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

Li Kaixin was speechless. How come this Aunt Qian is just like the people in No. 95 Courtyard, always using the moral cudgel?

Seeing that Li Kaixin didn't react, Aunt Qian secretly tightened her grip and pinched the two older women in front of her.

The two women winced in pain in their shoulders and were about to retaliate when they saw Aunt Qian trying to wink at them.

The slightly overweight woman immediately understood, and a worried look appeared on her face:

"Happy little brother, my two children are growing up and supplies are scarce right now. We have no other choice but to ask you for help."

"Please have pity on us and give us some of the stuff at the fair price!" another older woman quickly chimed in.

Then, the two of them took turns speaking, acting out the scene with great emotion, so much so that even Aunt Qian couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Li Kaixin wasn't in a hurry to speak. He crossed his arms and quietly watched the two perform.

He had to admire their acting skills. If he hadn't known about Aunt Qian's underhanded tactics beforehand, he might have actually softened his heart.

When the two finally stopped, Li Kaixin smiled and slowly asked, "Are you finished talking?"

"I'm done, I'm done," the slightly plump woman replied repeatedly when she saw him smile, thinking there was hope.

Aunt Qian quickly stepped forward and eagerly said:

"Kaixin, why don't you take the items out first? We have time to choose now, so you don't have to make another trip later."

Upon hearing this, the other two middle-aged women's eyes lit up, and they couldn't wait to rush into the courtyard at No. 93.

"Things?" Li Kaixin's smile faded slightly. "Aunt Qian, I don't think I promised you anything, did I?"

Seeing this, the slightly plump middle-aged woman couldn't help but raise her voice: "Why are you like this? So all our previous comments were for nothing?"

"You can't play us like this, kid!" another older woman retorted even more bluntly.

Li Kaixin looked at the two of them with a half-smile: "Oh, so you two are finally letting it go?"

Aunt Qian reacted quickly, immediately reaching out to grab the two older women, her face full of apologetic smiles:

"Kaixin, your Aunt Fang and Aunt Wu were just in a hurry, don't take it to heart."

Their conversation had already attracted the attention of the people in courtyards 94, 93, and 95, and many people gathered around.

As more and more people gathered, Aunt Qian's eyes darted around, and she deliberately put on a crying tone in her voice:

"Kaixin, we older ladies have been begging you for so long. You brought back so many things from Inner Mongolia, could you please share some with us? It's not like we're taking it for free. Can't we just pay the market price?"

After saying that, a few tears welled up in her eyes. She refused to believe that a young man could be so shameless.

Many of the onlookers who were unaware of the situation thought this made sense.

However, when they saw that the protagonist was Li Kaixin, no one spoke up for Aunt Qian. They knew that this young man was not someone they could afford to offend.

Li Kaixin wasn't annoyed, and retorted sarcastically, "Aunt Qian, where did you learn this crying and fussing act from?"

Aunt Qian's crying stopped abruptly, and her face turned pale and then flushed.

Li Kaixin didn't give her a chance to speak. He looked around at the onlookers and continued, "Since all of you neighbors are here, I'll make things clear."

He paused, his gaze falling on Aunt Qian's face:

"Aunt Qian, have you forgotten something?"

"The night before last, you gathered the people from courtyard number 94 together to discuss how to force me to sell my things at a reasonable price. You don't remember that, do you?"

"Who...who said that?"

Aunt Qian's face changed, and her eyes showed a hint of panic: "Kaixin, don't listen to people's nonsense! How could I do such a thing!"

Li Kaixin ignored her and looked at the two middle-aged women next to her: "And you two, you're from courtyard number 95, right? What are you doing here?"

The two middle-aged women exchanged a glance, a hint of embarrassment flashing across their faces, and neither of them said a word.

Just then, Lu Chunhua, who had just come out of courtyard number 94, stepped forward and said, "Aunt Qian, stop pretending. All the people in our courtyard can testify to this."

With Lu Chunhua taking the lead, the people in courtyard number 94 also began to speak up:

"Aunt Qian, if you've done it, you should be responsible for it. Stop playing the victim!"

"Exactly! They're happy and have brought honor to our department, and you're still trying to scheme against them? Aren't you ashamed?!"

"You're such a wonderful person, yet you secretly do all sorts of shady things!"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers began to whisper among themselves, and their gazes towards Aunt Qian changed.

Aunt Qian's face turned bright red after being told that by the people from No. 94 Courtyard, and her lips trembled so much that she couldn't speak.

The two older women she brought with her were now trying to slip away, but the crowd had already surrounded them, and they couldn't squeeze out at all.

Li Kaixin felt a surge of warmth in her heart when she saw everyone speaking up for her.

He raised his hand and pressed it down: "Uncles and aunts, please be quiet for a moment."

The onlookers were very polite and kept quiet, watching him with smiles, waiting for him to speak.

Li Kaixin looked around and then his gaze fell on Aunt Qian: "Aunt Qian, it's fine if you want something. But you shouldn't have colluded with others behind my back to force me."

He paused, his tone tinged with grievance:

"Aunt Ye mentioned this to me before, and I agreed at the time. But your actions have really disappointed me."

Aunt Qian was clearly taken aback when she heard this, and she was somewhat skeptical.

"I can testify to that!"

Aunt Ye squeezed out from behind the crowd and explained, "I went to pray for happiness the night before last, and they agreed right away."

As she spoke, she looked at Aunt Qian, her tone becoming heavier, "But because of you, I'm too ashamed to mention it to Kaixin anymore."

A resident in the backyard of No. 94 courtyard suddenly remembered something and chimed in, "So that's why I heard Sister Ye slamming the table that night."

The other residents of courtyard number 94 understood and glared angrily at Aunt Qian.

They had personally witnessed the people from No. 93 Courtyard buying those good things at low prices from Li Kaixin.

The thought of it all being gone makes my heart bleed.

Feeling stared at by so many eyes, Aunt Qian couldn't help but take a step back.

The people in courtyard number 95 didn't seem to care much, since they couldn't get their hands on these things anyway.

Seeing that things had progressed sufficiently, Li Kaixin changed the subject: "However, I'm a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. I'll still take out the things I prepared for the people in our compound later."

"Really?" Yu Guifen from courtyard number 94 immediately showed surprise on her face.

"Of course."

Li Kaixin smiled and nodded, then turned to Aunt Ye: "Aunt Ye, please go and call someone now, I'll bring the things over in a bit."

"Okay!" Aunt Ye responded excitedly, and then led the people from No. 94 courtyard into the courtyard.

Aunt Qian was now collapsed on the ground, filled with regret.

This time, she not only offended people, but also gained nothing.

He previously said he would force Li Kaixin to hand over half of his money, but that was just talk; he wouldn't actually do it.

Well, now they've gone and lost more than they gained.