Swish, swish, swish!!!
Three pairs of eyes simultaneously turned toward Xu Li's phone.
Only Jiang Xue, who was still happily eating a plate of egg fried rice, remained unfazed, continuing to dig in.
"What… what's going on? Sis, did someone just transfer you 200,000?"
Xu Sha, with rice noodles still in her mouth, spoke with a shocked expression on her face.
Du Yongmei was equally surprised, asking, "Lili, did someone just send you money?"
"I'll… I'll check!"
Xu Li quickly grabbed her phone, unlocked the screen, and opened the Z-Pay app.
When she saw that the sender was labeled "Husband," a delighted smile spread across her pretty face.
"My husband just transferred 200,000 to me!"
As Xu Li looked at her mom and sister, she couldn't help but feel a little smug.
Her proud expression seemed to say: *See that? My husband sent me 200,000!*
"Jiang Tao sent you 200,000? Where did he get that kind of money?"
Du Yongmei's face was filled with shock and confusion.
"Yeah, doesn't he only make seven or eight thousand a month? He wouldn't earn this much in a whole year!"
Xu Sha's face also carried a look of astonishment.
"I… I'm not sure. Let me ask him!"
As she spoke, Xu Li directly called Jiang Tao on WeChat.
At this point, it had been two and a half minutes since she received the 200,000 transfer from Jiang Tao.
In those two and a half minutes, many lucky people across the country had enjoyed Z-Pay's 20% subsidy discount.
Xu Li's video call was answered by Jiang Tao in less than three seconds.
The screen flashed, revealing Jiang Tao's figure and a huge truckload of tangerines behind him.
"Hey, honey, you sent me money? Where did you get so much?"
The moment the video call connected, Xu Li asked with a joyful expression.
"I've been selling tangerines with Xiao Liu and the others these past few days. The money I sent you is what I earned. Spend it however you like!"
Hearing Jiang Tao's bold and confident voice from the other end, Du Yongmei and Xu Sha's faces lit up with utter shock.
"It's all… from selling tangerines? Is selling fruit really that profitable?"
Xu Li's face was also filled with surprise and puzzled confusion.
If selling fruit was *this* profitable, wouldn't Xiao Liu and Xiao Dan, who had been selling fruit for years, have become millionaires by now?
Du Yongmei and Xu Sha, hearing Jiang Tao say the 200,000 was earned by him, exchanged a glance, their expressions turning quite colorful.
Just moments ago, they had been criticizing him, complaining about how little he earned.
And then, in a flash, he transferred 200,000!
This slap in the face came so fast, like a tornado—impossible to escape the storm!
"Sweetheart, are you shopping at the mall? Perfect timing—buy yourself some nice clothes and shoes for the New Year."
"If you see something you like, just buy it. Don't worry about saving—spend freely!"
"Listen to my husband's tone—you'd think he struck it rich or something!"
Hearing Jiang Tao's doting tone, Xu Li's smile grew even brighter and more radiant.
"Who can blame me when I married such a lucky wife? This tangerine boom is 99% thanks to you!"
"Tch, you always know just what to say to make me happy."
"Let's talk more tonight, honey. I've got customers to attend to now."
"Mm-hmm, don't work too hard, honey. Love you, muah~"
Xu Li blew a kiss at Jiang Tao on the screen before hanging up.
After ending the call, Xu Li looked at her shivering mom and sister, who were hugging their shoulders, and asked in confusion,
"Huh? Are you two cold? The heating here is pretty good."
"Ugh, sis, you've been married to him for how many years, and you're still so lovey-dovey? 'Honey, honey'—ugh, I can't stand it!"
Xu Sha rolled her eyes while mimicking her sister's tone, calling out "honey" a few times.
She had gotten goosebumps just listening to her sister's call with Jiang Tao.
"Lili, Jiang Tao said the 200,000 was all earned by him?"
Du Yongmei's question interrupted her younger daughter's antics.
Though she had already heard Jiang Tao say it, she still couldn't quite believe it and wanted to confirm with her daughter.
Xu Li nodded with a smile, saying, "Yeah! He said it's from selling tangerines these past couple of days."
"Yo!"
Xu Sha suddenly thought of something, her eyes widening as she looked at her sister and asked,
"You're saying your husband has been selling tangerines these past few days?"
"What do you mean 'my husband'? Call him brother-in-law!"
Xu Li playfully tapped her sister's head and laughed,
"Your brother-in-law *is* selling tangerines. I saw a whole truck full of them behind him."
Rubbing her head, Xu Sha said,
"Sis, the price of tangerines has skyrocketed these past few days—it's even trending online. Did your husband happen to wholesale a few truckloads and catch the price surge?"
"I'm not sure about the details. I'll ask him when I get home tonight."
At that moment, looking at the balance of over 200,000 on her phone, Xu Li felt so happy she could practically fly.
As the group chatted, time quietly reached 2:35 PM.
…
Meanwhile, at the Baigezhuang Market in Beijing.
Jiang Tao sighed when he saw the time hit 2:35 PM.
His silly wife had ultimately missed this chance to make money!
The intelligence system's rules were clear: no one could reveal this information to anyone in any way.
Otherwise, the subsidies would be canceled or even reclaimed.
So, Jiang Tao didn't dare take the risk and could only fret silently.
"Forget it. You can't be too greedy. Getting 40,000 yuan for free is already pretty good."
Jiang Tao gave a relieved smile, choosing to make peace with it.
Some things, if they're meant to be, will come. If not, there's no use forcing it.
Getting 40,000 yuan for free was clearly something to be happy about.
If he got upset over not making *more*, that would just be plain crazy.
After profiting off "Old Ma's" wool, Jiang Tao threw himself back into work, continuing to sell tangerines.
Due to extreme weather, there were even fewer tangerines in Beijing's markets today, and customers were gradually accepting the price increase.
In the afternoon, Jiang Tao sold a little over one truckload.
As Liu Zhiyuan had predicted, today's sales at Baigezhuang Market were roughly the same as yesterday's, with little difference.
Around 7:00 PM, as the sky darkened and the bustling Baigezhuang Market quieted down, the group finally called it a day and drove back to Xiaoshahe together.
They went to the same place as yesterday, ordering similar dishes.
After eating and drinking their fill, they headed to Jiang Tao's place to split the earnings.
Today's total sales were over 10,000 yuan higher than yesterday's, reaching 277,300 yuan!
Jiang Tao took 71% of the total, pocketing 196,883 yuan!
Adding the 40,000 yuan from "Old Ma," Jiang Tao's total income for the day was a whopping 236,883 yuan!
A new record for daily earnings!
Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yifei split their shares equally, each taking home 38,822 yuan!
That left 773 yuan.
Zhang Chao, as usual, took 2,000 yuan.
As for the remaining 773 yuan, Jiang Tao suggested that Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yifei split it evenly.
But the two were generous, saying they'd use the money for group meals.
Although Jiang Tao earned the most each day, it wasn't fair to always make him foot the bill.
They had agreed from the start that the remaining 1% would go toward group meals and gas.
As for jealousy?
It wasn't entirely absent, but it was minimal!
Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yifei knew full well that without Jiang Tao's initiative, they wouldn't have had the chance to make this money.
In just two days, they had already pocketed over 76,000 yuan.
After deducting the 50,000 yuan they invested, they had netted more than 27,000 yuan!
And they had only sold less than a third of their tangerine stock!
Once they sold it all, they could each take home another 150,000 to 160,000 yuan!
These few days of income were equivalent to two years of their previous hard work!
One must know how to be grateful!