Financial freedom starts with the daily intelligence system!

I learned that the entire course of the first Pingxian Health Run was only 15 kilometers.

Jiang Tao's confidence immediately soared.

I feel like this mission is a sure thing!

Within 15 kilometers, he can maintain a pace of less than 2 minutes and 50 seconds without slowing down by using the acceleration effect of the "cool sunglasses".

At this pace, the entire course would take approximately 42 to 43 minutes.

This result is enough to challenge the world record for the 15km sprint!

Currently, the standard time for a male second-level athlete in China to complete a 15-kilometer race is approximately 1 hour.

In other words, Jiang Tao's current level has far surpassed that of a national second-level athlete.

It has reached a world-class level!

In a small-scale competition held in a small county like Pingxian, the champion only receives 5000 yuan.

This small prize money usually won't attract any top-tier players.

At most, a few full-time horse racing "bounty hunters" will come looking for a bargain.

Jiang Tao has had a very favorable situation this time.

If nothing unexpected happens.

He has already secured the championship.

Of course, opening champagne midway through the meal is definitely not an option.

Even when he's winning, he'll give it his all.

After all, the rewards for the "Bring Glory to the Team" mission are too generous, and there is no room for the slightest mistake.

"Then I'll leave the matter of the competition spot to Sister Bai. You've helped me a lot again this time."

With the registration settled, Jiang Tao felt relieved and thanked Bai Yulan again with a smile.

"Hehe, it's nothing. We'd be more than happy to have such a master like you to keep things under control."

"When you come to my place this morning, remember to bring your ID card. I'll have someone enter it into the system for you."

"Alright! See you this morning. I'm about to turn the corner up ahead. What about you guys, Sister Bai?"

After Jiang Tao finished talking with Bai Yulan, he looked up and saw a large sign with a big arrow drawn on it, standing a few hundred meters away by the roadside.

The direction the arrow points is his destination, "Veterans' Farm".

Bai Yulan looked at Jiang Tao and asked, "Are you going to the veterans' farm? We're heading towards Wanshou Temple, aren't you coming with us?"

Jiang Tao said, "I have some business to attend to at the veterans' farm, so I can't make it today. Let's get together another time."

Bai Yulan laughed and said, "Alright then, run well during the competition the day after tomorrow and let me see your strength."

Jiang Tao said, "Alright, Sister Bai, just you wait and see. This time, my goal is the championship."

Bai Yulan chuckled and said, "If you win the championship this time, I'll apply for you to be one of the top ten outstanding youths in Ping County this year."

"Haha, okay, then Sister Bai, just wait and see."

Jiang Tao's confident demeanor gave him a captivating aura, which stirred something within Bai Yulan.

"Jiang Tao~ It really is you! Look at the camera~ Look this way."

Good morning, Brother Jiang!

As Jiang Tao and Bai Yulan ran and chatted, they quickly caught up with the sisters He Jing and Liu Yuan, who had intentionally slowed down.

Although Jiang Tao was wearing sunglasses, the two recognized him immediately and greeted him with smiles.

Nearby, the runners in the running group greeted Jiang Tao when they saw the three beautiful women in the group.

They were all incredibly envious, wishing they could take their place!
"He Jing, Liu Yuan, you're here too, what a coincidence!"

"Didn't you return to the capital yesterday?"

Jiang Tao was equally surprised to see He Jing and Liu Yuan, and greeted them with a smile.

Liu Yuan laughed and said, "I'm unemployed now, so it doesn't matter when I go back. I'll just stay here in my hometown for a few more days."

He Jing also laughed and said, "I'm currently a junior in college and in my internship period, so I don't have any classes at school anymore."

"Moreover, I signed up for the health run in Ping County and plan to return to Beijing after finishing the run."

"Oh, I see. That's good. I can take this opportunity to have a short vacation."

"Xiao Liu, Xiao He, you know Jiang Tao too?"

Bai Yulan was also surprised to see Jiang Tao and He Jing chatting so enthusiastically.

"Yes, Sister Bai, we met Brother Jiang when we were in Beijing."

Liu Yuan explained with a smile.

She only agreed to come and help with the aerial photography today because of Bai Yulan.

"That's quite a coincidence."

"Uh-huh."

"Sister Bai, He Jing, Liu Yuan, I'm turning around now. Let's talk another day when we have time."

As they were talking, Jiang Tao had already reached the fork in the road. After waving goodbye to Bai Yulan and the others, he turned and ran directly towards the veterans' farm.

"Hey, hey, hey, stop staring at the handsome guys, Jingjing!"

"Watch the road, watch the road, don't lead me into a ditch."

"Cough cough, I didn't."

Hearing her cousin's teasing, He Jing looked slightly embarrassed as she turned her gaze away from Jiang Tao's departing figure.

But to be fair, Brother Jiang is really handsome, especially when he's running. He's practically the "Osako Suguru of Pingxian County"!

"Who was that handsome guy just now? I think Sister Bai and the others seemed to know him quite well."

"I don't know, but anyone who can chat with Sister Bai is definitely not an ordinary person."

"He's handsome and fast. If I had a running partner like that, I'd be willing to run 30 kilometers every day!"

"You can tell he's a pro; his running form is so cool!"

Although Jiang Tao has left, he remains the topic of conversation among the members of the Pingxian running club.

Although his appearance was brief, it left a very deep impression on everyone.

This also became the focus of the running group's routine run this morning.

Tap tap tap, tap tap tap——

After parting ways with Bai Yulan and the others, Jiang Tao quickly ran all the way to the gate of the veterans' farm.

I glanced at the exercise data displayed on the sports watch on my wrist.

The distance was exactly 4 kilometers, and the journey took 20 minutes.

This was after I had been chatting with Bai Yulan and the others for a while.

If he were to sprint at full speed, he could finish in under 12 minutes.

It was only 6:28 a.m., about half an hour before the strawberry was picked by the farm workers.

Seeing that the farm gate was open, Jiang Tao stepped inside.

"Hey young man, what do you do?"

A middle-aged man wearing work clothes and sporting a receding hairline emerged from the guardhouse at the farm entrance.

"Don't you recognize me, boss? I came to your orchard to pick fruit yesterday."

Jiang Tao greeted the bald boss with a smile.

The owner receives dozens or even hundreds of groups of customers picking fruit every day, so it's normal that they don't remember him.

But Jiang Tao was deeply impressed by the farmer in front of him, who had a Mediterranean hairstyle and looked a bit like the Fire Cloud Evil God.

"Oh, I remember now! You're Boss Jiang from yesterday!!"

Yu Shuai looked at Jiang Tao more and more, and soon recognized him as the boss who drove a Mercedes-Benz G-Class who had spent several hundred yuan in the orchard yesterday.

Jiang Tao smiled and said modestly, "I'm not a boss, just an unemployed bum who just plays around every day."

"Haha, Mr. Jiang is too modest. If you're not the boss, then we'd all be beggars."

Yu Shuai didn't believe Jiang Tao was unemployed. What unemployed man could marry such a beautiful wife and afford a G-Wagon?
"Boss, I was jogging past this place this morning and suddenly got a craving. Can I go in and pick some strawberries to satisfy my craving?"

"How much do you charge here? My wife bought a group deal for me yesterday, but I still don't know the exact price." After a brief chat, Jiang Tao stopped arguing with the owner and got down to business.

Yu Shuai enthusiastically introduced:
"Our farm offers fruit picking for 66 yuan per person, which is unlimited and you can eat as much as you want, provided you don't waste any."

When you leave, I'll give you another pound as a gift.

"can."

Without saying a word, Jiang Tao took out his phone, scanned the QR code, and paid 66 yuan. Then, he looked at Yu Shuai and said:

"Take me to the strawberry area and pick some strawberries."

"Alright! Liu Mei, take Boss Jiang to the strawberry section to pick strawberries."

"Okay, boss, please come with me."

The woman Yu Shuai called Liu Mei was a woman who looked to be in her fifties or sixties.

Liu Mei looked at Jiang Tao, greeted him respectfully, and then turned to lead the way.

After waving goodbye to the boss, Jiang Tao followed Liu Mei toward the strawberry greenhouse.

"Boss, the strawberries in this greenhouse are growing the best. Why don't you go pick some from here?"

Liu Mei led Jiang Tao to the No. 2 strawberry greenhouse and said something to him respectfully.

At this moment, on Jiang Tao's retina, the glittering green dot is still more than 50 meters away from shed number 2.

In other words, the strawberry with the mutated strawberry seed was not in greenhouse number 2.

"Excuse me, ma'am, I don't like two numbers. Can I pick the fruit myself from a different shed?"

"I'm just picking them for fun, I don't care about the quality or anything."

Jiang Tao looked at Liu Mei and asked her with a smile.

"Of course, you can go to whichever shed you want."

Liu Mei heard Jiang Tao say that she didn't like the number "2" and therefore didn't want to go to shed number 2 for picking.

Although it felt a bit outrageous, I didn't think about it too much.

Having worked in the orchard for a long time, I've seen all sorts of people, and there are quite a few like Jiang Tao who are sensitive to numbers.

There are a total of 8 greenhouses for strawberry picking. Significantly more tourists go to greenhouses 6 and 8 than to the other greenhouses.

"Thank you for your help, sister."

Jiang Tao smiled and said a polite word to Liu Mei, then continued walking forward, finally stopping outside shed number 5.

According to the map on his retina, Jiang Tao's current position is now in a straight line with the strawberry.

"That's it."

Jiang Tao pointed to the door of greenhouse No. 5 and made the final decision.

"Okay, I'll take the boss in."

Liu Mei didn't think much of it. After leading Jiang Tao inside, she took a small bamboo basket out of a large box by the door for him.

After taking the small bamboo basket, Jiang Tao walked towards the strawberry field inside the greenhouse.

Along the way, I would pick one whenever I saw one that looked good, eating it as I picked.

Soon, Jiang Tao arrived at the location marked by the daily intelligence system.

A huge strawberry, the size of an egg, hanging on the plant, gleamed with a dark golden light.

Clearly, this is the strawberry mentioned in Brother Tong's intelligence report!

"It's you!"

As Jiang Tao spoke, he reached out and plucked the strawberry, which shimmered with a dark golden light, from the plant.

Who would have thought that such a small strawberry could generate a market value of 500 million!
If it weren't for the information provided by Brother Tongzi, it would probably be in someone's stomach today.

Having picked the target strawberries, Jiang Tao casually picked a few more and put them in the bamboo basket to avoid attracting attention before turning and leaving.

When Jiang Tao was weighing the strawberries at the door, he paid another 30 yuan and then left with the box of strawberries the owner had given him.

After leaving the farm, Jiang Tao began jogging slowly towards his home.

When I got home, it was just past 7 a.m.

Xu Li had already gotten up and was sweeping the yard with a broom.

"Hey honey, did you go for a run? The sun must have risen in the west!"

When Xu Li looked up and saw Jiang Tao's attire, she smiled and teased him, glancing at the western sky.

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "After returning to Beijing, Shan Yang and I will start a sports-related account on Douyin, and I will practice on my own first."

"Are those strawberries you're holding? Where did they come from?"

"I met a beautiful woman while jogging, and she insisted on giving me a ride."

"Wow, my husband is quite charming!"

Don't you think it's big?

"You'd better describe it as charm!"

"Haha, what else could I be talking about but charm? What are you thinking about all day long!"

Jiang Tao smiled and stepped forward to pat Xu Li's head, his face full of doting affection.

"Stop teasing our handsome guy, hurry up and go take a shower and change your clothes."

"Mom said breakfast is ready, she made your favorite scallion pancakes."

Xu Li didn't pry into where Jiang Tao got the strawberries, but urged him to wash up and then continue sweeping.

After Jiang Tao brought the strawberries into the house, he casually placed them on the coffee table.

He had already taken out that special strawberry and stored it properly beforehand.

After taking off his slightly sweaty workout clothes, Jiang Tao first went to the bathroom to rinse off the sweat, then returned to his bedroom naked, swinging the giant swing.

On the bed in the bedroom, Xu Li had thoughtfully found a set of clothes and put them away while he was taking a shower.

Everything from underwear to socks is available.

After changing his clothes, Jiang Tao went to Jiang Xue's room to wake her up.

The father and son played around in the room for a while, and finally Xu Li, who had finished sweeping the floor, came in with clothes to help Jiang Xue change.

At 7:30 a.m., the family of three left home chatting and laughing to go to the parents' house for breakfast.

"By the way, Mom and Dad, Lily, I have something to tell you."

"This morning when I went for a run, I ran into Sister Bai and her running group doing their routine run near the Qi San Reservoir, and then..."

Jiang Tao briefly recounted his encounter with Bai Yulan that morning to Xu Li and his parents.

He then claimed that Bai Yulan had kindly invited him to participate in the Pingxian County health run.

He didn't mention anything about the system task "[Strive for Glory for the Group]".

"That's great news, honey! We all support you and will be there to cheer you on!"

Xu Li was naturally very supportive when she heard that Jiang Tao wanted to participate in the sports competition.

"You're just like the third brother, always sleeping in. When did you start running? I didn't know."

When Tian Xiaomei suddenly heard that her second son was going to participate in a sports competition, she was extremely surprised.

In her memory, the second and third sons were the same, both lazy and lazy.

When they were kids, these two siblings would sleep until the sun was high in the sky before getting out of bed during holidays.

"Hehe, one should look at a person with new eyes after three days of separation."

"Mom, please stop comparing me to the third brother. We're not the same kind of people anymore."

"The third brother is still the same third brother, but I am no longer the same person I used to be."

“In the future, your son will become a more self-disciplined and outstanding person.”

Jiang Tao deliberately said a few words to provoke the third sister in the direction of her bedroom.

"Hehe, yes, our second son is very different from before, he's become very successful."

Tian Xiaomei recalled the tremendous changes that had taken place in her family over the past few months, and realized it was all thanks to her second son. (End of Chapter)