Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

As he approached, Jiang Tao noticed He Jing’s face was slightly flushed, as if she had been drinking.

He had shared meals with He Jing a few times and knew that she usually didn’t drink.

"Jiang, Brother Jiang? It really is you."

Hearing Jiang Tao call her name again confirmed that the person in front of her was indeed Brother Jiang.

He Jing’s complicated emotions of grievances and helplessness that had been building up all night burst forth like a dam breaking, uncontrollable.

Crystal tears fell without warning from her beautiful big eyes, streaking down her fair cheeks.

She didn’t wail, just bit her lower lip slightly, crying silently.

That pitiable, tear-streaked appearance would evoke protective instincts in any normal man.

The appearance of Jiang Tao and He Jing’s obvious reliance and grievance reaction abruptly halted the mocking laughter of Cai Zihang and his companions.

Cai Zihang let go of He Jing’s arm, put his hands in his pockets, and tilted his head, looking Jiang Tao up and down with a scrutinizing and clearly disdainful gaze.

He clearly recognized Jiang Tao too.

After all, Jiang Tao was now undoubtedly the number one online celebrity in Ping County.

His fan count was dozens of times greater than the population of the entire Ping County, making him a household name locally.

"Oh hey! Who do we have here?"

"Isn’t this our Ping County’s big online celebrity, ’God Jiang’!"

"What? Isn’t running live streams and playing golf enough? Are you trying to perform a ’hero rescuing a damsel’ offline too?"

Cai Zihang sneered, his tone full of mockery.

"Hahaha! Brother Hang, you used the wrong term there, making it sound like we’re some kind of bullies oppressing men and women."

"Isn’t he just an online celebrity making a fuss to attract an uninformed audience? In the circle, everybody knows it’s all just an act!"

"Does he really think he’s somebody? Coming here putting on airs like a big shot."

The group of men and women behind Cai Zihang burst into laughter, their laughter filled with unabashed contempt.

Their families’ grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, and other relatives and friends were spread across various government departments in Ping County.

With deeply rooted connections in key industries such as public security, law, hospitals, schools, real estate, and so on.

These men and women are the real-life "Brahmin" children of county towns.

In their eyes, someone like Jiang Tao who made money from the internet might have some money, but compared to their true roots and energy in Ping County, he was not on the same level at all.

Just an online celebrity, no matter how popular, so what?

If someone really wanted to mess with you, you could fall from heaven to hell in an instant.

There have been plenty of top-tier streamers with tens of millions of followers who have quickly fallen out of favor.

Meanwhile, these "county town Brahmins" could continue to grow stronger generation after generation.

Facing the ridicule and disdain from Cai Zihang and his group, Jiang Tao felt no emotional ripple, even finding it slightly amusing.

With his current mindset and strength, these young people were like clowns jumping around in his eyes, not stirring even a hint of emotion.

"He Jing, come here."

Jiang Tao directly ignored the trash talk from Cai Zihang and the others, looking calmly at the tear-filled eyes of He Jing.

He Jing hesitated slightly, her eyes showing a trace of struggle.

But she finally walked quickly towards Jiang Tao, standing by his side.

"Heh, He Jing, have you thought it through?"

"If you’re going to be so ungrateful, I won’t bother with your family’s affairs anymore."

Seeing He Jing’s choice, Cai Zihang’s gaze became much colder, and his tone was clearly somewhat displeased.

"I..."

Upon hearing Cai Zihang’s words, He Jing’s face, which had turned somewhat rosy due to alcohol, suddenly went pale.

"I’ll handle your family’s problems for you."

Just when He Jing felt utterly distressed, Jiang Tao’s calm and powerful voice sounded in her ear again.

"Brother Jiang..."

He Jing raised her head abruptly, and the moment her eyes met Jiang Tao’s, she had an impulse to throw herself into Jiang Tao’s arms and cry.

However, there were so many people around.

He Jing ultimately restrained herself.

Although Jiang Tao didn’t even ask about the specific troubles her family was facing before making a promise,

He Jing believed that Jiang Tao could definitely follow through.

She couldn’t say where this trust came from, but she just trusted him!

"Heh, Mr. Jiang, who do you think you are? Do you really take yourself seriously?"

"At your age, is it fun to fool young girls here?"

"Do you even know what He Jing’s family is dealing with, daring to take it all on?"

"You say you’d resolve it for her, heh, it’s easy to talk big!"

After hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Cai Zihang felt even more displeased, starting to dismantle the conversation disdainfully.

"Uncle, aren’t you already married? Hurry back home, go find your wife, and stay out of us young people’s matters."

"Right, don’t come here to spoil our fun."

"Jingjing, don’t be fooled by that guy, he doesn’t have any connections in Ping County!"

"Exactly, for your family’s issues, even Brother Hang would have to exert effort to sort it out, and who does he think he is!"

The group of young men and women with Cai Zihang also looked at Jiang Tao with disdain.

"Heh, who do I think I am? Today, I’ll show you exactly who I am."

"He Jing, tell me, what problems is your family facing?"

Jiang Tao looked at He Jing with a smile, appearing calm and unruffled.

With his current abilities, he could still help He Jing resolve some matters.

"Brother Jiang..."

He Jing looked at Jiang Tao, her eyes shimmering with tears, her delicate and pitiable appearance evoking sympathy.

Jiang Tao smiled and said, "Go ahead, you can call me Brother Jiang for a reason."

"Heh, want to show off in front of us? I’ll help you out, I’ll speak for He Jing!"

Cai Zihang looked at Jiang Tao playfully, loudly saying:

"Longcheng Real Estate owes He Jing’s dad over six million yuan in project funds, and her dad’s funding chain has already broken, even lacking money for other projects."

"If you can help her get a million yuan of project funds from Longcheng Real Estate, you’re impressive!"

After saying this, Cai Zihang crossed his arms, looking ready to watch a show.

"Brother Hang, don’t you think a million is too much for him? How about you lower it for him, ten thousand?"

"Hahaha, who do you look down on? After all, he’s a big online celebrity in our Ping County! Ten thousand or a hundred thousand isn’t even a challenge!"

"Exactly, since God Jiang is stepping in, shouldn’t he be able to retrieve the entire six million!"

The group of men and women teased Jiang Tao with giggles, not believing he could extract money from Longcheng Real Estate!

The boss of Longcheng Real Estate is named Zhou Di.

Zhou Di isn’t a local of Ping County, but he has very strong backing and connections in the province.

Longcheng Real Estate doesn’t lack money, but it’s notoriously difficult to get project funds from them.

He Jing’s dad is in the building materials business and has already invested over six million in Longcheng Real Estate’s project.

Moreover, out of this six million, He Jing’s dad owes others more than three million!

In the building materials industry, triangular debts are quite common.

You owe me, I owe you, it becomes a chain of debts, and everyone ends up owing more and more.

He Jing’s dad was really pushed to his limits this time,

hoping to use He Jing’s classmate, Cai Zihang’s, connection to extract some project funds from Longcheng Real Estate to get through the crisis.

Cai Zihang’s father is a leader at the Ping County Housing and Construction Bureau, able to speak on matters at Longcheng Real Estate.

Thus leading to the scene today of He Jing forcing a smile and accompanying Cai Zihang’s group for dinner and drinks.

"Longcheng Real Estate, huh..."

Upon hearing Cai Zihang’s words, Jiang Tao reached into his pocket, took out his phone, and found Bai Yulan’s number to call.

This issue again required the help of Sister Bai.

In Ping County, Jiang Tao only had connections through Bai Yulan.

The events of today once again made Jiang Tao realize the importance of networking.

Every time he encountered an issue, he needed Bai Yulan’s help.

Yet she only needed one phone call to resolve it.

This is the importance of networking!

He still had a lot to improve in building connections.