Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

Upon seeing Jiang Jianguo arrive, Wang Guifen, who was helping out in the office, told Jiang Xia and quickly squeezed through the crowd to head home.

She was worried that it would be troublesome if these people actually needed water later.

Jiang Xia was relieved to see that his father had brought money. Wang Guifen didn't have much change from home to begin with, and Jiang Jianguo's arrival at this time was just in time.

Actually, if it weren't for the fact that QR code payments weren't available at that time and everyone was paying in cash, we wouldn't have much spare change at home.

However, even with Jiang Jianguo's help, there were still too many people. In just a short while, several more cars arrived outside.

Jiangxia realized that this wouldn't work. He couldn't arrange fishing spots one by one after collecting money; he could only wait until he had collected money from four or five people and then arrange them in batches.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaobo, who went to the convenience store to buy supplies, knew that the fishing spot was busy and returned in no time.

However, it was peak season, and there were just too many tourists waiting. Soon, several tourists who had come together began to complain:

"Boss, when is it our turn? We've been waiting for so long!"

Jiang Xia didn't know what to say. The other person had come from a long way, and he couldn't very well adopt an attitude of "wait if you want, or leave if you don't."

It was the height of summer, and although it was only a little past ten o'clock, the sun was already very strong.

The office had no air conditioning, only a large floor fan blowing loudly, and the bustling crowd made the tourists waiting in the office seem a bit impatient.

Jiang Xia had originally asked Jiang Xiaobo to buy ice cream to give to the tourists who were fishing, but given the current situation, Jiang Xia decided to have him distribute it to the tourists waiting in the office first.

Each person received an ice cream, and several tourists who had been waiting impatiently took the ice cream and began to wait patiently.

To Jiang Xia's surprise, after a round of ice creams were handed out, and after he ate one himself, only a few of the 30 ice creams he bought were left.

This means there must be nearly 20 tourists waiting in the office alone.

As for why it wasn't 30, it's because many tourists bring their families, so we had to give out ice cream to everyone.

Even nearly 20 was enough to shock Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xiaobo, the younger brother, was also thoughtful. Seeing this situation, after asking Jiang Xia, he immediately called his girlfriend Yang Xiaoyue, who was on her way, and asked her to buy 30 ice creams at the supermarket on her way and bring them over.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xia secretly gave Jiang Xiaobo a thumbs up.

Today, with the opening of the business, my brain really isn't quite up to the task.

Before opening, I thought everything was ready, but once it opened, I realized that what I had prepared was far from enough.

From not having any change prepared in advance, to basic necessities like hot water, to small perks like ice cream, it really was one thing after another.

But as he thought about it, Jiang Xia secretly rejoiced, realizing that he had truly succeeded this time.

……

About ten minutes later, Jiang Xiaobo's girlfriend, Yang Xiaoyue, arrived on her electric scooter.

She was still dressed simply in jeans and a white t-shirt, with her hair tied in a ponytail.

Jiang Xia looked at the shy girl who hadn't greeted him at the supermarket that day and smiled, "You must be Yueyue. Xiao Bo often mentions you to me."

Yang Xiaoyue nodded and called out shyly, "Brother."

There were many people in the office at the moment, so it wasn't convenient to talk. Jiang Xia asked her father to take care of things first and then led her outside.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xia lit a cigarette, which kept him quite busy.

"Thank you for coming to help me. I'll treat you to a big meal tonight."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoyue nodded shyly again.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Xia couldn't help but laugh:

"Don't be shy, we're all family."

"Mmm." Yang Xiaoyue nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Because there were still many tourists waiting inside, Jiang Xia didn't have much time to chat with his younger sister-in-law.

He pointed to the reservoir and said, "Yueyue, you don't have to do anything today. Just walk around the reservoir. Your job is to keep an eye on the people who come to play and make sure they don't fall into the water."

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xia's tone became somewhat serious:

"Especially those who bring children, you must keep a close eye on them. If anything happens, run over and call me and Xiaobo immediately."

Finally, he added, "You also need to be careful."

"Mmm." Yang Xiaoyue nodded vigorously. This task didn't put much pressure on her.

Suddenly, she remembered something and pointed to the basket of her electric scooter, saying, "By the way, brother, are these ice creams I bought for them?"

Jiang Xia slapped his forehead. "Right, I almost forgot. Take the ice cream and give it to them. One for each person. If they want more, as long as it's not wasteful, don't argue with them. Just give them one more."

"By the way, how much are these ice creams? I'll pay you."

"No rush, I'll go give them out first." Yang Xiaoyue shook her head and said as she tried to leave with the ice cream.

Jiang Xia quickly stopped her: "No, you can't do that. Just tell me how much it costs and I'll pay you first."

Yang Xiaoyue then said that it cost a total of 30 yuan.

She bought a total of 30 ice creams, each costing one yuan.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia quickly went into his office, grabbed 40 yuan in change, and handed it to her.

After taking the money, Yang Xiaoyue asked timidly:

"Brother, my friend heard this place is lively and wants to come visit. Can she come with me?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia immediately said:

"Of course you can."

"Okay." After receiving permission, Yang Xiaoyue picked up her ice cream and took small steps toward the reservoir.

Watching the little girl's retreating figure, Jiang Xia gave Jiang Xiaobo a thumbs up: "Good taste."

Jiang Xiaobo scratched his head and chuckled.

The room was already quite crowded. Jiang Xia didn't even have time to rest. He stubbed out the cigarette he hadn't finished smoking and hurried back to his office.

Because he needed to verify the Penguin Space, Jiang Jianguo could only ask about the change and wait for Jiang Xia to return before verifying it.

Soon, Jiang Xia was busy again.

…………

And so it went until the last tourist paid and was led by Jiang Xiaobo to the fishing spot.

Jiang Xia looked up and realized it was already past eleven o'clock.

There were significantly fewer tourists this time. In just a short while, apart from the few who had been queuing earlier, no new people had come for quite some time.

Jiang Xia stood up and stretched, then took out a cigarette and handed it to his father, lighting one for himself as well.

After taking a deep breath, he sat down, leaned back in his chair, and sighed, "Finally, I can rest for a while."

Jiang Jianguo, who was standing to the side, was also a little tired. Hearing Jiang Xia's words, he reached out and patted him on the head: "You kid, isn't it better to be busy? These people are all here to bring us money."

Jiang Xia scratched his head and chuckled.

My hands are cramping from handling so much money today.