"Bought a few more things, huh?"

"Two. A hoodie and a base layer."

On the drive back, Xu Ye asked, "Didn't you tell me your dorm closet can't fit any more clothes?"

"Yeah."

Chen Qingqing nodded. "So these two are for you."

"For me?"

"Mm." Chen Qingqing smiled. "Try them on when we get back to the hotel. Oh, and… could you be gentler when you wash your clothes? And smooth them out when you hang them up. Every time you wear something, it's wrinkled in no time."

Xu Ye looked sheepish. "Listen, I'm actually doing pretty well. At least I wash mine by hand. One of my roommates still washes his clothes with his feet."

"With his feet? How?"

"He puts the clothes in a bucket, fills it halfway, adds a splash of detergent and lets it soak. Then he stomps on it for a while. First wash, done."

"That's insane~"

"Oh, right. Tomorrow I have to go by the drama academy and check on Wang Manning. She just got to Shanghai. I want to see if she's settling in, so I can report back to Second Aunt."

Chen Qingqing decided to tease him. "Can I come too?"

Xu Ye pretended to be scared. "Don't scare me like that. I haven't done anything to upset you lately."

Chen Qingqing smacked him, giggling. "I'm just asking if I can come. What are you thinking?"

"You're her sister-in-law. Why wouldn't you come?"

"Can you get your cousin to stop calling me sister-in-law? She can just call me jiejie."

"Sister-in-law's more affectionate."

"But we're not married yet."

"It's only a matter of time."

"Oh, right, I never asked you. When we get married, how much of a bride price are you going to pay? I hear the bride price in Jiangzhou is really high."

"I have to pay a bride price to marry you?"

"Why wouldn't you? Everybody else gets one. I want one too!"

"Okay, okay, okay."

"So how much are you going to give me?"

"Let me think."

"You have to think about it?"

Xu Ye smiled. "Tell you what.…