Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

At this point, the gaze of Jiang Xingguo, Jiang Wenhai, and several others naturally and cautiously focused on Jiang Tao.

Jiang Xingguo slightly leaned forward, his tone laced with probing and pleading:

"President Jiang, brother knows you are powerful and well-connected now."

"We’ve heard that the boss Liu and the owner of Baiyulan Hotel, President Bai Yulan, are relatives; President Bai is his cousin."

"You should have a good relationship with Boss Bai. Could you please say a word for the village and help connect us?"

"See if Boss Liu can also buy the land from our village. As for the price, even if we receive 200 yuan less per mu than they do over there, we agree!"

As soon as Jiang Xingguo finished speaking, everyone’s gaze was fixed on Jiang Tao’s face.

For them, pushing this matter forward felt as difficult as climbing to the sky.

But they thought that for the now very influential Jiang Tao, it might just be a matter of one sentence.

After listening, Jiang Tao leisurely took a sip of tea.

To him, this wasn’t really a big deal.

Though he hadn’t known Bai Yulan for long, he once saved Bai Yulan’s life.

He even helped Bai Yulan find her brother who had been missing for decades, resulting in their family of three being reunited.

These two things greatly enhanced Bai Yulan’s goodwill and affinity towards him, treating him no differently than her own brother.

This is not an exaggeration to say that, except for Bai Yulan’s mother, probably no one else enjoys more favor or has a greater influence with Bai Yulan than Jiang Tao does.

"Brother Xingguo, you are doing something good for the village, and as a member of the village myself, of course, I fully support it."

"How about this, I’ll make a call to Sister Bai and ask, but I can’t guarantee this matter will definitely succeed."

"After all, contracting all the arable land in our village isn’t a matter of simply saying so; business ultimately depends on their own consideration."

Jiang Xingguo laughed and said, "As long as President Jiang is willing to say something, I think this will be more than halfway done!"

"Yes, yes! President Jiang’s involvement is twice as effective!"

"I thank President Jiang first on behalf of our village’s elders and fellow villagers!"

Hearing that Jiang Tao agreed to try, the faces of Jiang Xingguo and others instantly blossomed with joy.

They seemed to have already seen the dawn of success, expressing their gratitude excitedly.

Under the gaze of anticipation, and even some held breaths.

Jiang Tao calmly pulled out his phone, found Bai Yulan’s number, and dialed it.

Doo doo doo——

The phone was picked up within less than five seconds, with Bai Yulan’s voice emerging from the other side.

"Brother Xiao Jiang, are you missing your sister? Should I catch a flight back to see you?"

"..."

Upon hearing Bai Yulan’s somewhat teasing words, Jiang Tao appeared slightly embarrassed.

There were so many people in the private room!

"Cough, cough..."

"..."

Upon hearing Bai Yulan and Jiang Tao’s conversation, Jiang Xingguo and his companions immediately started having all sorts of thoughts.

The relationship between President Bai and President Jiang is definitely not ordinary!

"Haha, Sister Bai, don’t tease me. I actually have some business matter that I’d like to talk to you about."

In front of Jiang Xingguo and his peers, Jiang Tao felt embarrassed to flirt with Bai Yulan, directly getting down to business.

"What business, tell me, sister is listening."

"It’s like this, Sister Bai..."

Jiang Tao also got straight to the point.

He concisely told her about the Jiang Family Manor’s intention to have its land contracted to her nephew Boss Liu.

"I thought it was something major, just this small matter."

"Wait for my call, and I’ll give you a definitive answer in three minutes."

Bai Yulan’s tone of speech was quite relaxed; this simple matter for her was no big deal.

"Alright, then I must trouble Sister Bai."

After hanging up the phone, the room fell into a brief silence.

Jiang Xingguo and his companions were anxiously watching Jiang Tao’s hand holding the phone.

If Bai Yulan was involved and even then couldn’t make it happen, then the matter was completely hopeless.

The three minutes felt excessively prolonged, Jiang Xingguo and his companions having countless thoughts passing through their minds.

Ling-ling-ling——

At exactly 2 minutes and 33 seconds after Jiang Tao hung up, the phone finally rang again.

When he saw the caller ID as "Sister Bai."

Jiang Tao swiped his finger to answer the phone, and simultaneously pressed the speaker button.

"Hello, Sister Bai."

"Brother Xiao Jiang, I sorted out the matter you mentioned for you. How are you going to thank your sister?"

On the other end of the line, Bai Yulan’s voice echoed clearly through the room to everyone.

Upon hearing the content, everyone suddenly felt they had underestimated the relationship between Jiang Tao and Bai Yulan.

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "When Sister Bai returns from her business trip, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"Giggling, my restaurant’s open, not short of a meal from you, not sincere at all."

"How about this, you come to my place and give me a massage; those so-called golden technicians at the beauty salon aren’t half as good as you."

Bai Yulan was straightforward and expressed her thoughts directly.

Jiang Tao also laughed heartily, "Haha, sure, no problem. I’ll come give Sister Bai a massage when the opportunity arises."

Jiang Tao laughed heartily again, not shirking at all. His [system-level massage technique] was learned from a skill book he got from Bai Yulan.

Bai Yulan was delighted, "It’s a deal!"

Jiang Tao nodded, "It’s a deal!"

Once Bai Yulan got the answer she wanted, she continued:

"I spoke to my cousin, he has no problem."

"Have the village committee officials bring detailed information on the village land over to the farm tomorrow to discuss with him directly."

"The price, well, just follow the normal price he gives to Liu Family Manor residents, 800 yuan per acre per year."

Brush brush brush brush!

Upon hearing Bai Yulan’s words, Jiang Xingguo, Jiang Wenhai, Jiang Sanping, and Qiao Erlili all immediately sprang up from their seats!

Their faces simultaneously showed expressions of ecstatic joy!

Previously, Jiang Xingguo and the others wanted to lease the land for 600 yuan per acre annually, but the other party was hesitant and didn’t give a definitive answer.

Now Bai Yulan mentioned the same price as for Liu Family Manor residents, 800 yuan per acre annually, meaning an extra 200 yuan for Jiang Family Manor villagers!

Don’t underestimate this 200 yuan!

Jiang Family Manor’s farmland amounts to about 2150 acres in total. An extra 200 yuan per acre annually means 400,000+ yuan more for the villagers!

400,000+!

Even the wealthiest family in the village couldn’t come up with that much cash in a moment!

Of course, except for Jiang Tao.

He is no longer viewed as a normal person.

"Thank you, Sister Bai."

"Haha, Brother Xiao Jiang’s business is my business. What you ask, I naturally do my best to achieve."

"Alright, Brother Xiao Jiang, there’s a call coming in for me, I’ll hang up first."

"Okay, Sister Bai, you’re busy."

After hanging up the call, the room instantly erupted!

"It’s done?! And at the normal price! President Jiang, you accomplished something great for our village!"

Jiang Xingguo’s lips trembled with excitement as he grabbed Jiang Tao’s hand, his eyes full of immense gratitude.

"This is fantastic! President Jiang, what you said surpasses all our efforts running around and talking for months! Villagers will be overjoyed!"

"President Jiang, no need to say anything more! I toast to you! From now on at Jiang Family Manor, your business is everyone’s business! Anyone who dares to object, I’ll be the first to disagree!"

While speaking, Jiang Sanping raised his head and downed the two ounces of white liquor in his glass.

"President Jiang truly has skills! Far better than us old folks!"

Qiao Erlili looked at Jiang Tao with boundless admiration, unable to help but sigh that Jiang Family Manor finally has someone capable!

Although the matter has not been fully settled yet, Bai Yulan’s assurance makes it almost certain.

Jiang Xingguo and the others toasted Jiang Tao again, their compliments and gratitude even more fervent and sincere than before.

If the previous praise carried some level of flattery and expectation,

The gratitude now was heartfelt, filled with complete admiration for Jiang Tao’s prowess and deep-moving appreciation for his righteous act.

Jiang Tao’s image in their minds was beyond just being a "promising young man."

He was real assistance for the hometown, an "important person" and "pillar of support."

Jiang Tao watched the excited crowd, his face still with a faint smile, responding calmly to their toasts.

For him, maybe this was just a matter of a few words.

But he could sense the significance of this matter for his hometown and these village officials.

This ability to easily change others’ plight, being sincerely appreciated and needed, also brought him a sense of satisfaction and warmth.

The meal started at around seven in the evening and lasted until after nine.

This meal also allowed everyone to have a clearer understanding of Jiang Tao’s abilities.