[{"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-51":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},498553,752,"Chapter 51: Is This Guy a Born Winner or the Director’s Nephew?!","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-51",51,"\u003Cp>After finishing the chat with Xu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao put on his clothes, went downstairs, and had a bowl of lamb soup at a street-side stall in the urban village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bowl of milky white lamb soup, accompanied by half a piece of golden crispy pancake, left him feeling warm all over after eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he was full, Jiang Tao lit up a cigarette as he stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strolled leisurely to the lottery shop where he sold the winning ticket yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived today at about the same time as yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little after 8 in the morning, the lottery shop was quite deserted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the shop owner was there, holding a phone and helping some regular customers on WeChat buy tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, give me 5 random picks of the Double Color Ball.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering, Jiang Tao went straight to the glass counter and spoke to the owner inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, it’s you, buddy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Feng looked up and immediately recognized Jiang Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, Jiang Tao’s lottery ticket had helped him out quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ever have another big winning ticket, come here, so you don’t have to rush to the lottery center yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Feng chuckled, saying something he’d told many customers before, just a polite remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, that’s what I think too. More money with less hassle, why not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao said casually, taking out his phone and scanning the QR code on the counter with a ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need, just print the ticket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao took the ticket from the machine, slipped it behind his phone case, and headed for the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few steps, Jiang Tao suddenly stopped, hesitated for a few seconds, and went back to the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of Jiang Tao’s actions were part of a plan he had rehearsed in his mind before entering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He portrayed a lottery player who wanted to buy scratch-offs but was conflicted, with perfect expression and no hint of acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In life, who isn’t an actor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t we all playing roles of employees, husbands, wives, sons, etc.?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when we are alone can we let go of those identity labels and face our true selves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, what kinds of scratch-offs do you have here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’re all here, buddy, take a look yourself. There’s 5 yuan, 10 yuan, and 20 yuan; three kinds in total.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Liu Feng spoke, he opened the glass cabinet and casually took out several stacks of scratch-offs with different values.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me see which one to choose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao said while lightly brushing through the seven or eight types of scratch-offs Liu Feng took out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Jiang Tao noticed a 10-yuan scratch-off with a dark golden glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scratch-off is called \"Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules are simple, if you scratch out the word \"Dragon\" or \"Phoenix.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prize amount under the word is the winning amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, how many are left of these? I’ll take them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao pointed at the few remaining \"Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious\" scratch-offs, intending to buy them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me see, there are 1, 2, ...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"12 left, 120!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buddy, maybe you’ll win a big prize. This batch hasn’t had any big winners yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Feng joked with Jiang Tao, telling a white lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, this batch of \"Dragon and Phoenix Auspicious\" had already seen a 500-yuan winner, pasted on the wall behind Liu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeepers like Liu Feng usually keep track of how much a batch of scratch-offs has paid out in prizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a batch is about to sell out and hasn’t produced any big winners yet, they scratch off the remaining ones themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They usually don’t lose money and might make a small profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s already been a big prize, they won’t touch the rest, as it’s likely to result in a loss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the batch Jiang Tao is buying now, which already had a 500-yuan winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chances of winning among the remaining ones are very low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll take them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further ado, Jiang Tao scanned and paid 120 yuan, successfully purchasing all 12 scratch-offs, including the one with a dark golden glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling up, Jiang Tao sat on a bench nearby and began scratching the tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 1st one was a bust, no win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 2nd one, still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 3rd one was another miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Tao miss three times in a row, Liu Feng felt a hint of schadenfreude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao wasn’t discouraged; he intentionally saved the dark golden glowing one for last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter if the earlier ones were all misses, he could turn it around with that one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only spent 120 yuan on these scratch-offs altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Brother Tongzi’s intel, that ticket had a prize of 20,000 yuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 4th one scratched to reveal a \"Dragon,\" with a prize of 10 yuan underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 5th one was empty, the 6th won 10 yuan, the 7th was empty, the 8th was empty too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 9th one was still empty, the 10th continued to be empty, the 11th scratched out a \"Phoenix,\" winning another 10 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than five minutes, Jiang Tao scratched 11 tickets, winning a total of 30 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that record, it was a complete loss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Feng’s gaze at Jiang Tao held no sympathy, only indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having run a lottery shop for a while, Liu Feng had seen many different types of lottery players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many young people, like Jiang Tao, would buy a bunch of tickets or even a whole roll of scratch-offs, challenging the odds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet less than one tenth would laugh until the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast majority end up losing money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scratch-offs are designed to make money, not to give it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao took a deep breath and started scratching the last one, quickly revealing the character \"Dragon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He uncovered the amount beneath the \"Dragon\" — 20,000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jiang Tao expected it, he still feigned surprise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much did you win, buddy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Tao’s excited look, Liu Feng curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"20,000! I won 20,000!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap!! 20,000!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if springs shot Liu Feng from his seat, looking at Jiang Tao in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This buddy brought in a Double Color Ball ticket worth nearly 70,000 yuan yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he scratched off a 20,000-yuan prize!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this guy naturally blessed or the director’s nephew?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, do you want this scratch-off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao waved the freshly printed 20,000-yuan winning scratch-off at Liu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Tongzi was as reliable as ever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yuan, and in just a few minutes, it turned into 20,030!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Feng said to Jiang Tao, \"Can I have a look first, buddy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao stepped up to the counter and handed the winning scratch-off to Liu Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop had surveillance, so he wasn’t worried Liu Feng would try to snatch it over such a small amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is 20,000! You’re too lucky, buddy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao didn’t make small talk with Liu Feng and urged again, \"Will you cash this scratch-off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, I will!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Feng was straightforward and immediately took out his phone to transfer 20,000 yuan to Jiang Tao’s digital wallet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the transfer complete on his digital wallet, Jiang Tao felt instantly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>",1312,"2026-05-30T11:56:10.971Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.297Z",1,"novelbin.me","a48a57e68507a86333fb99ecbbe3cbff44ca23a3cb1b18f29dc2c893e89e49db","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-52","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-350",544,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdaily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-cover.jpg"]