Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 224 - 140: Eight Treasure Pickles Successfully Pickled, a Surprising Flavor!

Chapter 224: Chapter 140: Eight Treasure Pickles Successfully Pickled, a Surprising Flavor!

He parked the Mercedes GLS next to the cargo truck he used to drive.

Pushing open the door and getting out, Jiang Tao stood in front of the two vehicles.

Looking at his former "comrade in arms" and his current "ride," he couldn’t help but feel moved.

In less than two months, he went from being a small delivery truck driver with seventy or eighty thousand in debt to a millionaire driving an upscale Benz.

Everything that happened felt just like a dream!

But, all of it was real—absolutely not a dream.

And definitely not, as the netizens joked, some "loser’s dying fantasy."

"From now on, things will only get better! Work hard—fight for it!"

Giving himself a boost, Jiang Tao spun around and strode confidently toward Old Lü’s apartment block.

After a round of hustle, Jiang Tao and his parents hauled all the ingredients they bought today to the upstairs room.

"This place is way too small, and the conditions suck."

"Mom, Dad—this afternoon can you go to the market again and rent a stall?"

"From now on, we’ll prep and pickle everything right there—no more running back and forth."

After moving all the ingredients, Jiang Tao shut the door and couldn’t help but sigh.

Any problem he could solve with money simply wasn’t a problem for him anymore.

"Alright, your mom and I will listen to you—whatever you say, we’ll do."

Jiang Wen nodded, faithfully following Jiang Tao’s plan with zero objections.

"Now, it’s finally time to witness a miracle."

Jiang Tao grinned, walked over in a few steps to where the sat against the wall.

Jiang Wen and Tian Xiaomei’s eyes followed their son, finally landing on that pickle jar.

Honestly, the two of them were even more curious than Jiang Tao to find out what was so special about pickles made from the secret recipe—how good would it taste?

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Tao started peeling off the cling film covering the .

A rich, indescribably savory aroma blasted him straight in the face.

The sourness of vinegar, the umami of soy sauce, the sweetness of sugar, the salty notes—all melding together.

Mixed in were the sharpness of garlic, the zing of ginger, and the spicy fragrance from the spice pack—things like Sichuan peppercorns and star anise.

The overall scent was robust and mellow, lingering long after—just the smell was enough to make your mouth water.

"Wait... so these are the Eight Treasure Pickles we pickled? That smells way too good!"

"Just the aroma alone beats the stuff sold in the shops by a country mile!"

"This secret recipe’s insane—if just the smell’s this mouthwatering, the taste can’t be bad either!"

Jiang Wen and Tian Xiaomei were instantly entranced by the fragrance of the Eight Treasure Pickles in the jar.

Their confidence in their own product grew a hundredfold!

"Mom, Dad—come over and have a taste, see how it turned out."

Jiang Tao ripped open a pair of disposable chopsticks, grabbed some Eight Treasure Pickles from the to share with his parents.

Crunch crunch crunch——

The three of them, each with a pair of chopsticks, started sampling their own homemade Eight Treasure Pickles—no one said a word as they ate.

"Delicious—these Eight Treasure Pickles are just too good!"

"This is the tastiest Eight Treasure Pickles I’ve ever had! There’s no way these won’t sell!"

After tasting the pickles for themselves, both parents broke into huge, excited smiles.

Rarely did people describe Eight Treasure Pickles as "a feast for the senses."

But Jiang Tao’s batch absolutely nailed all three—look, smell, and taste.

Smells amazing. Tastes even crunchier—even more fragrant!

One bite just makes you want another!

"Crunch crunch crunch..."

Jiang Tao chewed on his pickles, eyes narrowed, savoring every note.

The unique flavor and texture caught even him by surprise once they soaked up all the seasoning.

Initially, Jiang Tao thought renting a shop and pricing them at double the market rate already showed how much he valued his Eight Treasure Pickles.

But now, after tasting those made with the secret system recipe and the added boost from the —

Jiang Tao realized he’d underestimated their true value by a ridiculous margin!

Too cautious—he was being way too cautious!

With this texture and flavor, they could easily go head to head with Beijing Liubiju’s century-old Eight Treasure Pickles!

In the past few days, Jiang Tao had been digging around online for info about Eight Treasure Pickles.

At Beijing Liubiju’s Qianmen flagship store, loose Eight Treasure Pickles go for ninety yuan per jin!

Liubiju’s pickles were priced at triple Jiang Tao’s initial estimate of thirty yuan a jin!

If he priced them to match Liubiju’s Eight Treasure Pickles—

The could churn out about five hundred jin of pickles per batch—that’s forty-five thousand yuan for one jar!

Pickling one full jar, from prepping ingredients to finishing the batch, took maybe two days tops.

Fifteen jars in a month was totally doable—without breaking a sweat!

One jar brings in forty-five thousand, fifteen jars is over six hundred seventy thousand!

At first, Jiang Tao thought making a monthly profit of a hundred grand would already be decent.

Turns out, pulling in six hundred grand a month wasn’t even pushing it!

Finishing his mouthful of pickles, Jiang Tao already had a new plan forming.

With the strength to take on Liubiju head-to-head—why not?

Left hand holding Brother Tongzi’s optimized recipe, right hand clutching the —

Got both jokers in my hand, but not even daring to challenge Liubiju head-on? That would be way too timid!

If I don’t even have that much ambition, what’s the point of doing business? Might as well go home and raise pigs! 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Of course, before aiming for Liubiju’s level, Jiang Tao had one super important thing left to do.

Before, not knowing how good these pickles were, he hadn’t cared much about branding and such.

But now, after truly understanding the value in Brother Tongzi’s Eight Treasure Pickle secret recipe—

Jiang Tao felt it was absolutely necessary to set up a company and register a matching brand trademark!

If you’re just fooling around, whatever. But if growth is the goal, you gotta do things right from day one.