Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

He clearly felt the change in their attitudes.

What was once perhaps just the ordinary concern of elders for young people had now turned into a respectful attitude with apparent ulterior motives and ingratiation.

This is reality; when your strength reaches a certain level, people’s attitudes towards you naturally change.

He didn’t feel uncomfortable because of it, instead becoming more at ease.

Jiang Tao didn’t lower himself to say polite words like asking everyone to call him "Taozi" as they did before.

Sometimes, being too close to everyone isn’t good, as it might create the illusion that you are easy to talk to.

If people think you are easy to talk to, they will constantly ask for help. Do you help or not?

So, maintaining a certain distance is quite necessary.

After exchanging a few casual words in the parking lot, Jiang Tao briefly introduced Jia Guolin, and they all headed towards the hotel entrance together.

"President Jiang, you’ve arrived. Please come in, please come in. President Bai knows you are coming and has reserved the best private room for you here. I’ll take you all upstairs."

When Jiang Tao arrived at the entrance, Wu Xiaolan, the customer manager arranged by Baiyulan to wait and receive him, greeted him warmly.

It was Wu Xiaolan who had first welcomed Jiang Tao when he came to Baiyulan Hotel, leaving a great impression on him.

Since then, Wu Xiaolan had always been the one to receive him every time Jiang Tao visited.

As Jiang Tao’s relationship with Baiyulan improved steadily.

Wu Xiaolan, as Jiang Tao’s exclusive "customer manager," had also gained a lot of benefits.

She had both promotions and salary increases, making the other hotel customer managers envious!

"Manager Wu, long time no see. Have you been well lately?"

Jiang Tao smiled as he chatted with Wu Xiaolan, naturally remembering this diligent customer manager.

"Thanks to you, everything is going well."

Wu Xiaolan smiled warmly; she genuinely meant it and wasn’t just being polite to Jiang Tao.

Her good standing at Baiyulan Hotel indeed owes much to Jiang Tao.

"President Jiang, President Bai has also asked me to pass her regards to you."

"President Bai is on a business trip out of town and cannot personally welcome you. To express her apologies, she said all of your expenses here today will be free of charge."

As soon as Wu Xiaolan finished speaking, Jiang Xingguo and the others were deeply moved once again!

Although they hadn’t been to Baiyulan Hotel before, they had heard of the hotel’s reputation.

It was said that Baiyulan, the owner of the hotel, had immense connections, and even government officials in the county would respectfully call her President Bai when they met her!

Baiyulan can be considered one of the legendary figures in Ping County!

Now, that legendary President Bai was apologizing by offering Jiang Tao a free meal!

What incredible influence!

Originally, Jiang Xingguo and the others thought they had valued Jiang Tao highly enough.

After hearing Wu Xiaolan’s words, they realized they had underestimated how much they should appreciate Jiang Tao!

"Didn’t expect Jiang Tao to have such a deep relationship with President Bai! Remarkable, truly remarkable!"

"The second son of the Jiang Wen family has indeed risen to great heights! He has even established such ties with President Bai."

"The ancestral grave of the Jiang Wen family must be smoking, for the second son has achieved such success!"

"Jiang Tao has gone from being a poor rural boy to reaching this level; he’s truly brought glory to his family!"

They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with surprise.

Soon, they followed Wu Xiaolan into Baiyulan Hotel’s largest private room.

The room alone was nearly 200 square meters.

In the vast space, there was only one large round table in the center, capable of accommodating even forty or fifty people without feeling crowded.

Seeing this, Jiang Tao said somewhat helplessly:

"Manager Wu, this room is too large; there are only a few of us, and occupying it would be a waste of space. Please give us a smaller one instead."

Wu Xiaolan smiled and said:

"For President Jiang to dine here is our privilege; how can it be considered a waste? It’s all arranged by President Bai; you don’t need to worry about anything else."

"Come on, the room is so big that our conversations echo. Manager Wu, please give us a smaller, more normal room."

"If it’s a problem, I’ll call Sister Bai myself."

Jiang Tao waved his hand with a smile, speaking as he pulled out his phone to call Baiyulan.

Wu Xiaolan quickly said, "No, no, if you’re not pleased with this room, I can decide and give you another one. We prioritize your preferences."

Although Baiyulan wasn’t at the hotel today, she had repeatedly emphasized on the phone to ensure Jiang Tao was well accommodated without any mistakes.

If Jiang Tao couldn’t be satisfied, she might as well submit her resignation letter.

Regarding Jiang Tao’s request to change rooms, and even to switch from a large to a small room, of course, Wu Xiaolan could easily fulfill such requests for Jiang Tao.

Soon, Wu Xiaolan arranged a relatively normal private room for Jiang Tao and the others.

Of course, this relatively normal room was in contrast to the initial luxurious private room.

The area of this room was also at least fifty or sixty square meters.

Once everyone was seated, Jiang Tao smiled and said to them:

"Feel free to order anything you like today. President Bai is treating us, so it’s a rare opportunity. Don’t be shy, Brother Xingguo, you start. Four dishes per person, try not to repeat any."

As Jiang Tao spoke, he signaled the waiter to hand the iPad menu to Jiang Xingguo.

"Alright, I’ll go first then."

Jiang Xingguo didn’t hold back with Jiang Tao, taking the tablet from the waiter and began browsing the menu.

Seeing dishes priced at three or four hundred, five or six hundred, or even over a thousand yuan each, Jiang Xingguo clicked his tongue in surprise.

Jiang Family Manor was just an ordinary small village in Ping County, without any opportunities to earn much.

The village committee members depended entirely on government allocations for their livelihood.

Unlike urban villages in Beijing, where the village head might consider an annual earning of tens of thousands as modest.

Some economically strong villages have village heads with family assets reaching tens of millions!

Jiang Xingguo’s monthly salary is only 2000 to 3000 yuan.

Including his sideline income, he earns about 5000 yuan monthly, which converts to a daily income of about a hundred, not even 200 yuan.

Looking at the menu where any dish could consume several days of his salary, Jiang Xingguo considered himself informed, gaining a story to boast about in the future.

"This one, this one, this one, and this one..."

"I’m done, Erli, your turn."

Jiang Xingguo picked several mid-priced items from the menu, not the cheapest, and passed the tablet to Qiao Erlili beside him.

"Thanks to President Jiang for hosting this feast; I won’t be shy either."

Qiao Erlili smiled ingratiatingly at Jiang Tao before starting to order.

Then it was Jiang Wenhai and Jiang Sanping’s turn.

After they finished ordering, Jiang Tao also picked a few premium dishes they hadn’t dared, like Australian Lobster and King Crab.

Finally, he ordered a case of Maotai for tonight’s drink.

Tonight’s meal would cost over ten thousand yuan at the very least, but to Jiang Tao, it meant nothing.

His daily passive income was already several thousand yuan.

Moreover, with the Monopoly Dice functioning as a wealth growth hack.

A meal costing over ten thousand was trivial to him.

Besides, he wouldn’t be paying for it today; the bill is waived!

Of course, Jiang Tao wouldn’t take advantage of Baiyulan for this meal.

Nowadays, they had numerous business collaborations.

For instance, the Insomnia Terminator, Nourishing White Mask, and Divine Five Sons Inheriting Pill.

In future collaborations, Jiang Tao could offset today’s meal cost just by offering Baiyulan a slight discount.

Soon, several waiters entered the private room with meal carts and started serving the dishes.

Wu Xiaolan stood by introducing each dish ordered by the group before exiting the room with the waiters.

"I propose a toast, let’s have the first cup together to welcome President Jiang back home!"

"Welcome President Jiang!"

"Thanks for treating us tonight, President Jiang!"

"President Jiang, I toast you!"

Led by Jiang Xingguo, everyone stood up, raising their glasses to toast Jiang Tao.