"Honey, be good at home. Eat and sleep on time."
"Donāt drink as much as you did yesterday."
"And think of me every day."
"No meeting other women alone."
"Donāt..."
At the moment of farewell, Xu Li looked at her husband and suddenly felt a million worries.
She suddenly regretted her decision to go back to Beijing first.
Leaving such a handsome husband alone in Ping County, she felt uneasy!
But...
On the other hand.
These days, she was being driven around by Jiang Tao in the evening, and while she felt very satisfied, her body was also a bit overwhelmed. She wanted to take this opportunity to go back to Beijing to recuperate.
"Alright, Iām not a child, Iāll take good care of myself."
"You know me, Iām not the type to mess around."
Jiang Tao smiled and reached out to touch Xu Liās hair, the feelings in his eyes were sincere and clear.
"Quickly settle things here, come back to Beijing soon, love you~ mwah~"
Xu Li naturally had immense trust in Jiang Tao.
She stood on tiptoe to give him a light farewell kiss on the lips.
But Jiang Tao hugged her waist and gave her a long, breath-testing kiss.
At 2:45 PM, Jia Guolin drove a Mercedes GLS, carrying Xu Liās family and Jiao Jingtong towards Beijing.
Watching the Mercedes GLS disappear at the community gate, Jiang Tao opened the door of a Mercedes G-Class and drove straight towards the community entrance.
At 3 PM, Jiang Tao arrived at the front of the Qiao Claypot restaurant where he had eaten with Yuan Mengqi yesterday.
In the restaurant business, 3 PM is usually the closed dining stage, and the segment is empty without diners.
From the large floor-to-ceiling windows outside, several employees can be seen busy in the kitchen.
Presumably preparing for the evening peak.
"Sorry, sir, weāre already closed for dining."
A woman cleaning saw Jiang Tao come in, stood up to look at him, and apologized.
Jiang Tao smiled, "Maāam, Iām not here for dining. Is your manager or store owner available?"
"Whatās your purpose for seeing our store owner?"
The woman looked at Jiang Tao with a puzzled expression, asking a question.
"Yesterday, I dined at your restaurant and felt the claypot dishes tasted nice, so I want to buy some claypots for personal use."
Jiang Tao straightforwardly stated his purpose without beating around the bush with the woman.
Claypots arenāt scarce resources; as long as youāre willing to pay, theyāre pretty easy to get.
"You want to buy claypots? Thereās no need to find our manager; you can find Xiao Lin."
"Xiao Lin, thereās a customer here who wants to buy a claypot."
While speaking, the woman turned and shouted towards the kitchen.
Apparently, Jiang Tao wasnāt the only one who came to the shop wanting to buy claypots; there seemed to be precedents.
No sooner had the cleaning womanās words dropped than a slender woman came out from the kitchen wiping her hands.
"Hello sir, our claypots are for personal use and not for sale."
"However, if you recharge our storeās membership, we can give you two for free."
"Also, as a member, you can enjoy a 10% discount when dining."
"Additionally, points accrued from spending can be used as cash."
Lin Ranran stood about five feet from Jiang Tao while speaking, also sizing him up.
Jiang Taoās six-foot stature and handsome features.
Coupled with his extremely confident aura, he was quite attractive to women.
Men are flowers at thirty-one, referring to accomplished, steady, and confident men like Jiang Tao.
The same thirty-year-old, if you work rotating shifts endlessly in a factory.
Getting up early and staying up late delivering packages or takeout, then youāre just toil.
"Membership gifts? Sure! Sign me up for a membership."
Upon hearing Lin Ranranās words, Jiang Tao promptly decided to sign up for a membership.
Although he wasnāt sure what attributes the special claypot would activate when he got it.
But since Brother Tongzi identified it as a special item.
Getting it through a membership was still a great deal.
"Sir, we have three levels, recharging 500 carries an entry-level membership with a 10% consumption discount and includes 1 complementary claypot of the same kind."
"2000 for our intermediate membership, with a 20% discount and gifting 3 claypots of the same kind."
"5000 for our premium membership, enjoying a 30% discount and gifting 10 claypots of the same kind. Which level would you like?"
Jiang Tao listened to Lin Ranranās introduction of the three levels and responded promptly, "Sign me up for the 5000 one."
With a 5000 recharge, he could return for future spending at the store.
Effectively spending nothing, securing a special attributed claypot was indeed immensely beneficial for Jiang Tao.
"Alright sir! Please follow me this way for processing!"
Excited upon hearing Jiang Tao sign up directly for the storeās premium membership, Lin Ranranās inner delight was apparent.
The woman with a broom who listened to the conversation also looked at Jiang Tao in surprise.
Qiao Claypot rarely encounters premium membership sign-ups throughout the year; Jiang Tao was the first this year!
Processing membership was straightforward.
Jiang Tao only provided his name and phone number for Lin Ranran to complete his membership, lacking a physical membership card.
"Mr. Jiang, thank you for your support of our Qiao Claypot. Please wait here, Iāll bring you 10 claypots."