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

Reaching the familiar alleyway, Li Kaixin briefly explained a few words to her younger siblings before returning to courtyard number 94.

In the backyard of No. 93, in the main house on the left, the parents were sitting at the table waiting.

With a creak, younger brother Li Kai and younger sister Li Xiaoxiao pushed open the door and walked in.

Hearing the noise, Father Li Mingde looked up and asked, "You brat, has the grain been delivered?"

"Dad, it's delivered." Li Kai scratched his head and chuckled.

Seeing her second son's expression, Qin Xiuli, his mother, couldn't help but shake her head with a smile: "Look at you, so easily pleased with delivering grain?"

"Mom, I'm not happy." Li Kai quickly denied it, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face. "It's nothing, I'm going to sleep now."

After saying that, without waiting for her parents' reply, she quickly walked towards her room.

Father Li Mingde watched his second son's retreating figure with a strange expression: "This kid is acting a bit strange today. He's never been so eager to go to sleep before."

Qin Xiuli, the mother standing nearby, wholeheartedly agreed and turned to her daughter, who hadn't returned to her room: "Xiaoxiao, what exactly happened?"

"Mom, you should ask Li Kai about this!" Li Xiaoxiao replied with a smile, then turned and went into her own room.

Only the parents, looking at each other in bewilderment, were left behind.

The next morning, Li Kaixin had just come from courtyard number 94.

Then I saw that my younger brother, Li Kai, had already gotten up and was washing up with his father by the sink in the backyard.

"Hey Kai, did the sun rise in the west today? You're up so early?" Li Kaixin walked over with a teasing smile on his face.

Li Kai, brushing his teeth, mumbled, "Brother, who do you think you are? When haven't I gotten up early every day?"

"Come on, you!" Father Li Mingde glanced at his second son. "In the past, we'd always had to call you three or four times before you'd finally get up."

Li Kai was exposed by his own father, but he didn't show the slightest embarrassment.

He brushed his teeth in a few gulps, draped the towel over his shoulder, and said, "Dad, just you wait and see, from now on I'll definitely be the first one up every day!"

Father Li Mingde snorted, not believing it at all, and lowered his head to start washing his face.

Breakfast, as usual, consisted of two eggs, a bowl of white porridge, and a steamed bun for each person.

Li Kai finished his meal in a few bites.

He put down his chopsticks, stood up, and said, "Dad, Mom, please continue eating. I'm going to school."

"What's the rush? School doesn't start for another hour. Wait to leave with Xiaoxiao," her father, Li Mingde, called out to him.

"That's right, that's right!" Li Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow at Li Kai, deliberately eating her steamed bun slowly.

Seeing this, Li Kai wanted to say something but swallowed it back and sat down again.

But as soon as his bottom touched the stool, he kept turning his head to look at the clock on the wall, and his eyes kept glancing towards the door.

After Li Xiaoxiao finished the last mouthful of porridge, she suddenly said something.

"Li Kai, you're being so enthusiastic today, are you trying to get to the school gate early to see Xiao Hua?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Kai blushed. "I just... I just want to get to school early to memorize my lessons!"

"Oh!!" Li Xiaoxiao drawled, looking at his pocket. "Then why don't you eat the eggs in your pocket? What are you keeping them for?"

"Mind your own business! What's wrong with me keeping it to eat at school?" Li Kai's face flushed red as he glared at Li Xiaoxiao.

Li Kaixin saw her younger brother's state and knew exactly what was going on.

That kid probably intended to save those two eggs in his pocket for Zhang Xiaohua.

Qin Xiuli, the mother, also noticed something amiss and looked at her second son with a half-smile:

"Xiao Kai, are those two eggs in your pocket for a little girl?"

"Mom, that's not true. I... I just can't eat right now." Li Kai forced a smile, but his hand was tightly clutching his pocket.

"Alright, alright, you two finish eating and hurry up and go to school," said Father Li Mingde, gesturing with his chopsticks.

"Okay, Dad!" Li Kai was immediately relieved and grabbed his schoolbag, running outside.

Upon reaching the door, he turned back and impatiently shouted at Li Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, hurry up!"

"Okay, why are you rushing me?" Li Xiaoxiao slowly slung her backpack over her shoulder and followed her out.

Not long after the two left, Li Kaixin and her parents also went out and rode their bicycles to work.

The atmosphere at the transportation station today is different from usual.

Nine Jiefang brand trucks of varying ages were parked outside the shed, but none of them had been painted with the transport station's logo.

Several experienced drivers stood in front of the car, pointing and giving instructions.

Li Kaixin pushed his bicycle as he approached.

Zhou Zhiming suddenly appeared from some corner, his face beaming with excitement:

"Master, I didn't expect that we would be assigned a car by the station today, even though we just passed the test yesterday."

Li Kaixin hummed in agreement, then looked puzzled:

"Didn't only six cars pass through our station yesterday? How come there are nine cars stopped here?"

"It seems Uncle Xie brought over three more foremen from the steel rolling mill; they're in the office right now!"

As soon as Zhou Zhiming finished speaking, Director Xie came out of the office with three mentors.

Li Kaixin glanced at it casually and was taken aback.

Two of them were his senior brother Xu Jie and his second senior brother Hu Tu.

Second Senior Brother Hu Tu spotted Li Kaixin at a glance and waved to him with a smile.

"Senior Brother, Second Brother, what brings you here?"

Li Kaixin handed the bicycle to his apprentice and quickly went to meet him.

Xu Jie stepped forward and patted him hard on the shoulder: "What, you won't even let us two brothers go back to the transport station?"

"That's right, that's right." Hu Tu also came over, grinning, "Happy, we're colleagues from now on, you have to look out for us!"

"What are you saying? You two are both experienced masters, how could it be my turn to take care of you?"

Li Kaixin laughed and punched each of his two senior brothers, then asked curiously, "But speaking of which, how did the steel mill manage to let you two come here?"

"We don't know either!"

Xu Jie shook his head. "The specifics should be discussed between Director Xie and Deputy Factory Director Li. Anyway, the factory notified us of the transfer order yesterday afternoon."

Li Kaixin nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and began to change the subject:

"By the way, eldest brother, second brother, have you spoken to Master yet?"

"We already called!" Hu Tu replied with a smile. "We wanted to look for you when we came, but Zhiming said you hadn't arrived yet, so we went to Director Xie's place to report first."

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin was immediately extremely embarrassed.

Although the second senior brother didn't explicitly say he was lazy, his meaning was quite clear.

Just then, Director Xie walked to the platform in front of the bicycle shed, cleared his throat, and said, "Everyone come over here, I have a few words to say."

Upon hearing this, the people at the transportation station all gathered around the platform.

Once everyone had arrived, Director Xie briefly explained the situation.

First, he congratulated the six apprentices at the station on becoming full-fledged employees, then welcomed the three masters from the steel rolling mill, and announced that he would be taking on apprentices that afternoon.

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