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

In the end, Jiang Xia still drank with Li Qiang.

After all, it would be really inappropriate for two grown men to get together without having a few drinks.

After dinner, Jiang Xia didn't look for a hotel. Instead, he played CrossFire with Li Qiang at Li Qiang's shop for a while, experiencing what was a phenomenal shooting game in this era.

It's a pity they haven't left the league yet, otherwise it would be more fun for the two brothers to queue together.

After finishing the game, Jiang Xia stayed overnight at Li Qiang's rented apartment.

Li Qiang was not married at the time. His hometown was next to Qingshan Village, and he had not yet bought a house.

As I recall, he bought a house in the county town several years later when he got married, and that's when he officially settled down. Unfortunately, I was far away in Shanghai at the time and couldn't get away, so I didn't even attend his wedding.

To be honest, it's a little regrettable.

Actually, it wasn't just Li Qiang; I also had several other good brothers, and it seems that I didn't attend any of their weddings.

Those guys are all working in other places now, and I haven't seen them since I was reborn. I wonder what they look like now.

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Jiang Xia stayed overnight at Li Qiang's rented room and woke up at around 7 a.m. the next day.

He got dressed and quickly washed his face.

The tidying noises woke Li Qiang up as well.

"Up so early? Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?" He rubbed his eyes and asked Jiang Xia sleepily.

"I'm not going to sleep. I've had too much going on lately and haven't been getting enough rest," Jiang Xia said casually, pouring herself a glass of water and drinking it.

His mouth was always very dry the next morning after drinking.

"Okay, I'll sleep a little longer then." Li Qiang opened his eyes, said a few words, and then quickly buried his head back under the covers.

Jiang Xia didn't pay any attention to the other party. This guy owns a computer store, and it's not like he runs a breakfast shop or anything like that, so he probably doesn't get up early usually.

He saw a desktop computer in the other person's house, walked over, turned it on, and logged into his QQ account.

Then, the group announced that two brand-new computers would be added as prizes to the competition.

The message didn't cause much of a stir; only a few group members replied with a few messages.

Jiang Xia knew that it was only a little past seven in the morning, and many people were busy eating breakfast or going to work, or hadn't even gotten up yet, so it was normal that it hadn't caused any sensation.

When people in the group have some free time and are checking messages, they should react to the new reward.

Jiang Xia's guess was correct. Around 9 o'clock, many people in the group started discussing the matter of adding two more computers as a reward.

However, given the already generous rewards and bonuses, many anglers didn't react as strongly to the two newly added computers, each worth five thousand yuan.

Their discussion about the two computers mostly revolved around the increasingly higher levels of competition rewards.

Some people even asked in the group whether Jiangxia would add more rewards later.

Upon seeing this message, Jiang Xia was speechless. With the addition of the two computers provided by Li Qiang, the competition prize had increased by another 10,000 yuan. If the souvenirs and other gifts were included, the total prize value was already approaching 100,000 yuan.

If you really think about it, it would be worth the price of a house in a county town back then!

Even in later generations, most small competitions did not offer prizes of 100,000 yuan.

Adding more rewards is pointless, especially considering Jiang Xia doesn't have much money in his pocket right now. Even if he did have money, there would be no real need to increase the rewards further.

At this moment, Li Qiang also got up and came out of the bedroom.

He walked into the bathroom with messy hair and a yawn.

When he came out, he had already finished washing up.

"Want to come down for breakfast?" Jiang Xia shut down her computer and called out to the other person.

"Let's go." Li Qiang nodded upon hearing this, and without changing his clothes, he went downstairs with Jiang Xia in slippers, a vest, and shorts.

Riding his electric scooter, Li Qiang carried Jiang Xia to the entrance of a Jiangnan-style soup dumpling shop.

This is an old shop.

A coal stove, about half a person's height, was set up at the entrance, with more than a dozen bamboo steamers stacked on top, steaming out plumes of hot white vapor.

It was peak time for breakfast shops, and almost every seat in the soup dumpling shop was occupied.

Jiang Xia and Li Qiang found two empty seats and called out towards the door:

"Boss, four baskets of steamed buns, two of them made with unleavened dough and two of them made with leavened dough. And two bowls of egg drop soup!"

"Alright, two bowls of egg drop soup!" the owner shouted to the kitchen.

A short while later, he carried the tall steamer and placed it in front of Jiang Xia and Li Qiang.

When the steamed buns were served, the two of them couldn't wait to start eating.

Jiang Xia found a small dish, poured in a little vinegar and chili oil, then picked up a steamed bun, coated it with chili oil, and swallowed it in one bite. A satisfied expression immediately appeared on his face.

Having this kind of meal in the morning, according to the people of Kyoto, would be: "Hey! Authentic!"

After eating a few steamed buns, Jiang Xia suddenly remembered something he had forgotten and called out to the shopkeeper at the door again:

"Boss, two more tea eggs, please!"

How can we not add an egg to supplement our nutrition first thing in the morning!

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After finishing breakfast, Li Qiang rode his electric scooter with Jiang Xia on the back to his shop.

Since the competition had already begun and there were still many things to prepare, Jiang Xia didn't linger. He grabbed two computers, drove his van, and headed home.

By the time Jiangxia returned to the fishing spot, it was already past ten o'clock.

He had just stopped the car when he saw Su Qing walking over with small, quick steps.

"Jiang Xia, quite a few people have come to inquire about the competition this morning. Should we open registration directly?"

Jiang Xia had already collected several registration fees yesterday, but he forgot to tell Su Qing. Hearing her question, he immediately replied:

"Just open registration now. The hype is already high enough; there's no need to wait any longer."

"Okay." Su Qing nodded, and just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and glanced at Jiang Xia: "You didn't go to get a foot massage last night, did you?"

"Huh?" Jiang Xia was a little confused: "Washing feet?"

Only when he noticed Su Qing's probing gaze did he realize what she was asking. He quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, in the middle of summer, you can just rinse your feet under a tap and they'll be clean. Why go to a shop to wash them!"

"Huh?" Su Qing asked, somewhat incredulously, after hearing Jiang Xia's answer, "I heard that you guys all like to get your feet washed outside, especially after drinking."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia said seriously, "You're talking about other people. I don't have that habit!"

Hearing Jiang Xia say this, Su Qing looked at his serious expression again and found that he didn't seem to be lying, so she nodded and left.

Watching Su Qing's retreating figure, Jiang Xia thought to himself that he had only played games at Li Qiang's shop for a while and hadn't done anything at all, so he wasn't worried at all!