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

Hearing her son praise Su Qing, Wang Guifen didn't feel envious. Instead, she chimed in, "That's right, Qingqing's cooking is really delicious. Whoever marries Qingqing will be very lucky."

As she spoke, she frantically gestured with her eyes to Jiang Xia, who was eating.

Su Qing, standing to the side, blushed with embarrassment after being praised by the mother and son in just a few words.

A moment later, Jiang Jianguo also came into the kitchen with his hands behind his back. Seeing Jiang Xia wolfing down his food, he glared at him and said, "Your dad hasn't even eaten yet, and you're already eating."

Jiang Xia was unhappy upon hearing this, and he complained:

"Dad, I called you then, and you said you weren't hungry. Why are you blaming me now!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jianguo started acting like a rogue, "When did you call me? I didn't hear you."

Jiang Xia swallowed a mouthful of steamed bun, deliberately putting on a wronged look as she looked at Wang Guifen and said, "Mom, look at Dad, I've clearly called him that before, but he still won't admit it!"

Wang Guifen looked at the father and son with some helplessness. One was over fifty years old, and the other was of marriageable age, yet they were still acting like children.

Jiang Jianguo was about to say something when he saw Su Qing handing him two steamed buns and a plate of vegetables.

"Uncle, please eat first."

"Good, Qingqing is on my side, unlike some other kid who only cares about eating!"

Jiang Jianguo took the dishes and looked at Su Qing with increasing satisfaction. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also well-educated and polite. He wondered why his own son didn't seize such a good opportunity.

If Jiang Xia heard Jiang Jianguo's true feelings, she would definitely retort stubbornly, "Your son is so outstanding, how come he can't find a girlfriend?"

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Not long after the father and son finished their meal, other tourists also started coming over to buy food.

During this time, some of the anglers who often come here to fish have already heard from Jiangxia that the fishing grounds are going to start selling their own meals.

Everyone who heard about the opening today wanted to come and try the food.

It's worth noting that almost all tourists have a positive opinion of Qingshan Fishing Park, except that its location is too remote, making it inconvenient to eat or shop, and the boxed lunches they order for lunch don't taste very good.

However, in order to satisfy their fishing addiction, they almost all endured it.

This is also why Jiangxia was so eager to open a small shop.

Several tourists who arrived earlier looked at the dishes in the large stainless steel basins and thought they looked good. When they asked the price, they found that a meal with two meat dishes and one vegetable dish cost ten yuan, and a meal with two vegetable dishes and one meat dish cost eight yuan. They all felt that it was much better than the boxed lunches they had ordered from town before.

In addition, Wang Guifen and Su Qing also cooked a large pot of mung bean soup, which tourists who wanted to drink could have for free.

Because most of the tourists who come here are not short of money, they mostly choose the ten-yuan set meal.

Jiang Xia even discovered that a considerable number of customers ordered three meat dishes, which he charged 12 yuan per serving.

As more and more anglers came to buy food, it wasn't long before Jiang Xia noticed that several dishes were already empty.

"We didn't do enough!" Jiang Xia sighed inwardly. Since it was the first day, Wang Guifen and Su Qing didn't dare to do too much.

Finally, many tourists were unable to buy food because they arrived late. Jiang Xia did not leave these people unattended, but instead asked Yang Xiaoyue to take a count and buy food for them in town.

As soon as the mealtime was over, Wang Guifen rushed to Jiang Xia's side without even clearing the dishes.

"Quick, look how much money we made from boxed lunches today!"

Hearing his mother's words, Jiang Xia didn't hesitate. He immediately opened the drawer where money was kept and took out all the loose change that had been stored away.

There were quite a few one-yuan and five-yuan coins in there, and Wang Guifen didn't mind the trouble. She sat there with a smile and counted them one by one.

"Xiaxia, can you write this down for me? The five-yuan bills cost 60 yuan." She instructed Jiang Xia, who was standing next to her, from time to time.

"Okay, Mom." Wang Guifen counted the money, and Jiang Xia was happy to help.

A moment later, Wang Guifen flashed a big smile: "Xiaxia, you made 270 yuan!"

"Wow, so many!" Jiang Xia feigned surprise to match her mother's expression.

"That's right." Wang Guifen chuckled. If you exclude the cost of ingredients, she made more than 100 yuan selling boxed lunches today!

Although a little over a hundred yuan may not seem like much compared to the daily income at the fishing spot, in Wang Guifen's heart, it's something she earned through her own labor, and that sense of accomplishment is different.

However, Wang Guifen soon noticed that Jiang Xia's smile was a bit fake, but she didn't care and quickly walked out of the office.

Immediately afterward, Jiang Xia heard from outside: "Qingqing, guess how much money we made today?"

"270 yuan!"

"Oh? Really?"

"..."

Hearing the excited voices of the two women outside, Jiang Xia smiled helplessly. Well, those two outside were genuinely happy about the 100-plus yuan.

As for himself, he couldn't say he was unhappy. He was certainly happy that the boxed meals were popular with tourists, but after getting used to the high daily income from the fishing grounds, that sense of joy had faded considerably.

For Jiangxia, the boxed meals were just an add-on to the fishing grounds, something created to make things convenient for tourists. He really didn't care how much money it made.

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The next day, Jiang Xia was still asleep when he was woken up by the noise outside.

He pushed open the bedroom curtains and looked outside.

It was discovered that Liu Hanmin had arrived at the reservoir with another man who looked to be in his sixties.

He recognized the man; he was also from Old Man's construction team, and his name was Xing Anzheng.

Seeing this, Jiang Xia knew he couldn't continue sleeping and had to go outside to greet them.

He quickly dressed and went to greet them with a smile.

"Uncle Liu, Uncle Xing."

At this moment, Liu Hanmin and Jiang Xia were discussing how to set up the convenience store shed. When they saw Jiang Xia, Liu Hanmin simply nodded.

Xing Anzheng was much more adept at handling things than Liu Hanmin.

Before Jiang Xia could even take out a cigarette, he pulled one out of his pocket and handed it to him.

"Hey Xiaxia, did Lao Liu and I disturb your rest?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly took out his own cigarettes and said, "Uncle, have mine!"

Xing Anzheng glared at him: "Nephew, try this cigarette from your uncle. What? You think it's too cheap?"

"Haha, how could that be, Uncle? I can't even get this cigarette when I'm out of town!" Jiang Xia chuckled as he took the cigarette from Xing Anzheng and lit it.

This old man is known in the village for being capable and efficient. Compared to Liu Hanmin, he simply doesn't know as much.

After a few polite exchanges, Jiang Xia joined the discussion about the shed.

Soon after, the plan was finalized, and Liu Hanmin and his colleague lit a cigarette, put on gloves, and began construction.

Only then did Jiang Xia look down at the time and realize it was only 6:50!

This made him sigh, "The older generation is really hardworking!"