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

Chapter 20 A Sip of Wine by the Lake

In his previous life, he worked himself to the bone in Shanghai, but he never earned nearly two thousand yuan a day!

After Jiang Jianguo finished counting the money and saw the account his son had calculated, he was extremely excited.

In 2008, he earned nearly 2000 yuan a day, something Jiang Jianguo never dared to dream of before.

Holding this money in his hand made Jiang Jianguo feel a little guilty. To be honest, this money came too easily.

At this moment, the father and son exchanged a glance, neither of them telling Wang Guifen outside the house.

Instead, he organized the money and locked it back in the drawer.

Jiang Jianjun's family is coming later, and they are worried that Wang Guifen will blabber, so they will tell her after they get home.

After all, one should not flaunt their wealth.

Not long after, Jiang Jianjun and his wife arrived together.

The first thing the two asked upon arriving was, without asking anything else, "How was it, Xiaxia? Was Xiaobo well-behaved today?"

Jiang Xia invited the two to sit down first, and then praised Jiang Xiaobo for being clever and promising in the future.

"As long as he listens, that's fine. I'm just afraid he won't listen to you." Jiang Jianjun nodded when he heard this.

"Don't worry, Uncle. Xiao Bo has been playing with me since he was little. He wouldn't dare disobey me."

Jiang Xia took the teapot from Wang Guifen and poured tea for Jiang Jianjun and Li Chunhua.

At this moment, Li Chunhua asked curiously, "How's it going, Xiaxia? Are you busy with the opening today?"

"Ugh, how can I not be busy? Today's day has left me so tired that my back is starting to ache."

The speaker was Wang Guifen, who was sitting to the side, fanning herself with a fan.

Upon hearing this, Li Chunhua laughed and playfully slapped Wang Guifen.

"Haha, sister-in-law, what you're saying is good. Being busy is how you make money."

Jiang Jianguo chimed in, "Sigh, it's all just busywork; it's good enough if we can make a living."

"Oh, let's take it one step at a time. It's better than farming anyway," Li Chunhua said with a smile. As she spoke, she held Wang Guifen's hand.

"Sister-in-law, don't you think so?"

Hearing this, Wang Guifen grasped Li Chunhua's hand and said cheerfully, "You're right, everything is difficult at the beginning. We've already taken the first step, and now I'm just hoping that all the fishing spots Xiaxia has set up will be full of people."

Hearing his mother's words, Jiang Xia couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "You really have wild ideas."

That's two hundred fishing spots! If we calculate it at the normal price of 100 per spot, that's 20,000 yuan a day! If that's the case, my mom would probably faint from excitement.

"Uncle, Aunt, have some tea~" Jiang Xia said, picking up a bowl.

A short while later, Jiang Xiaobo also returned.

On the electric scooter were two cases of beer that Jiang Xia had asked him to buy.

"Have they all been sent back?" Jiang Xia asked.

"Don't worry, bro, I saw them both to the door before I left."

"That's good." Jiang Xia nodded. "Then go wash your hands and let's start eating."

The two girls were sent home after finishing their meal. The rest of the group had been busy all day, but they hadn't eaten yet.

Jiang Xia and Jiang Xiaobo carried the large eight-immortal table for their meal directly to the reservoir.

It's close to the water here, and a gentle evening breeze is blowing, making it cool.

In the sweltering summer, dining by the lake is the perfect activity.

Jiang Xia has already made up his mind. He'll take some time to buy a barbecue grill, and then the whole family can enjoy barbecue and beer together. It would be so relaxing.

I didn't drink any alcohol at lunch, so there's nothing to do now that it's evening.

Jiang Xia opened the beer bottles and was about to hand them out when Jiang Jianjun stopped him.

He pointed at Jiang Xiaobo, "Xiaxia, let your younger brother handle this from now on. He's the youngest here, and you, as the older brother, can't be serving him meals!"

After saying that, seeing that Jiang Xiaobo was still just staring blankly, he got angry and said:

"What are you standing there for? Take the wine from your brother."

Seeing his father angry, Jiang Xiaobo was startled and quickly took the wine from Jiang Xia's hand.

Jiang Xiaobo was still quite afraid of Jiang Jianjun, who was the village party secretary.

Seeing this, Jiang Xia didn't say anything. As a land of etiquette, Shandong Province did indeed have a lot of rules.

Actually, he doesn't like these rules either, but if you think about it, from the guest's perspective, being treated in every detail is quite comfortable.

Moreover, living in Shandong Province requires learning many etiquette rules, otherwise you might offend someone without even realizing it.

Of course, having lived in Shanghai for a long time, Jiang Xia didn't care about these things. It's just that his parents' upbringing ensured that he wasn't completely clueless in certain situations.

"Alright, Jianjun, say less. Xiaobo has been busy with this and that all day and has been very obedient." Wang Guifen stepped in to smooth things over.

"Hey, sister-in-law, don't protect him. Children need to be educated. It's not good for them to be so old and not know how to get along with others."

"I wanted to talk to him about it when we ate at your house that day. Xiaxia was the one serving tea and water, and he didn't even acknowledge it!"

Hearing his sister-in-law speak, Jiang Jianjun was still a little angry about his son's behavior and couldn't help but say something.

"Alright, Jianjun, let's eat." Jiang Jianguo, as steady as a mountain, spoke up at this moment.

There's a saying that everything has its counter, and once his older brother opened his mouth, Jiang Jianjun could only shut up and sit there obediently.

This made Li Chunhua and Wang Guifen burst into laughter.

"He's been afraid of his older brother since he was little," Li Chunhua said with a smile.

Jiang Jianjun was a little embarrassed by their laughter, so he scratched his head and said sullenly, "My older brother raised me since I was a child. I'm not afraid of my older brother, so who am I afraid of?"

Indeed, Jiang Xia's grandmother passed away early, and his grandfather, Jiang Dahu, was constantly traveling to support his two brothers. Jiang Jianjun was indeed raised by Jiang Jianguo.

By the time Jiang Xiaobo opened the beer and handed it to Jiang Jianjun, his anger had subsided considerably.

He took the beer his son handed him, glared at him, and said, "From now on, learn from your brother."

Jiang Xiaobo nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Jiang Xia quickly said, "Alright, Second Uncle, I'll teach him these things properly when I have time. Please don't be angry. Try this chicken I bought today. The owner said it's a three-year-old rooster."

Hearing his nephew speak, Jiang Jianjun stopped lecturing his son and smiled as he picked up a piece of chicken.

"Then I'd better hurry up and try the chicken my nephew bought!"

After Jiang Jianjun swallowed, Jiang Xia quickly asked, "How was it, Second Uncle? Not bad, right?"

Jiang Jianjun gave a thumbs up: "Not bad, you can tell by the taste, it's an old hen."

"You ordered it from Fu Yuan, right? I've known the owner for a long time."

Jiang Xia nodded upon hearing this and smiled, giving the other person a thumbs up.

"Second Uncle, you've got a sharp tongue!"

"Haha, your second uncle is a real foodie~"

Jiang Jianjun laughed heartily.

Jiang Jianguo, standing to the side, also chimed in, "Yes, the food at Lao Sun's place is really good."

As he spoke, Jiang Jianguo raised his glass: "Come on, let's have a drink!"

Only then did the family atmosphere begin to liven up.