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

It was not yet seven o'clock, and there was nothing to do after getting up so early. Jiang Xia was actually planning to go back to sleep for a while.

But the sound of Liu Hanmin and Xing Anzheng hammering and pliers was enough to keep them awake.

Suddenly, Jiang Xia got into the mood, changed his flip-flops into sneakers, and started running around the reservoir.

Seeing this, Xing Anzheng, who was working, said to Liu Hanmin beside him, "Look at these college students, they're so diligent! They get up early to run and exercise, while my youngest is still sleeping at this hour!"

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Liu Hanmin glanced up at Jiang Xia not far away and sighed, "Old Jiang has raised a fine son. I think this kid is destined for greatness."

"You old Liu, why are you starting to nitpick over words?" Xing Anzheng was somewhat shocked when he heard this.

Upon hearing this, Liu Hanmin ignored the other person. He was a man of few words, the kind of honest and unassuming person. In Shandong province terms, he was a "down-to-earth person."

Jiang Xia ran less than two laps around the reservoir before realizing he had overestimated his physical abilities.

After not exercising for so long, the sudden burst of exercise quickly left Jiang Xia feeling like a dead dog, as he went back to his room and collapsed onto his desk.

On the other side, Xing Anzheng, seeing this scene, exclaimed to Liu Hanmin, "Look at that! No wonder he's so successful. He just finished training and went back to his office to work!"

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At 7:30, people began to arrive at the fishing spot one after another.

Because most of the people working here are their own relatives and friends, Jiangxia doesn't have fixed working hours at the fishing spot.

If there's nothing to do, come a little earlier to tidy up; if there's something to do, come a little later, it doesn't matter.

However, under normal circumstances, Yang Xiaoyue and Su Qing both assumed that they would arrive at the fishing spot around 7:30.

Jiang Xiaobo arrives a bit later, usually around 7:50.

After resting for a while, Jiang Xia felt that the fatigue from running had been relieved.

He thought he should ask Yang Xiaoyue to ride her electric scooter to buy him some breakfast, as he had been so busy lately that he hadn't eaten breakfast for several days.

But before he could even leave the office, he ran into Su Qing, who was carrying a thermos.

Just as Jiang Xia was about to greet the other person, Su Qing handed him the thermos.

"Here you go!"

"Huh? What's going on?" Jiang Xia asked, somewhat puzzled.

Su Qing explained directly, "I noticed you haven't been eating breakfast for the past few days, and I was worried it might be bad for your health, so I made some for you while I was making breakfast today."

"There's porridge and steamed buns inside, eat up."

Before Jiang Xia could reply, the other person ran away with a blush on their face.

Jiang Xia looked at the thermos and scratched his head. This little girl is actually quite nice.

Now Yang Xiaoyue didn't need to buy him breakfast anymore, and he carried the thermos back to his desk.

Upon opening it, you'll see several steaming hot buns.

Jiang Xia couldn't wait. He picked one up and took a bite. Immediately, he closed his eyes in satisfaction. Pure pork filling, delicious!

Just then, Jiang Xiaobo walked in with a cigarette dangling from his lips, looking nonchalant.

"Hey bro, having steamed buns today?"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobo reached out to take one and try it.

But before his hand could reach the thermos, Su Qing, who appeared out of nowhere, slapped him across the face.

The little girl stared at Jiang Xiaobo with wide eyes, like a little tiger: "Stop eating, if you eat, your brother won't have enough."

Jiang Xiaobo was a little confused. He covered the arm that Su Qing had slapped, feeling a bit aggrieved: "Qingqing, are we still good friends? You won't even let me eat a steamed bun anymore."

Su Qing flatly refused: "No, if you want to eat it, go buy it yourself!"

"Oh." Jiang Xiaobo glanced at Jiang Xia, and realizing that the other party didn't seem to want him to eat, he silently walked out of the office.

At this moment, Jiang Xia finally looked up at Su Qing:

"Actually, I don't think I can finish it all. Xiao Bo can have one, though..."

Su Qing smiled and said, "It's okay, you can give him the leftovers when you can't finish them."

"Okay." Jiang Xia nodded, and was about to praise Su Qing for making delicious buns, but in the blink of an eye, he found that she had disappeared again.

Finally, perhaps because Su Qing's steamed buns were really delicious, Jiang Xia didn't leave a single one.

After finishing breakfast, Jiang Xia saw Jiang Jianguo and Wang Guifen driving up in their van.

The elderly couple usually arrive at seven o'clock, but today they went to the market to buy ingredients.

Because I'm making boxed lunches, I'll probably have to buy fresh ingredients every morning from now on.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xia quickly called Jiang Xiaobo to help him unload the truck.

Jiang Xiaobo came to his side, and Jiang Xia handed him a large bag of potatoes that had just been unloaded from the truck, asking him to carry it inside. She also asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Jiang Xiaobo took the potato and hoisted it onto his shoulder:

"Don't worry, bro. I was just a little tempted when I saw you eating that bun."

Jiang Xia nodded: "It's fine as long as you eat it."

Actually, for the first few days, we all bought breakfast together at the fishing spot, but recently Jiangxia often has to go out in the mornings, so sometimes not everyone is there.

When buying breakfast, people either buy too much or too little, so everyone just assumes they'll eat at home before coming over.

After unloading the truck, Jiang Xia saw that Jiang Jianguo had already gone over to help Liu Hanmin and the other man.

He had nothing to do at the moment and was about to go over and lend a hand, but when he saw the construction site, Jiang Xia shrank back and returned to his office.

With my small stature, I'd better not go over there and cause trouble for those experienced workers.

However, Jiang Xiaobo was different. Before coming to the fishing spot, he worked on a construction site and was familiar with all kinds of tools.

As soon as she finished unloading the truck, she ran over to help her uncle.

Working together makes things go faster. By lunchtime, Jiang Xia was surprised to find that the shop's shed was almost finished.

He urged the group to eat first, telling them they could continue working after they finished eating.

They ate the boxed meals they sold themselves, but instead of serving Liu Hanmin and his two workers one serving each, they put several plates on the table for them to eat on.

During the meal, Jiang Xia discussed with Jiang Jianguo:

"Dad, how about we borrow a car this afternoon and go buy the shelves and stuff?"

Jiang Jianguo thought for a moment. Only a few minor details remained to be completed, which Liu Hanmin and his colleague could definitely finish in an afternoon. He nodded.

"Okay, then let's pack up and head out after we finish eating. Your second uncle's car should be free, so we can just go and drive it when we get there."

"Okay." Jiang Xia nodded and took a big bite of the pancake.

It's worth mentioning that rice is the least popular item in the boxed meals sold in Jiangxia, while steamed buns and pancakes sell significantly more.

In Shandong Province, many tourists are still used to pancakes and steamed buns, and don't really like rice.

Yesterday, my mom cooked a big pot of rice, but there was still half left over. So today, she simply cooked less and will wait until tourists want some.