm! My husband is truly the best man in the world, such a wonderful husband~"

Xu Li smiled sweetly as she looked at Jiang Tao, and the more she looked at him, the more she felt that her husband was incredibly handsome!
"Everything you said is right."

Jiang Tao smiled and nodded, shamelessly agreeing.

Previously, Xu Li's desire for her parents to travel to Beijing triggered a special event, and Jiang Tao received a "Filial Piety Card".

The filial piety card will refresh its balance by 10 yuan every month.

This money can only be used by both sets of parents.

With the "filial piety card" as "ammunition support," Jiang Tao didn't feel bad at all spending money on Xu Li's parents.

Woof woof woof, woof woof woof—

Under the table, Xiao Wangcai kept circling around Xu Li's legs.

I was unexpectedly fed a mouthful of dog food by this couple.

Xu Li suddenly said, "Oh, right, honey! I have something else to tell you that you'll find incredibly unbelievable!"

"Oh? What's so incredible?"

"This afternoon, when I took our dog Wangcai downstairs for a walk, Wangcai found a ring in the green belt on the road outside the community. Let me show it to you!"

As Xu Li spoke, she excitedly took a small red jewelry box from the drawer on the coffee table in the living room and returned to the dining table.

Upon opening the jewelry box, a silver-white ring was revealed, with a tiny diamond the size of a millet seed set in it.

"Honey, do you think this ring is a real diamond ring or a toy I bought online?"

As Xu Li spoke, she handed the diamond ring to Jiang Tao so he could take a look.

"It must be true, right?"

Although Jiang Tao didn't understand diamond rings, he understood the value of the "prosperity" attribute of Wangcai.

Wangcai has never brought any junk home before.

Xu Li said, "Why don't you take it to Zhang Bo when you have time another day?"

"Yes, I was just planning to go see him soon to take care of something."

"Well done, Wangcai! Here's a treat for you. Keep up the good work!"

As Jiang Tao spoke, he picked up a few strips of shredded pork from the fish-fragrant pork dish and tossed them to Wangcai.

Woof woof woof, woof woof woof—

After receiving a reward from its male owner, Little Wangcai wagged its tail even faster.

After rewarding Wangcai, Jiang Tao continued eating.

Xu Li chattered away across from him, sharing her day and the interesting things that happened to her.

The couple chatted and laughed, a feeling of happiness lingering in their hearts.

After Jiang Tao finished eating and drinking, Xu Li cleared away the bowls and chopsticks and carried them to the kitchen.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who?"

Jiang Tao got up and walked towards the door, asking a question as he went.

Both my parents have keys to the house, so they always open the door themselves when they come home.

The door opened, and there came the third brother.

Jiang Tao has been running every night lately, so the task of driving to Jiang Yi's place to pick up Jiang Xue has fallen to Xu Li.

Jiang Bing always volunteered to be her second sister-in-law's driver.

but……

After last night's car accident, she now has a bit of a phobia of driving and is somewhat resistant to it.

"Second brother."

Jiang Bing greeted Jiang Tao in a rather subdued manner, then squeezed into the room, sideways to his side.

As Jiang Tao closed the door, he jokingly said to his third brother:
"Third brother, why are you looking like a wilted eggplant today? Why are you so listless?"

"Sigh, I got another scolding from my mom tonight."

"Second brother, I feel that the car accident didn't leave me with any psychological trauma, but our mother left me with a huge trauma."

Jiang Bing walked to the sofa in the living room, slumped down on it, and looked utterly dejected.

"You know that Mom is just a nagging person, it's been like that for years."

"She can say whatever she wants, but don't take it to heart. Anyone who drives regularly can't guarantee they'll never have an accident in their entire life."

"Aren't you going to pick up Xiaoxue with your sister-in-law later? Here are the car keys, drive with confidence."

"Xiaoxue's godmother's car is also fully insured."

Jiang Tao smiled and offered a word of encouragement, then tossed the car keys from the coffee table onto Jiang Bing's legs, which were pressed together, and said with a seductive smile:
"Never driven a Mercedes-Benz G-Class before? This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it."

"The legendary Mercedes-Benz G-Class!"

Jiang Bing wasn't very interested at first, but when she heard it was a Mercedes-Benz G-Class, she instantly became interested!
No car enthusiast, regardless of gender, can resist the allure of the G-Class!
Only a very small minority will ever be able to drive a Mercedes-Benz G-Class in their lifetime.

Now that such a great opportunity is right in front of her, Jiang Bing naturally won't miss it.

"Hehe, I'll drive! Driver Xiao Bing will definitely bring your daughter back safely."

Jiang Bing chuckled and reached for the car keys on her lap. Just thinking about the imposing and powerful appearance of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class made her hands itch.

After Xu Li put the dishes and chopsticks into the dishwasher and came out of the kitchen, Jiang Bing couldn't wait to pull her downstairs to pick up Jiang Xue.

Jiang Tao sat on the sofa and scrolled through his phone and his WeChat Moments for a while.

After resting for about half an hour, I felt like there was almost nothing left in my stomach.

He then changed into his workout gear and stepped onto the [Body Strengthening Treadmill].

Swish swish, swish swish——

The treadmill belt began to spin rapidly.

Jiang Tao first stepped on the horizontal bars on both sides of the treadmill to adjust the speed and incline.

Speed ​​10km/h + gradient 3%.

After adjusting the data, tonight's workout officially begins!
(End of this chapter)