Chapter 511: Chapter 241: An Unexpected Windfall—A Generous Reward of 1.56 Million!

It can be said, Jiang Tao lent money to Yuan Mengqi today, and he hit a jackpot!

He gained both Yuan Mengqi’s friendship and her favor, as well as a substantial reward!

Yuan Mengqi, this old classmate, is simply his lucky charm!

Seeing the excitement on Jiang Tao’s face, Yuan Mengqi couldn’t help but get a little distracted, thinking he was happy because of her recent words.

With a certain possibility in mind, Yuan Mengqi’s heart suddenly raced uncontrollably, pounding a few times, and she felt her face burning a bit.

"Here you go, the dish is served. Be careful not to get burned, the claypot is a bit hot."

The waiter, using a metal clamp to hold a claypot, broke the silence between Jiang Tao and Yuan Mengqi.

Jiang Tao picked up his chopsticks and smiled at Yuan Mengqi indicating:

"Let’s eat first, I only had a little bit in the morning, and I’m getting a bit hungry now."

"Oh, okay! I’ll go serve the rice."

Yuan Mengqi smiled and said to Jiang Tao, got up from her seat, turned and walked towards a giant commercial pressure cooker filled with white rice in the shop.

Soon, Yuan Mengqi returned with two bowls of rice and sat down opposite Jiang Tao again, handing one bowl to him.

"Jiang Tao, try this dish - sliced beef in spicy broth from here, it tastes great."

"This dish is almost a must-order for every guest who comes to Qiao Claypot, and it’s also my favorite dish."

"Alright, let me try Squad Leader Yuan’s highly recommended sliced beef in spicy broth and see how delicious it really is."

Once Jiang Tao finished speaking, he used his chopsticks to pick up a slice of beef from the bubbling claypot and placed it into his rice bowl.

He blew on it a few times, cooled it down, and then put it in his mouth.

Spicy, spicy, fresh, savory.

"The taste is really good, excellent~"

After finishing one slice of the beef, Jiang Tao cheerfully gave a thumbs-up in praise.

It’s not that he’s flattering Yuan Mengqi; the sliced beef in spicy broth at Qiao Claypot is indeed quite good.

Moreover, such a dish costs only 35 yuan, less than 40 yuan.

The taste is quite comparable with the 188-yuan sliced beef dish at Baiyulan Hotel.

"And the flavor of this braised pork is also nice, try it."

While saying that, Yuan Mengqi picked up a piece of braised pork, which looked bright red with only lean meat, using communal chopsticks and placed it in Jiang Tao’s bowl.

"Thank you, Squad Leader Yuan, I can do it myself."

After thanking her, Jiang Tao picked up the braised pork and chewed it.

The taste of braised pork was indeed alright, but compared to the signature braised pork at Baiyulan Hotel, it was far behind.

Of course, comparing a dish worth 30-something yuan with a dish worth more than 300 yuan that had a pitifully small portion isn’t fair in itself.

This lunch with Jiang Tao and Yuan Mengqi was thoroughly enjoyable.

Yuan Mengqi received Jiang Tao’s 280 thousand loan, allowing her to contact the hospital soon for her mother’s surgery.

Jiang Tao also received a task reward of over one million, achieving a win-win situation.

The meal lasted from around 12:30 PM until 1:30 PM.

After they had eaten and drank to their fill, Jiang Tao and Yuan Mengqi returned to the entrance of Yicheng Real Estate Agency together.

After a simple goodbye, Jiang Tao opened the door to his Mercedes-Benz G-Class and drove away.

Yuan Mengqi stood at the entrance, watching as Jiang Tao’s Mercedes-Benz G-Class disappeared into the traffic on the road.

In her mind, she was still reflecting on unexpectedly encountering Jiang Tao today and the entire process of getting along.

An old friend not seen for many years suddenly appeared to buy a house from her and then lent her a vast sum of 280 thousand...

Thinking more deeply about today’s events, Yuan Mengqi felt something unusual about it all?

"Could it be that Yuan Mengqi is about to turn her luck around and start having good fortune?"

She clenched her fists, thinking of many short dramas where a middle-aged, down-and-out heroine suddenly turned her luck around and began a reversal.

"Master? Still watching? Your wealthy friend has already gone far."

Hearing the teasing voice beside her, Yuan Mengqi snapped out of her little world.

She turned her head and saw a short-haired female colleague next to her who had appeared at some point.

"Ah, you little girl, now you dare to tease your master."

Yuan Mengqi smiled and patted the girl’s shoulder, not minding her small joke.

The girl named Yue Chenxi is a young disciple nurtured by Yuan Mengqi.

The master and disciple have a pretty good relationship within the company.

"Master, was that wealthy guy just now looking to buy a house? Such wealthy people driving Mercedes-Benz have an 80% or higher success rate if they want to buy."

Yue Chenxi, after some time working in the real estate agency, has learned a lot about customers’ purchasing power.

"Let’s get back to work; I need to go find President Wang to report on my work."

Yuan Mengqi didn’t chat much with the young disciple, and then confidently walked in heels into the shop, heading straight towards the manager’s office.

...

After Jiang Tao bid farewell to Yuan Mengqi, he was about to go home when the car phone suddenly rang.

"Hello, Sister Bai."

"I just finished handling some personal affairs, and I’m ready to head home now."

"Your family’s elderly woman wants to see me? Hahaha, well, I must go over then."

"Alright, tell me the address."

"Okay, I’ll navigate to there, see you soon, bye-bye."

After a brief conversation, he hung up the phone.

Then, Jiang Tao immediately started the navigation on the car GPS, setting the destination to "Bai Family Manor."

Bai Family Manor, like Jiang Family Manor, is also a natural village near Ping County.

It’s less than 5 kilometers away from the county.

Within 10 minutes of hanging up the Bai Yulan’s call, Jiang Tao drove to the entrance of Bai Family Village.

He drove into the village under the envious eyes of a group of elderly people.

The road leading into the village is the main road of Bai Family Village, a spacious asphalt road with two-way lanes.

Green plants are lushly planted along both sides of the road, and the houses on both sides are painted clean white.

"As expected, a beautiful countryside, the environment here is far better than our Jiang Family Manor."

Jiang Tao drove, eyes scanning all around.

Though both are rural areas, Bai Family Manor’s green and beautification far surpass that of Jiang Family Manor.

"With a big shot in the village, the villagers naturally benefit too."

Thinking of Bai Yulan’s influence in Ping County and even the entire Shishi Region, Jiang Tao could only envy.

Driving along the main road into the village for about 100 meters.

Jiang Tao drove to the north of Bai Family Village.

A large mansion with a golden yellow glossy lacquer, a tall entrance gate, and high walls emerged within his sight.

From afar, this mansion is at least sixty meters long, and about twenty to thirty meters wide.

A circle of unnamed trees surrounds the whole yard.

At the main entrance, on either side, stands a majestic-looking lion.

A manor!

Now this is true manor living!

Although rural homestead land isn’t as valuable as city land.

But such a large piece of homestead land paired with such a magnificent building.

Plus those various construction materials that look quite expensive.

Bai Yulan’s family’s manor is probably worth no less than millions in construction!

"Someday, when I’ve earned ten-eight small goals, money aplenty with nowhere to spend, I must build a courtyard over at Jiang Family Manor."

"Built just like this one at Sister Bai’s family."

No comparison, no harm.

In comparison to Bai Yulan’s estate, the small dwelling at Jiang Tao’s family seems quite shabby.

While speaking, Jiang Tao drove the car to the mansion entrance.

A middle-aged man dressed as a security guard, after confirming his identity, quickly opened the electronic gate for him.

Jiang Tao drove into the yard, and gazed at the pavilions, terraces, and leafy trees, once more admiring the luxury of Bai Yulan’s family estate.

Under the guidance of the security guard, Jiang Tao parked the car in the open parking lot on the western side of the yard.

Besides his Mercedes-Benz G-Class, there stood a Range Rover, a Maybach, and a red Ferrari.

Those in the know would recognize this as the internal parking lot of Bai Yulan’s family, those unaware might think they’ve arrived at some outdoor luxury car show.