Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence-Chapter 51: Is This Guy a Born Winner or the Director’s Nephew?!

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Is This Guy a Born Winner or the Director’s Nephew?!

After finishing the chat with Xu Li.

Jiang Tao put on his clothes, went downstairs, and had a bowl of lamb soup at a street-side stall in the urban village.

A bowl of milky white lamb soup, accompanied by half a piece of golden crispy pancake, left him feeling warm all over after eating.

Once he was full, Jiang Tao lit up a cigarette as he stepped out.

He strolled leisurely to the lottery shop where he sold the winning ticket yesterday.

He arrived today at about the same time as yesterday.

A little after 8 in the morning, the lottery shop was quite deserted.

Only the shop owner was there, holding a phone and helping some regular customers on WeChat buy tickets.

"Boss, give me 5 random picks of the Double Color Ball."

After entering, Jiang Tao went straight to the glass counter and spoke to the owner inside.

"Hey, it’s you, buddy!"

Liu Feng looked up and immediately recognized Jiang Tao.

Yesterday, Jiang Tao’s lottery ticket had helped him out quite a bit.

Although the prize redemption time was a bit tight, it was still just in time, and the recipient was able to redeem the prize smoothly.

"If you ever have another big winning ticket, come here, so you don’t have to rush to the lottery center yourself."

Liu Feng chuckled, saying something he’d told many customers before, just a polite remark.

"Sure, that’s what I think too. More money with less hassle, why not?"

Jiang Tao said casually, taking out his phone and scanning the QR code on the counter with a ding.

Meanwhile, Liu Feng swiftly used the lottery machine to select 5 random picks of the Double Color Ball for Jiang Tao and asked if he wanted to look or change any.

"No need, just print the ticket."

After hearing Jiang Tao, Liu Feng pressed the print button on the machine, and the printer spat out a 10-yuan lottery ticket with a zipping sound.

Jiang Tao took the ticket from the machine, slipped it behind his phone case, and headed for the door.

After a few steps, Jiang Tao suddenly stopped, hesitated for a few seconds, and went back to the counter.

All of Jiang Tao’s actions were part of a plan he had rehearsed in his mind before entering.

He portrayed a lottery player who wanted to buy scratch-offs but was conflicted, with perfect expression and no hint of acting.

In life, who isn’t an actor?

Aren’t we all playing roles of employees, husbands, wives, sons, etc.?

Only when we are alone can we let go of those identity labels and face our true selves.

"Boss, what kinds of scratch-offs do you have here?"

"They’re all here, buddy, take a look yourself. There’s 5 yuan, 10 yuan, and 20 yuan; three kinds in total."

As Liu Feng spoke, he opened the glass cabinet and casually took out several stacks of scratch-offs with different values.

"Let me see which one to choose."

Jiang Tao said while lightly brushing through the seven or eight types of scratch-offs Liu Feng took out.

Soon, Jiang Tao noticed a 10-yuan scratch-off with a dark golden glow.

This scratch-off is called "Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious."

The rules are simple, if you scratch out the word "Dragon" or "Phoenix."

The prize amount under the word is the winning amount.

"Boss, how many are left of these? I’ll take them all."

Jiang Tao pointed at the few remaining "Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious" scratch-offs, intending to buy them all.

"Let me see, there are 1, 2, ..."

"12 left, 120!"

"Buddy, maybe you’ll win a big prize. This batch hasn’t had any big winners yet."

Liu Feng joked with Jiang Tao, telling a white lie.

Actually, this batch of "Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious" had already seen a 500-yuan winner, pasted on the wall behind Liu Feng.

Shopkeepers like Liu Feng usually keep track of how much a batch of scratch-offs has paid out in prizes.

If a batch is about to sell out and hasn’t produced any big winners yet, they scratch off the remaining ones themselves.

They usually don’t lose money and might make a small profit.

If there’s already been a big prize, they won’t touch the rest, as it’s likely to result in a loss!

Just like the batch Jiang Tao is buying now, which already had a 500-yuan winner.

The chances of winning among the remaining ones are very low.

"Alright, I’ll take them all."

Without further ado, Jiang Tao scanned and paid 120 yuan, successfully purchasing all 12 scratch-offs, including the one with a dark golden glow.

After settling up, Jiang Tao sat on a bench nearby and began scratching the tickets.

The 1st one was a bust, no win.

The 2nd one, still nothing.

The 3rd one was another miss.

Seeing Jiang Tao miss three times in a row, Liu Feng felt a hint of schadenfreude.

Jiang Tao wasn’t discouraged; he intentionally saved the dark golden glowing one for last.

No matter if the earlier ones were all misses, he could turn it around with that one!

He only spent 120 yuan on these scratch-offs altogether.

According to Brother Tongzi’s intel, that ticket had a prize of 20,000 yuan!

The 4th one scratched to reveal a "Dragon," with a prize of 10 yuan underneath.

The 5th one was empty, the 6th won 10 yuan, the 7th was empty, the 8th was empty too.

The 9th one was still empty, the 10th continued to be empty, the 11th scratched out a "Phoenix," winning another 10 yuan.

In less than five minutes, Jiang Tao scratched 11 tickets, winning a total of 30 yuan.

With that record, it was a complete loss!

Liu Feng’s gaze at Jiang Tao held no sympathy, only indifference.

Having run a lottery shop for a while, Liu Feng had seen many different types of lottery players.

Many young people, like Jiang Tao, would buy a bunch of tickets or even a whole roll of scratch-offs, challenging the odds.

Yet less than one tenth would laugh until the end.

The vast majority end up losing money.

Scratch-offs are designed to make money, not to give it away.

Jiang Tao took a deep breath and started scratching the last one, quickly revealing the character "Dragon."

He uncovered the amount beneath the "Dragon" — 20,000!

"I won!"

Though Jiang Tao expected it, he still feigned surprise!

"How much did you win, buddy?"

Seeing Jiang Tao’s excited look, Liu Feng curiously asked.

"20,000! I won 20,000!"

"Holy crap!! 20,000!!"

It was as if springs shot Liu Feng from his seat, looking at Jiang Tao in disbelief.

This buddy brought in a Double Color Ball ticket worth nearly 70,000 yuan yesterday.

Today, he scratched off a 20,000-yuan prize!

Is this guy naturally blessed or the director’s nephew?

"Boss, do you want this scratch-off?"

Jiang Tao waved the freshly printed 20,000-yuan winning scratch-off at Liu Feng.

Brother Tongzi was as reliable as ever!

yuan, and in just a few minutes, it turned into 20,030!

Liu Feng said to Jiang Tao, "Can I have a look first, buddy?"

"Here."

Jiang Tao stepped up to the counter and handed the winning scratch-off to Liu Feng.

The shop had surveillance, so he wasn’t worried Liu Feng would try to snatch it over such a small amount.

"It really is 20,000! You’re too lucky, buddy!"

Liu Feng looked at Jiang Tao with envy; in his six or seven years of running the shop, it was his first time seeing a prize this big!

Jiang Tao didn’t make small talk with Liu Feng and urged again, "Will you cash this scratch-off?"

"Yes, yes, I will!"

Liu Feng was straightforward and immediately took out his phone to transfer 20,000 yuan to Jiang Tao’s digital wallet.

Seeing the transfer complete on his digital wallet, Jiang Tao felt instantly relieved.