Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 47: Lottery Sold, Money Received! (Happy Spring Festival)

Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Lottery Sold, Money Received! (Happy Spring Festival)

Remotely instruct the young lady to secure 10,000 Ultraman hairpins.

Jiang Tao had also finished his breakfast.

He scanned the code to pay the bill, lit a cigarette, and headed out.

Leisurely, he wandered to the lottery shop at the edge of the urban village.

It was just a little past 8 in the morning.

There wasn’t a single customer in the lottery shop.

Only the owner was behind the counter, anxiously making a phone call.

"Brother Wang, I’ve been trying really hard to find it for you."

"I’ve asked over a dozen colleagues, the biggest win these days is only two or three thousand."

"For smaller amounts, can’t you just get a few more?"

"Okay, okay, I’ll keep looking for you."

"I’ll definitely be quick, alright, alright!"

After hanging up, Liu Feng said in a rather helpless tone:

"A jackpot of tens of thousands is not that easy to win."

Liu Feng has been running this lottery shop in the urban village for almost 10 years.

He remembers clearly that the biggest prize ever won here was only 40,000 yuan.

It was won by an old lottery enthusiast who spent over 800 yuan on multiple bets and luckily won several third prizes.

As for the higher cash prize of the second prize, there hasn’t even been one.

Forget about the first prize.

In the entire Beijing area, there are only a few first prizes each year.

This time, a small contractor who frequently gets tickets from Liu Feng asked him to help find a winning ticket worth about seventy to eighty thousand, either a lottery or a scratch-off would do.

Liu Feng contacted seven or eight colleagues but couldn’t find such a large winning ticket.

If all else fails, he’ll have to stake out at the lottery center to catch the lucky winners redeeming their prizes!

Turning his head, Liu Feng saw a rather handsome man pushing the door open and walking into the shop, stepping up to the counter.

"Boss, do you buy winning lottery tickets here?"

Last night, the intelligence system provided very clear information.

This Liu Feng urgently needed a winning lottery ticket worth around 70,000 yuan.

So, Jiang Tao didn’t waste words with Liu Feng and got straight to the point, stating his purpose.

"Yes, yes! How much did you win, buddy?"

Hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Liu Feng’s face immediately lit up with delight.

Wasn’t this just like getting a pillow when you’re feeling sleepy!

Jiang Tao responded directly: "68,996, a random bet for the second prize of the Double Color Ball. If the boss wants it, I’ll sell it to you at the original price."

Upon hearing Jiang Tao’s words, Liu Feng immediately realized that the person standing in front of him was someone who knew the ropes!

"Can I take a look at the ticket?"

"Sure."

Jiang Tao reached into the inner pocket of his down jacket, took out a wallet, and handed the soon-to-expire lottery ticket to Liu Feng.

Seeing the date on the ticket, Liu Feng’s pupils contracted, looking at Jiang Tao in surprise:

"Dude, you’ve got some nerve! Today is the last day for claiming the prize!"

As a professional lottery retailer, Liu Feng was naturally very sensitive to the redemption dates of lottery tickets.

Upon getting hold of the lottery ticket, he looked first at the date it was issued and the drawing date.

Seeing that Jiang Tao’s lottery ticket was expiring today, Liu Feng genuinely admired Jiang Tao’s calmness!

If it were him, he would’ve claimed the prize happily the very next day, not waited for over two months!

"Yes, today is the last day for claiming the prize, and my time is tight."

"Boss, give me a straight answer. If you don’t want it, I’ll ask someone else. If really no one wants it, I’ll redeem it myself."

The expression on Jiang Tao’s face was composed yet firm.

"Hang on, let me check the ticket’s authenticity!"

As Liu Feng spoke, he inserted Jiang Tao’s lottery ticket into his redemption machine to verify it.

As the ticket was fed into the validation machine, the room suddenly filled with the sound of ringing bells and cheering.

The selling machine’s screen displayed several large characters—

Congratulations, you have won the second prize of 68,996 yuan. Please go to the West City District No. 4 South Xizhimen Road lottery center to redeem your prize!

Seeing the information on the validation machine’s screen, Liu Feng excitedly swallowed a mouthful of saliva!

This lottery ticket actually won the second prize!

"Buddy, you know awards over 3,000 require payment..."

"Just give me back the ticket; I’ll ask somewhere else."

Jiang Tao didn’t wait for Liu Feng to finish and directly reached out for the ticket.

"Wait, wait! Bro, hold on a sec, let me call my friend. He’s quite interested in what you’ve got."

As Liu Feng spoke, he hurriedly dialed Brother Wang, whom he had spoken to earlier.

Over the phone, he quickly briefed Brother Wang on the amount of Jiang Tao’s winning ticket and the redemption deadline.

Though Brother Wang wasn’t completely satisfied with the redemption date,

In the short term, he’s unlikely to find a ticket with a more suitable winning amount than Jiang Tao’s!

After a lot of muttering between the two, they decided to secure Jiang Tao’s lottery ticket!

After hanging up the call with Brother Wang, Liu Feng turned to Jiang Tao and said:

"Bro, let’s go with what you said. However much you won, I’ll give you that amount directly for the ticket."

Liu Feng had a hard time coming across a winning ticket of over 70,000 yuan, so naturally, he wouldn’t let Jiang Tao leave so easily.

"Alright, Alipay or WeChat?"

Jiang Tao also didn’t want to waste more effort.

If he went to claim the prize himself, not only would he have to stand on the subway for over an hour,

but he’d also need to pay a 20% windfall tax, which was a thankless task.

Selling the ticket to Liu Feng would save him time and effort and let him earn an extra 16,000-something yuan!

"Let’s use Alipay! I don’t have that much cash on WeChat."

While speaking, Liu Feng took out his mobile phone, opened his Alipay, and promptly transferred 68,996 to Jiang Tao!

Selling the lottery ticket turned out to be much smoother than Jiang Tao had expected!

Once the transaction was completed, Jiang Tao spent an additional 10 yuan to randomly play five Double Color Ball bets, then left with his ticket.

"What an amazing stroke of luck to win the second prize!"

Watching Jiang Tao leave on foot, Liu Feng glanced at the total amount on the validation machine—68,996!

As a lottery shop owner for over ten years, Liu Feng found it incredible.

He ensured everything was foolproof and without any mistakes.

Only then did Liu Feng call Brother Wang to report the progress.

Brother Wang readily transferred 73,000 yuan to Liu Feng.

68,996 was the amount for the ticket, and the rest was Liu Feng’s bonus.

In just a few days, he made an extra 3,000 yuan. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

This outcome was the best possible result for Liu Feng.

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After leaving the lottery shop, Jiang Tao felt completely refreshed.

The two plans today were successfully completed.

One saved him 16,000.

The other could make him tens of thousands in the coming days!

Thinking of this, Jiang Tao treated himself to a sumptuous lunch at a restaurant at noon.

He ordered three dishes and a soup, eating to his heart’s content.

Well-fed and satisfied, Jiang Tao took a bus to stroll around leisurely.

He wandered until after 6 in the evening.

When Liu Zhiyuan and the others finished up and got off work, the group gathered again for dinner at Wangcai Restaurant.