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

After all the cars in the convoy had driven away, Wang Fang's gaze lingered on the textile factory gate.

"Still watching? You can't let go of Comrade Xiao Zhou!" Wu Chunlan waved her hand in front of her eyes.

Wang Fang then looked away and retorted fiercely, "Sister Wu, what's wrong with me looking? He's the man I finally found."

"Oh my! You've only just started dating, and you're already this protective?" Wu Chunlan teased with a laugh. "Why haven't I seen you this attentive before?"

"Sister Wu, it's just that I hadn't met the right person before," Wang Fang replied, pausing for a moment, "but this time, I've made up my mind about him."

"Xiaofang, you'd better rein in your temper."

Wu Chunlan spoke with the air of someone who had been through it all, "Otherwise, if you scare Comrade Zhou away, you'll have nowhere to cry."

"Sister Wu, don't talk nonsense. I have a very good temper."

Wang Fang verbally protested, but she had already secretly memorized those words.

Seeing her like this, Wu Chunlan shook her head helplessly and turned to get back to work.

Several young female workers who were on good terms with Wang Fang immediately gathered around and started chattering amongst themselves.

"Xiaofang, congratulations on finding such a good partner."

"Yes, yes! We're so envious!"

"Sister Fang, could you ask your boyfriend to introduce us to some drivers at the transport station? We'd like to find some drivers too."

Surrounded by others, Wang Fang could only nod repeatedly.

After she finished dealing with her sisters, she went straight to Qin Xiuli's side.

"Housewife!"

Hearing the word "housewife," Qin Xiuli couldn't help but laugh: "Xiao Fang, you should just call me Sister Qin. Calling me 'housewife' makes me sound old."

"Oh, okay, Sister Qin!" Wang Fang blushed and stood there awkwardly without moving.

"What's wrong, Xiaofang? Is there something else?"

"Um, um," Wang Fang said, as if she had made up her mind, "Sister Qin, you know my temper, you can..."

"Don't worry, Xiaofang! I won't say anything bad about you in front of them." Qin Xiuli smiled and patted her hand.

"Thank you, Sister Qin! Thank you, Sister Qin!"

Wang Fang thanked him repeatedly, and a smile returned to her face: "If you need anything at the factory in the future, just let me know."

She had just realized that Zhiming truly respected his master.

Only by winning over this housewife can she have a smooth relationship with Zhiming in the future.

.......

On the other side, the convoy, led by Li Kaixin, had already driven out of Beijing.

Due to the drought, much of the vegetation along the roadside has withered and died.

Guo Liang, a young man who had rarely left the city, was currently leaning against the car window, constantly looking out.

"Master, I heard from my father that there are many bandits outside. Is that true?"

"Really." Li Kaixin gripped the steering wheel, his tone calm. "But there are relatively few near Beijing, so it's hard to run into one."

"Master, what if we run into them?" Guo Liang shrank back into his seat, his voice becoming even softer.

Li Kaixin glanced at him and said, "So what if we run into them? There are dozens of people in our convoy, are we afraid of a few petty thieves?"

"That's true!" Guo Liang chuckled and leaned back against the car window.

Half an hour later, the convoy entered the first county town where the station was conducting its mission that day.

Kaixin slowed down the car, turned around and asked with a smile, "Xiao Guo, how was your first time driving? Did you feel nauseous?"

"No, Master!" Guo Liang shook his head, looking at Li Kaixin strangely, "Master, why do you ask that?"

Li Kaixin didn't say anything more, glanced at him a few more times, and thought to herself:

This kid is truly born for this job. When Zhou Zhiming and Wu Tian first went out in the car, they were so nauseous they couldn't even stand up.

The convoy slowly made its way through the main street, and after turning a corner, it finally arrived at the county's department store.

The store entrance was crowded with people, led by a young man in his twenties dressed in a Zhongshan suit.

He was sitting on a stool, looking arrogant and unapproachable.

Li Kaixin got out of the car and looked at the leader with some surprise.

That year, he delivered goods to the department store in this county. He had met the person in charge several times. In his memory, Director Liu was over forty years old, but this person was clearly not.

The young man was scanning the vehicles parked in front of him, muttering to himself, "Huh, that's strange, why hasn't Captain Wang, whom my uncle mentioned, gotten out of the car yet?"

Just then, Li Kaixin stepped forward and politely asked, "Comrade, Director Liu didn't come today?"

The young man was taken aback, and looked him up and down: "You're Captain Wang?"

He thought to himself: Didn't my uncle say that Captain Wang was in his forties or fifties? This guy in front of me is probably not even as old as me.

"no."

Li Kaixin shook his head, about to explain, when the young man spoke first:

"Young comrade, what are you doing here if you're not Captain Wang? Aren't you wasting my time?"

Li Kaixin frowned slightly, but still remained patient:

"Comrade, Captain Wang will be arriving with another convoy shortly. I will be leading this convoy."

He and Captain Wang had agreed before setting off that, in order to save time, they would deliver goods to the nearby counties at different times.

"You're leading the team? What are you carrying in those trucks?" The young man was clearly skeptical.

"The cloth!" Li Kaixin was also getting impatient when asked, and urged, "Comrade, we need to rush to deliver it to other places. Please arrange for people to unload the goods quickly."

The young man ignored him, acting as if nothing had happened, and continued to ask, "Young man, what about the canned goods that were supposed to be for our department store?"

"Captain Wang and the others are pulling." Li Kaixin took a deep breath.

"Where are Captain Wang and the others?"

"Didn't I just say he'd be here later?" Li Kaixin replied, her tone turning somber. "Are you going to let people uninstall it or not?"

"Don't unload it yet. Let's wait until Captain Wang delivers the canned goods."

The young man crossed his legs and said slowly, "What if I accept the cloth first, and then the canned goods aren't delivered? Who's responsible if something goes wrong?"

He was really enjoying being begged by people at this moment. His uncle was like this every day, which was really not bad.

"Fine, you're not going to have someone remove it, huh?" Li Kaixin was so angry at his appearance that she laughed. "Then you shouldn't remove it either."

After saying that, he turned around and beckoned the driver and apprentice who had just gotten off the bus to get on.

The young man did not stop him; he simply did not believe that the young man would actually dare to leave.

A few minutes later, at the front of the convoy, Guo Liang, who had returned to the passenger seat, looked puzzled:

"Master, what's wrong? Are we not going to unload the cargo?"

"Let's not unload anymore! Let's go to a few other counties." Li Kaixin started the car with a gloomy face.

The engine roared to life instantly, and the car slowly began to move.