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

An hour later, the two jeeps finally arrived at Lijia Village, one after the other.

The village entrance was already crowded with people.

Younger brother Li Kai and younger sister Li Xiaoxiao stood in the middle, flanked by Li Yong, Li Xinglong, Li Shun, Li Wei, and a group of teenagers from the village.

As soon as the two jeeps came to a stop, the children craned their necks to look inside.

When Li Kaixin and Song Anting got out of the car hand in hand, they immediately cheered, clapping and whistling, making the village entrance lively.

Song Anting had never encountered such a situation before, and her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

Li Kaixin didn't seem to mind anything and handed out the White Rabbit milk candies she had prepared in advance to them one by one.

After distributing the candy, the children stopped making a fuss and happily surrounded him and Song Anting as they walked towards the large canteen in Lijia Village.

The six people who got off the bus later—Chen Yongtai and his brother, Song Qiang and his wife, Liu Jianming, and Zhou Anran—exchanged smiles and followed.

Outside the Li Family Village canteen, Qin Xiuli, the mother, and the village aunties and grandmas were busy washing vegetables and chopping meat.

Only a small portion of the vegetables and meat prepared today were provided by Li Kaixin; the rest were wild game hunted by villagers from the back mountain.

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This was the result of a joint discussion and decision made by the villagers yesterday.

Not far away, on several makeshift stoves, several large iron pots were bubbling and steaming.

Right there, Grandpa Li Hongzhi and Grandpa Li Hongtao were directing the strong men in the village to set up tables next to the canteen and on the open ground under the platform.

Li Kaixin spotted the two old men from afar, waved, and called out, "Grandpa, Third Grandpa!"

When Grandpa Li Hongtao heard the voice, he turned around and saw his eldest grandson pulling Song Anting toward him.

Without any hesitation, he jogged over, leaning on his cane.

"Grandpa, slow down!" Seeing the old man's movements, Li Kaixin quickly pulled Song Anting to quicken their pace.

When the two approached, Song Anting blushed and first bowed respectfully, saying, "Hello, Grandpa."

"Alright, alright!" Li Hongtao quickly reached out to help her up, smiling broadly. "Girl, you must be tired from the journey. Come on, let's go inside and rest for a while."

"Grandpa, I'm not tired!"

Song Anting shook her head and said earnestly, "But you, with the wind so strong outside, you should take care of yourself."

Li Hongtao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, turning directly to his third brother behind him and saying, "Third brother, did you hear that? Our eldest granddaughter-in-law already knows how to pamper this old man as soon as she arrives!"

Third Grandfather Li Hongzhi didn't respond, but instead looked Song Anting up and down before nodding with a smile:

"Not bad, not bad. Not only is he handsome, but he's also considerate."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and patted Li Kaixin's shoulder, instructing her, "Kaixin, such a good girl, you must treat her well in the future."

"Third Grandpa, don't worry!" Li Kaixin replied, tightening his grip on Song Anting's hand.

After chatting with the two old men for a few more minutes, he took Song Anting to greet the other elderly women in the village.

The Song couple, who were behind them, were arranged to rest in the cafeteria by the two old men.

As time went by, more and more people came to the Li Family Village canteen.

The military region leaders, Director Wang from the street office, colleagues and apprentices from the transportation station, Director Xie and Station Chief Zhao, several old leaders including Grandpa Liu and Grandpa Chen, Li Huaide, Liu Hongtao, Liu Hongyu, Political Commissar Chen, and so on...

Almost everyone Li Kaixin had made friends with in the past year or two attended the event.

In an instant, jeeps and cars filled the entrance to Lijia Village, a scene that left everyone in the village dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, on the other side, only a few hundred meters away from Lijia Village.

Secretary Qin, who had set off from the Red Star Commune, was leading a young man and was heading this way.

The young man, panting heavily, finally couldn't help but ask, "Second Uncle, is it really worth it for you to make this trip personally for just one junior from Li Family Village?"

"Xiao Feng, what do you know? This person is no ordinary person."

Secretary Qin didn't stop walking, glancing indifferently at his nephew beside him: "When we get there, you must be very polite to me, understand?"

"What does he have...?"

Before Qin Feng could finish speaking, he saw the jeeps parked at the entrance of the village and froze instantly.

He slowly raised his hand and pointed there, his voice stammering, "Second Uncle, you, look, look there!"

Secretary Qin had already seen it. Although he was shocked, he still knew something about Li Kaixin's situation.

He only paused for a moment before recovering: "Xiao Feng, now you know what I meant!"

Qin Feng nodded vigorously, his initial contempt completely vanished.

And this conversation between the two was just a small part of what happened among the people who came today.

The banquet officially began at 11:30 a.m.

On the platform next to the village canteen, Li Kaixin and Song Anting completed their engagement ceremony with the village elders, grandfather, third grandfather, and Grandpa Liu as witnesses.

Just as the two embraced.

Ye Ling, who was sitting in the audience, was overjoyed to see this and cheered and clapped.

Seeing this, Liu Jianming, who was sitting at the same table, couldn't help but laugh and tease, "Lingling, your Happy Brother will belong to someone else from now on. Aren't you sad?"

Ye Ling's hands immediately stopped moving, and her face flushed red.

"Cousin, what nonsense are you talking about! Kaixin and I have always been completely innocent."

When she first saw Li Kaixin rescue Grandpa Chen, she felt a little flutter in her heart.

However, after several subsequent encounters with him, I realized that it wasn't liking, but simply admiration.

"Really?" Liu Jianming persisted, pressing on, "But your face is as red as a butt, it can't be...."

"That's enough, cousin!" Ye Ling was so embarrassed and angry at the question that she grabbed Zhou Anran's arm and said coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, look, my cousin has been bullying me all along."

Zhou Anran was watching the two's antics with a smile when she was suddenly dragged into it, which caught her off guard.

However, she quickly suppressed her smile and glared at her partner in feigned reproach: "Alright, Jianming, what are you doing teasing a young girl like Lingling? Believe me or not, I'll teach you a lesson when we get back."

"Okay, okay! I was wrong, I won't ask anymore, alright?" Liu Jianming immediately backed down and surrendered with both hands raised.

He had asked so many questions just now only to test his cousin, fearing that she might still have inappropriate thoughts about Li Kaixin.

"That's more like it!" Ye Ling snorted, then affectionately took Zhou Anran's arm: "Sister-in-law, you're still the best to me."

The others at the table chuckled at this.