"Honey, go wash your hands and eat."
Xu Li had returned home first and had already prepared a steaming hot breakfast.
"Second Brother, I heard from Sister-in-law that you guys just went to save someone?"
"You saved more than a dozen kids, my gosh! You guys are total heroes!"
"If you had recorded that scene and posted it online, you two would definitely go viral!"
Jiang Bing listened to Xu Li recount the dangerous moment that had just happened and immediately felt a pang of regret.
With her years of experience surfing the internet, she was certain that if the scene of Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law saving people at the reservoir had been filmed, it would 100% go viral!
Plus, Second Brother was handsome, and Sister-in-law was beautiful, and with the added bonus of their heroic act, they would definitely shoot to fame overnight!
Of course, it would be the respectable kind of fame.
Then, they could start live-streaming and selling products, easily achieving financial freedom by relying on their fans in the live-streaming room.
What a pity!
Such a shame!
"In that situation, who had time to record a video? You think we were out there posing for a shoot?"
Jiang Tao laughed as he said this, then turned to go to the bathroom to wash his hands.
Now that he thought about it, what Third Sister said actually made sense.
But the situation had been urgent, and there really hadn't been time to think about it.
It was a good opportunity, but a missed opportunity was just that—missed. There was no point in dwelling on it.
As for live-streaming and selling products, he didn't know how to do that.
More importantly, he didn't want Xu Li to be in the public eye, constantly harassed by inappropriate comments from creepy guys.
*Ding, ding, ding—*
While washing his hands, Jiang Tao's phone in his pocket rang.
He dried his hands with a towel, pulled out the phone, and looked at it.
It was "Second-Hand Car Li Ming" sending him a few messages on WeChat.
This year, there was no "thirtieth day" of the lunar month; today, the twenty-ninth, was already New Year's Eve.
Most Mercedes-Benz 4S dealerships across the country were already closed for the holiday.
Jiang Tao wanted to check the maintenance records for his Mercedes-Benz GLS's VIN but had nowhere to go for it.
Li Ming, who worked in the second-hand car business, always checked maintenance records when acquiring luxury cars to avoid buying vehicles with accident histories.
On the way to drop off his two nephews at his eldest brother's house, Jiang Tao had sent the VIN of his Mercedes-Benz GLS to Li Ming, asking him to help look it up.
Li Ming was reliable and sent over the maintenance records for Jiang Tao's Mercedes-Benz GLS in less than half an hour.
The car had previously been covered by compulsory and commercial insurance, which had been canceled, and it had also had spark plugs and a few other parts replaced.
Jiang Tao saved the results Li Ming sent as evidence.
Then he sent Li Ming a 1,000-yuan transfer as a red envelope and wished him a happy New Year.
If he could successfully claim the "one refund, three compensation" deal this time, Jiang Tao would receive a total of 4.72 million yuan in compensation.
Li Ming had been a huge help in this process, so giving him a small fee for his efforts was only fair.
Li Ming politely declined a couple of times but eventually accepted the transfer.
"There's no rush for the 'one refund, three compensation' thing. After the New Year, when we're back in Beijing, I'll talk to Du Ennan first."
"After all, she's the one who bought the car. Going behind her back to file a claim doesn't seem quite right."
After saving the evidence, Jiang Tao didn't immediately start the claim process and put his phone back in his pocket.
Although the Mercedes-Benz GLS had been repaired, Brother System had determined it had no safety issues, so he could enjoy driving it for free for a while.
"Honey, haven't you finished washing yet? We're almost done eating."
"Coming, coming."
Hearing Xu Li's voice from outside, Jiang Tao opened the door and returned to the living room.
Xu Li, Jiang Xue, and Jiang Bing were already seated at the dining table, eating.
The two pieces of information for today had been dealt with.
Jiang Tao could finally relax and not worry about anything.
After breakfast, Jiang Bing and Xu Li, the sisters-in-law, took Jiang Xue out for a drive.
It was the family's first Mercedes, and the two sisters-in-law were still thrilled about it, the novelty not yet worn off.
Jiang Tao didn't feel like joining them for their joyride.
He stayed home alone.
He also had another task: waiting for Wang Xiaobai to deliver something.
*Ring, ring, ring—*
The phone on the coffee table rang. Jiang Tao picked it up and saw it was Wang Xiaobai calling.
"Hey, Xiao Wang, you're here?"
"Alright, just drive the car straight to our street."
"Got it, I'll come out to meet you."
After a brief conversation on the phone, Jiang Tao went out to meet Wang Xiaobai.
…
Jiang Family Village Central Street.
Wang Xiaobai parked the car by the roadside and got out.
The passenger door opened, and out stepped none other than Wang Xiaobai's younger sister, Wang Xiaohong.
The back door opened, and Xu Sha also got out of the car.
Xu Sha and Wang Xiaohong had nothing to do today, so they tagged along with Wang Xiaobai to broaden their horizons.
In Wang Xiaobai's description, the "President Jiang" she was working with was a very low-key, charismatic, and successful person.
Spending time with someone like that and feeling their aura would be beneficial.
If they ever went into sales in the future and had to meet big bosses, they wouldn't be too nervous.
"Sis, the President Jiang you mentioned lives *here*? This is way too low-key!"
Wang Xiaohong got out of the car and looked at the row of low, modest houses in Jiang Family Village, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"Don't you know the saying, 'The greatest hide in plain sight'? A 200,000-yuan order, and President Jiang signed it on the spot and paid in cash."
"I've been a salesperson for so many years, and this is the first time I've met someone as straightforward as President Jiang."
Wang Xiaobai recalled her previous meeting with Jiang Tao.
She thought of his Mercedes-Benz, his stunningly beautiful wife who looked better than a celebrity.
In Wang Xiaobai's mind, Jiang Tao's image as a successful businessman became even more vivid and perfect.
As for why Jiang Tao paid her in cash, it wasn't because he was straightforward, as she thought.
It was simply to not give her a chance to back out!
"Why is it *this* place…?"
After getting out of the car, Xu Sha looked around, feeling more and more like this place was oddly familiar.
When her gaze landed on the iconic mushroom-shaped water tower in the center of Jiang Family Village, it hit her.
This… wasn't this the village where her sister lived?!
"President Jiang, President Jiang…"
Recalling how Wang Xiaobai had kept mentioning "President Jiang" on the way here, Xu Sha suddenly thought of someone.
"No way, it can't be him!"
Jiang Tao's image popped into her mind and wouldn't go away.
"No, no, it's impossible. It's definitely not him. Sis said 80% of the people in this village are surnamed Jiang."
"It's just a coincidence."
"Jiang Tao's just a truck driver. How could he be a big boss?"
"He rented a Mercedes for the New Year to show off, just pretending to be rich."
Xu Sha shook her head, convinced she was overthinking it.
President Jiang could be anyone, but it absolutely couldn't be Jiang Tao.
Even when she saw the box of Moutai Jiang Tao had brought home yesterday, she just thought he was a nouveau riche, a small-time guy who got lucky.
So what if he made a couple hundred thousand selling tangerines? What's there to brag about!
It's not like he earned it through real skill!
"He's here, he's here, President Jiang's here."
"You two, follow my lead. Speak less, do less."
Wang Xiaobai glanced over and saw a tall, handsome figure coming out of the alley. She immediately recognized it was Jiang Tao.
"No way, no way, no way! How is it really him?!"
"Sha Sha, isn't that… isn't that your brother-in-law?!"
Xu Sha and Wang Xiaohong's faces showed even more shock than the other upon seeing Jiang Tao.
"What? You two… you both know President Jiang too?"
Wang Xiaobai was completely baffled by their reactions to seeing Jiang Tao.
Wang Xiaohong explained to her sister:
"Sis, this President Jiang is Sha Sha's brother-in-law, her real brother-in-law."
"What? Her real brother-in-law?"
Now it was Wang Xiaobai's turn to be shocked.
She thought back to Xu Li's image.
She couldn't see any resemblance between Xu Sha and that woman who was more beautiful than a celebrity!