Jiang Tao didn't hesitate and walked quickly towards the girl.
As he got closer, he realized that this girl was truly beautiful!
Exquisite features, fair skin, tall figure, and a good sense of style.
She was wearing a long white down coat on top and tight dark blue jeans paired with black Martin boots on the bottom.
Even though it was the middle of winter and she was dressed warmly, her long legs still looked slender.
The whole outfit looked simple yet very fashionable.
However, no matter how pretty she was, it didn't really matter to him as a married man.
"Hello, are you He Jing?"
Jiang Tao stopped in front of the girl, looked her in the eyes politely, and asked.
At his age, he was past the point of being unable to keep walking just because he saw a beautiful woman.
"That's me, are you Mr. Jiang Tao?"
He Jing had already noticed Jiang Tao approaching and greeted him with a sweet, crisp voice.
"Yes, that's me. I brought the watch, take a look."
Jiang Tao didn't waste words with He Jing, and directly took out the watch with the red strap from his inner pocket and handed it to her.
"Okay, let me take a look..."
He Jing extended her delicate hand and took the watch from Jiang Tao's hand.
She first examined the face of the watch carefully, looking at it from different angles.
Then she flipped it to look at the numbers representing the model and production date on the back.
After that, she checked the strap as well.
While He Jing was checking, Jiang Tao felt as tense as a student watching a teacher check his homework, worried that she'd find some mistake.
In case there's any flaw that causes the transaction to fail...
"No, no! The intelligence system says this watch is worth over 13,000, there shouldn't be any issue!"
Jiang Tao pushed the random thoughts out of his mind and waited quietly for He Jing's inspection result.
"Mr. Jiang, this watch looks quite new and well-preserved. Why are you selling it?"
While examining the watch, He Jing casually tried to get a sense of Jiang Tao's intentions.
Clearly, she really liked this watch, her eyes sparkled with appreciation.
"I bought it as a Christmas gift for my girlfriend this year, but we broke up and she returned it to me. So I thought of selling it to get some money back."
On the way here, Jiang Tao had already thought of a perfect response, answering flawlessly.
"Do you have any proof of purchase?"
"I paid in cash at the store, and the receipt was used for reimbursement."
"Oh..."
He Jing just asked a couple of probing questions without pressing further.
She saw that Jiang Tao's appearance seemed honest and upright, not like a petty thief or a deceiving scammer.
After a thorough inspection, she couldn't find a single fault. He Jing looked at Jiang Tao with a smile and said:
"The condition of this watch is very good, and there's no quality issue, I'll take it."
"Pleasure doing business with you!"
Jiang Tao's expression seemed calm, but he was extremely excited inside!
8,000 yuan was about to be his, equivalent to a month's salary!
Without wasting words, they briefly discussed maintenance and return issues and then added each other on WeChat.
"Oh? Mr. Jiang, are you also from Ping County?"
After adding him, He Jing noticed that Jiang Tao's WeChat background picture was a landmark from Ping County.
A large stone with the big red characters for "Ping County" etched into it.
He Jing was very surprised.
Jiang Tao noticed she said "also" and curiously asked:
"Miss He, are you from Ping County as well?"
"Yes, yes! I didn't expect to meet someone from my hometown here!"
With the hometown connection, He Jing felt much closer to Jiang Tao and more assured about the transaction!
"We know each other now, Brother Jiang, don't call me Miss He anymore, just call me Xiao Hu, and I'll call you Brother Jiang."
"Sure, sure, if you ever need anything, just let me know."
Jiang Tao replied courteously with a smile while secretly thinking.
This little beauty isn't trying to cozy up to me to bargain down the price, is she!
"Alright, Brother Jiang! I'll transfer the money to you!"
He Jing didn't have any intention of bargaining with Jiang Tao and swiftly transferred 8,000 yuan to his WeChat.
"Got it."
Jiang Tao didn't stand on ceremony and immediately accepted the payment.
"Yes, yes! Uh, Brother Jiang, I've got plans to go shopping with a friend, so I'll head out first."
After completing the transaction, He Jing pointed to the outside of the subway station, indicating to Jiang Tao that she was leaving.
"Alright, take care, I won't walk you out."
"Okay, goodbye Brother Jiang."
He Jing waved with a smile and turned around to exit through the subway gate, gradually disappearing with the crowd leaving the station.
"Made 8,000 yuan and met a pretty girl from my hometown, not bad, not bad, today's trip was definitely worth it!"
Jiang Tao glanced again at the payment record on his phone, satisfied, and put his phone back into his pocket.
Then, he went back into the subway station to transfer to the train heading back to Zhuxinzhuang.
At 11 a.m., Jiang Tao exited the subway at Zhuxinzhuang Station.
Outside the station, he waited about ten minutes and finally caught a bus heading to Xiaoshanhe Village, where he rents.
He arrived back at Xiaoshanhe just in time for lunch.
Having made 8,000 from selling the watch, Jiang Tao decided to treat himself and ordered two dishes from a small restaurant on the street to improve his meal.
A serving of chicken stewed with mushrooms and a serving of spicy boiled pork slices, with a big bowl of rice.
That lunch was truly satisfying.
The truck was still at the repair shop and wouldn't be ready until four or five in the afternoon, so Jiang Tao didn't plan to drive today.
Feeling full and satisfied, he headed back home for an afternoon nap.
He slept until a little after 4 p.m., when his phone, casually left on the bedside, woke him up.
He picked up the phone and saw an incoming call labeled as "SF Express."
"Hello..."
"Yes, it's me."
"Alright! Please wait for me at the XX supermarket, I'll be there shortly!"
After a brief conversation on the phone, Jiang Tao hung up and hurriedly threw on some clothes and headed out.
Within 5 minutes, Jiang Tao arrived at the entrance of XX supermarket, where he had agreed to meet the delivery person.
Sure enough, a guy wearing an SF Express uniform was already waiting there.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, I'm Jiang Tao, you called about a delivery for me."
Jiang Tao stopped in front of the delivery guy and greeted him with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang, here's your package, please sign for it."
The delivery guy didn't waste time with pleasantries, directly taking a package out of his delivery van and handing it to Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao took the package and quickly signed his name as the recipient.
After signing, Jiang Tao said goodbye to the delivery guy and turned towards the apartment building he rented from.
Back home, excitedly, he opened the package.
Sure enough!
Inside was the iPhone 15 he had won in a scan last night!
Opening the box and seeing the phone inside, Jiang Tao finally felt at ease.
After checking that it booted up without any issues, he placed the phone back in the box.
When he first scanned and saw this phone, Jiang Tao's initial thought was to sell it for cash!
But...
After immediately finding an even more expensive watch through the intelligence system, he changed his mind.
Giving this phone to his wife as a New Year's gift seemed like a good idea too!