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

At that moment, many anglers around were taking pictures with their phones.

As Jiangxia shouted, the crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers from time to time.

That evening, someone posted a video of the scene to the Qingshan Fishing Park fishing enthusiasts' group.

This scene caused quite a stir in the group.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Xia couldn't help but marvel at the talent among the fishing enthusiasts. Last time he caught something, one of the anglers had brought a professional camera; he never expected someone would record the whole scene with a video camera.

This means we're not living in an era of widespread smartphone use; if we were, there would be far more live videos.

Of course, that's a story for later. After releasing the big fish back into the reservoir, Jiang Xia strolled back to his office with his hands behind his back.

Not long after he returned to his office, he saw Li Dafu coming over with a large pregnant belly.

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up, and he quickly went over and asked:

"Brother, have you found everything out?"

Li Dafu looked at Jiang Xia and nodded: "I've found out everything. You don't need to go to the city; you can buy all the things you need in Mengshan County."

Hearing this, Jiang Xia smiled. Being able to buy everything in the county town would save a lot of trouble.

My home is too far from the city, so it would be too much trouble to go there to buy it.

He immediately said, "Brother, could you tell me the location? I'll head over there in a bit."

Li Dafu waved his hand: "I'll go with you. You need to buy these things from several small factories. If you go by yourself, you might not be able to find them."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia cautiously asked, "Won't that be too much trouble, brother?"

Li Dafu waved his hand again: "It's no trouble at all. I'm just going to accompany you. I don't have anything else to do, so it's no trouble at all."

"Okay." Jiang Xia nodded. "Thanks, brother."

"Brother, you're too kind." Li Dafu grinned, patted Jiang Xia on the shoulder with his big hand, his actions exuding a generous and forthright manner.

The two were standing outside the office. Jiang Xia peeked into the office and saw that it was already 11:40.

He immediately said, "Shall we eat first, bro?"

"Okay, I'm hungry too." Li Dafu nodded.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia immediately called out towards the kitchen, "Qingqing, bring more food over, Li Ge and I will eat."

Upon hearing this, Su Qing responded from the kitchen.

"Girl, please serve some more braised pork!" Li Dafu said to Su Qing with a smile. He really loved the braised pork the girl made.

In the past, he came to the fishing spot just to satisfy his fishing cravings, but ever since the fishing spot started selling boxed lunches, he has another purpose for coming to the fishing spot: to taste the delicious food!

"Okay, Brother Li." Li Dafu was a regular at the fishing spot, and Su Qing knew him too. Seeing that he was discussing something with Jiang Xia, she directly filled several bowls of meat dishes with a small stainless steel basin and brought them over.

Upon seeing this, Li Dafu immediately laughed and joked:

"You silly girl, even if we told you to serve more, you couldn't have served this much! Brother Jiang and I can't possibly eat this much!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing immediately said, "It's okay, Brother Li, just eat. We'll eat more vegetables and less rice, there's nothing we can't finish."

"Haha, okay, great idea, little sister. I'll eat more vegetables and less rice!" Li Dafu laughed.

Then, Su Qing asked, "Brother Li, is there anything else you'd like to eat? I'm free right now, I can cook something separately."

Upon hearing this, Li Dafu didn't mince words and said directly:

"After living in the city for so long, I've come to crave the food I used to eat in the village. Little sister, could you make some garlic eggplant for me?"

"Garlic eggplant, right? This is quick, I'll bring it over to you as soon as it's done." Su Qing said directly when she heard that Li Dafu wanted to eat garlic eggplant.

In fact, in Shandong Province, dishes like eggplant with minced garlic and green beans with minced garlic are very common in the countryside.

On a hot summer night, the whole family would cook a pot of cold noodles made by Mom's hand, topped with plenty of minced garlic and eggplant. One bite and you felt incredibly satisfied.

Since there were no eggplants in the kitchen, Su Qing asked Wang Guifen to pick a few that she had grown herself from the vegetable garden.

After a quick steaming, the prepared garlic sauce was poured in, and soon, a Shandong home-style dish, garlic eggplant, was served on Jiangxia and Li Dafu's table.

When the garlic eggplant he had been longing for arrived, Li Dafu immediately picked up a large chopstick and placed it on the steamed bun, then took a big bite and began to chew it heartily.

After swallowing, Li Dafu gave Su Qing a thumbs up: "Girl, your garlic eggplant is delicious! The ratio of sesame paste to minced garlic is just right. You can really taste the flavor of the sesame paste without it feeling cloying."

Hearing this, Su Qing smiled shyly: "Brother Li, please enjoy your meal. I'll go to the kitchen to tidy up for a bit."

"Okay."

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Jiang Xia and Li Dafu finished their lunch quickly because they didn't drink any alcohol.

After finishing their meal, the two slumped onto the office sofa and smoked a cigarette together. Li Dafu then suggested heading to the county town.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia didn't hesitate and immediately picked up the bread truck keys from the table.

Seeing this, Li Dafu said, "Brother, you don't need to drive. Just take my car. I'll drive you back after I'm done."

"Oh? Isn't this too much trouble for you?" Jiang Xia felt a little embarrassed, since she was asking the other person for a favor and then had to ride in their car.

"It's nothing. We haven't known each other for long, but I think you're a good friend. Don't be so formal with me," Li Dafu said, waving his hand.

"Alright then." Jiang Xia didn't hesitate, put the key back on the desk, and followed Li Dafu out.

Li Dafu took out the Land Rover key hanging on his waist, pressed it lightly, and opened the driver's side door to get in.

Jiang Xia followed suit and sat in the passenger seat.

Actually, in this situation, although it was Li Dafu's car, it would be better for Jiang Xia to drive it. However, because the other party's car was too expensive, Jiang Xia really didn't dare to drive it casually.

If it gets scratched or damaged, the fishing ground might lose a month's income.

Of course, it's a different story if Li Dafu doesn't want it.

Sitting in the passenger seat of the Land Rover, Jiang Xia looked at the view from a height that was much higher than that of a sedan and couldn't help but sigh, "Is this what a million-dollar luxury car is like?"

To be honest, this is the first time in my entire life that I've ever ridden in a car like this!

After Li Dafu started the car, Jiang Xia asked curiously, "Brother, how much did you pay for this Land Rover? I heard some cost over a million or even two million!"

Li Dafu nodded and smiled, "There are indeed several price ranges. My car is the one that costs over a million, but I'm not entirely sure how much it costs."

As he spoke, he handed Jiang Xia a cigarette and continued, "I didn't buy this car myself. The owner of a 4S store owed me money and couldn't pay it back, so he used this car as collateral."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia asked curiously, "Brother, have you paid back all the money that boss owed you?"