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

Pushing the cart, I stepped through the gate of No. 93 courtyard.

Aunt Zhao, who was sitting under the eaves of the front yard picking vegetables, looked up and said, "Kaixin, it really took you a long time to deliver Xiaokai and Xiaoxiao. It's almost noon."

"I'm about to move to the next yard, so I went over to take a look, which took up a little time," Li Kaixin explained with a smile as she stopped.

"What!" Aunt Zhao exclaimed in surprise, her voice rising slightly. "You're moving in with us?"

She knew that Li Kaixin had been allocated an apartment; she had heard about it while chatting with Qin Xiuli a while ago.

I hadn't heard anything for so many days, and I thought Li Kaixin was going to wait until he got married before moving in. I never expected that he would move in now.

"Yes, Aunt Zhao."

Li Kaixin nodded, "It's not good for that room to be empty all the time, so my parents let me go and stay there for now. This way, Xiaokai and Xiaoxiao's room can be expanded to be more spacious."

Aunt Zhao nodded repeatedly, and her movements as she picked vegetables slowed down.

He started to wonder if Li Kaixin would bring back any good things for the courtyard after he moved away and came back from his business trips.

Lost in thought, he didn't even notice when Li Kaixin pushed the cart into the backyard.

Li Kaixin returned to the backyard, parked the car, and hurriedly walked out of the yard.

As she passed the front yard, Aunt Zhao came to her senses, saw his figure, and her lips moved slightly.

I wanted to ask if she would bring anything with her in the future, but I was too embarrassed to ask, so I could only watch Li Kaixin walk away.

Without stopping after leaving the courtyard, Li Kaixin headed straight for Mr. He's house, where he was doing renovations.

Returning to this place and looking at this secluded courtyard, Li Kaixin hadn't thought much of it the first time she visited.

Now that I think about it, I can't help but feel envious of someone who doesn't have to deal with the complicated interpersonal relationships in a courtyard house and has a quiet, private space.

A moment later, Li Kaixin stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard gate.

"Who is it?" Master He's voice rang out from the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, the door was opened from the inside, and his figure appeared behind it.

"Master He, did I disturb you?" Li Kaixin immediately greeted him with a smile.

"No disturbance!" Master He looked up and saw Li Kaixin, his face immediately breaking into a warm smile. "Brother Li, what brings you here this time?"

He had a good impression of his employer, Li Kaixin. After finishing the last job for him, he settled the final payment on the spot, showing his straightforwardness.

"It's like this. There's a problem with the walls of my house, and I'd like to ask you to come over again," Li Kaixin explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Master He assumed he hadn't done his job well, and his expression immediately changed: "Brother Li, is there something I haven't done well?"

"No, no!" Li Kaixin knew that Master He had misunderstood, so he quickly waved his hand. "It was a resident in my courtyard who dirtied and damaged the walls in my room. I would like to ask you to repaint them."

"Oh, is that so!" Master He breathed a sigh of relief, his smile returning to his face. "Perfect timing, I don't have any other work on hand right now, could you take me there to take a look?"

"Okay, Master He."

Afterwards, Li Kaixin and Master He walked one after the other toward the courtyard house at No. 94.

As soon as Mr. He entered the house in courtyard number 94, he was immediately shocked by the hand and footprints crisscrossing the walls and the ground.

He turned to look at Li Kaixin, his tone puzzled: "Brother Li, who did you offend? Your room has been ruined like this."

"Master He, I haven't even moved in yet, where am I supposed to offend anyone?"

Li Kaixin gave a wry smile and began to explain, "It was Zhu Xiaohua's family across the hall who took a liking to my house and deliberately came to vandalize it."

"What? How can there be such a person?" Master He's face turned angry upon hearing this. "Brother Li, did you go and call the neighborhood committee to handle this?"

"It's all taken care of."

Li Kaixin nodded, then steered the conversation back to the main topic, "By the way, Master He, could you take a look and tell me how much it would cost to finish this wall?"

Master He didn't say anything and immediately got to work, carefully inspecting both rooms.

After checking, he walked over to Li Kaixin and estimated the damage in his mind: "Brother Li, the wall is covered with handprints on almost every accessible surface, and the area is quite large. In that case, you can just give me seventeen yuan."

"Okay!" Li Kaixin nodded without hesitation, then suggested, "How about this, you clean up these footprints on the ground for me too, and I'll round it up to twenty yuan. How does that sound?"

"Master, it's settled then!" Master He's face immediately lit up with a smile.

For him, cleaning the floor was just a matter of course; it was like getting three dollars for free.

Seeing that Master He agreed, Li Kaixin took out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it over: "Master He, can you finish quickly? I want to move over in the next few days."

"No problem, boss. This is a small job. I'll bring my two apprentices this afternoon, and we'll make sure it's done perfectly for you in no time." Master He took the money and patted his chest to guarantee it.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master He."

Li Kaixin didn't care whether the freshly painted walls smelled bad.

Anyway, these days all we use is lime, so a stronger smell is fine, as long as it's not poisonous.

If I don't move here in the next few days, I'll feel like something's going to happen.

After Master He left, Li Kaixin took out a pound or two of dried fish and a pound of walnuts from his secret space and went to find Lu Chunhua across the hall:

"Aunt Lu, thank you for reminding me today. Please take these things; they're just a small token of my appreciation."

As he spoke, he handed the item to her.

"No, no, I'm so happy, I really can't accept this." Lu Chunhua quickly refused.

"Aunt Lu, please accept this. I have another favor to ask you."

Li Kaixin shoved the things into her hands, saying, "This afternoon, Mr. He, who came last time, is coming to repaint the walls. Could you open the door for me and keep an eye on things?"

He paused, glancing in the direction of Zhu Xiaohua's house: "Also, keep an eye on things and make sure no unrelated people come in and cause trouble."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Lu Chunhua had no choice but to accept the things, nodding repeatedly: "Kaixin, don't worry! I'll just sit at the door this afternoon and keep watch, I guarantee no one will be able to cause trouble."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aunt Lu. I have other things to do this afternoon, so I'll leave it to you to take care of things here," Li Kaixin said earnestly.

"Don't mention it. We'll be neighbors from now on, so it's only natural to lend a hand to each other."

Lu Chunhua gathered the dried fish and walnuts into her bosom, a simple smile on her face. "Besides, you've given me all these good things, I feel a little embarrassed."

Afterwards, Li Kaixin said a few more polite words before turning around and leaving courtyard number 94.