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

More than twenty days passed in the blink of an eye, and the two long-distance trips of the transport station were finally completed.

The first mission was to go to Haicheng to catch fish, where Li Kaixin met Yang Datie and his children Erni and Gousheng once again.

Compared to before, their family's situation has become even more difficult due to the increased frequency of natural disasters.

Especially Erni and Gousheng, those two kids, they look like they could be blown away by the wind.

Before leaving, Li Kaixin secretly gave Yang Datie's family more than 200 jin of coarse grains, enough to last them until their next meeting.

The town's black market has also moved to a new location and reopened.

In the black market, the price of fresh fish and dried fish of all sizes is still only one or two cents, not much has changed.

However, the price of grain has skyrocketed. During the two nights Li Kaixin visited, fine grains were selling for as much as one yuan per kilogram, which was even higher than the prices on the black market in Beijing.

In the end, he only bought several thousand kilograms of dried fish and fresh fish and put them into the secret realm space.

The second mission took them to the Northeast, where they transported another batch of grain.

......

On the first day back, at seven o'clock in the evening, in a room in courtyard number 94.

Li Kaixin sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and held Song Anting in his arms.

He looked around the spotless room and said with a smile, "Oh, An Ting, you actually cleaned the room?"

"That's right!" Song Anting looked up at him, a smug expression on her face. "Brother Kaixin, wasn't my cleaning alright?"

"Okay, okay, okay!" Li Kaixin replied three times. Looking at her expression, he couldn't help but raise his hand and gently flick her forehead.

"Oh dear!" Song Anting immediately covered her forehead, her eyes brimming with tears.

Upon seeing this, Li Kaixin immediately panicked.

He touched the spot where he had just flicked his wrist, his expression anxious: "An Ting, what happened to you? I..."

"Hahaha!"

Li Kaixin was stunned for a moment, then looked down at Song Anting, who no longer had the aggrieved look she had just had.

At that moment, her shoulders were shrugging, and her face was beaming with dimples.

"Okay, An Ting, you dare to lie to me." Li Kaixin knew he had been tricked and reached out to tickle her.

"Hahaha!! Stop, stop tickling me. Hahaha!! Happy Bro, I was really wrong!"

Song Anting laughed until tears almost fell, her body twisting into a ball in his arms.

Li Kaixin then stopped, wrapping his arms around her: "Then will you dare to lie to me again?"

"I won't do it again, I won't do it again." Song Anting gasped for breath, tears still clinging to her eyelashes from laughing earlier.

Li Kaixin couldn't hold back any longer and kissed him directly.

At first, Song Anting subconsciously struggled a couple of times, but gradually she softened and her arms unconsciously wrapped around his neck.

......

Two more months passed in the blink of an eye, and Song Qiang's leg finally recovered.

On the morning of the final exam, Song Anting's mother, Qin Xiuli, and Li Kaixin knocked on her door, carrying two bottles of Moutai, two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes, five kilograms of pork, and several kilograms of White Rabbit milk candy.

Before long, the door was opened.

Lu Chunhua and Song Qiang, a married couple, greeted them with smiles as they came out of the house.

They both knew that Li Kaixin had come to discuss their engagement date.

"Good morning, Uncle Song and Aunt Lu," Li Kaixin greeted them, quickly handing over the things in her hands: "These are a small token of my appreciation for you two."

Lu Chunhua frowned slightly upon seeing this: "Kaixin, with Moutai and Zhonghua cigarettes, I'm almost hesitant to accept them."

"Aunt Lu, there's no reason not to accept this," Li Kaixin replied, pushing the things forward a bit more. "This is our first official visit; we can't come empty-handed."

"Yes, mother-in-law."

Qin Xiuli smiled and continued, "We can't be shabby when we come to your door today, or the neighbors will laugh at us."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chunhua finally accepted it.

Immediately afterwards, Song Qiang, who was standing to the side, began to invite the two into the house.

Inside the main room, Song Anting stood nervously by the table, her head down and her small hands twisting the hem of her clothes.

Lu Chunhua was the first to walk in, carrying her things. Seeing her daughter, she couldn't help but tease her:

"An Ting, your happy brother and your future mother-in-law are here. Why don't you go over and say hello?"

"Mother!" Song Anting stamped her foot, her face turning red instantly.

Just then, Qin Xiuli and Li Kaixin walked in.

Qin Xiuli saw Song Anting standing by the table and greeted her with a smile: "Good morning, Anting."

"Aunt Qin, Brother Kaixin, good morning too." Song Anting's voice was very soft. She looked up for a moment and then looked down again.

Li Kaixin walked over and took her little hand.

When Song Qiang, who was the last to enter, saw this scene, he smiled and invited everyone to sit down.

Several plates of dried fruit and cups of hot tea were already laid out on the table, showing that Lu Chunhua's family had prepared them with care.

After Lu Chunhua put her things away and sat down,

Qin Xiuli spoke first, getting straight to the point:

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, I've come here today to finalize the marriage arrangements for our two children. We've prepared a dowry of 288 yuan. Please feel free to ask if there's anything else we're short."

As he spoke, he took an envelope out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

Song Qiang didn't touch the envelope; he simply picked up the enamel mug and took a sip of water.

"Mother-in-law, you should take the betrothal gifts back. As long as you're happy and treat my An Ting well from now on, that's all that matters."

"Yes! We only have one child, An Ting," Lu Chunhua chimed in. "As long as the two children are doing well, we don't care about the bride price."

Li Kaixin knew it was time for her to make her stance clear.

So he quickly stood up, his expression becoming solemn: "Uncle Song, Aunt Lu, I promise you both that I will never let An Ting suffer any injustice in the future."

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Anting's eyes reddened.

Qin Xiuli saw this and smiled, patting the back of her hand:

"Daughter, we're family now. If Kaixin dares to bully you, just tell me, and I'll be the first to teach him a lesson."

"Aunt Qin..." Song Anting turned to look at her, her voice choked with emotion.

Upon seeing this, Qin Xiuli hugged her tightly, saying, "It's alright, it's alright!"

Seeing this scene, Lu Chunhua and Song Qiang couldn't help but smile with relief.

Since ancient times, conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have often been a major part of the relationship. Judging from Qin Xiuli's attitude, her daughter would definitely not be able to stand it after marrying into the family.

Once Song Anting calmed down, discussing the engagement date went smoothly.

It was scheduled for the next semester's final exams, and the location was Lijia Village.

After agreeing on everything, Qin Xiuli went back to courtyard number 93 to prepare lunch for the banquet.

Li Kaixin and Song Anting also left together.

Only Song Qiang, Lu Chunhua, and the envelope on the table remained in the room.