Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

Chapter 610 - 290: Fulfilling Decades-Long Dreams for My Parents! (Part 2)

"My husband works very hard day in and day out, I just called him, he’s getting dressed now."

As Xu Li spoke, she blushed slightly. The wake-up service she just provided wasn’t for outsiders to know.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked out of the kitchen one after the other, Jiang Tao happened to push the door open and walk out of the bedroom.

"Thanks for your hard work, Mom. Eh, where’s Dad?"

As soon as Jiang Tao came out, he didn’t see his dad and asked in confusion.

Click~

Just as Jiang Tao finished speaking, Jiang Wen unlocked the door from outside and came in, carrying a bag of baked cakes from Ping County, their hometown.

"Xiao Tao, you’re up, I just went to the market and bought some baked cakes, they’re still warm."

"The craftsmanship of this new place isn’t bad; it tastes quite similar to the ones back home."

As Jiang Wen spoke, he raised the bag of food in his hand, showcasing the cakes he just bought.

"Really, it’s not easy to find these kinds of baked cakes from our hometown here in Beijing, I have to have one."

Jiang Tao looked at the baked cakes his dad brought back, a look of anticipation on his face.

The baked cakes in Beijing are mostly electric oven baked sesame cakes.

There’s sesame paste flavor, spiced salt flavor, and even red bean paste.

The baked cakes from their hometown are considered a local specialty.

In 2010, they were even designated as an intangible cultural heritage.

The baked cakes combine the characteristics of being aromatic, crispy, and crunchy, never tiring no matter how much you eat.

Jiang Tao had been eating them for decades since he was a child and was never tired of them.

If you stuff some donkey meat inside, the taste is no less than a donkey meat sandwich.

"Hey, isn’t it interesting, the owner of the baked cakes stall is actually from our hometown Ping County! He’s from Wang Family Manor."

After Jiang Wen sat down at the dining table, he opened up and chatted about his encounter this morning.

"From Wang Family Manor? From Wang Zhiyuan’s village."

As Jiang Tao spoke, he reached out to take a still-hot baked cake from the bag, biting into it with a crunch.

Taking a bite of the baked cake, the sesame layer on the outside was aromatic, crispy, and crunchy, while the mildly salty dough inside was chewy.

"The taste is indeed good, you can’t produce this flavor without ten or eight years of experience."

With a bite of the baked cake, Jiang Tao gave a thumbs up with praise.

"Let me try too."

As Xu Li spoke, she reached out to pick up a palm-sized baked cake, breaking it in half.

She has a small appetite, half of one is enough for her meal.

"Hmm, the taste is indeed not bad!"

After tasting it, Xu Li also gave a thumbs up in praise.

"There’s a future in the snack industry, with this skill, even if you can’t make big money, earning ten thousand a month shouldn’t be hard."

At this point, Jiang Wen was earning more than the baked cake owner.

But he felt a slight envy of someone successfully starting a business and becoming a boss.

"By the way, Mom and Dad, weren’t you thinking of opening a restaurant?"

"My friend and I are preparing to open another Delicious Claypot branch here in Pingchang District."

"Would you two consider becoming the main owners and co-owners of our branch here?"

Jiang Tao looked at his parents, his face full of sincerity as he inquired about their opinions.

He had updated the information for the second time this morning that his parents wanted to open a restaurant.

Jiang Tao intended to make their dream come true.

"You... you want to open a branch so soon?"

Jiang Wen was very surprised to hear his son’s words and looked at him incredulously.

The first store is just starting to be renovated and hasn’t officially opened yet, and now, a second one?

Isn’t this a bit too fast?

Although Jiang Wen dreamed of opening a restaurant, he was also afraid that his son’s steps were too big and might stumble.

"Yeah, isn’t your first store still under renovation?"

Tian Xiaomei looked at her son with eyes full of concern and worry.

"We have confidence in Jiang’s Delicious Claypot; once we open, it will surely be a big hit."

Jiang Tao smiled confidently, "Opening just two stores seems quite conservative to me."

"If it weren’t for the lack of manpower, I was thinking of opening twenty or thirty Jiang’s Delicious Claypots all over Beijing at once."

"Twenty or thirty?"

Xu Li, Mr. Jiang, and Nanny Jiang showed surprised expressions at Jiang Tao’s bold ambitions.

Of course, though surprised, they firmly supported whatever decision Jiang Tao made.

"Yes, in the future our Jiang’s Delicious Claypot will open across the whole of Beijing, with branches in every district."

Jiang Tao smiled, speaking with ease as if discussing where to go for dinner today.

Opening a restaurant and doing business seemed trivial to him.

Today, he had enough risk resistance ability and enough capital to make mistakes.

No need to worry about business failure leading to lifelong struggles to recover.

Of course, he’s armed with recently acquired "System Level Culinary Skill" and flavor-enhanced "Delicious Claypot."

It’s like holding two trump cards.

How could he lose?

If he fails in entrepreneurship again, it truly would be better to do as Teacher Xiao Yan suggests and hurry back home to raise pigs.

"Honey, you’re amazing; you’ll definitely succeed! We all believe in you."

Xu Li looked at her husband brimming with confidence, feeling he was especially charming, and gazed at him with increased fondness.

"Mom believes in you too."

Tian Xiaomei looked at her increasingly confident son, feeling comforted in her old age.

Jiang Tao looked at his mom and asked, "Mom, how is uncle’s learning going?"

A while ago, Jiang Tao brought his uncle Tian Xiaoguang and Tian Mingrong to Beijing, hoping they would take over from his mom and dad.

It’s considered his backup plan after his parents resigned from the food factory.

Uncle Tian Xiaoguang was someone Jiang Tao could completely trust.

Teaching him the secret recipe for Eight Treasure Pickles, Jiang Tao felt assured.

"Your uncle is very dedicated this time, and he has made us proud, not losing face for you."

"He can now independently prepare the sauce soup."

Speaking of her brother, Tian Xiaomei’s gaze at her son carried a few traces of gratitude.

Her brother Tian Xiaoguang, already 52 this year, was known as the old bachelor of Tian Family Manor.

Originally, everyone thought his life would end up like that, destined to die alone in the end.

Everyone in the village thought so.

Even Tian Xiaoguang’s friends and family members thought so.

Even Tian Xiaomei, his sister, thought so, feeling her brother’s life was ruined.

No one expected that.

At over fifty, Tian Xiaoguang suddenly and surprisingly got together with his first love.

Moreover, Tian Mingrong, though older.

But in terms of appearance and figure, she surpassed the women in the village who were in their forties or fifties.

After all, when Tian Mingrong was young, she was famously beautiful in the neighboring villages, a village beauty.

Tian Xiaoguang and Tian Mingrong getting together and then quickly becoming pregnant shocked everyone.

All of this stemmed from Jiang Tao acting as "Yue Lao," bringing the two together.

Both Tian Xiaoguang and Tian Mingrong never denied, mentioning nephew Jiang Tao with heartfelt gratitude!

This time, Jiang Tao invited both to develop in Beijing.

Arranging their accommodation, teaching Tian Xiaoguang the family’s secret recipe technology, and giving him a monthly salary of over ten thousand.

At the food factory, everyone talked about Tian Xiaoguang with unavoidable envy, praising him for having a good nephew, benefiting from him.

On this point, Tian Xiaoguang also never denied it.

Seeing her brother now enjoying both love and career success, Tian Xiaomei, as a sister, felt deeply gratified.

Previously, she always thought her brother would be single for life, couldn’t leave descendants for the Tian Family, and she felt guilty towards her parents.

Now, she could proudly tell her parents that her brother has a wife and will soon have a child.

Certainly, she knows all this is thanks to her youngest son.

Her years of cherishing her youngest son weren’t in vain!

"Since Uncle can already manage independently, dad and mom, you should gradually hand over the work to him."

"You two free up some time to walk around and find a suitable place for a shop in Pingchang District."

"Best to control the size between 200 and 300 square meters, not too small, doesn’t need to be too big either."

"If there’s anything you don’t understand or are unsure about, you can ask Jiang Jiaqi."

"Xiao Qi knows quite a bit."

Jiang Tao, while eating the grilled stove cake, gave instructions to his parents about the work to be done next.

"Great! We’ll do the sauce soup at the factory later and then let your uncle know so we can go find a place by afternoon."

The previously silent Jiang Wen was now feeling very happy, very excited!

A dream cherished for decades is about to be realized, fulfilling a lifetime dream, making life much more complete!