[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence":3,"chapter-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-30":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},498332,752,"Chapter 30: Hooking the Landlord Like a Bigmouth Bass!","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>Originally, Jiang Tao planned to drink just a tiny bit to have a taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he ended up finishing all the Daughter Red Wine in the enamel basin in just a few gulps, and then poured himself half a basin more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just like those guys who trick girls into hotels saying they’ll only \"cuddle,\" but it’s all talk—they never mean it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the main reason is that this Daughter Red Wine is just too delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the first sip you want the second, there’s simply no way to resist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time at all, Jiang Tao had drunk over three ounces, his face turning a little red and his whole body feeling warm and fuzzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t drink any more, really can’t, gotta save some.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it’s really worth 20,000 a jar like the system said, didn’t I just drink six or seven thousand yuan worth right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the price the Intelligence System gave for this Daughter Red Wine, Jiang Tao suddenly felt the pain in his wallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly put the lid back on the wine jar, quashing his impulse to have another cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Jiang Tao’s ears perked up as he heard the landlord uncle’s voice coming from the hallway outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Chen, try to keep it down when you and your girlfriend are... busy at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not the first one people are complaining about—folks say you’re too loud, keeping everyone up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young people have needs, I totally get it, but you gotta understand the other tenants around you too, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just be more considerate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the conversation outside between the landlord and Xiao Chen, Jiang Tao shook his head and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old tube apartment’s got a few married couples, and because Jiang Tao goes to bed late, he often hears some sounds that aren’t exactly PG-rated at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh right, the landlord uncle likes to drink, and he’s got money too. Wonder if he’d be interested in some fine wine like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating the tenants’ melon, inspiration struck Jiang Tao, and he put the landlord uncle on his list of potential clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll let him try a little first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Jiang Tao was about to pick up the wine jar to pour some into his dinner enamel basin for a sample.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he lifted the jar, he changed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wine jar has a vintage vibe. If I let the landlord uncle see the jar, it’s much more convincing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that, Jiang Tao put the jar back on the table, then stepped out of his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he walked out, he saw the landlord had finished talking to Xiao Chen and was about to head downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Landlord uncle, wait a sec, don’t leave yet—I’ve got something to talk to you about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao sped up and caught up to the landlord uncle, greeting him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Xiao Jiang, what’s up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Qian looked at Jiang Tao with a smile, asking curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, have a cigarette. Come on over to my place, I’ve got something good to show you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao pulled a Liqun cigarette from his pack and handed it to the landlord, inviting him into his room with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? What good thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Qian’s curiosity was piqued by Jiang Tao’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man took out his lighter, lit the cigarette Jiang Tao gave him, and followed him towards his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, come on in, and you’ll see what the good stuff is. I guarantee it’s your favorite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao stood by the door, gesturing politely for the landlord uncle to step in first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My favorite?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man peeked inside, expecting to see a pretty young girl—but nope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered to himself, wondering what Xiao Jiang was up to this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the landlord entered, Jiang Tao followed him in and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, my dad had an old friend from back home bring me a few jars of Daughter Red Wine that have been cellared for twenty years. Don’t know if you’d be interested.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao didn’t waste time; he went straight to the point with the landlord uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty-year-old Daughter Red? For real?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Qian let out a puff of smoke and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing twenty years, Lü Qian’s first reaction was that Jiang Tao’s probably exaggerating a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a longtime drinker, Lü Qian knows all the tricks in the wine-collecting world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, people age their wine five or six years, make the jars look old, and call it twenty or thirty years cellared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all to sell at a higher price using the \"old vintage\" gimmick, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Real or not, you can see for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao grinned and pointed to the jar on the table, already opened by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Jiang Tao’s finger, the moment Lü Qian saw the wine jar, a trace of brightness flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wine was buried in my home’s courtyard for a full twenty years. This year, my dad renovated, so we just dug them up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been drinking your whole life, probably know a thing or two about vintage wine yourself? This kind of jar’s not that easy to fake, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao kept his words half-truth, half-bluff, but left no loopholes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wine jar really does look pretty old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landlord uncle walked up to the table and touched the wine jar, his doubts about Jiang Tao lessening a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his experience, this jar really didn’t look like anything made in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the style or the oxidation marks on the jar, it really looked like something from more than twenty years ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me open the lid for you. Just smell it—you’ve probably never had wine this fragrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Tao spoke, he stubbed out his cigarette, stepped up, and lifted the lid off the jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the lid came off, a rich, complex aroma immediately drifted straight to the landlord uncle’s nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa damn, this wine, this wine smells amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Lü Qian smelled the Daughter Red, he couldn’t help but exclaim, his nose flaring as he took several deep sniffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so fragrant, almost intoxicatingly so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Qian usually drinks pretty decent stuff, often in the several-hundred-to-thousand-yuan range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But never before had he encountered a wine as fragrant as this from the jar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gulp!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Qian swallowed hard and looked at Jiang Tao, his face full of impatience:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Jiang, can you let me have a taste?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wine smells incredible and does seem aged, but I wanna see how it tastes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone else, I’d probably say no, but since you asked, uncle, I have to give you that courtesy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Tao spoke, he picked up the wine jar and poured a little more into the same enamel basin he’d just used himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he poured a lot less than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t really blame Jiang Tao for being stingy—this Daughter Red is just too precious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every sip is dozens, maybe even over a hundred, yuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the deep red, almost like red wine, liquid pour into the enamel basin, and the intoxicating aroma wafting up,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Qian’s years of experience told him this was definitely a rare and fine wine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, go ahead and try it. This is definitely twenty years old—if it’s missing even a month, you can drink for free!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Tao spoke, he picked up the enamel basin and handed it to the landlord uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll judge after a taste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landlord uncle chuckled, took the basin from Jiang Tao, and took a small sip first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Daughter Red touched his mouth, the mellow, rich, and silky wine burst on his palate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s eyebrow rose and his eyes lit up—he’d really gotten his hands on some fine wine today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept a mouthful sitting in his mouth, savoring it for more than ten seconds before finally swallowing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good wine! Delicious! Xiao Jiang, you said this is twenty-year-old Daughter Red. I didn’t believe you at first, but now uncle’s a believer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without those twenty years of aging and fermenting, there’s no way you get this kind of flavor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Qian’s been drinking since he was fourteen or fifteen. Now he’s over seventy, that’s more than fifty years under his belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a single sip, and he’d know the difference right away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This jar of Daughter Red that Jiang Tao brought out today is truly a rare gem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt about it!\u003C\u002Fp>",1422,"2026-05-30T11:56:10.692Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.297Z",1,"novelbin.me","4f4a7e08da7a96603fbb2368596f13a4b63249273b84bedaddf462ed0f386b54","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-31","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-29",544,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdaily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-cover.jpg"]