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

After paying and agreeing on a meeting place with the owner, Jiang Xia was about to leave when she noticed that the store also had commercial-grade freezers.

For some time now, because there has been no refrigerator at the fishing spot, the ice cream given to tourists has been bought by making multiple trips. In addition, since they run a catering business, many ingredients also need to be refrigerated in the hot summer. As a result, Jiangxia can't resist the sight of a freezer.

"Boss, how much is this freezer?" he asked the proprietress, pointing at the freezer.

"Oh, this is cheap. If you want to buy it, just give me 2000 yuan."

"Hey girl! We just bought a boiler from you!" At this moment, Wang Guifen put her hands on her hips and came closer.

After another heated debate, Jiang Xia successfully purchased the freezer for 1800 silver dollars.

The shop owner will arrange for someone to deliver the freezer and boiler to your door; Jiangxia just needs to go back and wait.

And so, Jiang Xia led Wang Guifen and Su Qing on their journey home.

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Back at the fishing spot, Jiangxia found several tourists standing in front of the office.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?" Jiang Xia walked over curiously.

A fisherman who was quite familiar with Jiangxia waved his hand and said:

"Boss Jiang is back! It's nothing, the water hasn't boiled yet, we're just waiting to get some."

Wang Guifen, who had returned with Jiang Xia, was instantly enraged upon hearing this. She strode over to Jiang Jianguo, who had temporarily boiled water for her while she was away, grabbed his ear, and yelled:

"You lazy bear, you can't even keep up with boiling water! What are you good for?!"

Feeling embarrassed that Wang Guifen had grabbed his ear in front of so many people, Jiang Jianguo quickly shook his head to break free. However, he didn't dare to say anything more.

He felt wronged too. His son wasn't around, so he had to arrange many things himself. After busying himself with chores for a while, he suddenly realized that he hadn't boiled water for a long time, so he hurriedly ran over to boil some.

Seeing Wang Guifen's outburst, several fishermen also pleaded for Jiang Jianguo:

"Alright, sister, let's not talk about brother. He's been busy with this and that all morning and he's exhausted too."

"Yes, ma'am, the water will be boiling soon. We'll just wait a little while, it'll be fine."

Seeing the tourists' comments, Wang Guifen didn't want to embarrass her husband in public. Instead of continuing to pay attention to Jiang Jianguo, she quickly turned around and apologized to the tourists.

"I'm sorry, brothers. I just went to the city with my son to take care of some things. I never expected that the hot water would be out of service. It's all my fault."

Upon hearing this, several fellow anglers quickly said, "It's alright, ma'am, it's just a little wait, there's nothing to complain about!"

"Exactly, sister, no offense, but your fishing spot is giving away watermelons and ice cream every day. I don't even get this kind of treatment at fancy hotels!"

Although none of them had any negative feelings, they felt quite comfortable with what Wang Guifen said.

Moreover, they were telling the truth; they were indeed consistently very satisfied with the service at the fishing spot.

When you have free time, come here to cast a few lines and experience the joy of fishing. Many anglers find it quite pleasant.

Wang Guifen waited for the water to boil, filled it for them, and then escorted them back to their fishing spots.

Then, she glared at Jiang Jianguo and went into the office.

Seeing this, Jiang Xia chuckled and came to his father.

"What, you're happy to see me make a fool of myself?" Jiang Jianguo couldn't help but get angry at his son's attitude. He was afraid of his wife, but not his son!

Seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly handed his father a cigarette:

"No, no, no, Dad, I just came to comfort you!"

Jiang Jianguo took the cigarette and snorted coldly, "I used your comfort as an excuse. How did things go in the city?"

"It's alright, I still used the same scalper as last time, it cost me 2000."

Jiang Jianguo nodded. "That was introduced by your second uncle. I also asked him to help me raise fish back then."

"I see." Jiang Xia was genuinely unaware of this connection. Judging from the last time the other party helped with the permits for the fishing grounds, they seemed quite reliable.

Jiang Xia then told his father about buying a boiler and a freezer.

Upon hearing the word "boiler," Jiang Jianguo recalled the scene of Wang Guifen scolding him by the ear, and he became so angry that he grabbed Jiang Xia's ear and yelled, "You brat, you knew perfectly well that boiling water by hand wouldn't be fast enough, why didn't you buy one sooner!"

"Ouch, Dad, it hurts! Let go!" Jiang Xia cried out in pain, turning her head to the side and bending over.

Seeing Jiang Xia beg for mercy, Jiang Jianguo finally released his grip, thinking to himself, "If I can't deal with your mother, I can certainly deal with you, kid!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Jiang Xia broke free of his restraints, he shouted towards the office, "Mom!"

Jiang Jianguo was startled and quickly handed Jiang Xia a cigarette. "Son, why are you calling your mother? Here, have a smoke. Let's talk about it privately."

Jiang Xia took the cigarette from his father, looked at it, and realized it was the same brand of cigarettes Li Dafu had given him the other day. He then waved to his mother, who had just left the house, and said, "It's okay, Mom. Come and boil some water. Dad and I are going to the fishing spot to check out the fish."

Hearing this, Jiang Jianguo felt relieved; it seemed that handing over that cigarette hadn't been in vain.

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After several days, all the certificates and documents that Jiangxia had processed were finally ready.

Early that morning, Jiang Xia drove his father's van back from the town's vegetable market with a truckload of vegetables.

Starting today, the fishing grounds will officially be selling lunch.

Jiang Xia bought a lot of different kinds of vegetables, which gave Wang Guifen a bit of a headache.

Although she used to be a housewife, she only cooked ordinary home-style meals, and she really didn't know how to make some dishes taste good.

Although Jiang Xia said that she only needed to cook some simple home-style meals, Wang Guifen still thought that since they were going to sell them, the taste had to be good.

Just as she was struggling with her decision, she noticed that Su Qing had already picked up two garlic cloves and started peeling them skillfully.

She quickly asked, "Qingqing, do you usually cook at home? How do you think these dishes should be cooked?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing peeled the ingredients Jiang Xia had bought while examining them. After a moment, she said, "Auntie, I think we can make four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, so the tourists can choose for themselves. As for the price, we can differentiate between meat and vegetable dishes."

"What are the meat and vegetable dishes for?" Wang Guifen asked, still puzzled.

"This is easy," Su Qing said without hesitation, pointing to a pile of ingredients.

"For meat dishes, we can make braised pork, stir-fried chicken with riverside sauce, stir-fried pork with green peppers, and finally, fried crispy pork, which many people like."

"For vegetarian dishes, it's even simpler: spicy stir-fried cauliflower, dry-fried potato slices..."

Su Qing rattled off a list of dishes, leaving Wang Guifen stunned on the spot.

"Qingqing, you can do all of these? I can't do many of the things you mentioned!"

Su Qing nodded confidently, "Of course, I'm the one who does all the cooking at home."