Chapter 49: Both Pieces of Intelligence Clash with the Welfare Lottery! (Happy New Year~ Please keep reading!)

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Ring ring—
The phone suddenly rang; it was a video call from Xu Li.
Today was the birthday of one of Xu Li’s close girlfriends, and the three women, full and satisfied, had gone to a karaoke bar to sing half the night away.
Xu Li had informed Jiang Tao in advance and even sent several photos of them eating and singing.
Jiang Tao was well acquainted with Xu Li’s two close friends.
One was an unmarried woman of advanced age, and the other was divorced and living alone.
It was an all-female gathering, so Jiang Tao didn’t have to worry about jealousy at home if she came back late.
Jiang Tao set down his empty wine glass and swiped his finger to answer the video call.
The screen flickered, revealing Xu Li in a pale blue silk nightgown.
The smooth fabric shimmered faintly under the soft lighting.
Her long hair was casually tied into a loose bun, with a few strands falling gracefully over her shoulders, adding a touch of languid charm.
Her fair, delicate shoulders were half-exposed, and Xu Li once again enacted the “Temptation to Come Home.”
Tonight’s attire was even more enticing than the one last night.
“Husband, do you like this nightgown?”
Xu Li spoke as she placed the phone on the bedside table and panned the camera to show her entire figure.
She spun on the floor, giving a full 360-degree display.
“Enchantress, take this from Old Jiang!”
“No way.”
“By the way, husband, have you asked Dan Yufei yet? You know Sun Na; she’s a really nice person. I think they’d be a great match.”
After showcasing her ‘battle dress,’ Xu Li lay on the bed hugging her phone and began chatting animatedly.
They talked about the friend’s matchmaking prospects, what they ate and drank, who they bumped into while shopping, and what happened at karaoke.
The couple chatted over a video call for more than two hours before finally hanging up.
After ending the call, Jiang Tao glanced at the time on his phone.
Unconsciously, it was already 11:41 p.m.
Less than 20 minutes remained before tomorrow’s intelligence would refresh.
Naturally, Jiang Tao had no desire to sleep. He lit a cigarette and waited for the new information to come in.
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Meanwhile,
In a small one-bedroom apartment in Ping County,
A woman in fluffy pajamas with a messy hair bun sat in front of her computer, pulling at her hair.
“I’m going crazy!”
“All day long, zero sales!”
“What kind of terrible judgment does Second Brother have?”
“What should I do? Over sixty thousand yuan! The manufacturer probably won’t want to accept returns either!”

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“Why did I even take his call? Why did I aid and abet this madness?”
At this moment, Jiang Bing deeply regretted helping her second brother find the source manufacturer.
She regretted even more assisting him in ordering 10,000 Ultraman hair clips!
After buying the hair clips for her brother, Jiang Bing followed his instructions and listed them in her own shop.
But after a whole day, the Ultraman hair clips’ sales remained at zero!
Just thinking about having 10,000 of those hair clips in stock gave Jiang Bing a splitting headache!
How could she have made such a huge blunder?
At this point, she no longer cared about the big red envelope her brother had promised; she only hoped that during the New Year, he and his wife wouldn’t quarrel.
The computer’s clock hit midnight.
Jiang Bing was about to get up and brush her teeth when the shop assistant’s notification chimed.
“Huh? Two orders sold!”
Seeing the message that someone had ordered Ultraman hair clips, Jiang Bing’s eyes lit up.
She quickly grabbed the mouse and opened her seller dashboard.
The Ultraman hair clips that Jiang Tao stocked came in two styles: one blue, one pink, priced at 19.8 yuan each.
Just now, a customer ordered one blue and one pink clip, totaling 39.6 yuan!
Ding dong!
As Jiang Bing checked the previous order, another new order popped up.
“Another Ultraman hair clip?”
Seeing the notification again, Jiang Bing frowned slightly.
“Could it be that my brother, seeing the clips didn’t sell, started placing fake orders himself?”
Ding dong!
While Jiang Bing, acting like Sherlock Holmes, was speculating on the truth, yet another order notification appeared.
As expected, it was for Ultraman hair clips again!
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Watching the constant stream of order notifications, Jiang Bing realized the situation wasn’t what she had imagined.
She opened the dashboard to review order statistics.
In just one minute, over a dozen customers had ordered Ultraman hair clips.
Total sales reached 51 pieces, amounting to 1,009.8 yuan!
Having run her store for over six years, this was her record-breaking day for the fastest daily sales surpassing a thousand yuan!
In less than a minute—specifically 53 seconds—the store had smashed through the thousand-yuan mark!
“What’s going on? Why the sudden surge in orders?”
Just minutes ago, Jiang Bing was still worried about the hair clip’s lack of sales.
Now, in only a few minutes, orders were pouring in!

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Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong—
Listening to the continuous chime of the seller dashboard,
Jiang Bing instantly became exhilarated as if she had been injected with adrenaline, completely wide awake!
In over six years of running her shop, she had never seen anything like this!
No chance of sleeping tonight!
Tonight, she was going to witness history!
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In the capital, inside Jiang Tao’s rented room in the Xiaoshahe urban village,
At midnight, Jiang Tao turned off his phone and opened the intelligence system panel, clicking refresh.
[Today’s Intelligence 01]: Yesterday, you stayed at the Xiaoshahe village lottery shop and obtained related information—
Among the scratch cards being sold, there is one that can yield a 20,000-yuan grand prize!
[Today’s Intelligence 02]: Yesterday, you talked about Sun Na’s prize at the company annual meeting and obtained related intelligence—
The 10-yuan lottery ticket Sun Na won will draw a 3,000-yuan prize tomorrow!
[Note]: The host can replicate Sun Na’s winning ticket up to 10 times.
Exceeding this multiplier will cause the winning numbers to change due to uncontrollable factors.
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“One is a scratch card, the other a lottery ticket—today’s two pieces of intelligence both challenge the welfare lottery!”
Seeing the two latest pieces of intelligence refreshed today, Jiang Tao’s eyes brightened.
Last night, Xu Li mentioned that Sun Na had been unlucky this year.
At the company’s annual meeting, Sun Na only won a consolation prize worth 10 yuan and bought five double-color ball tickets.
Who would have thought that consolation prize would win, and it was even the third prize!
It was just as well it was the third prize.
If it had been the first prize, Sun Na’s company would probably have sued her to claim it.
“Too bad I can only replicate ten times.”
“If there were no limits, this single piece of intelligence alone would grant financial freedom!”
“Tomorrow I’ll have Xu Li ask Sun Na for her lottery numbers so I can replicate tenfold — that money is practically free.”
“The scratch card at the lottery shop…”
“I’ll have to get there early tomorrow morning to scratch it; if I’m late and someone else takes it, I’d be in trouble.”
“Looks like I have to take another day off tomorrow! But this day off will be worth it!”
After analyzing the two pieces of intelligence, Jiang Tao made his plans.
Lights out and off to sleep!