The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Director Xie and Station Chief Zhao followed at this moment.

Station Chief Zhao smiled, his expression quite meaningful: "Old Li, Old Xu, wasn't it enough to just invite Kaixin's parents? Why did you two come all the way here yourself?"

Seeing Station Chief Zhao's expression, Li Huaide knew his thoughts had been seen through, so he simply said bluntly, "Old Zhao, I won't beat around the bush. This time, when you publish the article, could you also mention our factory's name?"

"Yes! Yes!" Xu Huai-ren chimed in from the side.

Station Chief Zhao winked and glanced in Li Kaixin's direction: "You've got the wrong person. You should look at Kaixin; he's the main character of this interview."

Li Huaide and Xu Huai'ren exchanged a knowing glance, then turned their gaze to Li Kaixin.

"No, no, you two should ask President Zheng. He's the one who should decide this." Li Kaixin quickly waved his hand, pushing the conversation back.

He never expected that Station Chief Zhao would shift the blame onto him.

President Zheng had been keeping an eye on things, and when he heard Li Kaixin mention him, he immediately came over.

He smiled and looked at Li Huaide and the other man:

"I understand what you two mean. This report mainly promotes role models for young people like Comrade Li Kaixin. If appropriate, it is also appropriate to reflect the organization and the collective when mentioning family and work."

He had overheard that these two men were both superiors of Li Kaixin's parents. He was happy to do them a favor.

Li Huaide and Xu Huairen were both sensible people; they understood the unspoken meaning and knew that this was the best possible outcome.

Li Huaide responded with a smile: "President Zheng is right, we were too impatient."

"Yes, yes, everything is based on the needs of the report," Xu Huai-ren quickly added.

After the minor incident, everyone's attention returned to the interview.

Sun Xiaoyan, along with the young couple, invited Li Kaixin's parents to the side.

The subsequent interviews went quite smoothly.

Although Li Kaixin's parents were initially a little hesitant, they gradually relaxed under Sun Xiaoyan's gentle guidance.

They not only praised their son for being sensible and filial, but also mentioned the factory where they worked.

This made Li Huaide and Xu Huairen extremely happy.

Li Kaixin watched from the side, somewhat surprised: her parents also harbored a desire for improvement!

After interviewing Li Kaixin's parents, it was almost noon.

After greeting everyone present, President Zheng led his group from the newspaper away.

It is worth mentioning that Li Quansheng and his son Li Heming were escorted away by people from the newspaper.

The two men left with blank stares, muttering something to themselves.

After the newspaper staff left, Li Huaide smiled at Station Chief Zhao and the others: "Old Zhao, Old Xie, if there's nothing else, we'll head back now."

"Don't rush, Lao Li." Director Xie smiled and stepped closer. "Aren't you going to treat us to a meal to show your appreciation for what happened today?"

Ever since he had a meal at Li Huaide's factory last year, he had been thinking about it.

"Sure!" Li Huaide readily agreed, then turned to Li Kaixin: "Let's set a time, Kaixin, you can come too."

"Okay, Uncle Li." Li Kaixin nodded in agreement.

In my memory, the person who made the small kitchen at the steel rolling mill was He Yuzhu from courtyard number 95. I heard that his skills were pretty good, and I wanted to try it too.

Seeing that he agreed, Li Huaide looked at Li Kaixin's father with a smile on his face: "Mingde, you don't need to go back to the workshop this afternoon. I'll give you half a day off, and it won't be recorded as attendance."

Xu Huai-ren followed suit and granted Li Kai-xin's mother a half-day leave as well.

After Li Huaide and Xu Huai'ren left the transport station in their jeep, Director Xie turned to Li Kaixin's parents with a smile, his tone full of praise: "You two have really raised a good son. He has brought honor to our transport station this time."

"Director Xie, you're too kind," Father Li Mingde quickly waved his hand. "We should thank you and Station Chief Zhao for taking care of our rascal!"

"Yes!" Mother Qin Xiuli chimed in, "I've heard my son mention it often when he comes home; you and Station Chief Zhao have given him a lot of guidance."

Upon hearing this, Director Xie and Station Chief Zhao couldn't help but chuckle, their gazes both falling on Li Kaixin beside them.

Feeling their gazes and hearing her parents' words, Li Kaixin lowered her head awkwardly.

Station Master Zhao glanced at the time and said with a smile, "It's getting late. Would you two like to sit in the break room? We'll give a few more instructions to the staff, and then we can go home for the day."

"Then I'll trouble you to make the arrangements." Father Li Mingde understood the meaning behind the words and nodded.

Seeing this, Station Master Zhao beckoned to a clerk behind him and whispered a few words of instruction.

The clerk immediately walked up to Li Kaixin's parents and led them towards the lounge.

After Li Kaixin's parents walked away with the clerk, Station Master Zhao walked up to the platform in the transportation station, faced the veteran workers and apprentices, and cleared his throat:

"Everyone come over here for a moment, I have a few things to say."

Upon hearing Station Chief Zhao's greeting, everyone immediately gathered around, their faces still bearing lingering smiles.

After everyone had gathered, Station Chief Zhao looked around:

"Everyone saw what happened this morning. Comrade Li Kaixin has brought honor to our transportation station, which is a good thing and an honor for our collective."

He paused, his expression serious, and his voice rose a few decibels:

"However, I must give a few special reminders."

"Until it's published in the newspaper, everyone keep your mouths shut and go about your business. If anyone smears the station or says anything unpleasant during this time, don't blame me for being ruthless. Did you all understand?"

"Did you hear that?" The crowd below the stage put away their smiles and responded in unison.

Seeing that everyone was taking it seriously, Station Chief Zhao's expression softened, and he chuckled:

"Of course, the station has seen everyone's performance during the interview today. So we've decided to give everyone half a day off this afternoon so you can relax."

After he finished speaking, the crowd below the stage fell silent for a moment, and then cheers suddenly erupted.

Station Chief Zhao glanced at the jubilant scene below the stage, smiled, and turned to walk towards his office.

Seeing Station Chief Zhao leave, Li Kaixin turned around and prepared to go to the lounge.

"Master, wait for us!" Zhou Zhiming's voice came from behind.

Li Kaixin stopped and turned around to see Zhou Zhiming and Master Chen walking quickly towards him.

"Kaixin, we haven't had a proper chance to talk to your parents yet, to get to know them," Master Chen explained with a smile.

Li Kaixin then realized that, apart from the interview just now, her parents had not officially met Master Chen and the others.

"That's perfect, let's go together."

The three of them then walked together toward the lounge.