Jiang Tao calculated everything, but he didn't expect this boss to be so hardworking!
Selling sofas at the market during the day.
And still doing live broadcasts at home in the evening, right?
"Brother, there's another one over there with the same color and a similar design."
"It's just that the condition is slightly worse than this one, but not by much. I'll take you over to have a look."
Seeing that Jiang Tao really liked this color, Li Guiying offered to take him to see a similar alternative.
"Auntie, I've taken a fancy to this one. I fell in love with it at first sight."
"Look, can you let me have this sofa and find a similar alternative for the person who placed the order?"
"You have so many sofas here; it shouldn't be difficult to find a similar one."
"The viewers in the live broadcast can't see accurately anyway, and a little color difference is normal, don't you think?"
Jiang Tao didn't want to give up on 30,000 yuan so easily, so he smiled and tried to persuade Li Guiying a few more times.
Li Guiying said, "Brother, it's not as you say. We're running a business, and we value integrity."
"If the goods don't match the customer's order, wouldn't that ruin our reputation! How can we do business in the future!"
Jiang Tao hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this, Auntie? How much are you selling this sofa for in the live broadcast? I'll add another 100 yuan for you!"
"I really like this sofa and just want to buy it; I don't like any others."
When Li Guiying heard that Jiang Tao was willing to add 100 yuan, she was immediately tempted!
She had bought this sofa for 100 yuan and was selling it for 400 in the live broadcast.
If Jiang Tao added another 100, she could sell it for 500, increasing the profit by another 100%!
Li Guiying pretended to be a little embarrassed and said, "Alright! I can see that you really like this sofa."
"And you came so early in the morning, so I'll make an exception for you and sell it to you!"
"…"
When Jiang Tao saw that Li Guiying agreed so readily, he immediately realized that he had offered too much!
He should have tested the waters by adding 50 yuan first!
However, when he thought of the private money hidden in the sofa, Jiang Tao instantly didn't feel bad about the 50 yuan!
You need bait to catch fish, right!
Just consider it as using 100 yuan to fish!
"Auntie, how much is it in total?"
Jiang Tao was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so he quickly took out his phone, ready to pay.
"We sold it for 450 in the live broadcast last night. According to what you just said, add another 100, so scan 550!"
As Li Guiying spoke, she reached into her collar and took out a QR code for payment.
"Alright! Who told my wife to like this kind of sofa? I'll take it!"
Jiang Tao pretended to be distressed and said, then scanned Li Guiying's WeChat QR code and quickly paid 550 yuan.
[Wechat Payment Received: 550 Yuan!]
Hearing the payment notification on his phone, a look of joy appeared on Li Guiying's plump face.
She had a flash of inspiration and earned an extra 50 yuan!
"Auntie, I'll move this sofa away now. My truck is outside; I'll go get it."
"Okay, brother, I'll give you a hand to move it to the door together."
"Thank you, Auntie!"
The two of them had their own plans in mind and worked together to carry the sofa to the front door.
After putting down the sofa, Jiang Tao trotted to the outside of the market and drove the truck to the entrance of store B25.
Having earned an extra 150 yuan early in the morning, Li Guiying was in a good mood and happily helped Jiang Tao move the sofa onto the truck.
"Thank you for your help, Auntie. I'll come to your place to buy furniture if I need anything in the future."
"Sure! Come again next time, and I'll give you a discount no matter what you buy!"
"Goodbye, Auntie~"
Jiang Tao didn't waste any time talking to Li Guiying. He got into the car, started the engine, and drove away.
After driving out of the second-hand market, Jiang Tao didn't bother to continue looking for work. He drove straight to Xiao Shahe with the sofa.
He drove the car all the way to the building where he rented his room. Jiang Tao carried the sofa upstairs by himself.
This sofa wasn't made of solid wood, and its total weight didn't exceed 100 pounds, which was a simple task for Jiang Tao.
After putting the sofa back in the room, Jiang Tao first went downstairs to drive the car away.
The streets near the building were very narrow, and the truck was blocking the way for bicycles and electric vehicles.
After parking the truck at the entrance of Xiao Shahe Village, Jiang Tao hurried back to the building where he rented his room.
"Oh, Xiao Jiang, you're not at work today?"
When Jiang Tao walked to the front of the building, he happened to see Uncle Landlord coming out of his room with a gourd-like object in his hand.
The gourd made a squeaking sound, like the chirping of crickets.
Jiang Tao didn't appreciate this kind of sound, but some people liked to listen to this kind of noise while sleeping, which was said to have a soothing and sleep-inducing effect.
"I'm feeling a little unwell today, so I'll go to work later. Grandpa, are you going to fight crickets?"
Jiang Tao smiled and greeted Uncle Landlord, and he was quite envious of his good life.
"Going to play with Old Liu and the others, I'm off~"
Uncle Landlord waved his hand at Jiang Tao and strode towards the entrance of the alley.
"The life of retired old men in Beijing is so simple and unadorned~"
Jiang Tao smacked his lips and sighed twice, then turned around, entered the door, and went straight to his room on the 2nd floor.
Back in the room, he locked the door.
Jiang Tao first touched the sofa back and forth with his hands, but he didn't feel any obvious abnormalities.
However, Jiang Tao wasn't discouraged.
If it were so obvious, it wouldn't be his turn to pick up the bargain!
"Could it be sewn into the sofa? It must be!"
Jiang Tao immediately took out a pair of scissors from the drawer and started cutting from the back of the sofa, giving the sofa a "major dissection".
After cutting the back, he cut the bottom, cutting for seven or eight minutes, making a mess of the fabric wrapped around the sofa's wooden boards.
"Got it!"
Just when Jiang Tao was beginning to doubt the reliability of the information, a corner of a long black wallet was revealed!
Snip, snip, two more cuts.
Jiang Tao reached out and pulled the rectangular black wallet out of the sofa's interlayer.
"Good heavens, hidden deep enough! I've been looking for you for so long!"
He opened the wallet and saw that it was indeed a thick stack of hundred-yuan bills!
Swallowing excitedly, Jiang Tao took out all the money from the wallet and counted it with a rustling sound.
Not more, not less, just right, 298 bills, 29,800!
"Subtracting the 550 spent on buying the sofa, the net profit is 29,350!"
After calculating the accounts, Jiang Tao felt another burst of excitement in his heart, marveling at the power of the intelligence system!
If he works hard again today, his daily income will steadily break the 30,000 mark!
Jiang Tao had lived for thirty years, and this was the first time he had earned so much money in a single day!
He smoked three cigarettes in a row in the rental room, and his excited mood finally calmed down.
Jiang Tao first put the money back into the wallet and put it in the inner pocket of his down jacket.
Afterwards, he simply cleaned up the messy sofa in the room before going out and downstairs.
He first drove to an ATM outside an ICBC bank near the Red Star Second-Hand Furniture Market and deposited the 29,800 yuan in cash into his bank card.
After depositing the money, Jiang Tao drove to the Red Star Second-Hand Furniture Market to look for work as if nothing had happened.