When the clock struck midnight, Jiang Tao instantly perked up, frantically refreshing the system interface.
On the tenth refresh, new intelligence finally appeared!
**[Daily Intelligence]**: From your shopping at Yu Dongdong Supermarket yesterday, you've obtained intelligence—
There are three boxes of Qinghua Lang wine on the shelves at Yu Dongdong Supermarket that can scan for a first-prize win (marked!), with a total value of 7,500 yuan!
"Holy crap…"
Seeing today's refreshed intelligence, Jiang Tao instantly became wide awake!
No way, Qinghua Lang, are you for real?
You actually have a grand prize?
And there are three boxes with first-prize wins on the supermarket shelves!
What kind of insane luck is this?!
Buy them, gotta buy them!
As for the cost…
Yesterday at the supermarket, Yu Dongdong mentioned that one bottle was about 1,499 yuan, right?
Buying three bottles would cost 4,500 yuan.
Not only would he get three bottles worth 4,500 yuan, but he'd also win three first-prize bottles!
When the time comes, he could sell the three prize bottles for a nice profit!
As for the three 1,499-yuan bottles he'd buy, he could try to sell them too. If they didn't sell, no big deal.
With the New Year approaching, he could keep one for himself, give one to his dad, and one to his father-in-law—perfectly divided.
During the festive season, it's only right to show some filial piety to the elders and reward himself for a year of hard work!
"Yu Dongdong Supermarket is closed now, so I'll have to go early tomorrow morning!"
"If I play this right, I can make a tidy profit!"
"This intelligence system is just too awesome!"
Looking at the azure virtual screen floating in front of him, Jiang Tao felt like a grand road to happiness had already unfolded before him.
"Sleep, sleep, gotta sleep. Tomorrow morning, I'll head to the supermarket and snag those three bottles!"
After the excitement, Jiang Tao put down his phone, slipped into bed, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
Lying on his pillow, his mind replayed scenes of winning big prizes three times in a row.
Drifting off, he fell asleep without realizing when.
He slept straight through until 7 a.m.
Jiang Tao was woken by the alarm on his phone.
He casually turned it off, got up, and poured water from his thermos into a basin to wash his face quickly.
After changing clothes, he headed downstairs and grabbed breakfast at a street stall.
A basket of steamed buns and a bowl of wonton soup warmed him up instantly.
After breakfast, he lit a cigarette and strolled toward Yu Dongdong Supermarket.
At this early hour, the streets were filled with office workers rushing to their jobs. Hardly anyone would be buying liquor at a supermarket.
Realizing this, Jiang Tao wasn't in such a hurry anymore.
"Chill, chill, it's just a small scene. No need to get worked up!"
When he could see Yu Dongdong's supermarket in the distance, Jiang Tao took a few deep breaths to calm himself.
He rubbed his face vigorously to relax his expression before heading toward the supermarket entrance.
As he walked in, he saw Yu Dongdong sitting behind the counter, munching on a steaming hot jianbing guozi.
Jiang Tao greeted him with a smile, "Morning, Boss Yu, having breakfast?"
"Just grabbing a quick bite. Master Jiang, you heading out to drive?"
Yu Dongdong returned a cheerful greeting.
Among the dozen or so supermarkets in Xiaoshahe, his was the most popular, largely due to his warm and outgoing personality.
Jiang Tao grinned, "Yeah, just passing by. Thought I'd check out that Qinghua Lang wine you mentioned yesterday."
"Oh? Master Jiang's looking to grab a few bottles?"
Yu Dongdong's interest was piqued when Jiang Tao mentioned Qinghua Lang.
Yu Dongdong's cousin-in-law was a regional salesperson for Qinghua Lang and had asked him to help push the product.
However, most people in Xiaoshahe were working-class folks.
Not many could afford liquor of this caliber.
Yesterday, his cousin-in-law had delivered ten cases of the wine, but Yu Dongdong hadn't sold a single one yet.
Jiang Tao laughed, "I'll start with one bottle to test my luck! You said yesterday it could win a prize. Last night, I even dreamed about winning!"
"Hahaha! That's what they call 'think about it during the day, dream about it at night.' Master Jiang, you're about to hit the jackpot!" Yu Dongdong said, realizing why Jiang Tao was here to buy the wine.
It's only human nature.
Dreams may be fleeting and intangible, but sometimes they influence people's actions.
For example, Jiang Tao dreamed about winning a prize, so he might spend the whole day thinking about it, wondering if it's a sign from the heavens!
In reality, it's nothing—just the brain's random musings.
Jiang Tao's gaze fell on the six boxes of Qinghua Lang wine displayed on the shelf.
Sure enough!
In his vision, three of the boxes seemed to glow, clearly standing out from the others.
This must be what the system meant by "marked"!
"Second box from the left! Boss Yu, grab that one for me!"
Jiang Tao resisted the urge to buy all three winning boxes at once and decided to start with one to keep up appearances.
It was early morning, and there were no other customers in the supermarket. No one would compete with him.
"If Master Jiang scans a big prize, this bottle's basically free! I'll get it for you!"
Yu Dongdong chuckled, walked over to the shelf, stood on his tiptoes, and grabbed the box Jiang Tao had chosen.
"1,499 yuan. Master Jiang, you'll need to pay first before opening the cap. Then just scan the QR code inside with your phone."
"Alright! Let's roll the dice!"
In that moment, Jiang Tao channeled his inner Oscar-worthy actor, calmly scanning the payment for 1,499 yuan.
After paying, he opened the wine box and unscrewed the bottle cap.
Inside the cap was a QR code, unique to each bottle and scannable only once.
"Phew…"
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Tao opened WeChat's scan function and scanned the QR code inside the cap with a *ding*.
[Congratulations! You've won a first-prize award!]
"I won!"
Seeing the scan result, Jiang Tao let out an excited shout.
Even though he already knew the outcome, seeing it with his own eyes was still thrilling!
In that moment, Jiang Tao's reaction was completely genuine—no acting required!
"What'd you win? Let me see!"
Seeing Jiang Tao's excited expression, Yu Dongdong curiously leaned over to look at his phone.
"Holy crap! No way! First prize!!"
"Master Jiang, your luck is unreal!!"
Seeing the prize notification on Jiang Tao's phone, Yu Dongdong's face lit up with utter shock.
Jiang Tao laughed heartily, "Hahaha, just like in my dream! I really won the first prize!
Thanks so much, Boss Yu! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have won this big!"
"…" Yu Dongdong's mouth twitched, feeling a wave of speechlessness.
Thanks, my foot!
If I'd known it was a first-prize winner, I'd have opened it myself!
How'd it end up in your hands?!
Of course, he knew it was purely a matter of luck.
Guess this Master Jiang must be especially lucky!
Jiang Tao looked at Yu Dongdong and asked, "By the way, Boss Yu, where do I redeem this?"
Yu Dongdong replied, "You can redeem it right here. I'll contact the regional sales rep later, and he'll drop off the prize here when he has time."
Jiang Tao grinned, "Awesome! Thanks for the trouble, Boss Yu. Just let me know when it arrives, and I'll come pick it up."
Yu Dongdong, with a teasing smile, egged him on, "Master Jiang's luck is on fire. Wanna grab another bottle? Who knows, you might win another one!"
"Alright, let's do it! I'll take that one!"
Hearing Boss Yu set him up so perfectly, Jiang Tao seized the opportunity and pointed to another glowing box of Qinghua Lang.