What a coincidence, it really is the director of Eddy Kindergarten.
"Forget it, this kind of thing is their family matter, Iâm just an outsider, so I wonât get involved."
Jiang Tao and Qi Dongqiang only met once yesterday, and theyâre not familiar with each other.
Stuff like this, where you put in effort but donât get thanked, Jiang Tao canât be bothered either, so he simply chooses to ignore this piece of intel.
With that thought, he moves on to the third item.
[Todayâs Intel 03]:
Yesterday, Du Enan gave your daughter Jiang Xue a Jellycat Bonnie Rabbit, and inside its tummy thereâs a Lucky Star mark placed by Jellycatâs parent company.
If you contact Jellycatâs parent company with this Lucky Star, youâll get the entire series of Jellycat charactersâworth 530,000 yuan (including retired/discontinued ones)!
...
"The entire Jellycat series..."
Seeing todayâs third intel, Jiang Tao canât help but breathe a bit faster.
Before todayâno, to be strict, before last night when Du Enan gave Jiang Xue that Jellycat Bonnie Rabbitâ
Jiang Tao knew absolutely nothing about this brand of plush toys.
He hadnât even heard of it before.
Only after seeing that the Bonnie Rabbit actually cost over a thousand yuan did he get curious and look up info about that brand.
He never expected, but after checking, he found out this thing actually sells better than Disney plush toys!
The customer age range is even more crazy: "all ages."
In other words, Jellycat plushies are loved not just by kidsâadults like them too!
The prices range anywhere from a couple hundred to several thousandâa true Hermes of the plush world.
And, as far as Jiang Tao knows, Jellycat has nearly a thousand different characters.
The character designs include animals, vegetables, fruits, food, stationery, sports equipment, and flowers and plants, etc.
The brand launches over 250 new products annually, making sure the designs meet all kinds of peopleâs needs.
Some of the famous "Jellycat Universe members" include Bonnie Rabbit, Barcelona Bear, Lively Eggplant, Double Leaf Peach, Peanut Penguin, Coffee Cup...
Each plush has its own army of devoted fans.
The brandâs "retirement policy" is really unique too.
When a plush has been on the market long enough, itâs discontinued and no longer produced.
Because of this rule, the ones that are retired sell for doubleâor moreâon the secondhand market.
Plushies that originally cost a few hundred can go for over a thousand secondhand!
This just shows how much users love these plush toys.
If someone could collect every member of the "Jellycat Universe," theyâd absolutely be the star among fans!
"Well, thatâs settled, Jellycatâs basically going to take care of all of Xiao Xueâs future toys."
Thinking back to the joy on his daughterâs face when she got the Bonnie Rabbit last night, if he could get her the whole set, sheâd definitely be even happier!
"Now how should we thank Du Enan? She really gave our Xiao Xue a huge present this time."
Jiang Tao pictures the look on Du Enanâs face when she hears this newsâsheâll surely be just as surprised!
"Tomorrow Iâll pickle the Eight Treasure Pickles first, then find time to check with Jiang Yi, and finally deal with the Bonnie Rabbit intel."
He roughly planned out tomorrowâs schedule in his head, then rolled over and hugged Xu Liâs waist, ready for sleep!
The night passed quietly.
Early the next morning, after having breakfast at home with his parents, Jiang Tao headed downstairs with them.
The three of them first drove over to their rental apartment in Xiaoshanhe to put the Eight Treasure Picklesâalready soaked and readyâinto the Delicious Pickle Jar.
Then, they poured in the cooled brine.
Once finished, Jiang Tao dropped his parents off at the entrance to the veggie market beside the neighborhood.
Early mornings, the main crowd at the market are all retired old men and women, very few young people.
Jiang Tao found an empty spot to park, then got out and went into the market with his parents, arriving at the booth theyâd just rented.
This booth used to sell pastries, a little renovation and it could be ready for selling pickled veggies.
Around nine in the morning.
The small renovation contractor Old LĂŒ recommended arrived at the market, looking for Jiang Tao and family.
This bossâs name is Zhao Hu Hu, in his forties, and heâs been taking on renovation gigs in Beijing for years.
Heâs the boss, the salesman, and the actual worker all rolled into one.
His staff only includes his wife and his brother-in-lawâthe three of them make up the whole team.
For simple reno jobs like Jiang Taoâs little shop, they can finish in just two days.
After some discussion, they settled on a priceâ4,500 yuan including labor and materialsâand handed Zhao Hu Hu the shop renovation job.
Work could begin as soon as tomorrow.
They confirmed the agreement and signed a simple contract.
Zhao Hu Hu drove off to hurriedly finish a job at another customerâs place.
Jiang Tao made up an excuse that he had some other matters to handle and drove away from Bai Gezhuang Market, heading for Longze Garden.
"What should I give Third Brother this time..."
"Oh, right, I still havenât given the pillow and quilt yet!"
As he drove, Jiang Tao was frantically searching his brain for more reasons to drop by.
Then, at a bedding store near the neighborhood, he bought a pillow and a quilt.
When he opened WeChat to pay, Jiang Tao saw that Jiang Yi had just posted an update in her Moments.
He clicked through and saw it was a "Shuidichou" fundraising link.
Upon opening it, Jiang Tao saw the person seeking helpâit was Jiang Yiâs older brother, Jiang Hai.
The fundraising message said Jiang Haiâs daughter, Jiang Anâan, had leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant.
The surgery still needed 200,000 yuan, about 50,000 had already been raised, so 150,000 left to go.
Jiang Tao remembered the first intel from last night mentioning this, saying they were short 400,000?
Probably Jiang Yiâs family managed to raise 200,000 on their own,