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

After the meal, Secretary Qin and the commune cadres left first to arrange for the commune members to load the grain.

Only the transport team members remained in the canteen.

Captain Wang and Master Chen got up and walked towards Li Kaixin, one after the other.

Captain Wang stopped in front of him, his face sincere: "Kaixin, thanks to you today."

"Not at all, Captain Wang. I just vented my anger for myself." Li Kaixin quickly stood up, his expression casual.

Then, Captain Wang looked embarrassed and hesitated, "Kaixin, your... your..."

He wanted Li Kaixin to let Sun Yingjun off the hook for a moment, but he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Seeing this, Master Chen chimed in, "Kaixin, today's task is more important. Let's get Comrade Sun back to full health later."

"I understand, Master Chen." Li Kaixin nodded and turned to walk towards Sun Yingjun's position.

"Thanks, Lao Chen." Captain Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

Master Chen chuckled: "Old Wang, we've known each other for so many years, why are you being so polite with me?"

When Sun Yingjun saw Li Kaixin walking towards him again, fear immediately appeared in his eyes, and he involuntarily shrank back.

Li Kaixin didn't care about any of that. She stepped forward, grabbed him, and deftly inserted silver needles into several acupoints on his body before letting go.

"You...you stay away!" Sun Yingjun blurted out instinctively, then realized what was happening, his face showing a mixture of surprise and joy. "I...I can talk! I can talk!"

His appearance immediately caused everyone in the cafeteria to burst into laughter.

The mocking laughter reached Sun Yingjun's ears, and his face immediately flushed red and then pale. He angrily shouted at the crowd, "What are you laughing at! What's so funny!"

No one paid any attention to his shouts; instead, the laughter grew even louder.

Seeing this, Sun Yingjun couldn't stay still any longer. He ran to the cafeteria entrance, turned around, and glared at them fiercely: "You just wait!"

Pointing at Li Kaixin, she forced a defiant tone and said, "And you! I'll definitely report this to the leadership when I get back. You...you're persecuting your colleague!"

Li Kaixin simply took a step toward him with a half-smile.

Sun Yingjun was so frightened that he immediately turned around and ran out without looking back.

Seeing that Li Kaixin was staring at the cafeteria entrance, Captain Wang assumed he had some concerns and went over to reassure him:

"Kaixin, don't take Sun Yingjun's words to heart. I'll explain everything to the station chief later."

Li Kaixin looked away and replied with a smile, "Then thank you very much, Captain Wang."

He had been staring at the direction Sun Yingjun had run off in, not because he was afraid Sun would complain, but because he was increasingly curious about how such humanoid creatures could exist.

After resting for a while in the canteen, Li Kaixin and the rest of the transport team headed towards the commune's granary.

As soon as they arrived at the granary, they saw Sun Yingjun chatting enthusiastically with several young women as if nothing had happened, occasionally making the women cover their mouths and laugh.

However, when Sun Yingjun saw Li Kaixin and his group approaching, he stopped laughing and joking, and led the girls to move a little further away.

Zhou Zhiming's eyes widened at the sight, and his tone was tinged with envy: "Master, you know, Sun Yingjun isn't exactly smart, so how come he's so popular with women?"

"What's wrong, Zhiming? Are you envious?" Master Chen chimed in with a smile.

Zhou Zhiming turned his head and saw that it was Master Chen. His face turned red: "Master, I... I didn't."

However, his shifty eyes and hesitant tone had already betrayed his true intentions.

Master Chen naturally noticed it too, pointed towards Sun Yingjun's side, and continued teasingly:

"Zhiming, you can give it a try. As long as you go there and say you're from the transport team, I guarantee some girls will be willing to talk to you."

"Really? Master?" Zhou Zhiming's eyes lit up, and he started to move his feet slightly.

For a young man like him, how could he possibly tolerate such a thing?

"Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Master Chen grabbed his arm and solemnly reminded him:

"You can go and give it a try. But if you accidentally bump into someone or say something inappropriate, the girls will take it seriously, and you'll have to take full responsibility then."

Hearing this from the side, Li Kaixin became interested and chimed in with a smile, "Master, judging from your tone, could it be that something like this has happened before?"

"Kaixin, you've hit the nail on the head."

A look of reminiscence crossed Master Chen's face as he slowly began to speak:

"Just a year ago, Xiao Guo, who had just passed his driving test, came here on a mission and chatted with a female colleague for a few minutes."

"Unexpectedly, the woman's parents found out and made Xiao Guo marry their daughter."

"Master, what happened next?" Zhou Zhiming asked anxiously.

Master Chen glanced at Zhou Zhiming and continued, "What else can we do? Marry him. But Xiao Guo is working at the steel rolling mill now, just like Hu Tu and the others."

"Well... I think I'll pass! With my family's current situation, how could I afford to marry a girl from here?" Zhou Zhiming's previous eagerness immediately wilted, and he sheepishly withdrew his steps.

Seeing his apprentice's state, Li Kaixin understood the difficulties he was facing.

These days, marrying a girl from the countryside means not only having to provide for her food supply, but also having children who will be registered as rural residents without any quotas. Ordinary families simply cannot bear this burden.

Seeing that Zhou Zhiming had taken his words to heart, Master Chen smiled again: "It's not that serious. It's mainly because Xiao Guo and that girl have taken a liking to each other. As long as they don't cross the line, talking to each other won't cause any problems, right?"

He patted Zhou Zhiming on the shoulder: "Besides, once you get a permanent position, it's not like you can't support a family. If you ask me, country girls are honest and more considerate than those city girls."

Li Kaixin chimed in jokingly, "Did you hear that, Zhiming? Want to reconsider?"

"Master, I'd better focus on mastering the skills first! We can talk about getting married later." Zhou Zhiming scratched his head and chuckled twice.

Master Chen changed the subject: "Kaixin, stop talking about Zhiming. What about yourself? Shouldn't you be thinking about marriage too?"

"Master, how old am I? I'm not even an adult yet." Li Kaixin was a little dumbfounded. How did this turn out to be about him?

"Not an adult? Zhiming isn't an adult either. You were making fun of him quite a bit earlier."

Master Chen smiled broadly, "Besides, you're a proper master now, I don't believe your parents didn't mention this to you."

"Yes, yes, Master is right!" Zhou Zhiming chimed in gleefully when he saw his master get the short end of the stick.

Li Kaixin reacted quickly, her eyes darting around as she deliberately put on a stern face: "Well, Zhiming, you even dare to make fun of your master?"

"Master, you were the one who started it first." Zhou Zhiming laughed as he hid behind Master Chen. "Grandmaster, please save me."

"I'm your master, so it's only right that I criticize you. If you criticize me, then you'll get a beating." Li Kaixin said, taking two steps forward and lightly patting his butt.

"Ouch!" Zhou Zhiming jumped back, clutching his buttocks, still protesting, "Master, you're being unreasonable."

"I am your master, and what I say is the truth." Li Kaixin smiled and then made a feint, which startled Zhou Zhiming, who quickly hid on the other side of Master Chen.

Master Chen watched the two of them playfully bickering with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness.