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

When Jiang Xia woke up, it was already past nine in the morning.

He slept very well and was very tired. The hotel bed was soft, unlike the bed he slept in at home.

He quickly washed up and then knocked on Su Qing's door next door.

When Su Qing poked her head out, he said, "Let's go eat."

Su Qing looked speechless: "I finished eating a long time ago, and you didn't get up even when I called you!"

Jiang Xia felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He seemed to have heard Su Qing call him in his groggy state that morning, but he couldn't remember what it was about.

Since Su Qing had already finished eating, Jiang Xia thought for a moment and decided that there was no rush to eat.

He probably slept for too long, because he didn't have much of an appetite when he woke up.

"Let's pack up and check out first," he said to Su Qing.

"There's nothing to pack, shall we just go?" Su Qing replied.

Jiang Xia thought about it and realized that made sense. The two of them had checked in hastily yesterday without bringing anything with them; to put it bluntly, they were just going to sleep here for one night.

Moreover, things are different now than in later generations; there are no smartphones, so you don't even need to bring a charger.

After all, Jiang Xia's own Nokia phone can last a week on a single charge.

However, having gotten used to smartphones, he plans to get himself an Apple 3G to play around with after he finishes this busy period.

After handing the hotel room key to the front desk, Jiang Xia drove his van with Su Qing towards the Fishing World.

Seeing Jiang Xia driving, Su Qing couldn't help but say, "Why don't you eat something before we go?"

"No, no." Jiang Xia shook his head; he really didn't have much of an appetite.

Su Qing frowned upon hearing this.

Just then, she happened to pass by a breakfast stall and said directly, "Stop for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia didn't ask why and simply parked the car on the side of the road.

Seeing this, Su Qing opened the passenger door and got out of the car.

A short while later, Jiang Xia saw her hand him a bowl of eight-treasure porridge.

"If you don't feel like eating anything in the morning, just have some porridge."

Jiang Xia was initially curious about why Su Qing had asked the car to stop, but as she took the eight-treasure porridge from her, her heart suddenly felt warm.

"Thank you." He took the porridge from Su Qing's hand, pursed his lips, and said.

"No need to thank me, let's stop here for a bit and wait until you finish your drink before we set off."

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia didn't stand on ceremony and started drinking the porridge with a straw.

Halfway through his drink, he suddenly remembered something and said to Su Qing, "How much was the porridge? I'll pay you!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing rolled her eyes at Jiang Xia: "Handsome Jiang, you don't need to pay me for a cup of porridge, right?"

Jiang Xia laughed awkwardly and didn't mention the money again.

Thinking about it carefully, Su Qing has been bringing me breakfast whenever she has free time lately, so bringing up money now would indeed seem too distant.

Jiang Xia quickly finished his cup of porridge, then precisely threw the trash into the bin. He then started the car and set off along the route he remembered.

These days, not having navigation is really annoying. Yesterday, when we left Yule World, he tried his best to remember some buildings along the way.

Fortunately, Jiang Xia remembered correctly, and 20 minutes later, he successfully saw the small sign for Yule World.

After finding a parking space and parking the car, Jiang Xia and Su Qing walked towards the Fishing World together.

Before he even entered the store, Wang Xiuqin greeted him warmly.

"Hey little brother, you're here! Have you had breakfast yet?"

"Have you eaten? Sister Wang, have you eaten?" Jiang Xia quickly put on a smile when she saw the person who came.

"I've already eaten. It's hot today, let's go inside." Although it was almost autumn, the lingering heat of summer hadn't dissipated. Seeing the rising sun, Wang Xiuqin quickly invited Jiang Xia and the other person into the shop.

When Jiang Xia arrived at the store, she found a chubby man sitting inside.

Upon seeing him enter, the man quickly stood up to greet him:

"Boss Jiang, we meet again!"

Just as Jiang Xia was feeling a bit confused by what he was saying, Su Qing whispered quietly beside her, "This person has been to the fishing grounds."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia immediately broke into a smile:

"This must be my brother-in-law, right? I remember he came to visit me a few days ago?"

Wang Xiuqin, who led the two in, was a little confused because Zhao Dahai had gone fishing without telling her.

But Zhao Dahai smiled happily upon hearing this:

"I never expected Boss Jiang to remember me, I'm truly honored!"

"Oh, brother-in-law, you're too kind. Don't call me boss, just call me 'brother'."

"It's just that I didn't know my brother-in-law's identity before. If I had known, I wouldn't have accepted your money!"

"Haha, then I'll take the liberty of calling you 'brother'," Zhao Dahai said with a quick laugh.

At this moment, Wang Xiuqin, who was standing nearby, heard the conversation between the two and realized that her husband had gone out to play behind her back.

Thank goodness, it was fishing, not a foot bath!

Seeing that Zhao Dahai and Jiang Xia were chatting happily, she didn't disturb them. Instead, she went to the inner room, brewed a pot of tea, and brought it up.

After a few cups of tea, the group finally got down to business.

Zhao Dahai looked at Jiang Xia and said seriously:

"Brother, your sister told me about the competition yesterday when she got home. I won't lie to you, my wife and I are a little short on money right now and can't come up with much."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia thought things were going to fall apart again, but then he heard Zhao Dahai change the subject:

"Although we don't have much money, you know your place has the potential to make a fortune organizing a competition. To be honest, I really want to get involved. Last night, your sister and I thought about it over and over again, and we came up with a plan. I just don't know if you agree."

Although he didn't know what the other party was really up to, Jiang Xia readily nodded:

"Brother-in-law, please speak freely!"

Zhao Dahai handed Jiang Xia a cigarette: "Alright, then I'll be frank with you."

He then began to explain: "Brother, the plan your sister and I came up with last night isn't anything special; we just wanted to change the monetary sponsorship into a donation of goods."

"Oh? Tell me about it?" Jiang Xia's interest was piqued upon hearing about the item sponsorship. He had originally planned to offer an attractive prize for the competition, but Zhao Dahai's item sponsorship undoubtedly provided another avenue for his ideas.

Hearing Jiang Xia ask him to speak, Zhao Dahai didn't rush to continue. Instead, he rummaged through the shelves of the fishing tackle shop for a while, took out a fishing rod, and said:

"Hey bro, what do you think of this fishing rod?"

Jiang Xia took the fishing rod from Zhao Dahai and examined it with great interest.

This is a fishing rod that is 4.5 meters long. In the fishing world, this length is known as the "all-purpose size" because it is suitable for most wild fishing and commercial fishing pond environments.

Unlike any fishing rod he had ever seen before, this fishing rod was made entirely of a single golden bamboo.

Jiang Xia found the bamboo fishing rod quite novel when he first saw it. He picked it up and tried swinging it in the air, finding that it felt pretty good.

Upon closer inspection, he also noticed a line of small characters engraved on the end of the fishing rod. Looking closely, he saw it was the name Qin Songnian. Unfortunately, he had never heard of this name before.