Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 45: New Intelligence: Liu Tianxian’s Ultraman Hairpin!

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: New Intelligence: Liu Tianxian’s Ultraman Hairpin!

After splitting the money, Liu Zhiyuan and the others went to Zhang Chao’s place to play Dou Dizhu again.

The three of them have gotten hooked on Dou Dizhu lately.

Every night they play until eleven or twelve o’clock.

Jiang Tao glanced at the time; it was already after 8 p.m.

He chatted with the landlord grandpa a bit on WeChat and confirmed he was back home.

Jiang Tao packed 5 jars of Nühong’er liquor into two bags and brought them to the landlord’s room downstairs.

"Xiao Jiang! Thank you so much!"

"I heard from Xiao Mei that her niece has already bought her a train ticket to go back home."

"If it weren’t for you, the two of us would have missed each other in this life!"

"Xiao Mei? Not bad, Brother Lü, you two are moving pretty fast! So, how far have you gotten?"

Hearing Lü Qian call Ma Dongmei by her name, Jiang Tao wore the classic onlooker’s gossipy look.

"We just had lunch and dinner together today, and we’ve made plans to visit Yuhe Garden and the Forbidden City tomorrow."

"The day after we’re climbing the Great Wall, the day after that it’s the zoo, and the day after after that..."

Hearing Lü Qian and Ma Dongmei lay out their full schedule for the coming week, Jiang Tao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

The speed these two are progressing at, totally outpaces the young people nowadays!

Ring ring ring—

While Jiang Tao was chatting with Lü Qian, a video call from Xu Li came in.

"Brother Lü, I’ll head back first. Hope you guys have a great time tomorrow~"

"Haha, thanks for your good wishes!"

Jiang Tao gave Lü Qian a smiling blessing, then got up and left. He only answered Xu Li’s video call after stepping out the door.

"Honey, ta-da~"

The moment the video call connected, Xu Li appeared on the screen in a striking red dress.

The festive red dress hugged her body, showing off gorgeous curves with a perfect waist-to-hip ratio.

On top of her dress was a vibrant red jacket just as eye-catching.

The soft fabric gleamed warmly under the lights, adding a touch of elegance and sexiness.

"Hubby, what do you think of my new year outfit?"

Xu Li fixed her phone in place, spun around to give Jiang Tao a full look at her new dress.

She hadn’t planned to buy new clothes, but once Jiang Tao approved that 200,000 yuan budget for her, she changed her mind right away!

If not for herself, she’d have to think of her hardworking husband out there grinding all year, right?

If she dressed up beautifully, that would also provide some emotional value for her hubby.

"My wife is gorgeous! Absolutely stunning—this look really suits you."

Seeing his wife all dolled up, Jiang Tao felt a strong sense of pride bubble up inside.

My girl is just that pretty!

"But, uh, isn’t the neckline a bit low?"

Jiang Tao glanced at the overly dramatic curves and all that white skin on display, and couldn’t help but quietly mutter a complaint.

"Dummy~ This is set to your viewing mode! This is what it looks like when I go out normally!"

Xu Li threw Jiang Tao a playful side-eye in the video, then gently tugged the neckline of her dress up a bit.

Sure enough, all that tempting view was instantly gone.

The sexiness of the new year outfit dropped by over 90%!

Well, now Xu Li was really making Jiang Tao drool like a carp with her teasing!

After plenty of coaxing, Xu Li finally set her "battle dress" back to Jiang Tao’s private mode.

This outfit cost Xu Li over 1,000 yuan, but seeing how much Jiang Tao liked it, she felt it was money well spent.

The couple kept their video call going until half past ten.

Their daughter Jiang Xue started fussing to go to bed, so Xu Li finally hung up to bathe her.

After the call, Jiang Tao washed up briefly and crawled into bed as well.

He scrolled through KuaiDou for a while, then switched over to Bilibili.

The original goal was to improve his sense of skier, but the effect wasn’t great.

Out of all the pretty girls he scrolled past, his own wife was still the prettiest!

"Liu Tianxian is still as beautiful as ever."

Just as Jiang Tao was about to wrap up his "aesthetic training," a video of Liu Tianxian attending the BVLGARI fashion show popped up on KuaiDou. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

In the clip, Liu Tianxian was decked out in haute couture, glittering with jewels, exuding absolute charm.

On her neck was a BVLGARI globally limited edition necklace worth over a million yuan.

The bracelet was also a new BVLGARI "Year of the Snake" model worth more than a hundred thousand.

The sparkling high fashion evening dress she wore must cost a pretty penny as well.

The only thing on her anyone could afford was probably the Ultraman-shaped hairpin in her hair.

When he was younger, Jiang Tao had really liked a young Liu Tianxian too.

Especially her role as the spirited Zhao Ling’Er—it struck a chord deep in his heart.

Even as an adult, Jiang Tao still liked Liu Tianxian.

She’s pretty much the only celebrity in the industry he’s ever truly liked.

Of course, it’s just pure fondness—not exactly idol worship.

"A necklace worth over a million... One day, I’ll get Xu Li one of those too. She’ll be over the moon for sure."

Seeing Liu Tianxian shining with jewelry, Jiang Tao’s desire to make money grew even stronger!

His silly wife had been struggling with him through hard times all these years.

Now that those tough times were over, it was about time she enjoyed the sweet life!

"Brother Tongzi, give me a hand, will you? There’s still a few days left before New Year’s—let’s make some more cash so we can have a good holiday at home."

Jiang Tao thought of this, checked his Intelligence System upgrade progress—still upgrading.

Today is already the 20th day of the last lunar month. It’s only seven days until Jiang Tao heads home for New Year’s on the 27th at the earliest.

"Tomorrow I’ll cash in the lottery ticket for over 60,000. The sugar oranges will net a conservative 100,000. That’s 160,000 right there."

"Brother Tongzi has just upgraded too, so tomorrow I can get two pieces of intel at once. Hope they’re good ones!"

Jiang Tao scrolled for a while longer, and around 11:30 p.m., Brother Tongzi finished upgrading from Level 1 to Level 2.

Soon it was midnight, and the new intel refreshed.

[Today’s Intel 01]: Yesterday you bought a lottery ticket at Xiaoshanhe Urban Village and obtained the following intel—

The lottery shop owner, Liu Feng, urgently needs a winning ticket worth around 70,000 for some personal connections.

Selling your lottery ticket to Liu Feng can help you avoid taxes.

[Today’s Intel 02]: Yesterday you saw Liu Tianxian on KuaiDou and obtained the following intel—

The Ultraman hairpin Liu Tianxian was wearing is about to go explosively viral tomorrow. Sales will soar. Suggest you stock up!

Stock limit: 10,000 pieces!

...

Seeing the two new pieces of intel pop up,

Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up.

Both bits of information are really about making money!

Brother Tongzi is awesome!

"That lottery ticket’s prize is 68,996."

"If I cash it in at the Welfare Lottery Center, 20% unexpected income tax is 13,799."

"Whatever I save is what I earn—can’t complain!"

"The second bit—what’s up with that Ultraman hairpin on Liu Tianxian’s head?"

Jiang Tao found the video of Liu Tianxian from earlier and watched it again.

Sure enough, he saw Liu Tianxian wearing an Ultraman hairpin. It did look kind of cute.

Back then, he’d just glanced at the video and hadn’t thought much about it.

Even though he’d noticed the hairpin, he never imagined today’s intel update would be about that exact hairpin.