After filling in his personal information and delivery address, Jiang Tao took another look at the details of the prize he had won.
Although the prize was just the cheapest model of the iPhone 15, the latest price online was still 4,399 yuan!
Brand new and unopened, if he sold it second-hand at a 10% discount, he could still get over 3,900 yuan!
That was equivalent to half a month of grueling work for Jiang Tao!
"If I could get this kind of information every day…"
The thought of this possibility sent a surge of excitement through Jiang Tao!
A daily income of 3,900 yuan—wouldn't that mean earning over 100,000 yuan a month?
In no time, he could pay off all the family's debts!
In no time, he could give his wife and child a better life!
At this thought, Jiang Tao's mind stirred, and a bright blue virtual screen appeared before him again.
**[Today's information has been refreshed. The next information refresh is in 5 hours and 39 minutes. Please wait patiently!]**
Jiang Tao pulled out his phone to check the time.
It was already 6:21 p.m.
That meant the next piece of information would refresh after midnight!
There was no use being anxious now.
Currently, the system was only at Level 1, refreshing just one piece of information per day.
To increase the number of daily information refreshes, he would need to spend money to upgrade the system to Level 2.
"100,000 yuan! Forget it… I'll wait a bit longer!"
Seeing the funds required to upgrade the system, Jiang Tao immediately dismissed the idea.
He didn't even have 10,000 yuan to his name right now—where would he get 100,000?
Besides, even if he had 100,000 yuan, he wouldn't rashly use it to upgrade the system when he still wasn't fully familiar with how it worked.
After the excitement faded, Jiang Tao filled the kettle with water and set it to boil.
Then, he poured himself a glass of Bainiu Er liquor, grabbed some peanuts, and took a few sips to celebrate.
Today's work had only earned him 460 yuan—nothing special, nothing worth celebrating.
But picking up a bottle cap from a trash bin and winning an iPhone 15? Now *that* was worth celebrating!
"I wonder what the next piece of information will be! Another phone would be great!"
"Then I could sell one for cash and keep the other as a New Year's gift for my wife!"
"Xu Li's current Xiaomi phone is five or six years old and lags like crazy."
*Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling—*
As if by telepathy, just as Jiang Tao thought of his wife, Xu Li called via video chat.
Jiang Tao quickly hid the liquor bottle, wiped his mouth, and swiped to answer the call.
"Why'd it take you so long to pick up? Hiding a mistress in your love nest?"
The moment the video call connected, a crisp female voice came through.
The phone screen flickered, revealing a slim, tall woman wearing light pink thermal underwear.
Her features resembled the famous actress Zhang Tian'ai. This was none other than Jiang Tao's wife, Xu Li.
The thing Jiang Tao was most proud of in his life was marrying Xu Li—a woman with beauty, a great figure, and a willingness to endure a simple life with him.
They started dating in their second year of high school and got married the year after graduating college.
Six years of dating, seven years of marriage—there had been small arguments and squabbles, but they always made up and had walked hand in hand to this day.
From meeting to knowing each other, from understanding to loving each other for 13 years.
From school uniforms to wedding dresses, from a sweet couple's life to a happy family of three.
Through 13 years of ups and downs, their bond had grown stronger than gold.
"What nonsense are you thinking about all day? With this tiny rundown place, would you even want to be hidden here?"
Jiang Tao teased with a grin, picking up his phone to show her a quick view of the room.
"Were you secretly drinking again just now?"
On the phone screen, Xu Li wrinkled her nose, as if she could smell the alcohol in Jiang Tao's room from hundreds of kilometers away.
"Hahaha, as expected, my wife knows me best! Can't hide anything from my dear lady!"
Jiang Tao laughed heartily, openly admitting it. A man having a little drink wasn't a big deal—he owned up to it!
"But honey, this drink today has a special meaning!"
He couldn't tell anyone about the Intelligence system.
Doing so would violate Article 23 of the usage terms and trigger the unbinding process.
Having just glimpsed the possibility of a better life through the system, Jiang Tao couldn't afford to let it unbind for no reason!
However, the resources and items obtained through the system could be shared with others.
Today, he had won an iPhone 15. Such great news—Jiang Tao couldn't wait to share it with his wife!
One person's joy, when shared, becomes double the joy!
"Tch, I know you too well. You'll come up with any ridiculous excuse just to have a drink! It's always you!"
"Haha, today's different. I really ran into something amazing, so I'm having a couple of drinks to celebrate."
"Oh? What amazing thing happened? Did a rich lady want to keep you as her toy boy? If so, hurry up and say yes, then send the money back to me and our daughter."
Xu Li burst into laughter at her own words.
"You silly woman, what kind of nonsense are you thinking about! Am I the kind of guy who'd be swayed by a rich lady?"
"You probably won't believe this, but when I was out working today, I bought a bottle of iced tea at a convenience store. Guess what happened?"
Xu Li rolled her eyes. "Another free bottle? That's worth celebrating?"
"Another free bottle? No way! Your husband was blessed by the lucky stars today. I scanned the code, and bam! Guess what?"
Xu Li asked curiously, "Took a photo?"
Jiang Tao was speechless and cut to the chase:
"Forget it, you'd never guess even if you racked your brains. I scanned the code and won an iPhone 15—the grand prize!"
"Hahaha… you won the grand prize from an iced tea bottle cap? I might as well say I won the lottery!"
On the other end of the call, Xu Li laughed so hard she was practically shaking.
Winning a prize by scanning an iced tea bottle cap?
That was even less reliable than her husband!
Jiang Tao knew that no matter how much he explained, Xu Li wouldn't believe him.
To be honest, if this hadn't actually happened, he wouldn't have believed that an iced tea promotion could actually yield a prize!
But the facts were undeniable—she had to believe it now!
Instead of explaining further, Jiang Tao sent Xu Li screenshots of the prize confirmation and the address he had filled out.
"No way, honey? You really won!!!"
Seeing the screenshots Jiang Tao sent to her phone, Xu Li was both shocked and thrilled, her mood soaring!
Jiang Tao said smugly, "Could it be fake? You don't think I'd waste my time Photoshopping a fake prize screenshot, do you?"
"I believe you wouldn't! Even if you wanted to fake it, you wouldn't know how!"
"Uh… yeah, that's true."
"Honey, you're amazing! You actually won something like this!"
"Little Xue, Little Xue, come here! I've got great news!"
"Your dad's done something big today! He actually won a huge prize!"
On the other end, Xu Li praised Jiang Tao excitedly before rushing off to share the good news with their daughter, Jiang Xue.
Watching his silly wife acting as giddy as a fool, Jiang Tao couldn't help but smile.
If only he could see his wife this happy every day!