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

After Zhang Xiaohua led Li Kai and his two siblings out of the courtyard.

Mr. Zhang couldn't help but speak up: "Wife, what are you thinking? Can't you see that that boy has ill intentions towards our daughter?"

"So what?" Zhang's mother said dismissively. "I just think Li Kai is a good kid, and he cares about our daughter!"

"Yeah, yeah!" Zhang Xiaohua's younger brother chimed in, "I also think Brother Kai is a really nice guy. He always gives us candy whenever he comes."

Although Zhang Xiaohua's younger sister didn't speak, she nodded her little head.

Seeing this, Zhang's father sighed, "I'm not saying that the child is bad, it's just that they are both still young and it's not appropriate for them to think about these things."

"Little what! I've been with you since I was sixteen, and my daughter is fifteen now. How is she little?"

Mr. Zhang was momentarily speechless, then retorted, "How can this be the same? Back in our day..."

"How come it's different!" Zhang's mother interrupted him directly.

"Anyway, I've decided on this child."

"Also, I don't believe you didn't realize that delivering the food today was Xiao Kai's idea. Otherwise, who would come all this way so late at night?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang's father wanted to refute it further, but couldn't find a reason to do so.

He knew in his heart that Li Kai was indeed a good kid; his family was well-off, and he was exceptionally good to his daughter.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have let his daughter get so close to that child, but he still felt uneasy about it.

On the other side, Zhang Xiaohua escorted Li Kai and his two siblings to the front gate.

"Happy Brother, Xiaoxiao, Little Kai Brother, thank you all for today."

"Little Flower, you don't need to thank us this time!"

Li Xiaoxiao smiled, her tone slightly teasing:

"You should thank him! Thank you so much to your brother Xiao Kai! As soon as he heard about your situation, he begged my dad and older brother to deliver the grain today."

Li Kai was still immersed in the sound of being called "Little Kai Brother," but after hearing Li Xiaoxiao's words, his face turned red to the roots of his ears.

"Li Xiaoxiao, shut up!"

As he spoke, he stepped forward and covered Li Xiaoxiao's mouth.

"That's right! Big brother can testify." Li Xiaoxiao laughed and hid behind her big brother, peeking out to continue adding insult to injury.

Li Kaixin smiled and shook her head, not replying.

Zhang Xiaohua's face also flushed, but she still mustered up her courage and said again, "Brother Xiaokai, thank you."

"N-nothing."

Li Kai scratched the back of his head, his words slurred: "You...you should study hard. If something like this happens again, come find me."

Zhang Xiaohua gave a soft "hmm," then turned to look at Li Kaixin and Li Xiaoxiao:

"Xiaoxiao, Kaixin-ge, can I...can I speak with Xiaokai-ge alone for a couple of minutes?"

Li Kaixin and Li Xiaoxiao exchanged a glance, smiled, turned their backs, and walked several steps forward.

Under the moonlight, Li Kai and Zhang Xiaohua stood facing each other, neither daring to speak first.

After a short while, Li Kai broke the silence: "Xiao Hua, is there anything else? My older brother and Xiao Xiao..."

"Brother Kai, do you like me?" Zhang Xiaohua suddenly raised her head and looked straight at him.

Li Kai's words caught in his throat, his face instantly turned bright red, and he froze in shock.

Zhang Xiaohua waited for a while, but seeing that he still didn't respond, tears fell again: "Does...you not like me?"

"No, no!" Li Kai snapped out of his daze and hurriedly waved his hands. "I... I like you! I've liked you since the first time I saw you."

His hands were at a loss; he wanted to wipe away the girl's tears, but he didn't dare.

"I knew it!" Zhang Xiaohua burst into laughter through her tears, her broken face looking especially beautiful in the moonlight.

Li Kai was stunned again.

Zhang Xiaohua looked at the stunned Li Kai and took his hand: "Brother Kai, actually I like you too."

"real?"

Li Kai's voice changed with surprise, but he quickly suppressed his excitement and calmed down:

"Xiaohua, don't let what happened today make me... I won't take advantage of your kindness..."

Zhang Xiaohua raised her other hand and covered his mouth with it: "Brother Xiaokai, you're such an idiot."

If I didn't like him, why would I go to his house every time I had a holiday?

Xiaoxiao could see it all, but he was still clueless.

Li Kai blinked, wanting to reach out and remove her hand to say something.

Zhang Xiaohua, her face already flushed, spoke again: "Brother Kai, close your eyes."

Li Kai paused for a moment, then closed his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, something soft pressed against Li Kai's face.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Zhang Xiaohua had taken several steps back.

"Xiaohua, you..."

"Don't tell anyone!" Zhang Xiaohua said shyly, turning around and running towards the courtyard gate.

When they reached the gate of the courtyard, she turned back and said, "Little Kai, you have to study hard. If you don't get into high school, you can forget about being the head of the household in the future."

After saying that, he ran straight back to the yard and closed the door behind him.

Li Kai stood there, touching his kissed face, and grinned foolishly for a while.

In the courtyard, Zhang Xiaohua was still leaning against the gate, her heart pounding as she thought about her boldness.

She had just thought that if her grandmother forced her to marry that widower, she would just hang herself in the house that very night.

But when she saw Li Kai, she couldn't hold back the grievances in her heart and just wanted to say everything that she had been holding in.

"Xiaohua, what are you doing standing at the gate? Why aren't you coming inside?" Zhang's father appeared at the doorway at some point.

Zhang Xiaohua was startled and quickly tidied her hair before walking towards the house.

Not far from the courtyard gate, Li Kaixin and Li Xiaoxiao were waiting for Li Kai, chatting casually.

"Big brother, Xiaohua seems to have let Li Kai get his way this time." Li Xiaoxiao pouted, her face full of indignation.

Li Kaixin immediately became interested and asked curiously, "What exactly happened? Tell me about it."

Li Xiaoxiao puffed out her cheeks and recounted everything that had happened between the two of them at school over the past year.

After listening, Li Kaixin looked at her younger sister with amusement: "Xiaoxiao, are you targeting Xiaokai at home just because Xiaohua is your good friend?"

Li Xiaoxiao remained silent for a moment before nodding slightly:

"That's right, brother. I used to think Li Kai was so irresponsible and didn't deserve Xiao Hua's affections at all."

"It was only today that I started to change my opinion of him a little; otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered to speak up for him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Kai walked over with a silly grin on his face.

"Big brother, what are you and Xiaoxiao talking about?"

"It's nothing, let's go back, don't keep our parents waiting." After saying that, Li Kaixin turned around and walked ahead to lead the way.

Li Xiaoxiao ignored Li Kai and quickly followed her older brother.