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

Li Kaixin went back to her room and lay back on the bed for a nap.

When it was fully light, my parents had already gone to work, and my younger siblings had gone to school.

Li Kaixin tidied up briefly, then took out some more items from the secret space, along with the things he hadn't had time to deliver yesterday, tied them to the back of his bicycle, and rode out the door.

Two hours later, Li Kaixin appeared at the entrance of Qin Family Village.

As he pushed his cart into the village, villagers kept glancing in his direction.

Unlike last time, this time the gaze contained not only envy, but also a hint of awe.

Ever since Li Kaixin returned from distributing grain at the communal store that day, news of him has been circulating throughout the village.

In the yard, Grandpa was squatting by the vegetable garden pulling weeds. Hearing the noise, he looked up, squinted, and stared for a while before recognizing him.

"Happy?" Grandpa stood up, his face full of surprise. "What brings you here?"

"I missed you and Grandma!" Li Kaixin replied with a smile.

He then parked the car at the gate of the courtyard, picked up the things, and went inside: "Grandpa, don't bother, I brought back some nice things for you and Grandma."

"You silly child, you've come all this way, why did you bring anything? Your grandma and I have everything we need."

Grandpa couldn't help but mutter to himself when he saw that there were so many bags and packages again.

Just then, Grandma came out of the house.

Upon seeing it was her eldest grandson, her face immediately lit up with a smile: "Happy to be here? Come in, come in, Grandma will get you some brown sugar water."

With that, he turned and went back into the house.

Li Kaixin did not stop her. He knew that this was his grandmother's way of showing him love, and he couldn't refuse it.

Inside the room, Li Kaixin had just placed the things on the table.

Grandma quickly poured the brown sugar water and came over with the bowl.

"Drink it while it's hot, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

Grandma shoved the bowl into Li Kaixin's hands, pulled him to sit down at the table, and looked him up and down. "Hmm, you're much stronger than last time you came!"

Li Kaixin didn't reply, but drank the bowl of brown sugar water that her grandmother handed her in one gulp.

The flow rate in his secret realm is now seventeen times that of the outside world, and his physical fitness is 1.7 times that of his last visit to his grandmother's house. How could he not look robust?

At this moment, Grandpa also came in from outside, having washed off the mud from his hands that had just been cleaning the vegetable garden.

He sat down at the table and looked at his eldest grandson: "Kaixin, I heard you were in the newspapers as a driver, is that true?"

"Really!" Li Kaixin turned her head and asked curiously, "By the way, Grandpa, where did you hear that?"

My maternal grandparents lived in a village where they were isolated from the outside world, so they shouldn't know.

"That's what the person who delivered grain to the commune said!"

Grandpa paused, his gaze falling on the pile of things. "Kaixin, what's all here? We don't want anything too valuable."

"Yes, I'm so happy!" Grandma chimed in. "You can keep the good stuff for yourself."

"Nothing of value."

Li Kaixin smiled and opened the two packages. "These are the local specialties I brought back from Inner Mongolia, similar to the ones I sent last time."

Grandpa peeked inside and saw that it contained some dried beef and mutton and dairy products.

However, when he turned to the other bundle, his expression changed. He took out the contents, which turned out to be two brand-new cotton overcoats.

Grandma, who was standing nearby, was taken aback and quickly said, "Kaixin, take the clothes back. We can't take them!"

"Grandma, what's wrong with taking it?"

Li Kaixin smiled and patiently explained, "These are two extra sets; they'll be perfect for you and Grandpa to wear in the winter."

"Besides, my grandparents already gave me two sets. If you don't want them, wouldn't that be blatantly giving outsiders reason to say I'm biased?"

Grandma and Grandpa exchanged a glance and did not refuse again. Grandpa silently put away the two cotton-padded coats.

Li Kaixin saw this and secretly chuckled to herself.

When grandparents reach their maternal age, they may not care much about other things, but they value their children's filial piety and reputation above all else.

Then, Li Kaixin added, "Grandma, what about my eldest and second uncles? I brought them some too this time."

"Your eldest and second uncles!" Grandma replied with a smile, "They're probably still at home right now, they'll be over around noon."

No sooner had he finished speaking than his uncle's voice came from outside the courtyard: "Dad, Mom, is Kaixin back?"

"Look how wonderful it is, speak of the devil and he appears!" Grandpa chimed in with a chuckle.

Before Li Kaixin could even move, her uncle called out again from outside, "Kaixin, come out quickly! Secretary Qin from the commune is looking for you!"

"Uncle, I'm coming right now!" Li Kaixin said, walking towards the door with her grandparents.

Outside, the eldest and second uncles led Secretary Qin from the commune and the village head of Qin Family Village into the courtyard, while a group of villagers surrounded the courtyard.

As soon as Secretary Qin saw Li Kaixin, his face lit up with a smile, and he quickly took two steps forward and extended his hand: "Comrade Li Kaixin, it's been a long time!"

"Secretary Qin, what brings you here?" Li Kaixin shook his hand in return.

"I was inspecting the situation in Qinjiacun today, and when I heard you were here, I rushed over immediately."

Secretary Qin's tone was warm, "Comrade Kaixin, I've been thinking about you ever since we parted ways at the Red Star Commune."

Your words make me very uneasy.

Li Kaixin feigned surprise and said, "I am deeply honored that such a high-ranking leader like you would come all the way to see me."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Qin's smile deepened.

After all, a sedan chair needs people to carry it, and these words carry even more weight coming from the mouth of this young man.

The eldest and second uncles, who were standing nearby, couldn't hide their surprise when they heard the conversation between the two.

They hadn't expected the commune secretary to be so polite to his own nephew.