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

Grandma's smile hadn't faded when she became excited again.

He hurried towards the gate, taking two steps at a time.

Li Kaixin was the first to react. She quickly stepped forward, carrying the bag in one hand and supporting her grandmother with the other, saying softly, "Grandma, please slow down."

Just then, Grandpa caught up from behind, a smile on his face: "Old woman, what's the rush? Our eldest son's family is back; you can't just leave right away, can you?"

Grandma turned around and glared at Grandpa.

"I'd love to!"

"Can't I be happy to see my eldest son and his family back?"

Then he turned to Li Kaixin's father, smiling and waving, "Quickly! Don't stand outside, come inside and talk."

Then, he affectionately took Li Kaixin's hand and led her inside.

Grandpa stepped forward with a smile and took the hands of his younger brother Li Kai and his younger sister Li Xiaoxiao, one in each hand.

The parents exchanged a smile and followed behind.

The whole family went into the main room.

Grandpa then noticed the bags that his eldest son and grandson were carrying.

Grandpa frowned involuntarily as he looked at the two bags.

"Mingde and Xiuli!"

"What are you all up to now? Things at home have only just started to settle down, why are you bringing so much stuff again?"

"Take them all back with you when you go home. I can't let my grandchildren go hungry."

Grandpa's tone was reproachful.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiuli, the mother, smiled and stepped forward to explain, "Father, don't worry, this wasn't saved from the family budget."

He paused, then, seeing the old man still looking puzzled, continued, "These were all brought back by your eldest grandson. You probably don't know, but Kaixin is a truck driver now!"

"What?"

Grandpa and Grandma exclaimed in surprise at the same time, instantly overwhelmed with joy.

Although the elderly couple lived in the village, they had heard the young people there talk a lot about the benefits of being a driver.

Grandma clapped her hands excitedly and said, "I knew our Kaixin is the most promising one!"

Grandpa nodded repeatedly, his wrinkles beaming with joy.

But once inside the house, Li Mingde, the father, seemed like a completely different person.

I couldn't wait to open the bag and take the items out one by one:

"Dad, look, this is Moutai and Daqianmen!"

He excitedly handed it to his grandfather.

Then he took out a can of milk powder and handed it to his grandmother, saying, "Mom, this is milk powder! These milk powder coupons are hard to come by in the city. You and Dad should drink it morning and night; it's very nourishing."

As one nice item after another was taken out, the table was soon piled high with them.

Li Kaixin and his two siblings were dumbfounded, because they had never seen their father so childlike.

Then Li Kaixin suddenly realized: This is perhaps the meaning of parents still having a way to return to in life.

In front of your parents, no matter how old you are, you are still just a child. It's just that everyone expresses themselves differently in front of their parents.

The mother, Qin Xiuli, helplessly rubbed her forehead, thinking that her husband's image in the children's eyes had completely collapsed.

Grandpa watched with a smile, while Grandma pretended to scold him, saying, "This was all earned by my eldest grandson, what are you showing off for?"

"Mother, aren't you saying the same thing? Your eldest grandson is my son!" Li Mingde retorted confidently.

"Yes, yes, it's all the same." Grandma couldn't stop smiling as her father, Li Mingde, made her laugh.

Just then.

A familiar voice came from outside the courtyard: "Father, Mother, we're here!"

The second and third uncles went into the courtyard while talking.

Upon entering the room, their eyes were immediately drawn to the contents of the table.

Uncle San, with his sharp eyes, spotted the two bottles of Moutai at a glance and exclaimed in surprise, "Dad, are we drinking Moutai today?"

The old man glared at his third uncle with annoyance:

"Go away, this Moutai was brought to me by my eldest grandson."

"You little rascal, all you ever do is covet my things. I've never seen you bring me anything all year round."

"If it weren't for my eldest grandson, I'd feel like I was wasting my time drinking Fenjiu."

Uncle San didn't listen to the old man's rambling at all; he was just happy to hear that he could drink Fenjiu today.

Although Fenjiu cannot compare to Moutai, it is still much better than ordinary Erguotou.

Meanwhile, Li Jun and Li Bing from the second uncle's family, and Li Mei from the third uncle's family, along with Li Kaixin's younger brother and sister, got together.

Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, the children had a lot to talk about and quickly started playing together.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin patted his pocket, pulled out two handfuls of milk candy from the secret space, and handed them to his younger brother Li Kai so that he and his younger siblings could share them.

"Thank you, brother!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Kai led his younger siblings out of the yard, cheering.

The second uncle then realized what was happening and asked in surprise, "Brother, you didn't buy these?"

Father Li Mingde stood tall, his voice brimming with pride: "It was all thanks to my son. He's a truck driver now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his second and third uncles exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Li Kaixin scratched his head sheepishly, "I'm still an apprentice, not as amazing as Dad said."

Uncle San patted Li Kaixin on the shoulder: "What's wrong with being an apprentice? Learn properly for a few years, and you'll be a full-fledged driver, right?"

These words reminded Li Kaixin that she hadn't looked at the notes her master had given her yet. She thought to herself that she must find some time to look at them in the afternoon, otherwise she really wouldn't know what to do when she saw her master tomorrow.

"Who wants to be the driver?"

Just then, my second aunt and third aunt walked in, chatting and laughing.

They arrived a little later than their husbands because they had some things to do at home.

Grandma looked at the two people who came in and replied with a smile, "Who else could it be? Your nephew is happy!"

The two aunts were initially happy, then they congratulated Li Kaixin, making the atmosphere in the room even more lively.

Seeing that it was getting late and most people had arrived.

So Grandma said, "Get ready, let's go cook."

Upon hearing this, the women in the house all sprang into action, chatting and laughing as they went to the kitchen.

Li Kaixin followed them into the kitchen, wanting to help, but was pushed out by her mother, Qin Xiuli.

After being rejected, Li Kaixin returned to the main room, lay down on a recliner, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Inside the house, the old man and his sons were still chatting enthusiastically, starting with everyday family matters and soon getting to this year's harvest.

Grandpa sighed and said, "There's been too little rain this year. The harvest is almost here, and the wheat ears are all shriveled and dry."

Uncle Er picked up the conversation, frowning, and said, "That's right. Those two acres of land at the east end are only sparsely covered with ears of grain; they probably don't even have half of last year's harvest."

Meanwhile, Uncle Three stood silently with his brows furrowed.

Seeing the worried expressions on his father's and his two younger brothers' faces, Li Mingde couldn't help but speak up: "Since I'm back today, why don't we invite Uncle San over for a chat? He's the village chief; he can ask if there are any policies from above."

As they were talking, they saw Li Kaixin lying on the chair, staring blankly into space.

So he said gently, "Son, if you don't have anything else to do, could you please run errands and invite your third grandfather over for dinner? Just tell him your grandfather wants to have a couple of drinks with him."

Hearing his father speak to him, Li Kaixin immediately snapped out of his reverie, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

After saying that, he walked out of the courtyard.