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

At six o'clock in the evening, Li Kaixin pushed open the door to her home.

The parents had already set out the bowls and chopsticks, and the younger siblings were sitting at the table. The whole family was waiting for the meal to begin.

I heard the door open.

Father Li Mingde coughed lightly and asked, feigning composure, "How did the exam go today?"

Although her mother, Qin Xiuli, did not speak, her eyes revealed anticipation.

Seeing the expectant looks in her family's eyes, Li Kaixin knew they were getting impatient, so she stopped keeping them in suspense.

"I passed the test. Starting tomorrow, I'll be a fully-fledged truck driver."

"well!"

Father Li Mingde slapped his thigh and grinned from ear to ear.

"Mom, hurry up and get that bottle of Moutai from the cupboard! We have to celebrate properly today!"

Qin Xiuli, the mother, glared at her husband reproachfully: "I knew you'd had your eye on this for a while."

Despite saying that, the mother still got up briskly and took out the bottle of Moutai that Li Kaixin had brought back half a month ago from deep inside the cabinet.

Father Li Mingde chuckled and took the bottle of wine: "Wife, I'm just happy for my son!"

He then opened the bottle.

Li Kai, the younger brother, jumped up with joy.

"Big brother, you're amazing!"

Li Xiaoxiao, the younger sister, stared at her older brother with bright eyes.

This dinner was especially heartwarming.

Father Li Mingde made an exception and drank a couple more glasses of wine. He also became more talkative, repeatedly reminding everyone of the precautions to take while driving.

Qin Xiuli, Li Kaixin's mother, kept putting food into her bowl, her eyes full of pride.

As night fell, Li Kaixin lay in bed, and with a thought, he entered the secret realm once more.

The once empty secret realm before us now presents a completely different scene.

Wheat, corn, and soybeans have been planted in a quarter of the secret realm and are already ripe.

With a slight thought from Li Kaixin, the ripe grains were neatly piled up to the side, amounting to hundreds of thousands of kilograms.

"Now we can finally start raising them."

Li Kaixin looked around at the bountiful harvest with satisfaction.

Li Kaixin has already made a plan for the allocation of land in the secret realm over the past few days.

One-quarter will continue to be used for grain cultivation, one-quarter will be used for animal husbandry, and the remaining half will be reserved for medicinal herbs and mountain products.

With a thought, a new batch of grain was sown.

In the area where ginseng and gastrodia elata are planted, a ring of tender green buds has sprouted around the original plants.

Yams and other medicinal herbs also grow wildly in the unique environment of the secret realm, filling the air with a faint medicinal fragrance.

To Li Kaixin's surprise, the size of the fish in the stream seemed to be limited by the stream itself, with the largest only growing to the size of a palm. This was the conclusion Li Kaixin had drawn from his observations over the past few days.

The remaining tiger meat from the secret realm was sold to Lao Liu in the black market a few days ago, and the two wild boar piglets were sold to Manager Wu of the state-run restaurant.

Although Li Kaixin's savings had returned to a thousand, his inventory in his spatial storage was running low.

After thoroughly exploring the secret realm, Li Kaixin finally left, satisfied.

The next day, Li Kaixin walked into the transportation station and went straight to Director Xie's office.

Along the way, many apprentices cast complicated glances at Li Kaixin. Some were envious, some were jealous, and most were incredulous.

Seeing this newcomer, who had only been there for less than a month, pass the driving test in one go, was simply unbelievable to them, who had been apprentices for half a year or a year.

"Happy, congratulations!" Qian Dazhuang greeted him from afar with a wide grin.

Wu Tian forced a smile: "Congratulations." But the smile carried an undisguised mix of emotions and disappointment.

Li Kaixin greeted them warmly, but said she had something to do and didn't stop walking.

Upon arriving at Director Xie's office, Li Kaixin stopped and gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in," Director Xie's voice came from inside the door.

The door opened.

Director Xie looked up and saw that it was Li Kaixin, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"You've come at the perfect time! I wanted to congratulate you yesterday, but I was just too busy with one thing after another."

"Uncle Xie, you..." Li Kaixin hadn't finished speaking when Director Xie pressed him down to sit.

Director Xie took out several forms from the drawer, his voice filled with satisfaction.

"I'm so happy! From today onwards, you are officially a Level 5 Deputy Driver, with a monthly salary of 42 yuan."

"Here, fill these out, and I'll stamp them for you."

Li Kaixin accepted the form with both hands, her voice trembling with excitement: "Thank you, Uncle Xie."

"Why are you being so polite with me, Uncle?" Director Xie waved his hand and said, seeing Li Kaixin's happy expression.

"You'll need to stay with Master Chen for the next few days until Station Master Zhao gets the new vehicle approved."

After Li Kaixin finished writing the last stroke, Director Xie neatly affixed the official seal.

Then, Director Xie wrote another note and slipped it into Li Kaixin's hand.

"Come on, Uncle will accompany you to the logistics department to get your work safety supplies."

And so, Director Xie led Li Kaixin one after the other towards the logistics department.

In the logistics department, Li Kaixin received his work protective equipment, the most valuable of which was a cotton overcoat printed on it.

Then they went to the administrative office. While filling out a form, Director Xie whispered, "Kaixin, Section Chief Zhang of the Housing Management Section is an old friend of mine. I've already spoken to him. Go there when you have some free time, and just say I sent you."

When issuing the work ration certificate at the end, Director Xie instructed, word by word:

"Go to the neighborhood office and transfer your grain ration book in a bit."

"If you don't move, you'll lose several kilograms of grain every month."

After finishing this round of work, the sun was already high in the sky, and Director Xie wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

Looking at Director Xie's slightly tired expression, Li Kaixin said gratefully, "Uncle Xie, thank you so much for today."

Director Xie glared at her, feigning anger, but gently placed his hand on Li Kaixin's shoulder.

"You call me Uncle Xie, isn't that all I should do?"

"The procedures here are almost complete, and now we can go to the neighborhood office."

Li Kaixin bid farewell to Director Xie and headed towards the subdistrict office.

The security guard at the neighborhood office heard footsteps and squinted to take a look.

Seeing that it was Li Kaixin, he waved and gestured for her to go in directly.

The door to Director Wang's office was open.

As soon as Li Kaixin arrived at the door, he saw Director Wang at his desk, intently reviewing documents.

"Aunt Wang," Li Kaixin said softly.

Director Wang looked up, and upon recognizing the visitor, a smile immediately spread across his face as he asked, "It's Kaixin! Come in and sit down. What brings you here today?"

Li Kaixin sat down in the chair opposite the desk, smiling as she said, "I missed Aunt Wang, so I came to see you."

Director Wang glared at him reproachfully, but her eyes were full of laughter.

"Stop trying to be clever with me. What is it?"

"I really do need to trouble you with something."

As he spoke, Li Kaixin took out the supporting documents from his bag.

"I've been officially hired, and I'd like to transfer my grain ration book."

Director Wang took the materials and looked Li Kaixin up and down in surprise: "It's only been a short time? You've already been promoted to a permanent position?"

He carefully examined the supporting documents, nodding repeatedly: "Good lad, you've got real skills!"

During a break in processing the paperwork, Director Wang seemed to remember something and asked in a low voice, "Those things from last time, were they sent by you?"

Li Kaixin nodded subtly.

Seeing this, Director Wang didn't say anything more, but his gaze softened.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

Director Wang skillfully stamped the last seal and handed the brand-new grain ration book to Li Kaixin.

Li Kaixin solemnly accepted the ration book and said, "Thank you, Aunt Wang."

"Why be so polite with Aunt Wang?" Director Wang replied with a smile.

Li Kaixin nodded: "Aunt Wang, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Then, she walked towards the outside of the neighborhood office.

Director Wang stood up and escorted Li Kaixin to the door.

After leaving the subdistrict office, Li Kaixin carefully put away the grain ration book and then turned to walk towards the transportation station.