Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 197 - 133: The "Good" Neighbor Is Caught! (Double-Length)

Chapter 197: Chapter 133: The "Good" Neighbor Is Caught! (Double-Length)

When Jiang Tao lay asleep in bed.

The space in the room suddenly rippled like the surface of water.

An invisible protective bubble around Xu Li’s body popped like a soap bubble with a "pop" sound.

The same scene occurred in the room where Jiang Tao’s parents were sleeping.

But no one was aware of it.

The next morning, when Jiang Tao woke up, Xu Li’s shadow was nowhere to be seen beside him.

Neatly folded on the edge of the bed were a pair of black leisure pants and a brown faux two-piece sweater.

Creaaak~

The door gently opened a crack, and Jiang Xue, already dressed in her school uniform, came as usual to wake Jiang Tao up.

"Dad, get up~ The sun’s up, lazybones~"

Jiang Tao pretended to be powerless: "I also want to get up, but I’m out of energy and need a princess’s kiss to recharge me."

Jiang Xue, with her hands behind her back, walked to the bed, teasing: "The princess’s kiss needs to be exchanged with roast duck~"

Jiang Tao couldn’t help but laugh: "Are you the roast duck princess? You never get tired of eating roast duck."

"You’re the roast duck daddy! You’re the big duck."

"Uh..."

Old Jiang, hearing Little Cotton Padded Jacket’s words, was left speechless.

How did I get caught up in this!

"Sweetie, you can’t say things like that carelessly in the future."

"Daddy is a proper person, not any duck."

Jiang Xue tilted her head and said, "What’s wrong with ducks, they’re cute?"

While getting dressed, Jiang Tao said, "They are cute, but Daddy wants to be a swan more."

"Bah, my mom’s the swan, you’re the toad~ bleh bleh bleh~"

Jiang Xue made a face at Jiang Tao and turned to run, only to be caught by Old Jiang.

"Say it clearly, who’s the toad~"

"You are, you are~"

"Honey~ You two, that’s enough. The school bus will be downstairs soon, come have breakfast."

Xu Li stood at the door watching the father and daughter playfully, shaking her head helplessly.

These two are as childish as each other.

After a bit of horsing around, Jiang Tao got dressed and walked out of the room, sitting down at the dining table.

"Huh, where’s Mom and Dad?"

Seeing no sign of his parents, Jiang Tao glanced toward their bedroom door and asked.

"Mom and Dad went out early to the morning market and said they’d also look around for any stalls up for rent at the marketplace."

Xu Li placed two bowls of golden millet pumpkin porridge on the table, smiling as she spoke.

Jiang Tao laughed and said, "They’re pretty proactive."

Click~

Just as Jiang Tao finished speaking, the sound of keys turning in the lock came from the door.

Soon, the door opened, and Dad and Mom came in carrying vegetable baskets.

"Mom, Dad, you’re back just in time, wash up and eat."

Hearing the sound of them coming in, Xu Li called to them, serving their breakfast as well.

After washing their hands, the family sat at the table and started having breakfast together.

"Son, this morning your mom and I went around the market next to the community, and there are quite a few vacant stalls."

"They’re just small shacks, yet the monthly rent ranges from 3000 to 5000; isn’t that a bit pricey?"

After checking out the rentals at the marketplace, Jiang Wen had some complaints about the rent.

Jiang Tao, while picking a piece of pickled cucumber from the Eight Treasure Pickles, said:

"It’s not too expensive. Look at all the vendors renting there; it means the foot traffic is good and it’s worth the price."

Jiang Tao had also visited that market with Xu Li before.

It’s not very large, covering only twenty or thirty mu.

The buildings on either side of the two main roads are simple steel-structured shacks with pretty basic facilities.

There are vendors selling vegetables, meats, various pastries, dim sum, and loose wines, among other things.

Supported by the traffic from Bai Gezhuang New Village District, businesses there are doing well, so the rents understandably aren’t cheap.

In these times, every industry is competitive; if you don’t do it, there’s always someone else who will.

Jiang Wen, a bit worried, asked, "Should we think about it more..."

"No more thinking, Dad, I believe this will work!"

"You and Mom should go and secure the rental this morning, and then we can renovate it properly."

Jiang Tao didn’t give his parents a chance to hesitate, making the decision decisively.

He knew his parents and his uncle were cautious by nature.

They’ve always been careful, fearing failure and loss before starting anything.

When things get tough, they look to retreat or give up.

Even Brother Jiang He had the same cautious nature.

This was because living in poverty had conditioned their thinking.

A life of hardships had long worn down their edges, and their spirit of enterprise was long gone.

What’s left is a resignation to mediocrity.

Content with doing stable jobs, making little pocket money, not seeking wealth, just stability.

Investing in business?

That’s for those who are capable.

For someone incompetent to mimic others in business... that’s asking for trouble.

Most likely losing years of savings.

Especially at Jiang Wen’s age, even less willing to take risks anymore.

So, Jiang Tao needed to push them forward, make decisions for them.

"Alright, alright! If you say so, we’ll do it! Your mom and I can still contribute somehow."

Seeing his son’s confident demeanor, Jiang Wen didn’t want to dampen his spirits with discouraging words.

Chatting casually while eating breakfast.