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

Just then, Aunt Ye and her husband Guo Qiang rushed over from the backyard.

Seeing the scene, Aunt Ye asked anxiously, "Zhu Xiaohua, what are you up to now?"

Yang Houping and his family of three turned around and saw that it was Aunt Ye and her husband.

Yang Wei was the first to react and stood up from the ground.

Yang Houping, enduring the pain in his arm, forced a smile: "Sister Ye, we were just joking with Comrade Li."

"Yes, Sister Ye, we just didn't expect to alarm you all," Zhu Xiaohua quickly chimed in.

Aunt Ye glanced at their family, then looked at Li Kaixin standing to the side.

With kneeling and beating involved, it's clear this is no joke, especially since the two sides already had a history of conflict.

She frowned, just about to ask for clarification.

Guo Qiang, who was standing next to her, immediately grabbed her hand and hurriedly said, "Wife, since they all say it's nothing, let's not ask any more questions."

As he spoke, he gave her a wink, then gently pulled her back.

After Aunt Ye and her husband left, Yang Houping looked around at the neighbors who were peeking out, and called out:

"Please don't take it to heart, everyone! My family had some misunderstandings with Comrade Li before, and in a moment of confusion, we did something wrong."

"We just apologized to Comrade Li. Now that things have been cleared up, please don't misunderstand."

After saying that, he nodded and smiled gratefully at Li Kaixin before leading Zhu Xiaohua and Yang Wei into the house.

This behavior made Li Kaixin look at Yang Houping with even more admiration. Although Yang Houping was a ghost, he was indeed very clever.

From now on, if Yang Houping's family doesn't provoke him, he really won't dare to resort to underhanded tactics.

Seeing that there was no excitement to be seen, the neighbors gradually withdrew their gazes.

After entering the house and closing the door, Yang Houping let out a long breath.

Zhu Xiaohua patted his chest, still shaken: "Honey, why did you admit to what happened in the early hours of the morning? You scared me to death!"

"Yeah, Dad, what if he really makes a move? We'd be finished." Yang Wei chimed in, his face also showing lingering fear.

Yang Houping looked at the two of them and lowered his voice:

"What do you know? Since he pointed it out to our faces, he must be absolutely certain. If we just admit it, we'll leave an impression of being courageous and responsible."

"Besides, even if he did resort to violence, with so many neighbors watching, he's unlikely to kill us. It's better than him holding a grudge and secretly retaliating against us later!"

After listening, Yang Wei and Zhu Xiaohua both looked enlightened.

After Yang Houping's family entered the house, Li Kaixin went to the courtyard house at No. 93.

The meal was already prepared in the main room, and my parents, younger brother, and younger sister were waiting at the table.

Li Kaixin pushed open the door and just sat down at the table.

Mother Qin Xiuli immediately looked up, her eyes filled with concern: "Kaixin, why are you so late today? Did something happen?"

"It's alright, Mom. Zhu Xiaohua's family apologized to me today for taking up so much time." Li Kaixin said, taking out the hundred yuan that Yang Houping had given her earlier. "Look, they even compensated me."

"It's good that you're alright!" Mother Qin Xiuli breathed a sigh of relief.

As for why Zhu Xiaohua apologized, she didn't take it to heart at all.

Li Mingde, the father standing nearby with his rice bowl, interjected, "Xiuli, I told you nothing bad happened to Kaixin! Don't overthink things all day."

"It's almost dark, let me check on our son and see what's wrong." Mother Qin Xiuli glanced at her husband and said feigned anger, "Don't squeeze in with me tonight, go sleep in Kaixin's room."

"No! Honey, I was wrong, okay?" Li Mingde quickly moved closer, smiling apologetically.

His mother, Qin Xiuli, turned her head away, deliberately ignoring him.

When Li Kaixin and her younger siblings saw this, they all lowered their heads and pursed their lips, secretly laughing.

Seeing that his wife was ignoring him, the father, Li Mingde, glared at his eldest son and said, "Kaixin, this is all your fault! You're still laughing there. Come and talk to your mother."

"This has nothing to do with me, Dad, please don't talk nonsense." Li Kaixin waved his hand with a smile, looking completely innocent.

At this moment, Li Kai, the younger brother, chimed in, "That's right, Dad. We all saw it. You're the one who made Mom angry."

Father Li Mingde raised his hand and gently patted his second son on the back of the head: "Xiao Kai, what are you doing here? Are you getting cocky again?"

"That's true." Li Kai, the younger brother, muttered softly, but immediately shut up when he saw his father raise his hand again.

His cowardly appearance immediately made his mother laugh.

Seeing his wife smile, Li Mingde quickly moved closer, his face full of flattery: "Wife, don't be angry anymore, I'll..."

"We'll see how you do!" Mother Qin Xiuli said with a slight smile.

Upon hearing this, the father, Li Mingde, became even more attentive, constantly putting food into his wife's bowl during the meal.

After the meal, it seemed that only the younger brother, Li Kai, was injured in the end.

......

The next day, as soon as Li Kaixin arrived at the transportation station, he sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat different.

From the moment he entered the transportation station, everyone kept glancing in his direction.

As soon as Zhou Zhiming, who was servicing cars under the carport, saw Li Kaixin, he excitedly ran up to him: "Master, you've finally arrived!"

"What's wrong, Zhiming? You seem so happy." Li Kaixin stopped and asked with a smile.

Zhou Zhiming leaned closer and said excitedly, "Master, you're in the newspaper today! The station chief just came out to tell you that once you arrive, he'll ask you to come to his office."

Li Kaixin suddenly realized why everyone was staring at him like that as soon as he entered the station.

Without delay, he handed the bicycle to Zhou Zhiming and headed straight for Station Chief Zhao's office.

In the office, Station Chief Zhao sat behind his desk, staring at the newspaper in his hand, unable to hide the smile on his face.

Director Xie, sitting opposite him, also had a smiling face.

The office door was wide open today, and Li Kaixin knocked twice on it.

Station Chief Zhao immediately turned his gaze and, seeing it was Li Kaixin, quickly waved, "Come, come, Kaixin, come in and sit down!"

Li Kaixin walked into the room and sat down in the chair next to the desk.

"Station manager, you wanted to see me?"

Station Chief Zhao immediately handed over the newspaper, his smile widening: "Kaixin, take a look, what do you think of what's written in this newspaper?"

Li Kaixin accepted the newspaper without hesitation and began to read it carefully.

The most eye-catching headline is "A Good Example of the People's Transport Soldiers: Comrade Li Kaixin, a Young Driver at the Red Star Transport Station," accompanied by a half-body photo of him taken when a reporter from the newspaper came to interview him.

The content roughly describes how he taught himself medicine under difficult conditions, helped his fellow workers, worked diligently and skillfully, and was progressive in his thinking and helpful to others.