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

At 5 p.m., people at the transportation station gradually left for the day.

Li Kaixin dusted off his hands and said to his second apprentice:

"Xiao Guo, that's enough for today. Go back and digest what I taught you today. And remember, don't be late for work tomorrow."

"Please rest assured, Master, I guarantee I will complete the mission!" Guo Liang stood straight with his legs together and saluted him with one hand.

Li Kaixin was immediately amused by his actions: "Little Guo, how come you're even more talkative than your senior brother?"

Guo Liang realized he had gotten a little carried away and quickly tried to make amends:

"Master, I'm just so excited on my first day at work. Believe me, I'm not usually like this."

Li Kaixin looked at his second apprentice's somewhat evasive eyes and shook his head helplessly: Well! It seems he has brought back another clown.

Fortunately, Guo Liang is a bit better than Zhou Zhiming; at least he knows how to be embarrassed.

Just then, Master Guo walked over from a short distance away and slapped Guo Liang on the back of the head:

"You brat, you're always so unprofessional! You've only just started working and you're already trying to show off in front of your boss?"

"Dad, I'm just happy!" Guo Liang covered the back of his head, his face full of grievance.

"Even if you're happy, you can't be this unruly!"

Master Guo scolded him, then turned to Li Kaixin with a smile, "Kaixin, if he continues to be so disobedient, you should discipline him and not spoil him."

"Master Guo, actually, Xiao Guo is a very sensible person."

Li Kaixin waved his hand with a smile, then glanced at his second apprentice, "He's just a bit impulsive, but that's good enough for him to get along with Zhiming."

"Dad, did you hear that?!" Guo Liang was instantly stunned.

Seeing his son's smug look, Master Guo was instantly enraged and raised his hand to hit him.

Guo Liang was prepared and quickly hid behind Li Kaixin.

"Father, please don't hit me! My master is still here!"

Master Guo's hand froze in mid-air. He snorted and withdrew his hand: "For your master's sake, I'll let you off this time."

After saying that, he turned to Li Kaixin and said sincerely, "Kaixin, I'll have to trouble you to take care of this child from now on."

"Master Guo, don't worry, I will treat all my apprentices the same."

"Okay, okay! Thank you for being happy."

Master Guo responded, then glared at his son, "If you ever dare to make your master angry again, I'll break your legs when we get back."

"Okay, okay," Guo Liang replied with a grin, peeking out from behind Li Kaixin.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Li Kaixin rode away on his bicycle.

After his figure disappeared from the transport station, the father and son who remained there exchanged a glance.

Seeing that things were not going well, Guo Liang turned around and tried to escape, but was grabbed by the collar.

"Showing off, huh? Why aren't you showing off anymore?" Master Guo pulled his son back like a chick.

Guo Liang struggled a few times, but seeing that he couldn't break free, he could only force a smile:

"It's a misunderstanding, Dad. I was just joking with you."

"You're joking, right? Okay, I'll joke with you too." As he spoke, Master Guo swung his arm and slapped his son's bottom.

"Ouch! Dad, you really hit me!" Guo Liang grimaced, clutching his buttocks.

Master Guo was still not satisfied and slapped the man several more times before finally withdrawing his hand.

"Alright, stop pretending. I didn't even try." He said irritably, looking at his son's exaggerated expression.

Guo Liang immediately straightened up and chuckled, "Dad, you really understand me."

"Don't try that on me."

Master Guo took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff:

"Listen to me carefully. From now on, when you follow your master, don't just think about learning the skills, you also need to learn how to be a good person."

"Look at your senior brother. In just one year, his words carry more weight in the station than your father has in his entire life."

Guo Liang put away his playful smile and nodded seriously: "Dad, I'll remember."

"Good, I've got it." Master Guo put a cigarette in his mouth and looked towards the gate of the transport station.

"Your father isn't very capable; this is all I'll ever be. But you're different; you're still young and you've got this opportunity."

He still vividly remembers the scene at the beginning of this year when a group of officers escorted him back; he is still deeply moved by it.

.......

Meanwhile, Li Kaixin had already ridden his bicycle home.

Father Li Mingde was still sitting in the chair in the main room, holding an enamel mug and reading the newspaper.

Hearing the door open, he casually said, "You're back!"

Li Kaixin gave a soft "hmm" and walked over to sit next to her father: "Dad, I took on a new apprentice today."

"Who is it?" Father Li Mingde put down his newspaper and immediately became interested.

"Guo Liang, the son of Master Guo from our transportation station."

After hearing this, Li Mingde, the father, frowned: "Kaixin, could it be that Master Guo has ulterior motives?"

"Father, you don't know the specifics, yet you managed to think of this?" Li Kaixin was somewhat surprised.

He only guessed it when several experienced workers at the station were vying to send their sons to him.

"What's so difficult about that?"

Father Li Mingde snorted, a slight smile playing on his lips:

"Your father has worked in the steel rolling mill for so many years, what kind of people haven't I seen?"

"No matter what, Master Guo is a senior master at your station. Why would he insist on having his son become your apprentice instead of teaching him himself? Who would believe there's no explanation for this!"

Li Kaixin couldn't help but admire the older generation's foresight.

"Father, you guessed right."

He answered truthfully, then changed the subject: "However, I also spent a day with Guo Liang, and I felt that the kid was not bad, and didn't have any bad intentions."

Father Li Mingde nodded, his expression softening slightly:

"Just keep it in mind. But you still need to be careful where you need to be, and don't just reveal everything at the beginning."

"Father, I understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, his younger brother and sister walked in through the door with their schoolbags on their backs.

Li Kaixin and his father, Li Mingde, exchanged a glance and tacitly ended the conversation.

After putting down his schoolbag, younger brother Li Kai did not dawdle as usual.

Instead, he sat down at the table with his younger sister, Li Xiaoxiao, took out their notebooks, and started writing.

"Wow, that's impressive! You've even started doing your homework on your own initiative now," the father, Li Mingde, couldn't help but tease as he watched this scene.

Li Kai didn't even look up, his pen scribbling away as he replied in a muffled voice, "Dad, don't bother me, I'm doing my homework."

Li Kaixin didn't say anything about it. It's a good thing that her younger brother has changed like this. She just doesn't know how long he can keep it up.

Soon, a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen, and Qin Xiuli, the mother, came out carrying dishes.

Upon seeing this, Li Kaixin and his father, Li Mingde, didn't remain idle; they got up to help serve the dishes.

After dinner, Li Kaixin said goodbye to his parents and went straight back to No. 94 Courtyard.

He had just reached the door when someone called him back.