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

After the police escorted the people away, the scene quieted down again.

Li Kaixin approached Director Liu and broke the silence first: "Director Liu, if there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now."

"Okay, comrades, take care." Director Liu nodded blankly.

He was so focused on getting his nephew out that he didn't care who was in front of him.

Li Kaixin didn't want to stay there any longer, so he turned around and greeted the members of the transport team:

"Everyone, lend a hand to load these fabrics onto the truck. Let's hurry up and deliver the goods to the remaining two counties."

As soon as he finished speaking, the workers and apprentices from the transport station quickly came up and soon loaded all twenty bundles of cloth onto the vehicle.

Then, one by one, the cars slowly began to move.

Just as the convoy was about to leave the neighborhood, Guo Liang, in the passenger seat of the lead car, glanced in the rearview mirror and noticed that Director Liu was still standing there without moving.

"Master, do you think Liu Qiang really didn't do that? But what Zhao Gao and the others said doesn't seem like they're lying?"

"Why do you care so much? Neither side is any good anyway." Li Kaixin gripped the steering wheel, his voice calm.

He was actually 100% certain that Liu Qiang was involved, but these kinds of things require evidence, and there was no benefit in saying it himself.

Guo Liang listened to his master's words and didn't ask any further questions, but seemed to be deep in thought.

The delivery to the remaining two counties went relatively smoothly.

To save time, the drivers and apprentices at the transport station would help move the goods.

Even so, it was already past 7 p.m. when they returned to the transport station, and Captain Wang and his men had already left.

Director Xie was still waiting in the shed. When he saw the convoy return, he immediately ran to Li Kaixin's car.

"Happy, did they find those twenty bundles of cloth?"

"Uncle Xie, don't worry about that!" Li Kaixin got out of the car and replied with a smile, "Not only have we found them all, but the people have also been caught by the police."

"That's good, that's good!" Director Xie patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm so happy. You have no idea how worried I was when I got that call this afternoon."

"Uncle Xie, what do you have to worry about!"

"It's all because of you!" Director Xie glared at him irritably. "Losing so much fabric, if it weren't for the fact that it couldn't be found, you, as the team leader, would definitely have been punished."

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin was truly moved: "Uncle Xie, you're being so kind to me! I..."

"Alright, have fun, stop being so sentimental." Director Xie raised his hand to interrupt him. "It's so late, aren't your parents worried about you not going home?"

"Oh right!" Li Kaixin slapped his forehead and quickly pushed his bicycle out of the bicycle shed.

"Uncle Xie, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow!"

"Hey kid, hurry up!" Director Xie waved his hand and got on his bicycle.

The two left the transport station one after the other and rode off towards their respective homes.

When I returned to the gate of No. 93 courtyard, it was so dark that I couldn't see my hand in front of my face.

The door to the main house on the left side of the backyard was still open. Li Kaixin parked his bicycle, pushed the door open, and went inside.

Inside the house, the parents, who were sitting at the table waiting, looked up at the same time upon hearing the noise.

"Kaixin, come and sit down first. I'll bring your food up right away." Mother Qin Xiuli said, picking up the kerosene lamp from the table and hurrying to the kitchen.

The father, Li Mingde, didn't move. He looked his eldest son up and down and asked, "Kaixin, why are you so late today? Did something happen on the way?"

"There was a slight problem." Li Kaixin walked to the table, sat down, and recounted what had happened that day.

After hearing this, Li Mingde, the father, looked at him strangely: "Kaixin, you're unlucky to run into this on your first day as team leader."

"Dad, how did you know?" Li Kaixin asked instinctively.

"Have you forgotten that you went to your mother's textile factory today?"

Father Li Mingde said with a smile, "Moreover, I not only know that you became the team leader of the transportation station, but I also know that your apprentice Zhiming found a girlfriend through your mother."

Even though I went to my mother's today, I don't think I really...

Li Kaixin was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly thought of Zhou Zhiming's big mouth, and instantly felt relieved.

Just then, Qin Xiuli, the mother, came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of reheated food.

She placed the dishes on the table and served her son a bowl of porridge: "Alright, Kaixin, let's eat first. You must be starving to get back so late."

Li Kaixin didn't stand on ceremony and started wolfing down his food with his chopsticks.

Neither his father, Li Mingde, nor his mother, Qin Xiuli, uttered a sound; they simply sat quietly beside him, watching him.

After finishing his meal, Li Kaixin said goodbye to his parents and headed towards No. 94 courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, a clear voice rang out from the darkness: "Brother Kaixin, you're back!"

Li Kaixin was startled. When she turned around, she found Song Anting standing under the eaves of her house.

"An Ting, it's so late, why are you still out?"

"I...I..." Song Anting's words were on the tip of her tongue, but she lowered her head shyly, twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers, and couldn't finish her sentence for a long time.

Looking at her, Li Kaixin was a little confused: "An Ting, if there's nothing else, you should go back and rest early."

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Song Anting mustered her courage and ran forward, stuffing a round object into his hand: "Brother Kaixin, you, you take this."

Li Kaixin felt the warmth in his hand, and when he looked down, he realized it was an egg.

When he looked up again, Song Anting had already retreated to the eaves of her own house, her head down, not daring to look at him.

"An Ting, what's wrong?"

"Brother Kaixin, don't overthink it. This is just a small token of my gratitude for your help in getting my father medical treatment." Song Anting's voice grew softer and softer.

"You can eat it while it's hot. I... I'll head back now!"

After saying that, she turned around, opened the door, and ran inside without looking back.

Li Kaixin stood there, staring at the tightly closed door, stunned for a long time.

After some time, he glanced at the eggs in his hand again before turning and walking towards his room.

Today was the day to deliver goods to Hu Laoliu and his group again.

After entering the house, Li Kaixin stopped thinking about it and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) before falling into a deep sleep.

The egg was not eaten; it was stored in the secret realm space and placed aside.