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

Time flies, and six days have passed in a flash.

The afternoon before the holiday, at the transport station's vehicle shed.

Li Kaixin and Zhou Zhiming, who had just returned from a short trip, were giving their car a thorough maintenance and inspection.

"Master, you absolutely have to come tomorrow night!" Zhou Zhiming said, handing over the tools while reminding him again.

Li Kaixin lay under the car, her voice tinged with helplessness: "I know, Zhiming, how many times have you said that today?"

"I'm just afraid you'll be too busy to remember tomorrow, Master!" Zhou Zhiming chuckled.

Li Kaixin crawled out from under the car, stood up, and dusted off his hands: "You little brat, you think I'd stand you up? When have I ever forgotten something I promised you?"

No, not at all!

Zhou Zhiming quickly handed over a towel, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly: "Well... my parents told me several times this morning that they absolutely had to invite you."

"I'll be there tomorrow, is that alright?" Li Kaixin took the towel and wiped her hands. "Let's go! The car's all checked, let's go home!"

As he spoke, he casually draped the towel over the side of the car.

He's planned all his dinners for the next two days of his holiday: one day at Zhou Zhiming's house, and the other day at the steel rolling mill.

"Okay, Master."

Li Kaixin walked to the bicycle shed and pushed the bike over.

Mr. Guo, who was standing not far away, turned around and asked warmly, "Kaixin, are you getting ready to go home?"

"Yes, Master Guo!" Li Kaixin replied with a smile, "It's getting late, you should head back soon too."

Seeing this, several experienced workers came forward to say goodbye, and Li Kaixin smiled and responded to each of them.

In the past day or two, people at the transportation station have paid less attention to him.

But his enthusiasm remained undiminished; greeting him in the morning and saying goodbye in the afternoon had become his daily routine.

After leaving the transport station, Li Kaixin rode his bicycle to the department store, used some more of the tickets for the secret space, and then rode home.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of courtyard house number 93 and pushed my bicycle into the yard, Aunt Zhao and Aunt Sun from the front yard immediately turned their attention to me.

Aunt Zhao glanced at the large bag of things on the back seat of Li Kaixin's car and smiled, "Oh, Kaixin, you brought back some good stuff again today?"

Grandma Sun was also watching him with a smile.

"Aunt Zhao, we have a holiday tomorrow, so let's celebrate," Li Kaixin explained with a forced smile.

Aunt Zhao clicked her tongue, her words tinged with envy: "You drivers don't have a fixed schedule for your holidays, but your benefits are really good!"

As he spoke, his eyes involuntarily glanced at the back seat of the car a couple more times.

Li Kaixin didn't know how to respond for a moment, so she just smiled and said, "Aunt Zhao, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

He didn't give Aunt Zhao a chance to speak again. Before he finished speaking, he pushed his bicycle and walked quickly to the backyard.

Feeling the two gazes behind him, he quickened his pace.

Back in the backyard, as soon as Li Kaixin parked the car, he hurriedly carried the things from the back seat to the kitchen.

I have to hurry, because Aunt Liu from across the street is looking at me with a smile on her face.

The moment the door closed, Li Kaixin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he took out everything he had brought back that day.

Five crucian carp, two hens, and fifty catties of cornmeal and fifty catties of wheat.

Cornmeal was poured into the nearly empty grain jar, while the wheat sack leaned against the side of the jar.

For the past month or so, the family has been eating the same kind of grain that Li Kaixin brought back, and their appetites have gradually become more discerning.

Coarse grains like cornmeal haven't been on the table for a while now.

After packing her things, Li Kaixin busied herself in the kitchen.

I had just finished cleaning the fish and chicken when my parents came home.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Li Kaixin busy at the stove in the kitchen.

Father Li Mingde approached with a smile: "Oh, Kaixin, you're cooking today! Let me see what delicious dishes you've made."

As he spoke, he glanced into the basin on the stove and saw five fish and two chickens lying inside. He couldn't help but click his tongue and say, "You've prepared quite a feast!"

"I have a day off tomorrow, so I was thinking of having a nice meal at home," Li Kaixin replied with a smile, her hands still busy with her work.

"That's great! I'm going to eat two extra bowls of rice today." Father Li Mingde turned around happily and looked at his wife who was walking over: "Wife, we're in for a treat today."

"You know you're in for a treat, so why don't you lend a hand to Kaixin?" Mother Qin Xiuli said with a smile as she sat down in front of the stove and started a fire.

Tonight's meal left everyone, including my younger siblings and parents, feeling quite full.

The family sat around the table to digest their meal, and the younger brother, Li Kai, couldn't contain his excitement: "Big brother, you really have a day off tomorrow?"

"What's wrong, Xiao Kai?" Li Kaixin asked, puzzled.

Li Kai, the younger brother, asked with shining eyes, "Big brother, didn't you say you'd ride your bicycle to take Xiaoxiao and me to school during the holidays?"

"Oh, right!" Li Kaixin immediately remembered and nodded, "I'll take you two tomorrow."

He would have almost forgotten about it if his younger brother hadn't brought it up.

"Great! Thank you, big brother!" Li Kai, the younger brother, jumped up from the stool with joy.

Li Xiaoxiao, the younger sister, also pursed her lips and looked at her older brother with a smile.

"Be careful, don't bump into anything!" Qin Xiuli, the mother sitting in the main seat, quickly instructed, then looked at Li Kaixin:

"By the way, Kaixin, why don't you take advantage of this holiday and move to the No. 94 compound?"

"Mom, do you really want me to move out?" Li Kaixin deliberately feigned a wronged expression.

"Stop fooling around here," Father Li Mingde said seriously. "Move over there during this holiday. It's not good that the house has been allocated to you but has been left empty."

"I know, Dad." Li Kaixin's expression returned to normal.

He also understood that with the current housing shortage, if he didn't live in the allocated house for a long time, it would inevitably attract gossip.

Then, looking at his parents, he quickly added, "But not only that, I also come back to our house for meals."

"Kaixin, what nonsense are you talking about!" Mother Qin Xiuli gave her eldest son a reproachful look. "It's just that we're letting you move in, not that we're letting you separate from the family and live separately."

"Mom, I misunderstood." Li Kaixin scratched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed.

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